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Kendall

County

Residents

need to be

aware of

scamTwo Kendall County residents reported

becoming targets of a potential scam

recently, and Kendall County State’s At-

torney Eric Weis is asking others to take

heed.

The residents were contacted by a

company alleging to be called “USA

Consumer Sweepstakes,” which

promises to pay out thousands, or mil-

lions of dollars, if residents pay some

money up front to claim their reward.

Weis said the suspects send their tar-

gets information, and what appears to

be a valid check for the prize money.

The information appears to be official,

and contains a website and address for

an allegedly legitimate company.

The scam revolves around asking resi-

dents to call a number and claim their

prize. Callers are told to send money,

sometimes thousands of dollars, to an

address, under the guise of off-setting

the costs of processing the prize

money.

“If it sounds too good to be true, it

probably is,” Weis said, urging resi-

dents to always do their research be-

fore sending money to unknown com-

panies.

“My office, and local law enforcement,

want to protect local residents, espe-

cially our senior citizens, from becom-

ing the victim of these financial scams,”

Weis said.

“If you suspect that you may be or

have been the victim of a financial

scam, you should contact your local

law enforcement agency, the Kendall

County State’s Attorney’s Office, or the

Illinois Attorney General’s Office,” he

added.

Weis said that so far, neither of the resi-

dents reporting the scam have lost any

money, as they both contacted police

before acting. Once someone does

send money, however, the funds are

not usually recoverable, he said.

“Many of these individuals are located

outside of the country and are difficult

to track,” Weis said.

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Illinois Tollway changing speed-limitThe Illinois Tollway on Thursday ap-

proved an increase in speed limits on

some rural segments of its tollways to

70 mph, according to a press release

from the Illinois Tollway.

The increase would take effect on Jan.

1, according to the news release.

“We’re committed to enacting this law

responsibly while maintaining the high

standard of safety that has always

been our top priority,” said Illinois Toll-

way Executive Director Kristi Lafleur.

The tollway must satisfy procedural re-

quirements in order to increase speed

limits on its system, including conduct-

ing an engineering study and receiving

approval from the Joint Committee on

Administrative Rules (JCAR).

A recommendation will also be sent to

the Illinois Department of Transporta-

tion for concurrence. Once JCAR ap-

proves the rule change, the Secretary

of State will publish the rule change

and the updated signs reflecting the

new speed limit will be posted.

The tollway has completed speed limit

studies for all non-urban segments of

the tollway system. Based on these

studies, the tollway will seek to in-

crease the speed limit on select rural

segments of the tollway system, in-

cluding:

• The Jane Addams Memorial Toll-

way (I-90) west of the I-39 interchange

in Winnebago County (15 miles).

• The Reagan Memorial Tollway

(I-88) west of Route 47 in Kane, DeKalb,

Ogle and Lee counties (64 miles).

• The Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294/

I-80) north of Stearns School Road in

Lake County (pending speed limit in-

crease on I-94 in Wisconsin) (6 miles).

If implemented, the new 70 mph speed

limit will apply to all vehicles on I-90

and on I-88 west of Kane County.

However, the higher speed limit on the

northern portion of the Tri-State Toll-

way, and an 8-mile segment of I-88 in

Kane County extending west of Route

47 to the DeKalb County border, will

apply only to passenger and commer-

cial vehicles weighing no more than

8,000 pounds, or 4 tons.

The speed limit for larger trucks on

those two segments will remain at 55

mph, the limit currently set by the

state’s vehicle code for trucks in the

Chicago metro area, which includes

Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry

and Will counties.

By law, the current minimum speed

limit on the Tollway system is 45 mph.

As part of the changes to the adminis-

trative rules approved by the Board to-

day, the tollway will also seek to in-

crease the minimum speed limit from

45 mph to 55 mph where the speed

limit is 65 or 70 mph to help keep traffic

flowing evenly.

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Oswego Playhouse Bonfire Stories

Fall is a time for apple cider, bonfires

and scary stories. “Bonfire Stories” (or

the Goblins will Getcha) was Oswego

Playhouse’s most recent production.

The evening featured a collection of a

dozen stories and poems told around a

bonfire in the parking lot of Oswego Vil-

lage Hall. Stories featured classics by

Edgar Allan Poe and Tod Robbins, plus

the Witches scene from Macbeth. For

the young at heart there were selec-

tions from Goosebumps and a Zombie

skit.

Cast members include Regis Snyder,

Katrina Gentry, and Abby Kennedy

from Batavia; Tom Rieser from North

Aurora, Beth Goncher and Jill Orr from

Aurora; Jeannine Collins of Carol

Stream and Ryan Morton of Yorkville.

The production was directed by

Jacquie Weirich of Oswego.

“Bonfire Stories” is suitable for junior

high age and up. Performances were

Friday and Saturday, October 25 & 26

at 7:30. Audience members were en-

couraged to dress up in their favorite

scary costume. For more information,

please call the Village of Oswego at

630-554-3618 orinfo@oswegoil.org.

ECO Electronics Recycling

Join the ECO Commission the 2nd and

4th Saturday of each month at the

Public Works Facility for Electronics Re-

cycling.

Date: 2nd & 4th Saturday of each

month

Time: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Location: Behind the Public Works Fa-

cility (100 Theodore Dr., Oswego)

Oswego's ECO Commission Collected

74.53 TONS of Electronics in 2009!

Thank you to everyone who has

dropped off electronics! In 2009,

149,058 pounds or 74.53 TONS of elec-

tronics were kept out of the landfills!

Since the program began in August

2007, a total of 226,153 pounds or

113.08 TONS have been collected!

Thank you to everyone who has donat-

ed and to everyone who donates in the

future. Together you are keeping tons

of electronics out of the landfills.

The following items are accepted at E-

Recycle events: Computers, monitors,

all types of memory sticks, printers,

laptops and laptop accessories, all

hard drives, power cables, all network-

ing equipment (hubs, routers, servers,

switches, etc.), fax machines, photo-

copiers, small kitchen appliances, ra-

d i o s , m i c r o w a v e s , k e y b o a r d s ,

speakers, and cell phones will be ac-

cepted. Please do your part to keep

these items out of the landfills.

The program is free, but donations to

the program are welcome and appreci-

ated! For further assistance, contact

Community Development, or email us

at eco@oswegoil.org.

Veterans' Remembrance at the Little White School Museum

Join the Little White School Museum as

they honor Oswego-area men and

women who have served our country,

exhibits will include military artifacts,

uniforms, equipment, souvenirs, and

showcases home front memorabilia

from World War I through Operation

Desert Storm. The "Veterans' Remem-

brance" event will be held on Novem-

ber 9, 10 and 11 in the main room of

the museum. The event will be held

and all exhibits on display Saturday,

November 9 (9-4); Sunday, November

10 (12-4) and Monday, November 11

(9-4).

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City of Yorkville News

Holiday Under the Stars & Fireworks

Show

Saturday, November 23

Downtown Yorkville & Riverfront Park

Schedule of Events: Event Flyer

Chili Chase 5k Run/Walk

Sunday, November 24

Registration: 7:00am

Race Begins: 8:30am

Yorkville American Legion Post #489,

9054 E. Veterans Pkwy., Yorkville

Village of Plainfield

Downtown Parking Lot & Alley Improvement Project Underway

The Village's Municipal Parking Lot and

Alley Improvement project was ap-

proved by the Village Board. Work on

the project will begin immediately and

substantial completion is anticipated

by the end of the year, weather permit-

ting. The project includes the reconfig-

uration of the Illinois Street parking lot

and the Plainfield Library parking lots

on Illinois and Route 59 into one uni-

form parking lot. Also included in the

project is the resurfacing of the alleys

north and south of Lockport Street and

west of Des Plaines Street (24100 block

of Lockport) and the expansion of the

north Des Plaines Street Parking Lot.

