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Commission hears vision for STCmallBy ASHLEY SLOBODA

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ST. CHARLES – The con-tract buyers of CharlestowneMall presented their plansTuesday to revive the shop-ping center.

Much of what they toldthe St. Charles Plan Commis-sion was similar to what theyshared at the Planning andDevelopment Committee lastmonth.

This time, however, thepresentation was part of a pub-lic hearing about their requestto amend the existing PUD or-dinance to allow for proposedimprovements.

David Pyle, an execu-tive vice president with TheKrausz Companies, said theywant to change some physicalaspects of the mall to makeit more attractive to tenants,such as adding restaurantsand banks along Route 64, re-doing the main entrance andmaking the cinemas more vis-

ible.Now, he said, Charlestowne

Mall is like a fortress.“You don’t know what’s in

there until you go in,” Pylesaid.

The mall’s interior also willget a new look, he said, listinga fireplace and children’s playarea as potential elements.The goal is to make the malla safe place for people to eat,shop and have fun.

“It’s a gathering place,”Pyle said.

Commission members ex-pressed concerns about park-ing for the businesses alongRoute 64, traffic flow and walk-ability. Member Tim Kessleralso wanted assurances thatthe exterior improvementswould make the entire mall– not just sections of it – looknew.

Pyle noted they don’t have

control over Kohl’s and VonMaur because the retailersown their buildings.

Despite their questions andconcerns, commission mem-bers said they liked the plans.

“I really appreciate and likewhat you’re proposing here,”Brian Doyle said.

Resident Bill Page wantedto make sure the contract pur-chasers – known collectivelyas SC Main 3800 – felt the com-munity’s support.

“We’re being thrown alifeline, an economic enginewe haven’t had in years,” hesaid, cautioning the commis-sion from criticizing the colorand weave of the metaphori-cal rope. “I assure you, the cit-izens, are fully supportive ofan innovative plan like this. Ihope it comes to fruition.”

The public hearing wascontinued to Oct. 22. The PlanCommission is expected tomake a recommendation tothe St. Charles City Council atthat time.

Illustration provided

A rendering of a revamped Charlestowne Mall is seen.

By ERIC [email protected]

BATAVIA – The future ofHouston Street became a littlemore clear Tuesday.

Aldermen at Tuesday’sJoint Committee of the Wholemeeting voted 10-2 to recom-mend approval of the design ofstreetscape improvements forthe street. As proposed, the im-provements would not occuruntil 2015.

The recommendation will

now go before the City Coun-cil. Aldermen had previouslyexpressed concern with re-ducing the number of parkingspaces from 41 to 29 as part ofthe proposed design. They alsowere concerned about the de-sign of the proposed bike path.

City staff had asked Chris-topher B. Burke Engineeringto redesign the layout, and thefirm put together two alterna-tives to consider. There wasa determination made thattwo spaces along the south

side of Houston Street nearWater Street would have tobe removed from both plansbecause of visibility issues, re-sulting in 39 total spaces.

Both designs incorpo-rate diagonal parking on thenorth side of Houston Street.The main difference betweenthe two proposals is that thebike path and the sidewalk are“swapped,” according to Bata-via Community DevelopmentDirector Scott Buening.

Staff preferred the plan

with the sidewalk adjacent tothe parking from a safety per-spective. That is the proposalaldermen also preferred.

“If the bike path is closer tothe parking, people could stepout between the cars directlyinto the bike path without see-ing bike traffic,” Buening said.

The new design carries anadditional cost, which wouldbring the project’s estimatedcost to $2.9 million, up from$2.8 million, excluding a 10percent contingency fee.

Aldermen recommend approval of Houston Street design

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Craft and food fairat Heritage Prairie Farm

WHAT: Heritage Prairie Farm will hold itsfourth annual Artisan Craft & Food Fair.WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 23 and 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Nov. 24WHERE: Heritage Prairie Farm, 2N308 Brun-dige Road, ElburnINFO: Those interested in selling their hand-made goods and crafts may email HeritagePrairie Farm at [email protected]. For information, visit www.heritageprai-riefarm.com.

Annual beef supper andbazaar at Kaneville churchWHAT: The Kaneville United MethodistChurch invites the community to its annualbeef supper and bazaar. The event featuresmore than 20 raffle baskets. Also on sale willbe homemade baked goods, crafts, candy,jams and jellies and fall decorations.WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday. Carry-outs will beavailable starting at 4:30, and supper will beserved from 5 to 7 p.m.WHERE: The Kaneville United MethodistChurch, 46W764 Main St., Kaneville

COST: Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for chil-dren in kindergarten through sixth grade and$1 for preschoolers.

Bingo night atElburn Lions Club

WHAT: The Elburn Lions Club will host bingoon Friday night at its clubhouse. The public isinvited.WHEN: Friday. Doors open at 5 p.m. Bingostarts at 6:30 p.m.WHERE: Elburn Lions clubhouse, 500 FilmoreSt., ElburnCOST: Food and drink will be available forpurchase. Proceeds go toward Elburn LionsCharities for the sight and hearing impaired.INFO: Call 630-365-6315.

Veterans Appreciationevent set in Elburn

WHAT: The Elburn Lions Club and LeoClub will host the second annual VeteransAppreciation event. All Lions members whoare veterans are invited to attend, as well asfamily members that are veterans. This year,the invitation will extend to the Sugar Groveand Maple Park American Legion.

WHEN: 11 a.m. Nov. 10WHERE: Elburn Lions Park, 500 Filmore St.,Elburn

INFO: RSVP with the number of guestsattending by Oct. 31 by calling 630-365-6315.Limited seating is available.

Autumn colors stroll atBliss Woods Forest PreserveWHAT: Naturalist Mary Ochsenschlager hasplanned a leisurely stroll through Bliss WoodsForest Preserve to experience the colors ofautumn. Dress for the weather and wearsturdy shoes.

WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 27WHERE: Bliss Woods, 5S660 Bliss Road,Sugar Grove. The walk starts at the innerparking lot.

COST: $5INFO: Findout how toregister bycalling theSugar GrovePark Districtat 630-466-7436.

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FACE TIME WITH BRIAN KINGSLEYKaneville resident Brian Kingsley, 51, was at Pump-

kins for a Cure in Geneva with his dog, Sahara, whenhe answered eight questions for the Kane CountyChronicle’s Brenda Schory.

Where did you grow up? HoustonPets? A pitbull named Sahara and a golden-lab

named LuciaWho would play you in the movie of your life?

Matthew McConaugheyFirst job? Packing fireworks assortments into boxesAs a kid, what did you want to be when you

grew up? An airline pilot. I work as a copier techni-cian.A movie you’d recommend? “The Wizard of Oz”Favorite local restaurant? Schmidt’s Towne Tap in

Elburn and Old Towne Pub in Campton HillsWhat is an interesting factoid about yourself? I

met Stacey King when he played for the Bulls, and Imet tennis player Chris Evert-Lloyd.

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Phil Farrell has just start-ed to see the amber wavescome rolling into his grainstorage facilities.

But so far, Farrell, graindivision manager at agri-cultural services companyElburn Cooperative, said helikes what he is seeing andhearing from local farmers.

“They’re early returns,but in general, they’ve beengood,” Farrell said. “Based onwhat we’ve seen, this could bea really good year from a pro-duction standpoint.”

Throughout western KaneCounty and elsewhere inmore rural areas of northernIllinois, harvester combinesbegan rolling through farmfields in mid-September, asfarmers began the task ofbringing in the millions ofbushels of corn and soybeansthey had planted about four tofive months ago.

Most farmers have begunby raking in their soybeancrops.

Chris Gould, who with hisfamily farms acreage in bothKane and DeKalb countiesnear Maple Park, said he be-gan rolling through his fieldsabout two weeks ago.

On Monday, Gould said hehas completed about 70 per-cent of his soybean harvestand about 20 percent of hiscorn.

“We’re getting a good starton it,” he said.

But even better, he andFarrell said the corn and soy-beans that have been broughtin from the fields so far appearto be of a fairly high qualityand in fairly high abundance.

Gould said his soybeanshave been “average to wellabove average,” while hiscorn has been “slightly aboveaverage to well above aver-age.”

The yields he said havebeen better than those record-ed in most years, and signifi-cantly better than the lacklus-ter harvests brought in amidlast year’s drought.

“It’s a nice change of pace,”Gould said.

His observations squarewith those seen elsewhere in

the region and the state.Farrell said harvests so far

this year have been “aboveexpectations.”

He said local corn yieldshave ranged from about 160bushels per acre to more than200 bushels per acre, whilesoybean fields have yield-ed more than 60 bushels peracre.

Last year, growers in KaneCounty brought in 120 to 150bushels of corn per acre, andabout 45 bushels per acre ofsoybeans. If those trendshold, they would represent in-creases in yield of 33 percentto 50 percent versus 2012.

John Hawkins, spokesmanfor the Bloomington-basedIllinois Farm Bureau, saidthose estimates also comparefavorably to what has beenseen statewide.

Amid the late summer dryspell, Hawkins said manyfarmers were “ratchetingdown expectations.”

“But that turned out tobe, pleasantly, not the caseat all,” Hawkins said. “It’s avery good crop.”

Statewide harvest prog-ress estimates are hard tocome by, as the U.S. Agricul-ture Department has refusedto release new reports oncrops while funding from thefederal government remainsin question amid the stale-mate over the shutdown ofthe federal government.

However, Hawkins “guess-timated” that the harvest inthe state is about 20 percentcomplete, based on past har-vests and the observations hehas made himself and heardfrom others.

In its last crop progress re-port issued Sept. 30, the USDAestimated about 13 percent ofcorn and about 10 percent ofsoybeans had been harvestedin Illinois as of Sept. 29.

Normally, by that date, 34percent of corn and 15 percentof soybeans had been collect-ed statewide, the USDA datashowed.

Last year, 69 percent ofcorn and 20 percent of soy-beans had been harvested bySept. 29, the USDA said.

The main challenge facingfarmers appears to be the wa-ter content remaining in theircorn kernels because the cornin the fields has not yet drieddown to the moisture levelssought by grain distributors.

So farmers are harvestingtheir soybeans first to givethe corn in the fields more

time to dry naturally, reduc-ing the need to pay to dry thecorn using mechanical dryerswhile it is in storage later.

Because of the potentiallyhuge corn harvest, prices forcorn have slipped in recentweeks down to levels not seensince 2009. This week, cornfor March 2014 delivery hadfallen to around $4.50-$4.75 abushel. At this time last year,March 2014 corn was tradingfor $6.60 a bushel.

S o y b e a n s h a v e p r o v-en more resilient, holdingaround $13 a bushel.

“I guess there’s not enoughsoybeans to go around inthe world,” Gould said. “Butthere’s more than enoughcorn.”

Farrell and Gould saidthey expect the local harvestto continue through Octoberand the first 2 to 3 weeks ofNovember, as farmers waitfor their corn to dry anddodge raindrops.

“Historically, we’re usu-ally wrapped up by aroundThanksgiving,” Farrell said.“So, if we’re done before then,we’re ahead of the game.”


It’s harvest season at the Elburn Cooperative’s Meredith Road facility in Virgil Township.

By the numbers

Local farmers have just begunharvesting their fields of corn andsoybeans. But they are liking whatthey see so far.

Estimated corn yield2012: 120-150 bushels per acre2013: 160-200 bushels per acreEstimated soybean yield

2012: 45-47 bushels per acre2013: 50-60 bushels per acre

Source: Elburn Cooperative Com-pany; Kane County farmers

‘A really good year’ High hopes for localcorn, soybean crops

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Sun and MoonToday Thursday

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Sunset 6:21 p.m. 6:20 p.m.

Moonrise 11:58 a.m. 12:55 p.m.

Moonset 9:51 p.m. 10:53 p.m.

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Temperatures

High/low ....................................... 77°/39°

Normal high ......................................... 66°

Record high .............................. 89° (2007)

Normal low .......................................... 45°

Record low ............................... 22° (1987)

Peak wind ........................... SSW at 9 mph

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Station Fld Prs Chg Station Fld Prs ChgAlgonquin................. 3....... 1.50..... +0.05

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Atlanta 74 55 pc 77 58 pc

Baltimore 68 52 sh 59 52 r

Billings 52 40 c 55 40 pc

Boise 62 42 c 62 39 pc

Boston 63 51 pc 62 54 pc

Charlotte 70 53 sh 70 52 c

Chicago 70 50 s 74 59 s

Cincinnati 74 48 s 75 51 s

Dallas 84 61 s 86 67 s

Denver 70 44 pc 70 40 pc

Des Moines 74 51 s 77 57 s

Honolulu 87 71 pc 86 70 c

Houston 83 60 s 87 66 s

Indianapolis 74 49 s 77 56 s

Kansas City 78 53 s 78 58 s

Las Vegas 72 53 t 66 53 pc

Los Angeles 66 55 r 70 56 pc

Louisville 74 52 s 80 55 s

Miami 87 75 pc 87 75 pc

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Minneapolis 78 56 s 75 56 s

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Philadelphia 68 54 pc 58 52 r

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St. Louis 76 58 s 78 62 s

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Hammond 73 51 s 78 55 s

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Kenosha 67 48 s 70 54 s

La Salle 74 50 s 77 56 s

Morris 74 48 s 77 54 s

Munster 71 48 s 75 58 s

Naperville 72 48 s 74 56 s

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ELBURN – As far as JudyKaenel is concerned, thesky’s the limit for the 27thannual DuKane ABATE Toyand Food Run.

“We want to get [the dona-tions] as high to the sky aswe can,” said Kaenel, presi-dent of the DuKane Chapterof ABATE of Illinois. “Youcan pull a truck up and un-load.”

Held rain or shine Sun-day, the toy and food runbenefits multiple charities,including Mutual Ground,HELPS Ministry, AuroraSoup Kitchen and Fox Valley

Christian Action.So far, donations include

cases of gum and candy forChristmas stockings and pal-lets of canned food, Kaenel

said.“We’re having these won-

derful people step up,” shesaid.

Event registration will be

at seven suburban locations,including Fox River Har-ley-Davidson in St. Charles,the Batavia VFW in Bataviaand Knuckleheads Tavern inElburn.

Registration is $10 andsupports ABATE’s missionto educate people about mo-torcycle safety.

A B A T E s t a n d s f o r ABrotherhood Aimed TowardEducation. The DuKanechapter covers Kane andDuPage counties.

Although the event isopen to everyone – festivitieswill be at the Batavia VFWuntil 6 p.m. – Kaenel saidonly motorcyclists can par-ticipate in the parade from

Elburn to Batavia.The parade is set to leave

Knuckleheads Tavern at12:30 p.m. for the BataviaVFW.

The route includes Route47, Main Street Road, WilsonStreet and Route 25, Kaenelsaid. She noted the ElburnPolice Department, KaneCounty Sheriff’s Office, Bat-avia Police Department andKane County Office of Emer-gency Management will pro-vide a full escort.

“The thing is, we’d loveto see people lined up on theroad and cheering the motor-cycles on,” Kaenel said.

