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RUNNING FOR HAITI EVENT RAISES HOPE, FUNDS FOR POVERTY-STRICKEN NATION. PAGE 3 Sean King for Shaw Media

Runners take off Saturday at the start of the Hope for Haitians 5K in Geneva.

LOOKING FORWARD Public star party planned at Peck Farm Park GENEVA – The Fox Valley Astronomical Society will host a free public star party at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Peck Farm Park, 4038 Kaneville Road, Geneva. The evening starts with a presentation in the orientation barn. Then participants head outside to see the moon, Saturn, Jupiter and the Whirlpool Galaxy through a telescope provided by members. For information, visit www.fvastro.org.

Friends of the Viking Ship will have open house GENEVA – Friends of the Viking Ship will host an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Good Templar Park, 528 East Side Drive, Geneva. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for those ages 13 to 19 and $1 for children ages 5 to 12. For information, visit www.vikingship.us.

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OUT AND ABOUT Fermilab sets meeting on neutrino experiment BATAVIA – The Department of Energy and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory are inviting the community to an informational meeting on the proposed long-baseline neutrino experiment.

The meeting, which will feature illustrations and short presentations, will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 23 in the Wilson Hall atrium at Fermilab, which is at Pine Street and Kirk Road, Batavia.

Construction would be on the western portion of the laboratory site, close to Kirk and Giese roads in Batavia, and could begin as early as 2015. The meeting provides neighbors and the local community with an opportunity to mingle with scientists and engineers and ask questions about the experiment, the construction and the environmental assessment that will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. For information about LBNE and the plan for the environmental assessment, visit http://lbne.fnal.gov/env-assessment.shtml. For information on the public meeting or regarding special accommodations, call Fermilab communication director Katie Yurkewicz at 630-840-3351.

Auditions set for ‘Joseph’ MAPLE PARK – 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.”

Auditions will be at Kaneland High School, 47W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park. Auditions for any person entering high school in the fall and older will be from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday. Children’s chorus auditions are noon to 3 p.m.

Sunday. Performance dates are July 12 to 14 and July 19 to 21 at the Kaneland Auditorium.

A minimal tuition is required of cast members to cover production costs. 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!”

For information, email diane.mcfarlin@kaneland.org or call 630-365-5100, ext. 208. Those interested in working on the musical in non-acting parts, contact Maria Dripps-Paulson at 630-365-5100, ext. 180 or maria. drippspaulson@kaneland.org. For information, visit www. kanelandartsfestival.org.

Bridge Walk 5K set at Fabyan Forest Preserve GENEVA – The eighth annual Bridge Walk 5K is set for 8 a.m. Saturday at Fabyan Forest Preserve, 1925 Batavia Ave., Geneva. Race-day registration starts at 7 a.m. The cost is $25 for adults and teens, and $15 for children ages 7 to 12. Those ages 6 and younger and volunteers are free.

Student team members are $5.

The event aims to raise money for and awareness of the LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, a member of Cadence Health. The center provides free programs and services to those living with cancer, their caregivers and families. For information, visit www.livingwellcrc.org.

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Deb Marqui can usually be found on her porch waiting to greet visitors on the second Sunday of the month each spring and summer at the Healing Gardens at Stone Hill Farm in St. Charles.

St. Charles woman’s Mother’s Day tradition includes garden

By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Geneva resident Marcia Dimmitt, a mother of three and grandmother of five, said she didn’t want to spend Mother’s Day at a restaurant or in a shopping mall.

Instead, she and her husband, Norlyn Dimmitt, decided to spend a peaceful day outdoors at the Healing Gardens at Stone Hill Farm in St. Charles.

“We like to go to nature preserves, and we’ve learned how to identify flowers,” said Norlyn Dimmitt.

“We’re gonna see our kids later,” Marcia Dimmitt said before walking trails leading to numerous sites, including a rock garden, vegetable garden, wooded areas and a children’s garden.

Deb Marqui, a mother and owner of the Healing Gardens in St. Charles, also said that’s how she enjoys spending her Mother’s Day – only her favorite part is greeting those who visit. When visitors come, their first stop is typically Marqui’s sun-filled porch to sign in. This year, visitors also received a map of the grounds painted by local artist Kathy McPartland.

“I love to spend my Mother’s Day this way,” Marqui said, noting the gardens have been open each Mother’s Day since 2005.

The gardens had a role in Marqui’s healing process as she fought non-Hodgkins lymphoma and breast cancer several years ago. She has been free of non-Hodgkins lymphoma since 1996, which she said had been a terminal diagnosis, and free of breast cancer since 2002. She said the gardens were very important as she went

through what she calls her cancer journey.

