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Schools might ask again for sales tax

‘I thought it was the end for us’

Measure has failed three previous times

BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 525

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Alyssa Valdez and Beau Ebenezer talk Monday in Alyssa’s parents’ home in Rock Falls. On Sunday, the couple took shelter with their dog, Valentine, in the bathtub of their apartment in Washington, Ill., each suffering minor injuries but a major scare in a tornado that roared through the town. The ceiling of Alyssa and Beau’s apartment was gone after the twister left, and they were covered in boards and bricks

Rock Falls grads survive twister in Washington

BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 525

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ROCK FALLS – Alyssa Valdez and Beau Ebenezer saw a funnel cloud from the balcony of their Inside second-floor Forecasts apartment in and warnings Washington, saved lives in Ill., late Suncentral Illinois, day mornA8 ing. They had only seconds to prepare.

The Rock Falls High graduates took shelter in their bathtub. They held each other’s hands. Their energetic 9-month-old dog, Valentine, cowered between them.

Then the tornado arrived.

The tub shook. Tumbling boards and bricks covered them. A cinderblock struck the back of Beau’s head, causing bleeding.

SURVIVE CONTINUED ON A2

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Photo submitted by Alyssa Valdez

Alyssa Valdez’s car (right) was thrown by Sunday’s tornado and destroyed at the apartment complex in Washington, Ill., where she and fellow Rock Falls High School graduate Beau Ebenezer live.

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You can donate to Washington, Ill., tornado victims by visiting www. redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS, mailing it to the Central Illinois chapter at 311 W. John H. Gwynn Jr. Ave., Peoria, IL 61605, or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

Kreider Services in Dixon is starting a collection for people who want to donate items to help Washington residents. Items needed include blankets, gloves, coats, personal hygiene items, storage tubs, storage bags, garbage bags, diapers, baby formula, baby food, cleaning supplies, batteries, cameras, cellphone cards, pet food, cat litter, pet crates, gas cards, baby spoons, sippy cups, instant mashed potatoes, instant macaroni and cheese, towels and washcloths.

Collection hours this week will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Kreider, 500 Anchor Road in Dixon.

Call Becky Reilly at Kreider Services at 815-2886691.

ROCK FALLS – Whiteside County is within striking distance of approving a 1 percent sales tax to fund public school facilities. Or at least that’s the way officials see it.

The question has gone before voters three times, gaining support each time – 42 percent in November 2008, 45 percent in April 2009, and 46 percent this past April.

The tax has fared much worse elsewhere. In April, only a quarter of Lee County voters and a third of Ogle County voters backed it.

Now, Whiteside County’s school boards are considering whether to put the measure on the March 18 ballot.

On Wednesday, the boards for at least four districts – Sterling, Rock Falls High School, Montmorency and East Coloma-Nelson – are expected to vote on a new referendum.

Alex Moore, principal of Montmorency School, said his district’s officials are recommending the 1 percent tax for the March ballot. Its passage, he said, would allow the district to reduce property taxes.

SALES TAX CONTINUED ON A4

DIXON

Streetscape planning underway

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

DIXON – Monday afternoon, representatives from two local engineering firms had the first of what will be several meetings about Dixon’s streetscape project. Monday night, the agreement between those firms and the city was revealed.

During its regular meeting, the Dixon City Council placed the agreement for preliminary engineering services with Wendler Engineering Services Inc. and Willett Hofmann and Associates on file for public review.

The agreement will pay the two firms a combined $320,929.96.

Wendler will handle the west side of the project, which includes: Peoria Avenue from River Street to Third Street, First Street from Highland Avenue to Hennepin Avenue, and portions of Second Street between Highland Avenue and Hennepin Avenue.

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Alyssa’s family had planned to visit Washington that day SURVIVE

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“I thought it was the end for us,� said Beau, 24, a reporter with a Peoria TV station. “I thought we were going to die.�

A moment later, the twister left. The floor remained, but the ceiling was gone. “It got super calm,�

Alyssa, 22, said during an interview Monday at her parents’ Rock Falls house. “The sky wasn’t as black.�

Not long before that, Beau was still in bed and probably would have slept past noon. He had planned to watch the Bears game later in the day.

Alyssa got up before Beau, and a brewing storm worried her. She received an alert on her cellphone about tornadoes. She always gets anxious about storms, she said.

Photo submitted by Alyssa Valdez

The roof of the apartment complex where Rock Falls High School graduates Alyssa Valdez and Beau Ebenezer live in Washington, Ill., was torn off by Sunday’s tornado.

She woke up her boyfriend, who was unconvinced. But then sirens blared. “I started to get a little scared,â€? Beau said. “Everyone was yelling, saying it was here. ‌ If I

had stayed in bed, I don’t know where I would have ended up.�

After the tornado hit, Alyssa, who works for the Center for Youth and Family Solutions in Peoria, hurt herself going

down the stairs. A nail from a board stuck into her wrist.

They had nothing left.

The twister threw Alyssa’s car into a nearby woods, destroying it. Beau’s car was damaged.

As far as they know, no one suffered severe injuries in their complex. One person, though, died in Washington and 50 others were treated in a Peoria hospital.

Alyssa’s family had planned to visit Washington that day. Her parents, Jan and Jaime Valdez, and her sister, Carisa, picked up Beau and Alyssa and took them to Rock Falls.

Beau and Alyssa visited the local hospital, where Beau got four staples for the wound to his head.

They don’t know what their next step will be, though they said their bosses have been understanding. “We don’t have any

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clothes,� Beau said. “Luckily, we have our family helping us out.

The outpouring of people is amazing.�

Valentine licked a visitor’s hands at the Valdez house Monday.

“Valentine got sick a couple of times today,�

Beau said. “We don’t know if it’s a stress thing.�

Soon, Beau and Alyssa will look for a place to live. They’ll want one that accepts dogs.

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Rock Falls woman injured in accident Truck rollover

early Sunday kills passenger

The other driver refused treatment STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 501

DIXON – A Rock Falls woman was injured Monday afternoon in a two-car accident on state Route 2.

Police say that Sarah E. Fry, 81, attempted to merge onto Route 2 from Rock River Road near River Ridge Animal Hospital when she pulled in front of a car driven by Whitney Hardesty, 26, of Rock Falls, who was traveling east on Route 2.

Hardesty refused treatment. Fry was taken to KSB Hospital in Dixon for injuries.

No other information was available.

Sheriff says alcohol was involved; charges pending against the driver

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Emergency personnel respond to a two-car accident Monday afternoon on state Route 2 between Dixon and Sterling. A Rock Falls woman was injured in the crash.

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Dancers to recognize local instructor with performance Kallas, an Innervation member and a Dixon native raised in Morrison.

Petersen taught Kallas dance for 15 years. Kallas gave the eulogy at Petersen’s funeral, and started working on “With Both Feet� in May. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. each day. Tickets are $20 for general admission or $15 for students and senior citizens. VIsit www.innervation.org or call 773-209-1474 to buy tickets. Innervation is a not-for-profit group.

A van trip will leave at 4 p.m. Friday from Road Ranger Truck Stop, 1801 S. Galena Ave., Dixon. Seats and rides can be reserved by calling 815-499-1839.

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MORRISON – Innervation Dance Cooperative Company will perform “With Both Feet,� a memorial to Morrison dance teacher Anne Petersen, Thursday through Sunday at Links Hall, 3111 N. Western Ave., Chicago.

Petersen died May 18 from unexpected medical complications. A profesisonal dancer, she owned and operated a studio for 33 years in Morrison. In the spring, Petersen will be inducted into the Morrison Historical Museum at its grand opening.

The memorial was choreographed by Sunny

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Anne Petersen, a longtime Morrison dance teacher who died earlier this year, will be recognized this weekend with a memorial performance in Chicago.

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on First, 202 W. First St. Feel free to stop by and let him know what’s on your mind. Is there a story in Dixon you think should be reported? Stop by to share or just to say hi.

DIXON – Sauk Valley Media reporter Matt Mencarini will have “office hours� from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Books

Mencarini covers government and happenings in Dixon. He can be reached at mmencarini@saukvalley. com or at 815-284-2224, ext. 226. – SVM staff report

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EARLVILLE – A 20-year-old woman from Batavia died early Sunday when a pickup truck carrying her and four others rolled over near the Lee County border with LaSalle County.

Five people were in the front seat of a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado at the time of the crash, Lee County Sheriff John Varga said. Anna Danielson of Batavia was thrown from the truck and later pronounced dead at the scene.

Varga said alcohol was a factor in the crash, and that charges were pending against the driver, Jakub D. Baker, 21, of Leland.

Varga said Baker drove the truck through the T intersection of North South and Welland roads in eastern Lee County before it rolled over in a field.

Sheriff’s deputies arrived at 12:39 a.m.

Sunday, according to a news release, by which time Baker and a passenger, Tyler Becker, 19, of Earlville, had fled.

Becker was later located at a local hospital, and Baker was found at his home in Leland.

Two other passengers, Max Boltz, 19, of Earlville, and Danny Heath, 22, of Leland, were transported to Mendota Hospital.

The crash was still being investigated Monday, Varga said.

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OBITUARIES Larry A. Krutsinger FLORA – Larry Allen Krutsinger, 69, of Flora, passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at his home.

Larry was born Oct. 14, 1944, in Flora, to Ivan and Hazel (Nash) Krutsinger. He served in the Air Force as a jet mechanic. He married Linda L. Luepkes on Aug. 20, 1973. in Rockford.

Larry worked for Kelly Springfield Tire Co. in Freeport. He was an avid Ford Mustang collector and loved to travel. He was of the Christian faith. He was a loving husband and father who loved being with and playing with his grandchildren. He would do anything for anybody, especially his family.

Larry is survived by his wife, Linda Krutsinger of Flora; five children, Brenda (Jeff) Maronde of Forreston, Allen

(Rebecca) Krutsinger of Dixon, Steven (Rebecca) Krutsinger of Powell, Tenn., Machele (Troy) Drumheller of Louisville, and Debra (Paul) Koesler of New Hudson, Mich.; two brothers, Dale Krutsinger of Sterling and Earl Krutsinger of Rock Falls; aunt, Sadie (John) Little of Flora; uncle, Everett (Helen) Nash of Flora; aunt, Wanda (the late Clinton) Nash of Xenia; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Paul Krutsinger.

Funeral services will be private. Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora is handling arrangements.

