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Gary Urwiler, superintendent and executive director of Mooseheart, talks with students including Rebecca Stryker (right) at Mooseheart. Urwiler grew up on campus and now lives there.

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Big day set for new disc golf course May 19 is a date to remember in Batavia. It marks the official opening of the West Main Disc Golf Course. Just two years ago, the disc golf course was merely a conceptual plan created by Batavia Park District intern Elizabeth Carsi. After consulting with Midwest Disc Golf in Lombard, a potential site for a disc golf course was chosen. A preliminary layout was established for an 18-hole course at West Main Community Park, and at the end of the semester, Carsi submitted her proposal to the Batavia Park Board. Last year, the Batavia Parks Foundation caught wind of the proposal and looked into making the course a reality. After additional research and discussions with park district staff, the founda-

Park District Dish Kari Miller tion board gave the approval to buy the equipment, and the park district began the work to prepare the course. “It’s been the foundation’s mission to bring new recreational opportunities to Batavia, so we’re really ecstatic about this coming to fruition,” said Matt Ellmann, parks foundation board member. “We hope the community comes out to support this endeavor and learn about the sport of disc golf.” Disc golf courses can be found throughout the suburbs, but the new course in Batavia is quickly becoming popular because of its unique

layout and natural terrain. It has already attracted a number of professional players. “Batavia’s new course is a great addition to the local disc golf scene,” said local pro Patrick Johnson, owner of Aces and Chains in Geneva. “It offers a high-risk, high-reward course to challenge even the best players. I definitely recommend checking it out.” West Main Disc Golf Course will officially be dedicated on May 19 at West Main Community Park, 40W101 W. Main St., Batavia. Skill clinics will begin at 11:45 a.m., with a dedication following at 1 p.m. The festivities will continue with disc throwing contests, a scavenger hunt and refreshments. All ages are invited to attend and take part in this exciting event.

“The Batavia Park District is excited to bring a new amenity to our parks and for the opportunity to offer a sport that will attract all ages and skill levels,” said Batavia Park District Executive Director Allison Niemela. “The site of the disc golf course was home to a former tree nursery, so this venue has a unique presence that provides a sense of adventure unlike any other course in the Fox Valley area.” For more information, please visit www. bataviaparks.org or www. facebook.com/BataviaParkDistrict.

• Kari Miller is director of marketing and public relations for the Batavia Park District. Contact her at editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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Open house Thursday for retiring D-304 teachers GENEVA – Geneva School District 304 welcomes the public to attend an open house honoring 21 retiring teachers and staff with a drop-in reception from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. followed by a recognition ceremony from 4:30 to 4:45 p.m. Thursday in the Geneva Middle School South cafeteria, 1415 Viking Drive. This year’s retirees are Brenda Bevans, Scott Bevans, James Burger, Rebecca Card, Kathleen Chroust, Stephen Downen,

Dorothea Finatri, Mary Louise Gobel, Marline Krug, Sharon Kryszak, Lucy Ledford, Catherine Lewis, Stephen Lowry, Norberto Melendez, Cheryl Olson, Roger Parazaider, Margwen Roberts, Diane Rogowski, Debra Scholle, Patricia Tagliere and Patricia Zachwieja.

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Rep. Hatcher to speak at Batavia Chamber meeting BATAVIA – Batavia Assistant City Manager Jason Bajor and state Rep. Kay Hatcher, R-Yorkville, will speak at the

Batavia Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee meeting Monday. The public is invited to the meeting, which begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Batavia City Council Chambers, 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia. Bajor will discuss the City Council’s recent decision to hire a full-time economic development coordinator. Bajor will share the city’s view of this position, along with how the Batavia Chamber and interested citizens can help grow the Batavia business community. Hatcher also will present

a legislative update at the gathering.

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Genealogical society to meet May 16 at library

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ELGIN – The Elgin Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. May 16 in the first-floor meeting room of the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. After the business meeting, the program will be “Building the Brandes Family Website,” presented by brothers Bill and Bob Brandes. For information, visit www.elginroots.com.

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Where did you grow up? Sugar Grove Have you had a job yet? Cleaning at Cutz & Stylz What do you want to be when you grow up? Theatrical makeup artist Is there a movie you would recommend? “The Nightmare Before Christmas” Do you have a favorite charity? Make-A-Wish Foundation Do you have any hobbies? Drawing and painting What is your favorite local restaurant? Fireside in Sugar Grove What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I play the French horn.

WHAT: The Sugar Grove Lions Club is inviting men and women in the community to a meeting. All are welcome. WHEN: 7 p.m. May 15 WHERE: Sugar Grove Public Library, 125 Municipal Drive, Sugar Grove

COST: A minimal tuition is required of those in the cast to cover production costs. INFO: Email diane.mcfarlin@kaneland.org, call 630-365-5100, ext. 208, or visit www. kanelandartsfestival.org. Those who are interested in working on the musical in non-acting parts should contact Maria Dripps-Paulson at 630-365-5100, ext. 180, or maria.drippspaulson@kaneland.org.

Auditions for ‘Joseph’ at Kaneland

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WHAT: The Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival has planned auditions for its summer production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Adults should perform music from the performance or from any Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that shows off range. No dance will be done at preliminary auditions. For children’s chorus, be prepared to sing parts of “Any Dream Will Do” and “Go, Go, Go, Joseph!” WHEN: Adult auditions (any person entering high school in fall 2013 and older) will take place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. May 17. Children’s chorus auditions are from noon to 3 p.m. May 19. Performance dates are July 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at the Kaneland Auditorium. WHERE: All auditions will be at Kaneland High School, 47W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park.

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WHAT: The Sugar Grove Firefighters Association Auxiliary will host a drive-thru pork chop dinner. The dinner will be catered by 5B’s. WHEN: 4 to 7 p.m. May 16 WHERE: Sugar Grove Fire Station, 25 Municipal Drive, Sugar Grove COST: $11 for two pork chops, $9 for one pork chop and $4 for children’s hot dog meals INFO: Call Joy at 630-466-7190.

Full Circle Auction at Heritage Prairie Farm WHAT: The Montessori Academy in Batavia will host its inaugural Full Circle Auction. WHEN: 5:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Heritage Prairie Farm, 2N308 Brundige Road, Elburn

COST: Event tickets cost $80 and will include a five-course organic gourmet meal prepared by the farm’s executive chef, drinks for the evening and access to both live and silent auction items. Tickets can be purchased at www.biddingforgood.com/ fullcircle2013. All proceeds will help support curriculum development, teacher training and needed upgrades to campus buildings and grounds. INFO: Contact Steve McCue at 815-970-1597 with questions.

Plant sale at Town and Country library WHAT: A plant sale is set at the Town and Country Public Library. The annual event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday WHERE: Town and Country Public Library, 320 E. North St., Elburn COST: The cost for the plants will be $3.75 each or three for $11. To pre-order, call 630-365-9217. All proceeds benefit the library.

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Rooted at Mooseheart Campus near Batavia was childhood home for current superintendent By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com MOOSEHEART – Gary Urwiler can relate to the students at Mooseheart Child City & School because, growing up, he walked the same halls, knew the same buildings and, in some cases, might have shared the same room. He said he often shares his story with students at Mooseheart, but not everyone knows that he was as deeply rooted in Mooseheart growing up as he is today. Urwiler, 43, the superintendent and executive director of Mooseheart Child City & School, moved to Mooseheart on Sept. 2, 1981, just a few years after witnessing his father have a deadly heart attack at a Moose Lodge in his home state of New Jersey. Urwiler was 5 years old when his father died. For the next few years, Urwiler said, he went through a period of anger and rebellion, and he had trouble coming to terms with the fact that his father was never coming back. “I was really close to my dad,” he said. “Life became challenging.” His mother, whom he describes as a warrior, tried to keep the family together in the New Jersey area, and Urwiler was placed in a handful of foster homes there. He said by the time he was about 11 years old, he was ready for a fresh start, and his mother made the difficult decision to send him to another state to get the best care possible. “It was an ‘I love you that much’ decision,” he said. “I can honestly say my life changed from the moment I got there.” Today, 212 students reside at Mooseheart’s 1,000-acre campus near Batavia. The school is still tied to the Moose fraternal organization and is supported largely through donations from beneficiaries tied to the Moose International organization. Mooseheart is a home for children who, for a variety of reasons, can’t

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Gary Urwiler, superintendent and executive director of Mooseheart, is held onto by Jasmine Gage at Mooseheart’s Baby Village. Urwiler grew up on the campus after his father died when he was young, and now he lives there with his family. He will be at the helm as Mooseheart celebrates its 100th anniversary on July 27.

“I constantly looked to [Urwiler] for guidance living there and going through those experiences. He’s an incredible role model.” Anna Barley Former student at Mooseheart be with their families. The organization provides just about everything for the students, who live there all year, including education, medical and dental insurance, food and housing. Geneva resident Anna Barley said as a former student of Mooseheart, she can relate to Urwiler’s experience. She spent a little more than 10

years there and said Urwiler was a fatherlike figure and mentor. “I constantly looked to him for guidance living there and going through those experiences,” she said. “He’s an incredible role model.” Oswego resident Joe Renegar, who was at Mooseheart from 1985 and graduated from Mooseheart’s school in 1996, has known Urwiler for 30 years and said he can “absolutely” relate to Urwiler’s life story. He’s grown close to Urwiler over the years and continues to refer to Urwiler and his wife, Donna, as mom and dad. “We grew up completely different than about 90 percent of people,” Renegar said. “It’s a very unique experience. We all have that connection.”

Three decades later, Urwiler is still deeply connected to the Mooseheart campus and remains an example of its mission: Enter to learn, leave to serve. Aside from a few years he spent in the West Aurora school district, most of Urwiler’s professional career has been at Mooseheart. He has been superintendent for the past 10 years and became executive director in January. Not only did Urwiler grow up at Mooseheart, it’s where he met his wife and got married, and where he lives now with his family, including his three sons and his mother. “When I talk about full circle – it’s an amazing story, just because it’s not by my working,” he said. “I praise God for blessing me with the experiences I’ve had, though

some were tragic.” Urwiler will be at the helm as Mooseheart celebrates its 100th anniversary on July 27. To mark the milestone, plans are in place to start a nearly $10 million school improvement project. Other activities, including a centennial run, a rededication of Mooseheart, campus tours, a bean bag tournament and live entertainment, are planned for that day. Urwiler said he’s looking forward to ushering in the 100th anniversary while still holding true to Mooseheart’s goal of shaping students’ lives and giving them a second chance. “Mooseheart just seems to be a natural fit. It always has,” he said. “I’m just glad I’ve chosen to make this part of my life.”

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75/52 McHenry Statistics through 4 p.m. yesterday Belvidere 76/53 Temperatures Waukegan 74/56 69/49 High/low ....................................... 77°/44° Normal high ......................................... 68° Rockford Crystal Lake Deerfield Record high .............................. 86° (2004) Algonquin 75/56 78/55 72/52 76/54 Normal low .......................................... 47° Hampshire Record low ............................... 24° (1989) Schaumburg 73/54 Elgin 76/54 Peak wind .............................. N at 10 mph 73/54 DeKalb Precipitation 78/55 Tri-Cities Chicago 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.00” 78/55 75/54 Month to date ................................... 0.38” Normal month to date ....................... 0.87” Oak Park Year to date .................................... 15.44” 74/55 Aurora Normal year to date ........................ 10.26” Dixon 76/56

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Fox River Stages 0-50 Good; 51-100 Moderate; 101-150 Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200 Unhealthy; 201-300 Very Unhealthy; 301-500 Hazardous Source: Illinois EPA

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Fld: flood stage. Prs: stage in feet at 7 a.m Tuesday. Chg: change in previous 24 hours. Station Fld Prs Chg Station Fld Prs Chg Algonquin................. 3....... 1.95...... -0.12 Montgomery........... 13..... 12.67...... -0.09 Burlington, WI ........ 11....... 8.56...... -0.25 New Munster, WI .... 19..... 10.22...... -0.33 Dayton ................... 12....... 9.36...... -0.23 Princeton .............. 9.5....... 7.98...... -0.06 McHenry .................. 4....... 4.31...... -0.21 Waukesha ................ 6....... 4.18...... -0.02

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Elburn welcomes finance director, one new trustee

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New post added to village government By AL LAGATTOLLA alagattolla@shawmedia.com ELBURN – Doug Elder said he had no idea that his time filling in for Elburn Village Administrator Erin Willrett could lead to a permanent job with the village. But he said it ultimately could have been viewed as an audition. Elder was appointed Monday to be the village’s finance director, a position that recently was approved by the Village Board. He filled in for months while Willrett was on maternity leave, helping guide the village through the budgeting process and the update of its comprehensive land-use plan. “I had no inkling that it would develop into this,” said Elder, who added that it wasn’t until after he began working for the village that he learned Village President

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Dave Anderson was looking to create the position. The announcement was one of several made Monday at the Elburn Village Board meeting. New Village Board member Patricia Schuberg was sworn in, and the board paid tribute to Jerry Schmidt, who chose not to seek re-election to the board in April. Village leaders also honored Mike Greenen, who had served as the village’s treasurer. Elder’s new position will fulfill those duties. Also, Randy Ream was appointed to the village’s planning commission, taking the spot vacated by Schuberg. Ream is the owner of Ream’s Elburn Market in downtown Elburn.

