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Will County Timeswww.limerickcommunications.comCubs bid farewell magical season by Dick KolfWell as the story of Cin- es for the Cubs getting now the Mets put on a The Years of 1969 stickderella goes the sands of swept and only scoring a showcase in how to exe- out a young squad whotime ran out on the total of 12 runs in this se- cute by displaying a vari- never achieved any typeChicago Cubs in their bid ries but the facts do re- ety of hitting the long of team success. Thatto end 70 plus years of main. The Cubs are a ball, scoring runs, solid team would send four ofgetting to the World Se- young squad with their pitching, and making the its members to Cooper-ries. Much like this sea- oldest player in the start- plays when it matters. stown. The 1984 Cubs theson the series against the ing lineup being Dexter The Mets showed class in magic of Ryne SandbergMets was unpredictable. Fowler at 29 years of age. their winning paying trib- and Rick Sutcliffe againThe Cubs came into the The young Cubs showed ute to the Cubs in the these team had one mag-series with the third best there in experience in ex- post victory and tipped ical year. One of its mem-record in baseball with 97 ecuting in fundamentals their hat to a season to bers would go on towins well the Mets won of the game. This team be remembered,. We Cooperstown. 1989 Cubsthe eastern division with has not even played a full were all hoping that Back a young team that mixed90 wins. Like the Cubs the year together and yet has to the Future would be a with Veterans like AndreMets feature some young already shown that they reality but in the end its Dawson to come out ofguns but unlike the Cubs are the future of baseball was just one of those nowhere and capturethey do have some Veter- for at least the next five heartbreaking losses the their second post seasonans who have been in the years. Cubs fans become accus- of the 1980's. Two mem-post season before. I, am tomed to. bers of that squad wouldnot trying to make excus- Now back to the here and go to Cooperstown.1998 the Wild Card where the Cubs were swept by Braves and Kerry Wood would go onto win NL Rookie of the Year. Then there were the 2000's four trips to the postseason with the year of heartache 2003 when the curse again came back to Wrigley Field and the Cubs would lose to the Marlins in 7 games;.John Bartman in- cident.To be truthful this post season is different because it does not feel like a funeral instead it is a prelude to better things

2 Will County Timest come. This team is dif- who knows how many of Trick or Treat Hoursferent than any other these young Cubs willteam that we mentioned one day be in Cooper- Happy Halloween from or Treat 4pm-8pmbecause these kids really stown. Limerick Communica-are special. This team re- tions below you will find City of Joliet Trick orminds me of the Black- the times for trick or Treat 4pm-8pmhawks of 2009 you could treating and some usefulsee that they were going tips in safety we hope ev- City of Aurora Trick orto be something special. eryone has a great Hal- Treat 4pm-8pmThe Blackhawks went on loween and enjoy and beto win 3 Stanley cups and safe. Have a safe and Wonder-don't seem to be slowing ful Halloween !down. So to the Mets con- Village of Oswego Illinoisgrats on a great series Trick or Treat 4pm-8pmbest of luck against theRoyals as for next season Village of Montgomerywe are just 5 months Illinois Trick or Treataway from spring training 4pm-8pmand another exciting sea-son on the North Side. So City of Yorkville Trick orto the 2015 Cubs Con- Treat Hours 4pm-8pmgrats and thank you for aseason to be remem- City of Plano Trick orbered and we will see you Treat 4pm-8pmnext year because theend is in sight we will Win Village of Plainfield Trickthe Series next year and

