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Have some Swedish heritage?

You could land a part on a Swedish television show

By Shannon Serpette sserpette@bcrnews.com

Walnut Ridge: The rules

County Board OKs project with 12 stipulations/conditions

By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com

Editor’s note: This is the second story in a two-part series on the happenings that occurred during Bureau County Board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

PRINCETON — Now that the Bureau County Board has given its final say to allow the construction of the Walnut Ridge Wind Energy Project, many may be wondering about the stipulations and conditions the project will have to follow during its construction and operation.

At the Tuesday, Jan. 12, regular meeting, the board approved

12 conditions and stipulations the project must follow.

According to Bureau County Zoning Officer Kris Donarski, 11 of the conditions were recommended by the Bureau County Regional Planning Commission.

She said the Bureau County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) did not place any stipulations on the project because they recommended denial of all the permits.

Donarski said the ZBA denied the permits on findings the establishment, operations and maintenance of Walnut Ridge would be a detriment to or endanger the health, safety,

moral comfort or general welfare of the residents. Also, it would be injurious to the enjoyment of those living in the footprint of the project and would impact property values.

The 12th stipulation was added on during Tuesday’s meeting after board member Tom Dobrich of DePue brought up the concerns from residents who spoke during public comment period about the taxing law for turbines.

Residents who opposed the project talked about how the law that addresses how turbines are taxed as real estate is supposed to expire later this year. Bureau

County State’s Attorney Geno Caffarini said it was stated in arguments during the ZBA hearings that when the law expiration kicks in, the turbines would no longer be considered real property.

With this concern, the board asked Caffarini to draw up a 12th stipulation during the meeting.

The new stipulation reads: “The applicant shall pay property taxes of no less than the amount provided for in the current state law establishing the assess value of WTGs (wind turbine generators) even if such state law expires.”

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Area residents with Swedish ancestry have been invited to apply to be contestants on a popular Swedish television show, “Allt För Sverige,” which is now casting for its sixth season.

“We know that there are lots of American/Swedes in the Illinois area,” said Marika Gougaud, head of casting for Meter Television in Stockholm, which is conducting the search for contestants. “Since America has such a strong impact on the world through its politics, financial institutions, television, film, fashion and culture, it is interesting to turn the tables and bring people back to their Swedish roots.”

If selected for the show, contestants would be treated to a trip to Sweden where they learn about their family, the history and the culture of Sweden.

They would compete in extreme cultural challenges. The grand prize for the winner of the show is a reunion with their living Swedish family.

“We have a genealogist who does the back check on all participants to find their lost family,” Gougaud said.

Fun, outgoing Americans, with some Swedish ancestry — even a little bit counts — may apply to be a contestant on the show at www.greatswedishadventure.com by Feb. 11.

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The queen of hearts: ‘I hope I can make everyone proud’ Bureau County Fair queen pursues the Illinois crown

By Eric Engel eengel@bcrnews.com

MINERAL — Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Regardless if your answer sweet,

there’s something that you need to know. As thankful as I am for grace, the features of my face so small, compared to that which can’t be told — the beauty you must share to show.

Megan Foes will always be a part of Bureau County royalty, but an opportunity approaches only a select few in the United States will ever experience.

Foes was crowned the 2015 Bureau County Fair queen, and the honorable distinction was accompanied by an invitation to the Illinois beauty queen pageant in Springfield.

A casual glance at Foes would humble the hearts of many a man, but to borrow from the good Dr. King — it is not the complexion of the skin, but the con-

tent of her character, that makes for a rightful queen.

“It was a great experience to win the Bureau County pageant, but I went into it to meet new people, make a lot of memories and have fun with it,” said Foes, the 20-year-old Mineral native who is not so much nervous as she is excited for the ‘once in a lifetime’ experience in Springfield.

Foes was informed her presence would be expected at the state pageant if she were to claim the Bureau County crown, and when she traveled down to the Illinois State Fair last summer she actually met many of the other women she will join at the statewide celebration. She said she does not see 71 competitors from other county

monarchies, but 71 great friends she simply had not yet met.

Foes will be in Springfield from Thursday, Jan. 14 through Sunday evening, Jan. 17, when the Illinois beauty queen, first runner-up and second runner-up will be named.

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The 2016 Marshall-Putnam County Land Atlas and Plat Book is now available from RockfordMap.com. This is the 11th edition produced by Rockford Map Publishers since the first one published in 1965.

The new plat book accurately displays parcel boundaries, acreage data, roadways, waterways, railways, section lines, municipal boundaries, recreational areas, and includes an index to landowners. An aerial map lies opposite each township parcel map, and is very useful in pro-

Kinzinger announces Congressional Veteran Commendation Program

St. Margaret’s hosts open house for new emergency room

By Dave Cook dcook@bcrnews.com

SPRING VALLEY — On the evening of Thursday, Jan. 14, Spring Valley’s St. Margaret’s Hospital hosted an open house in celebration of its new Emergency Room.

Several staff members were on

hand to provide guests with tours throughout the new facility while explaining the many benefits the updated department will provide to patients and their families during medical emergencies.

The new 4,200-square-foot addition to the emergency room touts a state-of-the-art technology, equip-

ment, a portable ultrasound, an expanded work space, improved privacy and more.

The new facility completes Phase 1, and Phase 2 will consist of the renovation of the new emergency room waiting area.

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OTTAWA — Congressman Adam Kinzinger announced his office will be accepting nominees for the 2016 Congressional Veteran Commendation.

The Congressional Veteran Commendation is used to formally recognize outstanding veterans throughout Illinois’ 16th District. A veteran can be nominated for a number of reasons such as an outstanding service record, veteran leadership and advocacy after their service, and/or providing community leadership after their service.

“The 16th Congressional District is full of incredible individuals who have served in our Armed Forces,” Kinzinger said. “Many of these brave men and women not only dedicated themselves to our freedom and security while in uniform, but continue to serve even after leaving the military. I look forward to honoring those veterans who have proudly served their community and our nation during their military and post-military careers, and I hope it inspires future generations to the same standard of public service.”

In order to be considered for a Congressional Veteran Commendation, the veteran must: currently reside in the Illinois 16th District; must have served as active duty military personnel; must have received an honorable discharge from a branch of the United States Armed Forces; and could not have received a Congressional Veteran Commendation previously. A nomination form and a copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214 must be submitted for each nominated veteran.

Nominations must be submitted by April 8 to: Congressman Adam Kinzinger, c/o Congressional Veteran Commendation, 628 Columbus St., Suite 507, Ottawa, IL 61350.

Kinzinger will recognize and announce the veterans receiving the Congressional Veteran Commendations following the submission deadline.

If you are interested in nominating a veteran for this commendation, visit http://kinzinger.house. gov/uploadedfiles/cvc_nomination_form.pdf or call Kinzinger’s Ottawa office at 815-431-9271.

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Skoog seeks nominee businesses for ‘Good Neighbor’ Award SPRING VALLEY— To recognize businesses that work to improve their communities, state Rep. Andy Skoog, D-Spring Valley, is accepting nominations for his “Good Neighbor” Business of the Month Award.

“Our region is full of good business owners that put

people to work and invest in our community,” Skoog said. “Businesses that care and donate money or time to help their neighbors are a part of what makes our towns great, and I think we should recognize these community leaders.”

Skoog’s “Good Neigh-

bor” Business of the Month Award will be a given to a local business that is working to improve their areas and help those in need.

Nomination forms can be picked up and returned to Skoog constituent service office, located at 221 E. St. Paul St. in Spring Valley.

Nominations can also be submitted to repskoog@ gmail.com or through a message sent to Skoog’s Facebook page, facebook. com/repskoog.

“Many businesses work every day to serve the communities that support them, and this award

Applications available for Ladd CCSD board member LADD — Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 Board of Education is accepting applications from district residents who are interested in being a member of the Ladd CCSD No. 94 Board of Education.

This opening is due to the resignation of Dr. Robert Morrow.

Eligible candidates must be a U.S. citizen at least 18 years of age, a resi-

dent of the district for at least one year and a registered voter. Applicants cannot be a registered sex offender or hold another incompatible public office. After reviewing resumes and interviewing candidates, the board of education will select a resident to fill this vacancy until the next regular board election, which is scheduled for April 4, 2017.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest outlining why they would like to serve on the board and their resume, noting education, work history and civic involvement to the Ladd CCSD No. 94 Board of Education by Friday, Feb. 12. Questions should be directed to Superintendent Michelle Zeko at 815-8942363.

Spring Valley City Council meetings SPRING VALLEY — Spring Valley City Clerk Becky Hansen has announced regular council meetings will be held every other Monday. If a legal holiday occurs on one of those dates, the regular meeting will be held on Tuesday instead. The first meeting date of the year was Jan. 4.

The council meets in the council chambers, city hall, 215 N. Greenwood St., Spring Valley, beginning at 7 p.m.

Committee meetings are scheduled on an as-needed basis.

Questions may be directed to the city clerk’s office at 815-664-4221.

Auction Calendar Jan. 27 – Allen Pork Farms, tractors, combine and heads, machinery and equipment, 10 a.m., 401 W. Main St. (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Jan. 29 – Patricia M. Cotter estate, farmland, 10 a.m., sale held at Wheatland Township

Building (Lone Tree School House), Bradford, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Feb. 5 – LaVerne McCabe estate, farmland, 10 a.m., sale held at Neponset Community Building, Neponset, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

NAMI Family-to-Family announces education course DIXON — NAMI Sauk Area will sponsor the NAMI Family-to-Family Education program specifically for families of adults diagnosed with a serious mental disorder. The 12-week series of classes will meet weekly from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Feb. 4, to April 21, at KSB Hospital.

The curriculum, written by an experienced family member mental health professional, will be taught by NAMI Sauk Area family member volunteers who have taken intensive training as course instructors. The co-teachers for

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“This class continues to help me. ... The classroom teachings and other’s experiences help me understand why our loved ones do some of the things they do ... It helps me live in my world instead of theirs,” said a former course participant.

This course is designed specifically for parents, siblings, spouses, teenage and adult sons and daughters, and significant others who have a personal relationship with an

adult living with a severe and persistent mental illness. This course is not appropriate for individuals who themselves have a major mental illness or for family members of children living with a mental illness.

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is a small gesture to show them that we appreciate their commitment to our neighbors,” Skoog said. “If you know of an area business that is going above and beyond to help their neighbors, stop by and nominate them for this award and help recognize

them for their dedication to the community.”

Skoog represents the 76th District which includes all or portions of Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Putnam counties. The first “Good Neighbor” Business of the Month Award will be given in February.

Pesticide testing-only session planned in Henry HENRY — The University of Illinois Extension, Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit, will offer a testing-only session and certification program for private pesticide applicators.

Pre-registration is required. Certification is required to apply restricted use pesticides. The session is in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

• Testing-only session: Friday, Jan. 29, from 10 a.m. to noon at the University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam

Extension Office, 509 Front St., Henry. To register, call the University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam Office

by Thursday, Jan. 28, at 309-364-2356. There is no charge for the testing.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, indicate when registering.

Private Applicator Manuals and workbooks can be purchased online or at local extension offices. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.

Martin Luther King Jr. observance is Monday PRINCETON — The Princeton Peace and Justice Roundtable will be hosting its third annual Martin Luther King Day celebration at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18. This event was previously held at the Prouty Building in Princeton, however this year, the celebration will be held at Open Prairie UCC, located at 25 E. Marion St. in Princeton.

The format this year will differ from previous years with attendees gathering in a round-ta-

ble format. There will be a one-hour program featuring a short film clip of Dr. King, music and dialogue about advancing peace and justice today. Junior high and high school students are encouraged to attend, and there will be a special activity for young children.

The community is invited to the event. For more information visit www.openprairie.org or call 815-872-5150 or 815875-4706.

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Queen From Page 1 A hand-picked wardrobe will accompany Foes throughout the event, as a production number dress, a swimsuit and an evening gown will all be separate categories to enlighten onlookers.

All women invited to the event will interview before a panel of judges and give a speech as to where their elegance was initiated.

“In my speech I incorporated family values and what growing up on a farm has taught me, and I hope to spread the message to everyone it starts at the roots,” Foes said, adding she’s had an amazing support system her entire life, and her humility has bloomed through the encouragement that keeps her spirits soaring.

Megan’s mother, Kim Foes, said her daughter has her head on straight, and wanted to thank all the individuals on the Bureau County Fair board and former Bureau County queens who helped Megan pick out a stunning wardrobe and prepare her for one of the best adventures of her young life.