“When I was in the garden creating, there wasn’t a thought of cancer,” she said.

When she wasn’t gardening, she often worried about the results of a test or what would happen if her cancer ever came back.

“You don’t think about that at all when you’re in nature,” she said. “When you’re taking your time and using your five senses, a miracle occurs. You find yourself in the present moment and that’s all we have.”

Marqui considers herself a recovering workaholic. She owned her own business and sometimes wouldn’t get home until after dinner. When she switched careers, she found herself skipping lunch to take on another client or staying late to finish up some notes.

She said workaholics tend to connect their self-worth to their jobs instead of to who they are as a person. Her gardens helped her learn how to be, not do, and to stop always trying to be perfect, she said.

“You don’t realize that inside, you’re good enough. You don’t have to prove it,” she said. “I got caught up in that web. We don’t know how to extricate ourselves or take care of ourselves.”

She said that’s an especially important message for mothers, who sometimes tend to give of themselves until there’s nothing of quality left to give.

Marqui said she encourages people to live in the moment by touching and smelling the flowers at the Healing Gardens.

“That’s one of the gifts I’d love to pass on to anybody – learn how to be and take it all in,” she said.

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Race participants, volunteers give time, money to build hope in Caribbean nation

By JONATHAN BILYK jbilyk@shawmedia.com GENEVA – For Colleen and Chris Ottens, concern for the people of Haiti is something never far from their mind.

“We just have a real soft spot in our hearts for Haiti,” said Colleen Ottens. “We’ve not been on a trip down there, but we feel like we need to help Haiti.”

On Saturday, the Ottens of South Elgin were among dozens of volunteers from the Tri-Cities and surrounding communities assisting organizers of the Hope for Haitians 5K Walk/Run for Education.

The race Saturday kicked off at the Gunnar Anderson Forest Preserve behind the Kane County Government Complex in Geneva.

The event, now in its second year, raises money to fund schools operated by Rockford-based Hope for Haitians in seven villages in the pover-

ty-plagued Caribbean nation.

Locally, the organization partners with several area churches, including the Roman Catholic parishes of St. John Neumann and St. Patrick in St. Charles, St. Katharine Drexel in Sugar Grove and St. Thomas More in Elgin.

This year, the event drew about 275 runners and walkers willing to tackle the 3.1-mile course in and around Geneva on Saturday morning, said Theresa Kegley, development director for Hope for Haitians.

Last year, the event raised about $25,000.

Kegley said organizers believed they were on pace to equal that total this year.

The event is one of two annual fundraisers organized by Hope for Haitians. The 5K was launched last year to tap into what Kegley said was “a huge base and a wonderful amount of energy” for Hope for Haitians’ cause in churches in and around the Tri-Cities.

“Our other event is an annual gala, which is targeted at a certain type of person,” Kegley said. “This is something that anyone can do, a much more family-friendly kind of event.”

About 40 local volunteers were enlisted to help with the event, culled largely from Hope for Haitians committees at local churches.

The Ottens, for instance, volunteered through a committee at St. Thomas More.

Last year, they ran in the event, but opted to get involved in a different way this year.

The couple believed helping Haitians is especially important now, as support for the nation, tied to the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 Haitians and disrupted the lives of more than 3 million, has faded through the years.

“It’s hugely important,” Chris said.

“We’re here to work for God and help the Haitians,” Colleen said.

Ave., Batavia.

The talk by Jennifer Downing is sponsored by the Sierra Club.

Downing’s business, Nourish (www.nourishcooking.com), allows her to share years of

food knowledge and involvement with local food policy groups enhance her programs.

Refreshments will be served.

The event is free.

8LOCAL BRIEF Learn about the food co-op at upcoming talk BATAVIA – Learn about a new food co-op coming to Batavia at 7 p.m. today at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia

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ABOVE: Dave Ginsberg (left) with Ginsberg Chiropractic leads a group of runners in a pre-race stretch.

LEFT: Monica Patino of Weston, Fla., was the first woman to finish the race. Her finishing time was 21:15.

Photos by Sean King for Shaw Media

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Running to help Haiti

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COACH SLY’S CORNER

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Batavia’s Luke Horton (right) scores on a St. Charles North wild pitch during a doubleheader Saturday at St. Charles North High School.