The meeting was brief, with a lighthearted atmosphere. Trustee Bill Grabarek recited a poem he had written in Schmidt’s honor, and trustees sang “Happy Birthday” to Anderson, who turned 69 on Tuesday. The position of finance director was brought up earlier this year, with Anderson saying it would be a $79,000-a-year position, based on a 32-hour workweek. Anderson pitched it as an opportunity for Willrett to be able to focus more on economic development. Elder said the key difference between his duties as finance director and village administrator is that the village administrator position has broader responsibilities. “The financial burden will be taken off of Erin and rest with Doug,” Anderson said. Anderson said he had no idea that Elder would be the right fit for the new role, but he said that Elder stood out when candidates were interviewed for the temporary position to fill in for Willrett.

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record amounts of money. Oberweis said Tuesday that he thinks Brady’s resignation is the right thing to do not only for Brady and his family but also for the Republican Party. “I think it’s good for the Republican Party,” he said. “The Republican Party has been somewhat divided, and I think we need a leader who will bring us back together.” Oberweis estimated that it would take no more than two months to select a new party chairman. While he wouldn’t name anyone in particular, he said the committeemen have several well-qualified candidates in mind. Oberweis said he would not seek the post. Oberweis added that he believes Brady did a lot of good things for the party, but said he thinks Brady let his “personal feelings carry him away, pulling him in the opposite direction” of the party. When asked if his resignation was a difficult decision, Brady said “absolutely not.” “I’m always looking forward,” he said.

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GENEVA – The annual Passport to Adventure Program is back, and passport booklets are available at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St. in Geneva, starting May 28. Participants ages 4 through 12 are tasked with filling their passports with as many stamps as they can. The booklet contains descriptions, telephone numbers, locations, open hours, handicapped and train accessibility and admission fees on museums in Kane and DuPage counties. The program begins Memorial Day and runs through Labor Day 2013. After visiting five sites, participants who return their passport to the location stamped on the front page of their booklet can receive a certificate noting their accomplishment. An additional prize is given to participants who visit at least seven sites. The program is sponsored by the Kane-DuPage Regional Museum Association. For information, call 630-232-4951. – Kane County Chronicle

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Citing diminished party support and his wife’s health, Pat Brady announced Tuesday that he was resigning immediately as the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party. Carol Smith Donovan, the vice chairman, will serve as interim chairman until the Illinois Republican State Central Committee selects a permanent replacement, according Pat Brady to a news release sent by the state Republican Party. Brady’s term was to end in March. Brady, who has held the seat for almost four years, said Tuesday that he has other professional and political goals he wishes to accomplish, such as supporting congressional candidates and doing some public affairs work. He said he also wants to focus on his wife’s health, as she has been fighting cancer for the past two years. Last month, the Illinois Republi-

can State Central Committeemen had approved a succession strategy to replace Brady, who is from St. Charles. The effort to oust Brady was led, in part, by new state Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove. A key issue was Brady’s support of same-sex marriage, which Oberweis had said was contrary to the party line. Brady acknowledged that his Republican support had diminished in recent months. “I’ve lost some very vocal people, and it’s better for me to step down,” he said. Brady had served as chairman since August 2009, succeeding Andy McKenna. Brady did not mention the recent controversy in his letter of resignation. He touted the Illinois Republicans’ success in the 2010 election, including the election of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk to President Barack Obama’s former seat, as well as the election of GOP members to Congress and the Illinois House and Senate. Brady said the Republican Party also won a lot of elections in 2010 in races throughout the state, and raised

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Anderson Road work to begin this fall By JONATHAN BILYK jbilyk@shawmedia.com ELBURN – Kane County officials believe work to build a new bridge over the railroad tracks near the Elburn Metra station could begin this fall. And drivers accustomed to repeated delays at the village’s downtown Route 47 rail crossing could find relief as soon as fall 2014. For years, Kane County transportation planners and officials with the village of Elburn have sought to extend Anderson Road from Route 38 south to Keslinger Road. The project has ranked among the county’s top transportation priorities, as it would include an overpass of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks,

“It’s great to see all the support for this. Good things do indeed come to those who wait.” Dave Anderson Elburn village president

relieving traffic problems in downtown Elburn, where traffic is regularly snarled at the Route 47 crossing. As recently as a year ago, the project appeared poised to move ahead, as Kane County and a landholding company as-

sociated with Geneva-based development company ShoDeen had inked deals that would transfer the land needed for the project to the county. The county was financing the project using $18 million obtained from the federal and state governments. However, those purchase agreements depended on the ability of ShoDeen and Elburn village officials to reach an agreement on a document that would govern ShoDeen’s proposal to build its Elburn Station development, a large project centered on the proposed Anderson Road extension that would add thousands of new homes to the village. That project, however, garnered several more months of scrutiny from the Elburn Vil-

lage Board, delaying the start of the Anderson Road project well into 2013. Earlier this year, the Elburn board approved that agreement with ShoDeen. And in the weeks since, Kane County has completed the purchase of the land needed for the road, said Tom Rickert, deputy director of the Kane County Division of Transportation. He said the county paid $2.15 million for 61.6 acres of land and 13.8 acres of easements. The purchases were completed April 12. With the land in hand, Rickert said county officials anticipate selecting a contractor for the project this summer, and beginning construction in October. He said that schedule depends on how quickly feder-

al and state transportation officials sign off on the county’s plans. The county and village also expect to receive approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission in June for the railroad overpass. The ICC held a hearing on the matter Tuesday. Construction could then be completed sometime between November 2014 and June 2015, Rickert said. Elburn Village President Dave Anderson said he is pleased to see the project moving forward. He said he believes the project was worth the wait. “It’s great to see all the support for this,” Anderson said. “Good things do indeed come to those who wait.”

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Batavia OKs alcohol at Albright Theatre By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – The Batavia City Council agreed Monday to let Albright Theatre Company sell wine at its productions, as well as offer dinner and theater packages. Aldermen voted to allow alcohol sales and consumption at the Albright Theatre, which is on the third floor of the Batavia Government Center at 100 N. Island Ave. in downtown Batavia. “It is a win-win situation for everybody involved,” 1st Ward Alderman Garran Sparks said. Second Ward Alderman Victor Dietz also voiced approval for the plan, which frees the city from liability.

“We’ve done everything to protect the city and the assets of the city,” Dietz said. The Albright Theatre, a nonprofit organization, is teaming up with Aliano’s Ristorante in downtown Batavia. Mario Aliano, who owns the restaurant with his brother, Phil Aliano, has said he will give a percentage of sales to Albright Theatre. There will be signs posted stating that alcohol can’t leave the premises. The Albright Theatre will be added to a list of city properties where liquor could be sold or served with a license. The license would be in effect only during Albright Theatre productions, Batavia City Administrator Bill McGrath said.

block of Lincoln Highway, the St. Charles Police Department has reported. Patton reportedly threw a drink in the face of a woman waiting outside for a cab and punched and kicked two men. Authorities labeled the incident as a hate crime because the suspects reportedly taunted the victims for being gay, police have said. Two men, Stephan C. Bolt and Christopher M. Miner, also were charged in the altercation. They pleaded guilty to battery in late March, according to court records.

al Home, 405 E. Main St. (corner of routes 25 and 64), St. Charles, IL 60174. Funeral services will follow at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 13, at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc, Wis. Contributions may be made to CNS Home Health Hospice, 690 E. North Ave., Carol Stream, IL 60188. To leave an online condolence or remembrance to the family, visit the funeral home’s obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes.com. For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles at 630584-0060 or like us on Facebook. Please sign the guest book at www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

home following a 10-year battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 9, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Greensboro, N.C. Burial will follow in Westminster Gardens. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stan and Martha White. She is survived by her son, James Schuler; her two sisters, Barbara Meyer and Patricia White; and her two brothers, Robert White and Stanley White. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at Forbis & Dick Guilford Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Doug Coley Foundation for Leukemia Research online at dougcoleyfoundation.org, or by mail, 5609 Faye Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410. Online condolences may be offered at www.forbisanddick. com. Please sign the guest book at www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

8OBITUARIES RUTH LOUISE CYR Died: May 6, 2013 ST. CHARLES – Ruth Louise Cyr, 91, of St. Charles, formerly of Milwaukee, Wis., died Monday, May 6, 2013. She was born to August and Winifred (nee Houghton) Baeckman in Manitowoc, Wis. Ruth graduated in 1940 from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc, Wis. Her passions were music, baking, gardening and her family, especially her wonderful grandkids, who gave her much joy. She is survived by her children, Patricia (John) Sykora, Nancy (Dennis) Stein and Francis (Lynn) Cyr; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; and her five siblings, Bernard, Archie, Irene, Francis and Elmer. Ruth’s family is grateful for the wonderful support and compassionate care given to her by the CNS Hospice Home Health Care Team. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 12, at Yurs Funer-

KATHLEEN ANN WHITE Died: May 4, 2013 Kathleen Ann White, 63, died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at her

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ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles man said he is moving up his wedding date after he and his fiancée won a $6.5 million Lotto jackpot, according to a news release issued by the Illinois Lottery. Darrell Vincent bought a diamond engagement week two weeks ago, after he and Jan Willis learned they won the prize from the Aug. 25 drawing. The prize went unclaimed until April 8, when Willis visited the Illinois Lottery’s website to check numbers from old tickets they had purchased, the release stated. She took a photo of the ticket and sent it to Vincent, who was at work. He double-checked the winning numbers and called the lottery hotline. They learned they were the sole winners of the prize. “It was an unbelievable feeling,” Vincent said in the release. They purchased the ticket at a Road Ranger gas station in Roscoe. The store receives a $65,000 bonus for

selling the winning ticket. Vincent and Willis had been dating for seven years. He lives in St. Charles, and she lives in Byron. “After dating for a year, we both knew we would eventually get married – we just didn’t know when,” Willis said in the release. “Winning the Lottery will make that happen much more quickly.” According to the release, they were introduced to each other by a mutual friend some seven years ago. Today, they spend most weekends together, at times traveling to area drag races, a long-standing hobby that Vincent enjoys with his son. After the marriage – which is slated for this fall – they said they will maintain their two households, at least for a couple years until Vincent can retire from his job. (He performs electrical and water meter maintenance for the city of St. Charles and is required to live in the city to keep his job.) Willis plans to keep her insurance agent job, at least for now, the release states.

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A Campton Hills woman must perform community service and attend anger management classes for her part in a physical altercation that St. Charles police considered a hate crime, according to Kane County court records. Susan V. Patton, 32, pleaded guilty to battery, a Class A misdemeanor, on April 26. Patton’s sentence included 24 months of probation,

100 hours of community service, 100 days of alcohol monitoring, anger management classes and fines and costs, according to court records. She initially was charged with one count of mob action, Susan V. two counts of Patton aggravated battery, two counts of hate crime and six counts of battery. The charges stemmed from a fight Jan. 6 in the 2000

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Man charged in STC bar spitting incident By ASHLEY RHODEBECK arhodebeck@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – A 24-yearold man has been charged with misdemeanor battery after spitting in the face of another man outside a downtown St. Charles bar, according to the St. Charles Police Department. Officers responded to the entrance of Pub 222 on West Main Street about 1:24 a.m. April 26 for a disturbance. Michael J. Stubits, of the 26W700 block of Lindsey Avenue, Winfield, reportedly approached a 21-year-old man who was sitting on the bar’s

front step. Stubits pulled down his pants, exposed his buttocks and then spit in the man’s face, police reported. The 21-year-old told officers on the scene that he wanted to sign complaints, police reported. Stubits was taken to the police department, where he Michael J. was booked and processed on a Stubits charge of battery. He was released on $150 bond and is expected in Kane County Branch Court on May 29, according to court records.

