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Rosary High School senior Colleen Madlinger of Batavia will attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall.

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IN FOCUS A weekly feature by Sandy Bressner, photo editor at the Kane County Chronicle

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he minute I saw the advertisement for the St. Charles Park District Turtle Wrangler Training program, I knew I wanted to photograph participants. The only problem was that I would have to wait until it was

sunny and warm enough for the turtles to be outdoors. The district now has dozens of turtle wranglers registered to take their turtles out for a moment in the sun, and Tuesday – with temperatures reaching the low 90s – was a day for

wrangling. Pam Otto, manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the St. Charles Park District – and a columnist for the Kane County Chronicle – called me Tuesday afternoon to let me know that three trained wran-

glers, Azul Canon, 8, Sam Tomka, 8, and Vivian Johnsen, 9, were in fact wrangling. The program also trained the young animal lovers to feed fish, clean the rabbit’s cage and wrangle the resident lizard.

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Reception set for sculpture exhibit KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE arhodebeck@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – A reception to celebrate the opening of the eighth annual Sculpture in the Park art exhibit is set for 5 to 7 p.m. June 14 in Mount St. Mary Park. It will include complimentary wine and snacks. The park is just south of Prairie Street in downtown St. Charles along the west bank of the Fox River. Sculpture in the Park began as a way to showcase artwork in the St. Charles area. This year, it boasts 10 pieces, including several perma-

nent installations. This year’s pieces are: My Rescue by Martha Cares of Sawyer, Mich.; Starts on the Wind by Richard Taylor of Milwaukee; Mr. Eggwards by Kimber Fiebeger of Minneapolis; Padre Pio by Titus Tomescu of Chicago; and Leo and Sympatico (Chelsea & Kaitlyn), both by Pokey Park of Tucson, Ariz. Pieces from artists of the St. Charles community are Lissome by Guy Bellaver; Bomb Pop by Howard Russo; Suess’s Needle by Todd Willing; and Solitude by Douglas Eageny. The sculptures are along the walking path in Mount St.

Mary Park. The six-month exhibit drew more than 8,000 visitors to the park last year, according to the St. Charles Park District. Sculpture in the Park is made possible by the combined efforts of St. Charles Park District, the St. Charles Park Foundation and the Downtown St. Charles Partnership. All sculptures are for sale. Those interested in purchasing a sculpture should call 630-513-4316. For information about the exhibit, visit www.stcparks. org.

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Where did you grow up? Racine, Wis. Pets? A Yorkie named Princess Who would play you in the movie of your life? Art Carney First job you had? Drafting when I was 16 As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I have a degree in applied math and physics and worked at Lucent as a computer programmer. I teach math at a junior college. A movie you’d recommend? “The Godfather” Favorite charity? American Cancer Society What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I met Harvey Lavan “Van” Cliburn Jr. in Germany. We were on the same plane. He was traveling with his mom, on his way back from Russia with the big piano prize, the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958. He asked if I wanted to have coffee, and we did.

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Gear Up. Get Ready! team headed to Batavia WHAT: The Gear Up. Get Ready! team will appear at the Touch-A-Truck event. The group urges people to take steps to be prepared when an emergency happens. WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon today WHERE: East Side Community Center, 14 N. Van Buren St., Batavia INFO: Visit www.gearupgetready.com.

Third Tuesday supper at Geneva church WHAT: The United Methodist Church of Geneva has planned its next free community Third Tuesday supper. The meal will include baked ham, au gratin potatoes, hot green vegetables, warm cinnamon apples, Caesar salad, hot rolls and butter and the “legendary homemade dessert.” Hot dogs and chips are always available as an alternative meal. Diners may eat in the elevator-accessible dining hall or carry out their meal. WHEN: 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday

WHERE: United Methodist Church, 211 Hamilton St., Geneva INFO: Visit www.thirdtuesdaysuppers.com or call 630-232-7120.

Blackberry Township assessor plans workshop WHAT: Blackberry Township Assessor Uwe Rotter is offering a workshop. At these meetings, taxpayers will be provided with information on the property tax cycle, how assessments are being developed and how to appeal your assessment to a board of review. Taxpayers will have the opportunity to address specific questions concerning their property and discuss any other property tax-related concerns. WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Blackberry Township, 43W390 Main Street Road, Elburn INFO: The entire workshop schedule is on the township website at www.blackberrytwp. com/assessor.htm. Contact Blackberry Township Assessor Uwe Rotter at 630-365-6580 for information.

Harrison Street School plans talent show WHAT: The Harrison Street School talent show will take place in the old gym at the school. There will be 28 acts, with talent ranging from first-graders through fifth-graders at the school. The public is welcome. WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. today WHERE: The old gym at Harrison Street School, 201 N. Harrison St., Geneva COST: Admission is free, but donations will be accepted for upgraded equipment for future shows.

Free spaghetti at Elburn Lions Club WHAT: The Elburn Lions Club will host its monthly free spaghetti dinner night. Donations will be accepted for Elburn Lions Charities. The dinners take place on the fourth Tuesday of every month. WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. May 28 WHERE: Elburn Lions Club, 500 Filmore St., Elburn INFO: Visit www.elburnlions.com.

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North senior aims for future on Broadway By ASHLEY RHODEBECK arhodebeck@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Taylor Marie Sherry’s first visit to New York City will be spent this summer in Broadway workshops, learning from Broadway choreographers, directors and actors. Although the 18-year-old will have the chance to win an award at the National High School Musical Theater Awards held that week, the St. Charles North High School senior said she’s not expecting any accolades. “I’m just going to go and work really hard,” Sherry said. “Everyone there is so extremely talented.”

“I’m really just going to take it as it comes. My main goal is Broadway. That’s what I’m working up to.” Taylor Marie Sherry on her future She and John Clay III of Oak Park are representing Illinois in the national competition because they were the recipients of the second annual Illinois High School Musical Theater Awards. Held in April in Chicago, the statewide competition featured 12 actors and 12 actresses. Each finalist submitted a video and pictures from a per-

formance he or she did at their school, Sherry said, noting she was Millie in “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” The finalists learned the number “Anything Goes” for the statewide awards program and received coaching from Sean McKnight, cast member from the “Anything Goes” national tour. Sherry said she was blessed to have such an incredible

experience. “I learned a lot working with those choreographers,” Sherry said. In New York, Sherry and other students will perform at the Minskoff Theatre, and a panel of judges will pick two students for the awards of best performance by an actor and best performance by an actress, according to a news release from Broadway In Chicago. Sherry hopes to one day make it on Broadway, she said. The daughter of Equity actors, Sherry has performed in musicals since she was about 4, she said. What started as a fun hobby has become something she has

8POLICE REPORTS Batavia • Two cars parked in the 500 block of North Van Nortwick Avenue were spray painted Saturday, May 11, by unknown vandals. One of the cars received $500 in damage. In addition, vandals also spray painted the sidewalk in the 500 block of North Van Nortwick Avenue and two speed signs. • Tony M. McBride, 43, of the 2900 block of South Willow Road, Homewood, was charged Sunday, May 12, with unlawful possession of marijuana. He also was cited for speeding. • Robert G. Byland, 19, of the 600 block of Ozier Drive, Batavia, was charged Sunday, May 12, with criminal damage to property after an incident in the 1000 block of Winnebago Trail. He also was charged with unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. • Unknown offenders on Sunday, May 12, removed the mailbox and post at Riverview Banquets, 1117 N. Washington Ave. They later were found at the intersection of Washington Street and Douglas Road. •Anthony J. Higgins, 37, of the N18000 block of Lindquist Lake Road in Dunbar, Wis., was charged Sunday, May 12, with criminal damage to property in the 100 block of Mayflower Drive. • A window was reported broken Monday, May 13, at KL Liquors and

grown to love. “It’s just become my life,” Sherry said. In addition to performing at North, she has acted in Elgin Community College productions and in community theater. Her most professional experience was at American Girl Place in Chicago, where she said she modeled and worked in the store’s musicals. Sherry plans to get a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater from Florida State University. “I’m really just going to take it as it comes,” Sherry said of the future. “My main goal is Broadway. That’s what I’m working up to.”

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Pantry, 1351 Wind Energy Pass. • Carter W. Myers, 19, of the 600 block of Pottawatomie Trail, Batavia, was charged Monday, May 13, with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and marijuana. He also was cited for not having a front license plate displayed. Geneva • Jaime Perez Jr., 21, of the 1200 block of East Wilson Street, Batavia, was charged Tuesday, April 30, with possession of more than 2.5 grams but less than 10 grams of marijuana and possession of drug equipment. In the same incident, Maxwell E. Lutz, 21, of the 900 block of Woodland Hills Road, Batavia, was charged with possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana. • A laptop computer, cellphone and Coach computer bag were reported stolen Tuesday, April 30, from a car parked in the 0-10 block of North Fourth Street. According to police reports, the items, valued at $1,000, were on the front passenger seat. A window was broken in order to get into the car, with damage estimated at $400. • Dominick P. Sisto, 22, of the 400 block of Division Street, Geneva, was charged Wednesday, May 1, with two counts of domestic battery. • Juan Toniz, 41, of the 500 block of Anderson Boulevard, Geneva, was charged Wednesday, May 1,

with driving under the influence and unlawful possession of a fictitious identification card. • Sean P. Hamman, 23, of the 17W700 block of Boxelder Avenue, Wheaton, was charged Friday, May 3, with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana and driving on the sidewalk. • Austin A. Zalewa, 23, of the 100 block of Richards Street, Geneva. was charged Monday, May 6, with possession of .1 gram of marijuana. • Zachery T. Duncan, 18, a homeless man whose last-known address was in Hickory Hills. was charged Tuesday, May 7, with possession of drug equipment. • A car was reported burglarized of a $100 cellphone Wednesday, May 8, while parked in the 3300

block of Fieldstone Drive. • Four windows at Heartland Elementary School, 3300 Heartland Drive, were reported broken Wednesday, May 8. Damage was estimated at $300. • The parking garage on the 500 block of South Third Street was reported vandalized Thursday, May 9, with yellow spray paint. • Joseph L. Vernagallo, 34, of the 40W200 block of Hampton Court, Blackberry Township, was charged Saturday, May 11, with driving under the influence, driving without a valid license and speeding. • Ashley N. Kuntz, 27, of the 1300 block of Davey Drive, Batavia, was charged Sunday, May 12, with driving under the influence, driving with a blood alcohol level greater than .08 percent and speeding.

