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Lennie Fenton of Naperville steps through plowed snow to the sidewalk Wednesday in downtown Hinsdale, where people were out and about as temperatures reached 13 degrees above zero. week was almost nonexistent.

“Last night [Monday] we were open until 8:30 and it was just deserted in town,” Johnson said.

Relief has arrived though as the arctic air continues to

leave the area and the 30-degree weather helps alleviate residents’ cabin fever. Johnson and Pratt are both anticipating a surge in the downtown and expect normal foot traffic to pick up.

4 FACTS FROM EXTREME WINTER STORM

Temperatures dip as snow piles up around region to start new year chill) in Hinsdale was 25 degrees on Sunday. On Monday, it was a high of minus HINSDALE – If you’re 11. Temperatures are expectreading this, then congrat- ed to surge into the upper 30s ulations, you survived the over the weekend. winter apocalypse of 2014.

“It will feel like a heat As a reward, here are some wave,” said Richard Castro, numbers from the National meteorologist at the National Weather Service and local Weather Service in Romeopublic works departments to ville. put it in perspective.

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stop. From Dec. 31 through Jan. 2, the National Weather Service recorded close to 11 inches of snow in the area.

After a day of relief, the area saw about another 10 inches arrive on Saturday and Sunday.

ning together,” said Mike Millette, director of Clarendon Hills Public Works.

4. Salt spread

Over the course of all that snow, Hinsdale Public Works used about 150 tons of salt, while Clarendon Hills Public 3. Hours battled Works used about 280 tons of Crew members from the salt.

Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills “When it gets really cold 2. Let it snow Public Works departments we don’t really put it down 1. Highs and lows The snow tried its best spent about 22 hours a day in because it’s not very effecFrom Jan. 1 through Tues- to put a damper on every- shifts battling the snow and tive,” said George Franco, day, the highest recorded one’s New Year’s Eve plans, ice since New Year’s Eve. director of Hinsdale Public temperature (without wind- and then it never seemed to “The days all start run- Works.

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HINSDALE – It’s almost over. The blistering snow has subsided, the arctic air is on its way back north where it came from.

As the world has it though, these things happen in threes, and despite residents rejoicing to the warmer weather, the threat of flooding is now on Hinsdale’s radar. Mid-30s and rain are forecast Friday and it could break 40 degrees Sunday, according to weather. com.

“There’s always a concern with [flooding] because the snow is out on the curb line, but we’ll have crews out there,” said George Franco, director of Hinsdale Public Works.

Franco said it snowed on Christmas Eve in the village about six years ago and then melted the day after Christmas.

By then, everybody had put recycling out and a bad rain storm came through, sweeping cardboard into low lying areas causing flooding.

“There was a little bit of flooding back then, but I don’t anticipate that to be a problem this time ... but you never know,” Franco said. “I’m hoping a lot of the snow is going to melt away.”

This past week must have been payback for the last couple years of mild winter in the area. Since New Year’s Eve,

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8ON THE COVER With the temperature reaching 13 degrees above zero Wednesday, people were out and about in downtown Hinsdale.

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HINSDALE – On a typical day in Hinsdale, the downtown streets are paved block to block with foot traffic as residents bounce in and out of storefronts.

But even the most tenacious of shoppers were deterred Monday and Tuesday by the arctic blast following a winter storm that produced wind chills of 20 degrees below zero.

“Everybody is staying in their house, but we are getting organized and getting the store cleaned,” said Rachael Pratt, owner of My Sister Kate, 48 S. Washington St., who was looking forward to the warm temperatures expected to arrive later in the week.

Pratt said business had been “very slow,” and while the store was still open Mon-

day and Tuesday, the early week was used more for preparation in anticipation of the above-freezing temperatures forecast for Friday and the weekend – the first in more than a week.

Not every store, though, was suffering from the “Chiberia” temperatures at the start of the work week. In fact, if any business could prosper during a time like this, it would be a winter clothing store, which included King Keyser Specialty Sports, 41 S. Washington St. “We’re winter specialty, and we’re open because of that,” said Carolyn Johnson, a merchandise buyer for the store. “It’s been slower, but we’ve had people come in.”

Besides sports equipment, the store sells items such as ski gloves, snow boots and winter hats. While business has been steady, Johnson said the foot traffic earlier in the

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residents have dealt with record-low temperatures, days of snow and unsafe road conditions.

“It’s been pretty intense just because of the length,” said Mike Millette, director of Clarendon Hills Public Works.

“We’ve had some kind of snow operations pretty much since Christmas Eve.” Millette said his crew was working about 22 hours a day, generally taking a two-hour break anywhere between midnight and 3 a.m. as traffic subsides.

“The days all start running together,” Millette said.

Franco said overall “it went well” battling the winter storm and arctic blast as equipment held up.

“Our crews are tired, they’ve been working around the clock and that’s basically been going on since New Year’s Eve,” Franco said.

Public works crews were running in 12-hour shifts, he said, while others were working in 16-hour shifts to combat the weather and make the roads safer for residents.

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had to deal with the record-low temperatures and wind chills on Monday and Tuesday as closings were widespread in the area.

Meteorologist Richard Castro with the National Weather Service said the coldest alltime temperature for the area was minus 27 degrees on Jan. 20, 1985, but the lowest high temperature was minus 11 degrees Jan. 18, 1994, and Dec. 24, 1983.

On Monday, Hinsdale hit a low of minus 15 and didn’t break zero, according to weather.com.

Castro said the cause of that arctic air experienced was due to a strong upper-level high pressure system in the vicinity of Alaska.

Basically, all that arctic air was plunging southward straight from the arctic circle area.

Throughout December, the “coldest of the cold” was positioned right near the Hudson Bay, but on Monday and Tuesday, that air mass went farther south and sat right on top of the Midwest before retreating Tuesday.

Even though milder temperatures are expected this weekend, Millette wanted to make sure residents were still being safe, particularly when it comes to icy conditions and large snow banks from plowing.

“Just drive defensively,” Millette said. “Black ice can sneak up on anybody even if we’re out there 24/7.”

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DARIEN – The Darien-Woodridge Fire District responded to a townhome fire at about 2 p.m. Jan. 3 at 7961 Knottingham Circle, just south of Plainfield Road, in Darien.

As fire crews arrived on the scene, heavy smoke was seen coming from the roof of the four-unit townhome building and initial reports from bystanders on the scene were that there were occupants still in one of the units, according to a news release from the DarienWoodridge Fire District.

Fire crews entering the building reported heavy fire conditions on the second floor in two of the four units. Entry was also made into attached units with primary searches being completed while multiple hoselines were put in place to extinguish the fire, according to the release.

The four units were cleared, confirming no one was occupying the building, according to the release.

The extent of the damage left all four units uninhabitable due to the spread of the fire throughout the walls and into the common attic space.

Electricity, natural gas and water services to the entire building were shut off.

According to the release, initial damage estimates are at $800,000 and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, however, the investigation is focused on plumbing work that was being completed in one of the units.

The Darien Police Department reported a minor injury that a worker had sustained while inside the building. He was treated and released at the scene, and while there were no casualties to firefighters or any other civilians as a result of the incident.

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Prison time sought for Oak Brook billionaire SUBURBAN LIFE MEDIA OAK BROOK – Prosecutors are pushing for prison time for Beanie Babies creator and Oak Brook billionaire H. Ty Warner, who failed to report $25 million in income he kept in Swiss bank accounts.

According to media reports, a filing by the government in federal court Tuesday in Chicago did not specify a specific jail time for Warner, but the filing suggests that probation wouldn’t be appropriate.

Warner, 69, of Oak Brook, is the sole owner of TY Inc., a Westmont-based company that designs and sells plush toy animals, including Beanie Babies.

Warner is charged with tax evasion after failing to report

income he earned in a secret offshore financial account he held with UBS, a global financial services firm headquartered in Switzerland.

In a filing Jan. 1, Warner asked to receive probation when he is sentenced later this month by a federal judge, according to media reports.

He said he has met with the terms of his plea agreement, and paid a $53 million civil penalty and at least $16 million in back taxes. Warner also described himself as being a product of an “unhappy family,” according to reports.

Tax evasion carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois.

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CLARENDON HILLS – Since the latter part of 2013, the village of Clarendon Hills has been exploring how to increase safety for pedestrians, particularly when it comes to children walking to and from school.

The latest proposal, which was first discussed at Monday’s Village Board meeting, introduced the idea of applying for a grant as part of the Safe Routes to School Program, which would go toward filling in the gaps in the sidewalk along Norfolk Avenue and adding a sidewalk on Oxford Avenue on the west side of the street adjacent to the golf course.

That project would cost about $200,000, but the village would get $160,000 in federal funds if the grant proposal is successful.

However, it may not be as easy as just applying for a grant and starting construction on a new sidewalk in the village.

“I think it’s important to note though that there are some areas where it’s easier to put in sidewalks than others, and there are times when people who are going to be living adjacent to these sidewalks don’t want them, so it isn’t solely just something that’s going to be universally loved,” Village Manager Randy Recklaus said.