Visit www.frankandbright.com to send condolences.

Donald Nusbaum PARK RIDGE – Donald Nusbaum, 90, of Park Ridge, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at Hospice of the Valley in Mesa, Ariz.

He was born in Glen Elder, Kan., the son of Harvey and Mabel Nusbaum. He served in the Navy.

Survivors include his brothers, Paul (Pat) and Charles (Alberta), both of Dixon; sisters, Arleta Harms of Rock Falls and Joyce Baker of Charlotte, N.C.; sons, Dale (Karol), Kendell (Mary Jo), and Ray (Bonnie);

2 judges worry court cameras hurt defendants pilot program launched last year and so far more than 30 counties across the state have signed up to participate.

Cameras are allowed in courtrooms in the judicial circuits that include Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties. “I think the expectation or the goal is that, as cameras in the courtroom become more frequent that more and more judges and more and more other stakeholders will see that some of the fears they may have do not exist or can be minimized,� said Joe Tybor, a spokesman for the Illinois Supreme Court. “I don’t think resistance from judges was unexpected. It’s understandable because it’s change, and change will meet resistance.�

For his part, Bakalis said he’s not ready to write off the cameras entirely, especially if the requests involve cases beyond high-profile felonies. “I would like to see it used a little more widely than it is being used at the present time,� he said. “I’m not going to say I’m never going to do it.�

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Helen R. Shambaugh MORRISON – Helen R. Shambaugh, 95, of Morrison, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at Four Seasons Living Center in Morrison.

She was a manager of the former Ben Franklin Store in Morrison.

Helen was born Nov. 11, 1918, in Morrison, the daughter of George L. and Alice M. (Rowland) Curtis. She married Louis G. Shambaugh on Oct. 9, 1938, in Muscatine, Iowa. He preceded her in death on April 25, 1973. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Morrison.

Survivors include two daughters, Nancy (Rich) Glazier and Sally (Arlyn) Hayen, both of Morrison;

five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

Thursday and the funeral at 11 a.m.

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daughter, Candace (Jim); nine grandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Theresa; and his second wife, Kay. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Dec. 3 at St. Paul of the Cross Church, 820 S. Washington St., Park Ridge.

In lieu of flowers, memoMary ‘Virginia’ Fry rials may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation, MOUNT CARROLL – Mary “Virginia� Fry, 89, of Special Olympics, Hos- Mount Carroll, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at FHN pice of the Valley in Mesa, Memorial Hospital in Freeport.

Ariz., or to a charity of the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll is donor’s choice. handling arrangements.

ILLINOIS

WHEATON (AP) – Two DuPage County judges said they’re worried a pilot program that allows cameras in the courtroom may hurt defendants’ ability to get a fair trial.

Judges George Bakalis and Kathryn Creswell told The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald that they’re concerned that too much of the coverage might erode the presumption of innocence that defendants are entitled to. “Some of the things I’ve seen so far seem to concentrate on just pictures of accused defendants in prison garb and cuffs,� Bakalis said. “I think that’s a problem for the presumption of innocence, which accompanies each of these cases unless a jury decides otherwise.�

Creswell said she’s concerned enough that she’s issued what amounts to a blanket denial for further requests for cameras in the courtroom until she’s convinced “my impressions are incorrect.�

Cameras have been allowed to record proceedings as part of a state Supreme Court

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APPLETON, Minn. – Mildred Edith Zinda, 96 years, 8 months, and 21 days, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at Minnewaska Lutheran Home in Starbuck, Minn.

Mildred was born Feb. 21, 1917, to her parents, Fred and Clara (Forschler) Hallaway, on the farm southeast of Holloway in Edison Township, Swift County, Minn. She was baptized in May 1938 in Appleton. She went to country school in District 69 until the age of 10, when her mother died. She went to live with her aunt in Brownsville, Minn., for 2 years. She returned to Holloway and stayed with her sister, Hazel Holzheimer, and went to high school. Mildred graduated from Holloway High School in 1933 and then attended Normal Training in Appleton. She taught school for 3 years before marriage, and then taught 1 year after her marriage.

On June 6, 1938, she was married to Ignace Frank Zinda at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edison Township. They farmed in Edison Township for 56 years, retiring in 1974. After retiring, they spent many winters in Weslaco, Texas.

After Ignace’s death on March 8, 1994, Mildred moved into Westview Apartments in Appleton.

In September 2011, Mildred became a resident of Minnewaska Lutheran Home.

She is survived by four children: Nancy Gron-

holz of Starbuck, Daniel (LaVonne) Zinda of Alexandria, Minn., Bonnie (Arlan) McClain of Dixon, and Judy (Pat) O’Byrne of Littleton, Colo.; nine grandchildren, Michael (Meg) Zinda, Bryan Zinda, Andrea (Darren) Griese, Roxanna (Kevin) Gapstur, Randi Norby, Rob (Marlise) Gronholz, Jill (Chris) Maida, Nathan (Calli) McClain, and Hayley O’Byrne; 16 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Evelyn Ramseth, of Forest Lake, Minn.; sisterin-law, Marie Zinda, of Appleton; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ignace; two sisters, Hazel Holzheimer and Beth Dezotell; three brothers: John Hallaway, Sr., William Hallaway, and Herbert Hallaway; nine sisters-in-law, and 10 brothers-in-law.

The Mass of Christian Burial was Monday at St. John Catholic Church in Appleton, with the Rev. Brian Oestreich officiating. LuAnn Rheingans served as organist and Cantor was Pat Krebs. Congregational hymns were “Amazing Grace,� “Just A Closer Walk With Thee,� “On Eagles Wings,� and “How Great Thou Art.�

Interment was at Appleton City Cemetery.

Zniewski Funeral Home –Vaala Chapel in Appleton, Minn., is handling arrangements.

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Others also are making that promise. “The plan is to inform the public a little better this time about what school districts are able to offer if the 1 percent tax goes through,� Moore said.

Dan Arickx, superintendent of the Rock Falls Elementary district, said his board recently agreed to put the issue on the ballot again.

If voters had passed the sales tax increase in April, he said, the district would have eliminated its property tax dedicated to correcting health, life and safety issues in buildings. Overall, that would amount to a 14 percent reduction in Rock Falls

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With the sales tax, each public school district would receive a share of

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The Rock Falls Elementary district makes up about 13 percent of overall enrollment, but only 4 percent of the tax base, Arickx said. “It’s a win-win for us, and it creates jobs,� he said. “If it passes, property taxes would go down – guaranteed.�

At first, the Rock Falls district would use the money to pay off bonds that paid for previous health-life-safety projects, Arickx said. Then it could be spent on new roofs for school buildings, he said. “Some of our roofs are easily 20-plus years old, and they have 15-year lifespans. That’s a future health-life-safety proj-

ect we’ll have to do,� he said. “We have people who want to get air conditioning in buildings.

That’s extremely expensive. The state won’t allow that to be done with health-life-safety money. With the 1 percent sales tax, the district could.�

The 1 percent tax money could be used to construct new buildings, and to add on to or renovate existing buildings; to make facilities handicapped accessible; and to repair parking lots and sidewalks, aging roofs and boilers, among other improvements.

To be placed on the ballot, the measure needs the support of school boards representing a majority of students in the county.

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Willett Hofmann will handle the east side of the project, which includes: First Street from Hennepin Avenue to Crawford Avenue, and Ottawa Avenue from River Street to Second Street.

The Monday afternoon meeting was between representatives of the engineering firms and the Dixon Historic Preservation Commission about maintaining historical aspects of the downtown and identifying areas to highlight.

The agreements included meetings with the city, Dixon Main Street and the preservation commission – six including Monday’s – but additional public meetings are expected.

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The engineering firms will prepare topographical maps of the project area, and will survey business owners along the streets involved.

From the meetings and surveys, the firms will develop a plan with specifications for streetscape improvements to sidewalks, curbs, roadways, traffic lights, as well as water main and stormwater plans, according to the agreement.

The firms also will assist the city with bidding out portions of the construc-

tion work.

The 10 1/2-block downtown streetscaping project could cost about $5 million, engineers told the City Council in October.

Ash borer update The Dixon City Council on Monday also received an update on the city’s emerald ash borer treatment from Carol Chandler, of the Dixon Tree Commission.

Chandler said the Tree Commission has identified 147 ash trees on city property and has started to treat some of them against the emerald ash

borer beetles, which pose a serious threat to the trees.

Treating the ash trees will cost the city about $160 for each tree every 2 years, Chandler said, adding that she hoped they wouldn’t have to treat them for more than 10 years.

Chandler was seeking input from the City Council and public as to whether the city should continue treating all 147 ash trees or remove them and replace them with a variety of others, as Sterling has decided to do If the city were to treat all of its ash trees, which does not guarantee their survival, it would cost approximately $23,520 every 2 years, Chandler said. The city can buy trees, about 15 feet tall, from a local business for about $295 each, she said.

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‘You can’t walk away from it’ Group helps those with unplanned pregnancies

Tax increase likely for city Officials expect big pension hikes

BY KIMBERLY WATLEY For Sauk Valley Media

DEER GROVE – The kickoff of the annual fundraising event for Gianna’s House came with an announcement: It has commissioned Dr. James Gallant to provide medical services to its clients. He will begin in a couple of weeks.

Gianna’s House in Rock Falls provides free and confidential services to anyone coping with an unplanned pregnancy.

During the annual fundraising dinner last week at Deer Valley Golf Club, Margaret Tyne, the director of operations and development, addressed the crowd.

She said Gallant, a physician in emergency medicine at KSB Hospital, being on board will allow women to have simple tests done in-house, rather than being sent elsewhere. “Hope (Life) Pregnancy Center has been very kind to allow us to send our moms over there,� she said of the center, which has offices in Dixon and Sterling. “It has always been a goal of ours to provide these services here.�

New to Gianna’s House in July, Tyne said this year’s campaign will help to buy an ultrasound machine and other necessary medical equipment. It receives no government funding and relies solely on funds from area churches, individuals, organizations and businesses.

Though monetary donations are essential, they are a small part in fulfilling the mission.

Equally important, Tyne said, is discussing adoption and seeing a pregnancy to term, while assisting women with local resources, supplies, education and counseling.