“Starting at a young age, Megan always tried to think of others first,” said Kim, who gave not only good genes, but a belief in the importance

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of great generosity, to her daughter. “We learn a lot from her, and as far as parenting goes she has made it extremely easy on us.”

Foes will be in one of two preliminary groups Saturday night, and on Sunday the top 15 queens will be picked for the royal rumble, so to speak. The concepts of the flesh will fail us in the later stages of our life, but as a tree hangs its fruit without bias that all may consume the sweet nutrients, Foes understands a lovely appearance only aims to compliment a spirit of abundant offering.

“Internal beauty all stems from how you make other people feel,” she said. “If you can spread a positive impact and be nice to people, it will make them feel good and in turn be nice to others.”

Growing up on that country farm taught Foes the value of working hard to accomplish every goal, and she will stand tall on a Sunday night under the Springfield lights. With or without that crown on her head, she will shine bright as a sparkling diamond.

“It’s an awesome feeling representing the area, because I know what I say in Springfield can make a positive impact on Bureau County,” Foes concluded.

“I hope I can make everyone proud.”

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Megan Foes, the 2015 Bureau County Fair queen, was invited to Springfield from Jan. 14 to Jan. 17 for the state pageant.

The possible queen of Illinois will represent all of Bureau County to the rest of the state by relying on the kind heart that grew from her country roots and the beautiful soul her family and friends constantly encourage the growth of.

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grade as it was pre-construction. The project must also re-route tile of the same size, depth and grade that interferes with any turbines, substations or maintenance buildings.

9. The project must follow NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Services) standards when constructing roadways through or parallel to waterways for filter strips.

10. Only three wind turbine generators listed in the petition shall be installed by Walnut Ridge. Any upgraded versions of those turbines shall must go through the conditional use process as new applications.

11. Walnut Ridge must limit shadow flicker to no more than 30 hoursper-year at any occupant residence.

Board has no issue with decommissioning and restoration site agreement On Tuesday, the board also unanimously approved the decommissioning and restoration site agreement plan through a voice vote, with board member Robert Albrecht of Ohio abstaining from the vote.

The vote came after Dobrich questioned the concerns many have about the declining value for scrap metal and how that will effect the amount of money the county will receive when it comes time to decommission the project.

Caffarini confirmed the agreement stated the issue would be revisited every five years to ensure the county would get the proper price figure adjustment.

“The amount under the plan should be reviewed every five years for the purpose of readjusting or recalculating decommissioning costs if necessary during the life of the project,” he stated from the agreement.

He added the price would never be less than $70,325 per wind turbine generator.

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The board unanimously approved the stipulation, and it was agreed upon by BHE Renewables Thomas Budler during Tuesday’s meeting.

What are other conditions for Walnut Ridge?

1. The project shall be constructed as set forth in the application filed on Oct. 27, 2014. Walnut Ridge may install a wind turbine within 100 feet on the location identified in the application as long as the final location of the generator complies with all requirements of the Bureau County zoning ordinance.

2. During construction and operation of the project, Walnut Ridge must comply with the county’s zoning ordinance including conducting all post construction requirements such as a noise study, shadow flicker study and migratory bird monitoring program.

3. The project shall comply with the decommissioning and site restoration plan agreement.

4. The project shall comply with the county roads agreement.

5. Walnut Ridge must implement a complaint resolution plan for receiving and responding to complaints made by the public related to the project.

6. Walnut Ridge must contact appropriate farm agencies if access roads or turbine locations are located on practices under a conservation contract.

7. All conservation practices that are damaged by turbines, substations, operations and maintenance buildings, access road constructions, underground transmission cable installation and heavy equipment must be restored to pre-construction conditions using original design specifications and vegetative cover.

8. Walnut Ridge must replace any damage or destroyed tile with the same size tile to the same depth and

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PRINCETON — Adeleine “Addy” Wiemken, 99, of Princeton died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Manor Court of Princeton.

Cremation will be directed by Cremation Society of the Quad Cities.

Police reports Bureau County Sheriff Accidents

Elizabeth J. Owens, 25, of LaMoille was turning left when Anthony C. Schneider, 20, of LaSalle attempted to pass and struck Owens’ vehicle on its driver side on 3200 East Street near 2200 North Avenue in Westfield Township at 7:23 a.m. Jan. 5. Schneider was charged with improper passing on a crest, curve, intersection or railroad crossing.

Juan P. Carreon, 25, of LaSalle lost control of his vehicle and struck a mailbox on Route 29 near 3075 East Street in Hall Township at 2:42 p.m. Jan. 9.

Julia A.W. Slaight, 62, of Ohio, Ill., hit a slick spot on the road and struck a mailbox on Route 34 near 1800 North Avenue in Dover Township at 4:07 p.m. Jan. 9.

Richard J. Lavrin, 75, of DePue backed into a parked vehicle owned by Mark A. Chaparro, 40, of Peru, on Montana Street near Willow Street in DePue at 9 p.m. Jan. 9.

Melissa M. Jackson, 38, of Walnut, who stopped in the roadway due to white out conditions, was struck by Bain R. Britt, 18, of Rock Falls, who was unable to avoid a collision. Jackson’s vehicle was spun sideways due to the collision with Britt, and was subsequently struck by Benjamin D. Emmole, 26, of Dixon, on Backbone Road in Manlius Township at 5:38 a.m. Jan. 12.

Gary Rollins, 48, of Clinton, Iowa, struck a snow drift and entered the ditch, rolling his vehicle onto its side on Route 40 near 2000 North Avenue in Manlius Township at 5:50 a.m. Jan. 12.

Ciara J. Gale, 19, of Tiskilwa left the roadway due to icy conditions and struck two utility poles on 1995 East Street near 1250 North Avenue in Princeton Township at 11:02 a.m. Jan. 12.

OGLESBY — By the end of 2016, Illinois Valley Community College will end its 30-plus year relationship with the Illinois Small Business Development Center.

As previously discussed, the IVCC board moved Jan. 14 to cease financial support for the ISBDC Dec. 31, an action that will save the college approximately $50,000 in in-kind and cash support annually, IVCC President Jerry Corcoran said.

The move gives the SBDC time to transition to another grantee in 2017. The SBDC has provided one-on-one counseling and outreach to business at IVCC for more than three decades.

“The SBDC provides a valuable community service and has helped many successful small businesses get off the ground,” said Corcoran. “However, with the ongoing uncertainty with state funding, we must focus our limited resources on credit-generating programs.”

The employment of SBDC Director Beverly Malooley and business specialist Gina Czubachowski will be terminated effective Dec. 31.

In other action, the board approved: • A 60-month lease with CIT Group at $3,470 per month (plus 14 cents per mile maintenance) for two 2017 Volvo 630 tractors and a 60-month lease with PAL Trailer for two 2016 Hyundai trailers at $750 per month.

Annual cost of leasing the tractors is approximately $61,000.

• Transfer of $40,640 from the auxiliary fund to the education fund for classroom technology and tabled revisions to 17 board policies.

The board learned: • Laura Hooper has been hired as an Institutional Research/Information Technology programmer analyst.

• Resignation letters were received from part-time peer tutoring program coordinator Cathi Nelson effective at the end of the summer session, part-time English instructor Marian Dzwonnik at the end of 2015 and senior bookstore assistant Jill Patterson effective Jan. 20.

Arrest

Nicholas J. Rick, 22, of Malden was charged with a Putnam County warrant in the 300 block of Maple Street in Malden at 12:40 a.m. Jan. 12.

Deer accidents

Daniel S. Jaeger, 41, of Princeton struck a deer on Backbone Road near Route 26 at 3:28 a.m. Jan. 8.

Mark A. Laktas, 43, of Walnut struck a deer on Route 92 near 1025 East Street at 5:12 a.m. Jan. 8.

Mary B. Miller, 74, of Princeton struck a deer on Route 26 near Interstate 180 at 9:45 p.m. Jan. 8.

Princeton Police Domestic battery

Dustin M. Miller, 25, of Sheffield was charged with domestic battery in the 2200 block of North Main Street at 3:37 p.m. Jan. 8.

Spring Valley Police Accidents

A two-vehicle accident involving Douglas J. McCormick, 36, of Spring Valley and Thomas M. Janusick, 50, of Spring Valley occurred on Hennessey Street near Caroline Street at 4:53 p.m. Jan. 5.

A two-vehicle accident involving Jessica D. Moreno, 20, of Peru and Marco Gutierrez, 19, of Spring Valley occurred in the 100 block of West Dakota Street near Spalding Street at 5:43 p.m. Jan. 7. Moreno was charged with driving too fast for conditions.

Ladd Village Board LADD — The Ladd Village Board conducted the following business at its Tuesday, Jan. 12 meeting: • Authorized the Police Department to spend up to $3,000 for an evidence room cage.

• Released the executive session minutes from 2015.

• Agreed not to proceed with the addition of a 5 percent franchise fee on Comcast bills.

• Approved a liquor license for the Ladd Fire Department’s annual Smoker on Feb. 20.

• Approved the purchase of Symantec Endpoint Protection from Connecting Point.

• Passed a resolution to close Route 89 on May 7 for the Convoy Against Cancer BIG Truck Show.

• Heard that the Ladd Community Center renovation project would soon begin and is expected to be completed by the end of February.

• The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the Village Hall council chambers.

At the courthouse Divorces

Jan. 8, 2016.

William D. Catton of Ohio, Ill., and Bonnie A. (Icenogle) Catton of Manlius; married Aug. 15, 1971; divorced Jan. 11, 2016.

Brian D. Strom of Princeton and Debra L. (Zeimet) Strom of Princeton; married June 16, 1990; divorced Jan. 8, 2016.

Terry L. Goforth of Bradford and Kim M. (Nordeen) Goforth of Tiskilwa; married Dec. 20, 1990; divorced

Traffic court

Driving on suspended license — Michael B. Brooks, 24, of Ohio, Ill.; Blake J. Rhodes, 28, of Spring Valley.

Driving under the influence of alcohol — Tanner M. Galetti, 24, of Malden.

Failure to reduce speed — David S. Janik, 24, of Princeton; Georgia L. Wick, 28, of Spring Valley.

Illegal dumping — Patricia J. Mar-

quis, 66, of Princeton.

Overweight on axle — Gary B. Obenhaus, 51, of Princeton.

Seat belt required (driver) — Andrew P. Lymberopoulos, 29, of Princeton.

Speeding (15-20) — Daniel Cruz, 36, of Spring Valley; Lisa M. Gillam, 35, of Princeton.

Speeding (21-25) — Daniel J. Stroud, 24, of Wyanet.

Unsafe equipment — Douglas P. Hurley, 39, of Manlius.

Workplace CPR and First Aid PRINCETON — The Bureau County Farm Bureau has announced a program offered jointly with the Bureau County Metro Center.

The Workplace CPR and First Aid Course will be offered at the Bureau

County Metro Center on Wednesday, Feb. 10.

The full course (CPR and First Aid) will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

(Bring a lunch). The CPR only training will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

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is $70*.

A textbook will help students retain skills and serves as a reference tool in an emergency. *Bureau County Farm Bureau members are eligible to receive a discount by contacting the

Farm Bureau office for a coupon. Discount is due to a grant offered through Illinois Farm Bureau and Country Financial.

To register, call the Bureau County Metro Center.

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• As an agriculture steering committee continues its work, Corcoran reported interest in the program is growing. “Although we’ve been fortunate to work closely with the University of Illinois Extension and the College of ACES, I’ve received calls in the last two days from Illinois State University and Southern Illinois University about their interest in also working with us on transfer opportunities for our students.”

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Perspective Bureau County

Republican

Serving Bureau County Since 1847

Sam R Fisher

Terri Simon

Publisher

Editor

The power of the ball ...

OK, I’m probably not in the minority here. In the last few weeks, I’ve become a few dollars poorer as I hoped to be many dollars richer. We’ve all watched ... as the Powerball jackpot grew to a record $1.6 billion this last week.

If you want to know the truth, I only bought four tickets which equates to $8.

That would have been a fairly good investment — $8 spent for a $1.6 billion return.

Let me also tell you I was fairly sure I was going to win. I had visions of writing this final column from some remote area (of which I would not disclose), telling Terri Simon each of you how much I appreciated your readership throughout the years. Earlier in the week, I even told Sam, my publisher, I would text him with my whereabouts after all the hoopla died down. Quite frankly, I probably would have told him he could even keep my last paycheck.

