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By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com MARENGO – The City Council again will wait to vote on some controversial annexation deals, since officials need time to develop a new zoning regulation that should clarify recent concerns about an environmental report.

City officials have been trying to annex land along Route 23 south and west of its borders to extend its limits and entice the Illinois Tollway Authority to build an interchange at Interstate 90 to spur economic development.

The plan has irked neighboring Riley Township officials, who have argued that the city’s annexation approach is too fast and disregards proper planning, especially with zoning.

What’s next The city’s zoning commission will now meet Thursday to discuss and recommend the new classification to the Marengo City Council.

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Virtual Learning companies are being considered in many Illinois school districts. Those districts, statewide government watchdogs and education associations fear online charter schools will 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.

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and BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com CARPENTERSVILLE – District 300’s finances could be squeezed even tighter if a proposed virtual online charter school that would poach students and tax dollars from the district is allowed to open.

Formed in February, the nonprofit Virtual Learning Solutions is petitioning to open the Illinois Virtual Charter School at Fox River Valley.

It wants to enroll students from 18 area school districts, including Carpentersville-based District 300.

Local districts’ funds – estimated at up to $8,000 a student – would be siphoned off for each pupil who leaves their brickand-mortar buildings to attend the virtual school.

District 300’s Chief Financial Officer Susan Harkin said the proposed online charter could take anywhere between $535,430 to $906,780 annually in district revenue from a budget already constrained by state budget cuts and a new multiyear teacher contract.

“We can’t take this, especially when the taxpayers are crying for us to find a way to cut costs and now we have to shift $500,000 out of the district’s budget minimally,” Harkin said. “We are going to have to figure out how to plug that hole.”

Those 18 districts, statewide government watchdogs and education associations fear that the proposed online charter school would divert precious tax dollars from public schools to a for-profit, out-ofstate company with a shaky track record of managing similar schools in more than 20 states.

While Virtual Learning Solutions would govern the charter school, it has said that day-to-day administrative and curriculum responsibilities will be handled by K12 Inc. The Virginia for-profit 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.

Districts affected The proposed Illinois Virtual Charter School at Fox River Valley would draw students from the following school districts n Aurora East School District 131 n Aurora West School District 129 n Batavia School District 101 n Central School District 301 n Community Unit School District 200 n DeKalb School District 428 n Carpentersville-based District 300 n Geneva School District 304 n Indian Prairie School District 204 n Kaneland School District 302 n Naperville School District 203 n Oswego School District 308 n Plainfield School District 202 n School District U-46 n St. Charles School District 303 n Sycamore School District 427 n Valley View School District 365U n Yorkville School District 115

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By JIM KUHNHENN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says his soon-to-be released budget, already criticized by friends and foes, is not his “ideal plan” but offers “tough reforms” for benefit programs and scuttles some tax breaks for the wealthy.

That’s a mix, he contends, that will provide longterm deficit reduction without harming the economy.

In his first comments about the 2014 spending blueprint he’s set to release Wednesday, Obama said he intends to reduce deficits and provide new money for public works projects, early education and job training.

“We don’t have to choose between these goals – we can do both,” Obama said in his

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8NEWS SHOWS ABC’s “This Week” – Dan Pfeiffer, adviser to President Barack Obama.

NBC’s “Meet the Press” – Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Bill Richardson, a former U.N. ambassador and New Mexico governor; Michele Flournoy, a former undersecretary of defense for policy.

CBS’ “Face the Nation” – Sens.

Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz.; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

CNN’s “State of the Union” – Gov. Dannel Malloy, D-Conn.; Jon Huntsman, a former U.S. ambassador to China and Utah governor; Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. “Fox News Sunday” – Pfeiffer; former Rep. Asa Hutchinson, who directed a National Rifle Association-sponsored study on ways to improve school safety.

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Who’s getting the free lunch?

Politicians cherry-pick numbers all the time to push whatever policy issue is at the top of their agenda.

During last year’s presidential campaign, President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, often came to completely opposite conclusions – about the economy, about job growth, about health care reform – by distorting whichever set of numbers they could find that fit their argument best.

It’s frustrating. It’s maddening. And to many, it’s confusing.

So when politicians start pointing to their charts and graphs and demand that something new be done to fix whatever they claim is wrong with the numbers on said charts and graphs, I usually ignore it.

But I can’t ignore the recent attempt

by Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan to cherry-pick data to boost his proposal to shift the burden of teacher pension costs from the state to local school districts.

As part of the ongoing pension reform debate, Madigan claimed that suburban and downstate schools are getting a “free lunch” from the state on teacher pensions. Illinois’ five public pension systems are underfunded by more than $95 billion and counting, and reversing this crisis finally has become priority No. 1 in Springfield.

To support his proposal to shift teacher pension costs to local school districts, Madigan pointed out, correctly, that 98 percent of the $641 million the state spends on teacher pensions each year go to suburban and downstate schools. Those same schools, he argues, educate just 82 percent of the state’s students. Chicago Public Schools, where 18 percent of the state’s students attend, receive just 2 percent of state government’s pension contributions.

If that money were to be divided solely based on enrollment, suburban and downstate schools would have to forfeit about $104 million each year to Chicago Public Schools. Or, as Madigan is proposing, suburban and downstate school districts would pick up all of their own

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By MARTHA MENDOZA The Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – You might use Google Translate to read a hard-tofind Manga comic book or to decipher an obscure recipe for authentic Polish blintzes. Or, like Phillip and Niki Smith in rural Mississippi, you could use it to rescue a Chinese orphan and fall in love at the same time.

Google now is doing a record billion translations on any given day, as much text as you’d find in 1 million books for everything from understanding school lunch menus to gathering national security intelligence. It translates in 65 languages, from Afrikaans to Yiddish, and can be used on websites, with speech recognition and as an app on mobile phones even if there is no connection.

While the technology is exponentially evolving, Google’s translation guru Franz Och’s face lit up when he heard that the Smiths and their new daughter, 14-yearold Guan Ya, are settling into their new lives together this month communicating almost exclusively through

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Niki Smith (from left) and her daughters, GiGi, 3, Macy Jade, 7, and Guan Ya, 14, use Google Translate on the family laptop Thursday to “speak” with their new daughter, Guan Ya, in their Rienzi, Miss., home. The family uses iPhones, iPods and a laptop, all loaded with the program to write in either English that translates to Chinese to communicate with Guan Ya, who is deaf.

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“All day long I look at algorithms, algorithms and algorithms,” he said. “It is so rewarding to hear that it is touching lives.”

In the Smiths’ case, it changed theirs forever.

The Smiths, who already have three children, first spotted Guan Ya less than a year ago when Niki Smith was looking at photos of hard to place orphans online, offering simple prayers for them one by one. With three children of her own, includ-

ing a 3-year-old daughter adopted from China, she had no intention of adding to her family.

Then she saw Guan Ya. “She was just our daughter,” said Smith of that chance Internet encounter nearly a year ago. “There was no doubt about it, from the first time we saw her on the Internet.”

There were seemingly impossible obstacles to adopting the girl. Firstly, Guan Ya was months away from turning 14, the age at which

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Chinese law would make her ineligible for adoption.

Not only could Guan Ya not speak English, she didn’t speak at all.

Guan Ya is deaf.

Undeterred, the Smiths scrambled through the paperwork and home studies that are inherent to international adoptions. With support from both Chinese and U.S. authorities, they expedited the bureaucracy by running a flurry of emails and forms through online translators. And one day Niki Smith received an email from her daughter-to-be, an unintelligible jumble of Chinese characters.

“Well, I couldn’t begin to read this letter,” said Smith.

That is where Google Translate came into play.

Smith cut and pasted the letter into the empty rectangle for the program in her Internet browser and Guan Ya’s thoughts magically appeared.

Thus began their heartwarming virtual conversation of love, family and life.

“The computers and software are tools, but I have no doubt that these tools made our bonding so much easier,” Niki Smith said.

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pension costs, relieving the state from its burden entirely.

But Madigan, of course, is telling just one small part of the story.

Senate Republicans recently analyzed all facets of education funding in Illinois. Sen. Pam Althoff, R-McHenry, visited with members of the Northwest Herald’s Editorial Board late last week to share the findings.

When state funding for early childhood education, poverty grants, PTELL grants, special education and other revenue sources are taken into account and compared with the same enrollment percentages that Madigan used, Chicago Public Schools actually receive $772 million more than their fair share annually.

Hmmm.

For example, while 18 percent of Illinois students attend public school in Chicago, CPS receives 49 percent of all state PTELL dollars, 37 percent of all early childhood education funding, and 30 percent of special education funding.

Also, 31 percent of the state’s low-income children attend school in Chicago.

Yet CPS receives 47 percent of all state poverty grant dollars.

So who, exactly, is getting the free lunch, Speaker Madigan?

McHenry and other suburban counties have been donor counties for decades. Residents here pay far more in taxes than they receive in services. We know that. Madigan knows that.

In concept, I actually agree that local school districts should be responsible for their employees’ pension costs. Local school boards approve the salaries that determine pensions, so why shouldn’t they be responsible for those pension costs?

But in reality, education funding in Illinois is such a tangled web, and it’s taken decades for the state to get into the pension mess that it’s in, shifting pen-

sion costs is not a short-term solution. It would crush the local school districts.

Over time and after a careful plan is put into place, maybe.

Lawmakers have to fix the real problems that are crippling the public pension systems, and by extension the state budget. Employees need to contribute more. The retirement age needs to increase. Annual pension payouts need to be capped. And the compounded costof-living increases need to go away.

Until those things happen, Madigan and his cronies should stop the “free lunch” nonsense.

••• Don’t forget to vote: Tuesday is Election Day. Are you prepared to vote?

Unfortunately, far too few voters turn out at the polls for the Consolidated Municipal Election, even though we elect the people who affect us the most.

On the ballot are races for school boards, city councils, village boards, township offices and more.

In April 2011, the last municipal election, just 12.6 percent of McHenry County voters cast a ballot. In April 2009, turnout was 15.8 percent, and in 2007 it was 17.1 percent.

As you can see, turnout has declined steadily.

McHenry County Clerk Katherine Schultz said she expects turnout somewhere between 15 percent and 17 percent this time, “hopefully closer to 17.”

But even 17 percent turnout is pathetic.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Lines won’t be long anywhere. Visit elections.nwherald.com for more information on the races.

If you haven’t already, please, please, please plan to vote on Tuesday.

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Holocaust survivor details heroism during WWII The ASSOCIATED PRESS QUINCY – Walter Reed’s matter-of-fact tone did not seem to provide his soft-spoken proclamation its proper justice.

“I am a dying breed, a Holocaust survivor,” he said.

Reed, who lives in Wilmette, was addressing a hushed luncheon crowd of about 100 at the Downtown Rotary Club on March 26.

He is active in Rotary International and a member of

the Speakers Committee of the Illinois Holocaust Education Foundation.

Reed, 89, told the crowd of the “heroes” from both within Germany and neighboring countries who helped thousands of Jewish children escape the tyranny of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich.

Like many Jewish families in Germany at the time, Reed’s parents helped him get out of the country as a member of the “Children of La Hille,” a Jewish children’s

refugee colony.

On his own at age 14, Reed worked his way through an escape labyrinth that took him to Belgium, France, Switzerland and Portugal before he was able to emigrate to the United States.

He repeatedly praised those from other countries who helped the Jewish children escape – the United Kingdom took in 10,000 alone – and referred to them as the “heroes of the Holocaust.”

After he left his home vil-

lage near Bavaria, Reed never saw his parents or two younger brothers again.

They were part of the 6.5 million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime, many in concentration camps where “3,000 to 4,000 a day, 365 days a year” were put to death, Reed said.

Reed eventually arrived in New York City in late 1941.

“I arrived about three months before Pearl Harbor,” he said.

In 1943, Reed was drafted into the U.S. Army and even-

In Chicago, basketball provides haven for kids

By JAY COHEN The Associated Press CHICAGO – It’s Friday night in a dangerous Chicago neighborhood, and a steady stream of teenagers slip inside the gym at Kennicott Park.

Peorrie Celestine is among the first on the basketball court, and his father, Pierre, just loves to talk about his 13-year-old son’s ability to dunk on an 8-foot rim.

Duryea Wright, two years older, makes a couple of long 3-pointers despite the low ceiling, drawing a “You better guard him” comment from one of the boys waiting for a turn. Park supervisor Renee Shepherd shuffles in and out, making sure everyone signs in on this chilly evening on Chicago’s South Side.

About 80 teens are here as the games really get going. The bustling gym is, in fact, a sanctuary for some of them. Welcome to Windy City Hoops.

A torrent of gang violence pushed Chicago above 500 homicides last year for the first time since 2008, then 40 more people were killed in the city’s deadliest January in more than a decade. There was a drop in February and March, but the drumbeat of

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Connor Beasley, 11, watches teams play in the Windy City Hoops program March 30 at the Kennicott Park recreation center in Chicago. The program has enrolled teenagers from all over Chicago’s South Side, including a handful of players who went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who was gunned down in a nearby park two months ago. heartache kept going.

Hadiya Pendleton, 15, was shot to death Jan. 29 as she talked with friends after school in a park about a mile from President Barack Obama’s Chicago home. Janay McFarlane, 18, was killed on the same February day that her 14-year-old sister attended a speech by Obama pushing for gun control legislation. A 6-month-old girl died March 12 after a gunman ambushed her father while she was sitting in his lap in a minivan.

“The violence captured the attention of one of Chicago’s most famous basketball sons.

Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, who grew up on the city’s West Side, helped organize two tournaments last summer that brought together members of rival gangs. But Thomas kept going from there.

“I had been to a basketball game at Christ The King where Isiah Thomas was there, but I had come early and he and I were talking,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.

“He made the offer to me, it goes back to November, he says, ‘You know I want to do anything to help kids... ’ ” A week or so later, Thomas and Emanuel met in the

mayor’s office and decided to start a fundraising campaign to expand the park district’s Windy City Hoops program, taking it from a seasonal schedule to a yearround plan that offers boys and girls 13 to 18 a place to play organized basketball Friday and Saturday nights.

The price tag is $480,000 and organizers still are more than $50,000 short. Two organizations pledged a total of $365,000, and an online campaign is shooting for $62,000, said Jessica Maxey-Faulkner, a spokeswoman for the park district.

tually landed in Normandy in June 1944.

He was assigned to military intelligence, interrogating German prisoners at the front with the 95th Infantry Division.

After the war, Reed helped the U.S.-led coalition “de-Nazify” the German government, then returned home and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia on the GI Bill, studying journalism.

Reed also sounded a warning.

“The atrocities, the bad ideas are [still] happening today, they are still being perpetuated,” said Reed, specifically mentioning the North Korean regime. “What is our role? What can we do to be heroes to these people?”

A retired public relations executive, Reed travels the nation talking about his experience.

He recently returned from a cycling trip in the Tyrolean Alps and is writing a book on “Heroes of the Holocaust.”

8STATE BRIEFS Andrew Jackson scholar Robert Remini dies at 91

Union holds vote, ratifies agreement with U. of I.

Robert V. Remini, an award-winning scholar of Andrew Jackson and 19th century politics who viewed Washington firsthand in the 21st century when he became the official historian for the U.S. House of Representatives, has died.

He was 91.

Remini, who retired from the House in 2010, died March 28 at Evanston Hospital after suffering a stroke, the University of Illinois at Chicago announced in a news release. Remini was a professor emeritus at the school.

CHAMPAIGN – Members of the Service Employees International Union have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a contract with the University of Illinois that ended a strike by building and food service workers.

The four-year contract is now in place retroactively from July 2012 through July 2016.

It includes guaranteed wage increases in each year of the contract as well as a signing bonus.

Barrington boy hit by train leaves hospital BARRINGTON – An 11-yearold boy who lost his foot when he was struck by a commuter train in downtown Barrington on March 15 has been released from a hospital about three weeks after the accident.

Dominic Szymanski was able to return home earlier this week.

Barrington 220 School District spokesman Jeff Arnett said the fifth-grader’s recovery is going well and the boy will likely get at-home tutoring until he is well enough to return to classes.

Gov. Quinn signs ‘Sister Lake’ deal in Mexico SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pat Quinn signed a “Sister Lake” agreement with a Mexican governor to improve recreational and commercial uses of bodies of water in both states.

The Democratic governor is visiting Mexico on a trade mission. He announced Friday the agreement with Fausto Vallejo Figueroa, the governor of Michoacan.

The pact involves Lake Michigan and Lake Patzcuaro, one of the world’s highest lakes.

Residents call it “the door to heaven.”

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Discouraged Americans drop out of labor force

By JESSE WASHINGTON and PAUL WISEMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – After a full year of fruitless job hunting, Natasha Baebler just gave up.

She’d already abandoned hope of getting work in her field, working with the disabled. But she couldn’t land anything else, either – not even a job interview at a telephone call center.

Until she feels confident enough to send out resumes again, she’ll get by on food stamps and disability checks from Social Security and live with her parents in St. Louis.

“I’m not proud of it,” said Baebler, who is in her mid-30s and is blind. “The only way I’m able to sustain any semblance of self-preservation is to rely on government programs that

I have no desire to be on.”

Baebler’s frustrating experience has become all too common nearly four years after the Great Recession ended: Many Americans still are so discouraged they’ve given up on the job market.

Older Americans have retired early. Younger ones have enrolled in school. Others have suspended their job hunt until the employment landscape brightens. Some, like Baebler, are collecting disability checks.

It isn’t supposed to be this way. After a recession, an improving economy is supposed to bring people back into the job market. Instead, the number of Americans in the labor force – those who have a job or are looking for one – fell by nearly half a million people from February to March, the government said Friday. And

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A help wanted sign at a barber shop is seen March 29 in Richmond, Va. U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. Many discouraged Americans are giving up the job hunt for school, retirement and disability. the percentage of working-age adults in the labor force – what’s called the participation rate – fell to 63.3 percent last

month. It’s the lowest such figure since May 1979.

The falling participation rate tarnished the only ap-

parent good news in the jobs report the Labor Department released Friday: The unemployment rate dropped to a four-year low of 7.6 percent in March from 7.7 in February.

People without a job who stop looking for one are no longer counted as unemployed.

That’s why the U.S. unemployment rate dropped in March despite weak hiring. If the 496,000 who left the labor force last month still had been looking for jobs, the unemployment rate would have risen to 7.9 percent in March.

“Unemployment dropped for all the wrong reasons,” says Craig Alexander, chief economist with TD Bank Financial Group. “It dropped because more workers stopped looking for jobs. It signaled less confidence and optimism that there are jobs out there.”

The participation rate

peaked at 67.3 percent in 2000, reflecting an influx of women into the work force. It’s been falling steadily ever since.

Part of the drop reflects the baby boom generation’s gradual move into retirement. But such demographics aren’t the whole answer.

Even Americans of prime working age – 25 to 54 years old – are dropping out of the workforce. Their participation rate fell to 81.1 percent last month, tied with November for the lowest since December 1984.

“It’s the lack of job opportunities – the lack of demand for workers – that is keeping these workers from working or seeking work,” said Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the liberal Economic Policy Institute. The Labor Department says there still are more than three unemployed people for every job opening.

8NATION BRIEFS Risk for Obama in morning-after pill case WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own set of risks.

A federal judge in New York on Friday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to lift age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception, ending the requirement that buyers show proof they’re 17 or older if they want to buy it without a prescription.

The ruling accused the Obama administration of letting the president’s pending re-election cloud its judgment when it set the age limits in 2011.

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tive health, which is never far from the surface in American politics.

In bill, ‘at fertilization’ phrase gives some pause TOPEKA, Kan. – A phrase declaring that life begins “at fertilization” tucked into new abortion legislation in Kansas is creating concern among abortion rights advocates that the wording will inspire new attempts to prevent the procedure.

Supporters of the measure said the language is no more than a statement of principle – similar to those found in several states, including neighboring Missouri – rather than an attempt to prevent any pregnancies from being terminated. But advocates on both sides of the issue acknowledge the wording could prove helpful to abortion opponents over time.

Kerry heads to Mideast for fresh peace push WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the Middle East on Saturday, his third trip to the region in two weeks, in a bid to unlock long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Istanbul was the first leg of a six-nation trip that will see him travel on to Europe and Asia.

From Turkey, he planned to go to Jerusalem for meetings with the presidents and prime ministers of both Israel and the Palestinians. Kerry accompanied President Barack Obama there last month and made a solo trip to Israel shortly after.

Although expectations are low for breakthroughs on Kerry’s trip, his diplomacy represents some of the Obama administration’s most sustained efforts for ending more than six decades of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Despite these tough economic times, with housing values dropping 40%, commercial development almost non-existent, permits for new single family homes at an all-time low, the City of McHenry, led by Mayor Low and the current administration have done an astounding job. Here are some of the facts:

√ Balanced Budget √ Sales Tax revenue has increased by 15% despite the loss of Walmart. √ Over 170 new businesses have chosen to make McHenry their home. √ Phase 1 of the Riverwalk in our downtown completed √ Phase one of the decommissioning of the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant completed

√ Garnered about $15,000,000 in state and federal funds for infrastructure improvements

√ Construction of the Charles J. Miller road project underway with the construction of a four lane bridge across the Fox River with the majority of the cost being funded by state and federal dollars

√ West Route 120/North Route 31 project proceeding with an estimated cost of $7,000,000 funded by the State and Illinois Department of Transportation.

√ Resurfacing will begin on Crystal Lake Road this summer between Elm Street and Bull Valley Road.

√ Improvement of Bull Valley Road between Draper and Curran Roads on the horizon.

√ Police Department received national accreditation for the third time. √ Strong collaboration with other taxing bodies and Municipalities • Critical Incident Planning Committee on School Safety • Peterson Park Baseball Field • McHenry County Council of Governments • McRide-Public Transprotation • Intergovernmental Agreements for services • Shared facility use with our school districts • Character Counts! Coalition

√ Here are some of the 170 businesses that have chosen McHenry as their home in the last 10 years: • Panda Express • Olive Garden • Chipotle Grill • Dick’s sporting Goods • Firewood • Best Buy • Marzanos • Gary Lang Imports • Snap Fitness • Buffalo Wild Wings • Charter Fitness √ Successful redevelopments and expansions include: • Verlo Matress Factory • Hobby Lobby • Goodwill Industries • Ross Dress For Less •JoAnn Fabrics • Petco • McDonalds

• The Room Place • Medela • Metalmaster • Affinia • B&B Automotive • Epic Cycle Shop • Bike Haven

A Lifetime of Service to McHenry Community Involvement • Mayor, City of McHenry, July 2003 to present • Alderman, City of McHenry, May 2001 to 2003 • Member of Executive Committee of McHenry County Council of Governments 2004 to present • Member of McHenry Rotary Noon Club • St. Baldrick’s Day Shavee 2010, 2012, 2013 • Member of Church of Holy Apostles • Member of Warriors Watch Riders • Pioneer Center Board of Directors, 2010 - 2012 • Member Committee At Large (CAL), 1994 to present • Member of City of McHenry 150th Birthday Committee, 2011 • Co-Chairman of McHenry Fiesta Days, 1985-1994 • Home of the Sparrow Board of Directors, 1991-1994 • Member of City of McHenry Sesquicentennial Committee - 1986 • Member Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1980-1984, 1991-1993

Honors • Chamber Women’s Interactive Networking Group (WINGS) “Woman of Accomplishment Award” 2006 • Marian Central Catholic High School Distinguished Alumni - 2004 • SEDOL Employee of the Year - 1996 • Round Lake VFW Post 9649 Teacher of the Year, 1996 • McHenry Chamber of Commerce Frank E. Low Award - 1995

Education • Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education - University of Wisconsin - Whitewater • Masters Degree in Education - National Louis University

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Setting the record straight I have never believed in negative campaigning or character assassination as a way to get elected to public office, but apparently my opponent’s supporters do, so I feel that I must respond.

Blame has been falsely placed on me for the departure of Walmart to Johnsburg. Here are the FACTS. The City of McHenry did everything we could to keep Walmart in its present location including offering to match any incentive given by Johnsburg. Walmart wanted to build a larger store rather than an addition onto the current building. McHenry did not have a piece of land large enough on the north corridor to accommodate them because of a border agreement negotiated and signed in 1999 by then Mayor Cuda placing the Blake farm as well as other valuable land on the Johnsburg side of the border. THAT IS A FACT. There is a misperception that the empty car dealerships on Route 31, have caused lost revenue to the City of McHenry. The fact is that Buss Ford bought the Lincoln franchise and Gary Lang Auto Group bought the GMC franchise. Both have increased sales of these products by 500% since acquiring them. This is not a loss of revenue to our city, it is a huge gain. THAT IS A FACT. I am proud to say that both Gary Lang and Steve Buss support my re-election because I am a probusiness Mayor. McHenry Corporate Center which encompasses some of the largest employers in town was developed by Scott Dixon, Kit Carstens, and the Charles Miller Family. They are all strong supporters of my Re-Election.

I have been accused of negotiating a shady deal when the city purchased our current public works building from J.L. Althoff. It has been implied that he got a “sweet deal” and that we paid millions of dollars for a dilapidated building. We did not pay a single dollar more than it was appraised for. HERE ARE THE FACTS. The city purchased 10.15 acres of land and a 98.200s.f. building for $3.2 million dollars, planning to invest another $2.4 million into the remodeling to meet our needs. For a total cost of $5.6 million we have a state of the art facility.

The comparable cost to build this facility is between $12 and $15 million dollars based on the Algonquin facility and others similar in size in our area, saving the taxpayers millions of dollars. When this building was purchased the council vote was unanimous. THAT IS A FACT. I have also been accused of nepotism for appointing Smith Engineering, now HR Green, as our city engineer. Fact: John Smith is a distant cousin. I have lived in this community my entire life and I am related to many people. That had nothing to do with the decision to go with this engineering firm. THE FACT IS that I am a Mayor who believes in keeping business and our tax dollars local and we have always received excellent engineering services from HR Green. I stand by that recommendation. The appointment of the city engineering firm is voted on annually by the city council. McHenry has garnered about $15,000,000 of scarce state and federal resources to improve our infrastructure with the guidance of our city engineer.

Steve Murgatroyd was elected to city council as Alderman of Ward 4 in 1997, a position he held until he resigned in 2009 because he moved out of Ward 4 and into Ward 3 so he was no longer eligible to serve. When our former City Treasurer resigned we had to appoint a City Treasurer according to state statute. This position pays $1500 per year.

It was suggested by our city administrator that Steve Murgatroyd would be an excellent choice as he had chaired the finance committee during his entire tenure as Alderman. I did not appoint him. The council voted unanimously to appoint him. If I am re-elected I do not intend to reappoint Steve. That position will be absorbed by current staff and save the tax payers money. THAT IS A FACT. McHenry has been fiscally responsible during a very severe national recession that has negatively impacted communities nationwide. Because of that fiscal responsibility we are poised to take advantage as the economy rebounds. We have maintained a balanced budget and we have an excellent bond rating. We have not raised our tax levy in three years, understanding the tough economic times we are all facing.

THAT IS A FACT. In my ten years as your Mayor I have only missed one city council meeting and that was because I was in Jacksonville Florida with our police department accepting our first National Accreditation on Law Enforcement. I devote full time to my job as Mayor. My annual salary is $15,000.

I am a strong and very visible leader who is devoted to our community. I believe that a smart leader builds a team of trusted experts to advise her in order to make informed decisions and recommendations.

Our leadership team is made up of dedicated, knowledgeable professionals who have the best interest of our community at heart. I am a team player. THAT IS A FACT. As I stated, I do not believe in negative campaigning, but I do believe that I have a right to defend false accusations and misinformation.

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They already have helped push through the nation’s most restrictive firearms law, which Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, D-Conn., signed Thursday.

With no lobbying background and fueled by the power of their emotions, a group of Sandy Hook Elementary School families can take credit for helping shape the measure as it moved through the state Legislature.

Now they’re trying to do the same in Washington, where gun legislation is facing tough resistance. Congress is returning from spring break, and Newtown, Conn., families plan to spend the coming week on Capitol Hill.

Their goal of their personal appeals is to speak to every senator who has yet to express support for the gun legislation, and to show how the Dec. 14 shooting has affected their lives.

“I’m not a constitutional scholar and I’m not a Second Amendment specialist,” David Wheeler, who lost his 6-year-old son, Benjamin, said in a telephone interview. “I don’t know the ins and outs of

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President Barack Obama hugs Gilles Rousseau, father of slain Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Lauren Rousseau, as her mother Terry Rousseau watches at left during a White House ceremony Feb. 15 in Washington to posthumously honor their daughter with the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal. gun policy but I know ...,” his voice trailed off as a sob catches in his throat. “But I now know one of the things that no father should ever know. And in our system of representative government we have to use our voices.”

The families of the 20 children and six staff members killed in the December shooting at Sandy Hook are a diverse group politically.

They include gun owners, and Democrats and Republicans. They don’t always agree on gun policy.

One father – Mark Mattioli, who lost his 6-year-old son, James – attended a National Rifle Association news conference last week to endorse a proposal to train school staffers as armed security officers.

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But relatives of nine victims have come together with a nonprofit group called Sandy Hook Promise to sign a letter sent Thursday to senators.

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Nicole Hockley wonders if her 6-year-old son, Dylan, might be alive if shooter Adam Lanza hadn’t been able to carry 10 magazines that held 30 rounds each into the school that day.

Lanza fired 154 shots during a four-minute rampage in the school. But he stopped shooting briefly in Dylan’s classroom to reload, giving 11 children time to escape.

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By GEORGE JAHN The Associated Press ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on how to reduce fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology to make weapons, extending years of inconclusive talks and adding to concerns the diplomatic window on reaching a deal with Tehran may soon close.

Expectations the negotiations were making progress rose as an afternoon session continued into the evening.

But comments by the two sides after they ended made clear that they fell far short of making enough headway to qualify the meeting as a Catherine Ashton success.

“What matters in the end is substance, and ... we are still a considerable distance apart,” Catherine Ashton, Saeed the European Jalili Union’s head of foreign policy, told reporters at the end of the two-day talks.

Ashton, the convener of the meeting, said negotiators would now consult with their capitals. She made no mention of plans for new talks – another sign that the gap dividing the two sides remains substantial. She said she would talk with chief Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili by telephone over further steps.

Jalili spoke of “some distance between the positions of the two sides.” He suggested Iran was ready to discuss meeting a key demand of the other side – cutting back its highest-grade uranium enrichment production and stockpile – but only if the six reciprocated with rewards far greater than they now are willing to give.

Western negotiators noted an improved atmosphere from previous sessions, with Ashton speaking of “a real back and forth between us when were able to discuss details, to pose questions, and to get answers directly.”

She described the better negotiating climate as a “very important element.”

Still, the lack of forward movement in international negotiations that started a decade ago was certain to increase concerns that diplomacy was ineffective as a tool to stop Iran from moving toward nuclear-weapon making capacity.

Israel is most worried. The Jewish state says Iran is only a few months away from the threshold of having material to turn into a bomb and has vowed to use all means to prevent it from reaching that point. The U.S. has not said what its “red line” is, but has said it will not tolerate an Iran armed with nuclear weapons.

“The Iranians are using the round of talks to pave the way toward a nuclear bomb,” said Yuval Steinitz, the Israeli minister for intelligence and strategic affairs, in a text message to reporters. “Israel has already warned that the Iranians are taking advantage of the rounds of talks in order to buy time to advance in uranium enrichment, step by step, toward a nuclear weapon.”

Urging the international community to set a “short, clear and final timetable” for further talks, he said “the time has come for the world to show a more aggressive position and make it abundantly clear to the Iranians that their game of negotiations is coming to an end.”

Any strike on Iran could provoke fierce retaliation from Iran and through its Middle East proxies in Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, raising the specter of a larger Middle East conflict and adding to the urgency of keeping both sides at the negotiating table.

At the talks in the Kazakh city of Almaty, the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany were asking Tehran to greatly limit its production and stockpiling of uranium enriched to 20 percent, which is just a technical step away from weapons-grade uranium. That would keep Iran’s supply below the amount needed for further processing into a weapon.

But the group views that only as a first step in a process.

Iran is operating more than 10,000 centrifuges. While most are enriching below 20 percent, this material, too could be turned into weapons-grade uranium, although with greater effort than is the case for the 20-percent stockpile.

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By JEAN H. LEE The Associated Press There is a North Korean factory with no portraits of the country’s late leaders on the walls, no North Korean flags, no hand-painted posters screaming party slogans. Everything from the tissues to the toilets comes from South Korea.

