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The Coffee ShopSocial Media tips to build your business

With Brian Basilico

By knowing who you are talking with

(emphasis on 'with' NOT 'to') and

providing them with quality infor-mation, your posts become more no-

ticed when dabbled in the flood of

information.

Here are some tips to be a bit more

successful and build your business

with Social Media

1. Social Media is not advertising

its an extension of your face-to-face

networking. People are getting more

savvy about using social media to ask

Does anyone know a good plumb-

er? By connecting with friends and

business associates, with useful in-

formation that they can actually use,you stay top of mind. By constantly

selling, you become noise in the bar-

rage of messages in somebodys Fa-

cebook news or Twitter feed.

2. Quality information is every-

whereGoogle it! If you want to

find timely and relevant informa-

tion just search for it. You can also

follow some of your favorite sources

in Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Just because you may see it all the

time, does not mean that your audi-

ence follows the same stu, and they

may find it very helpful

3. Pay attention to your posts. Too

many businesses take a Post It andForget It mentality. If people com-

ment on your posts, theyll real ap-

preciate it when you comment back.

That will give them a reason to com-

ment again. If their comments be-

come unnoticed, they are more like-

ly than not to think that you JUST

DONT CARE about their thoughts

and opinions (positive or negative).

Does all this take time? Well, heck

yeah! Does it reap rewards? Well,

that depends. In this short-atten-

tion-span theatre, you have to have

a READY FIRE AIM men-

tality. Try some postsmeasure theresults, repeat what is working, and

abandon those that are not gen-

erating or creating conversations!

RecoveringUnemploymentRate isDeceivingFrom The Hill

With Roger Sheeman

Most people who read or hear the

news will think the falling unemploy-ment rate is a good thing.

The facts are much dierent. The

government does not count those

who have stopped looking for work

or those who have part-time jobs

who really need full-time jobs.

Of course, Mr. Obama and the Dem-

ocrats take credit for the improved

job picture. The reality is that the

Presidents policies have made job

growth and the recovery a lot slower

and smaller. Creation of 234,000 in

January is the highest since 2009, but

stills far short of the needed 350,000jobs a month created to really bring

down the unemployment rate.

Mr. Obama boldly said unemploy-

ment would not rise above 8% if

Congress passed the $787 billion

stimulus bill. How has that worked

out? The unemployment rate has

remained over 8% For 36 straight

months, 9% in 28 of those months

since the stimulus bill was passed.

The labor participation rate, which

measures the percentage of Ameri-

cans looking for work, fell to a 30-

year low. If the percentage of Ameri-

cans in the workforce were the same

as the start of the recession, the un-

employment rate would be 11.4%.

The average number of weeks it takes

to find a job is up from 19.9 weeks

when President Obama took oce

to now a staggering 40.1 weeks.

The CBO (Congressional Budget

Oce), a non-partisan agency of

the government, has come out with

some dire statistics regarding our

economy. They say unemployment

will remain over 8% this year and

2013. They predict that it will take

until 2017 for the unemployment

rate to get to 5.3/4%.

Mr. Obama thought his stimulus

package was going to take care of the

economy and create jobs, so he spent

his whole first year and then some

pushing his health care agenda. He

finally got it through Congress with

some hard arm-twisting and bribes

to some Senators for their vote,

promising them a ton of money for

their states in return for their vote.

I thought bribery was illegal, I guessits not if its the President.

The President had full control of

both houses of Congress the first

two years of his term, so blaming the

Republicans for the deficit and high

unemployment numbers just dont

hold water. In fact, since the House

was won over by the Republicans,

they have passed over 30 job-creat-

ing and deficit-reduction bills. The

Senate, under the non-leadership

of Harry Reid, has refused to bring

any of those 30 bills to the floor for a

vote. The Senate has also not passed

a budget for over 1000 days. This is adirect violation of the law regarding

the federal budget.

We know the economy was slowing

down when Mr. Obama took oce,

but he was elected to fix the prob-

lems and not do nothing about it or

blame others for it. There has been

no Plan B for fixing the economy.

Mr. Obama has said if he cant fix

the economy in three years he would

be a one-term President.

I am sure he will be keeping that

promise.

Co

ee Shop with Brian Basilico, social networking coach

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EducationIncreasesEmploymentBy Mark Garrity

The January jobs report and the re-visions for December and November

from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

are out today and they look great.

America created 257,000 new pri-

vate sector jobs (only 14,000 public

sector jobs lost to dumb spending

cuts), for a net new 243,000 jobs in

January. December's numbers were

revised up from 200,000 to 203,000

new jobs, and November from

100,000 to 157,000 as late report-

ing businesses trickle their statistics

in and the BLS does further monthly

recalculation of seasonal factors.

