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Richard Strom has fought back bravely in each and ev-ery instance in which he says he and his family have been subjected to harassment by law enforcement officials. That gutsy willingness to resist what he views as corruption within the entire system from the local Romeoville Police Department to the Judge who is hearing his son’s case in the County Court, has now spilled over to the Will County Adult Detention Cen-ter where he said his son was abused. A federal lawsuit has been filed by Civil Rights Attorney Scott Skaletsky on behalf of Strom’s son Ricky Strom a mentally handicapped indi-vidual who suffers from a bi-polar disorder and who takes prescribed medication for his mental disorder. In the current matter Ricky was arrested and charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse in 2006. He was ac-cused of engaging in sex with an underage girl. That case has dragged on in the Will County Court ever since and seems not to have progressed since its in-ception. If Strom is accurate the case

should probably have been thrown out long ago. There are serious challenges to the DNA evidence in the case. The girl allegedly lied to Ricky about her age; she has ad-vertised on the internet that she is a 34 year old woman; and has an uncle who resided in her home that is a convicted sex of-fender who was found guilty of having sex with a 13 year girl. Strom says that uncle, could “possibly be” the father of the girl’s child. In 2008 Richard Strom, Ricky’s father, filed a com-plaint against the Assistant State’s Attorney assigned to the case, Matthew L. Guzman, alleging that he attempted to have Ricky’s bond increased knowing that his attorney at the time, Kurt A. Leinweber of Shorewood, was out of town and would not be available to challenge that motion. That complaint was de-nied after, according to Strom, Leinweber falsely sided with his fellow at-torney Guzman and aban-

Civil Rights Attorney Scott Skaletsky

Frankfort Township Assessor Served in $15 Million Lawsuit

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This summer, up to 300 low-income young people ages 16-24, and local gov-ernments and non-profit agencies will have the opportunity to benefit them-selves and their communities. Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Workforce Services Division of Will County will administer a Summer Youth Program. This is not a new idea. The National Youth Administra-tion was created as part of the New Deal’s Work Projects Administration in

the 1930s, designed to provide jobs for heads of households. The youth arm of the program lasted from 1935 to 1943, helping hundreds of thousands of young people from relief families during those troubled economic times. Some earned anywhere from $6 to $40 a month for “work study” proj-ects at their schools. Others earned $10 to $25 monthly for part-time work and job training. The youths were limited to 30 hours of work per week. More than seven decades later, we are again aiding agencies who need extra

help and young people who need jobs through a simi-lar endeavor, the Summer Youth Program. Currently, Workforce Services is taking applica-tions from both those seek-ing employment as well as those who wish to have help from young workers. Op-portunities will be provided throughout Will County. Susan Flessner, our administra-tive manager at WSD, said there will be many types of jobs available. The young workers will be paid $8 an hour for approximately 30-35 hours per week. Applicants must be between 16 and 24 years old, legal residents of Will County, and be considered low income based on family size. Eligible

veterans will be given top priority for positions. Registration packets for the youth program are available at several places. They can be downloaded from WSD’s website at www.jobs4people.org/youth. Packets will also be available at the WSD office, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, and at many schools, libraries, village/town-ship offices and social services agencies throughout Will County. To have one mailed, call (815) 727-4208 and leave a name, phone number, and address. Registration packets must be re-turned to the Workforce Services Divi-sion at the address given. WSD staff members will process the registrations and contact the applicants

at the telephone number they provide and schedule eligibility appointments. Appointments will be held in April and May throughout the county. Not-for-profit agencies, municipali-ties, townships, libraries, schools and

park districts are needed to serve as worksites and provide supervised, safe and meaningful employment opportu-nities. Workforce Services will pay all wages and fringes, including workers compen-sation coverage. Jobs are to begin on July 6 and last for six to 12 weeks. Young workers will attend a Work Readiness/Orientation session and be assigned a career adviser from the WSD staff. “I urge everyone with any interest to get in touch with Workforce Servic-es’ staff. We’re all facing funding con-straints. This program is one answer for cash-strapped non-profit groups and governmental entities that aren’t sure how they’ll accomplish all of their sum-mer projects. At the same time, it will benefit the young workers needing sum-mer jobs,” said Will County Executive Larry Walsh. To have a worksite application mailed to you, call (815) 727-4444, Ext. 118. Applications can be downloaded from the WSD website by going to www.job-s4people.org/youth.

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................................................................info@theweeklyreporter.com ................................................................ Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias’ of-ficewantstoreturnlost,forgotten,andabandonedfunds to Frankfort-area residents and teach themsmartcreditcardmanagementskills. The“CreditCards–AvoidtheDebtTrap”pre-sentationandCashDashsearcheswillbeconductedfrom7to8:30p.m.Tuesday,April21intheConfer-enceRoomattheFrankfortPublicLibrary,21119PfeifferRoad. TheTreasurer’sofficepresentationteachesadultsandstudentshowandwhentousecreditcards.Par-ticipantswilllearnhowtoevaluatecreditcardop-

tions,maintainagoodcreditscoreandmore. “Inthiseraof easycredit,homeforeclosures,andrecordbankruptcyfilings,weneedtogiveconsum-ersthetoolstomakesmartfinancialdecisions,”Gi-annouliassaid. TheCashDashprogramreunitesIllinoisresidentswith hidden wealth legally known as “unclaimedproperty.”Thiswealthcanbeanythingfromlong-lostbankaccountstoentireestatesthatnevermadeittoarightfulowner. TheTreasurer’sOfficeisholdingthispresentationasoneof themorethan450freeclasses,seminarsand activities promoting financial education thatwilltakeplaceduringMoneySmartWeekChicagowhich runs Saturday, April 18 through Saturday,April25.

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(ARA) - As we approach the April 15 income tax deadline, most people are focused on how to save money on their returns. But they shouldn’t lose sight of how the tax decisions they make today can affect their retirement plans tomorrow. If you are within five years of retirement, tax season should serve as a reminder that it’s time to fine tune your future finances. For example, have you thought of how taxes will affect you after you say goodbye to the nine to five? Securing retirement income and understanding how taxes apply to your money is crucial so you can afford to live the life you want throughout your golden years. “When you look at retirement assets through a tax lens, it becomes clear that decisions regarding whether you have an appropriate level of guaranteed life-time income, how to maximize Social Security, whether you should work in retirement and how you deploy your as-sets are very much linked,” says Robert Fishbein, vice president and corporate counsel for Prudential Financial. “You should consider all of these elements in a holistic manner because, ultimately, the goal is to make sure your assets sup-port your desired standard of living for the rest of your life.” Here are Fishbein’s top tax consid-erations for those planning for retire-ment:

1 -- Personal income tax Most people assume their personal income taxes will be lower after retire-ment because they won’t be generating as much income and, therefore, will be in a lower tax bracket. But due to the recent economic downturn and losses in retirement assets, the dismal per-sonal savings rate over the last decade -- which has only just recently begun to rise -- and the decline of traditional pension plans, and the increase in the full retirement age under Social Secu-rity for those born after 1954, many re-tirees are choosing to take on part-time jobs. Regardless of the reason for working in retirement, the income earned, com-bined with use of retirement savings, might create a situation where you will be taxed at the same level or an even higher rate than when you were working full time. Keeping this in mind, it’s im-portant to have both taxable and non-taxable retirement assets upon which

you can draw in retirement so that you can manage taxes and maximize your income in the long term. Talking with a financial advisor is the best way to create a custom plan that will help you maximize the number of years you can generate income to maintain the same standard of living you enjoy today.