Will County Times 3Our Town NewsHappy Halloween! collection day for Waste Pedestrian Safety Program Management. Improvements at theTrick-or-Treat Hours are CN Railroad Restoration work is cur-4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Oc- Route 30 Paving rently ongoing which in-tober 31. Have a safe and Work is ongoing on 135th cludes completion ofhappy Halloween! Concrete paving opera- Street for the pedestrian driveways, landscaping, tions are ongoing be- safety improvements at shoulder stone, and per-Coffee with the Mayor tween Renwick Road and the CN Railroad. This manent pavement mark-- November 4 Route 59, weather per- project consists of com- ing. Affected roadways in- mitting. The majority of pleting the at-grade clude River Road, Michi-Please join Mayor Collins concrete pavement and pedestrian crossing along gan Street, Bartlett Av-for coffee and conversa- this portion of the project 135th Street, near Ku- enue, Dillman Street,tion on Wednesday, will be completed by late usakoski Recycling, Center Street, EvansNovember 4, 2015 at 9 November. Saw cutting which includes the fol- Street, Amboy Street,am at the Village Hall, must be performed as lowing: hot-mix asphalt Hartong Street, Miles Av-24401 W. Lockport Street. soon as the concrete path, pedestrian warning enue, Park Avenue, Lake-All residents are invited. gains enough strength to gates, a raised concrete side Court, Ottawa Street(Please note: The Novem- withstand being cut. Lo- median, pavement mark- (Route 59 to Milesber Coffee was changed cal residents should ex- ing, and additional sign- Avenue), and various al-due to Veteran's Day.) pect this operation at any ing. All work outside the leys. time of the day or night. railroad right-of-way willDisposal of Leaves Traffic is currently de- be completed by the Vil- Upgrades at Lockport toured, with flaggers lage's Contractor, all Street, Meadow LaneTo prevent storm sewer present, to Renwick Road work within the railroadblockages, please do not and Route 59. Route 30 is right-of-way will be com- Work is underway at therake leaves into the open to local traffic to al- pleted by the Wisconsin intersection of Lockportstreet. Instead, place low access to local busi- Central, Ltd. (CN) Rail- Street (Route 126) andleaves in yard waste bags nesses and residences. road. Meadow Lane. The inter-and put them at the curb section will be resurfacedon your regular refuse 135th Street Street Improvement and new traffic signals

4 Will County Timeswill be installed and acti- detour route which uti- signs in the work zones, with the Plainfield Publicvated to control traffic. lizes Renwick Road. East- obey the posted speed Library District and theThe project will be com- bound Route 30 is open limits, and be on the alert Village of Plainfield. Reg-plete by November 30. to LOCAL traffic only from for workers and equip- ister online.Motorists can expect de- Route 59 to Howard. The ment.lays and should allow ex- eastbound lane is re-tra time for trips through duced to 10'6\". Green Village Programthis area. Drivers are - It's A Wrapurged to pay close atten- Project Information:tion to flaggers and signs IDOT has started recon- The Green Village Seriesin the work zones, obey struction of Route 30. Be- continues on Monday,the posted speed limits, tween I-55 and Renwick November 30, at 7 pm, atand be on the alert for Road, the typical section the Plainfield Library. Gitworkers and equipment. will be a 5-lane highway. wrap is inexpensive when From Renwick Road to you do it the environ-Route 30 Route 59, a 3-lane section mentally-friendly way.Reconstruction will be built. The project Build a toolkit of recycled is expected to be com- papers, boxes, and acces-Route 30 is closed to ALL pleted by Summer 2017. sories to create your ownwestbound traffic be- Motorists can expect de- stunning yet low-cost gittween Renwick Road and lays and should allow ex- wrap, cards, tags, and rib-Route 59. Drivers will tra time for travel. Drivers bons. The Green Villageneed to use the posted are urged to pay close at- Series is in partnership tention to flaggers and

Will County Times 5 Letter's to the EditorDear Editor , term plan to fund the investment and more that takes a balanced ap- state's pensions and re- good-paying jobs for proach with some spend-CHICAGO - House Speak- ducing the state's bill hard-working families in ing cuts and some newer Michael J. Madigan is- backlog. every part of Illinois. That revenue, not by slashingsued the following state- is not in question. These services and programsment ater Moody's In- \"We all want economic priorities can be achieved that families count on.vestor Services down- growth, more business through a state budgetgraded Illinois' creditThursday. The down-grade comes just threedays ater Fitch Ratingsissued a downgrade of itsown to the state's creditrating: \"Two credit downgradesin the same week are cer-tainly nothing to claimvictory over and nothingto ignore. These down-grades will have directconsequences on statetaxpayers. The interestrate on future debt repay-ment will be higher, cost-ing taxpayers more forthe foreseeable future. \"Yet despite the FitchRatings downgrade Mon-day, Governor Rauner hasinsisted on moving aheadwith his agenda, whichwould damage middle-class families' standardof living and drive downwages, despite the clearlack of support for hisagenda from Democratsand Republicans alike. \"Moody's made it veryclear that what the stateneeds to do is focus oneliminating our budgetdeficit, creating a long-