Retired priest Richard Kramer was just 7 years ordained in 1973 when the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade. “We knew the emotional pain and struggles women went through when they miscarried, losing a child to no fault of their own,� he said. “We knew some 50, 60 years down the line, we would have some crazy people not knowing how to deal with the guilt of abortion. It didn’t take that long.�

Thus, he said, began the Catholic Church’s efforts to counsel those who had had abortions and those who were considering.

Keynote speaker Vicki Thorn, founder of Project Rachel, has traveled all over the world to teach and lecture about the anthropology of women.

Her role began with a “life-changing event� that a friend experienced.

Having been molested by her brother, the

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Three-month-old Amelia Rose Fenton, the youngest guest at the annual fundraising dinner for Gianna’s House, coos and smiles at her mother Erin. The Fenton family has supported the efforts of Gianna’s House for three years.

About Gianna’s House

It’s been 40 years since the Supreme Court ruled on Roe V. Wade. In that time, an estimated 55 million legal abortions have occurred. In the background behind a leaflet that was placed on tables at the Gianna’s House annual fundraiser, Vicki Thorn, keynote speaker at Deer Valley Golf Club, visits with attendees. friend became pregnant. The girl’s mother forced her to put the baby up for adoption.

She became pregnant a second time, also presumably by her brother, and her mother arranged for an abortion.

Immediately afterward, she was sent to a boarding school, where she met Thorn. “I listened to her talk about what happened,�

Thorn said. “And she said, ‘I can live with the adoption, not the abortion.’ The myth is, it is a non-procedure. “Whether chemical or surgical, it is a deep life experience. It is so much in the essence of our being that you can’t walk away from it.�

She discussed the biological reaction that both men and women experience upon conception. It is something so in-depth and vital, she hopes the support team at Gianna’s House will adapt the same teachings she learned through research and scientific study. “No one ever tells you you’re changed from the moment of conception,� she said. “And it’s for the better. But one in three

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women have an abortion by the age of 45, and they never go back to how they were biologically.

They carry cells of that child, whether they carry them to term or not, forever.�

Thorn believes abortion is an epidemic, a quick-fix in a society lacking in morals.

It is up to places like Gianna’s House to educate young women, showing them another way, she said. “There are no boundaries in this ‘hookup’ society. They are exposed to junk and have never seen a moral lifestyle,� Thorn said. “Worst part is they don’t know where to find it.

Even if the marriage of our parents was shattered, we looked up to the aunts, uncles and grandparents in our lives. Grandma and Grandpa were married a thousand years, as far as we knew. These poor kids have nothing.�

Tyne said the facility, which opened in 2007,

Gianna’s House is at 901 West Illinois Route 30, Rock Falls. Hours are noon to 6 p.m.

Monday, 2 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. For more information about services, volunteering or donations, call OR VISIT the website at www. giannashouse.com.

To help: Volunteers are needed for every aspect, from day-today operations to peer counseling. Gianna’s House is seeking those who have children, those who have had abortions or considered terminating a pregnancy, and individuals who are bilingual.

Supplies needed include everything from maternity to 3T clothing, any gently used baby furniture, car or bouncy seats, formula, diapers of all sizes, baby wipes, bottles and toiletries. served 800 women in 2013 with ongoing mentoring, and friendly, spiritual and emotional counseling, along with practical assistance. Its mission is to welcome and educate all people in making pro-life choices that are consistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

Free and confidential services include pregnancy tests; information on pregnancy-related issues, including adoption, parenting and temporary foster care; and assistance finding affordable medical care, pre-natal and childbirth classes, as well as post abortion counseling.

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STERLING – The city will demolish a rundown house on First Avenue.

On Monday, the Sterling City Council voted unanimously to demolish the big white house at 902 First Ave. The house has been vacant or abandoned for at least 3 years, according to the city. “Part of the roof is caved in. The porch is falling apart,� said Amanda Schmidt, the city’s building and

zoning superintendent.

In October, the city received an order from Whiteside County Court to proceed with demolition.

The owner, Bill Fassler, never showed up in court, Schmidt said. “He was hard to serve [with papers],� she said.

CP’s Demolition was the low bidder at $11,900. Asbestos abatement will be contracted out before demolition occurs.

The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

ILLINOIS

State to observe moment of silence Friday for JFK CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois will mark the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination with a moment of silence this week.

Gov. Pat Quinn has also ordered that flags at all state of Illinois facilities be flown at half-staff Friday. The moment of silence will take place at 1 p.m. that day.

Quinn says Kennedy’s

life is an inspiration and should make people shun violence in any form.

Chicago’s City Council has passed a resolution call for all city and state flags to be flown at half-staff on Friday. The resolution also urges churches to toll their bells.

Kennedy was shot and killed on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas.

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It amounts to a 5.5 percent increase.

The levy for the general fund, which pays for things such as police and fire, is expected to drop by $30,000.

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ing projections for the police pension fund, but the calculation is now estimated at 10 percent over last year’s amount.

If the levy ends up exceeding 5 percent, then the city would be required by law to hold a public hearing. The final number depends on the police pension fund, information that the city expects to get within the next week.

On Monday, the City Council approved the tax levy estimates.

If the city’s levy increases by 5.5 percent, the owner of a $100,000 house, using a homestead exemption, would get a $3.81-a-month tax increase, City Administrator Scott Shumard said.

The city must vote on its final levy by the end of the year.

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EDITORIAL: WHAT WE THINK | 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

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he world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, ‌� President Abraham Lincoln said 150 years ago today as he delivered the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pa. Modestly put, Mr. Lincoln, but incorrect.

The would has greatly noted and long remembered your eloquent, meaningful words.

Brevity, the soul of wit, is also the soul of memorable speeches.

In 272 words, Lincoln distilled exactly what was at stake in the Civil War, for which thousands of Union soldiers, buried at Gettysburg, gave their lives.

The nation was “conceived in liberty,� Lincoln said, though slavery paradoxically was tolerated in the South. If the North prevailed in a civil war that was precipitated by the secession of 11 slave states, then “a new birth of freedom� – the abolition of slavery – could take place.

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation started the task. Ratification of the 13th Amendment would finish it – a ratification that Lincoln, felled by an assassin, would not live to see.

The Lincoln who accomplished two Herculean chores – saving the Union and freeing the slaves – was the same Lincoln who traversed the Sauk Valley as a volunteer soldier during the Black Hawk War of 1832, and as a politician during the 1850s.

Can the Sauk Valley be proud that such a great man once stood in our ancestors’ midst? Yes. At Gettysburg, Lincoln urged “us[,] the living� to carry on the difficult work of the fallen soldiers.

Seven score and 10 years later, we, the living, are tasked to carry on Lincoln’s quest to preserve democracy and freedom.

Let Lincoln’s ideals, like his Gettysburg Address, be long embraced.

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A figure of Abraham Lincoln stands in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library in Springfield. A copy of the speech in Lincoln’s hand is on display.

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS our score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.

We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.

It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who

struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. – Abraham Lincoln

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Triumph and trivia of the Gettysburg Address Historic speech, now 150 years old, shows how even ‘trivial’ matters can have a huge impact JAMES M. CORNELIUS Springfield

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, delivered 150 years ago on Nov. 19, 1863, has become part of our historical literature. First spoken at a new cemetery in that old Pennsylvania village, it has been reproduced on hundreds of thousands of souvenir papers, T-shirts, bronze plaques, and marble walls. It is a part of schoolkids’ culture, of aspiring immigrants’ thoughts, and of veterans’ remembrances.

There are also scores of teeny-tiny facts about Lincoln himself that day, and about the speech, that fascinate people today.

Who were the 36 other people sleeping in Judge Wills’ house on the square that night? Did Lincoln give a watch to your great-great-grandpa on the train to Pennsylvania? What was the name of the president’s horse in the procession? Is my fake parchment copy of it the real thing?

Please do not scoff – individuals care about these discrete details because hundreds of mil-

lions of people care about the epochal events: the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 that killed more than 7,800 men, and the speech of 272 words that set this James M. nation on a Cornelius path toward resolution. If you are serious about a subject, then you are probably serious about some of its sidelights.

LINCOLN HIMSELF cared about the tiniest of nuances. That is why, in the course of drafting his five manuscripts of the Address, he kept altering words: Good: “upon�

Better: “on�

Good: “propriety�

Better: “fitting and proper�

Good: “to stand here�

Better: “here be dedicated�

Good: “shall have a new birth�

Better: “under God, shall have a new birth�

Some things sound better when spoken; some things read better when writ-

ten. Some principles need italicizing with the human voice. All things bear improvement. Lincoln the tinkerer, the lawyer, the politician, the commander, the president, knew that. Most of all, he knew that this nation needed a “new birth� to make itself better.

The myths surrounding the Gettysburg Address are few and unimportant. His invitation to speak was not a late afterthought. He did not write any of the speech on an envelope. He did not write any of it on the train. He did not think it a failure.

Indeed, the facts are bigger and better than the myths: he began thinking about his message just 4 days after the battles of July; he polished it up the night before the speech in the presence of William Johnson, a black man; he was ill with smallpox for several days afterward, and might have been feeling poorly by Nov. 18.

But Lincoln was not skipping the trip on his own account; he was certainly going to Gettysburg, once the family doctor assured him and Mary that their

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This 1905 artist’s rendering from the Sherwood Lithograph Co. via the Library of Congress depicts President Abraham Lincoln speaking at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on Nov. 19, 1863. The Gettysburg Address is unusual among great American speeches, in part because the occasion did not call for a great American speech. “No one was looking for him to make history,�

James McPherson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War historian, said.

10-year-old boy, Tad, would recover from his own bout of smallpox.

So, is it trivial that William Johnson was in the room? Not if you imagine that Lincoln had that one person in mind while he was writing to ensure the freedom of 4 million other African-Americans; writing to steel the nation’s resolve to

fight on and preserve the Union; writing because “these dead shall not have died in vain.�

In our freedom we can look up the trivial, but we must prize the big picture.

All of Lincoln’s efforts have proved triumphant, thanks to more soldiers and citizens and citizensto-be than he could ever have imagined.

Note to readers: James Cornelius, a noted Lincoln scholar, is curator of the Lincoln Collection at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.

To learn more about the Gettysburg Address and the presidential library’s anniversary celebration, please visit www.GettysburgAddress150.com.

I suppose that George Bush was responsible for the government shutdown as well, even though it was the Democrats who wouldn’t negotiate.

Also, I turned on the TV one night and saw part of a program about a floating mound of thousands of tons of debris in or on the ocean floor – moving around? Why haven’t we heard more about that?

