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Plain feld News

Press Release

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Landmarks Districts Certicate of

Appropriateness (COA) Econom-

ics Preservation Links Frequent-

ly Asked Questions Documents

The Plaineld area was rst settled

in the 1820s with the construction of

a sawmill on the DuPage River. Therst 13 blocks of the Village of Plain-

eld, surrounding the current Vil-

lage Green, were laid out by Chester

Ingersoll in 1834. The urban core

continued to expand and evolve over

the next 150 years. Recent growth

has signicantly aected Plaineld.

In 1990, there were 4,557 people in

the community, and according to the

2010 Census, Plaineld had a popu-

lation of 39,581.

The Historic Preservation Commis-

sion (HPC) formed in 2004 follow-

ing the passage of a Historic Pres-

ervation Ordinance. The HPC iscomprised of nine citizen appointees

who have special knowledge or train-

ing in elds closely related to historic

preservation. The HPC meets the

second and fourth Thursday of every

month at 7 p.m. at the Village Hall.

Interested members of the public

are invited and encouraged to attend

meetings.

The HPC designates local historic

landmarks, local historic districts,

and reviews COA and COEH ap-

plications. It is also recognized by

the Department of the Interior as

a Certied Local Government.

This designation gives the HPC the

ability to review National Register

Nominations, participate in grant

programs, and participate in other

federal and state incentive programs.

City o Joliet

News

Press Release

GR2012 Celebrat-

ing Sustainability Festival

Saturday, May 19, 20129:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Rain or Shine

Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt

Road, Joliet, Illinois 60431

Free Family Festival full of ac-

tivities, exhibits, speakers, dem-

onstrations, and entertainment!

Local Farmers and Artisans

Expanded Arts and Activities Tent

Speakers Series featuring

over 20 Sustainability Experts

Nature walks through

JJC Natural Areas and Fen

Tours of the LEED Cer-

tied Campus Center

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Display Film Screenings of Tapped

and Vanishing of the Bees

Eight Bands on the Main Stage

Student Art Exhibit at Gallery 7

Recyclepalooza

Rock Climbing Wall

Farm Animal Petting Zoo

Please visit www.celebratingsustain-

ability.com for more information.

The festival runs from 9:00 am to

4:00 pm. Come for the festival and

stay for the party! To see what can

and cannot be recycled please go

to http://www.celebrating-

sustainability.com/festival.

shtml?tab=7#Miscellaneous.

New this year, The Grand Pic-

nic! Come join us as we cele-

brate sustainability throughout our

communities! Bring your pic-

nic basket and a blanket and come

listen to the sounds of Hoots and

Hellmouth with your fam-

ily and friends. The party runs

from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

The festival is possible due to the sup-

port of multiple founding partners

including the City of Joliet, Forest

Preserve District of Will County, Jo-

liet Public Library, Joliet Junior Col-

lege, Joliet Park District, Joliet Job

Corps, Joliet Township, Joliet Public

School District 86, University of Il-linois Extension, and Will County.

City o

Naperville

Press Release

New Hours

New Service Hours

Police Department Front Desk

Eective April 1, 2010, the hours

of operation for the Naperville Po-

lice Departments front desk will belimited to Monday through Friday,

7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Front desk sta will

not be available during overnight

hours each weeknight, nor will sta

be present on weekends and holidays.

Community Connection

The Naperville Police Department

will be closing Community Connec-

tion, located at 535 Fairway Drive

Suite #103, on April 1, 2010. Any

citizen needing non-emergency po-

lice services, previously oered at

Community Connection, should vis-

it the police department front desk

during normal business hours.

Finance Department

Beginning on March 1, 2010, the

Finance Department counter will

be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on

Wednesdays. The Finance Depart-

ment will be open from 7:30 a.m.

to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays,

Thursdays and Fridays.

City o Aurora

By Mavis Bates

May 16, 2012, Aurora, IL What

is a Celebration of Sustainability?

Find out at the Aurora Green Fest

on June 9th at the Prisco community

Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora,

IL 60506, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00

p.m. The sustainable community

of the Fox Valley will be there to

energize and motivate our visitors

with new ideas for greener living.