Though I didn’t actually make a written list of all the things I wanted to do with my jackpot and all the people/causes I planned on helping, the mental list was adding up fast. More than a billion dollars to help a bazillion people, plus stow away a pretty good nest egg for myself. It was all planned, and I don’t mind telling you benevolence was at the top of the list. I even texted a few friends and asked if they wanted to journey with me when I departed. We even got so far as to talk about my dog, Purrcee, and how she would fit into the grand plan. Summer homes, winter homes, fall homes, spring homes ... entered the conversation, and the idea of never having to make a car payment again was becoming more of a reality as the week wore on.

I was ready. I even drug my feet with those Publisher’s Clearing House $5,000 a Week for the Rest of My Life envelopes. I mean come on ... did I really want to waste a stamp on that chance, when the power of the balls had already turned me into a billionaire? Didn’t make sense, so I let those Publisher’s Clearing House envelopes wait in the front seat of my car until I knew for sure. I tend to be frugal like that ...

I usually try to plan out what I’m going to wear to work the night before, so I mentally don’t have to scramble in the morning. But last Wednesday night, I never gave my Thursday outfit a second thought. Why ... I wasn’t going to need to get up early and tackle my morning routine. Knowing I would be collecting $1.6 billion in a few short days after I turned in my winning ticket, I would just sleep in, pull my blinds, probably wear sweatpants and a baggy sweatshirt around the house all day, make some plane/resort/spa reservations, have my telephone lines disconnected, hire a team of accountants ... oh yeah, and text Sam. OK, I know it’s difficult to believe given my excitement on my new bank account, but I actually fell asleep on the couch Wednesday night before the numbers were drawn. When I woke up long after they had announced my numbers, I thought ... “Not a big deal. I’ll just confirm my winnings in the morning.” I went to bed with visions of leisurely days ahead, curled up by the fire with a good book in some remote yet lavish cabin in Northern Vermont (my summer home). Oh yeah ... there was also a ridiculously-priced vehicle outside too.

The first thing I heard Thursday morning was that there were three winners ... OK, there was plenty to share; I was still OK with it. But then I heard those winners had bought tickets in California, Florida and Tennessee. Without even checking my numbers, I listened to the broadcast about the winning Powerball tickets ... and slowly and quietly, my bubble burst.

But the broadcaster was quick to say that even if you didn’t have all the numbers to hit the jackpot, there were still several opportunities to walk away with a ton of money if you hit five numbers or combinations of numbers with the Powerball ... Hmmmmm. I even heard there were chances to still win more than a million bucks.

Those four tickets are still in my purse, and even though I don’t know what the winning numbers were yet, I’m feeling confident. I feel like if I hold off just a bit in checking those tickets, the numbers could possibly rearrange themselves to make me a winner. And I have a feeling ... Sam is just waiting for my text.

BCR Editor Terri Simon can be reached at tsimon@ bcrnews.com.

Caviar dreams Parting is such sweet sorrow.

I’m pretty sure that this is the last column I’ll ever write. You see, as I write this, it’s Wednesday night and in an hour, the Powerball lottery numbers are going to be announced, and I’m pretty sure I’ll be a billionaire. My wife bought some tickets the other day. This is probably the fifth or sixth time she’s played, so I’m sure that we’re due for a win. It was nice knowing you.

Combine these winnings, which are in the area of $1.5 billion, with all of my family’s Beanie Babies fortune which soon will be rolling in, and I’ll practically be Trump-like. I don’t know if I can get what’s left of my hair to do the Donald swoosh, but I’ll sure try.

I often ask myself, “What am I going to do with all that money?” To be honest with you, I’m really not sure. I asked my 10-year-old daughter what she would do if she won a billion dollars. She told me that the first thing she would do is to make sure that the taxes on her winnings are paid. Fiscal responsibility must skip a generation.

I’m sure I’ll probably do the regular thing like build a new house with a few simple, practical amenities, you know ... like ... a moat. A moat filled with Doberman Pinschers wearing wet suits and scuba tanks.

And if you’re going to have a moat, it would seem silly to not have a tower from which I can dump boiling oil onto unsuspecting door-to-door salesman. You can’t be too careful when you’re loaded.

As far as the interior of the house goes, I’ll need the normal stuff like three to four bedrooms, a kitchen with cool new appliances, 32 bathrooms with toilets and bidets made of gold, and a large, subterranean cave located under the stately manor from which I can base my future crime-fighting efforts. Even us rich guys need a hobby.

I think that I would also like a fully-staffed, major name sandwich shop franchise located outside of my IMAX theater room. If I’m going to be a billionaire, I’ll need 24-hour access to 6-inch cold cut combos on wheat with lettuce, tomatoes, banana peppers and yellow mustard — un-toasted. With chips and a medium lemonade.

I’ll probably also need to upgrade my modes of transportation. I think Wednesdays will be my Porsche days. Red in the morning, grey in the afternoon. The Lamborghinis and Ferraris will be strictly for the weekend. No need to constantly flaunt my good luck to the commoners.

Possibly the one major life change I am looking forward to enjoying

Greg Wallace COMMENTARY more than anything else is that I will never wear a pair of socks more than once. No one from the house of Wallace will ever have to fold socks again. It’s very sad that this is one of my champagne wishes.

As far as this newspaper column goes, I’ll probably hire somebody to ghost-write these for me. Maybe Stephen King or J.K. Rowling or possibly even George Lucas will be interested. It seems like they could probably use the work. Even though I’ll be filthy rich, I’ll try to help those who are less fortunate.

I’m a simple man. As you can see, my life won’t change all that much.

Once I win the lottery I’ll still be putting on my unicorn-skin pants one leg at a time, just like Trump.

We’ll practically be twins.

And speaking of the lottery, I’m going to have to stop writing now because they’re getting ready to announce the winning numbers.

Here we go. The first number is ... ... I guess I’ll talk to you again in a couple of weeks.

You can contact Wallace at gregwallaceink7@gmail.com. You can follow him on his blog at http:// gregwallaceink.blogspot.com.

TO Letter THE Editor

School choice matters for Illinois’ families To the Editor, When it comes to K-12 education, America’s parents want more choices.

In fact, almost two-thirds of parents – 64 percent – say they wish they had more options for their children’s education.

In a society where Americans choose practically everything, from the brands of coffee they drink in the morning to the types of cars they drive, it is understandable that parents are demanding more of a say in where they send their children to school.

Parents understand that with greater options come better results for their children. Every child is unique, with distinctive interests and learning styles. Moms and Dads know that a school that might work for one student might not be a good fit for another.

From Jan. 24-30, millions of Americans will raise awareness about the importance of school choice at an unprecedented 16,140 events – including 882 events in Illinois. These events are planned to coincide with National School Choice Week, the largest celebration of opportunity in education in

U.S. history.

For families in the Prairie State, National School Choice Week provides a good opportunity to review the different types of education options available to their children.

Parents can choose from schools in the public sector – such as traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, or online academies.

Parents can also pay to send their children to private schools, or educate their children in the home.

Parents who are not happy with their children’s current schools, or would like to explore their options, should use January to consider the alternatives available to them. Families can use National School Choice Week as an opportunity to visit schools, ask lots of questions of teachers and administrators, and talk with other parents to find a school that may be a better fit.

Starting the school search process in January, rather than waiting until summer break, means that parents have more options available to them.

Of course, some – if not many – parents in Illinois will find that they do not have as many education options as children and families in other states. For these families, National School Choice Week provides an

opportunity to stand up and have their voices and opinions heard.

Providing greater access to education options in Illinois and across the country is essential, not just for individual families, but for the future prosperity of communities.

Research has demonstrated that when parents actively choose the schools their children attend, or choose to educate their children in the home, high school graduation rates increase dramatically.

A student with a high school diploma will, over the course of his or her life, earn more than a quarter million dollars more than a student who has dropped out. High school graduates are far less likely to be incarcerated, and are six times more likely to participate in community and civic affairs, than individuals without high school diplomas.

In the short term, and over the long haul, school choice pays dividends.

Most importantly, though: school choice matters because every child in America has potential. Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders, and together, we must do everything possible to prepare them for success.

Andrew R. Campanella, president of National School Choice Week Blue Mountain Beach, Fla.

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Students recognized — Area students have been included on the fall dean’s list at Augustana College. See Page 8.

Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings will roll into Princeton on Jan. 23 PRINCETON — The Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings will return to Princeton for a one-night only show at the Grace Performing Arts Center (Festival 56), 316 S. Main St., Princeton, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. They last played in Princeton over Homestead weekend in 2009.

The band has been blasting out their own soul-steeped brand of R&B and blues since March of 1993.

Tenor saxman Terry Ogolini and trumpeter Don Tenuto comprise one of Chicago’s tightest horn sections, while bassist Bob Halaj and guitarist David Mick continue to cook up sizzling rhythms, anchored by drummer Willie Hayes.

Joining the band for the Princeton performance will be a frequent guest, the legendary saxophonist and vocalist, Gene “Daddy G” Barge.

Barge’s career as a performer, producer and arranger encompasses more than 50 years of Chicago blues history.

Tickets for the show are $18 per person in advance or $20 at the door. They can be obtained online at www.festival56.com, by leaving a phone message with the box office

Community Notes Library will host class OHIO — The Ohio Public Library will hold a class on Windows 10 at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20. The class will show the basic differences between it and earlier computer operating systems. Those interested may sign up at the library.

Herb guild to meet STANDARD — The Illinois Valley Herb Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan, 19, at the Putnam County Senior Center in Standard. The speaker of the month will be Joellen Fiorentini. All members can bring their favorite soup or bread item. The Herb of the Month will be done by club member Craig Arbet on the curry plant. New members are always welcome.

Drive-through barbecue fundraiser Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings (815-879-5656, ext. 11), or at the Grace the night of the performance.

The box office will open at 6:30 p.m. and doors to the show at 7 p.m.

There is no reserved seating. The Grace holds approximately 150 persons. All prior sold tickets will be honored in limiting ticket sales at the door, if necessary. Beer and

wine will be available for purchase in the Grace’s Lobby Bar. The Grace Performing Arts Center is completely accessible and ample free parking is available nearby.

For further information about the show, call the Grace box office at 815-879-5656, ext. 11, or Steve Gunning at 815-875-4706.

River Valley Players auditions announced HENRY — River Valley Players auditions for the musical comedy “Somethings Afoot” will be at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 24, and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at St. John’s Community Center, 1301 Second St. in Henry.

In this spoof of classic Agatha Christie detective stories, 10 unfortunate souls are invited for “a marvelous weekend in the country air” at a secluded English estate, but find quite a different scenario when they’re stranded during a thunderstorm. When someone is found murdered, it’s a frantic race against the clock for the guests to escape the strange happening within the mansion. As tensions rise, each guest becomes a suspect. Who will eventually be identified as the devious culprit to the mayhem that lurks in every room? Set in 1935 with a rousing vaudeville-style score, this suspenseful satire is a smashing good time – and far funnier than foul play should be. Audiences just might die laughing.

Roles are available for six men and four women (one of the male roles, Dr. Grayburn, may be cast with a

Tiny Twisters program — The child care class at Bureau Valley High School will hold its preschool program starting in March. See Page 7.

female): • Lettie: The saucy maid. Mezzo Soprano/Alto.

• Flint: The caretaker. Tenor.

• Clive: The fussy butler. Baritone.

• Hope Langdon: The ingénue.

Soprano.

• Dr. Grayburn: The family doctor.

Tenor.

• Nigel Rancour: The disreputable black-sheep nephew. Tenor.

• Lady Grace Manley-Prowe: The grande dame. Mezzo Soprano.

• Colonel Gillweather: The old Army man. Bass.

• Miss Tweed: The tweedy, elderly amateur detective. Mezzo Soprano.

• Geoffrey: The young uninvited guest. Tenor.

Also needed are five to six stage hands to create the magic involving the intricate set and special effects needed for the show. Although the cast is limited to the characters listed, there is opportunity to be involved with making the show come to life.

It is only necessary to attend one of the auditions. Newcomers and theatre veterans alike are welcome and encouraged to audition. Prepare

16 to 32 bars of a musical theatre song that best shows your range.

Bring sheet music in your key, as an accompanist will be provided.

If you do not have sheet music, a selection of music books of familiar songs will be available for you to use.

Be prepared to read from the script and demonstrate simple stage movement. The characters have accents ranging from cockney to upper class British accents. Wear appropriate clothing and shoes that allow freedom of movement.

