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LEMONT – Lemont residents, officials and business owners joined together to celebrate the season during the Hometown Holiday event Dec. 7 in downtown Lemont. The festivities featured seasonal favorites, such as the tree lighting, visits with Santa, horse-drawn wagon rides, carolers, arts and crafts and warm refreshments. There was also a chance to help a family in need with a bake sale at Aurora Rose. Christmas trees and lights from the event will adorn downtown Lem-

ont during the holidays. Besides the village’s tree, community groups decorated their own trees that are spread across the downtown area. Village trustee Jeanette Virgilio, who is a member of the Downtown Development Committee, thanked organizers and attendees of the event during the Dec. 9 Lemont Village Board meeting. “(Hometown Holiday is) one of the events that I’m personally proud of,” she said. Downtown Lemont businesses hope to attract more shoppers during the Midnight Madness sale from 6 p.m. to midnight today.

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Local legislators help pass pension bill SUBURBAN LIFE MEDIA LEMONT – The support of Illinois Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin played a key role in the passing of a pension reform bill through the Illinois General Assembly on Dec. 3. The bill, which Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Dec. 5, was written to guarantee full funding of the state’s pension systems by 2044 by cutting $160 billion. The bill passed 30 to 24 in the Senate and 62 to 53 in the House.

According to public documents, Radogno was one of 10 Senate Republicans to vote for the bill. Durkin was one of 15 House Republicans to vote for it. Radogno called the legislation “the first major step forward in putting Illinois on the path to financial recovery.” “This is a good bill that will achieve real savings for the taxpayers, better protect the pensions of lower-paid, longer-serving public employees and stabilize state finances,” Radogno said in a news release. “This legislation is fair for both taxpayers

and the workers who count on the pension systems.” Radogno and Durkin both said lawmakers have more work to do to fully address Illinois’ fiscal issues. “We must continue to demonstrate fiscal discipline over the next several years to control spending and pay down our bills if we ever hope to allow the ‘temporary’ tax to expire and to bring jobs back to Illinois,” Durkin said in a news release. Radogno said lawmakers should turn their focus toward pension reform for local governments.

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LEMONT – A painting from the closed PC’s Pancake Cafe has found a permanent home at the Lemont Village Hall. Former restaurant owners Andy Avalos and village trustee Paul Chialdikas dedicated the mural of downtown Lemont during the Lemont Village Board meeting Dec. 9. The mural hangs on the wall opposite the mayor and trustees in the Village Board’s meeting room. Avalos, a meteorologist with NBC Chicago, said he had artist Sue Spero paint the mural when he opened the restaurant in 2000. He said the mural, which depicts the Lemont skyline, was the focal point of the cafe. “It wasn’t just a painting

we had for the restaurant,” he said. “It really was the restaurant.” Chialdikas, who purchased the business in 2004, said keeping the mural was part of the contract he signed when he took over PC’s. He said when he closed the restaurant earlier this year, he called Avalos to ask about what they should do with the mural. “We thought (the village hall) would be a great place to dedicate this mural,” Chialdikas said. Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves was happy to have mural in the meeting room, even though it was because the restaurant had closed. “When you see something sad that happens in town, something good always comes out of it,” he said.

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By DAN FARNHAM dfarnham@shawmedia.com LEMONT – The Lemont Village Board took steps to improve the village’s debt recovery practices during its Dec. 9 meeting. The board approved changes to its municipal code on delinquent payments for water bills, joined the Illinois Comptroller’s Local Debt Recovery Program and set up an amnesty period for people with late fees on tickets. The board discussed these changes during its November Committee of the Whole meeting as a way to recover $1.3 million in unpaid parking tickets, ordinance violations and utility bills dating back to 1990. The amendments to the village’s municipal code on delinquent payments changed the department in control of appeals and added a hardship payment plan. Residents who want to appeal having their utilities shut off will now contact Finance Director Chris Smith, rather than the director of public works. The finance director will also judge the appeal, instead of the Village’s Sewer and Water Committee. Smith said having the process go through her office should be more convenient for residents. “It will be a little more flexible for citizens because I’m here all the time,” she said. The hardship payment program will be available to owners of single-family dwellings, as long as the owner has not received a payment plan in the past 12 months. The owner must also prove financial hardship through a governmental or utility assistance program. If approved for the program, the owner would make a 40 percent down payment on current and past due charges

Village of Lemont passes 2013 tax levy The Lemont Village Board approved a $2.85 million tax levy for 2013 during its Dec. 9 meeting. The levy is a 2.5 percent increase from last year. Taxing bodies are allowed to increase tax levies by the growth in the consumer price index plus the assessed taxable value of new properties. The board also passed levies for an additional .04 percent of the total assessed valuation for a street and bridge tax and .05 percent for a street lighting tax. Other Lemont taxing bodies have projected that the Equalized Assessed Values of the properties will go down. This would increase the tax rate for some property owners, depending on how much their properties decreased in value compared to others. and would pay the remainder of the bill in three equal monthly payments. Smith said the village is mindful of the economic climate, which can make paying bills difficult. “We’re adding a layer that, for these citizens who are truly having a hard time, they can come in for a payment plan,” she said. The ordinance still allows public works to shut off water service for bills 30 days past due, as long as eight days notice is given. The village took the first step towards using the Local Debt Recovery Program by entering an intergovernmental agreement with the state comptroller’s office Dec. 9. Lemont Village Administrator George Schafer has said it could take 11 to 12 months for the program to start due to high demand. Through the Local Debt Recovery Program, the comptroller’s office will receive a list of debtors to the village for

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D-113A selects new firm for superintendent search By DAN FARNHAM dfarnham@shawmedia.com LEMONT – The Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A Board of Education agreed to hire School Exec Connect to conduct its superintendent search during a Dec. 11 meeting. The board stipulated that the cost is not to exceed $20,000. Four members voted for the firm, with Brian Bushnell and Al Malley abstaining. Board member Patrick Kerrigan was absent. The board chose School Exec Connect over Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates and the Illinois Association of School Boards, the nonprofit firm the district used during its superintendent search two years ago. The board had narrowed its choices to School Exec Connect and HYA & Associates during the Dec. 4 board meeting. “I would have been happy with either one,” said board President Cindy Kelly. During discussions at the Dec. 4 meeting, some board members said they wanted a different search firm than last time. “We need somebody more aggressive,” board member Dave Molitor said Dec. 4. “We used the IASB approach before and it wasn’t enough.” Unlike IASB, School Exec Connect and HYA & Associates can recruit superintendents from other school districts. Kelly noted that this is the second superintendent search she has been part of since joining the board two and a half years ago. “You really want to look outside the box and see what

Upcoming meetings Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2013 tax levy at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and a Board of Education meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. the options are,” she said. During the search, the district will work with Tom Madden, a former superintendent with Lemont High School District 210, who is now employed by School Exec Connect. Madden was part of the team that helped District 210 find its current superintendent, Mary Ticknor. Kelly said Madden’s familiarity with Lemont is a positive for the board. According to a chart provided by the district, the base charge for School Exec Connect is $16,500, with additional costs for expenses and advertising. The nonprofit IASB had the lowest base charge of $6,500, but also had the largest number of additional expenses. Kelly said the district paid around $8,000 to IASB last time, but did not pay for some of the additional services that will be included in School Exec Connect’s base charge. The district provided some of those services at its own expense, she said. “(Assistant Superintendent) Mary (Gricus) did a lot of work behind the scenes, and we paid her for her time, too,” she said. Kelly said even if the district spends more money on this search, it will be money well spent. “We need the best possible candidate,” she said.

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Tri County SRA reflects on 2013, year to come The end of the year is always a time to take pause and assess – to count your blessings and look back fondly on memories. As we look back on 2013, we see it was an exciting year with a lot of new things going on, including successes for our participants, staff and friends. I hope you have learned about a few of them here in this column. We have had participants win awards, sports honors and even a legislative victory for students with disabilities. Our disability awareness COMMUNITY program was started to help VOICE our community learn about Karen what it is like to live with Gestautas a disability. We recently launched “Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies,” with our cooperative member agencies. It sets out to specifically assist veterans in fitness and friendship. Shortly after the holiday 2012 season, we began planning our annual bowling fundraiser (which has been taking place in February – brrr!). We decided, for 2014, to move bowling to springtime. So, this Feb. 22, 2014, we will host, along with Romeoville Chamber of Commerce, a Trivia Craze fundraiser. It looks to be a fun night and, we’re hoping, a successful one, too. If you’re not familiar with the concept, a trivia night pits groups of folks against each other to answer questions asked in categories. You can sign up as a team of eight or come in a smaller group and we’ll help you form a team of new friends. Everyone is an expert at something, so bring your “experts” and let’s have a great evening full of laughs together. And don’t forget about bowling later in the year! Watch our website for all fundraising and other updates. Last year’s Summer Day Camp not only provided our school-age participants with a rewarding group of activities after school adjourns, but it gave our part-time staff a wonderful opportunity to log in hours of experience running it. And we all got to enjoy the talent show that caps off the camp experience. If you know someone, or if you would like to help us out, part-time or volunteer, please look at the applications available to download from our website. By the way, our website was newly designed in the past year and it has so much information on it. News and events are updated often, so you can stay in touch with us. Looking back on 2013, it is with great warmth and gratefulness that we thank all who support us in so many ways. Good luck to all in 2014.