Its our third year in Aurora, and

we are bringing together the bright-

est stars in our environmental com-

munity to create the most exciting

Green Fest ever, said Mavis Bates,

Chairman of the Aurora Green

Fest. Our emphasis this year is to

raise awareness for making positive

changes in our daily lives, from the

food we eat, to the cars we drive, to

the choices we make every day that

aect the air we breathe, the water we

drink, and our whole quality of life.


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The event combines local businesses

with environmental non-prots. It is

an opportunity for people with an in-

terest in a green life-style to meet lo-

cal non-prot environmental groups,

eco-businesses, including sustain-

able energy businesses, local farm-

ers, and healthy home advocates.

A big attraction this year is the

Solar Powered Concert, featur-ing the very popular Chicago-area

eco-friendly band, The Giving Tree

Band, and powered by WCP Solar.

As the grand nale of the day, Au-

rora Green Fest will raffl e o the

$25,000 solar photovoltaic (PV)

system, which includes installation,

donated by WCP Solar, Inc. Raffl e

tickets are now available, and win-

ner need not be present. Send in-

quiries to [email protected]

Highlights of the Au-

rora Green Fest include:

Solar Powered Concert

with a raffl e of a $25,000 so-

lar PV system and installationGreen car show

Green kids activities

Rain barrels for sale

On-site recyclingStyrofoam, elec-

tronics, cell-phones, compact o-

rescent light bulbs, and old medi-

cations, sponsored by Fox Metro.

Shred-it-and-forget-it,

from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Rich Centeno, The

Magical Balloon Man

SOAR, Inc., Save Our American Rap-

tors, will bring rescued birds of prey

Food by Rivers Edge Caf and

Ezra's Chameleon Kitchen & Road

Show

This is a family-friendly event, with

plenty of activities for kids. SOAR,

Inc. will exhibit their rescued birds

of prey. Kids activities will include

art projects from recycled objects,

face painting, nature-themed bal-

loon creations, and kids teach-

ing kids. Parents, bring your

kids. Kids, bring your parents.

Aurora Green Fest promises to be an

exciting and engaging way to learn

more about sustainable practices

and resources in the community,

with networking with local people

and businesses that share an inter-

est in preserving the earth. For in-

formation on the festival please visit

www.auroragreenfest.com or Like

Aurora Green Fest on Facebook.

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The Aurora Green Fest is produced

by Aurora Green Lights, in a liation

with The Conservation Foundation.

Aurora Green Lights is an independ-

ent, non-prot citizens group, with a

mission to promote sustainable liv-

ing in Aurora and the Fox Valley.

Contact:

Mavis Bates

Chairman, Aurora Green Fest

[email protected]

www.auroragreenfest.com

www.facebook.com/

AuroraGreenFest

Twitter: @auroragreenfest

630-605-9244

Coee Shop

By Brian Basilico

Whats Your Number???

OK Based on my expericence

(and Facebook Insights), I am guess-

ing that you are not 20 years old!

Remember back in the 70s or 80s

or 90s when the best pickup line

was Whats your Sign? or Whats

your number?. Well thats made

a comeback in 2012 especially

if you run your own business and

market it over the internet! So I ask

you What are your looking for?,

1) a long term relationship, or 2) a

one night stand? My guess is you

chose #1! Then why would you treat

your #1s like #2?

The dierence is it takes time and

commitment to grow and build a re-

lationship It takes a smooth talker

to create a one night stand!


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In the internet marketing world

Whats Your Sign? is Facebook,

LinkedIn, Twitter, Pintrest, You-

Tube, etc.! Whats Your Number?

is How Many Followers You Got?!

If you base your business (and self

worth) on the numbers of follow-

ers you have, then you are doing it

all wrong (sorry to some of you). I

have some customers with 1000s of

followers and others who have 10s!

Sometimes, the ones with 10s are

more successful with Social Media

than ones with 1000s (bought youfrom India and China). If you have

an international product, that might

be cool if you are selling a service

to a local audience, not so much!

What matters the most is

measurement!

You have multiple opportunities to

see how your Social Media is creat-

ing sales! Sticking with Facebook,

you have insights that gives you de-

tailed information about what you

post and how people interact with

them. What you see above is fairly

typical out of 555 fans, 222 ac-tually see the post. If fans feel your

are talking to them and giving use-

ful information.. you get 5-6% to in-

teract with it or share it. If you are

selling yourself, you will get less in-

teraction. User interactions of 1-2%

is a valid number (eMail clicks, Ad-

Word clicks, Post Card redemption)

throughout all marketing. It sounds

small but in reality its average. IF

you are getting 4-5% (or more) in-

teraction, then you are creating a

buzz!