For more information, click here.

Vision for Division Project Receives APA Award

The Village is pleased to announce that

the Illinois Chapter of the American

Planning Association (APA) has chosen

A Vision for Division as this year's Com-

munity Outreach Award winner. The

Community Outreach Award recog-

nizes a project that emphasizes the im-

portance of community involvement in

making great places. For more infor-

mation on the award, read the press re-

lease. For more information on the

project, visit www.visiondivision.civi-

cartworks.com or contact Village Plan-

ner Michael Garrigan at (815) 439-2825.

Trick-or-Treat Hours

Trick-or-Treat hours will be Thursday,

October 31 from 4-7 p.m. Have a safe

and happy Halloween!

Coffee with the Mayor - November 13

Please join Mayor Collins for coffee and

conversation on Wednesday, Novem-

ber 13, 2013 at 9 am at the Village Hall,

24401 W. Lockport Street. All residents

are invited.

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Village of Montgomery Announces Leaf Pick-Up Service

The Village of Montgomery Public

Works Department will be offering its

weekly leaf pick-up service beginning

October 21st and running through mid-

November. Leaves must be neatly

raked on the parkway along the curb

by 7 a.m. Monday morning.

Crews will make one pass through the

Village each week, and will continue

through the week until all leaves are

collected.

Leaves placed behind parked cars,

mailboxes, refuse containers and other

obstructions that block equipment ac-

cess will not be collected. Leaf piles

should not be placed in the street as

they can clog sewer drains, and cannot

include foreign debris such as grass

clippings or sticks. Leaf collection is af-

fected by volume of leaves and, at

times, weather so specific collection

days cannot be pre-determined.

Leaves should not be placed in yard

waste bags unless intended for collec-

tion by Republic Services/Allied Waste.

Please remember that leaf burning is

prohibited by Village ordinance.

For more information, please contact

the Public Works Department at

630-896-9241.

NOTICE OF NIGHT-TIME CONSTRUCTION NOISE ON RT. 30

The Village received the following US

Route 30 construction update from the

Illinois Department of Transportation

regarding night-time operations on the

US Route 30 project:

The Illinois Dept. of Transportation and

Plote Construction Company continue

to make progress on the US Route 30

widening project between Briarcliff

Road and US Route 34.

The next phase of the work involves

concrete paving of the west bound

lanes between Fi"h Street and Briar-

cliff Road. Plote is scheduled to contin-

ue paving the week of October 14 from

Fi"h Street to Douglas Rd and then

from Douglas Rd to the west limit near

Briarcliff Rd. Plote anticipates two

days’ worth of paving operations to

pass by the residential area between

Douglas Rd and Briarcliff Rd.

As part of the concrete paving con-

struction, the newly placed concrete

must cure for a period of time and then

be saw cut at predetermined points to

minimize concrete cracking. All paving

will be done during daytime hours and

the saw cutting of the concrete will be-

gin as soon as the concrete hardens

enough to not ravel but still control the

cracking.

The saw cutting will begin at dusk and

continue into the night. The first con-

crete pour is scheduled for Monday

10/14/13 with saw cutting overnight.

The second concrete pour up to the

midpoint between Douglas Rd and Bri-

arcliff Road is scheduled for Wednes-

day, 10/16/13 with saw cutting into the

night, and the last pour will be Thurs-

day or Friday.

Mayor on the Move

Montgomery Village President Matt

Brolley will host a “Mayor on the Move”

on Saturday, November 2nd from 10 –

11:30 a.m. at the gazebo located in the

Foxmoor subdivision near Gordon

Road and Simpson Parkway.

Brolley explained, “I want to continue

to meet, listen and learn from

residents, and while doing so, I also

plan to showcase the many great

places in our town by holding these

events at various locations throughout

Montgomery.”

Residents are invited to drop by and

meet the Village President on an infor-

mal basis and discuss items of concern

with him. Everyone is encouraged to

bring their comments, questions and

ideas to the session.

“I hope this new initiative will make it

easy for people to drop by and let me

know what’s on their mind. As a work-

ing father of two young children, I un-

derstand the struggle with leaving

home without them on Saturday morn-

ing, so I encourage parents to bring the

family,” Brolley continued. “I look for-

ward to hearing your ideas and sugges-

tions as we move Montgomer y

forward.”

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Senior News by Pat Feeley

CASINO TRIP

Oswego Senior Center is sponsoring a

casino trip to Horseshoe in Hammond,

IN on Tuesday, November 19th. Cost is

$47.00 and includes

$15.00 free play and buffet. Reserva-

tions must be made by November 4th.

You must supply full legal name, com-

plete address and birth date.

Call Lorraine at 630-554-5602 for more

information.

EVENING CLASSES

The Oswego Senior Center, 156 E.

Washington St., is still accepting partic-

ipants for evening Wood Shop. Work-

shops are held on Tuesdays from 6 to 8

pm.

Cost is $25.00 for 8 weeks. Participant

will be able to make two projects that

will be geared to their level of familiari-

ty in working with

machines. They will be guided by an

experienced person in carpentry. There

may be an additional cost if you re-

quest special materials.

Ceramics workshop is also available on

Wednesday evenings from 5 to 8 pm.

There is a suggested donation of $1 to

participate plus the cost of materials

for your project.

Both workshops are a great way to

make a handmade present for a friend

or family member for the holidays.

Call 30-554-5602 for more information.

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History of Halloween

Development of artifacts and symbols

associated with Halloween formed

over time. Jack-o'-lanterns are tradi-

tionally carried by guisers on All Hal-

lows' Eve in order to frighten evil

spirits.[47][61] There is a popular Irish

Christian folktale associated with the

jack-o'-lantern,[62] which in lore, is

said to represent a "soul who has been

denied entry into both heaven and

hell":

On route home a"er a night's drinking,

Jack encounters the Devil who tricks

him into climbing a tree. A quick-think-

ing Jack etches the sign of the cross

into the bark, thus trapping the Devil.

Jack strikes a bargain that Satan can

never claim his soul. A"er a life of sin,

drink, and mendacity, Jack is refused

entry to heaven when he dies. Keeping

his promise, the Devil refuses to let

Jack into hell and throws a live coal

straight from the fires of hell at him. It

was a cold night, so Jack places the

coal in a hollowed out turnip to stop it

from going out, since which time Jack

and his lantern have been roaming

looking for a place to rest.[64]

In Ireland and Scotland, the turnip has

traditionally been carved during Hal-

loween, but immigrants to North Amer-

ica used the native pumpkin, which is

both much so"er and much larger –

making it easier to carve than a turnip.

Subsequently, the mass marketing of

various size pumpkins in autumn, in

both the corporate and local markets,

has made pumpkins universally avail-

able for this purpose. The American

tradition of carving pumpkins is

recorded in 1837 and was originally as-

sociated with harvest time in general,

not becoming specifically associated

with Halloween until the mid-to-late

19th century.

