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Taking a look back2015 proves to be quite an eventful year for Nues. Page 4
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Nues District 219 board member Canton Evans, second from right, listens to public comments during a board meeting Sept. 8.
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SHOUT OUT
Santa Claus, cookie aficionadoSanta Claus has been stationed
at Golf Mill Shopping Center inNiles since Nov. 20 when hearrived courtesy of the Nues FireDepartment He recently tooksome time out ofvisiting with localchildren to answer a few questionsfor Pioneer Press.
Q: How has your time in Nilesbeen?
A: It's been wonderful. When Iarrived, the Niles Fire Departmentdrove me all around in the snowand it was just fantastic. Santa hasjust been having a great time here.
Q: Have there been a lot ofgood girls and boys?
A: I've met some children herewho have had the true spirit ofChñstmas. Ihad a little girlin andshe didn't want anything. She justwanted to make sure that the poorkids who didn't have anything gutsomething for Christmas. All shewanted was a jar of Kosher DillPickles and some hard salami.
Q: Were there any other mem-orable children?
A: I don't want to go tattling, butI had one little girl who gave me acatalog and said she wanted every-
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thing that was circled and therewere five things circled just on thecover. I haven't been able to guthrough the whole thing but ifl guther everything she wanted, itwould break my sleigh! Santa onlyhas nine reindeer and so muchroom.
Q: What ifthey ask for some-thing mom and dad don't wantthem to have?
A: Santa can't bring anythingthat mom and dad say "no" to,
because mom will call up Mrs.Claus and Santa will get in trouble.And then Mrs. Claus will cut himoff of cookies and if there are nomore cookies, the whole operationwill come to standstill because Iwon't get a stitch ofwork out of theelves without cookies.
Q: What are your favoritecooldes?
A: Santa does not discriminatewhen it comes to cookies. Mrs.Claus makes me an oatmeal cookiewith dark chocolate and driedcherries that I especially love, butSanta doesn't discriminate. Allcookies are guod cookies.
Q: How do you get into thehouses without chimneys todeliver the presents?
A: I can'ttell you thatbecause it'sSanta's secret, but Santa has hisways.
- Alicia Ramirez, Piorteer Press
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2015: A year in reviewNues issues include school investigation, gun range, tax levyBY NATALIE HAYESPioneer Press
Months after being puton leave pending an in-vestigation launched by theDistrict 219 school board,Superintendent NanciannGatta and John Heintz, whoserved as the district's chieflegal officer and assistantsuperintendent of op-erations, stepped down onNov. 18.
The board approved mu-tual separation agreementswith both Gatta and Heintzfollowing an investigationspanning three months thatinvolved teams of auditorsand lawyers, an investiga-tive forensic firm and acrisis management publicrelations firm.
The results of those in-vestigations haven't beenreleased, but legal docu-ments approved by theschool board last monthshowed Gatta and Heintzconcede that neither party"has done anything wrong?'
Both will be paid forunused time off and wereable to keep their currenthealth insurance throughlate December.
During the investigation,Gatta filed two lawsuitsagainst the school board,the latest a civil rights suitalleging free speech viola-tions and seeking punitivedamages and attorney'sfees. The terms of the agree-ment require Gatta to dropboth lawsuits. Heintzagreed not to file suit
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Skokie resident Stephen Young spoke to the Niles VillageBoard earlier this year about the proposed gun shop.
against the district, recordsshow.
Documents obtainedthrough the Freedom ofInformation Act show
board members have ap-proved thousands of dollarsin payments the districtstarted making back in Julyto experts hired to review
contracts, payroll and elec-tronic correspondence.
Board members have de-dined to comment onwhether the findings playedinto the separation agree-ments.
The school board issearching for a new super-intendent.
Niles proposedgun shopstill in court
A village of Niles-backedproposal for a gun shop andshooting range planned toopen near Skokie's borderwith Niles - a mile behindNiles West High School -continues to be a point ofcontention for gun control
groups and residents whosay a firearms dealer has noplace in Niles Township.
Sportsman's Club andFirearms Training Acade-my was approved for aspecial-use permit last yearto open a facility at 6143Howard St. in Niles. Afterbeing sued by Skokie-basedPeople for a Safer Societythe village ofNiles in Augustextended the special-usepermit to allow more timefor the court proceedings toplay out.
"(The Village Board) ex-tended the special-use dueto the fact of it still being incourt," said Joseph Annun-zio, village attorney. "It'sbasically saying (the gun
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lt was standing room only during the Niles District 219 school board meeting Oct. 6 at Nues West High School ¡n Skokie ERIN HOOLEY/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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In this fun this file photo, protesters against a proposed gun range gather outside NuesVillage Hall.
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shop operator) is not goingto do anything until a judgerules in court"
Denyse Stoneback, presi-dent of People for a SaferSociety, said the group hasopposed the facility fromthe beginning, fightingagainst the measure by peti-tioning for signatures andpressuring nearby townslike Skokie to oppose theplanned gun dealer.
"Skokie, Lincolnwood,and Morton Grove are allnext door, so it really is anissue that affects all of ourmunicipalities," Stonebacksaid. "Chicago has stricterrules about gun sales, sopeople come to the suburbsto get guns."
About 15 people oppos-ing the firearms retailer'splans to open in Niles spokeduring the Dec. 7 SkokieVillage Board meeting,where the speakers pres-sured Skokie officials totake a stance against Nileson the gun shop issue.
"If people, or if one per-son, is killed after the gunshop opens in Niles, we willbring lawsuits;' said ElliotFineman, founder of theNational Gun Victim's Ac-tion Council.
After a lawsuit filed byPeople for a Safer Societyagainst Nues was dismissedin June, the group filed a
new complaint naming theplanned gun shop and rangeas a defendant along withthe village of Niles.
Niles now plans to file asecond motion to dismissthe new lawsuit, with ahearing scheduled for Jan. 6at the Cook County Court-house, according to Annun-zio.
Library boardvotes to increasetax levy
Following four meetingsworth of debate and push-back from communitymembers, the Nues LibraryDistrict Board of Trusteesvoted at a recent meeting toincrease the district's prop-erty tax levy by$800,000.
Board President LindaRyan said during a publichearing on the levy in No-vember that the increasewas necessary because suchan increase in tax revenuewould be impossible nextyear under state law, andwithout the increase, thelibrary risks running a defi-cit in a few years. She alsohighlighted the $1.2 milliondecrease in the levy over thepast two years.
Ryan said the $800,000levy increase would addabout $37 to the averageresident's annual tax bill.
Board member Carolyn
Drblik said, in a previousinterview, that she couldnot justify the increase giv-en a recent audit presenta-tion that indicated the dis-trict's cash and investmentson hand total $8.9 million.The district's approvedbudget for fiscal 2016 in-dudes $6.5 million worth ofexpenditures.
A significant portion ofthose funds are either al-ready committed to capitalprojects or specific ex-penditures, and some of thefunds are earmarked forcurrent expenditures, GregPi-ita, business manager forthe district, said in a No-vember interview.
He said the library hasabout $5 million in reservein the general fund, which isbelow the target of 100percent of a full year'sworth of expenditures.
During the Novemberpublic hearing, Ryan alsonoted the district's plan toembark upon a new strate-gic planning process. Shesaid the process might callfir expanded library serv-ices, particularly in thenorth end of the district,which includes unincorpo-rated areas of Des Plainesand Glenview.
Natalie Hayes is a freelancereporter for Pioneer Press.Freelance reporter Lee V.Gaines contributed.
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GOLF MILL SHOPPING CENTER PHOTOS
Mundelein Pregnancy Counseling Center, left, won first place and Chicago Pet Rescue, right, won second place fortheir trees showcased during Golf Mill Shopping Center's Festival of Trees.
Festival of Trees winners namedBY ALICIA RAMIREZPioneer Press
Throughout the holidayseason, Golf Mill ShoppingCenter in Nues has had sixtrees on display as part ofits annual Festival of Trees.
While the mall has donethis event for years, offi-cials said, the 2015 Festivalof Trees offered somethinga little different, with eachof the six trees repre-senting a nonprofit fromthe area. Also different wasthe way people voted. In-stead of voting for a winnerby donating nonperishablefood items, they voted withballots and online. Which-ever charity received themost votes would get agrand prize with fundsraised by the mall's Break-fast With Santa event.
"We weren't sure howwell our Breakfast WIthSanta event was going to bereceived, so we wanted tomake sure that at least thefirst place nonprofit or-ganization received a siz-able donation," Kyle Bur-car, marketing and eventsmanager for the mall, said.
It turned out that the
Breakfast With Santa eventwas a hit among shoppers,with the 150 tickets slottedfor the event selling out.With those funds, the mallwas able to name threewinners.
First placeDecorated with hand-
knitted baby booties, astrand ofbeads, poinsettiasand an angel at the top, theMundelein PregnancyCounseling Center re-ceived the most votes and a$500 check for the organi-zation.
"Our organization issupported by at least 15different churches in thearea," Mary Mays, Munde-lein Pregnancy CounselingCenter acting director,said. "One of our churchmembers in Niles saw theopportunity at Golf Milland it was really a niceopportunity to get theword out that we are thereto help mothers and chit-dren who need help?'
According to the group'swebsite, the organizationoffers confidential coun-seling and information so
women can make informeddecisions about a preg-nancy.
"The money will behelpful to provide more forthe women we help;' Mayssaid. "We purchase diapersand give them out to wom-en along with gently usedtoys and clothing."
Second placePictures of adoptable
animals, ornamentsshaped like animals and aBugs Bunny tree toppergarnered Chicago Pet Res-cue the second most votesin the contest and a $150check.
"We found out about theFestival of Trees event be-cause we have done fosterevents and photos withSanta at the mall, so theyinvited us to participate,"Jenny Dedes, Chicago PetRescue spokeswoman,said.
According to the organi-zation's website, the group,instead of having a centralshelter facility, relies onvolunteer fosters who takecare of dogs, cats and othersmall animals until the
group can find a penna-nent home for the animal.
"With the money wereceived, we will take careofvet costs and supplies forour animals," Dedes said."Specifically, it's going toone of our kittens rightnow who is a little sick andis incurring some vet bills."
Third placeDecorated with Amen-
can flags, red ornaments,photos ofveterans on starsand a red, white and bluetree topper reminiscent ofa firework, the HonorFlight Chicago tree re-ceived the third most votes,along with a $100 check
According to the non-profit's website, the groupaims to thank and paytribute to veterans, espe-cially those from WorldWar II, by taking them toWashington, D.C. for a dayat no cost to the veterans. Arepresentative for HonorFlight Chicago did not re-turn calls seeking corn-ment.
Alicia Ramirez is a freelancereporterfor Pioneer Press.
Local children sharebreakfast with SantaBY Aucii RAMIREZPioneer Press
The magic ofthe holidaysfilled the Howard LeisureCenter in Niles Dec. 12 asroughly 450 children guttheir chance to enjoy break-fast with Santa.
The Niles Park Districtoffered three seatings of thepopular event, each withroughly 150 kids ready andexcited to get the chance totell Santa exactly what theywanted for Christmas thisyear.
"It takes a team to put thisevent on," Julie Jentel, direc-tor of marketing for theNiles Park District, said."From the decorations to theregistrations and the goodiebags, preparation startsmonths in advance?'
Along with their buffetbreakfast of pancakes, sau-sage, eggs, bacon and fruit,the children and their par-ents got to make a Santacraft, enjoy time togetherand make a wish from thesnow fairy who carriedaround with her a special,and very sparkly, wishingpowder.
"Christmas is my favoritetime of the year and I lovebeing around the kids be-cause of how excited theyget;' Brandi Spilvogel, snowfairy for the event, said."They're at that age wherethings like this are real andyou can see how excited
they get and they think I'm areal fairy and it's just sogreat"
And while the childrenenjoyed all of the fun activ-ities set up for them in thebanquet hall that was over-flowing with holiday decor,they all knew what theywere waiting for, a momentwith the big man himself
While sorne cried theirway through their visit withSanta as cameras capturedthe moment, others were inawe, and still more couldn'twait to pull out their wishlists, maldng sure not toforget a single item, andmaking sure Santa knewthat they were good thisyear.
"When they were young-er, they were obviouslyscared of him, but now theycan't wait to see him," BradTokarz, father of two girls,ages 4 and 6, said. "The littleone came in today with anote for Santa and she wasso excited to give it to him."
Tokarz and his familycome to this event everyyear, getting not just hisdaughters into the spirit, butthe whole family.
"This morning they wokeme up and they were soexcited it's great seeingthat," he said. "We comeevery year and hopefullythey believe until they're 21,and we'll keep coming out"
Alicia Ramirez is a freelancer.
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Santa hears three eager kids make their case for getting onthe Good" list this year.
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Eric and Gabriela Swanson, decorated Marine Corps veterans and recent Nues residents,stand alongside Niles Mayor Andrew Przybylo at a recent Village Board meeting. Both Ericand Gabriela were awarded a key to the city by the Village Board in thanks for their mil-itary service.
Nues awards local Marinecouple key to the cityBY LEE V. GAINESPioneer Press
A married couple, bothdecorated Marine Corpsveterans and recent Nilesresidents, were each award-ed a key to the city by theNues Village Board at arecent meeting in thanks fortheir service.
Eric and Gabriela Swan-son met while studying atthe U.S. Navel Academyroughly 10 years ago, Gabri-ela said. Eric, a major in theMarine Corps who holds amaster's of education de-gree in instructionál tech-nolog was deployed toIraq in 2005. Following thecompletion of his master'sin 2010, he was put incharge of the EducationOfficer Program at the Ma-rine Corps University, andsaid he was deployed toAfghanistan two years later.Eric was again deployed toIraq in 2015 and tasked withconstructing a team to ad-vise and assist Iraqi militaryoperations and intelligencegiven the threat posed byISIS. Eric currently serves
as a reservist with the 3rdCivil Affairs Group at NavalStation Great Lakes.
Gabriela joined the Ma-nne Corps as a secondlieutenant and was laterselected to become a mil-itary police officer at FortLeonard Wood in Missouri.She also served as a platooncommander at a base campin North Carolina. Fromearly 2005 through springof 2006, Gabriela served inAl Taqaddum, Iraq, whereshe conducted vehicle secu-rity patrols, provided con-voy security and personalsecurity for visiting officials.When she returned to theU.S., Gabriela was trans-ferred back to the base inNorth Carolina where shetook charge of several divi-sions and completed hermaster's in business andorganizational securitymanagement She was hon-orably discharged in 2009as a captain.
Two other veterans havereceived key to the cityplaques at recent villagemeetings. Village ManagerSteve Vinezeano, who
served in the GulfWar, saidthe honor is a way for Nilesto recognize the sacrificesofits local service members.He said the awards willcontinue "until they stopsending people overseas."
Joining their parents atthe short award ceremonywere the couple's threedaughters ages 5, 7 and 8.Gabriela said the familymoved to Niles in Septem-ber to both be close toChicago and Naval StationGreat Lakes. The couplebecame involved in the localVeterans of Foreign Warsorganization and wereeventually introduced to Vi-nezeano, she said.
Gabriela said she's previ-ously lived in "militarytowns," but she's beenimpressed with the app-reciation the Niles commu-nity has shown for veteransand members of the mil-itary.
"We are really blessed bythe outpouring of gratitudeand respect,' she said.
Lee V. Gaines is a freelancereporter for Pioneer Press.
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The following items were takenfrom the Nues Police Departmentreports. An arrest does not constitu-te afinding ofguilt.
BArrERYRoman Balabushka. 30, of the
2900 block of Rosemont, Chicago,was charged with battery Dec. 13following an alleged dispute aboutvalet employees leaving a Merce-des unlocked outside a restauranton the 6900 block of MilwaukeeAvenue. A security guard for therestaurant told police he wasattempting to protect two valetdrivers from an angry group ofpatrons when he was punched inthe chin by Balabushka. One of thevalet employees reported he wasshoved to the ground during thedispute and was taken to Resurrec-tion Medical Center for a wristinjury, police said. Balabushka hasa Jan. 27 court date.
PROPERTY DAMAGERobert Hegblooni, 54, of Mus-
kegon, Michigan, was chargedwith criminal damage to propertyDec.10 after police said he kicked aU.S. Post Office vehicle, causingtwo dents in the rear tailgate door.
According to police, officers re-sponding to a call of an intoxicatedman outside \rillage Hall, 1000Civic Center Drive, encounteredHegbloom. When an officer toldHegbloom to leave the propertiçHegbloom began walking away,but then started yelling at theofficers before causing damage tothe post office vehicle parkednearby, police said. Hegbloom hasa Jan. 14 court date.
TRESPASSGabriel Valle, 3Z of the 8900
block of Robin Drive unincorpo-rated Maine Township, wascharged with criminal trespassDec. 14 after he allegedly returnedto a restaurant on the 8800 block ofDempster Street after being told hewas no longer welcome there.Police also ticketed Valle for publicintoxication. He has a Jan.27 courtdate.
FTMargaret Prokopiuk, 29, of the
5100 block of Monirose Avenue,Chicago, was charged with retailtheft and possession of drug para-phernalia Dec. 16. Police saidProkopiuk was accused of stealing
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an iFit device and three jars ofmakeup from a store at Golf MillShopping Center. She has a Jan. 12court date.u Jason Repika, 34, of the 8800block of Nortlishore Drive unin-corporated Maine Township, wascharged with felony retail theftDec. 13 after he allegedly stole a cellphone from a display inside a storeat Golf Mill Shopping Center. Hehas a Jan. 5 court date.
BATTERYA 21-year-old man told police he
was punched in the face by a48-year-old man in the lobby of theYMCA residential facility, 6300TouhyAve., Dec. 15. The older manadmitted striking the younger manin the face, but said he had swunghis arm after feeling something hithim in the back of the head, policesaid. Neither man wanted to signcomplaints, according to police.
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police that her wallet was stolenDec. 13 after she helped a manretrieve an item off a grocery storeshelf on the 5600 block of TouhyAvenue.
Lincoinwood man chargedwith attempted murderafter baseball bat beatingBY NATALIE HAYESPioneer Press
A Lincolnwood man has beencharged with attempted murderfor allegedly beating a familymember with a baseball bat,police said.
Kurt Fetman, 58, of the 7300block of North Kedvale Avenue,Lincolnwood, was charged withattempted murder, aravateddomestic battery and aggra-vated battery police said.
Police were called to Fet-man's home at i m. Dec. 14 andfound a man with multipleinjuries to his head that werelater determined to be caused bya wooden baseball bat, policesaid.
The injured man, who policesaid is related to Fetman, wastransported to Presence Saint
Francis Hospital in Evanston.He was released after beingtreated for his injuries, policesaid.
No one else in the home wasinjured, according to Lt. RandyRathmell, spokesman for theLincoinwood Police Depart-ment.
Fetman appeared at a bondhearing at the Skokie Court-house Dec. 15 where CookCounty Circuit Clerk JudgeMarcia On set his bond for$600,000, according to thestate's attorney's office. Fetmanhas not posted bail and was stillinjail as ofDec. 17, Rathmell said.
Fetman's next court date is setfor Jan. 5 at 10:30 a.m. at theSkokie Courthouse.
Natalie Hayes is a freelancereporterfor Pioneer Press.