Other numbers that should matter

to you, is your website Analytics (I

use Google). You can measure how

your Social Media is driving tra c

to your website, where they go and

what they do! Managing over 50 an-

alytics account, I have a good handle

on what average is! Above, you can

see that LinkedIn may drive more

tra c to my website, but I get more

engaged users (more time and visits

more pages) from Facebook!

Now I cant give you the Magic

Numbers for your business. Eve-

ry business, website, Social Media,

campaign has

dierent metrics

and measure-ments. What I

can tell you, is

that if you are

not measur-

ing your data,

you are missing

valuable infor-

mation. Sadly,

too many peo-

ple who do col-

lect data, dont

check it as often

as they should.

Even worse, they

really dont un-

derstand whatthese numbers

mean relative to

their business.

Now the good

news You can

use Social Me-

dia to drive more

tra c to your

website but it comes with some

IFs! IF your audience is au-

thentically interested in what you

have to say! IF you are treating

them like people and not just another

advertising medium! IF you value

their relationship enough to actually

communicate back with them if they

communicate with you!

PEOPLE Social Networking is

NOT ADVERTISING.

If you treat people like a number,

your are more than likely doomed to

fail. People have much better things

to do than constantly read your ads.

Facebook is for FUN (thats why its

the most popular social network for

consumers). Get to know your audi-

ence and treat them like friends

not prospects!

Here is somebasic advice

to raising your

numbers (and

engagement) of

people who care

about you and

your brand

Dont ROBO-

POST - Re-

member the Ea-

gles song New

Kid In Town?

Nothing says

you could care

less about peo-ple than post-

ing stu that is

not personalized

and directed to

a specic audi-

ence! People

can smell shot-

gun marketing

a mile away! If

you are not sending specic mes-

sages to a target audience then you

are just more noise! Take the time to

personalize and more importantly

RESPOND with personal interac-

tions with those who interact with

you! Pulling out the bullhorn and

constantly thanking new followers,

may make them feel good, but makes

others who follow you less interested

in interacting with you in the future!

Be You You have a personality

use it! You have a brain cre-

ate original thoughts! You are dif-

ferent tell people how and why!

There are 1000s (sometimes 10s

of 1000s) of people who do what

you do! Nicole Tudisco of Wheat-

land Realty calls herself The Cure

for the Common Realtor. In net-

work meetings, emails, blog posts

and in person, and she is clear thatshe does things dierently and is

not shy to tell you how and why!

Be There Nothing replaces Face-

to-Face Networking. Make an ef-

fort to get to know other people and

connect with them. That is the cor-

nerstone of getting people to pay at-

tention to you! God gave us 2 ears

and 1 mouth to listen twice as much

as we speak (and stereo is nice).

Nothing screams SPAM, SCAM,

and WHAM (not the 80s band

who had great hair but a closing

door sound) as marketing to people

who dont know, like and trust you!

Spend time getting to know themrst and

CREATE A RELATIONSHIP!

The number that really matters is the

number of phone calls, emails, refer-

rals and jobs you get. All of the rest of

the stu is window dressing. I have

5000 combined connections (small

by some standards) with all my so-

cial media but I care about only 1

the one I can be the best resource

to next! Whether you do businesses

with them or point them in the right

direction to solve their problem or is-

sue they are the most important

person to you!!!

Brian Basilisco


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Top 10 Ways to

fnd a Job

posted from career builder

While the popularity of online job

boards puts millions of jobs at one's

ngertips, it has also made the job

applicant pool that much bigger.

For this reason, national job search

sites and the Internet as a whole

have gotten a bad rap from someindustry professionals as an ineec-

tive job seeker tool; on the contrary,

the Internet actually can be a great

resource for job seekers -- they just

need to know how to use it.

When it comes to a fruitful online

job search, successful job seekers fol-

low these 10 guidelines.

1. If you build it, they can come.

Instead of simply posting your r-

sum on a Web site, take it one step

further and design an easily-navi-

gable Web site or online portfolio

where recruiters can view your bodyof work, read about your goals and

obtain contact information.