A man cleans barge loads of “stuff� from the Mississippi River with lots of volunteer help each year. Rock Falls cleans the canal every year.

We need more interest in our water areas. They’re very precious to us. Keep the stories coming.

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Lies surround health care law CHAD BLANCHETTE Dixon

Kathryn Bonnell’s recent letter [“Give the new health care plan a chance,� The Reader’s Voice, Nov. 9] stated that if a lie is repeated, people will start believing. She is right. Millions of Americans believed Obama after dozens of lies about keeping their health care.

He even lied to his fellow

Democrats just to get it approved, and even those guys are ticked. Everyone believed except those who knew better. Finally, the liberal media is starting to catch on.

What you have is a huge joke by an even bigger joker. Unfortunately, there has been a multitude of lies and mistakes that are unaccounted for and not even cared about.

They reported that the Benghazi attack was the result of a video. Do you believe that? Or do you pay

attention to the other details surrounding the attack? For example, witnesses were forced to keep silent. Or do you believe that Benghazi was a person?

Obama didn’t know anything about the NSA or the IRS scandals. Do you believe that? All you need to do is pay attention to what he says and does, or doesn’t say and do, to understand him.

Bonnell’s letter also stated that some insurance plans are junk and don’t meet the government’s

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Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com guidelines. I’m so glad that Obama is looking out for me; excuse me? Are you serious? Obama’s plan and Romney’s plan are not the same as was stated. I’m not a fan of either plan, but do some research before believing the lies that you’ve been told.

Keep the focus on clean water MEREDITH RENKES Morrison

I read the Gazette article “Satellite hits Atlantic – but what about next one?�

(Nov. 12, page A4) with interest.

“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety.�

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Woman should take dating slow for now Dear Abby: I am attracted to a man who is 27 years my junior. He is also attracted to me because he initiated our meeting. We have gone out a few times, and he says he doesn’t care about our age difference. He has also mentioned us living together and said he would gladly pay half the expenses even though I make more than he does.

Is this appropriate in today’s society? I don’t look much older than he does. But I’m from a generation in which this kind of thing would be looked down upon. Still, I realize that the world has changed, and I feel a strong attraction to him.

I would appreciate any advice you can give me. – His Older Woman in Maryland

in successful MayDecember relationships in which the age made little difference. But I would suggest that you let this relationship develop a little further before deciding whether to move in together, and age has nothing to do with it.

dearABBY Abigail Van Buren’s (Jeanne Phillips) column appears during the week through Universal Press Syndicate.

Dear Older Woman: In many ways the world has changed. However, I assume that you socialize with couples and individuals in your age group, and this may cost you some of those relationships because your friends may be uncomfortable with the age difference.

I have printed letters from couples involved

der pads so she can meet a stud? – Wardrobe Mistress in Rhode Island

Dear Wardrobe Mistress: While your impulse to help your friend is laudable, it would be a mistake to suggest she change her image while she is in a “fragile state.�

Dear Abby: I have Let some time pass, and a good friend I have THEN make a date for known for 15 years. We a day of fun, fashion, have been through a beauty and some shoplot together and have ping. When she’s stronger grown through all of our and feeling better about changes. However, her herself, mention that wardrobe hasn’t changed. now she’s a free woman She still dresses like Betty starting a new life, a new White’s character in “The image would help with Golden Girls� from the the transition.

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She is in a fragile state Dear Abby: I have been right now because of her with my boyfriend for 9 recent divorce. How do I months, and I found out tell her to lose the shoulthat about 3 months ago

he got nude photos from another girl. I don’t do that. I am hurt and torn on what to do. Please help. – Betrayed in Ohio Dear Betrayed: If there are no other red flags, don’t waste your time being jealous. Take a lesson from this: The other girl gave him nude pictures of herself, but he’s still with you. If he should ask you to give him similar photos of yourself, don’t do it, because you will gain nothing and could lose a lot of privacy.

football games and our grandson’s soccer games, and it annoys me when I see women leave their hats on.

Doesn’t “everyone� also include them? Shouldn’t they do this to show their respect for our flag and country? – Stickler in Florida

Dear Abby: At sporting events when everyone is asked to remove their hats for the national anthem, does this include females? We attend NFL

Dear Stickler: Whether a woman’s hat should be removed depends on where it is being worn.

In a theater or at a wedding, the hat should be removed as a courtesy if it blocks someone’s view. At a sporting event, a casual hat should be taken off when the anthem is playing. However, at more formal events, if the hat is part of the woman’s ensemble, it usually stays in place.

Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-288-3673.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton,

815-589-3925.

Wii and Yoga, 1:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Hospice of the Rock River Valley Festival of Trees Kosier Dance Studio performances, 6 and 7 p.m.,, Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-288-3673.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-625-0354.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Tuesday, Nov. 19 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Exercise with Cher, 9-10 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Morning Whittle, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Line dancing, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Hospice of the Rock River Val-

ley Festival of Trees and Country Store, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-288-3673.

313 card game and Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m. Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994.

Game and Puzzle Week Sudoku games, 11 a.m., Whiteside

County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Hospice of the Rock River Valley Festival of Trees Sterling Noon Rotary luncheon, noon, Woodlawn

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Wednesday. Nov. 20 Childhood immunization clinic; Women, Infants and Children clinic; and Family Planning Services, all by appointment only; and nutritional, education, and coupon pick-up, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-2843371.

Sauk Valley Gold Chapter of Business Networking International, 7 a.m., Candlelight Inn, 2200 S. First St., Rock Falls, 815535-1327.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

The Breakfast Club, 8:30 a.m., River’s Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon. Serenity Hospice & Home: 815-732-2499.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Rules of the Road class, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., 815-288-6563.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

Whiteside County Senior Center outreach caseworker, 9-10 a.m., Erie Public Library, 802 Eighth Ave., 815-622-9230.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Foot clinic, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013 or 800-782-1584.

Rock River Center representative, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Hearing tests, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050, by appointment.

Narcotics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, 403 13th Ave., Sterling.

Sharing Life’s Memories program, 10 a.m., Rock River

Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Rules of the Road class, 10 a.m. to noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Medicare Advantage choices, 10 a.m., Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Sullivan’s Foods, 300 N. Madison St., Morrison, 815-772-4213.

Blood pressure check, 10:3011:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

BorgWarner Retiree lunch, 11:30 a.m., River’s Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, tradition, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, grapevine; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed; Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

Lunch and Learn, noon, The Post House, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Sauk Valley Group Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinics, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Countryside Manor, 625 Countryside Lane, Dixon.

Community blood drive, 12:30-4:30 p.m., Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson St., Morrison. Appointment: 815772-5536.

Free blood pressure check,

1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-8572550.

Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815-6250382.

Free blood pressure clinic, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Community Room, Odell Library, 307 S. Madison, Morrison.

Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

YWCA sexual abuse survivors women’s group, 5:30-7 p.m., second floor, 115 W. First St., Dixon, bbraid@ywsauk.or or 815625-0333.

Walnut Board of Directors, 5:30 p.m., Walnut Public Library, 101 Heaton St., 815-379-2159.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, steps, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Special Needs Parent Support Group, 5:30-7:30 p.m., conference room, Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St. Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

Men’s Cancer Group, 6 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., ages 3 years through sixth graders, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

American Legion Post 12, 7 p.m., 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Dixon Area Detachment Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran

Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin.

Thursday, Nov. 21 Childhood immunization clinic; Women, Infants and Children clinic; and Family Planning Services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing Team, 815625-0338.

Twin City Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

Free blood sugar screening, 8-9 a.m., Community Health Services Department, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota. 815-539-7461, ext.

3291, weekdays. Tests can be fasting or 2 hours after eating.

TOPS IL 1426, 8:30-9 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 9 a.m., Coloma Homes, 401 W. 18th St., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling.

Free blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. Prairie State Legal representative, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Whiteside County Senior Center outreach caseworker, 10-11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-622-9230. ’49’ers, 11:30 a.m., Fiesta Cancun, 200 Keul Road, Dixon, 815-284-0881. ‘57 Girls, 11:30 a.m., White Pines Inn, 6712 W. Pines Road, Mount Morris.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon

and 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Parish Nurse Networking meeting, noon, CGH Professional Building, 15 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-625-0400, ext. 5425.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 5:30, open, beginners; 7 p.m., closed, step, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Group Alcoholics Anonymous, noon closed; 7 p.m., closed, 12 steps, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Scrapbooking class, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Healthy Lifestyles Club, 1 and 7 p.m., ground-floor conference room, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota, 815-539-7461, ext. 5319.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 2:30 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

CGH Community Services blood pressure and blood sugar clinic, 3-4:30 p.m., County Market, 210 W. Third St., Sterling.

Narcotics Anonymous, 4-5 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013.

Helping Understand Grief for Survivors (HUGS), 5:30-6:30 p.m., Serenity Hospice & Home, 1658 S. state Route 2, Oregon.

Call 815-732-2499 by noon Thursday. If no one calls, the meeting will be canceled.

Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-441-4452.

Fibromyalgia Support Group, 6 p.m., Suite 215, Positive Changes Acupuncture, 609 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-499-5425.

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Breast Cancer Networking Group, 6-7 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Centers, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673.

TOPS, 6:30 p.m., Rock Falls United Methodist Church, 210 Fourth Ave., 815-625-0431.

River Cities Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth St., 815-499-5618.

Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars, 7 p.m., VFW Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Dixon Area Garden Club, 7 p.m., Plum Creek Garden, 626 Palmyra Road, Dixon.

Al-Anon, 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling.

Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave, 815-625-9058.

Sauk Valley Landlord Association meeting, 7 p.m., Coventry Living Center, 612 W. St. Mary’s Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and Al-Anon, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Big Book, Rolling Hills Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Anne Church, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7:30 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-284-7569.

Amateur Radio Club, 7:30 p.m., 1409 Eighth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-946-4340.

Sterling Rock River Masonic Lodge 612, 7:30 p.m., 113½ W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, United Steelworkers, 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

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Forecasts, warnings spared lives from storms Many families were in church in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) – When a cluster of violent thunderstorms began marching across the Midwest, forecasters were able to draw a bright line on a map showing where the worst of the weather would go.

Their uncannily accurate predictions – combined with television and radio warnings, textmessage alerts and storm sirens – almost cer-

tainly saved lives as rare late-season tornadoes dropped out of a dark autumn sky. Although the storms howled through 12 states and flattened entire neighborhoods within a matter of minutes, the number of dead stood at just eight.