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In wake of 'hate rhetoric,'rally hosted in EvanstonBY LEE V. GAINESPioneer Press
A young Muslim womanfrom Skokie posed a seriesof difficult questions to theroughly 200 attendeesgathered for the RallyAgainst Islamophobia inEvanston's FountainSquare on Dec. 15.
Bushra Amiwala, a 17-year-old senior at NilesNorth High School, won-dered aloud why she feelsshe "would be grantedmore freedom and moreopportunity if I presentedmyself to society withoutthe hijab," the traditionalMuslim head covering. Shewondered, too, who in theUnited States is entitled toall of the freedoms andopportunities the countryhas to oflèr.
"I don't have the answersto the questions I present-ed, but it's something Iwant everyone here tothink about," said Amiwala,who recently spoke on thesubject of Islamophobia ata forum hosted at her highschool.
Lesley Williams, an Ev-anston resident, said she'sspent a lot of time thinkingabout the deluge of anti-Islamic rhetoric, particu-larly the comments madeby some of those runningfor the Republican presi-
dential nomination, afterthe terrorist attacks lastmonth in Paris and SanBernardino, Calif. She saidshe felt she needed to takeaction to show support andsolidarity with the Muslimcommunity
Within five days, Wil-liams, an employee of theEvanston Public Library,had organized the rallywith the help of a numberof Chicago and Evanston-based social justice andreligious groups.
"I wanted to show peo-ple all over the country thatyou don't need to have ahuge amount of resourcesto do something like this,"she said in a recent inter-view. "Really, the best thingyou can do is some smallaction that demonstrates tothe Muslims living in theUnited States that there arepeople who support them."
Members of the Muslimcommunity in the Chicaarea have expressed a senseof fear and also disappoint-ment following a recentspike in anti-Muslim rheto-ric, including statementsfrom Republican presiden-tial candidate DonaldTrump, who said he be-lieves the US. should barMuslims from entering thecountry, said Renner Lar-son, communications coor-dinator for Chicago's Coun-
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Tahera Ahmad offers a prayer to protesters gathered in Fountain Square to standagainst religious fears in Evanston. The event was held Dec.15.
cil on American-IslamicRelations.
"One of the things we'vesaid a lot is that this is thetip of the iceberg" saidLarson, who also spoke atthe rally. "Donald Trump isnot the cause of the prob-lem he is a symptom of thispmblem this rhetoric hasbeen around for a longtime, and he has justbrought it into the spotlightin a very effervescent way."
Larson, who is not aMuslim, said "the amountof hate rhetoric I see everyday monitoring CAIR's so-cial media pages is astound-ing I can't keep up with it."
Tahera Ahmad, a chap-lain at Northwestern Uni-versity, who delivered ablessing at the rally, said shewas subjected to a barrageof disparaging remarks on-line. Earlier this year, Ah-mad, a Muslim womanwho wears a hijab, took toFacebook to share an expe-rience of how she wasrefused an unopened can ofDiet Coke by a crew mem-ber on a United Airlinesflight operated by ShuttleAmerica who said shemight use the item as aweapon. She accused theflight attendant of discrimi-nating against her.
Lee V Gaines is a freelancereporterforPioneerPress.
Skokie pays out $875Kin excessive force caseBY MIKE IsAAcsPioneer Press
Skokie has agreed to payin total $875,000 to a Chi-cago woman who sued thevillage and three Skokie po-lice officers, saying one ofthem used excessive forceand seriously hurt her dur-ing a drunken driving arrestin 2013, according to courtdocuments.
The arrested woman,Chicago resident CassandraFeuerstein, then 47, and herlawyer, Torreya Hamilton,released police surveillancevideo two years ago thatappeared to show OfficerMichael Hart shovingFeuerstein into a holdingcell. In the video, Feuersteinis seen hitting her headagainst a bench before shelay bleeding on the floor.
Months later, CookCounty State's Attorney Ani-ta Alvarez charged Hart, a19-year veteran ofthe Skokiepolice force, with felonyaravated battery and offi-cial misconduct He pleadedguilty to the latter chargeand was given probationwith no jail time. He alsoresigned from the SkokiePolice Department after thevillage said it would begintermination proceedingsa hint
Feuerstein filed a civilrights lawsuit in federalcourt that named the village,Hart, a sergeant and anotherofficer on duty at the time.
About two years after therelease of the video, theparties say the case is overfollowing both a judge's nil-ing and a settlement agree-ment that together amountto an $875,000 payoutby the
llage.According to an order
handed down Sept. 24 inU& District Court by JudgeSharon Johnson Colemanand Magistrate Judge MariaValdez, the village alone isheld accountable for$250,000 to Feuerstein. Theorder also states that allparties agreed to the terms
and that no more litigationon the matter can be taken.
Through a Freedom ofInfoimation Act request, thePioneer Press obtained aseparate settlement fromSept 16 between Feuersteinand the three police em-ployees named in the suit.
The settlement says thethree officers will pay intotal $625,000. The villagesaid it has accepted financialresponsibility for the em-ployees.
"The village and the po-lice department respondedto the incident immediatelyand professionally," saidSkokie Corporation CounselMichael Lorge, adding thatSkokie cooperated fully withthe Cook County state's at-torney's investigation intothe incident and conductedits own. "Other than thisincident, the Skokie PoliceDepartment continues to bean exemplary department,which is very involved incommunity policing. Wereally see it as an isolatedmatter."
One reason Hamiltonoriginally said her clientfiled the lawsuit was be-cause no action was takenagainst the officer monthsafter the incident. She re-cently said, though, she was"quite impressed" by theinitial review ofthe case byBrian Baker of the SkokiePolice Department, then acommander and now a dep-uty chief
"He deserves to be com-mended on how he handledhis review ofwhat occurredto Cassandra Feuerstein,"she said. "It's rare for apolice officer to review themisconduct of another offi-cer and do the right thing?'
Among the three policeofficers named in the law-suit, only Officer Mary Esco-bedo remains on the job.Lorge said Escobedo wasnever found to have beenresponsible for any wrong-doing. Sgt. Michael Healy,the supervisor on duty dur-ing the incident, retired in
2014 after 30 years of serv-ice, according to the village.
Hamilton said it wasmeaningful to her client thattwo of the three policepersonnel named in the law-suit no longer work in thedepartment. Feuersteinmight have stuck it outlonger and asked for morehad that not been the case,she said.
Skokie police said Feuer-stein initially was arrestedabout 6 am. on March 10,2013, on the 3900 block ofHoward Street She wasfound in the middle of theintersection at Howard andEast Prairie Road, slumpedover, with her foot on theright pedal, police said.
Hamilton earlier said herclient had pulled over,knowing she was in nocondition to drive.
More than an hour afterFeuerstein first entered thebooking area, where fourpolice officers were unsuc-cessftxl in getting her tocomplete processing, shewas taken to the holding cellwhere the incident oc-curred, according to the fullvideo from police stationcameras.
When charges were filedagainst Hart, Alvarez saidthe force of Hart's pushpropelled Feuerstein acrossthe cell, causing her face andhead to slam into the bench,which had no padding. Theimpact fractured a bone inthe woman's face, loosenedsome of her teeth andopened a cut on her cheek,she said.
More than two years later,Hamilton said her client stillhas a little nerve damage inher face that she "probably isgoing to have to live with forthe rest of her life. There isnothing that really can bedone for that," she said.
Lorge said the incidentwas "totally out of charac-ter" in the way the SkokiePolice Department handlesitself
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Making a list and check-¡ng it more than twice wasAlex Saisnith, 10, a JohnMiddleton ElementarySchool of Skokie fourth-grader, who had just fin-ished shopping for his wishlist items Dec. 12 at theWal-Mart in Skokie.
Alex and shopping chap-eron Skokie Deputy Chiefof Police Brian Baker re-ferred to the list whilescoping out aisles of theduring the five-hour Copswith Kids program.
Cops with Kids, in itssecond year, is supportedby Skokie PD and is spon-sored by the Skokie Fra-ternal Order of PoliceLodge 68.
An estimated 25 officersparticipated with about 30volunteers who bonded
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over shopping or wrappinggifts. Volunteers includedSkokie Police ExplorersPost 300.
"It's all about the kids,you know," said Skokiepolice Officer Terrance Al-exander, who came up withthe idea in 2014 with Offi-cer Steve Bush.
Principals at 12 schoolsin Skokie provided the Sko-kie police with 76 names of"deserving" students in thefirst through fifth grades.The kids are provided withgift cards.
Deserving could meangood grades, outstandingcharacter, compassion, fi-nancial need or whateverelse a school administratormight recognize to desig-nate a student.
"This Cops with Kidsprogram helps us connectwith the children of Skokieand lets them see us in a
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Each participating childcould spend a minimum of$125 each.
'q love it that's why Ivolunteer to come in on myday off" said Shari Dieboldof Antioch and Wal-Martco-manager.
For Valentina Aburuk-bah, 11, an MCC Academyof Skokie/Morton Grovefifth-grader and her sisterLena Aburukbah, 9, a
fourth-grader at MCC,make-up plus arts andcrafts items were at the topof the list.
Both girls shopped withchaperon Skokie Chief ofPolice Anthony Scarpelli.
"It's a wonderful experi-ence for the children," Scar-pelli said.
Kane Angeli Luc is a free-lance reporter.
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Brothers Chris and Joe Paoleili (left to right) attended "Star Wars: The Force Awakens'premiere dressed as Yoda and a Bith, respectively.
'The Force Awakens' inHarrison Ford's hometownBY ALEX V.HERNANDEZPioneer Press
Uptown Park Ridge felta little bit like a place along time ago in a galaxyfar, far away Dec. 17.
As locals dressed like"Star Wars" charactersstood outside the Pick-wick Theatre waiting forthe premiere of the newfilm "Star Wars: The ForceAwakens," a song from abar on Tattooine filled theair.
The tune was beingplayed on a saxophone by27-year-old Joe Paolelli,who was dressed up in ahomemade alien costume.His brother, 31-year-oldChris Paolelli, was dressedup as Yoda and stood,hunched down, next tohim.
"We've been waitingthree years for this movieto come out, but we'vedreaming about it for dec-ades," said Joe Paolelli.
The debut of "TheForce Awakens" at thePickwick drew around500 people. The seventhinstallment of the "Star
Wars" saga is expected tobe 2016's highest-grossingfilm, with projected prof-its exceeding $1 billion.
The first in a new Dis-ney-produced series offilms and spinoff, "TheForce Awakens" is alsonotable as being the firstStar Wars film to be pro-duced without the series'original creator GeorgeLucas at the helm.
Set 30 years after "Re-turn of the Jedi," the newfilm features HarrisonFord, Carrie Fisher andMark Hamill reprisingtheir iconic charactersalongside new charactersplayed by Adam Driver,Daisy Ridley, John Boye-ga, Oscar Isaac and others.
"I think what makes itso unique is that the origi-nal cast is back," said DinoViahakis, the Pickwick'sowner. "And HarrisonFord, of course, is fromPark Ridge."
It was along time ago ata high school not so faraway from the Pickwickthat Ford, then a highschool senior, was the firststudent voice broadcaston WMTH-FM. He at-
tended Maine East HighSchool, graduating in1960.
What's known abouthis time in the suburbcomes from interviewsover the years, where Fordrecounted how he hadtrouble with bullies grow-ing up in Park Ridge.Specifically, that a groupof bullies used to roll himdown a hill and into abunch of thorny bushesevery night for "three orfour months" when hewas 12.
For Vlahakis, the magichas returned with thismovie.
"I was 18 years oldwhen I saw the original'Star Wars.' I'm 57 nowand I wasn't excited aboutthe prequels, but this one Iam," said theatre ownerViahakis. "And I was ableto see the film early, but Ican't talk about it forobvious reasons. All I cansay is that Harrison Fordhas the largest part in thenew film of the originalcharacters."
Alex V Hernandez is afreelance reporter.
Advocate NorthShorehospital merger facestrade commission suitBY AMEET SACHDEVChicago Tribune
The Federal Trade Com-mission filed a lawsuit Dec.18 to block the plannedmerger of two Chicago-areahospital chains, saying thatthe combination of Advo-cate Health Care and North-Shore University HealthSys-tem would stifle competi-tion in northern Cook andLake counties.
Advocate is the largesthospital chain in Illinoiswith 12 hospitals, spreadacross the Chicago area andPeoria. NorthShore is thedominant health care pro-vider north of Chicago withfour hospitals in Evanston,Skokie, Glenview and High-land Park.
The FTC, one of thenation's antitrust enforce-ment agencies, is concernedabout the concentration ofhospitals the combined en-thy would have in what itcalls the "North Shore area"of Chicago. Advocate hashospitals in Libertyville andPark Ridge which are nearNorthShore's facilities.
The FTC said the mergedchain would control morethan 50 percent of inpatienthospital services in the area.
"The result would likelybe significant harm to con-sumers - with rising health-care costs and diminishedincentives to upgrade serv-ices and improve qualit'the FTC said in a newsrelease.
"We remain steadfast inour commitment to cometogether for the bettermentof the patients and cornu-nities we serve," said MarkNeaman, NorthShore CEOand president "We believethatbybringingtogether ourtwo organizations, we willlower costs, enhance careand expand access while
driving innovation."All four current FTC
commissioners, threeDemocrats and a Repub-lican, voted in favor of chal-lenging the deal.
"Advocate is one of thelargest health systems in theChicago area, and it corn-petes directly with North-Shore in the northern sub-urbs of Chicagn' DebbieFeinstein, director of theFTC's Bureau of Competi-tion, said in a statement"This merger is likely tosignificantly increase thecombined system's bargain-ing power with health plans,which in turn will hanîiconsumers by bringingabout higher prices andlower quality."
The central dispute ap-pears to be how the govern-ment defines the marketAdvocate and NorthShorecontend they compete in asix-county Chicago areamarket that has about 75hospitals. In their view, thecombined entity would have22 percent of inpatient bedsin the six-county area,which is not enough tocontrol the market
"The FTC's definition ofthe geographic market is abit of a mystery' Neamansaid. "We've never seen any-thing quite like it"
The hospital chains alsodispute that they will havemore negotiating powerwith insurance companies.They argue that Blue Crossand Blue Shield of Illinois issuch a dominant carrier inthe Chicago area that themerger will not give themmore leverage in pricing.
"All ofthe providers in theChicago area are pricetakers; we are not pricesetters," said fun Skogs-bergh, Advocate's CEO andpresident
Nonetheless, Skogsbergh
and Neaman said they of-fered to agree to price capsto remedy potential antitrustconcerns, but the FTC re-jected the idea.
The agency said the twochains have a long history ofupgrading medical facilities,investing in new technolo-gies and competing for in-elusion in insurance corn-pany hospital networks. TheFTC alleged that the poten-tial cost savings and pur-ported quality improve-ments claimed by the sys-teins to result from themerger are neither substan-tiated nor merger-specific.
The two hospital chainsannounced plans to corn-bine in September 2014 in adeal that was expected to beclosely scrutinized by anti-trust regulators. Together,the new health systemwould serve an estimated 3million patients a year atmore than 350 facilities in-eluding hospitals, clinics,doctors' offices and out-patient centers.
The FTC is familiar withthe hospital market in theaffluent north suburbs. In2004, it sued EvanstonNorthwestern Healthcare, aprecursor to NorthShore, al-leging that its 2000 acquisi-tion of Highland Park Hos-pital resulted in higherprices. Although it laterfound the deal was anti-competitive, the FTC did notorder a divestiture of High-land Park. It ordered the twohospitals to contract sepa-rately with managed-careplans.
"The FTC knows the ter-ritory;" said Mark Rust, ahealth care lawyer at Barnes& Thornburg. "They prob-ably felt a lot more confidentin this case."
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Christmas isn't theonly time to give
PAUL SASSONE
At least it wasn't snow-ing.
But that dank drizzle justgoes right through you.
I wanted to get into thestore pronto to do my shop-ping and get to my dryhome.
But I still had presents tobuy, and was running late. Iwas having a hard timewhittling down my Christ-mas present list And Iconfess I felt more likeScrooge than Santa.
I rushed through thestore's parking lot towardthe entrance, my mindclogged with all the yule-ish things I had to do andthe lack of time to do themin.
I was only dimly awareof the bell clanging.
"Merry Christmas, sir,"someone said to me. I
glanced up and saw thegreeting came from a manstanding next to a SalvationArmy kettle. He stood justout from the store's over-hang, so he was getting weteven though he wore a lightjacket and a cap.
He shook his bell whilehe sang "Santa Claus isComing to Town," in syncwith recorded musicbroadcast by the store.
I kind of mumbled some-thing like "murrychrizmus"in his direction, and went into shop.
A half-hour or so later Irumbled my heavy-ladenshopping cart out of thestore.
There he was, still, ring-ing his bell and singingbetween "Merry Christmas,sirs" and "Merry Christ-mas, ma'ams." When theoccasional shopper woulddrop some coins into thiskettle, the man would say,"Thank you, and God blessyou.,,
I fumbled in my pocketfor some change. "Prettydamp out here," I said.
Christmas preparations shouldn't be stressful
RANDY BLASER
Sometimes I think itmight be best to celebrateChristmas the old way,which is to do nothingChristmas-related until theactual day.
That means no twinklinglights adorning the houseeven before Thanksgiving.
That means no lighted
garland up the banister andon the mantle, nor a fullydecorated house on theweekend after Thanks-giving.
And that means noChristmas tree, either.
At least not right away.Now before you put the
words "bah humbug" in mymouth, let me explain.
Every year the prepara-tion for Christmas, whichbegins the Friday afterThanksgiving, is becominga greater and longer chore.
There is just so much todo, and it lasts so long,
"Why don't you stand in-side the doorway. It's only afew feet away?"
"You can't ring the bellfrom inside," he replied. "IIwouldn't want people tothink there's nobody hereand not give money."
I dropped some changeand a dollar bill into thekettle. "See what I mean,"the man smiled. "Some-body's got to be here."
Not always. After Christ-mas, the bells will cease toclang, even though theneedy, the hungry and thehomeless still will be with-out food and without shel-ter. The 2014 U.S. Censusestimates 46.7 millionAmericans live in poverty
Think ofthem when it'snot Christmas and help.
Just one place to find outhow to help is a websitethat lists every food pantry,soup kitchen and homelessshelter in Illinois. The webaddress is www.home-lessshelterdirectory.org.
Paul Sassone is a freelancecolumnist for Pioneer Press.
weeks on end.At times, preparing for
Christmas leaves little timeto get anything else done.
And then there is all theshopping still to do. Thewonder ofthe Internetmakes the binge buying alittle easier, but ifl don'tbuy online early enough, Istill might have to fight thecrowds at the shoppingmalls or on State Street
It's too much.And then the big day
arrives. You rush to getbreakfast, rush to openpresents, rush to church,
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A bell ringer for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign accepts donations on GivingTuesday at the Walmart in Wilkes-Barre Township Pennsylvania on Dec. 1.
rush to prepare the bigmeal for the relatives andrush to open more presentsand before you know it, thebig day is over.
It is almost anticlimactic.All the days of prepara-
tion for so short a reward.Maybe it would be better
(and I don't know if itwould be) ifyou just savedup all that decorating forthe actual day. Or save it forat least the day before -Christmas Eve - or the daybefore the day before -Christmas Eve Eve.