Village Trustee Paul Flood said he anticipates residents may not like the look of a sidewalk installed along Oxford, but he was thinking of the proposal with the safety of the residents in mind. He said he often sees residents walking through the pavement along the avenue and would rather have them re-

located to a sidewalk.

“Some folks enjoy the appearance of having an extended front yard, so to speak, by not having that walk there, and I think where that’s most obvious is along Oxford,” Flood said.

Village Trustee Edward Reid said he used to live on Oxford and wanted to try to get a sidewalk put in about 10 years ago, but it wasn’t a popular opinion.

“I would say the sentiment on the block was against it,” Reid said. “Most viewed it as their property, and therefore they’d be losing their property.”

Part of the discussion for sidewalks arose back in late September when a 17-year-old Clarendon Hills driver struck a 12-year-old Clarendon Hills Middle School student while turning left from southbound Middaugh Road onto eastbound Chicago Avenue. Since then, there’s been an emphasis on improving safety in the village, something that Trustee Paul Pedersen has noticed a need for.

“I walk my dog on that street three days a week, from Naperville to Chicago, and it’s kind of scary,” Pedersen said.

“But on the other hand, when I’m looking there, I’m thinking, ‘boy if there were sidewalks here where would we put them?’ ” The process for the application requires a public notice be posted and public feedback will be sought from residents.

Recklaus said Monday at the meeting that he just wanted to introduce the proposal and see if it is something the village should continue pursuing.

“I’m not hearing anyone dead set on not continuing this conversation,” Recklaus said.

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at Walmart, 2189 75th St. • Rachel Barrett, 25, 1412 Columbus Drive, Bolingbrook, was charged with retail theft Dec. 18 at Walmart, 2189 75th St. • Jena Mancione, 19, 8015 Fairmount Ave., Downers Grove, was charged with retail theft Dec. 20 at Walmart, 2189 75th St. HINSDALE • Gail Burch, 27, 633 Driftwood Theft Ave., Romeoville, was charged Alberto Moreno Medina, 18, with retail theft Dec. 23 at 5316 W. 31st St., Chicago, was charged with theft of lost proper- Walmart, 2189 75th St. • Larissa Gralik, 25, 8539 W. 95th ty at 12:29 p.m. Dec. 23 at Baldinelli’s Pizza, 34 E. Hinsdale Ave. A St., was charged with retail theft customer reported his cellphone Dec. 24 at Walmart, 2189 75th St. • A student’s cellphone was lost or stolen after picking up an order at the business. Medina was stolen in the team locker room observed picking up the victim’s after school during practice Dec. cellphones from a countertop on 11 at Hinsdale South High School, 7401 Clarendon Hills Road. video surveillance. The phones were returned to the victim.

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Hinsdale Public Library helps readers solve mysteries January is a big month for mystery lovers – Sherlock Holmes fans in particular. Jan. 6 was the character’s “birthday,” and the third season of the popular TV series “Sherlock,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch, premieres Jan. 19 on PBS. According to a 2013 survey by Library Journal, mystery books account for about 24.1 percent of library print COMMUNITY collections and 20.6 percent of VOICE library eBook collections.

Karen Kleckner Part of the reason these numbers are so high is that Keefe mystery readers are voracious. They regularly read every book in a series and are known to devour books in a single day. That adds up. Even buying just one new hardcover a week would cost an avid reader $1,300 a year. It’s easy to see why mystery readers love their libraries!

If you didn’t get around to reading everything you wanted last year, here’s a recap of some of the year’s best whodunits: • “Hit Me” by Lawrence Block • “The Cuckoo’s Calling” by Robert Galbraith (aka, J.K. Rowling) • “Just One Evil Act” by Elizabeth George • “Ghostman” by Roger Hobbs • “Cries of the Lost” by Chris Knopf • “The Other Child” by Charlotte Link • “How the Light Gets In” by Louise Penny • “Visitation Street” by Ivy Pochoda • “Circle of Shadows” by Imogen Robertson And, as puzzle-solvers ourselves, librarians see kindred spirits in mystery readers. We never know what question the person coming up to us is going to ask. “How do I make a croquembouche?” “Who else writes like Sue Grafton?” “What are some good hotels in Finland?”

Tracking down answers is the kind of detective work that librarians do best. So, next time you’re in the mood for a mystery or have one that needs to be solved – let the Library lend a hand.

Mystery trivia: Sherlock Holmes exclaimed “Elementary!” a few times and called Watson “my dear,” but nowhere in Conan Doyle’s original works did the great detective say them together.

Karen Kleckner Keefe is executive director of the Hinsdale Public Library.

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Hinsdale resident Christina Honan (third from left) is a comedy writer for the group Hot Town Comedy, which will be performing Jan. 9 to 19 at the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival.

Everyone likes to laugh, and Hinsdale resident Christina Honan is doing her part to make that happen. The 23-year-old Fenwick graduate is a writer for the comedy troupe, Hot Town Comedy, which is performing at the 13th annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival on Thursday through Sunday this week and next. For information about the show, visit stage773.com or call 773-327-5252.

This was a Christmas to remember for several Hinsdale firefighters/paramedics. On Christmas Eve, members of the Hinsdale Fire Department responded to a call at a Hinsdale home and proceeded to save a man from a near-fatal heart attack. The man walked out of the hospital a few days later.

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DARIEN – The Better Government Association is reporting more “unusual events” surrounding the TriState Fire District, this time centering around confidential tape recordings from closeddoor meetings from TriState’s board of trustees.

Recently, those tapes were stored in a private residence shared by Trustee Jill Strenzel and Fire Chief Michelle Gibson. After Trustee Mi-

chael Orrico raised concerns about the location at a public board meeting, Strenzel said the tapes were in her possession because of renovations at Tri-State, according to the BGA. Then on Nov. 21, Burr Ridge police responded to a reported burglary at the TriState station in Burr Ridge, and Strenzel told officers someone “broke into” a district safe holding tapes and other notes, according to the BGA.

Police concluded nothing was missing from the safe and classified it as a “suspicious circumstance.” Strenzel is the only person who possesses a key and combination for the safe and asked a police officer what should be done if they found that someone had erased the tapes “using a magnet” and the officer advised her to contact authorities, according to the BGA. Police were called back to the station after midnight on Nov. 22 and were asked to

move items to a new safe, but declined to get involved. Instead, officers watched Strenzel move three envelops, five plastic bags containing audio tapes, 11 manila envelopes and one recording device from one safe to another, read reports.

The Tri-State Fire Protection District is based in Darien and serves parts of Willowbrook, Burr Ridge and unincorporated DuPage County.

To read the full report by the BGA, visit bettergov.org.

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Jillian Bryant and Javier Amezcua of Downers Grove hold their baby girl, Emma Grace Amezcua, who was the first baby born at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital in 2014. Emma weighed in at 9 pounds, 2 ounces and is 21 inches long.

Hinsdale Hospital staff celebrates first baby of 2014

By DANNY CIAMPRONE dciamprone@shawmedia.com HINSDALE – A Downers Grove couple’s first child was also the first baby born at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital in 2014, about three hours after the new year rang in.

Emma Grace Amezcua was born at 2:56 a.m. Jan. 1 to Jillian Bryant and Javier Amezcua of Downers Grove.

“Her water broke like first thing in the morning New Year’s Eve, so we were thinking maybe by noon, but that didn’t happen,” Javier Amezcua said.

Bryant said she was “very excited” to learn Emma was the first baby born in the new year at Adventist Hinsdale.

The newborn girl weighs in at 9 pounds, 2 ounces and is 21 inches long.

“She’s big,” Bryant said with a laugh as the couple admired Emma in her new polka-dot green hoodie with pink mittens. “And she looks older, I think because of the hair.”

Amezcua said the couple knew the gender of the baby a few months beforehand and was relieved to learn they’d be expecting a girl.

“Good thing she’s a girl, because we never agreed on a boy’s name,” Amezcua said.

Emma was delivered by Dr. Jody Lin. The couple also received a gift basket from Adventist Hinsdale staff to celebrate the baby’s birth.

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Junior high uses solar panels as teaching tool

By DANNY CIAMPRONE dciamprone@shawmedia.com DARIEN – A generation ago, recycling to some was considered a foreign concept, but today it’s a common practice in schools, businesses and communities.

That same evolution is the hope of the Brian D. Robertson Memorial Solar Schools Fund. The foundation is based on Robertson’s “20/20 Vision of Solar in America” that aims to facilitate the installation of 20,000 solar energy systems at K-12 schools in the United States by 2020.

“I imagine talking in 20 years, it’ll be like, ‘Oh of course we use energy in a clean way,” said Eileen Robertson, chairwoman of the board. “Hopefully it will be a no-brainer.”

One of the latest donations was made to Eisenhower Junior High School in Darien.

Principal Michael Fitzgerald said the solar photovoltaic module was installed about mid-August.

“They’re right in the front of the building right as you drive up,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s pretty neat.”