Bent over bolts of wool and rayon, North Koreans work quietly to the hum of sewing machines making shirts, suits and overcoats that will go out with vaguely Italian names.

Virtually the only hint of North Korea in the factory is a calendar on the wall that proclaims, “The Great Comrades Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il Will Always Be With Us.” Today, this factory and others in the Kaesong industrial complex, managed by South Koreans and staffed by North Korean workers, face the prospect of closure. Since Wednesday, North Korea has refused to let in South Korean managers and trucks bearing food, materials and supplies.

It’s seen as punishment for Seoul’s decision to forge ahead with joint military drills with the United States that continue through April and have incensed Pyongyang, which sees the exercises as a rehearsal for an invasion.

Restricting travel through the armed border also is a way to remind the South Koreans that a state of war remains intact on the Korean Peninsula.

Pyongyang also is angry with Seoul for backing tightened U.N. sanctions on North Korea for conducting a banned nuclear test in February.

North Korea has been raising its war rhetoric for weeks now, but so far, Kaesong is the main casualty. More than 500 South Koreans remained there Saturday and are free to stay, but their companies are beginning to run out of supplies. They hope this disruption lasts no longer than one in 2009 that lasted about a week.

For nearly a decade, the sprawling complex on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone has been

held up as a crucible of reconciliation, a test case for how reunification of the two Koreas might look.

The complex, conceived following the historic 2000 summit between late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, broke ground in 2003. The first factory opened in December 2004. The plan was for South Korean firms to build 500 factories as part of a pledge to help develop North Korea’s economy, according to Pak Chol Su, vice director of the General Bureau for Central Guidance, which manages Kaesong.

Today, some 120 South Korean businesses have factories in Kaesong. Pak, who is North Korean, said they employ about 51,000 North Koreans, mostly women, making the complex the biggest provider of jobs in Kaesong, the country’s third-largest city.

Shoes and clothing make up 70 percent of the goods produced; the rest are largely chemical and electrical products, he said.

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Council supposed to vote Details of plan drew fierce criticism from some BUDGET on annex deals in March •Continued from page A1 • ANNEXATION Continued from page A1 The new agricultural classification ensures the landowners, who are trying to annex the initial 1,400 acres to Marengo, will be governed by the same zoning regulations that the McHenry County uses, City Manager Gary Boden said.

The new classification also ends the debate the city has been having with the McHenry-Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District for the past month about whether the landowners needed to pay a hefty fee and have the district conduct a natural resources report required by law.

“The whole hubbub about the [natural resources] report is nothing more than a blip to take care of because that is what people want,” Boden said. “It hasn’t changed the project. All the zoning classification does is provide more clarity.”

The debate over the report started after Riley Supervisor Karen Schnable alerted the conservation district that the annexing landowners had not yet filed a request. The natural resources report identifies the different environmental conditions of a particular parcel.

The report is meant to aid municipalities, such as Marengo, when deciding how to rezone or annex land that may be changed for new development, conservation district officials said. The district is given 30 days from the date of the request to file a report.

City officials maintained the landowners did not need to file the report, since they aren’t proposing any immediate changes to its land despite having to go through rezoning since the city did not have an agricultural zoning classifi-

cation similar to the county code.

Marengo and conservation district officials have since disagreed on whether state law stipulates that the report is needed when landowners are seeking annexation. To avoid a prolonged debate, the city’s new zoning classification clarifies that the land presently will be used for agricultural purposes and nothing more, Boden said.

This change, however, means A.R. Land Co. will need a natural resources report for its 340 acres west of Route 23.

The company wants to start mining the area for sand and gravel, and start a compost facility, triggering a land-use change.

The conservation district received the company’s request earlier this week.

Schnable welcomed the news, arguing that the city now is in compliance with state law.

But she still hopes the public could review A.R. Land’s natural resources report before the city votes on the annexation deals to ensure the land can support a compost facility.

“I’m hoping we still have an opportunity to review the report and express concerns,” she said.

The development of the new zoning classification means the city once again will postpone council votes on the three annexation deals until late April or May, Boden said.

The city was supposed to vote on the three deals last month, but delayed it until Monday’s meeting to allow time for further negotiation with the landowners. The City Council has to approve seven total annexations before reaching I-90.

The city’s zoning commission will now meet Thursday to discuss and recommend the new classification to the council.

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Obama’s plan for the budget year that begins Oct. 1 calls for slower growth in government benefits programs for the poor, veterans and the elderly, as well as higher taxes, primarily from the wealthy.

Some details, made public Friday, drew a fierce response from liberals, labor unions and advocates for older Americans. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, was not impressed, either.

“It’s a compromise I’m willing to accept in order to move beyond a cycle of short-term, crisis-driven decision-making, and focus on growing our economy and our middle class for the long run,” Obama said.

Obama proposes spending cuts and revenue increases that would result in $1.8 trillion in deficit reductions over 10 years, replacing $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts that are otherwise poised to take effect over the next 10 years.

Counting reductions and higher taxes that Congress and Obama have approved since 2011, the 2014 budget would contribute $4.3 trillion

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President Barack Obama speaks at the Police Academy on Wednesday in Denver. A senior administration official said Friday that Obama’s proposed budget will call for reductions in the growth of federal Social Security pensions and other benefit programs in an attempt to strike a compromise with congressional Republicans. to total deficit reduction by 2023.

The main deficit reduction elements of the plan incorporate an offer Obama made to Boehner in December when both sought to avoid automatic, across-the-board spending cuts and broad tax increases Obama’s plan includes $580 billion in new taxes that Republicans oppose. There’s also a new inflation formula, rejected by many liberals, that would reduce the annual cost of living adjustments

for a range of government programs, including Social Security and benefits for veterans.

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Obama made no mention of the effect his budget would have on Social Security and other social safety net programs. That idea drew a

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“My budget will reduce our deficits not with aimless, reckless spending cuts that hurt students and seniors and middle-class families, but through the balanced approach that the American people prefer, and the investments that a growing economy demands,” he said.

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With state underfunding school districts, diversion of funds distressing to some • ONLINE Continued from page A1 Officials for K12 and Virtual Learning Solutions did not respond to repeated requests for comment, and local districts said they provided few answers during public hearings in March on the proposal.

However, late last week, Virtual Learning Solutions provided a nearly 1,100-page packet to superintendents of those 18 districts that purported to provide answers. It sent the same packet to Shaw Media, which owns the Northwest Herald, on Friday.

The numerous concerns and questions about the proposal and K12 has prompted the Illinois Education Association, which advocates for nearly 133,000 public education employees, contacting teachers throughout the area.

“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.”

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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 if diverted to the proposed charter school.

Center Executive Director Ralph Martire said charter schools have proved incapable of providing a superior education than public schools increasingly constrained by shrinking resources.

Lawmakers consistently underfunded the state’s foundation level, set at $6,119 a student since 2010 – resulting in almost $1 billion in funding cuts to public schools.

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ey 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.

Harkin estimated the potential financial hit District 300 after she and other administrators met and questioned representatives from the proposed charter during its public hearing last month.

District 300 board members are scheduled to vote on the proposal Monday.

Virtual Learning Solutions has said it plans to appeal denials to the Illinois Charter School Commission.

The district likely would lose 62 students in the first year of virtual school at a price

tag of $535,430, Harkin said.

The district’s revenue loss escalates to near $1 million if the district ultimately loses 105 students.

But the revenue loss would be difficult to offset, Harkin said, since students scattered throughout the district’s 26 schools would be leaving for the charter. That prevents the district from shedding big-ticket expenses, such as a teacher salary or a class, to compensate for the revenue loss, Harkin said.

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The Florida Department of Education is investigating K12 for reportedly using uncertified teachers and falsifying records to show that 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, spokeswoman Cheryl Etters said.

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 an in “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 Tennessee’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,” she said.

Gauthier said the 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.

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Virtual Learning Solutions and K12 have said all teachers would be credentialed and live in Illinois, and that students would spend at least six hours a day on coursework. Every student would have a learning coach, a parent or guardian who would keep track of attendance and progress.

But national media and

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

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

K12 students have not performed as well: A 2012 study from the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado found that 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’s inferior academic results warrant 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 among the 73 percent of K12 Inc.’s schools that did not meet AYP. The state’s meet and exceed average has been 81 percent, 82 percent and 82 percent from 2010 to 2012, respectively. In that time, the Chicago virtual charter had 71 percent, 77 percent and 79 percent meet or exceed state standards, according to the Illinois Interactive Report Card.

McBarron, the IEA spokesman, said a number of students have left K12’s 36 online charter schools after 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

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Sunday, April 7, 2013 • Page A11 • Northwest Herald • NWHerald.com 8OUR VIEW

8SKETCH VIEW

Virtual apple a bad reality On the surface, the proposal to create the Illinois Virtual Charter School at Fox River Valley appears as shiny as an apple on a teacher’s desk.

The nonprofit that would govern it, Virtual Learning Solutions, and the company that would provide administrative and curriculum, K12 Inc., promise to provide engaging, technology-driven education tailored to each pupil. All teachers would be credentialed and live in Illinois. Students would spend at least six hours daily on coursework and have a learning coach, likely a parent, to keep track of attendance and progress.

They are seeking approval from 18 area school districts – including Carpentersvillebased District 300 – to enroll their students.

But peel below the glare coming off that apple, and you’ll find what could turn out to be a rotten core.

Providing a solid education for its children is the highest priority for any community and cannot be entrusted to just anyone. To say we have concerns about K12 – a for-profit, Virginia-based company with a troubling track record – is an understatement.

K12 is under investigation by the Florida Department of Education for reportedly using uncertified teachers and falsifying records to show teachers had taught students when they had not. The NCAA no longer will accept certain credits offered by K12. And a 2012 study by the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado found that only 27.7 percent of K12’s schools met federal education benchmarks in 2010-11, versus 52 percent of public schools.

Virtual Learning Solutions and K12 representatives unsatisfactorily answered questions when those 18 districts held public hearings in March on the proposal; instead, late last week they gave a nearly 1,100-page packet to those districts’ superintendents that purported to provide answers.

The financing of the proposed charter is of concern too: Up to $8,000 would be siphoned away from local districts for every student who attends the virtual school.

School districts are struggling financially because of decreased and late funding from the state. The loss of funding would be easier to accept if that money would go to an online school that holds some promise of student success.

But we have no reason to expect that can be accomplished by K12. Why should precious taxpayer money go to a for-profit, out-of-state company that can’t answer in a timely fashion the most basic questions about how it would provide a compelling education for its students?

Those 18 districts are set to vote on the proposal this month; District 300 is scheduled to do so Monday. We implore board members to vote against it, even though Virtual Learning Solutions has said it would appeal any denials to the state.

Parents should have options as to how their children are educated. Competition for students should lead to improved public schools that don’t want to lose state funding if their population declines. We believe technology must be integrated into all education options, and realize today’s students may learn better online than in a physical classroom.

But the inability to ensure student success – combined with the disrespectful attitude and unacceptable lack of transparency Virtual Learning Solutions and K12 demonstrated toward local school districts and the questionable practices of K12 – ensures that we cannot support Illinois Virtual Charter School at Fox River as a valid option.

8ANOTHER VIEW

Rivers still need help American rivers are no longer treated as raw sewage and industrial waste dumping grounds.

The Cuyahoga River no longer catches fire.

Lake Erie has been resurrected (mostly) from the dead. All thanks to the Clean Water Act of 1972.

But, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008-2009 National Rivers and Stream Assessment, U.S. rivers aren’t out of the woods just yet.

The report found that 55 percent of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor condition biologically and only 21 percent are in good health.

While the causes of poor river health can be many, the EPA report noted that the biggest culprits are nutrients, primarily nitrogen and phosphorus – common ingredients in fertilizers coming from farms, livestock feeding operations, cities and sewers.

Surely we can do better. The Clean Water Act brought us a long way, but there’s more to be done. Yes, it costs money to keep our rivers clean and healthy. But it would cost considerably more to let them degrade further.

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

8IT’S YOUR WRITE Little progress To the Editor: I am a longtime resident of McHenry, and am sure glad that we have a mayoral election on April 9. I can’t believe the number of vacant buildings along Route 120. While the mayor has spent the past 10 years focusing on the Riverwalk, Walmart has moved to Johnsburg, Green Street continues to deteriorate, and we have become known as the town of second-hand stores, tattoo parlors and indoor rifle ranges.

Wow, McHenry sure has made a lot of progress in the past 10 years.

It is time for a change. Let’s all vote for Steve Cuda on April 9.

John J. Hopp McHenry

All-around candidate To the Editor: For the first time in a while, there is a contested race for the McHenry Township assessor. Current assessor Carol Perschke has been there since 1995. She was appointed to that job, having prior corporation experience in finance and customer service. When she was appointed, she was on the township board of trustees. The trustee spot only broadened her skill level because of working with taxpayer dollars on a balanced budget.

Her opponent claims the public hasn’t had a choice in these years, but they did. Any time, someone could have come forward with their qualifications and challenged her, but they didn’t because of the fair job that was already being done. Because there’s an opponent, is she automatically the better choice?

My vote goes to the best allaround candidate, Carol Perschke.

Sue Draffkorn Wonder Lake

Sounds hypocritical To the Editor: Mary Mahady, who is running for McHenry Township assessor, and her supporters claim in letters written to this newspaper that the McHenry Township election should be nonpartisan. If Mary really believes this, then why didn’t she run as an independent candidate?

Instead, she chooses to run as a Democrat and to win her chosen party’s nomination in a caucus.

This caucus ruled out any other choice for another Democrat to run against Mary in the primary.

Yet Mary claims we should have a choice when it comes to voting for this office. Hmm, sounds hypocritical to me.

Did Mary also choose to run as

a Democrat to receive support and donations from wealthy party members? I guess we will have to wait and see her campaign finance report for this answer, but I am guessing that this is the case. Mary can’t have it both ways.

Zac Maxwell Woodstock

The choice for Cary

How to sound off We welcome 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 250 words and one published letter every 30 days. All letters are subject to

To the Editor: Mark Kownick has experience as a village trustee. During his tenure as a trustee, Mark helped shepherd the village through one of the worst economic periods in modern time, making the tough cuts to village staff and expenses while continuing to deliver the same level of services to the residents.

Mark guided the village to hire a nationally accredited chief of police and support a multimilliondollar road improvement project with no additional taxes. Mark also supported valuable business incentives to help drive new development in Cary.

Mark cares about the community, and he will work tirelessly to serve the best interests of the residents and businesses in the village of Cary.

Please join me in supporting Mark Kownick for Cary village president.

will get in voting for Jim Kearns for Grafton Township supervisor.

Having lived his life in Huntley, going to our schools, he knows what living in Huntley is about.

With Kearns and new trustees, we once again can be proud to say we live in Grafton Township.

The things that can be accomplished with Kearns and his slate is beyond our fondest hope. There will be hope for spending our taxes with no hidden agenda for destroying our supervisor.

Listening to him speak at the forum for supervisors, he is not full of empty promises just to get elected.

If elected, when he takes office, he will do his best to remedy problems that have held us back for too long.

Join me in voting for Kearns for supervisor, and his slate of Tammy Lueth, Bob Wagner, Danny Ziller Jr. and Tara Jensen.

Barbara Hill

Loretta Wuich

Cary

New leadership To the Editor: I am very concerned about the future of Petersen Park in McHenry.

Now the mayoral campaign is in full swing, I have read with interest and astonishment Metra’s plans to run trains right through the heart of McHenry’s most used park.

Hello, commuter trains; goodbye, Fiesta Days and the 4th of July fireworks along the shores of McCullom Lake.

When Steve Cuda was mayor, Metra assured us that a new station would be located just north of Bull Valley Road and south of the current station. That is where the largest employers in the city of McHenry were located. Why haven’t the city fathers (and “city mother”) objected to this plan?

Follow the money. Who benefits from a brand new station in Johnsburg? We need new leadership behind the mayor’s desk. Vote for Steve Cuda on April 9.

John Amandes McHenry

New life for Grafton To the Editor: Honesty, integrity, and sound business sense. This is what you

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A fair candidate To the Editor: Finally, we have a fair candidate in Bruce Kaplan running for Cary’s village president. With his business experience of many years, he knows the best way to help our town is to start lowering fees paid by both the companies and citizens in Cary. As a real estate agent, he has worked with much higher ethical standards than any politician.

He also sees no reason to increase the tax levy.

His opponent thinks differently.

He voted two years ago for the huge severance for the fired village manager, and he also voted for increase tax levies during his tenure as a trustee. He also wants a new TIF district, even though the current Cary TIF has failed. TIF districts are a money grab for the village, taking tax dollars away from schools and other districts.

A vote for Kaplan is a vote for us citizens.

Gary W. Verdung Cary

Complete confidence To the Editor: This letter is written in support of Mary Mahady and her candidacy for McHenry Township assessor.

I am not a resident of McHenry Township.

I have, however, been a resident of McHenry County for more than 38 years. Over the past 20 years, I’ve known Mahady in her professional capacity, initially as a real estate agent, a member of the McHenry County Board of Review for Tax Appeals, and in her capacity in the Nunda Township Assessor’s Office.

My experience has been that she is knowledgeable and competent in the applicable laws pertaining to assessments. In addition, she is astute in evaluating and understanding property values. She also has full knowledge of the operations of the township assessor’s office as well as the McHenry County Assessor’s Office.

I have complete confidence in Mary’s ability to serve the taxpayers of the township and McHenry County.

I encourage you to vote for her.

Major differences

Edward F. Dean

Bruce Cosman

Crystal Lake

Marengo

To the Editor: On Tuesday, April 9, voters will elect a new Grafton Township highway commissioner. I was a former highway commissioner in Grafton Township. There are major differences between the two candidates.

Tim Hoeft is the only candidate with business experience, managing budgets and employees, the ability to operate equipment, as well as the knowledge to specify equipment and understand what is needed to get the job done. Tim has a degree in agricultural business and engineering, which brings added skills to the job of highway commissioner.

I have known Hoeft most of his life. He is honest, hardworking, committed and prepared to do the job. I encourage you to take a look at the two candidates and you will see for yourself.

There is no question as to who is most qualified to be our next highway commissioner. Vote for Hoeft for township highway commissioner.

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MCC TO HOST ‘TAKE BACK THE NIGHT’ CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College will host “Take Back the Night,” a domestic violence and sexual assault awareness event, on Wednesday.

The event, which is sponsored

by MCC’s Student Peace Action Network, starts at 5:30 p.m. with an informational resource fair in the commons area of the college, 8900 Route 14.

Guest speakers Kelly Gallagher from VOICE Sexual Assault Services and Molly Horton from Turning Point will present keynote addresses in the Luecht Conference Center at 6:30 p.m., followed by a march to the college’s Peace Pole for a vigil, which includes glow sticks.

The event is co-sponsored by the MCC Student Life Office and Multicultural Center.

The event is free and open to the public.

Contact the MCC Student Life Office at 815-455-8772 or email MCCspan@gmail.com.

Candidates populate ballot Two vie for Grafton Township supervisor as eight seek four trustee spots didate Pam Fender and independent Jim Kearns would achieve those priorities remain unclear.

Voters will decide the supervisor race during Tuesday’s election, after denying incumbent Supervisor Linda Moore a second term in the February Republican primary.

Kearns, who touts his business experience as own-

By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com HUNTLEY – Both candidates vying for Grafton Township supervisor agree they would end the legal battles and improve the dire financial state that has defined the dysfunctional township for the past four years.

But how Republican can-

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er of Nutri Life Pet Products, wrote in the Northwest Herald’s candidate questionnaire that his top priority

is to complete the forensic audit that residents have wanted so the township has a clear sense of its shaky finances.

The Grafton board earlier this year had to approve a short-term loan from the Road District to keep the township afloat, while a McHenry County judge has ordered Moore to pay the retainer needed to conduct a

McHENRY BINGO TO START APRIL 16

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8LOCAL BEST BETS

SHOWCASING 20th CENTURY DRESSES CARY – “Decades of Dresses” will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today at the Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road.

Ruth Thomas and Chloe Berg will showcase selections from their collection of more than 300 items of clothing, including undergarments and accessories, that were worn in the 20th century.

Registration may be done in person, online at www.caryarealibrary.org or by phone at 847-639-4210.

STRUMMERFEST STARTS TODAY WOODSTOCK – Strummerfest will be 1 to 4 p.m. today at Offsides Sports Bar and Grill, 680 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock.

This is a fundraiser for Free Guitars for Future Stars with live music, raffles, auction items, a 50/50 raffle, and an open mic/ jam hosted by Mark Baker.

Admission is $10 and includes appetizers, live music and a free drink; the cost is $10 a team for bar olympics.

Call 815-975-7989 or visit www.fg4fs.org.

8LOCAL DEATHS Christel Janulaitis 79, McHenry Patrick Donald McQuillin 91, Ringwood Raymond Pieroni 89, McHenry Ilse Russo 82, Marengo OBITUARIES on page B4,B6-7

See GRAFTON, page B7

Six vie for 3 fire district seats

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McHENRY – McHenry Bingo will be Tuesdays and Fridays starting April 16.

Chicago Thunder Children’s Charity, a nonprofit organization that assists children who are underprivileged or battling life-threatening illnesses, has been granted a weekly bingo license to assist with fundraising.

The weekly bingo session will be at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120.

There is a full-service kitchen on premises and a full-service cocktail bar. Gaming machines and free parking are available.

Call 815-385-4600 or visit www.mchenrybingo.com.

forensic audit.

“Grafton Township cannot continue to function or even exist under the current administration’s inability or desire to account for accurate financial information needed to run the day-to-day operations of the township,” Kearns wrote.

Kearns also wants to

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Jessica Jacoby of Cary re-enacts Jane Powers during the McHenry County Conservation District’s Living History Open House on Saturday at Glacial Park’s Powers-Walker House in Ringwood. Costumed re-enactors demonstrated activities and skills that were done in the 1850s.

Experiencing history Restoration of historic farmhouse on display at open house

By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com RINGWOOD – In the early stages, not many could look past the faded blue paint and cracked siding. Gail Brown saw potential.

She saw the future by envisioning the past. That broken down farmhouse was once a beauty – it could be again.

“I never saw this,” said Brown, pointing toward a pre-renovation picture of the historic Powers-Walker House from 1996, when officials had it slated for demolition.

She redirects her finger to the “after” photo. The building looks strong, polished. There’s a new off-white paint job with dark green trim. The siding is repaired. The summer kitchen has been rebuilt.

“This is what I saw,” she said.

It took some convincing to get here. It’s a cool, wind-blown Saturday in Ringwood’s Glacial Park. Brown is one of a few volunteers dressed in clothing from the Civil War era, talking about the history of the home during the McHenry County Conservation District’s Living History Open House.

Re-enactor Gus Weinreis of Round Lake explains how a 1850s oven worked during the McHenry County Conservation District’s Living History Open House.

The Powers family built the Greek Revival-style home in 1854.

It housed Elon and Mary and their eight children. Samuel Walker, a wealthy man who owned much of what now is Glacial Park and was the

See HISTORIC, page B2

On the Net To see photos from the McHenry County Conservation District’s Living History Open House, visit NWHerald.com.

Management style and goals, and how trustees should work with firefighters, has led six candidates to vie for three seats on the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills board: two seats for six-year terms and one for an unfinished two-year term.

Joseph Saunders, current Trustee Rick Naatz, Bruce Toussaint and Natalie Littlefield are running for the two six-year terms.

Tim Moss and current board President Virgil Corless are running for the twoyear term.

The six candidates are running as two slates. Saunders, Littlefield and Moss are one slate, and Naatz, Toussaint and Corless are the second slate.

Naatz, an insurance agent, used to be a firefighter.

“I truly feel the district and fire service needs to be business-oriented as well,” Naatz said. “I think a business has to be accountable from top to bottom.”

Naatz said the district needs to look at where things are today and how to maintain services while dealing with growing costs.

“My goal would be to keep taxes where they stand, increase services without increasing taxes for our taxpayers, working with intergovernment agreements with the village and other fire departments as well,” Naatz said.

Corless has been a volunteer with the ambulance service, became a firefighter and captain, and he’s been on the board for one term.

Corless said he wants to

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Water source change in the works for six Lake County communities

By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com Six Lake County communities are working to transition from local groundwater to Lake Michigan water.

Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, Volo, Wauconda and unincorporated Lake County including Grandwood Park and Fox Lake Hills, all part of the North-West Lake County Lake Michigan Water Planning Group, plan to join the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency.

These communities now use water from deep wells,

which are drying up, according to Lake County Public Works officials. Overpumping the wells is decreasing water quality.

Steve Carlson, Lake County board member from District 7, said that at first he was reluctant to support the project because the wells could last for some time, but he became convinced after noticing climate change.

“People will be upset, but the change is necessary,” Carlson said. District 7 includes Gurnee, Grandwood Park and portions of Third Lake.

A 22-mile water piping extension will bring treated Lake Michigan water from the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency to the newly joined communities. The project will cost $40 million.

Lake Villa Mayor Frank Loffredo said after the communities considered all options, from digging more wells to building their own water treatment plants, they settled on the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency because it was the

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Dan Andrew, a 1936 Woodstock High School graduate, and I became friends in 1953.

He was involved in community events such as building a swimming pool in Emricson Park and heading the All-America City committee in 1963-64.

Andrew, remembered for his strong leadership in Woodstock, died March 31.

He was 95.

Born in Nebraska in 1919, he moved to Woodstock in 1925. Andrew graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in accounting when he was 20. He was commissioned in the U.S. Horse Cavalry (he was in ROTC at the University) in August 1940; 3½ months after Paris fell to German tanks

By August 1941, Andrew realized U.S. involvement in the war was inevitable and volunteered for active duty in ordnance. He quickly developed a reputation as an

ON THE SQUARE Don Peasley

excellent administrator and quickly moved up in responsibility.

He was assigned to active duty at a Twin Cities ordnance plant, then at a plant in Minneapolis. Dan, 22, and six other officers managed a plant employing 30,000 people.

In 1944, Andrew was ordered to the Chicago Ordnance District. This covered seven states and contracted for ordnance parts, including production from Woodstock Die Casting. His responsibility was primarily in personnel and labor relations; later he was chief executive officer.

Andrew and his wife, Lorena, returned to Woodstock in 1946, where Dan became

industrial relations director for Electric Auto-Lite (Woodstock Die Casting). His military experience in personnel and labor relations proved valuable in helping Auto-Lite meet the urgent demands for employment.

Andrew commuted twice weekly to the University of Chicago to obtain an MBA. Shortly after China joined the North Koreans in the Korean War, Andrew became executive officer at the Joliet ammunition plant. As an accountant at General Electric, Andrew was in charge of the IBM unit in 1940-41.

In 1968, Andrew and Lorena left Woodstock to accept a position in labor relations.

He moved to Park Ridge to become president of a large Chicago-based bank in Park Ridge. Andrew continued his Army Reserve duties until he retired and returned to Woodstock in 1986.

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Volunteers help project continue • HISTORIC Continued from page B1 Powers’ nearest neighbor, bought the farmhouse when the Powers moved in 1863, according to the conservation district.

Fast forward to 1996, and the house is broken.

Gloria Mack, a volunteer on the restoration efforts from day one, remembers trying to sell the project to the conservation district’s board of trustees.

“They all looked at it and said it can never be done,” she said.

Mack and Brown weren’t deterred. “If we could convince one, we knew we could convince more.”

They convinced one. Eventually the board came around, and volunteers spent the first year clearing out any attempts through the years to modernize – “peeling back the layers,”

“It’s sort of a labor of love. Everyone has their [way of] giving back to the community, and this is ours.”

Woodstock VFW Post 5040 is requesting support from the community by attending the fish fry and prime rib dinners from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday evenings. As I chatted with member Denny Burrs, he reminded me the Woodstock VFW is a not-for-profit business, and the bulk of the money from fundraisers is donated.

“We have a variety of good food, and we welcome customers,” Burrs said. The chef is Ann Hansen, wife of VFW member John Hansen, manager of the Post. Current president is John Widmayer, and Ed Chambers is vice president.

• Don Peasley has been editor, columnist and historian in McHenry County since October 1947. He began his association with Shaw Publications in 1950. 815-338-1533.

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8LOCAL BRIEFS Lausche family wins CL’s Ugliest Yard Contest

Entrants sought for Miss Wonder Lake Pageant

CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Park District has announced the winner of the Ugliest Yard Contest.

Entry 5, the Lausche family of Crystal Lake, was the top vote-getter after 1,534 votes were tallied.

The Lausche family and all other entries will receive their Main Beach burr oak seedling in late May. Landscape architect and Crystal Lake Park District park planner Ann Viger already is at work preparing a landscape plan and coordinating the implementation of the plan with Two Amigos Landscaping Inc. Two Amigos Landscaping donated $500 worth of landscape labor to implement Viger’s plan.

In July 2011, a storm brought down a 125-year-old burr oak tree at Main Beach. The Glacier Oaks Nursery assisted the park district with cultivation of 170 acorns from that tree. In spring, the park district will plant more than 100 Main Beach burr oak seedlings in park district parks.

After-makeover pictures will be available on the park district website at www.crystallakeparks.org/2013UgliestYardContest.htm.

WONDER LAKE – Registration is open for the 2013 Miss Wonder Lake Scholarship Pageant.

Applications are being accepted for the event, sponsored by Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce. A $500 scholarship prize will be awarded to the queen.

The pageant is open to girls between the ages of 16 and 21.

Contestants are required to obtain a sponsor and provide a sponsorship fee of $100.

Applications are available on the Chamber website at www. wonderlake.org or picked up at the Chamber office at 7602 Hancock Drive Wonder Lake.

The application deadline is April 18. Only the first 10 applicants will be accepted.

Applicants should review the rules, requirements and time commitment calendar before returning forms. Completed applications can be dropped off with sponsorship fees to the Chamber office.

This year’s pageant will be May 17 at Doyle/Schmidt Banquet Hall, 4117 E. Wonder Lake Road.

Call Donna Sullivan at the Chamber office at 815-728-0682 or Pageant Director Francesca Sell at 815-342-5660.

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Brown and Mack worked hard on the Powers-Walker restoration, and they say getting to share it with the public makes it all feel worth it. They’ve seen people come out for a picnic near the home when it’s closed. That, they say, is gratifying.

There also are programs that allow kids to come learn about the home. Children filed in and out all afternoon Saturday.

“Kids read a lot in history books,” Mack said. “But when they come here, they can see history.”

NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – The Friends of McHenry County College Foundation is offering 39 scholarships for current and incoming MCC students who will enroll for the fall 2013 semester.

The scholarships include those based on need, merit and program of study.

In addition to several general scholarships, several other specialized scholarships are available in accounting, culinary, education, horticulture, nursing, special needs, first generation and women’s scholarships.

The application deadline is 5 p.m. April 30.

Scholarship applications and a complete listing of the

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Forms may not be submitted online.

For questions regarding fall 2013 scholarships, call the Friends of MCC Foundation Office at 815-455-8556 or email foundation@mchenry.edu.

Registration for MCC’s fall 2013 semester begins April 22 for currently enrolled students and April 29 for new or returning students. Weekday credit classes begin Aug. 16.

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Aided by old photos, the crew started carefully reconstructing the farmhouse, including adding on the summer kitchen. Homes from the Powers era had separate kitchens for summer and winter, to either capture or release the heat put out by the family’s stove.

Thanks to a grant from a local Questers group, volunteers recently finished restoring the winter kitchen.

“It’s sort of a labor of love,” said Brown, who coordinates restoration efforts for the project. “Everyone has their [way of] giving back to the community, and this is ours.”

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Some disagree with decision to ask former chief to resign • FIRE DISTRICT Continued from page B1 see the department through an accreditation process.

“To do benchmarking based on size of the department and number of personnel, it provides a strong asset and basis for financial decisions you might make,” Corless said. “It provides all the data to make a sound business decision.”

Corless said he hopes to work on a five-year strategic plan, which would serve as a road map for the district.

The plan would have annual goals, with measurements for the district’s senior staff members.

“The current board is looking for accountability, looking at what we’re doing, how we’re doing and can we do better,” Corless said.

Toussaint, of Lake in the Hills, worked for the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills fire department for 26 years and retired as the fire prevention bureau chief.

He said fiscal responsibility is the most important issue, especially with the recovering economy.

“It’s been awhile since we’ve levied the maximum,” Toussaint said. “We’ve been able to to work within a budget without doing appreciable increases to the taxpayers.”

Toussaint said he has done a lot of work with the district

and helped improve safety codes for both villages.