If you are unable to attend the scheduled auditions, contact Charlotte Balensiefen by calling 309-3643563. Copies of the script are available at the Henry Public Library and may be checked out for one week.

Scripts must be returned before auditions. Rehearsals will be held at St. John’s Community Theatre and will usually be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. Bring to auditions a list of potential conflicts with scheduled rehearsals. There will be five performances — April 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24.

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Dog walking services available.

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SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley Education Foundation will host a drive-through barbecue fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at JFK School. The menu will include pulled pork, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw and corn bread. Tickets are $12 and must be purchased by Jan. 29 by calling 815-664-4601.

Chili supper in Tampico TAMPICO — The Tampico United Methodist Men will have a chili supper from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the church, two blocks west of Casey’s General Store. This all-you-can-eat meal will include homemade chili, relish, dessert and beverage for a donation and ham sandwiches are available also if you wish for additional donation. For more information, call Terry Gaskill at 815-535-3665.

Tiny Twisters at BVHS MANLIUS — Students in the child care class at Bureau Valley High School will hold an intro to preschool from the week of March 9 to the end of April. The preschool will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. twice a week for children ages 3 and 4 in the Bureau Valley District. If your child is 2, will be attending preschool in the fall and is potty trained you can call the school to see about options for attending. For more information, or to register a child, call Bureau Valley High School at 815-445-4004.

Make Someone Happy • Happy 85th birthday to Hugh Cass. Have a great day!

Birth Announcement Simpson Chaney Simpson of Toulon is the parent of a son, Greyson, born Jan. 11 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. He weighted 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches in length. He was welcomed home by one sister, Joslyn, 19 months. Grandparents are Tanya Hayes of Toulon and Rebecca Hayward of Spring Valley.

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Lincoln the Pitbull makes a visit Girl Scout Troop 1652 had a visit from Lincoln the Pitbull who is a PET therapy dog owned by Kemp Smith. The Troop donated and made doggy treats for “Friends of Strays”. Pictured (bottom row, from left) are Karlee Henkins, Sophia Carlson, Lexi Henkins, Tessa Carlson, Sadie Foehring, Heather Heider and Ellie Welte with Lincoln the Pitbull; and (top row) Caitlin Meyer, Olivia Giaguinto, Aryal Phillips, Rylee Landrus, Payton Prusak and Katrina Rudolph.

Area students included on fall dean’s list at Augustana College ROCK ISLAND — Augustana College announced 962 students were named to the dean’s list for the 2015-16 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for courses taken during the term.

Area students included on the list were: • Ashley Newell, a senior from Mendota, majoring in psychology and sociology-social welfare.

• Nicholas Phalen, a sophomore from Mendota, majoring in biology.

• Danielle Steffen, a sophomore from Nepon-

set, major is undecided.

• Alyssa Thompson, a senior from Princeton, majoring in biology.

• Janelle Norden, a sophomore from Walnut, majoring in sociology-social welfare.

• Hannah Schaefer, a senior from Princeton, majoring in biology.

March of Dimes receives donation Thanks to those who have shopped, donated or volunteered this year and the Spring Valley businesses who participated in the annual Christmas tree auction, Upscale Resale and Department 2 have donated $3,500 to the March of Dimes. Accepting the check is the family team Miracles Happen III. Pictured are Raylene Ferrari (from left), owner of Upscale Resale and Department 2, Jennifer Sines, team captain for Miracles Happen III, and Lori Tonozzi, team member for Miracles Happen III.

2016 IMUA Scholarship Program applications available LADD — The village of Ladd, in partnership with the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association (IMUA), will again offer a scholarship competition program for eligible high school seniors.

Each eligible applicant is asked to submit an application and an essay of 500 words or less addressing their choice of one of three

utility-related questions.

Applicants must be high school seniors whose parents or legal guardians are residential customers of the village of Ladd municipal utility.

The deadline for submitting applications and essays is Friday, March 11.

A committee of municipal utility officials will select a total of four finalists, each

of whom will receive a certificate and $500 scholarship award. Winners will be announced sometime in April.

Application forms are available in the village clerk’s office and on the village’s website. Applicants may contact the IMUA for more information by calling 217-7894632.

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Together, board-certified physicians Benjamin Shepherd, MD, and Ralph Narinedhat, MD, along with Tamara Workman, PA-C, a certified physician assistant, will bring complete family care to the new center.

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Want to see your name in the paper?

Hey, kids!

My name is Logan Serpette. I am a fifth-grade student at Henry-Senachwine Grade School, and I am the author of Cool Kids’ Corner.

Do you have something you want to see in the newspaper? Email your jokes, recipes and other items to me at coolkidscorner@ outlook.com. I can’t wait to read your stories and try your recipes.

When you email me, make sure you include your name, your hometown and how old you are, so you can be famous in the newspaper.

Celebrate being a kid!

Hanging out with the Harlem Globetrotters I was able to go to the Harlem Globetrotters game on Jan. 10 at the Peoria Civic Center.

My family and I had a great time. We got to meet the players and sit with them on the bench. My sister and I learned how to

spin a basketball on our fingers, just like they do. My favorite player is Too Tall. I think he is the funniest.

Turbo and Viper said they first saw the Globetrotters when they were little on an episode of Scooby Doo. My sister, Lexi, and

I have also watched that episode. That’s how we learned about the Globetrotters too.

The players were all really nice to us. If you ever have a chance to go see the Globetrotters play, you should definitely go!

LOL jokes Q. How do basketball players stay cool during a game?

A. They stand by the fans.

••• Q. Why are basketball players messy eaters?

A. They are always dribbling.

••• Q. Why do basketball players love cookies?

A. Because they can dunk them.

••• Q. What do you call a pig who plays basketball?

A. A ball hog.

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Answers: 1. basketball; 2. dunk; 3. jersey; 4. dribble; 5. uniforms; 6. fun; 7. tricks; and 8. teamwork.

Five fun facts about the Harlem Globetrotters • Too Tall is 5 feet 2 inches tall, and he is the shortest Globetrotter ever.

• Several Globetrotters hold records in the Guinness Book of World Records for their basketball shots and tricks.

• Viper was a good high jumper when he was in school. He was able to jump seven feet.

• The Harlem Globetrotters met the Pope.

• They like making kids happy.

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Do you have a new business? Has someone from your company received an award? Is your ag operation doing something different or unique? — Contact BCR Staff Writer Lyle Ganther at 815-875-4461, ext. 6360, or email him at lganther@bcrnews.com with your story ideas or press releases.

Young Leader curling outing set Bill Cox, the owner of Vega’s, which opened its doors at 100 S. Main in Princeton in December, stands by the business’ giant winning wheel that customers see when they first come into the doors.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee will take part in the annual District 4 YL Curling outing on Friday, Feb. 5, from 7 to 10 p.m.

The location for the event will be the Waltham Curling Club in Triumph. Everyone who participates in the curling activity will have to sign a liability waiver before they can play. All are asked to wear clean tennis shoes.

The cost is $20 per person to curl.

If you are a Farm Bureau member between the ages of 18-35 and would like to take part in this event, call the Bureau County Farm Bureau office at 815-875-6468 before noon on Wednesday, Feb. 3, to register.

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Man opens Vega’s in Princeton

By Lyle Ganther lganther@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Bill Cox has gone from driving a semi truck down the roads to now owning gaming parlors.

Cox is the owner of Vega’s located at 100 S. Main St. in Princeton which opened its doors in December. He opened another Vega’s in Kewanee recently with plans for one in Galva in February.

“My goal is to have 10 of them by the end of next year,” he said with plans for parlors in Milan, Dixon and Colona in the works. The state of Illinois only allows each parlor to have five gaming machines.

Cox used to work for Consolidated Freightways out of Peru before the firm went out of business. He also worked at many other places before ending up in Afghanistan working for a contractor.

His cousin’s family has been in the amusement and vending businesses since the 1940s and had been involved in gaming parlors in Illinois since the state first started allowing them to open their doors.

“When I was driving a truck, I met a lot of people in small towns and felt comfortable here (in Princeton),” he said. “I also knew CF guys who lived in Princeton, and it felt like this parlor would be a good fit in town.”

Cox said the people of Princeton have been very, very

nice to him and easy to work with during the six months from the time he started the process to opening the parlor’s doors in town.

Hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays.

Cox said Vega’s is different from other gaming parlors in town with a giant winning wheel that customers can spin to either win extra money or promotional materials.

“We are unique in this location,” he said. “There is no charge to get a ticket and spin the wheel. One name is pulled out of those tickets from customers at 7 p.m. Wednesday for a special weekly prize.”

He plans on having a gift certificate for a meal or $100 in cash as a prize for Valentine’s Day. He had a special drawing on New Year’s Eve. He also wants to have a players club where customers can win $5 free play money.

Bob Anderson is Cox’s operations manager for his parlors and said a town the size of Princeton can support three to four gaming parlors.

“People like to go to parlors,” said Anderson. “It is an easier environment, especially for elderly people. It is quieter (than casinos), and you don’t have to worry about other patrons who may be drinking too much.”

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Saturday, January 16, 2016 • 11 Lions roar — The Princeton Logan Lions basketball teams placed first and second in the SRC finals in Ottawa Thursday. See page 13.

Repeat offense Gapski holds off Dant charge for second Master’s title

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Matt Gapski repeated as the Princeton Master’s Bowling champion, but J.T. Dant sure didn’t make it easy on him.

Dant rolled two 300 games on the final weekend and almost had a third to reach the step-ladders final.

Gapski met the challenge, as Dant cooled off, with a convincing 244-180 victory to repeat as champion Sunday, Jan. 10, at Pin Splitter Lanes, formerly Crown Lanes.

Gapski, an Oglesby bowler who competes in Princeton Leagues, is now batting 2-2 in master’s competition having debuted on top in 2015.

“It’s always nice to repeat,” Gapski said. “I was pretty consistent. I didn’t really have any bad games or bad days.”

Dant was bowling like he owned the place, which in fact he does now, roll-

ing a 300 Saturday to move up to fourth place in the final standings with 118.43 Peterson Points. He made Masters history by bowling a second perfecto Sunday in the first roll-off against fifth place Randy Dalrymple.

“We’ve never had a guy bowl 300s in the same masters,” tournament director Dave Camp said.

Camp joked that it looked like the lanes have been groomed for the left-handed bowlers like Dant.

“That’s what everybody is saying,” Dant said with a laugh. “I just try to make it the same for all the bowlers.”

Dant, a three-time Masters winner, then took aim on two other former champions, defeating Al Layton 189-80 and Joe Zokal, 277265.

Dant said he was “feeling it” after his two 300 games, but came in a little intimidated bowling against Layton, who was also burning

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Princeton players show their support to their Kewanee counterparts on a night it was announced a KHS freshmen girl passed away. The announcement was made at halftime and the Kewanee captains and team wanted to finish the game.

Girls basketball: Kewanee 70, Princeton 34

Compassion shown in face of tragedy

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

Photo contributed

Matt Gapski repeated as the Princeton Master’s Bowling champion.

KEWANEE — Sport gave way to life and death Thursday, Jan. 14, at Kewanee High School.

The Boiler Girls were up 46-14 on the way to a runaway Three Rivers Conference victory over visiting Princeton when KHS superintendent Chris Sullens stepped to the scorer’s table at halftime. He made the somber announcement that a KHS student, a 15-year-old freshman girl, had passed away earlier that evening.

School officials had just pulled the KHS student body in attendance aside to inform them of the death with the news already spreading via social media and texts.

Suddenly the game and the Boil-

er Girls’ conference championship drive didn’t mean anything anymore. The Kewanee girls remained in the locker room minutes after the halftime buzzer sounded upon hearing about the tragedy. They slowly entered the gym with tears and hugs, and there was a question if the game would continue.

Kewanee coach Chuck Blake left that decision to his four captains, who made the determination to continue the game. The Boiler Girls finished off the victory, 70-34 to maintain their hold atop at the TRAC standings.

“We pulled the captains aside and said you guys are going to present it (to them). You talk over what you want to do and we’re going to talk to

On the court, the Kewanee Boiler Girls showed why they rest atop the Three Rivers Conference standings past the halfway mark of the season Thursday, Jan. 14.

They exploded for 25 points in the first quarter and 21 more in the second to jump on Princeton for a 46-14 halftime lead. This was before a halftime announcement on the death of a KHS freshman student that made the rest of the game solemn.