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73/54 McHenry Statistics through 4 p.m. yesterday Belvidere 73/56 Temperatures Waukegan 74/57 68/52 High/low ....................................... 82°/48° Normal high ......................................... 71° Rockford Crystal Lake Deerfield Record high .............................. 89° (2001) Algonquin 74/57 77/56 71/55 74/57 Normal low .......................................... 50° Hampshire Record low ............................... 34° (2011) Schaumburg 74/57 Elgin 74/58 Peak wind ........................... ESE at 13 mph 76/57 DeKalb Precipitation 77/56 Tri-Cities Chicago 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.00” 77/56 74/58 Month to date ................................... 0.87” Normal month to date ....................... 2.01” Oak Park Year to date .................................... 15.93” 75/59 Aurora Normal year to date ........................ 11.40” Dixon 76/58

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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 Thursday. Chg: change in previous 24 hours. Station Fld Prs Chg Station Fld Prs Chg Montgomery........... 13..... 11.95...... -0.01 Algonquin................. 3....... 1.90..... +0.03 New Munster, WI .... 19....... 8.87...... -0.11 Burlington, WI ........ 11....... 8.19..... +0.01 Princeton .............. 9.5....... 7.53...... -0.06 Dayton ................... 12....... 7.64....... none Waukesha ................ 6....... 3.86...... -0.20 McHenry .................. 4....... 2.62..... +0.08

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Scientist is 1st American to win Outreach Award By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln said he enjoys telling others about what he does. He has written such books as “Understanding the Universe” and “The Quantum Frontier” and made several YouTube videos explaining science in a down-to-earth manner. Lincoln, 49, of Geneva, has become the first American to win an Outreach Award from the European Physical Society. The 2013 Outreach Prize for outstanding achievement connected with high energy

physics and/or particle astrophysics was awarded to Lincoln “for communicating in multiple media the excitement of high-energy physics to high school students and teachers, and the public at large.” “I didn’t expect it because Don Lincoln of the history of it being given to the Europeans,” Lincoln said. “I was quite surprised.” The award will be presented to Lincoln in July at the Europhysics Conference on High-Energy Physics in Stockholm. “I promised my mom I

would get an award in Stockholm,” Lincoln said. “I hoped it would be the Noble Prize, but this is a start.” But Lincoln said he isn’t motivated by the opportunity to win awards. “What really is much more gratifying is when I get an email from a student who has decided to study physics because of one of my books,” he said. Lincoln said much knowledge has been gained at laboratories such as Fermilab. “We are continuing to try to understand the building blocks of the universe and the rules that govern them, and to understand the origins of the universe,” he said.

studying at high schools across the nation. St. Charles-area families have the opportunity to learn about the Chinese culture. Students are ages 15 to 18 and arrive with full medical insurance, spending money and the hopes of experiencing life in America through the eyes of a host family.

The students stay with their host for five or 10 months and attend a local high school. To learn more about hosting a Chinese exchange student with AYA, call Danielle at 800322-4678, ext. 5164, or email aya.info@aifs.org. Visit AYA at www.academicyear.org.

8LOCAL BRIEF Group seeks host families for students from China ST. CHARLES – Academic Year in America is looking for St Charles-area families to play host to students from China. AYA is bringing Chinese high school students to the United States to learn about American culture while living with volunteer host families and

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District 101 looks to fill board vacancy By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Batavia School District 101 is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the school board after the resignation of Kathleen Roberts. Roberts, who has been on the board for 22 years, said she resigned because of family matters. “I have a lot of family stuff going on,” Roberts said Thursday. “I need to free up some time and mental real estate.” Board members will vote June 25 on filling the vacancy. The person will fill the spot until the election April 7, 2015. “I have no one in mind for the vacancy,” Roberts said. “I think with the newly elected board members, the district is in good hands.” Applicants for the vacancy should submit a letter of interest and a brief resume by 4 p.m. June 7 to board Secretary Lisa Hichens via email at superintendent@ bps101.net or hand-delivered to the Rosalie Jones Administration Center, 335 W. Wilson St., Batavia.

“I think with the newly elected board members, the district is in good hands.” Kathleen Roberts Former Batavia school board member Applicants need to be at least 18, a U.S. citizen and a registered voter who lives within the school district’s boundaries. Earlier this month, three District 101 board members left the board as three new members took their seats. Incumbent Tina Bleakley, who was appointed last year to the board, retained her seat in April’s election. Taking their seats were new board members Jason Stoops, Susan Locke and Jonathan Gaspar. Board members Ron Link, Jack Hinterlong and Joseph Purpura did not run for re-election.

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By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – The city’s project to build a third tier parking deck at the Metra commuter parking facility is on hold, as Geneva aldermen rejected three bids this week for being too high. The bids were opened in January. The first two tiers of the parking deck have a combined 365 parking spaces. The third level would add 160

parking spaces for commuters, records show. The city and Metra signed an intergovernmental agreement on the project in 2006, which was amended in October to allow State of Illinois Capital Bonds to pay for it. Public Works Director Dan Dinges said the plan is to rebid the project this summer for a spring 2014 construction. The project’s budget is $3.3 million, but bids came in at nearly $4.4 million from

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com ELGIN – The Illinois General Assembly has passed a measure that will let Elgin Community College expand by purchasing land from the city of Elgin, according to a news release from state Rep. Keith Farnham, D-Elgin. “This bill will allow ECC to continue to expand its beautiful campus and provide additional educational resources to our quickly growing community and student population,” Farnham said in the release. Farnham introduced House Bill 2862 in February. Sen. Michael Noland, D-Elgin, sponsored the legislation in the Senate. “ECC is an important part of our community, and this expansion will ensure students have the resources they need to success,” Noland said in the release. “ECC needs this expansion to prepare students

for the future and remain a vibrant center of learning.” The bill advanced out of the General Assembly on Wednesday and awaits Gov. Pat Quinn’s approval. The legislation, an initiative of the city of Elgin, would allow land owned by the city to be rezoned for commercial or industrial use, according to the release. The change is necessary because Elgin plans to sell part of the land to ECC, which will use the property for an expansion that might include a bookstore or restaurant, according to the release. “We are pleased to have the support of both State Rep. Farnham and State Sen. Noland as we work with the city of Elgin to acquire this property adjacent to our campus,” ECC President David Sam said in a written statement. “The rezoning gives the college flexibility as we determine how this land will be used to benefit our students and the community.”

bids and determined that Walsh also did not meet its business diversity requirements for minority and women-owned businesses. According to an April 26 letter from Metra to the city, “there is no indication that the effort to solicit [minority or women-owned businesses] was any different than the effort to solicit other vendors.” Contractors are to solicit work for these businesses and have procedures to notify the

qualified contractors of the available work, according to the letter. Dinges said Metra is looking at reducing the minority and women-owned business requirement to 10 percent from its current 20 percent because the amount of subcontracted work for the parking deck project is minimal. Metra also has been working with the RTA to secure additional funding for the expansion, Dinges said.

Waubonsee has deal to sell campus buildings in downtown Aurora KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com SUGAR GROVE – Waubonsee Community College has reached an agreement to sell its former downtown Aurora campus buildings, according to a news release issued Thursday by the school. Waubonsee moved its

downtown Aurora operations in June 2011 to a new site at 18 S. River St., Aurora. On Thursday, the school announced a purchase agreement in the amount of $1.5 million with developer Gorman & Company. The former campus will be the site of a new mixed-use residential and retail development, the

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Rash of burglaries reported in St. Charles By ASHLEY RHODEBECK

“Leaving your car unlocked with valuables visible is an open invitation for someone walking by to help themselves to your property. Summertime is especially ripe for theft as school is out and idle teenagers are out and about.”

arhodebeck@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Nearly a dozen households on the city’s west side reported overnight burglaries to their vehicles – and in some cases to their homes – last week, St. Charles police said. St. Charles Police Department spokesman Paul McCurtain described the burglaries as crimes of opportunity because they involved unlocked cars. Police believe the burglaries, which happened between the night of May 9 and the morning of May 10 are connected. “The cases are all under investigation,” McCurtain said. He reminded people to lock the doors to their homes and vehicles. “Be aware of what’s going on in your neighborhood,” McCurtain said. In two cases, residents reported that someone had entered their homes as well as their cars. A $300 laptop and $300 tablet were reported stolen from a house in the 800 block of

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Manley Road. The front driver’s side door to the residents’ 2000 Ford vehicle – which contained a garage door opener – was ajar in the morning, police reported, noting entry to the house was made through the door to the garage. Someone also entered an unlocked house in the 1300 block of Fox Meadow Court, but nothing was reported stolen, police said. Entry was also reportedly made to a 2000 Dodge vehicle. A resident in the 1200 block of Brook Street reportedly awoke to a 1994 Ford car parked in his driveway that did not belong to him. The lights were reportedly on, windows were rolled down, the doors were unlocked and a key was in the ignition. Police reportedly traced

the car to the 200 block of Debruyne Street. The owner told police no damage was done to the vehicle, and only a lanyard with four keys was missing. Also in the 200 block of Debruyne Street, an iPod and USB car charger were reported missing from a 2010 Dodge vehicle. Two burglaries occurred in the 100 block of Lewis Court, where items in a 2006 Honda car were disturbed but not stolen, and a $350 designer purse was taken from a Chevrolet, according to police reports. Police noted the purse contained only miscellaneous paperwork, and no money, credit cards or important documents. Three vehicles in the 300 and 900 blocks of Timbers Trail also were hit.