Visit www.abate-il.org/dukane for information.

Motorcyclists gear up for toy, food runIf you go

nWhat: 27th annual DuKane ABATE Toy and Food RunnWhen: Sunday. Parade from Knuckleheads Tavern, 108 E. North St.,Elburn, to the Batavia VFW, 645 S. River St., Batavia, begins at 12:30 p.m.Party at the VFW ends at 6 p.m.n Registration: $10. Begins at 9 a.m. at the Batavia VFW and is set for10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Knuckleheads. Registration is also set for 9:30to 10:30 a.m. at these locations: Fox River Harley-Davidson, 131 S. RandallRoad, St. Charles; Wild Fire Harley-Davidson, 120 W. North Ave., Villa Park;DeKalb Harley-Davidson, 969 Peace Road, DeKalb; Heritage Harley-David-son, 2595 Ogden Ave., Lisle; and Fox Valley Cycles, 419 Hill Ave., Aurora.nWebsite: www.abate-il.org/dukane/

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Annual craft show setGENEVA – The 39th annual

Mothers Club of Geneva Artsand Crafts Show is set for 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at GenevaHigh School, 416 McKinley Ave.,Geneva. Admission is $4.Children age 12 and younger

are admitted free. All proceedsbenefit area philanthropic

programs. Visit www.mother-sclubofgeneva.org for informa-tion and for crafter applications.Interested crafters also can

contact Lucy Cave at 630-780-4264 or [email protected].

Club to meet ThursdayGENEVA – The Mothers Club of

Geneva has planned a meet-

ing for 7 p.m. Thursday at theStephen D. Persinger RecreationCenter, 3507 Kaneville Road,Geneva. The meeting will focuson yoga and planning for Novem-ber’s craft show.For information, email info@

mothersclubofgeneva.org or visitwww.mothersclubofgeneva.org.

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ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP– Kane County State’s Attor-ney Joe McMahon is bluntwhen describing what it’slike to prosecute domestic vi-olence cases.

“Domestic violence istricky,” he said Tuesdayduring his monthly meetingwith reporters.

He noted every case hasdifferent factors that lead tophysical violence, and it af-fects all types of people.

“Domestic violence is a se-rious issue that we all face,”

McMahon saidof its geograph-ical scope.

O c t o b e ri s N a t i o n a lDomestic Vi-olence Aware-n e s s M o n t h .Kane Countyhas seen results

since it began a domestic vio-lence diversion program threeyears ago, McMahon said.

The program targets first-time offenders willing totake responsibility for theiractions. Participants receivecounseling two hours a weekfor 26 weeks.

“Diversion provides imme-diate access to counseling,”McMahon said, giving a time-frame of 60 to 90 days after thearrest.

Before, he said, counsel-ing wouldn’t be ordered untilafter the criminal case wasover, which could take more

than a year.Maureen Manning-Rosen-

feld, director of client servicesat the Community Crisis Cen-ter in Elgin, said counselorsare convincing the partici-pants at a much earlier phasethat they are participating in“self-defeating” behavior.

“The treatment works,”she said.

Assistant State’s AttorneyJamie Mosser, who prose-cutes domestic violence cases,said 207 people have success-fully completed the diversionprogram, and 46 cases have re-sulted in a negative termina-tion. She noted there are 281active cases.

Changing behavior is im-portant because it is oftenpassed down by parents totheir children, Mosser said.In her eight years with theState’s Attorney’s Office, shesaid, she has already seen thatcycle of learned behavior af-fect a family.

Visit http://saopublic.co.kane.il.us for informationabout the domestic violencediversion program in KaneCounty.

Know more

For information or to get help,call the following hotlines:• The National Domestic Vio-lence Hotline: 800-799-7233• The National Sexual AssaultHotline: 800-656-4673• The National Teen DatingAbuse Hotline: 866-331-9474

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St. Charles

• Marc T. Meyer, 32, of the 1300block of Madison Avenue, St.Charles, was charged Wednesday,Oct. 2, with public urination.• Jacob A. Mokrycki, 31, of the

1800 block of Thurow Street, Syc-amore, was charged Wednesday,Oct. 2, with public intoxication.• Sean P. Fleter, 33, of the 600

block of Providence Lane, CrystalLake, was charged Sunday, Oct.6, with public drunkenness afterreportedly throwing flowersfrom a potted plant fixture at theArcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St.,St. Charles.• Brady R. Prince, 20, of the 1100

block of Pine Valley Court, Elgin,was charged Sunday, Oct. 6, with

underage drinking.• A 2012 Toyota was reportedly

scratched at the St. Charles PublicLibrary, 1 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles.The scratches were 16 and 8inches in length. Repair costswere reported at $200.• James Conrad Szczesny, 30,

of the 1200 block of South 10thStreet, St. Charles, was chargedSaturday, Oct. 5, with battery.• Jason Ahmed Carter, 36, of the

200 block of West Main Street, St.Charles, was arrested Saturday,Oct. 5, on a warrant for failing toappear in court.• Manuel Octavio Martinez-Alba,

27, of the 1400 block of IndianaStreet, St. Charles, was chargedFriday, Oct. 4, with violation ofbail bond.

• Mary Garcia, 31, of the 1300block of South 14th Street, St.Charles, was charged Friday, Oct.4, with driving without a license,driving without insurance andfailure to stop or yield followingan accident at South Seventh andPrairie streets in St. Charles.• The owner of a 2003 Ford

reported the vehicle was keyedovernight Thursday, Oct. 3, in the3100 block of Blackhawk Court,St. Charles.• Douglas Matthew Sawyer, 23,

of the 33W400 block of Thorn-croft Drive, Wayne, was chargedSaturday, Oct. 5, with criminaldamage to property for reportedlybreaking the rear window of a2001 Chevrolet near West Mainand Second streets in St. Charles.

STC commission offersmatching grantsST. CHARLES – The St.

Charles Corridor ImprovementCommission has matchinggrants available for approvedimprovements to the land-scape and streetscape ofdowntown properties inSpecial Service Area SSA1B orfrontage properties on MainStreet, Randall Road, Kirk Road

and Route 38 in St. Charles.Grants are awarded to proper-ty owners for landscape designservices, plantings and otherimprovements.The commission reviews

and approves a landscapeplan, and a member will visitthe site when landscaping isinstalled to ensure the plan isfollowed.The 50/50 matching grants

are intended to promote gen-eral enhancement and charac-ter improvements for privateproperties while creating a uni-fied landscape aesthetic alongthe major corridors within theCity of St. Charles.Eligibility and design guide-

lines apply. For information,call city planner MatthewO’Rourke at 630-377-4443.


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DEAN CONNBorn: Feb. 14, 1950; in WoodstockDied: Oct. 7, 2013

ST. CHARLES –Dean Conn, 63,of St. Charles,died Monday,Oct. 7, 2013.He was born Feb. 14, 1950, in

Woodstock to H. Colby and EdithConn.Mr. Conn was employed by

Jewel Foods in St. Charles andwould have celebrated his 15-yearanniversary this weekend.He is survived by his daughter,

Kimberly Cashin of Ormand Beach,Fla.; a grandson, John Cashin; threebrothers, Craig (Deb) of St. Charles,Jerry (Diane) of St. Charles and Bill(Sharon) of Belleville; and severalnieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his

parents; and an infant brother, H.Colby Conn, Jr.A memorial visitation will be from

5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, atYurs Funeral Home, 405 E. Main St.(corner of Routes 64 and 25), St.Charles. Interment will be private.To leave an online condolence or

remembrance to the family, visitthe funeral home’s obituary pageat www.yursfuneralhomes.com.

For information, call Yurs FuneralHome of St. Charles at 630-584-0060 or like Yurs on Facebook.Please sign the guest book at

www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

AILEEN RUBY WEBERDied: Oct. 5, 2013

BATAVIA – AileenRuby Weber, 76,of Batavia, passedaway Saturday,Oct. 5, 2013, aftera two-year battlewith cancer. Shewas the daughterof Ruby and Burl Humes.Aileen was a homemaker while

her children were young. Shedid foster care many years for 17children, mostly babies. They werethe love of her life. In her church,she was a Sunday school teacherfor more than 20 years, and thenshe helped in the nursery. She ranthe kitchen for potlucks. Her faithis what sustained her through her

battle with cancer. She never losther love of her Lord.She is survived by her husband of

41 years, Jay. She also is survivedby two daughters, Carol (Barry)Mutehart of Hampshire and Karen(Brandt) Hubal of Circle Pines,Minn.; three sons, Scott (Jennifer)Weber of Canandaigua, N.Y., PeterWeber of Aurora and JonathanWeber of Chicago; five grandchil-dren, Michael, Melody, Matt, Andyand Violet; and two great-grand-children, Hannah and Aaron, withone great-grandchild, Emily, due inNovember. She is also survived bytwo stepsons, John Weber of Arkan-sas and Jeff Weber of North Aurora;and two stepgrandchildren.She is survived by two brothers,

Ivan (Beverly) Humes and Norman(Joyce) Humes; and was precededin death by her brother, AlbertHumes.The visitation will be from 9 to

11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, withthe funeral service following at 11a.m. The service will be at GraceCommunity Church, 1108 Mill St.,Yorkville, IL 60560. Interment willfollow in Lincoln Memorial Park inAurora.In lieu of flowers, memorial con-

tributions in Aileen’s memory maybe directed to LivingWell Cancer

Resource Center, 442 WilliamsburgAve., Geneva, IL 60134, www.livin-gwellcrc.org or to Grace CommunityChurch at the address above.Family and friends may sign a

guest book at www.christianfuner-alservices.com. For information,call Hultgren’s Christian FuneralServices at 877-771-4513.Please sign the guest book at


HAROLD D. WIBBENBorn: Jan. 25, 1930, in Yankton,S.D.

Died: Oct. 4, 2013; in St. Charles

ST. CHARLES –Harold D. Wibben,of St. Charles,passed away Mon-day, Oct. 4, 2013, athome, surroundedby family and lovedones. Harold wasborn Jan. 25,1930, in Yankton,S.D., into a familyof 11 children.He served in the Army as a master

sergeant during the Korean conflict.He was a union sheet metal workerfor 14 years until he opened his ownbusiness, Wibben Locksmith, serv-

ing the Fox Valley into the summerof 2013. He married Irene Crump onMay 23, 1954, in Sioux Falls, S.D.He is survived by his loving wife,

Irene; daughter, DeAnn Miller (TedMcLaughin), and son, Dean Wibben(of Florida); sisters, Adeline Jansand Lois Fystro; and many lovingnieces and nephews, grandchildrenand great-grandchildren, as well asnumerous friends.The visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 10, at Yurs FuneralHome, 405 E. Main St., St. Charles.Memorial service is Friday, Oct. 11,at Bethlehem Lutheran, 1145 FifthAve., St. Charles. The visitation is at10 a.m. in the overflow room, thena service is at 11 a.m., followed by aluncheon at the church.To leave an online condolence or

remembrance to the family, visitthe funeral home’s obituary page atwww.yursfuneralhomes.com. Forinformation, call Yurs Funeral Homeof St. Charles at 630-584-0060 orlike Yurs on Facebook.Please sign the guest book at


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Harry E. Beresford: A me-morial service will be from4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9,at Yurs Funeral Home, 405E. Main St., St. Charles. In-terment of cremains will bein River Hills Memorial ParkCemetery in Illinois.

Karl H. Schafer: The funeralwill be at 11 a.m. Saturday,Oct. 12, at Hermann FuneralHome, 247 N. Park St.,Stockton. There will be aone-hour visitation beforethe service beginning at 10a.m. Interment will be inLadies Union Cemetery inStockton.

Obituary deadline

The deadline for obituarynotices is 4 p.m. for the nextday’s edition. Obituariescan be emailed to [email protected]. For moreinformation, contact newseditor Al Lagattolla at [email protected].


BATAVIA – Hardee’splans to take over the formerBurger King location at 107N. Batavia Ave. in Batavia aspart of its expansion into theChicago area.

“It is a great location,”said Rick Ronald, a princi-pal with San Francisco-basedSkyline Pacific Properties.“Hardee’s will do well.”

Skyline Properties, a realestate firm, is the parent com-pany of Skyline 83 BataviaInvestors, which will leasethe building to Hardee’s.Hardee’s, a St. Louis-basedfast-food chain, recently an-nounced that it plans to open35 restaurants in the Chicagoarea in the next seven years.

The Burger King closedJuly 20 after 25 years in busi-ness. The restaurant was op-erated by Gill Management,

which owns and operates sev-eral Burger King restaurantsin the Chicago area, includ-ing one in St. Charles.

Laurie Roscoe, directorof operations for Gill Man-agement, said the Bataviarestaurant was the compa-ny’s smallest volume restau-rant.

Hardee’s has not yet sub-mitted plans to city staff.Ronald said he anticipatedthe Hardee’s could open in 90days.

“I’m very pleased that theyare coming to Batavia,” Bata-via Mayor Jeff Schielke saidTuesday. “I’m happy to haveanybody that wants to investin downtown Batavia.”

This would be the firstHardee’s restaurant in KaneCounty, and one of the first inthe Chicago area.

A Hardee’s restaurantopened in August in Boling-brook.

Hardee’s to move intoformer Burger King

U of I extensionto offer free classST. CHARLES – Learn how to

manage financially as a retir-ee in today’s economy duringa free October workshopoffered by Home and Commu-nity Education Associationsand the local University ofIllinois Extension office.The free class – “Finance

Tips for Retirees in Today’sEconomy” – will be conduct-ed from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct.17 at 535 S. Randall Road, St.Charles.This program provides

several financial tips andstrategies especially import-ant to retirees, including howto calculate annual income,use retirement money like apaycheck, manage debt andproactively protect finances.Participants also will take

home financial tools.Advance registration is

required.

To register, call 630-584-6166.If a special accommoda-

tion is needed to attend thisprogram, please notify atregistration.For information, visit http://

web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk.

Autism foundation plansholiday celebrationAURORA – Autism Family

Foundation has planned itssecond annual ‘Tis the Sea-son of Special Needs GivingHoliday Celebration from 1 to5 p.m. Dec. 21 at StonebridgeCountry Club, 2705 Stone-bridge Blvd., Aurora.The first 200 local spe-

cial-needs children (includingsiblings) to RSVP will receivea toy from Santa to celebratethe holiday season.RSVP at www.autismfamily-

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Fermilab officials are con-gratulating two internation-al scientists for winning theNobel Prize for their work inproving the existence of theelusive Higgs boson.

The Royal Swedish Acad-emy of Sciences on Tuesdayawarded the Nobel Prizein physics to British physi-cist Peter Higgs and Belgianphysicist Francois Englert torecognize their work devel-oping the theory of what isnow known as the Higgs field,which gives elementary parti-cles mass, according to a newsrelease issued Tuesday.

“It is an honor that theNobel Committee recognizes

these theorists for their rolein predicting what is one ofthe biggest discoveries in par-ticle physics in the last fewdecades,” Fermilab DirectorNigel Lockyer said in therelease. “I congratulate thewhole particle physics com-munity for this achievement.”