Junior guard Blair Bullock scored 11 points in the first quar-

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Kewanee boiling over in first half

Boys basketball: L-P 76, Princeton 43

Technically speaking, Cavs beat Tigers

By Brent Jamison sports@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — The LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers brought their undefeated record to Prouty Gym on Thursday, Jan. 14, and were able to maintain it behind a big third quarter that quickly turned a close game into a blow-out.

After closing the second quarter on a 12-4 run, the Cavaliers used a 29-point third quarter, only missing two shots the entire eight minutes, to propel them to a 76-43 victory over the Princeton Tigers in non-conference action.

The turning point for L-P came after they were called for their second and third technical fouls of the game on the same play just a minute and a half into the second quarter.

Jake Reinhardt hit all four free throws for Princeton during that sequence to cut its deficit to one, but L-P kept their poise and took control of the game from that point.

The Cavaliers would only allow two points the rest of the half and led by 13 at the break.

“Whatever happened in the first half just fueled our guys,” said L-P coach Jim Cherveny, who was visibly upset with the officiating in the first

half and received one of the technical fouls. “Everybody that was here knows what happened. It just added fuel to the fire and we just came out and said enough is enough.”

Princeton (10-6) didn’t have an answer for the Cavaliers (13-0) after that. L-P pushed the ball up the floor right out of the break, scoring early and often. Christian Soderholm had the hot hand with 13 points in the period, including two three-pointers.

Ryan Atilano chipped in six points during the run.

L-P was 11 of 13 from the field in

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Princeton’s Levi Bates tries a down under approach at Prouty Gym Thursday against L-P.

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Senior Spotlight Savannah Dean • BVHS Date/place of birth: Aug. 15, Plainfield.

Hometown: Sheffield.

Family: Dad, James Dean; Mom, Patsy Dean; brother, Dalton.

Sports: Volleyball, basketball.

Favorite sport and why: Both, because I love the atmosphere of the gym during games and the games themselves.

Favorite food and where to get it: Mexican at Los Ranchitos.

Likes: Riding four wheelers, hanging with friends!

Dislikes: Spiders.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career: My mom, because she comes to all my sporting events and always knows what to tell me I need to work on or when I am mad.

Person with the greatest influence in my life: My whole family, because they all have had a part in shaping me into the person I’ve become.

Who would be your dream celebrity prom date: Channing Tatum.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: Phone.

The last song I listened to: “Break-Up in a Small

Town,” Sam Hunt.

People would be surprised to know: I hate chocolate.

I stay home to watch: “Criminal Minds.”

When I need luck for a big game, I: Listen to my game day playlist.

The funniest person I’ve ever met: Tiana Kennedy, because she seems so sweet but once you get to know her she is sooo sassy and has a comeback for everything!

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: I was a hardworking student and athlete.

Most embarrassing moment: When I was running in P.E. class and tripped over nothing and fell on my face.

Most unforgettable moment: When we went undefeated in volleyball and winning our regional championship all in one year.

Ultimate sports fantasy: To stand on the sidelines of a Green Bay Packers game.

What I would like to do in life: Become a pediatric nurse.

Three words that best describe myself: Athletic, sassy, loud.

Princeton and Kewanee players unite as one following Thursday’s game at Kewanee.

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tried to do the best to heed the wishes they wanted tonight,” Ohlson said.

“We were there to support their decisions and help them in what we could.

I’ve got a great group of kids that care not only about their community and themselves, but the teams they play.

They’re a great group of kids as far as sportsmanship goes.”

Ohlson said he talked to the girls about making sure they showed their support and left it up to them to do what they felt was best.

“They took the lead from there and organized (the postgame huddle) and I was extremely proud of them for their efforts for doing those things. There’s bigger things going on life and basketball’s a small thing,” Ohlson said.

Kewanee athletic director Tim Atwell said Friday morning the school has pulled counselors from their entire district to help with both the students and staff. He said it has been a tough day there for everyone.

He said the deceased student’s father was out of the country and was flying home immediately. He does not know the family’s plans and wishes at this time.

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administrators. Pretty soon the capter, and added her fourth of tains came over and said, ‘We want five 3-pointers on the night in to play, we want to finish it.’ I said the second quarter, tallying 16 OK. I was very, very proud of those points by halftime. Sophomore four kids. They all played volleyball, post Mitrese Smith added 18 they all know this girl.” points in the first half to get The postgame went beyond the Kewanee boiling over. protocol of simple handshakes. The “There’s a reason they’re 8-0 two teams met at half court, united in the conference. They can in a group huddle around the center shoot the ball in the perimecircle, breaking up with Princeton ter and get the ball down and players comforting their rivals with inside. They hurt you in many hugs and kind thoughts in a show of ways,” PHS coach Jeff Ohlson sportsmanship and compassion. said. “They played a great first Blake said he was deeply moved by half and they played an inspired Princeton’s show of compassion. second half.”

“The gesture of solidarity and Smith (22) and Bullock (19) compassion demonstrated by the combined for 41 points between Princeton student-athletes will be them. etched in my memory forever,” he Juniors Anna Murray and said. “I know for a fact that it was Courtney Oeder kept the comforting to our varsity who had Tigresses closer than how it struggled over the right thing to do was heading, each scoring nine after the halftime announcement. points in the second half to finThe Kewanee School community is ish with 14 apiece. extremely grateful and beholding to • Tiger tales: PHS returns to Princeton’s role in our recovery.” action at home Saturday, Jan. Blake, formerly coach of his 16, vs. Prophetstown at 6:30 p.m. hometown Neponset Lady Zephyrs, said he has never experienced something like this in 40 years of coaching and wanted to do the Specializing in: right thing. He said PHS • Ankle Surgery • Foot Surgery • Total Joint Ankle Implant coach Jeff Ohlson’s opinions “were a comfort as • Ankle & Foot Trauma • Sports Injury • Arch Supports we tried to resolve what would be best for players, schools and community.”

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Basketball notebook

Logan first, second in SRC

VanHyftes keeping it in the family

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

Annawan sophomore Jayde VanHyfte scored her 1,000th career point in just her 50th varsity game, leading the Bravettes to a 62-36 win over rival Stark County at home Wednesday, Jan. 6.

VanHyfte finished the game with 25 points. She has 1,102 career points currently. A timeout was taken to recognize the moment.

“She can score in multiple ways inside and out.

She’s got everything you want in a ball player,” Annawan coach Jason Burkiewicz told the Galesburg Register-Mail. “It’s pretty darn quick to hit 1,000 this early in a sophomore season. Hopefully she has a lot more basketball games to play this year. I don’t think it will take her too long to get halfway to the 2,000 mark and that puts her on pace for 3,000. That would be something remarkable.”

VanHyfte joins her sisters, Celina now playing for SIU, who is ranked No. 1 all-time at AHS with 2,492 points, and Morgan,

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

an AHS senior who has committed to ISU, who has scored well above 1,432 points and climbing.

The leader in the family, though, is the girls’ mother, the former Val Wancket. She stands No. 20 among all-time IHSA scoring leaders with 2,644 points for defunct neighbor Atkinson from 198387. She went on to play for Bradley.

• Boil order: Kewanee senior Donovan Oliver went over the 2,000-point mark last week, scoring 36 points in the Boilers’ 75-38 win over Sherrard.

He’s No. 1 all-time for the Boilers, now with 2,052 career points.

• High-flying Geese: Wethersfield senior Ali Kazubowski also hit a milestone with her 1,000 career point on a steal and a breakaway layup Monday against West Central.

Wethersfield’s Tucker Nichols is also closing on the 1,000-point mark.

• Poll watching: There are four new No. 1 ranked boys teams in this week’s AP state rankings: Brimfield (15-0) in 1A, Win-

Princeton Logan Lions came away with one firstplace finish and one second in the Starved Rock Conference boys basketball finals at Ottawa Thursday, Jan. 14.

The top-seeded seventh-grade Lions defeated No. 3 Ottawa 39-32 for the title Thursday to finish the season 16-1. The Lions advanced to the finals with a 35-30 win over Spring Valley JFK Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Spring Valley JFK beat Streator for third place.

In the eighth-grade, the Logan Lions knocked off top-seeded LaSalle 35-32 in Wednesday’s semifinals.

They fell to No. 2 Ottawa in the finals.

Girls basketball

St. Bede 46, Marquette 38: The Lady Bruins defeated its rival Lady Crusaders in nonconference play at the academy Wednesday, Jan. 13. Senior guard Julia Pohar led St. Bede (9-9) with 15 points and junior Chase Ludford added 10 points with eight rebounds.

St. Bede also won the sophomore prelim 30-27.

Janessa Hart had 13 points

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Photo contributed

The Logan Lions captured the SRC seventh-grade championship at Ottawa, defeating the tournament hosts 39-32. Team members are front row, from left) manager Harley Sterling, Andrew Albrecht, Nolan Doran, Jamie Reinhardt, Eli Strawn, Nolan Scott, Drew Woolley, manager Adam Vigars and Mason Goodrum; (and back row) coach Scott Vrana, Tyler Gibson, Alex May, Noah Hoffman, Caleb Haring, Grant Foes, Owen Rossler, Isaac Legner and Ronde Worrels. and Maggie Sons had 11 points.

LaMoille/Ohio 40, Earlville/Leland 37 (OT): A little overtime was worth the effort for the Lady Lions, who came away with a victory in Little Ten Conference play Thursday, Jan. 14, at Earlville. The Lady Lions outscored the Lady Raiders 10-7 in the fourth quarter to force the extra

play with two key steals by junior Paige Conner.

Lexi Loftus led the Lady Lions to victory with 19 points.

Sherrard 36, Hall 19: The Lady Devils played the state-ranked Tigers to a 17-14 game at halftime Thursday at Sherrard. The Lady Tigers, however, shut the Lady Devils out 11-0 in the third quarter, out-

scoring them 19-5 over the second half to pull away to the TRAC victory.

Hall (12-4, 5-2) was led by Hunter Galassi (7 points) and Rena Barrosso (6).

Sherrard won the sophomore game 35-33 in overtime. Kaelyn Hammalle had 11 points for Hall.

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Princeton’s Tanner Kuhne soars for a layup at Prouty Gym Thursday against L-P.

Photo contributed

Good sports The LaMoille/Ohio volleyball team received the sportsmanship award given out by the Illinois Valley Volleyball Officials Association at the L/O vs. Newark boys basketball game last week. The association votes on team sportsmanship after each game they work.

Coaches and fans are also involved in the process.

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Tigers From Page 11 the third and out-rebounded the Tigers 11-4 in the period.

“In the second half they did what they are really good at, which is push the ball,” Princeton coach Michael Fredericks said.

“Obviously they are a very talented team and they put it to us in the second half pretty good.”

It was an ominous start for the Tigers as well as they airballed their first four shots.

However, behind 10 first half points from Reinhardt and three treys from Levi Bates, the Tigers stayed within striking distance despite never leading in the game.

Bates’ third 3 of the half, followed by

the four free throws from Reinhardt on the technicals, cut a 23-15 deficit to 23-22 in a span of just 10 seconds. Fredericks felt the momentum was shifting to his team at that moment.

“I thought in the first half we played well,” he said. “I’ve been preaching to the guys that when we play very good teams like this you have to limit mistakes. In the first quarter we had four airballs, several turnovers and those things just can’t happen.”

Soderholm led all scorers with 18 points in the game. Reinhardt led the Tigers with 12, followed by 10 from Bates.

• L-P won the sophomore prelim 68-49.

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nebago (13-1) 2A, Morgan Park (12-1) 3A and Chicago Simeon (12-2) 4A. Unbeaten LaSalle-Peru (11-0) fell out of the Top 10 in 3A boys poll, receiving the 11th most votes (17). Dixon, which has lost twice to the Cavs, received one vote.

The Annawan girls remain at No. 2 in 1A. The Sherrard girls moved up two spots to No. 9 in 2A while Eureka, which won the Lady Bruins Christmas Classic, slipped four spots to No. 9.

Area teams receiving votes include the Indian Creek girls (10), Newark boys (7) and Wethersfield boys (12) in 1A and the Kewanee boys (2) and girls (1) and Sterling Newman boys (10) in 2A. The polls will be released each week on Tuesdays throughout the end of the regular season.

• Geese flying south: The Wethersfield boys have departed to participate in the Wally Keller Classic in Punta Gorda, Fla.,

this weekend. The tournament is named after former Wethersfield coach Wally Keller, who coached the Geese from 196680, and later went to coach in Florida.