Two phone chargers valued at $40 each and some coins were taken from a 2007 Chevrolet; a $40 phone charger, $100 navigation system and some cash were stolen from a 2008 Toyota; and a $100 navigation system was missing from a 2007 GMC, police reported. In the 100 block of Carrol Road, a fleece jacket was reported stolen from a 2012 Nissan. Meanwhile, items were disturbed but nothing was reported stolen from a 2006 Nissan in the 500 block of Bradley Circle, police reported. The village of Campton Hills also has experienced a rash of burglaries to cars recently. Police Chief Dan Hoffman said in a news release that residents should lock their cars and never leave valu-

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She looks up to him. “He’s really into supporting space programs,” Madlinger said. “He’s very inspiring.” The fact that she was able to get into MIT is somewhat of a surprise to Madlinger. “I didn’t think I had a great chance of getting in,” she said. “It helped that I had really great letters of recommendation.” The Boston Marathon bombing happened a day after she visited MIT. Later that week, an MIT security guard was shot and killed by the Boston Marathon bombers. Although she said she was shocked by what happened, she still feels the MIT campus is safe. “It’s probably not going to happen again at MIT,” Madlinger said. “You can’t let it rule your life.” Madlinger excels at math, and has won numerous awards in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Marmion Academy math contests as a team member and individual. During the summer, she tutors high school and college students. “I like the constancy of math,”

Madlinger said. “Math doesn’t change. It always is going to be the same answer.” She developed her love for math as a student at Montessori Academy of Batavia, which she attended from kindergarten through third grade. Beverly Cange, Rosary’s mathematics department chair, said Madlinger is “very inquisitive.” Madlinger has been a student in four of Cange’s honors math classes, where Madlinger has continually maintained an “A” average even as the material has gotten more difficult. “She is not afraid to ask ‘why’ questions about material and is not satisfied until she understands totally,” Cange said. Besides her academic efforts, Madlinger has spent time giving back, whether that is shelving books at St. Vincent de Paul’s Deja Vu thrift shop in Geneva or helping middle school students at Holy Cross Catholic School practice for math competitions. “She does what she loves to do,” said Madlinger’s mother, Cathy. “She’s focused her energies into things she enjoys.”

I would rather focus on improving technology than being an astronaut myself. ” – Colleen Madlinger, on pursuing an aerospace engineering degree

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Rosary High School graduate Colleen Madlinger of Batavia will attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall.

BATAVIA – Rosary High School senior Maddie Heinen said she loves helping others. This year, Heinen, of Batavia, was named as a member of Rosary’s Senior Retreat Team. In that capacity, she helped lead Rosary’s retreats along with helping with Mass and various events for incoming freshmen. “We try to get the girls to open up to each other,” Heinen said. “Ever since I was a freshman, I have always Maddie looked to the SRT Heinen girls. I feel really good about being a role model to all the girls in the school.” Along with her school activities, the 18-year-old volunteers her time working with organizations that help the disabled, including Marklund in Geneva and Hope Wall School in Aurora. “I really do love helping people,” Heinen said. “I do love to make others happy.” Rosary guidance counselor Edie Branom said she’s impressed with Heinen’s desire to give back to the community. “I believe it is Madelyn’s open heart and her great patience that makes her a perfect fit for helping disabled individuals, because she does not see disabled individuals, she sees differently abled individuals,” Branom said. Heinen’s mom, Melissa, said she knows how passionate her daughter is about helping others. “She has a passion for people and wanting to help,” she said. Heinen will attend the University of Iowa this fall, where she has been accepted into the school’s early decision nursing program. “I like to work with babies,” she said. “I know I want to do something with younger kids.” Her older brother, Tyler, will be a junior this fall at the University of Iowa. “It’s going to be nice to have family there,” Heinen said.

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MAJEL SUMMERS SIEGRIST DRAKE Born: March 2, 1917; in Grass Range, Mont. Died: May 12, 2013; in Wheaton WHEATON – Majel Summers Siegrist Drake, 96, a resident of Wyndemere Retirement Community in Wheaton, and formerly of St. Charles and Jacksonville, died May 12, 2013, in Wheaton. She was born March 2, 1917, on a homestead in Grass Range, Mont., the daughter of Carl D. Summers and Lois Yontz. Her stepmother was Beulah Summers. She was married to Gerald Siegrist from 1940 to 1949. She married Reavis Drake in 1963. He passed away in 1966. She graduated from Winchester High School in 1934, attended University of Illinois, Illinois State University and taught three years before marrying Gerald Siegrist. Later, she earned her BA and MEd degrees from MacMurray College in Jacksonville and completed 35 years of teaching, 29 in Jacksonville. After retiring from teaching, she lived in St. Charles 17 years before moving to Wheaton. She is survived by three children, Fonda Lois Cloe of Seattle, James Ivan Siegrist, DVM, of Batavia, and Norma Louise (Wayne) DeMaar of St. Charles; her grandchildren, Lance (Julie) DeMaar, Fonda DeMaar (Darby Nafziger) and Jessica Siegrist; great-grandchildren, Megan and Drake DeMaar, Skylar and Storie Nafziger; sister-in-law, Evelyn Summers of Philadelphia; and eight nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Noel B. Summers and Clyde W. Summers; and a sister-in-law, Esther Summers. She was a life member of the Illinois Education Association, National Education Association, American Association of University Women, St. Charles Women’s Club, Alpha Delta Kappa teachers sorority in Jacksonville, a member of Grace Methodist Church in Jacksonville and the Congregational United Church of Christ in St. Charles. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at Congregational United Church of Christ in St. Charles. Interment will be at Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Jacksonville. Memorials may be made to the Congregational Church of St. Charles, AAUW, or a charity of the donor’s choice. To leave an online condolence or remembrance to the family, visit

the funeral home’s obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes.com. For information, call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles at 630-5840060 or like us on Facebook. Please sign the guest book at www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

MARIAN LUNDEEN Born: Nov. 1, 1924; in Chicago Died: May 15, 2013; in St. Charles ST. CHARLES – Marian Lundeen, 88, of St. Charles, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at her home. She was born Nov. 1, 1924, in Chicago, the daughter of Albert and Karen (Anderson) Wallin. She was united in marriage to William Lundeen on Oct. 15, 1982, in Batavia. She was a member of the Batavia Vasa Lodge 349. She is survived by her husband, Bill; two children, Rich Stone of Plano and Sandy (Jeff) Spang of Millbrook; four grandchildren, Sarah Spang, Lacey Spang, Rick (Jacqui) Stone and Tami (Ron) Bejger; and a great-grandson, Caleb Stone. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Ron Stone; and two husbands, Walter Stone and Ralph Mattson. The visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave. (Route 31 and Main Street), Batavia. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 5 p.m. at Moss Family Funeral Home. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be directed to the charity of the donor’s choice. Please sign the guest book at www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

Albert (Pam) Pioch of Carol Stream, (grandchildren Rachel and Jacob), Steven Pioch of Earlville (grandchildren Steven, Lindsey – great-grandson Jackson – and Joshua), David (Caroline) Pioch (grandchildren Darryl and Matthew); and far too many friends and family who will miss her dearly. Judy was preceded in death by her parents. Judy was very active in volunteer work and community service. She was a foster parent to 27 children, ran the PADS day site in Wheaton for many years, served on the Wood Dale Library Board, and gave her time freely to many, many charities and causes. Later in life, she went back to college to earn her bachelor’s degree in early childhood development from Northeastern Illinois University; graduated summa cum laude and worked with developmentally disabled children. Judy was a member of her beloved church, Wood Dale United Methodist Community Church for more than 50 years, singing in the choir and giving tirelessly of her time. A celebration of Judy’s life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Wood Dale United Methodist Community Church, 206 N. Wood Dale Road, in Wood Dale. Memorial contributions may be directed to Wood Dale United Methodist Community Church. For information, contact the

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MARK W. SMITH Born: Jan. 14, 1956; in Nevada, Iowa Died: May 15, 2013; in Geneva GENEVA – Mark W. Smith, 57, of Geneva passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Delnor Hospital, Geneva, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born Jan. 14, 1956, in Nevada, Iowa, the son of Richard and Martha (Marshall) Smith. Mark was a 1974 graduate of Geneva High School and Northern Illinois University. He was, however, a diehard Iowa Hawkeyes fan. Mark was retired from a career in marketing. He was a runner and enjoyed being active. He also was a great musician and loved playing his guitar. However, his greatest joy was spending time with his family and friends. Mark was a generous, kind, selfless individual who will be dearly missed by all those whose lives he touched. He is survived by his wife, M. Katherine “Kathy” (Moran); son, Pierce of Chicago; mother-in-law, Mary Katherine (Kay) Moran of Batavia; brothers, Dave (Janice)

of St. Charles, Mike (Mary Ann) of Washington and Paul (Maureen Shaunnesy) of Lily Lake; sister, Catherine Tupper of Lily Lake; nieces and nephews, Andy (Natalie) Smith, Matthew (Jen) Cox, Elizabeth and Emily Tupper, Jolie, Maggie and Richard Smith, Christina (Charlie) Grieb, Bryan Smith, Jim (Cindy) Feltz, Matt (Margaret) Giles, Courtenay (Patrick) Nolan and Mallory Moran; sisters-in-law, Nancy Moran and Patricia (Phil) Giles; and brother-in-law, Jim (Linda) Moran. Mark was preceded in death by his parents; and brother-in-law, Jack Tupper. The visitation will be 9 a.m. until the funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Congregational United Church of Christ, 40W451 Fox Mill Blvd., St. Charles, the Rev. Dr. John Rodgers officiating. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials to CASA 100 South Third St., Suite 460, Geneva, IL 60134; Northern Illinois Food Bank, 273 Dearborn Court, Geneva, IL 60134; or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated. Arrangements were handled by Malone Funeral Home. For information, call 630-232-8233 or visit www.malonefh.com. Please sign the guest book at www.legacy.com/kcchronicle. • Continued on page 12

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A chilling overreaction The WASHINGTON POST

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When the Justice Department launched its investigation of alleged leaks of national security information by the Obama administration a year ago, we were skeptical. The history of such probes is mainly a tale of dead ends and unintended negative consequences. That this effort to criminalize a leak was launched amid an election-year uproar seemed especially inauspicious. Our forebodings have been borne out with the revelation that federal prosecutors have undertaken a broad sweep of The Associated Press’s phone records. Whatever national security enhancement this was intended to achieve seems likely to be outweighed by the damage to press freedom and governmental transparency. The Justice Department’s apparent purpose is to track down the person or people who told AP about the Central Intelligence Agency’s disruption of a Yemen-based terrorism plot. Federal prosecutors subpoenaed records for 20 separate office, home and cellular phone lines belonging to AP and its reporters or editors. The subpoenas covered a two-month period in the first half of 2012. Crucially, they did not follow the usual Justice Department policy, which is to give news organizations a chance to negotiate or contest such a subpoena ahead of time. That policy is rooted in sound respect for the First Amendment. It’s not legally binding – in part because the Justice Department and the press have recognized a mutual interest in resolving such matters without potentially counterproductive congressional or judicial intervention. In a letter to AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt on Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General

James M. Cole explained that the department had no alternative means of gathering essential information. He also intimated that Justice had kept AP in the dark until a few days ago so as to avoid “a substantial threat to the integrity of the investigation.” Attorney General Eric Holder, who recused himself from the investigation after he was interviewed by the FBI, fleshed that assertion out at a news conference Tuesday, saying at issue is one of “the top two or three most serious leaks that I have ever seen,” which “put the American people at risk, and that is not hyperbole.” Perhaps that’s so. As Pruitt responded Tuesday, “We held that story until the government assured us that the national security concerns had passed.” The usual reason for keeping a subpoena secret is that the target would otherwise try to destroy documents. In this case, AP could not have done so even if it wanted to, since the relevant records were in the possession of its phone service providers. Without even giving AP a chance to weigh in, we don’t see how the department could intelligently weigh its prosecutorial needs against this broad subpoena’s chilling effect on reporters and their sources. Of course, if Justice Department officials are overreacting, they aren’t alone. The investigation of AP began in response to Republican outrage about the purported fact that White House officials were leaking secret information and spinning it to make President Obama look good for re-election purposes. In response, the Obama administration launched the present investigation, on top of the six (mostly unsuccessful) ones it had attempted previously – which, judging on costs and benefits visible to date, were probably six too many.