2. Check yourself to make sure

you haven't wrecked yourself.

Google yourself to see what comes

up -- and what potential employers

will see if they do the same. If you

don't like what you nd, it's time to

do damage control.

3. Narrow your options.

Many job boards oer lters to help

users rene their search results more

quickly. You should have the option

to narrow your job search by region,

industry and duration, and, often-

times, you can narrow it even more

by keywords, company names, expe-

rience needed and salary.

4. Go directly to the source.Instead of just applying for the post-

ed job opening, one of the best strat-

egies to nding a job is to rst gure

out where you want to work, target

that company or industry and then

contact the hiring manager. Also,

many employers' career pages invite

visitors to ll out candidate proles,

describing their background, jobs

of interest, salary requirements and

other preferences.

5. Find your niche with

industry Web sites.

Rene your search even more by vis-

iting your industry's national or re-gional Web site, where you can nd

jobs in your eld that might not ap-

pear on a national job board. More

and more employers are advertising

jobs on these sites in hopes of getting

a bigger pool of qualied applicants.

6. Try online recruiters.

Recruiters will help match you with

jobs that meet your specic skills

and needs. Not sure where to start?

Sites such as recruiterlink.com, on-

linerecruitersdirectory.com, search-

rm.com and i-recruit.com provide

links to online headhunters for job

seekers.

7. Utilize video rsums.

Video rsums are just one more

way to stand out to employers. In-

tended as supplements to -- not re-placements for -- traditional rsu-

ms, video rsums allow job seekers

to showcase a little bit of their per-

sonalities and highlight one or two

points of interest on their rsums.

8. Run queries.

You run searches on everything else,

from your high school sweetheart

to low-fat recipes, so why not jobs?

Enter a query that describes the ex-

act kind of job you're seeking and

you may nd more resources you

wouldn't nd otherwise (but be pre-

pared to do some sorting).

9. Utilize job alerts.

Most job boards have features that

allow you to sign up to receive e-mail

alerts about newly available jobs that

match your chosen criteria. Or go

a step further and arrange an RSS

(really simple syndication) feed from

one of these job sites to appear on

your customized Internet homepage

or your PC's news-reader software.

10. Get connected.

How many times have you been told

that it's not what you know, but who

you know? Thanks to the emergence

of professional networking sites like

LinkedIn.com, job seekers no long-

er have to rely on the old standby

of exchanging business cards with

strangers. These sites are composed

of millions of industry professionals

and allow you to connect with people

you know and the people they know

and so forth. (A word of caution:

When you sign up for online social

networking sites, you are in a public

domain. Unless you are able to put

a lter on some of your information,

nothing is private, and it can be dif-

cult to erase once it is posted.)

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Kendall County

Forest Preserve

News

by Kriss Heiman

Program Highlights

Family Fitness With Fido (Fam-

ily): Sunday, May 20; 2:00-4:00PM,

Hoover FP; Fee: $20 per family, one

dog per each adult.

Enhance your bond with your dog,

stay t with your family, and en-

joy the beauty of spring all in one

class! Angela Murray, Certied Dog

Trainer of Nature Your Pet, will lead

this class that includes training dis-

cussion, 1-mile hike with challenge

stations, and tips on pet nutrition

with free samples from Go Dog Go

of Oswego. No exi-leads, choke, or

pinch collars and you are required to

pick up after your dog.

Badge Bonanza Day (Ages 6-12):

Friday, June 8; Girl Scouts from

9:00-11:45, Cub Scouts from 1:00-

3:45PM, Rookery Building, Hoover

FP; Fee: $5


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Girl Scouts from Brownies to Ca-

dettes, Cub Scouts from Wolf to

Webelos, and individuals looking

for something fun to do will have a

blast working on requirements for

achievement patches. Deadline to

register is May 2

Profle in

Business

by Jennifer Flowers

A neighborhood place to visit if you

are every in need of Auto Repair

would be Discount Tire located 230

south Douglas Road in Oswego. Re-

cently I had an emergency and need

their service. I had encountered a

at tire on my automobile and need-

ed tires. So being local I called and

spoke with the Store Manager Steve

Smith who immediately became my

trusted advisor in solving my dilem-

ma. Instead of up selling me Steve

approached the issue and related

and sympathized with my Dilemma.