By Monday, another, more prosaic reason for the relatively low death toll also came to light: In the hardest-hit town, many families were in church. “I don’t think we had one church damaged,� said Gary Manier, mayor of Washington, a community of 16,000 about

140 miles southwest of Chicago.

The tornado cut a path about an eighth of a mile wide from one side of Washington to the other and damaged or destroyed as many as 500 homes. The heavy weather also battered parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and western New York.

Back in Washington, Daniel Bennett was officiating Sunday services before 600 to 700 people when he heard an electronic warning tone. Then another. And another.

“I’d say probably two dozen phones started going off in the service, and everybody started looking down,� he said.

What they saw was a text message from the National Weather Service cautioning that a twister was in the area. Bennett stopped the service and ushered everyone to a safe place until the threat passed.

A day later, many townspeople said those messages helped minimize deaths and injuries. “That’s got to be connected,� Bennett said. “The ability to get instant information.�

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Pastor Daniel Bennett, of the Bethany Community Church in Washington, bicycles through neighborhoods in the town Monday, looking for parishioners’ homes damaged by Sunday’s tornado. Bennett said 600 to 700 people were at a service at his church when the tornado hit.

Survivors shaken by powerful twisters across the state Six deaths most ever in one day from tornadoes in November in state history ST. LOUIS (AP) – Nestled among the quiet fields of corn and beans that dominate the southwest Illinois landscape, Joe Hoy’s llamas, ducks, rabbits and goats provided a cherished soundtrack for his neighbors and were a source of fascination for area children who would stop by to see them.

The farm was gone in a flash Sunday, as one of several powerful tornadoes that touched down in Illinois and elsewhere in the Midwest raked the 80-year-old Hoy’s property near New Minden, killing him, his sister and their menagerie and destroying their house and fields. “Joe Hoy had a heart as big as all of the outdoors,� said Judy Harmening, whose own farm a quarter-mile away was left untouched. “We could sit on our porch and listen to the sounds that came up from that farm. We didn’t know what bird or animal it was, but I’ll miss that.�

Sunday’s tornadoes, which were notable for how destructive they were and how late in the year they struck, killed at least six people in Illinois and two others in Michigan and injured hundreds of others. The

six deaths were the most from tornadoes on any November day in Illinois’ state history, the National Weather Service confirmed Monday.

In addition to the deaths of Hoy and his 78-yearold sister, Frances Hoy, three people were killed in Brookport, a town in Massac County, in Illinois’ southern tip. Another person was killed in Washington, a central Illinois city of about 16,000 residents where Mayor Garry Manier said hundreds of homes had been damaged or destroyed.

The National Weather Service said the Washington tornado, like the one that flattened Hoy’s farm, had a preliminary rating of EF-4, meaning it had wind speeds of 170 to 190 mph.

The state’s Emergency Management Agency said 150 to 200 people were injured in Illinois, and Gov. Pat Quinn declared portions of Champaign, Grundy, LaSalle, Massac, Tazewell, Washington and Woodford counties to be disaster areas. He updated President Barack Obama about the damage and relief efforts in Obama’s home state during a phone call Monday, said Quinn’s spokeswom-

President Obama calls Gov. Quinn after tornadoes

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Tornado damage is seen Monday in Brookport. Dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms swept across the U.S. Midwest on Sunday, unleashing powerful winds that flattened entire neighborhoods, flipped over cars and uprooted trees. an, Brooke Anderson.

Many residents of affected areas said they knew what was coming, having seen weather alerts on their television screens.

But they still raced for shelter, with Harmening barely able to get her father, who uses a walker, into the house as the wind became fierce and the sky turned ominously gray.

They didn’t quite make it to the basement. “There was no rain with it. We’re lucky we had 10 or 12 drops of rain,�

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onds later, “the sun was shining, and there was a rainbow off to the east.

It was the weirdest storm I’ve ever witnessed.�

The coroner said Hoy’s body was found about 100 yards from where his house stood. Frances Hoy, who Harmening said was developmentally disabled and cared for by her brother, died later at a hospital.

In tiny New Minden, the storm toppled a church steeple and cemetery headstones and tore the roof off a convenience store, said the town’s

president, Candi Cross.

But she said the village dodged the storm’s brunt when the twister she saw coming across a field suddenly turned away from town as she ran for cover to her mom’s neighboring home, her Chihuahua clutched to her chest. “The leaves were twirling around me, higher than I am tall,� she said. “It took everything I could to stand up straight and run. I no more got to my mom’s house, and it was all over with. It just took seconds.�

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It’s been more than 2 years since big slump NEW YORK (AP) – Is the stock market due for a pullback?

The Dow Jones industrial average has surged 900 points since early October and crossed the 16,000-point threshold Monday. IPOs are hot again. Small investors, stirred from their post-recession daze, are coming back to stocks.

And it’s been more than two years since the market has had a significant slump.

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Trader Joseph Murray works Monday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 16,000 points for the first time early Monday and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index crossed 1,800 points. but that does not mean that the stock market is expensive,� says Russ Koesterich, chief investment strategist with Blackrock.

The ratio of stock prices to projected profits for companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index is 15, according to

data from FactSet. That’s slightly below the average of 16.2 over the last 15 years and far below the peak of 25 in late 1990s and early 2000s.

Underneath the rally, most of the fundamentals of this market remain solid. Corporate profit margins are

near historic highs and profits are expected to keep rising. There are no signs the U.S. economy, which is still recovering from the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession, will slip back into a downturn.

All that leaves investors with conflicting feelings.

Few see the stock market as attractive as it was at the beginning of the year, but fewer see an alternative where they should put their money.

Bonds are down 2.1 percent this year, according to the benchmark Barclays U.S. Aggregate bond index. Cash has a nearzero return in money market funds. Gold has dropped 24 percent. “It’s hard to say stocks are expensive when you compare them to any other asset class,� says Brian Hogan, director of equities at Fidelity Investments. “The other options are simply not attractive.�

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Zimmerman charged with assault, battery Neighbor: ‘I’m in absolute shock’ APOPKA, Fla. (AP) – George Zimmerman was charged Monday with assault after deputies were called to the home where he lived with his girlfriend, who claimed he pointed a shotgun at her during an argument, authorities said.

Zimmerman pushed the woman out of the house and barricaded the door with furniture, Chief Deputy Dennis Lemma said at a news conference hours after the arrest. The girlfriend,

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Samantha Scheibe, provided deputies with a key to the home and they George were able to push the Zimmerman door that had been barricaded.

Lemma says Zimmerman was compliant when deputies came to the house. “The easiest way to describe it is rather passive. He’s had the opportunity to encounter this before,� he said.

Zimmerman was charged with aggravated

assault with a weapon, battery and criminal mischief. “Just when you thought you heard the last of George Zimmerman,� said neighbor Catherine Cantrell. She said she had twice seen a man who looked like Zimmerman get out of a truck that’s been in the driveway for nearly a month. The truck parked there Monday appeared to be the same one that reporters have seen Zimmerman drive previously. “I’m in absolute shock.

He was never outside.

It’s not like he was out

flaunting around,� she said.

Cantrell said the woman who lived in the home was very sweet and quiet.

Sarah Tyler, 26, also lives across the street from the tan stucco house on a cul-de-sac street of single family homes in Apopka, about 15 miles northwest of Orlando. “It’s kind of frightening,� she said, adding that she only saw a woman came out of the house.

Zimmerman, 30, was acquitted in July of all charges in the shooting of Trayvon Martin.

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Rock Falls’ Bailey Schrader (left) and Dallas Clevenger battle with Newman’s Elexia Sanders for a rebound during Monday’s game in Sterling. The Rockets won 50-25.

DOUBLE TIME Hard-working Rock Falls defense stymies Comets

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STERLING – Thanks to some suffocating defense, Rock Falls was able to double its pleasure in the season opener against Newman on Monday night.

The Rockets amassed 13 steals and caused 23 turnovers on their way to a 50-25 victory over the Comets in a Sauk Valley Shootout contest at Newman.

Rock Falls coach Craig Mammosser employed a man-to-man defense for the bulk of the game, and it worked to a tee.

“We were trying to run and jump to the next pass, and really rotate defensively,” Mammosser said. “I think we did a very good job of that. We flustered them a little bit – sped them up. You don’t always have to steal the ball. If you speed a team up

Star of the game: Bailey Schrader, Rock Falls, 10 points, 5 rebounds Up next: Stillman Valley at Rock Falls; Newman at Sherrard, 7:30 p.m. today enough, they’re going to throw it away or they’re going to throw it to you.”

“We work on defense so much during practice,” added senior guard Kara Nehrkorn, who led her team with four steals. “I Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com think defense will be the main point of our Rock Falls’ Terrisa Willett grabs a rebound game.” during Monday’s game at Newman High School in Sterling.

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he Bears-Ravens game was different. I’m stating the obvious, but when grading the Bears’ individual performances against the Ravens, it’s critical to consider the extreme weather conditions, miserable playing surface and that both teams had to overcome a 1 hour, 53 minute delay.

Marc Trestman and his entire coaching staff get an A, in large part for the way they took advantage of the long delay, refocused their team and brought them back to win a game they almost lost in the first quarter.

Trestman is having a really good rookie year.

I also want to give an A to the 46 players, for the way they responded to the conditions, the delay and all their injured teammates.

This is really important because the individual grades, even allowing for the terrible weather, are a bit below what I was prepared for when I began reviewing the tape.

Josh McCown gets a B. He took care of the football and made a few key plays when he had to, most importantly the 43-yard throw to Martellus Bennett in overtime.

But he also left more than a few plays on the field, some due to the conditions, but some because he is playing very conservatively and athletically.

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Check his credentials

Johnson belongs in conversation about all-time best drivers

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – It took Jimmie Johnson just 13 races into his rookie season with Hendrick Motorsports to prove to his team he was a rare talent.

He had just won at Dover for his second victory in 4 weeks and was debriefing with crew chief Chad Knaus when he brought up a sensation he felt in the car that day that he was certain came from wind blowing through a gap in the grandstands.

It was remarkable insight, Knaus said, from a driver who understands very little about the setup of a race car.