The unemployment rate droppedfrom 8.5% to 8.3%.

Looking under the hood, in January

we created 70,000 positions in pro-

fessional and business services. Man-

ufacturing added 50,000. Leisure

and hospitality was up by 44,000.

Health care was up by 33,000 (So

much for Obamacare killing the

health care sector, looks like they're

stang up to take care of the addi-

tional 30 million who will soon be

insured). Construction increased by

21,000 in January, following a gain

of 31,000 in the previous month.

That's good news for the housingindustry as the Obama administra-

tion has revamped some of their pro-

grams to make it easier for buyers to

get mortgages for new houses and

others to refinance.

The manufac-

turing work-

week increased

by 0.3 hour to

40.9 hours, and

factory over-

time increased

by 0.1 hour to

3.4 hours. This

means there isroom for more

new hires in the

manufacturing

sector as GM,

Ford and Chrysler all have plans to

do. Good thing Obama didn't pay at-

tention to Republicans in 2009 when

they preferred to kill the American

car companies and not only their

jobs, but millions of others at their

suppliers.

For months now forecasters have

been telling us that growth in the sec-

ond half of 2011 would be strong but

the beginning of 2012 will be weak.It's not looking that way so far, but

that doesn't mean it won't fade back.

Government spending cuts enacted

last year in the GOP hostage dramas

last spring and

summer over the

budget and debt

ceiling, possible

oil price hikes

from an Israeli

attack on Iran,

oil company

and speculator

greed, coupled

with oil demand

from developingcountries could

send gasoline

prices to $5 a gallon by summer,

putting a kabosh on a recovery.

And let's not forget that the unex-

pectedlike the earthquake/tsuna-

mi in Japan and the resulting Fuku-

shima nuclear plant meltdown that

idled almost the entire car manufac-

turing sector in the US, transplant

and American alike for months last

yearcan happen at any time.

Enough of those worries for now.

Let's turn to what happened in our

own neighborhood here the Mid-

west. The BLS also released num-

bers a week ago for job creation last

year in individual states.

In Illinois, we created 52,000 private

sector non-farm payrolls jobs in 2011

even though we

raised corporate

and individual

income taxes.

In that so-called

employer's para-

dise, Indiana,

where everybody

knew the GOP-

controlled as-sembly and gov-

ernor were set to

pass a "Right to

Work for Less"

law that makes paying union dues

strictly voluntary and are eyeing

teaching creationism's dressed-up

sister "intelligent design" as science

in the classroom, they created all of

17,700 new non-farm jobs in 2011.

In Wisconsin, where Governor Walk-

er gutted public employee union bar-

gaining rights and slashed their pay

and pensions after giving away $127

million in tax cuts to big business, all

in the name of job creation,they onlycreated 3,200 new nonfarm jobs and

none, zero, nadda in the second half

of the year after Walker's policies

went into eect.

Recently Greg

Bedalov, Presi-

dent & CEO of

Choose DuPage,

the regional eco-

nomic develop-

ment corpora-

tion that works

in close con-

junction with

DuPage Countygovernment to

bring businesses

to DuPage County, addressed the

Downers Grove Township Demo-

cratic Organization (DGTDO) at

our monthly meeting. When I say

closely, I mean closely; their board

reads like a list of companies doing

business with the County: the larg-

est employers in the area, and local

GOP politicians. One of our DGT-

DO members, the always thoughtful

Greg Hose, asked Mr. Bedalov what

is the single biggest factor businesses

look for when they are thinking of re-

locating or building a new plant or

oce. Without a doubt said Greg,

the one thing they look for most is

an educated workforce, hands down.

Yesterday, Germany-based Thyssen-

Krupp, a diversified manufacturing

company that makes elevators, auto

components and carbon steel, said it

will establish a regional headquar-

ters for North America in Chicago

this summer. The regional HQ will

employee 100 people to add to the

1,400 they already employee at two

plants in Danville. From the Tribune

article today:

"The company did not seek financialincentives as it considered more than

20 cities around the U.S. for the re-

gional headquarters."

"We've learned not to run where

the incentives are or where there

is the lowest tax rate," Gessner

said. "We need the overall picture."

"Weighing in Chicago's favor are its

extensive air service and a highly

skilled profession labor pool," Ema-

nuel said.

It's pretty clear we have advantages

states like Wisconsin and Indiana

don't have with our transportationfacilities and a world-class city like

Chicago. What's also clear is that

employers want well-educated work-

ers. Indiana, which hasn't had pub-

lic sector unions for some time and

Wisconsin, whose governor is doing

his best to destroy theirs, aren't do-

ing their kids any favors by convinc-

ing their teachers they're not valued

If Wisconsin and Indiana want to

make their schools Double A mi-

nor league ball teams where good

teachers work for peanuts until they

graduate to the big leagues in states

like Illinois, that's their problem. But

such shortsighted thinking isn't go-ing to make them more appealing to

employers or help create jobs in the

long run.