Karen Gestautas is the public information coordinator for the Tri County Special Recreation Association.

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Pension reform legislation doesn’t get the job done If the pension reform law passed Dec. 3 In 2013, the cap is about $110,000. A cap was by the Illinois General Assembly and signed necessary and this is a positive step, but it Dec. 5 by Gov. Pat Quinn was a first step in a should be lower. series of reform measures still to come, we’d In an effort to fight off a constitutional hail it as a small victory for taxpayers and challenge, which certainly is coming, public the state. employees will contribute 1 percent less to Unfortunately, we fear that in the minds their retirement benefits than they do now. of Quinn, Speaker Michael Madigan and We think public employees should contribSenate President John Cullerton, last week’s ute more to their own retirements, not less. reform effort is the only step, which it canLike many of the lawmakers who voted not be if Illinois is to right its fiscal ship. against this legislation, we also question the With a $100 billion shortfall, Illinois has savings that proponents say it will bring. the worst-funded public penMadigan, Quinn and Cullerton sion systems in the country. say it will save $160 billion For the record For years, lawmakers failed to over the next 30 years. But the address the issue as the unfund- While there are positive nonpartisan Commission on ed liability grew and ratings Government Forecasting and elements to a pension agencies repeatedly downgraded reform bill that passed the Accountability was not given a the state’s credit, which now is General Assembly, it does chance to analyze the bill. And the lowest of all 50 states. the $160 billion figure is based not go far enough to fix Senate Bill 1, which passed by the state’s failing pension on an 8 percent annual return on the slimmest of margins in both the pension funds’ investments, systems. the House and the Senate, does which is unrealistic. begin to address some of the Though Quinn won’t admit it, problems. the vote all but guarantees that It changes the cost-of-living adjustments the temporary income tax increase imposed that retirees receive every year. Currently, on Illinois workers in 2011 will become perretirees receive a compounded, 3-percent manent. Or, worse, a push for a progressive increase each year on almost their full tax will gain momentum. Either is a big loss pension. Under the bill passed this week, for taxpayers. retirees will receive COLAs on only a part of While lawmakers around the state will their benefit, and the COLAs will be skipped boast about the significance of the reform some years for new retirees. This is the law’s and think their job is done, the reality is that biggest accomplishment. lawmakers did little to help right the state’s The legislation slightly raises the refinancial ship. tirement age for employees who are 45 and If they were truly determined to solve younger on a sliding scale. While this is a the problem, they would have held the vote positive step, it doesn’t go far enough. Many before Dec. 3 – the day after the current crop public employees are able to retire in their of lawmakers found out who they would be 50s with full pension benefits. As Americans facing in the March primary. They would live longer, those benefits get more and more make it clear more reform is in the pipeline, expensive. and make difficult decisions that would ease The law also places a cap on the amount the pension burden taxpayers continue to of salary on which a pension can be based. shoulder.

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also agreed to have employees pay a percentage of the premium of their healthcare benefits, instead of employee contributions being based on a percentage of their salary, according to a county news release. The county compromised to increase the health care contributions throughout three years from eight to 10 percent aggregate of the health benefits, rather than 10 percent for all three years, the release said. The employee contributions remain income banded, so that lower paid employees pay less and upper income employees pay more, according to the release.

8SOUND OFF Against sports complex Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves continues to press forward trying to build a sports complex in Lemont. He tried to get it through previously without any input from the residents. He only gave us a 30-day notice, but we exercised our right and had enough signatures on a petition to force it to go to referendum. As it stands today, he’s been trying to secure private financing for the sports complex and is unable to do so because the investors do not want to invest in polluted land that the Village of Lemont does not own;

• POLICE Continued from page 10 License violations • Benecio Ballinas-Fuentes, 22, of 9104 Lunar Ave., Orland Park, was charged with driving while license suspended after an incident at 11 p.m. Dec. 2 in the 200 block of Short Street. • Sarunas Zemaitis, 31, of 265 Lakewood Circle, Burr Ridge, was charged with driving while license suspended, illegal transportation of alcohol, obstruction of identification and improper lane use after a traffic stop at 12:43 a.m. Dec. 3 in the 12400 block of Archer Avenue.

“The County Board and my office sought to replace an unsustainable method of paying for benefits with a more fiscally responsible model,” said Will County Executive Larry Walsh. “There is only so much money available and we believe this contract will put Will County on a more sustainable path for the future.” Employees in the AFSCME union work in the county court system, health department, highway department, Sunny Hill Nursing Home, county jail and in the offices of the sheriff, coroner, recorder, assessor, clerk, chief judge, circuit clerk, executive and state’s attorney.

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tors for this $20 million sports complex, why does he continue pressing on and still wants it to bring it to referendum? The private investors don’t want it, and we don’t want it either.

Asking about ash trees the land is owned by the water reclamation district. So, if the private investors have no desire to invest in a $20 million sports complex, what gives him the right to burden the taxpayers with a $20 million bond so if this thing fails it’s up to the taxpayers to bail it out? Bottom line, if he cannot secure private inves-

Hey Lemont, what’s with the big red Xs on trees? If they’re infected ash, why weren’t they all removed this fall? Is it because cheap homeowners won’t pay for their removal? The rest of us have to live with unsightly Xs all over trees, and trees that, in fact, weren’t infected. What a village.

• Ernesto Garcia, 33, of 1202 Woodruff Ave., Joliet, was charged with driving while license revoked and driving without lights when required after a traffic stop at 7:35 a.m. Dec. 3 at New Avenue and Lockport Street. • Jeremy Dahlgren, 18, of 20W345 Pleasantdale Drive, was charged with driving while license suspended and improper display of registration after a traffic stop at 1:39 p.m. Dec. 3 at Porter and Julia streets. • Juan Reynoso, 27, of 551 Ohio St., Joliet, was charged with driving while license suspended and speeding after a traffic stop at 1:08 p.m. Dec. 6 at New Avenue and 127th Street.

• Kaaleaf Vinson, 26, of 1043 N. Central Ave., Chicago, was charged with driving while license suspended and speeding after a traffic stop at 7:42 a.m. Dec. 7 in the 15800 block of New Avenue. • Geraldo Herrera, 22, of 3424 S. Central Ave., Cicero, was charged with driving while license suspended and improper display of registration after a traffic stop at 9:08 a.m. Dec. 7 in the 16700 block of New Avenue. • Joseph Cox, 20, of 1031 Hillview Drive, was charged with driving while license suspended and no valid insurance after a traffic stop at 4 p.m. Dec. 7 at State and 127th streets.

LHS sets placement exam make-up date LEMONT – Incoming freshmen who did not attend the Lemont High School placement exam Dec. 7 are required to attend a make-up exam from 9 a.m. to about noon Saturday, at the school, 800 Porter St., according to a news release. Students should arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. at the school’s Performing Arts Center entrance off of Julia Street, where they will be directed to their assigned testing rooms. Students will be allowed to use a scientific calculator or a non-QWERTY graphing calculator, but they will not be permitted to utilize CAS or cellphone calculators. A no. 2 pencil will be provided, as well as a snack bar and a bottle of water during the test break. For more information, call Guidance Secretary Dana Browne at 630-243-3218.

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BettyJean Bolino, nee Zitt, age 85, longtime resident of Lemont, passed away December 10, 2013. Betty was employed as a Registered Nurse, Head of Pediatrics at MacNeal Memorial Hospital, LaGrange. She was a member of Saints Cyril & Methodius Church Ministry of Care, and Betty was a “Mom” to anyone that needed one. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Jerry P. Bolino; loving mother of JoAnn Grochmal, Dan Bolino and Doug (Jennifer) Bolino; cherished grandmother of Tara (Roger) Waysok, Kim Grochmal, Sophia and Genevieve Bolino; adored greatgrandmother of Marshall and Dean Waysok; dearest sister of nine; and fond aunt of numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services Friday, December 13, 2013, 9:30a.m. from the Markiewicz Funeral Home, P.C., 108 Illinois St., Lemont, to Saints Cyril & Methodius Church, Lemont, for Mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment Saints Cyril & Methodius Cemetery. Visitation Thursday, 3:00–8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Charities, www.catholiccharaties.net Information: Markiewicz Funeral Home, P.C., 630-257-6363 or www.markiewiczfh.com

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After 15 months of negotiations and a 16-day strike, members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in Will County voted to ratify a new four-year contract on Dec. 5, according to a union news release. The contract is retroactive to Dec. 1, 2012. The Will County Board will vote on its approval during a Dec. 19 meeting. County employees returned to work Dec. 5. The issues debated between the union and the county included wage in-

creases and health care. “We didn’t want to see our wages lose ground when the cost of living goes up, and we weren’t going to accept a health plan where the lowest-paid employees were asked to do more than the highest-paid,” said AFSCME Local 1028 President Dave Delrose. “By standing together we reached a fair settlement that achieves those goals.” The contract includes a 4.5 percent cost-of-living wage increase for the next three years and removes two steps on the wage scale, raising employee pay by five percent, the release said. The union and county

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LEMONT – The Lemont Park District’s CORE will host its first Tri Smart Masters Swim Meet on Sunday. Swimmers ages 18 and older will compete in individual events, grouped by age. There will be 50 and 100 yard races for all strokes and 200 and 500 yard freestyle races for more advanced swimmers. Tri Smart Coaching owner MJ Gasik organized the meet. She started a Masters Swimming team in 2010 that practices at the CORE. The group has participated in Masters Swimming meets before, but this will be their first chance to host one in their home pool, Gasik said. “We wanted to have one last spring but couldn’t get things together in time,” she said. The competitive swimming season runs from December to April, Gasik said, so she had to wait to schedule the event. Gasik said the CORE pool is attractive to competitive swimmers in the region because of its proximity to I-355, adequate locker room and spectator seating space, and the cleanness of the pool. She did not want to name specific pools but said that some will contain debris such as bandages, hair and pony tail holders. Lemont Park District Aquatics Supervisor Jason Khuen said the event should be a good showcase for the relatively new pool. “We’re looking to expand our programs,” he said.