2 -- State and local taxes There’s a reason, besides warm weather, that people retire in states like Florida and Texas. Where you retire can have a significant impact on your after-tax income because state and lo-cal taxes can affect how long your re-tirement savings will last. Florida and Texas have a state income tax rate of zero, so they are attractive to many re-tirees who want to maximize their re-tirement assets. California, on the other hand, has the highest state income tax; residents there are taxed at 9.3 per-cent. In addition to state income taxes, there are sales and property taxes to consider. Some states derive more of their revenue from these taxes than from income taxes. You should under-stand how all of the taxes in the state and town in which you plan to retire will affect your income.

3 -- Future tax rates Another thing to consider when fig-uring out your post-retirement income is how federal and state taxes might change in the future. It’s hard to pre-dict whether they will remain the same, be lower or increase. A good indicator of future federal income taxes is to look at history and take an educated guess. Doing so suggests that rates are at his-toric lows right now, which likely means an increase in the near future. An in-dicator of future state taxes might be the current budget position of the state, which, at the moment, suggests that many states may be looking to increase their income, sales and/or property taxes in the short term. What does this mean for retirement planning -- especially in those critical five year periods just before and just after retirement? Basically, if federal or state taxes go up, your retirement sav-ings and assets will be depleted sooner. You will have to save more to make your money last longer or you will have to adjust some of your spending hab-its. As you finalize your taxes for this year, think ahead to how taxes will affect you down the road when you retire. visit www.retirementredzone.com to learn more about planning for retirement.

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...............................................................info@theweeklyreporter.com................................................................ (ARA) - A group of amateur and pro-fessional athletes, many of whom have diabetes, is touring the country, hoping to inspire and motivate others with the condition to take a proactive approach to managing their health and strive for blood sugar control. The team of athletes, called Team Type 1, will take their personal messages of hope to audiences across the country this year. Their goal: to encourage others to be proactive in managing their condi-tion through a healthy diet, regular exer-cise, monitoring their blood sugar levels, taking their insulin as prescribed, and working closely with their healthcare team. “The members of Team Type 1 chal-lenge one another on multiple levels -- as athletes, but also as people living with diabetes striving for better blood sugar control,” says Phil Southerland, found-er and chief executive officer of Team Type 1. “I consider proper blood sugar management to be a journey, just like our races, with a lot of little challenges, obstacles and victories along with way.” Founded in 2004 by friends Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge, both di-agnosed with type 1 diabetes as children, Team Type 1 is the first professional cy-cling team dedicated to raising aware-ness about diabetes. Team Type 1 has evolved over the years and expanded to include a diverse group of 46 athletes from around the world. Since 2006, the team has competed in and twice won the 3,052 mile-long Race Across America (RAAM).

In 2009, Team Type 1 is sponsored by the long-acting insulin Lantus (R) (insulin glargine [rDNA origin] injec-tion), and rapid-acting mealtime insulin Apidra (R) (insulin glulisine [rDNA ori-gin] injection), which are both manufac-tured by sanofi-aventis. As a result of this sponsorship, Team Type 1 has expanded its roster and fielded a total of five ath-letic teams including a men’s profes-sional cycling team and a women’s pro-fessional cycling team, both featuring a mixed roster of riders with and without type 1 diabetes; an elite cycling team for the 2009 RAAM comprised entirely of riders with type 1 diabetes; and a triath-lon team whose members all have type 1 diabetes. In addition to its type 1 roster, Team Type 1 also launched Team Type 2, a team of amateur cyclists living with type 2 diabetes, sponsored by Lantus (R). Members of Team Type 1 with diabe-tes use Lantus (R), Apidra (R), or a com-bined treatment regimen of both insulins to help control their blood sugar as part of their overall diabetes treatment plan. The members of Team Type 2 manage their blood sugar through their own in-dividualized diabetes treatment plan, which, for some members, may include Lantus (R) other diabetes medications, diet and exercise. As part of an effective diabetes treat-ment plan, the American Diabetes Asso-ciation (ADA) encourages people living with diabetes to track their blood sugar levels with daily self-monitoring and by taking an A1C test, which measures av-erage blood sugar levels over the past two-to-three-month period. To keep blood sugar levels under control, the ADA recommends striving for an A1C of less than seven percent. unfortu-nately, more than 40 percent of all pa-tients with diabetes in the united States are not achieving this target with diet, exercise and oral medications alone. It is important for patients with diabetes to talk to their treating healthcare pro-vider about an appropriate A1C goal for them. For more information on Lantus (R) and Apidra (R), please visit www.Lan-tus.com and www.Apidra.com.

Athletes with Diabetes Take Their Message on the Road

Evenflo Recalls Defective High Chairs

The u.S. Consumer Product Safe-ty Commission in cooperation with Evenflo Company, Inc. of Miamisburg, Ohio has recalled about 643,000 high chairs that were sold between De-cember 2002, and April 2006. The product, manufactured in China, was mar-keted for $80 to $110 through juvenile prod-uct and mass m erch a n d i s e stores nation-wide including, To y ” R ” u S, Babies”R”uS, K-Mart and B u r l i n g t o n Coat Factory. R e c l i n e fasteners and metal screws on both sides of the high chair can loosen and fall out, allowing the seatback to detach or recline unex-pectedly. Children can fall backwards

or fall out of the high chair and suffer bumps and bruises to the head, abra-

sions, cuts and bruises. Detached hardware also poses a choking

hazard to children. The recall involves all Even-flo Envision high chairs, in-cluding model numbers: 2891321, 2891321A, 2891333, 2891351, 2891351A, 2891365, 2891375, 2891403, 2891403A, 2891466, 2891466A, 2891478, 2891536, 2891536A, 2891573, 2891586, 2892351 and 2892351A. The model number can be found on a white label on the seatback. “Evenflo” and Envision are printed on the front of the tray. Evenflo says con-

sumers should immediately dis-continue using the high chairs and

then contact Evenflo to receive a free repair kit. Call Evenflo Monday through Friday between 8 am and 5 pm E.T. at (800) 233-5921. They have a web site at www.evenflo.com.

Healhtex Recalls

Pacifiers Due To Choking Hazard

Healthtex of Miami, Florida has announced the recall of its Zoo Pacifi-ers in cooperation with the u.S. Con-sumer Product Safety Commission because the products can pose a chok-ing hazard for infants. Healthtex said about 40,000 of the pacifiers were made in Spain and were sold at supermarkets and pharmacies nationwide December 2002 through March 2009 for about $1.40 each. The manufacturer announced that the pacifiers failed to meet federal

safety standards. The nipples can eas-ily separate from the base and create a choking hazard for young children. Consumers are urged to take the pacifiers away from children and to contact Healthtex for a refund or ex-change at its toll-free number (866) 348-5080 between 9 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday. The u.S. Consumer Product Safety Commis-sion can be reached at (800) 638-2772.