Keller had a 250-117 record in 14 years at WHS with six regional champions and a 29-1 Sweet 16 squad in 1979.

Wethersfield played in the inaugural Keller Classic there 10 years ago.

Wethersfield coach Jeff Parsons told the Kewanee Star Courier the trip was “a life-changing experience.”

Wethersfield also hosts its own Wally Keller Thanksgiving Tournament.

• Tourney time: Ottawa Marquette drew the top seed for the Tri-County Conference boys basketball tournament beginning Monday, Jan. 25, at Putnam County. Other top seeds are No. 2 PC, No. 3 Roanoke-Benson and No. 4 Peoria Christian. ... The Little Ten Conference girls tournament tips off Monday, Jan. 18 at Earlville. Indian Creek is the top seed.

No. 6 LaMoille-Ohio will face No. 3 Serena at 8 p.m.

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Matt Gapski (center), the 2016 Princeton Master’s Bowling champion, is flanked by top five finishers (from left) Al Layton, Joe Zokal, J.T. Dant and Randy Dalrymple.

Masters From Page 11 up the lanes.

Zokal presented an interesting match-up for Dant, having coached Dant for years. Dant fired nine straight strikes before settling for a spare in the 10th.

Zokal opened with four strikes and needed to strike out in the 10th frame, but left the 10 pin on his second ball.

In the finals, Dant opened with two straight strikes, but Gapski rolled a turkey, with three. Gapski threw six more strikes, striking out in the 10th frame while Dant mustered just two more strikes.

“I was holding up with him, for about the first half of the game and just ran out of gas,” Dant said.

Gapski admitted he was concerned the way Dant was bowling.

“He was hot. You always get a little worried about somebody putting up big numbers like that. I can’t control what he does. I just took care of my own game,” Gapski said.

Gapski finished on top the standings with 125.24 Peterson Points followed

by Zokal (121.09), Layton (119.18), Dant (118.43) and Dalrymple (118.42).

Rounding out the Top 10 were Randy Allen (115.44), Dave Tuft (115.11), Chris Eggers (111.02), Ben Eckard (108.29) and Justin Rutledge (108.13).

• Notes: Tuft and Eggers were named as co-recipients of the Mike Young Sportsmanship Award. …

The Women’s Master’s Tournament will take the lanes Jan. 23-24. Cari Hanson is the defending champion. The Senior Master’s will be March 12-13, 19-20.

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High school Boys Three Rivers ............. Conf. All Newman............................. 4-0 15-2 St. Bede ............................ 5-1 11-4 Princeton ........................... 4-1 10-6 Kewanee ............................ 4-1 10-7 Rockridge .......................... 4-2 12-4 Orion ................................. 3-1 11-5 Erie.................................... 3-2 11-9 Hall ................................... 3-2 11-7 Morrison ............................ 3-3 7-9 Sherrard ............................ 1-3 5-10 Fulton ................................ 1-3 8-11 Prophetstown .................... 1-4 6-10 Riverdale ........................... 1-5 7-10 Bureau Valley .................... 0-4 3-14 Amboy................................ 0-5 2-13 Does not incude Friday’s games

Thursday’s results LaSalle-Peru 76, Princeton 43 Friday’s games: Erie at St. Bede, Monmouth-Roseville at Rockridge, Newman at Sherrard, Orion at Bureau Valley, Prophetstown at Amboy, Riverdale at Fulton Saturday’s games: St. Bede at Streator, 6, Princeton at Orion, 6:30 At Prouty Gym, Princeton L-P 17 20 29 10 - 76 Princeton 12 12 6 13 - 43 LaSalle-Peru (13-0): Soderholm 7-13 (3-5) 1-3 18, Huebbe 5-10 (1-3) 1-2 12, Fusinetti 3-5 (2-4) 0-0 8, Atilano 2-4 3-4 7, Doyle 3-5 (0-1) 0-0 6, Tubbs 3-3 0-0 6, Sampson 2-2 0-0 4, Christman 1-3 2-3 4, Temple 2-5 0-0 4, Prybylinski 1-2 1-1 3, Towne 1-2 0-0 2, Rimes 1-2 (0-1) 0-0 2, Porter 0-2 0-0 0, Salas 0-2 (0-2) 0-0 0, McManus 0-1 (0-1) 0-0 0.

Totals: 31-61 (6-17) 8-13 76. Rebounds: 37 (Atilano 6). Tunovers: 10.

Princeton (10-6): Jake Reinhardt 3-9 (1-1) 5-6 12, Bates 3-7 (3-7) 1-2 10, Farraher 2-4 0-0 4, Youngren 1-3 1-1 3, Tomaszewski 1-3 (1-1) 0-0 3, Bibula 1-2 (1-2) 0-0 3, Wedekind 0-5 (0-4) 2-2 2, Mead 1-3 (0-1) 0-0 2, Loftus 1-2 0-0 2, Kuhne 1-5 0-0 2, Behrends 0-5 (0-2) 0-0 0, Robbins 0-5 (0-2) 0-0 0, Torchia 0-1 (0-1) 0-0 0. Totals: 14-54 (6-21) 9-11 43. Rebounds: 26 (Wedekind 4).

Turnovers: 19.

SOPHS: L-P 68-49. PHS: Josh Reinhardt 17.

High school girls Three Rivers Conf. All Kewanee ............................ 9-0 13-7 Sherrard ............................ 8-1 17-4 Amboy ............................... 7-2 15-5 Hall ................................... 5-2 12-4 Erie ................................... 5-3 15-4 Bureau Valley .................... 5-3 11-9 Morrison ............................ 5-5 9-9 Rockridge .......................... 3-4 8-12 St. Bede ............................ 3-4 9-9 Newman ............................ 3-5 7-10 Fulton ................................ 2-5 6-8 Prophetstown .................... 2-5 5-14 Princeton ........................... 2-6 8-9 Riverdale ........................... 1-6 2-12 Orion 0................................ -7 0-15 Wednesday’s results AFC 48, Amboy 40 St. Bede 46, Marquette 48 Thursday’s results Erie 52, Rockridge 35 Sherrard 36, Hall 19 Morrison 61, Prophetstown 33 Amboy 54, Newman 35 Kewanee 70, Princeton 34 Other area scores Wethersfield 57, Putnam County 42 At Kewanee Princeton 7 14 13 7 - 34 Kewanee 25 21 16 8 - 70 PHS (8-9, 2-6 TRAC): A. Murray 4 (2) 4-7 14, Mall 0 2-4 2, Strom 0 0-0 0, Harp 0 0-0 0, Tate 0 0-0 0, Legner 1 0-0 2, Ray 0 0-0 0, Hieronymus 0 0-0 0, Rossler 0 0-0 0, Oeder 6 2-3 14, Rhodes 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 11 (2) 8-14 34. Fouls: 12.

Kewanee (13-7, 9-0): Moraski 2 (1) 2-4 7, Bullock 6 (5) 2-2 19, Devilder 2 0-0 4, Smith 10 2-3 22, Damron 2 1-3 5, Uitermarkt 1 0-0 2, Jackson 3 (1) 0-0 2, Vogt 1 2-4 4. Totals: 27 (7) 9-16 70.

Fouls: 17.

SOPHS: Kewanee 38-27. PHS: Jensen 8, Forristall 6, Meyer 6.

At Sherrard Hall 8 6 0 5 - 19 Sherrard 14 3 11 8 - 36 Hall (12-4, 5-2): Soldati 0 0-0 0, Lechner 1-4 2-2 2, Lusietto 1-2 0-4 2, Hoscheid 0-1 0-0 0, Barrosso 2-4

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2-6, Scheri 0-0 0-0 0, Galassi 3-10 1-5 7, Wines 0 0-0 0, Whightsil 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 7-25 5-14 19. Fouls: 12.

Turnovers: 16. Reobunds: 17.

SOPHS: Sherrard 35-33 (OT). Hall: Hammalle 11.

At St. Bede Marquette 7 11 9 11 - 38 St. Bede 16 2 12 16 - 46 SBA (9-9): Pohar 3 (2) 7-9 15, Sickley 1 (1) 0-0 3, Mauck 3 (2) 0-0 8, Postula 1 (1) 0-0 3, Schupp 1 (1) 0-0 3, Morrow 0 0-2 0, Ludford 2 6-6 10, Bima 2 0-0 4, Pearson 0 0-0 0, Lau 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 (7) 13-17 46. Fouls: 12.

SOPHS: SBA 30-27. SBA: Hart 13, Sons 11.

At Earlville LaMoille/Ohio 12 3 7 10 8 - 40 Earlville 8 9 8 7 5 - 37 LO (5-14, 3-4): Martin 0-2 (0-1) 0, Conner 3-8 2-5 11, Kahly 2-4 (1-3) 0-3 5, Loftus 5-20 (3-7) 6-7 19, Pinter 1-3 0-0 2, Ranel 0-2 1-2 1, Deery 2-7 0-0 4. Totals: 13-46 (4-11) 10-21 40.

Rebounds: 46 (Conner 11, Loftus 11).

Little Ten Conference Tournament at Earlville MONDAY, JAN. 18: Game 1 - #8 Hiawatha vs. #9 Paw Paw, 5 p.m. Game 2 - #2 Newark vs. #7 Earlville-Leland, 6:3 p.m. Game 3 - #3 Serena vs. #6 LaMoilleOhio, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY, JAN. 19: Game 4 - #1 Indian Creek vs. winner 1, 5:30 p.m. Game 5 #4 HBR vs. #5 Somonauk, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, JAN. 21: Game 6 - winners 4-5, 5:30 p.m. Game 7 - winners 2-3, 7 p.m. Consolation bracket : Game 8 - losers 1-2, 5:30 p.m. Game 9 - losers 3-4, 7 p.m. (junior high).

FRIDAY: JAN. 22: Consolation title winners 8-9, 5 p.m. Third place - losers 6-7, 6:30 p.m. Title - winners 6-7, 8 p.m.

Lincoln Trail Conference Tourney WEDNESDAY: Galva 54, (9) United 31.

Annawan 73, Princeville 55. ANN: DeMay 11, Shaw 11, M. Van Hyfte 29, Miller 10, J. VanHyfte 12.

Wethersfield 69, West Central 26 Stark County 55, ROWVA 20 SATURDAY: At Annawan - United vs.

Annawan, 2, ROWVA vs. Wethersfield, 3:30, Ridgewood vs. Galva, 5, Mercer

County vs. Stark County, 6:30.

Junior high boys SRC 7th grade tourney at Ottawa WEDNESDAY:(1) Princeton Logan 35, (4) Spring Valley 30. Logan (16-1, 6-0): Reinhardt 17, Rossler 8, Hoffman 6, Foes 4, Haring 2. JFK: Plum 14, Rybarezk 10, Kelly 6.

(3) Ottawa def (2) Streator.

THURSDAY: Third place - (4) Spring Valley def. (2) Streator.

Title - (1) Princeton Logan 39, (3) Ottawa 32.

SRC 8th grade tourney at Ottawa WEDNESDAY: (5) Princeton Logan 35, (1) LaSalle 32. Logan (10-8): Atkinson 14, Duffin 12, Haring 5, Scaggs 4.

(2) Ottawa def. (3) Peru THURSDAY: Third place - (1) LaSalle def. (3) Peru, 5:15 p.m. Title - (2) Ottawa 55, (5) Princeton Logan 25.

Junior college At Moline WOMEN: IVCC 71, Black Hawk West 63. IVCC: Pavlovich 22, Wignes 14, Wolfe 15, Bennett 4, E. Herrmann 14.

MEN: Black Hawk West 91, IVCC 62.

IVCC: Campbell 10.

Boys bowling

At Ladd Lanes Hall 3,143, Dixon 3,076. High game: Hayden Nielsen (H) 258. High series: Nielsen 609. Other Hall bowlers: Westley Schmidt 164-178-220 — 562; James Russell 186-215-150 — 551; Josh Ruda 183-186-154 — 523; Connor Whitten 152-147-157 — 456; Zeben Parochetti 167-99-176 — 442.

Special Olympics

District A Winter Games at Princeton GATEWAY SERVICES: Kyla Kissick, 1st in 100m snowshoe, 2nd in 50m; Justin Smith, 1st in 100m/200m snowshoe; Nathan Warren, 1st in 200m snowshoe, 2nd in 400m snowshoe.

HORIZON HOUSE: Jessica Swietek, 1st in 100m snowshoe, 2nd in 50m snowshoe.

PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL: Johnathon Allen, 1st in 50/100m snowshoe.