Maybe then, the holiday
would have a bigger bangfor the buck.
And there might be moreincentive to celebrateChristmas longer.
The waywe do it now,most ofour time is spentpreparing for Christmas. Ifwe reverse it, maybe we'llprepare less and celebratethe meaning ofChristmas abit more.
There are 12 days ofChristmas, you know Andeach one is ajoy, right?
And in the church calen-dar, the Christmas seasondoesn't end until the
Epiphany (Jan. 6 this year),or when the Three WiseMen visit the Christ child.
Now, it's all over on Dec.26, when everyone is justrecovering.
So let's celebrate thisthing called Christmas, thecoming into the world ofthe Savior, just a little bitlonger.
He didn't come to stressus out.
He came to bring peace.Let's savor it.
RandyBlaser is a freelancecolumnistfor Pioneer Press.
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Some good reads togive as gifts this year
SARA CLARKSONDateline
The tired Scrooge in mehas latched on to thisquote from poet W.H.Auden: "Thank God forbooks as an alternative toconversation?'
I would add, too, thankGod for books as often themost perfect Christmasgift, though my list thisyear is small.
I really want the novel"A Little Life" by HanyaYanagihara, which weighsin at more than 700 pagesand what a good friendpromises is a beautifulbook, despite dark themesand exploration of painand shame as it looks at thefriendship offour menover time. Various review-ers have praised it andcalled it a "sleeper," as wellas "subversive" and "bill-liant"
I will give my daughter"What the Eye Hears: AHistory of Tap Dancing"by Brian Seibert She pre-fers to read nonfiction, andhas tapped for 15 years.This book has been praisedas the definitive history ofwhat is considered "theonly pure American dancegenre" - tap dance. Seib-ert tells the story of tapusing many different char-acters and events, weavingthem together in an engag-ing way.
I usually like to get myhusband the latest book oneconomics or politics. Butthis year it will be a little ofboth in "Destiny and Pow-er," Jon Meacham's biogra-phy of George HW Bush,ur 41st president This is
supposed to be a fair por-trait of a decent and mod-erate politician.
"The Door" by Magda
Szabo, one of Hungary'smost important novelists,became available to U.S.audiences only this year. Itis the story ofa writer inHungary and her olderservant, their interactionsand how the servant'sstory affects the writer's.
"Outline" by RachelCusk is a novel set inGreece, where our narra-tor - a British writer andsingle mother - has goneto teach creative wiltingWhile there, she talks butmostly listens to the peopleshe comes across, hearingall kinds ofstories withthemes of motherhood,creativity and love.
Self-publishedfiction
A lot of committedreaders fantasize aboutbeing writers and not justwriters but publishedauthors. With the technol-ogy and tools availableonline today for e-pub-lishing, more serious wilt-ers who have written abook can take the nextrisky step and self-publish.I applaud them theirnerve.
But as a reader, I am alsoskeptical. I am skepticalbecause I have read booksthat traditional publishinghouses have put out andwhich have very littleliterary or even substantivecontent (I am thinking of abook with the words"Fifty" and "Shades" in thetitle). With self-publishedelectronic books how arewe to discern the worth-while from the worthless?
This is where our librar-ians step in, especiallythose librarians who havean interest in the Soon tobe Famous Illinois AuthorProject.
Through Jan. 4, theproject is accepting e-books from Illinois authorswho have self-published awork of adult fiction.These are the require-
ments: The authors arefrom Illinois; they havealready self-published indigital format their work ofadult fiction, the author iswilling to promote his orher book in at libraries andother locations throughoutthe state.
Our own Lucy Tarabour,ofthe Clarendon HillsPublic Library, has beeninvolved with the Soon tobe Famous Illinois AuthorProject for two ofthe lastthree years. Like this col-umnist, she started off alittle skeptical about self-published authors won-dering how she would beable to find and then pro-mote anythinggood, butshe read the first winningwork, Joann Zienty's "TheThings We Save?'
"It was wonderful. Iloved it," Tarabour said.
Tarabour said she real-ized that there was goodstuffout there, and so shegot involved with theproject This year's winnerwas Michael Allen Peck's"The Commons Book 1:The Journeyman," anotherbook Tarabour highlyrecommends and saidcould not be more differ-ent than "The Things WeSave?' To read either book,simply visit the library orpurchase them online.
To enter the Soon to beFamous project, self-pub-lished authors must thengo to a library and submittheir works, and the librarywill agree to sponsor thebook and author. Thatdoes not mean that thesponsoring library has readthe work or endorses it,just that it is sponsoring itfor submission. A largepanel ofjudges will readand review the works andthen come up with a shortlist offinalists who will beevaluated again before aSoon To Be Famous bookis chosen.
For more information,visit www.soontobefa-mous.info.
'Star Wars' marketingreaches light speed
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Are you a Death Star teainfuser-level ofStar Warsfan?
Ifso, are you also gettingthe Death Star waffle makerarid X-Wmg knife block tocomplement your kitchen?Plus, no freezer is completewithout the Boba Fett icecube tray. Just when youthink you've found the mostremote officially licensedStar Wars product - lightyears away from any con-nection to the movies - TheForce reveals another on awebsite far, far away.
My original story idea forthe openingweek of thenewest, long-awaited "StarWars" film was to go up anddown grocery store aislesand list every "Star Wars"branded item I could find.After further review, I didn'twant to look like Yoda bythe time I'd be done - sometime in 2016. What's reallycatching my attention arethe "really out there" offi-cially licensed products thatskirt the outer rim of any-thing having to do with thismultibillion dollar galacticfranchise.
One estimate pegs offi-cially licensed "Star Wars"products generating asmuch as $5 billion in reve-nue in 2016 - and we're nottalking about box officeticket sales, just the prod-ucts and licensing fees.Right now, in our presentday galaxy, there are "StarWars" gadgets and knick-knacks that couldn't bemore disconnected to TheRebel Alliance, The DarkSide and all creatures inbetween.
The first branded prod-uct I saw that really mademe lean forward for a closerlook before thinking, "No
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Nestle Coffee-Mate flavoring, with Star Wars packaging
way, you've got to be kid-ding" was the R2-D2-branded plastic jug of Nes-tie's French Vanilla Coffee-mate. Actually, "java" doessound like something droidsmight ingest for a morningpower boost, but FrenchVanilla?
So far, my favorite movietie-in item that I foundwhile looking for lightbulbsat a bigbox home improve-ment store is the R2-D2shower head. Yes, you toocan now literally rinse awayall your "dark sides" andfreshen up before anotherfull day ofsaving the uni-verse.
The water pressure isstrong in this one.
I searched for the totalnumber ofofficially licensed"Star Wars" products nowin our universe, but that'ssort oflike pinpointing theactual number oflicks itdoes take to get to the cen-ter ofa Tootsie Roll TootsiePop. The world may neverknow, and those may be theonly things that haven'tpopped up on "Star Wars"marketing radar. Yet
Feel free to share yourpicks for the coolest "StarWars" souvenirs, and I'llmake it my mission to awak-en The Force with some ofyour favorites.
Eric Scott is a freelancewriterfor Pioneer Press.
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The Top 10 TV shows of 2015
Whether intentional or not, this year'scrop of TV shows - in particular "MtRobot," The Americans," and "The Man inthe High Castle" - really reflected ourcurrent times, despite some of them beingset in different time periods. That gavethese shows a special resonance, but timelythemes or not, TV is where it's at thesedays. Here are the 10 shows that reallystuck with me in 2015.
lo. "Jessicaionas" (Netflix)The interesting thing about "Jessica
Jones" is that unlike a lot ofcomic book-based TV shows or movies, "Jones" is actu-ally strongust when it distances itself fromits origin story It doesn't matter why sar-donic P.1. Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) hassuper strength, in fact her days of super-herodom are mostly behind her. "JessicaJones" is more in the vein of a "Buffy theVampire Slayer" meets "Veronica Mars" -although not as good as either - and that'swhere it plays best, delivering a prickly,reclusive heroine who is also vulnerable,especially because of a creepy backstorywhere she was under the thrall of a mannamed Kilgrave (David Tennant), who hasthe power to verbally make people do hisbidding. Ritter has been good in a lot ofthings, but this is a role that's finally givenher her due attention.
9. "EmpIre" (Fox)One of the most audaciously entertaining
shows to land on TV in a long time, "Em-pire" is a modern soap opera with fast andfuriously shifting allegiances in a dysfunc-tional family whose members are all tingto grab their piece ofthe empire. The showisn't afraid to be crazy and bold, sometimescoming perilously close to the line of ac-ceptable campiness, but pullingbackjust intime, and ending up being extremely addic-tive because ofit. And while TerrenceHoward is certainly no slouch as callousrecord label mogul Lucious Lyon, it's TarajiR Henson, who does more with an eyebrowthan some actors do with their whole face,who steals the show as the loud, vivaciousand tender-hearted Cookie Lyon.
Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyons on "Empir&'
8. "Orange Isthe New Black" (Netf lix)The huge ensemble on "Orange is the
New Black" is one ofits biest strengths.Each season, the show digs a little deeperinto the backstories ofits inmates and pris-on guards, turning them from amusingbackground characters into filly-formedhuman beings. And this season, they pulledoffa miracle by making Pennsatucky (Ta-tyn Manning), previously mostly known forbeing unstable, cruel and not so bright, intosomeone worthy ofsympathy as her historywith sexual abuse came to light. Season 3'sfocus on the corporate buyout ofthe prisondidn't have the resonance oflast year'svillainous Vee, but "Orangr" continues todeliver its special mixture of irreverentcomedy, camaraderie and political corn-mentary.
7. "The Americans" (FX)"The Americans" can be a little too de-
tached for its own good, but this hard-working show continues upping the stakesfor two Russian spies who are firmly em-bedded in 1980s America. The big stake thisseason was Elizabeth and Philip learningthat Mother Russia wants them to recruittheir unsuspecting teenage daughter (apretty awful idea) and their differing reac-tions. Both are taken aback, but she consid-ers it more an honor and a natural evolutionwhile he considers it an attack on inno-
cence. "The Americans" does an admirablejob ofintroducing sorts ofthorny ques-tions such as, is it possible to live in anothercountry, pretending to be one ofita citizens,and not be changed? And does a causecome before everything? "The Americans"might be set in the 1980s, but it's eerilytimely.
6. "The Man In the High Castle"(Amazon)
The premise is unstoppable - it's theUnited States 1962, but this is a UnitedStates that didn't win World War U and isinstead under the control ofNazi Germanyand Imperial Japan. In some ways, it's hardto tell the difference, but then reminderspop up of a population under occupation.Based on Philip K. Dick's 1962 novel, theTV show is a little melodramatic in spotsand the dialogue can be hokey, but it gath-ered steam as it went along, taming intoone ofthe year's most suspenseftil shows.Especially strong performances come fromRufus Sewell as a high-ranking Nazi partyofficial in America and Caiy-HiroyuldTagawa as a Japanese trade minister whorealizes he has to betray his own country tomaintain peace. In between are Americansinvolved in a small underground resistancerevolving around mysterious filins, someshowing a world where the Allies were thevictors. "High Castle" is a show that's hard
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to stop watching once you get started.
5. "Game ofThrones" (HBO)Sure, Season 5 didn't contain an episode
nearly as shocking as in seasons past, butwhat it did was serve up was very cousis-tent, cohesive and satisfying Daenerysfinally stopped spinning her wheels inSlaver's Bay and her storyline was helpedimmensely by a reunion with Jorah Mor-mont and the always delightful TyrionLannister. Jon Snow finally became theleader we always knew he could be Samastopped beingthe lesser ofthe Stark sisters,the White Walkers made a major move andCersei came perilously close to being sym-pathetic. And that's really the trick "GameofThrones" pulls offso brilliantly - notjust the complicated web of ever-changingpolitical allegiances, but how we changeour minds about characters. Consider thatJaime Lannister, who we now think of as acharming cad, once tossed a kid offa ledge.
4. "Mr. Robot" (USA)"Mr. Robot" pulled offa neat trick - the
show started small, seemingly mostly inter-ested in the sphere ofexistence of hermit-like Elliot Alderson and his attempts torestore justice in his world through hack-ing. And then things got weirder and weird-
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3. "Fargo" Season 2 (FX)The ability of"Fargo" to create such a
specific world is the anthology's biggest joy.Notjust the wintry small townishness oflocales in Minnesota and South Dakota, butthe "hey there, ho there" passive aressivepleasantness of a group of cops and citizensset against criminal outfits. The accents areimpressive enough, but then there's thedeadpan humor, the stellar acting and theseamless, and not overly showy way theshow captures the look and feel of 1979.Like last year's installment, the violenteruption of events all starts with an acci-dent and a couple of "innocent" folk whomake a mistake, and then make a really bigmistake by trying to cover up that mistake.
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Even more amazingly, it introduced newcharacters (like the one played by the dis-tractingly mustache-free Sam Elliott) whostrengthened the season instead of detract-ing from it.
1. "The Leftovers" (HBO)I loved "The Leftovers" last season, but
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Sure, you could sit homewatching the ball drop inTimes Square on TV butthere are so many moreinteresting ways to cele-brate New Year's Eve. Andwhile there are plenty ofparty options from bars toballrooms, here are a fewthat go beyond the usual.
Be a First-NighterThere are over 30 enter-
tainment options in down-town Evanston during FirstNight Evanston. Starting at7p.m., choices includeCorky Siegel and ChamberBlues, Stew Figa's FiftyShades of YIddish, SecondCity Improv Ml-Stars,Battle of the Teenage Bandsand Marc Smith PoetrySlam. Adult admission is$25 until Dec. 25, $30 untilDec. 31 and $35 event day.Teens pay $15 and little kidsare free with a paying adultFor tickets, visit www.first-nightevanston.net
Enjoy "Broad"humor
Old acquaintances won'tbe "forgot" at "Funny OldBroads," 8:30 p.m. at theSkokie Theatre, 7924 Lin-coin Ave., Skokie. Gettingolder is a laughing matterfor comedian Caryn Barkand musical satirists PamPeterson and Jan Slavin,known as the BoomerBabes. Tickets are $42. Call847-677-7761 or visitwww.skokietheatre.com.
Feel the forceWhy not finish out 2015
with what will likely be thebiggest movie of the year?Seeing "Star Wars:TheForce Awakens" is defi-nitely an option at majormovie theatres on NewYear's Eve with severaltimes to choose from.
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First Night Evanston offers more than 30 entertainmentOptions on New Year's Eve.
Dazed but notconfused
The Second City ends itsrun of"Holidazed" at Me-tropolis Performing ArtsCentre, iii W Campbell St,Arlington Heights, withperformances at 7 and 10p.m. The production prom-ises to burst the monotonyof the season with humor-ous reflections on every-thing from frosty snowmento Black Friday bargoinsand those darn relatives.Tickets are $50; $60 forstage tables. For reserva-tions, call 847-577-2121 orvisit www.metropolisart-s.com.
Variety is keyYou'll hear everything
from jazz to pop, blues andshow tunes at New Year'sEve with E. Faye Butler, 8p.m. at Northlight Theatre,North Shore Center for thePerforming Arts, 9501 Sko-kie Blvd., Skokie. The versa-tile singer and actor hasperformed in several soldout New Year's Eve con-certs. For reservations, call847-673-6300 or visit www.northshorecenter.org.
Take your totsThe magic hour will be
12noon, that is, at theExploritorium's Itty BittyNew Year at Oakton Com-munity Center, 6701 OaktonSt, Skokie. There will be aballoon drop and nonalco-holic toast The event startsat 10 a.m. with a balloonartist, family entertainmentand craft projects for theyounger set and their fami-lies. The cost is $10 forresident children, $13 fornonresident children and$2 for ages 16 and older. Fordetails, call 847-674-1500 orvisit wwwskokie-parks.org'exploritoriwn.
Fantastic familyfun
A great evening for thewhole family is planned forthe New Year's Eve Cele-bration, 5-8 p.m. at Centen-nial Fitness Center, 1515 W.Touhy Ave., Park Ridge. For$18 per person, you'll enjoydinner, dessert buffet, en-tertainment, inflatables,play area, mini golf andcountdown. To register, call847-692 -5129 or visitwww.prparks.org.
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Over 1,000 balloons willdrop at the crack ofnoon atItty Bitty New Year, Thurs-day, Dec. 31 at the Explor-itorium, Oakton Communi-ty Center, 4701 Oakton St.,Skokie. The gala celebra-tion for young children andtheir families starts at 10am. Preregistrafion isrequired.
"We take over the entireOakton Community Centerbuilding for the event,"reported Mary Amato,Exploritorium and specialevents supervisor. "All therooms have different activ-ities throughout the twohours. We'll have games,we'll have crafts, we have aDJ coming that plays funmusic and dance musicthroughout the event?'
A magician, The Amaz-ing Tim Adaniz, will per-form several shows.
Partygoers can use theExploritorium for free.
"Then, at 12 noon, weinvite everyone to join us inour large multipurposeroom for a countdown andballoon drop," Amato said.'We'll hand out noisemak-ers and poppers?'
The cost is $10 for resi-dent children ages i andolder; $13 for nonresidentchildren; $2 for adults.
For details, call 847-674-1500, ext. 2700 or go toskokieparks.orgjexploritorium.
Double featureYou and your kids can
journey to Neverland twiceon Dec. 30 at Niles PublicLibrary; 6960 W. Oakton St.From 3-4:30 p.m., they willscreen 'Peter Pan," andfrom 5-6:45 p.m. 'TindingNeverland?' A snack will beserved at each screening.
For details, call 847-663-1234 orgotonileshbrary;org.
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Kids will enjoy a variety of games and activities at Itty BittyNew Year, Dec. 31 at the Exploritorium, Oakton CommunityCenter, in Skokie.
Tricks and toastMagician Dennis De-
Bondt will amaze familieswith his humorous, interac-tive show at a New Year'sEve Magic Extravaganza, 11a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 31 atSkokie Public Library; 5215Oakton St. His perform-ance will be followed by anoon countdown completewith noisemakers andmock champagne (spar-klinggrape juice). Registerfor this all-ages event.
For details, call 847-673-7774 or go to skokielibraryinfo.
Kwanzaacommemoration
The Kinara will be lit tomark the first day of Kwan-zaa at a Kwanzaa Cele-
bration, 11 am. Dec. 26 atFountain Square, Davis Stand Sherman Ave., Evans-ton. The event will includemusic and recitation of theseven principles of Kwan-zaa.
For details, call 847-448-8254 or go tocityofevanston.org.
Meaningful musicThe celebration contin-
ues at A Kwanzaa to Re-member, noon Dec. 26 atFleetwood-Jourdain Cen-ter, 1655 Foster St., Evans-ton. Skits, songs and poetryrelated to the seven princi-pies ofKwanzaawill beperformed by a multicul-turai cast ofEvanston cliii-dren. Admission is free.
For details, go to cityofevanston.org.