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State Representative Emily McAsey (D-85) visited with veterans groups, veterans, and anyone who was inter-ested in veterans affairs on Wednes-day April 15th. She arrived early for her meeting that was scheduled for 11:00 am and spent the extra time visiting with anyone and everyone who wished to speak with her. The attend-ees demonstrat-ed a friendly rapport with McAsey who won her leg-islative seat in the November Election. Since that time she has kept a busy schedule visit-ing her con-stituents and learning about concerns they have. The vFW and the American Legion were represented by a large number of members who turned out, most of them in uniform, to hear McAsey and to ask that she address issues for them. The crowd took well to McAsey who has a very earthy manner of address-ing folks, a manner that puts everyone at ease. Her approach to the occasion seemed to sit well with the veterans who questioned her and but who, while they did not pitch softball questions to her showed a great deal of respect. McAsey explained that she has been assigned to a committee on veterans Affairs. She was accompanied by two dis-tinguished guests who deal matters affecting the lives of veterans every day. They were Sergio Estrada Illinois Assistant Director of veterans Affairs, and Tony Kovak Legislative Liaison for the Department of veterans Affairs. It would have been difficult for any-one who does not know Representative McAsey to have guessed that she was only elected in November. She spoke smoothly, organized and eloquently on a par with someone far more ex-perienced that she herself. Even when she was an assistant State’s Attorney McAsey exuded an air of self-confi-

dence that she surely displayed before the veterans she visited. As the questions came one after an-other McAsey quickly sorted out the ones she knew where queries she could not capably respond to and passed them off to either Estrada or Kovak depending on the substance of the question. She promised to listen to the voices of the citizens and that she will be accessible. One thing was for certain. The vets,

a room full of them, were prepared and when they posed a questions they were well-prepared and held out for answers. Although there was no new earth shattering news that came out of the meeting, one thing was surely noticeable. The vets spoke not for themselves but for their comrades who are currently serving or who have returned and need appropriate state considerations to which they are en-titled. Assistant Director

Sergio Estrada proved that a rivalry continues to exist between the branch-es of service when he declared that “At the age of 17 I decided to join the best fighting force the united States Ma-rine Corps.” Of course, that brought some good-natured reaction from the many veterans that represented all branches of the u.S. Military. Director Dan Grant was scheduled to join Rep-resentative McAsey but he was forced to cancel at the last minute. One very important note Represen-tative McAsey made was the assur-ance that she will make certain that there is funding for legislation that is passed. She noted there have been some measures that were passed into law that have gone unfunded. She ridi-culed such failures to make legislations meaningful. veterans are invited to contact McAsey who is their direct voice to the legislature in her position on the vets Committee. Her Crest Hill Office is located at 16151 Weber Road. The phone number is (815) 588-0085.Our downstate readers can contact her Springfield office located at 252-W Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706. That office telephone num-ber is (217) 782-4179.

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Roadside Memorial Program For victims of DUIs ....................................................By Mark Goodson [email protected] ....................................................

JOLIET, IL- The Will County Board today became the first county in Illi-nois to approve a roadside memorial program for fatal victims of crashes caused by drunk drivers. The program aims to raise public awareness of im-paired driving by emphasizing its dan-gers and the loss of human life through roadway signs. “We wanted to afford families an op-portunity to remember their love ones and send a message to the motoring public,” said Chairman Jim Moustis (R-Frankfort). “This program also seeks to discourage driving under the influence and will hopefully lower the number of incidents.” The State of Illinois passed the Roadside Memorial Act on January 1, 2008, and Will County will now be known as a “supporting jurisdiction”

with its Department of Highways ad-ministering the program for residents. Families who have lost loved ones on county roads because of impaired drivers on or after January 1, 1990 can now apply for the signage that will be placed at the site of the accident. A 36-by-24-inch blue sign with white let-ters will read, “Please Don’t Drink and Drive,” and an optional 36-by-18-inch plaque can be placed below the blue sign stating the name of the victim and the date of the crash. “We are the first county to provide this program because we strongly sup-port all efforts to reduce the number of lives lost every year because of drunk driving,” said Majority Leader Jim Bilotta (R-Lockport), Chairman of the Public Works and Transportation Committee. “Too many innocent lives are cut short because of DuIs, and these signs will serve as an important reminder of the human costs associ-ated with it.” The highway department will make and install the signs. The only costs to the families are $150 for the blue sign and $50 for the personal plaque. Af-ter two years, the sign and plaque are taken down and given to the family. Those interested can contact the high-way department at 815-727-8476.

Spring Clean-up Week Spring Clean-up begins Monday, April 20th through Friday, April, 24th (This will be for Romeoville residents only). Garbage pick-up will be on your regular scheduled day with unlimited pick-up of large items. No tires, hazardous waste or construc-tion materials will be taken. Make sure any additional items outside of your tot-er are properly contained in either plas-tic bags or containers that are no greater than 32 gallons in size and do not exceed more than 50 pounds. Please do not include regular garbage with your grass clippings. (Grass clippings must be in Kraft-Biodegradable Bags or an approved container). Brush, vines and tree limbs must be cut into four-foot lengths and bundled with string or twine. Each branch should not exceed 3 inch-es in diameter and each bundle should weigh no more than 50 pounds. unbundled brush will not be collected by Waste Management. Tree chipper service will be provided by the village for larger limbs (no appointment necessary). Limbs must be cut to a manageable length to be fed through the chipper. For more information on disposing hazard-ous waste materials visit our website at www.romeoville.org.



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From May 4 through May 8, some Illinois schools will celebrate Olympic Week in America. The Olympic Week in America program helps schools and youth to embrace the Olympic Move-ment in its entirety—the lesson plans and activities address education, envi-ronment, sports, and arts and culture. The themed five-day program will unite Chicagoland and suburban ele-mentary and high schools in an educa-tional effort to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Schools can participate at either the Gold, Silver, or Bronze levels. Illinois schools applied to the Chi-cago 2016 Committee by April 16th to be included in this free program. Levels are determined by the school’s commitment with the top level, Gold, receiving a visit from an Olympic or Paralympic Athlete. All schools that signed up will receive a Chicago 2016 Olympic Flag to fly proudly during Olympic Week and during the games

– should Chicago be chosen – as well as lesson plans, an event calendar, and other tools for instruction. On April 14, 2007, the united States Olympic Committee (uSOC) selected Chicago as the u.S. Bid City for the 2016 Games. Chicago is now com-peting with other international cit-ies for the honor of being the official 2016 Host City. The final decision on which international city will host the 2016 Games will be made in October 2009. Chicago is built on a bold tradition of dreams that its citizens turn into re-ality. Dreaming and achieving is part of Chicago: rebuilding the city after the 1871 Fire, hosting the World’s Fair in 1933, and the creation of Mil-lennium Park on what used to be an old rail yard. Chicago is a beautifully diverse city that celebrates a multicul-tural spirit of brotherhood. The Chicago 2016 Committee says, “In the words of Daniel Burnham, the pioneering architect of the World’s Columbian Exposition who embodies the spirit of Chicago, ‘Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood. Make big plans; aim high in work and hope. Remember that our children and grandchildren are going

to do things that will amaze us.’ As the grandchildren and great grandchildren of the Burnham generation, it is our time to build a legacy for Chicago that will stand the test of time for the next 100 years.” The International Olym-pic Committee will choose the location of the 2016 games on October 2, 2009. The committee members represent the 107 coun-tries that participate in The Olympic Games. Hosting the 2016 Olympic Games will, no doubt, provide great learning opportunities for our students while bringing great pride to all Illinoisans. Lessons can be applied now too regarding the selection process and Olympic his-tory.

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Kindergarteners Serving Others The Kindergarten classes at St. Andrew the Apostle wanted to serve others during Lent. With the helpful donations of their families, they assembled birthday bags for the We Care food pantry located on the property of St. An-drew the Apostle on Arlington Ave. in Rome-oville, IL.