6 Will County Times\"The biggest issue facing Dear Editor, not drive their cars regu- tance to you, please con-Illinois is the state budget larly, and without a re- tact me atdeficit. Two credit down- The ongoing budget crisis minder, many could facegrades in less than a has jeopardized a num- costly fines. In order to 630-585-1308 orweek have driven home ber of important services avoid past-due fees and [email protected] important fact. So I for local families. While I tickets for expired license t.urge the governor, again, continue to push for an plates, I am encouragingto put aside his agenda end to the impasse and residents to sign up for Stephanie KifowitStatethat Democrats and Re- passage of a balanced free electronic reminders Representative, 84thpublicans alike oppose - budget that cuts wasteful at www.ilsos.gov/green- Districtan agenda that will hurt spending while protect- mail. You will need to usemiddle-class and strug- ing critical services for the registration ID andgling families - and in- middle-class families, I PIN number that is print-stead focus on a budget want to do everything I ed on your current regis-that helps all Illinoisans.\" can to protect local resi- tration card. If you do not dents from the effects of have your current card,Thank You, a government shutdown. or if you need assistance As a result of the with this sign-up, pleaseSpeaker Michael Madi- impasse, the Secretary of call the Secretary ofgan State's office recently an- State's Public Inquiry Di- nounced that it would no vision at 800-252-8980. As l o n g e r m a i l o u t r e- always, my full-time con- minders to drivers about stituent service office is vehicle registration re- here to help you. When- newal. Many drivers rely ever you have thoughts on these notices, espe- you would like to share or cially seniors who may if I can ever be of assis-

Will County Times 7City of Jolietand WillCountyCenter forCommunityConcernsAnnounceThe JolietDownPayment capture agreement. buyer. Applications must Network. In today's soci- be submitted to the Will ety staying connected isAssistance The minimum down pay- County Center for Com- essential. You can receive ment assistance is munity Concerns, 2455 information about theProgram $1,000.00. The maximum Glenwood Avenue, Joliet, City of Joliet that matters down payment assis- IL 60435, Attention: Patri- to you when you want itThe City of Joliet, in co- tance is based on a maxi- cia Venziano (815) and the way you want it.operation with the Will mum of 17% of the pur- 722-0722 extension 217. Go to the City of JolietCounty Center for Com- chase price of the home. Email: websitemunity Concerns, is Homebuyer must provide [email protected]. www.cityofjoliet.info andpleased to announce the a minimum of $2,500 click on \"Click here to re-commitment of over from his/her own funds Joliet Keeps ceive emergency alerts\"$650,000 for the Joliet for the purchase of a Citizens Safe to sign up to receiveDown Payment Assis- home. And emergency alerts andtance Program. The pro- Informed community informationgram is open to low-in- Eligible property types in- With Smart from the City of Joliet.come homebuyers pur- Message Next, scroll down andchasing a home. The clude a single-family Community click on Click Here To En-property being acquired Alerts roll. Click on Sign Up andmust be located within home, townhouse, con- fill in all the informationthe Joliet city limits and The City of Joliet encour- asked for. By enrolling inoccupied by the home- dominium, and manufac- ages its residents to en- this program you can re-buyer as his/her principal roll in Joliet's Smart Mes- ceive up-to-the-minuteresidence. The down pay- tured home on a fixed sage-Community Alert Emergency Alerts fromment assistance is pro- the Joliet Police and Firevided in the form of a foundation. Homes locat- Departments regardingzero interest, deferred immediate or pendingpayment loan (forgivable) ed in the 100-year flood- threats to public safety orsecured by a second property where immedi-mortgage, note, and re- plain or, that are tenant- ate notification is neces- sary. Examples would be occupied, are ineligible. evacuation notices, boil orders, water main There are maximum pur- chase price limits and the property must pass in- spections. Other restric- tions apply. Application and program require- ments are available on- line at www.cityofjoliet.info/