If you go What: Tri Smart Masters Swim Meet When: 8 a.m. Sunday Where: Lemont CORE Fitness and Aquatic Complex, 16028 127th St. More information: www.trismart coaching.com The CORE pool already hosts swim meets for Lemont High School and the Lemont Dolphins Swim Team. Khuen said having Masters swim meets will bring in an adult crowd interested in fitness. It will also be a future opportunity for young swimmers who want to continue after they age out of their team. The event is not just for former competitive swimmers. Gasik said she organized the meet to be beginner-friendly. “This is going to be a low-key meet,” she said. “A lot of people are scared that they won’t be able to compete in a meet.” She said she estimates about 50 people will participate and at least a dozen of them have never swam in a meet before. Coaches will be on hand to answer questions about how to participate, she said. If the event is successful, Gasik said she may try organizing one or two meets a year at the CORE. Because Masters Swimming wants only one meet a day, groups must schedule them far in advance, she said. The registration deadline was Dec. 11, but Gasik said people who want to compete can still register by calling 708-466-2379.

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BULLETIN BOARD BOLINGBROOK Weekly Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Power Connection, 999 Remington Blvd., Ste. F, Bolingbrook. Offered Tuesdays, Thursdays and the first, third and fifth Mondays of the month. For $10 donation, fill your bag with groceries. All Illinois residents welcome. No income verification required. Extended hours of 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays. For information, call 630-679-6899 or visit www.thepowerconnection. org. Teen Movie Friday, 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. All movies rated PG-13 and below. Contact the Vortex for movie title information. For grades 6 to 12. For information, visit www.fountaindale.org. Knitter’s & Crochet Nest Drop In, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Experienced knitters and crocheters welcome. For information, visit www.fountaindale.org. Bolingbrook Lions Club, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Ashbury’s Restaurant, 355 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. Either at Ashbury’s Restaurant or the Bolingbrook Golf Club. For information, call 630-226-9019 email lionpaul28@aol.com.

BURR RIDGE Alcoholics Anonymous, 12:30

a.m. to noon Friday, First United Church of Burr Ridge, 15W100 Plainfield Road., Burr Ridge. Al-Anon Friday Morning Serenity Seekers, 9:30 a.m. Fridays Kiwanis Club of Willowbrook-Burr Ridge, noon Thursday, Holiday Inn Willowbrook, 7800 Kingery Highway, Willowbrook. Meets the first four Thursdays. For information, visit www.wbkiwanis. org.

DARIEN Overeaters Anonymous, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 725 75th St., Darien. For information, call 630-972-9074. Sales Professionals of Illinois Inc., 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Pancake Delight House, 75th Street and Fairview Avenue, Darien. For information, call 630-852-0580.

DOWNERS GROVE Open Game Night, 7 p.m. to 12:05 a.m. Friday, Fair Game, 5150 C Main St., Downers Grove. For information, visit www.fairgamestore.com. Paint and Play, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, The Brigantine Gallery, 734 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove. Teachers will guide you through a painting from beginning to end. All materials, snacks and beverages provided for $20; no credit cards. For information, visit www.vickeryart.com/. Soul Priority, 7 to 7:50 a.m.

Friday, Caribou Coffee, 5100 Main St., Downers Grove. Business leaders and owners discuss integrating faith’s best practices in the workplace. For information, call 630-963-4122, email wayne.kuna@ soul-priority.org or visit www. soul-priority.org. Downers Grove DAR Meeting, 10 a.m. Saturday, Downers Grove Historical Museum, 831 Maple Street, Downers Grove. The presentation will be “All The Pieces of the Past” by DAR Museum Docent Peggy Becker. For information, call 630-963-1309. Cantores Community Choir, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. High school age and older. $50 registration fee. For information, call 630-968-7120 email cantorescc@gmail.com. Pinochle Club, noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Meets in room 307 on third floor. For information, call 630-649-2116.

LEMONT Lithuanian Preschool, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, Lithuanian World Center, 14911 127th Street, Lemont. Pipiru Ratelis, at the Lithuanian World Center in Lemont, offers preschool in the Lithuanian language for children from 18 months to kindergarten age on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Children can partic-

We want your news! To submit an item for Bulletin Board, visit www.shawurl.com/forms ipate in this “playgroup” setting, along with a parent or grandparent. They sing, dance, and do crafts. Depending on enrollment, an afternoon class operates Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m. Parents select a single day each week to attend. For information, call 708-403-7858. Emmanuel Women Seeking God Bible Study, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1191 McCarthy Rd., Lemont. For information, call 708-214-0444. Lemont-Homer Glen Rotary, noon Tuesday, Ruffled Feathers, 1 Pete Dye Drive, Lemont. For information, call 630-257-9063. Bingo at the Lithuanian World Center, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Lithuanian World Center, 14911 127th Street, Lemont. A variety of pull-tabs are for sale, along with an early bird raffle starting at 5:15 p.m. Bingo and raffle begin at 6:45 p.m., with payouts ranging from $100 to $500. For every Bingo player, a free dinner is offered on the third Wednesday of each month. For information, call 630-257-8787. Lemont Lions Club Meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, VFW Post 5819, 15780 New Ave, Lemont. First and third Thursdays of the month. For information, visit www.lemontlions. org.

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WHERE: Greater Chicago Functional Health, 565 N. York Road, Elmhurst WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 COST & INFO: Free admission; www. iartistsinfluence.org ABOUT: A reception will support IArtists, devoted to providing gifts of fine art to families rebuilding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Pictured is “Jam Session” by Karl Arntzen of Naperville, and Karen Gehse of Downers Grove, IArtists director. Paintings, prints and notecards will be for sale. Donations to the charity help cover shipping and materials for the paintings inspired by New Orleans.

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‘TWAS THE NIGHT’ WHERE: 835 Maple Ave., Downers Grove WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 COST & INFO: $25 per resident household, or $38 per nonresident household; register at www.dgparks.org ABOUT: Families can gather for a holiday reading of “The Night Before Christmas” by Clement Clarke Moore, presented by the Downers Grove Park District Museum. Participants are encouraged to wear their pajamas, bring a pillow and blanket, and settle in for a comfy evening with their loved ones. Holiday refreshments will be served at this program for all ages. Register one adult and list the names and ages of household members who will attend.

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WHERE: Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace WHEN: Through Dec. 21 COST & INFO: $15; 630-530-0111; www. ticketmaster.com; www.drurylane.com ABOUT: A kid-friendly production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has opened at Drury Lane Theatre, where families have the opportunity to enjoy breakfast or dinner with Santa Claus in the dining room on select performance dates with an optional entertainment package. Fourteen actors bring dozens of characters to life. Photo provided by Brett Beiner

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WHERE: Lemont Park District, 16028 127th St., Lemont WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec. 15 COST & INFO: $9 residents, $13 nonresidents; register at www.lemontparkdistrict.org, 630-257-6787 ABOUT: No holiday’s complete without the charm of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends. The characters provide the theme for the Lemont Park District’s Breakfast with Santa. It will feature waffles, eggs, sausage and other breakfast treats, as well as a photo opportunity with Mr. Claus. Children can make a holiday craft and play games at the event, which is designed for ages 3 and older. Pre-registration is requested.