After speaking with him and arrang-ing to immediate bring the Vehicle

to his shop the entire dilemma was

solved; so airing the tires and driving

to the shop was all the work I needed

to put into solving this issue. Being

pressed for time that day and need-

ing a quick resolution Steve allowed

and aorded me the opportunity

to have a much brighter day rather

than dealing with the Auto motive

issue. Not being pressured and deal-

ing with the sta at the Discount tire

was a treat and a pleasure. Being a

supporter of Shopping Locally I

would recommend Steve Smith and

his polite sta to everyone. So if

you are in need of their service and

would like a great experience please

call them at 630-906-7131 and ask

for Steve.

Jennifer Flowers Publisher of Kendall Weekly

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Cubs Contiue

Pattern

by Dick Kolf

The Cubs continue to keep the sta-

tus quo, being ve games under 500

and 5 games back in the Central be-

hind the Cardinals. The Cubs con-

tinue to struggle, scoring runs withsolid starting pitching.

Starlin Castro leads the team in

average and stolen bases and has

improved in the eld at shortstop.

Geovany Soto is having a good year,

leading the club in homers. And with

the summer months upon us, here

comes Soto, a warm weather player.

Soriano continues to struggle early,

only hitting 250 for his average, al-

most 20 points below his career av-

erage of 271. Ryan Dempster con-

tinues to struggle and capture that

rst win. The Bullpen is a surprise,

helping to keep the Cubs in the thickof things. Je Samardzija is leading

the club in wins. Coming into a dif-

cult situation and bringing in the

win is the role of the middle relief.

The Cubs are still trying to nd their

form. Only ve games back, they

still are on the plate for a June run

to help their fortune. However, the

need to make a move is upon them.

With the need for pitching and hit-

ting, the Cubs need to look now for

some good trade opportunities. This

year, they are playing their division

opponents tough, and that will carry

them so far. With inter-league play

here, the Cubs need to reposition the

conversation to fundamentals that

will allow them to play mistake-free

baseball.

The Sox come a calling in the next

week, and the Cubs need to play for

pride. A week ahead, the Cubs nish

up with the Cardinals and Phillies as

a tune-up for the cross-town classic.

Sox Report

by W. Kyle Veeder

Dunn continues his streak, leading

the Sox with 12 home runs. Mean-

while, Paul Konerko leads the teamin average with 331. Jake Peavy

heads the pitching sta with 4 wins

and 1.89 ERA.

With the cross-town classic around

the corner, the Sox appear ready

to make their move in the Ameri-

can League Central. The Cubs

come calling this weekend, and with

the Sox just 2.5 games back of the

Tribe, this team continues to stay on

the thick of things. Robin Ventura

has been a steady hand guiding the

South Siders.

Look for the big threeKonerko,

Dunn, and Peavythis week to carry

the Sox to sweep their north-side rival.

NBA Beat

By Tim Flowers

Eastern Conference

2nd Round Action

Pacers vs. Heat Series tied up 1-1,

Pacers youth vs Heat talent. The

Heat have way too much re power

and will advance in 5 games.

Boston vs. 76ers Fresh o the up-

set of the Bulls, the 76ers are this

years Cinderella team. They now

face a Celtics team a little long inthe tooth, but still capable of great

things. Series-tied Celtics will bring

the luck of the Irish and will advance

to conference nals against Heat.

Western Conference

Lakers vs. Thunder On paper,

this should be a no brainer, young

vs old and the passing of the torch,

Durant to inherit from Bryant.

The truth, however, is the Lakers

have one more run and will over-

come the youth to win and advance.

Spurs vs. Clippers Enough said,

the Clippers had a great season,

but Duncan is ready. This will be a

quick sweep, and Duncan and the

Spurs will be waiting for the Lakers.

That is the Way

it is

by Martin Flowers

This has been a tough year for Chi-

cago sports fans with the collapse of

the Bears, Hawks, and Bulls.

As we are now here in mid-May, we

are in the midst of a baseball season

where both teams work very hard

to be mediocre. As a town that has

been spoiled the last decade and a

half with championships, this brings

us to an interesting conversation:

Which big city has the most champi-

onships overall?

8 (tie). St. Louis 13 Championships

{Taken from US NEWS Article}The Cardinals unexpected World

Series run last year gave fans in St.