The bags were filled with supplies ( cake mix, icing, paper plates, paper napkins, can-dles, table clothes, even birthday hats) for a fantastic birthday party including a toy. The Kindergarten wanted to share their experiences of a good birthday party with all! Please contact St. Andrew the Apostle

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Will County, Lewis University To Hold host Recycling Event A broken computer, old cell phone batteries and other electronic items beyond their usefulness don’t have to take up space in your home, dorm room or a landfill. The Will County Land use Depart-ment and Lewis university, One uni-versity Parkway, are partnering to hold an electronic recycling event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the

Romeoville campus. “Ninety-eight percent of a computer is recy-clable. The Will County electronic recycling programs give our residents a chance to save the precious resources these items are made from while at the same time saving equally precious space in our landfill,” said County Executive Larry Walsh, who oversees the Land use Department. Since 2000, Will County has been provid-ing one-day electronic collection events, recy-cling nearly 580,000 pounds of equipment.

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Halvorson Visits Troops and Medical Facilities in Afghanistan Washington, DC – With a desire to better understand medical care systems available to injured troops overseas, Con-gresswoman Debbie Halvorson (IL-11) spent the past week in Afghanistan and Germany, returning to the united States today. As a member of the House vet-erans Committee, Halvorson along with other members of the committee, traveled to a number of locations to explore the military medical care system while visiting with military leaders and medical person-nel. A bipartisan effort, the group sought a greater understanding of necessary in-frastructure, operations and support for the success and health of our troops in Afghanistan . The Congresswoman especially enjoyed visiting with troops on the ground and in medical facilities. “I can’t begin to express how honored I am for the opportunity to visit our ser-vice men and women in Afghanistan. All of us personally thanked them for what they do for our Country,” said Halvorson. “Our soldiers give so much of themselves to preserve our freedom and security – we must make sure we’re there to take care of them if they need us.” While there, the group also had the chance to speak with various command-ers in Afghanistan and visited various sites such as a military hospital in Arifjan, Ku-wait; the united States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan; a hospital complex in Ba-gram, Afghanistan; a Forward Operating Base and medical facility in Jalalabad, Af-ghanistan; a medical facility in Kalagush,

Afghanistan; Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, and Landstuhl Regional Medi-

cal Center in Landstuhl, German. It was very beneficial and informative to see the military medical care system for ourselves, said Halvorson.“Our troops de-serve the best we can give, so do our veter-ans – and I will continue to work toward that goal.” The highlight of the trip for Halvorson was the presentation of letters and cards to soldiers from 11th district students at Sen-eca Grade School – North Campus and St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Kankakee. She also passed out phone cards donated by AT&T. “Those letters and cards meant so much to the soldiers,” said Halvorson. “I want the students to know that they really made a difference.” Although her first trip to Afghanistan, Halvorson felt a personal tie there as well. In 2008, her stepson, Jay Bush, Army Special Forces was injured in Afghanistan. Much of the route traveled mirrored Jay’s experience after he was injured – and while in Landstuhl, his doctors and other medical staff met with Halvorson. “I was very impressed with the medical staff and the care they give to our injured soldiers,” said Halvorson. “My husband Jim and I know this very well because of the road we traveled with Jay. Thanks to these professionals, our son is doing so much better. It was an honor to be able to personally say thank you to those who helped with his care and assure them that good health care for our soldiers and vet-erans is a priority”.

susan Boyle Taught us it is wonderful To Be human How easy it to place one’s self high above others, to judge them by their appearance, to frown upon their choice of clothing. How com-forting to mislead one’s self into believing that “I am outstanding, head and shoulders above all oth-ers.” Yet a gifted woman named Su-san Boyle of Scotland has humbled the entire world with her astonishing singing per-formance; a totally un-expected surprise for all, especially for those who watched her anticipat-ing something laughable, nothing really artistic. Susan Boyle, if she does nothing else has, or should have, brought us all down to earth. She has proven that to be human is won-derful and that it does not depend upon designer clothing, professional making up or any other artificial maneuvering to conceal one’s real self. Susan Boyle has stunned the world with a real life demonstration of God’s amazing artistry. Susan is a shining reminder of how wonderful it can be to be simply you, the per-son you truly are without the concealment of make-up or other disguises. She has proven that re-ality not vanity is all that really matters. Such an

old and simple lesson, yet, it took Susan, a very ordinary person, to remind us all to be ourselves, not pretending we are someone or something we are not. What a wonderful message from a very special human being. Per-haps Susan is herself a message in-tended to make us think.



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It is often difficult to find a really good attorney. One major problem is that of having judges and lawyers in the court-house who face one another day after day. Each morning the judges know who they will see, not necessarily who the de-fendants will be, but the lawyers who will be representing them. The same prose-cutors will appear who worked there the day before, months before, sometimes for years before. That creates problems. It makes it dif-ficult, often impossible, for a lawyer to really become a fighter, someone defiant who knows the law and who is willing to risk contempt of court charges to see that it is obeyed. Such lawyers, who practice in court-houses where everyone knows everyone else, are strapped into a system that pre-vents them from exercising their talents to the fullest. They have to remember each time they represent a client that while the client may go home, or may be headed off to jail, they have to return to face that same judge and that same pros-ecutor tomorrow. That can, it should not but it can, lead to poor lawyering. It can lead to a court-house where no one but an unfamiliar attorney comes to court armed with law books. It can lead to a yes-man mentality where the attorney stands silent when he knows all the while he ought to be speak-ing out loudly to defend his client. There is a cure for such unfortunate situations such as that scenario. The so-lution is simple. If you are in search of an attorney do not only search for a com-petent attorney, shop for a competent at-torney who has an office outside your county, one who does not have an office close to the courthouse. Find an attorney who does not sip coffee with, or eat lunch with, the judges and the prosecutors; one who does not attend the same political meetings. Being a member of the clique does not help, it hampers justice. Go outside the county. Get a fresh face. Keep in mind that this is not advice for those who live in the huge metropolitan regions such as New York, Detroit, Chi-cago, Los Angeles, etc. where the judges see the same faces but very infrequently because thousands of attorneys are prac-

ticing law in that same courthouse before many judges. If your town is smaller than 200,000 consider an attorney from outside the county. Consider an attorney who is not beholden to the local system. Now it could be there is a rogue in your town, an attorney who will fight the judges, who will fight the prosecu-tor vigorously. Fine, if there is such a brave attorney about, you will surely hear about him and he will probably not be favored by his fellow attor-neys, the judges or the prosecutors. He doesn’t fit, he won’t go along; he makes waves. Too often however attorneys are willing to take the easy path to profits while they avoid making waves to win a case. Too often such attorneys will readily encourage a client to enter a plea of guilty in exchange for a sen-tence he considers light. Of course, even 20 years does not sound omi-nous to someone who does not have to spend them in prison. Still, such an attorney can earn a comfortable living charging his clients as much to have them plead guilty, which they could have done without him, as he would have charged to defend them. The solution is, of course, seek le-gal counsel from outside the county far from where the court is located. Ask tough questions such as what is your win loss ratio? Attorneys know what it is. Whether they happen to practice in civil law or in criminal law they know what percentage of cases they win. Obviously, you want an attorney who is a consistent winner not a pleader. If he can’t or won’t an-swer that question, leave and search for someone who is proud to tell you about his record. There are many really good attorneys available and, unfortunate-ly, there are many who are not. You are the boss, you are hiring the attorney, and most state canons of ethics require an attorney to de-fend you the way you want even if he disagrees.