The modern imagery of Halloween

comes from many sources, including

Christian eschatology, national cus-

toms, works of Gothic and horror liter-

ature (such as the novels Frankenstein

and Dracula) and classic horror films

(such as Frankenstein and The

Mummy). Imagery of the skull, a refer-

ence to Golgotha, in the Christian tradi-

tion, serves as "a reminder of death

and the transitory quality of human

life" and is consequently found in me-

mento mori and vanitas compositions;

skulls have therefore been common-

place in Halloween, which touches on

this theme. Traditionally, the back

walls of churches are "decorated with a

depiction of the Last Judgment, com-

plete with graves opening and the

dead rising, with a heaven filled with

angels and a hell filled with devils," a

motif that has permeated the obser-

vance of this triduum. One of the earli-

est works on the subject of Halloween

is from Scottish poet John Mayne, who,

in 1780, made note of pranks at Hal-

loween; "What fearfu' pranks ensue!",

as well as the supernatural associated

with the night, "Bogies" (ghosts), influ-

encing Robert Burns' Halloween 1785.

Elements of the autumn season, such

as pumpkins, corn husks and scare-

crows, are also prevalent. Homes are

o"en decorated with these types of

symbols around Halloween. Halloween

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imagery includes themes of death, evil,

and mythical monsters. Black, orange,

and sometimes purple are Halloween's

traditional colors.

Trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treating and guising

Trick-or-treaters in Sweden

Trick-or-treating is a customary cele-

bration for children on Halloween. Chil-

dren go in costume from house to

house, asking for treats such as candy

or sometimes money, with the ques-

tion, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick"

refers to "threat" to perform mischief

on the homeowners or their property if

no treat is given. The practice is said to

have roots in the medieval practice of

mumming, which is closely related to

souling (discussed above). John Pymm

writes that "many of the feast days as-

sociated with the presentation of

mumming plays were celebrated by

the Christian Church." These feast days

included All Hallows' Eve, Christmas,

Twel"h Night and Shrove Tuesday.

Mumming, practiced in Germany, Scan-

dinavia and other parts of Europe, in-

volved masked persons in fancy dress

who "paraded the streets and entered

houses to dance or play dice in

silence." Their "basic narrative frame-

work is the story of St. George and the

Seven Champions of Christendom."

In Scotland and Ireland, guising – chil-

dren disguised in costume going from

door to door for food or coins – is a tra-

ditional Halloween custom, and is

recorded in Scotland at Halloween in

1895 where masqueraders in disguise

carrying lanterns made out of scooped

out turnips, visit homes to be rewarded

with cakes, fruit and money. The prac-

tice of Guising at Halloween in North

America is first recorded in 1911, where

a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario re-

ported children going "guising" around

the neighborhood.

American historian and author Ruth

Edna Kelley of Massachusetts wrote

the first book length history of Hal-

loween in the US; The Book of

Hallowe'en (1919), and references soul-

ing in the chapter "Hallowe'en in Amer-

ica":

The taste in Hallowe'en festivities now

is to study old traditions, and hold a

Scotch party, using Burn's poem Hal-

lowe'en as a guide; or to go a-souling

as the English used. In short, no cus-

tom that was once honored at

Hallowe'en is out of fashion now.

In her book, Kelley touches on customs

that arrived from across the Atlantic;

"Americans have fostered them, and

are making this an occasion something

like what it must have been in its best

days overseas. All Halloween customs

in the United States are borrowed di-

rectly or adapted from those of other

countries". While the first reference to

"guising" in North America occurs in

1911, another reference to ritual beg-

ging on Halloween appears, place un-

known, in 1915, with a third reference

in Chicago in 1920.

The earliest known use in print of the

term "trick or treat" appears in 1927,

from Blackie, Alberta, Canada:

Hallowe'en provided an opportunity

for real strenuous fun. No real damage

was done except to the temper of some

who had to hunt for wagon wheels,

gates, wagons, barrels, etc., much of

which decorated the front street. The

youthful tormentors were at back door

and front demanding edible plunder by

the word “trick or treat” to which the

inmates gladly responded and sent the

robbers away rejoicing.

The thousands of Halloween postcards

produced between the turn of the 20th

century and the 1920s commonly show

children but not trick-or-treating. The

editor of a collection of over 3,000 vin-

tage Halloween postcards writes,

"There are cards which mention the

custom [of trick-or-treating] or show

children in costumes at the doors, but

as far as we can tell they were printed

later than the 1920s and more than

likely even the 1930s. Tricksters of vari-

ous sorts are shown on the early post-

cards, but not the means of appeasing

them." Trick-or-treating does not seem

to have become a widespread practice

until the 1930s, with the first U.S. ap-

pearances of the term in 1934, and the

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first use in a national publication oc-

curring in 1939.

A popular variant of trick-or-treating,

known as trunk-or-treating, occurs

when "children are offered treats from

the trunks of cars parked in a church

parking lot." Because the traditional

style of trick-or-treating was made im-

possible a"er Hurricane Katrina, trunk-

or-treating provided comfort to those

whose homes were devasted. Trunk-or-

treating has grown in popularity due to

its perception as being more safe than

going door to door, a point that res-

onates well with parents.

Hallowe'en history is courtesy of

Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Halloween.

Halloween traditions to start this year

by Sheryl Krase

1. Visit a pumpkin patch.

Start the holiday out right with a visit

to a pumpkin patch and pick out your

own pumpkins and funky decorative

gourds.

2. Toast pumpkin seeds.

Toast pumpkin seeds instead of throw-

ing them out. They are chockfull of an-

t ioxidants, f iber, v i tamins and

minerals, not to mention they make a

great crunchy snack. Visit www.all-

recipes.com for instructions.

3. Carve a zombie pumpkin.

We usually wait until Halloween Day to

carve our pumpkins because we want

them to look fresh. This year we'll also

carve a few earlier in October so we

can enjoy them before they wilt. Check

out www.zombiepumpkins.com for

more than 240 designs and templates

for help carving your pumpkin with a

cool face other than the usual grinning

jack-o-lantern.

4. Boo your friends and neighbors.

Last year we ran to the front door to

see who was there and found ... no-

body. But, there were plastic cups full

of Halloween-themed treats such as

pencils, erasers, spider rings and

candy. A note was le" behind, and it

turns out we had been "booed." We

never found out who booed us, but we

p r o m p t l y w e n t t o

www.beenbooed.com to print out our

flyers and instructions on how to boo

our own set of friends in our neighbor-

hood. The kids loved waiting until dark

to sneak over to their friends' houses

and leave treats undetected.

5. Watch Halloween shows and

movies.

Depending on the ages of your kids,

watch a Halloween-themed or scary TV

show or movie such as "It's the Great

Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," "Coraline" or

"The Haunted Mansion."

6. Have fun with Halloween colors.

Create lots of orange-and-black things

such as painting your daughter's nails

orange or black, eat Devil's food cup-

cakes with orange frosting or color Hal-

loween pictures you print from

www.halloween-coloring.com.

7. Create a homemade costume.

Check out www.thedailygreen.com's

cool slideshow that shows 25 ideas for

homemade costumes made from recy-

cled materials.

8. Attend a trunk-or-treat event.

These are held in a parking lot or at a

church, community center or school.

V i s i t

www.trunkortreat.homestead.com for

ideas on how to decorate your car if

you go the classic parking lot route.

9. Snap plenty of pictures.

I always take photos of my kids sitting

in their huge piles of candy for a great

scrapbook keepsake.

Please have a safe, spooky and won-

derful Halloween.

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Financially Savvy

by Erin Patti

How to Save for a House

Whether you plan to buy your first

home, upgrade to a larger home, or

downsize to a smaller home, there are

many key planning and saving compo-

nents to consider. I invited Nicole

Comis, Certified Mortgage Planning

Specialist with United Home Loans, to

also provide her expertise on this topic.

1) “I would like to own my own home,

but how much can I afford?”