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2015 Fur Ball Co-Chairmen Michael and Melissa Canning of Inverness, from left, and Coreyand JP Marchetti of Kenilworth, who adopted Hamster, a 1-year-old Cattle Dog mix
'Fur Ball' raises record $1.6million for PAWS Chicago
Event: 14th annual Fur BallBenefiting: PAWS Chicago lifesaving pro-grams for homeless petsLocation: Drake Hotel, ChicagoCo-chairs: Melissa and Michael Canning ofInverness and Corey and JP Marchetti ofKenilworthHonorary chairs: Nancy and Michael Tim-mersDate: Nov. 13Attended: 700Raised: $1.6 million, a record amountWebsite: pawschicago.org
Fur Ball Emcee ABC 7's Traffic/Transporta-tion Reporter Roz Varon and Glenn Kedzieof Oak Park with Gracie and Ella
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Kali Kordewick of Niles, from left, Susan Hope Engel and Jonathan Shuman, bothof Evanston, were among more than 250 supporters at the Center for Independ-ent Futures' 12th "Something's Cooking Benefit," held at Prairie Moon, Evanston,on Oct. 25. The event raised $30,000 to help provide individuals with disabilitiesthe opportunities of a full life. More information at independentfutures.com.
COOKING EVENT SERVES UP $30,000+ FOR CII'
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(Front row, from left) NUes Township Clerk Charles Levy, VIllage of Niles TowhshipSupervisor MarIlyn D. Glazer, Rose Hankes, Roblyn Antenor, Dave Hoffman, volun-teers, (back row, from left) Nues Township Assessor Scott Bagnall, Nlles Town-ship Trustees Donald Gelfund, Mark CollIns and Tony Lundin at the MIes Town-shIp Board's recent presentation of awards to Hankes, Antenor and Hoffman, fortheir work with the Niles Township Food Pantry. Ankes and Antenor, both highschool students, donated weekend hours collecting leftover food from the SkokieFarmers Market. Hoffman, of Morton Grove, along with Trustee Collins, trans-ported the food by truck to the pantry.
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Introvert's New Year's Eve survival guideThere are strategies to make parties not only manageable but also enjoyable for ¡ntroverts. Page 14
This family makes Christmas pierogi togetherBy Judy Buchenot
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Kathy Hoffman starts browning plerogi in butter to serve as a side dish.
butter in three electric skillets, one for eachvimet The rest ofthe meal includes ham,beeftenderloin roast, green beans andHoffman's favorite Brussels sprouts.
"People who think they don't like Brus-sels sprouts like these Brussels spouts;'said Hoffman. She begins by slicing theBrussels sprouts. She then fries four stripsof thick sliced bacon.
"It has to be thick sliced bacon becauseregular bacon will burn' she said. Whenmost of the fat is rendered from the bacon,the sliced Brussels sprouts are added. Afterabout 12 minutes of sauteing, Hoffman
seasons the dish with salt and pepper andserves it.
"Polish cooking is very filling," Hoffmansaid, "but very delicious. We use a lot ofvinegai a lot ofonion, a lot butter, a lot ofcabbage, a lot ofpotatoes and lots of meat."Another one ofher favorite Polish sidedishes is potato pancakes.
"Red potatoes work the best. Just peeland grate the potatoes and some onions.Squeeze out all of the water, add some eggsand salt and pepper and make pancakesout of the mix. Fry in oil and serve them.They are delicious with applesauce and
PIero3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt3/4 cup boiling water1/4 cup cold water1/2 teaspoon oil
ISift flour into a bowl. Add salt. Addboiling water to flour while stirring
and crushing any lumps of flour. Cover andallow to set for five minutes. Add coldwater and stir, crushing any lumps. Coverand allow to set for 15 minutes.
2 Add oil and mix. Knead the dough. until it becomes smooth and
uniform, about 5 to 10 minutes. Doughshould be elastic and slightly sticky. Rolldough to a very thin sheet on a flouredsurface, about one-tenth of an inch thick.Avoid putting flour on top side of thedough. Cut dough into 5-inch circles. Placeabout 11/2 tablespoons of filling in themiddle of the circle. Fold in half and seal toform pierogi. Collect scraps and roll againuntil all dough is used up.
3 Drop pierogi into boiling water for 9. to 10 minutes or until pierogi rises to
the top. Remove and drain on a coolingrack. When cool, wrap and freeze. To cook,fry pierogi in butter until golden brown oneach side.
Potato cheese filling5 pounds red potatoesi small onioni cup butter4 12-ounce containers of dry curd
cottage cheese
I Peel and boil potatoes until soft. Draini. potatoes and mash. Melt butter in afrying pan. Grate onion into butter andlightly saute. Mix onion butter mixture intopotato mixture and mix until smooth.
2 Add cheese and mix well. Filling is. now ready to put into pierogi dough.
Kathy's Culinary CueWhen sealing pierogi or any other crust,lightly spread water on the edges beforepressing together for a tighter seal.
sour cream?'Hoffman shares her pierogi recipe for
others to try at their holiday table.
JudyBuchenot is afreelance writer.
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;. Making cookies together is a familiarholiday activity, but the Hoffman familyalso makes pierogi together.
"My maiden names is Kuzlik," said St.Charles resident Kathy Hoffman. "Each
: year we go to my cousin's house with myother cousins and we make between 400and 500 pierogi."
The cousins come from a long line of"amazing cooks," said Hoffman, 50. 'Weare the fourth generation to be makingthese. We do it in sort ofan assembly linestyle."
The people who make the dough aredubbed "the doughboys," she said. Thegroup who rolls the dough into thin sheetsare called "the rollers?' The "stuffers" thentake over and fill the pierogi with threedifferent fillings.
The final step is performed by the "put-ter in the potters' This role requires greatconcentration as well as multiple timers.The cousin serving as the putter in thepotter watches over several pots of boilingwater. As each batch ofpierogi is droppedinto the boiling water, one ofthe multipletimers clipped to the putter in the potter'sapron is set. As the timers go off, pierogiare removed and cooled.
There is also a lone electric frying panset up on the counter. "If a pierogi breaks -which they sometimes do - we fry it upand eat it right away. It's quality controlthat provides a delicious treat,' said Hoff-man. Only the perfect pierogi are packagedup to go into the freezer. The day's activ-ities usually require 50 pounds of flour and"plenty of beer. Beer is an important part ofgetting through the day," flotes Hoffmanwith a playful grin.
Hoffman's 10-year-old son, Chase, hasalready earned a place as a reputable stuff-er on the assembly line.
"But my husband is an expert stuffer. Ithink it is because he is a carpenter and hasa good eye for measurements?' Hoffman'shusband, Scott, owns Team Hoffman Con-struction, a company that does both smalland large home remodeling projectsthroughout the area.
Although there are many varieties ofpierogi, the cousins usually make onlythree filling varieties - potato, potato andcheese and kapusta, which is a sauerkrautfilling. The cheese used in the filling is adry curd cottage cheese which can be achallenge to find.
"Woodman's Market in North Auroracarries it during the holidays so I get itthere;' Hoffman said.
Each cousin takes home a shopping bagof pierogi at the end of the day. On Christ-mas, the family gathers again to enjoy someof the pierogi fried in generous amounts of
OUT OF MEL'S KITCHEN
MELISSA ELSMO/PIONEER PRESS
A make-ahead casserole that's perfect for Christmas morning featuring a trio of cheeses, pesto, Roma tomatoes and salty prosciutto.
Enjoy a cozy Christmasmorning with easy casserole
MELISSA ELSMOOut of Mel's Kitchen
The other day I asked my15-year-old son, Finn, what heloves best about Christmas. "Idon't know if I love any one spe-cific thing," he answered casually,"but I really love how Christmasdoesn't feel like any other day ofthe year." He's right. When thatgenuine Christmas feeling is in
the air, time seems to slow down,the house feels cozy and folksalways seem to linger a littlelonger by the fireside. Christmashas always been a sacred time inmy house.
The days of the 5 a.m. wake-upcall on Christmas morning havelong passed in my house. Thefootie-sleeper clad, naughty listaverse, Santa-worshiping kiddosof the past have grown into pa-tient, appreciative and matureholiday lovers. Even though theyare well beyond clamoring for abreak-of-dawn candy cane, ourkids still climb into bed with usevery Christmas morning.
We chat and laugh and let the
anticipation of our Christmasmorning gift-opening build. Afterwe find our slippers and grab afew blankets, the four of us headdownstairs to see what treatsSanta left behind. In the latermorning we open a few giftswe've picked for each other andwatch the kitty enjoy her annualdose of catnip. We sip many cupsof coffee and savor an easy break-fast We lounge the morningaway and stay in our pajamasuntil it's nearly time to start pre-paring the Christmas dinner weshare annually with friends.
I always remember that bask-ing in the coziness of Christmasmorning with my family means
not being pulled away from thefestivities. Tossing a savorybreakfast dish together onChristmas Eve ensures that serv-ing up a hearty Christmas break-fast ¡sas easy as opening therefrigerator and turning on theoven.
This holiday casserole honorsthe hues of the holiday season inthe form green pesto and redtomatoes while salty prosciuttoand a trio of cheeses ensure thisbreakfast is elegant and decadentdespite its make-ahead conven-ience.
No matter what your holidaytraditions entail, I hope you enjoya cozy Christmas morning.
Cozy ChristmasMorningCasseroleFeel free to use whatever meatsand cheeses you have on hand tomake this overnight breakfast dish.A cup of diced ham or 8 ounces ofcooked bacon or sausage work justas well in this easy recipe. Makes 12servings.
1/4 cup butter softened6 cups cubed French bread2 cups shredded mozzarella2 cups shredded sharp
provolone1/4 pound thinly sliced
prosciutto, torn2 ¼ inch-thick slices sweet
capicola, dicedi 7-ounce package of
refrigerated pesto2 Roma tomatoes, thinly
slicedlo eggs1/2 cup milki teaspoon dried mustard1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper1/2 cup grated Parmesan
Fresh basi? leaves for garnish
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u bottom and up the sides of a9x13 glass baking dish. Toss half ofthe bread cubes into the bottom ofthe pan. Sprinkle half themozzarella and half the provoloneover the bread. Top the cheesewith half of the torn prosciutto andhalf the diced capicola. Using ateaspoon. dollop half of the pestosporadically over the meats andcheeses. Cover the pesto with thereaming half of the bread cubes.Top the second layer of bread withthe remaining prosciutto, capicola,provolone and mozzarella. Dollopthe remaining pesto over the top.Place the sliced tomato slices overthe pesto.
2 Whisk the eggs, milk, driedN mustard, salt and pepper
together in a large bowl. Pour theegg mixture evenly over thecasserole and sprinkle with theParmesan cheese. Cover thecasserole with plastic wrap andstore in the refrigerator overnight.
3 on Christmas morning. preheat the oven to 350
degrees and bake the casserole,uncovered, for 50-60 minutes untilpuffed, golden brown and set.Allow casserole to cool for 15minutes before cutting intosquares and serving as familymembers open gifts.
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By Judy BuchenotNaperville Sun
There is no question where home is onChristmas for the Anderson family.
The family has been gathering at thesame house on Loomis Street in Napervillesince 1892. The home has always beenoccupied by a family member with themost current owners being Jean and BobAnderson.
Family member WW Wickel opened apharmacy in Naperville in 1875 that contin-ues to operate today as Oswald's PharmacyThe business has been serving Napervilleresidents for 140 years. The family alsoopened Paperback Paradise in 1964. Thebusiness expanded and grew in Anderson'sBookshops. The family's strong ties toNaperville include many Christmas tradi-tions.
"Christmas is my wife's favorite holiday,"said Bob Anderson, 84, standing near aspectacular Christmas tree in the home'sspacious living room. Bob and his wifemake Christmas cookies together everyyear. "It's a Swedish tradition to make lotsofcookies," said Bob. "And then we givethem all away."
He reported that one variety is finishedand packed into tins. The dough for twomore varieties has been mixed and is chill-ing in the refrigerator ready to be baked.There are plans to make several morevarieties in the days ahead.
BeckyAnderson Wilkins, 57, Bob andJean's daughter and Naperville city councilmember, approves ofthe cookie makingtradition. "All ofus," she said, including hersiblings and their families, "bring overcookie tins and fill them up with cookies?'One ofBecky's favorites are the Swedishginger cookies, which are simple, not-too-sweet cookies. She also enjoys the dategood ies, which is a sweet dough wrappedaround a date.
Sharing a meal together has also been afamily holiday tradition. The family bringsout their vintage ribbon glass goblets,which date back to the Wickel family, andset the table with an heirloom set of Ma-son's Vista Pink china from England. Thedishes are no longer made, but they havebeen able to replace any broken piecesthrough trips to antique stores. The silverset that the Andersons received as a wed-ding gift in 1953 is also on the table.
For many years, the family shared din-ner so that Christmas morning could bespent opening gifts. "I remember wakingup so early that it was still dark," saidBecky, who grew up in the Loomis Streethouse. "We were not allowed to go down-stairs so we played games until it was time.I think my most memorable Christmas giftwas a pink cardboard kitchen set with arefrigerator, stove and sink."
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Becky Anderson Wilkins and her father Bob Anderson work on setting the table for a fami-ly meal using heirloom pieces.
Bob breaks out in a grin at the memory."Do you know how long it took me to putthat together?" he said. "I put it together inthe pharmacy basement and it took meabout a week?'
As the family grows older, there is notsuch an urgency to open gifts in the weemorning hours, so about 10 years ago, theychanged to sharingbrunch together in-stead of dinner. "We are not in such a hurryto be up early now so we get together andhave a Tom and Jerry," said Bob, referringto the classic holiday cocktail featuringwhipped eggs that is served steaming hotin a mug. The breakfast spread for thefamily usually requires three dozen eggs
and three pounds of bacon.There have been some dishes served at
family events that have disappeared. "Mygreat-aunt Ann made a suet pudding thatwas the best," Becky said. "It was a steamedpudding made with suet, which is basicallyfat, but it was served with a hard sauce anda warm brandy sauce. I have tried makingit but I can't make it like she did. It was allin the way she made it?'
After spending so many years in thesame home, Becky and Bob have manymemories. They recall annual Christmasparties with the Bentons, a longtime neigh-bor. "They served Fish House Punch,which was so good," said Becky. "I have
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with sugar and almonds. Pat sugar andalmonds into the dough. Bake at 375degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
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started making it for business Christmasparties and everyone loves it."
"It kind ofsneaks up on you though,"Bob warned. "It goes down easy. Two cupsis the limit on that one. After a cup ofpunch, Harold Cromer and his wife wouldplay duets on the piano. We are so lucky tohave so many friends and family. Wehave so many memories?'
To help everyone create their own mem-oiles, Bob and Becky have shared a fewfavorite family recipes for others to try.
JudyBuchenot is afreelance writer.
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leaving a message promising to send acheck She did not. After I left several moremessages, I spoke with her on Sept 18.Cheryl told me a check was sent on Sept.15.The check was never received.
I issued a complaint with the BetterBusiness Bureau. I believe she lied by tellingthe BBB she mailed a check in October. TheBBB has closed the case as unresolved.There is another claim on the BBB websitefor the same reason for a trip that was can-celed prior to my parents'. There does ap-
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Michelle, Glenview
Before delving into the details of mycontact with Cheryl McCoy of Movers &Shakers, here is some background - muchof it provided by McCoy herself - on howher business operates. Movers & Shakersmails paper fliers to potential customerscomposed primarily of senior citizens. Onits flier, the company does not provide awebsite, an email address or a street ad-dress; just a phone number. Upon calling, aP.O. Box is given for sending payment. Andin McCoy's own words: "Probably 90 per-cent of the people (on our trips) use checksbecause a lot of seniors don't use credit like
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this was taken care ofalready. I had somehelp because... I had a concussion and I washaving difficulty working. I'm going to get acashier's check today and overnight itothem. I'm sorry this happened." And sureenough, Michelle's parents did receive theirrefund the very next day.
Said Michelle: "Bad press is a great moti-vator. I'm delighted to tell you my parentsreceived a cashier's check for $308. CherylMcCoy even went back to the Better Busi-ness Bureau to ask that the case be officiallyclosed. I agreed because we have a check"
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Over the next two weeks, I left McCoyfive messages. She called back once to say, "Iwas not aware ofthis. Obviously (Robert)doesn't have (his refund), so I'm guing to getit out to him right away." But no check ar-iived.
Then, three days after Robert filed aBetter Business Bureau complaint and Iinformed McCoy that Help Squad wasgoing to press, Robert finally received his$308 refund from Movers & Shakers.
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For the last 16 months, artistJane Kim has filled her days fillingan enormous space 40 feet high,more than 3,000 square fet -with images of birds.
Her canvas is one entire wall ofthe Cornell Lab of Ornithologyvisitor center in Ithaca, NY Themural, titled 'Trom So Simple aBeginning," includes one speciesfrom each ofthe 243 bird familieson a map of the world. It alsotraces the evolution of birds, de-picting extinct birds and dino-saurs.
All the creatures are life-size,ranging from tiny hummingbirdsto a 10-foot WanderingAlbatross.On this day, she was hoping to dothree small birds once she climbedaboard the lift that she uses.
"It's not so bad;' she said. "Mypalette isn't ridiculously heavy."
The 21/2-year project is a jointeffort between the Cornell Laband Ink Dwell studio in California,of which Kim is co-founder.
"I just station myself here, thengo back to California for visits,which are sparse," said the 34-year-old artist who grew up inMount Prospect "So I'm herepretty much hill time?'
She said she has done lar-scale murals before but never hadto be on-site this long.
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Kim trained at the Rhode IslandSchool of Design and received acertificate in science illustrationfrom California State University atMonterey Bay. She came to theCornell Lab as a science illustra-tion intern in 2011. Around thesame time, she won a National
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Geographic competition for her"Migrating Mural," chosen 'bestocean saving idea." Her projectinvolved the annual migration ofthe blue whale.
John Fitzpatrick, executivedirector ofthe Cornell Lab, hadalways envisioned a mural in thevisitor center, Kim said. Combin-ingboth their ideas, 'Trom SoSimple a Begmnmg" was born.
"When John first introducedthe idea, he had wanted an evolu-
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tion ofbirds mural," Kim said. "Iproposed a concept design thatwas heavy on prehistoric evolu-tion and only (showed) the orderofbirds. There were only 20-something at that point that vari-ous species fell under."
The idea then evolved into ashowcase of one member of eachfamily, 231 species, now increasedto 243.
The project got the green lightin 2013, and she spent a year in San
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Francisco doing preliminary workbefore coming to Ithaca in 2014.
She spends eight to 14 hours aday on the detailed paintings, shesaid. More ofher time is spent onthe research involved.
"I had to figure out pretty pre-cisely how long it would take me.Once a bird is blocked out on thewall, it's an average ofabout eighthours per bird. That's the leasttime-consuming part Function-ally, research, preliminaiy worh,the final polished drawing, scan-ning and scaling the bird, thataltogether plus the final executionis 24 hours."
There have been challengesalong the way, she said. Somespecies have taken longer to paintthan she anticipated, throwing offher schedule. Others didn't take aslong as expected. And all had aperiod oftime when she felt like adistance runner hitting the wall.
"Every bird has an ugly phase,like you're just pushing paintarourìd' she Said. "But then youput one stroke ofpaint down, andyou say, yes, that's it."
The project is just aboutwrapped up, with the dinosaursand prehistoric species sections tobe finished in early December. Forthose who can't make it to thevisitor center, the Cornell Lab iscreating an interactive muralfeature as part ofits All About BirdBiology project Viewers will beable to find high-resolution imagesof the mural, learn about each ofthe bird families and explorecollections ofsome ofthe mostunusual birds in the world.