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Mark talks democratic and Roger

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them as they heat up for decision

2012!

Read all about the local candidates

seeking oce and join the discussion

with our new blog devoted to helping

to provide you with the information

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YoungProfessionalsBy Martin Flowers

In the first of our series of profilingyoung professionals, we recently sat

down with Juan Reyna, Kane Coun-

ty Board member who represents

District 3. Reading his story, you

will begin to understand why he is a

young person making a dierence in

his community.

As a lifetime resident of Aurora,

Juans commitment to community

was instilled in him at an early age by

his mother who has been a long-time

volunteer for her church and Hesed

House.

At an early age our mother would

take us down to volunteer at Hesed

House, and that experience helped to

shape my commitment to helping to

give back to my community. Reyna

explains. My family helped to instill

in me the values and the work ethic

that I have carried through life.

Graduating from East Aurora High

School in 1988, Juan embarked on

a journey that would lead him to be

a successful public servant, commu-

nity activist, father, and mentor.

Juans journey began with his first

job after high school with the Colo-

nel Bakery, where he started on the

ground floor and worked his way

up through the ranks to being s su-

pervisor. Juan continued his path of

leading through example with stops

along the way that allowed him to

develop diversity in his views in the

work place. In 1992, Juan joined the

military and served his nation, start-

ing out at Ft. Campbell in Georgia,

and progressing to the Republic of

South Korea, being assigned to help-

ing to maintain the peace along the

42nd parallel.

Being assigned this duty in my mili-

tary career and seeing the impor-

tance our great nation plays in keep-

ing the peace helped me to develop a

better appreciation for what we havehere in America, Reyna said. This

was an experience that would change

my life.

During his time in the military, Juan

became involved with supporting

Special Olympics. In 1996, the Spe-

cial Olympic games were held near

the base, and Juan was chosen act

as an ambassador and guide for this

special occasion.

Upon his Honorable Discharge from

the Army, Juan returned to Aurora

with his wife and they had three chil-

dren. Raising a family and workinglong hours, Juan never forgot the

lessons he learned as a small boy

and his understanding of education,

work ethic, and family.

Juan went on to work at Kraft Foods

and became a union steward repre-

senting the Grain Millers Local 1,

which eventually merged to create

Local 343. Juan then rose through

the ranks with both Kraft Foods and

the union, to serve as a Kraft supervi-

sor and secretary treasurer of the Lo-

cal. As a workplace leader who saw

the importance of teamwork, Juan

built a record as a problem-solverthrough his teamwork approach and

respecting peoples diverse opinions.

Being sensible and working to find

that common ground has helped me

to achieve success in helping to cre-

ate a better working environment for

people. However, Juan has not lost

sight of what is important: family

and community.

Juan counts his greatest accomplish-

ment as being a father and husband.

Even with his busy work schedule,

Juan was always part of his family life,

involved with the PTA, and helpedestablish a program with teachers

that fostered a communication and

dialogue between the teachers and

parents. This low-key, humble man

downplays his accomplishments, like

in 1999 when he helped to solve a

public safety issue with the sidewalks

around Krug Elementary School. He

lobbied with other parents to create

a safe school zone for the children

entering school. Juan also continued

to coach baseball, and participate in

his childrens scholastic career where

they excelled in local sports and were

on the Honor Roll. He also contin-

ued his own education at WaubonseeCommunity College.

In 2008, the residents of District

3 sent Juan to represent them on

the Kane County Board, where he

serves on Human Services, Public

Service, and Liquor Control Com-

mission. He also continues his work

as role model, educator, community

activist, and public servant. Working

to foster relationships between the

City and the County, Juan continues

his journey to represent the residents

of his District.

A young man who began on the ball

fields of Aurora, served his nationhalfway around the world, raised a

family, created safer working condi-

tions, commitment to helping local

schools, and now being a public serv-

ant. Juan has accomplished this all

before the age of 42, and this sets Juan

aside as a young professional mak-

ing a dierence in the community.

IllinoisCelebrates its

ImmigrantCommunityBy Nadia R. Kanhai

While some states like Arizona and

Alabama are finding issues with their

immigrant populations, the state of

Illinois took time to celebrate its im-

migrant community on Saturday,

February 4.

More than 1,500 people joined 50 of

Illinois elected ocials and dignitar-

ies at Malcolm X College in Chicago

for the second annual One Nation,

One Dream immigration integra-

tion summit.

The last 10 years has seen ugly at-

tacks on immigrants, Latinos, and

Muslims across this nation, stated

the leaders of the Illinois Coalition

for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

(ICIRR). We are proud that in Il-

linois, we have moved the cause of

dignity for immigrants forward dur-

ing these very dicult times.