You need to have a detailed under-

standing of your budget and cash flow

before beginning the process of look-

ing for a home. First things first, you

need to be able to submit the neces-

sary down payment of at least 3.5% of

the home’s purchase price. Then, cal-

culate whether your income will be

enough to pay the mortgage’s principal

and interest, taxes, homeowner’s insur-

ance and if your down payment is less

than 20%, and the PMI (private mort-

gage insurance). The lender will also

look at your other monthly expenses,

like a car payment, student loans, the

minimum payment due on credit cards

and any other installment debt. Don’t

forget to check on the neighborhood’s

HOA fees! The Consumer Financial Pro-

tection Bureau’s new mortgage regula-

tion suggest that borrowers have a

debt-to-income ratio that is less than

or equal to 43%. That means that you

should be spending no more than 43%

of your gross monthly income on

longer term debt payments. Although

the lender will not consider other ex-

penses in your debt to income ratios

you should factor your auto insurance,

groceries, cell phone bill, etc. when

budgeting for a home. Also, I would

suggest maintaining an emergency

fund of 3 to 6 months of living expens-

es to be certain that you are prepared

for an unexpected financial event.

Nicole helps countless buyers structure

their debt so it’s compatible with their

financial plan. She explains that “an

FHA loan, which only requires a down

payment of 3.5%, is great for those

who have high debt to income ratios,

lower credit scores, and a gi"ed down

payment.” When considering down

payments that are less than 20%, you

have to consider the PMI or private

mortgage insurance. For an FHA loan,

“The monthly mortgage insurance pay-

ment is 1.25% of the loan amount ver-

sus a conventional loan with a 5%

down payment where the monthly

mortgage insurance is only .67% (for a

720 credit score).” Nicole o"en recom-

mends that clients try to come up with

the extra 1.5% for the down payment in

order to acquire a conventional loan,

because it’s typically less expensive.

2) Before you start looking for that

perfect home, be sure to ask yourself,

“What’s really important to me?”

Now that you know what you can af-

ford, take a moment to decide what’s

important to you. The last thing you

want to do is get into a home that will

make you “House Poor”, where basical-

ly all of your money is flowing back into

your home so you can’t use your mon-

ey to do the other things you enjoy.

Find a home that meets your needs,

both on the aesthetic and practical

s i d e . D e t e r m i n e y o u r “ n o n -

negotiable’s”; as an example, you may

want a certain number of bedrooms

and bathrooms, a larger yard, a fin-

ished basement, etc. Also, consider the

location and whether you will have to

commute further to work. Don’t just

buy a large home because you can, buy

a home that you love and will still al-

low you to accomplish all of your other

financial goals.

3) “Who do I trust in this process?”

Develop your team of trustworthy pro-

fessionals in order to guide you on your

saving and searching for a home.

Nicole’s door is open for you to set-up a

meeting to discuss your situation in

greater detail. You may reach her at

ncomis@uhloans.com or 630-669-8748.

Also, feel free to reach out to me for

any saving and investing questions. I

can be reached at erin.patti@raymond-

james.com or 630-579-3807.

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Five ways to get a job

by Jacquelyn Smith, Forbes Staff

In the market for a new job? You’ve

probably been urged to “pursue your

passions,” “leverage your network,”

“tailor and tidy up your resume,” “do

your homework,” and “dress for suc-

cess”—among other things.

“These are foundational aspects to job

seeking that are timeless,” says Teri

Hockett, the chief executive of What’s

For Work?, a career site for women.

David Parnell, a legal consultant, com-

munication coach and author, agrees:

“Much of this has been around long

enough to become conventional for a

reason: it works,” he says. “If you take a

closer look, things like networking, re-

search, and applying to multiple em-

ployers are fundamental ‘block and

tackle’ types of activities that apply to

80% of the bell curve. They hinge upon

casting a broad net; they leverage the

law of averages; they adhere to the fun-

damentals of psychology. It’s no won-

der they still work.”

But some of it “does get old and

overused, because job seeking is as

unique and creative as an individual,”

says Isa Adney, author of Community

C o l l e g e S u c c e s s a n d t h e b l o g

FirstJobOutofCollege.com. “When you

ask any professional who has achieved

some level of greatness how he or she

got there, the journey is always unique,

always varied, and rarely cookie-cutter.

Most have, in some capacity, followed

their passion, used their network, and

had a good resume–but those things

are usually part of a much bigger pic-

ture, and an unpredictable winding

path. Instead of always following the

exact by-the-book job seeking formu-

las, most were simply open to possibili-

ties and got really good at whatever it

is they were doing.”

We’re not saying you should discount

or disregard traditional job seeking ad-

vice altogether. But it can’t hurt to mix

it up and try less conventional ap-

proaches until you achieve your goals,

Hockett says.

“Times are always changing and while

it’s always good to follow the basic ad-

vice, we also have to get rolling with

the times,” says Amanda Abella, a ca-

reer coach, writer, speaker, and

founder of the Gen Y lifestyle blog Grad

Meets World. “For instance, group in-

terviews are making a comeback,

we’ve got Skype interviews now, or you

may interview in front of a panel. All

this stuff didn’t happen as o"en

before–so while the same basic stuff

applies, we have to take into account

all the new dynamics.”

but I have found the best way to build

relationships with people whom you’d

like to work with (or for) is to start by

being vulnerable, sharing your admira-

tion for their work, and asking for ad-

vice,” Adney says. “I recommend doing

this with professionals at companies

you’d love to work for, long before they

have a job opening you apply for.”

2. Don’t always follow your passion.

“Follow your passion” is one of the

most common pieces of career

wisdom, says Cal Newport, author of

So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why

Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for

Work You Love. “It’s also wrong.” If you

study people who end up loving their

work, most of them did not follow a

pre-existing passion, he says. “Instead,

their passion for the work developed

over time as they got better at what

they did and took more control over

their career.”

Adney agrees to some extent. She

doesn’t think job seekers should com-

pletely disregard their passions–but

does believe that “challenging this con-

ventional wisdom is vital, especially

since studies still show most Ameri-

cans are unhappy in their jobs.”

3. Create your position. Don’t just sit

around waiting for your “dream job” to

open. Study the industry or field that

you’re looking to move into, and deter-

mine a company or two that you’d like

to work for, Hockett says. “Then figure

out their challenges through relation-

ships or public information. With this,

you can cra" a solution for them that

you can share directly or publicly

through a blog, for instance. The con-

cept here is to get noticed through of-

fering a solution to help them with no

expectation of anything in return.”

4. Learn how to listen. Job seekers are

so caught up in conveying a certain

message and image to the employer

that they o"en fail to listen.

“Powerful listening is a coaching tool,

as well as an amazing skill to have in

your life,” Abella says. “The art of con-

versation lies in knowing how to listen–

and the same applies to job interviews.

Know when to talk, when to stop talk-

ing, and when to ask questions.”

When you practicing for interviews,

don’t just rehearse your answers to

questions like, “can you tell me about

yourself?” “why do you want this job?”

and “what are your greatest strengths

and weaknesses?” Practice listening

carefully and closely without interrupt-

ing.

5. Start at the top and move down. We

learned from Chris Gardner (played by

Will Smith) in The Pursuit of Happyness

(the biographical film based on Gard-

ner’s life) that you need to start from

the top and move down. “Why ap-

proach human resources in hopes that

your resume makes it to the hiring au-

thority?” Parnell says. “Just get it there

yourself. Be careful to use tact, respect

and clarity during the process, but nev-

ertheless, go straight to the decision

maker.”