8LOCAL BRIEF Yoga event set Sunday to honor Mother’s Day GENEVA – A Mother’s Day honor yoga event is set for Sunday at Going to My Happy Place, 316 Anderson Blvd., Geneva. There will be two classes with different formats available. At 11:30 a.m., Rock Your Yoga with Heather will focus on alignment

and the activity of vinyasa. The second class, Breathe Gentle with Amy, at 4:15 p.m., would be the class for middle schoolhigh school ages and moms, in a restorative-type, gentle class. The cost is $5 per child or $17 per adults. Call 630-402-0033 for information or to register.

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Mahon acknowledged the similarities between this case and that of Alia Bernard, the Aurora woman who pleaded guilty in a 2009 crash that killed a St. Charles couple. Toxicology tests showed she had marijuana in her system at the time of the crash. “Charges in this case are similar to the Alia Bernard case,” McMahon said. Bernard has been sentenced to six years in prison. Black appeared in Kane County bond court Tuesday morning. Associate Judge William Parkhurst set his bail at $250,000 with 10 percent – or $25,000 – to apply for bond, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Black is expected to appear in Circuit Judge James C. Hallock’s courtroom at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Officials OK’d to get energy info Batavia confidentiality agreement covers Prairie State campus By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – The Batavia City Council on Monday approved a resolution authorizing aldermen, Mayor Jeff Schielke and certain city staff members to receive confidential information related to the Prairie State Energy Campus in downstate Illinois. Schielke said the resolution amounted to a “technical update” on who can receive confidential information about Prairie State. He noted that former Alderman Eldon Frydendall, who had been the chairman of the City Council’s Public Utilities Committee, just left the City Council, along with former Alderman Jim Volk, who also was a member of the committee. In addition, six new alder-

men were sworn into office at Monday’s City Council meeting. “It’s just a bureaucracy cleanup,” Schielke said. The agreement defined confidential information as trade secrets or economic data pertaining to the Prairie State Energy Campus as well as scientific, engineering, technical, commercial, organizational or administrative information. In 2007, the Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency, of which Batavia is a mem-

ber, agreed to a long-term power contract to purchase electricity from the Prairie State Energy Campus in downstate Illinois. Other members include Geneva and Rochelle. The Batavia City Council recently approved hiring the firm Morrill and Associates to help the city with the possible sale of excess electricity. The city has looked at selling off some of its power because it doesn’t need as much as expected because of the economic slowdown.

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com ELGIN TOWNSHIP – The brother of a man who was accidentally shot in the abdomen this weekend was charged with three felonies, including reckless discharge of a firearm, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Alejandro Garcia, 28, of the 1100 block of Woodcliff Drive in Elgin Township near South Elgin, also was charged with felony destruction of evidence and possession of approximately 35 grams of marijuana. Garcia also was charged with misdemeanor possession of a firearm and ammunition without a firearm owner’s identification card and endangering a child. Each of the three felonies carries a punishment of one to three years in prison and fines of up to $25,000; the three misdemeanors each carry a penalty of up to a year in jail and fines of up to $2,500. Garcia posted $3,000 bond,

10 percent of his $30,000 bail. He is to appear in court May 15. In a statement, sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Pat Gengler said the charges stem from an incident that occurred about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, when South Elgin police stopped a speeding car Alejandro and discovGarcia ered a 20-yearold male passenger who had been shot in the abdomen. The passenger told police he and his brother were handling a revolver when the brother accidentally shot him. Sheriff’s deputies went to the house on Woodcliff Drive, where they discovered that the shooting occurred in a bedroom and Garcia’s 2-year-old child was present at the time. Deputies also found approximately 35 grams of marijuana, but not the gun used in the shooting, the sheriff’s office said.

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ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A 28-year-old Sycamore man accused of driving under the influence at the time of a fatal crash in west-central Kane County is due in court Thursday morning. Benjamin J. Black, of the 1500 block of Sparkhayes Drive, has been charged with three counts of aggravated DUI, one of which is a Class 2 felony and two of which are Class 4 felonies; one count of driving without insurance; and one count of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. If convicted of the most serious offense, Black faces probation or between three and 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections

and a fine of up to $25,000, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. On Feb. 27, the 1999 Ford Expedition he was driving on Route 64 plowed into the rear of another car west of Peplow Road, killing an 11-yearold Sycamore boy, severely Benjamin J. injuring a secBlack ond person and causing a chain reaction crash, Kane County authorities have said. A laboratory analysis found that heroin metabolites were present in Black’s urine, which was taken immediately after the crash, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. State’s Attorney Joe Mc-

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Rockin’ Waubonsee By AL LAGATTOLLA alagattolla@shawmedia.com SUGAR GROVE – Members of the Waubonsee Community College rock band stood ready to run through their set for an upcoming show, the sound of guitars and drums beginning to increase. “Yeah, it’s gonna get loud,” teacher Dave Seagren warned. A few seconds later, the three guitarists, a bass player, a drummer and the singer were belting out their version of Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So.” And one of the coolest classes on Waubonsee’s campus was in session. The band will cap off its most recent session with a live performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the school’s auditorium. The show is free. Waubonsee is at Route 47 and Waubonsee Drive in Sugar Grove. Gibby Monokoski, a music teacher at Waubonsee, said he helped create the class in the 1980s, and – back then – it was a relatively new concept. Monokoski likened it to the movie “School of Rock,” but

College’s rock band ready for its big show Members of the Waubonsee Community College rock band rehearse in the music room of Von Ohlen Hall at the Sugar Grove campus. The community college also has a jazz band and a steel drum band.

If you go The Waubonsee Community College rock band will perform a free show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the school’s auditorium. Waubonsee is at Route 47 and Waubonsee Drive in Sugar Grove. For information, visit www.waubonsee.edu.

in real life. He said it fits in with Waubonsee’s mission. “What we try to do as a community college is to have some real, practical, hands-on things for people in the community,” Monokoski said, adding the rock band is just one of several performing groups. There also is a jazz band and a steel drum band. Seagren, the rock band’s teacher, also was a student in the class in the 1980s. Seagren was a percussion major, and he plays several instruments. The rock band class experience was beneficial for him. He performs with the Tropical Sound Steelband, as well as another group, Steel Crazy. Another group, Hairball Willie, is set to reunite, he said. Students earn credit for

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playing in the rock band, as they do for all of the performing groups at Waubonsee. The classes, Seagren said, can provide a lifetime of opportunities. He said years ago, such a thought might have been ridiculed. “If someone told you in 1950 that you could get a degree in jazz, they’d have laughed at you,” Seagren said.

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8LOCAL BRIEF St. Mark’s celebrating Red Cross anniversary ST. CHARLES – The public is invited to the second anniversary of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church being designated as a Red Cross Emergency Center. The event takes place at 6:30 p.m. today at the church, 101 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles. Emily Krettler from the American Red Cross will be the guest speaker, discussing the work done by the Red Cross. A video taken during the Joplin, Mo., disaster will be shown. Refreshments will be served. There is no cost to attend.

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Bryan Tindall sings with the Waubonsee Community College rock band during a rehearsal at the Sugar Grove campus. The six-member band expects to play an eight-song set Saturday. Krzyzak (guitar), Luis Rodriguez (guitar), Bryan Tindall (guitar and vocals) and Mark Villaloboz (guitar). The band expects to play an eight-song set. Seagren said there usually are two rock bands during a session, but there is one this time. For years, he said, there

were classes in the day and night. In the day classes were younger, traditional college-age students. At night, he said, there were older students who just wanted to play. He said he expects to have two sessions again in the future.

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Charles Morrison, the drummer of the Waubonsee rock band, was the first to arrive at last week’s practice. He described the class as “pretty awesome.” “It has its own rock band feel,” he said. Morrison, a sophomore, said Monokoski approached him about joining the group last year, but Morrison said he was too busy. Morrison said he was glad it had worked out in his sophomore year because it can help move him toward his goal of becoming a professional drummer. Morrison is a music major. He said he’s a little nervous about Saturday’s performance, “but I think we can pull it off.” In addition to Morrison, the group includes David Becvar (bass guitar), Michael

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Concocting a cure THE WASHINGTON POST When a doctor sticks a needle in you, you expect that the drugs it carries won’t be tainted. But, possibly owing to a strange gray area in federal law, thousands of patients in October got injections for back pain that contained highly dangerous fungal meningitis, and dozens of them died. Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee are now seeking to fix the government’s oversight of the obscure world of compounding pharmacies. The reforms they want are overdue. Drug compounding used to be a corner-shop business, in which local pharmacists would mix a batch of drugs for specific patients with particular needs – and detailed prescriptions. That still happens. But over the years, compounding also turned into a much bigger industry. Some compounders now operate more like large-scale drug manufacturers than small-time pharmacists, which is how the tainted back-pain injections found their way from a Framingham, Mass., compounding center to all over the country last year. Yet these operations don’t face the same scrutiny from the Food and Drug Administration as do big drugmakers, and state-level regulation is inconsistent. Since the meningitis outbreak, the FDA has tried to crack down more. Among its findings in recent inspections: “unidentified black particles

floating in vials of supposedly sterile medicine; rust and mold in ‘clean rooms’ where sterile injectable medications were produced; technicians handling supposedly sterile products with bare hands;” and more. Despite its recent efforts, the FDA says there’s only so much it can do, because its legal authority to regulate compounding is murky in some places and limited in others. The Senate bill would distinguish “compounding manufacturers” from their smallscale cousins, put them under FDA control and require that they meet the same standards as large drugmakers. They would have to register with the federal government, disclose what they are producing and pay a small fee to cover the cost of inspections. That would provide the FDA more information on where to concentrate resources and give it more of those resources to police the industry. The bill is still in the draft phase. Lawmakers must ensure that large compounders have enough incentive to admit to the FDA that they qualify as manufacturers. The bill’s definition of compounding manufacturer, meanwhile, might leave out some pretty big operations that don’t ship their goods across state lines, although no definition is likely to be perfect. The Senate should refine the language, then pass some version of this bill. The House, meanwhile, should also get to work.

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The elimination of Medicare fraud To the Editor: With all the political hyperbole about saving services in Washington, one area that deserves attention is the elimination of Medicare fraud, by some estimates to cost us $60 billion per year. Several years ago, my dear mother-in-law went to be with her Lord Jesus and family members. Her transitioning was painful for us; we loved her dearly. I was shocked months later to learn that her estate was being tapped for

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the Medicare co-pay and deductible for a procedure that she had never had. When I challenged the provider, there was a quick reply that, “It was a billing error, and it would be corrected immediately.” Was it a billing error or was it an attempt to defraud the government and her estate at a weak moment? I filed a complaint for the suspected fraud with Medicare. U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, is working to reintroduce the Fighting Fraud and Abuse to Save Taxpayer Dollars Act – or FAST

Act – a bill to strengthen Medicare by moving to a fraud-prevention system modeled after credit card industry fraud-prevention tactics. Medicare is already going to take steeper-than-expected cuts in 2014 thanks to Obamacare, so we need to make sure that every bit of funding for this vital safety net is safe from fraud, waste and abuse. Our government needs to work to stop criminals from stealing from our seniors. Thank you Peter Roskam for working to this end. Ronald H. Jaeger St. Charles

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Elburn resident Madeline Cole, 18, went to Haiti with LaFox-based Lord of Life Church to work with children from Mama Yole’s orphanage and school, which is home to girls ages 3 to 18.