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“He can feel the car. He can be one with the car,” Knaus said. “I know that sounds foolish, it sounds weird. But, seriously, go to a surfer and ask him about his surfboard. Go to a snowboarder and ask him

about his snowboard. Go to a skier, ask him about his skis.

“When they’re able to get in that position, and they feel the car, understand what the car is going to do, it’s pretty amazing.

Jimmie can really do that. He feels what’s going on.”

Knaus went so far as to claim Johnson does things in the car “most mortals can’t.”

His resume supports that claim.

Johnson continued his romp through the NASCAR record books Sunday night by winning his sixth championship in 8 years.

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Chandra Johnson takes photos of her husband, Jimmie Johnson (left) and his crew chief, Chad Knaus, on Saturday after Johnson won his sixth Sprint Cup Series title in 8 years in Homestead, Fla.

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Here are some numbers that help to explain the quarterfinals of the high school football season.

32:37

That’s how long the Newman Comets’ offense had possession of the ball during Saturday’s 34-33 win over Momence. That included a third quarter in which Momence only had the ball for two offensive snaps.

However, one of those snaps for Momence turned into a 59-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Cantwell to Zack Harmann.

64

That’s how many first downs the Newman Comets have through three rounds of the playoffs. They have allowed 28.

On Saturday, Newman had 27 first downs compared to Momence’s 14.

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That’s how many extra points Momence’s Joe Salazar made during Saturday’s game against Newman.

Salazar missed a secondquarter attempt wide left after the Redskins scored with 22.1 seconds left in the half.

The missed extra point proved pivotal, as the Redskins were forced to go for a 2-point conversion after pulling within a point after a touchdown with 43.4 seconds left in the game.

1.8

That’s the average point differential for Newman quarterfinal games in the last five seasons, including Saturday’s one-point win over Momence.

In 2009, the Comets lost 21-20 to Stillman Valley in the 3A playoffs. In 2010, they beat Morrison 22-19, which was followed by a 15-12 loss to the Mustangs in 2011.

In 2012, Newman beat Wilmington 28-26.

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That’s how many state titles Mercer County – previously Aledo High School – has after winning last year’s 2A title.

Mercer County is 25-1 in the last two seasons. Newman will host Mercer County at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Roscoe Eades Stadium.

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That’s how many four-loss teams remain in the playoffs after Saturday’s quarterfinals.

Staunton (8-4) beat Gillespie 30-14 on Saturday in Class 2A. The Bulldogs lost to Gillespie

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With only the mark of seven titles won by Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt ahead of him, Johnson is making a solid case to be considered one of the best to ever climb into a race car.

It’s a debate he wants no part of, shrugging in his champagnesoaked firesuit Sunday night that those conversations can wait until after he’s done racing.

There are some who believe Johnson is a product of his environment, and he wins because he drives for mighty Hendrick Motorsports in a car prepared

by Knaus, a crew chief so laserfocused on the No. 48 Chevrolet that it’s not always evident if he finds any joy in his job.

There’s also an argument that Johnson’s titles stem from the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format, which debuted in 2004 as a 10-race playoff. It replaced the decades-old system of crowning a champion based on an entire season, and Johnson reeled off five consecutive titles beginning with Year 3 of the Chase.

Indeed, under the old scoring system, Johnson would not have won titles in 2007, 2008 or 2010.

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That’s how many points were scored in Greenville’s 71-70 win over Mount Carmel High School in Class 3A. Greenville rallied from a 70-49 deficit with 4:23 left in the game. The Comets recovered two onside kicks in that span.

Tyler Hutchinson hit Austin Lawrence for the game-winning 2-point conversion with 20 seconds left. Hutchinson completed 43 of 82 pass attempts for 644 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions.

Mount Carmel quarterback Reece Metcalf competed 22 of 35 passes for 516 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception.

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That’s the last time that Montini lost to a public school in the playoffs. The Broncos lost 27-6 to Burlington Central in the 4A first round that season.

Since then, Montini has won five state championships.

Sycamore will get a crack at them on Saturday. The Spartans, who are undefeated, have lost to Montini three times in the last 4 years. In 2009, Montini won 31-17. In 2010, Sycamore fell 28-7, and last year Montini edged the Spartans 24-22.

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That’s how many times the Newman Comets have played a quarterfinal playoff game.

Newman is 9-4 in those contests. Most of the Comets’ quarterfinal games have been close, with the average point differential being 8.2 points.

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35-14 in Week 9, which concluded a three-game losing streak to end the season.

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Jimmie Johnson won his sixth Sprint Cup title this weekend.

It puts him one championship behind Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for most all-time.

But that’s not his problem.

He raced under the rules at the time, on the same playing field as everyone else on the track – the same as Petty did during his heyday, and Earnhardt during his time.

As far as Petty is concerned, the debate is pointless. “All I can say is Earnhardt did his thing in his time against his competition. I did mine against my competition, and he’s doing his thing against his competi-

tion,� Petty said. “We didn’t compete with each other. He wasn’t there to race against Richard Petty or Earnhardt, and we didn’t have to race against Jimmie Johnson, either. “You can’t compare. It’s not apples and apples. It’s apples and oranges.�

Petty is right. It is very difficult to compare.

But Johnson has very much earned the right to be part of the conversation by winning his six titles faster than Petty and Earnhardt, by becoming the youngest driver at 38 to reach the mark, and by winning 30 more races (he has 66 total Cup wins) than any other driver in the last 11 years. “I don’t think he wants to try to prove it to anybody else, he just wants to prove it to himself,� team owner Rick Hendrick said. “I’ve never seen anyone that works any harder and is any more committed to his physical conditioning, from the way he eats at certain times of the year, when he gets into the Chase, the way he works out. “He doesn’t have to run over people. He doesn’t have to go out and brag about what he’s done. He just shows up, does his job. Sooner or later people have to say, ‘You’re the deal.’�

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GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Harris’ double-double lifts Warriors to win

Girls basketball Northern Illinois Big 12 West Conf.

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Geneseo Sterling LaSalle-Peru Ottawa Dixon Streator

All 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

Monday’s results Pontiac tournament s ,A3ALLE 0ERU VS "RADLEY "OURBONNAIS

PPD TO 4UESDAY s /TTAWA VS 7ASHINGTON CCD Princeton tournament s (ENRY 3TREATOR Sauk Valley Shootout s 3HERRARD $IXON s 3TERLING 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY Temple’s Tip-Off Classic s 'ENESEO /RION

Maike leads West Carroll to season-opening victory "Y 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF

Today’s games Pontiac tournament s /TTAWA VS 0ONTIAC

s ,A3ALLE 0ERU VS "RADLEY "OURBONNAIS

Princeton tournament s 3TREATOR VS 0UTNAM #OUNTY

Sauk Valley Shootout s 3TERLING AT $IXON

Thursday’s games Pontiac tournament s ,A3ALLE 0ERU VS 0ONTIAC

Sauk Valley Shootout s 2OCK &ALLS AT $IXON

s 3HERRARD AT 3TERLING

Temple’s Tip-Off Classic s 'ENESEO VS 3T &RANCIS DE 3ALES

Big Northern West 2OCK &ALLS "YRON Oregon Mendota 2OCKFORD ,UTHERAN Stillman Valley 7INNEBAGO

Conf.

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

All 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

Monday’s results s 7INNEBAGO AT 3T &RANCIS

Sauk Valley Shootout s 2OCK &ALLS .EWMAN s 3TERLING 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY

Wednesday’s games Oregon tournament s ,UTHERAN VS &ULTON

s -ENDOTA VS -ILLEDGEVILLE

s /REGON VS !MBOY

Three Rivers North Conf.

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Riverdale Amboy &ULTON Morrison 0ROPHETSTOWN "UREAU 6ALLEY %RIE Newman

All 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

Monday’s results Princeton tournament s 0UTNAM #OUNTY "UREAU 6ALLEY Ridgewood tournament s 2IVERDALE "USHNELL 0RAIRIE #ITY s 2IDGEWOOD %RIE Sterling Shootout s 2OCK &ALLS .EWMAN

Friday’s games s 7EST #ARROLL VS !&#

s ,ELAND %ARLVILLE VS 3OUTH "ELOIT

Saturday’s games s 7EST #ARROLL VS 3OUTH "ELOIT

s !&# VS ,ELAND %ARLVILLE

Thursday’s games s "UREAU 6ALLEY VS (ENRY

s ,A-OILLE VS -IDLAND

s 0RINCEOTN VS 3TARK #OUNTY

Friday’s games s 0UTNAM #OUNTY VS (ENRY

s 3TREATOR VS "UREAU 6ALLEY

s 3TARK #OUNTY VS ,A-OILLE

All 1-0 0-0

0-0 0-0

0-0

0-1

Monday’s results s 7EST #ARROLL 0OLO Warren tournament s /RANGEVILLE 7ARREN

Saturday, Nov. 23 s TH PLACE

s TH PLACE

s RD PLACE

s #HAMPIONSHIP

Ridgewood tournament Monday’s results s 2IVERDALE "USHNELL 0RAIRIE #ITY s -ONMOUTH 2OSEVILLE 2OCKRIDGE s 2IDGEWOOD %RIE Today’s games s "USHNELL 0RAIRIE #ITY VS 2OCKRIDGE

s 2IDGEWOOD VS 2IVERDALE

s %RIE VS -ONMOUTH 2OSEVILLE

Wednesday’s games s 2OCKRIDGE VS 2IVERDALE

s "USHNELL 0RAIRIE #ITY VS %RIE

s 2IDGEWOOD VS -ONMOUTH 2OSEVILLE

Today’s games s &ORRESTON AT 2IVER 2IDGE

s /RANGEVILLE AT !&#

s 0ECATONICA AT -ILLEDGEVILLE

s 3OUTH "ELOIT AT !QUIN

Friday’s games s 2IVERDALE VS -ONMOUTH 2OSEVILLE

s 2OCKRIDGE VS %RIE

s 2IDGEWOOD VS "USHNELL 0RAIRIE #ITY

Wednesday’s games Oregon tournament s -ILLEDGEVILLE VS -ENDOTA

Warren tournament s $URAND VS 7ARREN

s /RANGEVILLE VS 0EARL #ITY

Saturday’s games s -ONMOUTH 2OSEVILLE VS "USHNELL 0RAIRIE #ITY

s 2IDGEWOOD VS 2OCKRIDGE

s 2IVERDALE VS %RIE

Galva tournament

NUIC West All 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

Monday’s results s 7EST #ARROLL 0OLO Warren tournament s 'ALENA 0EARL #ITY s /RANGEVILLE 7ARREN Today’s games s &ORRESTON AT 22 3-