U.S. scientists, includingthose at Fermilab, played asignificant role in advancingthe theory and in discoveringthe particle that proves theexistence of the Higgs field,the Higgs boson, the releasestated.

In the 1960s, Higgs and En-glert, along with other theo-rists, including Robert Brout,Tom Kibble and Americans,Carl Hagen and Gerald Gu-ralnik, published papers

introducing key concepts inthe theory of the Higgs field.In 2012, scientists on the in-ternational ATLAS and CMSexperiments, performed atthe Large Hadron Collider atCERN laboratory in Europe,confirmed this theory whenthey announced the discoveryof the Higgs boson, the releasestated.

Higgs and Englert pub-lished their papers inde-pendently, and did not meetin person until last year’s an-nouncement of the discoveryof the Higgs boson at CERN.Higgs, 84, is a professor emer-itus at the University of Ed-inburgh in Scotland. Englert,80, is a professor emeritus atUniversite libre de Bruxellesin Belgium.


V I R G I L T O W N S H I P– Four people were hospi-talized Monday followinga two-car crash near theFox Valley Wildlife Center,according to a report fromthe Kane County Sheriff’sOffice.

According to the re-port, a 17-year-old girlfrom Elburn was driving a2003 Ford Taurus west onRoute 38 in Virgil Town-ship at about 6 p.m. As shewas turning left at 45W061Route 38, she reportedly hit

a 2001 Honda CR-V travel-ing east.

Both vehicles sustainedfront-end damage and weretowed from the scene, ac-cording to the report.

The teen, the other driv-er – a 40-year-old man fromSt. Charles – and his twoyoung passengers weretaken to Delnor Hospital inGeneva for evaluation, ac-cording to the report.

The man was in stablecondition Tuesday, hospi-tal spokesman Chris Kingsaid. He said the other driv-er wasn’t listed with thehospital.

Police: Two-car crashsends four to hospital

Fermilab officials share indiscovery of Higgs boson

8LOCAL BRIEFCraft show planned Nov. 2ELGIN – A Habitat for Humani-

ty Craft Show is set from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at Christ theLord Lutheran Church, 12N462Tina Trail, Elgin.

There will be 35 crafters, aswell as a bake sale, raffle andcafe. Admission is free.All proceeds benefit Habitat

for Humanity-New Hope withmatching funds provided by

the Northeast Kane CountyChapter of Thrivent Financial forLutherans.For information, call 847-741-

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BATAVIA – The amountof affordable housing inBatavia has decreased since2000, according to a studyconducted by the ChicagoMetropolitan Agency forPlanning.

The results of the studywere presented Monday toBatavia officials.

The study also includedthe cities of Geneva and St.

Charles as well as the villageof North Aurora.

According to the study,about 75 percent of owner-oc-cupied homes in Bataviawere in the affordable cate-gory in 2000.

Affordable housing is de-fined as being less than 30percent of a household’s in-come.

In 2011 , that numberdropped to about 65 percent,according to the study.

The study also projects

that Batavia will grow to apopulation of 26,045 by 2040,up from the city’s 2011 popu-lation of 25,828, which is thelatest population count forBatavia.

Batavia Mayor Jeff Schiel-ke said the study will be use-ful in helping city officialsplan for the future.

He noted that the formerSiemens property betweenMcKee and West Wilsonstreets along Van NortwickAvenue remains undevel-

oped.“The Siemens property

really stands out as some-thing that could be real spe-cial for Batavia,” Schielkesaid.

Two meetings were heldin 2005 with residents toget their ideas of how theywould like to see the land re-developed.

During those meetings,residents stressed the needto keep the land north ofMcKee Street as open space.

The city supports that useas a part of a position state-ment for the property, whichalso calls for single-familyhomes, as well as offices andneighborhood shops, on VanNortwick.

The housing study is sup-ported by CMAP and theRegional TransportationAuthority, along with theMetropolitan Mayors Cau-cus, the Metropolitan Plan-ning Council and the IllinoisHousing Council.

Study: Batavia’s affordable housing on decline

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BATAVIA – Batavia Main-Street received three achieve-ment awards at last week’sannual Illinois Main Streetstate conference, includingone for the North River Streetstreetscape project.

“Everytime I am able to at-tend a Main Street conferenceeither at the state or nationallevel, I walk away feeling con-fident that downtown Bataviais headed in the right direc-tion and I think we have Bat-avia MainStreet to thank fora big part of that,” Batavia 4thWard Alderman Jamie Saamsaid in a news release. Shealso is a member of the Bata-via MainStreet board.

During the conference,Batavia MainStreet was pre-

sented with three awards forMain Street achievements.Batavia MainStreet and thecity of Batavia were awardedthe Lieutenant Governor’sAward for Excellence inDowntown Revitalization inthe categories of design, or-ganization and economic re-structuring.

The award for design wasfor the River Street streets-cape project. The awardingcommittee noted the invest-ment of the city to develop thestreet, invite the private sec-tor to continue to develop andgive the existing buildings anew “welcome mat.” Overall,the street concept, called a“Woonerf” (a shared space),has created an outdoor spacefor vehicles, bicycles and pe-destrians to share.

The award for organization

was for Batavia MainStreet’s“Celebrate Success” event forbringing together volunteers,partners, business and prop-erty owners to celebrate andacknowledge their hard workand dedication to the commu-nity.

The third award for eco-nomic restructuring was forthe new Artisan Collectivepop-up flash market. Thismarket is designed to providea retail presence downtown,as well as a much-needed ven-ue for local artists, designersand artisans to show and selltheir wares.

“We are so proud to beworking with such an amaz-ing community, with dedi-cated volunteers, that have avision for their downtown,”Batavia MainStreet ExecutiveDirector Joi Cuartero said.

Conference presents BataviaMainStreet with three awards

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Politics doesn’t equalproblem solvingTo the Editor:It is very evident that

our elected officials inWashington, D.C., donot have the interests ofthe American people atheart. There may be somethat do, but the majoritydo not, so I group themcollectively.Funding the government

is a crisis – again. Thenwe will face the nationaldebt – again. We havebeen here before. It’s thelast minute – again, andwe all have the T-shirts.

The decision on fundingthe government will bemade based on partylines, and the country willsuffer one way or another.Decisions will be madethat have little bearingon solving the underlyingproblems. The federalgovernment doesn’t solveproblems; it creates them.Obamacare is the focus ofthe debate.Most everyone in the

federal government will beexcluded from Obamacare,so they have no stake init, while they tell us it’saffordable and good for us.

Apparently it’s not afford-

able and good for them, but

funding the government is

at stake.

Rather than solve a prob-

lem, our elected officials

will vote, and the presi-

dent will or won’t agree,

based on party lines, rath-

er than solve the issue.

We, the citizens of Amer-

ica, deserve a solution to

the problems, not a fight

for political power.

Don’t we, the people,

deserve better than this?

Steve Koivula

St. Charles

OPINIONSANOTHER VIEW

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Five results of refusing toraise the U.S. debt ceiling

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The global economy is facing abizarre man-made threat – radicallegislators in the United Statesthink forcing the government torenege on its obligations would be agood way to shock it into recogniz-ing the error of its fiscally impru-dent ways.

Lest anyone take this notion se-riously, here’s what would happenif that threat were carried out.

To keep spending, the govern-ment needs Congress to pass aspending law. Republicans havealready blocked this, resulting ina partial government shutdown.Now they are threatening the sep-arate and much more disruptivestep of refusing to raise the federaldebt ceiling, currently set at $16.7trillion. Spending exceeds revenue,so without permission to borrowmore, the government can’t pay itsbills even if a law to allow spend-ing goes through. If the debt ceil-ing stays in place, the Treasury willrun short of cash soon after Oct. 17.At that point:

1. Global markets will see theU.S. government as grossly anddangerously incompetent.

Refusing to raise the debt ceil-ing is fundamentally different fromcutting the government’s funding.It’s as if Congress were sendingthe Treasury two contradictoryand legally binding orders – onethat requires it to make hundredsof billions of dollars a month inpayments, another that prevents itfrom borrowing the money it needsto do so.

2. Forced spending cuts will killthe economic recovery.

Over the course of a year, theTreasury borrows roughly $1 outof every $5 it spends, so hitting thedebt ceiling would require it to cutoutlays by about a fifth. Such a se-vere fiscal squeeze would crush astill tentative recovery.

3. The U.S. government might ac-tually default on its debts.

Some in Congress apparentlythink that hitting the debt ceilingneed not mean missing a paymenton the $12 trillion in governmentbonds outstanding – an event thatmarkets would call a default, whichcould trigger a financial catastro-phe (see No. 4). The House of Repre-sentatives has passed legislation toauthorize the Treasury to prioritizesuch payments.

Even if the Senate passed thatmeasure, which it has refused to doso far, it might not be enough fortechnical and other reasons.

4. A default could trigger a globalcrash.

Treasury bonds are the founda-tion of the U.S. and global finan-cial systems. Securities dealers inthe U.S. hold some $1.9 trillion inTreasuries as collateral on loans tohedge funds, banks and other finan-cial companies. Mutual funds, pen-sion plans and corporations rely oninterest payments from Treasuriesto meet their obligations to inves-tors, retirees and workers.

The slightest concern about theU.S. government’s ability or will-ingness to pay could prompt inves-tors to demand a higher return onthe bonds and dealers to toughenthe terms on which they acceptTreasuries as collateral. That wouldabruptly raise the cost of credit foreveryone – or else freeze financialmarkets altogether.

5. The government’s fiscal prob-lems will only get worse.

It’s true that U.S. finances areon a troubling long-term trajectory.Heightened fears among investorswill increase the government’s costof borrowing. Even a rise of 1 per-centage point would increase thegovernment’s costs by $120 billiona year.

The longer-term fiscal problemis readily soluble. Threatening asovereign default, with all the enor-mous risks it entails, is not part ofthe solution. Arguing otherwisecarries irresponsibility into therealm of insanity.

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Officials tout District 302’s improvementsBy NICOLE [email protected]

MAPLE PARK – Kane-

land administrators touted

District 302’s achievements,

such as improved test scores

and better communication

tactics, during the second

annual “State of the District”

on Monday.

After a presentation that

highlighted five key areas of

the district – teaching and

learning, support systems,

human resources, finance

and community relations

– attendees were invited

to talk one on one with ad-

ministrators. Several admin-

istrators said they’ll con-

tinue to brand the district

around its mission to “grad-

uate all students college, ca-

reer and community ready.”

During the presentation,

Erika Schlichter – direc-

tor of educational services

for grades 6-12 – and Sarah

Mumm – director of educa-

tional services K-5 – outlined

gains in the Prairie State

Achievement Exam and the

ACT.

Juniors’ ACT scores in

English, math, reading and

science improved by 9, 4, 18

and 13 percent, respectively,

compared with the previous

year. The number of students

who met or exceeded state

standards for ACT scores

varied widely, however.

According to district data,

75 percent of Kaneland stu-

dents met or exceeded stan-

dards last year in English,

while 41 percent met or

e x c e e d e d s t a n d a r d s i n

science.

Sugar Grove resident

Krist i Lockhart , a par -

ent of a second-grader and

fourth-grader

in the district,

said she liked

t h e i d e a o f

having a State

of the District

meeting, but

said a lot of

the informa-

tion was “too top-surface.”

She said she would like to

have seen a more tangible

comparison of the key areas

discussed Monday.

“Frankly, I was shocked

by the ACT scores,” she said.

“... I’d like to know what it

was before. I don’t think it’s

fair to say, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s

so bad.’ I feel like a big part

was missing.”

Mumm noted that the

number of students enrolled

in Advanced Placement

classes increased by 52 per-

cent from last year.

Fran Eggleston, director

of special services for the dis-

trict, said looking forward,

the district will continue to

focus on implementing its

bullying prevention plan

and providing a social-emo-

tional support structure for

students.

Mumm added that dis-

trict officials plan to start

work this winter on a labor

agreement for salary only as

the current contract, which

froze teacher salaries in the

2010-11 school year.

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t J e f f

Schuler said the district has

geared up its community

relations efforts in the last

year, rolling out a mobile

application and developing

new social media strategies

through Facebook, Twitter

and Tumblr.

Although the State of the

District presentation is only

in its second year, Cheryl

Krauspe, the school board’s

president, said she wished

more people would have at-

tended. Administrators said

the presentation would be

posted online later.

“I wish the place were

packed [Monday],” she said.

“We want [the community]

to know that we’re moving in

the right direction.”

Jeff Schuler

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Free public talk onnaturapathic medicine

ST. CHARLES – The BrannickClinic of Natural Medicinewill have a free public talk onnaturapathic medicine at 6 p.m.today at its office at 1650 E.Main St., St. Charles. Physicians,patients and medical studentswill be celebrating NaturopathicMedicine Week. For information,visit www.brannickclinic.com orcall 630-444-0066.

Fox Valley Bicycle & SkiClub meeting is setBATAVIA – The Fox Valley

Bicycle & Ski Club will haveits monthly meeting at 7 p.m.today at the Batavia PublicLibrary, 10 S. Batavia Ave.,Batavia. The event is free andopen to the public. The speakerwill be Darin Anderson, biketourist. He will speak about hisexperiences, including travel,logistics, training and lessonslearned. The club offers ridesthroughout the Fox Valley areaand beyond, for all levels ofcyclists. For information, visitwww.fvbsc.org.

Kane County AudubonSociety set to meet

ST. CHARLES – The nextmonthly meeting of the

Kane County Audubon Society

is set for 7 p.m. today at

Hickory Knolls Discovery

Center, 3795 Campton Hills

Road, St. Charles. The presen-

tation will be “Biodiversity

of Birds; Their Parasites

And Pathogens,” by Jason

Weckstein, staff scientist at

the Field Museum. Images

of many species of birds

enhance his presentation on

the scientific research program

at the Field Museum, includ-

ing the Emerging Pathogens

Project and expeditions to

northern Malawi. For infor-

mation, call Bob Andrini at

630-584-8386.

ComEd to host proposedroutes open houseST. CHARLES – ComEd will

host an open house to present

the proposed routes for the

Grand Prairie Gateway Project,

a new high-voltage electric

transmission line to be con-

structed between ComEd’s

existing substations near the

communities of Byron and

Wayne. The open house will

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day at the Prairie Events Center

at the Kane County Fairgrounds,

525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles.

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substations and travel across

Ogle, DeKalb, Kane and DuPage

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GENEVA – Kane County’sgovernment moved closer totying up the loose ends re-maining on its 2014 spendingplan.

But next year’s proposedcounty budget has its critics,including Kane County’s cor-oner, who believes the finan-cial proposal will leave himshortchanged and unable tocomplete his office’s taskswithout an additional infu-sion of cash.

Tuesday, the Kane CountyBoard voted 22-2 to place onfile for public review a finalbudget proposal for 2014.

The nearly quarter of a

billion dollar overall budgetincludes about $80.5 millionto fund day-to-day operationsin the county, which includessuch items as the county’scourts, jail, sheriff’s police,transportation division,health department, buildingdepartment and others.