The solar panels will help with the school’s energy cost, but perhaps the greater value is the education the panels provide to students about using clean energy. Robertson said one of the requirements for schools to receive the donation is that the school will use the panels as teaching tools, and it has to be visible so students can see how the panels

Know more ReneSola donated the solar photovoltaic modules to the Brian D. Robertson Memorial Solar Schools Fund. For more information on the panels, visit renesola.com or thesolarfoundation.org. work and incorporate it into the classroom.

“Right now at the beginning we’re just getting started, but basically what will happen is they’ll be an education piece to how we can save energy and we’ll also be able to monitor on the computer different things,” Fitzgerald said.

Brian D. Robertson died two years ago in a plane crash.

Eileen said her late husband wanted to leave the planet a better place for the next generation and said it was our generation’s job “to clean up the mess.”

“He was very passionate about education and having it be the key to clean energy economy,” Robertson said.

“He was the kind of guy who could see the bigger picture in things.”

Fitzgerald said all grade levels at Eisenhower will have access to the panels that are located outside the eighth-grade science lab.

“For right now it’s a little bit of savings and we’re doing our part to try and go green, but we can also add to it and also the learning that can take place in the classroom,” Fitzgerald said of the benefits.

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Kitchens for the Average Joe & Jane Have you put off doing your kitchen long enough? Is this the year you have vowed to do something with your cabinets? Have the horror stories of kitchen remodeling made you afraid to even think about it? With prices approaching and surpassing $100,000 for full kitchen remodeling, it is no wonder the Average Joe and Jane feel a little overwhelmed.

Enter Kitchen Tune-Up! This locally owned (Downers Grove) National Franchise has been offering minor kitchen remodels for 19 years. Marty Ceranec, the owner, has won numerous awards from KTU for Sales, Customer Service, and Creativity. He received the highest award in 2000 when he won National Franchise of the Year and in addition, is a two time Angies List Super Service Award Winner.

We offer Kitchen Solutions for Any Budget. “I think some people get sticker shock when they look at the price of redoing an entire kitchen and are overwhelmed. We work with clients every day who have the same anxieties,” says Marty.

KTU can provide anything from the Signature Kitchen Tune-Up to a full blown design and remodel. “The bulk of our work last year was in refacing and door replacement. Door replacement doesn’t change the color, but replaces old particle board doors with new solid raised panel doors utilizing concealed hinges. Refacing, on the other hand, enables one to change their oak cabinets to maple cabinets without buying all new cabinetry,” said Marty. “These two options also save landfill space because we are saving the boxes.”

Why have they been so successful? Simple things like showing up on time and returning phone calls which is often lacking in the remodeling industry. I have chosen to keep the business small so I am involved in every job with my three long time installers. By doing this we have become well known as experts in minor kitchen remodeling.”

Kitchen Tune-Up also offers cabinetry upgrades such as glass doors, tipout trays, soft-closing dovetail drawers, and full extension rollouts as well as counters in laminate, solid surfaces, granite and quartz (Cambria) “The Best Counter Top Around.”

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Students introduced to computer science

By DANNY CIAMPRONE dciamprone@shawmedia.com HINSDALE – Future Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerbergs of the world filled the library at The Lane School on Dec. 11 as they took a break from the typical curriculum of math and reading and instead were introduced to the basics of writing computer code.

Maybe these fifth-graders are a few years away from becoming billionaires, but it’s never too early to start learning the basics of coding as more and more of our lives begin to revolve around constant use of computers, cellphones and tablets.

And it all starts with logic.

Stephanie Stieglitz, director of The Lane’s media resource center, said to introduce younger students to computer code and logic, she doesn’t have them use a computer, but rather has them “program her.”

“I sat in a chair and I put a chair over there [across the room], and said now you have to give me instructions to get to that chair,” Stieglitz said.

Just like a computer, the idea is the coding 101 version of giving a machine a particular set of instructions to execute commands.

“We’ve done it with kindergarten, and they enjoy it because it’s very game like,” Stieglitz said. “Some of them will go, ‘Oh it’s hard,’ as they’re getting into it, but once they get the flow of doing it they’re all enjoying it.”

All students at The Lane School practiced writing computer code as part of Computer Science Education Week, Dec. 9 to 15, where the goal was to get one million students around the world writing code. As of last week, the num-

ber had surpassed 19 million.

“It’s been very successful in that term, which is good and bad because it means their website is slow being a little overwhelmed, but it’s OK,” Stieglitz said.

In this version of computer coding, the students used a variation of the game “Angry Birds,” where the bird is given set instructions to catch the pig while maneuvering a series of mazes and obstacles. Each student stacks blocks together that say, “move forward,” “turn right,” or “turn left,” and have to make sure they’re being specific right from the start or the bird won’t move.

“They’d go, ‘No that’s not what I meant,’ and I said, ‘Well that’s not what you wrote and the machine doesn’t know what you meant,’” Stieglitz said. “That’s how we sort of prepared for this to get them thinking in that logical stepby-step process.”

Stieglitz said that a recent survey was administered to high school students asking if they would consider a career in computer science, and many said “no.” Stieglitz said part of the problem is that many students don’t know exactly what computer science is, or they assume it’s going to be too difficult.

You wouldn’t know that by seeing the enthusiasm of the fifth-graders at The Lane as they cruised through the levels and helped the bird grab that evil pig.

“I think the fact that so much of our lives are dependent on coding, even if they’re never going to do coding like it’s going to be their job, they still need to be aware of it because more and more of the things we do on a daily basis rely on coding in some way, shape or form,” she said.

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NEWS | Steve Benicke (right) of Darien was recently promoted to vice commander, USS Chicago Base. All three men, including outgoing Vice Commander Lenny Kleinmark (left) and District Commander Vic Van Hornare, are former U.S. Navy submarine sailors.

Chicago Base is a group of ex-submarine sailors who meet once a month to share sea stories and lunch.

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8NEWS BRIEFS Bomb threats at Oakbrook Center unfounded OAK BROOK – Two separate bomb threats were received at 1:04 and 2:20 p.m. Dec. 28 by the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office.

According to the Oak Brook Police Department, both threats appear to have been made by the same person via cell phone and a coordinated response with Oakbrook Center led to an increase in manpower for additional foot and vehicular patrols.

Ultimately, the Oak Brook Police Department determined the threat was unfounded. The criminal investigation into the threat is still on-going.

Children with special needs sought for photos HINSDALE – Adventist Hinsdale Hospital is seeking families of children with special needs born at the hospital to take part in a special photo project.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 19, the hospital will conduct a free

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photo shoot for the “I Am Who I Am” program. Photos of the children will be included in a piece of art to be unveiled at a reception planned for Feb. 13 at the hospital.

Spots are available for 50 families to participate. Any and all children with special needs are welcome. If interested in participating in the photo project, call 630-856-7525 to reserve a space and time Jan. 19.

“I Am Who I Am” is a program started by Holly Simon, whose son, Nathaniel, was born with Down syndrome.

it must be free of all ornamentation, including garland, lights and tinsel. If the tree is bagged, it will need a sticker to be picked up.

For more information, call 630852-5000.

winter/spring fun guide for the Village of Willowbrook is available and registration is now open.

The 2013-14 winter/spring fun guide contains all the recreational activities offered by the Parks and Recreation Department through Library offers programs May. Copies are available at the during finals week Village Hall or by visiting willowHINSDALE – The Hinsdale Public brookil.org/DocumentCenter/ Library will offer a series of “stress View/750. relieving activities” for high For more information, call 630schoolers during finals week.

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• Cuddle with a Hinsdale Humane Society therapy dog will Entries for creative youth take place Jan. 11 and 12. competition due Saturday • Learn basic yoga stretches DARIEN – The Darien Woman’s with a Core Power Yoga instructor Club Charity Fund will present a Darien offers free Jan. 13 and 14. creative youth art and poetry fair Christmas tree pickup • Pop away your stress with competition Jan. 26 at EisenhowDARIEN – The city of Darien has bubble wrap Jan. 15. er Junior High School. partnered with Advanced Dispos- The library also will be open late, Residents may submit paintings, al to provide free Christmas tree until 8 p.m. Jan. 12. drawings, poetry, photography, pickup again this year.

For more information, visit computer generated works On the week of Jan. 13, hinsdalelibrary.info. and sculptures for the compeAdvanced Disposal will collect tition. The winning entries will Christmas trees left in the park2013-14 winter/spring fun receive prizes and the artwork way on normal garbage days. guide now available will be displayed at the Indian For the trees to be picked up, WILLOWBROOK – The 2013-14 Prairie Library.

Send information to obits@mysuburbanlife.com or call 866-817-3278

The registration deadline is Saturday by mail or Jan. 15 at the library. All entrants receive a ribbon.

Entry forms are available at the Indian Prairie Library or DWC website at darienwomansclub.org.

‘Tot Open Gym’ to start at the Community House HINSDALE – The Community House, 415 W. Eighth St., will host two sessions of “Tot Open Gym” starting Jan. 21.

Tot Open Gym is open to ages 1 to 5 with a parent. Children will be free to explore the gymnastics equipment and burn off some energy.

Sessions are from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and are held on Tuesdays from Jan. 21 through May 27, and on Wednesdays from Jan. 29 through May 21. There will be no open gym on Feb. 12, March 26 or April 9.