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PUBLIC NOTICE TREE TRIMMING ACTIVITIES IN SPRING VALLEY AND NEARBY AREAS TO THE PATRONS OF AMEREN ILLINOIS: Please be advised that Ameren Illinois will trim trees and other vegetation in and around the town(s) of Spring Valley, Illinois. Our qualified utility arborists will trim trees and vegetation that could interfere with electric lines that run from pole to pole and elsewhere.

This work is necessary in order to minimize the likelihood of outages and safety hazards.

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Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 16, 2016.

signed, Angie Zarvell, Regional Superintendent of Schools, Bureau, Henry, and Stark Counties, Illinois and Ex-officio Secretary of the Regional Board of School Trustees of Bureau, Henry, and Stark Counties on November 16, 2015.

Said rehearing will be held Monday, January 25, 2016 commencing at 1:00 p.m. The rehearing will be held at the Regional Office of Education, 107 S. State Street, Atkinson, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing is to grant or deny a petition filed by Beth L. Endress, Philip T. Endress, Jeremy S. Helton, Katie Marie Helton, Chad J. Joos, Joanna R. Joos, Carol S. Kersey, Kevin W. Rose, Laura M. Rose, Connie Sue Stetson, Mark J. Stetson, and Michael J. Stetson.

The Purpose of the petition is to detach certain real estate from the Kewanee CUSD #229 and annex the same to Bureau Valley CUSD #340.

The land is summarized as follows: The Southeast Quarter, Section 12, Neponset Township; The South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Neponset Township; The Northwest Quarter, the Southwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Macon Township; That part of the Northeast Quarter of Section Seven lying South of the BNSF Railroad right-of-way; The Southwest Quarter of Section Eight, Macon Township; That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Macon Township, lying South of the BNSF Railroad; The Northeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of Section 18, Macon Township; The Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of Section 17, Macon Township; The Northeast Quarter of Section 19, Macon Township; and The Northwest Quarter of Section 20, Macon Township.

At the rehearing any resident in any district affected by the proposed change of boundaries may appear in support or objection to the granting of the petition.

Dated this 12th day of January 2016.

Angie Zarvell, Ex-officio Secretary Regional Board of School Trustees, Bureau, Henry, and Stark Counties Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 16, 2016.

vs. ) REBECCA M. DOOLEY; UNKNOWN OWNERS ) AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) DEFENDANTS ) 15-CH-7 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, REBECCA M. DOOLEY and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 13th Judicial Circuit, Bureau County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT NUMBERED TWO (2) IN BLOCK NUMBERED SEVENTY (70) IN DALZELL’S THIRD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SPRING VALLEY, EXCEPTING AND RESERVING, HOWEVER, THE UNDERLYING COAL AND FIRECLAY TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO DIG, MINE AND REMOVE THE SAME WITHOUT ENTERING UPON OR OCCUPYING ANY PART OF THE SURFACE OF SAID PREMISES, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 227 E. Iowa Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362 P.I.N.: 18-35-364-007 and which said mortgage was signed by REBECCA M. DOOLEY, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Franklin a Division of National City Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bureau County as Document No. 2006R06645; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Bureau County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Bureau County at Bureau County Courthouse 702 S. Main St., Princeton, IL 61356 on or before the February 8, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 1096 I680994 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 9, 16 and 23, 2016.

2016 NOTICE OF ELECTION OF DIRECTORS To All Owners And Occupiers Of Lands Within Bureau County: Notice is hereby given that an Election will be held on the 2nd day of February, 2016 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the USDA Service Center, 312 E. Backbone Road in Princeton, IL. Three (3) Directors will be elected to serve the Bureau County Soil and Water Conservation District of the State of Illinois.

All persons, firms or corporations who hold legal title or are in legal possession of any land lying within the boundaries of the said district are eligible to vote at said election, whether as lessee, renter, tenant or otherwise. Only such persons, firms or corporations are eligible to vote.

Mark Miller, Chairman Bureau County Soil and Water Conservation District Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 16, 2016.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS In The Interest Of, ) RAIGAN JERNIGAN, ) dob: 10-11-2009 ) A Minor ) No. 2013-JA-6 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO: Nathan Jernigan (Unknown Address) a/k/a Jerry Jernigan (Unknown Address) Unknown Fathers And To All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE THAT ON November 1, 2013, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by Donna J. Engels, Assistant Bureau County State’s Attorney, in the Circuit Court of Bureau County entitled “ In The Interest Of Raigan Jernigan “A Minor” and that in Courtroom Number 210, at Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois on January 29, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the motion to terminate your parental rights and appoint a guardian with power to consent to the adoption.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.

Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered. /s/Mary Dremann, Clerk of the Circuit Court Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 16, 2016.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 105, Article 7, (105 ILCS 5/7-01, et seq.) a Petition for Annexation/ Detachment was originally filed with the undersigned, Angie Zarvell, Regional Superintendent of Schools, Bureau, Henry, and Stark Counties, Illinois and Ex-officio Secretary of the Regional Board of School Trustees of Bureau, Henry, and Stark Counties on July 28, 2015. The hearing on this petition was held on Monday, October 5, 2015.

A petition for rehearing was filed with the under-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ) TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED ) HOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE ) LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET) BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007) FF1, ) PLAINTIFF )

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NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE Spring Valley City Bank vs Campbell, et al Bureau County Circuit Court Cause No. 15-CH-38 Residential property situated at 301 Lake Street, DePue, IL 61322, consisting of a single family residence will be sold at a judicial sale conducted by the Bureau County Sheriff on February 18, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. at the Main Lobby, Bureau County Court House, Princeton, IL 61356. The terms of the sale are 10% to be paid in certified funds on the date of sale; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser, not to exceed $300 in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. Sale is subject to confirmation by the Court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser shall be entitled only to a return of monies paid. Purchaser shall have no recourse against Mortgagor, Mortgagee or Mortgagee’s attorney: Property is sold “AS IS”.

Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record, and is being sold “AS IS” without any representation as to the quality of title and without recourse to the plaintiff For further information contact Stanley A. Wolf,Jr., Vice President, Spring Valley City Bank, 315 North Cornelia Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362, telephone (815) 663-2211.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701( C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau Count Jacob J. Frost Attorney for Spring Valley City Bank 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 9, 16 and 23, 2016.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY~PRINCETON, ILLINOIS Spring Valley City Bank, ) An Illinois Banking Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) vs, ) Michelle Campbell, a/k/a Michelle ) Lopez, Grasser’s Plumbing & Heating, ) Inc., Unknown Owners and Non-Record ) Claimants or Other Unknown Occupants, ) Defendants. ) IN CHANCERY NO. 2015-CH-38 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment for Residential Foreclosure entered by the court in the above entitled cause on July 31, 2015, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

A) The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Stanley A. Wolf Jr., Vice President & Loan Officer, Spring Valley City Bank, 315 North Cornelia Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362, telephone number (815) 663-2211; B) The common address and other common descriptions, if an)) of the real estate is: 301 Lake Street, DePue, IL 61322 C) The legal descriptions of the mortgaged real estate and the common addresses or other common description if any is: B) The common address and other common descriptions, if an)) of the real estate is: 301 Lake Street, DePue, IL 61322 C) The legal descriptions of the mortgaged real estate and the common addresses or other common description if any is: Lot 17 and 18, excepting the South 85 feet of each of said lots, in the Village of DePue, formerly Trenton.. situated in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois, excepting, underground passageways through the same; and also excepting the water mains, sewer lines and pipe lines, if any, on or under the said premises, and the right to maintain and remove the same, situated in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois (PIN 17-35386-001) D) A description of the improvements on the real estate is a single family residence.

E) The property will not be open for inspection.

F) The time and place of the sale are: February 18, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. at the Main Lobby, Bureau County Court House, Princeton, IL 61356 G) The terms of the sale are: 10% to be paid in certified funds on the date of sale; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser, not to exceed $300 in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. Sale is subject to confirmation by the Court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser shall be entitled only to a return of monies paid. Purchaser shall have no recourse against Mortgagor, Mortgagee or Mortgagee’s attorney Property is sold “AS IS”.

H) Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record, and is being sold “AS IS” without any representation as to the quality of title and without recourse to the plaintiff IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County Jacob J. Frost Attorney for Plaintiff 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 Telephone (815) 323-4851 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 9, 16 and 23, 2016.

been filed, notice is hereby given you, unknown owners and non-record claimants, or other unknown occupants, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 16 in Block 129 in Greenwood’s Addition to the City of Spring Valley, excepting and reserving the underlying coal and fireclay with the right to dig, mine and remove the same, all lying and being situated in the County of Bureau, in the State of Illinois) Commonly known as 300 W 3rd Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362 Permanent Index No: 18-34-253-013 Said property is residential; said mortgage was made by Sandra Pennell and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in as Document #2011R00472; that Summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

An Affidavit has been filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court requesting summons be served upon unknown owners and non-record claimants, or other unknown occupants.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Princeton, Illinois, on or before February 13, 2016, a default may be taken against you and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer in said complaint. s//Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court 1/4/16 Jacob J. Frost Attorney for Plaintiff 102 East St . Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 613632 Telephone (815) 323·4851 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED

BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSURE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 9, 16 and 23, 2016.

ALARCON-MOSSO, ALL OWNERS, UNKNOWN OWNERS, CLAIM HOLDERS AND/OR INTEREST HOLDERS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to Victor ParaltaRamirez and Marion Alarcon-Mosso, all owners, unknown owners, claim holders and/or interest holders that a COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE has been filed by the Bureau County State’s Attorney Gena J. Caffarini filed on January 8, 2016 in Bureau County Circuit Court. The COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE seeks to forfeit property ($202,880.00 United States Currency) to the State of Illinois in which you may have an interest as owner, claim holder and/or interest holder. The property was seized by the Trident Drug Task Force on November 24, 2015 on Interstate 80 in Bureau County, Illinois. The property is described as follows: Two Hundred Two Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Dollars in United States Currency.

NOW THEREFORE unless you file an ANSWER to the said COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County, Princeton, Illinois, by March 15, 2016, judgment by default for the relief requested in the COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE shall be entered against you. /s/Geno J. Caffarini Bureau County State’s Attorney /s/Mary Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court GENO J. CAFFARINI Bureau County Courthouse 700 South Main Street Princeton, IL 61356 (815) 879-4941 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 16, 23 and 30, 2016.

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THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $68,273.05 Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “as is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number COM IL 15 0281.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # COM IL 15 0281 I681250 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 9, 16 and 23, 2016.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS Spring Valley City Bank, ) An Illinois Banking Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) Sandra Pennell, Robert J. Pozzi, Sr., ) Barbara J. Pozzi, Unknown Owners and ) Non-Record Claimants or Other Unknown ) Occupants ) Defendants. ) NO. 2016-CH-1 SUMMONS FOR UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS OR OTHER UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS (NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE (FOR PUBLICATION) The requisite affidavit for publication having

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) ex reI. GENO J. CAFFARINI, ) Bureau County State’s Attorney, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) $202,880.00 Unites States Currency, ) VICTOR M. PERALTA-RAMIREZ, ) MARIO ALARCON-MOSSO, ALL OWNERS, ) UNKNOWN OWNERS, CLAIM HOLDERS ) AND/OR INTEREST HOLDERS ) Defendants. ) No. 2015-MR-88 PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: VICTOR M. PERALTA-RAMIREZ, MARIO

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS Vibrant Credit Union, f/k/a ) DHCU Community Credit Union, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) Amanda Crowe, Ralf Crowe, Unknown ) Owners, and Non-Record Claimants. ) Defendants. ) Case No. 15 CH 61 AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(3) Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure entered by the court in the above-entitled cause, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Gina Herman, Corporate Paralegal, Vibrant Credit Union, 1900 52nd Avenue, Moline, IL 61265, (309) 796-7517 (B) The common address and other common description (other than legal description), if any, of the real estate is: 221 E North St. Sheffield, IL 61361 (C) The legal description of the real estate is: The west half of lot Six (6) and all of lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Second North Addition to the Village of Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois.

(D) A description of the improvements on the real estate is: residential real estate (E) The real estate may be inspected prior to sale upon making arrangements with the person identified in paragraph (A) above (F) The time and place of the sale are: February 16, 2016, 10 a.m., Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois.

(G) The terms of the sale are: 20% in cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance in cash or certified funds in 24 hours following the sale (H) Title will be conveyed subject to any and all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments, if any, easements and restrictions of record and any unexpired leases. Purchaser shall be responsible for payment of any revenue stamps and the cost of any title insurance.