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Advice for pickingout gifts for spouses
I bet most people wouldsay holiday shopping fortheir kids is really easy.Why? Because all yearlong, our sweet little chil-dren are telling us aboutthe latest toys, electronicsand other cool gadgetsthey want. For parents ofchildren of a certain age,how many times have you heard the word'Swegway" in the last three months?
But holiday shopping for your spouse orsignificant other is a completely differentstory It can be challenging and stressfulfor many reasons, which include:
He or she has everything.He or she is very picky and so whatever
you buy ends up sitting in the closet orreturned.
Deciding what to spend. While priceshouldn't matter, it could get uncomfort-able or awkward if the other personspends significantly more or less on yourgift.
You want your love to be happy andexcited about the gift.
Dr. Anne Brennan Ma-lee is a Chicago-basedtherapist who specializesin relationship counseling.Malec said when it comesto gift giving, she is a hugesupporter of gifts thatcreate memories, such as atrip or tickets to a sportingevent or concert.
"If you give in this way,you are sending the mes-sage to your spouse thatsays, 'I want to be withyou: "said Malee, whoholds a doctorate of clini-cal psychology and saidshe has been practicing since 2003. "In-stead of buying a cashmere sweater thatmight sit in the closet, you are saying, 'Thisis a gift I'm not just giving to my partner,but to my marriage. This is time for us tospend together and to create a romanticmemory'"
Malee said giving these kinds of giftshelps sustain warmth in a relationship,keep it on track, and even help improvethings during a tough time.
"Just by your selection of a gift - anygift, it tells the receiver, 'I am thinkingabout you. I am attuned to you, I listenedto what you said you wanted six monthsago. I know what makes you tick: "shesaid. "It makes the receiver feel valued,seen, heard and appreciated."
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"Just by yourselection of agift - any gift, ¡ttells the receiver,'I am thinkingabout you. I amattuned to you.'"- Dr. Anne Brennan Malec,therapist
While there are count-less gifts to buy that can bespecial and memorable, Ithink the best gifts ex-changed between a coupleare the ones that comefrom the heart - from thethoughtfulness that goesinto them.
Here are 1.2 gifts you cangive to your significant other that he orshe will remember for a long time. ANDyou don't have to spend a dime on any ofthem.
A handwritten note with 10 of yourfavorite memories together.
A one-hour backrub with no inter-raptions or falling asleep.
Sticky notes all over the house, listingthe reasons you love him or her.
A homemade collage or photo bookofpictures ofthe two of you.
A dance to the song the two of youdanced to at your wedding.
Breakfast in bed.A homemade video in which you list
15 reasons you marriedhim or her.
A playlist with his orher favorite songs.
Arranging a day tovolunteer together at hisor her favorite cause.
Personalized home-made cookies.
A walk in a beautifulpark, which includeshandholding, kissing andhuing.
Five handmadecoupons for nights ofwatching the kids, doingdishes, doing laundry orcooking dinner.
Any one ofthese 12 things would makesomeone feel like a million bucks, simplybecause they take effort, crafting, imagina-tion, creativit3 thoughtfulness and ofcourse, time. Gifts like these make peoplefeel important, treasured and truly loved.
The thing about giving is, even if thegiver gets no gift in return, he or she re-ceives something amazing pure joy.
"The idea that we can delight, that wecan bring a smile to a face, make someonehappy or meet a need they have makes usfeel incredibly happy:' Malee said.
Happy ... what better word is there thanthat when it comes to Christmas?
Jackie Pilossoph is afreelance columnist forChicago flibune Media Group.
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Living together and getting married both offer young adults an emotional boost, ac-cording to a new study.
Emotional-healthstudy equates livingtogether, marryingStudy's findingssuggest co-habitatingno longer carries stigma
By Robert PreidtHealthDay
Living together or getting marriedprovides young adults, and especiallywomen, with a boost to emotional health,a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from 8,700Americans who were born from 1980through 1984 and were interviewed everyother year from 2000 to 2010.
The study authors found that singleyoung women had a similar increase inemotional health whether they moved inwith someone or got married for the firsttime. For men, marriage seemed to be thekey to improving their emotional healthin the first relationship.
When it came to finding love thesecond time around, both men andwomen had similar improvements in
emotional health when they moved inwith someone or got married, the findingsshowed.
The study was published online Dec. 3in the Journal ofFamily Psychology.
As recently as the early 1990s, gettingmarried gave people a bigger emotionallift than living with someone, theinvestigators found.
These findings suggest that livingtogether no longer carries the stigma itdid in previous generations, according tostudy co-author Claire Kamp Dush, anassociate professor of human sciences atOhio State University
Today, about two-thirds of couples livetogether before marriage, she pointed out.
"At one time, marriage may have beenseen as the only way for young couples toget the social support and companionshipthat is important for emotional health,"Kamp Dush said in a university newsrelease.
"It's not that way anymore. We'refinding that marriage isn't necessary toreap the benefits of living together, at leastwhen it comes to emotional health," sheadded.
DIY gifts: Do's, don'ts Iwhen giving from heart JBy Richard AsaTribune Newspapers
Ifyou want to makeholiday gifts this year, andyour skills are well past theice-pop-stick reindeerstage, you know that itrequires some forethoughtand good materials.
But for crafty newbies, itpays to remember thatalthough do-it-yourselfgifts can make delightfulpresents, there are somedo's and don'ts to considerbefore you wrap a hand-knit scarfor photo collagein lieu ofa gift card or astore-bought present thatcomes with a receipt.
First and foremost,consider the person whowill be receiving the gift,says Stefanie O'Connell, aNew York actress andauthor who chronicles herclassy frugality in "TheBroke and Beautiful Life."
"You think that a key-chain made out of candywrappers is adorable, butremember that giving isn'tabout you, it is aboutthem," O'Connell says."What do they like, appre-ciate or need?"
In other words, don'tgive brownies to a relativewho's on the Paleo diet or ahuge expressionist lamp toa minimalist friend wholives in a studio apartment
To ensure that the recip-ient actually likes the gift,keep it practical, O'Connelladds. If the gift isn't some-thing that can be used orconsumed, it will take upspace "and be accommo-dated until the recipient nolonger feels guilty aboutthrowing it away," she says.
Capture someone'spersonality: Serial crafterStefanie Johnson, ofConcord, Calif., alsoadvises thoughtfulnessbefore you start: Identif,rsomeone's hobbies or"obsessions' or focus on apositive characteristic each
person exudes that youappreciate and want tocapture.
"Once I find an idea thatI feel fits the person, I startby shopping online for craftsupplies, then at a localdollar store' Johnson says.
As you dig aroundwebsites and stores lookingfor materials, you'll getother ideas. Johnson's giftexamples includehandmade T-shirts for kidswith wording on each thatpertains to personalqualities, like "nurturing"or "comedian" or "sassypants." "I want the kids inmy life to know their traitsare awesome and unique'she says.
For one occasion, shemade sweatshirts for all theadults in her family thathad a printed family photoand the words"dysfunctional but lovable."Johnson says that was 10years ago, and her momstill treasures and wears it.
She also sustsmemory boxes that canhave collages ofphotos onthe outside or mosaicpatterns.
Holiday heirlooms:Interior designer JenniferAdams embellishes glassball ornaments for a DIYpersonalized gift "Whodoesn't love a holiday orn-ament for a gift?" Adamsasks. "It's a keepsake thatcan last for generations?'
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She suggests hittinggarage sales and thriftstores for solid color glassor plastic ornaments, andpersonalizing them withglitter pens, paint and/orsilver and gold Sharpiemarkers to make designs.You can also stuff clearornaments with beads,feathers or glitter.
They'll drink to this: LosAngeles-based cookbookauthor Julie Morris, authorof"Superfood Smoothies:100 Delicious, Energizingand Nutrient-DenseRecipes" (Sterling), makesa personalized smoothiemix that provides 10 to 12powdered servings per gift.She pours the powderedingredients in a decoratedMasonjar, then completesthe gift with directions thatdetail what's needed tofinish, such as "just add abanana and a cup ofalmond milk and blend?'
Another ofMorris' ideaswould appeal to anyonewith a culinary bent Fill abasket with live herb plantssuch as parsley, sage,rosemary and thyme.
O'Connell adds just afew words of caution."Remember, you're anadult now. The leaf youpicked up and stuck to acandle isn't cute anymore.It's a fire hazard."
RichardAsa is a freelancereporter.
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/ Tips include bathroombeing their 'best friend'By Nara SchoenbergChicago Tribune
COVER STORY
It's the most extroverted time of theyear.
Holiday season can be hard on intro-verts, who recharge during quiet downtime, not loud parties, and prefer in-depthconversations with old friends to small-talkwith new acquaintances. It's enough tomake a dyed-in-the-wool introvert diveunder the blankets and hide until January
We can't make the noisemakers andchitchat go away, but we can offer someideas for surviving, and maybe even enjoy-ing, a night of champagne and '?tuld LangSyne."
"Remember that it's a celebration; it'snot a time to perform," says Beth L. Bue-low, author of "The Introvert Entrepre-neur: Amplify Your Strengths and CreateSuccess on Your Own Terms" (Perigree)."You're not being graded. It's not a test.Just show up, stay as long as it serves youand then leave when you're ready."
Among the tips offered by Buelow andwriter and entrepreneur Michaela Chung,who blogs at Introvert Spring
Store up some solitude. Introverts gettheir energy from alone time and findgroup socializing draining. So Chung sug-gests you "store up some solitude" in thedays before the party. You might meditate,if that's helpful for you, or take additionaltime away from the noise and mental clut-ter of electronics.
Give yourself a time limit. How muchparty time can you handle without gettingstressed and exhausted: 30 minutes, onehour, maybe two hours? Be honest withyourself about what your limit is, and giveyourself permission to leave when youreach it, Chung says. You can give your hostor hostess a head's up ahead of time: "Hey,I can only stay an hour."
Get psyched. The social psychologistAmy Cuddy did a popular Ted Talk abouthow an assertive physical stance can affecthormone levels in your brain. "She talksabout a power pose - and the easiest wayto visualize that is a Wonder Woman pose'says Buelow. "You put your feet shoulder-width apart, and you put your hands onyour hips and you put your shoulders backand your head up and take deep breaths.Cuddy talks about how if you do this fortwo minutes, it will mise your testosteroneand lower your cortisol. So it raises thehormone that is associated with ... outward
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energy. And it lowers the cortisol, which isthe stress hormone."
Accept the small talk. Small talk maynot be your thing, but that's what's prob-ably going to happen at a party, so youmight as well be prepared, says Buelow.Come with a few questions: "Do you makeNew Year's resolutions?" "What are youlooking forward to next year?" Small talktends to be a little more reflective duringthe holidays, so you may actually enjoy it.
Be yourself. You don't have to be a back-
slapping extrovert or the life ofthe party"Introverts tend to be good listeners," saysBuelow - and that's great. "A party doesn'thave to equal talking, talking, talking. It canbe chatting and then doing a lot of listen-ing." You can circulate and listen, or sit onthe couch and listen. "I've known intro-verts who say, 'My strategy is to just go andsit by myself, and inevitably somebody -probably an extrovert - will see me andcome over and start chatting with me:"Buelow says.
Volunteer to help. Many introverts feel
more comfortable when they have a pur-pose, so consider asking the host or hostessifyou can help, says Buelow. Taking photos,greeting people at the door or passing outdrinks are great ways to join in the festiv-ities.
Take breaks. "The bathroom is the intro-vert's best friend' Buelow says. "It's likeyour little isolation booth." Going outsidefor some fresh air works well too.
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MONEY
Why you should book yourflight early for travel in 2016
CAROLYN BIGDAGetting Started
If you're making travelplans for 2016, or even justthinking about taking a tripnextyear,itmaybeagoodidea to book your airfaresooner rather than later.
Fare sales are expectedto ramp up during Decem-ber after a record numberof airline deals in the fall,according to Hopper, anapp that tracks airfaretrends and predicts whento get the best price on aplane ticket.
"September was by farthe strongest we've seen forsales," said Patrick Surtychief data scientist at Hop-per. "In October, the num-ber of sales was up about 50percent from the sameperiod last year, and De-cember could be anothergood month."
To take advantage of thediscounts, here's what youneed to know.
Book for winter orspring travel. Accordingto Hopper's ConsumerAirfare Index, the averageround-trip domestic airlineticket booked in Decemberfor travel during off-peaktimes - generally fromJanuary until just beforethe start of the summertravel season in May orJune - is expected to cost$205. Last year, the averagewas $245.
The index measures the'good deal" price aconsumer would typicallypay for domestic travel (andso excludes last-minuteticket purchases forbusiness travel that usuallyare far more expensive).
Surry said one reason forthe greater frequency ofsales has to do with the
sharp decline in oil prices."Fuel costs have gone
down a lot, so airlines havea little more room to fighteach other on prices:' hesaid.
In addition, most flightsfor holiday travel arebooked by the start ofDecember. Withconsumers focused oncompleting their holidayshopping at the mall, ratherthan buying plane tickets,airlines start cutting fares.
Be flexibie. Fare salesdon't last long, often endingthe same day that theystarted. And the bistdiscounts will be snaedby travelers who can beflexible about their traveldates and times.
"Our advice is to keep aneye on destinations that youmight be interested in,"Surry said. "If you see adeal, act quickly'
Search midweek. Thisyear, fare sales are expectedto ramp up during the threeweeks followingThanksgiving, and you'relikely to find the best flashsales on Wednesdays andThursdays. A flash sale is afare drop of 20 percent ormore below prevailingticket prices.
"Sales are driven by
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people at the airlines,"Surry said. "As theworkweek starts, they'lldecide if they need to run asale in order to fill moreseats." As a result, Suriysaid, sales usually finish asthe workweek wraps upand are all but nonexistentduring holidays andweekends, when airlineexecutives are not in theoffice.
Pick a popuiar destina-tion. The best deals will befound ifyou depart from acity that is served by morethan a couple of competingairlines. Those citiesinclude Atlanta, Chicago,Denver and Philadelphia.The same is true if youtravel to populardestinations in the US.,such as Las Vegas andOrlando, Fla., and foroverseas trips to cities suchas Cancun, Mexico;London, and San Jose,Costa Rica
"You tend to find the bestsales at airports that havemultiple carriers," Suriysaid. "So Boston, which isserved by a lot of airlines,will have a lot morecompetitive pricemovement than a place likeDetroit will:'
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JANET KIDD STEWARTThe Journey
Maybe you made abudget when you werepinchingpennies on thatfirstjob decades ago. Youknew precisely how muchbeer money you had afterpangthe rent
Then steady pay raises, aspouse and kids came alongand the complexity ofit allgut away fixm you. Nowthat retirement is withinreach, you may be alto-gether unsure of whetheryou can actually live on theretirement income youthink you'll have.
Sound famThar? Thegood news is that financialbudgetingtools have be-come simpler to use andricher in fimctionality overthe last few years.
And a few ofthe bistplayers in the online moneyworld are making upgradesfor 2016, givingyou fewerreasons not to get organized.
Quicken Inches towardMac compatibility. Aftera widely panned Macversion last yeaz Quickenlaunched a new Macversion for 2016 that letsusers pay bills directly fmmthe program, transfermoney between accountsand call for support orlive-chatwith arepresentative.
While the Mac versionstill lacks several keyfeatures available in theWmdows productÇmvoicing, for one), addingthe bill-pay feature was themost widely asked-for itemamong users, said JeffParker, experience designlead for Quickeit
Personai Capital.
Thinking about downsizingto a lower-cost area inretirement? A featureexpected in the first quarterof2016 from advisory firmPersonal Capital will letusers model such a move tosee how it will affect theiroverall retirement successrate, said Jim Del Favero,chiefproduct officer for thecompany, which offers ablend oflive and onlinefinancial advice.
"II lets you model futureevents and see how anexisting portfolio willsurvive through retirement,"Del Favem said.
The company will alsoadd to its site a featurecurrently available for¡Phone that alerts userswhen they reach presetspending limits, he said.Similar to weight-lossprograms that give dieters acertain amount of caloriesper day or week to "spend,"the feature will alert userswhen they are exceedingtargets.
"The alerts help you seein June ifyou're on track togo overbudget by the end oftheyear,sothereistimetocorrect," he said.
Betterment. Digitaladvisory firm Bettermenthas launched a newtax-planningfeature called
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Thx Impact Preview; whichestimates the tax hit of atransaction before the sale ismade. The company alsoadded a feature thatautomatically linkscustomers' outside accountsto the site, said Alex Benkedirector ofadvice productsfor Betterment.
In addition, if you'rebeginning to calculate astrategy for collecting SocialSecurity benefits, be surethe software you use hasbeen updated to reflectseveral new cutbacks to theprogram that were calledfor in the recentcongressional budget deal.
Under the new rules, theability to file a so-calledrestricted application and tocollect spoiisl benefits on avoluntarily suspendedbenefit are being phasedout, significantly affectingthe lifetime Social Securitypayout for many couples.
At press time, the SocialSecurity Administration hadnot yet issued guidance onthe new rules, but somedata providers are updatingtheir software to adjustretirement incomeprojections based on thechange&
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Once-a-week sex rings the happiness meter IStudy finds frequencyboosts couples' well-beingBy Randy DotingaHealthDay
An active sex life is important to couples'happiness, and they don't have to go at itlike rabbits: Those who make love once aweek are happiest, a new study sugsts.
More frequent sex isn't a buzzkill for arelationship. It just doesn't pack the samepunch, Canadian researchers reported inthe Nov. 18 journal Social Psychologicaland Personality Science.
"Our research suests that couples donot need to aim to engage in sex as fre-quently as possible but instead aim tomaintain a connection with their partner:'said study lead author Amy Muise, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of TorontoMississauga.
The findings are based on three studiesinvolving more than 30,000 people in all.
At issue: How does sexual frequencyaffect well-being?
Not surprisingly, the research showedthat sex is good and more sex is better,Muise said. Regularly having sex emergedas even more important to a happy rela-tionship than money was.
But researchers haven't understoodwhether there's a point where more sexstops translating to more happiness, shesaid.
To gain insight, Muise and her col-leagues first looked at results from a surveyconducted in the United States every other
DR. ANTHONYKOMAROFFAsk Doctor K
Dear Doctor K: I'm a 65-year-old wom-an. My doctor says my bones are strong,and he wants to keep them that way. So, foryears I've been taking a daily 1,200 mil-ligram calcium supplement. Now I hearthat might be too much. How much cal-cium dol really need?
Dear Reader: I've gotten this questionfrom so many patients. As I assume is truefor you, their bones have normal amountsof calcium. That is, they do not have
year between 1989 and 2012. They focusedon responses from more than 25,000 peo-ple, ages 18 to 89.
Among other things, participants an-swered questions about sexual frequency(from not at all to four or more times aweek) and their perceptions of their happi-ness.
In a second study, researchers surveyed335 people online, most of whom wereheterosexual. Finally, they analyzed find-ings from a third study, a 14-year survey ofU.S. married heterosexual couples.