Indeed, the struggle could stretch

from one decade to several, CookAdvertisement

Juan Reyna, one of our featured young

professionals.

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County Board President Toni Preck-

winkle acknowledged with a twist.

When ordinary people commit to

making this a great country, we can

achieve the end to slavery, the wom-

ens votebut the struggle may last

decades.

My mother is my American hero,

Cook County Commissioner Jesus(Chuy) Garcia proclaimed to the

standing-room-only crowd. Its

about equal treatment. Its not about

giving anyone a break. Its about

upholding the Constitution. Illinois

stands as an example.

ICIRR thanked both the Republi-

cans and Democrats of Illinois, who

have worked together for practical

immigration reform. Both Parties

passed the Illinois DREAM Act,

Raul Raymundo, ICIRR treasurer,

explained. The Republicans stood

up against the anti-immigrants in

their districts. We need comprehen-sive immigration reform in order to

move forward.

Our party wants to do more show-

ing up, Matt Murphy, chair of the

Illinois Senate Republican Caucus,

shared. We have a joint future tied

together in our success. We want to

continue this dialogue.

Illinois has been at the forefront of

immigration reform at the federal

level, besides the county and state

level. Indeed, US Senator Dick Dur-

bin admitted, I have been at this

(immigration reform) for 10 years.I will not stop. Its about allowing

young people to earn the American

dream.

This is the issue of our time, Dur-

bin told the crowd. We are writing

the history of America.

We (ICIRR, its volunteers, member

organizations, and elected allies) are

a leader. Alie Kabba, ICIRR Board

President rallied the crowd. Were

leadersnot Arizona, not Alabama.

ICIRR is the most diverse (coalition

of its kind)

In fact, Illinois record on immigra-

tion reform is outstanding. In thelast 10 years, not one form of anti-

immigrant legislation has passed in

Illinois, Maria Pesqueira of Mu-

jeres Latinas en Accion remarked,

thanking the elected ocials present.

ICIRR says that 17 anti-immigrant

bills were defeated in the Illinois

General Assembly in 2011 alone.

Saturdays Unity Rally brought to-

gether an unlikely mix of politi-

cians, immigrants, and their allies, as

they patted each other on the back,

thanking all for their dedication to

the cause of compassionate and sen-

sible immigration reform.

Illinois is made richer by welcoming

immigrants from all over the world,

proclaimed US Congresswoman

Jan Schakowsky. Were immigrant-

friendly Illinoisnot Alabama or

Arizona.

In 2011, Illinois became the first

state to opt out of Secure Commu-

nities, a federal dragnet deporta-

tion program. New York and Mas-

sachusetts followed Illinois lead.

In 2012 ICIRR and its 138 mem-

ber organizations are committed to

naturalizing citizens and mobilizingmore than 150,000 new voters.

ICIRRs 2012 platform is three-

pronged, based on family, com-

munity, and the future. Among its

initiatives is the Illinois Families

Commission with US Congress-

man Luis Gutierrez to coordinate a

multi-level strategy to halt the de-

portation of family members.

A Highway Safety Campaign is be-

ing launched that will require all Illi-

nois motorists to register for drivers

licenses and purchase insurance.A similar program nearly passed in

2011. ICIR has vowed to opposed

the expansion of immigrant deten-

tion center, beginning with the new

facility planned for Crete, Illinois.

The community component of

ICIRRs campaign includes budg-

eting for results, helping the Latino

and Asian communities, which have

doubled in the last 20 years, AllKids

for all kids, and health care access.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn took the

opportunity Saturday to announce

the board members of the newlyfounded Illinois DREAM Fund

Commission, which will provide pri-

vately funded scholarships to young

people to attend higher education.

Quinn personally pledged $1,000 to

the scholarship fund.

In addition to the higher educa-

tion feature of the campaigns fu-

ture component, the campaign also

includes early childhood education

through parent engagement and a

pledge to stand with and defend low-

wage workers.

Its about opportunity and equal-

ity, University of Illinois President

Michael J. Hogan encouraged the

hundreds of young people present.

We want you.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Black History Month is observed in

February. Some eco-egalitarians have

expanded on observation as Ethnic

Equality Month, a time to honor all

peoples and their positive traditions,

to meditate on the equality of all peo-

ples, on the respect due to them, and

on manifestation as African, Asian,

Oceanic, Middle Eastern, European,

Hispanic, and Native American.

Romney Gets

TrumpedBy Joe Fosco

After much hemming and hawing,

The Donald has finally (hopefully?)

decided not to throw his hat into the

2012 Presidential race, but rather

support one of the four remaining

Republican candidates. Speculation

was swirling around who exactly

Trump would endorse for the Re-

publican nomination.