Old sneakers to get new life

JOLIET -- Don’t toss those old, smelly gym shoes in the trash. Recycle them instead. Will County will host its fourth annu-al shoe collection event from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 4, through Friday, May 8. Collection containers will be in front of the Will County Of-fice Building, 302 N. Chicago St., and everyone is welcome to deposit unwant-ed athletic shoes. “This annual event benefits those less fortunate and gives people an alterna-

tive to just tossing their old sneakers into a garbage bag that then ends up in our landfill,” said County Executive Larry Walsh, who oversees the Land use Department. “It is amaz-ing how many school children participate, excited to pass on outgrown shoes that are still in good shape to those who need them and demonstrate their concern for our environment by contributing their worn out shoes for recycling.” Nearly 4,000 pairs of shoes were re-covered during the 2008 event, with several local schools holding their own collections, then turning the shoes into the County. This year, even more schools are participating. Shoes should be tied together by their laces. They should not be wet or mud-dy. Metal parts, including grommets and cleats, should be removed from

shoes too worn to pass on. All zippers and metal eyelets must be also cut off before the shoes are donated. No sandals, boots, water “socks,”

dress shoes or flip-flops will be accept-ed. Tara Neff, Environmental Educator for the Land use Department’s Waste Services Division, explained that shoes that once were used to run in could be turned into something to run on.

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(ARA) - In Mexico, the heart of the family resides in the kitchen where friends and family share the comforts of great, flavorful meals. A number of influences from Mexican and Latin cul-ture have affected Americans in how we celebrate, cook and eat. And more of us, no matter what heritage, are spend-ing more time dining at home with our families. With the popularity of Mexi-can and Latin dishes on the rise, Cinco de Mayo is the perfect opportunity to celebrate spending time with family while enjoying an authentic Mexican meal in your own kitchen. “When I am not in one of my res-taurant kitchens, I love creating a meal with my husband using authentic ingre-dients from our Latin heritage to create approachable and comforting meals to share with our family and friends,” says Michelle Bernstein-Martinez, James Beard award-winning chef and author of Cuisine A Latina. “As a chef, I like to use local ingredients, as well as foods from other cultures, or inspired by oth-er cultures, to create a layer of flavors. Incorporating Latin cheese varieties is one way I add layers in rich authentic dishes.” Bernstein-Martinez has a few tips and suggestions on how you can create your own Cinco de Mayo experience: * Add your own twist. To take a traditional meal and make it your own, incorporate traditional Latin ingredients such as chilies and Mexican cheeses, then add your fa-vorite in-season go-to ingredients. For example, tortilla chips may be a great traditional accompaniment to a cheese dip, but consider adding fresh green onion sticks or sweet potato fries along-side a basket of chips to add variety to your typical chip and dip platter.

* Use authentic ingredients. Luckily, many cultural influences have made an impact at local grocery chains. Now you can find unique blends of

spices, produce and other fresh ingredi-ents without making a special trip to a boutique market. For example, cheeses such as Manchengo, Queso Quesadilla and Anejo Enchilado can be found in Sargento Artisan Blends Shredded Au-thentic Mexican Cheese. The combi-nation of these cheeses offer great melt and flavor to deliver a comforting and delicious dish.

* Offer a mix of dishes. To keep conversation lively and guests satisfied, offer an array of dishes and build on each one.

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3. A good table staple should not need reheating or should be kept in a hot-dish to avoid extra work to replen-ish.

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JOLIET – Pastors, church leaders and organizations are encouraged to attend a free seminar on “A Faith Response to Family violence” scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 12-noon on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Eastern Will County Senior Services, 25864 S. Chestnut Street in Monee, Il. It is sponsored by the 12th Judicial Circuit Family violence Coordinating Council. In conjunction with child abuse aware-ness month, this seminar will focus on a variety of issues involving: child abuse, domestic violence, senior abuse, senior scams and identity theft. Samantha Mosher, Prevention Coordi-nator at the Guardian Angel Family Ser-vice Center will address the staggering number of growing incidents and affects of child abuse. A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds, and while 3 mil-lion reports of child abuse are made ev-ery year in the united States, experts esti-mate that the actual number of incidents of abuse and neglect is 3 times greater than reported. Rev. Tim Filkins, Pastor of Lighthouse Fellowship Church in Frankfort will speak on “A Faith Response to Domestic violence”. He served in the uSMC for 6-years and then as a police officer for 12-years. Pastor Filkins resigned from po-lice work in order to enter full-time min-istry and regularly teaches an 8-hour do-mestic violence response course to police officers. He also teaches clergy response to domestic violence and has written nu-merous op-ed pieces on the subject. Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. Pastor Filkins says that “domes-tic violence is a problem for the whole family, but it isn’t a family problem. The abuser alone is at fault and must be dealt with.” Herb Brooks Jr., Pastor of St. John M. B. Church in Joliet will address “A Faith Response to Elder Abuse”. Pastor Brooks has served on numerous committees in-cluding the Senior Service Center and Senior TRIAD, Silver Cross Hospital’s

Healthy Community Commission, IL Health Cares Authority Coalition, Jo-liet Herald News Editorial Board and an Organizer of the Building Bridges Proj-ect in Joliet. He is President of JECA, President of Rainbow PuSH, board member of NAACP, Organizer of the Building Bridges Project in Joliet and re-cently elected to the Will County Board as Commissioner for District 8. More than half a million reports of abuse against elderly Americans reach authorities every year, and millions more cases go unreported. “Every year, tens of thousands of elderly Americans are abused in their own homes and we need to break the silence now”, said Pastor Brooks. Detective Pete Piazza and Crime Pre-vention Director Jenn Cain, both from Will County State’s Attorney James Glas-gow’s Office, will address the ever grow-ing problem of scams and identity thefts that affect senior citizens. State’s Attor-ney Glasgow, who also will be a featured speaker at the seminar, established a Fi-nancial Crimes Prosecution unit in 2008 to untangle complex cases of financial exploitation and identity theft. In many of those cases, senior citizens fall victim to scammers and unscrupulous financial planners. “I formed the Financial Crimes Pros-ecution unit to crack down on swindlers who try to take advantage of trusting se-nior citizens,” State’s Attorney Glasgow said. “But the best way to fight off con artists is through education and preven-tion. Pete Piazza, who heads my investi-gations unit, and Jenn Cain, who is my office’s crime prevention director, pro-vides senior citizens with the tools they need to keep their savings secure.” “We held a similar seminar in Joliet last year and had a request to do the seminar in south-east Will County, so this is it” said Tony Ray Coordinator of the 12th Judicial Circuit Family violence Coordi-nating Council. “This is a wonderful op-portunity for Pastors, church leaders and organizations to obtain valuable informa-tion and resources about these important issues facing society today” said Ray. For more information and to RSvP for this seminar please call: (815) 774-4587

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When you brought him home, you just knew that cute little puppy was going to brighten your family’s life in many different ways! You visualized him running with the children in the backyard, curled up at your feet on a winter’s night in front of the fire, and as an always-cheerful companion for everyone in the house. You didn’t expect biting. You cer-tainly didn’t anticipate his aggres-sive personality. You never dreamt he would make it his life’s mission to destroy clothing and furniture. You didn’t plan for the random barking or the wanton disobedience. Whether you were ready for it or not, you own a difficult dog. There is undoubtedly a tempta-tion to give up. You may feel you are simply trapped with a “naughty dog.” Some may even consider the highly inappropriate route of abandon-ing a pet under these circumstances. Neither of these solutions, however, is good for the dog or the owner. In-stead, one must be determined that they will work with their difficult dog to improve the situation. Making that commitment is the essential first step in dealing with any difficult dog. There is no single solution for han-dling a difficult dog. Like people, each dog’s personality and needs are unique. There are four things you need to do, however, if you want your dog to live a happy life and to be a pleasurable companion for you.