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Ron Bartlett

Home Improvement by

Ron Bartlett

Indoor projects for wintertime

When the frigid winter weather arrives

we all start to get a little cabin fever,

and when the weather warms up in a

few months come spring, you’ll want to

be outside doing outdoor projects, not

to mention just being outside enjoying

the nice weather.

So let’s make the most of being cooped

up inside by getting some projects

done indoors. One of the first things

you can do is to start with your home

office.

If you’re a small business owner like I

am, you know that reorganizing and

cleaning your office is no small chore.

My office is small, but to do this project

takes the better part of a day, some-

times more, depending upon how

many files I’m deleting or reorganizing.

Just the clutter on my desk alone can

take half a day to clean up and reorga-

nize. So maybe you would like to think

about a new shelving unit or a new file

cabinet for your office to consolidate

some of your paperwork, or you can

save all your things to disk minimizing

all your paperwork to one disk or a se-

ries of discs. This saves time and mon-

ey, not to mention space.

A slightly bigger project for wintertime

is re-grouting the t i le in your

bathroom. This project is a little more

time-consuming, so you may want to

stop the tile store first to get some

ideas. There are a number of reasons

for re-grouting your tile. Maybe it's

dirty old worn out or maybe you just

want to change the color to add a dif-

ferent look to your bathroom. Consult

with your tile store professional.

As to the type of grout and type the

tools you will need: a grout scraper will

definitely be at the top your list. This is

not easy work. The hardest part of the

project is scraping the old grout out as

you need to get all of it out so that’s a

nice clean surface for you to apply the

new grout. A lot of elbow grease is in-

volved, but if a little hard work doesn’t

deter you, this is the project for you.

This project can be knocked out in one

weekend, from scraping the grout to

re-grouting, washing, and sealing.

Don’t forget, you need to wait at least

24 hours before you seal the grout. Al-

ways use caution when doing a project

like this. One thing you need to be

careful of is the tile itself. When you’re

scraping the grout out, you have to be

careful not to scratch the tile otherwise

you turn a small project into a big one,

so take your time. Clean up things care-

fully. You may want to cover the top be-

fore you start this project, and keep a

shop vac handy so you can keep the

debris down. This will lessen the

chance of you scratching your tub and

tile.

So break out the jar of elbow grease,

get off the couch, and beautify your

bathroom. You’ll feel better when your

bathroom looks better.

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Brian Basiicliio

The Disconnect Between What You Are Selling and What People Are Buying?

by Brian Basilico on September 25,

2013 in Blogging, Crowdsourcing, EMail

Marketing, Giving Back, Google Analyt-

ics, Marketing Tips and Tools, Need

Help, Networking, Social Media, Social

Networking, Uncategorized,Websites

The Goldfish…

You have been there (most of us who

have kids know what I’m talking

about). Your family goes to a carnival

or fair, and your kid wants to play a

game and win a prize! A"er 5 tries and

$10 or $20 your kid wins a goldfish…

"The Bestest Prize EVER!!!" You spend

the rest of the night lugging it around

(and try not to kill it). Then you get

home, find or buy it a bowl. Then a trip

to the pet store or department store to

get it food, and water conditioner, and

more. All this to keep a $1 fish alive to

keep your kid happy. When you add it

all up, you can spend $50 without

blinking an eye for something that your

kid pays no attention to a"er 2 days!

The Disconnect

The difference between free and $50 is

value. Some people will say “I paid $50

for a goldfish,” while others will say

“That is one of the best $50 lessons I

can teach my child!” You fill in the

blanks on that one, but what matters is

the perceived value. Some people will

judge you on price, while others will

look at what you bring to the table and

how far you can take them to make

more money? Value is in the eye of the

beholder, but it’s your job to prove it!

How do you do that? By meeting them

where they want you to be. Some peo-

ple will chose price while others will

trust and value your experience. Why

and how you do that is up to you!

The Sale

What follows is some of the ways peo-

ple perceive your business (it could be

products or service), but what matters

is what your customer (or perspective

customer) perceive…

• Products - Products are a

commodity. There is $1 toilet paper

and $5 toilet paper. It depends on

whether you value savings, verses com-

fort, verses elegance. What matters to

you… matters to you. What matters to

your customers (or potential cus-

tomers) matters to them. If you want to

play Wal-Mart with them (the low price

leader), you may get lots of business.

But if you want to play Macy’s, Von

Maur, or Neiman Marcus, then you

have to be in touch of what people pay

a premium for.

• Differentiator - The difference

between Wal-Mart and Macy’s is cus-

tomer service and quality. If you are

not willing to provide a ‘Baker’s Dozen,’

‘Under Promise and Over Deliver’ cus-

tomer service, then competing on price

is your niche!

• Time - We all have the same

amount of hours in a day, a week or a

year… But some people attach differ-

ent values to them (the Lawyer = $400

vs the Haircut = $13). Some people will

judge you by your hourly rate. You

can’t compete with China or India and

will never make a living making less

than them, so learn to change what

you compete on. You have to be ready

to let people know why you charge $50,

$75, $100 an hour or more. Some peo-

ple will never get the saying “You get

what you pay for,” and chances are you

don’t want to work for them. Avoid the

Wal-Mart shoppers and concentrate on

people and companies who under-

stand the value of working with people

who may charge more, but ultimately

make them very happy, realize the re-

turn on investment, or save them mon-

ey. It’s your job to convince them!

• Differentiator - There is nothing

wrong with charging $15 an hour espe-

cially when that’s what they really

need to fill a niche. If you can sell it for

$30 to $50, then go for it. Just make

s u r e y o u h a v e a s o l i d v a l u e

proposition. Selling your time is a hard

commodity to justify to those on

salary. You have to make a case on why

you are making two to five times what

they make an hour. Be Ready!

• Knowledge - This is the most

valuable and hardest thing to sell. In

order to sell knowledge, you have to

prove that you are experienced (espe-

cially those you are selling to). Experi-

ence begets knowledge. Knowledge

come from learning form experience,

and the goal should be to turn knowl-

edge into value for others. Value is usu-

ally equated to return on investment.

There are millions of consultants out

there… What makes you different? Can

you translate ‘Experience’ into

“Income” for people other than your-

self? There are many ways to sell

knowledge, books, seminars, webinars,

coaching, teaching and more.

• Differentiator - There is a huge

canyon between those giving free

speeches and making $10,000 a gig.

You have to start somewhere and

gauge who your audience truly is and

what your value is to them? Always pay

it forward and you will never be disap-

pointed!

I have a value proposition that I want

to make my services help other make

money… three times what I charge

them. Marketing in my world should

never be an expense, but an invest-

ment. Do you have a value proposition

(aka Pro Position) and how you you

make that clear to your clients or po-

tential clients? What are your thoughts

and ideas?

About Brian Basilico

Brian Basilico is a nationally recog-

nized author and speaker (and a self

professed geek). He’s the founder and

president of B2b Interactive Marketing

Inc., an award winning marketing con-

sulting and production company in Au-

rora, Illinois. B2b helps companies and

non-profits market their products and

services through the effective use of

online tools including: websites, blogs,

eMail, social networking, Google,

S.E.O., YouTube, and more.