That would mark a 5.6 per-cent increase in the county’sgeneral fund over last year.

However, county officialsincluding Kane County BoardChairman Chris Lauzen not-ed the county is not asking forany more money from proper-ty taxpayers next year.

To achieve that goal, thecounty budget will reducesome property tax levies, ded-icated to pensions and county

liability insurance, to boostspending elsewhere.

The county’s chief finan-cial officer, Joe Onzick, reiter-ated Tuesday that, despite thechanges, the county also willfully fund its employee pen-sions and other obligations.

Such budget-balancingmaneuvers led some on theboard to question whether thecounty could continue to bal-ance the budget and hold theline on the tax levy again nextyear.

To that end, several boardmembers including JohnHoscheit, R-St. Charles,chairman of the Kane Coun-ty Board’s Finance Commit-tee, urged the board to adopta multiyear approach begin-

ning next year.The budget, however, also

was notable for something itdid not include: funding fortwo new deputy coroners andto pay for an increased num-ber of autopsies, as was re-quested by Kane County Cor-oner Rob Russell.

Russell had asked the coun-ty for $867,700 to fund his of-fice next year, a 15 percent in-crease over this year. He hadsaid the additional money wasneeded to hire the two newdeputies to sharply curtail theneed for overtime and on-callpay for after hours work.

Instead, at the recommen-dation of Lauzen and Onzick,the County Board signed offon funding of $817,800 for the

coroner, eliminating the twonew positions and essentiallygiving Russell about $60,000more to pay for the additionalwork.

Onzick and Lauzen calledthe recommendation a “rea-sonable compromise.”

Russell, however, said nosuch “compromise” existedbecause he never agreed toany such deal. He also said theamount would leave his officeunderfunded.

“This is neither reasonablenor a compromise,” he said.

The county budget will re-main open to review and pub-lic comment for a month. TheCounty Board is scheduled tovote on the budget at its nextmeeting Nov. 12.

County budget gets early nod; coroner unhappy


GENEVA – Despite a“glowing endorsement” fromthe head of the county’shealth department, the KaneCounty Board opted to giveitself another month to con-sider whether to sign off onthe appointment of a politicalsupporter of Kane County’schief executive to be the headof Animal Control.

Tuesday, the Kane Coun-ty Board postponed untilNovember a vote on the ap-pointment of Robert Saucedaas the county’s new animalcontrol administrator.

The 13-11 vote to tablecame despite a strong pushfrom Kane County BoardChairman Chris Lauzenand words of high praise forSauceda from Barb Jeffers,executive director of theKane County Health Depart-ment, which oversees AnimalControl.

The appointment did notcome as a surprise, as Lauzenhad attempted to appointSauceda to the post at the be-ginning of the year. That ideaencountered strong opposi-tion from some on the boardto the appointment of Sauce-da, who had come with no pri-or experience in animal con-trol or veterinary medicine.

S a u c e d a h a d b a c k e d

Lauzen’s run for Kane Coun-ty Board chairman in 2012.

Lauzen instead seized ona compromise solution, ap-pointing Sauceda in Januaryto serve as billing manager inthe financially plagued coun-ty department.

Since that time, Saucedahas performed well in thepost, Jeffers and Lauzen said.

Jeffers noted that revenuein the department – which isself-funding and receives notax money – increased 36 per-cent under Sauceda’s admin-istration versus. 2012.

Last year, the departmentwas without an administra-tor for the final six monthsof the year after the resigna-tion of the last administrator,and the resulting financialturmoil forced the county tomake animal control’s annu-al payment on the loan for theanimal control facility.

Jeffers said Sauceda fo-cused on increasing thecollection of unpaid animalregistration fees. She saidhe also increased adoptionsof animals from Animal Con-trol, and helped the depart-ment catch up on its recordkeeping.

As the county sought anew Animal Control admin-istrator, Jeffers said Saucedawas one of three candidatesinterviewed for the job.

“And Rob Sauceda was thechosen one,” Jeffers said.

She said the County Boardshould give Sauceda “theopportunity to grow and ex-pand” the Animal Control De-partment.

Some on the board, how-ever, questioned how the ap-pointment was being made.

These asked why Lauzendid not at least submit the ap-pointment first to the County

Board’s Public Health Com-mittee, which has oversightof Animal Control, beforebringing it to the full board asa late addition to Tuesday’sCounty Board agenda.

“I can’t help but feel thiswasn’t a completely just pro-cess,” said County Boardmember Myrna Molina,D-Aurora. “That this candi-date had a leg up because hewas already doing the job.”

To give more time to dis-cuss the matter, Molinaasked the board to delay the

vote for 30 days, to which theboard narrowly agreed.

After the meeting, Lauzenchided the board for not im-mediately assenting to Jef-fers’ recommendation, andsaid he was disappointedwith the decision to postpone,calling it “a disservice to tax-payers.”

He also noted that he hadopted to wait to bring the ap-pointment to the board untilminutes before it was to voteon the matter, because hewanted to avoid allowing “acouple of folks” on the boardto “play politics” with the ap-pointment.

Lauzen said he hoped theboard will use the delay to seethe good he said Sauceda hasdone for Animal Control.

“They certainly did notsay no,” Lauzen said of theboard. “They said they wantto give it more thought.”

Board not ready to OK Sauceda for Animal Control“They certainly did not

say no. They said they

want to give it more

thought.”

Chris Lauzen

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ARMEDWITH KNOWLEDGEElburn CERT classes help citizens learn life-saving skills

Mary Beth Nolan for Shaw Media

Elburn firefighter Brad Reese talks with students in a CERT class recently at Elburn Fire Station No. 2.

By AL [email protected]

ELBURN – Tim Rogersstood holding a fire extin-guisher, poised in front ofa machine designed to pro-duce a flame. As the Elburnresident tried to put out thefire, he got encouragementfrom Elburn firefighter BradReese, who yelled out that hewas too high and had to aimlower.

“There, you’ve got it,” Re-ese shouted as Rogers pro-ceeded to put out the fire, as acrowd of classmates and fire-fighters looked on at Elburn

Fire Station No. 2 on HughesRoad. Then, the next partici-pant took his turn. Each classmember successfully put outa fire.

The fire extinguishing les-son is a big highlight in thetraining sessions for the El-burn Community EmergencyResponse Team. Rogers, 66, isamong 16 in the class, learn-

ing skills such as fire extin-guishing, search and rescueand medical operations. El-burn emergency officials willput on the classes periodicallyin an effort to train communi-ty members in critical skills,so residents could be preparedin an actual emergency.

Some members of the classmight join the Elburn CERT,which provides assistancesuch as traffic control, whennecessary.

Elburn Village TrusteeDave Gualdoni is a leader inthe Elburn CERT commu-nity, and he helps organizethe classes. Gualdoni said

the group began in 2009. Heshows up for the sessions andprovides encouragement forthose who take them.

“It helps people help them-selves,” he said.

Rogers would seem a nat-ural fit for the class. Hisson-in-law, George Smith, isa firefighter in Crystal Lakeand once was a paid on-callfirefighter in Batavia and Ge-neva. Although participantswere enjoying the fire extin-guisher exercise, Rogers saidhe understood how importantit was to learn such skills.

“This is a serious organi-zation,” he said. Rogers said

that since he is retired, he hastime to offer community ser-vice.

Another participant, Bat-avia resident Robin Buenros-tro, 55, said her husband, Jim,is a firefighter in West Chica-go. She said she enjoyed theclassroom instruction, butshe was excited to journeyinto the firehouse and getthe training on the fire extin-guisher.

“I like the hands-on stuff,”she said. “This is what I wantto learn. … To me, this is thebest thing.”

Know more

For information about the ElburnCommunity Emergency ResponseTeam, visit www.elburncert.org.

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She said she was taking theclass because it’s important toknow what to do in an emer-gency. She said she could imag-ine how helpful it would be “ifwe all took this training.”

Reese said he does a lot ofpublic education classes. Hepointed out that this is Nation-al Fire Prevention Week, so thetiming is ideal.

And he credited Gualdonifor helping make it happen,saying that the trustee “isvery committed to this pro-gram.” Reese said those whogo through it come out with abetter understanding of whatthe fire department does.

“All we ask is that they getbasic knowledge out of theclass,” Reese said.

Also at the class was LauraAndersen, a Campton Hills vil-lage trustee. Andersen said shewas “a graduate of this courseand part of the CERT team inElburn,” as well as an NRA in-structor. She praised Gualdonifor pushing for the training forthose outside of Elburn. And,as she watched participantstake their turns at the fire,she noted that they now wouldknow what to do if they had toput out a fire at home or at aneighbor’s house.

“They are empowered bythe knowledge,” Andersensaid.

Gualdoni said CERT mem-bers had been called to twoemergencies in Elburn overthe past year. Those interest-ed can visit www.elburncert.org to learn about future classopportunities or view more in-formation about Elburn CERT.

It’s something Village Pres-ident Dave Anderson said hewould encourage. He said it’s

an important group.“They’re there when we

need them,” he said.

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By AL [email protected]

ELBURN – None on theElburn Village Board hadanything but praise Mon-day night for the volunteerswho work with the ElburnCommunity Emergency Re-sponse Team, acknowledgingthe work they do – includingdirecting traffic in emergen-cies and being poised to helpwhen needed if a situation

were to escalate – is import-ant.

But they couldn’t come toan agreement on how to de-fine the group’s relationshipwith the village when facedwith the issue of providingaccident coverage.

Ultimately, trustees opt-ed to keep things at “statusquo,” providing $1,062 in in-surance for the organization.But Erin Willret, the villageadministrator, pushed for an

answer on the question: “Is ita function of the village?” Of-ficials said they’d determinethe answer in the next fewweeks.

Among the questions: IsCERT a government entity?Could there be an intergov-ernmental agreement? Per-haps there could be a memo-randum of understanding? Isit an auxiliary police group?

Some trustees noted theimportance of the services

the CERT group can perform.Noting that many freighttrain cars pass through thevillage each day, Trustee BillGrabarek said that having in-dividuals with critical train-ing would be valuable in theevent something goes wrong.

But Village PresidentDave Anderson said thatdidn’t answer Willret’s ques-tion.

“Is CERT a function of thevillage?” Anderson said was

the question, “not [whetherit is] valuable to the village.… As a board, that is the de-cision that has to be made.”

Trustee Dave Gualdoni,who is directly involved withthe CERT group, said it hasbeen a struggle to define thevillage’s relationship withthe group. Trustees indicat-ed they would like more in-formation about how CERTgroups are defined in othertowns.

Elburn works to define relationship with CERT


Elmer Rullman of Fox Valley Church of Religious Science extinguishesa fire in a simulator as part of CERT training at Elburn Fire Station No.2.

Village president: It’s an important group



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BataviaMarchingBand wins awards


ELBURN – A group of localvolunteers with the Elburn Li-ons Club soon will begin workon making the playground atthe community’s largest park“more family friendly,” par-ticularly for young visitorswith disabilities.

“We’ll be out there at 8a.m. Saturday, bright andearly to get this started,” saidPam Hall, past president ofthe Elburn Lions. “It’s been along time coming.”

Hall said the work to reno-vate the playground at LionsPark – a quasi-public parkthat is owned and maintainedby the Elburn Lions – willinclude new railings, ramps

and other equipment specif-ically designed to make theplayground more accessiblefor children with disabilities.

The work also will includethe installation of “sensorypanels,” special playgroundequipment that includesbuilt-in tactile elements tomake the play area more in-viting for children of all abil-ities.

“For some children, it maybe difficult for them to, for ex-ample, get down in the sandand play,” Hall said. “Thismakes the playground a lotmore fun for them.”

Hall said it had been herdesire for some time, and herpriority while Elburn Lionspresident, to lead the effortto bring the 25-year-old play-

ground equipment at the

park into compliance with

the accessibility require-

ments of the Americans with

Disabilities Act.

“It’s something I wanted

to do, and now we have the

opportunity to see it through

and follow through on this,”

she said.

All the funds for the proj-

ect were raised by the Elburn

Lions and the club’s junior

wing, the Leo Club.

All labor on the project

also will be completed by vol-

unteers, she said, with the

guidance of representatives

of the suppliers from whom

the Elburn Lions purchased

the new playground equip-

ment.

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BATAVIA – The Batavia

High School Marching Band

won several awards Saturday at

the Knight of Champions Com-

petition in Mount Prospect.

The Batavia Marching

Bulldogs were awarded third

place in the Class AA Compe-

tition and also won caption

awards for Best Percussion

and Color Guard in their

class. In addition, percussion

and color guard each placed

second out of all the bands

competing.

Bands from as far away as

Muncie, Ind., competed in the

Knight of Champions event

hosted by the Prospect March-

ing Knights. The Marching

Bulldogs theme, entitled “Cap-

ture The Light,” featured orig-

inal music by Aaron Guidry.

The Marching Bulldogs are

under the direction of Chris

Owen and Anna Teliszczak,

band directors; Sherry Reiss

and Ryan McCann, music and

visual staff; Danielle Beaton

and Melissa Castor, color

guard; and Paul Kairis, Jesse

Backus and Bryan Jamison,

percussion.

The Marching Bulldogs

will perform Saturday in the

Illini Marching Band Cham-

pionships Large School Com-

petition in the Memorial

Stadium at the University of

Illinois.

Al Lagattolla – [email protected]

Elburn Chamber of Commerce and village officials welcome a new business, Accelerated Physical Therapy, ata ribbon-cutting ceremony at the business, at the corner of Route 47 and Route 38 in Elburn. Pictured are JoeSmitherman with the Elburn Chamber, Kanan Nakum, Rob Domino, Richard DeCarlo (with scissors), ThereseSouthworth, Jennifer Seid, Elburn Village President Dave Anderson and Karen Park, with the Elburn Chamber.The physical therapy center offers programs to help patients restore and maintain physical strength, perfor-mance skills and levels of function. For information, call 630-365-2401.

Elburn Chamber welcomes Accelerated Physical Therapy

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Volunteers sought toteach English to adultsST. CHARLES – Literacy

Volunteers Fox Valley isseeking volunteers tohelp teach English to adultswho live or work in theTri-Cities. A four-sessiontutor training workshopwill be offered from 6:30to 9 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays, Oct.15, 17, 22and 24, at the St. CharlesPublic Library, 1 S. SixthAve., St. Charles.Volunteers do not need to

know a second language orhave a teaching backgroundto be effective. Volunteer tu-tors teach for one hour eachweek at a time and a publiclocation that is convenient.To register for the Octoberworkshop or any futureworkshops, visit www.lvfv.org or call Peg Coker at 630-584-4428.

Youth invited for playauditions in St. CharlesST. CHARLES – Fox Valley

Repertory invites youths insecond through eighth grade

to audition for the Kids Com-pany holiday play, “Knights

of the Round Table.” Audi-tions will be from 2 to 4 p.m.

Oct. 27, and 5 to 7 p.m. Oct.

28 at Pheasant Run Resort,

4051 E. Main St, St. Charles.

For information, call 630-

443-0438.