Louis plenty to cheer about. Albert

Pujols helped the team to its 11th

World Series win before bolting for

the sunny Anaheim, Calif., weather.

Their most impressive run came in

the early 1940s, when sluggers Stan

Musial and Enos Slaughter led the

team to three championships be-

tween 1942 and 1946. The Rams,

led by quarterback Kurt Warner and

running back Marshall Faulk, won

the citys only Super Bowl champi-

onship in 1999. The St. Louis Hawks

won an NBA championship in 1958before the team moved to Atlanta

in 1968. The Blues have lost in the

Stanley Cup Finals three times,

without ever winning the trophy.

8 (tie). Oakland / San Fran-

cisco 13 Championships

The Oakland Athletics won most of

their World Series while still in Phil-

adelphia, but have won four since

moving to Oakland, including the

1989 "Battle of the Bay" over the

San Francisco Giants, who won their

only World Series in San Francisco

last season. Quarterbacks Joe Mon-

tana and Steve Young led the San

Francisco 49ers to ve Super Bowls

in the 1980s and 1990s. The Oak-

land Raiders won two Super Bowls

before heading to Los Angeles in

1983they haven't won since mov-

ing back to the Bay Area in 1995.

The Golden State Warriors have won

one NBA Finals title since moving to

the Bay Area from Philadelphia.

8 (tie). Green Bay 13 Championships

With just over 100,000 people, this

football-crazed city 112 miles north

of Milwaukee is the smallest on the

list. The Packers are the NFL's most

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successful team, with 13 champion-

ships, although nine came before the

Super Bowl was created in 1967.

The Packers won the rst two Super

Bowls, with legendary quarterback

Bart Starr leading the team to wins

over the Kansas City Chiefs and the

Oakland Raiders, respectively. The

team is also the NFL's most recent

champion, beating the Pittsburgh

Steelers 31-25 in February.

7. Pittsburgh 14 Championships

The Steel City has had success in all

three sports it playsthe Steelers'

six Super Bowl trophies are the most

of any team, and the Penguins have

won three Stanley Cup trophies,

most recently in 2009. The Pirates,

who haven't nished above .500

since 1992, enjoyed success during

the 1970s and in the early part of

the 20th centurythey've won ve

World Series.

6. Philadelphia 17 Championships

Philadelphia has won 17 champion-

ships, but Philly fans will insist theyare long-suering. The Eagles' three

championships all came pre-Super

Bowl, and the Flyers' two Stanley

Cups came in 1974 and 1975. The

last of the 76ers' three championships

came in 1983. The City of brotherly

love's saving grace? The Phillies won

the latest of their two World Series in

2008. Philadelphia's most successful

team doesn't even play in the city

anymorebetween 1910 and 1930

the Connie Mack-managed Phila-

delphia Athletics were the only team

to regularly challenge the New York

Yankees for American League domi-

nance, winning ve World Series be-

tween those years. The team moved

to Kansas City in 1955 before mov-

ing to Oakland in 1968. The Phila-

delphia Warriors basketball team

also won two championships beforemoving to San Francisco.

4 (tie). Detroit - 22 Championships

One of MLB's oldest franchises,

the Tigers have won the World Se-

ries four times, and the Pistons won

back-to-back NBA championships

in 1989 and 1990, before winning

again in 2004. The Lions won four

championships, all pre-Super Bowl.

The 11 championships won by the

Red Wings, one of the NHL's "Origi-

nal Six," makes them America's most

successful hockey team. Between

1950 and 1955, 23-time All-Star

Gordie Howe guided the team tofour championships.

4 (tie). Los Ange-

les- 22 Championships

With 16 championships, the Lakers

are basketball's second-most suc-

cessful team, after the Boston Celt-

ics. But the franchise won ve of

those championships while playing

in Minneapolis. Los Angeles has

had a history of teams moving to

and leaving the citythe Dodgers

won one of their six championships

while playing in Brooklyn, the Raid-

ers, who spent 13 years in the City

of Angels between stints in Oakland,

won one Super Bowl in L.A., and

the then-Los Angeles Rams won an

NFL championship in 1951. The

L.A. Galaxy have won two MLS ti-

tles, and the Anaheim Ducks andLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim have

also won a championship each, both

in the past 10 years.