For more information, visit thecommunityhouse.org.

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BULLETIN BOARD Friday, Community House, 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale. For informaAl-Anon, 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, tion, call 630-286-9541 or visit First United Church of Burr Ridge, www.hinsdalerotary.org.

15W100 Plainfield Road., Burr Ridge.

AA Big Book Study, 7 to 8 p.m.

Monday, Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S. Garfield Ave., Hinsdale. For CLARENDON HILLS information, visit www.uchinsdale.

GriefShare Support Group, 7 org. p.m. Monday, Christian Church of Women Connected from the Clarendon Hills, 5750 Holmes Ave., Start Support Group, 5:30 to 7 Clarendon Hills. For information, p.m. Thursday, Wellness House, visit www.ccch.org.

131 N. County Line Road, Hinsdale.

Courage To Change Al-Anon Support group for women regarding Family Group, 1 p.m. Wednesday, the physical changes and emotional Community Presbyterian Church, 39 transitions associated with new N. Prospect Ave., Room 8, Clarenand continuing treatment. For don Hills. information, visit www.wellnesshouse.org.

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DARIEN Sales Professionals of Illinois Inc., 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Pancake Delight House, 75th Street and Fairview Avenue, Darien. For information, call 630-852-0580.

HINSDALE Hinsdale Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m.

LA GRANGE Wednesday Night Youth Groups, Wednesday, LaGrange Bible Church, 850 S. 7th Ave., LaGrange. Through May. Boys and girls age 3 to grade six will become a part of Pioneer Girls, and boys will participate in Awana. Grades 7 and 8 will be a part of Power Source

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while those in high school will enjoy Sessions for beginners are offered Light Wave. Times and costs vary. from 1 to 3:30 p.m., and sessions For information, call 708-354-2485. for intermediate and advanced painters are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The course costs $125 OAK BROOK per person; register in advance. For Toastmasters Club No. 7446, information, call 630-206-9566 or noon to 1 p.m. Monday, McDonald’s visit www.dupageforest.org.

Corp. Headquarters, 2111 McDonald “Introduction to Relief PrintmakDrive, Oak Brook. For information, ing” Art Class, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuescall 630-337-0597. day, Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 Teen Open Art Studio, 6 p.m.

W. 31st Street, Oak Brook. This class Monday, Mayslake Peabody will teach the basics of using linoEstate, 1717 W. 31st Street, Oak leum to create hand-printed works Brook. This nine week session will of art. The six-part program will provide young artists instruction meet Jan. 14 to Feb. 18 and is open to enhance their intermediate to adults only. The course costs $125 or advanced drawing or painting plus a $25 supply fee per person; techniques. Open to those ages advance registration required. For 13 - 19. The course costs $200 information, call 630-206-9566 or plus a $25 supply fee per person; visit www.dupageforest.org. register in advance. For information, Divorce Care Support Group, 7 call 630-206-9566 or visit www. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oak Brook dupageforest.org.

Community Churh, 3100 Midwest “Exploring Watercolors” Art Road, Oak Brook. For information, Class, Tuesday, Mayslake Peabody call 630-986-3010.

Estate, 1717 W. 31st Street, Oak Brook. The six-part class will take WESTERN SPRINGS place Jan. 14 to Feb. 18 on Tuesdays and is open to adults only.

Holy Yoga, 4 p.m. Sunday and

9 a.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church of Western Springs, 5250 Wolf Road, Western Springs.

Integrates prayer, worship and the physical practice of yoga to contemporary and Christian music. Cost is $10 per session. Dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat if you have one. For information, call 708-2465220 or visit www.presbyws.org.

Western Springs Garden Club, 12:30 p.m. Monday, First Congregational Church of Western Springs, 1106 Chestnut Street, Western Springs. Dan Kosta, horticulturist at Vern Goers in Hinsdale, will present “Edible Gardening.” Free to attend.

For information, contact Cindy at ctyley@netzero.com or visit www. westernspringsgardenclub.org.

WILLOWBROOK Kiwanis Club of Willowbrook-Burr Ridge, noon Thursday, Holiday Inn Willowbrook, 7800 Kingery Highway, Willowbrook.

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WHERE: Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 COST & INFO: $5 members, $9 nonmembers; 630-9680219, www.classiccinemas.com; www.afterhoursfilmsociety.com ABOUT: After Hours Film Society shows the winning documentary “Cutie and the Boxer.” The candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Navigating her role as her overbearing husband’s assistant, Noriko finds an artistic identity of her own. The society’s screenings are each second and fourth Monday.

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PHILHARMONIC IN HINSDALE WHERE: Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S. Garfield Ave. WHEN: 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 COST & INFO: $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $5 less for seniors, and free to children; 866-8114111, www.chicagophilharmonic.org ABOUT: Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Players is composed primarily of Lyric Opera Orchestra members. The first of three concerts features Renée-Paule Gauthier, violin; Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff (shown), viola; Jean Hatmaker, violoncello, and Terree Shofner-Emrich, piano.

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WHERE: Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook WHEN: Mid-January for six to nine weeks COST & INFO: $125 for adult program, $200 for teen workshop; advance registration required at 630-2069566; www.dupageforest.org/calendar.aspx ABOUT: Three classes – “Introduction to Relief Printmaking,” “Exploring Watercolors” and “Teen Open Art Studio” – are offered by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Printmaking” using linoleum teaches adults the basics late Tuesday afternoons. Separate daytime watercolor classes are offered adults who are beginners or more advanced.

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WHERE: Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago WHEN: Thursdays to Sundays, Jan. 9 to 19 COST& INFO: $14 to $15; www.Stage773. com, 773-327-5252; www.chicagosketchfest. com/2014-schedule; JakeDewarComedy.com ABOUT: Billed as comedian-tragedian, Jake Dewar of Downers Grove is among a thousand artists performing in the nation’s largest sketch comedy festival. Dewar brings guitar and vocals to his wide-ranging characters.

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WHERE: Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., and Heartland Studio Theatre, 7016 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago; shuttle WHEN: Weekends through Jan. 19 COST & INFO: $10 for single ticket, or $30 for festival pass; 773-761-4477, www.lifelinetheatre.com ABOUT: Suburban talents help power Lifeline Theatre’s 17th annual Fillet of Solo Festival, a multi-week event that celebrates storytelling, and features 13 live-lit storytelling collectives and 10 solo performers. Solo artists include Kim Morris of Bolingbrook, who will take the Heartland stage at 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 17. The festival also offers workshops.

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Glen Oak Restaurant unveils its new menu GLEN ELLYN – We made a happy discovery when we stepped inside Glen Oak Restaurant on a recent Sunday, finding ourselves hungry but not sure what we were in the mood for foodwise.

Art posters dot the walls of the downtown Glen Ellyn eatery, whose high-ceilinged, airy space has lots of elbow room, with tables and comfortable booths. Dining there for the first time, we noticed the unusual touch of casters on the chairs for ease of motion.

With expansive windows all around for views, we enjoyed watching the trains a block away.

A friendly server brought over warm rolls, quickly followed by the French onion soup we’d ordered. It was an ideal antidote to a bitterly wintry day. A telltale clue that it was freshly homemade were the chunky onions and an errant bayleaf.

My dining companion was pleased the soup wasn’t too salty, adding, “There’s a zesty bite to it.”

For his main course, he opted for the Reuben sandwich.

The tender corned beef was piled high on rye, with just the right proportion of sauerkraut and melted Swiss, and a crunchy dill pickle. The sandwich normally is served with Thousand Island dressing, but he changed it up with bleu cheese. The Reuben passed the test with flying colors.

I focused on the breakfast menu, which is served all day. An avowed omelet fan, I wasn’t disappointed with a delicious blend of creamy cheese, grilled onions, spinach and ham. For a side, I chose hash browns, which arrived light, slightly crispy and ready to be seasoned to personal liking.

My companion felt compelled to complete the homey diner experience with a slice of warm cherry pie a la mode for a sweet finish to an enjoyable meal.

The restaurant begins the New Year with a change in

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Changing its hours with the New Year, Glen Oak Restaurant now serves breakfast and lunch daily in the heart of downtown Glen Ellyn.

Warm cherry pie served a la mode is a sweet closer. hours, serving from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. Its Facebook page states the shift reflects patrons’ preference to dine out for breakfast and lunch rather than dinner. The full bar service will continue. And late afternoon and evenings, the restaurant will be available for private events.

We’re looking forward to trying other dishes next time around, knowing we won’t leave hungry. The ample leftovers we took home tasted great for lunch the next day.

The new menu offers a wide array of breakfast

specialties including sweet or savory crepes, multiple Benedict variations and gluten-free pancakes, plus panini, burgers, wraps, salads, sandwiches and other fare.

We learned Glen Oak has been around for three decades, and now we know why.

The Mystery Diner is a newsroom employee at Suburban Life Media. The diner’s identity is not revealed to the restaurant staff before or during the meal. Only positive dining experiences will result in published reviews.

A standout Reuben piled high with flavorful corned beef is one of the sandwich specialties at Glen Oak Restaurant in Glen Ellyn.