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Barone’s builds buzz with pizza prowess GLEN ELLYN – A serious craving for pizza one recent Sunday afternoon prompted us to try someplace new, Barone’s of Glen Ellyn, which turns out to be a community institution steeped in the village’s history and in the noble art of the American pie. Founded in 1971, the restaurant has two dining rooms, decorated with photos tracing the history of Glen Ellyn, with an homage to earlier identities such as Danby and Prospect Park written prettily across faux-finished walls. Warmly greeted as we were directed to our table, we were treated to one of several booths with a digital frame shuffling through a display of historic photographs, which proved great fun and a conversation kick-starter. The attractively designed space is conducive to conversation, even as the rooms began to fill shortly following the daily mid-afternoon opening. Looking for an interesting brew, my dining companion found Mama’s Little Yella Pils, which he recommends for its crisp, clean flavor, and I enjoyed a generously poured house cabernet. Cocktails are available, along with a variety of wines and craft beers. While we studied the menu, which extends to Italian dishes and other staples in addition to pizza, we enjoyed thick slices of crusty bread accompanied by a petite carafe of olive olive for dipping and a shaker of Parmesan. While good enough to be homemade, the bread turned out to be from Turano Baking Company of Berwyn. We opened with a delicious wedge salad, with ultra crisp iceberg lettuce smothered in the house bleu cheese dressing and well sprinkled with diced tomato and crunchy, flavorful bacon for zesty contrasts in texture and taste. A cross-country celebrity argument recently in the news about the merits of Chicago’s stuffed pizza vs. traditional crust was resolved peacefully

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Barone’s has been a popular dining destination in Glen Ellyn since 1971.

The “small” stuffed pizza is a substantial treat for pizza lovers and will Crisp flavors set this wedge salad apart – did we mention all the basatisfy the heartiest appetite. con, plus tomato? long ago at Barone’s, which embraces thin crust, pan and stuffed pizza. Thankfully, it also offers a delicious gluten-free crust option that I tried with sausage, onions and a plentiful topping of fresh mushrooms. This alternate thin crust with its mildly tell-tale sweetness means the welcome end of deprivation for pizza lovers trying to avoid gluten. My companion went for the stuffed pie, with fresh spinach, mushroom and bacon.

“While not classic Chicago style, it’s a tasty suburban twist,” he said. And while he ordered a “small” pizza, it provided eight massive slices – and ample leftovers for lunches. The service was terrific, and we liked being able to help ourselves to water refills with a wine-bottle-cum-watercarafe as we lingered over the meal. The menu ranges from pasta and Italian specialties to barbecue ribs, burgers, soups

and salads, with gluten-free pasta also available. Off the dining rooms is a spacious entry area that accommodates pickup and delivery services, and houses a freezer case of pizza and other dishes that folks can take home to finish cooking in their own kitchen. Another case holds tempting desserts, ideal to take along if you haven’t left enough room at dinner. Also sold are package wine and beer, candy, ice cream and ices.

As we walked to its parking lot, we spotted Barone’s playroom for kids, featuring toys and video games with several rapt young people – another thoughtful touch at this venerable family restaurant.

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4th Annual Holiday Artists’ Bazaar, through Dec. 22, Lemont Center for the Arts, Lemont Village Square, 1243 State Street, Unit 101, Lemont. Shop handmade-original-unique art and craft gifts for the holidays. Open noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For information, visit lemontcenterforthearts.wordpress.com. “Hello, Dolly!” At Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Through Jan. 5. “Hello, Dolly!” is the story of turn-of-the-century widowed matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi, who, after cunningly negotiating marriages for others through a series of comic romantic entanglements, ultimately inds her own match. The performance schedule is as follows: Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. ($35), Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. ($35) and 8 p.m. ($45), Fridays at 8 p.m. ($49), Saturdays at 5 p.m. ($49), and 8:30 p.m. ($49), and Sundays at 2 p.m. ($49), and 6 p.m. ($45). Lunch and dinner theatre packages range from $50 to $74 depending on the day of the week. For information, visit www. drurylane.com. Symphony in Lights, The Promenade Bolingbrook, 631 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. Take more than 250,000 computer-controlled, brightly colored, energy eficient lights, choreograph them to the thunderous sounds of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, add lickering, multi-directional, strobe-like bursts of light, and the result is Symphony in Lights. For information, visit www.thepromenadebolingbrook.com. “A Christmas Carol,” Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Select dates through Dec. 21. Tickets are $15 each. Breakfast with Santa is available before or after performances Saturdays in December; tickets are $30 for ages 13 and up and

$25 for 12 and under. For information, visit www.drurylane.com. “The Snow Queen,” Friday through Sunday, Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave., Western Springs. This classic tale of friendship and loyalty takes audiences on a journey through the frozen beauty of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic story and reminds us all that good can, indeed, win over evil. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for children. For information, visit www.theatreofwesternsprings.com.

pizza, soda, juice, milk and a yummy to 6 p.m. Sunday, St. Cletus Church, dessert. Take family pictures in front 600 55th Street, La Grange. The irst of the Christmas tree and enjoy the concert of the 28th season highlights spirit of the season. The wonder conthe spirit of Christmas through Spiritinues as children visit Santa in his tuals. Spirited arrangements of both beautifully decorated workshop. They sacred and secular music. Accomcan tell him their Christmas list and panied by Dennis Zimmer on both receive a small gift. For information, piano and organ and a brass quartet. visit www.wpd4fun.org. Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for Christmas Benefit Show - “It’s a Wonseniors and students and children derful Life,” 1:30 p.m. Saturday and under 10 are free. For information, Sunday, Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland email carlawing@sbcglobal.net. Ave., Downers Grove. Proceeds are donated to the Sharing Connection DEC. 15 DEC. 13 Furniture Bank. Come early for holiday music by the house organist Joyful Noise Band Benefit Concert Holiday Market at Mayslake Peabody on the Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ. for Rev. Julie Ruth Harley, Sunday, Estate, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Donation is $5. For information, visit Union Church, 137 S. Garield, Hinsdale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Mayslake www.classiccinemas.com. Julie Ruth, the former minister at the Peabody Estate, 1717 N. 31st St., Oak The Twelve Days of Christmas, 3 to 7 church, was diagnosed with ALS, Lou Brook. Shop a variety of artisan crafts p.m. Saturday, Gregg House Museum, Gehrig’s disease, a year ago and has in the setting of a historic estate. Free 115 S. Linden Ave., Westmont. Earn started hospice care. A free will offeradmission. For information, call 630a small prize when you play the fun, ing will be taken during the concert 206-9566 or visit dupageforest.org. mystery holiday game. Children can and all proceeds will go directly to Julie “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” make a small craft to take home. Free Ruth. Concert starts at 5 p.m. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Downers Grove for all ages. For information, visit Brunch with Santa at Pinstripes, 10 Park District Musuem, 835 Maple www.wpd4fun.org. a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Pinstripes Ave., Downers Grove. Enjoy a holiday Westmont Winter Wonderland, 5 to 8 Oak Brook, 7 Oakbrook Center Mall, reading of “Twas The Night Before p.m. Saturday, Administration Building, Oak Brook. Buffet with carved prime Christmas” by Clement Clarke Moore. 55 E. Richmond Street, Westmont. Visit rib, made-to-order wafles, omelets, Wear pajamas, bring a pillow and Santa and his elves in Santa’s Workdessert bar and more. Cost is $20 for favorite blanket and settle in for shop, learn about dog sledding and adults, $12 for kids age 6 to 12 and a comfy evening. Traditional holiday remeet some real huskies from Adopt a free for kids under 5. Reservations freshments will be served. For all ages. Husky, board the Trackless Train for a are recommended. Santa is available Advance registration required. $25 ride around the park (nominal fee), and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, per household for residents and $38 learn about Winter Outdoor Fun with visit www.pinstripes.com. per household for non-residents. For the outdoor experts from REI. Most Village of Willowbrook Holiday Party, information, visit www.dgparks.org. activities will be outdoors. There will 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Hinsdale South “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream,” 7 also be a bonire, hot chocolate and High School, 75th and Clarendon Hills p.m. Friday and Saturday, Downers s’mores packs for purchase. Please Road, Darien. Featuring fun for the Grove South High School, 1436 Nornote: the Huskies are friendly, but we entire family. Free to Willowbrook folk Street, Downers Grove. Tickets appreciate you leaving your own family residents and their immediate family are $6 for adults and $5 for students. pets at home. For information, visit members. For information, visit wilFor information, call 630-795-8518 or www.wpd4fun.org. lowbrookil.org. visit www.csd99.org/south. The Tower Chorale’s “Spirit of the Season,” 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday and 4 See GO GUIDE, page 18

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call 708-354-0771. Traditional German Christmas, 2 p.m. Sunday, Westchester Public Library, 10700 Canterbury Street, Westchester. With Patricia Reaves, a director of the Franzosenbusch Heritage Project and German teacher at Riverside-Brookield High School. Learn about the history, legends, and lore of such seasonal standards as Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, nutcrackers, and straw ornaments. Holiday music and refreshments also. For information, call 708-354-5512.