BATAVIA 16-10, ST. CHARLES NORTH 4-6

Bulldogs hit on all cylinders in sweep

By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Getting good production from every spot in the batting order, Batavia erupted in Saturday’s doubleheader at St. Charles North to regain control of the Upstate Eight Conference River Division baseball race.

Limited to three hits in Friday’s series opener, Batavia rolled to victories of 16-4 and 10-6, and was only retired in order once in 14 times at bat.

“We just kind of see our pitches. We work the count really well,” Bulldogs junior third baseman Andrew Siegler said. “We just keep our hands to the ball, short and quick to it, and we were really driving the ball today.”

Batavia (22-6, 16-6 UEC River) took a half-game lead on idle St. Charles East (15-6 UEC River) atop the league standings. With North’s Cory Wright playing first base – not dealing, as the lefty did in a complete-game shutout Friday afternoon – the Bulldogs tallied 26 hits.

North (13-15, 9-12) threw its ace in the opener, but Batavia solved Illinois-Chicago-bound lefty Ankur Shah to the tune of eight runs and eight hits in five innings.

Junior left fielder Laren Eustace ignited the attack, reaching base in seven of 10 plate appearances on the day while stealing three bases and scoring five runs.

“I look to take pretty much any base that I can, whatever opportunity I can,” Eustace said. “If I see a guy bobble it or anything, I’m going to go for that base, because more times than not I’m going to get the extra base. It helps the team out.”

While the bottom of the order wasn’t a complete mirror image of Eustace, it still did its share of grinding, with a signature sequence coming in the third inning of the nightcap.

Sixth-place hitter Aaron Hurd smacked a two-out single up the middle and advanced to second base on a passed ball with Siegler at bat. Siegler deposited an RBI single to right field, and Batavia suddenly was en route to a four-run rally.

Eustace punctuated the inning with a two-run triple, a sharp grounder that hugged the right-field line all the way to the wall.

“To come back from [Friday], that was really hard, but we came back to it,” Siegler said. “Our head was there.

We were definitely mentally there.”

North coach Todd Genke figured Friday’s game could be a springboard to a late-season turnaround.

While he lauded Batavia’s approach at the plate, Genke also conceded the North Stars made their share of mistakes.

“It’s kind of hard to fathom. I mean, we had a lot of momentum coming in

with our big win, and I really was expecting us to come in and play well today,” Genke said. “We just gave up too many free bases. A lot of things that we need to control, we didn’t. Passed balls, wild pitches, just the little things that we talk about all the time. And they took advantage of it. That’s what good teams do.”

The pitching staffs combined to walk 13 batters and hit three in the nightcap. North’s Tim Misner and Brandon Drawant both coaxed RBI walks, the latter of which brought the North Stars within 7-5 after five innings.

That created a rare tense moment, but Siegler swiftly swatted it away with a two-out, two-run single to center in the sixth.

Bulldogs first baseman Micah Coffey finished the day with five hits and five RBIs, while Robbie Bowman had four hits and drove in three runs.

North scored four unanswered runs to chip away at a 5-0 Batavia lead in the opener before the Bulldogs pulled away.

Senior righty Austin Shanahan retired the final 10 North Stars after Drawant’s RBI single made it 5-4 in the fourth.

“I had confidence in my team, that they were going to back me up, so those runs didn’t really affect me,” Shanahan said. “I knew that we were going to hit the ball. We had done that in the first three innings, and then that lead just gave me a lot of confidence with the team. I wasn’t really worried about it.”

Of course, injuries are a part of sports, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t stink to high heaven when they occur.

Seems like some of the top athletes in the Tri-Cities have been disproportionately affected by the dreaded I-word in recent months. Not to mention the S-word (surgery ... get your minds out of the gutter).

We all know what happened with East hoops star Kendall Stephens, and now the team’s next best player, Dom Adduci, is dealing with the same labrum surgery that Stephens did.

More recently but sticking with East, the Saints lost soccer star T.C. Hull to a torn ACL. East would have been a definite state title contender with Hull in the mix next fall. Without him ... we shall see.

Speaking of athletes at the top of their sport, it’s been a shame to see Geneva pitcher Andy Honiotes shelved by elbow trouble. Not too often you’ve got a pitcher going to Miami from around these parts, and it would have been great to see what a healthy Honiotes could have done with his senior season.

The Geneva girls soccer team has had a pretty good season, especially at the end, but where could the Vikings have been with Michaela Loebel (ACL surgery)? Batavia girls soccer has two ACL injuries among the same set of twins, let alone the rest of the team being banged up.

The Vikings’ top girls track athlete, Hannah Davison, didn’t have a chance to return to Charleston because of a season-ending foot injury.