“I hope ... we’re maintaining fiscal responsibility to the taxpayer, providing the best service we can [and] maintain a high level of safety within the community,” Toussaint said.

Saunders, Moss and Littlefield said they all disagreed with the decision to ask former Chief Kevin Rynders to resign.

“He’s been one of the better chiefs that they had,” Littlefield said. “For them to not want him there, it hasn’t been explained why they did it.”

Saunders, who is an account executive in the food distribution industry, said district trustees should not be micromanagers.

“The trustees have gone from an oversight committee ... to micromanaging the organization and having their fingers in everything,” Saunders said. “I’m not sure we want those people running our fire department when we have professional firefighters.”

Saunders said there needs to be more transparency with the department and more common-sense decisions.

“I don’t see that with our current trustees,” Saunders said. “They don’t want to give the public information.”

Saunders said there is a need to have independent-minded people on the board.

“It seems to be a rub-

ber-stamp board right now,” Saunders said.

Littlefield, whose husband, Tim, is a captain in the fire district, is running for a six-year term.

She said she would recuse herself on votes or discussion on matters regarding her husband.

“I have thought about this long and hard, as far as if anything came up in regarding him, I would just back away and abstain from voting period,” Littlefield said. “I don’t think that would be right for me to be voting on anything that affected him directly.”

Littlefield said the board needs to be more transparent.

“Just sitting watching the meetings, there just needs to be change. There’s not enough transparency. Too much goes on behind closed doors that’s not reported to the public,” Littlefield said. “The trustees right now do not let the chief officers do their job. They are just running everything.”

Moss is an Army veteran.

The board shouldn’t’t worry about small purchases, such as a $700 iPad or $500 car repair, Moss said. It should be the job of the everyday chain of command. Mainly large purchases should come to the board.

“To me, that’s not the board’s job to be doing that; they should have enough trust in the people they hire to do that on their own,” Moss said.

driving with expired registration.

• James Ernest Price, 54, 222 Hawthorne Road, Lake in the Hills, was charged Saturday, March 2, with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated domestic battery, unlawful interference with reporting domestic violence and aggravated assault.

• Jason Lee Winiarski, 33, 1121 Ma-

ple St., Lake in the Hills, was charged Saturday, March 2, with two counts of domestic battery.

• Daniel M. Felker, 42, 1022 Burr St., Lake in the Hills, was charged Saturday, March 2, with battery.

• Ryan T. Stern, 6115 Hillcrest Road, Cary, was charged Tuesday, March 5, with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane use.

8POLICE REPORTS Lake in the Hills • Osvaldo R. Unzueta-Juarez, 28, 673 Anderson Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged Friday, March 1, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while license suspended, driving with a breath-alcohol content of more than 0.08, disregarding a stop sign, failure to give a signal and

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• WATER Continued from page B1 most cost-effective and expedient plan.

Now the villages are in the financing phase of the project. For the communities involved, the construction cost will come from special service area bonds funded by property taxes, Loffredo said.

The share each community will pay for the project is based on population size, Loffredo said. The average household will pay $40 more a month for water. That number includes any additional property tax.

“Costs will be phased in over a number of years. It won’t hit everyone all at once,” he said.

Richard Hill, chairman of the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency and mayor of Round Lake Beach, said the new agency members still are being finalized and that the individual communities would pay for the main

8OBITUARIES FLORENCE C. ARSENTY Born: Aug. 23, 1917; in Crystal Lake Died: April 5, 2013; in Walworth, Wis. HARVARD – Florence C. Arsenty, 95, of Harvard, died Friday, April 5, 2013, at The Golden Years of Walworth in Walworth, Wis. She was born Aug. 23, 1917, in Crystal Lake, to Herman and Hulda (Pinnow) Schulz. She married Peter A. Arsenty on May 9, 1943, in Crystal Lake. He died April 23, 1985.

For 42 years, Florence worked for the Crystal Lake Herald, which later became the Northwest Herald. She originally was a linotype operator but as technology changed, ended her career creating ads on computers. Florence was well known for her excellent proofreading skills.

She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Harvard and enjoyed crocheting and gardening.

Survivors include three children, Richard P. Arsenty of Harvard, Robert E. (Virignia) Arsenty of Ellsinore, Mo., and Rogene A. (John) Kyle of Harvard; six grandchildren, Nicole and Andrea (Scott Kilty) Kyle, Peter F., William (Jamie), Neil (Stephanie) and Robert Jr. (Sandra) Arsenty; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers, Charles and Robery Schulz; and a sister, Lucile Knaack.

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 8, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Tuesday, April 9, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Steve Sward officiating. Interment will be in McHenry County Memorial Park in Woodstock.

Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1601 Garfield St., Harvard, IL 60033; or Hospice.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400. Sign the online guest book at saundersmcfarlin.net.

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WILLIAM ‘BILL’ BIETY EARLY Born: Dec. 25, 1946; in Geneva Died: April 2, 2013; in McHenry McHenry – William “Bill” Biety Early, 66, of McHenry, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at home surrounded by family.

He was born Dec. 25, 1946, in Geneva, to Gordon Lauder and Margaret Elizabeth (Biety) Early.

On April 12, 1980, he married Karen Louise Brooks at the Presbyterian Church in Wheaton.

When Bill graduated from Loyola, his first job was teaching history at Gordon Tech., Chicago, eventually becoming Dean of Students.

Bill was a devoted husband and

line to the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency as well as connecting their water towers to the main line.

“Fresh water will continue to be a scarcer commodity and this will provide those communities with water from one of the top quality water plants in the world,” Hill said.

Loffredo said Antioch and Fox Lake dropped out of the project because the agency did not have the capacity for them.

Hill said Antioch may have options with other agencies in Waukegan and that the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency may reevaluate their capacity after the project is completed.

Right now, each community treats its own water from deep wells. As the deep wells run out, radium concentration gets higher, and the water needs to be treated before it goes into the pipe.

Loffredo said, “In a do-nothing scenario, if we continue as we are, the costs of treating radium and creating addition-

al deep wells is substantially greater than if we do this [Lake Michigan water] project right now.

“The water from CLCJAWA will be the highest quality water you can receive from state-of-the-art technology,” Loffredo said. “If all deadlines are met, Lake Michigan water will be coming out of the faucet by 2017.”

The Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency includes the communities of Grayslake, Gurnee, Lake Bluff, Libertyville, Mundelein, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach and unincorporated parts of Lake County. Hill said the project will not cost anything to those communities.

“For many years, CLCJAWA was not admitting new customers,” he said. “With new technology changes such as toilets and shower heads that use less water, we were able to lower our projections for water use and realized we had the resources to add new members.”

cherished time with his grandchildren.

He was a senior roofing consultant who took pride in his job and was very active and took leadership roles in his professional organization, RCI Inc. Bill loved animals and in one phase of his life, he was the shelter manager for the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society and served as a docent for the Lincoln Park Zoo. When he and Karen moved to McHenry, they became active volunteers with wildlife animal rescue, education and rehabilitation through the McHenry County Conservation District Wildlife Center and Wildlife In Need.

Bill was licensed through the U.S. Federal Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, which enabled him to keep and maintain several raptors for educational purposes.

Bill was also very active in the McHenry County Emergency Management Association (EMA) and had volunteered since 2000.

He served in many areas, starting as a radio/communications operator, then assisting with Dive Rescue, Weather Spotting and was particularly involved with Search and Rescue.

Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Karen Early of McHenry; his children, Christopher (Janie) Early of Irrigon, Ore., and Josh (Elizabeth) Early of Iron Mountain, Mich.; five grandchildren, Liam, August, Mallory, Elizabeth and Joshua; his father, Gordon L. Early of Evanston; brothers and sisters, Robert (Traudel) Early of Watsonville, Calif., Margaret Blair of Bluffton, S.C., Catherine (Virginia) Early of Macomb and Carol (Brian) Cooney of Evanston; and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret Biety Early; and brother-in-law, Donald Blair.

The visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral service at 1 p.m.

Friday, April 12, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. Interment will be private.

Memorials may be directed to McHenry County Emergency Management Association or the Wildlife Rescue organization of the donor’s choice.

For information, call Colonial Funeral Home at 815-385-0063 or visit www.colonialmchenry.com.

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Jennifer is survived by her loving parents, John and Linda Deady; daughter, Ella Edgerton; siblings, Linda Morgan, John (Victoria) Edgerton, Patrick Deady, Jason (Katie) Edgerton, Jared Edgerton, James Edgerton, Sharon Bathlon and Carolyn Dodge; father, James Edgerton; grandmother, Delia Floyd; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and dear friends.

A celebration of life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at Retro Bistro, 1746 W. Golf Road, Mount Prospect. The phone number is 847-439-2424.

In lieu of flowers, make memorial donations to The Friends Fund, P.O. Box 2593, Crystal Lake, IL 60039.

For information, contact Davenport Family Funeral Home at 847381-3411. For online condolences, visit www.davenportfamily.com.

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GEORGE R. HAINES Born: Sept. 7, 1928; in Linn Township, Wis. Died: March 31, 2013; in Lake Geneva, Wis. TWIN LAKE, Wis. – George R. Haines, 84, of Twin Lakes, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at Geneva Lake Manor in Lake Geneva, Wis. He was born Sept. 7, 1928, in Linn Township, Wis., the son of the late Lee and Iva (Sutton) Haines. On June 9, 1952, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Lockwood. George served in the U.S. Air Force. George enjoyed walking outside and watching old western movies and NASCAR races.

George is survived by his wife, Marilyn; five children, Annette Szczepkowski, George (Mary) Haines, Jerry (Lisa) Haines, Steve Haines and Mari-Lyn (Mike) Lobinsky; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He is further survived by his sister, Lucy Young; and his brother, Lee Haines.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Calvary Congregational United Church of Christ, 1511 Wilmot Ave., Twin Lakes. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the services. The Haines family would like to extend a Heartfelt thank you to everyone at Gentiva Hospice and the staff of Geneva Lake Manor for all of the care that George has received.

Online condolences can be made at www.haaselockwoodfhs.com.

The Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home and Crematory of Twin Lakes, is assisting the family.

For information, call the funeral home at 262-877-3013.

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CHRISTEL JANULAITIS Born: Jan. 22, 1934; in Remscheid, Germany Died: April 1, 2013; in Barrington McHENRY – Surrounded by her loving family, Christel Janulaitis, 79, of McHenry, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, from non-Hodgkin

lymphoma at JourneyCare Hospice in Barrington.

She was born Jan. 22, 1934, in Remscheid, Germany, and met the love of her life, Vydas T. Janulaitis, on April 1, 1952, in Augsburg, Germany, and was later married on July 22, 1953.

Christel and Vydas raised their family in Chicago, later moving to the McHenry area. After 25 years of dedicated service, she retired from a supervisory position at Combined Insurance Company located in Chicago.

She is survived by her husband, Vydas; her daughters, Vida (Jim) Krug, Donna (Gary) Carpenter and Gigi (Joe) Radcliffe; a son, Vydas Tony Jr.; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Herta and Paul Bohlscheid.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to JourneyCare Hospice, 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010.

A loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, she will be missed by all.

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MARY JO JOHNSON Born: May 27, 1924; in Hartland Died: April 4, 2013; in Marengo MARENGO – Mary Jo Johnson, 88, of Marengo, passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, April 4, 2013, after a brief stay at the Florence Nursing Home in Marengo.

Mary was born in Hartland on May 27, 1924, the daughter of Anthony and Margaret (Mundel) Wolf. She attended Catholic school in Chicago and later graduated from Harvard High School.

She married Eric (Al) Johnson on July 6, 1946, who preceded her in death in 1992.

In addition to being a full-time wife and mother, Mary worked for most of her life at a variety of jobs from her early years waitressing at Shady Lane and during World War II at the Chemical Fuse Plant in Huntley, and later for a brief time at Arnold Engineering. During her years as

a young working mother, she was employed at Lindsey’s Drug Store, and even once owned and operated the Marengo Café. However, Mary’s final and most rewarding employment was the work she did for the Marengo Union Funeral Home for more than 20 years under the ownership of John Freund. Mary offered comfort to all of the many families whose loved ones had passed. She helped with everything from making coffee for the visitations to fielding telephone calls at all hours of the day and night, from working with the local florist to helping the drivers who delivered the caskets to the funeral home.

Mary always had a smile, a listening ear, a comforting word, and a helping hand for everyone she met and for whoever needed her at any given moment. But best of all, Mary undoubtedly possessed one of the most wonderful senses of humor that all who met her quickly came to appreciate. Most especially her sons and grandchildren will miss her along with all of her loving family, as well as friends and all those who encountered her during her long, wonderful, and beautiful life. Mary was a life-long and active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Marengo and a member of the choir.

She is survived by her sons, Allen Curtiss (Deitra Kamholz) Johnson of Plano, TX, and Robert Charles Johnson of Georgetown, TX; three grandchildren, Zachary Johnson of Portland, Ore., Justin Johnson of Denton, TX, and Melissa Johnson of Austin, TX; a brother, George (Doloris) Wolf of Marengo; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her youngest son, William A. Johnson in 2009; a brother, Charles Wolf in 1998; and a sister in infancy.

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Fredrick Funeral Home, 284 Park St., Hampshire, and from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, until the funeral Mass celebration at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 323 N. Taylor St., Marengo. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery Marengo.

In lieu of flowers, Masses would be appreciated. For information, call the funeral home at 847-683-2711.

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Florence C. Arsenty: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 8, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Tuesday, April 9, at the funeral home. Interment will be in McHenry County Memorial Park in Woodstock. For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400.

Marian Jean Hyre Clifton (nee Hay): There will be an open house from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, honoring Jean’s memory at the Del Webb Prairie Lodge (main entrance), 12900 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley. All friends and family are welcome.

Jennifer A. Edgerton: A celebration of life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at Retro Bistro, 1746 W. Golf Road, Mount Prospect, 847-439-2424. For

information, call the funeral home at 847-381-3411.

Christel Janulaitis: A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 13, at Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry.

Mary Jo Johnson: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Fredrick Funeral Home, 284 Park St., Hampshire, and from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, until the funeral Mass celebration at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 323 N. Taylor St., Marengo. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery Marengo.

Gerald R. Olson: The visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary.

Funeral service will be at 3 p.m.

Monday, April 8, at the funeral home. For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817.

Duane D. Palmer: The visitation

will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. Services will be private.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400.

Richard Presz: Family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Cox Funeral Home, 1376 High St., Wadsworth (1 mile North of I-76 on Rt. 94).

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 260 Broad St., Wadsworth. Interment with military honors will follow at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.

Harland F. Roettiger: A memorial visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the memorial service at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 7, at K.K. Hamsher Funeral Home, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Road, Fox Lake. Call the funeral home at 847-587-2100.

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PATRICK DONALD MCQUILLIN Born: Nov. 29, 1921; in Gary, Ind. Died: April 4, 2013; in Woodstock RINGWOOD – Patrick Donald McQuillin, 91, of Ringwood, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at JourneyCare in Woodstock.

He was born Nov. 29, 1921, in Gary, Ind., to Phillip and Janice (Opal) McQuillin. On Nov. 6, 1943, he married Marie L. Voegtle at St. Philomena Church in Chicago.

Patrick was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II. Previously of Homewood, Patrick moved to Ringwood in 1974. Early in his career Patrick drove a taxi in the south suburban area, he had owned a grocery store and worked for Acme Steel. He later worked in municipal government for Homewood and then as a superintendent for Crystal Lake Sewer and Water.

He retired in 1982.

Patrick enjoyed fishing, gardening, tending to his yard and lawn, and growing fruit to make wine.

Survivors include his wife, Marie of 69 years; four children, Michele (Karl) Weisenberger, Patti (Michael) Przybyla, Steven (Deborah) McQuillin and Leslie (Martin) Nuss; 10 grandchildren, Jenna (Sidney) Strombach, Eileen (David) Sussland, Lydia (Spencer) Pope, Kimberly (Mark) Lask, Stephen (Tara) McQuillin, Michael (Megan) McQuillin, Katie (Brandon) Tushkowski, Jon (Samantha) Nuss, Anthony Nuss and Robert Nuss; and 14 great-grandchildren, William, Andrew, Jacob,Trevor, Ethan, Ian, Maya, Emily, Owen, Olivia, Isla, Samuel, Ayden and Corbin.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Phyllis and Janice.

The visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until noon Saturday, April 13, at Justen’s Wonder Lake Funeral Home, 7611 Hancock Drive, Wonder Lake. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Christ The King Catholic Church, 5006 E. Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake. Interment will be in Christ The King Cemetery, Wonder Lake.

For those wishing to send an expression of condolence, the family suggests memorials to JourneyCare (formerly Hospice of Northeastern Illinois).

For information, call the funeral home at 815-728-0233 or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an online condolence message for his family.

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Interment with military honors will follow at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.

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MARENGO – Ilse Russo, 82, of Marengo, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013, at her home.

Born June 7, 1930, in Germany, the daughter of Erich and Ilsie (Mons) Plaumbaum. She married Giovanni Russo on March 26, 1964, in Wuppertal, Germany.

She is survived by her husband, Giovanni of Marengo; son, Bernardo (Stefanie) Russo of Marengo; three grandchildren, Andrea, Giovanni and Amadeus Russo; and sister, Brundhilde Wegner of Germany.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Erika Plaumbaum.

Private services were held.

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Died: April 6, 2013; in McHenry McHENRY – Raymond Pieroni, 89, of McHenry, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, at his home.

He was one of the former owner of Bimbo’s Restaurant on Riverside Drive in McHenry.

Arrangements are pending with Justen Funeral Home and Crematory. A full obituary will appear in Monday’s Northwest Herald.

RICHARD PRESZ Died: April 4, 2013 WADSWORTH, Ohio – Richard Presz passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013.

He was hubby to Rae; daddy to Jessica and Amanda; Jaj to Rachel and Paige; and father-in-law to James and Mike (deceased).

He was preceded in death by his parents, Piotr and Wiktoria; and his brothers, Bolek, Henyk and Bogus.

He will be missed by those who called him brother (Genia and Mary), brother-in-law, uncle, godfather, papa Presz, big Presz, mentor and friend. He enjoyed life to the fullest and was a man rarer than his steaks and with a wit drier than his martinis.

Irreplaceable, he will be missed. K. Family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Cox Funeral Home, 1376 High St., Wadsworth (1 mile North of I-76 on Rt. 94). Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 260 Broad St., Wadsworth, with Fr. Joseph Labak as celebrant.

ILSE RUSSO Born: June 7, 1930; in Germany Died: March 30, 2013; in Marengo

PAUL STASZAK Born: March 5, 1966; in Chicago Died: March 31, 2013 CRYSTAL LAKE – Paul A. Staszak, 47, of Crystal Lake, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013.

He was born March 5, 1966, in Chicago.

He enjoyed fishing, cooking, the Bears and especially spending time with his son.

Survivors include his wife, Julie; his son, Allen; his parents, Jerome and Sandra Staszak; a brother, Mike (Tracy) and nephews, Jack and Matt; his in-laws, Mary and Russell Griffith of Johnstown, Pa.; sisters- and brothers-in-laws and their families, Russell (Maria) Griffith, Julianne and Alyssa, Nancy (Bradley) Sinclair, Amy, Emberly Sinclair, Tyler Sinclair, Greg (Lisa) Griffith, Jeff Griffith, Hellen (Tom)

Strushensky, Anthony Strushensky and Amanda Rapp; and many other relatives and friends.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Friday, April 5, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

In lieu of flowers, memorials for his son Allen’s education would be greatly appreciated, and may be sent to Baxter BCU Credit Union, 415 S. Main St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Please indicate for Allen Staszak’s education fund.

Arrangements were made by Davenport Family Funeral Home, Crystal Lake. For information, call 815-459-3411.

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DORIS LOUISE THEEL Born: April 28, 1921; in Chicago Died: April 1, 2013; in Round Lake Beach McHENRY – Doris Louise Theel, 91, of McHenry, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at Hillcrest Nursing Center in Round Lake Beach.

She was born April 28, 1921, in Chicago, to Herbert F. and Charlotte (Pol) Doerschner.

Doris was a dog groomer in McHenry Township for many years.

She was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist in McHenry.

She enjoyed the companionship of her dogs, Buddy and Tulip.

Survivors include her stepchildren, Denise Morjal Rempert of Fox Lake and Scott (Mary) Theel of Antioch; stepgrandchildren, Tracy Morjal, Dan (Amy) Morjal and Curtis Theel; four stepgreat-grandchildren; sister, Shirley Doerschner of Sun City, Ariz.; sister-in-law, Gloria Doerschner of Des Plaines; and nephews, Dave and Dan Doerschner.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter P. Theel; and a brother, Roy Doerschner.

Services and interment were private for the family.

Memorials may be made in her memory to Vitas Hospice or ASPCA. For information contact Colonial Funeral Home at 815-385-0063 or www.colonialmchenry.com Sign the guest book at www.

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Candidates battle for highway commissioner • GRAFTON Continued from page B1 create a cooperative relationship with whomever is elected to the Grafton board.

He also would end “the senseless spending” on lawsuits between the supervisor, trustees and township officials that is estimated to have cost township taxpayers more than $600,000.

Kearns has been campaigning with a slate of other independent candidates for trustee, highway commissioner and assessor, who have branded themselves as wanting to “Restore Grafton Township.”

Coming off her primary win, Fender has said she would get the township’s fiscal house in order, oversee the completion of audits and end the frivolous spending on lawsuits.

Fender, who currently serves as a Huntley trustee, also has highlighted her experience as a community organizer and public servant during her run for supervisor.

She wrote in her candidate questionnaire that she would want to revamp township services, such as the senior bus service, and bring back the township job center to help residents find work.

“The voters of Grafton Township have a chance to make a change, a change to-

ward normalcy and cooperation,” Fender wrote. “It’s time to start helping people make a difference.”

Fender already has backed Republicans Betty Zirk and Robert Wagner, and independent Marcella “Marci” Gordon for trustee.

Zirk is the only incumbent seeking re-election to the Grafton board, and Gordon is running separately from the Restore Grafton Township slate.

The three candidates are part of a crowded field of Republicans and independents seeking four trustee spots.

The Restore Grafton Township slate includes Tamara Lueth, Joseph Holtorf and Dan Ziller Jr. Other Republican candidates include Carol Williams and David Moore, who is Linda Moore’s husband and successfully ran as a write-in candidate during the primary.

The other contested races features no incumbents.

Timothy Hoeft, who is a part of the Restore Grafton Township group, battles Republican Tom Poznanski for highway commissioner.

Terra Jensen, also a part of the Independent slate, faces Republican Al Zielinski for assessor.

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AL BOHRER TRACK AND FIELD INVITATIONAL

C-G edges Belvidere to repeat as champion Trojans’ depth in sprints on display in own invitational

By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com CARY – There is a high level of expectation for Cary-Grove’s boys track and field team regarding any 400 meters races.

It does not matter who happens to be running the race that day, the Trojans figure the 400 and 4x400 relay are theirs.

C-G displayed its sprint depth Saturday in the Al Bohrer Track and Field Invitational when its best two Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com 400 runners – Michael Gleeson and Cary-Grove’s Ricky Hurley competes in shot put during Saturday’s Al Bohrer Track and Alex Bussan – finished second and Field Invitational on Saturday in Cary. The sophomore won the shot put and discus for third in the 200, meaning neither was the Trojans, who edged Belvidere by eight points to repeat as winner of the meet. available for the last race, the 4x400.

PREDATORS AT BLACKHAWKS, 6 P.M. TODAY, CSN, AM-720

By JEFF ARNOLD When Jeremy Morin’s phone rang at 11:30 on a Friday night and Rockford IceHogs general manager Mark Bernard’s number appeared on Caller ID, he figured the news couldn’t be all bad.

Sudden change is part of life when you’re a 21-year-old prospect in the American Hockey League. While learning the ropes of being a pro is the primary focus, Morin has discovered that in this line of work, it doesn’t pay to try to settle into a normal routine.

So he learned that the Blackhawks had requested his services for the third time in his three years with the organization, Morin packed a bag not knowing exactly when he would return. Within a few hours, Morin was on the team’s flight to Detroit, where he scored on his first shot in a 7-1 win over the Red Wings.

Three days and two games later, though, Morin’s latest NHL stint was over, returning him back to the minors and back to a life of trying to prove himself.

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No problem. Daniel Speer, Jared Fullerton, Michael Saxon and Joey Klawitter put the finishing touch on the meet with a first-place finish as the Trojans repeated as champions of their own meet with 123 points, eight ahead of second-place Belvidere North.

“We knew we won this meet last year and wanted to do a repeat,” Klawtitter said. “We knew this was our best event, so we wanted to go out and get it.”

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The 4x400 team was aware of C-G’s six-point lead over North in the team standings heading into the final race. North would have needed to finish three spots ahead of C-G to tie the Trojans. They were not going to let that happen. Klawitter held off North’s Jesse Laseman in the anchor leg to win in 3:38, threetenths of a second ahead of the Blue Thunder.

Speer and Saxon are sophomores, and Fullerton and Klawitter are juniors.

“I told them, ‘The meet could come down to this race,’ ” Trojans coach Layne Holter said. “ ‘This is your moment to make a statement.

Right now, get the wind out of your mind and get after it.’ We have some depth there (in the 400) and some guys who want to earn a spot. We try and foster that a little bit.”

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MONDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: (1) LOUISVILLE VS. (4) MICHIGAN, 8 P.M., CBS

“Obviously, you try not to think about that going up, but it’s always in the back of your mind,” Morin said Thursday, two days after being sent back to Rockford, the Hawks’ top minor league affiliate.

“You’re focused on going up there and trying to make the most of it.”

Morin and IceHogs linemate Jimmy Hayes were the latest in what’s been a long list of players who have spent time this season in both Rockford and Chicago. While AHL franchises are designed to groom young talent, the combination of a lockout-shortened NHL season and injuries to Hawks mainstays such as Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp have created more movement between the Hawks and the IceHogs.

Seven IceHogs have spent time with the Hawks this season, including five who remain on the active roster.

Left winger Brandon Saad has given the Hawks a recent offensive boost playing on the Hawks’ first line in Hossa’s absence.

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Michigan players react after defeating Syracuse, 61-56, in Saturday night’s second national semifinal game in Atlanta.

MICHIGAN PREVAILS Wolverines will meet Louisville in Monday night’s championship game

By BARRY SVRLUGA The Washington Post

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Blackhawks left wing Jeremy Morin (left) celebrates his goal with teammate Daniel Carcillo (right) as Red Wings right wing Jordin Tootoo skates away in the first period on March 31 in Detroit. Morin has bounced back and forth several times between the Hawks and the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.

ATLANTA – Trey Burke has won nearly every player of the year award in existence, and he managed seven points.

Tim Hardaway Jr. is the son of a former NBA star, a lethal shooter, and he missed 12 of 16 attempts from the floor.

Nik Stauskas hits nearly 45 percent of his 3-pointers, and he clanked away all five of his shots.

Those portions of Michigan’s resumé from Saturday night’s national semifinal should have meant doom, particularly be-

cause Syracuse has burrowed its way into the heads of so many opponents over the past month with its unrelenting defense.

But what gave the Wolverines a 6156 victory over the Orange – and put Michigan in Monday night’s national championship game against Louisville at the Georgia Dome – was their uncanny versatility. Pick a character, and he provided something.

Mitch McGary, the freshman forward who started only his seventh game, scored 10 points and muscled his way to 12 rebounds – and that doesn’t get to his deft passing in the middle of

Syracuse’s zone.

Glenn Robinson III, another son of a former NBA star, scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

And the Wolverines (31-7), a team that averages better than 77 points a game, somehow ground out a victory over the Orange (30-10), who got the pace they wanted, struggled much of the night on offense – yet pulled within one with 40 seconds left.

But when Brandon Triche, a fouryear starting guard, drove the lane trailing by two, Michigan forward Jordan Morgan stepped in and took a charge, fouling out Triche in the process. But because Jon Horford only made 1 of 2 free throws, Syracuse had one more chance with 15 seconds left.

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NHL: Nashville at Blackhawks, 6 p.m., CSN The Hawks beat the Predators, 1-0, to improve to 12-0-1 against the Central Division this season and moved closer to clinching the playoff berth. Both teams are back at it today at the United Center.

A 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold for more than $2.1 million at auction.

The T206 card, originally released by the American Tobacco Co., went for $2,105,770.50 in an online sale, Goldin Auctions said Saturday.

Only three women have been named The Associated Press basketball player of the year award in consecutive seasons. They are: 1. Brittney Griner of Baylor 2. Seimone Augustus of LSU 3. Chamique Holdsclaw of Tennessee

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FACE OFF Abby Kissack School: Marengo Year: Junior Sport: Softball

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his is a pretty good indicator of Carlos Marmol’s start to the season for the Cubs. On Thursday, the 30-yearold closer allowed two earned runs in one inning – and his ERA actually dropped from 27.00 to 20.25. Sports editor Jon Styf and columnist Tom Musick discuss:

1. What would your walk-up song be?

“Back in Black” by AC/DC.

2. Which of your teammates makes you laugh?

I’m myself and I’m not afraid to be myself. I’m very loud and I’m outgoing and I’m

Stephanie Cartwright because she’s always making weird faces and doing impressions of teammates and TV characters. She’s always cracking jokes.

bubbly and I put myself out there. I’m all or nothing and I’m polar opposites with everything that I do. It’s what makes me who I am. I like the fact that when I get in the cage, I’m a completely different person and it’s like that animalistic side takes over. It’s almost like I’m outside of my body. But I’m a very emotional person. I’m a girl and I’m sensitive and I think a lot and I get sad and I let dumb little things bother me. But once it’s weigh-in time, fight time, that switch gets flipped and that completely other side comes out.

I’m different than most fighters because most fighters think they have to be like that all the time. They have to be tough like that. They can’t be vulnerable and I’m very vulnerable because I have a big heart. I wear my heart on my sleeve and I do let my emotions get the most of me and I do care about the people around me and I do care about what people say.

3. How much did you spend on your glove?

I have three gloves, a first baseman’s mitt, a catcher’s mitt and a regular glove. My first baseman’s and catcher’s mitts were about $60, my regular mitt was about $50.

4. What’s your favorite baseball movie?

“Trouble with the Curve.”

What was an embarrassing moment of your

5. high school career?

Last year when I ran into our right fielder, Reed Karsten, and she made me fly through the air. It looked bad, but we both walked it off.

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Collin Ridout School: Johnsburg Year: Junior Sport: Soccer, basketball and baseball

1. What would your walk-up song be?

“A Milli” by Lil Wayne.

2. Which of your teammates makes you laugh?

Danny Kosel. We have this handshake before each game that’s really funny and it gets me in the right mood to play baseball every time.

3. How much did you spend on your glove?

I spent about $250 to have it custom made. It’s a Wilson A2000 Hanley Ramirez edition with his initials on it. I get the same one every time I get a new one.

4. What’s your favorite baseball movie?

“The Sandlot.”

What was an embarrassing moment of your

5. high school career?

I forgot my cleats earlier this year, I left them at the hotel in Jacksonville, and I had to wear assistant coach [Mike] Maloney’s. He wears size 14s, his feet are huge.

He said, “Here, slip them on.”

Parker Harold School: Crystal Lake Central Year: Senior Sport: Golf, baseball

1. What would your walk-up song be?

“The Show Goes On” by Lupe Fiasco.

2. Which of your teammates makes you laugh?

Daniel Leverenz. He’s hilarious, just really goofy and immature.

3. How much did you spend on your glove?

I play first base and third base, combined probably $200. I have a Nokoa first baseman’s mitt and Easton infielder’s glove.

4.

What’s your favorite baseball movie?

“The Sandlot.”

5.

Felice Herrig in the world’s No. 5-ranked women’s straweight fighter. She’s coming off a split decision victory over Heather Clark at Bellator 94. But Herrig also has become the target of fellow female fighters because of looks that recently landed her on the cover of MMA Uncaged magazine and that has her pointing to an acting career.

What was an embarrassing moment of your high school career?

Last year, I was showing pitching technique in front of the freshmen and slipped and fell in front of them. They didn’t laugh much, I think they were probably scared of me.

Musick: Whenever I throw a paper airplane, I have no idea as to where it will land. Sometimes it nosedives, sometimes it hooks hard to the left, and sometimes it catches too much air and loops behind my head. Do you think Carlos Marmol feels the same way when he throws a baseball?