Among couples, those who had more sexwere happier to a point. The boosts in
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well-being "leveled offonce couplesreached a frequency ofabout once a week,"Muise said. "It wasn't bad to engage in sexmore frequently than once a week. It justwasn't associated with greater well-beingon average."
The researchers saw no differences inthe findings based on gender, age or lengthof relationship.
The findings, however, didn't prove thatfrequency of sex affects happiness, becausethe research wasn't designed to provecause and effect.
For single people outside committedrelationships, however, the results were
Low-dose calcium supplement reduces risk from higher doseosteoporosis (or "thin bones"). To preventosteoporosis, they have been taking therecommended amount ofcalcium 1,000milligrams (mg) a day for women ages 50and younger and 1,200 mg for women over50 - in an effort to preserve their bones.
It is true that the majority of studiesshow that a combination ofcalcium andvitamin D supplements reduce the risk ofdeveloping osteoporosis. So far, so good.
But the main reason to prevent osteopo-rosis is to reduce the risk ofbone fractures.And most studies find that calcium supple-ments (or even calcium plus vitamin D) donot reduce that risk. Worse, calcium sup-plements may even increase other healthrisks.
One study involved postmenopausalwomen enrolled in the Women's Healthinitiative trial. Some 18,000 women wererandomly assigned to take 1,000 mg ofcalcium and 400 international units (lu) of
vitamin D each day. (Vitamin D works withcalcium to build healthy bones.) Another18,000 women got placebo pills. Afterseven years, women who took calcium andvitamin D were no less likely to break theirhips than the women who took a placebopill.
Another study analyzed the results ofmore than a dozen studies. It found thatwomen (and men) who had a high calciumintake - from food or pills - did not have alower hip fracture risk.
The studies also revealed that high-dosecalcium supplements can lead to an in-creased risk ofkidney stones and heartattack Calcium from food did not have thesame risks.
What to do? My colleague Dr. WalterWillett, chair ofthe Department of Nutri-tion at Harvard T.H. Chan School of PublicHealth, recommends less calcium andmore vitamin D than the guidelines
very different. For them, Muise said, morefrequent sex didn't significantly translate tomore happiness.
Perhaps any link between sex and happi-ness for singles depends on the relation-ship context or how comfortable peopleare with sex outside of a relationship, theresearchers said.
The study also found that lovemakingonce a week was the average frequencyamong couples.
"Perhaps this is the average since itseems to maximize the benefits for well-being' Muise said. "It is likely that weeklysex is enough for the average couple tomaintain their intimate connection and tofeel like they have an active sex life, andthis is why we see this as the leveling-offpoint."
Russell Smyth, a professor of economicsat Australia's Monash University whostudies sexuality, said frequency ofsex isn'tthe only factor that affects well-being.
His own research has provided evidenceto support assumptions that may seemobvious: Couples are happier when sex isbetter, he said, and "men are more likely toget happiness from the more physicalaspects ofsex, while women's happiness ismore attached to the emotional aspects?'
Even ifthat's all true, why wouldn'tmore be better?
"It is like having an ice cream," Smythsaid. "You enjoy your first ice cream. Youalso enjoy your second ice cream but by notas much. You might also get some enjoy-ment from your third one but even lessbecause you are fuller, concerned aboutcalories and so on."
suggest. He suests 500 to 700 mg a day ofcalcium and 800 to 1,000 lU ofvitamin D.Current guidelines recommend 600 lU ofvitamin D between ages 19 and 70 years,and 800 lU after age 70.
While not everyone agrees with him, Iregard Dr. Willett as one ofthe world'smost knowledgeable experts in this area.I've seen him proven right a lot more oftenthan wrong.
At Dr. Willett's suested amount, youcan probably get all or most ofyour cal-cium from food. Dairy products are a greatsource. Kale, collard greens and salmon aregood non-dairy calcium sources. (I've put atable listing more calcium-containingfoods on my website, AskDoctorK.com.)
You can take a low-dose calcium supple-ment to make up what you don't get fromfood. Keeping your calcium supplementdose lower should help you avoid the pos-sible risks ofhigher-dose supplements.
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Thursday, Dec. 24
Des Plaines Art Guild Show: Takesome time out of your busy schedule toimmerse yourself in the beauty of thepaint strokes and the soul of a photog-rapher. Featured artists include BeverlyBeckman, Dolores Kenney, Stan Ko-tecki, Kathy Passi, Liz Pawlik, RhondaPopko, Dee Schuster, Thelma Spain,Willard Strassburger, John Taylor andElaine Tejcek. 10a.m. Thursday- Fil-day, 1p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. Monday-Wednesday, Des Plaines History Cen-ter, 781 Pearson St., Des Plaines, free,847-391-5399
Valli Produce Evanston HolidayFood Drive: The first annual fooddrive is being done in partnership withWLS-FM and local schools. Donationsof non-perishable items can be made atValli Produce Evanston in the name ofparticipating local schools. 7a.m. Dailythrough Jan. 3, Valli Produce, 1910 W.Dempster St., Evanston, free, 847-866-6100
Native Haute Couture: The year longexhibit celebrates the history of NativeAmerican high fashion from pre-con-tact to today. It features garments thatshowcase American Indian artistry andexpertise in tanning, weaving, embroi-dery, beadwork and tailoring. 10 a.m.Daily, Mitchell Museum of the Ameri-can Indian, 3001 Central St., Evanston,free, 847-475-1030
Material View Art Cloth exhibit andopening reception: Showcasing workby members of the Art Cloth Network,a nationwide organization of profes-sional textile artists. 10 a.m. Daily,Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 NoyesSt., Evanston, free, 847-571-1385
Sights of Evanston art exhibition:Enjoy a visual art exhibition featuring-works by 16 local artists. 3p.m. Daily,Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 NoyesSt., Evanston, free, 847-448-8260
Wonderland Express: The annualfestive event features 750,000 outdoorlights and an indoor exhibition wheregarden-scale trains wind past minia-ture replicas of more than 80 Chicago-area landmarks, nestled among ever-greens, poinsettias and many otherholiday-themed plants. 10a.m. Daily,Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 LakeCook Road, Glencoe, Admission is $12for adults, and $10 for children ages 3to 12 and seniors agas 62 and older.,847-835-5440
Wonder Ground Open Lab: Look,touch, tinker and play with an intrigu-ing array of science-oriented curios-ities in this new space designed espe-cially for kids. A drop-in visit is meantto last about 15 minutes. Activities arerepeated each week from Tuesday toThursday. The Wonder Ground is aSTEAM playground for kids. 4p.m.Thursdays and Tuesdays, Nues PublicLibrary, 6960 W. Oakton St., Niles, free,847-663-1234
Christmas Eve Service: The St. GilesChoir leads the congregation in singingChristmas carols. At 11p.m., thereis a Solemn Choral Eucharist. 10:30p.m. Thursday, St. Giles EpiscopalChurch, 3025 Walters Ave., North-brook, free, 847-272-6622
Christmas Eve afternoon service:The Family Eucharist features thenativity story from Luke, told with thehelp of the children in attendance.There is no sermon. It includes thesinging of many of the familiar carols,all accompanied by a pick-up instru-mental ensemble of musicians madefrom members of St. Giles. 4:30 p.m.Thursday, St. Giles Episcopal Church,3025 Walters Ave., Northbrook, free,847-272-6622
Park Ridge Fly Tying Club Meetings:Demonstrations of fly tying are per-formed by an experienced demon-strator. The members have an opportu-nity to tie the same pattern using toolsand materials provided by the club. 7p.m. Thursday, Park Ridge CommunityChurch, 1005. Courtland Ave., ParkRidge, free, 847-823-3164
Food Drive in Skokle: Requestingdonations of canned goods and dryfood products to fill the shelves of theNues Township Food Pantry. Thesefoods to be given to the hungry in thecommunity. All foods can be droppedoff at Walgreens. For further informa-tion, call Ezra-Habonim, the NilesTownship Jewish Congregation. Daily,Walgreens, 3945 W. Dempster St.,Skokie, free, 847-675-4141
Brush with Nature Art Exhibition:Plein air painters display their art-works inside the gallery 10a.m. Daily,Emily Oaks Nature Center, 4650 Brum-mel St., Skokie, free, 847-674-1500
Caryn Bark: The Jewish Mother'sGuide to Everything: Veteran comicCaryn Bark (Diary of a Skokie Girl)explains everything from holidays toobscene phone calls in this evening ofnon-stop laughter. Musical opening actDashiell with Fred Simon. 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Skokie Theatre, 7924 N.Lincoln Ave., Skokie, $25, 847-677-7761
Special Exhibition Three Years,Eight Months, and Twenty Days:The Cambodian Atrocities and theSearch for Justice: Learn about theCambodian genocide and the currenttrials to bring the perpetrators to jus-tice, 40 years later. 10 a.m. Daily, Illi-nois Holocaust Museum and Educa-tion Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie,free, 847-967-4835
Wilmette Fiber Arts Group: Spon-sored by the Wilmette Public Librarythis group ofpeople interested in allaspects of fibers arts: knitting, crochet-ing, needlepoint and more. All inter-ested in meeting friendly people withsimilar interests are welcome to spendthe two hours doing their individualprojects in companionable discussions.10a.m. Thursdays, Panera Bread, 1199Wilmette Ave., Wulmette, free, 847-293-6755
Ailiance Francalse Cours de Con-versation: The winter session of 10 to11 meetings is a weekly Intermediatethrough Advanced Level immersionclass for members only to expand theirvocabulary and brush-up on grammarand pronunciation. The class discussescurrent events, reads articles of generalinterest to Francophiles. 7 p.m. Thurs-days, St John's Church, 1235 WilmetteAve., Wilmette, $164, 847-328-9516
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Christmas Day Service: ReflectiveRite 1 spoken celebration of the HolyEucharist. 10:15 a.m. Friday, St. GilesEpiscopal Church, 3025 Walters Ave.,Northbrook, free, 847-272-6622
Saturday, Dec. 26
FUSE: Studio: Drop in with friends towire LEDs, compose a ringtone, buildan amp, mix chemicals to make gelbeads, navigate a robot obstacle courseand more. For grades six to 12. Sat-urday, Evanston Public Library 1703Orrington Ave., Evanston, free, 847-448-8600
Ecology Center Winter Market:Learn about the benefits ofeating freshand locally grown foods. Shop for avariety ofseasonal and artisan prod-ucts. 9 a.m. Saturday, Ladd Arboretum,2024 McCormick Blvd., Evanston, free,847-448-8045
Overeaters Anonymous: No dues,fees or weigh-ins. 9 a.m. Saturday, StMatthews Episcopal Church, 2120Lincoln St., Evanston, free, 773-996-0609
Guys and Dolls: This bouncy Broad-way musical is about gamblers and thegals who love them. 2 p.m. Saturday,Sunday and Wednesday; 8 p.m. Dec. 31,Jan. 1 and 2; 2 p.m. Jan. 3, Calm Audito-rium, 600 Emerson St., Evanston, startat $34, 847-920-5360
Kwanzaa Celebration: Join us for our16th annual Kwanzaa Celebration inconjunction with the Feast ofthe HolyFamily. 4:30 p.m. Saturday, St. NicholasCatholic Church, 806 Ridge Ave., Ev-anston, free, 224-534-7471
Family Movie: Minions: Join in a freebig-screen movie and a movie treat. 2p.m. Saturday, Niles Public Library6960 W. Oakton St., Niles, free, 847-663-1234
She, Streisand and Me, Monet:Barbra Streisand impersonator Mi-chelle Monet presents her one-womanshow. 8 p.m. Saturday, Skokie Theatre,7924 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, $25, 847-677-7761
Preserving Survivor Stories: AskHolocaust Survivor Pinchas Gutter anyquestion you would like, and "naturallanguage" technology software willrespond as ifPinchas were in the room.10:30 a.m. Saturday and Jan. 2, IllinoisHolocaust Museum and EducationCenter, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, free,847-967-4800
Kohl Children's Museum: Chagailfor Children Traveling Exhibit: TheThe hands-on activities encouragevisiting children, and their families, toexplore and work with specific artprinciples through the 14 multi-sen-sory stations, each incorporating ahigh-quality reproduction of MarcChagall's most famous works. TheWinnetka Community House offersfree admission to local school groups,with a $10 suggested family donationfor those not a part of a school group. 9a.m. Saturday, Winnetka CommunityHouse, 620 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka,free, 847-881-9316
Sunday, Dec. 27
Home for the Holidays: Enjoy anevening of holiday favorites with familyand friends. Opening in a USO-styledreview, the evening features classicholiday songs, expertly sung and withlavish costumes that warm your heartsfor the season. A great way to end theyear. 3 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Leela Arts Center, 620 LeeSt., Des Plaines, $15-25, 847-220-2919
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Critic's Choice: Marie's Story: "Ma-rie's Story," which was released in 2014,is not rated, and runs one hour 35 mm-utes in French with English subtitles.In 19th century France a young blindand deaf girl learns to communicate
L' with the world around her with thehelp of a dedicated nun. This is basedon a true story. 2 p.m. Sunday, MortonGrove Public Library, 6140 LincolnAve., Morton Grove, free, 847-965-4220
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Sean Masterson's magic matinee:Magic Matinee is a theatrical magicshow that combines sleight-of-handillusions with storytelling. 2 p.m. Sun-day, Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. LincolnAve., Skokie, $12,847-677-7761
Monday, Dec. 28
Book Babies: 10:15 a.m. Monday, Ev-anston Public Library - North Branch,2026 Central St, Evanston, free, 847-448-8600
Live Bluegrass, Roots and Folk:Every Monday in the pub, The Mud-flapps perform. 8 p.m. Monday, TheCeltic Knot Public House, 626 ChurchSt., Evanston, free, 847-864-1679
Winter Break Camp at WonderlandExpress: Children in Kindergartenthrough fifth grades can engage inexciting hands-on indoor and outdooractivities while discovering the Gardenin winter. They'll investigate weather,explore seasonal adaptations of plantsand animals, enjoy a visit to theWonderland Express holiday exhibi-tion and dabble in art. Preregistration isrequired. The fee is $75 per child perday. Parking is included. 9:30 a.m.Monday-Wednesday, Chicago BotanicGarden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glen-coe, $60-75, 847-835-5440
Karaoke Pajama Party (grades 2-4):You don't even need to get dressed forthis program. Just wear your favoritepajamas and be ready to rock out.Please call to register. 3:30 p.m. Mon-day, Glenview Public Library; 1930Glenview Road, Glenview, free, 847-729-7500
hoopla, MyMedlaMail & Zlnio indI-vidual Appointments: Meet withtrained Library staff for a 45-minuteone-on-one session and learn how todownload ebooks, audiobooks, maga-zines, movies, TV shows or music toyour portable device. Call the ReaderServices Desk, for questions, to register,and for appointment locations. Glen-view Library card required. 10 a.m.Monday, Glenview Public Library 1930Glenview Road, Glenview, free, 847-729-7500
Cafe Conversation - Apero: Meetfellow Francophones for relaxed, mid-evening conversation, in French. Orderwine, charcuterie and/or cheese plate,coffee, tea, or fresh pastries and thenmeet in the main seating area. Listen-ing in French is encouraged; all levelsare welcome. 7 p.m. Monday, GlenviewGrind, 989 Waukegan Road, Glenview,free, 847-328-9516
MGPL Kids: Monday Morning Play-group: Drop-in play time for pre-schoolers with a parent or caregiver.10:30 a.m. Monday, Morton GrovePublic Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave., Mor-ton Grove, free, 847-965-4220
Yarn Gang: Kids in grades one and upare invited to try their hand at knitting,crocheting or other yarn crafts. 4 p.m.Monday, Morton Grove Public Library,6140 Lincoln Ave., Morton Grove, free,847-965-4220
KnItting Roundtable: Come workthrough knitting projects and socializewith fellow knitters. Expert knitterscan show you how to solve knittingchallenges. Don't forget your currentknitting projects and needles. 2 p.m.Monday, Morton Grove Public Library,6140 Lincoln Ave., Morton Grove, free,847-965-4220
Lego Club: Kids in grades K-8 join usto create Lego masterpieces. Care-givers need to stay in the room withchildren grades K-2. 4:30 p.m. Monday,Nues Public Library; 6960 w OaktonSt., Niles, free, 847-663-1234
Parkinson's Support Group: Forpeople with Parkinson's, as well astheir caregivers and families. 10 a.m.Monday, Covenant Village of North-brook, 2625 Techny Road, Northbrook,free, 847-509-0927
Ballroom Dancing Classes: Not onlyis ballroom again one of the most popu-lar forms of dance, it has been provento promote keeping the mind activeand healthy. Most importantly, know-ing how to dance provides confidenceand a source of social enjoyment on thedance floor. 6:45 p.m. Monday, BernardWeinger JCC, 300 Revere Drive,Northbrook, $10, 224-406-9257
The Little Mermaid - Musical Thea-ter Winter Workshop: Sing, act anddance your way to a public perform-ance of Disney's "The Little MermaidJr." This is for young people ages 8 to13, who want to learn musical theaterfrom professional actors and counsel-ors. There are no auditions and everychild is guaranteed a part in the show.9:30 am. Monday-Jan. 2, Light OperaWorks Rehearsal Center, 516 4th St.,Wilmette, $365, 847-920-5360
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Rotary Club of Evanston Light-house: This community leadershipgroup boasts 80 members and meetsevery Tuesday. 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Hil-ton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore/Evanston, 1818 Maple Ave., Evanston,free
Supervision Group: Chicagoland'scredentialed music therapists are in-vited to this networking event 6:30p.m. Tuesday, Dempster Street Theatre,2008 Dempster St., Evanston, $5, 847-448-8337
Winter Break DIV Kids' Crafts: For afun and educational experience thisWinter Break, families can visit theMitchell Museum ofthe AmericanIndian to make a Native American-inspired craft. While the kids are out ofschool, the museum has expanded itsweekend craft program to every day, allday long during the weekdays the mu-seum is open. In addition to regularweekend crafts, on Dec. 29 and 30, theentire family can make and take homesimple versions of traditional NativeAmerican items. 10 am. daily, MitchellMuseum of the American Indian, 3001Central St, Evanston, $5 adults; $3Kids, 847-475-1030
irish music session: Enjoy Irish mu-sic every Tuesday night. 7p.m. Tues-day, The Celtic Knot Public House, 626Church St., Evanston, free, 847-864-1679
Tuesday Morning Music: Gardenvisitors can enjoy free hour-long medi-tative musical performances on Tues-day mornings in the McGinley Pavilionoverlooking Evening Island. Musicvaries from string quartets to NativeAmerican flutes and is focused towardsan older crowd. After the concert,visitors can board a 25-minute narratedtour on the Bright Encounters Tour. 10am. Tuesday, Chicago Botanic Garden,1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, free,847-835-5440
LEGO Free Play, Ali Day (gradesK-8): Stop by throughout the day toplay with the Library's LEGO collec-tion. Don't worry; we've hidden all theKragle. Just drop in. Noon Tuesday,Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glen-view Road, Glenview, free, 847-72 9-7500
Cookies and Crafts: Let's celebratethe New Year with a seasonal craft.Grades PreK-2; registration re-quired. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lincoln-wood Public Library; 4000W PrattAve., Lincolnwood, free, 847-677-5277
DIV Tuesdays: Get creative with bi-monthly STEAM crafts and projects bymaking either a lava lamps or fairylights. Grades 3-8. Registration re-quired. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lincoln-wood Public Library; 4000 W PrattAve., Lincolnwood, free, 847-677-5277
MGPL Kids: Listen Upl: Drop-in storyand play time for preschoolers with aparent or caregiver. 4:45 p.m. Tuesday,Morton Grove Public Library, 6140Lincoln Ave., Morton Grove, free, 847-929-5102
Movies, Munchies, and More: Film:"The Longest Ride": Releasedin 2015, rated PG-13 and runs about 2hours. The story is about conflictingpaths and ideals test a relationship.Sophia and Luke make an unexpectedand fateful connection with Ira, whosememories ofhis own decades-longromance with his beloved wife deeplyinspire the young couple The castincludes: Scott Eastwood, Britt Rob-ertson, Jack Huston, Alan Alda. 11:30a.m. Tuesday, Morton Grove PublicLibrary, 6140 Lincoln Ave., MortonGrove, free, 847-965-4220
Maker Lab for Teens: CuttIng withLasers: Learn and practice the basicsofdesign by making cool stuffwith ourCO2 laser cutter. Bring a design tomake or create one here using a rangeofsoftware. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Niles Pub-lic Library, 6960 W. Oakton St., Nues,free, 847-663-1234
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Live Music Wednesdays with theJosh Rzepka Trio: Hear the music ofDizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, The-lonious Monk and other classics of theera played by the Josh Rzepka Beboptrio. Reservations can be made onlineor by calling. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,Found Kitchen & Social House, 1631Chicago Ave., Evanston, free, 847-868-8945
Preschool Story Time: Stories andsongs for children ages 3-5 and a care-giver. 10:30 am. Wednesday, EvanstonPublic Library; 1703 Orrington Ave.,Evanston, free, 847-448-8610
interactive Movie: "Mary Poppins":Join us for a night of supercalifragilisti-cexpialidocious fun as we sing, play,and "step in time" through this familyfavorite. Bring a blanket or beach toweland covered drinks. Suffragettes we!-come but please leave all kites andcannons at home. Please call to register.6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Glenview PublicLibrary; 1930 Glenview Road, Glen-view, free, 847-729-7500
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Friday, December 25thChristmas Day
8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 am.No 7 p.m. today
Friday, January 1Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Thursday, Vigil Mass at 5 p.m.Friday Masses 9:30 and 11:00 am.