Glen Oak Restaurant n Where: 479 Pennsylvania Ave., Glen Ellyn n Hours: 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily n Dress code: Casual n Info: 630-469-6262, www.glenoakrestaurant.com

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“Keep Your Edges Glued Down” Art Exhibit, 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Addison Center for the Arts Gallery, Addison Trail High School, 213 N. Lombard Ave., Addison. Mixed- media art exhibit by The Collage Sisthars Collaborative.

Runs through Feb. 1. For information, call 630-458-4500 or visit www. addisoncenterforthehearts.com.

Carl Sandburg Exhibit, 1 to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays through April 20, Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst. This exhibit explores the years from 1919 until 1930 when Sandburg lived in Elmhurst. His story is told through rare photos, ilm clips, touch-screen interactives, and an array of loaned artifacts. Admission is free. For information, visit www. elmhursthistory.org.

JAN. 10 Westmont High School Sentinels Athletic Booster Club Dinner, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Westmont High School, 909 N. Oakwood Drive, Westmont.

The Westmont High School Sentinels Athletic Booster Club is hosting the Sentinel Round Up Dinner with a BBQ dinner, live country music, rafles, basketball and more. Cost for dinner is $8 per person. For information, call 630-468-8100.

Bridal Showcase, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster Street, Naperville. Planning a wedding? Make this complex job easier with opportunities for one-on-one discussions with more than 40 vendors. For information, visit www. napersettlement.com.

JAN. 11 Cosmic Skate, Saturday, Center Ice of DuPage, 1N450 Highland Ave., Glen Ellyn. Center Ice of DuPage offers Cosmic Skate Friday and Saturday nights. Enjoy a fun time on the rink with lights and music. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children (10 and under) and seniors (55 and over).

Skate rental is available for $2.50.

Hours are 8:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday and 8:50 to 10:20 p.m. on Saturdays.

For information and to check times, visit www.centericeofdupage.com.

Cooking Class at Bakersfield, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Bakersield, 330 E. Ogden Ave., Westmont. Monthly cooking class series led by Executive Chef Patrick Cassata. Each course will feature a different theme. The participants will not only learn to create new recipes, but will also explore beverage pairings for each dish (wine, cocktail, smoothie). The January class will highlight “Gluten Free Comfort Foods.” Cost is $40 for one class or $100 for all three in the series. For in-

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FOREST PRESERVE VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT WHERE: Headquarters at Danada Forest Preserve, 3S580 Naperville Road, Wheaton WHEN: Open house 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 11, and Q&A session 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 COST & INFO: The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County presents a “Step Up and Volunteer!” open house in January, and an in-depth, question-and-answer session in February. Pictured is a volunteer working with one of the raptors at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. The open house will highlight diverse opportunities in a one-hour presentation at 10 a.m., with volunteers and staff on hand. Volunteers teach school groups and families about nature, care for animals, restore habitats, maintain public areas, and help visitors explore trails and outdoor activities. Adults, junior volunteers and families can choose from weekly, monthly and one-time opportunities, while groups can work on special projects. For details, call Volunteer Services at 630-933-7681. Visit www.dupageforest.org/Volunteer.aspx.

formation, call 630-568-3615 or visit www.bakersieldrestaurant.com.

Rockin’ Lock-In, 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Wagner Community Center, 615 N. West Ave., Elmhurst. Get ready for a rockin’ good time! Featuring a DJ, dancing, games, dodgeball, open gymnastics, and pizza. For information, visit www.epd.org.

Author J. Ferdinand Rizza Book Signing, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Brewster’s Alehouse, 103 E. Irving Park Road, Roselle. Author J. Ferdinand Rizza will signing copies of his book, “Children of the Swamp, Second Edition,” at Brewster’s Alehouse in Roselle on Saturday, Jan. 11. Rizza is a Carol Stream resident. For information, call 877-727-0697.

Chili Open Golf Outing, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Twin Lakes Golf Club, 400 W. 59th Street, Westmont. Speciic rules have been developed for this golf open in the snow. Fee includes greens fees, prizes, snow golf balls, hot dogs, chili, and beverage. For information, visit www.wpd4fun.org.

JAN. 12 Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Danada Equestrian Center, 3S507 Naperville Road, Wheaton.

Relax on a 15-minute ride through prairies and woodland. Wagons are used in place of sleighs when there is less than 4 inches of packed snow on the trail. All ages. Tickets, $5 per person ages 13 and up; $2 ages 5 to 12; under 5 free, are available in the main barn beginning at 11:30 a.m. Groups of 15 or more should reserve private

rides. For information, call 630-6686012 or visit dupageforest.org.

JAN. 13 Evening with Author Daniel P. Smith, 7 p.m. Monday, Clarendon Hills Public Library, 7 N. Prospect Ave., Clarendon Hills. Smith is the author of “On the Job: Behind the Stars of the Chicago Police Department,” describing never-before-told stories of the toll the job exacts on the oficers and their lives while interweaving a discussion of Chicago’s criminal landscape, police department culture and history.

Advance registration required. For information, call 630-323-8188 or visit www.clarendonhillslibrary.org.

$125 plus a $25 supply fee per person; advance registration required. For information, call 630-206-9566 or visit www.dupageforest.org.

Free Screening of “Marty”, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Clarendon Hills Public Library, 7 N. Prospect Ave., Clarendon Hills. Register in advance. Refreshments will be served. For information, call 630-323-8188 or visit www. clarendonhillslibrary.org.

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Aaron Copland’s “The Tender Land,” 7:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Arena Theater, Jenks Hall, 433 Howard Street, Wheaton. Wheaton College’s Opera Music Theater will perform “The Tender Land,” set in the AmeriJAN. 14 can Midwest at harvest time during the 1930s. The story focuses on the “Exploring Watercolors” Art Class, Moss family and their daughter, who Tuesday, Mayslake Peabody Estate, is about to become the irst member 1717 W. 31st Street, Oak Brook. The sixof the farming family to graduate part class will take place Jan. 14 to Feb. from high school. Tickets are $10 18 on Tuesdays and is open to adults each, available at the door or at the only. Sessions for beginners are offered Ticket and Information Ofice. For from 1 to 3:30 p.m., and sessions for information, call 630-752-5099. intermediate and advanced painters are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12:30 JAN. 16 p.m. The course costs $125 per person; register in advance. For information, Young Frankenstein, Thursday, Drury call 630-206-9566 or visit www.

Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane Theatre, dupageforest.org.

Oakbrook Terrace. “Young Franken“Introduction to Relief Printmaking” stein” is a wickedly inspired re-imagArt Class, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, ining of the Frankenstein legend Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. based on Mel Brooks’ classic comedy 31st Street, Oak Brook. The six-part masterpiece, hailed by the American program will meet Jan. 14 to Feb. 18 Film Institute as one of the funniest on Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and is movies of all time. For information, open to adults only. The course costs visit www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

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Hinsdale Central High School looks to build momentum from Proviso West tournament

By SCOTT SCHMID sschmid@shawmedia.com HINSDALE – Coming off four victories at the esteemed Proviso West Holiday Tournament, Hinsdale Central’s boys basketball team has plenty of reason for optimism heading into the new year.

“I think we played some of our best basketball there,” Hinsdale Central coach Nick Latorre said. “And it was really nice to get five games there; I think the first three years there we only played three games.

Overall, it was a very positive tournament and I like the direction this team is going.”

One player instrumental in the success was junior Matt Rafferty, who was selected to the all-tournament second team at Proviso West.

“He’s good,” Latorre said.

“He does a little bit of everything. That’s the thing about him, he is so versatile. And he can knock down shots, which creates matchup problems for people.”

Latorre also pointed out the contributions of senior Grant Lillard, though what he provides often doesn’t show up in the scorebook.

“He’s had tremendous games for us,” the coach said.

“It’s not a surprise to us. He is so good defensively, he can guard all five positions on the floor. We knew it, we thought it. We had him projected as the Jared Eck [a senior last year] guy. We thought he could fill that role and he has done it very, very well.”

The Red Devils take a record of 10-3 into 2014 and the most exciting part might be that Latorre still sees room for improvement.

“We need to get better in some areas, and I think we can

Keys to success Hinsdale Central head coach Nick Latorre has a few ideas of how the new year will be successful:

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We are going to need perimeter shooting because teams are going to start double-teaming Matt Rafferty. We need to knock down shots; we need someone who can stretch a defense so teams have to play Rafferty more honestly.

We need to continue to improve defensively, especially defending the dribble drive. That’s been a sore point at times.

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get better in those areas,” he said. “I think we’ve had some games where we turned the ball over excessively. We always can get better at taking care of the ball.

“I think we can get a little crisper running our offense against pressure. But we have young guards, and in the second half of the season, our young guards need to continue to make strides. And [football players] Ian Bunting and Chase Hamilton are just getting their basketball feet.”

Hinsdale Central will end up having nine days off between games as Tuesday’s contest against highly-regarded St. Viator was canceled due to the weather. That game is expected to be played on Saturday, one day after the Red Devils return to the court against Proviso West in a West Suburban Silver affair.

