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Exp 01/31/12 Exp 01/31/12 Exp 01/31/12 9 R E D E Y E l W E D N E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 11, 2 0 12 10 chicago E Y E Lessons from Abused dog D RE on the mend l an extreme An abused dog named 2 Isis who was abandoned 01 by her owners last 2 11, couponer month and then beaten Y with bats by neighbor- R A hood kids is recover- U N ing well and starting to A J By Tracy Swartz trust again, officials said Y, A REDEYE Tuesday. D S Since she was featured on an episode of TLC’s NE “Extreme Couponing” last year and an all-star Metra issues D WE version of the reality shopping show last week, apology it’s been easier to walk an aisle in Antoinette Pe- Metra issued an apology Tuesday to customers terson’s shoes. for the lengthy delays, The 30-year-old Morgan Park resident said crowded conditions she’s been recognized at grocery stores since ap- and communication pearing on the show, which documents how peo- problems that occurred ple from across the country save large amounts at Union Station on Player of the year on their grocery bills. They use coupons and Monday evening. Trains sometimes grow food stockpiles in their homes Simeon Career Academy Principal Sheldon House (from left) and Mayor Emanuel congratulate Simeon on the BNSF, SouthWest from multiple purchases. junior Jabari Parker on being named USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. ZBIGNIEW BZDAK/TRIBUNE Service and Heritage Peterson also has been hosting couponing par- Corridor lines were de- layed anywhere from ties and classes to share tips with wannabe savers. 15-50 minutes. “I have a huge following of young people who are just learning how to shop and save,” Peterson Bogus call sends said. “I’m much more busier now ... because of cops to Gresham the TV show.” A bogus 911 call report- She said she began couponing when she was a ing a hostage situa- student at Southern Illinois University so she could tion sent emergency save money to pay her rent, bills and car loan. crews scrambling to the But she didn’t get into extreme couponing un- scene Tuesday after- til two years ago, when she posted on Facebook noon in Gresham. Police that she saved a few bucks at Target. A friend responded to the 8800 scoffed at her savings, and showed her how to block of South Maryland Avenue, according to po- coupon better. After that, Peterson got a $95 bill lice News Affairs Officer down to $9 and declared she would never shop Veejay Zala, and soon the regular way again. learned it was fake. Peterson said she has a modest stockpile com- pared with the other extreme couponers filmed Fewer cars after for the TLC series. Three-and-a-half shelves in toll increase I got your back her house are devoted to her extreme couponing Passenger car travel on finds: 25 bottles of laundry detergent and mul- Chuck Wahtola (from left), who was rescued from Diversey Harbor on Jan. 4 by Chicago firefighter Bill the Illinois Tollway de- tiple boxes of mashed potatoes, macaroni and Miller, chat with reporters Tuesday at the Engine 42 firehouse. E. JASON WAMBSGANS/TRIBUNE creased during the first pasta she’s accumulated over time. week since higher tolls She recommends that young people learn how went into effect Jan. 1, the agency said Tuesday. to coupon now to prepare for when they have Toll transactions fell families. One of the tips she gives new couponers 4.5 percent Tuesday is to check store policies and make sure to apply through Sunday com- coupons to sales. pared with the same pe- [email protected] | @TRACYSWARTZ riod in 2011, the tollway said. THE QUOTE Autopsy: Woman Sales plus was strangled An autopsy Tuesday coupons equals determined a 25-year- free or cheap. If you can old woman found in Lawndale was strangled. coupon in Chicago, you She had been found un- responsive Monday in can coupon anywhere.” the 1900 block of South Harding Avenue, police said. —Morgan Park resident Antoinette Peterson, who Balmy Chicago shore has appeared on TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” and TRIBUNE Shanna Bettencourt walks her dogs Tuesday along Lake Michigan near Montrose Harbor as “Extreme Couponing All-Stars” temperatures reached toward 50 degrees in Chicago. KERI WIGINTON/TRIBUNE