If experienced, please

bring a properly formatted

actor’s resume. Memorize a

30- to 60-second monologue

that best demonstrates for

acting skills and portrays

the character you are most

interested in playing. Do not

use a monologue from the

show.

Newcomers are strongly

encouraged to

enroll in a class before

auditioning for an advanced

program. Email twhiteside@

foxvalleyrep.org for an

appointment or alternatedate.

For information, visit www.

foxvalleyrep.org/education,

call 630-364-0550, or email

[email protected].


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LASTWEEK’SWEB POLL RESULTSWhich school has had the best footballstudent section this season?

• Batavia 65%

• St. Charles East 17%• Kaneland 12%• Geneva 4%• St. Charles North 2%

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• Batavia

• Geneva

• St. Charles East

• St. Charles North

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WHAT TO WATCH

TODAYGirls volleyball: Aurora

Central Catholic at ImmaculateConception, 6:30 p.m.; Rosaryat St. Francis, 6:30 p.m.; AuroraChristian at St. Edward,6:30 p.m.Boys cross country: Kane-

land at Byron Handicap Invite,4:15 p.m.

THURSDAYBoys soccer: St. Francis at

Bartlett, 6:30 p.m.; PlainfieldCentral at Marmion, 4:30 p.m.;Batavia at Waubonsie ValleyWarrior Invite, TBD; HinsdaleCentral at Geneva, 6:30 p.m.;Wheaton Warrenville South atSt. Charles East, 6:30 p.m.; Ro-chelle at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.Girls tennis: Elgin Academy

at Aurora Central Catholic,4:30 p.m.Girls volleyball: St. Francis at

Downers Grove South, 6 p.m.;Guerin atWheaton Academy,5:30 p.m.; Aurora Christian atEast Aurora, 6:30 p.m.; Burling-ton Central at Genoa-Kingston,6 p.m.; Batavia at GlenbardSouth, 6 p.m.; Kaneland atMorris, 6 p.m.Girls swimming: Neuqua

Valley at St. Charles East,4:30 p.m.

ST. CHARLES EAST 3A BOYS GOLF REGIONAL

North, East, Geneva advanceBy KEVIN DRULEY

[email protected]

WEST CHICAGO – Bata-via senior boys golfer JacobPiechota rated St. Andrews’green difficulty on a scale of1 to 10 after Tuesday’s IHSAClass 3A St. Charles East Re-gional.

Piechota assigned the high-est possible score, a figure heguessed was four or five slotsgreater than when the samecourse hosted the UpstateEight Conference River Divi-sion tournament last week.

What’s that they say aboutfamiliarity breeding con-tempt?

While Tri-Cities athletes ul-timately aced the test – cham-pion St. Charles East (319),Geneva (321) and St. CharlesNorth (326) advanced to nextweek’s sectionals, along withPiechota and two Bulldogsteammates – the ride provedconsiderably bumpier thangolfers first thought.

“Today, you couldn’t put aball above the hole,” Piechotasaid. “Unless you hit the cupor made it, you couldn’t havekept it within five feet. It wasjust going to roll on down.”

Saints junior Luke Mol-loy’s 5-over-par 76 edged team-mate Kyle Jacobs and Genevafreshman Graham Lillibridgeby two strokes for individualmedalist honors.

Still beaming after watch-ing the opening stages of afour-man playoff that deter-mined the final two individualsectional spots, Molloy told ofa tempered approach throughhis smile.

“I think it really helpedto have a strong mind todaybecause so many of the pinplacements were too hard,”he said. “There were a lot ofholes where you had to accepta bogey and move on, and I didthat quite a few times.”

Rough starts were the normrather than the exception.East’s Brad Riva opened at8-over after five holes en routeto an 83. Piechota smoothedout an 8-over start after sixholes to emerge with an 80.

If something had to give,neither senior wanted it to behis polo and equipment as atypically comfortable course

stood between competitorsand Monday’s Naperville Cen-tral Sectional at the less-ac-quainted Springbrook.

Riva, for one, rallied be-hind a motivational speechfrom coach John Stock, whosevolume still fell inside theboundaries of golf etiquette.

“He’s like, ‘I want to see thefire in your eyes,’ “ Riva said,“so I got that going, startedgetting more motivated, moreenergy, and it helped me turnit up.”

Balancing emotional pangswith course management wasmade slightly easier at St. An-drews, which hosted a section-al in 2012.

Third-place North reliedon steady play from seniorsRaghav Cherala (81), SantinoSalamone (81), Matt Samuel-son (82) and JT Grill (82) to ad-vance to sectionals as a teamfor the fourth straight season.

“There were some toughsituations on the greens to-day, and I know it’s the samefor everybody, but still, whenyou’re a high school kid, it’s aregional, it’s a big deal,” NorthStars coach Rob Prentiss said.“And when you’re strugglingon the greens, they don’t knoweverybody else is struggling,

too, you know what I mean?

I’m proud of them for hanging

tough.”

Among the more difficult

green-pin placement combos

players cited was the par-

5 14th hole. Lillibridge was

among those who were taken

aback, despite scoring an ea-

gle.

Facing a headwind on his

third shot from about 113

yards out, Lillibridge clubbed

up and decided on a knock-

down 9-iron approach. The

shot eventually provided

great salve for two successive

bogeys.

“I knew I needed to stay be-

low the hole because that pin

placement was really tough,”

Lillibridge said. “When I hit it,

it was going right at [the hole],

and I was like, ‘Oh, that should

be good.’ And then I saw it fly

past and kind of start coming

back. It kind of kept creeping

closer and closer, and then it

just disappeared, and I was

shocked.”

Photos by Sandy Bressner – [email protected]

Graham Lillibridge of Geneva hits from the rough Tuesday during the St. Charles East 3A Boys Golf Regionalat St. Andrews Golf Course in West Chicago.

Batavia’s Jacob Piechota tees off.

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Lillibridge matched hisconference tournament scoreto lead runner-up Geneva,which handed East its loneloss of the UEC River dualsseason in winning the leaguetitle. Brett Hassels (80), AlexSchreiber (81) and Dan Cis-co (82) were next for the Vi-kings.

Molloy shaved two strokesfrom last week’s 78, but Stockwas equally encouraged with

Riva and Jake Bertke (82),

who “did what seniors have

to do” in scoring after not

factoring into the team score

last week.

Batavia’s Nick LaRocco

(84) nearly made it four Bull-

dogs entrants, but was elim-

inated after the first playoff

hole.

Batavia senior Nick

Bleidorn, who shot an 83 to

advance as an individual

alongside teammates Nick

Robinson (83) and Piecho-

ta, recovered after not scor-

ing at conference. Crediting

a swing adjustment, he’s

now Springbrook-bound

and ready for whatever the

course has to offer.

“We’re just going to have

to take it and just hit shots

straight, you know,” Bleido-

rn said. “If you don’t know

the course all that well,

you’ve just got to focus on

hitting the ball where you’re

aiming.”

Should the green happen

to intervene after that, it’s

just another adjustment.

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ATHLETE OFTHE WEEK

Why she was selected:

Kaneland •Junior • Cross country

VICTORIA

CLINTON

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Kaneland girls cross countrystandout Victoria Clinton navigat-ed the Freeport Invitational coursein her top time of the seasonSaturday. Her run continued astrong start to the season andearned her a nod as Kane CountyChronicle-St. Charles Bank & TrustAthlete of the Week. Chroniclesports reporter Kevin Druley spokewith Clinton about the Freeportrace and more. The following is anedited transcript:

Which courses do you prefer:

on campus or forest preserve?

I like the ones on or aroundcampus, like the grassy area. Ilike that type of soft grass. … It’seasier on your feet and legs.

How do you prepare whenyou face a long bus ride before

the race?

I do some stretches on the bus.... Yeah, right when we get to thecourse in our quiet time before

the race, we walk the courseand make sure we know everyturn. And I also just get very wellwarmed-up before the race.

Where do you feel yourprogression is at this point in

the season?

That [17:52.68] was myfastest time this season seasonso far. .. I’ve been feeling prettygood, just trying to gain someconfidence and feel strongwithout any pain. Just trying toget to that perfection.

If you had to pick oneteammate to help you withsome difficult homework, who

would it be, and why?

I would have to say AislinnLodwig ... because she’s reallygood at explaining things andshe’ll always crack a joke andmake it fun while learning andteaching me things.


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Weber, Rockets setstandard at regional

By JAY [email protected]

AURORA – The weatherwas just about perfect, and theresults matched for Matt We-ber and the Burlington Centralboys golf team.

Weber helped the Rocketsto their first regional title inprogram history while alsoestablishing a program bestt e a m s c o r eTuesday in theIHSA Class 2AAurora CentralCatholic Re-gional at Phil-lips Park GolfCourse.

Weber tiedhis own markfor best 18-hole total in pro-gram history, firing a 5-un-der-par 66 to set the pace inCentral’s 295 team score. Thatwas three strokes better thanthe previous program record,set earlier this season at MillCreek in Geneva.

“I got word on the 16 teebox of how other guys’ roundswere shaping up, and thoughtswere rushing through aboutbreaking the school recordand stuff,” Weber said. “It wasa lot of fun coming in to makea few birdies and see all theguys there, and celebrate withthem.”

Weber played at PhillipsPark in an invitational lastmonth, and shot a 72. The In-diana recruit and rural St.Charles resident was muchsharper Tuesday, making sixbirdies and a bogey to go with11 pars.

Weber said his drives weremuch more reliable this time.

“You can’t ask for any bet-ter weather than this,” Webersaid. “Our first at least 13 holeswe were playing with just nowind whatsoever. They wereas close as you’re going to gethere in the Midwest to perfectconditions.”

Rockets junior Austin Nie-sel carded a 72, while broth-ers Andrew Sherman (77), ajunior, and Joe Sherman (80),a freshman, also helped theRockets make program histo-ry.

Tuesday’s performance

solidified to veteran Rocketscoach Deb Twenhafel that thisis the best team she’s coachedin her 26 years.

“I didn’t get a whole lot ofsleep last night because I knewwe were there,” Twenhafelsaid. “It was just if we couldput it all together with fourgood scores, and the boys didthat today.”

Aurora Central Catholic(298) and Kaneland (310) werethe other two teams in the 10-team regional to advance toMonday’s 2A Freeport Section-al.

Kaneland’s depth keptthe Knights alive for anotherweek. The Knights tied St. Ed-ward for the third and final ad-vancing spot, and moved on tosectionals instead of the GreenWave based on a fifth-score tie-breaker.

The Knights advanced tothe IHSA state tournament asa team last year, and will havethe opportunity to make itagain via Monday’s FreeportSectional.

“It means a lot to us,” Kane-land senior Matt Yonkovichsaid of the team advancement.“It means we’ve got to practicehard this next week. We’ve gotto shoot better as a team at sec-tionals to advance.”

Yonkovich paced Kanelandwith a 4-under-par 67. Thatscore, remarkably, was notenough to nab the individualtitle, but Yonkovich thinks hissparkling round “will standout quite a bit” to prospectivecollege recruiters.

“Matt’s a really good golf-er,” Yonkovich said of Weber.“It’s a little upsetting [not towin with 67], but he did good.”

Brody Kuhar (78), JeremyFaletto (81) and Jesse Dentonand Stephen Cannell (84 each)also came through for Kane-land. St. Ed’s fifth score was 91.

ACC posted four scores inthe 70s – Sean Harreld (72),Daniel Miller (73), JustinPrince (74) and Mac Cowan(79).

Wheaton Academy (311team score) had three playersbeat the individual qualifyingcut of 82 – Grant Gosden (71),Zack Spear (75) and Bobby Te-evans (80).

Matt Weber

IHSA CLASS 2A ACC BOYS GOLF REGIONAL

Just when TC Hull was on theverge of a dramatic comeback,the gifted St. Charles East soccerforward is back to square one.

Hull is understandably dev-astated after re-tearing his rightACL on Sunday, just three daysafter his doctor and physicaltherapist cleared him to playafter his April injury and Junesurgery.

The senior has not played in amatch this fall but was targetingEast’s senior night Thursdayfor a potential season debut, justtwo weeks before the postseasonbegins for the powerhouse Saints.

Hull is the reigning KaneCounty Chronicle Boys SoccerPlayer of the Year, having scored31 goals last season while helpingboost East to conference, regionaland sectional championships.

His father, Clint Hull, said theplan was to ease Hull back towardcompeting with some “small-sid-ed” play, such as the 3-on-3scrimmage he was playing in aneighbor’s yard Sunday eveningat the time of the injury.

“It wasn’t slow but there werethree guys over 40 all playing, sothat should give some idea as tothe speed,” Clint Hull said. “Thewhole concept was to let him getout there and feel [his knee], lethim twist and turn and see if hehad any concern about how he

felt, and he didn’t. He didn’t at all.

The way it’s been explained to us

is it’s just dumb luck as to how it

all happened.”

Clint Hull said the family nat-

urally is “haunted” by wondering

if Hull’s aggressive recovery

timetable was too swift but he

emphasized that his son passed all

the medical protocols to be cleared

to play.

A Southern Illinois-Edwards-

ville recruit, Hull made his official

visit to SIU-E over the weekend

after the unbeaten Saints traveled

to suburban St. Louis to partici-

pate in a weekend tournament.

Clint Hull said his son will

have surgery as soon as possible

in hopes of minimizing the disrup-

tion to his college career.

But he had his heart set on

helping the Saints down the

stretch, and the hurdles ahead

will be mental and emotional as

well as physical.

“The first time you go through

it you don’t really know what

to expect so there is a certain

amount of ignorance is bliss part

to it where you don’t know what’s

ahead of you,” Clint Hull said.

“ … I think the hardest part for

TC is he understands what thisall means. He understands whatsurgery all means and the painand the rehab and all that stuff.That part makes it 100 percentmore difficult.”

TC might not want to hear itquite yet, but there are plenty ofexamples of athletes going on toflourish after a pair of ACL tears,even locally.

Geneva girls basketball seniorSidney Santos suffered a pair ofACL tears in her first two yearsof high school before going on toearn a Division I scholarship atOakland (Mich.).

“It’s a cruel thing, but he’llbounce back,” Clint Hull said.“He’ll be fine.”

Barrypicksupanotheroffer:St. Charles East football seniorBrannon Barry picked up ascholarship offer from a secondin-state, Missouri Valley FootballConference program.

Barry reeled in an offerMonday from Illinois State. Thesafety/receiver already holds ascholarship offer from WesternIllinois, which played ISU Satur-day in Normal, a 35-21 Redbirdsvictory.

• Jay Schwab is sports editorof the Kane County Chronicle. Hecan be reached ay 630-845-5382 [email protected].

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PREP ZONEGeneva girls tennistops STC North

By VINNIE [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – Ge-neva girls tennis coachMaureen Weiler said shewants her girls to be play-ing their best at this timeof the year. And that’s ex-actly what she’s getting.

Geneva continued itsexcellent stretch in con-ference play Tuesday, re-maining undefeated witha 6-1 win at St. CharlesNorth.