“They [Proviso West] are dangerous because they play so hard and they are so athletic,” Latorre said. “If we can take Bill Ackerman - backerman@shawmedia.com care of the ball and rebound, we should be OK. But they pose Hinsdale Central’s Chase Hamilton passes the ball downcourt in a Proviso West Holiday Tournament game a lot of problems because of against St. Joseph. The Red Devils lost a close game but went 4-1 at the tourney to build momentum for the second half of the season. their athleticism.”

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Hornet boys back in action after holiday layoff seal the win. Engo led the way with 16 points.

Hinsdale South’s boys basSouth is scheduled to reketball team claimed the title turn to action at 7:30 p.m. toat DeKalb’s Chuck Dayton night when it hosts Willowholiday tournament on Dec. brook in a West Suburban 27 and will return to the court Gold game. at 6 p.m. tonight for a West Suburban Gold game against GIRLS BASKETBALL host and two-time defending conference champ Proviso Hinsdale South Sydney Kopp scored 16 East. points and Gennifer Simpson added 12 points when the HorBOYS BASKETBALL nets faced Willowbrook in a Downers Grove South West Suburban Gold conferAfter falling to Providence ence game on Saturday, but St. Mel, 60-59, in the first game the Warriors won, 58-38, as of the Proviso West Holiday South’s record slipped to 7-9 Tournament, Downers Grove overall and 2-1 in the WSG. South’s boys basketball team responded with a 54-46 win Hinsdale Central over Foreman on Dec. 27.

The Red Devils wrapped Danny Spinuzza played all up play at the Wheaton North 32 minutes, scored 17 points holiday tournament on Dec. and was 11-of-14 at the free 28 and are scheduled to return throw line. Kovas Rugienius to game action when they host led all scorers with 18 points, Proviso West at 6 p.m. tonight. and Paul Engo III added nine points against Foreman.

South closed the tourna- Downers Grove South After wrapping up play ment with a narrow, 50-46 defeat against Westinghouse. at the Oswego East HoliBack-to-back steals on defense day Tournament on Dec. 28, led to layups at the other end the Mustangs are scheduled for Engo late in the fourth to end a lengthy break from quarter as the Mustangs made game action when they go on Jason Rossi - jrossi@shawmedia.com it a 47-46 game, but Westing- the road for a 7:30 p.m. game house was 3-of-4 at the foul tonight against West Subur- Hinsdale South’s Barret Benson (left) looks to make a pass to Brian Kern in a game earlier this season.

Benson and the Hornets return to game action tonight with a game at Proviso East. line in the final 20 seconds to ban Gold foe Willowbrook.

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Anlauf trades shoulder pads for basketball shorts SUBURBAN LIFE MEDIA High schools sports are getting back in the swing of things for the new year after a slow week. However, college teams didn’t slow down during the holiday season, giving area products a chance to showcase their basketball talents at several college programs.

Anlauf switches from football to basketball Brad Anlauf (Hinsdale Central) started his college athletic career with the University of Michigan football team, but has since traded in his

shoulder pads for basketball shorts. The 6-foot-4 sophomore forward walked on to the Wolverines’ basketball team this season. So far this season he has seen action in six games and has scored one basket and grabbed two rebounds.

day against Lakeland College.

Kladas made 6-of-12 field goals, In his sophomore season including 5-of-10 from 3-point with the Washington Universi- range against Lakeland. ty men’s basketball team, Tom Garvin (Hinsdale Central) has Romiti finds a role played in seven games and is with USC Upstate A freshman at the Univeraveraging 2.4 points on 40 persity of South Carolina Upstate, cent shooting for the Bears.

Toni Romiti (Hinsdale South) Brock Benson playing ball has played in 11 games with one Kladas connects in recent for Hope College start. So far this season, she is A sophomore with the game with Aurora U. Hope College men’s basketball A sophomore for the Auro- averaging 1.6 points and 16 minteam, Brock Benson (Hinsdale ra University men’s basket- utes per game while shooting South) has played in 11 games ball team, Nick Kladas (Hins- 10-of-12 at the free throw line. this season with one start, and dale Central) is averaging 7.8 is averaging 8.6 points and 5.1 points per game for the Spar- Hornet duo in action for rebounds per game on 63 per- tans. Most recently, he scored Augustana basketball cent shooting.

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Andrea McNally and Natalie Tomerlin are sophomores playing for Augustana’s women’s basketball team. A guard, McNally has played in nine games with two starts and is averaging 2.9 points per game.

Tomerlin has seen action in 10 games and is scoring 2.6 points per outing.

Sarros makes debut at Washington University Lily Sarros has seen action in seven games as a freshman with the Washington University women’s basketball team and is averaging 1.2 rebounds per game.

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Of the 12 teams that started the 2013 playoffs, the Bears only played four of them. In five games against Green Bay (2), Cincinnati, New Orleans and Philadelphia, the Bears were 2-3.

The Bengals game was the first game of the season and the Bengals did as much or more to lose it as the Bears did to win it, kind of like Cincinnati’s third consecutive first round playoff exit last Sunday.

Their other win over the Packers was accomplished without Aaron Rodgers as quarterback. Including the Bears game in which Rodgers went out after their first possession, the Packers were 2-5-1 without Rodgers including losses to the Giants, Lions and Steelers.

The Bears losses to New Orleans and Philadelphia were their only two

losses of the year in which they were noncompetitive, and their other five losses besides a loss to the Packers were to Detroit (2) and the last place Rams, Vikings and Redskins.

The Bears are clearly not in the same league with this year’s playoff teams.

For starters, the Bears need to get better at quarterback. Seven of the 12 playoff starters including Nick Foles, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick (91.6) had better passer ratings than Jay Cutler and all but Kaepernick were at least 12 points better at 101.2 and above while Cutler was 89.2.

The other five Alex Smith (89.1), Andy Dalton (88.8), Cam Newton (88.8), Tom Brady (87.3) and Andrew Luck (87.0) were all almost even with Cutler in rating, all of them threw more touchdowns and only Dalton and Newton threw more picks.

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with all of these playoff clubs at running back and wide receiver. With the possible exception of the Broncos, the Bears are better than any of those clubs at those positions.

The only 2013 playoff teams that aren’t clearly more talented on the offensive line than the Bears are Indianapolis, San Diego and Green Bay. The Bears line was effective most of the time this season, but it’s not capable of taking over games the way the 49ers, Eagles, Seahawks, Panthers, Broncos, Patriots and Chiefs can at times.

If you’re a Bears fan you already know that defensively they just don’t match up, particularly in the NFC. Seattle, the number one seed in the NFC also is first in the NFL in scoring defense. The second seeded Panthers are second in the league in fewest points allowed, the fifth seeded 49ers are third and the sixth seeded Saints are fourth.

In the AFC, the Bengals and Chiefs tied for fifth in the league in scoring defense, the Colts were ninth in the league, the Patriots 10th and the Char-

gers were actually 11th.

Nine of the 12 playoff teams are in the top 11 in scoring defense. In that top 11 only the Cardinals – seventh in points allowed and 10-6 – and the Dolphins – eighth and 8-8 – failed to make the playoffs.

The Bears were 30th in scoring defense in 2013, tied with the Redskins and only the Vikings were worse.

The Bears dramatic improvement on offense under Marc Trestman this year was exciting and at times a lot of fun to watch. But their decline from fifth in the NFL in total defense in 2012, eighth vs. the run and third in points allowed is the reason they fell from 10-6 to 8-8 and are not currently a legitimate contender.

It is quite possible the Bears will improve at quarterback as Cutler spends more time with Trestman, but the only way they’re going back to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons and just the second time in the last eight is by turning over the defensive half of their roster with a lot more talent.

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that doesn’t need nearly as much improvement as the other side of the ball.

That’s a reminder that we don’t know how McCown fits in the Bears’ priorities during the next few months with a defense to fix, but we have a good idea where he is among Cutler’s priorities.

“I’d like to see him come back,” Cutler said after signing his seven-year contract. “I know we’d love to have him back. I know Phil touched on it. We’d like to have him back in the building just because of the amount of work he does behind the scenes with the younger players and myself. Just the experience he brings to the quarterback room, it’s very valuable.

“We’ll see how that works out.”

McCown will have his suitors, and he’ll keep in mind his four kids that live in North Carolina as he decides what’s best for his family. By the time free agency opens on March 11, the Bears will have a better grasp on their cap situation, how McCown would fit into the fold and if they can bring a fan and team favorite back next season.

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$2 million guaranteed; and Ryan Fitzpatrick, Titans, two years, $6.5 million, $1.75 million guaranteed.

Those quarterbacks, though, all signed with teams that did not just throw $54 million guaranteed at its starter.

Of the teams paying the most guaranteed money for its starting quarterback, only one rewarded its backup more than $1 million in base salary last season: the Lions paid Shaun Hill $2.4 million (Kyle Orton restructured his deal to lower his base salary after Tony Romo got paid).

Backups for Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are still on their rookie deals, Joe Flacco’s backup – Tyrod Taylor – made a little more than a half million, while Matt Ryan’s backup – Dominique Davis – made $480,000. McCown’s brother, Luke, made $840,000 as Drew Brees’ backup.