Styf: Marmol thinks he’s good, and he’s one of the few. But he has to think that. Clearly someone in management does too. In reality, they’re trying to build up some trade value with him. It’s not working. I’ll make the obvious statement that Kyuji Fujikawa is the team’s best closer. It’s just a matter of time until he’s doing it.

Musick: I say we start an online petition. We could call it something like “Fujikawa Now-a!” You’re probably right about the Cubs wanting to boost Marmol’s trade value, which is pretty foolish on their part. Marmol can’t locate the strike zone, which is obvious to anyone who can locate a Cubs game on their TV set.

Styf: I don’t have cable and I still can find it on my TV. Which brings me to Monday’s home opener. My favorite pitcher (sarcasm), Edwin Jackson, is throwing. I predict this is the day his Cubs career begins to unravel. He and Marmol can get packaged in a trade for bats. You know that happened once? And six months later the player was found dead, reportedly of a heroin overdose.

Musick: Yeesh, this conversation took a dark turn. Hopefully Marmol follows Nancy Reagan’s advice to “just say no,” but I would be surprised if he still has the closer role by next month. I also would be surprised if he is pitching for the Cubs after the trade deadline. I do know one thing. If I’m ever sitting atop a dunk tank, I hope someone with Marmol’s accuracy is firing throws at the target.

Styf: The Cubs need pitching.

They need it now, next year and the year after that. They are putting together a good base of a lineup, but the good teams have good pitching as well. That needs to be solved, now. Quick fixes there usually backfire. Right Yankees?

Musick: With that comment, Kevin Youkilis just twisted his ankle and CC Sabathia just blew out his elbow.

Girls are girls and girls are always catty.

The reality is that I’m doing well for myself and it’s not even my looks in general [that brings comments from other female fighters]. I use my looks to promote me. It’s kind of like I’m a fitness model in a way and a lot of girls are like, ‘Why does she get that and I don’t?’ But I’m ranked No. 5 in the world and I have substance. I’m not just all looks.

But because I get attention, girls want to say, ‘Oh, she’s only getting attention because of her looks.’ I do so much with it, but to me, it’s not about the looks. This is a business and I’m an entertainer. Not just an athlete. My only job isn’t to go out there and just fight.

I think I’m definitely one of the pioneers for the sport, but I think it will take a while for the sport to evolve into opening up [women’s] divisions for different weight classes and I probably won’t be in the sport then. I don’t want to say I don’t see myself fighting for much longer but I’ve dedicated my whole life to it. I’ve been fighting for 10 years and I’ve always wanted to be an actress.

That’s the way I see the rest of my career going.

It’s never bothered me to get punched in the face or beat up. But after a while, it takes a wear and tear on your body.

I’m Just Saying is a regular Sunday feature.

If there’s someone you’d like to see featured, email me at jarnold@ shawmedia.com or send me a message on Twitter @NWH_ JeffArnold.

Felice Herrig was born in Buffalo Grove and works out with Jeff Curran at Team Curran Mixed Martial Arts in Crystal Lake.

Photo courtesy of Felice Herrig

8SPORTS SHORTS MCC baseball extends winning streak to 15 with double The McHenry County College baseball team extended their winning streak to 15 games with a double header sweep against Morton College on Saturday in Crystal Lake.

The Scots (18-3) won 5-2 in the first game and then 12-2 in five innings.

Kyle Gizynski homered for MCC in the first game, and Adam Enwiya hit a two

run homer in the second game.

Nick Richter stole two bases for the Scots to bring his total on the year to 30.

Griner open to NBA tryout after Mavs owner’s offer NEW ORLEANS – Brittney Griner is ready to take Mark Cuban up on his offer to draft her.

The Baylor star says she’s open to an NBA tryout after the WNBA season ends.

The two-time AP player of the year said she first heard of Cuban’s comments from friends. She jumped on Twitter to start reading up on what the Mavericks owner said.

Besides drafting her, Cuban mentioned Griner playing in the NBA summer league. Griner shot that idea down, saying she was totally focused on playing in the WNBA. She’s expected to be the first overall pick by

the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA draft April 15.

Armstrong asks court to dismiss SCA lawsuit AUSTIN, Texas – Lance Armstrong has asked a Texas court to dismiss a lawsuit by a Dallas promotions company seeking repayment of more than $12 million in bonuses paid for winning the Tour de France.

SCA Promotions sued Armstrong and his manager, Bill Stapleton, in state district court in Dallas in February. It contends Armstrong committed fraud by using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France seven times.

SCA paid Armstrong’s team management company Tailwind Sports for several of those victories, which now have been stripped away.

– Staff, wire reports

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ROCKFORD EAST SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

Gauger’s slam caps CL South’s 3-0 day Gators score 43 total runs in 16 innings

By MAUREEN LYNCH sportsdesk@nwherald.com ROCKFORD – Lauren Gauger wasn’t sure what happened to the ball when it left her bat Saturday during Crystal Lake South’s softball game against Rockford Boylan. Gauger only knew she had to run.

The Crystal Lake South sophomore took the second

pitch she saw in the top of the third inning into deep left field, dropped her bat and bolted toward first, which is when she heard the screaming. Gauger’s shot cleared the fence by about three feet, cleared the bases and put the Gators firmly in control en route to a 16-0 drubbing of the Titans in the second game of the Rockford East Tournament.

The grand slam, Gauger’s first ever, accounted for four of the 43 total runs the Gators plated in three games and 16 innings of ball Saturday.

South finished 3-0, beating Durand, 14-3, in five innings, the host E-Rabs, 13-0, in six in-

nings, and the Titans in five.

There was a 1-hour, 25-minute time limit on all games.

“I was just trying to be relaxed up there and have a clean swing,” said Gauger, who had seven RBIs on Saturday. “The pitch was a little slow, so I just tried to stay back. I didn’t know where it went; I just ran and then [coach Scott Busam] was like, ‘Go, go.’ ” Hampshire and Marian Central each went 2-1 in the tournament and enjoyed similar breakthroughs. Bats came alive consistently for the first time this season despite a relentless wind from the west, and runs came early and often.

GIRLS ROUNDUP

McHenry rallies, wins in 9th NORTHWEST HERALD It took nine innings for McHenry to defeat Wauconda, 4-3, in the opening game of a softball doubleheader Saturday, but the Warriors came back with an 11-1, five-inning rout in the second game.

Trailing, 3-0, heading into the bottom of the seventh, McHenry scored three runs to send the game to extra innings. Alex Martens, the Warriors’ freshman leadoff hitter, had the game tying hit in the seventh and the game-winning hit in the ninth.

Warriors coach John DiFrancesca said it’s tough depending on freshmen, but Martens makes it easy. ”[Martens’] just cool calm and collected,” DiFrancesca said. “For a freshman, she’s mature beyond her years.”

Kristin Koepke got a complete-game win for McHenry and struck out 10. She faced only seven batters in the last two innings.

In the second game, the Warriors plated seven runs in the fifth to get the slaughter-rule victory. DiFrancesca said his team started to hit better in the fifth and sixth innings and then everything came together in the seventh.

double to help Marengo defeat LaSalle Peru, 1-0, and Millidgeville, 6-4.

Cary-Grove 1, Grant 0 (8 inn.): At Cary, Lindsay Efflandt struck out 14 in an eight-inning shutout for the Trojans. Also for C-G, Sarah Leudo had the lone RBI. Freeport tournament: At Freeport, Marengo went 1-2 on the day, defeating Freeport, 121, and University High, 5-3, but falling to Metamora, 8-2.

Veronica Ruelius drove in five runs on three hits with two runs scored over three games for the Indians (6-5), with Abby Kissack and Stephanie Cartwright recording at least one hit in each game.

Leyden Invitational: A t Franklin Park, Jacobs defeated Leyden, 15-3, in five innings, but fell to Glenbrook North, 6-5, in six innings.

Alyssa Lach went 6 for 8, with a home run and a double for the Golden Eagles (4-3).

SOCCER Huntley 1, Maine South 0: At Huntley, Alyssa Kaufman scored on an assist from Abby Noreen for the Red Raiders (61-1) in a nonconference win.

Woodstock 2, Belvidere 1:

At Belvidere, Anna Lopatin scored two second-half goals Woodstock North 8, Badger for the Blue Streaks in a non(Wis.) 1: At Woodstock, Rebec- conference win.

Richmond-Burton 6, Marenca Einspahr did not give up an earned run and Brian Romine go 0: At Marengo, Amanda drove in three runs for the Thun- Hoglund and Halley Havlicek each scored two goals for the der in a nonconference win.

Huntley 11-12, Hononegah 7-2: Rockets (3-0) in a BNC win.

At Huntley, Jessica Shields was 5 of 8 on the day with three TRACK Holmes Invitational at KaneRBIs for the Red Raiders (5-0) in a nonconference double- land: At Maple Park, Kayla Lawrence placed fifth in the 200 header sweep.

Grayslake North 23-12, Rich- meters (27.71) and Natalie Himmond-Burton 12-6: At Richmond, mel was fifth in the 800 (2:28.51) Taylor Mel homered and drove for Dundee-Crown, which finin three runs in the second game ished 10th with 15 points.

Jennifer Kearns Invitational: At for the Rockets (1-2) in a nonconHuntley, Macy Tramblay won ference doubleheader loss.

Freeport tournament: Megan the triple jump B (32-8½) and the Semro drove in three runs and 300 meter hurdles B in 51.35 to Shae Karsten had an RBI and a lead Huntley to a second-place

finish behind Harlem.

Jennifer Dumoulin won the shot put A (35-5) and discus B (92-9) for Hampshire, which finished fourth.

Marengo’s Katie Adams swept the distance events winning the 3200 A (11:47.7) and the 1600 A (5:28.8).

McHenry was fifth, Crystal Lake South took seventh, Marengo was eighth and Richmond-Burton placed ninth.

Buffalo Grove Invitational: Cary-Grove’s Faith Furio went 17-6¾ in the long jump to break a 35-year-old school record and help the Trojans to first place at the eight-team meet.

C-G finished with 168 points, well ahead of second-place Neuqua Valley with 112.

Furio’s jump beat the former school record set by Lori Evesque, 17-3 set in 1978. Sophomore springer Morgan Schulz won the 100 (11.8) and 200 (25.1) and the Trojans also won the 4x200 and 4x400 relays.

Olivia Roehri (shot put, discus) and Joslyn Nicholson (long and triple jumps) both took a pair of seconds. Freshman Nikki Freeman won the discus.

Don Gooden Invite: At Mendota, Harvard was led by two fourth-place finishes.

Sammy Genz took fourth in the 100 hurdles in 20.36, and Morgan Logan, Jordan Peterson, Jessica Hernandez and Javaneeka Jacobs teamed to take fourth in the 4x800 relay in 11:22.14.

SOCCER Marian Central 7, Guerin 0: At River Grove, Robin Wenzel and Rebecca Turksi each scored two goals for the Hurricanes (1-1, 1-1) in their SCC crossover win.

BADMINTON Maine East Quadrangular: At Park Ridge, McHenry lost to Maine East, 6-1, and, 7-0 to both Conant and Zion-Benton.

Shannon Murray had the lone win against Maine East at No. 2 singles.

BOYS ROUNDUP

Harvard’s Kramer wins 400 BASEBALL CL South 13, Woodstock 0: At Cary-Grove 3, Burlington Cen- Crystal Lake, Garrett Bright Christian Kramer won the tral 1: At Burlington, Andrew doubled and drove in three runs NORTHWEST HERALD

Split struck out 11 in a com- for the Gators in an FVC win. plete-game nonconference win Prairie Ridge 14, Woodstock for the Trojans.

North 4: At Crystal Lake, Matt Richmond-Burton 11, Rockford Furst hit two doubles and got Christian 2: At Rockford, Ryne the win on the mound for the Blanton struck out 15 and Wolves in an FVC win. homered to lead the Rockets Lake Zurich Triangular: At to a Big Northern Conference Lake Zurich, Hampshire dewin. Justin Miller also hom- feated Lake Zurich, 8-2, but fell ered for R-B (2-2, 2-1 BNC). to Notre Dame, 7-3.

Jacobs 6, Johnsburg 3: At AlThe Whips (3-2) were led by gonquin, Danny Vandewalker Dillon Kuhn, who picked up was 2 of 3, and Reilly Peltier the win against Lake Zurch struck out seven for the Golden by giving up two earned runs Eagles (7-1, 1-0) in an FVC win over 5⅔ innings and went 4 over the Skyhawks (2-4, 0-2) for 6 with two runs scored and Huntley 12, Grayslake Central three RBIs in two games.

0: At Huntley, Bryce Only hit three doubles and drove in TENNIS four runs for the Red Raiders Crystal Lake South quadranin an FVC win. gular: The Gators went, 2-1, at Marengo 9-16, Belvidere 4-5: their quad defeating both BartAt Belvidere, Noah Klick hom- lett and DeKalb, 3-2, and losing Gary Johnson Bulldog Relays: ered and drove in three runs to Wheaton Warrenville South, At Riverside, Jacobs tied with for the Indians (1-3) in the first 5-0. Brandon Jarva won at No. Riverside-Brookfield for first game of a nonconference dou- 1 singles against Bartlett and with 86 points, and Woodstock bleheader sweep. In the second teamed with Kyle Devlin to degame, Justin Vogel doubled feat DeKalb at No. 1 doubles. took fourth with 52 points.

The Golden Eagles took and drove in three runs.

Marian Central 7, Belvidere BOYS LACROSSE first in the 4x800 and 4x400 reCL South 15, CL Central 6: At lays. Phil Krueger (discus) and North 1: At Woodstock: Mike Kyle Olesen (high jump) each Koscielniak struck out 10 in Crystal Lake Central, Tyler won individual events for the a complete-game win for the Mortensen scored seven goals Blue Streaks.

Hurricanes. for the Gators in the win.

400 meters for Harvard in 54.66 seconds in the Don Gooden Invitational on Saturday at Mendota.

Kramer also took third in the 200, fifth in the 100 and eighth in the long jump, all point-earning places.

Also for the Hornets, Jorge Pichardo was second in both the 3,200 (10:39.2) and the 1,600 (4:55.88). Harvard freshman Pedro Guzman was right behind Pichardo in the 1,600 to take third (4:59.55).

In the relays, the Hornets took second in the 4x800 in 9:04.75 with Timmy Wiltshire, Guzman, David Anaya and Daniel Kirk.

Harvard took fourth in the 14team invitational with 76 points.

Bureau Valley won with 103.

Marian sophomore Sarah Schaefer also went deep with the bases loaded for the first time in her career, the grand slam coming in the second inning of the Hurricanes’ 111, five-inning victory against IMSA. Schaefer used IMSA pitcher Alexis Currie’s fourth offering to record the two-out bomb and put the Hurricanes ahead 7-0.

In its other games, Marian beat Marquette, 5-3 in five innings, and lost to Rockford East, 13-0, in six.

“I went in with the mindset that I just needed to make contact,” said Schaefer, who was 3 for 6 on the day with the grand

slam, a double and five RBIs. “This time it just worked out well. We all hit today, which was great to see. We were ready to get it going and we did.”

Hampshire is one of few teams with seven games on its season resumé, because of inclement weather has canceled many other schools’ contests.

Despite the extra innings of work, it wasn’t until Saturday that coach Stacey Stepek saw her team play the kind of offense she knows it is capable of playing.

Hampshire put up 24 runs in the first inning of a three-inning game against IMSA in the

Whip-Purs’ final game of the day. The 24 runs are tied for fifth all time in IHSA record books; Winchester posted 24 runs against Jacksonville in 1984, and Sycamore scored 24 runs against St. Charles Valley Lutheran in 1991.

Hampshire also beat Durand, 17-1, in three innings and lost to Boylan, 8-7, in five.

“The girls did a really good job of holding back and being patient,” Stepek said. “We finally got the bats going, and that was really good to see. We needed that.”

Becca Hurst led Hampshire with two home runs and six RBIs in three games.

Trojans’ Gleeson wins 400 and 100 • TRACK INVITE Continued from page C1 Gleeson won the 400 and 100, while sophomore Ricky Hurley won the shot put and discus for the Trojans. Gleeson has been set back by an injury in P.E. class where he bruised his lower back while falling on the base holding up a volleyball net.

“We came out as a team and did real well,” Gleeson said. “I was pleased with how I did. It’s a good start. There’s still a lot of work to do before state.”

Johnsburg took fourth place with 54 points and got a first from sophomore Sam Blankenship in the 300 intermediate hurdles.

Marengo’s Casey Doyle anchored the Indians’ fifth-place 4x800 team, then came back to win the 800. Marengo finished fifth with 49 points.

“I just wanted a reasonable time,” said Doyle, who won in 2:07.1. “The pace was

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Cary Grove’s Michael Gleeson competes in the 100 meters during Saturday’s Al Bohrer Track and Field Invitational in Cary. Gleeson won and the 400 and was second in the 200. really slow at the beginning.

Everything is crammed in at this meet, so there wasn’t a lot of time between the 4x800 and the 800. I was pretty dead and though I’d just get second or third. Then, I realized I could win it in the last part.”

Richmond-Burton junior Corey Prejna won the high jump to lead the Rockets to

sixth with 46 points. Prejna said the winds near 20 mph made jumping difficult.

“The weather wasn’t quite favorable today, but I had a nice time jumping for our first outdoor meet,” Prejna said. “It was a good look at how much room I have to improve and what I can achieve later in the season.”

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Dodgers trade Harang to Rockies for Hernandez

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct White Sox 3 2 .600 Detroit 3 2 .600 Minnesota 3 2 .600 Cleveland 2 3 .400 Kansas City 2 3 .400 EAST DIVISION W L Pct Baltimore 3 2 .600 Boston 3 2 .600 Tampa Bay 3 2 .600 Toronto 2 3 .400 New York 1 4 .200 WEST DIVISION W L Pct Oakland 4 2 .667 Texas 3 2 .600 Seattle 3 3 .500 Los Angeles 2 3 .400 Houston 1 4 .200

GB — — — 1 1

The ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers traded pitcher Aaron Harang to the Colorado Rockies for former All-Star catcher Ramon Hernandez and cash on Saturday.

Los Angeles has an abundance of starting pitchers, and Harang was left out of the rotation this season despite a steady track record. General

GB — — — 1 2 GB — ½ 1 1½ 2½

Saturday’s Games White Sox 4, Seattle 3 Toronto 5, Boston 0 L.A. Angels 8, Texas 4 Detroit 8, N.Y. Yankees 4 Philadelphia 4, Kansas City 3 Minnesota 6, Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 6, Cleveland 0 Oakland 6, Houston 3 Sunday’s Games Seattle (Iwakuma 1-0) at White Sox (Sale 1-0), 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-1) at Detroit (Verlander 1-0), 12:05 p.m.

Boston (Lester 1-0) at Toronto (Dickey 0-1), 12:07 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 0-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-1), 12:35 p.m.

Minnesota (P.Hernandez 0-0) at Baltimore (Hammel 1-0), 12:35 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Price 0-0), 12:40 p.m.

Oakland (Anderson 0-1) at Houston (Harrell 0-1), 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-0) at Texas (Darvish 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Baltimore at Boston, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 3:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cincinnati 3 2 .600 — Cubs 2 3 .400 1 St. Louis 2 3 .400 1 Milwaukee 1 4 .200 2 Pittsburgh 1 4 .200 2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 4 1 .800 — Washington 4 1 .800 — New York 3 2 .600 1 Philadelphia 2 3 .400 2 Miami 1 4 .200 3 WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Arizona 4 1 .800 — Colorado 4 1 .800 — Los Angeles 3 2 .600 1 San Francisco 3 2 .600 1 San Diego 1 4 .200 3 Saturday’s Games Atlanta 6, Cubs 5 N.Y. Mets 7, Miami 3 Washington 7, Cincinnati 6 (11 inn.)

St. Louis 6, San Francisco 3 Philadelphia 4, Kansas City 3 Arizona 9, Milwaukee 2 Colorado 6, San Diego 3 L.A. Dodgers 1, Pittsburgh 0 Sunday’s Games Cubs (Samardzija 1-0) at Atlanta (Hudson 0-0), 12:35 p.m.

Miami (Fernandez 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Laffey 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 1-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 0-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-1), 12:35 p.m.

Arizona (Kennedy 1-0) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 0-1) at San Francisco (M.Cain 0-0), 3:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 0-1), 3:10 p.m.

San Diego (Volquez 0-1) at Colorado (Chacin 0-0), 3:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Milwaukee at Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 3:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

BRAVES 6, CUBS 5 Chicago

Atlanta

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Totals

ab 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 3 0 0 0 0

r 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

bi 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

BUpton cf Heywrd rf J.Upton lf Fremn 1b Uggla 2b JFrncs 3b Laird c R.Pena ss Tehern p JSchafr ph CMrtnz p CJhnsn ph Varvar p Gearrin p RJhnsn ph OFlhrt p 41 5 13 5 Totals

ab 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 35

r 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

h 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

bi 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

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E–J.Francisco (2). DP–Chicago 1. LOB–Chicago 12, Atlanta 8. 2B–DeJesus (1), Schierholtz (1), J.Upton (1), Laird (2). HR–Rizzo (2), Valbuena (1), B.Upton (1), J.Upton 2 (5). SB–Castillo (1). CS–B. Upton (1).

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Umpires–Home, Jeff Nelson; First, Kerwin Danley; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Vic Carapazza.

T–3:07. A–22,461 (40,615).

thing in return.

“With Aaron, we’ve always respected him and what he could do in the past. But we really have committed to five starters and we know he wants to start,” Geivett explained.

“We also have a group of younger pitchers in (Triple-A) Colorado Springs right now and we’d like to make sure that there is opportunity at some point in the season for them to

come up and pitch on the big club.

“We know (the Dodgers) were talking to a number of clubs and I spoke with Aaron’s agent. We’ll begin those discussions now,” he added.

Hernandez has a career average of .264 with 166 home runs, 751 RBIs and 1,335 hits during his 14-year career with Oakland, San Diego, Baltimore, Cincinnati and the Rock-

ies. Colorado, which owed him $3.2 million, designated him for assignment on March 29.

The 36-year-old catcher was an All-Star in 2003 and averaged 118 games behind the plate from 2000-11. Among active players, only A.J. Pierzynski has caught more games and more innings than Hernandez, who has caught nearly 12,000 innings during his career.

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WHITE SOX 4, MARINERS 3

Sox pitching around errors Marmol blows big save

Team tied for league lead with 6 in 1st 5 games CHICAGO – Only five games into a season carrying division title expectations, the White Sox’s defense collectively owes the pitching staff a fruit basket for keeping them above .500.

Actually, make it six fruit baskets – one for each error they’ve committed this season. Too many times Sox pitchers, for the most part, have worked around trouble brought on by poor defense. Manager Robin Ventura won’t defend the Sox’s uninspiring early season defensive performance.

The South Siders recorded another error in Saturday’s 4-3 win against the Seattle Mariners, moving them into a tie with the Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals for most in the majors.

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White Sox players Jeff Keppinger (left to right), Conor Gillaspie, Alex Rios and Alexei Ramirez celebrate their 4-3 win over the Mariners on Saturday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field.

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Tipping point: On paper, the Mariners seemed to hold the SOX INSIDER edge against the Sox with Felix Hernandez on the mound. But the Meghan Sox scored four runs off HernanMontemurro dez between the fifth and seventh innings, punctuated by Alex Rios’ “I don’t want them to get game-winning, two-run homer used to it, I can tell you that,” in the sixth. Closer Addison Reed Ventura said. “For us to win recorded two strikeouts in the games, we’re going to have to ninth and saved his third game in play good defense. You want as many chances. the pitchers to pick them up On the mound: Facing the when it doesn’t happen, but I’d rather it be the other way Mariners for the first time in his career, Sox starter Dylan Axelrod around where the defense is outshined Seattle’s former Cy picking up the pitchers.”

Young Award winner, Hernandez.

Jeff Keppinger became Axelrod limited Seattle to one the latest fielder to mishanunearned run and three hits in dle a ball. His fielding error at 5⅔ innings to pick up the win.

Reliever Nate Jones had a shaky first base with outing for a second straight game, two outs in the second inning giving up a run in one-third of an allowed Raul inning. Addison Reed saved his

third game in as many chances.

At the plate: Both teams finished with only six hits, but it was just enough against Hernandez.

Third baseman Conor Gillaspie went 2 for 3 with a triple, the first of his career, and two runs scored.

Catcher Hector Gimenez saw his first action of the season and tied the game, 1-1, in the fourth with a sacrifice fly.

Under the radar: The Sox continue their dominating run against Seattle. Saturday’s win marked their 12th in 14 games, part of a stretch in which the Sox have won 25 of 30 games versus the Mariners since 2010. Seattle has made them work hard for their most recent wins, however.

Saturday’s game was the fifth decided by one run between the two teams. The Sox are 4-1 in those games.

Ibanez to score easily from Next third. Instead of corralling vs. Seattle, the grounder 1:10 p.m. and tossing it to today, WGN, pitcher Dylan AM-670 Axelrod, who ran to cover first, Seattle took a 1-0 lead on the play. Axelrod shook off the Keppinger’s mistake and struck out the next batter, Kelly Shoppach, on four pitches to end the inning. But the unearned run was the Sox’s fourth in five games, which is unacceptable even this early in the season.

Four of the Sox’s five starting pitchers have been tagged with an unearned

outfielders Dayan Viciedo and Dewayne Wise. The mistakes have been especially frustrating because the Sox are coming off a season in which they were the best defensive team in baseball.

They committed only 70 errors in nearly 6,000 total chances for a .988 fielding percentage.

The Sox won’t use the excuse of poor playing conditions, from the strong, swirling winds to temperatures reaching 40 degrees or colder they’ve endured, because their opponent is playing in the same environment.

“When the wind is like

run. This coming after the Sox (3-2) posted a major-league low 30 unearned runs last season.

“I don’t think about the [defense’s miscues] at all when I’m out there,” Axelrod said. “I just try to make my pitches. We’re going to play good defense. I think it’s just a coincidence, maybe getting here to a new field after being in Arizona. The conditions are a little different, but we’re going to be fine on defense.”

There isn’t just one player at fault for the Sox’s defensive lapses. Six players have tallied an error, including

that and the weather is cold, it makes a difference, but you have to adapt,” Sox outfielder Alex Rios said.

“If you don’t adapt to those situations, it’s going to make it even tougher on you.”

The errors impact more than potential runs crossing the plate; they also increase the pitchers’ pitch count. The six errors have forced Sox pitchers to throw nearly 27 extra pitches. And in some instances the error cause innings to get out of control.

Jose Quintana’s fielding error in Friday’s loss ultimately ended his start early when he didn’t bounce back, allowing five straight hits and five runs.

The Sox can’t play bad defense if they want to overcome the reigning division champion Detroit Tigers.

Defense was their strength last year when they nearly won the AL Central, and they will need it to be one again to contend in 2013.

“We got off to a rocky start defensively, missing cut off men, missing routine ground balls,” Wise said.

“We just need to buckle down. I believe in all the guys in here and I know Robin does, too. We can get it done, it’s just going out there and doing it.”

• Meghan Montemurro covers the White Sox and Cubs for Shaw Media. Write to her at mmontemurro@ shawmedia.com. Read the Sox Insider and Inside the Cubs blogs at NWHerald.com and on Twitter @Sox_Insider and @InsideTheCubs.

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manager Ned Colletti said the deal gives the Dodgers another backup at catcher behind starter A.J. Ellis.

The Rockies immediately designated Harang for assignment. They have 10 days to trade, release or send him outright to the minors.

Vice president of baseball operations Bill Geivett said Colorado will attempt to move Harang and get back some-

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By MEGHAN MONTEMURRO mmontemurro@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – Wacky weather isn’t too uncommon in the Midwest when spring bleeds into summer.

After playing in temperatures hovering in the mid30s Friday, the White Sox loved seeing the scoreboard read 57 degrees at first pitch Saturday against the Seattle Mariners. But 25 mph winds howling in from right field tempered their excitement.

“I had to step off a few times,” starting pitcher Dylan Axelrod said. “I didn’t want to lose my balance out there.”

The swirling winds caused some balls that appeared to be easy fly ball outs off the bat quickly get taken and land in foul territory or the

seats. The gusting wind also knocked down at least three balls, including one hit by Alex Rios, that initially were heading over the outfield wall for home runs.

“I think I would have rather played in 35 degrees than try and hit with that Dewayne Wise kind of wind today,” outfielder Dewayne Wise said. “The conditions were really tough today. Although the temperature was nice, the wind just made it miserable.”

Sox break out ’83 uniforms: For the second straight year, the Sox are wearing throwback uniforms for the 13 Sunday home games.

This season the Sox are

honoring the 1983 “Winning Ugly” team that featured manager Tony La Russa, Carlton Fisk, Ron Kittle and current assistant hitting coach Harold Baines, a group that led the South Siders to an American League West Division title. Last year the Sox wore the red pinstriped jersey and hat in homage of the 1972 team.

The Sox will wear the red, navy blue and white pullover jersey with the block Sox across the chest today in their series finale against the Mariners.

“We wore them a couple of years ago in a throwback game,” Paul Konerko said. “I think everybody is excited to wear them. I think everybody likes them better that the ones last year for some reason. It’ll be cool.”

De Aza, Wise switch: As they did last year when Alejandro De Aza and Wise manned the outfield together, De Aza moved from his typical position.

Although De Aza is the Sox’s starting center fielder, he prefers playing left field whenever manager Robin Ventura puts Wise in the lineup. The switch doesn’t bother Ventura, who started De Aza in left field and Wise in center field Saturday against the Mariners with right-hander Felix Hernandez on the mound.

“You know, I think with Dewayne going in, they are comfortable doing that and that’s fine,” Ventura said.

“He hasn’t done it a lot in spring but you know De Aza, he just feels more comfortable over there. He’s happy going out there.”

ATLANTA – Carlos Marmol still believes in himself as a closer.

It’s hardly safe to say the Cubs feel the same way.

Marmol failed to convert a save for the second time in three chances this week – this time giving up solo homers in the ninth inning to brothers B.J. and Justin Upton as the Cubs blew a four-run lead and lost, 6-5, to the Atlanta Braves.

“I’m trying, I’m trying,” Marmol said. “I don’t lack confidence. They’re hitting my pitches, though.”

Only Cubs manager Dale Sveum knows which relief pitcher to try next.

Kyuji Fujikawa, who bailed out Marmol to Next earn the save at Atlanta, in the Cubs’ 12:35 p.m. season-opening today, CSN, win at PittsAM-720 burgh, allowed three runs in the eighth that cut the lead to 5-4.

Sveum plans to meet with his coaching staff and figure out a plan for the back of the bullpen.

“I think we’re definitely going to talk about it now, but Fujikawa struggled, too,” Sveum said. “It was unfortunate.”

Sveum was likewise despondent over the Cubs’ inability to score off young Atlanta relievers Anthony Varvaro and Cory Gearrin despite having the bases loaded twice in the top of the eighth.

The Cubs are hitting .143 with runners in scoring position after going 2 for 11 on Saturday.

“We still struggle with those men in scoring position to put the game away there,” Sveum said. “To get one out of that would have been nice. The fact of the matter is we had a chance to put the game away and we didn’t do it.”

Marmol and Fujikawa wasted what would have been a victory for starter Carlos Villanueva.

The Cubs had taken a 5-1 lead on Nate Schierholtz’s RBI single, Anthony Rizzo’s tworun homer, Luis Valbuena’s solo shot and Wellington Castillo’s RBI single.

The Cubs loaded the bases in the eighth off Varvaro, but earned nothing for the effort.

After second baseman Dan Uggla threw to catcher Gerald Laird for a forceout, reliever Gearrin retired Starlin Castro on a flyout and struck out Rizzo.

That set the stage for Atlanta’s three-run eighth off Fujikawa. Freddie Freeman’s RBI single scored Justin Upton, and Ramiro Pena followed with a two-run single to make it 5-4. “[Fujikawa] didn’t have his split (fastball) today,” Sveum said. “His split was just flat.

It wasn’t doing anything. He didn’t locate his fastball tonight. It was up in the zone.”

Marmol had already been through a tough week. He was pulled from a save situation after facing four batters and not recording an out in theCubs’ win at Pittsburgh on opening day, but he earned a save on Thursday against the Pirates despite giving up two ninth-inning runs.

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KANE COUNTY COUGARS

Heesch going back to his roots with Cougars

By BARRY BOTTINO sportsdesk@nwherald.com After Michael Heesch played catch Tuesday during this first day on the job with the Kane County Cougars, he remembered another memorable catch.