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2013 IHSA

Football Playoff

Pairing

CLASS 8A

(16) Lane (5-4) at (1) Loyola (8-1)

(8) Fremd (6-3) at (9) Notre Dame (6-3)

(13) Dundee-Crown (6-3) at (4) Oak

Park-River Forest (8-1)

(12) Niles West (6-3) at (5) Maine South

(7-2)

(15) Evanston (5-4) at (2) Barrington

(8-1)

(10) Warren (6-3) at (7) Glenbrook

South (7-2)

(14) New Trier (5-4) at (3) Glenbard

North (8-1)

(11) St. Charles East (6-3) at (6) Steven-

son (7-2)

(16) Bloom (5-4) at (1) Bolingbrook

(9-0)

(9) Plainfield South (6-3) at (8) Marist

(6-3)

(13) Hinsdale Central (5-4) at (4) Os-

wego (7-2)

(12) Naperville North (5-4) at (5)

Waubonsie Valley (7-2)

(15) Sandburg (5-4) at (2) Homewood-

Flossmoor (8-1)

(10) Downers South (6-3) at (7)

Naperville Central (6-3)

(14) O’Fallon (5-4) at (3) Neuqua Valley

(8-1)

(11) Lyons (5-4) at (6) Simeon (6-3)

CLASS 7A

(16) Elk Grove at (1) Lake Zurich (8-1)

(9) Highland Park (7-2) at (8) Honone-

gah (7-2)

(13) Hersey (6-3) at (4) Fenwick (8-1)

(12) Glenbrook North (6-3) at (5)

Wheaton North (7-2)

(15) Schurz (6-3) at (2) Schaumburg

(8-1)

(10) St. Patrick (6-3) at (7) Geneva (7-2)

(14) Harlem (6-3) at (3) Glenbard West

(8-1)

(11) Conant (6-3) at (6) Jacobs (7-2)

(8) Downers North (5-4) at (1) Young*

(9-0)

(5) WW South (7-2) at (4) Dunbar* (8-1)

(7) Benet (6-3) at (2) Mount Carmel

(8-1)

(6) Willowbrook (7-2) at (3) St. Rita (8-1)

(8) Andrew (5-4) at (1) Edwardsville

(9-0)

(5) Bradley-Bourbonnais (6-3) at (4)

Pekin (6-3)

(7) Oswego East (6-3) at (2) Belleville

West (7-2)

(6) Plainfield East (6-3) at (3) Lincoln-

Way East (7-2)

CLASS 6A

(16) Belvidere North (5-4) at (1) Rock-

ford Boylan (9-0)

(9) Cary-Grove (6-3) at (8) Rockford

Guilford (7-2)

(13) Prairie Ridge (5-4) at (4) Lakes (8-1)

(12) Fenton (6-3) at (5) Marmion (7-2)

(15) DeKalb (5-4) at (2) Batavia (8-1)

(10) Rolling Meadows (6-3) at (7)

Grayslake North (7-2)

(14) De La Salle (5-4) at (3) Crystal Lake

Central (8-1)

(11) Hubbard (6-3) at (6) Lake Forest

(7-2)

(8) Yorkville (5-4) at (1) Richards (8-1)

(5) Oak Forest (7-2) at (4) Argo (7-2)

(7) T.F. South (5-4) at (2) Lincoln-Way

North (8-1)

(6) Romeoville (5-4) at (3) Rich Central

(8-1)

(8) Providence (5-4) at (1) Crete-Monee

(8-1)

(5) Quincy (7-2) at (4) Rock Island (8-1)

(7) Bloomington (6-3) at (2) Normal

(8-1)

(6) East St. Louis (6-3) at (3) Normal

West (8-1)

CLASS 5A

(16) Morgan Park (5-4) at (1) Montini

(9-0)

(9) Marian Central (7-2) at (8) Bremen

(8-1)

(13) Urban Prep-Englewood (6-3) at (4)

Joliet Catholic (8-1)

(12) Hampshire (6-3) at (5) Kaneland

(8-1)

(15) Antioch (5-4) at (2) Sycamore (9-0)

(10) Nazareth (7-2) at (7) Brooks* (8-1)

(14) St. Francis (5-4) at (3) Glenbard

South (9-0)

(11) Urban Prep-Bronzeville (7-2) at (6)

Lincoln-Way West (8-1)

(16) Peoria Richwoods (5-4) at (1) Sa-

cred Heart-Griffin (9-0)

(9) Glenwood (7-2) at (8) Peoria Notre

Dame (7-2)

(13) Carbondale (5-4) at (4) Highland

(9-0)

(12) Jerseyville (6-3) at (5) Limestone

(8-1)

(15) Peoria Central (5-4) at (2) Washing-

ton, Ill. (9-0)

(10) Mt. Vernon (6-3) at (7) Mattoon

(7-2)

(14) MacArthur (5-4) at (3) Normal U-

High (9-0)

(11) Jacksonville (6-3) at (6) Marion

(7-2)

CLASS 4A

(16) Richmond-Burton (5-4) at (1) Ever-

green Park (9-0)

(9) Phillips (6-3) at (8) Urban Prep-

West* (7-2)

(13) Genoa-Kingston (5-4) at (4) Gene-

seo (8-1)

(12) Sandwich (5-4) at (5) Plano (8-1)

(15) St. Edward (5-4) at (2) Harvard

(9-0)

(10) Aurora Central (6-3) at (7) King*

(7-2)

(14) Rochelle (5-4) at (3) Payton* (8-1)

(11) North Lawndale (6-3) at (6) Rock-

ford Lutheran (8-1)

(8) Althoff (5-4) at (1) Columbia (9-0)

(5) Alton Marquette (7-2) at (4) Herrin

(7-2)

(7) Taylorville (5-4) at (2) Rochester

(8-1)

(6) Breese Mater Dei (6-3) at (3) East

Richland (7-2)

(8) Coal City (5-4) at (1) Quincy Notre

Dame (8-1)

(5) Pontiac (6-3) at (4) Peotone (7-2)

(7) Manteno (5-4) at (2) Mahomet-Sey-

mour (8-1)

(6) Illinois Valley Central (6-3) at (3)

Alleman (7-2)

CLASS 3A

(16) St. Bede (5-4) at (1) Winnebago

(9-0)

(9) Harper (6-3) at (8) Bishop McNama-

ra (6-3)

(13) River Valley (6-3) at Erie-Prophet-

stown Co-op (7-2)

(12) Bloomington Central (6-3) at (5)

Stillman Valley (7-2)

(15) Oregon (5-4) at (2) Wilmington

(8-1)

(10) Aurora Christian (6-3) at (7) Im-

maculate Conception (6-3)

(14) Robeson (6-3) at (3) Raby (7-2)

(11) Kewanee (6-3) at (6) Seneca (7-2)

(8) Pana (5-4) at Williamsville (9-0)

(5) St. Teresa (6-3) at (4) Tolono Unity

(7-2)

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(7) St. Thomas More (6-3) at (2) Monti-

cello (8-1)

(6) PORTA (6-3) at (3) St. Joseph-Ogden

(7-2)

(8) Freeburg (5-4) at (1) Greenville (9-0)

(5) Anna-Jonesboro (7-2) at (4) Robin-

son (7-2)

(7) Vienna-Goreville Co-op (6-3) at (2)

Carterville (9-0)

(6) Breese Central (6-3) at (3) Mt.