“Making Spirits Bright” with Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, 3 p.m. Sunday, Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 N. 31st St., Oak Brook. Enjoy holiday music with the singing and dancing of Chicago’s most colorful chorus. Tickets are $27.50 for premier seating, $22.50 for general admission and $20 for ages 65 and up, students and groups of 8 or more. For ages 8 and up; under 18 with an adult, please. For inforDEC. 16 mation, call 773-296-0541 or visit dupageforest.org. Wheaton College Conservatory of “Sounds of the Season” Holiday Music Composition Recital, 7 to 9 Concert, 4 p.m. Sunday, First United p.m. Monday, Edman Memorial ChapMethodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave., el, corner of Washington and Franklin Downers Grove. The Cantores Streets, Wheaton. The program feaCommunity Choir will present a free tures brand-new works produced by beneit concert. This concert will feastudents in the Conservatory’s comture number of familiar holiday tunes position program. Free admission. For and showcase many different musical information, call 630-752-5099. styles and genres. The Madrigals from Downers Grove South High School and the Chamber Choir from Montini DEC. 17 Catholic High School in Lombard will Holiday Express, 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, perform as special guests. A freewill Family Recreation Center, 1450 offering will be taken to beneit the Forest Gate Road, Oak Brook. Sign up Cantores Community Choir Scholfor your ‘train ride’ from the Family arship Fund. For information, email Recreation Center to meet the one cantorescc@gmail.com. and only Santa at the North Pole, Advent Lecture Series by Dr. Bruce DEC. 18 aka “Central Park West.” Activities Rittenhouse, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, include crafts, the reading of the Polar Wiggleworms Holiday Music First Presbyterian Church of La Express, bounce house, light refreshGrange, 150 Ashland Ave., La Grange. Program, 4 to 4:30 p.m. or 4:45 to ments and more. For information, Rittenhouse is teaching ethics at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Thomas Ford visit www.obparks.org. Aurora University. For information, Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut

TREE-MENDOUS CHARITY CONTEST WHERE: McCormick Museum at Cantigny, 1S151 Winield Road, Wheaton WHEN: Through Dec. 29 COST & INFO: The Robert R. McCormick Museum displays seven “Community Trees,” each decorated by a different local nonproit. Visitors can vote for their favorite tree and make donations to any of the agencies. Each group receives a $2,500 grant from the McCormick Foundation, in addition to all visitor donations. The organization whose tree draws the most votes will receive an added $2,500. Participating are DuPagePads of Wheaton; Honor Flight Chicago; Celebrate Differences; DuPage County Area Project, Glendale Heights; Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center; Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County (“Owl Be Home” tree pictured); and SaveAVet.org, helping military and law enforcement service animals and the disabled veterans who care for them. Free guided tours of the museum are offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday; closed Dec. 24 and 25. Visit www.cantigny.org. Photo provided

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(BPT) - Cinnamon may be the world’s most popular baking spice, but all cinnamons are not created equal, and in the foodie world, Vietnamese cinnamon has emerged as the most prized of the bunch. The bunch, by the way, includes an array of cinnamons and cassias, all from evergreen trees of the Cinnamomum genus. Some are from Indonesia, others from China, Sri Lanka or Mexico. Dark reddish/brown and lushly aromatic, Vietnamese cinnamon is favored for its distinctly sweet, peppery, spicy flavor. Less tannic and more robust than its relatives, it delivers a powerful taste whether used solo - as in those gooey rolls or spirally bread - or in combo with other spices - in a curry or pumpkin pie spice blend, for example. All that potency comes from an extraordinarily high volatile oil content - the highest of all the cinnamons about 1 to 6 percent, compared with .5 to 2.5 percent in other cinnamons. The high oil content also helps the flavor disperse fully; there’s no mistaking what spice you’re dealing with when you taste a dish seasoned with Vietnamese cinnamon. Tips for using Vietnamese cinnamon: Browse any assortment of baking recipes and you’ll find cinnamon in the ingredients lists for cakes, muffins, breads, cookies, pies, bread puddings, cobblers, crisps, and pastries. It also has a special affinity for fruits, such as apples, apricots,

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Holly and mistletoe are symbols of Christmas h, by gosh, by golly it’s time for mistletoe and holly. Tasty pheasants, Christmas presents, countrysides covered in snow.” As exemplified by this holiday hit by Henry Sanicola, Frank Sinatra and Dok Stanford, holly and mistletoe are an integral part of holiday imagery and tradition. Holly is used to adorn a home in green and red finery alongside evergreen boughs and wreaths. In addition, it has become customary to hang a bouquet of mistletoe under which people are encouraged to share a holiday kiss. While these elements of celebrations are now incorporated into many of the secular and religious components of Christmas, they have very different origins.

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Holly has been used since the days of the early Pagans as a decoration for midwinter festivities, when it was brought into homes to keep evil spirits away. The ancient Romans also believed that holly prickles drove away evil spirits, and it held a place of honor at December festivals dedicated to the god Saturn. To avoid persecution during the Roman pagan Saturnalia festival, early Christians would participate in the tradition of hanging evil-repelling holly on their homes to appear like the masses. Eventually as the number of Christians grew, the tradition became less of a pagan one and more associated with Christians and Christmas. Some people have inferred that holly and its prickly edges is symbolic of the crown of thorns Jesus wore at his crucifixion, with the red berries representing blood.

Mistletoe

Mistletoe was once held sacred by the Norse, Celtic Druids and North American Indians. It is actually a parasitic plant that grows on a wide range of host trees. Heavy infestation can dwarf the growth and kill these trees. In cultures across pre-Christian Europe, mistletoe was seen as a representation of divine male essence (and thus romance, fertility and vitality). The plant also was thought to be a symbol of peace, and anyone standing below it should receive tokens of affection. When enemies met

beneath mistletoe, they had to lay down their weapons and observe a truce until the next day. This is how the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe likely began, and why a ball of mistletoe is now hung in homes during Christmas, a season of peace and affection. Homeowners who hang mistletoe and holly around their homes during the holiday season should be mindful of pets and youngsters around the plants. Mistletoe and holly are considered to be moderately to severely toxic, and ingesting the leaves could be dangerous. Therefore, keep these plants away from curious hands. Mistletoe is commonly hung up high, which should make it less problematic, but holly should be hung high as well. Now largely associated with Christmas celebrations, holly and mistletoe were once part of pagan rituals and ancient superstitions.

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She advises holiday decorators to keep things simple and to showcase special pieces such as handmade ornaments. “There is no need to buy new decorations every year.-But don’t let the old decorations drive your design for the space.”-Be selective in how you will re-use them. Durkin says that updating old ornaments can be as simple as repainting them with matte silver paint and affixing silver beads with a sheer silver bow. Old ornaments may also be re-covered with fabrics such as burlap, to give an earthy hand-made appearance.-”This way you can still preserve the original look of the ornament, if it makes sense to use it again in the future. Think of it as a slip-cover for your ornament. “The overall idea is to have fun and re-use existing decorations as much as possible by reinventing them,” Durkin states. The key to this holiday season’s decorating: keeping things simple yet chic while matching your personal style. “Create a timeless ensemble which could extend beyond the holiday season and be used as the basic foundation for your interiors throughout the year,” says Durkin.

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(BPT) - This year’s holiday season is taking on a decidedly modern twist, with an emphasis on recycling and repurposing old decorations, utilizing sustainable decor, and adding sparkle to complete the look. Shari Canepa, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), member, LEED Green Associate, and a member of the interior design faculty at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, a campus of Argosy University, says that sustainability begins with the icon of Christmas: the Christmas tree. “It can no longer be artificial or cut. Bring a potted tree into your home with the intention of planting it after Christmas in the yard. The idea is to save a tree and plant a tree, giving a gift to nature after Christmas.” Canepa recommends creating a new focal point in the public area of your home to reinforce the spirit of the season. “You can do this with a tree, wreaths, special seasonal decorative accessories or lighting. Shifting the focal point changes your psychological relationship to the room.” To design a new focal point, Canepa suggests an arrangement of various sized potted trees that can be conveniently moved. Create a mini forest of varying sizes and heights and decorate with lights and ornaments. “Supple evergreen branches wrapped around a stair banister with or without lights is also a nice addition.” To continue the sustainable trend, utilize energy-friendly LED lights around pictures, ceiling moldings, desk railings, in interior flower arrangements or on door casings. “Sophisticated or elegant interiors move toward white lights while energetic, youthful or modern themes make use of the color option. These energy saving lights make using lots of sparkle for Christmas guilt-free,” Canepa says.

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Whisk together eggs, cream, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper. When potatoes are tender, pour egg mixture evenly over top of potatoes. Jiggle pan slightly to make sure eggs run down between potatoes. Sprinkle cheese evenly over top of eggs. Place pan in oven and bake 8 to 10 minutes, until eggs are soft-set and cheese is melted. Remove from oven. Let stand about 3 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve with slices of crusty buttered bread and jam. – Teresa Blackburn, Relish

Roll dough up, starting on one of the short sides. Pinch seams together at both ends; tuck ends under slightly. Place loaf, seam side down, into prepared pan. Repeat for second loaf. Cover loaves and let rise until doubled in bulk, 45 to 60 minutes.Preheat oven to 375 F.

Bake 35 minutes or until bread is browned on bottom and sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from oven, let stand in pans 5 minutes, then remove from pans and cool on racks 30 minutes.

Place turkey and cheese on one slice of bread. Top with another slice of bread; grill in panini maker or pan until crispy and browned.