8 Will County Timesbreaks, and crime alerts. You can also elect tohave announcements,notices, and public safetynon-emergency informa-tion sent to your homephone, work phone,texted to your cell phone,or emailed to your emailaccount between thehours of 6:00 AM and 9:00PM. • Announcements will weather-related events. Community Alert Net- Center forcome from the City of The City of Joliet encour- work is scheduled to go CommunityJoliet Public Utilities Divi- ages residents and busi- live November 1, 2015.sion informing you of nesses to proactivelyscheduled water and seek out weather-relatedsewer repairs and fromthe City of Joliet PublicWorks Division informingyou of street closures,resurfacing projects, andparking bans.• Notices will come fromthe City of Joliet Informa-tion Desk and will consistof community informa-tion regarding upcomingfestivals, changes ingarbage pick-up days,and media releases. • Public Safety Non- information from official City of Joliet ConcernsEmergency Information channels such as the Na- and Will Announcewill come from the Joliet tional Weather Service County The JolietPolice Department in- (www.weather.gov) or Downforming citizens of crime their preferred local me-prevention information, dia outlet.public safety events,crime alerts, and safety The Smart Message-tips. The Fire Departmentwill send out informationregarding annual hydranttesting. Please note: This is notbeing used as a watch orwarning system for po-tentially threatening

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10 Will County TimesPayment dominium, and manufac- ages its residents to en- Joliet Public Utilities Divi- roll in Joliet's Smart Mes- sion informing you ofAssistance tured home on a fixed sage-Community Alert scheduled water and Network. In today's soci- sewer repairs and fromProgram foundation. Homes locat- ety staying connected is the City of Joliet Public essential. You can receive Works Division informingThe City of Joliet, in co- ed in the 100-year flood- information about the you of street closures,operation with the Will City of Joliet that matters resurfacing projects, andCounty Center for Com- plain or, that are tenant- to you when you want it parking bans.munity Concerns, is and the way you want it.pleased to announce the occupied, are ineligible. Go to the City of Joliet • Notices will come fromcommitment of over website the City of Joliet Informa-$650,000 for the Joliet There are maximum pur- www.cityofjoliet.info and tion Desk and will consistDown Payment Assis- click on \"Click here to re- of community informa-tance Program. The pro- chase price limits and the ceive emergency alerts\" tion regarding upcominggram is open to low-in- to sign up to receive festivals, changes income homebuyers pur- property must pass in- emergency alerts and garbage pick-up days,chasing a home. The community information and media releases.property being acquired spections. Other restric- from the City of Joliet.must be located within Next, scroll down and • Public Safety Non-the Joliet city limits and tions apply. Application click on Click Here To En- Emergency Informationoccupied by the home- roll. Click on Sign Up and will come from the Jolietbuyer as his/her principal and program require- fill in all the information Police Department in-residence. The down pay- asked for. By enrolling in forming citizens of crimement assistance is pro- ments are available on- this program you can re- prevention information,vided in the form of a ceive up-to-the-minute public safety events,zero interest, deferred line at Emergency Alerts from crime alerts, and safetypayment loan (forgivable) the Joliet Police and Fire tips. The Fire Departmentsecured by a second www.cityofjoliet.info/ Departments regarding will send out informationmortgage, note, and re- immediate or pending regarding annual hydrantcapture agreement. buyer. Applications must threats to public safety or testing. property where immedi-The minimum down pay- be submitted to the Will ate notification is neces- Please note: This is notment assistance is sary. Examples would be being used as a watch or$1,000.00. The maximum County Center for Com- evacuation notices, boil warning system for po-down payment assis- orders, water main tentially threateningtance is based on a maxi- munity Concerns, 2455 breaks, and crime alerts. weather-related events.mum of 17% of the pur- The City of Joliet encour-chase price of the home. Glenwood Avenue, Joliet, You can also elect to ages residents and busi-Homebuyer must provide have announcements, nesses to proactivelya minimum of $2,500 IL 60435, Attention: Patri- notices, and public safety seek out weather-relatedfrom his/her own funds non-emergency informa- information from officialfor the purchase of a cia Venziano (815) tion sent to your home channels such as the Na-home. phone, work phone, tional Weather Service 722-0722 extension 217. texted to your cell phone, (www.weather.gov) orEligible property types in- or emailed to your email their preferred local me-clude a single-family Email: account between the dia outlet.home, townhouse, con- hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 [email protected]. PM. The Smart Message- Community Alert Net- Joliet Keeps • Announcements will work is scheduled to go Citizens Safe come from the City of live November 1, 2015. And Informed With Smart Message Community Alerts The City of Joliet encour-