s %ASTLAND AT 7INNEBAGO

s %AST $UBUQUE AT ,ENA 7INSLOW

Wednesday’s games Warren tournament s 7ARREN VS $URAND

s 0EARL #ITY VS /RANGEVILLE

Sauk Valley Shootout Monday’s results s 3HERRARD $IXON s 2OCK &ALLS .EWMAN s 3TERLING 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY Today’s games s .EWMAN AT 3HERRARD

s 3TERLING AT $IXON

s 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY AT 2OCK &ALLS

Thursday’s games s .EWMAN AT 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY

s 2OCK &ALLS AT $IXON

s 3HERRARD AT 3TERLING

Friday’s games s $IXON VS 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY AT 2OCK &ALLS

s 3HERRARD AT 2OCK &ALLS

s .EWMAN VS 3TERLING AT 2OCK &ALLS

Saturday’s games s 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY VS 3HERRARD

s $IXON VS .EWMAN AT 2OCK &ALLS

s 3TERLING AT 2OCK &ALLS

Oregon tournament Pool A: &ULTON 2OCKFORD ,UTHERAN 0OLO Pool B: (ALL VS 0ROPHETSTOWN 2OCKFORD #HRISTIAN Pool C: Amboy, Oregon, Ottawa Marquette Pool D: -ENDOTA -ILLEDGEVILLE 0ECATONICA Wednesday’s games Blackhawk Center s &ULTON VS ,UTHERAN

s /REGON VS !MBOY

Oregon High School s (ALL VS 0ROPHETSTOWN

s -ENDOTA VS -ILLEDGEVILLE

Thursday’s games Blackhawk Center s ,UTHERAN VS 0OLO

s !MBOY VS /TTAWA -ARQUETTE

Oregon High School s 0ROPHETSTOWN VS 2OCKFORD #HRISTIAN

s -ILLEDGEVILLE VS 0ECATONICA

Friday’s games Blackhawk Center s 0OLO VS &ULTON

s /REGON VS /TTAWA -ARQUETTE

AFC tournament Thursday’s games s !&# VS 3OUTH "ELOIT

s 7EST #ARROLL VS ,ELAND %ARLVILLE

Today’s games s 3TREATOR VS 0UTNAM #OUNTY

s -IDLAND VS 3TARK #OUNTY

s ,A-OILLE VS 0RINCETON

NUIC East

Conf.

Galena 0-0 7EST #ARROLL 0-0 %AST $UBUQUE 0-0 %ASTLAND 0-0 ,ENA 7INSLOW 0-0 2IVER 2IDGE 3CALES -OUND 0-0 3TOCKTON 0-0 Pearl City 0-0 7ARREN 0-0

Oregon High School s 2OCKFORD #HRISTIAN VS (ALL

s -ENDOTA VS 0ECATONICA

Monday’s results s (ENRY 3TREATOR s 0UTNAM #OUNTY "UREAU 6ALLEY s -IDLAND 0RINCETON

Wednesday’s games Galva tournament s -ORRISON VS 'ALVA

Oregon tournament s &ULTON VS ,UTHERAN

s 0ROPEHTSTOWN VS (ALL

s !MBOY VS /REGON

Ridgewood tournament s 2IVERDALE VS 2OCKRIDGE

s %RIE VS "USHNELL 0RAIRIE #ITY

Conf.

0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0

0-0

0-0

Newman’s Aubree Schmitt splits the defense of two Rock Falls defenders during Monday’s game in Sterling. The Comets fell to the Rockets 50-25 in the first night of action for the Sauk Valley Shootout.

Princeton tournament Blue Pool: 0RINCETON 3TARK #OUNTY

Midland, LaMoille White Pool: 0UTNAM #OUNTY (ENRY 3ENACHWINE "UREAU 6ALLEY 3TREATOR

Today’s games Galva tournament s -ORRISON VS -ONMOUTH 5NITED

Ridgewood tournament s 2IVERDALE VS 2IDGEWOOD

s %RIE VS -ONMOUTH 2OSEVILLE

Sterling Shootout s .EWMAN AT 3HERRARD

Orangeville Aquin !SHTON &RANKLIN #ENTER Dakota Durand &ORRESTON Milledgeville 0ECATONICA 3OUTH "ELOIT Polo

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Saturday’s games s 0OOL ! RD VS 0OOL " RD A M s 0OOL # RD VS 0OOL $ RD A M s 0OOL ! ND VS 0OOL " ND

s 0OOL # ND VS 0OOL $ ND

s 0OOL ! ST VS 0OOL " ST

s 0OOL # ST VS 0OOL $ ST

s TH PLACE

s TH PLACE

s TH PLACE

s TH PLACE

s RD PLACE

s #HAMPIONSHIP

Today’s games s %ASTLAND AT 7INNEBAGO

Sauk Valley Shootout s 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY AT 2OCK &ALLS

3AUK 6ALLEY -EDIA s "

Today’s games s -ORRISON VS -ONMOUTH 5NITED

s %LMWOOD VS 'ALVA

Wednesday’s games s 5NITED VS %LMWOOD

s 'ALVA VS -ORRISON

Friday’s games s -ONMOUTH 5NITED VS 'ALVA

s -ORRISON VS %LMWOOD

Forreston tournament Friday’s games s %ASTLAND VS #HRISTIAN ,IFE

s 3TOCKTON VS 2OCHELLE

s 7INNEBAGO VS &ORRESTON

Saturday’s games s &ORRESTON VS #HRISTIAN ,IFE NOON s 2OCHELLE VS 7INNEBAGO

s 3TOCKTON VS %ASTLAND

s 7INNEBAGO VS 3TOCKTON

s %ASTLAND VS &ORRESTON

Monday, Nov. 25 s %ASTLAND VS 7INNEBAGO

s 3TOCKTON VS #HRISTIAN ,IFE

s 2OCHELLE VS &ORRESTON

Tuesday, Nov. 26 s 2OCHELLE VS %ASTLAND

s #HRISTIAN ,IFE VS 7INNEBAGO

s &ORRESTON VS 3TOCKTON

Monday’s box scores

Sauk Valley Shootout at Newman

ROCK FALLS 50, NEWMAN 25 ROCK FALLS (1-0) #HELSI "LAIR $ALLAS #LEVENGER

+ARA .EHRKORN $ANICA &ORTUNE

"AILEY 3CHRADER 3YDNIE .AILOR "AILEY ,ESEMAN

"AILIE 3MITH 4ERRISA 7ILLETT

4AYLOR !NDERSON 4AYLOR !SHLEY

.ICOLE 4UPPER ,ATESHA ,EE Totals: 18-45 9-15 50.

NEWMAN (0-1) *ULIE (URD !UBREE 3CHMITT

+AYCI (OWELL 3TACIA 7ALTER -ARY !LICE /SWALT

%LEXIA 3ANDERS 3ARAH 4RUJILLO

!LANI #OOK "REE DE,ONG

*INSUNG "AE Totals: 9-44 6-16 25.

2OCK &ALLS ˆ .EWMAN ˆ 3s n 2& "LAIR &ORTUNE .EHRKORN .EWMAN DE,ONG Rebounds n 2& ,ESEMAN .EHRKORN 3CHRADER .EWMAN /SWALT 3CHMITT Turnovers n 2&

.EWMAN Steals n 2& .EHRKORN

.EWMAN #OOK Blocked shots n 2&

.EWMAN Assists n 2& &ORTUNE

.EWMAN 3CHMITT at Stillman Valley

STERLING 49, STILLMAN VALLEY 20 STERLING (1-0) "ROOKE 7ILLIAMS #AROLYNN (AMMELMAN 'ABBY 3ANDOVAL

(ALIE 2OBINSON +AITLYN "AUER

+IARRA (ARRIS 2ASHEL 2OBINSON

$ENAJHA 0HILLIPS Totals: 19 7-12 49.

STILLMAN VALLEY (0-1) 3HELBURNE 'LENDENNING

(ELLYER $ODGE 4IMM

"OETTCHER 7OOLBRIGHT Totals: 9 1-8 20.

3TERLING n 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY n 3s n 3TERLING (AMMELMAN (ARRIS ( 2OBINSON 3ANDOVAL 36 "OETTCHER

at Sherrard

SHERRARD 55, DIXON 37 DIXON (0-1) +ATIE 0ROVO -AGGIE 0ROVO

"ROOKE "AILEY -AGGIE "USHMAN *ADE 'LENN "RITTANI 3OHN #ARLY (ARTLE

4YLER 3MITH +ATIE $EWEY

)SABELLE 3HIARAS Totals: 14 6-11 37.

SHERRARD (1-0) 7ILLEMS 2EDPATH (UTTON

!NDERSON 2 3TRANDGARD

'OEBEL #RIPPEN

&RYE #ALDERONE 3TETSER

3 3TRANDGARD Totals: 19 13-18 55. $IXON n 3HERRARD n 3s – $IXON "AILEY 3OHN 3HERRARD !NDERSON 2 3TRANDGARD

Kiarra Harris opened the season with a 19-point, 12-rebound, six-assist performance to lead Sterling to a 49-20 win Monday at Stillman Valley in the first game of the Sauk Valley Shootout.

Kaitlyn Bauer added nine points for Sterling, with teammates Halie Robinson and Gabby Sandoval adding seven apiece. Sandoval also had five assists.

The Warriors led 10-8 after one quarter before outscoring the Cardinals 19-4 in the second quarter and 20-6 in the third quarter.

Sherrard 55, Dixon 37:

Despite the 19-point performance of Brooke Bailey, the Duchesses opened with a lopsided loss at Sherrard in the Sauk Valley Shootout.

Sherrard led 19-11 after one quarter, 31-18 at the half and 42-31 after three quarters. Chelsea Crippen led the Tigers with 18 points.

Monday’s stars Kiarra Harris, Sterling, 19 points, 12 REBOUNDS ASSISTS Abby Maike 7EST Carroll, 19 points Brooke Bailey, Dixon, 19 points KeeLey Meyer, Polo, POINTS

Brooke Bailey Dixon senior

KeeLey Meyer Polo JUNIOR

than six points in their

West Carroll 54, Polo season-opening loss.

37: Abby Maike scored 19 Ridgewood led 9-7 after

points to lead the Thunder past the Marcos in Savanna.