Carmel, Ill. (8-1)

CLASS 2A

(8) Luther North (5-4) at (1) Eastland-

Pearl City Co-op (9-0)

(5) Newman Central (8-1) at (4) Field-

crest (8-1)

(7) Momence (6-3) at (2) Cli"on Central

(9-0)

(6) Spring Valley Hall (6-3) at (3) Bis-

marck-Henning (9-0)

(8) Illini West (6-3) at (1) Rockridge (9-0)

(5) Mercer County (8-1) at (4) Annawan-

Wethersfield Co-op (8-1)

(7) Beardstown (6-3) at (2) Farmington

(8-1)

(6) Knoxville (7-2) at (3) Elmwood-Brim-

field (8-1)

(8) New Berlin (5-4) at (1) Cerro Gordo-

Bement (9-0)

(5) Athens (6-3) at (4) Nokomis (7-2)

(7) North Mac (5-4) at (2) Auburn (7-2)

(6) Georgetown-Ridge Farm (5-4) at (3)

Carlinville (7-2)

(8) Staunton (5-4) at (1) Fairfield (8-1)

(5) Eldorado (7-2) at (4) Carlyle (8-1)

(7) Carmi-White County (6-3) at (2)

Chester (8-1)

(6) Lawrenceville (7-2) at (3) Gillespie

(8-1)

CLASS 1A

(8) Alden-Hebron (6-3) at (1) Stockton

(9-0)

(5) Galena (7-2) at (4) East Dubuque

(7-2)

(7) Aquin (6-3) at (2) Rockford Christian

Life (8-1)

(6) Lena-Winslow (6-3) at (3) Forreston

(7-2)

(8) Milford at (1) Ottawa Marquette

(9-0)

(5) Hope Academy (7-2) at (4)

Abingdon-Avon (7-2)

(7) Flanagan-Cornell Co-op (6-3) at (2)

Stark County (8-1)

(6) Leo (7-2) at (3) Gibson City (7-2)

(16) North Greene (5-4) at (1) Tri-Valley

(9-0)

(9) Argenta-Oreana (7-2) at (8) Green-

field-Northwestern Co-op (7-2)

(13) Villa Grove (6-3) at (4) Casey-West-

field (9-0)

(12) Fisher (6-3) at (5) Carrollton (8-1)

(15) Tuscola (5-4) at (2) Maroa-Forsyth

(9-0)

(10) Arthur-Lovington (7-2) at (7) Salt

Fork (8-1)

(14) Heyworth (5-4) at (3) Camp Point

Central (9-0)

(11) Mt. Olive (7-2) at (6) Brown County

(8-1)

Special thanks to the 2013 Montgomery Economic Development Golf Committee

Golf Committee Dr. Neil Schlupp, Pete

Wallers, Angie Ford and

Charlene Coulombe-Fiore

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Volunteers: Diane, “De-De” Baum, Car-

rie Lindo, Carolyn Lewis and Jan Shep-

ley

Event Sponsor: Performance Foods

Beer Sponsor: Montgomery Chiroprac-

tic

Lunch Sponsor: Bank of Montgomery

A"er-Golf Reception Sponsor: Rush

Copley

Corporate Sponsors: Earthmover Cred-

it Union; Engineering Enterprises, Inc.,

Castle Bank, Heitkotter, Inc.,and VVF

Illinois Services

Special Contest Hole Sponsors:

Waubonsee Community College

Hole Sponsors: IDI, Fox Valley Building

and Construction Trades Council, Plan-

et Fitness,

The Lakone Company, Old Second,

W o l f & C o m p a n y , M i c k e y ,

Wilson,Weiler,Renzi & Andersson,P.C,

and the Greater Montgomery Area

Chamber of Commerce.

Golf Balls- Caterpillar

Raffle donations:

Dr. Neil Schlupp & Ed Padovich with

Johnson, Harkness & Park, Inc. –

Chicago Blackhawk Tickets.

AmericInn & Suites– Hot Tub Suite in

Oswego (1 free night)

Holiday Inn Express- Hot Tub Suite in

Oswego; (1 free night)

Dolan & Murphy; Poor Boy’s (2) $50.00

gi" cards

Aurora Area Convention Visitors

Bureau: Large Bag of goodies

Halo: Carolyn Lewis: Basket with Hal-

loween Cat & goodies:

Foursomes with carts were donated by

the following: Blackberry Oaks, Fox

Bend,

Orchard Valley and Hughes Creek in El-

burn

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Kendall Area Transit

SERVING THE GREATER KENDALL COUNTY COMMUNITIES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEEDS

KAT will implement transit service in

the Kendall County area that is

reliable, flexible, and financially sus-

tainable, while satisfying the various

mobility needs of the general public

and individuals unable to access or op-

erate a private automobile.

Registering for Service

In order to participate in the Kendall

Area Transit program, you must be a

registered rider that resides in Kendall

County. To find out more about how to

become a registered rider contact

Kendall Area Transit at 1-877-IGO-4KAT

Fares (one way)

The one-way fare for the KAT demand

response service is $3.00 curb-to-curb

or $5.00 door-to-door. For destinations

outside of the county, an additional

$2.00 fee will be added. Seniors (60

year of age and older) receive a $1.00

off all fares.

*Please note KAT only transports regis-

tered riders to designated locations

outside of Kendall County.

Hours of Service

Bus services are available 7:00 a.m. till

6:00 p.m. with last scheduled reserva-

tion at 5:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday

(except holidays). Reservation office

hours are 8:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. Mon-

day thru Friday (except holidays).

When scheduling trips, priority will be

given to those with disabilities and to

senior citizens.

Who Can Ride the Bus: Service is avail-

able to Kendall County residents. This

is a general public transportation ser-

vice with a priority for the disabled and

seniors. We are committed to offering

courteous, safe, and reliable service for

all of our riders, without regard to race,

gender, age, or disability.

Schedule a Ride

A"er you become a registered rider,

you can schedule a ride by calling

1-877-IGO-4KAT. General trips can be

reserved no more than 6 days and no

less than 2 days in advance. Medical

trips may be scheduled up to 2 weeks

in but no less than 2 days in advance.

When scheduling trips, priority will be

given to those with disabilities and to

senior. For return rides from medical

appointments, you will be placed on

the Will Call list. Please call dispatch

when your appointment is done. We

will pick you up as quickly as our

schedule allows.

Assistance: KAT operators are trained

to take a wheelchair up or down one

step by themselves. When a rider’s

needs are beyond the responsibility of

the driver, a travel assistant is required.

One travel assistant may ride at no

charge.

Children s Nature Museum

To most children in Kendall County, a

play area is comprised of plastic, ce-

ment and steel; a manufactured place

for structured activities. Here is a

chance to help create something

better. The Kendall County Forest Pre-

serve District is partnering with the

Children’s Nature Institute to create a

safe natural space where children can

connect with our environment.

A half-acre plot at the scenic Hoover

Forest Preserve will be transformed

into the Nature Exploration Station - a

space where trees, trails, rocks and wa-

ter are essential components for learn-

ing and play. This wide-ranging nature

play area will include a children’s gar-

den, outdoor stage, art and music ar-

eas, forts, cultural interpretation area,

a water feature and more. There is no

other place like this in northern Illinois.

Why are nature play spaces important?

Research shows that when children

play and learn in nature, they do so

with more energy, imagination and en-

gagement than in wholly artificial envi-

ronments. While engaging all of the

senses, children can utilize the space to

play, learn, create, imagine, explore,

construct, climb, balance, sort, classify,

socialize, and pretend.

Creating an outdoor play space in

Kendall County like the Nature Explo-

ration Station was the dream of

Stephanie Harvey- Tansey and Dr. Na-

talie Lambajian-Drummond from

Whole Child Pediatrics in Yorkville. Un-

fortunately, Stephanie will not be here

to see the dream become a reality as

she passed away earlier this year from

an undiagnosed heart condition. Now,

Dr. Natalie, Jessica Harvey (Stephanie’s

sister-in-law) and Shanna Pinks

(Stephanie’s cousin) have formed the

Children’s Nature Initiative to complete

her goal.