“I went to Cougars games as a kid,” said Heesch, a Prairie Ridge graduate. “I remember catching a foul ball at one game.”

Heesch will have a different perspective on the Cougars when he takes the mound as a starting pitcher for today’s game at 1 p.m. The Cougars are the new Class-A affiliate of the Cubs, who drafted him in the eighth round last summer.

“The first time I pitch and see my name on the scoreboard and where I’m from, it’ll hit me,” he said. “I’ll actually be playing for the Cougars.

How funny is that?”

Heesch spent the bulk of last summer after the draft playing for the Cubs’ short-season Class-A team in

Boise, Idaho. He continued his success after an all-American senior season at NAIA University of South Carolina Beaufort.

With Boise, Heesch worked out of the bullpen. The 6-foot-5 left-hander went 3-1 with a 2.66 ERA in 12 appearances. While thowing 23 2/3 innings, he struck out19 batters and walked only one.

This spring, Heesch said he has honed two pitches for his work as a starter.

“My pitches overall are a lot better,” he said. “I’ve developed a changeup. It Michael Heesch opens a whole new door for me to get batters out.”

Heesch also worked this spring on a two-seam sinker, which is thrown with the velocity of a fastball.

“I just want to stay focused on getting better,” he said. “I’m excited to

be playing on the full-season level.”

Heesch’s improvements in Boise, he said, came with fine-tuning his mental and tactical approaches on the mound.

“I learned how to pitch to lineups, to hold runners on and a lot of mental stuff,” he said. “In college, you may have two or three good guys in a lineup.Here, everybody one through nine can hit.”

Heesch will be joined on the roster by 18 other players who spent time in Boiselast season.

“It’s a good group of guys,” he said. “We’ve got some good prospects here.”

Coming back home has allowed Heesch to secure a familiar living arrangement. He will be staying this season with his parents, Fred and Terrie, who reside in Bartlett.

“I had to ask,” Heesch said with a laugh. “To be back home is fun. And it’s the first year of [Kane County] being with the Cubs. It’s cool to be a part of that.”

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Michael Heesch is a Prairie Ridge graduate and will take the mound as starting pitcher for the Kane County Cougars today.

“I went to Cougars games as a kid,” Heesch said. “I remember catching a foul ball at one game.”

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Hawks prove defensive skills Woods tries to end long drought

By TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Blackhawks have plenty of offense.

With the regular season starting to wind down, they’re providing a strong reminder that they can play pretty stingy defense, too.

Bryan Bickell scored in the first period, and Ray Emery made 20 saves and the Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 Saturday for their third win in four games.

“That’s a team that you’ve really got to play some boring hockey against,” Emery said of Nashville. “You just try to be in good defensive position and take advantage when you get the opportunity. And I thought we played that strategy to a T tonight.”

The Hawks improved to 120-1 against the Central Division this season and moved closer to

Next vs. Nashville, 6 p.m. today, CSN, AM-720 clinching the playoff berth.

The Hawks won their third against Nashville this season and second in six days. They’ll have a chance at their third in a week Sunday night in Chicago as these teams wrap up a back-to-back.

Emery posted his second shutout and the 13th of his career, and the Hawks improved to 16-3-4 in one-goal games this season. Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville called Emery rock solid in doing what he had to do for the shutout.

“I thought he was in control around the net against that team,” Quenneville said. “There are a lot of scrambles, a lot of loose stuff. They create traffic, and I thought he found pucks and froze them and looked very big.”

The Hawks came in needing just four points to clinch

that playoff berth. Now Blackhawks could clinch before taking the ice Sunday with losses by a couple other teams.

With the afternoon faceoff, enough of the Blackhawks’ faithful got a flight to Nashville to make it feel like the United Center chanting, “Let’s go Hawks” even before the puck dropped.

The arena was packed with 17,256 fans in attendance in a building whose capacity is listed at 17,113.

The Predators are the Western Conference’s only team to reach the semifinals each of the past two seasons but desperately needed a win with only nine games left.

Instead, Nashville lost its second straight and fourth in five games playing Saturday without center Paul Gaustad, whose upper body injury will keep him out at least a couple more games along with left wing Gabriel Bourque and forward Colin Wilson, who’s been out since March 9.

Kruger might find home with Blackhawks • HAWKS Continued from page A1 Marcus Kruger might find a home for a bit as the Hawks second-line center. Others – such as defenseman Nick Leddy and winger Brandon Bollig – have settled into lower-line niche roles after starting the year in Rockford.

Losing talent to the NHL can take a toll on AHL executives like Bernard, who is in his fifth season working for the Hawks’ organization. But there also is gratification that comes in knowing that his staff is doing its job in getting players prepared to play for the parent club – especially in a season when the Hawks have emerged as a serious Stanley Cup favorite.

“We want to make sure that the players, when they go up there, can play in a way that [Hawks coach] Joel [Quenneville] and his staff will have trust in them and play them consistency throughout the night,” Bernard said.

For the Hawks, who remain the NHL’s top team despite playing .500 hockey after starting 200-3, the talent exchange with the IceHogs has proven invaluable.

With the IceHogs, Quenneville has access to a AHL franchise with a history of preparing players, especially in the defensive zone so that they’re not a liability once they reach the NHL. “The bottom line is you want to make sure that you’re getting guys ready to play,” Quenneville said. “I mean, you want to win down there [in Rockford], but we want to make sure that we have the resources to make us a competitive team where we don’t lose a beat when you’ve got to go down there.”

The reality that the big club could call at any time provides incentive for players such as Morin and Hayes. Before his recent call-up, Morin had scored 10 goals and registered four assists in his previous 10 games with the IceHogs.

But there’s pressure, Morin admits, to try to do too much

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once he arrives in Chicago, uncertain of how long the opportunity will last.. He does his best to treat it like just another game, but says the change of scenery often can bring some anxiousness.

Morin remembers his first call-upwhensuddenly,hewasinundated with ticket requests and phone calls, celebrating his first hockey promotion. Since then, Morin says he has settled into more of a comfort zone around Hossa, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The secret, Morin says, is remaining grounded.

“You have to go up there and just remember they called you up for a reason to fill the role,” Morin said. “You just have to play into that role and keep your game simple and just stick to what you’ve been doing to be successful.”

Hayes has played 40 NHL games in two seasons, including 31 last year. Like Morin, he does his best to keep his game simple, attempting to replicate his playing style regardless of what level he’s playing at. At 6-foot-6, he understands what the Hawks are looking at from him, making it imperative that he perfects his skills as a powerful winger to give the big club what it’s looking for.

“You have to make sure your game is at a high level down in the minors and you have to make sure you’re game is ready to go when you get called up because you want to be able to stick and you want to make a good impression when you’re up there,” Hayes said.

“It’s just about being mentally ready when you get the call.”

The opportunity, though, is

often a short one.

Morin and Hayes were sent back to Rockford last week.

Morin returned after only two games while Hayes lasted a bit longer, playing nine games after being called up March 17.

There’s no limit to how many times players can bounce between the AHL and NHL. And as difficult as being sent back to the minors is after getting a taste of hockey’s premier level, Hayes uses each opportunity to prepare for a time when the move up might be permanent.

“You want to stick, obviously, when you’re up there but it’s part of the learning curve,” said Hayes, who had a goal and two assists in his nine games. “So you have to make sure you’re playing at a highend pace and if you do get sent down, you have to continue that high-end pace and try to produce as much as you can.”

That will be the goal of Morin and Hayes, who could be recalled once NHL rosters are expanded for the playoffs. But for now, they’ll settle back into their role with the IceHogs, who are making a playoff push of their own. The IceHogs are in 10th in the AHL’s Western Division and would need to finish in the top eight teams to qualify for a postseason berth.

Morin won’t allow himself to get caught up in the uncertainties of whether he could be part of the Hawks’ roster when they compete for their second Stanley Cup since 2010. If another call comes, he’ll be ready.

But he won’t allow thoughts of whether he’ll be part of the Hawks’ Stanley Cup pursuit change the way he plays.

“It’s obviously disappointing to [get sent back to Rockford] because you want to be up there for as long as you can,” Morin said.

“But at the same time, it’s positive they gave you the opportunity to go up there and been seen.

“They’ve given me that a few times and, hopefully, they feel like I’ve made the most of those opportunities and you look forward to the next opportunity they give you.”

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press Tiger Woods in a green jacket once felt like an annual celebration of spring, as regular as the azaleas bursting with color at Augusta National.

Now it’s more like a fading memory.

It has been eight years since Woods rolled in a 15foot birdie putt to win the Masters in a playoff for his fourth green jacket. He appeared to be well on his way to living up to the audacious prediction made by Jack Nicklaus, who played a practice round at Augusta with Woods – then a 19-year-old amateur – and Arnold Palmer. Nicklaus came away so impressed that he considered his six Masters and the four won by Palmer and said, “This kid should win more

than that.”

But the major Woods was supposed to dominate has become the major he can’t seem to win anymore.

“It’s been one of those things where I’ve been close there so many times on that back nine on Sunday, and I just haven’t won,” Woods said. “I’ve been in the mix.

Been on the periphery and played myself into the mix.

I’ve been right there with just a few holes to go, and it just hasn’t happened. Hopefully, this year it will be a different story.”

This might be his best chance to end the drought – not only at the Masters, but in the majors. His last victory in one was the 2008 U.S. Open.

Woods is fully healthy for the first time in years. He appears happy after a scandal that ruined his marriage

and his image, announcing a few weeks ago that he’s dating Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn. He is winning again at an alarming rate – six out of his last 20 on the PGA Tour, including consecutive wins heading into the Masters. And he is back to No. 1 in the world.

Also back is his swagger.

“Everyone is waiting for the first major. I don’t know why they’re waiting for that,” Hunter Mahan said. “I think he’s done enough this year to realize that he’s still really good and he’s still better than everyone else. He set the bar so high, I don’t know what is going to make everyone go, ‘He’s back to that time.’

“It seems hard to be intimidating in golf,” Mahan said.

“But I think he’s the closest thing to it.”

Now all Woods needs is another green jacket.

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Louisville’s Luke Hancock (11), Peyton Siva (3) and Stephan Van Treese (44) react Saturday after the second half of the Final Four semifinal game against Wichita State in Atlanta. Louisville won 72-68.

FINAL FOUR: LOUISVILLE 72, WICHITA ST. 68

Hancock helps Louisville rally

By ALEX PREWITT The Washington Post ATLANTA – Their motivation sat courtside in a jersey and shorts, his broken right leg propped up onto a makeshift table and resting on a stack of white towels. Kevin Ware’s newfound celebrity happened for all the wrong reasons, because of the stomach-churning fall last Sunday that snapped his right tibia in half. A student held a sign with Ware, dressed as the Terminator, declaring “I’ll be back.” His Louisville teammates all warmed up in long-sleeve shirts with Ware’s jersey number on the back, so the Cardinals bench became an inspired line of No. 5s.

All week, as Ware appeared on “The Late Show With David Letterman” and fielded phone calls from first lady Michelle Obama, Louisville quietly set about preparing for its second straight Final Four appearance. With the spotlight trained onto their fallen guard, the Cardinals could work in peace. But the pervading sentiment echoed Ware’s words, as he stared up at the ceiling at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis: “Just go win the game.”

Turns out, the fear of disap-

pointment can be a powerful motivator, too. For nearly 35 minutes, Wichita State sailed straight into the storm, fearless against the defense that gobbles teams whole. But behind a career performance from junior forward Luke Hancock (20 points) and a characteristically rock-solid finish, Louisville squeaked past Wichita State, 72-68, denying the ninth-seeded Shockers their opportunity at history.

As Hancock sank his first free throw with 8.8 seconds left and clutched a jump ball after missing the second, the CBS cameras flashed to Ware, his nose and mouth buried into the jersey, unable to watch.

The aftermath was sweeter. Like a runaway train, the evening went from pedantic to heart-pounding in minutes.

Louisville, a team that recovered from a double-digit deficit against Syracuse in the Big East title game, began to slowly batten the hatches and alter the tide. Reduced to running corner kick-outs for walk-on guard Tim Henderson, Ware’s replacement in the rotation, and high pick-and-rolls for Hancock, in his first season with the Cardinals since transferring from George Mason, they cut a 12-point lead down to three.

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• FINAL FOUR Continued from page A1 The drive by Trevor Cooney, Triche’s replacement, slipped off the side of the rim, and when Morgan finished it at the other end with a thunderous dunk, Michigan had points from eight players and a date in the title game.

So what is left for Monday will be a floor full of talent, one of those finals that will pit plenty of future professional rivals and teammates against each other.

Both Louisville and Michigan were ranked No. 1 at some point during the season. Now one will finish there.

The late matchup was so intriguing because the team’s styles differed so greatly. The Orange arrived in Atlanta anchored by their unwavering defense, a zone that has been examined and dissected but not solved. It has, as Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim reminded inquisitors at every turn, been reliable all year, but it had been otherworldly in the tournament. In the four-game run to the Georgia Dome, Syracuse allowed opponents to shoot only 28.9 percent from the floor, an incredible 15.4 percent from 3-point range. The zone amounted to a roundhouse right, stunning opponents, knocking it back.

Michigan, though, had the perfect counterpunch. In their

four NCAA tournament games, the Wolverines had made nearly half of their field goal attempts (49.4 percent) and shot a deadly 40.2 percent on 3-pointers. Michigan scored at least 71 points in each of its tournament games.

Syracuse hadn’t allowed more than 60. The trends were well-established. What, if anything, would give?

One thing the Wolverines had going for them: coach John Beilein, whose familiarity with Boeheim’s zone defense goes back to his days at LeMoyne College, a Division II school in Syracuse, N.Y. Boeheim famously used to come watch Beilein’s practices, and when Beilein was up for jobs thereafter – whether they be at Canisius, at Richmond or West Virginia – Boeheim always was ready with a recommendation.

The familiarity, though, hadn’t brought success. In nine previous matchups with Boeheim, Beilein never had won.

Still, he is an excellent strategist, and with six days to prepare, he had the Wolverines ready to attack the zone from a variety of angles. Midway through the first half, Michigan went on a 15-3 run in which five players scored.

They beat the Orange down the floor, not allowing the zone to get set. They passed confidently and crisply around it, using rugged and rapidly developing 6-foot10 McGary, then finding open jumpers.

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Notre Dame, UConn meet again

By DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS – Skylar Diggins has accomplished nearly everything she could have imagined in her career at Notre Dame. The only thing missing is a national championship.

To get another chance at that elusive title, Diggins will have to help the Fighting Irish women beat Big East rival Connecticut for an unprecedented fourth straight time this season.

“It would mean a lot,” Diggins said. “I say this over and over – not only to me but to our team and our program, the city of South Bend who have been supporting me my whole life. The opportunity is here now.”

These two teams have had the best rivalry in the sport over the past few years, and tonight’s night’s meeting might be the final chapter with Notre Dame heading to the Atlantic Coast Conference next season.

Two years ago, the Huskies had won the first three meetings before Notre Dame shocked them in the national semifinals. That started an unprecedented run in which the Irish have taken over the rivalry, winning seven of the past eight meetings.

This year the two schools played three thrilling games, with Notre Dame coming out on top by margins

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Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins shoots during practice Saturday at the Women’s Final Four of the NCAA tournamentin New Orleans. Notre Dame plays Connecticut in a national semifinal today. of one point, two points and in triple overtime.

“We came out of each game with, ‘Wow, we didn’t play well,’ ” said Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw.

“We can do a lot better. We learned a lot from each game since they were so close. We don’t have that feeling of we’ve beaten them so easily.”

Diggins agreed, saying the past few games aren’t a factor.

“I don’t think the past three

WOODSTOCK NORTH 8 BADGER (WIS.) 1 Badger Wood. North

001 000 0 – 1 3 2 060 020 x – 8 8 2

WP: Einspahr, 2-1 (7IP, 3H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 4K).

Top hitters: Woodstock North – Romine 3-4 (2RBI), Brenner 1-2)

HUNTLEY 11, HONONEGAH 7 Hononegah Huntley

000 322 0 – 7 13 5 201 062 x – 11 8 2

WP: Spannraft, 5-0 (7IP, 13H, 7R, 6ER, 0BB, 2K). LP: Kim (5IP, 7H, 9R, 4ER, 2BB, 2K).

Top hitters: Huntley – Laxner 2-3 (RBI), Shields 2-4 (RBI), Peterson 2-4 (RBI)

HUNTLEY 12 HONONEGAH 2 (6 INN.) Hononegay Huntley

200 000 – 2 7 0 005 313 – 12 13 0

WP: Laxner, 1-0 (6IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K). LP: Bolte (3IP, 5H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 1K).

Top hitters: Huntley- Behrens 2-2 (3B, SB, 3RBI), Peterson 2-3 (2B, 3RBI), Baczewski 1-3 (HR, 2RBI), Shields 3-4 (2RBI).

GRAYSLAKE NORTH 23 RICHMOND-BURTON 12 G’lake North R-B

001 071 (14) – 23 17 0 013 053 0 – 12 13 0

WP: Littleton. LP: Hoskins, 1-1 (5IP, 6, 17, 17, 1BB, 1K).

Top hitters: Richmond-Burton – Grace Schwegel 2-3 (2RBI), Samantha Dahlan 2-3 (2B, 2RBI).

GRAYSLAKE NORTH 12 RICHMOND-BURTON 6 G’lake North R-B

231 050 1 –12 20 0 000 600 0 – 6 7 1

WP: Livingood. LP: Sionda, 0-1 (2IP, 8H, 5R, 5ER, 0BB, 0K).

Top hitters: Richmond-Burton – Mel 1-3 (HR, 3RBI), Pedley 2-4 (2B).

CARY-GROVE 1, GRANT 0 (8 INN.) Grant Cary-Grove

000 000 00 – 0 2 0 000 000 01 – 1 3 3

WP: Efflandt, 4-0 (8IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 14K).

Top hitters: Cary-Grove: Leudo 2-4 (RBI), Pile 1-3,

CL SOUTH 16, BOYLAN 0 (5 INN.) Boylan CL South

WP: Eck (2IP, 3H, 2K) Top hitters: CLS - Gauger 2-4 (HR, 4RBI); Woods 3-4 (3R, 2SB)

CL SOUTH 13 ROCKFORD EAST 0 (6 INN.) CL South Rockford East

101 010 000 – 3 8 3 000 000 301 – 4 10 2

WP: Koepke, 3-2 (9IP, 8H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 10K).

Top hitters: McHenry – Alex Martens 2-5 (2RBI), Ashley Clingingsmith 1-4 (3B), Rachel Ford 1-4 (R).

BOYLAN 8, HAMPSHIRE 7 (5 INN.) Hampshire Boylan

100 00 – 1 4 1 211 7x – 11 11 2

WP: Arns, 1-1 (4IP, 4H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K).

Top hitters: McHenry – Walsh 2-3 (2RBI), Clingingsmith 2-2 (RBI).

GLENBROOK NORTH 6 JACOBS 5 (6 INN.) Jacobs 000 014 0 - 5 9 1 Glenbrook N100 005 x - 6 9 3 LP: Peters, 3-2 (1/3IP, 2R, 2ER, 1K).

Top hitters: Jacobs- Lach 3-4, Murray 1-3 (2B, 2RBI).

JACOBS 15, LEYDEN 3 (5 INN.) Jacobs Leyden

217 32 - 15 13 0 010 20 - 3 6 2

WP: Peters, 4-2 (5IP, 3R, 3ER, 1K, 1BB).

Top hitters: Jacobs- Lach 3-4 (HR, 2B), Bello 2-3 (HR), Cotugno 2-2 (3B).

MARENGO 12, FREEPORT 1 (5 INN.) Marengo Freeport

333 12 - 12 12 0 100 00 - 1 3 3

WP: Kissack (5IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, ,8K, 2BB).

Top hitters: Marengo- Ruelius 1-4 (3RBI, R), Cartwright 2-3 (R, 2RBI), Kissack 3-3 (2R, 2RBI).

MARENGO 5, U-HIGH 3 U-High Marengo

200 010 0 - 3 5 2 500 000 x - 5 11 2

WP: Hart (7IP, 3R, 5H, 2ER, 2BB, 11K).

Top hitters: Marengo- Markison 2-3 (R, 2RBI), Semro 2-3.

METAMORA 8, MARENGO 2 Marengo Metamora

200 000 0 - 2 6 1 000 602 x - 8 8 1

LP: Hart (4IP, 6R, 4H, 3BB, 2K).

Top hitters: Marengo- Ruelius 1-3 (2RBI), Kissack 1-3, Semro 1-3.

CL SOUTH 14, DURAND 3 (5 INN.) Durand CL South

001 20 - 3 2 1 171 23 - 14 9 0

WP: Eck (5IP, 2H, 1BB, 3R, 6K, 3ER, 0BB) Top hitters: CLS - McLean 3-3 (2B, 3R); Doppke 3-3 (HR, R, RBI)

103 30 - 7 7 0 007 01 - 8 6 2

LP: Widmayer (0-1, 4IP, 1K, 5BB, 1HB) Top hitters: H - Snider 2-3 (2B, 2R); Finn 2-3 (2R, SB), Hurst 2-2 (BB, 2RBI)

HAMPSHIRE 17, DURAND 1 (3 INN.) Durand Hampshire

010 476

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1 0 1 17 9 0

WP: Hurst (3IP, 0H, 4K, 4BB) Top hitters: H - Finn 2-3 (2R, 2SB); Hurst (HR, 3RBI); Lapi 2-3 (2R, 2B); Bicknese 2-3 (2R, 2B)

HAMPSHIRE 24, IMSA 5 (3 INN.) IMSA Hampshire

050 (24)00 -

5 5 2 24 12 0

WP: Widmayer (1-1, 3IP, 7K, 2BB) Top hitters: H - Hurst (HR); VanAcker (2B); Widmayer (2B); Bicknese (2B); Snider (2B)

ROCKFORD EAST 13 MARIAN CENTRAL 0 (6 INN.) Rockford E. Marian

400 027 - 13 9 0 000 000 - 0 4 1

LP: Daniels (0-2, 6IP, 9H, 13R, 11ER, 4K, 9BB) Top hitters: MC - O’Hagan 1-3; Conway 1-3; Schaefer 1-2; Maxeiner 1-2

MARIAN CENTRAL 5 MARQUETTE 3 (5 INN.) Marquette Marian

200 001 - 310 1 020 03x - 5 8 2

WP: Maxeiner (2-1, 6IP, 3R, 2ER, 10H, 2BB, 3K) Top hitters: MC - O’Hagan 2-3 (2B, RBI); Maxeiner 2-3 (RBI); Schaefer 1-3 (2B); Daniels 1-3 (2B, RBI)

MARIAN CENTRAL 11 IMSA 1 (5 INN.) IMSA Marian

000 10 - 1 1 4 260 21 - 11 6 0

WP: Maxeiner (3-1, 5IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 10K, 1BB) Top hitters: MC - Schaefer 1-1 (HR, 4RBI, 2R); Ricotta 2-3 (RBI, 2R); Black 1-1 (R); Conway 1-2 (2R, RBI)

MCHENRY 11, WAUCONDA 1 (5 INN.) Wauconda McHenry

220 215 - 12 15 0 000 000 - 0 4 3

WP: Massie (4IP, 5K, 2H, 1BB) Top hitters: CLS - Woods 4-4 (2B, 2R); Zybko 2-2 (R); Gauger (2B, 3RBI)

MCHENRY 4, WAUCONDA 3 (9 INN.) Wauconda McHenry

000 00 - 0 5 5 30(10) 30 - 16 8 2

BASEBALL RICHMOND-BURTON 11 ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN 2 Rich.-Burton 202 012 4 –11 16 0 Rock. Christian 002 000 0 – 2 3 5 WP: Blanton, 1-1 (7IP, 16H, 2R, 2R, 4BB, 15K).

Top hitters: Richmond-Burton – Kaska 3-5, Miller (HR), Blanton (HR).

HUNTLEY 12 GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 0 (5 INN.) G’lake Central Huntley

000 00 – 0 3 2 343 2x – 12 10 0

WP: Luecht, 3-0 (5IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 6K).

Top hitters: Huntley – Only 3-3 (3 2B, 2R, 4RBI), Cantu 1-2 (2B, R, 2RBI), Kiriakopolous 1-2 (2RBI), Wahner 1-1 (3B, 2R, RBI).

MARENGO 9, BELVIDERE 4 Marengo Belvidere

100 001 7 – 9 10 0 001 012 0 – 4 5 1

WP: Conroy, 1-1 Top hitters: Marengo – Kurczewski (2B), Vogel (2B), Klick 2-3 (HR, 3RBI), Vogel 3-3 (2B, 2R).

MARENGO 16, BELVIDERE 5 Marengo Belvidere

207 110 5 –16 10 1 100 022 0 – 5 5 5

WP: Vogel, 1-0 (4IP, 3R, 1R, 1ER, 5K).

Top hitters: Marengo – Vogel 3-4 (2B, 2R, 3RBI), Stren 3-4 (2B, 3R, RBI).

MARIAN CENTRAL 7 BELVIDERE NORTH 1 Belv. North Marian

100 000 0 – 1 8 3 410 020 x – 7 9 0

WP: Kosceilniak, 1-1 (7IP, 1R, 0ER, 8H, 3BB, 10K). LP: Barrett Top hitters: Marian Central – Ross 2-2 (2R, 2SB), Spoden 2-3 (R, SB, 2RBI).

CL SOUTH 13, WOODSTOCK 0 Woodstock CL South

000 00 – 0 1 3 522 4x – 13 18 1

WP: Schiller, 1-0 (5IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 3BB, 8K). LP: Turner (4IP, 12H, 9R, 9ER, 2BB, 0K).

Top hitters: CL South – Gaede 3-3 (3R, 2RBI), Bigos 4-4 (2R, 3B, 2RBI), Bright 2-3

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PRAIRIE RIDGE 14 WOODSTOCK NORTH 4 (5 INN.) Wood. North Prairie Ridge

103 00 – 4 5 0 413 24 – 14 14 0

WP: Furst (3IP, 4H, 4R, 1ER, 3BB, 5K). LP: Vepley (32/3 IP, 11H, 10R, 10ER, 2Bb, 2K).

Top hitters: Woodstock North – Huntley 1-2 (2RBI). Prairie Ridge – Klendworth 2-2 (3R), Furst 2-2 (2R, 2 2B), Hallstrom 2-3 (HR, 2R), VanDoorn 1-2 (HR)

HAMPSHIRE 8, LAKE ZURICH 2 Hampshire Lake Zurich

010 203 2 - 8 10 3 000 020 0 - 2 4 1

WP: Kuhn (52/3IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 0K).

Top hitters: Hampshire- Wescher 3-4 (2R, 4RBI), Bowen 2-3 (3RBI), Kuhn 2-3 (R, 2RBI).

NOTRE DAME 7, HAMPSHIRE 3 ND Hampshire

001 130 2 - 7 12 0 011 010 0 - 3 7 3

LP: Brown (6IP, 9H, 5R, 3ER, 3BB, 2K).

Top hitters: Hampshire- Merchut 1-4 (R, RBI), Kuhn 2-3 (R, RBI), Consigny 1-3 (RBI).

JACOBS 6, JOHNSBURG 3 Johnsburg Jacobs

001 010 1 - 3 6 4 010 302 x - 6 7 1

WP: Peltier, 1-0 (5IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 4BB, 7K). LP: Pritts, 0-2 (4IP, 3H, 4R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K).

Top hitters – Johnsburg: Ridout 3-4 (2R, SB), Kass 1-3 (R), Krennrich 1-3 (RBI). Jacobs: Meciej 1-3 (R), Murray 1-3 (R), Vandewalker 2-3 (R, RBI, SB), Berndt 1-4 (2B, 2RBI), Siegel 1-3 (R, SB).

BOYS TENNIS WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH 5 CL SOUTH 0 Singles No. 1: Welch (WWS) d. Jarva, 6-2, 6-1 No. 2: Pieters (WWS) d. Ramos, 6-0, 6-4 Doubles No. 1: Reinders/McDonough (WWS) d.

Devlin/A. Kill, 6-0, 6-1 No. 2: Foley/Octove (WWS) d.

Koltun/B. Kill, 6-2, 6-2 No. 3: Mueller/Elvira (WWS) d. Randolph/Roemeling, 6-1, 6-2

CL SOUTH 3, DEKALB 2 Singles No. 1: Kulma (D) d. Roemeling, 6-0, 6-1 No. 2: Henrickson (D) d. Randolph, 6-2, 6-4 Doubles No. 1: Devlin/Jarva (CLS) d. White/ Hart, 6-3, 6-4 No. 2: Koltun/Ramos (CLS) d. Seldal/ Harvey, 6-3, 6-0 No. 3: A. Kill/B. Kill (CLS) d. Maas/Zhu, 4-6, 6-4, 10-5

CL SOUTH 3, BARTLETT 2 Singles No. 1: Jarva (CLS) d. Li, 6-0, 6-3 No. 2: Ramos (CLS) d. Piper, 6-2, 6-3 Doubles No. 1: Siedly/Homes (B) d. Devlin/A. Kill, 6-1, 6-4 No. 2: Brannawn/Sellers (B) d.

Koltun/B. Kill, 6-3, 6-3 No. 3: Randolph/Roemeling (CLS) d.

Payran/Deveant, 6-3, 6-4’’

GIRLS SOCCER HUNTLEY 1, MAINE SOUTH 0 Huntley goals: Kaufman (Noreen) Goalkeeper saves: Galason (H) 3

WOODSTOCK 2, BELVIDERE 1 Woodstock Belvidere

0 1

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Woodstock goals: Lopatin (Emma Thill), Lopatin Goalkeepers saves: Tobias (W) 3

RICHMOND-BURTON 6, MARENGO 0 Rich.-Burton Marengo

3 0

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First half RB– Havlicek (Boettjer) RB– Guenther (Kaminscky) RB– Hoglund (Havlicek) Second half RB– Havlicek (Winkler) RB–Hoglund (PK) RB– Sembach (Enders)

MARIAN CENTRAL 7, GUERIN 0 4 0

Singles No. 1: Meitzler (C) d. Asperga, 21-9, 21-18 No. 2: Migdal (C) d. Murray, 21-10, 21-9 No. 3: Chan (C) d. Dyer, 21-14, 21-11 No. 4: Naqi (C) d. Britton, 21-3, 21-7 Doubles No. 1: Haney/Pradhan (C) d. Skowron/ Folino, 21-12, 21-13 No. 2: Chen/Dhamija (C) d. Lim/ Marquardt, 21-6, 21-15 No. 3: McHenry forfeited

ZION-BENTON 7, MCHENRY 0 Singles No. 1: Turner (ZB) d. Asperga, 21-19, 21-16 No. 2: Douglas (ZB) d. Murray, 19-21, 21-14, 27-25 No. 3: Tonin (ZB) d. Dyer, 21-9, 21-8 No. 4: Potocek (C) d. Britton, 21-3, 21-4 Doubles No. 1: Torollo/Dulaney (ZB) d. Skowron/Folino, 21-9, 21-13 No. 2: Woolard/Leal (ZB) d. Lim/ Marquardt, 21-6, 21-7 No. 3: McHenry forfeited

BOYS LACROSSE CL South CL Central

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5 2

3 3 – 15 1 4 – 6

CL South scorers: Mortensen 7, Grant 2, Wagner 2, Dowejko 1, Ross 1, Dziedzic 1, Gardeck 1.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD AL BOHRER INVITATIONAL Team scores: 1.Cary-Grove 123, 2. Belvidere North 115, 3. Wauconda 81, 4. Johnsburg 54, 5. Marengo 49, 6.

Richmond-Burton 46, 7. Round Lake 41, 8.

Hampshire 18.

4x800 relay: 1. Belvidere N. 8:34.0, 2.

Johnsburg 8:37.0, 3. Cary-Grove 8:48.0, 4. Richmond-Burton 8:49.0, 5. Marengo 9:01.0.

4x100 relay: 1. Belvidere N. 46.80, 2. Richmond-Burton 47.40, 3. Marengo 47.41, 6. Johnsburg 49.07.

3,200 meters: 1. Carrera (RL) 10:11.0, 2. Spivey (RB) 10:12, 3. Seaton (Hamp) 10:13, 5. Pruitt (Jbg) 10:57.7.

110 high hurdles: 1. Blankenship (Jbg) 16.20, 3. Saxon (CG) 16.61, 4. Magradze(Jbg) 16.80, 5. Simons (Mgo) 17.00.