Will County Times 11 (business) listing.\" Even if What Are you are registered with the 'Do Not Call' list, they AdWords? keep calling. This type of call is a scam to get you Google AdWords are sim- to pay $200 per month for ply pay-per-click adver- something that is free. tisements in the Google search engine. These are Google will never call the ads that show up at you, unless you are the top and side of the spending thousands of page when you do a dollars with them each Google search. These ads month? How do I know can also show up as con- this? I know that because textual ads, better known as ads that show up onCoffee Shop by Brian Basilico Amazon or eBay and oth- er search partner proper-5 Quick Tips To Make call from Google wanting I have a client who ties.More Money With Google to talk with you to make spends almost $5000 perAdWords sure your Google Busi- month on AdWords, and You can choose the pa- ness listing is up to date? Google does call me to rameters for where theHave you ever received a These automated phone help improve and maxi- ads will show, including calls say, \"Our records mize their account. in other countries or lim- show you have not up- ited to a 20 mile radius dated your free Google from your business, what tech they show up on like

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Will County Times 17Discussion card may join the Book-Clubs-Resource group. Starting & RunningGroups for a Book Club • A Novel Idea BookAdults Discussion Group- BookBrowse Starting a Meets on the sec- Book DiscussionNo registration required. ond Thursday of GroupThese groups meet here the month at 7:00at the Library. See Kara at pm in the library's Canadian Book Clubsthe Reference Desk for Large Meeting Guide to Gettingdetails. Room. We read Started thought-provoking • Cover to Cover titles, usually fic- ReadingGroupGuides.c Book Club tion, with the goal om Starting a Read- A new discussion of stimulating a ing Group group that starts spirited January 20, 2016. discussion. Stop by 2. Where to find dis- Meets the third the Reference Desk cussion questions: Wednesday of the to pick up the fea- month at 1:00 pm. tured book and BookBrowse Reading We read mostly fic- come to the discus- Guides tion, with a few sion to get the next nonfiction titles month's title. Any- Hachette Book Club sprinkled in one with a library Reading Group throughout the card may join the Guides year. Stop by the group. Reference Desk to HarperCollins Reading pick up the featured Where to Find Multiple Group Guides book and come to Copies of a Book the discussion to LitLovers Reading get the next • Book Discussion Group Guides month's title. Any- KitsThe Plainfield one with a library Public Library has Penguin Reading card may join the a growing collec- Guides group. tion of Book Dis- cussion Kits avail- Random House Book • Not Your Mama's able to lend to our Club Center Book ClubMeets on patrons and fellow the first Monday of libraries who are ReadingGroupChoices. the month at 7:00 seeking multiple com pm. We read a vari- copies of books for ety of titles, rang- discussion. Each ReadingGroupGuides.c ing from horror to discussion set con- om young adult to tains 12 books. nonfiction. Stop by 3. Where to find multi- the Reference Desk Book Discussion Group ple copies of a to pick up the fea- Resources book: tured book and come to the discus- 1. Getting started: Plainfield Library Book sion to get the next Barnes & Noble How to Discussion Kits month's title. Any- one with a library Run a Reading Group