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 A commitment to caring To the Editor: As pillars of their communities, hospitals are driven by their mission to provide quality care with compassion to all who need it. Hospitals combine human compassion with state-of-the-art technology to provide aroundthe-clock care to their neighbors, from newborns to the elderly, through all the stages of life. This week, May 12 through 18, we celebrate our hospitals and their longstanding tradition and

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commitment to caring for those in need and providing vital public health resources. People visit our region’s hospitals more than 20 million times a year. Hospitals in Chicagoland have some of the leading specialists in cancer, heart, trauma and rehabilitation care – making world-class health care available right in our backyard. Our local hospitals directly and indirectly employ 350,000 people and provide billions of dollars in community and economic benefits to the region each year.

Hospitals give back to their communities every day, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. This week, we offer our deepest thanks to these life-saving nurses, doctors, medical technicians and all who work in our member institutions and elsewhere. You do incredible work on a daily basis – providing care and comfort at a time when we need it most. Kevin Scanlan President and CEO of the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council

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CELEST ‘LES’ J. SPRIET Born: Sept. 1, 1946; in Aurora Died: May 15, 2013 ST. CHARLES – Lifelong St. Charles resident Les Spriet died Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Born in Aurora on Sept. 1, 1946, Les was preceded in death by his father, George, in 1998 and his mother, Flora, in 2008. He leaves behind two sisters, Janet of St. Charles and Elaine (Peter) Thompson of Houston. Les enjoyed the outdoors and worked for a time in Wisconsin at a fishing store. He also worked part time for various farmers and horse stables in the St. Charles area. In recent years, he maintained a small lawn mowing service in Kane County. Funeral prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 20, at Malone Funeral Home, proceeding to

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 6N491 Crane Road, St. Charles, for Mass, with Father Slawomir Zimodro celebrating. Burial will be held privately. The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Malone Funeral Home, 324 E. State St., Geneva. The family is extremely grateful to the staff of VNA Hospice for their support and guidance in caring for Les during his illness and final months. Also, a warm thank you to the officers and staff of the St. Charles Park District for their support and friendships. Memorials in Les’ name to VNA Hospice, 400 North Highland Ave., Aurora, IL 60506, or St. Charles Park District, 101 S. Second St., St. Charles, IL 60174, would be greatly appreciated. For information, call 630-2328233 or visit www.malonefh. com. Please sign the guest book at www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

8LOCAL BRIEF Group to host meditation BATAVIA – The Inside Tracks Meditation Group will be hosting a meditation from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Unity of

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Great day, sluggish night COUGARS BREEZE TO WIN IN GAME 1 OF DOUBLEHEADER BEFORE FALTERING AGAINST PEORIA IN THE NIGHTCAP. PAGE 14 Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

Kane County Cougars second baseman Gioskar Amaya records an out during the second game of their doubleheader against the Peoria Chiefs on Thursday at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva. The Cougars split the twin bill.

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Pro baseball N.Y. Mets at Cubs, 1:20 p.m., WGN Regional coverage, L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta or Detroit at Texas, 6:30 p.m., MLB White Sox at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m., CSN NBA playoffs Conference semifinals, Game 6, New York at Indiana, 7 p.m., ESPN NHL playoffs Conference semifinals, Game 2, Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN

Up next Cougars (RHP Dillon Maples, 0-0, 0.00 ERA) at Cedar Rapids (TBA), 6:35 p.m. today, AM-1280

Turnstile report Thursday’s combined doubleheader crowd of 13,118 pushed the Cougars’ season total to 100,277 fans in 22 home games. Kane County attracted 95,941 fans through the same span last season.

Celebrity watch No, he wasn’t Theo Epstein – or even a Cubs official, but St. Louis Cardinals farm director John Vuch was among those on hand at Fifth Third Ballpark. The Chiefs are a Cardinals affiliate after spending 2005 to 2012 aligned with the Cubs.

Sight seen A big patch of Rotolo red. Students from Batavia’s Rotolo Middle School performed the national anthem before the 11:30 a.m. opener, then joined their classmates down the left field line as part of Ozzie’s Reading Club Day. The group sported red T-shirts with a bulldog in the middle of the message “RMS INVADES COUGAR STADIUM.”

Cubs brass will be excited because Second baseman Gioskar Amaya keeps turning the corner at the plate. His bases-clearing double in the sixth inning of Game 1 highlighted a three-hit day.

Cubs brass will cringe because The defense regressed in the nightcap after a steady stretch of good play. The Cougars’ six errors eclipsed the previous season-high of five set April 26 at Fort Wayne.

The closer Much like the split would indicate, there were plenty of elements of a push. Brisk pitching and timely hitting in Game 1 gave way to sloppiness in Game 2, but that’s developmental baseball.

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The Kane County Cougars third baseman Jeimer Candelario is out at home during the second game of their doubleheader against the Peoria Chiefs on Thursday at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva.

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Long day at the ballpark ends with split for Cougars By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com GENEVA – A blazing bullpen relay of Brian Smith, Eddie Orozco and Jeffry Antigua handed the Cougars two things Thursday afternoon. First: A combined one-hitter in a 5-0, seven-inning victory against Peoria. Second: Plenty of downtime between games of a split doubleheader. Manager Mark Johnson gave players about three hours on their own before preparing for the nightcap, an 8-2 loss that brought the club back to .500 at 19-19. Some stayed in the clubhouse. Some didn’t. Either way, it wasn’t a bad afternoon to explore the Tri-Cities. “Yeah, absolutely,” third baseman David Bote said. “Good to see what you’ve got around, you know. I mean, I like seeing it. It’s pretty out here.” The Chiefs (19-19) would just as soon have looked away from one another after the opener. Making a spot start, Smith spaced two walks and two strikeouts in four innings while extending his scoreless streak to 10 1/3 innings over four May appearances. A familiar and com-

fortable approach pushed him through. “Definitely that’s what my goal is. Pitch inside. Soft away,” Smith said. “It worked out for me today.” Orozco yielded the lone Peoria hit when Chiefs designated hitter Patrick Wisdom singled to open the fifth. The Cougars promptly erased him on a double play, and Orozco and Antigua retired the final seven hitters in order after that. Peoria, shut out in the middle two games of a four-game split, could have used a better boost entering a long day at the ballpark. Although center fielder Nick Martini – a Prairie Ridge alumnus – might have served as a useful Randall corridor tour guide, the Chiefs stayed put, following the usual protocol of life on the road in the Midwest League. “It’s mostly just baseball and trying to get lifts in and stuff like that,” Martini said. The Cougars, granted a bonus home game because making up a postponed game in Peoria could not be worked out logistically, can attest. “I’ve been in those shoes before, too, and that’s not very fun,” Johnson said. “But hey,

you get some cards, play, have fun. Whatever you need. Whatever you can do to pass the time.” About the only Game 2 advantage the Cougars boasted was a niche one. Lefty Michael Heesch got the better of his fiveyear Prairie Ridge reunion with Martini, retiring his former IHSA 4A state champion teammate twice among his nine outs. The Cougars committed six errors in the game, as four of Heesch’s six runs were unearned. Peoria limited Kane County to six hits. Shortstop Marco Hernandez, who finished with a four-hit day, smacked a two-run homer in the second inning to provide a brief lead. Peoria scored six times in the third, then tacked on a pair of unearned runs in the seventh. Cougars right fielder Bijan Rademacher, a former collegiate pitcher, absorbed that rally along with a come-backer. He shook off any concerns of injury and finished his third relief appearance this season. As usual, using Rademacher was in the name of saving the bullpen, ideally for performances such as those in Game 1. “We definitely needed something like that on a day like this,” Smith said.

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PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball: Batavia vs. Kaneland at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, 7 p.m.; Wheaton Warrenville South at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.; Dundee Crown at Burlington Central, 4:30 p.m.; Yorkville at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m., St. Charles East at St. Charles North (resumed game), 4:30 p.m. Softball: Batavia at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.; St. Charles East at Larkin, 4:30 p.m.; Burlington Central at Barrington, 4:30 p.m.; St. Edward at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m. Girls soccer: Batavia vs. Lake Park at 3A Lake Park Regional, 6 p.m.; Rosary vs. Kaneland at 2A Rochelle Regional, 4 p.m.; St. Francis vs. Riverside-Brookfield at 2A Solorio Regional, 4 p.m.; Wheaton Academy vs. Glenbard South at 2A Glenbard South Regional, 4:30 p.m.; Burlington Central vs. Sycamore at 2A Sycamore Regional, 4:30 p.m. Girls track and field: IHSA Finals

QUICK READ Kevin Druley until about the 21st mile, when she sensed herself tiring. Her finishing time of 2:59:06 marked a PR in seven marathon starts, but still fell short of Hamstra-Wright’s 2:57:57. With Hamstra-Wright not entered in this year’s race, held May 4, Cook topped her nearest competitor – Jennifer Benitez of Carol Stream – by nearly two minutes. The victory proved a nice conversation piece for Cook’s proteges. A visual arts teacher at Oswego East, Cook is in her second season as head girls track coach. She took the reins of the Wolves’ girls cross country program last fall. “It’s pretty exciting to see on that end,” Cook said. “I know what running means to me and I know what it means to the kids I get to coach and be around.”