The Vikings started theday in dominant fashion,with the top two singlesplayers, Kirby Einck andGrace Krueger, both win-ning, 6-0, 6-0. And when thefourth doubles team of Bri-anna Meister and KaleighBarnaba grabbed a 6-2, 6-2win in its match, Genevaneeded just one more winto take the meet.

But things tightenedup as the afternoon turnedto evening, with a trio ofdoubles matches headinginto twilight. Eventually,though, the Vikings wonall three remaining dou-bles contests. The thirddoubles team of Liz Fallonand Maddie Cordaq won6-4, 7-5. The second doublesteam of Nicole Leskun andShannon Foster won 7-6(9-7), 7-5. And, in the dark-ness for yet another timethis season, the No. 1 dou-bles team of Margo Hessand Emma Hazel won inthree sets and a tiebreaker1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8).

“We started off a littlebit rough in the first set,but we really pulled it to-gether in the second setand we really just talkedabout what we need todo. And we really camethrough, we won, 6-1,which was awesome,” Ha-zel said. “Then the othergirls definitely got a littlemore competitive in thethird one, so it was muchcloser. But I think we heldup under the pressure andwe figured it out, and wecame back and won thetiebreaker. So it felt really

good.

“Actually, we’ve had a

lot of these matches where

we went to three sets sand

tiebreakers, so we’re al-

most kind of used to it. But

this was definitely a pretty

stressful one.”

The lone winner for

North was No. 3 singles

player Micaela Mascha,

who scored a 6-1, 6-2 victo-

ry. Mascha said it’s anoth-

er step forward for her in

a season that’s gone much

better than the last.

“I’ve kind of had a

good season this season,”

Mascha said, “way better

than last year. So that’s

definitely better. I’ve just

been having a lot more

fun, getting to know the

girls and playing a lot bet-

ter, too.”

The win keeps the

Vikings’ conference re-

cord unblemished at 5-0 –

they’re 15-4 overall – head-

ing into today’s unfinished

meet with St. Charles East,

where the Vikings and

Saints will need to finish

up two matches from a

dual meet that was sus-

pended last week with

East ahead, 3-2. The meet-

ing with the Saints comes

just a few days before the

conference tournament

this weekend, where Ge-

neva has its sights set on

a championship. And the

way the Vikings are play-

ing, it’s definitely a possi-

bility.

“That’s how it should

be. End of the season, you

hope the girls are play-

ing their best and being

competitive all the way

around,” Weiler said.

“This is just good tennis.

You look for the girls to be

competitive, especially to-

ward the end of the season.

“It’s going to be the

usual battle coming down

to it. It’s nice when it’s

this close because every-

body’s going to have to

– the whole team is going

to have to play good in or-

der for whatever team it is

that wins conference.”

GIRLS TENNIS: GENEVA 6, STC NORTH 1

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Latest tear ‘cruel’ blow forHull

STC East soccer roars to comeback winKANECOUNTYCHRONICLE

ST.CHARLES–TheSt.CharlesEast boys soccer team stormedback from a 2-0 halftime deficit todefeat Larkin, 4-2, on Tuesday inUpstate Eight Conference Riverplay.

Tyler Robbins scored the go-ahead goal with 1:36 to play andEvan DiLeonardi added a late in-surance goal for his second scoreof the half, providing the final mar-gin. Taylor Ortiz scored the Saints’first goal to trigger the comeback.

The win kept East (15-0-4, 4-0-1UEC River) unbeaten and in firstplace ahead of Saturday’s confer-ence finale against St. CharlesNorth.

East coach Paul Jennison saidthe Saints balanced playing withgreat emotion and discipline inthe second half.

“It was definitely great to turnthat around in the second half,”Jennison said.

Geneva 3, Elgin 0:At Elgin, BeckNebergall scored twice, includ-ing on a penalty kick, to snap ascoreless tie at intermission. JoeMozden made nine saves to earnthe shutout for Geneva (7-8, 2-4UEC River).

Kaneland 3, Morris 2: At Morris,freshman Angel Escontrias scoredtwo goals and Arsim Azemi had agoal and an assist to lift Kaneland(6-5-3, 3-2-2 Northern Illinois Big 12East).

BOYSGOLFClass 3A Hinsdale South Region-

al: At Bluffs Golf Course in Lock-port, Marmion’s Luke Hoss fireda 6-over-par 78 to advance to Mon-day’s Naperville Central Sectionalas an individual. The Cadets fin-ished eighth among 10 teams witha 320, 15 shots behind the top threecutoff.

Class 2A St. Rita Regional: AtMeadows Golf Club in Blue Is-land, St. Francis shot 299 to finish

second and advance to Monday’sNazareth Academy Sectional asa team. John Stolte’s 71 paced theSpartans.

Class1AWestminsterChristianRe-gional:At Golf Club of Illinois in Al-gonquin, freshman Brett Seward’s79 sparked Aurora Christian (338)to a second-place finish and a teamberth in Monday’s Byron Section-al.

GIRLSVOLLEYBALLSt. Charles North 2, Larkin 0 (25-

21, 25-21):At Elgin, North (18-5, 4-1)earned the UEC River behind AlexSeavey’s 12 digs and 11 assistsapiece from Sydney Wohlert andTaryn Dal Degan.

St. Charles East 2, Elgin 0 (25-4,25-10):At Elgin, East cruised to ex-tend its winning streak to five andimprove to 17-4 (3-1 UEC River).

Geneva 2, Streamwood 0 (25-13,25-13): At Geneva, Ally Barrett’sseven blocks and six kills sparkedthe Vikings (17-5, 3-1 UEC River).



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IN THE GROOVE

COACH SLY SEZ ...

The

InsiderA closer look at prep golf

WHAT WE LEARNEDLAST WEEK ...

WHAT WE’LL LEARN IN

THE WEEK AHEAD ...

LUKE MOLLOYSt. Charles East, Jr.

What he did: Shavingtwo strokes from a solidround at St. Andrewsduring last week’s Up-state Eight ConferenceRiver Meet, Molloy shot a 76 at Tues-day’s 3A St. Charles East Regional. Thehost Saints won the team title and arebound for Monday’s Naperville CentralSectional at Springbrook.

MATT WEBERBurlington Central, Sr.

What he did:Weberled BC’s blitz of PhillipsPark at Tuesday’s 2AAurora Central CatholicRegional with a medalist

round of 5-under-66. Central won theteam title with a program-best 295,advancing to Monday’s sectional atPark Hills in Freeport.

Chrislyn Herring boasts an ace toher name. Herring, a Wheaton Acad-emy freshman, made a hole-in-oneduring an Oct. 2dual win againstRiverside-Brook-field on the 97-yard, par 3 secondhole. Herring shota 51 on the day, four strokes off thepace of teammate and fellow fresh-man Lauren Isenhart of Geneva.

Which boys and girls golfers fromthe Kane County Chronicle coveragearea advance to the state tourna-ments held downstate Oct. 18-19.Regionals opened Tuesday and con-clude today, with sectionals set forearly next week. “This time of year,it’s about making adjustments andmoving on,” Geneva boys golfer AlexSchreiber said.

Knights’ GuytonreinvigoratedKaneland junior Tori Guyton

faced long lulls between eachof her competitive roundsthis season. As an individualrepresenting a school withouta full girls team, she enteredtournaments at a sporadical-ly-scheduled pace.Guyton’s mental game ad-

mittedly sputtered early, butre-adjusting to the nonteamformat after playing the 2012regular season alongside theKaneland boys eventuallyprovided a spark.Entering today’s Class AA

Burlington Central Regional atSycamore Golf Club, Guytonfeels about as collected asshe has all season.“Right before tryouts this

year, I was freaking myselfout and worried I was notgoing to be playing withthe boys,” she said. “I wentthrough a two-week slumpand had about zero confi-

dence, but I’ve picked myselfup and been practicing aboutas hard as I can.”Guyton and classmate Julia

VanGemert – both all-North-ern Illinois Big 12 honoreeslast week – split practicesbetween Hughes Creek inElburn and Chicago Golf Clubin Wheaton, where Guyton’sfather, John, is head pro.Guyton, the NI Big 12 med-

alist, and VanGemert havebeen friends since seventhgrade, a familiarity not unlikethe underlying focus of mostpractice rounds.“Just short game, short

game, short game,” Guytonsaid.Knights coach Mark Meyer,

who splits attending Guytonand VanGemert’s tourna-ments with assistant KenNeahring based on the boys’schedule, calls the duo “atwo-person team” that hasmade the best out of theirsituation.

“They hang a lot together.They play a lot together.They’re both talented golf-ers,” Meyer said.Reinvigorated to compete

and hopeful to advance toMonday’s Rockford GuilfordSectional and beyond, Guytonis primed to turn in her bestfinish to date.The younger sister of former

Kaneland standout HaleyGuyton, now at Illinois State,Guyton was a sectional quali-fier in 2012.“It has been truly a blessing

because I have improved somuch from the beginning ofthe season to now than I havethe last two years,” Guytonsaid.

Kurosky’s ‘quietconfidence’Jenna Kurosky earned med-

alist honors at the Big North-ern Conference girls meetOct. 2, carding an 83 thatmarked her top round in four

conference meets at TimberPointe in Poplar Grove.The Burlington Central

senior will aim to go con-siderably lower at today’sregionals. She knows theSycamore Golf Club layoutlike the back roads that takeher there from BC’s campusfor practice rounds most daysafter school.“It’s just a quiet con-

fidence,” Kurosky said.“They’re not concretethoughts, they’re just in theback of my mind. I don’t reallybring a lot of attention to it.”She would rather credit an

all-around game that shinedthroughout her round atTimber Pointe.“My drives, they were

definitely some of the best Ihad [last week], so that reallyhelps,” Kurosky said. “Myhybrids and irons were reallygood, so that helped a lot.”

– Kevin Druley,[email protected]

Shaw Media file photo

Kaneland junior Tori Guyton competed with the boys team last season, but enters the her third IHSA state series after entering only ahandful of tournaments in 2013.

Sly’s felt good about a coupla shots he’s hit atSt. Andrews and Phillips Park through the years,but this fox might spontaneously combust at thethought of approaching some of the things we sawTuesday.Definite hat tip to Luke Molloy of STC East and

Matt Weber of Burlington Central for winning indi-vidual regional titles. Here’s hoping their excitingstart of the state series in these parts producesmuch more excitement and low scores.

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John Lennon (1940-1980), singer-songwriter; Guillermo del Toro

(1964), director; David Cameron (1966), British prime minister; Bran-

don Routh (1979), actor; Scotty McCreery (1993), singer.

– United Feature Syndicate

HOROSCOPE Film ‘Jerusalem’ brings a newperspective on an ancient city

By JODY FEINBERGMore Content Now

Even if you’ve visited theOld City of Jerusalem, theIMAX film “Jerusalem” islikely to surprise you withits large format aerial viewsof holy sites and bustlingquarters.

The filmmakers areamong the few to receivepermission to film in Jerusa-lem’s no-fly zone, an approvalthey received only after ayear of effort.

“We worked hard to buildup a rapport,” said directorand filmmaker Daniel Fergu-son, who filmed with a 15-perf65mm camera mounted on ahelicopter. “There was noth-ing that wasn’t complicated.”

The soaring vantagepoint reveals the density andthe proximity of the city’sJewish, Muslim, Christianand Armenian quarters,which are bounded by a 2.5-mile wall and home to 40,000people.

“I did not realize howclose the areas were to eachother, even though I livedthere many years,” said TobyLiebowitz after viewing thefilm.

Over 5,000 years old, Jeru-salem is a city unlike any oth-er. It is the only place sacredto the three major monotheis-tic religions, whose membersstill gather and worship at itsancient sites.

In tackling a project thatrequired 14 visits to Jerusa-lem over five years, Fergusonand his fellow film makersTaran Davies and GeorgeDuffield aimed to show au-diences what unites, ratherthan divides, its residents.

“Jerusalem stirs passionsso deep and its role is so piv-otal,” they wrote in a state-

ment. “Our goal is to look atthe universal attachment toJerusalem ... to reveal howmuch Jews, Christians andMuslims have in commonand inspire all of us to betterunderstand each other.”

Narrated by BenedictCumberbach (from “StarTrek into Darkness” andPBS’s “Sherlock), the filmfocuses on three teenagegirls – Muslim, Christianand Jewish – whose familieshave lived many generationsin Jerusalem. Each feelsprofoundly connected to thecity but go only to their ownquarter and know little ofeach other. The film movesback and forth between thegirls, which has the effect ofbringing out both how muchthey have in common, despitetheir different experiences ofthe city.

And the film gives Jerusa-lem context within the geog-raphy and history of Israel,showing the Jordan River,Dead Sea, Masada, Mount ofOlives and archaeologicalsites.

Still, the filmmakers knowthe limitations posed by a45-minute IMAX film.

“I feel we have barelyscratched the surface, buthopefully it will inspirepeople to think differently,”Ferguson said.

Along with the aerialviews, the filmmakers alsoshot underground in theChurch of the Holy Sepulchreand inside archaeology digs.And it offers a rare look intoreligious celebrations – GoodFriday, Easter, Ramadan,and Passover – that fill theOld City with life. To set upthe cranes, massive lighting

and other equipment, theyhad to secure permissionfrom a multitude of govern-ing, religious and militarybodies.

Inside the Church of theHoly Sepulchre, the audiencesees thousands of pilgrimsholding candles during theCeremony of Holy Fire,where worshipers hold torch-es and wait for the divinelight to emerge from thetomb of Jesus. The narrowOld City streets are packedwith Christians walking theVia Dolorosa and Muslimsdancing after the Ramadanfast. Jews celebrate a BarMitzvah at the Western Wall,and Muslim men pray in theAl-Aqsa mosque.

“In other films you hearabout conflict, but this wasgentle and loving and hope-ful,” Liebowitz said.

More Content Now photo

The IMAX film “Jerusalem” offers large format aerial views of the city’s holy sites and bustling quarters.

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TODAY– Revisit old plans, ideas and friendshipsin the year ahead. Check outwhat’s available,but don’t be too eager to take on toomuch.Back away frompushy people and engagewith those looking for positive,meticulouslyplanned change. Baby stepswill lead tosuccess and greater security.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You should stickclose to home today because a delay or prob-lemwhile travelingwill stifle success. Go overyour professional options and considerwhatyou need to do to stay on the right road.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) –Widen and deep-en your knowledge, interests and friendships.Make unexpected changes at home that allowyou to take on creative tasks thatwill add toyour comfort and enhance your future plans.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Stick to thetruthwhen discussing personalmatterswithfriends, relatives or anyonewhowill be affect-ed by your decisions. A change of attitudewilllead to personal freedom.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) –You’ve gotall the rightmoves and the expertise to helpyou get yourway. Persistencewill pay off,although itwon’t please everyone. Do yourbest and don’t look back.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) –Workwill offeran interesting turn of events. You optionswill increase, and the chance to engage insomething thatwill expand your skills shouldbe taken.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) –Keep a clearhead and a set destination inmind. Don’t besidetracked by someone playingwith youremotions. Finishwhat you start. Your reputa-tionwill be dependent on your actions.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Travelmentallyor physically, and youwill learn somethingnew. A change of attitudewill help you revisitpast experiences and help you avoidmakingamistake.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Keep yourtemper under control and your stubbornnesstucked away somewhere safe. Paritywill berequired if youwant to keep your relationshipsmoving alongwithout a hitch.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) –Your contributionto a causewill raise your profile. Someonewilloffer youwhat appears to be an opportunity.Beforemaking a leap of faith, find outwhat’sreally in it for you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Put your happi-ness first. Lean toward activities and eventsthat capture your attention.What you sharewith interesting acquaintanceswill changetheway you do things in the future.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) –Welcome changewithopen arms, but first obtain the blessing ofthose affected by the choices youmake. Loveand romancewill ease stress and lead to abrighter future.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) –Get things outin the open,where you can filter through allyour options and the suggestions you receive.Emotionalmanipulation could be a problem ifyou don’t seek outside input.