Offering a helping hand in Haiti By STEPHANIE KOHL On a recent trip to Haiti, a Kaneland High School senior made such a connection with a 2 ½-year-old girl, she wished she could adopt her. Elburn resident Madeline Cole, 18, said she will do what she can to help little Berdine and all the children of Mama Yole’s orphanage and school. The orphanage is home to girls from about 3 to 18 years old, and the school is open to the community. Cole and other members of Lord of Life Church in LaFox recently spent eight days just outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which is still recovering from the January 2010 earthquake that left many dead and collapsed and severely damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and other buildings. From March 12 to March 19, male members of the church worked on repairs to the three-story school, which hasn’t been used since the earthquake, while the women spent time with the girls of the orphanage. “They just crave affection and love,” Cole said. On the first night of their trip, Cole handed out about 50 teddy bears to all the children and learned their names. “By the second day, I knew all 50 of the girls’ names,” Cole said. “They loved that.” The group also handed out more than 150 dresses to the girls, provided by Lord of Life

Church and Batavia Congregational Church, where Cole’s grandmother worships. Cole also enjoyed getting to know Mama Yole, who put her life savings into the orphanage and school when she returned to Haiti after living in New York with her husband for some time. Now in her 70s, Mama Yole hasn’t had it easy. Both her husband and daughter were murdered just down the road from the orphanage, Cole said. “It’s inspiring to see a woman whose been through so much, but still keeps her head up and does everything she can for these girls,” Cole said. Before the group left, they drilled a well so the compound had access to clean drinking water, a major achievement. Clean water is especially important considering the area has no garbage handling system. The area they were staying in didn’t have constant electricity. “I learned not to complain in life,” Cole said. “... The trip was an eye-opener.” Cole enjoyed her time so much, she’d like to return around Christmas with her entire family. They are trying to raise about $3,500 for round-trip airfare and to purchase materials to rebuild the school, purchase goats and fencing material, and provide funds for the care and support of orphaned children. To make a donation, visit www. gofundme.com/Bon-ReposMission-Trip.

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District 101 board adds 3 members By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Three Batavia School District 101 board members stepped down Tuesday night as three new members took their seats. Board President Ron Link, Vice President Jack Hinterlong and board member Joseph Purpura did not run for re-election in April. Former school board member Kristin Behmer had words of appreciation for the outgoing board members. “I appreciated all my time on the board with them,” Behmer said. “I think all of you had the best inJonathan terests of the Gaspar students.” Hinterlong administered the oath of office to new board members Jason Stoops, Susan Susan Locke Locke and Jonathan Gaspar, and incumbent Tina Bleakley, who retained her seat in April’s election. C a t h y Jason Stoops Dremel was chosen as the new board president, and board member Gregg Hodge was chosen as vice president. “Thank you for your confidence in me,” Dremel said after being chosen president. “I have a great deal of belief in this district. As a board, we will do good work together.” After the board reorganization, members approved the issuance of $5 million in tax anticipation warrants ahead of the collection of taxes levied for 2012. Kris Monn, the district’s assistant superintendent for finance, said the tax anticipation warrants were needed because the dates of the distribution of property taxes from Kane County were putting pressure on the district’s cash flow.

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ST. CHARLES NORTH 2, GENEVA 0 (25-15, 25-18)

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BANNER NIGHT FOR NORTH STARS By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Moments after hollering and mugging for photos under a banner that read “2013 conference champs,” St. Charles North boys volleyball players admitted their feat was not yet totally their own. By rule, a victory against Streamwood or a Geneva loss to Elgin next week would give North the outright Upstate Eight Conference River Division title. Since both U-46 programs are struggling, North’s 25-15, 25-18 sweep of the Vikings on Tuesday night only felt like a clincher. “We’re a confident team,” North Stars senior libero Ryan Dal Degan

said. “Not to dispel anything that Geneva has done this year, they’ve had a great season. But here at home, we think we can beat anybody. “Did I think it was going to be this easy? Probably not, definitely [not] in a conference match of two 3-0 teams coming in. But like I said, we feel like we can beat anybody, and we feel like we can do that every time.” North (21-4, 4-0 UEC River) earned at least a share of its first league crown since 2011 by keeping defending co-champ Geneva (18-6, 3-1) out of sorts and out of system. Using his patented floater, Dal Degan served 10 straight points in Game 2 as the North Stars built a 15-2 lead. Following zone reads from

coach Todd Weimer – a tweak from earlier in the season, when Dal Degan “wasn’t focusing on my spots and just serving” – he helped North temporarily pull away. Vikings libero Brandon Navigato followed with his own 10-0 run thanks to a quick, choppy gimmick serve, pushing Geneva to within 1613. The drama ended there, however, as North closed out an energetic net effort that saw Jack Harbaugh, Zach Ziesmer, Jake Hamilton and Co. limit top Vikings hitters Mason Stierwalt and Dominic Bondi to three combined kills. “We knew it was going to be a big match and we knew we had to come out with intensity,” North senior outside hitter Kevin Beach said. “And we did just that.”

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St. Charles North head coach Todd Weimer and the rest of the North bench celebrate their win over Geneva on Tuesday. Although Beach (11 kills) and Jonathan Orech (six) converted their share of Pat Misiewicz’s 25 assists, North also benefited from a series of Geneva errors. Apart from Navigato, who has excelled in switching deliveries this season, the Vikings struggled for consistency from the service line. Coach K.C. Johnsen conceded the North Stars “definitely were playing at a higher level” than his club, which never led but countered with Chris Parrilli’s seven kills. Geneva debuted its boys volleyball program three seasons ago and made swift strides that included a share of the conference title with St. Charles East last spring.

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BASEBALL: BATAVIA 13, GENEVA 4

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By JAY SCHWAB jschwab@shawmedia.com GENEVA – Batavia senior pitcher Luke Horton said he was “ecstatic” with Tuesday’s big win against Geneva. And that was before Horton found out the other half of the Bulldogs’ good fortune. Batavia moved into first place in the Upstate Eight Conference River Division thanks to its 13-4 win Luke Horton against Geneva, coupled with St. Charles East’s upset loss to Streamwood. The Bulldogs (20-5, 14-5 UEC River) and Saints (16-9, 14-6 UEC River) appear destined to battle it out to the finish for the conference title. “We’ve just got to win out and hope the baseball gods are in our favor,” Horton said. “Geneva’s always big, but within the big picture, this was a huge

game for us.” The victory gave the Bulldogs two out of three in the series, which began Saturday with a doubleheader split. Horton (7-0) was solid on the mound with a complete game effort and also thrived offensively, walking three times and doubling twice. “They’ve been playing against me all my life so they know what I like and what I don’t like,” Horton said. “So they were really pitching to my weaknesses today, and they were missing a lot of their spots, so I got pretty fortunate just to get to stand there and get to first base.” Horton’s first walk was the third Bulldogs free pass in the top of the first as Vikings starter Brock Chenier struggled with his control. All three scored in the inning as the Bulldogs grabbed a quick 3-0 lead. A Laren Eustace RBI single made it 4-0 Bulldogs in the second inning before Geneva left fielder Matt Guenther’s tworun home run to center field

cut the Vikings’ deficit in half in the bottom of the second. But the Bulldogs broke the game open with three runs in the fourth and four runs in the fifth, punctuated by a two-run home run by junior first baseman Micah Coffey, to take a commanding 11-2 lead. In addition to Horton, Eustace (two hits and a walk) and second baseman Jeremy Schoessling, who reached base in all four of his at-bats, sparked the Bulldogs. Schoessling bats at the bottom of Batavia’s order. “A lot of times opposing pitchers will throw just all fastballs to the 9 hitter,” Schoessling said. “I just look for that, and try to take the ball the other way.” Bulldogs sophomore catcher Matt Musielak left the game with a thumb injury after a collision at home reminiscent of the one that resulted in a fractured thumb for original starting catcher Dino Simoncelli earlier in the season. Batavia coach Matt Holm said juniors

Reagan McReynolds and Colby Green are viable options behind the plate if Musielak has to miss time. Vikings coach Matt Hahn hopes the showing by Geneva (14-12, 11-10 UEC River) – featuring defensive miscues and troubles on the pitching mound – was a one-day regression, considering the Vikings have played better ball lately. Still, Geneva had a handful of highlights, namely Guenther’s blast to center field, a two-run double by Ben Chally (2 for 2, walk) and an outstanding throw by right fielder Dan Berendt that retired the speedy Eustace attempting to tag up from second to third base. “The combination of the throw and to throw that kid out, that’s pretty impressive,” Hahn said. Also on Tuesday, Batavia learned it is the No. 2 seed in the 20-team, IHSA Class 4A St. Charles East Sectional. East is the No. 4 seed, Geneva the No. 6 seed and St. Charles North the No. 10 seed.

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“We’re really focused this year on getting past that being the new kid on the block,” Johnsen said. “I mean, we expect to play a little better than we did tonight.” A rematch between the schools is possible. Should North and Geneva both win postseason openers, the Vikings would have home-court advantage in a potential regional final. A plaque – not a banner – would be at stake then. “Focus on Streamwood next and then we’ll worry about [the postseason] afterwards,” Beach said. “Conference, it’s not enough. This is just the beginning.”

TODAY Baseball: Waubonsie Valley at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.; Marmion at Wheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m.; East Aurora at Aurora Christian, 4:30 p.m. Softball: Batavia at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.; Geneva at Larkin, 4:30 p.m.; Elgin at St. Charles East, 4:30 p.m.; Rosary at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.; Wheaton Academy at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m. Boys track and field: Marmion, Aurora Christian, Wheaton Academy at SCC Championship Meet, 4 p.m. (at Aurora Central Catholic) Boys tennis: Plainfield East at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m. Boys volleyball: St. Francis at Glenbard West, 6 p.m.

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St. Charles North’s Pat Misiewicz (left) and Jake Hamilton try to block a hit by Geneva’s Chris Parrilli during North’s win Tuesday.

PREP ZONE Jay Schwab support from Anna’s family, friends and other admirers near and far, the original projections have proven overly conservative. Sitting on the memorial bench dedicated to Anna on a sun-splashed Tuesday at Pottawatomie Golf Course, Lisa Daley said she and her husband have been overwhelmed by the thousands of dollars that have come in for the scholarship program. “I will tell you that we’re real excited because Anna lived big, and she always lived big,” Lisa Daley said. “When she put herself into something, she did it big, just as with [fighting] leukemia, she gave it her all. So we intend next Wednesday night to do it big and to give it our all.” A panel of teachers and administrators at St. Charles East helped select the winners based on qualities the family considers most reflective of who their daughter was – integrity, leadership, the will to overcome adversity and faith being among the chief characteristics. As for selecting the name of the scholarship program,

that part was easy, Lisa Daley said. “The only thing that came to mind was Fighting Saint because, as I explained to the [East administration], Anna lived a Fighting Saint, and she died a Fighting Saint on May 8th last year,” Lisa Daley said. The scholarship fundraising efforts included shirt sales and raffles this school year at Saints sporting events. East assistant principal Bob Abraham credited Mike Karson, a senior class sponsor and social studies teacher at East, with helping orchestrate the fundraising, in addition to inspired effort from the student body. The Daley family has pledged at least two scholarship winners will be awarded for each of the next 10 years. “It has been really outstanding,” Abraham said. “It kind of choked me up to see the number of people that have donated and the amount of money that has come in, and then the number of scholarships we’re actually able to [award] this year in Anna’s name. It’s been really wonderful.” Anna Daley likely would be bound for college somewhere in the South – where Sean and Lisa are from – this fall, Lisa Daley said. Lisa Daley is deeply grateful for

ANNA DALEY FIGHTING SAINTS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP To donate If interested in contributing to the Anna Daley Fighting Saints Memorial Scholarship (for this or future years), send contributions to St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, IL, 60174, care of Bob Abraham, and designate the funds for the Anna Daley Fighting Saints Memorial Scholarship. Of note The inaugural Anna Daley Fighting Saints Memorial Scholarship awards will be distributed next Wednesday as part of Senior Honors Night at St. Charles East. the travel and enriching opportunities her daughter experienced in her 17 years, and considers helping expand opportunities for Anna’s classmates a constructive way to respond to Anna’s loss. “Her life was so much more than cancer so, for us, while we’re supportive of the American Cancer Society, we’re supportive of the Leukemia Society and different things, our greatest joy is in the living of the future for these kids, of being able to provide enough scholarships for books to be able to really make a difference,” Lisa Daley said. “And particularly for ones whose adversity is financial need.” The Daleys are also working toward launching a separate foundation in their

daughter’s honor. They have remained plugged in to the East community through Anna’s countless friends, continuing to attend school events and keep up with the latest social doings. Tributes to Anna seem to be everywhere, be it initials on sporting equipment, one of Anna’s old bandanas being displayed on a former teammate’s golf bag or even in the form of tattoos. “Anna shows up in a lot of places,” Lisa Daley said. She’ll show up as an uplifting force in her former classmates’ lives a week from tonight at East.

• Jay Schwab is sports editor of the Kane County Chronicle. He can be reached at 630-845-5382 or jschwab@ shawmedia.com.