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Batavia graduate Lisa Cook, the former Lisa Phillips, was the women’s winner in the May 4 Wisconsin Marathon in Kenosha, Wis., running the race in 3:04:39. At Batavia, Cook competed in volleyball and track through her junior year before electing to focus solely on track as she attracted college interest. A multiple state qualifier, Cook finished third in the 3,200 meters in Class AA in 2003. She ran for a time at Illinois, but

did not pursue marathon running until the end of college. “I kind of always knew that I was better at running than I was at volleyball, but I loved both sports,” Cook said. “When I had seen volleyball take its course, I knew that running was there for me.”

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She doesn’t see that changing anytime soon. Litany of Saints at state: St. Charles East won all four relays at last week’s Class 3A West Aurora Girls Track and Field Sectional, paving the way for a surprise team title. The Saints enter today’s state meet preliminaries at Eastern Illinois’ O’Brien Stadium in Charleston carrying a healthy supply of momentum, not to mention nine indidivudal qualifiers to complement the relays. “Just to think about where we were at the beginning of the season and where we are now, it’s phenomenal,” East senior sprinter Britney Williams said. “I mean, so many girls qualified, and it was just so exciting to watch all of them. And I was cheering right before my races.”

• Kevin Druley is a sports writer for the Kane County Chronicle. He can be reached at 630-845-5347 or kdruley@ shawmedia.com.

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Lisa Cook first embraced distance running when she was Lisa Phillips, a Batavia student still deciding whether she preferred volleyball to track. The 10th anniversary of her high school graduation is coming up, and Cook couldn’t be more proud of her production on pavement. Earlier this month, Cook was the women’s winner at the Wisconsin Marathon, traversing the Kenosha-centered course in 3:04.39. While the time didn’t mark her personal best, Cook held her ground on her gender through the final stretch, something she couldn’t say about last year’s effort in Wisconsin. “I really just didn’t want to get caught at the end, and was just kind of driven by winning the marathon,” Cook said. “I don’t now how many opportunities I’ll get to do that.” Cook and Chicago resident Karrie Hamstra-Wright both broke the previous course record at the 2012 Wisconsin Marathon. Cook held the edge

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St. Francis breaks ground on new stadium

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Hawks ignore ‘PK’ streak By TOM MUSICK tmusick@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews and his teammates are doing plenty of things right to maintain a perfect record on the penalty kill during the playoffs. Here’s one thing they’re not doing. “We’re not thinking about streaks,” Toews said Thursday at the United Center as the Hawks prepared for their next game against the Detroit Red Wings. “Same thing went for our win streak this year.” While the Hawks ignore their streaks, everyone else can enjoy following along.

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St. Francis High School coaches participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wheaton school’s “Bring it All Back Home” athletic field campaign Tuesday to commence construction of The Kuhn Memorial Stadium. The ceremony was emceed by school President Thomas Bednar and attended by 150 others including friends of St. Francis, donors, local representatives and the Rev. John Belmonte, superintendent Of Catholic Schools, who presided over the blessing of the grounds, architects, and contractors. Special remarks were delivered by local philanthropists Ron and Theresa Kuhn (St. Charles) who both graduated from St. Francis and whose philanthropic leadership has put St. Francis High School in a position to complete the project. The Kuhns live by the motto “Remember from Whence You Came.”

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The Hawks are 20 for 20 on the penalty kill during the postseason heading into Saturday’s Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. That included 17 consecutive penalty kills against the Minnesota in Round 1 and a 3 for 3 mark so far against Detroit. However, Hawks forward Michael Frolik said the two successes are unrelated. He is one of the team’s top penalty killers along with Toews, Marian Hossa and Marcus Kruger. “This is a new series against Detroit,” Frolik said. “It’s a whole different team than Minnesota. They have so much skill. They’re a very smart team.”

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Marmion Academy’s John King hits a return during a tennis tournament at West Aurora High School last month. The Geneva resident played No. 1 singles for the Cadets this season as a freshman. By JAY SCHWAB jschwab@shawmedia.com AURORA – Geneva resident John King wasn’t sure how he’d fit into the powerhouse Marmion boys tennis program as a freshman. Turns out No. 1 singles has suited King just fine. “I honestly didn’t know what I was going to play coming in to the year because we’ve got some really good players on the team,” King said. “I just wanted to really make an impact on the team and help them win conference, and we obviously did that. It’s been a good year. It’s been a really good year.” King and the Cadets hope to add additional luster to the season at the West Aurora Sectional today and Saturday. King (18-7) had an immediate comfort level with high school tennis since Marmion’s coach, John Tsang, coached his older sister, Katie King, at Rosary. Tsang said he could tell King was ready for the rigors of No. 1 singles early when he played “a very smart match against a very veteran player,” defeating highly regarded Lockport standout Lucas Randall. A booming serve and forehand allow King to take on older, more seasoned opponents. Tsang noted that Marmion senior Jackson Rettig, who is eye-

ing his third straight state doubles berth this weekend, has a monstrous serve, and said King isn’t far behind. “[Rettig] has one of the biggest serves in the game, and John’s right there, and John’s a freshman,” Tsang said. “So you can imagine as he progresses sophomore, junior and senior year, it’s only going to get bigger.” King, though, said he doesn’t always feel in the groove at the service line. “Sometimes, it’s right on target, sometimes I just feel like I’m serving a second serve every single time,” King said. “What I’ve learned is you’ve got to go up and hit the ball with confidence. That’s really the key, I think, to my serve.” A potential second-round sectional match with Batavia standout Ryan Sterling could determine whether King will earn a spot in next week’s state tournament field. Regardless of how the weekend unfolds, Tsang projects King will blossom into a much more dominant force in the coming years. “Some things I think he needs to improve is getting more consistency, getting more of his first serves, being able to attack the ball a little bit earlier,” Tsang said. “He’s still learning some of the tactics in terms of working the point and making sure that every shot

that he makes is a meaningful shot.” While King is an on-thebubble candidate to qualify for the state tournament, the Cadets’ No. 1 doubles team of John Graft and Rettig is a relatively safe bet. The tandem has lost only once this season and recently won the top doubles draw at the Suburban Christian Conference tournament. Rettig, a Sugar Grove resident who plans to play club tennis next year at Boston College, is on the verge of qualifying for the state tournament with his third different partner in three years. Graft, whose father attended Marmion, makes the 45-minute trek to school from Barrington, and opted to make his schedule even more harried this spring by running distance events for the Cadets’ track team in addition to playing tennis. “It is a pretty crazy schedule but I had fun and I liked it,” Graft said. “I had success in track and tennis. It’s going to be fun because I’m running in a race June 8th, the Midwest Distance Festival, so I’m continuing my training but not running any meets and not running sectionals and state. I chose tennis [for the postseason].” Marmion won a sectional title last year for the first time in program history. The Cadets would need to spring an

West Aurora Boys Tennis Sectional n Today and Saturday n Participating schools: Aurora Central Catholic, Batavia, East Aurora, Illinois Math and Science Academy, Marmion, Metea Valley, Naperville Central, Waubonsie Valley, West Aurora n Of note: Geneva, St. Charles East and St. Charles North are among the teams that will take part in the Geneva Sectional

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upset or two to repeat that feat this weekend, with Naperville Central and Waubonsie Valley among the sectional’s leading contenders. “Marmion being a smaller school compared to the other big schools, I think we’ve made a big impression in the tennis community in terms of what these boys have accomplished,” Tsang said. “We’ve had several historical seasons, and I think there’s a great appreciation of the competition that we do have. Being able to perform the way we have is a great thing, so I’m really proud of this team and looking forward to a great weekend.”

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PREP ROUNDUP

Kaneland softball blanks DeKalb, wins conference The KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE MAPLE PARK – Kaneland pitcher Ellissa Eckert dominated the DeKalb softball team Thursday, lifting the Knights to a Northern Illinois Big 12 East title-clinching, 4-0 win. The senior didn’t allow a base runner until the fourth inning, when DeKalb’s Sabrina Killeen finally broke through with a single. By the time DeKalb reached base, the Knights (21-3, 9-1 NI Big 12 East), who won their second straight conference title outright with the win, were already ahead, 3-0. Lexi Roach singled and scored on an error in the first inning to open the scoring for the Knights. The junior reached base on a bunt in the third inning and scored on a wild pitch before Paige Kuefler drove in Allyson O’Herron with a double. Lanie Callaghan homered in the sixth inning, and Eckert’s performance along with a great defensive showing gave

the Knights a shutout. “I thought she pitched the ball phenomenal, best game she’s ever pitched for us today,” Kaneland coach Brian Willis said. “She’s not going to blow people away, we know that, she’s not going to get 100 strikeouts a game, but she’s going to throw strikes, and you can see how good our defense is. When [teams] put the ball in play, our defense has been outstanding.” Eckert replaced Delani Vest, who now plays for Northern Illinois, in the circle this season. Even though she had quite an act to follow, Eckert has made a name for herself. “It’s hard coming back after [Vest], but it’s nice to know that I just helped keep the team going,” said Eckert, who only allowed five hits. “I felt awesome today.”

St. Charles North 14, Streamwood 1 (5 inn.): At Streamwood, Erin Nemetz (four RBIs) and Kaitlyn Waslawski (three RBIs) drove in half of the runs for North (21-5, 16-2 Upstate

Eight Conference River), while Mickey Goetz and Emily Brodner added home runs for the North Stars. Geneva 9, Yorkville 7: At Yorkville, Geneva (14-15) rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Yorkville. The Vikings’ Madison Keith homered while Amanda Ebert notched three hits and two RBIs.