The Bears would need to find an amount that works for McCown, but also isn’t dedicating too much 2014 money to the quarterback position, one

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Jay Cutler received the richest check the franchise has signed, but what’s next for his backup?

Josh McCown played sensational football in his five starts and time in relief in two other games, while also igniting a quarterback controversy (albeit, outside the walls Josh of Halas Hall) during McCown what coach Marc Trestman referred to as Cutler’s best season.

McCown, who turns 35 in July, completed 66.5 percent of his passes for 13 touchdowns and one interception, good for a passer rating of 109.0.

“Love to have Josh back. I’ve expressed that to him,” general manager Phil Emery said Thursday. “Josh, through his play, has earned the right to have choices, and he’s got a lot of them and he’ll have a lot of them. He does

know he has a home here and that we’ll do everything we can to make it work if he decides he still wants to play here.”

Can the Bears afford McCown? It may seem like a ridiculous question when talking about a 35-year-old backup, journeyman quarterback who made $840,000 in 2013. But, as Emery said, McCown will have options.

The Bears signed Jason Campbell to a $3.5 million deal in 2012 with a $2 million signing bonus, so McCown and his representation could use that as a place to start.

Or, they could look at the highest-paid backups in the league. Here are some of the noteworthy and lucrative backup quarterback contracts signed last offseason (all contract details per Spotrac): Chase Daniel, Chiefs, three years, $10 million, $4.8 million guaranteed; Matt Moore, Dolphins, two years, $8 million, $4 million guaranteed; Matt Hasselbeck, Colts, two years, $7.25 million, $3 million guaranteed; Matt Cassel, Vikings, two years, $7.4 million,

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Russia is the largest country in the world and has almost twice the land of the U.S. Russia is north of Asia, stretching from Europe in the west to the North Pacific Ocean in the east.

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What language do they speak?

The official and most widely spoken language of Russia is the Russian language, but there are many other languages and dialects that can be heard over a country of that size.

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Russian is written using a Cyrillic alphabet, which uses different characters than English.

The word “Russia” in Russian is written POccnr, and is pronounced “Ross-SEE-ya.”

Where is Sochi?

Sochi is a resort city located on the Black Sea in a region of Russia called Krasnodar. The alpine events will take place in the Caucasus Mountains near the area called Krasnaya Polyana.

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Get more fiber For many, the new year provides a reason to examine the changes we would like to make for a healthier life. Focusing on fiber intake is one important and easy modification to consider.

Research has shown that fiber has a wide range of health benefits, but Americans struggle with getting their daily dose. The FDA recommends consuming 20 to 30 grams of fiber per day, but less than 3 percent of Americans actually do so.

Registered dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner says adding fiber into the diet can be easy and flavorful with just a little planning. Ideally, she recommends choosing foods with natural fiber rather than overly processed foods with added fiber.

1. “Veggify:” Add vegetables to your omelets, sandwiches, pizza and pasta. Add veggies dipped in lowfat dressing at lunch and start dinner with a little garden salad with chopped prunes for extra flavor.

2. Bean boost: Add beans and lentils to up your fiber intake. Add black beans to tacos, garbanzos to salads, kidney beans to stir fries, white beans to pasta dishes and lentils to ground beef before making burger patties.

3. Fruity snack time: On-the-go portable fruits such as apples, pears and oranges are good between-meal choices.

4. Grain swap: Whole grain toast instead of white toast for breakfast, brown rice stir fry for lunch, whole grain crackers for a snack and whole grain pasta for dinner can go a long way in helping you achieve the daily fiber recommendation.

5. Drink up: Fiber is not only for eating, you can also drink it.

Look for a variety of juices with natural fiber included, or make your own smoothies with fruits and veggies.

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Americans and their coffee. Has there ever been a more tumultuous love story?

Everyone likes it a little bit different — half-caf mocha no whip with soy anyone?

Luckily, as the temperatures dip each year, we have coffee shops that put up with our ridiculousness.

So what’s new with coffee?

Apparently a lot. We recently caught up with two downtown Canton, Ohio, coffee shop owners, Cathy Wyatt of Carpe Diem and Alex Haas of Muggswigz.

“Ask me to talk about coffee? You will be sorry!”

Wyatt joked in an email.

Wyatt, a self-proclaimed “bean nerd,” said she has noticed a big change in customer inquiries in the 10 years since opening Carpe Diem.

“Over the years my customers have become more savvy java junkies,” Wyatt said. “They are more knowledgeable about where the beans come from — whether they are organic, fair trade, single variety, etc.”

It isn’t only coffee shops that are being asked the tough questions about coffee, said Haas. He has noticed restaurants are being asked to stock better coffee.

“Specialty coffee is still in a growth phase,” he said.

Haas said the coffee in-

dustry mirrors fashion in that what is old is new again.

Anyone else notice that the side ponytail is back for women’s hair? It’s like we don’t even remember the disasters of the ‘80s.

The same with coffee.

The “new” big deal in java is manual drip coffee, Haas said. Manual drip is popular with coffee afficionados because it allows better control over both the water temperature and the brew process time.

“It’s part of an industry push to encourage people to buy more frequently, but in smaller units,” Haas said.

Manual drip is brewed by the cup most of the time.

The French press is also back with a vengeance.

The silver lining with a pickier clientele? Folks have become more patient.

“For a good cup of coffee, people will wait,” Haas said.

Farm-specific coffee also is the way of the future, he added.

In more rural coffee hubs such as South America, smaller farms are starting to figure out they can make money by staying separate, instead of the previous practice of mixing beans from multiple farms to ship in bulk, said Haas.

“Now (the farmers) are seeing they can sell their own as high-end coffee,” he said.

“They are seeing the payoff and raising the prices.”

Bean breakdown The terms can get confusing. Decipher the great coffee lexicon with some help from the glossary at Coffeereview.com, a coffeebuying guide: Fair traded coffee: Coffee that has been purchased from farmers at a “fair” price as defined by international agencies. The extra paid these farmers under fair trade arrangements is modest.

American roast: Coffee roasted to traditional American taste: medium brown.

French roast: Coffee brought to degrees of roast considerably darker than the American norm; may range in color from dark brown (Espresso Roast) to nearly black (Dark French Roast) and in flavor from rich and bittersweet to thin-bodied and burned.

Java: Java coffees are grown on large farms or estates, most operated by the government, and are wet-processed using modern methods. They best display the low-toned richness characteristic of other Indonesia coffees.

Arabica: The earliest cultivated species of coffee tree and still the most widely grown. It produces approximately 70 percent of the world’s coffee, and is dramatically superior in cup quality to the other principal commercial coffee species, Coffea canephora or Robusta.

Balance: Tasting term applied to coffees for which no single characteristic overwhelms others, but that display sufficient complexity to be interesting.

Body: The sensation of heaviness, richness or thickness and associated texture when one tastes coffee. Body, along with flavor, acidity and aroma, is one of the principal categories used by professional tasters cupping, or sensory evaluation of coffee.

Brewing that perfect pot Cold-water method: Brewing method in which ground coffee is soaked in a proportionally small amount of cold water for 10 to 20 hours. The grounds are strained out and the resulting concentrated coffee is stored and mixed with hot water as needed (or use for iced coffee).

Drip method: Brewing method that allows hot water to settle through a bed of ground coffee.

French press: Brewing method that separates spent grounds from brewed coffee by pressing them to the bottom of the brewing receptacle with a mesh plunger. Also called plunger pot method.

Open-pot method: Brewing method in which the ground coffee is steeped (not boiled) in an open pot, and separated from the brewed coffee by settling or straining.

Vacuum-filter method: Brewing method that differs from other filter methods in that the brewing water is drawn through the ground coffee by means of a partial vacuum.

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mysuburbanlife.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY WHEATON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS JOHN PETRUSHA A/K/A JOHN R PETRUSHA; EDGEBROOK BANK; WATERFALL GLEN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 16W477 MOCKINGBIRD LANE APARTMENT 106 WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527 2012 CH 004916 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on March 5, 2013, DUPAGE COUNTY SHERIFF in DU PAGE County, Illinois, will on February 13, 2014, in 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL, at 10:00 a.m., sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DU PAGE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 10-02-312-022 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 16W477 MOCKINGBIRD LANE APARTMENT 106 WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527 Description of Improvements: 16 UNIT CONDO WITH NO GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $118,127.08.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1219393 Plaintiff's attorney is

ey not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I581592 January 3, 10, 17, 2014 Hinsdale Suburban Life F12050520 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTYWHEATON, ILLINOIS Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, Plaintiff, vs.