Wednesday the rumor mill was flood-

ed with reports that Newt Gingrich

would be getting the nod, but in alast-minute switcheroo The Donald

decided to embrace front-runner

Mitt Romney.

At the press conference held Thurs-

day in Las Vegas, Trump was sing-

ing the praises of Romney, a de-

cided shift from his previous stance

on the former governor. Not even

a few months ago, Trump was busy

taking serious digs at Romney, call-

ing him a small business guy and

openly bashing the Massachusetts

health care system, often referred to

as RomneyCare.

All this makes me wonder why ex-

actly Romney would even accept

the endorsement of a man like Don-

ald Trump. There is no doubt in

my mind that Trump did the whole

thing just to get in front of cameras

yet again. If he can figure out a way

to do it, it is a near certainty that

Trump will verbally assault Romney

in the future, despite the endorse-

ment, because all The Donald really

cares about is being on TV.

While it is dicult to trust the mo-

tives of a man like Trump, is his

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endorsement actually toxic? Yes. A

recent Washington Post/Pew Re-

search Center poll showed that a

Trump endorsement would actu-

ally have an overall negative eect

on the perception of a presidential

candidate.

Trumps all-consuming need to be

constantly in the limelight has re-duced his reputation to that of a cir-

cus clown. He has traded any dignity

he once had in order to be a reality

star on a primetime TV show saddled

with continually dwindling ratings.

His insatiable need to be constantly

quoted by the media is more befit-

ting a Hollywood diva than a serious

pillar of the business community.

While his business ability can be

debated, it is a near certainty that,

in the political sphere, The Don-

ald is damaged goods. His bizarre

obsession with President Obamas

birth certificate not only made hima poster child for modern fringe

conspiracy theorists, it also lowered

the ideological level of the conflict

between conservatives and liberals

over the Presidents policies. In fact,

his inability to have an intelligent

conversation about modern politics

prompted several Republicans to

turn down attending a debate that

was to be hosted by Trump.

His credentials as a fiscal or social

conservative, aside from recently

voiced opinions on morning talk

shows, are non-existent. Trump

has even financially backed severalprominent Democrats, including

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

and U.S. Representative Charles

Rangel.

So as the weekend rolls on, Mitt

Romney better hope that some more

interesting piece of political errata

drifts past the camera lenses of our

voracious 24-hour media. The soon-

er the world forgets that he stood next

to, and accepted the endorsement.

Someone YouShould Know!by Martin Flowers

Recently, I sat down with the start-

ing defensive end for the Chicago

Bliss Lingerie Team to discuss of allthings football this weekend. During

the interview I found Nadia to be

a person of many talents and com-

mitted to the values that we look for

in todays pro athletes of leadership

and giving back to her community.

Nadia has been in Chicago for about

five years, but in those five years this

Southsider has found a home for life.

As a child her brother encouraged

her to participate in sports. In high

school she was a champion discuss

thrower and a record-setter in the

high jump. However, it was on the

volleyball court Nadia would findher true calling in sports.

Being a hard worker, Nadia would go

on to receive a scholarship to Bowling

Green and study business that would

prepare for her next journey. While

in college she was oered an oppor-

tunity to play volleyball overseas, but

due to an injury she made her way to

Chicago where she had family. Dur-

ing her time in rehab Nadia found

her way to the sandy beaches of Lake

Michigan and began building a new

career in beach volleyball where she

became a legend. Through her time

with the volleyball community herein Chicago, she learned of a new op-

portunity in football.

Nadia was persuaded to attend open

tryouts for the Chicago Bliss the

lingerie football team here in Chi-

cago. At the open tryouts, she was up

against several talented athletes and

was chosen to make the squad. For

the past two years, Nadia has led the

team in sacks and been an inspira-

tion and team leader for her team-

mates. However, there is more to this

story than a talented athlete. There is

the inspirational part of this athlete

who believes in being a role model

and community participant.

Nadia has moved from the field to

the sidelines in her new role as mar-

keting manager for the Arena Foot-

ball League (AFL), which recently

moved their headquarters to Chi-

cago, with Chicagos very own Rush.

Nadia now does sideline work in in-

terviewing players and doing half-

time reports. Nadia also volunteers

with such notable charities as Ka-

nine Therarpy that brings pets into

the hospital to boost morale for the

patients, and she also supports the

Adopt a Grey Hound.

Nadia also brings a unique approach

to her job, whether it be athlete,

sideline reporter, activist, and TV

personality.

Having a self confidence and a

good mental approach helps you to

be able to achieve the goals you set

forth for yourself," she states.

Nadia reports that the Chicago Bliss

had a great season, but came up

short this season, and will be back in

2013 for another run.