BASEBALL Batavia 4, Streamwood 3 (9 inn.): At Streamwood, Batavia clinched at least a share of the UEC River title with an extra inning win. Micah Coffey’s sacrifice fly to the warning track scored Laren Eustace in the top of the ninth, and Austin Van Kempen retired the Sabres on three pitches in the bottom of the ninth. Van Kempen pitched the eighth and ninth innings to get the win in relief of starter Austin Shanahan. Batavia (256, 19-6 UEC River) swept the three-game series after scoring single runs in the sixth and

seventh innings to send the game into extra innings. St. Charles East 12, Larkin 4: At St. Charles, Anthony Sciarrino and Ben Smith each had three hits and Sean Dunne and Joe Hoscheit hit two-run doubles as East (21-10, 18-6 UEC River) stayed alive in the conference race by sweeping Streamwood. The Saints need to beat host St. Charles North in a resumed game today to tie Batavia. The East-North game was stopped in a scoreless tie with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The game will be resumed at 4:30 p.m. today.

IHSA Class 2A Westminster Christian Regional: Aurora Christian was eliminated in the regional semifinal by St. Edward, 3-2. JT Baksha took the loss for the Eagles. St. Ed advances to face Aurora Central Catholic in Saturday’s regional final.

two hits for Central (14-9).

GIRLS TRACK Aurora Christian strong in state prelims: At Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Aurora Christian registered the top preliminary marks in the 100-meter hurdles (Peyton Wade, 15.12) and 4x200 relay (1:43.57) to highlight the Eagles’ haul of seven entries to qualify for Saturday’s Class 1A state finals. Wade also advanced in the high jump. Other ACS finalists included pole vaulter Taylor Knauf and the 4x100 relay. Prelims for Class 2A and 3A are set for today.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL Glenbard West 2, St. Charles North 0 (25-15, 25-18): At Glen

Burlington Central 4, Prairie Ridge 2: At Burlington, Danny

Ellyn, North closed the regular season with a nonconference loss despite Pat Misiewicz notching 15 assists and Ryan Dal Degan’s 10 digs.

Gerke threw a complete game, shutout while Mike Lee, Josh Lung and Drew Wiss each had

• Anthony Zilis contributed to this report.

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A special prom for residents with special needs KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE neighbors@kcchronicle.com BATAVIA – As another school year draws to a close, high school students across the Fox Valley area participated in a longstanding tradition: prom. For many students, prom is a rite of passage, complete with tulle and tuxedos. Yet, for individuals with special needs, attending prom might not have been possible. On May 10, the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association, which provides leisure services for residents with disabilities, hosted its own prom at Batavia High School. For some, the dance was a chance to relive the excitement of their own high school prom, but for others the expe-

rience was brand new. “It was a magical evening for our participants,” said Sandy Blondin, superintendent of recreation for the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association, in a news release. “Free from the worry of judgment or bullying, dressed in their best outfits and surrounded by friends, everyone felt like prom royalty. Hopefully, this marks the beginning of a new tradition for [Fox Valley Special Recreation Association].” With more than 100 attendees, the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association prom included a sit-down dinner, a disc jockey, dancing and portrait photography. For more information about the Fox Valley Special Provided photo Recreation Association, visit Katie Brems of Geneva and Dusty Dickens of Sugar Grove were crowned at the Fox Valley Special Recreation Associwww.fvsra.org. ation prom for residents with special needs.

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‘The Fabulous Fifties’ By Arvid Homuth, a St. Charles resident

We met at the corner drug store, Where us teens would like to gather. Some sat to chatter on still more, While like us, we sat together.

We came to stop on town’s Main Street, Walking over to corner Drug Store We had a soda fountain treat. With talk, we knew each other more.

Listen to the nickelodeon Singer of fabulous fifties. Hold hands, and eye contact goes on With the varying melodies.

Leaving drug store, I went her way. Drive me home, she asked of me. At her parents’ home, she did stay. I spoke to them of her and me.

You came riding along with me In my merry convertible. Now you cuddle up close to me Lover’s lane was memorable.

What would happen if this went on. Would we be together more? Or could this be just all in fun, Never to visit any more.

Geneva History Center to launch Blue Star Museums initiative GENEVA – The Geneva History Center has announced the launch of the Blue Star Museums initiative, which will begin on May 28. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to all active-duty military personnel and their families Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013. The free admission program is available to any active duty U.S. military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps and up to five family members. Leadership support has been provided by the MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families. The Geneva History Center is located at 113 S. Third St. in Geneva. Normal operating hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Battle of the Bands competition organizers seeking musicians GENEVA – Bands are invited to submit a demo tape to the Sunset Community Center, 710 Western Ave., Geneva, to enter the Geneva Park District’s annual Battle of the Bands concert. The demo tapes are due by Friday, May 24. The contest begins Monday, June 17. Starting at 4 p.m. on Third Street’s main stage, rockers ages 12 to 19 will battle it out for prizes and the chance to move on to a regional competition in July. The winning act will perform during Swedish Days on Friday, June 21. Battle of the Bands is sponsored by the Geneva Coalition for Youth and Sound Sculptor Recording Studio. The cost is $30 per band ($40 nonresident). Space is limited. Participants must send a demo CD to Sunset Community Center, Attn: Battle of the Bands, 710 Western Ave., Geneva, IL 60134. For information, call 630-232-4542 or visit www.genevaparks.org.

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State Street Dance Studio dancers to perform in music video KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE neighbors@kcchronicle.com GENEVA – Dancers from State Street Dance Studio, 9 N. Fourth St., Geneva, are participating in the filming of an international video shoot today in Aurora that will be distributed throughout Africa. Dancers at State Street Dance Studio feel honored to be selected for the international project, states a news release. An audition took place to select dancers of all ethnicities, both pre-professional and professional, from the surrounding Chicagoland area. Many people are involved in the international video shoot, including Tony-winning Broadway writer and choreographer, Otis Sallid; international author and speaker Michelle McKinney Hammond; Emmy-winning Geneva producer and owner of forword.tv Nancy Hanna; and owner and choreographer of State Street Dance Studio Linda Cunningham, states the release.

They worked to produce a music video version of McKinney Hammond’s song, “ONE,” written to inspire prayer for the unity of Africa. It all started when Hanna went to Africa to help develop a new TV series for McKinney Hammond in February. She came home with the song and played it for Cunningham. They both agreed it would make an exciting music video, states the release. Meanwhile, back in Africa, McKinney Hammond played the song for her colleague, who thought it would make an amazing video, too. Forword.tv and State Street Dance Studio will send off the footage to Otis Sallid, who will use it with his footage from Africa with McKinney Hammond singing. The production of the video takes place at 2:30 p.m. By Bridget Christianson today at the Paramount TheDancers from State Street Dance Studio in Geneva rehearse for a music video performance being filmed atre in Aurora. State Street Dance Studio today in Aurora. offers classes for adults and children in a variety of dances, including jazz, ballet, theater dance, tap, hip hop and ballroom.

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Crossover becomes big deal for BMW vehicle. Overhead are roof rails. Tires and wheels are 17-inch and the suspension is abnormally sound. In fact, this is a tight little crossover that rides the road well. Insulation factors are topnotch. This is a crossover that would not cause much fatigue on BMW’s X1 arrives at a time long trips. of rising gasoline prices and Headroom and legroom are providcongestion on suburban and ed in ample amounts in both seating city streets. rows. Human beings that are as tall as With that in mind, the 6-feet, 3-inches, will be comfortable. small five-passenger, fourSince this is a BMW expect leather door crossover, which is based seats and power features (heated on the 1-Series (coupe and exterior mirrors, door locks, remote convertible), has arrived in entry, smart start (a pushbutton on the nick of time. dashboard with key fob in, say, a Besides easier navigation of nearby pocket or purse and express city streets as well as savings windows). Power front seats are in a at fuel pumps, the X1 brings $3,950 package. To have them heated with it all the virtues of BMW. costs another $500. The $3,950 package Those virtues start with the includes a panoramic sunroof self-dimengine and end with the warming mirrors, interior mirror with ranty. compass and more lumbar support. X1 engines are turA navigation system is one of several bocharged and come as Photo provided items in a $2,500 technology package. A 240-horsepower four-cylinders or 300-horsepower six-cylinders. An inline four-cylinder, 2-liter, 240-horsepower engine provides the punch for the 2013 BMW X1 28i cross- pricing criticism is too many packages and not enough stand-alone options. The two choices are mated to an over vehicle. An alternate engine is a 3-liter, 300-horsepower six-cylinder. The packages can turn a $30,000 X1 into eight-speed shiftable automata $40,000 machine. ic transmission. This is the Standard features on the sDrive same powerplant BMW offers include rear privacy glass, automatic in the larger X3 sport utility halogen headlights, foglamps in front, (crossover) vehicle. Power automatic rain-sensing windshield can be transmitted to the wipers, cruise control, air conditionrear wheels or all four, but it ing with air filtration, manual tilt will cost you. All-wheel-drive and telescope steering wheel (clad in is standard on the $38,600 leather), and a 180-watt, eight-speaker xDrive 35i six-cylinder. The sound system for high definition radio, price of a $30,650 four-cylinder Bluetooth connectivity, compact disc sDrive 28i rear-wheel-drive X1 player, auxiliary audio input and iPod/ increases to $32,500 when the USB ports. name changes to an xDrive On the safety side, BMW even dries 28i and all four wheels do the wet brakes. Standard are a four-wheel pushing and pulling. Photos provided antilock braking system, traction and An sDrive was the test vehicle and exhibited what an LEFT: Leg room is ample in the split and fold rear seat of the sport utility vehicle. RIGHT: Alloy wheels and stability controls, airbags in front and 17-inch performance tires are standard. on the sides in front as well as overhead internal combustion engine curtains for two rows, seats with head should do – accelerate quickly per gallon of premium unleaded gasoline. The Envirestraints and pretensioners to compleand smoothly. The test 28i X1 can spurt from 0 to 60 ronmental Protection Agency rates the 3,527-pound ment the three-point belts. On the option side are a mph in 6.2 seconds. For a crossover vehicle to perform vehicle at 34 mpg on the highway and 24 in the city. rearview camera, hill descent control and front and like a sport sedan is a compliment to BMW. Normal Weather and driving habits make prominent contribu- rear parking sensors. times are in the eight-to-10 second range. tions to fuel usage. The tank holds 16.9 gallons of fuel. Braking from 60 mph to a stop can be done in 125 The turbo works impressively on interstates and A stop-start feature while waiting at stop lights or in feet on dry pavement. four-lane highways where quick accelerations are drive-through lanes, helps, in a minimal way, to save With a quiet and roomy cabin, quality materials necessary to slide through narrow openings while on gas usage. and an aggressive but economical engine, the X1 will passing in traffic. It’s like a jet on the road. This type Storage capacity is a maximum 48 cubic feet when find an audience. of performance is a BMW tradition. Warranty coverage of four years or 50,000 miles inOn the economy side, during the test week with two the rear split seats are folded (almost) flat. Behind an upright rear seat, available storage room is 15 cubic cludes 24-hour roadside assistance and free scheduled adults aboard with no more than 40 pounds of luggage feet. These figures are on the small side for a crossover maintenance. or groceries, the average fuel usage was 31.4 miles