SOFTBALL: ST. CHARLES EAST 13, GENEVA 1

STC East softball bounces back, pounds Geneva By DENNIS D. JACOBS editorial@kcchronicle.com GENEVA – Giving the opposition lots of extra outs is usually not a successful softball strategy, and it didn’t work too well for Geneva Tuesday in an Upstate Eight Conference River Division clash with St. Charles East. The Saints (22-4, 11-3) took advantage of numerous errors by the Vikings (8-13, 4-9) to come away with an easy 13-1 victory. “I counted 10 errors for us today,” Geneva coach Greg Dierks said. “That’s just too

much. You can’t win doing that. They made us pay for them. They hit some nice balls off us.” East banged out 12 hits. Lexi Perez had a pair of doubles and two RBIs, Olivia Cheatham drove in three runs with a single and double and catcher Shelby Holtz singled and doubled to plate a pair. “Recently I’ve been making a lot of contact,” said Holtz, the No. 9 hitter in East’s lineup. “Today I was really relaxed. It was a new game and a new day, so I just had a lot of confidence going in.” Holtz also had a busy day behind the plate, tagging out

a runner trying to score on a strong throw from right fielder Olivia Lorenzini and throwing from her knees to gun down a runner trying to steal second. “That was one of the first times I’ve done that,” Holtz said of throwing from the ground. “I just stopped thinking. I saw her going, so I just threw it. I just let it go. It was crazy.” East hurler Haley Beno (133) was the beneficiary of those outstanding defensive plays. She went the distance to pick up the win, striking out six, including five in a row from the first to third innings. She walked three and allowed six

hits in bouncing back from a rough outing Monday against St. Charles North, a 10-0 East loss that snapped the Saints’ 18-game winning streak. “She did really awesome today,” Holtz said. “She was on and she knew what she was doing. We talked a lot before the game about strategy – what she was wanting to throw, what was looking good and what wasn’t.” Beno also helped her own cause at the plate with an RBI single. Her performance was good news for East coach Kelly Horan, who had only 11 players available for the Geneva game.

“That’s all I have healthy right now,” Horan said. “I’m not even sure all 11 of those are really that healthy. I’ve got some tough kids. There’s no doubt about it.” Lorenzini and Katie Kolb also drove in runs for the Saints, who return home today for another league game against Elgin. Anna Geary and Kelly Gordon each singled and doubled for the Vikings, who also got hits from newcomers sophomore Sara Silvestri and freshman Sarah Baurer. Haley Orwig (5-8) took the loss for Geneva, which travels to Larkin today.

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ST. CHARLES – Sean and Lisa Daley planned for years to send their daughter, Anna, off to college in the coming months. Daley died exactly one year ago, at age 17, from complications of acute myeloid leukemia. A popular student and member of the Saints’ girls golf team, Daley would have been graduating as a member of this year’s senior class at East. The Daleys have mourned their daughter’s passing with all their heart and soul over the past year, but Anna Daley they also have spent considerable time pondering the best way to follow through on what Lisa Daley calls her daughter’s “living legacy.” A key component of that is one week away, when Sean and Lisa Daley will personally distribute multiple awards in the first year of the Anna Daley Fighting Saints Memorial Scholarship program as part of Senior Honors Night at St. Charles East. The Daleys originally thought they might be able to award one or two scholarships. But after almost a year’s worth of generous

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

DYLAN NAUERT Kaneland• Junior • Track and Field Why Nauert was selected: Won the 300 meters hurdles in 40.8 seconds and also was part of winning 4x400 relay team for Kaneland as the Knights won Friday’s Kane County Boys Track and Field Meet. Junior Dylan Nauert is turning in a banner 2012-13 school year for Kaneland, having started off with an excellent fall for the Knights’ football team and now putting the finishing touches on a strong spring with Knights track and field. Nauert, this week’s St. Charles Bank & Trust-Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week, spoke with Chronicle sports editor Jay Schwab about Friday’s big meet, and more. The following is an edited transcript: [Kaneland] is smaller than some of the schools you guys see at the county meet. What does it say to go out and win the thing? It just shows that hard work and dedication and putting in hard work every day will pay off. It doesn’t matter how many kids you have, it matters how many kids you have

that want to win. How would you compare the satisfaction from winning an individual race with winning a relay? The relays you have the team and it feels good to be able to [celebrate] with them and have them feel the same thing as you. That’s kind of cool, but winning backto-back for the 300 hurdles was incomparable. Are you one of those go out for track to help prepare for football guys or would you go out for track on its own merits? I just go out for it just because I love to do it. Do you have a favorite pre-meet snack or meal? Craisins. I usually eat a bag of Craisins at every track meet.

SOFTBALL: KANELAND 7, MORRIS 2

Knights jump out to early lead in win By JARED BIRCHFIELD editorial@kcchronicle.com MAPLE PARK – The Kaneland softball team was humming along at the start of its 7-2 victory over Morris on Tuesday afternoon. The Knights scored all seven runs in the first two innings of the contest and Paige Kuefler hit a two-run home run to left center in the second, However, Kaneland coach Brian Willis said his team may have eased up on the gas pedal after a nice start. “I thought we came out and played well at the beginning,” Willis said. “I thought we got into coast mode a little bit. It seems like we were content with seven runs. “We hit into some bad luck as well. We played well enough to win, but we didn’t play as well as we could all seven innings.” Kuefler was responsible for four of Kaneland’s runs. The sophomore’s single to center scored Lexi Roach for the team’s first run of the game in the opening frame. Kuefler scored two batters later when she stole third base and

went home when the ball went into the outfield. “I wasn’t expecting any particular pitch,” Kuefler said about her home run. “In my head I was just asking for a good pitch.” Kaneland (15-3, 7-1 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) sent nine batters to the plate in the second. Allie Miller started the rally by reaching on an error and Meg Cohrs followed with a single to right. Two batters later, Allyson O’Herron rapped out the third single of the inning that scored Miller. Cohrs crossed the plate on a passed ball during Kuefler’s at bat. A Sarah Grams single plated Lanie Callaghan with the final run. Ellissa Eckert went the distance for the win, scattering eight hits and issuing no walks to Morris (5-15, 3-6) batters. Starting pitcher Erica Gualandi’s double in the sixth was the only extra base hit Eckert allowed. “Overall all she threw well today,” Willis said. “They didn’t hit her very hard today, but they hit some balls that seemed to have eyes and got through our infield.”

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GIRLS SOCCER: KANELAND 0, SYCAMORE 0

Kaneland, Sycamore play to scoreless tie, have rematch today By ANTHONY ZILIS editorial@kcchronicle.com

right spot time after time to intercept through passes and to stop the Sycamore attack. “I couldn’t ask for a better sweeper, I’m proud to have her in front of me,” Ginther said. “If I didn’t have her in front of me, there definitely would’ve been more breakaways and harder shots.” But Sycamore did have a few opportunities to score. Katherine Kohler had the first legitimate chance of the match for Sycamore in the 20th minute when she took a shot from outside the penalty area, but her attempt went wide. In the 43rd minute, Sycamore’s Alyssa Maillefer took a volley from the top of the box that went just wide. Kohler finally broke

through the Kaneland defense in the 52nd minute, when she charged into the box, but Ginther came off of her line to corral the ball before the Sycamore junior could shoot. The Spartans had perhaps their best chance of the match with just more than three minutes remaining when Maillefer dribbled to the corner of the penalty area and took a hard shot to the near upper corner, but Ginther deflected the shot. Despite the strong defensive performance, Kaneland coach Scott Parillo wasn’t ecstatic about his team’s play against Sycamore. “Not one of our better efforts,” Parillo said. “We’ve got to come out with a little more intensity tomorrow.

Sycamore’s a good team … It’s going to be a battle. I think we realize that now. Nothing’s going to be easy about this. I think we certainly have respect for Sycamore.” Injuries to Sycamore’s Alyssa Hemmerich and Lauren Miller may affect today’s match, and the Spartans will have to make a few tactical adjustments if they want to crack the Kaneland defense. “We’ll have to change what we’re doing right in front of the box,” Lichamer said. “It’s going to be different movement up top. I don’t know if that’ll necessarily mean different personnel up front … If Lauren’s out, we’ll certainly have to shift our lineup.”

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St. Charles North, East move on in boys water polo KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE

St. Charles East 9, Metea Valley 5: At St. Charles, East

drove in two runs for the Knights.

ST. CHARLES – A quick start Tuesday propelled the host St. Charles North boys water polo team to a 9-2 victory against Hinsdale South in a Neuqua Valley Sectional opening-round game. “Right away from the beginning, we were up, so the kids came out energized, enthused and ready to play,” said North coach Chris Cloy, whose team led, 3-0, after the first quarter. The North Stars (16-13-1) advanced to face top-seeded Naperville North in a sectional quarterfinal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Ryan Hamilton (three goals) and Justin Simmonds (two) paced the North attack. Collin Bawolek made eight saves in goal, while Nick Kowaleski had eight steals. The North Stars lost, 12-0, to Naperville North in the Huskies’ home tournament April 6.

emerged in a Neuqua Valley Sectional opening-round game and advanced to face Naperville Central in a sectional quarterfinal at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Burlington Central 2, Rockford Christian 1: At Burling-

BASEBALL Streamwood 8, St. Charles East 7: At St. Charles, East allowed five unearned runs, including two in the top of the seventh, as the Saints (16-9, 14-6 Upstate Eight Conference River Division) fell into second place in the conference behind Batavia. Isaac Nimick, Nicholas Erickson and Sean Dunne had two hits apiece for the Saints, who who were unable to take advantage of runners at second and third to end the game. Morris 7, Kaneland 6: At Morris, Kaneland (10-13, 7-7 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) was unable to hold a 5-0 lead after the first half-inning. Josh Cohrs doubled and

ton, Alex Bell scattered six hits in the complete-game victory. Central (9-8, 8-2 Big Northern Conference East) was out-hit, but got two RBIs from Michael Scott.

St. Francis 9, Ridgewood 6: At Wheaton, Jack Petrando (two RBIs) and Alex Alcantara both had three hits for 15-9 St. Francis.

ple support to pitcher Emma Molenhouse (five-inning no-hitter).

St. Francis 12, Marian Central 1: At Woodstock, Maggie Remus improved to 14-0 in the circle for St. Francis, which moved to 17-3 in the SCC romp.

GIRLS SOCCER St. Charles East 1, Metea Valley 1: At St. Charles, Dar-

Rosary 16, Walther Lutheran 1 (5 inn.): At Aurora, Sam

cy Cunningham scored off a Carly Pottle assist as East (135-2) tied the match with a goal midway through the second half of its regular season-closing, UEC crossover. Geneva 4, Bartlett 0: At Geneva, Mary Landry and Megan Kozlow both had a goal and an assist as Geneva (118-1) won the UEC crossover. Batavia 3, South Elgin 2: At Batavia, the Bulldogs prevailed in the UEC crossover.

Phelps drove in nine runs, four with a grand slam, as Rosary (9-11, 6-6 SCC) gave am-

BOYS TENNIS Batavia 7, Geneva 0: At Bat-

SOFTBALL St. Charles North 8, Elgin 0: At Elgin, Abby Howlett sparked North’s 18-hit attack, finishing 4 for 5 with three RBIs. Sabrina Rabin and Katie Roggemann combined on a four-hitter for the North Stars (15-4, 11-2 UEC River).

avia, Batavia (17-6, 5-0 UEC River) earned the sweep by winning a trio of three-set matches, including wins from Ryan Sterling at No. 1 singles and the No. 3 doubles pair of Joe Maenza and James Carr.

St. Charles North 4, Waubonsie Valley 3: At St. Charles, North improved to 15-7 behind victories from Matt Ernst at third singles and Grant Spellman and Keith Hedges at No. 1 doubles.

Wheaton Academy 4, Fenton 1: At Bensenville, Jon Anderson won at No. 2 singles in a third-set tiebreaker for Wheaton Academy, which swept the doubles matches.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL St. Charles East 2, Elgin 0 (25-11, 25-12): At Elgin, Jacob Samuels had six kills, Tom DeBruyne added 14 assists and two aces and Sam Pulcanio had 10 digs for East (1516, 2-2 UEC River).