100 meters: 1. Gleeson (CG) 11.10, 2. Kirby (RB) 11.70, 3. Jackson (Mgo) 11.71, 4. Makowski (Mgo) 11.80, 5. Speer (CG) 11.81.

800 meters: 1. Doyle (Mgo) 2:07.10, 3. Stelmasek (Jbg) 2;10.0, 4. Adams (CG) 2:12.0, 5. Gaura (Jbg) 2:12.2.

4x200 relay: 1. Belvidere N. 1:37.30, 2.

Cary-Grove 1:37.90, 5. Marengo 1:40.20, 6. Johnsburg 1:42.91.

400 meters: 1. Gleeson (CG) 50.90, 2.

Bussan (CG) 52.2, 3. Pagan (Hamp) 52.3, 6. Jordan (Mgo) 54.2.

300 int. hurdles: 1. Saxon (CG) 42.0, 2. 5. Magradze (Jbg) 44.6, 6. Blankenship (Jbg) 45.9.

1,600 meters: 1. Menard (BN) 4:39.9, 3. Seaton (Hamp) 4:43.3, 4. Spivey (RB) 4:49.5, 6. Alvarez (Mgo) 4:53.2.

200 meters: 1. Nordman (BN) 23.3, 2.

Gleeson (CG) 23.7, 3. Bussan (CG) 24.5.

4x400 relay: 1. Cary-Grove (Speer, Fullerton, Saxon, Klawitter) 3:38.0, 3.

Johnsburg 3:45.6, 4. Richmond-Burton 3:50.4, 5. Marengo 3:50.6.

Shot put: 1. Hurley (CG) 49-10, 4.

Ruhland (CG) 43-9 3/4.

Discus: 1. Hurley (CG) 149-7, 4. Hoffman (Jbg) 117-10, 6. Stillwell (Jbg) 113-2.

High jump: 1. Prejna (RB) 5-9, 4.

Rothschild (Jbg) 5-7, 5 (tie). Rogutich (Mgo), Stiller (CG) 5-5.

Long jump: 1. Bednarski (Wau) 20-7 1/2, 2.Risher (CG) 19-10, 4. Simons (Mgo) 18-7 1/2, 5. Rogutich (Mgo) 18-7, 6.

Thimios (CG) 17-11.

Triple jump: 1. Bednarski (Wau) 41-3, 3. Rogutich (Mgo) 39-9, 5. Talbot (Jbg) 38-7, 6. Thimios (CG) 37-11 1/2.

Pole vault: Cancelled because of wind.

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First Half MC- Guilbeaulp (Wenzel) MC- Turski (Wenzel) MC- Wenzel (Turski) MC- Wenzel (Rechenberg) Second Half MC- Turski (Hart) MC- Guilbeaulp (Furlong) MC- Hart Goalkeeper saves: Green (MC) 2.

BADMINTON MAINE EAST 6, MCHENRY 1 Singles No. 1: Yousif (ME) d. Asperga, 21-13, 21-15

100 meters: 1. Martinson (Men) 12.13; 5. Kramer (Harv) 12.69 200 meters: 1. Breunig (Sand) 24.30; 3. Kramer (Harv) 25.07 400 meters: 1. Kramer (Harv) 54.66 800 meters: 1. Halsmer (Byr) 2:14.48; 4. Wiltshire (Harv) 2:18.16; 5. Anaya (Harv) 2:19.45 1600 meters: 1. Pitcock (Byr) 4:54.92; 2. Pichardo (Harv) 4:55.88; 3. Guzman (Harv) 4:59.55 3200 meters: 1. Pitcock (Byr) 10:35.30; 2. Pichardo (Harv) 10:39.20 110 hurdles: 1. Mooney (BV) 18.38; 6.

Mackenzie (Harv) 19.76 300 hurdles: 1. Gualandri (SB) 42.47; 8. Mackenzie (Harv) 46.64 4x100 relay: 1. Bureau Valley 47.13; 10. Harvard (Iftner, Morales, Reilly, Martin) 49.42 4x200 relay: 1. Sandwich 1:37.67; 9.

Harvard (Reilly, Martin, Iftner, Morales) 1:45.59 4x400 relay: 1. Bureau Valley 3:39.36; 9. Harvard (Wiltshire, Pena, Martin, Mackenzie) 3”49.44 4x800 relay: 1. Bureau Valley 9:02.28; 2. Harvard (Wiltshire, Guzman, Anaya, Kirk) 9:04.75

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MILWAUKEE 7:05 p.m.

CSN+ AM-720

SAN FRANCISCO 1:20 p.m.

CSN AM-720

at Washington 6:05 p.m.

WCIU AM-670

at Washington 6:05 p.m.

CSN AM-670

at Washington 6:05 p.m.

CSN AM-670

nal, UConn vs. Notre Dame, at New Orleans, ESPN

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3 p.m.: NCAA Division II tournament, championship, Metro State vs. Drury, at Atlanta, CBS

COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2 p.m.: Baylor at Oklahoma, ESPN

CYCLING 7 a.m.: Paris-Roubaix, Compiegne to Roubaix, France, NBCSN

MOTORSPORTS 2 p.m.: MotoGP World Championship, at Doha, Qatar, Speed 10 p.m.: MotoGP Moto2, at Doha, Qatar (same-day tape), Speed

Noon: PGA Tour, Texas Open, inal round, at San Antonio, TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, Texas Open, inal round, at San Antonio, TGC 4 p.m.: LPGA, Kraft Nabisco Championship, inal round, at Rancho Mirage, Calif., TGC

Noon: PBR, Stanley Make Something Great Invitational, at Billings, Mont. (previous and same-day tape), CBS

AUTO RACING

Noon: WTA, Family Circle Cup, championship match, at Charleston, S.C., ESPN2

11:30 a.m.: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, STP Gas Booster 500, at Martinsville, Va., Fox 1 p.m.: IRL, Indy Lights, Legacy Indy Lights 100, at Birmingham, Ala. (same-day tape), NBCSN 2 p.m.: IRL, IndyCar, Grand Prix of Alabama, at Birmingham, Ala., NBCSN 10 p.m.: NHRA, SummitRacing.com Nationals, at Las Vegas (same-day tape), ESPN2

RODEO

TENNIS

MLS SOCCER 4 p.m.: New York at Fire, ESPN2

AHL HOCKEY 4 p.m.: Wolves at Oklahoma City, CN100

MEN’S COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 p.m.: Ohio State at Minnesota, BTN

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5:30 p.m.: NCAA Division I tournament, national semiinal, Louisville vs. California, at New Orleans, ESPN 7:30 p.m.: NCAA Division I tournament, national semii-

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE 11 a.m.: Vanderbilt at Ohio State, BTN

BETTING ODDS

PREPS AND COLLEGE High jump: 1. Weissinger (HBR) 36-4; Pole vault: 1. Falconer (Byr) 11-6; 4.

Mackenzie (Harv) 10-0 Long jump: 1. Johnsen (HBR) 19-7; 8.

Kramer (Harv) 17-11 Triple jump: 1. Piccatto (Hall) 41+4 ½; 6. Martin (Harv) 39-1 Shot put: 1. Njegovan (Sand) 50-9; 5.

Saucedo (Harv) 41-5 ½ Discus: 1. Njegovan (Sand) 189-0

CL SOUTH 15, CL CENTRAL 6

Team scores: 1. Bureau Valley 103; 2.

Byron 88.5; 3. Sandwich 86; 4. Harvard 76; 5.

Mendota 61; 6. Princeton 48; 7. Hinckley-Big Rock 47; 8. Kewanee 43.5; 9. St. Bede 41; 10.

Hall 38; 11. Amboy 27; 12. Fieldcrest 21; 13.

El Paso-Gridley 16; 14. Somonauk 6

Goalkeeper saves: Koenig (RB) 0

MC Guerin

CONANT 7, MCHENRY 0

NEW YORK 7 p.m.

TNT AM-1000

at Grand Rapids 6 p.m.

CN100

GOLF No. 2: Murray (McH) d. Zikaria, 21-19, 21-17 No. 3: Glikberg (ME) d. Dyer, 21-17, 21-14 No. 4: Patel (ME) d. Britton, 21-14, 21-8 Doubles No. 1: Chirayath/Chirayath (ME) d.

Skowron/Folino, 21-12, 21-18 No. 2: Ramachandran/Sajan (ME) d.

Lim/Marquardy, 21-6, 21-5 No 3: McHenry forfeited

THURSDAY

at Minnesota 7 p.m.

NBCSN, CSN AM-720

7 p.m.: L.A. Angels at Texas, ESPN2

(R, 2B, 3RBI), Meitzler 2-4 (R, 2B, 3RBI).

Woodstock – Turner 1-2.

WEDNESDAY

TORONTO 7 p.m.

CSN+ AM-1000

at Detroit 6:30 p.m.

CSN+ AM-1000

games matter,” Diggins said.

“They are a team that when you NASHVILLE play against them they can get in 6 p.m.

CSN your head. When you think of UCoAM-720 nn basketball, you think of all the championships.” at Atlanta MILWAUKEE Still, no team has dominated 12:35 p.m.

1:20 p.m.

CSN WGN Geno Auriemma’s Huskies this way AM-720 AM-720 since UConn won its first national championship in 1995. UConn has SEATTLE lost only 11 games since starting its 1:10 p.m. record 90-game winning streak in WGN AM-670 2008-09 – but seven came against Notre Dame.

NEW YORK Auriemma wasn’t concerned 4 p.m. about the Irish’s recent run of sucESPN2 cess.

“If we would have won the other at Oklahoma City three and then lose tomorrow, then 4 p.m. winning those other three would CN100 mean nothing,” he said. “I guess the short answer is: what happened in those other three doesn’t mean ON TAP TODAY anything. The only thing that matters now is what happens tomorrow TV/Radio NHL HOCKEY night. That’s it.”

11:30 a.m.: St. Louis at Detroit, NBC The road to the title got a bit 6 p.m.: Nashville at Blackhawks, CSN, AM-720 easier for UConn and Notre Dame 6:30 p.m.: New Jersey at Buffalo, NBCSN when Louisville knocked off Brittney Griner and defending national NBA BASKETBALL champion Baylor. The Irish’s only Noon: New York at Oklahoma City, ABC loss this season came at home to the 2:30 p.m.: L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, ABC Lady Bears and UConn’s only loss 6:30 p.m.: Bulls at Detroit, CSN+, AM-720 outside of Notre Dame was against Baylor.

MLB BASEBALL Noon: Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, TBS The winner will face Cal or Lou12:30 p.m.: Cubs at Atlanta, CSN, AM-720 isville in the championship game 1 p.m.: Seattle at White Sox, WGN, AM-670 Tuesday night.

PREPS SOFTBALL

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GIRLS TRACK JENNIFER KEARNS INVITATIONAL at Huntley

Team scores: 1. Harlem 229; 2.

Huntley 195; 3. Bloom 191; 4. Hampshire 165.5; 5. McHenry 114; 6. Sterling 101.5; 7. Crystal Lake South 98; 8. Marengo 76; 9. Richmond-Burton 65; 10. Wauconda 61; 11. IMSA 8; 12. Larkin 2 Shot put A: 1. Dumoulin (Hamp) 35-5; 3. Szamlewski (McH) 34-4 Shot put B: 1. Strum (Wauc) 35-5; 2.

Nicolay (McH) 32-3; 3. Baxter (Hamp) 29-8 Shot put C: 1. Broge (Har) 30-1; 3. Fox (RB) 27-10 Discus A: 1. Nichol (Har) 113-0; 2.

Nicolay (McH) 108-10; 3. Baxter (Hamp) 99-7 Discus B: 1. Dumoulin (Hamp) 92-9 Discus C: 1. Djokic (Wauc) 87-7; 2.

Cazzalo (RB) 83-5 1/2; 3. Meszaros (McH) 73-7 1/2 Long jump A: 1. Cassell (Blm) 15-6; 2.

Pagan (Hamp) 15-5; 3. Lyman (Hunt) 14-9 Long jump B: 1. Cates (Blm) 14-1 1/2; Long jump C: 1. Howard (Blm) 13-6 1/2; 2. Hogreve (Hunt) 12-5; 3. Esser (CLS) 12-3 Triple jump A: 1. Casell (Blm) 35-3; 2.

Driscoll (Hunt) 33-3; 3. Kelly (RB) 32-8 Triple jump B: 1. Tramblay (Hunt) 32-8 1/2 Triple jump C: 1. Shafer (Hunt) 30-11 1/2; 2. Sillin (McH) 29-8 1/2 High jump A: 1. Tseumah (Hunt) 5-6; 2. Wlasiuk (McH) 5-0 High jump B: 1. Howard (Blm) 5-2; 2.

Tramblay (Hunt) 4-10 High jump C: 1. Carlson (McH) 4-6; 3.

Purcek (Hamp) 4-0 3200 meters A: 1. Adams (Mar) 11:47.7; 2. Kobrick (CLS) 12:50.10 3200 meters B: 1. Allen (Mar) 12:47.10; 3. Davis (CLS) 13:28.20 3200 meters C: Ramirez (Blm) 13:38; 3. Desai (Hamp) 14:12.90 100 hurdles A: 1. White (Har) 15.70; 2.

Tramblay (Hunt) 16.50 100 hurdles B: 1. Luebke (Hunt) 16.30; 2. Wozniak (Hamp) 17.50 100 hurdles C: 1. Schmidt (Hunt) 16.20; 3. Patchett (McH) 18.50 100 meters A: 1. Casell (Blm) 12.16; 2.

Fouch (Hamp) 12.38 100 meters B: 1. Thomas (Blm) 12.21; 2. Pagan (Hamp) 12.43 100 meters C: 1. Buechner (Wauc) 12.99; 2. Hogreve (Hunt) 13.04 800 meters A: 1. Sprague (Mar) 2:29.50; 3. Stumpner (CLS) 2:42.40 800 meters B: 1. Hartman (Har) 2:35.80; 2. St Clair (Mar) 2:38.30; 3. Garay (CLS) 2:39.40 800 meters C: 1. Golden (Har) 2:45.20; 3. Fike (CLS) 2:47.20 400 meters A: 1. Fouch (Hamp) 1:00.90; 2 Moore (Hunt) 1:01.10 400 meters B: 1. Schau (Hunt) 1:02.00; 2. Pagan (Hamp) 1:04.30 400 meters C: 1. Hamilton (Blm) 1:05.50 2. Green (Hunt) 1:05.70; 3. Evans (Hamp) 1:07.90 300 hurdles A: 1. White (Har) 48.95; 3.

Eisenberg (RB) 50.83 300 hurdles B: 1. Tramblay (Hunt) 51.35; 3. Gill (CLS) 52.83 300 hurdles C: 1. Schmidt (Hunt) 49.69; 3. Hammon (Hamp) 53.92 1600 meters A: 1. Adams (Mar) 5:28.80; 2. Opaterny (McH) 5:35.50; 3.

Biederwolf (CLS) 5:43.00 1600 meters B: 1. Sprague (Mar) 5:34.93; 2. Waz (CLS) 6:00.60 1600 meters C: 1. Allen (Mar) 5:57.90; 2. Jiminez (CLS) 6:00.20 200 meters A: 1. Rouch (Hamp) 26.53; 3. Zbilski (Hunt) 28.19 200 meters B: 1. Pagan (Hamp) 28.64; 3. John (CLS) 29.66 200 meters C: 1. Bade (Har) 28.75 4x800 relay A: 1. Harlem 10:26.10; 2.

CL South 10:36.10; 3. McHenry 10:38.10; 4. Huntley 10:41.60; 6. Marengo 11:05.70; 8. Richmond-Burton 11:40.70; 11. Hampshire 12:28.10 4x800 relay B: 1. CL South 10:59.00; 2.

Huntley 11:21.40 4x100 relay A: 1. Bloom 49.50; 3.

Huntley 51.50; t5. CL South, Hampshire 54.10; 8. McHenry, Marengo 54.60; 10.

Richmond-Burton 55.00 4x100 relay B: 1. Harlem 53.50 4x200 relay A: 1. Harlem 1:50.60; 3.

Huntley 1:54.80; 4. CL South 1:56.00; 6.

McHenry 1:58.30; 7. Richmond-Burton 1:59.50; 8. Marengo 2:00.70; 9. Hampshire 2:01.80 4x200 relay B: 1. Bloom 1:55.20

4x400 relay A: 1. Harlem 4:15.40; 2.

Huntley 4:16.60; 4. Hampshire 4:35.70; 6. Richmond-Burton 4:36.90; 8. CL South 4:40.90; 9. McHenry 4:41.40; 10. Marengo 4:52.60 4x400 relay B: 1. Huntley 4:25.30; 3.

Hampshire 4:47.60

BUFFALO GROVE INVITATIONAL Team scores: 1. Cary-Grove 168, 2.

Neuqua Valley 112, 3. Lake Park 97, 4.

Fremd 90, 5. Lake Zurich 70 1/2, 6. Buffalo Grove 50, 7. Stevenson 42 1/2, 8. Carmel 13.

4x800 relay: 1. Fremd 10:17.4, 2.CaryGrove 10:19.7.

4x100 relay: 1. Lake Zurich 52.0, 3.

Cary-Grove 52.0.

3,200 meters: 1. Murphy (LP) 11:17.9, 6. Price (CG) 12:28.6.

100 high hurdles: 1. Lonergan (NV) 16.1, 2. Robins (CG) 16.2.

100 meters: 1. Schulz (CG) 11.8.

800 meters: 1. Flanagan (LP) 2:23.9, 3.

Geiger-Powell (CG) 2:32.1.

4x200 relay: 1. Cary-Grove 1:47.6.

400 meters: 1. Bosma (NV) 1;05.40, 3.

Renner (CGO 1:06.6.

300 low hurdles: 1. Papke (LZ) 50.8, 6. Barnes (CG) 53.5.

1,600 meters: 1. Ko (BG) 5:16.8, 4.

Duzey (CG) 4:29.8.

200 meters: 1. Schulz (CG) 25.0.

4x400 relay: 1. Cary-Grove 4:21.2.

High jump: 1. Freeman (LP) 5-5.

Long jump: 1. Furio (CG) 17-6 3/4, 2.

Nicholson (CG) 15-10 1/2.

Triple jump: 1. Freeman (LP) 36-11 1/2, 2. Nicholson (CG) 36-1 1/2, 4. Cherveny (CG) 34-3 1/4, 5. Perrone (CG) 34-1 1/2.

Shot put: 1. Griswold (NV) 35-6, 2.

Roehri (CG) 34-2, 3. Wcislo (CG) 33.11 1/2.

Discus: 1. Freeman (CG) 111-2, Roehri (CG) 102-2, 4. Wcislo (CG) 93-10.

GLANTZ-CULVER LINE MLB Baseball LINE UNDERDOG National League at Atlanta -150 Cubs at New York -155 Miami at Cincinnati -110 Washington at Milwaukee -115 Arizona at San Francisco -130 St. Louis at Los Angeles -165 Pittsburgh at Colorado -155 San Diego American League at White Sox -180 Seattle at Detroit -185 New York at Toronto -135 Boston at Baltimore -175 Minnesota at Tampa Bay -190 Cleveland Oakland -140 at Houston at Texas -120 Los Angeles Interleague at Philadelphia -140 Kansas City FAVORITE

NBA FAVORITE LINE Bulls 3 at Oklahoma City 7 at L.A. Clippers 4½ Memphis 5½ at Boston 6 at Cleveland 5½ at Golden State 5 New Orleans 4½ at Portland Pk

LINE +140 +145 +100 +105 +120 +155 +145 +170 +175 +125 +165 +180 +130 +110 +130

UNDERDOG at Detroit New York L.A. Lakers at Sacramento Washington Orlando Utah at Phoenix Dallas

NHL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Blackhawks -200 Nashville at Detroit -120 St. Louis at San Jose -200 Dallas at Columbus -120 Minnesota Ottawa -135 at Florida at Buffalo -120 New Jersey at Washington -150 Tampa Bay at Anaheim -130 Los Angeles

DON GOODEN INVITE

HOCKEY

100 dash: 1. Adkins (Byron) 14.59, 15.

Guitterrez (Harvard) 16.28 200 dash: 1. Mead (Princeton) 28.86, 18. Haak (Harvard) 34.25, 20. Okkema (Harvard) 34.39 400 run: 1. Hoffert (BV) 1:05.14, 19.

Smith (Harvard) 1:22.59 800 run: 1. James (EP) 2:31.41, 5.

Jacobs (Harvard) 2:46.51, 9. Logan (Harvard) 2:56.22 1600 run: 1. James (EP 5:48.03, 4.

Peterson (Harvard) 6:12.69, 8. Binz (Harvard) 6:30.57 3200 run: 1. Weidner (BV) 12:41.73, 5. Austin (Harvard) 13:00.00, 13. Martin (Harvard) 13:40.00 100 hurdles: 1. Christensen (Byron) 18.50, 4. Genz (Harvard) 20.36, 9. Korczk (Harvard) 21.83 300 hurdles: 1. Holland (Fieldcrest) 49.72, 8. Korczk (Harvard) 58.82, 11. Genz (Harvard) 59.62 4x100 relay: 1. Bureau Valley 54.59, 8. Harvard (Genz, Guitterrez, Serrano, Haak) 58.65 4x200 relay: 1. Byron 2:02.55, 9.

Harvard (Guitterrez, Okkema, Hernandez, Haak) 2:08.66 4x400 relay: 1. Fieldcrest 4:31.96, 7.

Harvard (Logan, Hernandez, Anderson, Jacobs) 4:53.45 4x800 relay: 1. Fieldcrest 11:03.71, 4.

Harvard (Logan, Peterson, Hernandez, Jacobs) 11:22.14 High jump: 1. Holland (Fieldcrest) 5’6” Pole vault: 1. Storm (Princeton) 8’6” Long jump: 1. Smallwood (Princeton) 17’2”, 20. Jacobs (Harvard) 11’10”, 25.

Binz (Harvard) 11’.5” Triple jump: 1. Smallwood (Princeton) 35’11.75” Shot put: 1. Horn (Mendota) 37’6.75”, 21. Melson (Harvard) 25’11” Discus: 1. Horn (Medota) 113’4”, 18.

Melson (Harvard) 73’2”, 24. Slavin-Hall (Harvard) 53’10”

NHL

LINE +170 +100 +170 +100 +115 +100 +130 +110

at Mendota

MEN’S COLLEGE BASEBALL MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE 5 MORTON 2 Morton MCC

000 010 1 – 2 5 1 310 100 x – 5 6 0

WP: Ross, 2-2 (7IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 7K).

Top hitters: MCC – Gizynski 2-3 (HR, 2R), Spagnola 1-3 (2RBI, SB).

MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE 12 MORTON 2 (5 INN.) Morton MCC

110 00 – 2 3 2 232 14 – 12 13 2

WP: Maxeiner, 3-0 (5IP, 3H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 4K).

Top hitters: MCC – Peterson 2-3 (2B, 2RBI, 2R), Enwiya 1-2 (HR, 2RBI), Richter 2-3 (3R, 2SB)

BLACKHAWKS 1, PREDATORS 0 Chicago Nashville

1 0

0 0

0 0

— 1 — 0

First Period-1, Chicago, Bickell 7 (Handzus, Kruger), 5:31. Penalties-Seabrook, Chi (hooking), 10:26.

Second Period-None. Penalties-Legwand, Nas (tripping), 7:28.

Third Period-None. Penalties-Carcillo, Chi, double minor (high-sticking), 7:58.

Shots on Goal-Chicago 10-13-7-30.

Nashville 5-8-7-20.

Power-play opportunities-Chicago 0 of 1; Nashville 0 of 3.

Goalies-Chicago, Emery 13-1-0 (20 shots-20 saves). Nashville, Rinne 14-12-7 (30-29).

A-17,256 (17,113). T-2:19.

Referees-Francois St. Laurent, Ian Walsh. Linesmen-Mark Shewchyk, Anthony Sericolo.

TRANSACTIONS PROS BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Baltimore RHP Daniel McCutchen 50 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled RHP Trevor Bauer from Columbus (IL). Placed LHP Scott Kazmir on the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated RHP Phil Hughes from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Cody Eppley to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated RHP Bartolo Colon from the restricted list.

Optioned RHP Dan Straily to Sacramento (PCL).

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Traded C Ramon Hernandez to the L.A. Dodgers for RHP Aaron Harang and cash considerations and designated Harang for assignment.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent LHP Ted Lilly to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) on a rehab assignment.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed 3B Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Josh Prince from Nashville (PCL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Assigned G Keyon Dooling and reassigned G Tony Wroten to Reno (NBADL).

UTAH JAZZ — Signed G Jerel McNeal for the remainder of the season.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed DT Bryan Hall.

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“People started asking me for it and it just spiraled from there. ...

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Candy Stade, owner of Sweet Slap ’n Salsa

Texting and driving: It Can Wait It’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and AT&T is calling on employers to help end texting while driving.

According to recent surveys conducted for AT&T by ResarchNow and Beck Research, nearly half of commuters self-reported texting, and 43 percent of those who did called it a “habit.”

Commuters are texting and driving even more than teens – 49 percent, compared to 43 percent. And the problem has gotten worse. Six in 10 commuters say they never texted while driving three years ago.

So while efforts to raise awareness of the dangers of texting while driving are working – 98 percent of commuters surveyed said they know sending a text or email while driving isn’t safe – there’s clearly more work to be done to change behaviors.

Survey sponsor AT&T is calling on employers to join the more than 165 organizations already engaged in the Texting & Driving – It Can Wait program, and to use the policies, technologies and communications materials available free at att.com/ itcanwait to help move their employees beyond being aware of the danger to making a personal commitment not to text and drive.

“Businesses can help keep their employees and others on the road safe by encouraging responsible behavior behind the wheel, including obeying all laws related to the use of electronic devices,” said U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue. “We also encourage all businesses to consider joining the It Can Wait movement to end texting while driving. Together we can help turn the tide on this serious issue.”

Through It Can Wait, AT&T has reached millions with the insight that most text messages are trivial, and no text is worth dying for. It has made the dangers of texting and driving real and personal by giving thousands of people hands-on experience with driving simulators and sharing the heart-wrenching stories of people whose lives have been forever changed by texting-while-driving accidents. More than 1.3 million personal commitments never to text and drive have been made at ItCanWait. com, through Facebook, text-topledge, tweet-to-pledge or at events.

“Through the It Can Wait movement, AT&T is collaborating with employers, nonprofits, law enforcement, educators, legislators, professional associations and government agencies nationwide,” said AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and Global Marketing Officer Cathy Coughlin. “I’m confident, together we can save lives by encouraging millions more to make the personal commitment never to text and drive.”

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Sweet Slap ’n Salsa owner and founder Candy Stade uses the garage of her McHenry County home as a warehouse for her salsas.

Ingredients for success Local specialty food companies seek wider distribution

By BRETT ROWLAND browland@shawmedia.com McHENRY – Stuck at home with a broken ankle and a garden full of tomatoes, Candy Stade made salsa for the first time in her kitchen in 2004.

Stade, 57, never thought her Sweet Slap ’n Salsa would become a parttime business. But now it’s part of McHenry County’s small but growing cottage industry of gourmet food products.

A flight attendant at the time, Stade started bringing her peach salsa along on flights to share with her coworkers once her ankle healed.

Soon, she was making salsa not only for family and friends, but for coworkers and their friends.

“People started asking me for it and it just spiraled from there,” she said.

At first, Stade grew most of the ingredients in her garden and made the salsa in her kitchen. Making three cases – 36 jars – took about five hours.

“I couldn’t grow the tomatoes fast enough,” she said.

In 2010, Stade turned to Dorina Foods in Union to produce the salsa commercially. It’s now sold in 20 local stores, including Joseph’s Marketplace in Crystal Lake, as she looks for more distributors to stock and sell her six varieties of Sweet Slap ’n Salsa.

The high-end, gluten free salsa sells for between $4.99 and $6 per jar.

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CARY – Final vendor applications are now being considered for the 2013 summer season of the Cary Farmers Market, hosted by the Cary Grove Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Cary Farmers Market will be held on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 2 through Sept. 29. The outdoor market will be located in the western portion of the commuter parking lots near the train station at West Main Street and High Road.

Local and regional farmers are encouraged to register.

Forms are available at www. carygrovechamber.com.

The Cary Farmers Market is entering its third season and offers a variety of fresh produce and other products from local growers and regional farmers. Vendors registered to date will have a wide selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, farm fresh eggs and meats, cheeses, baked goods, herbs, flowers, honey, fruit pies, dressings, and seasonings.

Spaces are approximately 10-by-10-feet and more than one space can be reserved per vendor. No electric is available at the market location. Vendors must be accepted and spaces will be assigned by the Cary Farmers Market Committee. The cost for the season is $150 per space.

Last season about 1,500 local residents attended the Cary Farmers Market each Sunday.

Applications must be received by the Cary Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, 445 Park Ave., Cary, with a $50 deposit. All vendor fees must be paid by May 20. For more information, call 847-6392800.

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Kent Thomas (left) and Bob Packard of Two Fat Guys Gourmet Barbecue Sauce distribute samples in Carpentersville.

Get more info: Sweet Slap ’n Salsa: www.sweetslapnsalsa.com Two Fat Guys Gourmet Sauces: www. ilovetwofatguys.com Ahruns Famous Inc.: www.ahrunsfamousinc.com Stade said she reinvests most of the profits back into the business, which she runs out of her home.

Other local products have taken a similar path to the commercial mar-

ketplace.

Long-time friends Bob Packard, 56, and Kent Thomas, 57, started selling barbecue sauce in 2008. They had doctored up the recipe for a pig roast 30 years earlier. At first, McHenrybased Two Fat Guys Gourmet Sauces were sold in about 55 stores. The company’s four varieties are now sold in 478 grocery stores and other retail outlets in Illinois and surrounding states.

Family Health Partnership Clinic will hosts its 16th annual Gala & Dinner Auction Friday at the Holiday Inn. 800 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake.

The Kentucky Derby-themed evening will feature southernstyle food and entertainment.

Derby attire is encouraged – especially hats.

Registration, cocktails and silent auction begins at 6 p.m.,dinner and entertainment at 7 p.m., and live auction at 8:30 p.m.

Items up for auction will include a trip to Disney World and box seat tickets to the Arlington Million.

For more information, call Liz Annetti at 815-334-8987, ext. 25 or email lannetti@hpclinic.org.

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The new connectivity economy embraces abundance Is it true that “the more things stay the same, the more they change?” We believe that flipped version of the old cliché more and more all the time. We see businesses large and small struggling with holding on to the stability and order of the industrial age. Yet, things don’t stay the same; they never really did. Even as good and standardized and organized and productive as we got in the industrial age, things were in constant flux. New tools and processes were invented daily. The industrial age claimed the world as quickly and completely as it did because marketers convinced us that we needed more, that what is truly desirable is scarce and hard to get.

We are moving into a new era.

It’s just starting to take shape, but the change is moving so quickly that it’s almost impossible to keep up – or to understand the full impact on our lives and businesses. But, like us, you may be feeling that a major shift is under way. That shift is the

result of enormous increases in connectivity over the past decade. The old economy based on scarcity is giving way to the new connectivity economy that embraces abundance.

Abundance of choice in who and how and what we connect with. We have abundant access to knowledge.

If knowledge is power, then we are becoming more powerful minute by minute with the growth of connectivity not only in our own country but around the globe.

This abundance of input creates a scarcity of time for everyone who leads an organization. Decisions need to be made quickly to stay competitive and relevant. The connection economy offers opportunities, but no guarantees of certainty. And it increases in value and power as more people connect in more ways. Of course, that value accrues to all stakeholders: not only our businesses, but our customers and our competitors. Our customers have more choice than ever.

They’re making their way through

MANAGEMENT Bob Sandidge & Anne Ward the changing connection landscape just as we are.

To be successful in the new connectivity economy, we’ll need new skills, new ways of doing business, new habits. Marketing now requires so much more than a good tagline and catchy ads. What matters now?

Author, marketer, innovator, Seth Godin, lists them: “Trust, permission, remarkability, leadership, stories that spread, humanity: connection, compassion, and humility.”

These, according to Godin, “are the result of successful work by humans who refuse to follow industrial-age rules. These assets aren’t generated by external strategies and MBAs and positioning memos. These are the results of internal struggle, of brave decisions and the willingness to allow others to live with dignity.

They are about standing out, not fitting in, about inventing, not duplicating.”