Seek Out Information That small ten-page dog-training pamphlet you picked up at the pet store along with the leashes is not going to be enough of a guide to training your difficult dog. Seek out detailed and ex-pertly written information about dog training and specific methods to assist you in training your difficult pet. Can-vass the library, bookstores and the internet in the pursuit of knowledge and tips that can help you deal with your specific pet problems. Although one must avoid researching at the ex-pense of doing, it is important to have a strong understanding of your dog, his problems, and means of address-ing his behavior.

Make Sure Your Dog Is Healthy Often, behavioral problems can be a manifestation of an underlying health problem. Consider the possibility that your dog’s behavior issues could be symptomatic of a physical problem. Make sure your dog is thoroughly checked out by a veterinarian. If a medical issue is underlying his poor behavior, proper treatment can rec-tify many of his problems-as well as helping to insure a long healthy life for your dog. Too often, medical causes of poor behavior go overlooked.

Be Patient Don’t expect your problem dog to transform overnight. Changing the behavior patterns of difficult dogs can take some time. If you expect the quick course that worked in training

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Pancake Breakfast at St. Mary Immaculate Good Shepherd Council #5573 of the Knights of Columbus will serve a Pan-cake Breakfast on Sunday, April 26th, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm in the St. Mary Im-maculate Gym. The menu includes Pan-cakes, Sausage, Orange Juice, Coffee or Milk. A free will donation is requested. The net proceeds will be given to Fr. Dan Hoehn in appreciation for all he has done for the parish and the community. For more information call Steve Zim-mer at 815-436-0458 or Fred Kunst at 815-254-7123.

St. Mary Immaculate Parish is located at 15629 S. Rt. 59, Plainfield, IL 60544. With nearly 7,000 member families, St. Mary Immaculate is one of the largest Roman Catholic parishes in the uS. It is a vibrant, welcoming community with over 100 ministries serving God’s people in the Plainfield area. For more informa-tion, go to www.smip.org Good Shepherd Council #5573 of the Knights of Columbus was founded in 1964. For more information on the many services provided by the K of C in Plain-field, visit www.kofc5573.org.


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(ARA) - Just one day after the pre-mier of “Fast & Furious,” a movie that spotlights the world of street racing, a mother and her 2-year-old child died in Charlotte, N.C., when their vehicle was caught in the middle of an ap-parently illegal street race. A 13-year-old passenger in one of the racing ve-hicles also died, and the driver of that car now faces three murder charges, police say. It’s the kind of tragedy that illus-trates the need to get young would-be racers to pursue their interests safely - off the streets and on a secure track instead, says Steve Meade, a top Den-ver, Colo., radio personality known as “Willie B.” Meade co-stars on SPEED’s “PINKS All Out” drag rac-ing lifestyle series, which will premier its third season in July. Meade himself witnessed a simi-lar tragedy as a young man when he watched an illegal street race go awry. Years later, the experience in-spired him to participate in the Colo-rado Highway Patrol’s “Take It to the Track” program, a drive to encourage street racers to race on private tracks instead of public roads. “When a young person is about to participate in a street race, they’re al-ways going to have that one moment of reflection when they think ‘Should I really be doing this,’ “ Meade says. “We want to catch them in that mo-ment and let them know that there is

a safe alternative.” The premier of the third “Fast & Furious” move may well inspire some young drivers to think they can race like actor vin Diesel’s character, nar-rowly escaping death and avoiding harm to innocent bystanders. Meade hopes “Take It to the Track” will help aspiring racers to realize the differ-ence between fic-tion and reality, and pursue their interest in a safer setting. “If a young person has that desire to race, they’re going to find a way to do it,” Meade says. “If there’s no safe alternative for them, they’re go-ing to race on the street.” Parents who see the drive to race in their teens and young adult chil-dren should take steps to help ensure their passion is fueled in a positive, safe environment, Meade says. If the community has a local race track, parents can contact managers to see if a drag racing pro-gram is available. If not, they should encourage the track to found one. Local law enforcement can also be a resource for establishing and support-ing safe racing programs in commu-nities, he notes.

Fast cars and racing are an integral part of the American psyche, Meade says. Millions of Americans avidly follow NASCAR racing and millions more are classic car devotees, collec-tors or just enjoy working on cars in their spare time. “If your child has that passion for cars and racing, you either help and

encourage him to do it the right way, or you risk finding out about it by a knock on the door in the middle of the night telling you that he’s been involved in an illegal race or worse,” Meade says. “PINKS All Out” airs 9 p.m. EST Thursdays on SPEED. To learn more about the “Take it to the Track” cam-paign, go to www.csp.state.co.us.

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HE’S GONE! RILEY’S GONE! OH NO, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WE HAvE TO FIND HIM!! WE WERE IN THE BACKYARD WITH MOM AND DAD AND THEN…(GuLP) RI-LEY RAN AWAY! I just don’t understand. I thought we had fun together…but maybe he didn’t have fun with me. I don’t get it, today was a normal day and then all of a sudden - he’s GONE! I have to think…maybe I did something to make him upset and that’s why he left. OK, let me remember…First we got up this morning, had breakfast and then played with our toys. I played with my ball and he played with his rope. I remember that he wanted to play tug-o-war with me, but I didn’t want to. I just wanted to play all by myself. Do you think that’s why he left? Because I didn’t want to play with him? Oh, I really hope I didn’t make him run away…I like playing tug-o-war, but I just didn’t want to play this morning. But WAIT! Riley knows how much I like playing with my ball and that I’m not trying to be mean – so I don’t think that’s the reason why he ran away. It has to be something else. All right. Think – think - think! What happened next…let’s see…In the after-noon I thought it would be fun to sit in the window and watch the cars drive by. I like to do that and sometimes Riley will do it too. But today, all he wanted to do was take a nap. I was so excited to see the cars and I really wanted Riley to take a look – so I kept barking and barking until he paid attention. I even kept barking when mom came in and told me to be quiet! And you know what Riley did? He left and went into an-other room! Do you think he was mad? HuH! Maybe that’s why he left! He just wanted to sleep and I was being so loud! Oh Riley, if you come home I promise I’ll be so quiet! HOLD ON…he wouldn’t leave because I was barking…I bark all the time! And sometimes he even barks with me! That can’t be why he left! But if it’s not that, then what is it? Why would you run away Riley? Did I upset you? I know when you first came to our house I wasn’t excited to be a big sis-ter, but I am now! You’re my little brother and I miss you. I promise I will be the best big sister. Oh where, oh where has my Riley gone? Oh where, oh where can you be? (Stay tuned to next weeks issue to find out where Riley went and why he ran away)

...................................................Christine Carroll Piech [email protected] ...................................................

your neighbor’s non-problem dog to be successful for your difficult pet, you will be disappointed. Brace yourself to commit a great deal of time to correct-ing your dog’s errant behavior. Addi-tionally, impatience increases the risk of inconsistency in training and the likelihood you may lose your temper

or act inappropriately in handling your dog. This type of behavior on the part of an owner may not only be cruel, it can also reverse any gains made and make quality training even more difficult.

Seek Assistance Sometimes a dog simply requires professional training assistance. If you have tried to manage the situa-

tion unsuccessfully and feel you are at a dead end, you must consider utiliz-ing a professional dog trainer. qual-ity professionals have wide-reaching experience and may be able to isolate training methods that will be effective for your particular dog. You may need

to hire a trainer on a regular basis. By learning more, keeping a close eye on your dog’s physical health, re-maining patient and seeking profes-sional guidance when necessary, you can improve the quality of life for your behaviorally challenged dogs. The little puppy you brought home in hopes of having the perfect pet still has a chance at that happy life if you follow these recommendations and commit to treating the dog properly and training him effectively. By com-mitting yourself to your dog’s training and well being you may end up with just the happy, content and cheerful companion you wanted all along.