Batavia baseball’s top-notch catcher, Dino Simoncelli, has missed much of the season with a hand injury, and the same goes for Geneva slugger Mitch Endriukaitis.

The list goes on and on, it seems.

Might not do any good to cry over it, but here’s hoping for a cleaner bill of health for area athletes in the weeks and months to come.

Tuesday The Kane County Chronicle previews the start of the girls soccer postseason.

Defending Class 3A state runner-up St. Charles North opens the postseason this week in the DeKalb Regional, while Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles East each are among North’s potential opponents as play moves along in the Hoffman Estates Sectional.

Thursday

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Batavia No. 2 singles player Tim Murat waits to hit a return during Saturday’s Upstate Eight Conference River Division tournament at Elgin High School. Murat defeated Geneva’s Nick McCarty, 6-2, 6-7 (9-11), 6-2, in the No. 2 singles final.

Bulldogs repeat as champs with new coach

By MICHAEL GIBBS editorial@shawmedia.com ELGIN – New coach, same result for the Batavia boys tennis team after Saturday’s conclusion of the two-day Upstate Eight Conference River Division tournament.

Under first-year coach Brad Nelson, who also guides the girls program, the Bulldogs won their second straight River title after winning in 2012 under former longtime coach Bob Kummer.

Unofficially, the Bulldogs won with 68 points, followed

by St. Charles North (65), St. Charles East (62) and Geneva (51).

“It feels good to win as a team,” said Batavia’s Tim Murat, who defeated Geneva’s Nick McCarty, 6-2, 6-7 (9-11), 6-2, in the final at No. 2 singles.

“We feel really good for coach Nelson getting this title in his first year. That is a really nice present to give to our coach.

We all feel really good about how we played.”

North entered the tournament in third place in the River after the duals season and left feeling great about its second-place finish.

“The way we played dou-

bles [Friday] was beyond belief,” North Stars coach Sean Masoncup said. “All you can ask for is to allow yourself to be great, do the best you can, and we did that.

“Batavia is a great team.

Now we move on to the sectional.”

At No. 1 singles, Dom Amalraj of North defeated Ryan Sterling of Batavia, 6-4, 6-1, in the final.

“I had some back issues coming into the tournament, but I was OK today,” Amalraj said.

“I felt good with how I played today. I hit my shots, was consistent and took advantage of what I had to work with.”

Murat said he did not know what went wrong during the second set of his final against McCarty, but was happy with how he came back in the third set.

“I was all over the place in the second set,” he said. “The only thing I could do was wash away what happened in the second set.

“I had to work in the third set to get my rhythm back. I couldn’t think about how bad I played in the second set. I just needed to think about what adjustments I needed to make to play better.”

In No. 3 singles, Matt Ernst of North defeated Drake Swift of Batavia in the final, 6-2, 7-5 At No. 1 doubles, North’s Grant Spellman and Keith Hedges defeated Batavia’s Adam Maris and Jeff Lorden, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), in the final.

At No. 2 doubles, Batavia’s Josh Boyle and Andrew Nelson came back for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over North’s Mitch Riggs and Peter O’Brien.

East picked up a title at No. 3 doubles as Connor Anderson and Steve Waynick outlasted Geneva’s Quade Spellman and Curran McQuillan, 6-2, 6-3.

“Day 1 was a tough day for us. Day 2 was a really good day for us,” East coach Rob Livermore said. “We got a championship and a bunch of third places. Third doubles played great.”

Said Geneva coach John Nickelson: “We did a pretty good job. We were shooting for a couple of championships and ended up second. But we played well, so I can’t complain. There were a lot of other good teams here.”

At No. 4 doubles, Batavia’s Tom Guillemot and Emerson Hinzy outlasted North’s Thomas Ninan and Matthew Kramer, 6-1, 6-4.

Saturday Coverage of Friday night’s crosstown boys lacrosse showdown between St. Charles East and St. Charles North.

The match, to be played at East, is a rescheduled game from May 3, when the teams’ showdown at Norris Stadium was postponed because of inclement weather.

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball: Marengo at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.; Wheaton Academy at St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: St. Edward at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.; Kaneland at Plano, 4:30 p.m.; Oswego at Rosary, 4:30 p.m.; Burlington Central at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.; Yorkville at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.; Marian Central Catholic at Wheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m.; Aurora Central Catholic vs. St. Joseph in 2A Aurora Central Catholic Regional, 4:30 p.m.