The Children’s Nature Initiative and the

Forest Preserve District are requesting

tax deductible donations from individ-

uals, groups and businesses to provide

Economic Development – Business Resource Roundtable Breakfast

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH FROM 7:45 A.M. UNTIL 9:30 P.M. AT THE WHITETAIL RIDGE GOLF COURSE IN YORKVILLE – 7671 CLUBHOUSE DRIVE

October 3, 2013 – Dan Koukol, Econom-

ic Development Committee Chairman,

announced that Kendall County Eco-

nomic Development, in conjunction

with the Upper Illinois River Valley De-

velopment Authority, will host a Busi-

ness Resource Roundtable Breakfast

event on Thursday, November 14th

from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the

Whitetail Ridge Golf Club located at

7671 Clubhouse Drive in Yorkville. A

breakfast and networking session will

take place at 7:15 a.m. with the pro-

gram beginning at 7:45 a.m.

This event will give business owners in

the community the opportunity to

learn about valuable resources and

programs available to assist small busi-

nesses. Business owners will be able to

engage with professional staff from or-

ganizations in a small roundtable for-

mat to discuss available programs.

Topics that will be covered at the event

include small business marketing, op-

eration efficiencies, financing, interna-

tional trade and exporting, workforce

development, and energy efficiency

programs. These topics will be dis-

cussed by professional staff from

Waubonsee Community College, the

Illinois Manufacturing Extension

Center, Illinois Department of Com-

merce & Economic Opportunity,

SomerCor 504, the International Trade

Center at Governors State University,

U.S. Commercial Services, Nicor Gas,

ComEd Electric, and more.

There is no cost to attend this event.

Space is limited. Individuals interested

in attending are required to register by

Thursday, November 7th by contacting

John Sterrett at (630) 553-4834 or by

e m a i l a t

JSTERRETT@CO.KENDALL.IL.US.

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a magical natural space for the chil-

dren in our community. Partners will

be featured on a beautiful permanent

display at the Nature Education Sta-

tion and mentioned in the press. The

partnership levels are: Roots – up to

$100, Trunk – up to $500, Branches –

up to $1000, Leaves – up to $5000, and

Crown – more than $5000. Dona-tions

can be sent to the Kendall County For-

est Preserve District offices or to Whole

Child Pediatrics. Checks should be

made out to the Forest Foundation of

Kendall County, a 501(c)3 organization.

Please contact The Kendall County For-

est Preserve District at 630 553-2232 or

lmccoy@co.kendall.il.us for more infor-

mation on how you can participate in

the project.

Reindeer Run

Sign up is now open for the 5th Annual

Reindeer Run 5k on Sunday, December

15 at Ellis House & Equestrian Center!

En-joy the scenery and burn off those

extra holiday calories at this one of a

kind event.The course consists of lime-

stone screenings trails and mowed turf

paths.The entry fee is $25, or $35 on

race day. The fee includes the race,

Reindeer Run t-shirt, and awards cere-

mony. Awards will be given to the top

overall male and female runners, and

to the top three finishers in nine sepa-

rate age divisions.Race day packet

pickup is from 7:00 - 8:45 am. The 5k

begins promptly at 9:00 am. Profes-

sional electronic timing pro-vided by

Kompusport and results will be posted

online.Please contact Ellis House &

Equestrian Center at 815 475-4035 or

info@ellishec.com to register. Online

r e g i s t r a t i o n a v a i l - a b l e a t

www.iwantregistered.com. Ellis House

& Equestrian Center is located at 13986

McKanna Road in Minooka.Sponsor-

ships are still available for this popular

event. For more information, please

c o n t a c t 8 1 5 4 7 5 - 4 0 3 5 o r

info@ellishec.com.

Kendall County Forest Preserve Calendar of Events

November Programs

Family Fun Night

(All ages, EHEC)

Friday, November 1; 4:00-7:00PM

Ellis House and Equestrian Center

Fee: Free, except for pony rides ($3 per

ride or $5 for two rides) and conces-

sions.

Pony rides, hayrack rides, cra"s, and

other terrific activities are loads of fun

for the entire family.

Hoover Volunteer Workday

(Ages 16 and up, ED)

Sunday, November 3; 1:00-3:00PM

Rookery Building, Hoover FP

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Fee: Free

See page 9 for more information.

Star Gazing & Campfire

(All Ages, ED)

Friday, November 8; 7:00-9:30PM

Meadowhawk Lodge, Hoover FP

Fee: $1 per person

Join us for an educational presentation

about our night skies as we welcome

back astronomer Bruce Abels. Presen-

tation will be followed by guided tele-

scope viewing and campfire with

marshmallows. Families are welcome

to bring their own telescopes.

Babes in the Woods: Turkey

Decoration Day

(Ages 3-6 plus a caregiver, no

siblings please, ED)

Tuesday, November 12; 10:00-11:00AM

or 1:00-2:00PM

Historic Courthouse

Fee: Free

Turkey Time! Join us for a turkey deco-

ration day as we use our hands as paint

brushes and stencils to design turkeys

and Thanksgiving wreaths. Dress ap-

propriately for the weather.

Over 21 Club: Midwest Museum of

Natural History in Sycamore

(Adult, ED)

Wednesday, November 13;

9:00AM-1:30PM

Meet at Historic Courthouse

Fee: $12 per person

Come travel with us as we explore the

natu-ral biomes of North America

through a guided tour of the Midwest

Museum of Natural History! Tour will

include a live animal presentation and

education explora-tion with a museum

guide. Bring a sack lunch to eat at the

museum.

Toddling Naturalists: Fall’s Colors

(Age 1-3 with caregiver, no

siblings please, ED)

Friday, November 15; 9:00-10:00AM

Harris FP

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Fee: Free

The Fall season is here! And with all its

beautiful colors. Lets explore nature’s

col-ors via animal homes and the sur-

rounding floral. Dress appropriately for

the weather.

Restoration Workday

(Ages 16 and up, NAV)

S a t u r d a y , N o v e m b e r 1 6 ;

9:00AM-12:00PM

Jay Woods FP

Fee: Free

It’s harvest season! Join the restoration

team and harvest seeds from our na-

tive grasses and forbs.

See page 8 for more information.

Take a Hike Day!

(All Ages, ED)

Saturday, November 16; 1:00-2:00PM

Lyon FP

Fee: Free

In recognition of “Take-a-Hike-Day” on

Sunday, November 17th, we are invit-

ing everyone to come join the celebra-

tion and take a hike with us! Bring your

binoculars and field guides, as there’s

no telling what we will find. Friendly &

leased dogs are welcome to attend. No

strollers please.

Hoover Volunteer Workday

(Ages 16 and up, ED)

Saturday, November 23; 1:00-3:00PM

Rookery Building, Hoover FP

Fee: Free

See page 9 for more information.

Upcoming Programs

5th Annual Reindeer Run 5k

(All ages, EHEC)

Sunday, December 15; 9:00AM

Ellis House & Equestrian Center

Fee: $25 in advance, $35 on race day

See page 7 for more information.

Winter Break Mini-Camp

Cure cabin fever as we get out and ex-

plore Hoover FP winter wonderland.

Two half day sessions will be offered

on January 2nd and 3rd. Look for de-

tails and registration in the winter

newsletter!

Think Summer!

Summer camp registration will begin

this winter. Be prepared to be a Nature

Detec-tive as we discover the science

and mystery of nature. Campers will be

as curious as George, explore with Ms.

Frizzle, and be enchanted with Harry

Potter. We are look-ing forward to play-

ing and learning with your campers

next summer.

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