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Dear Lindsey: My younger sister, I am 17, wants my par-ents to buy her a dog. I told them I think that is a dumb idea. Dogs just make a mess. They make the house stink. They chew on stuff and they leave hair all over the house. I don’t want all that yuk in my room so I told my parents I have rights too and I don’t want a dog. What do you think?

Dear What do you think? I think you are a real stinker! Maybe I am wrong but you do sound bratty. The fact that you made it clear that you are 17 years old makes it clear to me that you attach some sort of value to that. It seems as though you be-lieve that gives you some sort of status your younger sister does not have. WRONG! Ev-eryone in a family, everyone in a household is important so are their thoughts, their needs and their wants. I don’t know who you have been talking to but a properly trained and properly cared for pet is not smelly, dirty and undesirable as you make them out to be. Yes there are pets that fit your description exactly but don’t blame the pet, blame the owner. Pets only do what they do naturally. Most are intel-ligent and really want to please their masters but if that master fails to teach them the be-havior that is expected of the dog the pet will never know how to please his owner. Let sis have her dog and tell her she has a responsibly to train it properly...........................................Dear Lindsey: My brother always comes home and takes his shoes off at the door. He also takes off his socks and walks around the house barefoot. I don’t have a problem with that. I wouldn’t do it cause I would feel uncomfortable but that’s up to him. But here’s my thing with him. When we have supper he comes to the table with bare feet and I think that is disgust-ing. I have a new boyfriend I just started to date. I want to invite him over to our house for a birthday party in a couple of weeks but I don’t want to bring him over if my brother is going to sit at the table without something on his feet.

Dear My Brother: Going barefoot in your own home is certainly acceptable and there is really nothing wrong with it if that is what you prefer. Apparently no one else in your home objects so they must agree. The real problem here is whether or not it is acceptable to come to a dinner table barefoot. The very obvious answer to that is no. Why? Simply, because it is not considered in good taste. Some restaurants demand that you wear a jacket to dine there. Others may require a jacket with a shirt and tie. Dining is a formal affair even in your own house where rules are usually very flexible and the toler-ance level is high. But no etiquette book will suggest that dining barefoot is appropriate. It seems to have gone out with the caveman. Show your brother this column and suggest that he at least wear shoes of some other foot ware to the dinner table and if he chooses to parade around the house away from the din-ner table barefoot fine, let him do it.

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doned his defense of Ricky Strom. Strom says Leinweber would not support the complaint against Guzman because he must practice in the Will County Courthouse every day. He said maybe getting along with the prosecutors is more important than representing a cli-ent. Mr. Leinweber removed him-self from Ricky’s case saying there was a conflict of interest. Strom alleges it was because Leinweber wanted to impress upon the judge and prosecutor that he was on their side. Guzman probably should have asked to be removed from the case after that but he did not. Instead according to Strom, Guzman became vindictive and later mo-tioned the court to compel Ricky Strom to submit to drug testing on a bi-weekly schedule. Ricky does not have any history of drug abuse. He said he has never been arrested on a drug charge and complains there was no reason for compelling him to submit to drug testing other than vindictiveness on the part of Mr. Guzman. He says Guzman knew Ricky takes medication for his mental handicap so when Ricky was test-ed the results showed positive for PCP. Such a result is to be expect-ed when one takes the medication that is prescribed for Ricky, accord-ing to doctors and hospital reports Strom has gathered. Strom said Judge Carla Alessio Policandriotes ignored those reports as if she did not want to know the truth.

Nevertheless, young Strom was ordered into jail where he spent about a week. The lawsuit charges that Ricky Strom was forced to sleep on a concrete floor, was de-prived of his medication, and was assigned to the general population rather than to a medical unit where he should have been held. The complaint alleges that he was not permitted to shower or to brush his teeth. The lawsuit has been filed in the Federal Court in Chicago as a re-sult of that confinement. The com-plaint alleges civil rights violations by The State of Illinois, Matthew Guzman, Sheriff Paul Kaupas and Michael O’Leary Warden of the Will County Adult Detention Cen-ter and Will County. The suit asks unspecified dam-ages for the deprivation of civil rights and punitive damages. Well-known civil rights Attorney Scott Skaletsky of Chicago said he could not comment on the case because of its pending statis. Mr. Strom said, “I’m sick and tired of them picking on my son and I am not going to stand by and let them do these things to him. I know what is right and I will not let them continue punishing Ricky for no reason at all.” Strom requested that if any oth-er people have complaints about treatment in the Will County Adult Detention Center they should leave a message for him and a phone number where they can be reached at: [email protected].

Complaint Filed Against County Judge Policandriotes................................................................By Ralph LaPorte [email protected]................................................................

Is Will County Circuit Judge Carla Ales-sio Policandriotes biased; biased to the point that she would practice vindictiveness from the bench? Richard Strom of Romeoville says yes. He has accused her of intention-ally punishing his son because of him, Strom Sr., and frequent articles that have appeared in The Weekly Reporter about him and his son. Richard Strom has filed a formal complaint with the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board alleg-ing that Judge Carla Alessio Policandriotes has wrongfully subjected his Son Richard (Ricky) Strom to unnecessary drug testing at the whim of an Assistant State’s Attorney Matthew Guzman solely as punishment. Strom has alleged that the judge’s bias stems from a relationship that he has es-tablished with reporter John Gabriel over the course of a number of articles that have been written since 2006 con-cerning him and his family. Strom has alleged that he and his family has been sub-jected to police harassment since 2000 when he reported a Romeoville police officer for spending working hours in a gentlemen’s club. After that officer received a 28 day suspension for that activity Strom says he and his family were subjected to continuous harassment on the part of some Romeoville police officers. In 2006 Ricky Strom was accused of engag-ing in sex with a minor who later gave birth to a child. Ricky was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse. That case has dragged on and continues to be in the preliminary stages more than two years later. If the information Strom provided about that case is true the case should have been thrown-out a long time ago. During that time Strom Sr. said he decided that he and his family has taken enough al-leged abuse and filed a law suit against Ro-meoville and certain police officers alleging that his civil rights were violated. Later, the prosecutor, Matthew Guzman, asked Judge Policandriotes to order Ricky to begin taking drug tests each week. Ricky Strom has no history of using drugs and has never been arrested for a drug violation. The judge ordered the testing. His attorney did not speak up in opposition to the order or the motion made by the prosecutor. Ricky Strom is handicapped. He suffers from a bipolar mental disorder and takes prescribed medication to control his behav-ior. The medication he takes can produce positive results in tests that are done to detect drugs in a person’s system. Strom said Judge Policandriotes and pros-ecutor Matthew Guzman were aware that Ricky takes such medication. When Ricky submitted to such a court ordered tests the results showed positive for a drug commonly known as PCP. That is precisely the reac-

tion that doctors and two hospitals told Mr. Strom would show up for someone taking the medication Ricky was taking. Ricky was arrested and confined to the Will County Adult Detention facility when the test showed positive for PCP. He was al-legedly forced to sleep on a concrete floor and was deprived of his medication accord-ing to a separate law suit that has been filed for that incident. Strom said Ricky should have been placed in a medical unit but was instead placed with the general population in the jail. Mr. Strom was forced to put up additional bond money to have his son released. Ricky must continue to submit to the drug

testing despite the fact that the judge knows of the conflict created by his con-sumption of the prescribed medication. Strom says it is only a way to punish Ricky and to make it seem that he is an addict. Strom believes Judge Poli-candriotes is prejudiced by his association with this newspaper. He said he has strong reason to believe that Judge Carla Alessio Polican-driotes is the well-known Smudge about whom John Gabriel wrote on three oc-casions last year. Those articles accused an unidentified judge, whom