Boys track and field: Kaneland at Kaneland Meet, 4:30 p.m.

Boys tennis: Aurora Central Catholic at Lisle, 4 p.m.; Glenbard South at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.; Marmion at IMSA, 4:45 p.m.

Boys volleyball: Geneva at Benet Academy, 5 p.m.; IMSA at Wheaton Academy, 5:30 p.m.; Providence Catholic at St. Francis, 6 p.m.

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UPSTATE EIGHT CONFERENCE RIVER DIVISION TOURNAMENT

Preview of the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet, which begins Friday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

St. Charles North senior Kaylee Raucci is sidestepping her shin splints and focusing on a big performance in triple jump at the state meet.

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DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips I sincerely hope no one is expecting Granddad to pay for the upcoming wedding.

That he would attempt to blackmail the young couple in this way is shameful. Let’s hope they are mature enough to ignore him, and that they have a long and happy life together. Opa! Dear Abby: Our youngest daughter will graduate from college next month. The school is 10 hours away by car or a 2 1/2-hour plane ride.

There are no direct flights.

My husband and I are excited about this special day, and so is his 82-year-old mother. (I’ll call her Ethel.)

She mentioned yesterday that she’s excited to go.

Abby, Ethel is not a well woman. She has trouble walking, falls occasionally and hasn’t been out of this town for 30 years. She is also hypercritical. She does nothing but complain about other people, her health, this country, etc.

Looking after her would be a huge burden.

We’d like to attend this milestone event without the added stress of taking care of her. My husband and I have been married 25 years, and Ethel still complains about me. Because she’s such a handful, we have never taken her to dinner or a movie. How do we (kindly) tell her that what she has in mind is not going to be possible? – Ready To Celebrate In San Diego

Dear Ready To Celebrate: You and your husband should tell his mother that graduations in the best of circumstances are stressful events and can be difficult for someone who is unsteady on her feet. You could also mention that seating is limited, because it often is at graduations. Then offer to videotape the ceremony so she doesn’t have to miss it.

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Dear Abby: My wife’s niece is marrying a wonderful man of Greek descent this summer. Her grandfather insists that his last name is too long and impossible to pronounce.

He thinks they need to change the name when they marry.

He went so far as to make them call him so he could tell them what he wanted.

Then he gave them 10 days to “think about it” and call him back with their answer.

He told the mother of the bride that if they don’t change the name, then he’s “just not into the wedding anymore,” implying that he won’t help them pay for the event.

Needless to say, this has most of the family shaking their heads and thinking the old man has finally lost it.

We understand that this was common practice for families passing through Ellis Island coming to America a century ago, but have you ever heard of this being done for a wedding? Being a therapist, I thought I’d seen and heard it all – until now. Please give us some insight. I’m hoping his “ladyfriend” will read your reply and share it with him. – Can’t Believe It Down South Dear Can’t Believe It: You have described a man who is used to being in control and is not above using his money to manipulate. A century ago when people came to this country through Ellis Island, many of them were escaping discrimination and wanted to leave their past behind them, which is why they Americanized their names.

Others had it done “for” them by government officials who couldn’t understand them when they pronounced their names and wrote down what they thought they heard. (Years ago, in Sioux City, Iowa, my mother knew two brothers who walked through different lines and wound up with the names “Ginsberg” and “Landsberg.”

I don’t know which was correct.) Still others were so eager to become “Americans” that they shortened or changed their names for that reason.

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

SUDOKU Answers to Puzzle

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Stayman has its various uses

SOLUTION

CELEBRITY CIPHER

When beginners learn bridge, they are usually taught two bidding conventions: Blackwood and Stayman. They might also learn transfers into the majors, a complement of Stayman.

This week, let’s look at Stayman in its simplest form and in its extensions.

Interestingly, Stayman was not invented by Sam Stayman, but by his then bridge partner, George Rapee. But Stayman wrote the first article published on the convention, and his name stuck. (It was independently devised by Jack Marx from England.)

The basic use of Stayman is to find a 4-4 fit in a major suit.

Remember, in no-trump, a 4-4 fit will produce at most four tricks. But if that suit is trumps, you will often generate an extra winner by ruffing a loser. (And on a cloudless day, you will gain eight tricks from the suit.)

Opener bids one no-trump, and responder replies two clubs.

If the opener has one four-card major, he bids two of that suit. If he has two four-card majors, he rebids two hearts. And if he has no four-card major, he answers two diamonds. Then the responder judges what to do next.

In today’s example, North uses Stayman despite his poor suit to try to find a 4-4 spade fit.