18 Will County TimesPark District spokesman Jeff Long.hosts The luncheon fee for non- veterans is $7 per resi-Veterans Day dent and $11 per non-res- ident. Registration byluncheon Nov. 6 is required to as- sure seating.Nov. 10 In addition, the Fox ValleyAURORA - In honor of all Park District has pro-community members claimed November aswho have served in the Veterans AppreciationArmed Forces, the Fox Month and is providingValley Park District is veterans unlimited visitshosting a Veterans Day to the District's fitnessLuncheon from noon to centers at no charge. Vet-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, erans and their familiesNov. 10, at the Prisco enjoy free admission toCommunity Center (150 Prisco, Eola and VaughanW. Illinois Ave., Aurora). fitness centers through- out November.The luncheon is free to The complimentary fit-veterans and will be ness and luncheon applycatered by Upper Crust. to all veterans and activeEntertainment will be military, as well as mem-provided by concert vo- bers of the Nationalcalist and national Guard and Reserves. Par-recording artist Maureen ticipants need to show aChristine. Celebrity guest valid military ID card.Connie Payton also willbe on hand to give a spe- For information on thecial presentation. Veterans Day luncheon and the free veterans fit-In addition, Veterans ad- ness offers, callvocate Herschel Luckin- 630-859-8606.bill will share informationon the Honor Flight PHOTO CAPTION: Veter-Chicago and Vets Roll ans of all stripes receiveprograms and the many free admission to the Foxbenefits they provide vet- Valley Park District's Vet-erans. Prize drawings will erans Luncheon on Nov.take place as well. 10 at the Prisco Commu- nity Center. FVPD also\"We hold this luncheon provides use of its fitnesseach year to honor and centers free to veteranssalute veterans for the throughout November.freedoms and opportuni-ties they've provided usthrough their dedicatedservice,\" said Park District

Will County Times 19USDA projects for farmers mar- Aurora's Farmers Market kets and food hubs, as is the oldest market inAWARDS well as research to find the state of Illinois, in solutions to improve lo- continuous operationNEARLY cal food marketing, trans- since 1912. In addition to portation and distribu- fresh-from-the-farm fruits$100,000 tion. and vegetables, the mar- ket includes locally pro-TO In Aurora, the grants will duced meats, cheeses fund increased web pres- and baked products,AURORA'S ence for the Aurora Farm- handmade creations ers Market. The grant will from local artisans, and aFARMERS also fund videos that ex- gathering space for live plain how to use Illinois music, nonprofit organi-MARKET LINK cards to access zations and community SNAP benefits at the mar- building. The market hasThe United States Depart- ket for those who already three regular locationsment of Agriculture qualify for benefits. throughout the city in the(USDA) announced the summer and early fall,award of $99,965 in \"Visiting Aurora's Farm- plus additional pop-upgrants to the City of Auro- markets to reach shop-ra's Farmers Market to ers Market is the best you pers right in their neigh-provide access to fresh, borhoods.healthy meats, breads, can get when it comes todairy and produce to low-income families and indi- shopping local,\" said Au-viduals and to boost theregional economy, espe- rora's Farmers Marketcially in local agriculture. Manager DaleThe 2015 Farmers MarketPromotion Program grant Hazlewood. \"When youto Aurora's Farmers Mar-ket was a part of $34.3 shop our markets, you'remillion in grants awardedto local and regional food not just supporting localsystems throughout thecountry, in a nationwide family-owned businesses,effort to increase the con-sumption of locally pro- you're feeding your ownduced food. The grantsare aimed at getting local family great qualityfood into the hands oflow-income shoppers, foods. That's a messageproviding more opportu-nity for small-scale farm- we hope to spread asers and improving thehealth of all Americans. much as possible thanksNationally, the grants willsupport marketing to this USDA grant.\" Thanks in part to past partnerships with the USDA, VNA Health Care, the Kane County Health Department and Chipotle, Aurora's Farm- ers Market has been ag- gressive in its efforts to make the market more accessible and affordable to low-income residents. In the past year alone in Aurora, the number of purchases made with Illi- nois LINK cards for fresh produce has doubled.