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CHRISTMAS WORSHIPSermon: "Have You Found What
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Family Movie: "Finding Neverland":Join us for a film and a snack. Arrive at3 p.m. for the Disney animated movie"Peter Pan" to make it a Neverlanddouble feature. 5p.m. Wednesday,Nues Public Library, 6960 W. OaktonSt., Nues, free, 847-663-1234
"A Hole In the Head": Starring FrankSinatra. This film was an Oscar winnerfor the song "High Hopes." 1 p.m. and7:30 p.m. Wednesday, NorthbrookPublic Library 1201 Cedar Lane,Northbrook, free, 847-272-6224
Chess Club: Whether you're a skilledplayer looking for an opponent or abeginner interested in learning newskills, join our new weekly chess club. 7p.m. Wednesday, Northbrook PublicLibrary 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook,free, 847-272-6224
Camp Couns.ior Job Fair: The NorthSuburban YMCA hosts a job fair forNSYMCA Summer Day Camp 2016summer camp counselor positions.Returning counselors and new pro-spective counselors are all welcome.Job applications can be downloaded atthe website. 1 p.m. Wednesday, NorthSuburban YMCA, 2705 Techny Road,Northbrook, free, 847-272-7250
New Year's Ev. of Ev ChampagneLunch: Ring in 2016 with friends at theCentennial Activity Center. Diva Mon-tel sings holiday classics as well aspopular and modern tunes. NoonWednesday, Park Ridge Park District-Centennial Activity Center, 100 S.Western Ave., Park Ridge, $17 member,$19 guest, 847-692-3597
Senior High Youth Group: For allyouth grades 9-12 to enjoy fun andfriendship while engaging in meaning-ful discussions and service learningopportunities. The evening starts witha tasty dinner, sometimes chicken,sometimes pasta or pizza. 6:45 p.m.Wednesday, First CongregationalChurch of Wilmette, 1125 WilmetteAve., Wilmette, free, 847-251-6660
Thursday, Dec. 31
First Night Evanston New Year'sEve Fest ivai: Delight in an incrediblerange of music, dance, poetry and food.From ito 4p.m., the family-friendlyevent also features an afternoon ofexciting musical and varied perform-ances for young children and teens.Adult programs run from 7p.m. tomidnight. 1 p.m. Dec. 31, Nichols Con-cert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago,1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, $25 earlybird general admission to all venues,224-216-4485
New Year's Eve Bash at Kohl Chil-dren's Museum: Kohl Children'sMuseum is ringing in the New Yearwith Times Square-inspired "mid-night" celebrations at 8:30 a.m. and12:30 p.m. To kick-off 2016, the Muse-um transforms an entire wing into ahuge New Year's Eve celebration, com-plete with giant confetti drops at "mid-night" and festive activities designedspecifically for younger attendeesthroughout the day. Tickets are re-quired for adults and children over 12months. 8:30 a.m. Dec. 31, Kohl Chil-dren's Museum, 2100 Patriot Blvd.,Glenview, $17-$27, 847-832-6600
Funny Old Broads New Year's Evecelebration: End the year by pokingfun at growing another year older. TheFunny Old Broads bring their off-beatcomedy and musical parodies to TheSkokie Theatre for a special celebra-tion. 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31, Skokie Theatre,7924 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, $42, 847-677-7761
Friday, Jan. 1
New Noon Year Celebration forFamilies: This celebration for childrenages 12 years and under offers a freekid's sundae, games, music, crafts andmore, with a count-down and balloondrop at noon. RSVP is requested atILMarketing®eatandys.com. 11 a.m.Jan. 1, Andy's Frozen Custard, 719Church St., Evanston, free, 815-545-0582
Gentle Yoga: Due to high demand,two yoga sessions are now offered.Space in each session is limited to thefirst 50 people. Yoga instructor OlgaRudiak leads a series of yoga sessionsfor improved physical strength, relax-ation and mental clarity Exercises aredone in a chair or standing, not on thefloor. 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Jan. 1,Northbrook Public Library, 1201 CedarLane, Northbrook, free, 847-272-6224
Share The Warmth: Volunteerswanted to join a group ofwarm, friend-ly, supportive women (men welcome)to prepare one-of-a-kind fleece blan-kets for chemo patients. Add a cro-cheted edge to fleece and send freeblankets to new adult chemotherapypatients. A basic crochet stitch can betaught if needed. Bring lunch. Attend-ees often gather until 2 or 3 p.m. Dona-tions are welcome. 9 a.m. Jan. 1, NorthShore Senior Center, 161 NorthfieldRoad, Northfield, free, 847-293-6755
Duplicate Bridge: The senior centeroffers a friendly bridge game everyFriday morning. 9 a.m. Jan. 1, ParkRidge Senior Center, 1005. WesternAve., Park Ridge, free, 847-692-5127
Saturday, Jan. 2
Polyglots Toastmasters meeting:Polyglots is the only ToastmastersInternational Club in the United Statesthat conducts its meetings in German.Ifyou speak German or want to keep itfresh or improve it, visit this club. Thisis not a language school, but a placewhere you can speak and listen to Ger-man and, above all, have a good timewith those at all levels and ages. Visittheir website at wwwpolyglotstoast-masters.org. 9:30 a.m. Jan. 2, DesPlaines Public Library 1501 EllinwoodSt., Des Plaines, free, 847-827-5551
Workshop: CreativIty, Fiexibilityand the Corde Lisse: Explore tradi-tional tricks with a focus on how to addintensive flexibility to the shape; addi-tionally, students will learn how to usecontortion knowledge leading in and!or out ofspecific wraps and drop setsto provide options for greater transi-tional movements. 11 a.m. Jan. 2, ActorsGymnasium, 927 Noyes St., Evanston,$40 per session, 847-328-2795
ACT Prep Test for grades 9-12: Pro-fessional tutors from College Nanniesand Tutors ofGlenview guide studentsthrough a practice ACT test. This isa great way to gain testing experiencein a relaxed environment. It takes threehours to complete the test and onehour to review the answers. Register bycalling and remember to bring pencilsand a calculator. Noon Jan. 2, GlenviewPublic Library, 1930 Glenview Road,Glenview, free, 847-729-7500
Flight-to-Fun Kids Club: The Nut-cracker Suite for ages 2-6 wIth fam-uy: Enjoy a story, craft and creativemovement for Nutcracker enthusiasts.The story and craft are provided byGlenview Public Library. This event isco-sponsored by The Glen Town Gen-ter. Please register at theglentowncen-ter.com. 10:30 a.m. Jan. 2, The BookMarket at Hangar One, 2651 NavyBlvd., Glenview, free, 847-729-7500
Teen Advisory Board or TAB: Getinvolved and help TAB celebrate thevolunteer service ofthe graduatingsenior members. Noon Jan. 2, NilesPublic Library, 6960 W. Oakton St.,Nues, free, 847-663-1234
New Pelease for Ail: "Tomorrow-land": The story is about a formerboy-genius and a teen bursting withscientific curiosity who embark on amission to unearth the secrets of anenigmatic place somewhere in timeand space known only as Tomorrow-land. 3 p.m. Jan. 2, Nues Public Library,6960 W. Oakton St., Nues, free, 847-663-1234
New Release: "The Age of Adaiine":After miraculously remaining 29 yearsold for almost eight decades, Adalinehas lived a solitary existence. But achance encounter with a philanthro-pist reignites her passion for life andromance. 2 p.m. Jan. 2, Nues PublicLibrary, 6960 W. Oakton St., Nues, free,847-663-1234
Sunday, Jan. 3
American Engilsh: 6 p.m. Jan. 3,SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston,$16-$36, 847-492-8860
Goiden Age of Ciassicai Music: fina-le concert: Featuring a sextet of mu-sicians from the Chicago Symphonyand Lyric Opera Orchestra. 2 p.m. Jan.3, Northbrook Public Library, 1201Cedar Lane, Northbrook, free, 847-272-6224
Local Author Glen Shuld at TempieBeth Israel: Temple Beth IsraelBrotherhood Presents Glen Shuld, thenoted author of"The Color of Charac-ter" as part ofBrotherhood's AdultEducation Series. Mr. Shuld talks abouthis growing up in the Evanston/Skokiearea and its impact on his life. Theevent starts with a lox and bagel break-fast for a cost of $5. Books are availablefor sale and autographs. Please RSVP tothe Temple office. 9:30 a.m. Jan. 3,Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. DempsterSt., Skokie, $5, 847-675-0951
Monday, Jan. 4
Josh A. Dawson: Featuring BrittonSmith, Kirk Thurmond and BrentDiRoma. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4, SPACE, 1245Chicago Ave., Evanston, $12-$22, 847-492-8860
Thch Taik: Join this Internet userdiscussion group -- a monthly Q&A forexploring websites, social media, on-line searching and the library's elec-tronic resources. Topics vary monthlyand new members are welcome, so justdrop in. 7 p.m. Jan. 4, Glenview PublicLibrary, 1930 Glenview Road, Glen-view, free, 847-729-7500
Citizenship Ciass: Prepare for thecitizenship examination with instruc-tion in U.S. history and government.Register at the first class on Jan. 4. CallDiana Allen, Oakton Community Col-lege, at 847-376-7683, with questions.Classes on Jan. 25 and Jan. 22 are heldin Lower Level meeting room. 6 p.m.Jan. 4, Nues Public Library 6960 WOakton St., Nues, free
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Drama Club: Join in every first Mon-day of the month to imagine, play andcreate. This is for those in thirdthrough eighth grades. 4:30 p.m. Jan. 4,Nues Public Library; 6960 W. OaktonSt., Niles, free, 847-663-1234
Money Matters Discussion: Thegroup meets on the first Monday ofeach month at the Park Ridge SeniorCenter. 10a.m. Jan. 4, Park Ridge Sen-ior Center, 100 S. Western Ave., ParkRidge, free, 847-692-3597
Alliance Francaise du North ShoreCafe-Conversation du Matin: Meetfellow Francophones for relaxed, mid-morning conversations in French onfirst Mondays. After purchasing bever-ages or foods, the group of 12 to 20gather at tables in the main dining area.Listening in French is encouraged. Forfurther info, visit the website or [email protected] a.m. Jan. 4,Panera Bread, 1199 Wilmette Ave.,Wilmette, free, 847-328-9516
Exploring Grief: 7p.m. Jan. 4, Kenil-worth Union Church, 211 KenilworthAve., Wílmette, free, 847-251-4272
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Let's Talk Lunch:At this drop-inprogram, participants can talk throughthe issue of racism and practice honestconversation skills by looking at ourown experiences in light of what we'relearning about how racism affects usall. 1:30 p.m. Jan. 5, YoFresh YogurtCafe, 635 Chicago Ave., Evanston, free,847-864-8445
Movies, Munchies, and More: Film:"Paper Towns": Quentin's life-longcrush, Margo, disappears, leaving be-hind clues that Quentin and his friendsfollow on the journey of a lifetime. Thecast includes: Nat Wolff and Cara De-levingne. 11:30 a.m. Jan. 5, MortonGrove Public Library, 6140 LincolnAve., Morton Grove, free, 847-965-4220
Oakton English as a Second Lan-guage Class: ESL classes by OaktonCommunity College are held at theNiles Library Tuesday and Thursdayevenings from Jan. 12 through June 2.Registration for Spring semester is Jan.5. 6p.m. Jan. 5, Nues Public Library;6960W Oakton St., Niles, free, 847-663-1234
Wednesday, Jan. 6
Preschool and ChUd Care Fair: Justdrop in to explore local child care op-tions. There are directors, teachers andproviders passing out literature andanswering questions. A snow date ofMonday, Jan. 11,6-7:30 p.m., is plannedif needed. 6p.m. Jan. 6, Glenview Pub-lic Library; 1930 Glenview Road, Glen-view, free, 847-729-7500
In Our Own Voice: In Our Own Voiceis a public education program devel-oped by the National Alliance on Men-tal Illness (NAMI) in which twotrained individual speakers share com-pelling personal stories about livingwith mental illness and achieving re-covery. 7 p.m. Jan. 6, LincoinwoodPublic Library; 4000 W. Pratt Ave.,Lincolnwood, free, 847-677-5277
Civic Center Book Talk: Books Set inExotic LocatIons: Travel to exoticlocations and immerse yourself infascinating cultures without the cost ofa plane ticket. Books of all genres arefeatured. No registration is required. ip.m. Jan. 6, Morton Grove AmericanLegion Civic Center, 6140 DempsterSt., Morton Grove, free, 847-965-4220
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MGPL Writers Workshop: This work-shop is for writers of any level or pro-fessional aspiration to share theirworks in progress. Come support otherwriters in drafting, revising and fin-ishing manuscripts, essays, poems orany other type ofwriting. ContactChad at [email protected] withquestions. 7 p.m. Jan. 6, Morton GrovePublic Library; 6140 Lincoln Ave., Mor-ton Grove, free, 847-965-4220
Job counsellng Meet with a careerservices volunteer to get help with yourresume, your Linkedln profile or topractice interviewing skills. To set upyour 30-minute session, call 847-663-6603 or stop by the Reference Desk onthe third floor. Limited to Nues Librarycardholders only. 7 p.m. Jan. 6, NilesPublic Library; 6960 W. Oakton St.,Nues, free
Studio B: Open Maker Lab: Createyour own projects using the 3D Printer,Laser Cutter and Silhouette Vinyl Cut-ter. 3 p.m. Jan. 6, Niles Public Library;6960 W Oakton St., Niles, free, 847-663-1234
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grows up a scrappy fighter in the Los Angeles foster care system? Moves to Philly, connectswith Rocky, who's tending the restaurant and still wearing that hat? Rocky trains him for abig fight? That's how it goes, yes. And "Creed" is easily the best "Rocky" movie since"Rocky:' - Michael Phillips
"The Good Dinosaur" **PG, 1:40, animationWork by multiple writers was cobbled together for this story of aworld where the meteor that hit the Earth and wiped out alldinosaurs actually missed. The dinosaurs have evolved to thepoint where they live in houses, plant crops and herd bison. Forsome reason, humans have only progressed slightly more thancanines. Production was halted early in the process of making"The Good Dinosaur" because it had some dinosaur-sized prob-
lems. Peter Sohn was brought in as the new director, and he started the process over twoyears ago. The second attempt ends up so flat it would have been smart to scrap it and try athird time. - Rick Bentley
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" ** 1/2PG-13, 2:17, sci-fi'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" brings the four-filmsaga of Katniss Everdeen and her revolutionary war to a dutiful,fairly satisfying if undeniably attenuated conclusion. In the firstand best "Hunger Games" film four years ago, Jennifer Lawrencewas like Peggy Sawyer, the Allentown, Pa., hoofer in "42ndStreet" With bow, arrow and hawklike gaze of destiny, she wentout there a youngster, but she had to come back a star, and she
did. Put another way, Lawrence brought home the bacon and fried it up in a pan. In "Mock-ingjay 2:' it's more a case of her saving the movie's bacon, period. - MP
"in the Heart of the Sea" **PC-13, 2:02, drama"In the Heart ofthe Sea" isn't a disaster nor is it an actual suc-cess. Director Ron Howard goes at this dutiful adaptation of theNathaniel Philbrick nonfiction best-seller like a filmmaker as-signed, not obsessed. Chris Hemsworth is top-billed as the hardyfirst mate Owen Chase, who must put up with the deadly deci-sion-making of Capt. George Pollard (a miscast BenjaminWalker). The ocean-going sequences rely on what we've come to
expect, or endure, in so many modern epics: digital effects that never quit, plus a frantic,lurching editing rhythm that never establishes a pleasing pace. lt's fair to say this of How-ard's film: You won't believe your eyes. That's the problem. lt's halfway to the realm of beinga digitally animated feature. - M.P
"Krampus" **PG-13, 1:38, horrorHe sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake.He's got horns, hooves andan army of sinister elves, and his namesounds like a bad case of abdominal bloat. He is Krampus, theevil, twisted "shadow" of Santa Claus, and he has plenty of painand destruction to rain down on one unlucky family that's lost theChristmas spirit In this divertingly spooky lump of cinematic coal.- iustin Chang
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A NON-DRIVING FORCETesla's autopilot feature on the Model S P9OD shows how close carmakers are to autonomous driving
BY ROBERT DUFFERTribune Newspapers
The semi started to rollhalfofits 18 wheels overthe line into our lane. Nor-mally, I might've sped up,slowed down, changedlanes, honked or cursed.This time, I did nothing butwatch.
I watched the steeringwheel turn on its own,watched the Model S P9ODveer to the edge ofour lane,watched as the thick wentback to its lane andwatched as the autopilotfeature righted the Models_ During it all, I kept myhands in my lap and my feeton the floor.
As with parenting, Ididn't think I was ready forself-driving cars until ithappened. And, thoughTesla's autopilot is an ad-vanced driver's-assistancefeature more than a fullyautonomous car, the tech-nology is life changing,exciting and scary Likeparenting.