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SYCAMORE – For 80 minutes, the Sycamore and Kaneland girls soccer teams tried to figure each other out Tuesday. The Spartans tried to break through an organized Kaneland defense and beat Purdue-bound goalkeeper Jordan Ginther, and the Knights tried to counterattack their way to victory. But neither team gained an edge in the scoreless tie, and now the two teams will play for second place in the Northern Illinois Big 12 East in the second leg of a homeand-home series that concludes today. “I liked what we did on the field,” Sycamore coach Dave

Lichamer said. “I would’ve liked maybe some stronger chances in front of the goal, it seemed like we were settling maybe for a little bit of range. I’m sure thinking about who’s in the goal makes you second-guess or rethink some of your shots.” The Spartans (6-9-2, 5-1-2 NI Big 12 East) controlled the flow of play for most of the match, but they couldn’t create the type of chances that could come close to beating Ginther, especially in the first half. Most of Sycamore chances came from outside the penalty area, and that had plenty to do with Kaneland’s (8-4-3, 5-1-2 NI Big 12 East) freshman sweeper, Sage Schlehofer, who was in the

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By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com GENEVA – Cougars right fielder Bijan Rademacher gave up gimmicks when he entered pro ball. That doesn’t mean he was able to do away with the footage. A few years before getting drafted by the parent Cubs in the 13th round last summer, Rademacher was a switch-pitcher as a California high-schooler and was showcased on TV. These days, Rademacher throws left-handed and only pitches to save the bullpen when manager Mark Johnson or pitching coach Ron Villone summon him during one-sided games. He turned in a perfect ninth inning Monday in his second relief appearance

More online Check out Chronicle sports reporter Kevin Druley’s Cougars updates on the Wrigley West blog at kcchronicle.com/blogs/wrigley-west. of the season. “Whenever MJ or Ron needs me to go out, hey, I’m willing to go out to help our bullpen out,” Rademacher said. “Save a couple arms so we can get the valuable Ws, important Ws down the road.” Rademacher officially was batting as the pitcher when he drove in a run in the bottom of the ninth. It’s a safe bet that marked the first RBI by a pitcher in the Midwest League this season, as the MWL uses the designated hitter.

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Keith makes dad debut By TOM MUSICK tmusick@shawmedia.com ST. PAUL, Minn. – In his eight-year NHL career, Hawks defenseman Duncan Keith is a plus-103. That’s nothing compared with Keith’s personal plus-one Tuesday. Keith, 29, completed a whirlwind 24-hour span in which he flew home to Chicago to be with his wife for the birth of their first child, a boy, and then flew back to Minnesota to rejoin his teammates. Although Keith missed the Hawks’ morning skate, he returned in time for the start of Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Hawks coach Joel Quenneville congratulated Keith’s family on their new addition. The baby boy, named Colton Duncan Keith, was born at 11:15 a.m. and weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, according to the Hawks. “That’s good news all the way around,” Quenneville said. As a former player and a father of three, Quenneville is

familiar with the challenges of balancing work and family in the NHL. He said his policy was simple regarding expectant fathers on his team. “Family comes first in a situation like that,” said Quenneville, who has coached Keith since 2008. “We’d want him to be there before his child was born. “In this situation, it’s an easy decision. We’re very happy that he was there in time. It all worked out.” Say cheese: Hawks players were happy to look out on the ice and see feisty forward Daniel Carcillo, who made his series debut after sitting out the first three playoff games as a healthy scratch. “He’s a good player,” Hawks forward Viktor Stalberg said. “We know that he’s a little rat out there. He runs around and likes to talk a lot.” Carcillo, 28, has yapped his way through seven seasons and four postseasons. As a member of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010, he had six points (2 G, 4 A) and 34 penalty minutes in 17 playoff games.

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BY DONNA BRITT TODAY – An endeavor that you’re ready to write off might take on new life in the coming months. Although you might not get what you initially hoped, you’ll still turn a nice profit. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You might feel that you can’t accomplish something without assistance. Normally, you work far better when alone, and, inclinations to the contrary, today will be no different. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – By all means, be helpful to those who genuinely need assistance, but know when someone else can handle something without your interference. CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You should be realistic about your expectations for social engagements. If you don’t, you could end up being very disappointed. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Normally, you have the tenacity to achieve your desired results. However, you might be all too willing to prematurely throw in the towel today. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Most of the time, you tend to be a very flexible person, but you can be very rigid as well, if you’re not careful. Don’t cling to untenable positions. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – If someone requests that you make good on a debt or obligation, do your best to do so, even if you technically have more time. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – There are always two sides to every issue. Try to be flexible in your outlook, so that you don’t overlook a quality solution. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You might think that you’re only temporarily shelving an unpleasant task, but this brief respite could turn into an eternity. Better to just hold your nose and get down to it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – If your attitude is glum rather than gregarious, you’ll only make yourself and those around you miserable. Buck up or go home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – If you fail to attend to certain domestic responsibilities, you will amass an extraordinary level of guilt. You shouldn’t let this happen. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – It’s best not to discuss something that you’re passionate about with a pessimistic associate. By the time he or she is through commenting, you might wrongly feel like ditching the whole thing. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – It behooves you to be as prudent as possible in the management of your funds. Don’t borrow what could be difficult to repay.

Special to The Washington Post ATLANTA — As part of its new plan to address black women’s wellness- and obesity-related health issues, Spelman College recently hosted “The Best Advice I Ever Got: Conversations with Wise Women.” Featured alongside health and fitness professionals was plus-size comic-turned-Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique. The star told students how she for years owned the “sexy big-girl thing,” sticking with it when industry experts warned she’d never make it in Hollywood. The big-and-sexy trademark worked so well, Mo’Nique said, that when her husband asked her weight, she told him, “proudly, as sexy as I could, ‘262 pounds.’” When her husband responded, “That’s too much,” Mo’Nique was dumbstruck. Until he added, “I want you for a lifetime.” No loved one had ever told her, “That’s too much weight.” Mo’Nique’s revelation cuts to the core of an issue that consumes countless sisters like me — and like Beverly Tatum, president of historically black, all-female Spelman. Tatum understands the pride that makes black women — the nation’s heaviest group — report they’re happier with their looks than other women. But Tatum also knows that obesity can kill. More than half of Spelman’s students have high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes or are obese. Now she must convince students to redirect their focus from how they look to what matters more. What’s beautiful about being constantly tired, out of breath and worried that extra pounds are hurting your health? For two centuries, most African-American women’s bodies were literally owned by others; our choices in clothes, hairstyles and adornments were severely constricted. Long after slavery’s end, our beauty — a subject vital to women of every culture — was disputed. Our skin, hair, noses and lips were decreed to be too dark, too nappy, too wide, too full, too ... wrong. Not just by a pervasive culture that valued whiteness above all else, but by loved ones whose affection didn’t always prevent

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Actress Mo’Nique (second from right) took part in a Feb. 28 panel discussion at Spelman College in Atlanta on “The Best Advice I Ever Got: Conversations with Wise Women.” Speakers (from left) were Spelman senior Danielle Winfrey; psychologist and author Brenda Wade; spa owner Deborah Szekely; nutrition expert Tracye McQuirter; Mo’Nique; and Beverly Tatum, president of Spelman. them from judging us by those toxic standards. But a funny thing happened to black women’s self-acceptance in regards to our body-image: Most of us rejected the thinner’s-a-winner Hollywood standard. After generations of being owned, sisters now own the my-body-rocks-whetheryou-like-it-or-not mind-set. Sure, some curves-celebrating sisters would secretly like to be thinner — without mimicking the toothpicklike Taylor Swift-Angelina Jolie-Victoria Beckham archetype. But decades of dodging unwarranted criticism about their looks makes them loath to admit it. Black women’s appreciation of their curves is hugely bolstered by many black men’s frank admiration of “thick” women. But the focus, Tatum insists, should be less on what’s attractive and more on what’s life-extending. Embracing your full hips and thighs needn’t mean ignoring Centers for Disease Control reports that more than 40 percent of black women older than 20 have hypertension, or that black women are twice as likely to develop Type 2 diabetes and are more likely to die from stroke, heart disease and other maladies

linked to being overweight and not exercising enough. A National Institutes of Health study that found that by age 17, most black girls reported no leisure time physical activity. Life coach Lynn Johnson of Silver Spring, Md., a Spelman grad, cites overweight clients who learned from their mothers and grandmothers to “take care of everything for others while stuffing down their feelings.” In the past year, Kennedy Center employee Monica Reeder has lost 120 pounds under a doctor-supervised diet. Reeder hadn’t been to a doctor in 20 years before visiting Sakiliba Mines, a Washington holistic physician who’s supervising her weight loss. With 80 more pounds to lose before hitting her goal weight, she feels “very blessed” to have avoided high blood pressure, diabetes and any other chronic illness. Reeder suspects that more than a few obese black women aren’t as thrilled with their weight as they claim: “I don’t know if everyone saying they love it really believes it ... I’m a lot healthier now; I’m moving a lot better. Weight takes a toll on your body.”

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DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips be ordered by sending your name and address, plus check or money order for $14 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby – Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 610540447. Shipping and handling are included in the price. Remember, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” and this recipe requires five or six of them. My cookbooklet set contains more than 100 tasty recipes for soups, salads, appetizers, main courses and desserts that can be used when friends and families get together to celebrate holidays and special occasions. P.S. Your husband sounds like a sweetheart. My mother once said the secret to a lasting marriage is a husband who lasts, so feed him well and he will. Dear Abby: I work in a skilledcare facility. I am also preparing for law school. Today one of my

co-workers humiliated me in the presence of others by asking if I have been gaining weight. I giggled and said, “Probably.” She proceeded to say that I have gained “a lot” of weight in my “fat face” and told me to get on the scale so she could see how much. I told her it’s none of her business. She has done this to me and other co-workers before. Our supervisor likes her and doesn’t reprimand her. How should I handle this? – Getting Impatient in Illinois Dear Getting Impatient: Handle it by ignoring this unpleasant person and avoiding her whenever possible. So should any other co-worker she has offended. Any time she attempts to embarrass any of you, it should be reported to your supervisor’s supervisor – individually or en masse – because the failure to act on your concerns is allowing a hostile work environment to exist. • Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

Spinal stenosis can be treated without surgery Dear Doctor K: I’m a man in my 70s with spinal stenosis. What are my surgical options? Dear Reader: Your spine is made up of a column of bones called vertebrae. The vertebrae are separated by tough little shock-absorbing disks that keep the bone of the vertebra on top from rubbing against the bone of the vertebra beneath it. The vertebrae and disks have a circular space in the center, called the spinal canal, through which your spinal cord (the long nerve that extends from your brain down your back) passes. For much of your life, your spinal canal is wide enough that it doesn’t touch or push on your spinal cord. However, as the bones and disks grow older, in some people they begin to break down. The disks may bulge out and push on the spinal cord, or pinch a nerve root coming out of the spinal cord. Ligaments, which connect your vertebrae to one another and allow them to move flexibly, may thicken, or small bony growths may develop and protrude into the spinal canal. Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal caused by the problems with aging disks, ligaments or bones that I just mentioned. (I’ve put an illustra-

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff tion depicting spinal stenosis on my website, AskDoctorK.com.) It causes low back pain and discomfort in the thighs or lower legs when you stand up straight, bend backward or walk even short distances. You’re probably more comfortable sitting or leaning forward. For some people, symptoms improve substantially over time without treatment. If your stenosis is fairly recent, give yourself some time to see if your symptoms improve on their own. Weight loss can help. The heavier you are, the more pressure one vertebral bone puts on the bone below it. Exercises and physical therapy are the most widely used treatments. My impression, and that of most of my colleagues, is that they are effective. However, there aren’t many large, rigorous scientific studies to confirm that opinion. Exercises that are less likely to cause the vertebral bones to pound on each other are preferred. So rather than jogging,

try swimming, bicycling or using equipment such as an elliptical cross-trainer. If your symptoms don’t improve, surgery to remove the structures that are pressing on your spinal cord is often successful. People who have this surgery can usually be physically active, with few or no restrictions, for a long time. However, up to one in four patients need a second surgery within 10 years of their initial surgery. Sometimes the changes that cause spinal stenosis cause a vertebra to slip forward. If that’s true in your case, you might consider spinal fusion surgery. This fixes the position of the vertebrae permanently, preventing future displacement. By reducing motion in the affected area of the spine, spinal fusion relieves the pain caused by abnormal movement. So even though you asked about surgery, you should know that most people with spinal stenosis never need it. Fortunately, simpler approaches work for most people.