When successful, he raises to game.

West leads the heart king.

This deal is easy if the trumps are 3-2. Win the first trick, cash the two top trumps, and drive out the club ace. Here, South loses only three tricks: one spade, one heart and one club.

Finally, observe that three notrump should be defeated after the heart-king lead.

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Cubs Doll – Ashton Drake 22” Cubs WALL UNITS - Walnut finish lamiBaby Boy #22 pryor – Exc. Cond. nated wall units. 1 unit has drop $100. 630-710-2228 down desk top with doors at botNORMAN ROCKWELL PRINTS tom, 3 shelves for display or storProfessionally framed, excellent age. 2nd unit has larger enclosed condition. A dozen available. base with 1 shelf inside. Top has doors with 2 shelves. Open area beReasonably priced. tween with 2 shelf areas. Also book847-515-8012 case with 5 shelves. Very sturdy and in good condition. Picture online ad. $40 for all. 630-406-0062 Day of The Week Bears Collection Monday and Wednesday New in Boxes Horses Boarded – Near St. Charles $5 for Both 630-464-7049 Box Stalls, homegrown hay, stalls Hummel Crystal Trinket Box cleaned daily, indoor ring, lots of New in Box!!! $20 TLC. $400. 630-605-9273.

630-464-7049 St. Charles Tell Tale Teapots Biddy Brophy's Grocery New in Box $20 630-464-7049 St. Charles

Early morning delivery 5 days per week. No delivery on Sunday and Monday.

Must sign a contract and have valid license and insurance.

Parakeet - White Lost Tues, April 30 near Illinois and Eklund St. REWARD! 630-248-7768

COMPUTER DESK - L shaped. Large gray and black desk, perfect computer or sewing use size is 6ft by 6ft with cabinet on the side. Picture online ad. Moving. $45.

Call Jack at 630-406-0062

KITCHEN TABLE

Howell, circa 1950 or before.

Excellent shape, red with an extra leaf, 52”x35”, $100.

630-208-0059

If you love animals, this is the job for you.

Email: kandra@everythingpet.net (no phone calls please)

SECTIONAL COUCH – Large Sectional with Wedge. 3 Seat Couch portion, large Wedge, 2 seat Love Seat portion. Tan blend fabric. Perfect Condition. $399 OBO. Motorcycle Jacket – Black Leather Call after 6pm – 630-262-1899 Size Medium $30 630-464-7049 St Charles Sofa Couch &

Reliable Caregiver Available.

Experienced.

7 day live-in.

630-762-9963

Watches (8) – Elgin, Bulova, Watham, Benrus – 10 KFG $150 630-587-6620 Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527 KCChronicle.com

Framed Oil Paintings (3) Home Galleries 13" x 15" All Nature and Landscapes $50 For All, Will Separate 630-464-7049 St. Charles Wood Shelves, Cabinets, Shadowbox and Plant Stand!

First $25 Takes All Last Chance 630-464-7049 St. Charles

Call 630-443-3607

PET SITTER - PT

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KITTENS ~ ADORABLE (4)

3 long hair, silver-gray, 1 black and white. Raised indoors 630-584-3786 or 630-605-9273

Honest Housecleaning for 25 yrs.

Tri-Cities, references avail.

COMMERCIAL CLEANING

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R U Looking for ME!!

Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White.

Great condition. $299.

630-973-3528

Matching Sofa Chair Cream with optional chocolate brown slip cover from BB&B included. All in excellent condition! $350 for the set.

815-788-1180

Compost Tumbler, very good condition. Tumbler comes with manual & therometer. Make your own compost. $50 obo 847-464-1625 pm

CANOE - Gruman 17.5' aluminum canoe, very good shape. $400/obo. Call 630-877-5085 KAYAK – 10 ft Red Fiberglass Kayak. Comes with everything: Oars, Life Vest, Pump. $400.

Call after 4:30pm:630-606-0444

Silver, good condition. $2,300.

Call 630-400-9003

2007 HONDA CIVIC LX $12,500. 26K original miles, white with lt. tan interior, a/c, power windows, doors, cruise, etc. Call Steve 815-901-2258 for more info. LIKE NEW

2008 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV

CONCRETE SEALER. 8 gal. concrete sealer. $40. Call anytime, 630-710-7651

6 cylinder, 4WD, silver with black cloth interior.

CD changer, remote keyless entry, fog lights and third row seating, 48,000 miles.

Excellent Condition!