This weekend, Nadia will be trave-

ling on behalf of her new assignment

with the AFL and when pressured

by this reporter to make a prediction

about the upcoming Super Bowl, she

replied in a very professional manner

that she was neutral on this game.

She thinks it would be a battle of

quarterback vs. quarter back, with

both teams having outstanding play-

ers at that position, but her heart re-

mains with her Detroit Lions. (Sorry

Chicago Bears Nation) However,

this adapted Chicagoan does root for

the southsiders and regularly attends

games.

So if you have an opportunity, go and

see the Chicago Rush at the All State

Arena, and maybe you will have an

opportunity to meet a fantastic per-

son who is an inspiration and true

role model, community leader, and

someone who is making a dierence.

She is someone you should know!

Nadia Larysa, Marketing Manager For the AFL

444 N. Eola Road, Aurora, IL 60504Howeys on 71, 4571 Rt. 71, Oswego, IL 630.554.7870


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CommunityNewsLeap Year Day Wae Wednesday

with the Tillers at Sunnymere...

Call to make a reservation for The

Tillers Wae Wednesday, which

will be held at Sunnymere, 925

Sixth Avenue Aurora, on Wednes-

day, February 29th (Leap Year Day),

at 9 a.m. The Tillers will make the

wae breakfast, then Sara Clymerfrom The Tillers, will give a pres-

entation on How Nursing Home

Rehab Can Keep You Out Of The

Hospital. The program will oer

information on how to avoid being

readmitted to the hospital after a

recent discharge; how to best use

services available to you (home care,

educational forums, etc.); and when

to call for help and who to call (doc-

tor or skilled nursing facility).

Reservations should be called in to

Cecelia at Sunnymere at 630-898-

7844, ext. 15, by Monday, February

27th (please call between the hoursof 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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Penny Sales - Downtown Plainfield

Saturday, February 11, 2012 at

10:00am until Sunday, February 12,

2012 at 9:00pm

Downtown Plainfield

Penny Sales will begin in Downtown

Plainfield on Saturday, Feb 11th

& Sun, Feb 12th. We had so many

great dales last year, we decided to

pass them along to you once again!

Details are in progress and will be

available by Jan 30th. Watch for info

still to come!

Reservations should be called in to

Cecelia at Sunnymere at 630-898-

7844, ext. 15, by Monday, February

27th (please call between the hours

of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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Senior Services satellite oce is

open at our site on Mondays and

Thursdays.

Meet a representative from SHIP/

Senior Health Insurance Program

Illinois Department of Insurance.

The Senior Health Insurance

Program (SHIP) is a free statewide

health insurance counseling ser-

vice for Medicare beneficiaries

and their caregivers. SHIP is spon-

sored by the Illinois Department of

Insurance.

http://www.insurance.illinois.gov/

ship/

If you wish to make an appoint-

ment, call Senior Services at

630-553-5777.

http://www.seniorservicesassoc.org/

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Matter of Balance Classes

Starting February 28th and for 8

weeks, attend classes on how to

manage falls and increase activities.

During the course you will learn to

view falls as controllable, set goals

for increasing activity, make changes

to reduce falls risks in your home,

and exercise to increase strength

and balance. For more information

and to sign up, contact Sharon at

630-554-5602 or visit us at 156 E.

Washington St.

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ASAP Oswego CUSD 308 has an

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MontgomeryChamberWelcomes New

Members andGuest Rep. KayHatcherPress Release

On Tuesday, January 24, Montgom-

ery Chamber members, and guests

enjoyed each others company, con-

versation and home town food at

Elmers Dog House Restaurant.

In addition, guest speaker, State

Representative Kay Hatcher, gave

local business leaders an overview of

how things have changed in Spring-

field since she was first elected three

years ago, beginning with her very

first vote to impeach Governor

Ron Blagojevich.

She described Illinois as, going

through a financial and ethical tsu-

nami, theres no other way to put it.

She continued, Hold on to your life-

boat, because theres more to come.

As for her part, Hatcher favors term

limits for leadership positions. In


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fact, she stated: Ive seen legislationthat would turn this state around

in three months. But its left to lan-

guish in committee, never called to

the House floor for a vote. She also

mentioned legislation that she has

supported that would demand any

bill with 70 supporters (enough for a

super majority), be called for a vote.

Of course, we cant get that bill to

the floor for a vote.

While Hatcher clearly sees the need

for reforms, she said that in actuality,

about 95% of what the state legisla-

ture does improves the quality of life

and passes nearly unanimously. TheFox Valley leaders work very well

together.