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

date to parents Dr. Wallace: I’m 16 and have a very sharp mind. I am also a very good judge of a guy’s character. I’ve dated several guys, and my parents forced me to bring the guy to our house so my parents could meet him before we went out. A guy at my school has asked me to attend his sister’s wedding with him and his family. We were friendly with each other, but this is the first time he asked me on a date. I told him that I would enjoy going to his sister’s wedding with him and his family. When I told my mom that I would be going to a guy’s sister’s wedding with him and asked if they would forget meeting him first, she said that they would still like to meet him. Do you think they are treating me like a young child? – Suzanne, Ames, Iowa Dear Suzanne: I agree with your parents. You should always introduce dates to them. Parents like to know whom their daughter is going out with. It’ll make your date feel better to know that you’ve taken enough of an interest in him to introduce him to your parents, and it will give your parents peace of mind. Dr. Wallace: I play softball for my high school team, and I do my best to stay physically in shape. Lately, I have read a lot about what type foods to eat and what to avoid. Of course, I know to stay away from foods such as french fries, cakes, pies, cookies and other foods that contain a

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace lot of sugar and white flour. I also know that I should eat fruits and vegetables. Are dairy products good for me? How about meat? Sometimes I have a tendency to gain weight. – Angie, Miami, Fla. Dear Angie: Scientists and nutritionists are continually making new discoveries and changing their minds about what’s healthy and what isn’t. At one time, whole milk, red meat and cheese were considered essential for good health. Now whole milk is not as popular as skim milk is, cheese is often replaced with low-fat cheese, and red meat should be held to a minimum, while breast of turkey, skinless chicken and fish are recommended. These changes were suggested to help lower people’s daily intake of fat. It’s also important to know the calorie count of the food you eat. The body requires 18 calories per day to maintain one pound of weight; thus, if your ideal weight is 120 pounds, your calorie intake should average 2,160 calories per day! • Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as many as possible in this column. Email him at rwallace@galesburg. net.

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Bobby Moore, who was captain of the England soccer team that won the World Cup in 1966, said, “If you never concede a goal, you’re going to win more games than you lose.” That is certainly true in soccer, but not in bridge. There is an old saying that runs along these lines: If you watch a beginner play in three no-trump, he wins the first eight tricks and loses the last five. In contrast, an expert loses the first four and wins the last nine. Obviously, that is not exactly true, but it makes a valid point. How is that a good hint to this three-no-trump contract after West leads the spade queen to dummy’s singleton king? Note North’s three-no-trump response. Without West’s intervention, it would be automatic. It should be even after West’s overcall. Even if West has spades headed by the A-Q-J-10, he is unlikely to lead the ace. And five clubs is a long way off. South starts with five top tricks: two spades, one heart, one diamond and one club. He needs to make use of dummy’s clubs. But declarer must lose at least one club trick whatever happens. And a good general rule in no-trump is that if you must lose a trick to establish a suit, lose it as quickly as possible, and the first round of the suit is rarely too soon. Here, South should play a low club from the board at trick two. West wins and perseveres with spades, but declarer takes that trick, plays a club to dummy’s queen, and has nine top tricks. Also, if he reads the end position correctly, he can catch West in an endplay for an overtrick.

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SUNDAY JUNE 9TH OFFERED AT 1:00 P.M. THIS RANCH HOME HAS 3 BEDROOMS, CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING, FULL FINISHED BASEMENT AND A ATTACHED 1 CAR GARAGE THE LOT IS A LARGE 188X100 WITH A LARGE YARD SHED AND WOODEN FENCE. THIS PROPERTY HAS ITS OWN WELL AND SEPTIC. THE HOME WILL BE SOLD WITH WASHER AND DRYER, FRIDGE AND STOVE. THE HOME HAS BEEN OWNER OCCUPIED AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR AND IS IN MOVE IN CONDITION. *THIS WOULD MAKE AN IDEAL INVESTMENT PROPERTY, FIRST TIME HOME BUYER OR GREAT LITTLE RETIREMENT HOME!! INTEREST RATES ARE AT A HISTORIC LOW....TALK TO YOUR LENDER NOW AND COME WITH A VISION TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A PROPERTY LIKE THIS AND BID YOUR PRICE AT AUCTION.

**OPEN HOUSE FRIDAY MAY 10TH 5:00-7:00 P.M. ** TERMS FOR AUCTION: $5,000 DOWN ON AUCTION DAY. BALANCE DUE JULY 9 2013. DEED TRANSFER, TITLE COMMITMENT IN SELLERS NAME PROVIDED BY SELLERS. A 6% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THE FNIAL BID TO DETERMINE THE FINAL CONTRACT PRICE. PROPERTY BEING OFFERED AS IS, WITH OUT ANY CONTINGENCIES TO FINANCING APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONTINGENCIES. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER. GREAT PICTURES ON WEB SITE WWW.ALMBURGAUCTIONS.COM AUCTIONEERS NOTE: WE WILL ALSO HAVE A PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION AT THE SAME LOCATION AND DATE STARTING AT 12 NOON. FURNITURE, HOUSEWARES, RIDING MOWER. WATCH THIS PAPER OR WEB SITE FOR COMPLETE LIST. ALMBURG AUCTIONEERING INC. 815-825-2727, MALTA, IL ANDREW & STEVE

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WALL UNITS - Walnut finish laminated wall units. 1 unit has drop down desk top with doors at bottom, 3 shelves for display or storage. 2nd unit has larger enclosed base with 1 shelf inside. Top has DRYER - Gas Kenmore 80 series doors with 2 shelves. Open area between with 2 shelf areas. Also booklarge capacity works great. $175 or best offer. 847-293-5812 case with 5 shelves. Very sturdy and in good condition. Picture online Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White. ad. $40 for all. 630-406-0062 Great condition. $299. 630-973-3528

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FOOD PROCESSOR. Cuisinart DhC7 Pro- All attachments & power base–need replacement bowl $40. 2003 Chevy Tahoe Z71 package Low miles, 1 owner $19,500 Call anytime, 630-710-7651 815-751-2256 Framed Oil Paintings (3) Home Galleries 13" x 15" All Nature and Landscapes $50 For All, Will Separate 630-464-7049 St. Charles Lamp. Beige. $30 OBO 815-505-3308 – 815-517-1144

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Horses Boarded – Near St. Charles Cubs Doll – Ashton Drake 22” Cubs Box Stalls, homegrown hay, stalls Baby Boy #22 pryor – Exc. Cond. cleaned daily, indoor ring, lots of TLC. $400. 630-605-9273. $100. 630-710-2228

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6 cylinder, 4WD, silver with black cloth interior. CD changer, remote keyless entry, fog lights and third row seating, 48,000 miles. Excellent Condition!

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2004 Class A 30' Four Winds RV. Perfect condition, Ford gas engine, 17K miles, 1 slide out, AC, 4 leveling jacks, 5.5 generator sleeps 6, patio awning Queen bed Must sell, asking 38K. 815-382-5521 Have a photo you'd like to share? Upload it to our See yourself in online photo album at Neighbors KCChronicle.com/MyPhotos neighbors@kcchronicle.com 1999 S-10 Ex. Cab A/C, cruise, 5-spd., 62k miles. Runs great. Looks great. $5400 New Tires 815-751-4349 Sycamore, IL

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY GENEVA, ILLINOIS FirstMerit Bank, N.A., as successor in interest to Midwest Bank and Trust Company, mortgagee per document No. 2008K080577 recorded October 22, 2008 Plaintiff, vs. F.D.W. Real Estate, Inc.; St. Charles Pontiac Buick GMC, Inc.; Subaru of Schaumburg, Inc.; Frederick Weissberg, a/k/a Frederick D. Weissberg; United States Small Business Administration; Terrapin Construction L.L.C., d/b/a Terrapin Concrete; Standard Industrial And Automotive Equipment, Inc.; Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois; and Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants. 11 CH 1711 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE Pursuant to a judgment made and entered by said Court in the aboveentitled cause, Patrick P. Perez, Sheriff of Kane County, Illinois, will on June 13, 2013, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the Kane County Sheriff's office, Room JC100, Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 IL Rt. 38, St. Charles, IL 60175 sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said judgment: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1421 E. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174 PIN: 09-26-302-012 The property consists of a commercial office building. The judgment amount was: $5,644,220.27. Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after sale. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchases other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). For information call W. Michael Seidel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, 200 South Michigan Avenue, Ste. 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60604. (312) 372-4000. I531056 (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, May 8, 15, 22, 2013.)

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BATAVIA 2BR DUPLEX Country setting, C/A, W/D, private patio, fenced yard, 1 car gar, no pets, $975/mo. 630-879-5196 Batavia: 1BR upper, all appl. Incl W/D, all utils provided, garage, NO pets, lease + sec. $925/mo. 708-207-8381

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g, Inc Cortland ~ 2 story, 2 bedroom berg, a/k/a Frederick D. Weissberg; washer/dryer hookups, gar., yard, United States Small Business Adnice neighborhood. $800/mo. ministration; Terrapin Construction 815-522-6009 or 815-761-5944 L.L.C., d/b/a Terrapin Concrete; Standard Industrial And Automotive Equipment, Inc.; Department of Elgin West Large 2 bed, 1 bath, bsmt garage, Transportation of the State of IlliCA, $1000/mo. 630-513-5008 nois; and Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants. 11 CH 1711 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL WATERMAN: 2400sq/ft 4bdr 2.5 BA SALE OF REAL ESTATE newer house, 2 car garage, basement, backyrd. Start Jun-Jul $1690 Pursuant to a judgment made and entered by said Court in the aboveNear DeKalb. 847-338-5588 entitled cause, Patrick P. Perez, Sheriff of Kane County, Illinois, will on June 13, 2013, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the Kane County ST. CHARLES ~ MEN ONLY Sheriff's office, Room JC100, Kane Free utils, incl cable & internet County Judicial Center, 37W777 IL (except phone). $120/week. 630-370-2823 or 630-377-2823 Rt. 38, St. Charles, IL 60175 sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said judgment: LOT 2 IN MAGRATH AUTOPARK SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHST. CHARLES WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST Off/Ware Space OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDI1,568sf - 19,000sf. AN, IN THE CITY OF ST. CHARLES, Docks/Drive-Ins KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDAggressive Move-In Package ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF 630-355-8094 RECORDED FEBRUARY 13, 2008 www.mustangconstruction.com AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2008K011521 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1421 E. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174 PIN: 09-26-302-012 GENEVA, ELGIN, OFFICE / The property consists of a comWAREHOUSE, 1500 sf. mercial office building. 10x12 overhead door. The judgment amount was: For sale/lease, $1200/mo. $5,644,220.27. Dearborn, 630-894-1277 ext 11 Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID C. STEPHENS, DECEASED. CASE NO. 13 P 194 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of David C. Stephens of Kane County, Illinois. Letters of Office as Administrator were issued to Matthew D. Stephens and Una Schusler on April 15, 2013, whose attorneys are KLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK & LEWIS, LLC, Attorneys at Law, 2045 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, IL 60178. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at the Kane County Courthouse, 100 South Third

Street, Geneva, IL 60134, or with the representative, or both, within six months from the date of issuance of Letters of Office and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed. DATED: May 2, 2013

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY GENEVA, ILLINOIS ST. CHARLES 1st MO FREE! FirstMerit Bank, N.A., as successor Lrg 1BR $769, Lrg 2BR from $829/mo. Incl heat, water, cook- in interest to Midwest Bank and ing gas, Appliances & laundry. Trust Company, mortgagee per document No. 2008K080577 630-584-1685 recorded October 22, 2008 Wake up with Plaintiff, Kane County Chronicle vs. 5 days a week. F.D.W. Real Estate, Inc.; St. Charles Pontiac Buick GMC, Inc.; Subaru of For Home Delivery, Schaumburg, Inc.; Frederick Weisscall 800-589-9363

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ily p, L.P., JO ANN ROSENWINKEL, individually and as partner in The Rosenwinkel Family Partnership, L.P., CHERYL L. HEALEY, individually and as partner in The Rosenwinkel Family Partnership, L.P., GERALD HEALEY, WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL LEASING, INC., FIRST FARM CREDIT SERVICES PCA, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