Paino: Baldwin Acrosonic Piano $400 good condition 630-232-7751

A-1 AUTO

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MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

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1997 Hitchhiker fifth-wheel with one slide out, queen bed, and separate shower/toilet. $6000 obo.

Call 815-970-7456

or

SWING – FREE 6 foot wide wooden swing.

Needs painting and minor repair.

630 513-0248

815-479-1000

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs

815-814-1964 2003 Chevy Tahoe Z71 package Low miles, 1 owner $19,500 815-751-2256

STORAGE CABINET from IKEA 5 plastic drawers. $50.

630-232-1982

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1990 & Newer 2000 Dodge Intrepid

Lawnmower – Honda – Self-Propelled w/Bag $125obo 630-605-4307 after 1PM

DECK STAIN $25

1999 S-10 Ex. Cab A/C, cruise, 5-spd., 62k miles. Runs great.

Looks great. $5400 New Tires 815-751-4349 Sycamore, IL

$14,500 Call Dan 847-812-4016

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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 Need Help Rebuilding, Repairing or Replanting?

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YAMAHA SCOOTER 2008 Like new 49cc Yamaha Zuma scooter, only 120 miles. Owner must sell, excellent condition, helmet included. Call 815-757-3292 days, evenings 815-756-9851

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AT YOUR YOUR SERVICE ST. CHARLES Off/Ware Space

1,568sf - 19,000sf.

Docks/Drive-Ins Aggressive Move-In Package 630-355-8094

www.mustangconstruction.com

BATAVIA

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1 BR starting at $820-$860 2 BR starting at $980-$1000 3 BR TH starting at $1275

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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 COUNTRY VIEW APARTMENTS 1 & 2 bd apts available. $550$625 Clean Quiet country setting, close to downtown Genoa. Lots of updates. Call 815-784-4606 GENEVA: Large 2 bdrm,1 bath, c/a, cable ready, pool, parking, free heat, gas & water. Starting at $875. 630-208-8503.

SOUTH ELGIN LARGE 2BR S. E. Schools, A/C, W/D, No Pets. $820 + utilities. 630-841-0590

St. Charles - Newly Renovated 1BR $650 and 2BR $850.

NO PETS! 630-841-0590

ST. CHARLES 1st MO FREE! Lrg 1BR $769, Lrg 2BR from $829/mo. Incl heat, water, cooking gas, Appliances & laundry.

630-584-1685

Elgin West Large 2 bed, 1 bath, bsmt garage, CA, $1000/mo. 630-513-5008

WATERMAN: 2400sq/ft 4bdr 2.5 BA newer house, 2 car garage, basement, backyrd. Start Jun-Jul $1690 Near DeKalb. 847-338-5588

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PRE-OWNED ANDERSON BMW

RAYMOND CHEVROLET

BUSS FORD

MOTOR WERKS INFINITI

ANDERSON MAZDA

118 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

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360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

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800-935-5913

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847-235-3800

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REICHERT CHEVROLET 2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

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800 Dundee Ave. • East Dundee, IL

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888/600-8053 www.springhillford.com

KNAUZ BMW 407 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

TOM PECK FORD

847-604-5000

13900 Auto Mall Dr. • Huntley, IL

www.KnauzBMW.com

ST. CHARLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 1611 East Main Street • St. Charles, IL

(630) 513-5353

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG BUICK Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

888/794-5502 www.garylangauto.com

REICHERT BUICK 2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780 www.reichertautos.com

www.bussford.com

www.stcharlescdj.com

ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP

847/669-6060 www.TomPeckFord.com

ZIMMERMAN FORD

888/800-6100

847/628-6000

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KNAUZ CONTINENTAL AUTOS

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847-234-1700

105 Rt. 173 • Antioch, IL

5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

130 Cedar Ave. • Lake Villa, IL

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG GMC

847/356-2530

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www.gregoryautogroup.com

800/407-0223

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

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BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY 111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

AUTO GROUP GARY LANG KIA

130 Cedar Ave. • Lake Villa, IL

866-480-9527

847/356-2530

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200 N. Cook St. • Barrington, IL

Route 120 • McHenry, IL

800/935-5923

815/385-7220

www.motorwerks.com

www.sunnysidecompany.com

MOTOR WERKS HONDA Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

ARLINGTON KIA IN PALATINE

800-935-5913

1400 E. Dundee Rd., Palatine, IL

www.motorwerks.com

888/794-5502 www.garylangauto.com

AL PIEMONTE CHEVROLET 770 Dundee Ave. (Rt. 25) • Dundee, IL 847/426-2000

www.piemontegroup.com

(630) 513-5353

O’HARE HONDA

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CALL FOR THE LOWEST PRICES IN CHICAGOLAND

www.classicdealergroup.com

888-794-5502

920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

847-680-8000 www.libertyautoplaza.com 119 Route 173 • Antioch

ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP

(224) 603-8611

847/831-5980

www.raymondkia.com

KNAUZ HYUNDAI

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775 Rockland Road • Lake Bluff IL 60044 (Routes 41 & 176 in the Knauz Autopark)