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A year after death, Chuck Brown still missed By HAMIL R. HARRIS and J. FREEDOM DU LAC The Washington Post The Godfather is gone. Daddy is gone, too. When those realities collide onstage – during performances by Chuck Brown’s band, without the Godfather of Go-Go, who died one year ago – Takeesa “KK” Donelson often breaks down. “I get so emotional, I start crying,” said Donelson, a go-go rapper who spent years sharing a stage with her famous father. “I have to walk off, get myself together and come back – every time we perform.” Chuck Brown died May 16, 2012, of complications from sepsis during a long hospitalization for pneumonia. He was 75, a local legend, the progenitor of a homespun strain of funk that became the sound of black Washington. His fans lost a cultural icon. His family lost a husband, a dad, a provider. A year later, one group is getting on better than the other. “Everybody who connected with Chuck misses him,” said Darryl Brooks, a concert promoter who was close to Brown. “But for the family, it’s like somebody taking the foundation from under you. I pray for them.” Before he became ill last year, Brown was everywhere, maintaining a full schedule of performances and public appearances. Demand for his services – and songs – was robust: He earned $235,000 to $285,000 annually, according to documents filed in Maryland with the Prince George’s County Register of Wills. “He was working all the time, and he loved it,” said his manager, Tom Goldfogle. “Working was his life.” Brown is still being mourned and celebrated. A tribute band, including many of Brown’s old bandmates, will perform some of his songs next Thursday – the anniversary of his death – at the Howard Theatre in Washington. A second concert is scheduled for Friday at Rams Head in Annapolis, Md. They’ll do “Bustin’ Loose” and “Go Go Swing” and “Run Joe” and most of the rest of Brown’s best-known songs, just as they’ve done multiple times since he died, usually at the Howard, where Brown had shined shoes before finding stardom with his own sound.

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Chuck Brown and his wife, Jocelyn, in May 2009. Wiley Brown, who moved home from Virginia Tech University to look after his grieving mother, will sing some of his father’s parts. During his career, Brown projected an image of wealth. He bought his own limousine, wore alligator shoes and tailored suits and sometimes draped fur coats over his shoulders. The singer and his wife owned at least two homes, in Waldorf and Brandywine, Md. But Brown did not necessarily die rich, the court filings show. An inventory filed with the county lists just $53,000 in personal property – the market value of his shares in Raw Venture Records and Tapes and Swing T Publishing. (Raw Venture was Brown’s record label and also handled his live performance fees. Swing T licensed a fraction of Brown’s compositions, including his signature hit, “Bustin’ Loose,” and “Hot in Herre,” Nelly’s hip-hop smash, which used the “Bustin’ Loose” hook.) Brown owed more than $75,000 to creditors at the time of his death, most of it to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for his care, according to the filings. “Financially, my father was oldschool; he believed in putting money in a box,” said Nekos Brown, one of the singer’s five surviving adult children. The estate is being managed by Brown’s widow, Jocelyn, who has struggled since her husband’s death, the fam-

ily said. “They were [together] for 27 years,” Nekos Brown said. “You can’t replace that.” She has maintained a low profile since Aug. 22, when she joined the family to accept a Chuck Brown Day proclamation from Washington Mayor Vincent Gray. Monday night, the old band convened for rehearsal in an industrial section of Hyattsville, Md., by the John Hanson Highway. Brown had practiced at Perfect Sound Studio for more than two decades; it still felt like home. “It’s very different; he was the soul of everything that we did,” said vocalist Donnell Floyd. “The first couple of months after he died was really hard. The grieving process takes time. As time goes by, it will get better. But anytime you play his music, you feel something.” Some of the deacons of go-go – leaders of other bands that thrived in Chuck Brown’s wake – came through, to figure out how they’d fit into the tributes. Everybody wanted to perpetuate the legacy. Nobody was sure it was possible. “It definitely feels like a void,” said “Sweet” Cherie Mitchell-Argus, a longtime keyboardist in Brown’s band. “It’s like James Brown’s band without James Brown. But we are trying.” Then, Chuck Brown’s band played on, without Chuck Brown, keeping his go-go beat going.

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Dennis Hopper (1936-2010), actor; Bill Paxton (1955), actor; Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), boxer; Bob Saget (1956), actor/comedian; Enya (1961), singer/songwriter; Trent Reznor (1965), musician.

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ECG is gold standard for evaluating chest pain Dear Doctor K: I recently had an electrocardiogram and my doctor gave me a copy of the tracing. Can you tell me what I’m looking at? Dear Reader: When the 20th century began, more than 100 years ago, doctors had no way of looking inside the body of a living person. Yet we knew from autopsies of people who had died that all of the normally invisible internal organs could become diseased. So the search was on for ways to “see” inside the body. The idea was simple: If you could spot a problem with an internal organ, you might be able to treat it and prevent future suffering. The discovery of X-rays began what has become a dramatic improvement in our ability to make internal organs visible. X-rays could see how large the heart was. They also allowed doctors to draw some conclusions about how well the heart was working. For example, X-rays could see if blood was building up in the lungs (which happens in heart failure). At about the same time as the discovery of X-rays, doctors invented another way of “seeing” the heart: the electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). The heart works by producing, and responding

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff to, electrical signals. The ECG measures those signals. It has become the most widely used test for detecting heart problems, as it’s easy to perform, noninvasive and produces results right away. If you seek medical attention because of chest pain, shortness of breath or other symptoms that suggest a possible heart attack, you’ll almost certainly get an ECG. When you undergo an ECG, you lie down as a technician applies electrodes, or leads, to your chest, arms and legs. These leads pick up the electrical signals being given off by your heart. There are multiple leads in different positions, reading the signals from different parts of your heart. This enables doctors to find the location of possible heart damage. The ECG produces a reading, or tracing, of the electrical activity that occurs with each heartbeat. That tracing is a series of wavy black lines. The four chambers of the heart

need to beat in a coordinated fashion. They do so as the result of electrical signals caused and transmitted by special heart cells. If your heart is beating normally, the whole cycle takes about one second. (I’ve put an illustration on my website, AskDoctorK.com, showing how an ECG tracing corresponds with the phases of a heartbeat.) By evaluating the ECG tracing, doctors can spot an irregular heartbeat (an arrhythmia), find out whether your heart is enlarged, identify a part of your heart that is not getting enough blood, and even detect the signs of damage from an old heart attack. The ECG is crucial for evaluating chest pain. ECG abnormalities are often enough to diagnose a heart attack that’s in progress, allowing doctors to begin treatment. Thank goodness for the Dutch physician, Willem Einthoven, who developed the ECG; he richly deserved the Nobel Prize that he received in 1924.

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

Numbers don’t lie Dr. Wallace: All you ever say about alcohol consumption is, “Teens, don’t drink alcohol, and if you do, stop.” Are you aware that all those who drink sensibly can enjoy the relaxing feeling after a tedious day at work or at school? I’m an 18-year-old guy and have been drinking socially for over two years with my parents. I’ve consumed a fair amount of alcohol in my short life, and I’m proud to say that I have never been drunk. That’s because I was taught to consume alcohol sensibly. My parents have never ever had a problem because they consume alcohol and neither have I. Please stop telling teens about the “evils” of alcohol. Start telling them the joys of unwinding after a stressful fling. – Mike, Nashua, N.H. Dear Mike: There is nothing sensible about the consumption of alcohol! The world would be a better, safer place if alcohol didn’t exist. Alcohol originally was consumed for warmth, but it eventually evolved into the most abused drug on earth and has destroyed countless lives. I think your parents made a terrible mistake introducing you to alcohol at the impressionable age of 16. Alcohol consumption can do much more than offer a relaxing feeling after a tedious day. Please allow me to present some numbers, courtesy of the booklet, “Alcohol and the Teenage Drinker,” by Life Skills Education. After reading the numbers, you will understand why I encourage, and will continue to encourage our teen readers to avoid this powerful and addictive drug. Alcohol by the numbers: 1. Two out of five murders, one out of

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace three suicides, two out of five assaults and three out of five cases of child abuse are connected to the use of alcohol. 2. One out of two deaths by fire and one out of three deaths by drowning are alcohol-related, as are two out of five home accidents. 3. 25,000 Americans die in alcohol-related crashes every year. 4. 800,000 automobile crashes occur yearly as a result of drinking and driving. 5. One out of two “in-patients” in city hospitals is there because of an alcohol-related problem. 6. The diseases of alcoholism are the third leading cause of deaths in the United States. 7. There are an estimated 10 million alcoholics in the United States today. 8. Alcoholics live 10 to 12 fewer years than non-alcoholics. 9. 8,000 young adults are dying in automobile crashes caused by alcohol every year. 10. Three out of five young people ages 16 to 24 who were killed in an automobile crash died because someone consumed alcohol. These crashes are the leading cause of death among the 16 to 24 age group. 11. 40,000 young adults are seriously injured by alcohol-related crashes every year. Mike, these shocking figures are sobering! Don’t you now agree? • 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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Fri-Sat. May 17 & 18 9am-3pm Antiques, Longaberger, decor, jewelry, kitchen items, pictures, sm. women/teen clothes, men s XL tall, tools, piano, Yamaha motorcycle, gun case, garden items, bldg. materials, Coach purses, scooter, wagon, bike, furniture, many teacher supplies.

Elburn

SE corner of Rts 38 & 47. Follow signs.

Cleaning out household items for indoors & out. Old & new. Adult clothing & much more. Find. Buy. Sell. All in one place... HERE! Everyday in Kane County Chronicle Classified

St Charles Fri & Sat 8a-4p

MAPLE PARK ANNUAL SALE !!!!!!!!!!