Gabriel dubbed “The Smudge” of stealing papers on three occasions that contained ar-ticles criticizing a man named Dan Kennison who was campaigning to run for the county executive’s seat. Strom said Judge Policandri-otes was openly a strong supporter of Dan Kennison and she resented the articles that contained negative information about him. Those articles appeared on October 9, 16, and 23, 2008. Strom said it would be a disgrace to the Will County Court if one of its judges was proven to be a thief. John Gabriel was asked if Judge Carla Alessio Policandriotes is in fact The Smudge but he would not answer, he said, “I cannot jeopardize the people who were witnesses and who supplied the information to me. I only know that somehow justice eventually causes the truth to surface.” Assistant Will County State’s Attorney Matthew Guzman has been named in a law-suit that has been filed against the Warden of the Will County Adult Detention facility as a result of Ricky’s confinement there. usually prosecutors have immunity except in cases where they violate the law. That suit was filed in federal court in Chicago and alleges viola-tions of federal civil rights. There is a new twist in this story that will appear in next week’s issue of The Weekly Reporter. Two affidavits have been obtained that contain absolutely shocking information and which, if they are accurate, ought to call for the dismissal of a county employee.

Richard Strom. He’s tired of abuse.

....................................................John Gabriel, Award Winning Writer [email protected] ....................................................

On April 2nd it was reported that Frankfort Township Assessor Paul Ruff was being sued for $15 million dollars after a letter sent over his signature allegedly de-famed resident David Ho. Frank-fort Township, Ruff ’s employer is named as a co-defendant in the complaint. Today The Weekly Reporter was informed that Paul Ruff had been properly served and on Friday the Township was served. There is sometimes a lag between the filing and serving of a suit depending how readily the defendants can be served. The law suit arose from a letter mailed by Assessor Ruff as an of-ficial Township Assessor’s docu-

ment but which attacked resident David Ho for exercising his right to appeal the assessments levied against his property. Information contained in the letter and cited in the complaint tag Ho as a trouble-maker. David Ho, an Asian-American stock trader, was offended by Ruff ’s reference to “slanting” in the letter. Ho said any Asian-American would find such a reference insulting and offensive when used in conjunction with the criticisms Ruff directed against Ho in the letter. The letter, published on a of-ficial Assessor letterhead and sent in an official envelope that stated “Important Assessment Informa-tion Enclosed” was really an illegal attack paid for by the citizens of Frankfort Township.

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Ruff used that opportunity to weigh in on his opponent Joe Kral who not only ran against Paul Ruff but who ran against him as a write-in candidate and beat him by garnering 60% of the votes cast in the April 7th election. The lawsuit was filed in the Will County Circuit Court, however, additional action could be taken in the Federal Court since Ruff was acting in his official capacity at the time. David Ho said, “He just didn’t realize that I am not someone who will just give in. When I believe I am right I will fight with all my ability to

prove that I am right.” Ho has been leading an ef-fort to bring a class action law-suit against Ruff for the way in which he assessed properties. There have been many allega-tions that Ruff favored people with lower assessments who made contributions to his po-litical campaign. He has run a weekly adver-tisement asking for people to join him in that suit. According to him that effort has been suc-cessful and he has an attorney handling that matter for the class. He promised to make an announcement when that issue reaches the court.

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Monday, June 15 is St Mary Immaculate Night at Silver Cross Filed when the Joliet JackHammers host the Winnipeg Gold-eyes. Game time is 6:05pm. Fans can get a special reduced admission price of $5.00 per ticket when they buy their tickets at St. Mary Immaculate Par-ish, 15629 S. Rt. 59 in Plainfield. Tickets are pre-sold at the Parish Com-mons area (Building B) through May 10, after all Masses: Sunday, April 26, May 3 & May 10 and t the Commons desk Week-days from 9:00am to 9:00pm, Saturdays from 9:00am to 6:00pm and Sundays from 7:30am to 7:30pm. Please have cash or check made payable to “SMI Parish” and write in Memo space “Jackhammers Game.” Then pick-up your

tickets at the will call office at Silver C r o s s Field on game day, June 15. S t . Mary Im-maculate P a r i s h g r o u p s will lead

a short pre-game devotional, the national anthem and the 7th inning stretch. It will be a great family fun evening at the ball-park as we cheer and watch the Jackham-mers hammer the Goldeyes. For more information, contact Cathy Cushing at 815-436-2651 ext 847 or email [email protected] The “St. Mary Immaculate/Jackham-mer’s Night” is a St. Mary Immaculate Parish “Family of Faith Evening”, one of a series of social activities including concerts, dances and parties designed to provide an inexpensive evening out for the entire fam-ily. The next “Family of Faith Evening” is Ask a Priest Trivia Night on Friday, May 15th at 6:30pm in the Parish Gym. St. Mary Immaculate Parish is located at 15629 S. Rt. 59, Plainfield. For more information about any “Family of Faith Evening”, St. Mary Immaculate Parish or any of its many services, please call 815-436-2651 or go to www.smip.org

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Bolingbrook— March for Babies, the walk to save babies, is taking place on Sunday, April 26th at The Prom-enade Bolingbrook, 631 E Boughton Road ; ABC’s Jim Rose will emcee. March for Babies supports the March of Dimes fight to save babies from premature birth and other se-rious threats to infant health. More than half a million babies are born too soon every year, and many of them die. More than 120,000 babies are born with serious birth defects that can mean a lifetime of disability. March for Babies began in 1970 and is the March of Dimes largest national fundraiser. To date, March for Babies has raised more than $1.7 billion dol-lars, and takes place in 1,100 commu-

nities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Now in its 39th year, March for Babies is ex-pected to draw 1 million walkers na-tionwide. In 2009, the national March for Babies sponsors are Cigna, Farmers Insurance, FedEx, Famous Footwear, Liberty Tax Service, Continental Airlines, and Kmart -- the March of Dimes number one corporate partner that has raised more than $55.5 mil-lion to save babies. Additional spon-sorship is provided by, First Response and Meade Johnson Nutrition. The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters na-tionwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by pre-venting birth defects, premature birth

and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit mar-chofdimes.com or nacersano.org. For more information about March for Babies, or to join the event at The Promenade Bolingbrook on April 26th, visit www.marchforbabies.org or call (800)525-9255.

Earth Day Celebration Go Green become an Environmental volunteer for the May 17, 2009, Earth Day Celebration. Join us for this Fun & Educational Environmental Event for all ages. Whatever your interest - phone calls, emails, internet, advertising, writ-ing, fund raising, creating or distributing flyers, baking or try something new. Stu-dents receive community or school cred-its. Exhibitors bring your ecology, nature, water, air, schools, scouts, science, hor-ticulture, energy saving, educational, health related, community organization & eco-business exhibit. Meetings are held the 2nd & 4th Thurs-days, 5-7 at Lockport’s City Hall, 222 E. 9th, 2nd FL Lunchroom or contact El-len Meeks Rendulich 815-834-1611, Jeri Gray 708-301-9292. Citizens Against Ruining the Environment~C.A.R.E. an all volunteer non-profit org. PO Box 536, Lockport, IL 60441.

the weekly reporter april 23 2009 issue

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