Jose Antonio Zamora; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., d/b/a America's Servicing Company; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Ismael Zamora; Dorehida Liza Vera aka Tapia Cabrera; The Hinsdale Point Condominium Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Property Address: 3B Kingery Quarter Unit 207, Willowbrook, Illinois 60527 12 CH 5413 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the aboveentitled cause on July 11, 2013, I, Sheriff, John E Zaruba of Dupage County, Illinois, will hold a sale on February 13, 2014 , commencing at 10AM , at Dupage County Sheriff's Office, 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187. to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 3B Kingery Quarter Unit 207, Willowbrook, Illinois 60527 P.I.N.: 10-02-307-351 First Lien Position; Condominium; Judgment Amount $136,259.72 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dupage County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I580762 January 3, 10, 17, 2014 Hinsdale Suburban Life IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY WHEATON, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC. SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC, PLAINTIFF VS JULIA KOZIEL A/K/A JULIA A KOZIEL A/K/A JULIA A SLUSARZ A/K/A JULIA

A ZUCHARA; CITIMORTGAGE, INC. S/B/M TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.; WATERFALL GLEN CONVERSION; DEFENDANTS 16W525 MOCKINGBIRD LN 20 WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527 2013 CH 000468 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on November 12, 2013, DUPAGE COUNTY SHERIFF in DU PAGE County, Illinois, will on February 20, 2014, in 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL, at 10:00 a.m., sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DU PAGE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 10-02-312-057 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 16W525 MOCKINGBIRD LN 20 WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527 Description of Improvements: 16 UNIT CONDO WITH NO GARAGE The Judgment amount was $97,101.44.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1302094 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I582514 January 10, 17, 24, 2014 Hinsdale Suburban Life

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F12050520 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTYWHEATON, ILLINOIS Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, Plaintiff, vs.

Jose Antonio Zamora; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., d/b/a America's Servicing Company; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Ismael Zamora; Dorehida Liza Vera aka Tapia Cabrera; The Hinsdale Point Condominium Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

Property Address: 3B Kingery Quarter Unit 207, Willowbrook, Illinois 60527 12 CH 5413 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the aboveentitled cause on July 11, 2013, I, Sheriff, John E Zaruba of Dupage County, Illinois, will hold a sale on February 13, 2014 , commencing at 10AM , at Dupage County Sheriff's Office, 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187. to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: UNIT NO. 3-207 IN HINSDALE POINT CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A PLAT OF SURVEY OF A PORTION OF THAT PART OF LOT 2 IN RAMLIN ROSE SOUTH ASSESSMENT PLAT OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 8, 1968, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R688754, IN DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "C" TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP FOR HINSDALE POINT ADD ON CONDOMINIUM AND OF EASEMENTS RELATING TO UNCONVERTED AREA, RECORDED IN DU PAGE COUNTY AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R80-50150 (THE DECLARATION) TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. Commonly known as: 3B Kingery Quarter Unit 207, Willowbrook, Illinois 60527 P.I.N.: 10-02-307-351 First Lien Position; Co

Condominium; Judgment Amount $136,259.72 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Dupage County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I580762 January 3, 10, 17, 2014 Hinsdale Suburban Life

by naming the following person as the Special Representative of the above named decedent Dennis Jarosik: Russell R. Custer, Jr., Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd., 1900 Spring Road, Ste. 200, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 (630) 571-1900. The Plaintiff in the above case seeks the foreclosure of a certain mortgage upon real estate commonly known as: 1649 Old Oak Place, Darien, Illinois 60561 PIN 10-04-108009.

A judgment of foreclosure and a subsequent judicial sale will result in not only the loss of the property, but also any interest in the property that the heirs or legatees of Dennis Jarosik may have in the property. More importantly, occupants may be required to move out of the property. If you are an heir or legatee of Dennis Jarosik you must file an appearance in the above identified lawsuit to protect your interest, if any, in the real estate.

You may also contact the Special Representative identified above to act as intermediary between the heirs/legatees and the lender for any pertinent communications, and if asked, to communicate any payoff request to the lender.

Dated: January 7, 2014 at Oak Brook, Illinois Russell R. Custer, Jr. Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. 1900 Spring Road, Suite 200 Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 571-1900 Attorney No. 59575

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PNC BANK, National ) January 10, 17, 24, 2014 Association, Plaintiff, )13 Suburban Life 7127 DAR v. )CH Unknown Heirs and )2944 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Legatees of Dennis ) COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Jarosik aka Dennis J. ) COUNTY DEPARTMENT Jarosik, et al., Defendants.)

Re: 1649 Old Oak Place PROBATE DIVISION Darien, Illinois 60561 Estate of )2013 Mikel T. Dodd )P Deceased )6420 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Notice is given of the death of the decedent, Dennis Jarosik Mikel T. Dodd, whose address aka Dennis J. Jarosik; Michael was 145 Hillcrest Avenue, Jarosik aka Michael Casey Hinsdale, Illinois 60521.

Jarosik; Bonnie Reszke aka Bonnie J. Reszke; Unknown Letters of Office were issued Occupants that pursuant to 735 on December 13, 2013 to ILCS 5/13-209 (Death of Party) Name: Lauren Biszewski an order was entered on De- Address: 145 Hillcrest Avenue cember 12, 2013, by the Court Hinsdale, Illinois 60521 as

MySuburbanLife.com/jobs INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR whose attorney is Jeffrey Kabbe NOTICE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEES Notice is hereby given to Lauren M. Biszewski, Mikel Alexander Dodd, Sophia JoAnna Dodd, Isabella Marie Dodd, Mikel T. Dodd Living Trust dated February 25, 2011 and Unknown Heirs, who are heirs or legatees of the above proceeding.

To probate a will and whose name and address is not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the Court on December 13, 2013 admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in section 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/6-21).

You will also have the right under section 8-2 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by tiling a petition with the Court within six (6) months after the admission of the will to probate.

The estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Court Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of The Circuit Court Clerk, 50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before July 11, 2014. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, if any, within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Circuit Clerk.

DOROTHY BROWN,

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Naperville 60563 (630) 219-4200 OF COOK COUNTY Jeffrey Kabbe Attorney No.: 47272 Attorney for Lauren Biszewski 1952 McDowell Road, Suite 101

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., PLAINTIFF VS JOHN PETRUSHA A/K/A JOHN R PETRUSHA; EDGEBROOK BANK; WATERFALL GLEN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 16W477 MOCKINGBIRD LANE, APARTMENT 106 WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527 2012 CH 004916 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on March 5, 2013, DUPAGE COUNTY SHERIFF in DU PAGE County, Illinois, will on February 13, 2014, in 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL, at 10:00 a.m., sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DU PAGE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: BUILDING NUMBER 26, UNIT NUMBER 106 IN WATERFALL GLEN CONDOMINIUMS, AS DELINEATED ON A PLAT OF SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND: PARCEL 1: THAT PART OF LOT 2 IN RAMLIN ROSE SOUTH ASSESSMENT PLAT OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTH OF A LINE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 2 DISTANT 2075.35 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE RUNNING NORTH 89 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 135 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 70 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 415 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 8, 1968 AS DOCUMENT R68-8754, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS CREATED BY GRANT OF EASEMENT DATED OCTOBER 6, 1969 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1969 AS DOCUMENT R69-48607 FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER THAT PART OF THE WEST 66 FEET OF LOT 2 IN RAMLIN ROSE SOUTH ASSESSMENT PLAT OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING NORTH OF THE LINE 2075.35 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2 AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 2, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. WHICH PLAT OF SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED JANUARY 3, 2007 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2007-001102; TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. TAX NO. 10-02-312-022 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 16W477 MOCKINGBIRD LANE, APARTMENT 106 WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527 Description of Improvements: 16 UNIT CONDO WITH NO GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $118,127.08.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1219393 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DUPAGE COUNTY - WHEATON, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC, PLAINTIFF VS JULIA KOZIEL A/K/A JULIA A KOZIEL A/K/A JULIA A SLUSARZ A/K/A JULIA A ZUCHARA; CITIMORTGAGE, INC. S/B/M TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.; WATERFALL GLEN CONVERSION; DEFENDANTS 16W525 MOCKINGBIRD LN 20 WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527 2013 CH 000468 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on November 12, 2013, DUPAGE COUNTY SHERIFF in DU PAGE County, Illinois, will on February 20, 2014, in 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL, at 10:00 a.m., sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DU PAGE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: BUILDING NUMBER 28 UNIT NUMBER (S) 201 IN WATERFALL GLEN CONDOMINIUMS CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A PLAT OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND: PARCEL 1: THAT PART OF LOT 2 IN RAMLIN ROSE SOUTH ASSESSMENT PLAT OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTH OF A LINE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 2 DISTANT 2075.35 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE RUNNING NORTH 89 DEGREES, 37 MINUTES, 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 135 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES, 00 MINUTES, 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 70 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES, 37 MINUTES, 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 415 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 8, 1968 AS DOCUMENT R68-8754, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS CREATED BY GRANT OF EASEMENT DATED OCTOBER 6, 1969 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1969 AS DOCUMENT R69-48607 FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER THAT PART OF THE WEST 66 FEET OF LOT 2 IN RAMLIN ROSE SOUTH ASSESSMENT PLAT OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING NORTH OF THE LINE 2075.35 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2 AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 2, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.WHICH PLAT OF SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT 'A' TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED JANUARY 3, 2007 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2007-001102; TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS.SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 10-02-312-057 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 16W525 MOCKINGBIRD LN 20, WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527 Description of Improvements: 16 UNIT CONDO WITH NO GARAGE The Judgment amount was $97,101.44.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com.

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