3. Chicago - 27 Championships

The Cubs are well-known for not

having won a World Series since

1908, when they won the second of

their championships, but Chicago

as a whole has had plenty of suc-

cess. Michael Jordan led the Bulls

to six NBA championships in the

1990s, the Blackhawks won their

fourth Stanley Cup last year, and the

White Sox have won three World Se-

ries. The Bears won their only SuperBowl behind one of the best defenses

of all time in 1985, but their glory

years came much earlierthe team

won eight championships before the

Super Bowl was established. Before

eventually landing in Arizona, the

Chicago Cardinals football team

won a championship game in 1947.

In 1925, the Cardinals were em-

broiled in a championship controver-

sy when the Pottsville Maroons were

suspended by the league; the Cardi-

nals became the NFL champions by

default. The Chicago Fire have also

won an MLS championship.

2. Boston - 34 Championships

Legendary coach Red Auerbach led

the Celtics to nine NBA champion-

ships in 13 seasons between 1957

and 1969, making up more than

half of the team's 17 titles. Boston's

teams haven't been shabby of late,

eitherafter an 86-year drought,

the Red Sox were able to shake o

the "Curse of the Bambino" in 2004,

winning their sixth title. They added

another in 2007. The Patriots won

three Super Bowls in four years be-

tween 2001 and 2005, the Celtics

won the NBA nals in 2008, and the

Bruins won their sixth Stanley Cup

in June. The Boston Braves also won

a World Series in 1914 before mov-

ing to Milwaukee, then Atlanta.

1. New York - 55 Championships

With 27 World Series titles, the Yan-

kees are America's most successful

franchise thanks to a revolving cast

of legends including Babe Ruth,

Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and

Derek Jeter. But New York's otherbaseball teams have won titles as

well. The Mets have two World Se-

ries wins, and the Giants and Dodg-

ers won a combined ve World Series

before moving west. The Knicks have

won two NBA nals, and the metro-

politan area's three NHL teamsthe

Devils, Rangers, and Islanders, have

won a combined 11 Stanley Cups.

The football Giants have won seven

NFL championships, including three

Super Bowls. Behind quarterback

Joe Namath's promise, the Jets won

their only championship in 1968.

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greatest dynasty in sports!

Home

Improvement

by Ron Bartlett

This Old Home In-

spection for the buyer

Over The next several weeks

we will talk about Inspecting and

evaluating the old home start-

ing with the roof and working

through all areas of the home.

Evaluation of the old home is always

a matter of compromise. The need

for minor repairs like painting and

patching walls or freeing up stuck

windows may have you looking for

another home if you are only mar-

ginally interested, wile major repairs

like foundation or roong repairs

might seem acceptable if you have

found the old home of your dreams.

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Fortunately many old homes are

very well built, in years gone by ma-

terials and labor cost were low so

these homes have top quality ma-

terials and top quality craftsman-

ship. But in order to

make a sound decision about an old-

er home you should have it Inspect-

ed by a professional home Inspector

with experience dealing with the old

home for two reasons, the rst is to

make sure there are no major awsin the structure of the home, like ma-

jor foundation movement or sagging

and leaking of the roof decking and

framing. The

second is to bring in the proper con-

tractors so you can arrive at a realis-

tic estimate for the renovations you

are going to have to face.

If you have decided on a home be

rm in your request for a mini-

mum of 2-3 hours to have a thor-

ough Inspection preformed, the

sellers may seem cool to the idea of

bringing in a home Inspector but be

rm that you want the Inspection.The home owner will want to show

o the best features of the home

and not mention areas of concern,

on the other hand the home In-

spectors job to nd the issues not

easily spotted by the untrained eye.

Next weeks article we will begin

the step by step process of Inspect-

ing the home, starting at the curb.

Ron Bartlett: President Bar-

tletts Home Inspection

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630-346-7990

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Summer Fun

by Susan Johnson

Come Join the Fun of Summer

Theatre at Yorkville High School!

ETC! Arts Camp is oering two ex-

citing theatre experiences for area

children. High school aged students

can sing, act, and dance their way

from July 9-29, and incoming 1st-

8th graders are Free to Be Me!

from July 9-21. Both camps are

hands on ne arts camps providing

dance, music, art, and stage experi-

encesmusical theatre at its nest!

Camp for the younger folk is from

9am-11am, M-F with shows July

20 & 21. Cost for this anti-bullying

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