As much as I'd like togush about the O-60 mphtime of 2.8 seconds, thebreathtaking, gut-dropping,shriek-inducing linearacceleration of 713 pound-feet oftorque (and 762horsepower), I'm here toaddress a software update.
Version 7.0, to be exact.The latest update from
the tech company thatmakes cars consists of fourfeatures: auto steer, autolane change, auto park andside collision avoidance.These features, working inconcert with adaptivecruise control, enable themost sophisticated form ofsemi-autonomous drivingon the market.
Adaptive cruise controlshould be familiar to peoplewho upgraded a technologypackage on their recentnew-car purchase. Thedriver sets the cruise to thedesired speed, then sets thedistance it should staybehind the lead car, ranging
CHRIS WALKER/TRIBUNE NEWSPAPERS PHOTOS
Reporter Robert Duffer goes hands-free as he test-drives a software-updated Tesla ModelS P9OD, which brings the car closer to being self-driving.
from one car length to five.When the lead car slowsdown, adaptive cruiseautomatically slows downby the same speed. Whenthe lead car moves out ofyour lane or speeds backup, adaptive cruise movesback up to the set speedwithout the driver everneeding to press the brakeor accelerator.
Traffic-Aware CruiseControl, in Tesla-ese, isactivated by the secondarystalk on the left side of thesteering column. The carsenses when it can be usedand activates a gray cruisecontrol symbol on the leftside of the speedometer.When you click the stalk,the symbol turns blue andyou can take your feet offthe gas.
Cruise must be activatedto launch autopilot. When
the system senses thatautopilot can be used,meaning that it can clearlyread the lines in the road, agray steering wheel symbolwill appear to the right ofthe speedometer. Double-click the secondary stalk,both symbols are blue, andyou can take your hands offthe wheel.
Auto lane change issomewhat ofa misnomerbecause you still have to dosomething you can't justwill the car to change lanes.Not yet. When autopilot isactivated, hold down theprimary stalk/turn in-dicator for a good 5 to 6clicks, and the steeringwheel shifts into the laneindicated. Ifit senses ap-proaching cars in the blindspot, it won't execute themove and will commandyou to take over the wheel.
Side collision avoidanceuses the 12 sensors sur-rounding the car to deci-pher notjust road lines butsurrounding traffic. The carappears in red (our testmodel color) on the vehicledisplay in the instrumentcluster, and the lead carappears as a blue icon if it isnearby or gray ifat a dis-tance. The sensors light upon the display car when itdetects a blind spot pres-ence, side presence or anyother presence. No ob-noxious dinging or loudalarms; when the systemdemands the driver's alten-tion, it emits a mild ding,not unlike a social mediaalert on a smart phone.
Everything is activatedthrough the secondarystalk. The display is clear,distinct and uncluttered.You don't need to access
the peerless 17-inch touchscreen that is in the centerstack.
Using autopilot is allabout trust, like letting yourkid drive. You've got to beready for it and acclimate tothe reality that you're par-tially letting go of control.On the first night testing itout, in the rain, going 70mph on a highway wherethe left lane marking van-ished into the cement di-viding wall at a curve, Ifreaked out and took overthe wheel. The initial suspi-cion, the unfamiliarity withthe technology, was goneafter the first day. Once Iunderstood its strengthsand weaknesses, I wantedto show off my boy to otherdrivers, hands-free, point-ing proudly at the wheel,check this kid out.
When I lost confidence,it was not due to technolo-gy but to its troublesomepartner: humanity It tookoverriding patience to waitand see how the systemwould respond to thetrucker. Other times, ap-proaching on-ramps with amerging car evidently inca-pable ofconsidering theexistence ofother cars, Iwould've handled it differ-ently. Approaching stop-ping traffic, the car brakes alittle harder than a humanwould, because a humanknows this traffic isn'tgoing anywhere ever. Ifbraking is too hard, thenthe car be set at greaterlengths, but then you haveto suffer the fools whothink weaving in and out oflanes in traffic gives theman advantage. In a con-struction zone at 45 mph,with new shifting lanepatterns and overlappingline markings at a bridge, Itook over.
Tesla wants to make surepeople understand thatautopilot does not meanthe car can drive itself,despite so many recklessdriving videos uploaded toYouTube, includingbut not
limited to one driver seatedin and filming from theback seat.
"It's in beta mode' saidAlexis Georgeson, spokes-person for Tesla. "We'resupposed to have a rationalthinking human beingwho's ready to take over atany time."
Autopilot is only avail-able between 18 mph and80 mph. It is optimal forhighway cruising or high-way stop-and-go traffic.
It can be used aroundtown, but it has trouble atintersections where thereare no lines. Additionally,there has to be a car in frontofyou because the systemcannot read stop signs orstoplights.
Yet."Each (software) rollout
will incrementally makethe car more autonomous,"Georgeson said.
Tesla updates its soft-ware every three to sixmonths, roughly, usingover-the-air updates, sameas a smartphone. As long asthe car is in park, the drivercan update it via a INi-Ficonnection or the car's LTEdata connection. Teslaowners who bought theircar in September 2014 orafter, when all the hard-ware for autopilot andsubsequent systems wasput in place, woke up inOctober 2015 to find thattheir car could now some-what drive itself.
The next software up-date may include the abilityto read stoplights and stopsigns. In the not-so-distantfuture, a driver may be ableto set a destination fromhome to work and not haveto "drive" at all.
The irony with the ludi-crous all-wheel-drive all-electric P9OD is that it isthe most fun-to-drive caron the road. In stop-and-gotraffic, however, it's moreenjoyable to sit back andwatch it drive itself.
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The Volvo S6O T5 Inscription maintains the company's reputation for automotive safety.
Volvo's Inscription a safe buyBY WARREN BROWNThe Washington Post
Traffic-safety advocateshave long regarded Volvoas the gold standard ofdriver and passenger safetyin automobiles. The reasoncan be found in Volvo'sguiding mantra. "Cars aredriven by people."
That being the case, thecorporate thinking goes, itis best to make people assafe as possible within thewomb of aVolvo automo-bile. That mission, a hall-mark of theVolvo carcompany since its incep-tion in 1927, continuesunder Volvo's currentownership, Zhejiang GeelyHolding Group of China.
If anything, Geely seemsdetermined to re-establishVolvo's reputation as theworld's safest car, stand-ardizing components suchas blind-side safety in-formation and its CitySafety low-speed collision-avoidance system.
The latter technologyoffered in the extended-wheelbase, front-wheel-drive S60 T5 Inscriptionsedan driven for this re-view, is especially helpfulin avoiding car-pedestriancollisions in cities wherepeople often walk intoflowing traffic. At speeds ofabout 20mph, City Safetyautomatically brakes theS60, sparing pedestrian
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injury and allowing thedriver to complete his daywithout intervention byemergency medical tech-nicians, law enforcementofficials or lawyers.
It shows Volvo remainson track toward the devel-opment of autonomousdriving vehicles despite itsmany corporate upheavalsand ownership changes inrecent years. It also sendsthe message that Geely hasevery intention of owning amajor share of the globalautomotive future.
The quest for autono-mous driving isn't sciencefiction. It is a deliberate
effort by governments,global car companies andtheir suppliers to greatlyreduce, ifnot eliminate, thecarnage that characterizesso much ofdriving on theworld's roads. It is a longway off but it's coming.
The 560 T5 Inscriptionsedan offers many clues asto where we are goingemergency crash noti-fication, rear cross-trafficalert system, active dualxenon headlamps withwashers, forward collisionmonitoring, electronicbrake distribution andassistance, automatic park-ing assistance and more.
And the car remains ajoy to drive. The modelused for this review camewith a turbocharged(forced air), 2-liter in-linefour-cylinder gasolineengine - 240 horsepower,258 pound-feet of torque.with an eight-speed auto-matic transmission, thereis plenty ofoomph forpleasurable long-distancehighway runs.
One noteworthy corn-plaint: Volvo, in an attemptto comply with govern-mental mandates for im-proved fuel economy, hasadopted start-stop technol-ogy activated during rou-tine traffic stops, in the S60T5 Inscription. It works,but not smoothly. Still,there is much to recom-mend.
Rust ets through warranty
BOB WEBERMotormouth
I purchased a FordEscape new in 2009.Within two years, rustcaused the paint to bub-ble around the rear pas-senger wheel well. I wentto the dealer where Ibought the vehicle andwas told that I had to gothrough Ford customerservice. Ford said that,unless the rust was"through," it was not awarrantable claim. Therust warranty period isfive years. Now in 2015,the rust is "through."Ford now says the vehi-ele is out of warrantyand, regrettably, there isnothing they can do. Ifiled a claim with theBBB, and they said thesame thing (out of war-i-aRty). What are yourthoughts?
- J.B., Elgin, Ill.A: If you read your war-
ranty information, it clear-ly stated that the body isonly covered for "rustthrough." Yeah, it stinkswhen the car begins rust-ing at an early age. If youlike, you can report theproblem to the Center forAuto Safety (www.autosafety.org). According tothe statement on the web-site: "Your cornplaint isvital to get help for con-sumers through safetyrecalls, warranty exten-sions and reimbursementprograms."
Q: I saw the 2004Acura problem from A.P.in Brookfield, IlL, and Iniight have some insight.My 2010 Honda CR-Vdeveloped a rwnble orstutter at about 50Kmiles. It felt like drivingover rumble strips, butthe vibration was in thewhole body rather thanthe steering wheeL Thisoccurred at about 1,500rpm and only in fifth
geat When I brought itto my Honda dealer andasked ¡fthe mechanicneeded any additionalinformation to diagnosethe problem, he said noand that he was familiarwith this problem. Hechanged the torque con-verter ($1700, but coy-ered by the powertrainwarranty), and the prob-lem seems to be solved.My guess is that it wasthe lock-up clutch in thetorque converter, but themechanic indicated thewhole converter waschanged, as a unit. I hopethis helps!
- ML., Barrington, Ill.A: Right you are! We
have personally had asimilar experience withone of our vehicles. Priorto replacing the torqueconverter, we switched toan automatic transmissionfluid with a different coef-ficient offriction than theoriginal, and the problemwas solved. Had it notworked, we would havebeen out only a few dollars.
Q: Throwinga sparkplug at a side window tobreak it is an almost100-to-1 long shot. Sure,tempered glass will shat-ter easily, but only underthe right conditions. RoyHaeusler, former headspokesman and safetydirector for ChryslerCorp., used to carry acenter punch in his glovebox because he knew
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A reader's Ford Escape rusted through within six years.
that breaking a side win-dow oftempered glassrequired a sharp-pointedobject. In the newestmodels, the side glass isnow similar to laminatedwindshield glass to re-duce the overall vehicleweight and reduce occu-pant ejection or partialejections.
- WJJ., Leesburg Fia.A: We were implying
that a dedicated tool isunnecessary Yes, it wouldbe difficult to wind up andpitch a spark plug frominside the car. A ball-peenhammer would probablywork, but we have heard ofusing a spring-loadedcenter punch before. Notonly will it do the job, it issmall (about the size of acrayon) and inexpensive(under $10). It is also easilystowed. No matter whattool one has on hand, itwill take much presence ofmind to locate it and thenuse it. As a member of SAEInternational, we wereable to locate a paper writ-ten by Haeusler, "Automo-tive Safety Engineer," so heobviously knew his stuff.
Bob Weber is an ASE-certified master mechanicandfreeiance writer.
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Nikitas named Midwest Conference Player of the WeekBY NIcx BULLOCKPioneer Press
Lawrence men's basket-N ball player Jamie Nikitas is
stuffing the stat sheet andwas recently named Mid-west Conference Player oftheWeek.
The senior guard fromGlenbrook South turned in34 points in a win againstMidwest Conference rivalBeloit Dec. 2 in Beloit, Wis.He followed that with acareer-high 35 points in awin against Illinois CollegeDec. 5 in Appleton, Wis.
Nikitas averaged 4.5 re-bounds, 3.5 assists and threesteals in the two games,while shooting a scorching59.5 percent.
His production againstIllinois College gave him
1,006 career points andmoved him into 22nd onLawrence's career scoringlist.
Through the first sevengames, Nikitas led the teamin scoring average (27.9),rebounding (6.4), assistsper game (4) and steals pergame (3.1).
The Vikings also re-ceived help from a numberof other local athletes. Jun-ior guard Peter Winslow,an Evanston graduate, av-eraged 6.2 points and 3.3rebounds through sevengames. Sophomore for-ward Ben Peterson, a Fen-wick alumnus from RiverForest, averaged 5.7 pointsand 3.1 rebounds. Sopho-more guard Evan Mc-Laughlin, a Nazareth grad-uate from La Grange, aver-
aged 3.7 points and 3.6rebounds. Fellow Glen-brook South graduateGeorge Mavrakis, afresh-man guard, saw his firstaction.
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Fenwick graduate JimKrecek from La Grange, ajunior long snapper for theRensselaer Polytechnic In-stitute football team, wasrecently named to the Lib-erty League Academic All-District team.
The Engineers led theLiberty League in pointsafter touchdowns (31-for-31) and were second inkickoff returns (24.7 yardsper game).
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Grcic lights it upLoras men's basketball
star Mirko Grcic, a LakeZurich graduate, dropped26 points on Illinois Wes-leyan in a 92-81 victory onDec. 12 in Dubuque, Iowa.The senior forward shot10-for-15 while also leadingthe team with nine re-bounds.
Junior forward DannyQuinn, a Maine Southalumnus, chipped in fivepoints and four rebounds.
Through Loras' 4-4 start,Grcic led the team in scor-ing (16.4 points per game),rebounding (9.5 per game)and minutes (32.3 pergame). Quinn had played inail eight games, averaging4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds.
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uate Will McClaughry is a Nick Bullock at bullockpio-freshman forward for the neerpressgmail.com.team.
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NUes Norths Cameron Cichowiczcontrols Oswego's Victor Aguirre intheir 195-pound semifinal match atGlenbrook South's Russ Erb wrestlingtournament on Dec.19 in Glenview.KEVIN TANAKA/PIONEER PRESS
Cichowicz learns from top-tier opponentBY ERIC VAN DiuLPioneer Press
Nues North senior Cameron Cichowiczused his upper-body strength to reach theRuss Erb Tournament's 195-pound final onDec.19.
Cichowicz won by fall in the first periodof his quarterfinal match against Grantsenior Lucas Lenz. In his semifinal, hescored two points against Oswego seniorVictor Aguirre on an early takedown.Cichowicz scored another point with asecond-period escape, and then wentahead 5-O soon thereafter. He rode outAguirre in the third period to win 5-2.
Aguirre, like many of Cichowicz's oppo-nents, simply wasn't strong enough. Ci-chowicz's upper-body strength was over-whelming.
"I tell [Cichowicz] all the time: I thinkright now, [with] his technique and hisstrength, he's capable of beating about 90percent of the state with what he has'Niles North coach Chris Albandia said."But ... we want him to get to that next level.And I think getting to that next level isgoing to entail beating that top tier - thattop 10 percent."
Cichowicz faced Metea Valley seniorDylan Et-vin in the 195-pound final atGlenbrook South. The undefeated Ervinwas ranked No.4 at 195 pounds in Class 3A
by wwwillinoismatmen.com entering thisweek.
Et-vin proved to be part ofthe 10 percent."The last couple years, I've faced kids
like him," Cichowicz said after Ervinpinned him at 1:49. "I've been on varsitysince I was a sophomore. But they normallyaren't quite that strong and tall [as Ervin].It's usually just a lot of moves, and beingvery tall'
Ervin started the match with a light-ning-quick shot. He grabbed one of Ci-chowicz's legs, but Cichowicz leaned intoEt-vin with his upper body and Ervin wasnot able to take him down for an early lead.
Cichowicz escaped, but Et-vin attackedagain. He grabbed one of Cichowicz's legs asecond time. Cichowicz was forced to hopand hop, while he was seemingly on theverge of being taken down for two points,as Et-vin waited to attack. Cichowicz onceagain avoided getting scored on, however,by using his quickness to get out of bounds.
Undeterred, Et-vin attacked Cichowiczonce again. He took him down, and thenshowed why he's one of the state's best195-pounders.
In that situation, many high schoolwrestlers are satisfied with earning twopoints, Albandia said. Et-vin proved theexception. He seamlessly transitionedfrom his takedown move to a move he usedto pin Cichowicz.
"The ability to hit move after move insuccession - chain them all together -that was something that kid had," Albandiasaid. "It was great to be up against that levelof competition, and see someone that hadthat because that's something we're tryingto emulat&'
Cichowicz has had a good deal ofsuccess over the last two years. He wonmore than 20 matches both as a sophomoreand a junior. He advanced to sectionaltournament at the end ofboth seasons.
The next step, Cichowicz said, is toadvance downstate. He's progressed as awrestler over the last year, in part becausehe didn't play football in the allso he couldconcentrate on wrestling.
But making the leap to that state-qualifier tier - to Ervin's level - will likelyrequire Cichowicz to improve upon histechnique, transitions and chain wrestling.Those will be three of his main areas offocus over the next month, Cichowicz andAlbandia said.
"I just have to work on how [Ervin's]style is, going back-to-back-to-back withmoves," Cichowicz said. "I can't justwrestle with somebody, and hope to scoreoff of them because [that strategy] burnedme?'
Eric Van Dril is a freelance reporter forPioneer Press.
Niles Westalumna nameddiving coachof the yearB ERIc VAN DRILPioneer Press
Niles West alumna Jasmine Ramahi'sfirst season as the Forest Hills Central HighSchool (Michigan) divingcoach ended withher being named Division 2 diving coach ofthe year and her team completely dominat-ing the middle division of the MichiganHigh School Athletic Association LowerPeninsula finals.
The Rangers swept the top four spots inDivision 2 diving andjunior Erin Neely set aDivision 2 record. Forest Hills Central'sNicole Carlson took seventh and alsoearned all-state honors.
"After the girls finished so well, I wasoverjoyed everything worked out the way itdid," Ramahi said of being named divingcoach ofthe year.
As a senior at Niles West, Ramahi took31st in diving at the 2008 state meet. Shecompeted at Grand Valley State, which is aDivision II program in Allendale, Mich.Ramahi is currently a Spanish teacher atEast Kentwood (Mich.) High School'sFreshman Campus.
Ramahi worked with Forest Hills Cen-tral's five all-state divers at the club levelprior to coaching them in high school. Asthe high school season unfolded, Ramahisaid it became clear that she was in a uniquesituation: Not only did her divers havetalent and drive, but they also had a strongbond. That proved to be an important partof the Rangers' success in their biestmeets ofthe season.
"We had our regional meet, which is ourstate qualification meet, and I had four ofthe girls constantly coming up, asking if thefifth girl [Carlson] was in a spot where shewould make it to the [state] meet," Ramahisaid. "They weren't even asking about theirown score, their own place, they wereworried about making sure their wholeteam was going. That's not somethingyou're goingto get in an individual sport likediving very often. There's no doubt thatattributed to their succeSs?'
Forest Hills Central, which is located inGrand Rapids, Mich, finished third with247 points at the Division 2 state swimmingand diving meet on Nov. 21. The Rangers'divers contributed 80 points to the team'sscore.
Eric Van Dril is a freelance reporter forPioneer Press.
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