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notifications. And, with advances in mobile technology, gifting money is easier and more convenient than ever. For instance, using Bank of America’s online or mobile banking you can send money to another person using only their email address or mobile phone number, saving time, energy and effort. Prefer to send a check? No problem. Customers can simply access Bank of America’s mobile banking app on their smartphone or tablet to securely deposit checks on their schedule. Express gratitude - It’s important to remember that above all else, holiday tipping is really holiday thanking, extending a courteous gesture as a result of service throughout the year. No matter how much or what you decide to give, it’s always important to offer your thanks with a hand-written note or holiday card. After all, it’s the thought and sentiment behind the gesture that matters most, not the gift itself. Consider these holiday tipping guidelines from Post:

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(BPT) - When the holiday season arrives, so too does the enigma of holiday tipping. What’s supposed to be a sign of gratitude for great service, can quickly turn into stress as you try to decide if and how much you should tip the handyman, mail carrier, babysitter and many more. Lizzie Post, co-author of “Emily Post’s Etiquette, 18th edition” and great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, knows the finer points of tipping during the holiday season, including who to tip, how much to tip and how to stay on budget doing so. Post has teamed with up Bank of America, and here are some of her suggestions: Make a list - The key to holiday tipping is to plan ahead so nobody gets overlooked. A tip is appropriate for people who have provided their services throughout the year, like your dog walker, housekeeper, personal trainer, hairstylist, doorman and trash collector. Don’t forget to think of the entire family in the process, as well - it’s always good to recognize babysitters, day care providers and nannies. Scale appropriately - The general rule of thumb for holiday tipping is up to the cost of one instance of service. However, this does not ring true for everyone on your list. Individuals who provide service on a more regular basis, such as an au pair or housekeeper, may require additional recognition, such as one week’s pay. Some people who may appreciate a gift, but most likely cannot accept cash, include your child’s teacher, health care professionals and government employees, like your mail carrier. By making gift purchases for these individuals with a rewards card, such as BankAmericard Cash Rewards(TM) card, you can earn cash back on every purchase, so when the holidays conclude, you have extra money in your pocket. Leverage technology - The holiday season is a hectic time of year for many people, so leverage technology to make life easier. Using easy-to-use tools, such as Bank of America’s mobile application, you can stay on top of account balances for gift giving and set up alerts to get balance

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28 DECADENT DESSERTS

Gingerbread serves: 9-12

prep: 20 mins

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose lour • 1 cup sugar • 2 t ground ginger • 1 t cinnamon • 1/4 t ground nutmeg • 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces

cook: 30 mins

• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening • 1 egg • 3 T molasses • 1 cup buttermilk • 2 t baking soda • 3/4 t salt

Preheat oven to 300 F. Coat bottom only of a 9-inch square pan or 9-inch tube pan with cooking spray. If using a tube pan with a removable bottom, wrap outside of pan with foil to prevent leaks.

Combine lour, sugar, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter and shortening to make a crumbly mixture. Scoop out ? cup and set aside.

Add egg and molasses to lour mixture and stir. Combine buttermilk, baking soda and salt. Add buttermilk mixture to lour mixture; stir well (there will still be a few lumps). Pour into prepared pan; sprinkle reserved lour mixture evenly over top.

Bake 30 minutes. Increase temperature to 350 F and continue baking 18 to 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. – Crescent Dragonwagon, for Relish

maple-pumpkin cheesecake pie serves: 10

prep: 55 mins

for the crust: • 1 cup all-purpose lour • 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal • 2 T sugar • 1/4 t salt • 7 T chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces • 3 to 4 T ice water for the ﬁlling: • 12 ounces cream cheese, softened, divided • 3/4 cup sugar • 3 eggs • 1/4 cup half-and-half • 2 T all-purpose lour • 1 (15-ounce) can solid pack pumpkin

cook: 50-60 mins

Mix lour, cornmeal, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Add butter and pulse until incorporated. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time while pulsing, until ball forms. Remove and wrap with plastic wrap. Chill 30 minutes.

Roll dough out on a lightly loured surface with a lightly loured rolling pin into a 14-inch diameter round. Fit into a 9-inch pie pan, and crimp excess dough around the edges of the pan. Chill at least 15 minutes.

• 2 t ground cinnamon • 1 t ground ginger • 1 t ground allspice • 1/2 t salt • 1/8 t ground nutmeg • 3 T maple syrup

Preheat oven to 350 F. To prepare the illing, combine 8 ounces cream cheese, sugar, eggs, half-and-half and lour in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Remove 1/3 cup of the mixture and

transfer to a separate bowl; reserve. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, salt and nutmeg to the egg mixture; beat until smooth.

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To the reserved egg mixture, beat in remaining 4 ounces of cream cheese and maple syrup.

Pour pumpkin mixture into the pie crust. Spoon little dollops of the maple mixture all over the top and gently swirl it through (using a fork handle, or a chopstick) the illing.

Bake on a baking sheet, 50 to 60 minutes, until illing is just set. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Chill in refridgerator 3 hours before serving. – David Bonom, Relish

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HOLIDAY COOKIES

swedish Butter cookies (mandel kakor) serves: 70

prep: 20 mins

• 1 egg, beaten • 1 cup sugar • 3 cups all-purpose lour • 1 T baking powder • 1/2 t salt • 1 ounce almond extract

cook: 30-40 mins

• 3 T cream • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature • Swedish pearl sugar or cake decorating sprinkles

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Using a mixer at medium-high speed, beat until light. Add lour, baking powder and salt; beat well. Add almond extract and heavy cream. Mix well.

Turn dough out and work into a ball. Cut into four portions and shape each into a ball. Flatten each ball into a 4-inch circle. Refrigerate 10 minutes.

Place dough rounds on a baking sheet. Brush tops with beaten egg. Sprinkle pearl sugar on top. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Decrease temperature to 300 F.

Cut each round into 10 slices, then cut each slice in half (except the short ends). Return to oven and bake 20 minutes for crispy cookies or 10 minutes for chewier cookies. – Classic Relish recipe, courtesy Erica Schultz

chewy flourless chocolate cookies serves: 15

prep: 10 mins

• 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar • 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa (made with alkali) • 2 t cornstarch

cook: 16 mins

• 1/4 t salt • 2 egg whites • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted

Preheat oven to 300 F. Mix together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add egg whites, stirring with a spoon until mixture forms a dough. (Mixture should be thick enough to form into balls; if not add more powdered sugar and cocoa). Add nuts; mix well.

Form dough into 15 balls. Place on a parchmentlined cookie sheet. Bake 16 to 19 minutes, until glossy and crackled. Remove from parchment paper and place on a wire rack to cool. – Tamar Haspel, Relish

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yield: 24 pieces prep: 5 mins cook: 30 mins

• 1 cup dried dates • 1 cup golden raisins • 1/2 cup dried cherries • 1/2 cup dried apricots • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips • 1/2 cup walnuts • 1 T orange juice • 1/3 cup granulated or turbinado sugar

Place dried date pieces and golden raisins in a food processor. Add dried cherries, apricots, white chocolate chips and walnuts. Pulse several times to chop coarsely. Add orange juice and pulse until mixture holds together.

Form into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. Cover and refrigerate until irm. – Helen Wolt, a food writer in Colorado Springs, Colo.

• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips • 2 cups white chocolate chips • 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy

Line a large baking sheet with foil. Place 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips in a small heatproof bowl set on top of a pot of hot water. Melt chocolate, stirring often. Spread over foil about 1/4inch thick. Refrigerate until irm.

Place 2 cups of white chocolate chips in a small heatproof bowl set on top of a pot of hot water. Melt chocolate, stirring often. Pour over chilled dark chocolate. Sprinkle 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy on top.

Refrigerate until irm. Break into irregular pieces.

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of Santa alive. In addition to the standard traditions of leaving cookies and milk out for the jolly old man, come up with new ways to evoke the essence of Santa. Spray peppermint air freshener around the tree and other places Santa is sure to visit. Use a large boot to make a footprint in a plush rug. Find a way to trigger noise on the roof to give kids the impression that Mr. Claus himself has arrived. Extra measures to keep Santa alive can help everyone enjoy the holiday that much more. * Take advantage of opportunities to spend time with Santa. Parents and children alike have many opportunities to spend time with Santa during the holiday season, including photo opportunities at the mall and personalized videos sent directly to youngsters’ email accounts. Elf dolls and breakfast with Santa at a nearby restaurant are other opportunities to spread the magic. Make the most of these opportunities over the course of the holiday season. * Spread some Christmas cheer. Santa’s job is to bring presents to the world’s children. Channel the notion that giving is better than receiving and spend time giving back to others as a family. Schedule a day when you can distribute gifts at a senior center or arrange to bring gifts to a foster child. Bake cookies and deliver cellophane-wrapped dishes to all of your neighbors. These activities put the emphasis on giving. Keeping the tradition of Santa Claus alive can help adults and children alike enjoy a more festive holiday season.