/S/ Thomas M. Hartwell NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION CIRCUIT CLERK OF KANE COUNTY GENEVA, ILLINOIS NOTICE is hereby given to The Rosenwinkel Family Partnership, Ronald G. Klein L.P., R. and K. Rosenwinkel Grain Attorney for the Estate of Farms Partnership, Howard RosenDavid C. Stephens winkel, Estate of Ralph L. RosenKLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK & winkel, Janet E. Rosenwinkel, KenLEWIS, LLC neth R. Rosenwinkel, individually 2045 Aberdeen Court, Suite A and as partner in The Rosenwinkel Sycamore, IL 60178 Family Partnership, L.P., Jo Ann (815) 748-0380 Rosenwinkel, individually and as partner in The Rosenwinkel Family (Published in the Kane County Partnership, L.P., Cheryl L. Healey, Chronicle, May 8, 15, 22, 2013.) individually and as partner in The Rosenwinkel Family Partnership, L.P., Gerald Healey, Wells Fargo FiPUBLIC NOTICE nancial Leasing, Inc., First Farm STATE OF ILLINOIS Credit Services PCA, Unknown IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE Owners, and Non-Record SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Claimants, of the Complaint for KANE COUNTY Foreclosure filed in the above entitled case on the 26th day of April, IN CHANCERY 2013, and that they are named CASE NO. 13 CH 1130 Defendants in the above entitled case, pursuant to the provisions of OLD SECOND NATIONAL BANK, 735 ILCS 5/2-206, 735 ILCS Plaintiff, 5/15-1218 and 735 ILCS 5/15vs. 1502, and that the above entitled THE ROSENWINKEL FAMILY PART- mortgage foreclosure which is now NERSHIP, L.P., R. AND K. ROSEN- pending in said court and the day WINKEL GRAIN FARMS PARTNER- on or after which a default may be SHIP, HOWARD ROSENWINKEL, entered against said Defendants is ESTATE OF RALPH L. ROSEN- the 3rd day of June, 2013, and WINKEL, JANET E. ROSENWINKEL, that the following information apKENNETH R. ROSENWINKEL, indi- plies to said foreclosure proceedvidually and as partner in The ing: Rosenwinkel Family Partnership,

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pai by check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after sale. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchases other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). For information call W. Michael Seidel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, 200 South Michigan Avenue, Ste. 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60604. (312) 372-4000. I531056 (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, May 8, 15, 22, 2013.)

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ing: (i) The names of all Plaintiffs and the case number are identified above. (ii) The Court in which said action was brought is identified above. (iii) The name of the title holder of record is: The Rosenwinkel Family Partnership, L.P. (iv) A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: THE PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 6, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 34, EAST ALONG THE SOUTH SECTION LINE 366.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINING; THENCE CONTINUING EAST ALONG SAID SECTION LINE, 400.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH AT RIGHT ANGLE TO SAID SECTION LINE, 544.50 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL TO SAID SOUTH SECTION LINE, 400.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH AT RIGHT ANGLE, 544.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF BIG ROCK, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

ng: pt 2007 County where recorded: Kane County Recording document identification: 2007K096813 /s/Timothy J. Conklin Timothy J. Conklin, Attorney for the Plaintiff Foster & Buick Law Group LLC 2040 Aberdeen Court Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 758-6616 (Published in the Kane County Chronicle May 1, 8, 15, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE TAX DEED NO. 13-TX-88 FILED April 24, 2013 TAKE NOTICE TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, KANE COUNTY CLERK; TUSCANY WOODS OF HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC.; TUSCANY WOODS HOLDINGS INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED; AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS.

This is NOTICE of the filing of the Petition for Tax Deed on the follow(v) A common address or de- ing described property: scription of the location of the real Lots 386, 376, 333, 335, 325, estate is as follows: 47W882 Galena Road, Big Rock, Illinois 60511 324, 323, 322, 321, 320 and (vi) An identification of the mort- 226 in Tuscany Woods Unit 1, begage sought to be foreclosed is as ing a subdivision of part of Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 6 follows: Name of mortgagor: The Rosen- East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat recorded Dewinkel Family Partnership, L.P. Name of mortgagee: Old Second cember 27, 2006 as Document Number 2006K139816, in Village National Bank Date of mortgage: September of Hampshire, Kane County, Illinois. 17, 2007 Date of recording: September 20, Property Index Number

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Kane County Chronicle / kcchronicle.com op ty 01-26-152-007, 01-26-153-004, 01-26-176-008, 01-26-176-010, 01-26-177-002, 01-26-177-003, 01-26-177-004, 01-26-177-005, 01-26-177-006, 01-26-177-007 and 01-26-251-004 On September 3, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. the Petitioner intends to make application for an order on the petition that a Tax Deed be issued. The real estate was sold on October 25, 2010 for general taxes of the year 2009. The period of redemption will expire August 23, 2013. Heather Ottenfeld, Attorney for Petitioner (312) 251-1333 Cert. # 2010-00212, 2010-00222, 2010-00265, 2010-00266, 2010-00267, 2010-00268, 2010-00269, 2010-00270, 2010-00271, 2010-00272 and 2010-00319

ag Hampshire, Kane County, Illinois. Property Index Number 01-26-125-006, 01-26-153-003, 01-26-175-010, 01-26-176-001, 01-26-176-002, 01-26-176-003, 01-26-176-004, 01-26-176-005, 01-26-176-006, 01-26-176-007, 01-26-251-003, 01-26-253-003, 01-26-253-004, 01-26-253-005, 01-26-253-006, 01-26-253-007, 01-26-253-008, 01-26-253-009 and 01-26-253-010 On September 3, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. the Petitioner intends to make application for an order on the petition that a Tax Deed be issued. The real estate was sold on October 25, 2010 for general taxes of the year 2009. The period of redemption will expire August 23, 2013. Heather Ottenfeld, Attorney for Petitioner (312) 251-1333

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle May 1, 8, 15, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE TAX DEED NO. 13-TX-90 FILED April 24, 2013

Cert. # 2010-00204, 2010-00221, 2010-00257, 2010-00258, 2010-00259, 2010-00260, 2010-00261, 2010-00262, 2010-00263, 2010-00264, 2010-00318, 2010-00337, 2010-00338, 2010-00339, 2010-00340, 2010-00341, 2010-00342, 2010-00343 and 2010-00344

TAKE NOTICE TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, KANE COUNTY CLERK; TUSCANY WOODS HOLDINGS INC.; TUSCANY WOODS OF HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES (Published in the Kane County INTERESTED; AND NONRECORD Chronicle May 1, 8, 15, 2013) CLAIMANTS. This is NOTICE of the filing of the Petition for Tax Deed on the following described property: Lots 367, 375, 330, 340, 339, 338, 337, 336, 331, 332, 225, 273, 272, 271, 270, 266, 267, 268 and 269 in Tuscany Woods Unit 1, being a subdivision of part of Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 6 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat recorded December 27, 2006 as Document Number 2006K139816, in Village of

PUBLIC NOTICE TAX DEED NO. 13-TX-91 FILED April 24, 2013 TAKE NOTICE TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, KANE COUNTY CLERK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA; JERRY L. HADLER; NANCY L. HADLER; OCCUPANT; CAITLIN HADLER; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL; U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL-NORTHERN DISTRICT; MB FINANCIAL BANK NA,

AS SUCCESSOR TO OAK BROOK BANK; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND This is NOTICE of the filing of the DEVISEES OF NANCY L. HADLER; Petition for Tax Deed on the followUNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES ing described property: INTERESTED; AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS. Lots 84, 83, 82 and 81 in "PRAIRIE RIDGE-NEIGHBORHOOD This is NOTICE of the filing of the O, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART Petition for Tax Deed on the follow- OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE ing described property: THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN" acLOT 110 IN WALNUT HILL OF cording to the Plat thereof recorded SLEEPY HOLLOW, A SUBDIVISION June 28, 2006 as Document OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 42 Number 2006K069729, and CerNORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE tificate of Correction recorded DeTHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC- cember 18, 2008 as Document CORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID Number 2008K091976, in The SUBDIVISION RECORDED JUNE 6, Village Of Hampshire, Kane Coun1979 AS DOCUMENT NO. ty, Illinois. 1507012, IN KANE COUNTY, ILLIProperty Index Number NOIS. 01-21-261-002, 01-21-261-003, Property Index Number 03-29-328-007 01-21-261-004 & 01-21-261-005 On September 3, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. the Petitioner intends to make On September 3, 2013 at 9:30 application for an order on the peti- a.m. the Petitioner intends to make tion that a Tax Deed be issued. The application for an order on the petireal estate was sold on October 25, tion that a Tax Deed be issued. The 2010 for general taxes of the year real estate was sold on October 25, 2009. The period of redemption 2010 for general taxes of the year 2009. The period of redemption will expire August 23, 2013. will expire August 23, 2013. Heather Ottenfeld, Attorney for Petitioner Heather Ottenfeld, (312) 251-1333 Attorney for Petitioner (312) 251-1333 Cert. # 2010-00968 Cert.#2010-00161, 2010-00162, (Published in the Kane County 2010-00163 & 2010-00164 Chronicle May 1, 8, 15, 2013) (Published in the Kane County Chronicle May 1, 8, 15, 2013.) PUBLIC NOTICE TAX DEED NO. 13-TX-95 FILED April 24, 2013

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377, 392, 365, 364, 363, 362, 314, 307, 306, 305, 304, 224, 293, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 274, 249, 248, 247, 246, 245, 244 and 243 in Tuscany Woods Unit 1, being a subdivision of part of Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 6 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat recorded December 27, 2006 as Document Number 2006K139816, in Village of Hampshire, Kane County, Illinois. Property Index Number 01-26-152-001, 01-26-152-006, 01-26-153-002, 01-26-153-007, 01-26-153-008, 01-26-153-009, 01-26-154-002, 01-26-155-001, 01-26-155-002, 01-26-155-003, 01-26-155-004, 01-26-178-006, 01-26-179-003, 01-26-179-004, 01-26-179-005, 01-26-179-006, 01-26-251-002, 01-26-252-005, 01-26-252-007, 01-26-252-008, 01-26-252-009, 01-26-252-010, 01-26-252-011, 01-26-253-002, 01-26-254-002, 01-26-254-003, 01-26-254-004, 01-26-254-005, 01-26-254-006, 01-26-254-007 and 01-26-254-008

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On September 3, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. the Petitioner intends to make application for an order on the petition that a Tax Deed be issued. The real estate was sold on October 25, TAKE NOTICE 2010 for general taxes of the year TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, 2010. The period of redemption KANE COUNTY CLERK; TUSCANY will expire August 23, 2013. WOODS HOLDINGS INC.; TUSCANY WOODS OF HAMPSHIRE COMMUHeather Ottenfeld, NITY ASSOCIATION INC.; UNAttorney for Petitioner KNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES IN(312) 251-1333 TERESTED; AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS. Cert. # 2010-00207, TAX DEED NO. 13-TX-96 FILED April 24, 2013

TAKE NOTICE TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, KANE COUNTY CLERK; OAK RIDGE OF ELGIN 3 INC.; BMO HARRIS BANK NA, AS SUCCESSOR TO AMCORE BANK NA; JOHN N. SORENSON; PRAIRIE RIDGE OF HAMPSHIRE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC.; HAMPSHIRE PRAIRIE RIDGE LLC; OAK RIDGE OF ELGIN LLC; THE GROVES OF BOONE CENTER LLC; HAMPSHIRE WEST LLC; GLEN GARDEN ESTATES LLC; U.S. This is NOTICE of the filing of the SHELTER LLC; PARKWOOD LAND Petition for Tax Deed on the followLLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR ing described property: PARTIES INTERESTED; AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS. Lots 382, 385, 374, 379, 378,

2010-00211, 2010-00225, 2010-00227, 2010-00229, 2010-00231,

2010-00282, 2010-00286, 2010-00288, 2010-00330, 2010-00332, 2010-00334, 2010-00336, 2010-00347, 2010-00349, 2010-00351 and

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Public Notice is hereby given that on April 26, 2013 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business (Published in the Kane County known as GLITTER GIRL BOWS, loChronicle May 1, 8, 15, 2013.) cated at 711 BENNETT DRIVE, NORTH AURORA, IL 60542.

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AT&T Mobility is proposing to modify wireless telecommunications antennas on a building located at 901 North Batavia Ave., Batavia, Kane Co., IL. Modifications will consist of replacing 3 existing antennas with 3 new antennas, for a total of 9 antennas. Three additional antennas are proposed to be installed at a future date, for a total of 12 antennas. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending such comments to: Project 61132078-EB c/o EBI Consulting, 6879 Susquehanna Trail South York, PA 17403, or at (224)217-3707. (Published in the Kane County Chronicle May 8, 2013)

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Dated: April 26, 2013. /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, May 1, 8, 15, 2013.)

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