Connectivity opens the marketplace to pretty much anyone, but we listen to the people we choose to hear. And whom do we listen to? We choose people we trust. We donate and do business with people who have earned our attention. We crave stories that resonate, satisfy and fulfill. We find them, and engage with companies and people that delight us and satisfy and sometimes surprise us in a positive way.

This will require true leadership.

Leadership is not management.

Management is about producing the same results over and over. Maybe a little faster or more economically.

We mandate cost cutting, limit variation, and exalt obedience. The connection economy invites you to invent your own game. On the line with no rule book, no guidelines, and no one to point to when things go wrong, the leader is the risk taker who takes us to a new place,

away from cheap, fast, and the safety of compliance.

It’s an exciting time. We’re in the throes of huge changes to almost every aspect of business. The new customers, employees, the people we seek to connect with, are right now defining the way businesses will succeed. They want our humanity, our realness, our compassion, caring, and genuine regard for their well being more than our sales spiels and discounts. We’re all in this together, making our way and inventing the connection economy as we go.

• Anne Ward and Bob Sandidge, CreativeCore Media in Algonquin, are marketing, communication, management and training consultants who help small business and non-profits overcome the marketing and motivational myths that are keeping them and their businesses from unbounded success. AnneBob@CreativeCore.com – www.

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8FACES & PLACES Mercy Health physician assistant expands practice McHENRY – Certified physician assistant Megan Baumbach, PA-C, has expanded her practice to include appointments at Mercy McHenry Medical Center.

She continues to see patients at Mercy Woodstock Medical Center.

Megan welBaumbach comes new patients. She diagnoses and treats a wide range of skin conditions in individuals of all ages, from infants to senior adults.

Mercy McHenry Medical Center is located at 3922 Mercy Drive. To schedule an appointment, call 815344-4499.

Home State promotes Kubis to vice president CRYSTAL LAKE– Steven L. Slack, president and CEO of Home State Bank, announced the promotion of Stacey Kubis to vice president.

Kubis is responsible for the staffing, delivery of products and services and overall success of Kubis Home State’s two banking centers in McHenry.

Kubis has more than 28 years of banking experience with the last five being employed at Home State.

She is involved in the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce, currently serving as vice chair. She also is a chamber Ambassador and active with both the Fiesta Days and WINGS committees. She is also involved with the Johnsburg Area Business Association.

Kearns appointed chairman of petroleum marketers MADISON, Wis.– The Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association has appointed Ken Kearns as chairman of its board of directors.

Kearns is president of Prairie State Energy, with offices in Barrington and Lake Geneva, Wis. PSE owns and operates convenience stores and supplies wholesale fuels to independent station owners in Wisconsin and Illinois. Kearns began his career in the oil industry 35 years ago with Unocal 76, spending 20 years with that organization until it was sold.

“Representing our members’ interests is a great privilege,” Kearns said in a press release. “There are many important issues impacting our industry and I look forward to working with our members to move their businesses forward.”

Kearns has held many leadership positions in the oil industry, serving on many advisory boards for major oil companies. Most recently he was the chairman for the Marathon Jobber Advisor Board. He also has been on the WPMCA board for five years.

“We look forward to hearing Ken’s ideas for helping our members weather the regulatory storms that await us in 2013,” said WPMCA President Matt Hauser. “We welcome his

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These companies sell more than 80 percent of the motor fuel and nearly all the farm fuel and heating oil sold in Wisconsin. For more information, go to www.wpmca.org.

Cary physical therapists attend DSIWork training CARY – Three therapists from Cary Physical Therapy attended the DSIWork Solutions Training seminar in Rockford last month.

Rick Stojack, John Felbinger and Deb Gulbrandson attended the training sessions which included Gulbrandson analyzing and measuring job functions.

“As physical therapists we are trained to measure a patient’s strength, flexibility, mobility and other areas of fitness. When a worker is injured, we can rehab the individual, but the missing piece is what are the requirements of the job,” said Gulbrandson, owner of Cary Physical Therapy.

“Specifically, how much does he or she have to lift, push, pull, climb, bend, and at what heights, how frequently?”

Gulbrandson said these job requirements can make a huge difference in safely returning an employee back to his job.

“We analyze the job and provide that information,” Gulbrandson said.

“Not only can we help determine if the returning employee’s physical capabilities match the requirements of the job, we can also help employers determine if a new employee is fit for the job.”

Gulbrandson said this “post offer test” is done after an employee has been conditionally offered employment.

“In this age where companies have to do more with less, these work solutions help keep work comp dollars down to a minimum,” she said.

Cary Physical Therapy is located at 2615 Three Oaks Road, Cary. Phone 847-516-8095, ext. 0.

Kerr joins GreenAssociates as a project architect DEERFIELD – Troy Kerr of Palatine has joined GreenAssociates as a project architect. Kerr is a licensed Illinois architect with more than seven years of project experience. He received a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Maryland and a master’s of architecture from Washington University in St. Louis.

He is a construction document technologist, and is LEED accredited with the Building Design and Construction Specialty. Kerr has a rich project background including deep experience with primary and secondary school design.

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• INGREDIENTS Continued from page D1 “It’s been an ongoing learning process,” Thomas said. “Becoming entrepreneurs has been pretty exciting.”

Two Fat Guys Gourmet Sauces are all-natural and gluten-free. The mild and smoky varieties are the most popular, but the company also offers spicy and lava hot versions. The average retail price for an 18-ounce jar is $4.69. Several new flavors are in the works, Thomas said.

Two Fat Guys Gourmet Sauces is a full-time venture for both Packard and Thomas.

“We’re real proud of what we’ve done,” Thomas said, noting that despite challenges with distribution, the company has grown swiftly in a lackluster economy.

Getting space on store shelves isn’t easy. Joseph’s Marketplace in Crystal Lake carries many locallymade products, but breaking into regional and national chains with wide distribution is a challenge.

“It’s more difficult than people think,” said Alan Collins, who coowns Ahruns Famous Inc. in Crystal Lake with Aaron Aggarwal.

“The bigger stores want established businesses.”

Collins and Aggarwal started Ahruns Famous with a hot sauce in 2002 and have since expanded into barbecue sauces and bloody mary mixes.

The venture is a side project for both men. Collins works full-time

at a printing company and Aggarwal is a restaurant owner. The pair met 15 years ago at Duke’s in downtown Crystal Lake, where Aggarwal had worked as an executive chef. A few years later, they incorporated Ahruns Famous to sell Voodoo Magic hot sauce. All of the company’s products come from Aggarwal’s recipes.

They spent about $5,000 bringing Voodoo Magic to market. The process included breaking down the recipe into parts that could be reproduced in large batches, creating a colorful label, and complying with food safety, packaging, and labeling regulations, Collins said.

Ahruns later added three varieties of barbecue sauce and a bloody mary mix.

More than a dozen retail outlets throughout the country carry Ahruns Famous products.

“We don’t have a lot of stores, but we are all over,” Collins said, pointing to retailers in Ohio, Louisiana, Missouri and Washington.

Aggarwal uses Ahruns Famous products at his restaurants and two local golf courses – Prairie Isle and Crystal Woods – use the company’s bloody mary mix.

“A friend of ours is an avid golfer,” Collins said. “He travels around with a box of bloody mary mix in his car.”

All three companies have their products made at Dorina in Union and take part in a regional circuit of expositions, including the Illinois Products Expo held last month in Springfield, to boost interest in their gourmet wares.

8CALENDAR Tuesday, April 9 • 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake Business Network, Algonquin Bank & Trust, 4049 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin. Information: Laura Sinnaeve, 847-204-4899.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake chamber’s Referral Exchange Network, Exemplar Financial Network, 413 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Information: Kevin Bruning, 815-455-3000.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake chamber’s Business 2 Business Network, Benedict’s La Strata, 40 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Information: Mike Daniele, 815-356-2126.

• 5 to 7 p.m.: Multi-Chamber Mixer at Sustainable Solutions LED, 345 Memorial Drive, Unit A, Crystal Lake.

• 5 to 7 p.m.: Huntley chamber April Mixer, Re/Max Unlimited Northwest, 12376 Princeton Drive, Huntley.

Information: 847-802-4000.

Wednesday, April 10 • 7 to 8:30 a.m.: Woodstock LeTip, Vaughan’s Restaurant, 790 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock. Information:

Richard Toepper, 815-338-9900.

• 7 a.m.: McHenry County LeTip, Brunch Café, 414 S. Rt. 31, McHenry.

Information: matthew.wruck@countryfinancial.com.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake Referral Network, Colonial Café, 5689 Northwest Hwy., Crystal Lake. Information: Holly Emrich, 815-382-1899.

• 8 a.m.: Cary Grove Referral Network, Cary Bank & Trust, 60 E. Main St., Cary. Information: Shirley Rochford, 847-341-4104.

• 8 a.m.: Lighthouse Business Networking, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, 8901 Cary-Algonquin Road, Cary.

Information: Richard Sansone, 847-5160433; Steve Randahl, 847-769-6285.

• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Crystal Lake chamber Business Builders Business Workshop: How To Manage the Problem Employee, Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce, 427 W. Virginia St., Crystal Lake.

• Noon to 1 p.m.: “Google Apps for Business,” McHenry chamber Bring Your Lunch N’ Learn, chamber office.

My younger sister moved to Atlanta, and she came to live with my husband and me a few months ago. She’s 19, has a job, and is attending a local college. But even though she’s working, she hasn’t said anything about helping out with utilities or paying rent. We don’t need the money, but do you think it’s time for us to push her out of the nest so she can start living as an adult?

– Molly

Dear Molly, The way you’ve described your little sister makes me think she’s a pretty good kid. She’s doing all the right things for someone her age, and it doesn’t sound like you’ve got a party animal or drug addict in your home. In my mind, this is the kind of person you want to help.

In a sense, you’re acting as surrogate parents to this young lady. If it were my little sister, I’d let her live in the house without paying rent as long as she was living smart and moving in a positive direction. To me, this includes working, saving money, and going to college. At the moment, you’re enabling good, positive behavior. You have a chance to be her biggest cheerleader and prepare her for the future.

But if things change and she starts behaving irresponsibly or living a lifestyle you don’t approve of, then it’ll be time to put the brakes on the deal. But right now this kid’s a rock star. Thanks to the generosity and support shown by you and your husband, she can gain traction for a successful launch into the world as a smart, responsible adult. I think it’s awesome!

– Dave

Dear Dave, I have some old debts that have been forgiven. Should I still pay these if and when I have the money?

– Matt

Dear Matt, First, you need to double-check and make sure the debts have been officially forgiven. Commercial debts, such as old credit card debt, are almost never forgiven. They might be in default, or it may be that the company has written it off, but that’s not the same as being forgiven.

Years ago, my grandfather loaned me money when I was in college to pay for part of my tuition. He forgave that debt not long after, so I didn’t owe him the money morally, legally or in any other way. But in a commercial setting, meaning you’re dealing with a bank or other lender, that doesn’t happen.

If a credit card company decides to take less than the original amount owed, that’s a business decision that has changed the terms of the deal, both morally and legally. Sometimes they’d rather have a bird in the hand rather than promises in the bush. You don’t have an obligation to pay the original amount because the terms of the deal have been altered.

Forgiven is forgiven. That means the deal and any obligation is completely wiped out and gone. But chances are, Chase or MasterCard aren’t going to call you up and forgive the debt.

– Dave • Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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Curran’s diversity is its strength A buyer for every home – if it’s priced right Curran Group subsidiaries

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NORTHWEST HERALD The new year brought good news for metro Chicago real estate home sellers: The Illinois Association of Realtors reported that Chicago-area home prices and sales rose in January and February.

This means that buyers are re-entering the market in greater numbers, and this provides hope to those sellers who worry that a small bathroom, older kitchen or irregular lot will keep buyers away. Broker associates with Re/Max Northern Illinois say there is a buyer for every home today, as long as that home is priced properly.

That is especially true in a real estate market that is rebounding so steadily, they said.

“In every case, every single house will sell in every market if it is priced right,” said Kathleen Healy, a broker with Re/Max Town and Country in Aurora.

Buyers can be awfully specific. They’ll want a two-story house that sits on a quiet block near good schools and parks. They’ll also want that home to be within walking distance of public transportation, restaurants and shops.

Not all homes, however, fit this description. Some are close to busy streets. Others are near railroad tracks. Still others feature irregular lots and smaller back yards.

But the owners of such homes shouldn’t worry that they’ll struggle to find a buyer. As Healy says, the features some buyers view as drawbacks, others will consider positives.

For instance, some buyers like living near busier streets.

It helps them get around town faster. Other buyers seek out smaller back yards because they don’t want to spend their weekends mowing lawns.

And many buyers don’t even care that a home is smaller than their neighbor’s. These buyers might be empty nesters who want a smaller residence that doesn’t require the daily upkeep of a larger property.

“The sellers of such homes have to remember, though, to set the right price,” said Eric Egeland, a broker with Re/Max Suburban in Libertyville. “They need to remember that they probably paid less originally for their home because it was smaller, lacked a back yard or backed up to a busy street.

“Sellers need to remember what they originally paid for their home,” Egeland said. “That was something that attracted them. Maybe it allowed them to move into a neighborhood that they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford. That same factor will attract other buyers.”

The median sales price of homes in the nine-county Chicago metropolitan area stood at $140,000 in February, according to the Illinois Association of Realtors. That’s up a bit from the $135,000 median

price for the area in the same month of 2012.

Home sales themselves, though, soared an impressive 36.8 percent in the region this January and 20.2 percent in February when compared to the same months of 2012.

The IAR said that 12,779 single-family homes and condominiums sold this January and February in the Chicago metro area. That’s up from the 9,500 homes that sold in January and February of 2012.

This means that more sellers, of all homes, are finding buyers for their properties.

And many of these homes don’t boast huge master bathrooms or remodeled kitchens.

Last year, for example, Healy represented a client whose home backed up against the railroad tracks.

Healy researched the situation and found that local ordinances prohibited trains from blowing their horns as they passed by her client’s home.

She also found that trains came by just twice a day.

The information Healy uncovered made the railroad tracks seem like less of a nuisance. This is an important lesson: The right information can make a potential negative far less of a problem.

“There are always going to be those buyers who don’t care about your home’s issues,” Egeland said. “For instance, some buyers really like living across the street from retail.

No house is perfect for every buyer. You can always find your buyers if you price your home properly.”

It’s important, too, for sellers to heavily promote the positive aspects of their homes. Their home may face a busy street, but it might also boast a large, wooded yard that muffles the sound of passing traffic. The brochures and web listings promoting the home need to focus on that backyard retreat.

And, as Healy says, make sure that your home is staged, clean and free of clutter when you show it.

“You can’t have anything that gives buyers a reason to look elsewhere,” Healy said.

“You can’t have old wallpaper or carpet. You can’t have unusual colors on your walls. It has to be spotless and in movein condition.”

David Beakey, an agent with Re/Max Suburban in Arlington Heights, points to a home he sold that backed up to railroad tracks and sat under a high power line.

“Guess what? It sold. And not just once, but twice,” he said.

The first buyer’s loan fell through. But a second buyer agreed to purchase the home because he liked the home itself, a foreclosure that needed just a small number of repairs. The buyer didn’t mind the railroad tracks or the power lines. It helped, too, that the house was priced right.

“Buyers always find what they want,” Beakey said.

“And they’ll often want exactly what you’re selling.”

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The business has evolved almost continuously since William Curran founded it as Metropolitan Coal and Ice in 1918.

But the holding company with its modern, environmentally friendly headquarters at 286 Memorial Court in Crystal Lake retains some of the same values held by the family patriarch.

“Nobody gets coal or ice delivered anymore, but we’d like to think that ... our core values – such as family, improvement, partnership, integrity, respect – were around back then,” said Curran Group Co-President Tim Curran.

By 1930 the company had moved to heating oil delivery as Suburban Oil Company. Later the company used its petroleum connections to get into the asphalt paving business, starting Curran Contracting Company in 1938.

In the following decades the family business grew with the acquisition of Stahl Construction Company in 1961.

In the 1970s and 1980s, it started to diversify. The family bought Crete-based Holland LP, a specialized contract service provider for the railroad industry, in 1974. Six years later it got into sod farming with the purchase of Warren’s Turf Nursery, a business it has since sold.

Curran Group started Crossville Ceramics in 1985 and got into the paint finishing industry in 1998. Its subsidiaries have continued to expand through subsequent acquisitions and mergers.

The company’s diverse holdings helped it to ride out the recession, said Timothy Curran, 58, who runs the family business with his younger brother, Michael Curran, 55.

“We had a very good year in 2012 overall,” Tim Curran said. “Our norm is one business is doing really well, two

Curran Contracting is a highway asphalt paving and excavating contractor based in Crystal Lake.

Holland LP is a specialized contract service provider for the railroad industry, based in Crete. With about 650 employees, it is the largest of Curran Group’s subsidiaries.

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businesses are doing OK, and one business is struggling.”

Fittingly, the company’s motto is “strength through diversity.”

Performance issues even out over the longer term, he added. For example, subsidiary Holland LP showed strong growth during the recession, fueled largely by demand from China, which invested heavily in expanding its rail infrastructure. But the recession put a damper on road building projects in the region, hurting Crystal Lake-based Curran Contracting Co. Tim Curran and Mike Curran took over the family business from their father Jack Curran and uncle Bill Curran. Their sister, Cathy Curran, is the company’s corporate secretary. She oversees benefit plans for the company’s non-union employees.

Both Cathy Curran and Mike Curran joined the family business out of college.

Tim Curran worked as an attorney for 13 years at the Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle law firm in Crystal Lake before joining Curran Group.

Several members of the family’s fifth generation also work for the company.

Work done by Jack Curran and others has helped keep the business viable.

Estate planning in the 1970s took care of estate taxes and other issues, easing the generational transition of leaders. It also put company stock in trusts.

“I know my dad was concerned about it as he was dying – that he had locked us into this real onerous thing,” Tim Curran said. “I said ‘no’ because one of your objectives when you did this was all about family and that family came first. You made sure that, at the end of the day, family was important and that we all had to get along.”

The fourth generation now running the business has taken the younger generation of cousins on trips to Mexico and Alaska and organized other events to help them get to know each other better and introduce them to the family business.

“The trips are a lot of fun and the kids get to do their thing, but then we also take time to talk about the business and what their ultimate responsibilities are and what the business is all about,” said Tim Curran. “We want to get them acclimated because some day they are going to sit in a conference room and have to try to decide who runs the business.”

Members of the fifth generation have already demonstrated their ability to work together by starting and running a nonprofit organization, Alpine Children’s Charity. The organization has raised about $1.25 million to help find cures for childhood diseases since being founded in 2004, Curran said.

Even so, the younger family members aren’t guaranteed a job in the family business. That’s a privilege that must be earned.

While many have worked for the company or its subsidiaries part-time while on break from college or for internships, they must work outside the business before getting a full-time job.

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“You don’t need to go crazy and spend $500 on the latest Manolos,” cautions professional stylist Ruth Levy, who co-owns The Fashion Code with her sister, Sara Levy. “Just get a good pair of leather shoes in a neutral tone which suits your outfit. Keep in mind too, even if you’re paying double what you normally would spend, good shoes should

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STOCKING/ CLEANING-Exp. 1309 North Ave. Crystal Lake 815-477-4141 Buying? Selling?

Renting? Hiring?

To place an ad, call 800-589-8237 Northwest Herald Classified

Village of Barrington Village Engineer Public Works Maintenance Worker See www.barrington-il.gov for details Restaurant

NOW HIRING Server and Hostess Positions Apply at McHenry Brunch Cafe 404 S. Rte. 31 McHenry Call: 815-344-4055 Sales

OUTSIDE SALES FOR CONSTRUCTION

Drivers

Anderson BMW is in need of a full time Cashier, Mon-Fri. Individual must be energetic, professional & possess great people skills. Email resume to: office@andersoncars.com or fax 815-479-6331

Municipal

TRANSPORT SERVICE CO. is hiring...

CLASS A CDL DRIVERS out of Lake in the Hills, IL! We offer competitive pay, medical benefits for you and your family, paid training on product handling, paid uniforms, paid vacations, 401K & MORE! 1 year Tractor-Trailer experience, Tank & Hazmat endorsements (or ability to obtain) & Safe Driving Record.

APPLY NOW at: TheKAG.com Or call (800) 871-4581

GENERAL OFFICE Must be extremely reliable and good with numbers. Proficiency in Microsoft office a must. Duties to include: Invoicing, payroll, general clerical work, other misc duties. Quickbooks knowledge helpful, but willing to train the right person. Hours 9am - 5p, MonWed. - $12/hour Please email your resume: crystallake@visitingangels.com

MECHANIC – FT

Experienced position needed for

Young's Auto in McHenry.

Apply in person 1801 W. IL Rte. 120 Call: 815-344-6068

BBB & Angie's List Accredited General Contractor is seeking motivated individuals to sell exterior and interior remodeling services, and manage all aspects of each project through completion. 6-figure Earning Potential on Commission based pay structure plus Bonuses!

Call: 815-459-1750 Fax: 815-459-1753 Email: info@ creativeconstructiongroup.com

For consideration, email your resume to:

tburdick@blackhawkbank.com

You may also send a resume or apply in person.

Blackhawk Bank 400 Broad St., Beloit, WI 53511 EOE M/F/D/V

Receptionist Patient service orientation-collects patient account balances and co-pays, register patients, answers incoming calls, schedules appointments and facilitate referral requests.

Fine Fit Whether you’re working with your existing wardrobe or a new one, fit is crucial. “I always say that a good tailor is like a good surgeon, you should have one readily available,” quips Salinger.

“If a sleeve is too long on you, the entire jacket will appear oversized and drown you,” Salinger says. “Changing the buttons on any jacket will quickly vamp up the feel and quality of the suit.”

And pay attention to skirt and pant hems. A good tailor will know where they should fall for you -- just remember to take your dress shoes along for the fitting. “These quick alterations

will completely update your wardrobe and not cost you.”

Following these tips will help you dress for interview success.

Says Greer: “You want to feel self-assured in the interview clothes you select. Once you know how to dress for an interview, that confidence will show in how you present yourself.”

ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFORE INVESTING ANY MONEY

To Apply, please visit www.amcombank.com/ career_opportunities.htm CDL Part-Time truck driver.

Must have at least class B with air brake endorsement and be DOT certified. Apply in person at: Mastercoil Spring Company at 4010 Albany Street, McHenry, IL 60050 No phone calls please.

CNA's for 24/7 live-in care, hourly care and overnights. Must have a car, valid driver license and insurance. Must have 2 years.

Call 224-512-4180

Pictures increase attention to your ad!

McHenry 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Clean, bright, laundry, secure building. No pets/smoking. $825/mo + util. 815-302-6041

BE YOUR OWN BOSS! Has a great opportunity for an individual wanting to start their won delivery business by becoming an owner/operator of a

Collections/Financial Representative

This GREAT opportunity comes with SUPER SECURITY and UNLIMITED Earning Potential.

This is YOUR opportunity to work with the #1 Home Improvement Center.

Call: 715-876-4000

Performs in-house collections duties for all patient account balances. Post daily charges, patient payment and insurance payments swiftly and accurately.

Please fax resumes to: 815-356-5262

★ RN / LPN ★ All shifts. Pediatric exp. Wknds.

McHenry & Kane Co. 815-356-8400

DELIVERY TRUCK!

❤Ceremonies of the Heart❤ Rev Anne 847-431-4014 Weddings, Blessings, Memorials, Christenings

1BR & 2BR Starting @ $590 Ranch Style Homes with Private Entrance and Porch

62 or Better Close To Everything

WOODSTOCK

HARVARD 2 BEDROOM

WILLOW BROOKE APTS

Newly remodeled, quiet building.

Available NOW! $700/mo.

815-560-1392 ~ 815-560-1391 HARVARD Autumn Glen Spacious 2 bdrm Apts avail Free extra storage Free heat!!

Pets welcome!

Rents from: $733* st 1 month free ~or~ Free 55” flat screen TV CALL TODAY! 815-943-6700 www.gallinacos.com M-F: 10am-6pm Sat: By Appt (*includes special)

McHenry - Route 31 IRISH PRAIRIE APTS

1 & 2 BEDROOM With W/D & Fitness Center.

815/363-0322 cunatinc.com

815-338-2383 www.cunat.com

Harvard Large, Upper 2BR Updated, stove, fridge, heat & water included. 1 block N of metra.

No pets, $640/mo + security.

815-943-4777 Retired Realtor

Studio, 1 & 2 Bedrooms Rents Include: Water & Sewer Garbage Removal FREE: Pool & Fitness Center

MCHENRY QUIET BUILDING

1 bedroom, heat and water incl. $675/mo, security deposit req.

NO PETS. 815-382-6418

CRYSTAL LAKE (Randall Village) 2BR, 2BA, 1st floor, W/D, clubhouse, pool, exercise room, $1100/mo. Avail May 1.

815-953-5434 708-261-1483

Crystal Lake 2BR, 2BA Condo Cute & clean incl W/D, D/W, C/A. $950mo.

847-508-8286

HEBRON 2BR CONDO

All appl, patio, private entrance. $900 - $750, garage available.

815-455-8310 Lake in the Hills: 2BR, 1.5BA TH, available 5/1, $1200/mo.

Proof of income required 815-701-2907

Lake in the Hills: TH, 3BR, 2.5BA, 2 car gar., W/D, full bsmnt, $1595/mo., NO PETS, 847-736-9407

Woodstock Studio $585/mo+sec.

Efficiency $550/mo + sec.1-BR $650/mo + sec, all 3 furn'd w/all utils incl. No Pets. 815-509-5876

ISLAND LAKE 2 BEDROOM LOVING PARENTS of 2 year old boy looking to care for 2 children ages infant to 3 years old. Weekly or daily rates avail. CPR certified, all meals included. 815-322-2254 Wonder Lake Daycare/ Home Healthcare. FT/PT Openings.

All ages, great rates. Experience/Ref. Jaimie - 815-322-3056

ALGONQUIN - 2 BEDROOM Quiet and clean building with storage, laundry and parking. $800/mo. 847-401-3242 Algonquin: 2BR, 2BA, ground floor, newer paint & carpet $930/month Broker Owned 815-347-1712

CRYSTAL LAKE 2BR 100% Satisfaction Guar!

POLISH LADY will clean your home/office. FREE ESTIMATES! Great Ref. 224-858-4515

MAILBOX POSTS INSTALLED 815-653-7095 ~ 815-341-7822 www.mailboxpostman.com

CARPET INSTALLED Repaired and Re-Stretched 815-219-2823

HANDYMAN Anything to do with Wood We can Fix or Replace Doors and Windows Sr. Disc. 815-943-4765 For Your Home, Office To Sparkle! ★ Excellent Ref and Rates ★ 224-522-1406 McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports Having a Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Event Coming Up? Share It With Everyone by Placing a HAPPY AD!

Call to advertise 800-589-8237 Or place your ad online nwherald.com/placeanad

SPRING SPECIALS

Call Catherine for Appt to View Your New Home!

815-206-4000

McHenry. Large 1BR. Quiet bldg. 2nd floor. $650/mo+sec.

815-385-8180

FULL TIME OPENINGS for infants through age 5.

Fun activities. Meals included.

815-459-8317

WOODSTOCK SENIOR APTS

* Income Restrictions Apply

Clinical Technician Prepares patients to see the physicians, facilitates lab tests, provides splinting, cast application and removal, applies and removes bandages, sutures and staples.

Lucy's Cleaning Service

Be sure to include a photo of your pet, home, auto or merchandise.

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McHenry -Large studio/1BR some utilities included, balcony $650 and up Broker Owned 815-347-1712

Contact the Better Business Bureau www.chicago.bbb.org - or Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov

PART TIME TELLERS Fast-paced community bank has two immediate openings for detail minded people with excellent customer service skills. Friendly, flexible people with positive attitudes are desired for these part time opportunities, and previous banking experience is a plus! Excellent salary; credit and background check required.

Blackhawk Bank, Beloit, WI, is looking to add a finance / risk management professional to our team. The Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), will evaluate, recommend and lead the implementation of our ERM framework. This new position will work closely to analyze all areas of risk, from working with processes and policies to regulatory monitoring and stress testing.

The position requires a four-year degree in accounting or related field, plus a minimum 5 years related experience. A background in public accounting, including experience with internal control assessment is ideal. This position demands strength in communication, decision-making, detail, computer skills and a high level of personal accountability. At Blackhawk Bank we believe in learning, teaching, working hard, communicating, giving back, being grateful and obsessing over our Client's success. Do you have what it takes?

Has immediate FT openings for the following positions...

“If you buy a navy and a grey suit, you can mix the navy jacket with the grey slacks and the grey jacket with the navy skirt. By changing out your shirts and accessories and adding a new tie or scarf, you can have a whole new look every day, but with a minimal amount of clothing investment.”

Banking

DENTAL ASSISTANT Experienced Part-time Dental Assistant needed for office in Deer Park, IL. Tuesdays, Wednesday mornings, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday mornings. Send resumes to: nlutz@ofisurg.com

VICE PRESIDENT, ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT

McHenry County Orthopaedics

by picking up two suits in basic colors like navy, black, grey or brown. “You can mix and match all week long,” Levy notes.

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No smoking/pets, $795 + sec.

815-893-0059 ~ Lv Msg CRYSTAL LAKE LARGE 2BR

Quiet building, no pets. $825 + security. 847-526-4435

WOODSTOCK

Island Lake Small 1 Bedroom

SILVERCREEK

Quiet area, utilities included.

NO PETS, $575/month.

847-526-8306

Lake In The Hills 1 Bedroom Incl walk-in closet, 1 bath, W/D, 1 car garage, no pets, $875/mo.

847-224-3567 Marengo Large 1 & 2 BR most utilities included Broker Owner $650 & UP 815-347-1712

Close to metra, laundry in bsmt. $825/mo includes heat & water.

No pets. 312-953-7987 Crystal Lake Studio. 1st floor. $690/mo. W/D. Heated.

Near Metra. Small, quiet bldg.

No pets/smoking. 815-344-5797 CRYSTAL LAKE, 1BR $550/month. Heat and 1 parking space included. 1 month security deposit. No pets/smoking.

815-459-8317 CRYSTAL LAKE, 1BR $725/month. Heat and 1 parking space included. 1 month security deposit. No pets/smoking.

815-459-8317

FOX LAKE 1 BR, Laundry on-site, no pets, Sect 8 OK, $670/mo + sec.

847-812-9830

Fox Lake 1BR 2 Months Free!

Kitchenette, $155/wkly, utilities included. 847-962-4847 or 847-587-0605

FOX LAKE X-LRG 1 BEDROOM $725/mo, all util except electric.

Laundry in building. No dogs.

Agent 815-814-3348

OPEN HOUSES

Watch for the Northwest Classified Open House Directory every Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

Include your listing by calling 800-589-8237 or email: classified@shawsuburban.com

1 & 2 Bedroom " "

Affordable Apts.

Garage Included

815-334-9380 www.cunat.com WOODSTOCK 1BR $595

All appliances, wall to wall carpet.

A/C, balcony/patio, storage, on site lndry. No pets. 847-382-2313 Cell # 708-204-3823

Woodstock 2 Bedroom

Marengo Newly Remodeled 3BR Large eat-in-kitchen, $750/mo + garage and utilities. No dogs.

Agent Owned. 815-814-3348

MARENGO RURAL SETTING Small 1BR Cottage includes storage area in barn, $535/mo.

Pet with deposit. 815-291-9456

MARENGO ~ 2BR, 1BA

C/A, fresh paint, lndry, 1 car gar.

Walking distance to town. No pets. $750/mo+sec. 815-568-7347

MARENGO ~ LARGE 2BR

1BA, screen porch, deck, large back yard, washer, pets OK. $850/mo + sec. 815-354-0386

Marengo: 2BR, big back yard,

patio, nice kitchen, new carpet, 815-560-7115 or 815-568-7060

McHenry $199 Move-In Special Large 1BR, from $699. 2BR, 1.5BA from $799. Appl, carpet and laundry. 815-385-2181 McHenry - In town. 1BR. No dogs.

No smoking in apartment. $545/mo+utils. $895 dep.

Broker 815-344-1167 Find !t here!

PlanitNorthwest.com

Bath, W/D, close to 5etra and Sq. No pets/smoking. $800/mo + sec.

815-338-1880

WOODSTOCK Autumnwood Apt. 1 Bedroom Starting at $695 Elevator Building 815-334-9380 www.cunat.com Woodstock Intentionally Quiet 2BR Garden Apt. Includes heat, non-smoking. $750/mo + dep.