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Dr. Wallace: You

almost always frown

upon older guys

dating younger girls.

When I was 26, I met

a beautiful young girl

who told me that she

was 18. Well, we dated

for a year before I

discovered by acci-

dent that she was two

years younger than I

thought she was.

But by that time I

had fallen in love with

her and she with me.

We were married on

her eighteenth birth-

day.

Do you still think

it is unwise for older

guys to date much

younger girls? –Grandpa, Knoxville,Tenn.

Dear Grandpa: Age

difference is only

important when one of

those involved (usual-

ly the girl) is under 18

and still in school and

the other is a mature

adult.

Age difference is

not important when

both are 18 and over.

However, there are

times when love over-

comes all obstacles,

even age difference.

You and your wife are

living examples.

Dr. Wallace: My

mother is like a moth-

er hen.

She is always there

to protect me, and

when I’m going to be

away from her, she

gives me a lecture

about staying out of

trouble and avoiding

drugs and alcohol.

It seems like I’ve

heard her “don’t do

this and don’t do that”

lecture a hundred

times in the past few

years.

I’m not into drugs

and I don’t drink, so

you would think that

Mom would save her

energy and talk about

the weather or my

very good grades. Is

it possible that deep

down she doesn’t

trust me? – Nameless,Miami, Fla.

Dear Nameless: Your

mom is a wise and

caring parent.

When parents

actively discuss the

effects of illegal drugs

and alcohol consump-

tion with their chil-

dren, the children are

far more likely to stay

away from them.

The results of a

nationwide study of

nearly 10,000 preteens,

teens and parents by

the nonprofit Partner-

ship for a Drug-Free

America, scream out

at parents to play an

active role in their

children’s activities.

The study shows

that, of the teens who

said they learned

nothing about the

risks of drugs from

their parents, 45

percent now smoke

marijuana.

Drug use dropped

to 33 percent among

those who said they

had learned “a little

bit” about drug risks

from their parents,

and it went down to 26

percent among teens

who had been properly

warned about drugs.

Most parents

surveyed thought

they were doing an

adequate job teaching

about drug risks to

their teens.

Almost all (98

percent) reported they

had talked to their

teens about drugs, but

just 68 percent of the

teens remembered any

drug conversations,

and only 27 percent

found the discussions

useful.

Researchers noted

that the earlier a child

learns about the neg-

ative effects of drugs

and alcohol, the less

chance he or she will

get involved.

• Email Dr. RobertWallace at [email protected].

Dear Abby: My daughter-in-law had an affair with aco-worker and is now pregnantby him. She swears she lovesmy son and won’t leave him,but insists that her lover be apart of the baby’s life. My sonis torn.

They have two small chil-dren and he doesn’t want tobreak up the family. How canhe continue to trust her?

My husband refuses to haveher in our house. She can bevindictive to those she feelshave “wronged” her, and I’mafraid she’ll keep us from thegrandchildren.

My son used to go to churchbefore she came along, butthey no longer go. We soughtlegal advice for him and heknows the score in that regard.Abby, how can we make himsee this woman is no good forhim? – Heavy-Hearted MotherIn Georgia

Dear Mother: If I were you, I’dstop trying. Your son has madehis choice, which is to keep his

family together. If that meansaccepting that his wife willmaintain a relationship withher lover and, in essence, herbaby will have “two daddies,”that’s the way it’s going to be.

While I understand yourhusband’s anger, as long asyour son is willing to toleratethe situation, there is noth-ing to be gained by banningyour daughter-in-law from thepremises.

Because you mentionedchurch, pray for the strengthto support your son throughthis because he’s going to needit. I’m sure he is fully awarethat his wife isn’t “good” forhim, but he’s trying to take thehigh road anyway. So, try to besupportive.

Dear Abby: I met a womanwho seems to be everything I

have been looking for. We havesimilar interests and sharemany of the same goals.

My problem is I’m only 5foot 9 and she’s 6 feet tall.

Am I foolish for feelinglike less of a man when in hercompany?

What will people think? –Not So Tall In New Jersey

Dear Not So Tall: If you wouldallow a 3-inch difference inheight to keep you from pursu-ing a woman who “seems to beeverything you’re looking for,”then you ARE foolish.

Being taller than a wom-an doesn’t make a man moremanly.

What makes a man manlyis his level of self-confidence,which you appear to lack.

Until you understand andaccept that what other peoplethink is THEIR problem, I’mnot sure you’ll find the happi-ness you’re looking for.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Dear Doctor K: What are “su-perfoods”? Which ones do yourecommend?

Dear Reader: “Superfood” isn’ta technical term; it’s shorthandfor foods that can improve yourhealth and prevent disease. Idon’t much like the term, sinceit implies that some foods havemagical powers that will keepyou healthy regardless of whatelse you eat or do. But there arefoods that do appear to confermore health benefits than others.

Together with Dr. MichelleHauser, nutrition educator andclinical fellow at Harvard Medi-cal School, I’ve compiled a list of12 “superfoods.” Try to incorpo-rate them into your diet:

1. Salmon is high in ome-ga-3 fatty acids. These fats helpreduce the risk of heart diseaseand stroke. Try to eat salmon oranother fatty fish twice a week.

2. Blueberries contain power-ful antioxidants, which can helplower your risk of many diseases.We single out blueberries, buteating a mixture of colorful ber-ries is best.

3. Broccoli. Any cruciferousvegetable – Brussels sprouts,broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage orkale – is a worthy dietary addi-tion. These vegetables contain po-tent disease-fighting compounds.Broccoli is also high in vitamin

C, fiber, calcium and folate.4. Eggs. One egg contains 6

grams of protein, as well as lutein(good for vision) and choline(which helps preserve memory).For many years eggs had a badreputation. That was because theyolk contains a lot of cholesterol.Most people can eat one egg a daywithout adverse health effects.(People with diabetes shouldprobably eat no more than threeor four eggs a week.)

5. Greek yogurt. Yogurt is agreat source of bone-strength-ening calcium and vitamin D.Greek yogurt contains twice theprotein of regular yogurt.

6. Beans are an excellentsource of folate, potassium, mag-nesium, iron, protein and fiber. Ifbeans make you gassy, soak thembefore cooking, pour out the wa-ter they soaked in, and cook themin new water.

7. Walnuts. Nuts are load-ed with healthy fat. As we’vediscussed before, not all fat inthe diet is bad for us. Too muchsaturated fat and trans fat isbad for us, but polyunsaturatedand monounsaturated fats are

generally good for us. Walnutsare also high in antioxidants andomega-3 fatty acids and can quellinflammation. Other nuts alsoare healthy foods for the samereasons, but not quite as good aswalnuts.

8. Oatmeal is high in fiber andcan help lower cholesterol levels.Choose steel-cut oatmeal, theleast processed type.

9. Olive oil is high in healthyfats that reduce cholesterol,prevent blood from clotting tooeasily and may even controlblood sugar.

10. All teas – black, white,green or oolong – are high inantioxidants. Drinking tea everyday may help lower your riskof cancer, heart disease anddementia.

11. Quinoa (“keen-wa”) is aseed that’s used like a grain. It’shigh in protein, essential aminoacids, vitamins and minerals. It’salso gluten-free.

12. Dark chocolate helps con-trol cholesterol, blood sugar andblood pressure. Choose chocolatecontaining at least 70 percentcocoa.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physicianand professor at Harvard MedicalSchool. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to send questions and getadditional information.

Daughter-in-law’s pregnancy tears family apart

These 12 ‘superfoods’ offer many health benefits

Love overcomes obstacles

RobertWallace

’TWEEN

12 & 20

JeannePhillips

DEAR ABBY

Anthony L.Komaroff

ASK

DOCTOR K

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The one-two punchgives extra power

BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

That well-known wit, A.N.Other, said, “The young manwho stands on his own two feethas probably failed his drivingtest.”

A bridge player of whatev-er age who failed to make acontract perhaps used only oneline when two were available.In this example, South is infour hearts. West leads thespade queen. The defenderskeep plugging away at thatsuit. After declarer ruffs thethird round and draws trumpsin three rounds, how should hecontinue?

North, even though hisdiamonds are stronger than hisclubs, was right to bid one club.Open one diamond with threecards in the suit only withexactly 4-4-3-2 distribution.

South will lose two spadesand one club, and might alsoconcede a diamond. He hasonly nine top tricks: fivehearts, two diamonds and twoclubs. So, at first glance, itlooks as though declarer needsthe diamond finesse to win.And many players would drivedown that road, failing withthis layout.

A better chauffeur firstplays three rounds of clubs, giv-ing the opponents the lead. IfWest takes the club trick, he isendplayed, forced either to leada diamond into South’s tenaceor to concede a ruff-and-sluff.So let’s assume East overtakesWest’s jack with his queen andshifts to a diamond. Declarerplays low. Here, West must putup his queen, so the contractis home. But if West could pro-duce the 10, South still has thefinesse of his jack available. Heis home when East has eitherdiamond honor.

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OMICS

28 Arlo & Janis

Big Nate

Crankshaft

Stone Soup

Dilbert

Garfield

Frank & Earnest

Soup to Nutz

Rose Is Rose

The Born Loser

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Ligaments: Connect bones to otherbones, these are thickened areas ofconnective tissue that provide stabilityfor your joints.

When ligaments are injured we describethis as a SPRAIN.

Grade I Sprain: a stretchingof the ligaments past their normal rangeof motion; mild pain and swelling.

Grade II Sprain: a partial tear of theligaments; usually with some bruising,more painful and swollen.

Grade III Sprain: a severe injury withcomplete rupture of the ligaments;severe pain, swelling and bruising arepresent. Usually requires prompt medicalattention.

Initial treatment can be RICE therapy:

RestIceCompressionElevation

Substantial pain and bruising with footor ankle sprains should prompt a visit forevaluation by Dr. Mytych.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS,CHANCERY DIVISION

MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A.,Plaintiff,

v.WESTBOUND STATION, LLC,WESTBOUND CENTER, LLC, TRACYA. BURNIDGE, SCOTT A. HORTON,J. ARNEY SILVESTRI, FOX VALLEYMICRO LOAN FUND, INC., BOB'SELECTRIC, INC., IDEAL MECHANI-CAL CORPORATION, UNKNOWNOWNERS UNKNOWN TENANTS;NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,

Defendants.08CH 3912

NOTICE OF SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given

that pursuant to a Judgment en-tered on in the above entitled causeon September 8, 2011, the Sheriffof Kane County will on Thursday,November 14, 2013, at the hour of9:00 a.m., at the Kane County Ju-dicial Center, 37W777 Route 38,Room JC100, St. Charles, Illinois,sell to the highest bidder for cash,the following described mortgagedreal estate:

Commonly known as: 40W484Route 64 and 4N870 LaFox Road,Wasco, Illinois 60183

P.I.N. No(s): 08-23-202-002and 08-23-202-003

Terms: 10% down by certifiedfunds; balance within 24 hours, bycertified funds. No refunds. Thesubject property is subject to gener-al real estate taxes, special assess-ments or special taxes leviedagainst said real estate and is of-fered for sale without any represen-tation as to quality or quantity of ti-tle and without recourse to plaintiff.

The Judgment amount was$1,550,659.63

Prospective bidders are admon-ished to check the Court file to veri-fy all information.

For information please call Plain-tiff's Attorney, The Collins Law Firm,PC, 1770 Park Street, Naperville, IL60563 (630) 527-1595I566057

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, October 9, 16 & 23,2013.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS,CHANCERY DIVISION

MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A.,Plaintiff,

v.WESTBOUND STATION, LLC,WESTBOUND CENTER, LLC, TRACYA. BURNIDGE, SCOTT A. HORTON,J. ARNEY SILVESTRI, FOX VALLEYMICRO LOAN FUND, INC., BOB'SELECTRIC, INC., IDEAL MECHANI-CAL CORPORATION, UNKNOWNOWNERS UNKNOWN TENANTS;NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,

Defendants.08CH 3912

NOTICE OF SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given

that pursuant to a Judgment en-tered on in the above entitled causeon September 8, 2011, the Sheriffof Kane County will on Thursday,November 14, 2013, at the hour of9:00 a.m., at the Kane County Ju-

ountydicial Center, 37W777 Route 38,Room JC100, St. Charles, Illinois,sell to the highest bidder for cash,the following described mortgagedreal estate:

THAT PART OF THE NORTHEASTQUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWN-SHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE PARCELONE: THAT PART OF THE NORTH-WEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 40NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN-NING ON THE WEST LINE OF THESAID NORTHWEST 1/4 AT A POINT626.5 FEET NORTH OF THESOUTHWEST CORNER OF THESAID NORTHWEST 1/4, RUNNINGTHENCE NORTH ALONG THE SAIDWEST LINE 50 FEET; THENCESOUTH 89 DEGREES, 25 MINUTESEAST 142.6 FEET; THENCE SOUTH6 MINUTES WEST 48.2 FEET;THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES, 43MINUTES WEST, 39.6 FEET;THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES, 19MINUTES WEST, 103 FEET TO THEPOINT OF BEGINNING, IN THETOWNSHIP OF CAMPTON, KANECOUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PARCEL TWO: THAT PART OFTHE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THENORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 23,TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 7,EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPALMERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS: COMMENCING AT THE IN-TERSECTION OF THE CENTER OFTHE HIGHWAY AND THE QUARTERSECTION LINE (BEING 477.8 FEETNORTH FROM THE SOUTHWESTCORNER OF THE NORTHWESTQUARTER OF SAID SECTION);THENCE NORTH IN THE CENTEROF THE ROAD 146 FEET; THENCEEAST 115.5 FEET TO THE EASTLINE OF PREMISES CONVEYED TOGEORGE BERGLAND BY JOHN T.PETERSON AND OTHERS APRIL30, 1904 BY DEED RECORDED INBOOK 444, PAGE 181; THENCESOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTLINE 129.5 FEET TO THE CENTEROF THE ROAD; THENCE WESTERLYALONG THE CENTER OF THE ROAD116.8 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-GINNING (EXCEPT THAT PART LY-ING EASTERLY OF A LINE DRAWNSOUTHERLY FROM A POINT THATIS 102.20 FEET EAST OF THENORTHWEST CORNER, AS MEA-SURED ALONG THE NORTH LINETHEREOF, TO A POINT ON THESOUTH LINE THAT IS 104.28 FEETEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST COR-NER, AS MEASURED ALONG SAIDSOUTH LINE THEREOF), IN THETOWNSHIP OF CAMPTON, KANECOUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as: 40W484Route 64 and 4N870 LaFox Road,Wasco, Illinois 60183

P.I.N. No(s): 08-23-202-002and 08-23-202-003

Terms: 10% down by certifiedfunds; balance within 24 hours, bycertified funds. No refunds. Thesubject property is subject to gener-al real estate taxes, special assess-ments or special taxes leviedagainst said real estate and is of-fered for sale without any represen-tation as to quality or quantity of ti-tle and without recourse to plaintiff.