888/800-6100

5220 Northwest Highway Crystal Lake, IL

www.clcjd.com

847-234-2800 www.knauzhyundai.com

1119 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL

O’HARE HYUNDAI

847-CLASSIC (252-7742) www.classicdealergroup.com

847/816-6660

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www.libertyvillemitsubishi.com

360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485 www.andersoncars.com

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847-855-1500 www.Gurnee V W.com

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Land Rover Lake Bluff

920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

375 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

www.knauzlandrover.com

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050 www.paulytoyota.com

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www.libertyautoplaza.com

847-604-8100

1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14 Crystal Lake, IL

www.garylangauto.com

847-680-8000

www.antiochfivestar.com

www.raysuzuki.com

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

www.gregoryautogroup.com

888/446-8743 847/587-3300

515 N. Green Bay Rd. Waukegan/Gurnee, IL

www.oharehonda.com

LIBERTY KIA

RAY SUZUKI 23 N. Route 12 • Fox Lake

CLASSIC TOYOTA/SCION AUTO GROUP GARY LANG MITSUBISHI

RAYMOND KIA

MARTIN CHEVROLET

847-604-5050 www.Knauz-mini.com

425 N. Green Bay Rd. Waukegan/Gurnee, IL

490 Skokie Valley Road • Highland Park, IL

5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

409A Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

888-538-4492

River Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

GREGORY HYUNDAI

800-628-6087

www.garylangauto.com

PAULY TOYOTA KNAUZ MINI

847/202-3900

www.stcharlescdj.com

105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL

888/794-5502

815/385-2000

www.arlingtonkia.com

ST. CHARLES CHRYSLER AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG DODGE JEEP 1611 East Main Street • St. Charles, IL CHEVROLET Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

www.bullvalleyford.com

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

SUNNYSIDE COMPANY CHRYSLER DODGE

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

GREGORY JEEP

1107 S Rt. 31 between Crystal Lake and McHenry

MOTOR WERKS CADILLAC

www.st-charles.mercedesdealer.com

AUTO GROUP GARY LANG SUBARU

www.clcjd.com

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG GREGORY CHRYSLER CADILLAC

www.garylangauto.com

225 N. Randall Road, St. Charles

888/800-6100

847/683-2424

www.gregoryautogroup.com

www.Knauzcontinentalauto.com

877/226-5099

800-628-6087

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

409 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

CRYSTAL LAKE JEEP

206 S. State Street • Hampshire, IL

888/794-5502

1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14 Crystal Lake, IL

1611 East Main Street • St. Charles, IL

888/794-5502

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PAULY SCION

ST. CHARLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP

www.antiochfivestar.com

www.antiochfivestar.com

www.clcjd.com

1320 East Chicago Street The Mazda Machine on Rt. 19, Elgin, IL

630/584-1800 www.zimmermanford.com

www.knauznorth.com

BIGGERS MAZDA

MERCEDES-BENZ OF ST. CHARLES

800-628-6087

5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

www.andersoncars.com

2525 E. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174

105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER

www.motorwerks.com

2950 N. Skokie Hwy • North Chicago, IL

MOTOR WERKS PORCHE

847-680-8000 www.libertyautoplaza.com

Barrington & Dundee Rds., Barrington, IL

815-459-4000

River Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

800/935-5913

www.martin-chevy.com

888-553-9036

www.motorwerks.com

www.oharehyundai.com

RAY CHEVROLET

CALL FOR THE LOWEST PRICES IN CHICAGOLAND

847/587-3300

BULL VALLEY FORD/ MERCURY

www.raychevrolet.com

1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

771 S. Randall Rd. • Algonquin, IL

800/407-0223

866/469-0114

www.bullvalleyford.com

www.rosenrosenrosen.com

39 N. Rte. 12 • Fox Lake, IL

ROSEN HYUNDAI

BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY 111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

BARRINGTON VOLVO MOTOR WERKS SAAB

200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL

800/935-5393 www.motorwerks.com

300 N. Hough (Rt. 59) • Barrington, IL

847/381-9400