Chamber President Jennifer Jones

Sinnott, introduced three new mem-

bers in attendance -- Chris Hamil-

ton (Aurora Convention & Visitors

Bureau), who thanked the mem-

bers for helping him feel right at

home with the fried chicken; Barry

Croall (Stonewall Business Servic-

es), who alluded to some of his past

experiences working with Home-

land Security; and, Joseph Buen-

venida (Kumon Math & Reading

Center of Oswego), who expects to

open his doors for business in just

a few weeks. When asked about his

first luncheon experience, Buenve-

nida said, The atmosphere is re-

ally friendly. [Chamber member],

Charlene [Coulombe-Fiore] of the

MEDC helped introduce me to

some important people. Ill be back

again next month.

Later, Board Member, Mike Pfeier

(NetComm Business Solutions), an-

nounced the establishment of the

GMACCs new premium member-

ship level: the FOUNDERS Club

which oers businesses expanded,year-round marketing opportunities

within the Chamber and throughout

the local community. Part of each

FOUNDERS Club membership

will be used to fund another new

GMACC initiative, the Alice Sut-

cliMemorial Scholarship Fund, in

memory of Chamber Founder, Alice

Sutcli.

Special thanks once again go out to

Schaefer Greenhouses for providing

a beautiful pink, red and white door

prize floral arrangement and for

bringing in a Valentines Day mood.

After searching every pocket twice,winner, Bob Lockwood (Full Ar-

mour Studios) found his door prize

ticket to claim the prize.

Unique to the Montgomery Cham-

ber is its plan to move the mem-

ber luncheon to dierent local res-

taurants each month. GMACC

members and prospective business

members are welcome to attend

next months luncheon on Tuesday,

February 28, at Montgomerys hid-

den treasure, the Select Restaurant,

for o the menu American fare. As

always, there is no charge to attend,

just the price of your lunch.

For more information and to regis-

ter for the next monthly luncheon

and other upcoming events, visit the

Greater Montgomery Area Chamber

of Commerce website (www.cham-

berofmontgomeryil.org,) or call the

Chamber oce at 630-897-8137.

VoterRegistrationPress Release

Friday, February 10, from

7-8:30pm

A Voter Registration Drive will be

held at the Montgomery Campus

of the Oswego Library District,

located 111 Reading Boulevard in

Montgomer.y Illinois 60538

If you need to be registered for the

upcoming primary election, please

stop by.

If you have further questions about

where to vote or need assistance

with voting, please call the Kendall

County Clerk at 630-553-4104.

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2012 Jan lunch Kay Hatcher Receives Cer tificate of Appreciation from GMACC Chamber

Pres Jennifer Jones Sinnott.


9/11


Super Finish ToGreat Gameby Dick Kolf

With a record audience of over

111 million people around the

world watching the big game,

the teams did not disappoint.

The Giants prevailed in a thriller be-

hind Eli Manning late-game heroics

and the crushing Giants defense.

Experts predicted this game would

come down to basic old-fashioned

who-wanted-the-win-more. In the

end, with a Tom Brady interception

and a late game drive by Eli Man-

ning, the torch has been passed and

a new era has begun.

With their second Super Bowl vic-

tory and Eli still in his early 30s,

this Giants team looks to be-

come the team of the decade.

In the end youth overcame experi-

ence as the Giants defense shut downthe older Patriots oense and could

have possibly ended Tom Bradys

decade of dominance. Throughout

the game the Patriots looked tired

and unsure of how to handle the

Giants defense. Eli Manning gave a

commanding performance with the

help of his fellow players on oense.

A 21-17 win ensures that the NFL

has a new champion for another year.

NCAA Mens

HOOPSRankTeam (1st Place Votes)Record

View Complete Rankings

Last updated Wednesday, Feb 8,

2012 12:55 AM EST

1Kentucky(63) 24-1

2Syracuse(2) 23-1

3Ohio State 21-3

4Missouri 22-2

5North Carolina 20-3

6Baylor 21-2

7Kansas 18-5

8Florida 19-5

9Murray State 23-0

10Duke 19-4

11Michigan State 18-5

12Georgetown 18-4

13San Diego State 20-3

14UNLV 21-4

15Florida State 16-6

16St. Mary's 22-2

17Creighton 21-4

18Marquette 20-5

19Virginia 18-4

NBA Standings


10/11


20Mississippi State 18-5

21Wisconsin 18-6

22Michigan 17-7

23Indiana 18-6

24Louisville 19-5

25Harvard 20-2

Black Hawks

BeatTroubling times for Blackhawks

By Ron Bartlett

With the All Star festivities over, the

Hawks looked to get back on track

when they traveled to Vancouver for

the first of three straight road games

against the NW division.

The long road trip looked as though

it would start well, as the Hawks had

a 2-1 lead in the third period, only to

fall 3-2 in overtime.