Patrick Bahen Attorney for Vibrant Credit Union 1900 52nd Ave. Moline, IL 61265 309-623-4181 Ext. 2028 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 9, 16 and 23, 2016.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS CAUSE NO. 13-TX-1(2): TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS (AND IF DECEASED, TO THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES), AND TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND TO ALL INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES THEREOF, INCLUDING AMONG OTHERS BUREAU COUNTY CLERK , BUREAU COUNTY TREASURER , BUREAU COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY , ILLINOIS DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL, ILLINOIS PUBLIC AID FIELD CONSULTANT, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES (PUBLIC AID) GENERAL COUNSEL, CITY OF SPRING VALLEY, AND TO OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE PARCELS HEREINAFTER NAMED: Parcel Number Owners/Parties Interested Cert Number Street Or Common Address 03-08-453-017 SIAMANTOURAS, GUS 201100016 122 S. MAIN ST. 03-08-426-008C HOINIERE, MICHAEL J 201200010 205 BREWER ST. 03-16-102-020 MURRAY, HELEN 201200023 OFF LIBERTY ST. 04-09-409-008 BALLINGER, DENNIS D. 201200029 MAIN ST. 07-01-100-022 LEE, CLARENCE 201200042 23650 515 E ST. 07-01-100-022 CLARENCE LEE 201200042 23650 515 E ST. 07-01-100-027 LEE, CLARENCE 201200044 23577 515 E ST. 07-01-100-027 BOUGHTON, GENE 201200044 23577 515 E ST. 07-01-100-038 LEE, CLARENCE 201200045 23670 515 E ST. 07-01-100-038 LEE ET UX, CLARENCE E. 201200045 23670 515 E ST. 07-01-100-064 LEE, CLARENCE 201200048 3590 520 E ST. 07-01-100-069 LEE, CLARENCE 201200050 3661 515 E ST. 11-32-130-004 MIDWEST TRUCK SERVICE, INC 201200067 209 W. QUEEN ST. 11-32-130-004 CAPITAL ONE BANK N.A. 201200067 209 W. QUEEN ST. 11-32-130-004 BOUGHTON, GENE 201200067 209 W. QUEEN ST. 11-32-130-004 SPRING VALLEY CITY BANK 201200067 209 W. QUEEN ST. 12-27-376-004 SONDGEROTH, JOSHUA L. 201200072 2ND ST. 12-27-376-004 BREMER, AL 201200072 2ND ST. 201200081 215 E. 2ND ST. 13-08-307-008 CANTERO, JACQUELYNN E. 13-08-307-008 CAPITAL ONE BANK N.A. 201200081 215 E. 2ND ST. 13-08-307-008 BREMER, AL 201200081 215 E. 2ND ST. 13-12-100-001 JOHNSON & MARKER FARMS 201200082 OFF INTERSTATE 80 14-19-304-006 SNYDER, GILSON AND NANCY 201200092 303 S. PARK ST. 14-19-304-006 COMPELL, MICHAEL & SUZAN 201200092 303 S. PARK ST. 14-19-304-006 AMCORE BANK 201200092 303 S. PARK ST. 14-19-304-006 SCHNEIDER, MARK S 201200092 303 S. PARK ST. 14-19-304-006 COMPELL, MICHAEL 201200092 303 S. PARK ST. 14-19-304-006 COMPELL,SUZAN 201200092 303 S. PARK ST. 14-19-334-002 ILLINOIS DEPT OF PUBLIC AID 201200096 WALNUT ST. 14-19-334-002 THOMAS, JR., RICHARD O. 201200096 WALNUT ST. 14-19-334-002 THOMAS, JEHNA R. 201200096 WALNUT ST. 14-19-334-002 THOMAS, KASSIE E 201200096 WALNUT ST. 14-19-334-002 JEHNA R THOMAS 201200096 WALNUT ST. 14-34-333-006 M.E.R.S. 201200101 133 CROSS ST. MIN: 1001752-0000292811-0 14-34-333-006 HSBC BANK NEVADA, N. A. 201200101 133 CROSS ST. 14-34-333-006 COLLECTION PROFESSIONALS 201200101 133 CROSS ST. SCOTT STEVEN EDWARDS 14-34-333-006 US BANK NA 201200101 133 CROSS ST. 14-34-333-006 ALTIZER, KENNETH R. 201200101 133 CROSS ST. 15-04-300-006 PARKER JR., JOSEPH WILLIAM 201200106 14378 1745 NORTH AVE. 15-25-200-004 GTP ACQUISITION PARTNERS II 201200116 OFF 1400N AVE. 16-08-406-015 TROGLIO ET AL, DONALD L. 201200122 N. PINE ST. 16-08-406-015 TROGLIO ET AL, DONALD N. 201200122 N. PINE ST. 16-08-406-015 TROGLIO, MARY JANE 201200122 N. PINE ST. 16-08-429-007 CITY OF PRINCETON 201200126 1016 N. GOSSE BLVD. 16-08-429-007 CAPITAL ONE BANK N.A. 201200126 1016 N. GOSSE BLVD. 16-08-429-007 ATKINSON, JOHN A. 201200126 1016 N. GOSSE BLVD. 16-08-429-007 ATKINSON, KATHY H. 201200126 1016 N. GOSSE BLVD. 16-08-429-007 ATKINSON, KATHY H 201200126 1016 N. GOSSE BLVD. 16-16-303-016 MACK LAND INVESTMENTS CORP. 201200143 PLEASANT ST. 16-16-303-017 MACK LAND INVESTMENTS CORP. 201200144 PLEASANT ST. 17-13-352-003 CAPITAL ONE BANK N.A. 201200164 E. MAIN ST. 17-13-352-003 SATCHELL JR., ALLAN L. 201200164 E. MAIN ST. 17-13-352-003 SATCHELL, DIANE-MERITT 201200164 E. MAIN ST. 17-35-128-001 BOND III ET UX, GEORGE 201200172 905 EAST ST. 17-35-128-001 BOND, AMANDA 201200172 905 EAST ST. 17-36-177-005 BENDER EST., IDA, C/O SAL BENDER 201200181 60648 17-36-177-005 IDA EMERY 201200181 60648 17-36-177-005 SOL MEYER BENDER ESTATE 201200181 60648 17-36-177-005 BENDER EST., IDA C/O IDA EMERY 201200181 60648 17-36-326-007 CAPITAL ONE BANK N.A. 201200185 MARQUETTE ST. 17-36-326-007 MITCHELL, PAUL D. 201200185 MARQUETTE ST. 17-36-326-007 MITCHELL, PAUL D. & JOANN 201200185 MARQUETTE ST. 17-36-326-007 SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES FKA 201200185 MARQUETTE ST AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE. 17-36-326-007 MITCHELL, JOANN 201200185 MARQUETTE ST. 18-03-701-001 INDIANA PROPERTIES, INC. 201200190 18-17-701-001 INDIANA PROPERTIES, INC. 201200200 18-24-159-005 SMITH, LAURA LYNN 201200206 CHESTNUT ST. 18-35-308-006 SPRING VALLEY CITY BANK 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-308-006 LOW COUNTRY LIENS 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-308-006 ETC CUST FBO JOSEPH R BRANSKY IRA 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-308-006 SODEMAN, STEVE 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-308-006 NAGEL, NANCY J. 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-308-006 OLIVERO & OLIVERO LAW OFFICES 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-308-006 LOUIS E OLIVERO & ASSOC 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-308-006 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST ATTORNEY GENERAL 18-35-308-006 NAGEL, JAMES A. 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-308-006 NAGEL, JANET S. 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-308-006 NAGEL, JANET S 201200240 126 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-309-022 SAETEURN ET AL, CHANG I. 201200245 228 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-309-022 AMCORE BANK, N.A. 201200245 228 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-309-022 CENTRAL BANK ILLINOIS 201200245 228 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-309-022 HARRIS, N.A. 201200245 228 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-309-022 CENTRUE BANK 201200245 228 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-309-022 FINANCIAL PLUS CREDIT UNION 201200245 228 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-309-022 REALTAX DEVELOPERS, LTD 201200245 228 E. ST. PAUL ST. 18-35-309-022 SAETEURN, CHIO 201200245 228 E. ST. PAUL ST. 19-10-378-015 LOPEZ, ESTEBAN 201200262 103 W. COMMERCIAL ST. 19-10-451-004 KARES, TONY E. 201200265 109 MAPLE ST. 19-10-451-004 KARES, DEBRA 201200265 109 MAPLE ST. 19-10-476-004 REGIONS BANK TRUST #90-P015-00 201200268 106 N. HARLAN ST. 21-29-200-001 KNOBLOCH, BRIAN J. 201200276 800 N AVE. 22-07-358-005 WERNER, WILFRIED 201200278 226 MAIN ST. TAKE NOTICE THAT THE ABOVESAID PARCELS WERE SOLD ON OCTOBER 29, 2013, FOR GENERALTAXES FOR THE YEAR 2012 AND PRIOR YEARS, AND THAT THE PERIOD OF REDEMPTION FROM SUCH SALE EXPIRES JUNE 20, 2016. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT A PETITION FOR ORDER DIRECTING ISSUANCE OF TAX DEEDS HAS BEEN FILED IN THE ABOVESAID CAUSE AS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED PARCELS BY BUREAU COUNTY, AS TRUSTEE, AND THAT ON JULY 6, 2016 AT 1:15 PM, SAID PETITIONER WILL APPLY FOR AN ORDER THAT A TAX DEED ISSUE AS TO EACH ABOVESAID PARCEL NOT REDEEMED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 20, 2016. /S/ BUREAU COUNTY AS TRUSTEE, PETITIONER.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERKADDRESS: 700 S. MAIN STREET, PRINCETON, IL 61356TELEPHONE: (815) 875-2014 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 9, 16 and 23, 2016..

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Document No. 2010R00538; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Bureau County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Bureau County at Bureau County Courthouse 702 S. Main St., Princeton, IL 61356 on or before the February 16, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 15 2705 I682059 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 16, 23 and 30, 2016.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ) ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A ) CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING ) UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES ) OF AMERICA, ) PLAINTIFF ) vs. ) UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES ) OF EARL H. SEAMAN; THELMA LEPINE, AS ) SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF EARL HAROLD ) SEAMAN TRUST UTA DATED OCTOBER 18, ) 2001; DAWN M. SEAMAN; UNKNOWN ) OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) DEFENDANTS ) 15 CH 83 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF EARL H. SEAMAN; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 13th Judicial Circuit, Bureau County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN A PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS AND BEARINGS ARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESCRIPTION ONLY: BEGINNING AT AN IRONRODATTHENORTHWESTCORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, A DISTANCE OF 481.25 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 03 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST, 585.91 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, 22.00 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 50 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, 43 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, 91.00 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 50 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, 37.00 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, 405.73 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, A DISTANCE 580.65 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. ALSO SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH A 20 FOOT EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS. THE CENTERLINE OF SAID EASEMENT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN IRON ROD AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED 6.52 ACRE TRACT; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID 6.52 ACRE TRACT, 395.73 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 50 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, 37.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF TERMINATION. TOGETHER WITH THE TENEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING. COMMON ADDRESS: 24880 300 East Street, Sheffield, IL 61361 P.I.N.: 01-34-100-002 and which said mortgage was signed by THELMA LEPINE, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF EARL HAROLD SEAMAN TRUST UTA DATED OCTOBER 18, 2001, DAWN M. SEAMAN, mortgagor, to Bank of America, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bureau County as

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PRINCETON, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMOS FINANCIAL LLC; ) PLAINTIFF ) vs. ) SHANNA R. PEREZ A/K/A SHANNA R. STONE, ) SILVIA CRUZ, ENRIQUE PEREZ, AND ) UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD ) CLAIMANTS; ) DEFENDANT ) 15 CH 63 Address: 108 East St. Depue, IL 61322 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2015, I, Sheriff of Bureau County, Illinois, will on February 18, 2016 at the hour of 11:30 a.m. at the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office, 22 Park Avenue West, Princeton, IL 61356, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Bureau, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 108 East Street, Depue, IL 61322 P.I.N.: 17-35-316-011 The real estate is improved with a multifamily property.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $68,273.05 Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “as is” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number COM IL 15 0281.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # COM IL 15 0281 I681250 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 9, 16 and 23, 2106.

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rinceton Area Chamber of Commerce and MainStreet

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