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rustic Apple pie Serves: 12

prep: 35 mins

• 1 1/2 cups sugar • 1 t cinnamon • 1/2 t salt • 3 T butter, cut into small pieces • Cinnamon sugar

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for the crust: • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose lour • 1 t salt • 3/4 cup vegetable shortening • 6 to 7 T ice water for the ﬁlling: • 4 pounds tart apples (such as Granny Smith), peeled, cored and sliced • 1/2 cup all-purpose lour

cook: 60 mins

Preheat oven to 375 F. To prepare the crust, mix lour and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add ice water 1 tablespoon at a time. Stir gently and gather into two balls, one about twice as large as the other.

Roll out larger ball on a lightly loured surface until it is large enough to cover the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan, with about 2 inches of overhang. Roll the smaller dough ball into a 9-inch circle.

To prepare the illing, combine apples, lour, sugar, cinnamon and salt; toss well. Spoon into prepared crust. Sprinkle pieces of butter on top. Place top crust over illing. Fold overhang evenly around top crust. Cut 10 to 12 slits in top crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if desired. Bake about 1 hour or until crust is deep golden and the illing oozes through the slits. – Mary Carter, Relish

Spiced pumpkin pie Serves: 8 prep: 10 mins • 2 eggs • 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust • 2/3 cup irmly packed brown sugar • 1/4 t salt • 1 1/2 t ground cinnamon • 1 t ground ginger • 1/4 t ground nutmeg • 1/8 t ground cloves • 1 can pumpkin • 1 (12-ounce) evaporated milk

cook: 40 mins

chocolate pecan pie Serves: 10 prep: 5 mins cook: 40-45 mins • 3/4 cup chocolate chips Combine corn syrup, brown • 1 prebaked 9-inch pie crust sugar, melted butter, eggs, va• 1 cup light corn syrup nilla and salt in a large bowl; whisk • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar until well blended. Stir in pecans. • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, Pour over chocolate. Bake 40 to 45 melted minutes or until set. • 3 eggs • 1 t vanilla extract Place a pie shield or strips of • 1/4 t salt aluminum foil over rim if it starts • 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans getting too brown.

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Preheat oven to 350 F. Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl. Brush rim of crust with 2 teaspoons beaten egg. Add brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and pumpkin; beat at medium speed until blended. Gradually beat in milk. Pour into unbaked crust. Bake 40 minutes or until custard is set. Cool on a wire rack. – Jean Kressy, Relish

Preheat oven to 400 F. Sprinkle chocolate chips over warm, prebaked crust. When melted, spread evenly.

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Transfer pie to a wire rack; let cool to room temperature before serving. – Ken Haedrich, Relish

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It’s annual enrollment time, the autumn period when many people with job-based health insurance ante up for another year. Although news reports have fixated on the problems with the online health marketplaces that launched Oct. 1, for the vast majority of people that’s a nonissue. If they get insurance through a job at a company that has at least 50 employees, they probably won’t be using the marketplaces, also called exchanges. That doesn’t mean people with employer-based plans are unaffected by the health law. As employers adjust plans to meet new requirements and try to reduce their costs, people can expect to see changes next year.

Moderate increases Overall, premium increases will be moderate in 2014, averaging 5.2 percent, according to a 2013 employer survey about planned health care changes by the human resources consultant Towers Watson. Last year, the increase was projected to be 5.9 percent in 2013. But employers may raise rates disproportionately for spouses and dependents, the survey found. The health law requires plans to cover dependent children up to age 26, and most plans cover spouses too. But employers continue to try to minimize those costs by making it financially less attractive to employees to cover their family members. They may charge separately for each child on a plan, for example, or add a surcharge for covering a spouse who is also offered insurance through his or her own job. Some, such as UPS,have moved to cut off coverage entirely to spouses that have access to insurance through their own jobs.

Premium increases In the Towers Watson survey, 34 percent of employers said they planned to increase the employee share of the premium for spouse and dependent coverage by 5 percentage points or more in 2014. Last year, 21 percent planned such big increases. In contrast, 22 percent of employers said they would increase the worker’s share for employee-only coverage by 5 percentage points or more. “Everyone wants to make sure they’re not picking up the cost of covering other dependents,” says Julie Stone, a senior consultant at Towers Watson. Another change deals with the so-called Cadillac plans — those that cost more than $10,200 for an individual or $27,500 for a family. In 2018, these policies will incur an excise tax of 40 percent on the amount that pre-

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Higher deductibles For employees, that will generally mean higher deductibles and copayments or coinsurance, not to mention a continued shift to account-based plans — high deductible plans paired with a health savings account or health reimbursement arrangement from the employer that the worker can use to cover out-ofpocket costs. More than half of employers offer such plans in 2013, according to Aon Hewitt’s annual employer survey, and another 30 percent are considering doing so in the next five years. A growing

number of employers are offering these plans as the only option, say experts. To encourage employees to select them, “the high-deductible plan is often subsidized to a greater degree than other types of plan,” says Craig Rosenberg, Aon Hewitt’s practice leader for health and welfare benefits administration.

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rather than giving employees a cash payment for completing a health risk questionnaire, for example, says Chris Renz, a partner at human resources consultant Mercer. “It puts a lot more dollars at stake,” says Renz. “Instead of a one-time $100 reward you might see an annual $500 difference in premiums.” Workers who don’t like what their employer is offering can shop for coverage on the state exchanges. But they won’t be eligible for subsidies to bring down the cost unless their employer plan is considered unaffordable or inadequate under the health law. A plan is deemed unaffordable if employee-only coverage costs more than 9.5 percent of household income, and inadequate if it pays less than 60 percent on average of allowed medical expenses.

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Lemont point guard Ben Groselak looks to pass the ball during Tuesday’s game at Shepard. After coming back from a halftime deficit, the Indians fell short against the Astros.

Loss to Shepard a step in wrong direction for Lemont By SCOTT SCHMID sschmid@shawmedia.com PALOS HEIGHTS – Lemont boys basketball coach Rick Runaas thought his inexperienced team was trending in the right direction. Tuesday night, the Indians hit a bump in the road. Overcoming a five-point halftime deficit, Lemont took a lead into the fourth quarter before faltering down the stretch in a 59-51 South Suburban Conference loss to Shepard. “I felt we were getting better,” Runaas said. “We took a step back on Tuesday.” The visitors trailed 14-8 af-

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ter the opening eight minutes and 28-23 at halftime, despite 12 second-quarter points from Mike Wisz. The Indians then outscored the Astros 18-11 in the third stanza to take a 41-39 advantage while seemingly grabbing the momentum. But

Lemont was held to 10 points in the final quarter. “They were well prepared for what we were offering, and I thought they played harder than us in the first half,” Runaas said of the Astros. “We were more patient in the third quarter, we took good shots and we ran our offense, and on defense, we held our own on the boards. “But everything we did well in the third quarter, we forgot in the fourth quarter.” Some of that inconsistency was to be expected with only one returning starter – Wisz – back from a year ago. “Some guys have good nights and then the next night

it might be different,” the coach said. “We are trying to find five guys on any given night. And we couldn’t find a combination of five against Shepard.” The team, which fell to 4-3 on the winter with the defeat, was coming off a 59-45 victory over Argo on Dec. 6 behind 22 points and five rebounds from Wisz. Austen Gumbar added 11 points and Luis Marquez contributed six rebounds. Up next for the Indians is their first home game of the year, a 7 p.m. tipoff against Oak Lawn tonight. “Hopefully we will get a decent crowd out there and

play better,” Runaas said. “It’s our only home game before Christmas.”

GIRLS BASKETBALL Lemont picked up a 50-40 win over Shepard on Tuesday in a South Suburban Conference affair as Kim Jerantowski tallied 14 points. The Indians also defeated Argo 49-36 Dec. 6 as Maddy Vermejan scored 19 points and Jenny Hennig contributed 10. The team was 5-3 on the young season heading into Thursday’s game against Oak Lawn. Lemont travels to take on Lincoln-Way West on Monday.

WRESTLING PREVIEW

By SCOTT SCHMID LEMONT – After a glorious run, which included a pair of top-four team state finishes, the Lemont wresting program is enduring a stretch of low numbers. But head coach John St. Clair knows that trend will turn around very soon. “We were building and building and building, but we knew last year we would take a step backward,” he said. “We are starting to build up again. The lower-level numbers are up ,and more kids are

Lemont Coach: John St. Clair Top wrestlers: Egan Berta fr. 126 pounds Jimmy Brennan jr. 145 Rob Gasienica sr. 220 Dimitri Giatras jr. 152

Ryan Glynn jr. 120 Damyen Gothard fr. 106 Jake Kirkman fr. 138 John Polk so. 160 Adam Strube sr. 132

buying into the program and buying into the sport. Looking at the Lemont Bears [feeder] program, we know a lot of talent will be coming into the room in the next few years.” This winter, the Indians have 11 wrestlers on the varsi-

ty team, with only a pair of seniors in Adam Strube and Rob Gasienica. Three juniors are back, including Jimmy Brennan, who was a state qualifier as a freshman before missing most of last season due to shoulder surgery.