The Judgment amount was$1,550,659.63

Prospective bidders are admon-ished to check the Court file to veri-fy all information.

For information please call Plain-tiff's Attorney, The Collins Law Firm,PC, 1770 Park Street, Naperville, IL60563 (630) 527-1595

(630)I566057


PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT COUNTY OF KANE,

STATE OF ILLINOISCITIMORTGAGE, INC., ASSIGNEEOF MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REG-ISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ASNOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEKMORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.,

Plaintiff(s),vs.

PAUL S. KNOTTNERUS , KATHY A.KNOTTNERUS, CARDINAL SAVINGSBANK, FSB, UNDER MORTGAGERECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUM-BER 2005K113360,

Defendant(s).08CHK 2065

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALEOF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

pursuant to a Judgment heretoforeentered by the said Court in theabove entitled cause, the Sheriff ofKane County, Illinois, will onNovember 21, 2013, at the hour of9:00 AM, at the Kane County Judi-cial Center, 37W777 Route 38,Court Room JC100, St. Charles, IL60175, sell at public auction to thehighest and best bidder for cash, alland singular, the following de-scribed premises and real estate inthe said Judgment mentioned, situ-ated in the County of Kane, State ofIllinois, or so much thereof as shallbe sufficient to satisfy said Judg-ment, to wit:

THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWESTQUARTER OF THE SOUTHEASTQUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWN-SHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 8, EASTOF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDI-AN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BE-GINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST COR-NER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUAR-TER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER;THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THESOUTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER,436.22 FEET TO THE CENTER LINEOF MILLER ROAD, THENCENORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAIDCENTER LINE 519.98 FEET TO THEEAST LINE OF SAID QUARTER;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAIDEAST LINE, 305.53 FEET TO THEPOINT OF BEGINNING, IN THETOWNSHIP OF DUNDEE, KANECOUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Common Address: 36W321MILLER ROAD DUNDEE IL 60118

P.I.N. 03-08-400-077Contact the Law Office of IRA T.

NEVEL, LLC, 175 North Franklin,Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois60606, (312) 357-1125, for fur-ther information.

The terms of the sale are: Tenpercent (10%) due by cash or cer-tified funds at the time of the saleand balance is due within 24 hoursof the sale. The subject property issubject to real estate taxes, specialassessments or special taxes leviedagainst said real estate and is of-fered for sale without any represen-tation as to quality or quantity of ti-tle and without recourse to Plaintiffand in "as is" condition. The saleis further subject to confirmation bythe Court.

The property is improved by asingle family residence, togetherwith all buildings and improve-ments thereon, and the tenements,hereditaments and appurtenantsthereunto belonging and will not beavailable for inspection prior to

sp prsale.

If this property is a condominiumunit, the purchaser of the unit at theforeclosure sale, other than a mort-gagee shall pay the assessmentsand the legal fees required by TheCondominium Property Act, 765ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). Ifthis property is a condominium unitwhich is part of a common interestcommunity, the purchaser of theunit at the foreclosure sale otherthan a mortgagee shall pay the as-sessments required by The Condo-minium Property Act, 765 ILCS605/18.5(g-1).LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL,LLCIra T. Nevel - ARDC #06185808175 North Franklin St. Suite 201Chicago, Illinois 60606(312) [email protected]# 08-3147 NI566381


PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY –GENEVA, ILLINOIS

U.S. Bank National Association asTrustee, successor in interest toBank of America, National Associa-tion as Trustee successor by mergerto LaSalle Bank NA as trustee forWashington Mutual Asset-BackedCertificates WMABS Series 2007-HE1 Trust

Plaintiff,vs.

Raquel Moore; John M. Moore, Jr.;Sierra Woods Condominium Asso-ciation; Unknown Owners andNon-Record Claimants

Defendants.

Case No. 13 CH 19118001 Sierra Woods LaneCarpentersville, IL 60110

PUBLICATION NOTICEThe requisite affidavit(s) having

been duly filed herein, NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFEN-DANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITTLEDACTION, that said action has beencommenced in said Court by theplaintiff(s), naming you as defen-dant (s) therein and praying andfor other relief; that summons hasbeen issued out of this Courtagainst you as provided by law,and, that this action is still pendingand undetermined in said Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless youfile your answer or otherwise makeyour appearance in said action inthis Court, by filing the same in theoffice of the Clerk of the CircuitCourt on or before November 15,2013, AN ORDER OF DEFAULTMAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I havehereunto set my hand and affixedthe Seal of said Court on Septem-ber 20, 2013.

/s/ Thomas M. HartwellClerk of the Circuit Court

(SEAL)

/s/Joel A. KnosherOne of Plainttiff's Attorney's

Joel A. KnosherOne of Plaintiff's AttorneysMANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLCAttorneys for PlaintiffOne East Wacker, Suite 1730

Chicago, IL 60601Telephone: 312-651-6700Fax: 614-220-5613Attorney. No.: 6298481


PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY –GENEVA, ILLINOIS

Nationstar Mortgage LLCPlaintiff,

vs.Orlando G. Rosas, AKA OrlandoRosas; Cecilia P. Rosas, AKA Cecil-ia Rosas; Charles A. Canning; Un-known Owners and Non-RecordClaimants

Defendants.

Case No. 13 CH 1971202 Fairway Lane

Carpentersville, IL 60110

PUBLICATION NOTICEThe requisite affidavit(s) having

been duly filed herein, NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFEN-DANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITTLEDACTION, that said action has beencommenced in said Court by theplaintiff(s), naming you as defen-dant (s) therein and praying andfor other relief; that summons hasbeen issued out of this Courtagainst you as provided by law,and, that this action is still pendingand undetermined in said Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless youfile your answer or otherwise makeyour appearance in said action inthis Court, by filing the same in theoffice of the Clerk of the CircuitCourt on or before November 18,2013, AN ORDER OF DEFAULTMAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I havehereunto set my hand and affixedthe Seal of said Court on Septem-ber 23, 2013.

/s/ Thomas M. HartwellClerk of the Circuit Court

(SEAL)

/s/Joel A. KnosherOne of Plainttiff's Attorney's

Joel A. KnosherOne of Plaintiff's AttorneysMANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLCAttorneys for PlaintiffOne East Wacker, Suite 1730Chicago, IL 60601Telephone: 312-651-6700Fax: 614-220-5613Attorney. No.: 6298481


PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOISIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY

WATERMAN STATE BANK,Plaintiff,

vs.TAMMY S. COLE, TRAVIS EVANS,individually and as Executor of theEstate of Vance Lee Evans, de-ceased, RESURGENCE FINANCIAL,LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS, andNON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,

Defendants.

IN CHANCERYCASE NO. 13 CH 2145

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTIONNOTICE is hereby given to Un-

known Owners and Non-RecordClaimants, of the Complaint forForeclosure filed in the above enti-tled case on the 24th day ofSeptember, 2013, and that theyare named Defendants in the aboveentitled case, pursuant to the provi-sions of 735 ILCS 5/2-206, 735ILCS 5/15-1218 and 735 ILCS5/15-1502, and that the above en-titled mortgage foreclosure which isnow pending in said court and theday on or after which a defaultmay be entered against said Defen-dants is the 1st day of November,2013, and that the following infor-mation applies to said foreclosureproceeding:

(i) The names of all Plaintiffs andthe case number are identifiedabove.

(ii) The Court in which said ac-tion was brought is identifiedabove.

(iii) The name of the title holderof record is: Tammy S. Cole

(iv) A legal description of the realestate sufficient to identify it withreasonable certainty is as follows:

LOT 8 OF RAYMOND WOODS,TOWN OF BIG ROCK, IN THETOWNSHIP OF BIG ROCK, KANECOUNTY, ILLINOIS.

(v) A common address or de-scription of the location of the realestate is as follows:

8S918 Dugan Road, BigRock, Illinois 60511

(vi) An identification of the mort-gage sought to be foreclosed is asfollows:

Name of mortgagors: TammyS. Cole and Terry Halmagi

Name of mortgagee: Water-man State Bank

Name of mortgage: MortgageDate of recording: June 9,

2006County where recorded: Kane

CountyRecording document identifica-

tion: 2006K062168

/s/ Timothy J. ConklinTimothy J. Conklin,

Attorney for the Plaintiff

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby giventhat on October 7, 2013, Baird &Warner Title Services paid past duereal estate taxes in the amount of$2,678.94 plus penalty, whichwere collected on behalf of KarenT. McQueen for the property locatedat 192 S. Channing, Elgin, IL. ThePIN Number is 06-13-377-033.The late payment of taxes was dueto no fault of Karen McQueen.

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, October 9, 2013.)

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Facing a budget deficit asinsurance costs rise, Elburnvillage officials on Mondaynight cut back on a benefitoffered to village employeesto make up the difference.

The village’s financedirector, Doug Elder, toldtrustees at Monday’s ElburnVillage Board meeting that,because the Blue Crosspremiums were to increaseby 16.14 percent, the villagewould be $7,398 over budgetwithout making an adjust-ment.

The village pays 100percent of the premium forvillage employees and 50percent of family members,and employees also receivemoney deposited into a“health savings account.”

The village has beendepositing $1,500 into thataccount each year. Tosignificantly diminish thebudget deficit, Elder pro-posed cutting the village’scontribution to that accountto $1,100 each year.

Other possible solutionsincluded going to a higherdeductible, paying less of the

premium and also perhapsswitching to a different planwith fewer benefits.

Elder called the reduc-tion in the “health savingsaccount” to be the mostworkable.

“The only change wouldbe reducing the village’scontribution to the HSA,”he said.

Village President DaveAnderson called that solu-tion “fair and equitable.”

“We said when theprogram was establishedthat there was no guaranteeabout the $1,500,” Andersonsaid.

Trustee Ken Andersonsaid that was a reasonablesolution because the villagealready is generous in pay-ing for full coverage.

“I don’t know too manyemployers that are paying100 percent,” Ken Andersonsaid. “That’s the real world

now.”

Trash pickup exclusionA new Elburn resident’s

quest to be excluded fromservices provided by WasteManagement was grantedat Monday’s meeting, butsome village officials saidthere should be an effort toestablish some sort of policyfor the future.

Darren Stacy, who recent-ly purchased a foreclosedhome on Corrigan Street inthe Blackberry Creek subdi-vision, balked at a past-duebill from Waste Manage-ment for $134.40. He said henever established serviceand had not had any trashto pick up. He said he’d beable to dispose of trash athis workplace and wouldn’tneed Waste Management’sservice.

Dave Anderson said itwas the third time in thepast few years that such arequest had been made, andfor Stacy’s request to begranted, village officials hadto write a letter to WasteManagement. Trustee Bill

Grabarek asked whetherthat could be a problem ifsuch requests would be al-lowed for a greater numberof residents.

Village AdministratorErin Willret said if thatwere to happen, it couldbecome an issue with thecontract with Waste Man-agement.

Grabarek said he wouldwant officials to create a pol-icy for when building activi-ty might grow in the village.Trustee Ethan Hastert askedwhether Willret could seehow other municipalitieshandled such situations.

Dave Anderson said allthree requests that had beenmade in recent years wereunique. Trustees unani-mously approved Stacy’srequest.

“Motion carried,” DaveAnderson said. “We’ll writethe letter.”

• Al Lagattolla is the newseditor of the Kane CountyChronicle. Write to him [email protected].

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8LOCAL BRIEFSugar Grove Pumpkin Farm open for businessBy AL LAGATTOLLA

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SUGAR GROVE – Thosedriving on Route 47 might no-tice a simple sign a little northof Waubonsee CommunityCollege.

Reading “Pumpkins,” thesign points east on MerrillRoad and leads to the Sugar

Grove Pumpkin Farm, whichis just east on Merrill, on thenorth side of the street.

Kaneville resident RyanWhite, 26, and Sugar Groveresident John Nickels, 25, op-erate the stand, with pump-kins, gourds, broom corn andmore available. It’s the fourthyear White and Nickels havebeen running the stand.

“I just enjoy the aspect ofagriculture, with pumpkinsand produce,” White said. “Weenjoy doing it. It’s better thangoing to work.”

White said the stand willbe there through Halloween,from sunrise to sunset. He saidthere have been good crowdsas “people are getting in themood to put some decor out.”

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Learning about the Daily 5The students in Mrs. Yaggie’s Kindergarten class have been learning about the Daily 5 (Read to Self, Readto Someone, Listening to Books, Word Work, Writing). The students will be rotating to different Daily 5stations while Mrs. Yaggie is meeting with guided reading groups. Currently, the students are working onbuilding their stamina and independence in these activities.

In mid-September, the Kindergarteners started practicing Read to Self. First, they had severalconversations about being ready to learn, how to properly treat a book, and how to respect others whilereading. The class created a chart of things they should be doing during Read to Self. Each day theywould get out their reading binders which contain poems and books and find a spot to read. Somestudents are able to read, but other students are reading the pictures and/or word wall words that theyhave learned. Over the next several days, they would have a goal for how long to read. The class startedby reading for 3 minutes. The time increased each day because the students were building their stamina!Currently, they are able to read independently for 12 minutes with a goal of

20 minutes in reach!

Sharing a smileThe efforts of Delia and Lucinda Connolly, first graders at Kaneland John Stewart, are making everyonearound them smile. In conjunction with John Stewart’s Parent Teacher Network, Delia and Lucinda areraising money for Smile Train, an organization that funds cleft lift repair surgeries around the world. Thiscause is close to their heart, as one of the young ladies was born with cleft lip.

Delia and Lucinda plan to sell Rainbow Loom bracelets at the John Stewart clothing, toy, and craft sale onOctober 4th and 5th. The girls will be making many of the bracelets themselves and are getting other JohnStewart students involved. Delia and Lucinda have promoted their fund raiser at John Stewart and haveasked other children to donate bracelets they have made to the sale. The goal of the fund raising effortsis to pay for 27 life-changing surgeries for kids in developing countries who need cleft lip/palate surgery.Just $250 covers the cost of the surgery and Delia and Lucinda’s family have raised enough money for 15surgeries so far. Go to http://support.smiletrain.org/goto/lulu for more information.

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