FRI & SAT MAY 17 & 18 9AM - 4PM !!!!!!!!!! Jewelry, antiques, camping items, household items, quad racer, furniture, power tools & MUCH, MUCH MORE!

SOUTH ELGIN THORNWOOD COMMUNITY Fri & Sat 8am – 5pm Corner of Silver Glen / Thornwood Blvd. and McDonald Road / Thornwood Way.

Sat & Sun 8a-4p

ST CHARLES BARN SALE

Furniture, 36” TV and stand, toys, and lots more!

1509 Hawksley Lane Orchard Crossing Sub. Fri. & Sat. 8-4 Come One Come All Family members cleaning out. Something for everyone!!!! Books, clothes, household items and much much more for all ages.

Friday 5/17 & Saturday 5/18 9am to 3pm Multiple Family Sale Tables, chairs, Dell computer, accent tables, wood desk, lamps, plates, silverware, outdoor iron bench/chairs, ceiling fan, decorative vases, candlesticks, floral, Halloween, Xmas

GENEVA

543 Bloomfield Circle Fri/Sat 8-2 Toys, Thomas trains, patio furn, kids clothes, bikes, car seats, misc household items, kids playsets

Geneva Multi Family Fri & Sat 8a-4p Randall Square Highland Rd. Air compressor, gas edger, old tools, coffee table and bakers rack, kids clothes, toys, furniture, various household, and more. Follow Kane County Chronicle on Twitter @kcchronicle

NORTH AURORA MOVING SALE

1412 Ritter Street May 18 8a-2p May 24 & 25 1p-4p All must sell !!! Furniture, house items, clothes

ST CHARLES FOX MILL COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE Huge Community Garage Sale Entrance 4 miles west of Randall and on Rt. 64 & Fox Mill Blvd. and 4 entrances off La Fox Rd. between Rt. 64 & 38. FRI. MAY 17, 9am-4pm SAT. MAY 18, 8am-4pm

South Elgin

2046 Holt Lane Fri & Sat 8-3 Books, Toys, Household Items, Workout equipment and more Check us out online

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DINING ROOM SET Table with 2 leaves, traditional with lit china cabinet, 6 chairs. Excellent cond! $1800. 630-406-1962

Name brand purses, TVs, Barbie, toys, lots of women's clothes, girls size 6-10, beautiful girls dressers, tons of jewelry, stove, glass table, chair, too much to list.

Royal Fox Subdivision Friday & Saturday May 17th & 18th 8am – 3pm

MULTI-FAMILY SALE

North / East corner of LaFox Rd. and Campton Hills Rd.

NORTH AURORA

St. Charles

1804 Cumberland Green Dr

Huge Community Garage Sale. For map and listing of items visit: www.thornwoodhoa.com

3N369 LaFox Rd.

511 Downing St.

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE/MOVING SALE

Twin Adj Beds, Queen Bed Frame, End Tables, Curio Cabinet, Kitchenware, Games, Misc.

Subdiv. Sale-Keslinger Rd. 2 mi. east of Rt. 47

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ST CHARLES MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE Fri & Sat 5/17 & 5/18 8 am - 4 pm

Clothes, Toys, Household Items & More

KITCHEN TABLE

Howell, circa 1950 or before. Excellent shape, red with an extra leaf, 52”x35”, $100. 630-208-0059

Sofa Couch & 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

3302 Greenwood Lane HIGH QUALITY - LOW PRICES Unique Vintage Furniture, Clothing (W 2-14), Handmade Jewelry, Toys, Home Deco Items and LOTS more!!

St. CHARLES

VIRGIL 5N896 Meadow St

2 miles west of 47 south of 64 May 16, 17, 18 9-3pm GARAGE AND TACK SALE lots of household stuff, some horse tack, lots of knick knacks, etc

Fri & Sat, May 17& 18, 8 - 5 Sun, May 19, 8 – 12 3101 St. Michel Lane (near Rt. 64 & Randall Road)

Watches (8) – Elgin, Bulova, Watham, Benrus – 10 KFG $150 630-587-6620

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Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White. Great condition. $299. 630-973-3528

St. Charles Multi Family Sale Sat., May 18 8a-2p

BARN WOOD WHEELBARROW $75. 847-515-8012

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ciation Structure UNKNOWN Units UNKNOWN Bedrooms UNKNOWN Garage UNKNOWN Bathrooms UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale. The judgment amount was $175,839.86. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. Jonathan Kaman Fisher and Shapiro, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 Attorney No: 6307894 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I532125 (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, May 10, 17, 24, 2013.)

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y agains prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court. Said property is legally described as follows: THAT PART OF LOT 304 IN LAKEWOOD CROSSING SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND ALSO PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7 AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 26, 2006 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2006K139191, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 304; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 304, A DISTANCE OF 78.00 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EAST LINE SOUTH 11 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 32.71 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 304; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 304, A DISTANCE OF 25.90 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE COMMON WALL; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY EXTENSION AND ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AND ALONG THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF SAID CENTERLINE OF THE COMMON WALL, A DISTANCE OF 110.00 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 304; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 32.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2643 Cesario Drive, Hampshire, IL 60140 Permanent Index No.: 02-07354-026 Improvements: Ho /C dominium A

12-061829 Elburn. 4BR w/loft. 2.5BA. Mstr ste. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 3 car garage. Brick front. Corner St. Charles $$ 2020 Dean St. $$ THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SteD2-E Over 2000 sq ft. CAR, TRUCK, SUV, lot. 4 season sun room. Stone frplc. $279,000. KANE COUNTY, GENEVA, ILLINOIS Your Choice R. E. $276,900. 630-965-5755 Services. Marie 630-567-3300 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF, -vsWILL BEAT ANY MANUEL A. OCAMPO; LAKEWOOD QUOTE GIVEN!! CROSSING AT HAMPSHIRE HOMEPUBLIC NOTICE OWNERS' ASSOCIATION; UN$400 - $2000 KNOWN OWNERS AND NON12-061829 RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF “don't wait.... OCCUPANTS THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEFENDANTS call 2day”!! KANE COUNTY, GENEVA, ILLINOIS 12 CH 3268 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. * 815-575-5153 * NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE PLAINTIFF, Public Notice is hereby given -vsthat pursuant to a Judgment enMANUEL A. OCAMPO; LAKEWOOD tered in the above entitled matter !! !! !!! !! !! CROSSING AT HAMPSHIRE HOMEon February 8, 2013; Patrick OWNERS' ASSOCIATION; UNPerez, Sheriff, 37W755 Il. Rt.38 KNOWN OWNERS AND NONBATAVIA Ste. A, St Charles, IL 60175, will RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN 1 BR starting at $820-$860 on June 13, 2013 at 9:00 AM, at OCCUPANTS 2 BR starting at $980-$1000 Kane County Judicial Center, DEFENDANTS 37W755 Route 38, St. Charles, 3 BR TH starting at $1275 12 CH 3268 Illinois 60175 Courtroom JC100, NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 630-879-8300 sell to the highest bidder for cash Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment en- COUNTRY VIEW APARTMENTS (ten percent (10%) at the time of tered in the above entitled matter 1 & 2 bd apts available. $550- sale and the balance within twentyon February 8, 2013; Patrick $625 Clean Quiet country setting, four (24) hours, the following dePerez, Sheriff, 37W755 Il. Rt.38 close to downtown Genoa. Lots of scribed premises situated in Kane County, Illinois. Said sale shall be Ste. A, St Charles, IL 60175, will updates. Call 815-784-4606 subject to general taxes, special ason June 13, 2013 at 9:00 AM, at st Kane County Judicial Center, GENEVA - Small appt, 1 floor, in sessments or special taxes levied 37W755 Route 38, St. Charles, charming home. Close to parks & against said real estate and any Illinois 60175 Courtroom JC100, bike path. $635/mo. No dogs, no sell to the highest bidder for cash smoking. 630-232-0303. 1990 & Newer (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty- SOUTH ELGIN LARGE 2BR four (24) hours, the following de- S. E. Schools, A/C, W/D, No Pets. Will beat anyone's scribed premises situated in Kane $820 + utilities. 630-841-0590 County, Illinois. Said sale shall be price by subject to general taxes, special as- St. Charles - Newly Renovated 1BR $650 and 2BR $850. sessments or special taxes levied . NO PETS! 630-841-0590 against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The st subject property is offered for sale ST. CHARLES 1 MO FREE! Will pay extra for Lrg 1BR $769, Lrg 2BR from to without any representation as Honda, Toyota & Nissan quality or quantity of title or re- $829/mo. Incl heat, water, cookcourse to Plaintiff. Upon the sale ing gas, Appliances & laundry. 630-584-1685 being held and the purchaser ten815-814-1964 dering said bid in cash or certified or funds, a receipt of Sale will be is815-814-1224 sued and/or a Certificate of Sale as Cortland ~ 2 story, 2 bedroom required, which will entitle the pur- washer/dryer hookups, gar., yard, chaser to a deed upon confirmation nice neighborhood. $800/mo. !! !! !!! !! !! of said sale by the Court. 815-522-6009 or 815-761-5944 Said property is legally described as follows: Elgin West Commonly known as 2643 Ce- Large 2 bed, 1 bath, bsmt garage, Air conditioned office area and bathrooms sario Drive, Hampshire, IL 60140 CA, $1000/mo. 630-513-5008 Great location near airport & tollway in DeKalb. 1997 Hitchhiker fifth-wheel with Permanent Index No.: 02-07one slide out, queen bed, and sepa- 354-026 Questions about your subscription? 815-754-5831 rate shower/toilet. $6000 obo. Improvements: We'd love to help. Homeowners/Condominium AssoCall 815-970-7456 Call 800-589-9363

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Kane County Chronicle / kcchronicle.com pr Homeowners/Condominium Association Structure UNKNOWN Units UNKNOWN Bedrooms UNKNOWN Garage UNKNOWN Bathrooms UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale. The judgment amount was $175,839.86. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. Jonathan Kaman Fisher and Shapiro, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 Attorney No: 6307894 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I532125 (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, May 10, 17, 24, 2013.)

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Public Notice is hereby given that on May 15, 2013 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as INTERACTIVE LIFE SOLUTION located at 2014 Orchard Lane Carpentersville, IL 60110 /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk May 15, 2013 (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, May 17, 24, 31, 2013)

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