After a day o, they resumed their

trip in Edmonton with revenge on

their minds, and things looked good

as the Hawks took a lead into the

second, only to watch as Sam Gag-

ner tied a record for points in a game

by a Hawks opponent, with 8 points,

4 goals, and 4 assists. The Hawks

lost 8-4.

The Canadian leg of the trip finished

o in Calgary with Ray Emery get-

ting the nod between the pipes. The

Hawks played better, Emery was on

top of his game, but in the end, the

lack of goal scoring cost them, andthey lost again for the sixth straight

time on the road.

The starting goal tending has been

a big disappointment this season,

as Crawford cant seem to find any

consistency to his game. The defense

has been suspect as well, so watch for

more moves from the front oce if

the Hawks continue to struggle.

The Hawks had better snap out of it

quick, as the Western Conference is

so tight that they could be in danger

of not making the playos.

The Hawks will suite up again on

Tuesday to face Colorado on the

next leg of their tr ip. Lets hope they

turn things around. It will be harder

to get points as the playos near.

NCAA Women'sHoopsRankTeam (1st Place Votes)Record

View Complete Rankings

Last updated Wednesday, Feb 8,

2012 12:35 AM EST

1Baylor(40)24-02Notre Dame24-1

3Connecticut22-2

4Stanford20-1

5Duke19-3

6Miami (FL)20-3

7Kentucky21-3

8Maryland20-3

9Wisconsin-Green Bay20-0

10Ohio State21-2

11Tennessee17-6

12Delaware20-1

13Nebraska19-3

14Georgetown18-5

15Texas A&M16-5

16Purdue19-517Rutgers17-6

18Penn State18-5

19Gonzaga21-3

20Louisville17-7

21Georgia18-6

t-22North Carolina17-6

t-22Georgia Tech17-7

24South Carolina18-5

25St. Bonaventure22-2

Hockey Standings


11/11


2011 BattingaveragesPlayerTeamSeason

1. J. HamiltonTEX .359

2. M. CabreraDET .328

3. J. MauerMIN .327

4. A. BeltreTEX .3215. R. CanoNYY .319

6. B. ButlerKC .318

7. I. SuzukiSEA .315

8. P. KonerkoCWS .312

9. C. CrawfordBOS .307

10. V. MartinezDET .302

PlayerTeamSeason

1. C. GonzalezCOL .336

2. J. VottoCIN .324

3. O. InfanteFLA .321

4. T. TulowitzkiCOL .315

5. M. HollidaySTL .312

6. A. PujolsSTL .312

7. M. PradoATL .307

8. R. ZimmermanWAS .3079. R. BraunMIL .304

10. S. CastroCHC .300

Vets Cornerwith the KendallTimes VetRepublished by popular demand

Old Vets Allowed to Learn NewTricks

November 21, 2011, President

Barack Obama signed the VOW to

Hire Heroes Act. Not only did this

Act provide tax credits for employers

who hire vets and wounded warriors.

One of the less spoken of features

of this bill is the provision that pro-

vides veterans over the age of 35 with

education.

Thanks, in part to the American

Legion, the Vow to Hire Heroes

Act (Veterans Opportunity To work

Act of 2011, or Bill # H.R. 2433)will allow veterans who might have

lost their jobs due to the economic

downturn the past couple of years to

receive 12 months of Montgomery

GI bill assistance. This equals rough-

ly $17,000 for college education, vo-

cational training, certifications, and

on-the-job training programs.

Providing education opportunities

to the older vets isnt the only ben-

efit given to them through this Act.

It also strengthens the law by closing

loopholes governing businesses to

keep open positions for Reserve and

National Guard members returningfrom deployments. When called ac-

tive to duty, these members will have

a place to return to work, not to the

unemployment lines.

The Act also mandates that all ser-

vicemen and woman departing the

military receive transition assistance

in which soldiers are taught how to

deal with the transition from mili-

tary life to civilian life. With veteran

unemployment rates well into the

800,000s, the Vow to Hire Heroes

Act comes with great timing.

Taking theSuperbowl outof ContextOpinion analogy by Nadia R. Kanhai

A showdown between the Giantsand the Patriots, and the winner is

the Giants.

In a great nation like the United

States of America is it possible for

the Patriots to lose? In order to

answer that question, remove the

commercialism and hype of the big

game. We're talking about life here...

the patriots are our heralded elected

ocials and those who work through

the system (police, troops, etc). The

news is filled with their carefully

spun soundbites, their smiles, and

their egos.

Who are the Giants? The people, the

99%, are the sleeping Giants. When

I picture the battle, I'm not picturing

a football game. I'm picturing one of

my favorite images from artist Erik

Drooker.

Will this approach work when the

G8 and Nato come to Chicago this

spring? Again, the Patriots are fa-

vored to win, but don't count the

sleeping Giants out yet.

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