815-206-4573 Woodstock Lrg 2BR in Victorian House. Large yard, storage space.

Close to downtown $755+sec+ ref Also Woodstock Studio, $475/mo + sec + ref. 815-338-8872 WOODSTOCK Modern Loft Apartment ~ 2BR Historic Rogers Hall, $825/mo.

NO DOGS! 815-482-4909 LOOKING FOR A JOB? Find the job you want at:

NWHerald.com/jobs

McHenry 2-3BR, 2-3BA Almost New! 2 car, appls. Rent To Own, $1150-$1250/mo. Pets OK. Available now. 815-385-5525

McHenry ~ 3BR 2.5BA TH

W/D, 2 car garage, bsmnt. No pets /smoking. Near NIMC. $1300/mo.

Agent Owned 847-722-8911

WAUCONDA LAKE FRONT 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Fireplace, Heat and Central Air Included No Pets $1,100.00 per mo & Sec. Deposit.

Call after 10:00 am 773-759-1242

Woodstock Large 2BR 2nd Flr 1 bath, all appliances, W/D. Carpeted, 1 car garage. No pets. $800/mo + security + ref.

815-347-0349

Crystal Lake ~ 3BR, 2BA 1 car garage, 1800 sq ft, perfect in-law with 2 kitchens. $1400/mo 2 year minimum. 815-790-2678 Crystal Lake: spacious 1 & 2BR, w/garage, $790-$890/month Broker Owned 815-347-1712

MARENGO 2BR DUPLEX

1.5BA, 1st floor laundry room.

Full basement, 2 car garage. $1050 + sec. 815-568-6311 Marengo Large Spacious 2 BR. Large living, dining, sun room. Full basement. 1 car gar. $900+sec.

847-812-2961

WOODSTOCK 3 BEDROOM 1.5 Bath, A/C, Stove, Refrigerator, Garage, No Pets. Broker Owned.

847-683-7944 HURRY!!

Woodstock 722 Washington St. 3BR, 1.5BA, C/A, full basement. $1100/mo + security and utilities.

815-378-0975

CLASSIFIED

Page F2• Sunday, April 7, 2013 Cary. 3BR House. 1.5BA. Full bsmnt. 2.5 car garage. Appls, W/D. $1275/mo + sec dep. Lic. 815-354-4575

MCHENRY ~ 4 BEDROOM

Pets OK. D/W, W/D hook-up, C/A. $1150/mo, available now!

773-510-3643 ~ 773-510-3117

Crystal Lake 4BR On Fox River

McHenry: 2718 Old Oak, completely remod., 3BR, 1BA, 1 car gar., big bckyrd, NEW appl., $1200/mo. 815-790-1593

200 ft of Waterfront + boat, dock and deck on 1.5 acres. 2BA, C/A. $1395/mo. 708-296-4476

Crystal Lake On Shore

Rent to Buy. Choose from 400 listed homes. Flexible Credit Rules. Gary Swift. Prudential First Realty. 815-814-6004

3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, beach, may have boat. Beautiful views, porches. Large wooded grounds. NO PETS! $1800/mo.

630-655-2888 Crystal Lake. Small 3BR. Garage. No pets. $1000/mo+sec.

815-459-1543

Crystal Lake/Burton's Bridge 2 bedroom, 1 bath, W/D, fenced yard, $900/mo + security.

815-355-0358

Fox Lake 1BR $725

Appls, View of lake, newly remod. No pets. Close to metra.

Mark @ 847-489-6606 Harvard. North side of town. Lovely large 3BR, 3BA. W/D, new C/A & gas furnace. Deck, partially fenced yard. Avail 5/1. $1150/mo. Sec dep req. Pets neg. 262-607-1108 Huntley. 3BR. Garage not incl.

2.5 acres. $1300/mo+utils.

847-417-6056 Johnsburg: 3BR, 1BA, 1 car gar, CA, Newly remodeled, Johnsburg Schools, section 8 considered. $1,200, 1st month security, credit check. Owner responsible for yard work. Available May 1st. clauser@earthlink.net MARENGO 3BR, 2BA, 2000SF Newly remodeled, possible 5-7 ac totally private farmette.1000 sq ft wrap-around deck, heated garage.

2 story building,1300 sq ft heated. $1700/mo. 312-607-6406

Wauconda. Newly decorated.

Adult community. No pets. Units from $645-$795/mo+sec.

847-526-5000 Leave Message.

Wonder Lake. 3BR, 1BA, all appls.

New paint, carpet. Agent owned. $1050/mo.

815-334-0199 Wonder Lake: 3BR, 1BA, fenced yard, W/D & appliances included, $875/mo. 815-338-1935 Woodstock. 3BR, 1.5BA. Partially finished bmnt w/den & office. Nice yard, patio. Off street parking. Sec 8 ok. $1300/mo. 847-810-9115

Oakwood Hills 5200 Sq Ft Home on golf course. Full house priviledges, prvt bath, gar space. $800/mo + utils. 847-516-9293

CRYSTAL LAKE OFFICES FOR RENT Offices Range from 206 -625 sq ft.

Aval. Immed. Near 176 & 31 One could be salon. Call for more info: 815-444-6724

INSIDE SNOWMOBILE STORAGE April 1st- Oct. 1st *2 place-$175. *3 place and up - $200.

847-683-1963

CRYSTAL LAKE Sunday, April 7 Open 1 - 4pm

3906 S. Tamarack Trail Oakview Estates Rt. 176 East of Rt. 31 to Barreville Rd. to S. Tamarack Trl. Completely updated 4 bedroom home on over an acre of land with beautiful hardwood floors, new kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances! Finished basement-Prairie Grove Schools-Prairie Ridge H.S.

$284,900 Tim Lydon Prudential First Realty 815-236-6810

Crystal Lake Hurry Last One Left Clean Office Suite. 400 SF.

Woodstock: 2BR, full basement, huge 2+ car garage, $990/month Broker Owned 815-347-1712 Woodstock: country ranch, 4BR+ ofc. 2BA, LR, DR, new kitch appl, firepl., hrdwd., bsmnt, patio, 2-car gar. $1500+sec. 608-752-6548

Incl. all utils + High Speed DSL. $525/mo. 815-790-0240

Crystal Lake Hair Salon Station For Rent. Near corner of Rt. 176 & 31. Beautiful, clean, modern shop. Be your own boss, set your own hours. 815-355-5878

Carpentersville Raised Ranch 2400 Sq Ft, 9 Rooms, 4BR, 3BA New appliances, carpeting, large fenced yard, deck, $285,000.

847-381-4843 ~ 708-204-3823 FOX RIVER GROVE, FSBO 9215 Gardner Rd. Big Inlaws 2 + Kitchens, 4.5 Bths, 4 + Car gar., Asking $369,900.

Call: 847-516-3959

HARVARD Large home, house privileges, close to train. $400/mo, includes utilities. Call 847-404-7930

WE BUY UGLY HOMES!

Woodstock - Furnished Rooms

We will buy your house as is for cash, free of closing!

BAER CLAW BRAKE SYSTEM Model "Serious Street" for 60's and 70's muscle cars. Front and Rear $1200 1-847-854-0350

Call: 224-227-0425

Northwest Classified 800-589-8237 www.NWHerald.com

Crystal Lake

DEKALB

$87,500 Prudential First Real Estate Jerry Shea

Air conditioned office area and bathrooms Great location near airport & tollway in DeKalb.

815-754-5831

JOBS ANNOUNCEMENTS STUFF VEHICLES REAL ESTATE SERVICES LEGALS Find it all right here in Northwest Classified

You Want It? We've Got It! Classified has GREAT VARIETY!

800-589-8237

Call us today: 815-338-2800 ROUTE 14 AUTO PARTS

!!!!!!!!!!!

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs

2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT. 4 dr, white, 145K mi. Great cond!

RAM 3.6 eng. New tires & brakes.

Sunroof. $2900. 847-530-8334

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.

Call to advertise 815-455-4800 The Illinois Classified Advertising Network (ICAN) provides advertising of a national appeal.

To advertise in this section, please call ICAN directly at 217-241-1700. We recommend discretion when responding.

Please refer questions & comments directly to ICAN.

We pay and can Tow it away!

For a 1989 2006 Jeep Wrangler.

Goodyear Wrangler, GSA 30x9.50R15LT. Great shape! $250 815-675-6454

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

710 St. Andrews Unit 7

$16,499.00 847-525-2519

2001 Snowmobile Ski Doo MXZ 600 Yellow. With 1 place trailer. 3600 miles. $1,600.

Call 847-875-6739

$CASH$

TIRES & WHEELS

Will beat anyone's price by $300.

2009 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS

3BR, 2BA Condo, updated kitchen, fresh paint, private, w/tennis & pool

OLD CARS & TRUCKS FOR

18' CANOE FISHING BOAT Flat back for motor

fiberglass and wood, 2 new captains chairs inc. $300.00 obo 847-639-3250

1985 MIRAGE I/O 18 ft, fiberglass, open bow, 5.0L, $2500 847-757-3907

Boat Lifts (2)

1990 & Newer

Sunday April 7th 12pm-3pm

McHenry to Barlina to St. Andrews

WANTED:

Car Cover – Brand New – For Med. Size Car – Used In Garage 2 Winters Orig.Price $350 Asking $200 815-477-8485 Evenings

Trying to get rid of your ugly home, or just trying to move?

All utilities incl. $445 - $475.

Call Bill 815-260-5259

Immaculate 4,280 sq ft Office / Warehouse.

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Steel, $300/piece 815-690-3330

BOAT SLIP For rent on Lake Geneva, $4,600.

262-745-4719 Minnkota Foot Operated Trolling Motor. Hummingbird Fish Locator w/battery. $399. 708-363-2004

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224 !!!!!!!!!!!

2002 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic. 29K mi. Red. Great shape. $10,200.

815-648-1558 Harley Davidson Helmet. Like new.

XL. Was: $450. Asking $150 815-344-4843

Motorcycle Swap Meet

$$$$ CASH FOR JUNK CARS $$$ Lost title? No problem!

Free Tow, Same Day Pickup 815-669-0478 or 630-636-0899

WOODSTOCK SUNDAY, APRIL 14 8AM - 3PM McHenry County Fairgrounds $7 Admission & $40 Booth

Send your Classified Advertising 24/7 to: 2003 Cadillac Escalade $8750 Body in very good condition White Diamond DVD Call for more information 815-347-4095

Email: classified@ shawsuburban.com Fax: 815-477-8898 or online at: www.nwherald.com

630-985-2097

Old Lion & Healy Organ and bench Needs work.

815-385-2436 Old Singer Console Sewing Machine. Needs work.

815-385-2436 TV: 25” Remote Color TV, FREE 847-639-1909

Blazers: Women's black and tan leather size xl excellent condition 708/602-7353 $20 EACH Johnsburg area

Clothing $5 a Bag, Plus Sizes $30. For All McHenry, Lakeland Park. 815-385-8631 Cufflinks mens black and silver new in box $15 Johnsburg area 708/602-8353 Jacket: Men's large size, Harley Davidson, black motorcycle jacket, excellent condition, clean leather, like new, $125 813-732-7679

Leather Coat ~ Ladies

Full length, black, size 2X. Worn only 3 times. $40/obo.

815-385-7440 Leather Coat: Womens black 3/4 length Jones OF New York Size XL $40 708/602-8353 Johnsburg Men's Leather Motorcycle. Black.

Size 44. Like new. $65 OBO. 847-516-8015 PROM DRESS brand new w/ tags Pink strapeless, Jessica McClintock.

Size 3, paid $200, $150/obo.

847-854-2305 SATCHEL PURSE - Lg Vinyl Brown / Khaki W Cargo Pant Pockets. 18" W x 14" H. Black lining w/ pockets of same material. $35. McHenry 815-236-1747

WAHL APPLIANCE Reconditioned Appliances Lakemoor 815-385-1872 Armoire with lights for sale! W 94" x H 83" x D 23". $200. Picture online. 847-961-6257

1987 INDY 400 SNOWMOBILE Good condition with back rest $350. 847-845-9063

1990 Artic Cat EXT 530

1999 Jeep Wrangler Soft Top

El Tigre EXT, $200.00.

815-529-4105

Never used, beige. $400/obo 815-459-1846

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Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) • Hoffman Estates, IL

800/935-5909 www.motorwerks.com

ANDERSON BMW

AVENUE CHEVROLET

360 N. Rte. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485

1998 W. McKee at Randall Road Batavia, IL

www.andersoncars.com

866/233-4837

BILL JACOBS BMW 1564 W. Ogden Ave. • Naperville, IL

800/731-5824 www.billjacobs.com

KNAUZ BMW

www.avenuechevrolet.com

MARTIN CHEVROLET 5220 W. Northwest Highway Crystal Lake, IL

www.KnauzBMW.com

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SPRING HILL FORD

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847/669-6060

800/628-6087

www.TomPeckFord.com

www.antiochfivestar.com

866/561-8676

ZIMMERMAN FORD

www.raychevrolet.com

2525 E. Main Street • St. Charles, IL

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE

RAY CHEVROLET 39 N. Rte. 12 • Fox Lake, IL

RAYMOND CHEVROLET

630/584-1800 www.zimmermanford.com

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815/338-2780 www.reichertautos.com

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG GMC Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

www.garylangauto.com

AL PIEMONTE CHEVROLET

800/935-5913 www.motorwerks.com

River Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

SUNNYSIDE COMPANY CHRYSLER DODGE

ELGIN HYUNDAI

Route 120 • McHenry, IL

881 E. Chicago St. • Elgin, IL

815/385-7220

847/888-8222

www.sunnysidecompany.com

www.elginhyundai.com

KNAUZ HYUNDAI

888/800-6100 www.clcjd.com

SUNNYSIDE COMPANY CHRYSLER DODGE

ARLINGTON KIA IN PALATINE 1400 E. Dundee Rd., Palatine, IL

847/202-3900 www.arlingtonkia.com

RAYMOND KIA 119 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

224/603-8611

888/794-5502 www.garylangauto.com

775 Rockland Road Routes 41 & 176 in the Knauz Autopark • Lake Bluff, IL Experience the best…Since 1934

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KNAUZ MINI 409A Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847/604-5050 www.Knauz-mini.com

300 East Ogden Ave. • Hinsdale, IL

888/204-0042

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

www.billjacobs.com

888/794-5502

LAND ROVER LAKE BLUFF 375 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847/604-8100 www.knauzlandrover.com

www.knauzhyundai.com

1051 W. Higgins • Hoffman Estates, IL

ROSEN HYUNDAI

BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY

771 S. Randall Rd. • Algonquin, IL

111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

866/469-0114

815/385-2000

www.rosenrosenrosen.com

ANDERSON MAZDA 360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485 www.andersoncars.com

800/935-5913

BIGGERS MAZDA

www.motorwerks.com

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1320 East Chicago Street The Mazda Machine on Rt. 19, Elgin, IL

800/407-0223

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815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050 www.paulytoyota.com

1119 S. Milwaukee Ave.• Libertyville, IL

847/816-6660 www.libertyvillemitsubishi.com

ANDERSON VOLKSWAGEN 360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485 www.andersoncars.com

BILL JACOBS VOLKSWAGEN 2211 Aurora Avenue • Naperville, IL

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Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

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MOTOR WERKS PORCHE

www.oharehyundai.com

MOTOR WERKS INFINITI

LIBERTYVILLE MITSUBISHI

www.billjacobs.com

888/553-9036

770 Dundee Ave. (Rt. 25) • Dundee, IL

1200 E. Chicago St. Elgin, IL

www.garylangauto.com

800/731-5760

River Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

847/426-2000

ELGIN TOYOTA

www.elgintoyota.com

AUTO GROUP GARY LANG MITSUBISHI

847/234-2800

www.sunnysidecompany.com

www.raysuzuki.com

800/295-0166

BILL JACOBS LAND ROVER HINSDALE

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O’HARE HYUNDAI

888/446-8743 847/587-3300

PAULY TOYOTA

815/385-7220

BULL VALLEY FORD/ MERCURY

1564 W. Ogden Ave. • Naperville, IL

www.raymondkia.com

Route 120 • McHenry, IL

www.piemontegroup.com

BILL JACOBS MINI

www.oharehonda.com

847/683-2424

5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

815/385-2000

888/538-4492

206 S. State Street • Hampshire, IL

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE

AUTO GROUP GARY LANG SUBARU

111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

www.garylangauto.com

O’HARE HONDA

www.antiochfivestar.com

AUTO GROUP GARY LANG KIA

BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

RAY SUZUKI

www.clcjd.com

800/628-6087

800/407-0223

PAULY SCION 1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14 Crystal Lake, IL

23 N. Route 12 • Fox Lake

888/800-6100

105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL

1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

www.motorwerks.com

866/480-9527

Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

200 N. Cook St. • Barrington, IL

BULL VALLEY FORD/ MERCURY

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www.garylangauto.com

MOTOR WERKS HONDA

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www.Knauzcontinentalauto.com

200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL

888/794-5502

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5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

847/234-1700

MOTOR WERKS SAAB

1107 S Rt. 31 between Crystal Lake and McHenry

800/628-6087

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE

409 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

www.bullvalleyford.com

www.raymondchevrolet.com

MOTOR WERKS CADILLAC

888/794-5502

888/800-6100

847/395-3600

ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

www.clcjd.com

118 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

877/226-5099

KNAUZ CONTINENTAL AUTOS

105 Rt. 173• Antioch, IL

www.garylangauto.com

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG CHEVROLET

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13900 Auto Mall Dr. • Huntley, IL

888/794-5502

www.motorwerks.com

www.st-charles.mercedesdealer.com

TOM PECK FORD

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

800/935-5923

888/280-6844

www.martin-chevy.com

105 Rt. 173 • Antioch, IL

www.garylangauto.com

225 N. Randall Road • St. Charles, IL

888/600-8053

ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP

888/794-5502

1075 W. Golf Rd. Hoffman Estates, IL

800 Dundee Ave. • East Dundee, IL

www.motorwerks.com

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

MERCEDES-BENZ OF ST. CHARLES

815/459-4000

800/935-5909

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG BUICK

INFINITI OF HOFFMAN ESTATES

ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP

407 Skokie Valley Hwy. • Lake Bluff, IL

847/604-5000

BUSS FORD

800/935-5913 www.motorwerks.com

MOTOR WERKS CERTIFIED OUTLET Late Model Luxury Pre-Owned Vehicles

BARRINGTON VOLVO 300 N. Hough (Rt. 59) • Barrington, IL

847/381-9400

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800/935-5909 www.motorwerks.com

PRE-OWNED KNAUZ NORTH 2950 N. Skokie Hwy • North Chicago, IL

847/235-8300 www.knauznorth.com

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com

Sunday, April 7, 2013 • Page F3

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CROSSWORD SPECIAL FEATURES By Caleb Madison / Edited by Will Shortz

1 One-on-ones

6 Justice Dept. branch 9 Gyllenhaal of “Brokeback Mountain”

2 1 Wi p e o u t 22 Lower

23 Movie about … an intense blinking contest?

25 It comes from the heart

6 6 P u b l i c h e a l t h a g c y.

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64 One might have a ball

11 7 C i t y s o u t h o f Brigham City

67 Senate vote

11 9 N o n s t o p

74 Pop singer Bedingfield

28 … a housecleaner?

30 … a sled racer?

76 Low-maintenance potted plant

3 2 C h i l d r e n ’s a u t h o r Silverstein 3 4 “ Yo u b e t c h a ”

3 Mythological figure often depicted holding a kithara

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3 8 C h i n a ’s C h i a n g _ _ _ shek

8 6 I t ’s w e s t o f t h e International Date Line 87 High clouds 92 ___ Zone

5 Album holder 6 Evaluate

7 Prefix with fluoride

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8 Recurring Stephen King antagonist Randall ___ 9 Vi s e p a r t s

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72 Device Professor X wears over his head in “X-Men”

27 Atoms in some light bulbs

For any three answers, call from a touch-tone phone: 1-900-285-5656, $1.49 each minute; or, with a credit card, 1-800814-5554.

63 Brainy person, and proud of it

6 8 Ve r d a n t

26 Steaming beverage

12 De bene ___ (legal phrase)

11 3 K i n d o f b e a n

11 5 H i d d e n D V D feature … which can be found, l i t e r a l l y, i n t h e answers to the italicized clues

61 Expert despite little training

20 Cerberus guards its gates, in myth

51 Up

5 6 … a c t o r J a s o n ’s f a n club?

11 4 W h o w r o t e “Wherever Law e n d s , Ty r a n n y begins”

11 “ T h e Wa y Yo u L o o k To n i g h t ” c o m p o s e r

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1 9 I t ’s f o u n d i n l a m e r

44 … a bee during a downpour?

108 … a harvester?

59 Least volatile, perhaps

18 Documentarian Morris

41 Part of a pound

5 4 Wa l l S t . J o u r n a l listings

55 Handles

13 1983 film debut of Bill Maher

3 7 Ye a r “ T h e Wo n d e r f u l Wi z a r d of Oz” came out

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47 Prefix with noir 48 [I’m not happy about this …]

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49 Like some stockings and baseball games 50 Gridiron figure

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71 Allowed to enter 7 2 Wa s n ’t e x a c t i n g 73 Pond fish

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6 8 We e k l y b a r promotion, maybe

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TODAY - Small things will have a way of adding up during coming months. You will make great strides in gradual increments, and it will help to be patient.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Unless you’re extremely careful, you could accidentally spill the beans about something that you promised to keep secret. Don’t open your mouth without thinking.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- There is someone who is anxious to talk to you about a matter that you’ve been equally as anxious to discuss. Be ready, because the perfect mo-

ment to do so might present itself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Generally, the race belongs to the smart and not necessarily to the strong or swift. If you want to outdistance a competitor, you had better be able to outthink him or her.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Everything will work out well if you treat events philosophically, especially anything that tends to produce adverse conditions. Losing won’t be that bad, but winning is great.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Keep in mind that even a small profit is better than none

at all. Don’t expect more than you deserve, and you won’t be disappointed with what you earn.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Forgo making an important decision if you feel you haven’t had adequate time to properly study the alternatives. It’s much better to be indecisive now than to be sorry later.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Techniques used in your job or daily life can be improved upon. Start giving some thought about ways to do things better.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You’ll be

a fun person to hang out with, because you’re not apt to take yourself or life too seriously.

This positive attitude will be contagious.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- If there is a business matter that you’d like to close, let your instincts govern the timing.

Proceed to wrap things up only after you see that everyone’s happy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Don’t discount any bright ideas that come out of the blue, but don’t be too quick to act on them either. Some should be filed away for later use.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You might be able to save more money on a purchase than what you’ll get from something you sell. Don’t be too picky about how you make your profit.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- In situations where you have the right to ask for cooperation from others, people will be more responsive if you make requests instead of demands.

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ANTIQUE DRY SINK - Charming shabby chic painted wood antique dry sink with attached adjustable mirror and white enamel metal bowl. 25-3/4" wide, 21-1/2" deep & 29" high. 2 attached wood towel racks on each side for a total width of 33". White enamel bowl 15" diameter, 6" deep. Bottom shelf 6" from floor. Top section with mirror is 20-1/2" high & 25-3/4" wide & has 2 drawers, each 6" wide & 2-3/4" high. $400. 815-236-1747 Find. Buy. Sell.

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ANTIQUE OAK CHAIR - 36" high at back & seat 16-1/2" wide. 2 curved accent braces as shown. Chair is in excellent condition and is very sturdy. $52. 815-236-1747 Bedroom Set. Queen. Incl pier unit headboard, 6 drawer chest & mattress set. Pics avail. $400.

815-459-9333 CHINA CABINET, BUFFET & DINING ROOM TABLE w/ 2 chairs in good condition- $900.

32in Panasonic Tube TV- $75.

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Dining Table: Oak (Oval) w/6 chairs & 2 leaves, excellent condition $150 815-344-6289

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Ent center: WE Smithe in distressed cherry $275 OBO 847-515-8083

Desk – Custom Made – Formica Top – (Plus 3 Shelf Book Case fits on top of desk) 36”Wx30”Dx30H $40 847-639-1909

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39" high 17" wide with removable metal tray. Tray arm lifts. McHenry $125. 815-236-1747 HUTCH – Solid wood Hutch, possibly antique. 3 shelves with plate rails, storage on bottom. Moving, must sell, $100. 708-509-9419

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Oak & chrome incl 4 chairs on wheels with leaf, $100.00.

815-322-3402 Kitchen Table. Butcher Block Maple finish. 4 Bow Back Chairs. $75.

847-804-2999 Loveseat: Southwestern Patterned like new $150, 847-526-9403 Mirror picture frame 3.5x2.5 $40 847-890-1381 OTTOMANS - 2 brown faux leather ottomans with storage 17 x 17 x 17 1/2 High. Excellent condition. $30 obo. 815-459-5204 Pictures/Tropical Palm Trees (2) $35/ea.

847-829-4546 SOFA - Like-new, 4 year old Brown Microfiber Leather sofa. Very Clean - from a smoke free home. Approx.

90" long x 41"deep x 33" tall. $200. You may text or call 815276 -7392 - Include email address to get a picture of couch.

Sofa Side Tables (2) $40 each 847-890-1381 Sofa, Beige Floral, Good Condition. $50 or best offer. Four Colonies, Crystal Lake. 815-455-7643 or 815-382-5673 SOFA: RICHARD HONQUEST Multicolor sofa (7'X3.5') Good condition, only seat cushion needs refurbishing. Original price $6,000.

A great deal on a solid piece of furniture for $750.

Cary 847-477-9163 TV STAND ~ PLANT STAND Oak wood, 37”Hx15”Wx12”D. Excellent condition, $85.

847-829-4546 Twin bed, like new, with rails and headboard $100.00 Phone 815-578-1938

WINE RACK

Metal with glass top. Holds 21 wine bottles, 36”x16”, $95.

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CONCEALED CARRY CLASS Crystal Lake, SAT, APR 20 9-1 Info/Register 608-577-1917 GUN SHOW McHenry VFW on Rt 120 Sunday, April 7th 8am – 3pm Buy, sell, trade firearms and related items. Tables available.

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Wheat Straw $4 and hay $10, small square, perfect green Alfalfa grass mix, 3rd cutting, 262-275-2251

Band Saw. Sears Craftsman. 12” 2 speed. 1-1/8 HP. $150.

McHenry 815-382-3577 Band saw: craftsman 12'' with adjustable bed includes 5 new blades and pedalstal stand. used in very good cond. $125 815-690-0235.

Beltsander: craftsman 6" with 9" disc sander pedalstal stand, belt & disc included used, very good condition $75 call 815-690-0235

Wheel Chair. New in box. Never used. Seat 18” wide. Removable foot rests. $95. 815-578-0212 Wheelchair: Nutron R51 Small Electric Wheelchair, holds up 250lbs, $399 815-459-5762

TYSON 2 month old male Terrier mix I like to stop and smell the flowers, love to see a sunset and gaze at the stars.

Do you want to rediscover the playfulness of spring with me? www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Dog Nail Trimmer/Grinder (battery operated) new in box and AS SEEN ON TV $15 708/602-8353 Johnsburg area

Work Saddle: Charles Crowley, good condition $300 15.5” seat 815-385-2752 Work Saddle: custom Billy Cook, good condition $300 15.5” seat 815-385-2752

With Aloe Organic, case of 1000. $55 815-578-0212 Luggage Set Top Brand and cond.

American Tourister. Not canvas sides, 2 pieces 7x24”, 7x20”, $40.

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1 pyramid, $60, 2 Globes $55/ea., NEW, lightbulb replacement FREE! 815-370-4165 STEEL GARDEN GATE - 32 x 46, galvanized chain link. $45.

847-515-8012 Huntley area Tanning Bed: Foldable, moveable, great shape, less than 16hrs of use $150/OBO 815-403-3864 Targus Netbook Carrying case $10 708/602-8353 new TIRE - Single Goodyear Eagle RS-A Car Tire. Size: P215/50R17, Driven about 20000 mi. Asking $20, Call 847-658-2338, pick up Algonquin

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YEARBOOKS (7) – From 1970's various high school & junior highs. $45 for all.

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PIANO. Samick Console Oak finish. Like new condition. $975. 815-334-8611

BEACHCOMBER JACUZZI 6-person hot tub, 6 years old, rarely used, runs great. 2 Motors, one pumps the water and one heats it.

New Cover. 220V. Cary-847-477-9163

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Craftsman II 8HP 26 inch cut, electric start flood light, 2 reverse 6 forward speeds, Track drive, cast iron cylinder, 12 inch impeller. $400 815-451-6589 wolffjw@aol.com

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Army Boxes: 12x12x12x12x4 feet, handles each end, humidity indicator, 6 locking hatches, steel, storage books, food, bug out supplies $65 815-569-2277

New Minnkota, 30 lb thrust with a new battery. $100.

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TaylorMade stand golf bag.

Black/silver trim. Multiple pockets.

Great shape, $40 815-459-1099 Golf Club Bag & Accessories Rack.

Metal rack holds 2 bags, shoes, much more. Nice! $25. Store them cleanly in your garage, etc. Call Beth 815-344-9894 Koho hockey pants size large (28-30) and shin elbow bads and 2 pucks for $20.00 708/602-8353 Johnsburg area MEC 600 JR. 12ga reloader with some hulls and new bag of wads.

Good condition. $40 call 815-690-0235 Motocross helmets size large have 2 $30 each 708/602-7353 Johnsburg area

Pocket knives; have three including 1 large & 1 Sharper Image $15 for all 708/602-8353 Johnsburg area

Regulation size oak pool table w/slate top, claw feet, & leather pockets, matching stain glass & oak light fixture $1200/OBO 847-515-2570 Tire: Pirelli Motocross mt 450 scorpion gross 100/90 19" Good Condition Johnsburg area $10.00 708/602-8353

YAMAHA MOTOCROSS STOCK MUFFLERS HAVE 2 $25 EACH 708/602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA

STRUCTO TRUCK - Really good shape with some use to it, has brown cab with white box. $25.

815-690-1073 Wake Board: O' Brien w/boots, great cond. NEW $250 Asking $40/OBO 847-736-3127

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DOWNSIZING, ALL MUST GO! Furniture, lawn mower, bikes, household items

Antique and Modern Guns Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc. Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

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Tires: Bridgestone motocross m604 1200-90 57m and 110/90 19 both in Good condition $15 for both 708/602-8353 Johnsburg area

Lionel & American Flyer Trains

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Adorable Puppies All puppies come with * Health Warranty * Free Vet Visit * Free Training DVD * Financing Available

GLASSWARE - Seven pilsners, two tall champagne, and 4 wine glasses. $5. Call 815-814-8138.

ICE CRUSHER Portable Electric Use on counter for drinks or fancy food. Works good, $20.

815-455-3555 Table Lamps: Two French Provincial Johnsburg area $20 for both 708/602-8353 Vase-Czech Republic. Clear crystal, "Regent" flair style, 14” high. Pair clear crystal candlestick holders.

Austria, 3 1/2" inches high. Both items new/old. $60. Island Lake. turquoisesilver@hotmail.com

THUNDER 7 month old male Hound mix I want to force you to get up early every morning so we can hike, run and play more.

When my heart is full and my body tired, I'm living right. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Proctor Wall Jack. 16 ft size. $100 OBO. 847-669-5891

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Comforter Set. Queen. Plum, Gray, Ivory. Like new! Pics avail. $35 815-459-9333 ESPRESSO MAKER - Krups Il Primo.

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815-814-8138 GLASS TUMBERS (8) Libby Hostess Set, 1960's. Clear w/ gold leaf "sports" design. Heavier glass, 5 1/2" tall. New/old stock, still in box, $20. turquoisesilver@hotmail.com

Rustic wood look with 2 planter boxes below, 4'H, $45.

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Power Washer. Husky. Many attachments. Like new. Works great. $115 OBO. 847-516-8015

Wintec Wide, black, 16.5” seat with Cair panels. Adj gullet.

Like new! $350. 815-693-0542 Kieffer Munchen, med tree. Brown, 16” seat, $200. 815-693-0542

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Annual Seedlings for Sale Gardner Available 815-276-9461 Deer fountain with buck statue (concrete approximately 5 feet tall) Johnsburg area $250 firm 708/602-8353 Tractor: Jacobson Tractor, old school, 8 HP Kohlor, no deck, must see $350 815-575-7153

SHEBA 5 year old female Black DSH Sometimes I go too far in being honest, but I don't know how to be any other way.

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