“Without having a full lineup, it is tough to set team goals,” St. Clair said. “We are going to try to win more than we lose every night and try to wrestle tough for six minutes. Individually, it’s about getting the job done. We want to see our kids be physical and be the aggressor in every match.” And though the group is small, St. Clair says it is a great one to work with. “They are good kids and they work very hard,” he said. “I like to be around them. They will work as hard as you push them.”

On the mat, the Indians will be challenged, both by opponents in an improving South Suburban Conference, as well as at various invites. The squad will compete at the Hinsdale Central Invitational, which features three of the top teams in the state in Montini, Oak Park and Sandburg, and with the 28-team Palatine Classic and the 18-team Batavia Invitational Lemont began its season on Dec. 7 with a dual meet against Kaneland. Brennan, Gasienica and freshmen Egan Berta and Jake Kirkland all notched victories.

Trojak makes ‘great decision’ to choose Parkside By SCOTT SCHMID

About Kelly Trojak

sschmid@shawmedia.com KENOSHA, Wis. – Kelly Trojak credits much of her development on the soccer field to the Lemont High School coaching staff. She also has Indians head coach Rick Prangen to thank for her current situation. After starting every match for NAIA school St. Xavier University as a freshman defender, the 2012 Lemont graduate was looking to challenge herself at an ever higher level. In stepped Prangen. “I wanted to go [NCAA] Division II or Division I,” Trojak said. “I called [Prangen] because he knows me really well and how I play. He gave me a couple of schools to look into: Illinois State, Loyola and Wisconsin-Parkside. I had actually never heard of Parkside before he mentioned it.” After looking into it more, Wisconsin-Parkside became Trojak’s choice, and this past fall she stepped in as an immediate starter for a Rangers’ team that advanced to the NCAA Division II tournament. “It was a great decision,” the sophomore said. “The competition level is just what I wanted. And the team was so great, with me coming in and playing right away.

High school: Lemont College: Wisconsin-Parkside Sport: Soccer Position: Defender Stats: Started all 22 matches, team allowed only 16 goals on the season

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Kelly Trojak makes a play on the ball in a match this season with the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. After transferring from St. Xavier University, Trojak stepped in as a starting defender and helped the team to the NCAA Division II playoffs. “We actually had, I would say, six people injured this year. It was rough trying to adjust to injuries to some of our major players, but somehow we found a way to do it.” Trojak said competing in the NCAA tournament was a dream come true. Wisconsin-Parkside beat Michigan Technical University 4-0 in the opening round before losing

1-0 to Quincy University. “Just making it was awesome,” she said, “though that was a tough loss.” The recently declared biology major with a concentration in pre-med actually got a late start with soccer, beginning her career shortly after her family moved to Lemont before the fifth grade. After a year of American

Youth Soccer Organization competition, it was on to the Lemont Raiders before spending three seasons on the varsity team at Lemont. An allstate selection for the Indians, she helped the team to a third place trophy as a junior. “The coaches there at Lemont, they are my favorite coaches I’ve ever had,” Trojak said. “They taught me basical-

ly everything I know and they helped me get ready for how much more competitive it is in college.” A center midfielder for much of her playing days, Trojak has switched to an outside defender upon entering college and is loving the new position. “I actually like left defense a lot more than center-mid,” she said. “You are able to go up and help with the scoring; playing outside defense, you are able to go up and make those runs. I like that part of it, that you are not just kicking it away.” And for someone who began with the sport later than most, now she can’t envision not playing. “When I started high school, I knew I wouldn’t be able to let it go,” said Trojak, who plays with the Chicago International Soccer Club during the summer. “I won’t know what to do when it ends.”

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With the Bears desperately needing to close out the season with three more wins to keep their hopes of winning the NFC North and a trip to the playoffs alive, the Cleveland Browns would appear to be exactly the cupcake the doctor ordered. After all, the Browns are 4-9, mired in a four-game losing streak, and stuck in last place in the AFC North. Ah, but looks can be deceiving. The Bears have faced three other lastplace teams this season in the Vikings, Redskins and Rams, and their record is 1-3 against them, with a loss to each. While the Browns record is weak, they do own victories over the Bengals and Ravens, and they actually had a 26-14 lead last week in New England with only two minutes remaining before the Patri-

ots made a miraculous comeback with the help of some questionable officiating. This is a team the Bears absolutely cannot afford to look past if they don’t want to risk all the ground they just made with Monday night’s win over the Cowboys. The good news for the Bears is the Browns’ greatest struggles are in the area of the Bears’ greatest challenge. While the Bears are still dead last in the NFL against the run, the Browns are only 28th in the NFL in rushing and 27th in average gain per run. That is in large part due to their early season trade of Trent Richardson to the Colts, which may have netted them an extra first round draft choice in the 2014 draft, but left them with the aged Willis McGahee, who is averaging only 2.7 yards a carry, and youngsters Chris Ogbonnaya and Fozzy Whittaker. Cleveland is better throwing the football, ranking 10th in passing yardage, but they’re only 28th in average gain per pass and are 18th in interceptions and sacks allowed.

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Part of the problem is the inability to keep quarterbacks healthy. Brian Hoyer had won the starting job before tearing up a knee and going down for the year, and former Bears’ quarterback Jason Campbell was playing very well with an 88.0 passer rating before battling a concussion for several weeks. Campbell did make it back last week to throw for 391 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions at New England, the bulk of it going to Josh Gordon. Gordon is enjoying an All-Pro type season with 71 receptions, 1,400 yards and eight touchdowns. He will pose the biggest challenge for the Bears’ defense, Tim Jennings and Zack Bowman in particular. Tight end Jordan Cameron also is extremely dangerous. He’s caught 72 passes for 825 yards and seven touchdowns on the year. For all their prowess in the passing game, the Browns still average only 19.8 points a game, good for 27th in the league is scoring. The Browns’ defense has been ex-

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Avoid,” but this will be an opportunity for their offense to produce. To their credit, the Falcons haven’t given up, and the Washington defense is terrible. Solid plays: Steven Jackson, Tony Gonzalez Worth a look: Matt Ryan, Roddy White Last resort: Harry Douglas Avoid: Atlanta defense Browns (vs. Bears), Sunday noon We all know by now that the Bears have a historically bad run defense. The Browns, however, have no rushing attack. Something has to give.

As usual, it will be the Bears defense. Must starts: Josh Gordan, Jordan Cameron Solid plays: Willis McGahee* Worth a look: Jason Campbell, Billy Cundiff Last resort: Greg Little Avoid: Cleveland defense Eagles (at Vikings), noon Sunday Chip Kelly has all but ditched the gadget offense, and the Eagles are rolling. There is no reason to think that roll will stop against a sieve-like defense in Minnesota. Must starts: LeSean McCoy, DeSean Jackson Solid plays: Nick Foles, Riley Cooper Worth a look: Alex Henery, Philly defense Last resort: Brent Celek, Zach Ertz

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Although some leagues began their playoffs last week, most fantasy postseasons kick off in Week 15. The weather made for some wacky games in Week 14. Hopefully, the assorted snowstorms and frigid temperatures did not contribute to ending your team’s season. For those who fight on into the playoffs, here is a look at some fantasy matchups in week 15.

ning, Demaryius Thomas, Knowshon Moreno, Matt Prater Solid plays: Eric Decker, Julius Thomas Worth a look: Monte Ball, Denver defense Avoid: Wes Welker (concussion) Chargers (at Broncos), 7:25 p.m. Thursday Yes, only three teams give up more passing yards than Denver. They are ranked No. 7 against the run, however. The stats are a bit misleading: Denver is usually ahead, which forces other teams to pass. Solid plays: Philip Rivers, Keenan Allen, Antonio Gates, Ryan Mathews Worth a look: Nick Novak Avoid: Eddie Royal, San Diego defense Falcons (vs. Redskins), noon Sunday Most of this season, you’d be more likely to find Atlanta listed under “Matchups to

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W11-2683 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. NORMAN ROY; CHERYL A. ROY A/K/A CHERYL ROY; STATE BANK OF COUNTRYSIDE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF NORMAN ROY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CHERYL A. ROY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 40916 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on January 29, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 10, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison

I574947 December 6, 13, 20, 2013 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. SAM TABASCIO A/K/A SAM TABASS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 11 CH 9506 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on February 14, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 13, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 14675 Fox Hollow Lane, Lemont, IL 60439. P.I.N. 23-33-400-020. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 651-6705. 13030619 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I576544 December 13, 20, 27, 2013 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, Plaintiff, -v.GREGORY J. VON ROX, KATHRYN R. VON ROX Defendants 12 CH 029792 511 LEDOCHOWSKI ST. Lemont, IL 60439 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 5, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 9, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South

rp Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 511 LEDOCHOWSKI ST., Lemont, IL 60439 Property Index No. 22-20-442001-0000 VOL. 0062. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $242,489.76. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 12-2725. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No. 12-2725 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 12 CH 029792 TJSC#: 33-24829 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is

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