Polo led 11-7 after one quarter and 21-20 at the half. West Carroll went up 35-31 after three quarters, then outscored the Marcos 19-6 in the fourth quarter.

Hayley Guilinger added 12 points and Tre Baisden 11 for the Thunder.

KeeLey Meyer paced Polo with 18 points. Jozi Grobe added 10.

Ridgewood Tournament

one quarter, 20-11 at the half and 30-20 after three quarters.

Princeton Tournament

Putnam County 49, Bureau Valley 35: The

Storm fell behind 14-2 after one quarter en route to dropping its opener.

Nicole Bornsheur scored nine points to pace BV, which also got six points apiece from Irini Petros and Val Reuter.

Danela Pavlovich and Ridgewood 44, Erie 27: Stephanie Wilson led The Cardinals did not Putnam County with 14 have a scorer with more points apiece.

Princeton Tournament PUTNAM COUNTY 49, BUREAU VALLEY 35 PUTNAM COUNTY (1-0) 2EHN 'ONET 0AVLOVICH

0ETTIT 7ILSON

-ILLER 7ARREN

! 6OSS 6 6OSS Totals: 21-55 4-14 49.

BUREAU VALLEY (0-1) #ARLIE "ICKETT (ELENA /SK !RNADOTTIR .ICOLE "ORNSHEUER

6AL 2EUTER ,ACEY $E6ENNEY

(EAVEN "ENNETT

3HANNON 2EUTER $ARCY +EPNER

)RINI 0ETROS Totals: 13-41 7-18 35.

0UTNAM #OUNTY n "UREAU 6ALLEY n 3s n 0# 0AVLOVICH 'ONET "6 $E6ENNEY +EPNER

Ridgewood Tournament RIDGEWOOD 44, ERIE 27 ERIE (0-1) -ALONEY "AILEE #LAUSEN

#OURTNEY #OBERT 0ARISH

,EXI &LOMING 2ACHEL #OBERT

-C#ORMICK #OX

.EWTON 7EBER Totals: 9 9-17 27.

RIDGEWOOD (1-0) -EDLEY "ARMAN 3HANNON

'REEN 3MITH

#OLLINS 'ATES 0OPPY

+OBY -C$ONOUGH

-ILLER *EFKO Totals: 18 2-10 44.

3s n %RIE 2IDGEWOOD "ARMAN

3HANNON #OLLINS -ILLER Technicals – 2IDGEWOOD BENCH

Football Semifinal pairings CLASS 1A s .O ,EO AT .O ,ENA 7INSLOW

P M 3ATURDAY s .O -AROA &ORSYTH AT .O 4RI 6ALLEY P M 3ATURDAY CLASS 2A s .O -ERCER #OUNTY AT .O .EWMAN P M 3ATURDAY s .O !UBURN AT .O 3TAUNTON

P M 3ATURDAY CLASS 3A s .O 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY AT .O !URORA #HRISTIAN P M 3ATURDAY s .O 3T *OSEPH /GDEN AT .O 'REENVILLE P M 3ATURDAY CLASS 4A s .O 2OCKFORD ,UTHERAN AT .O 'ENESEO P M 3ATURDAY s .O !LLEMAN AT .O 2OCHESTER

P M 3ATURDAY CLASS 5A s .O 3YCAMORE AT .O -ONTINI

P M 3ATURDAY s .O 7ASHINGTON AT .O 3ACRED (EART 'RIFFIN P M 3ATURDAY CLASS 6A s .O "ATAVIA AT .O "OYLAN

P M 3ATURDAY s .O 2ICHARDS AT .O %AST 3T ,OUIS P M 3ATURDAY CLASS 7A s .O #HICAGO -T #ARMEL AT .O %DWARDSVILLE P M 3ATURDAY s .O ,AKE :URICH AT .O 'LENBARD 7EST P M 3ATURDAY CLASS 8A s .O ,OYOLA AT .O 3TEVENSON

P M 3ATURDAY s .O -ARIST AT .O .APERVILLE #ENTRAL P M 3ATURDAY

Volleyball NIB-12 West All-Conference First team *ESSA ,ONG $IXON FR !MY 2OTELLA $IXON JR +YLIE 'ERHARDT 'ENESEO SR 4AYLOR 'IBSON ,A3ALLE 0ERU SO +ATIE /LSON ,A3ALLE 0ERU SR !BBY 4URCZYN ,A3ALLE 0ERU SR +ENZIE 2OMBACH /TTAWA JR $ARIEN "ARDONER 3TERLING SR +IARRA (ARRIS 3TERLING SR +AYLEE -ARTIN 3TERLING FR :OE 3MITH

3TREATOR SO Honorable Mention ,EXY $UNCAN $IXON SR 2ACHEL 'ASCOIGNE

$IXON SR *AMIE $E0AUW 'ENESEO SR *ORDAN $E0AUW 'ENESEO SR +AYLEE 0IEKOS 'ENESEO SR (EATHER 3ETSER

'ENESEO SR 2ACHEL (UNT ,A3ALLE 0ERU SR %LLIE 3ENICA ,A3ALLE 0ERU JR *ESSICA 7IGNES /TTAWA JR *ILL 7IGNES /TTAWA JR *AMY 4RANCOSO 3TERLING SO -ORGAN 3HARISKY 3TREATOR SR MVP: +ATIE /LSON ,A3ALLE 0ERU

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Rock Falls’ Kara Nehkorn goes up for a shot Monday during the Rockets’ 50-25 win over Newman in the first night of action of the Sterling Shootout.

Rockets pull away from Comets DOUBLE

CONTINUED FROM B1

Nehrkorn scored all nine of her points in the first 3 1/2 minutes of play to stake Rock Falls to an 11-2 lead, and the Rockets were in control the rest of the way.

Their lead was 18 points (29-11) by halftime, and ballooned to as many as 33 points (50-17) after a basket from reserve guard Bailie Smith with 4:15 remaining.

Newman closed with an 8-0 run the rest of the way to account for the final.

Bailey Schrader paced

a balanced Rock Falls attack with 10 points, while Nehrkorn and Chelsi Blair added nine each. Seven players scored at least four points for Rock Falls. “That’s what you’re going to see,� Mammosser said. “These girls know coming in I want them to work their butts off for 3 or 4 minutes at a time, then we’re going to sub and we’re going to rotate, and then they’re going to get their butts back in there and work for 3 or 4 minutes at a time.�

Mary Alice Oswalt and Bree deLong each had five points for Newman, while Julie Hurd added four.

The Comets did own a 33-29 lead in the rebounding department, but other than that, not much went right. They were 9-for-44 (20.4 percent) from the field, made just 6 of 16 free throws and had just two assists, in addition to their ballhandling issues. “We didn’t react well to their pressure,� Newman coach Jay Howell said, “and then when we did react well to it, we couldn’t finish. They just kept pressuring and pressuring because we couldn’t take advantage of any of their overplays.

They just overwhelmed us.�

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

NBA | BULLS 86, BOBCATS 81

Bulls hit a high five Winning streak still alive after beating Bobcats

BY K.C. JOHNSON Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO – Technically, the Bulls’ first fivegame win streak since March 7, 2012, began on Nov. 8.

In Tom Thibodeau’s world, the streak, which continued in less-thanstellar fashion with Monday’s 86-81 victory over the Bobcats, started on Nov. 4.

That’s when the schedule allowed a team that had played disjointedly and in fragmented fashion since an injuryplagued training camp to practice – for consecutive days.

This is Thibodeau’s version of heaven.

And even though those 2 days initially were followed by a road loss at the Pacers, defensive and offensive chemistry began to form. That cohesion didn’t make consistent appearances in an underwhelming effort that featured 36 percent shooting and 16 turnovers.

But in their last United Center appearance before a season-high, six-game trip, they mustered just enough plays to keep the win total climbing, if not the across-the-board improvement. “They play a way that leads to winning and playoff execution,� Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said. “They play playoffstyle basketball 82 times a year. So they’re preparing for the games they need to prepare for.�

Luol Deng’s 21 points led the Bulls, with none bigger than his 3-pointer

Star of the game: Joakim Noah, Bulls, 17 rebounds, 12 points Up next: Bulls at Nuggets, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday TV/Radio: TNT, WGN/1000 AM

AP

The Bulls’ Luol Deng (9) goes up for a shot against against the Bobcats’ Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) and Jeff Adrien (4) during Monday’s game in Chicago. with 27.1 seconds left and the Bobcats down just one.

The Bulls had led by as many as 10 early, before failing to score the final 5 minutes of the first half. They also endured a 6-minute stretch without a field goal in the second half, though they did make free throws in this span.

That included Derrick Rose’s first free-throw attempts in 10 quarters, a staggering statistic for someone who attacks the basket as much as Rose does. Lately, though, Rose has tended to settle for outside shots.

Rose went 4-for-13 with just 12 points, but hit a huge floater with 1 minute, 46 seconds left for a

four-point lead. Following a Gerald Henderson 3-pointer, Rose followed with a strong drive and left-handed lay-in with 67 seconds remaining. “I’m not going to stop working,� Rose said. “I’m going to keep shooting.

My confidence is just going to keep growing.

Like I said, I’m going to have games like that where I shoot great. I’m going to have games where I miss the majority of my shots. But that’s not going to stop me from taking the shots that I normally take.

Carlos Boozer also struggled with 5-for-17 shooting but, like Rose, stayed with the game to deliver big plays late. He had a tip-in and nifty interior feed to Joakim Noah as part of his 12-point, season-high, 17-rebound night.

Jimmy Butler scored 10 points in the first 6 minutes and overcame a right toe injury to finish with 14 as all five starters hit double figures again. “It got choppy, particularly in the second quarter,� Thibodeau said. “They do that to you.

They’re very good defensively. The second half, we did a better job of getting the ball to the other side. But we found a way to win. We just kept grinding.�

NFL | PANTHERS 24, PATRIOTS 20

Newton’s late TD lifts Panthers Brady irate after officals waive off penalty on game’s last play

BY STEVE REED AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cam Newton threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr. with 59 seconds left, and the Carolina Panthers held off the New England Patriots 24-20 Monday night for their sixth straight victory when officials picked up a penalty flag on the final play.

Stephen Gostkowski’s 26-yard field goal put the Patriots up 20-17 before Newton drove Carolina 83 yards on 13 plays for the go-ahead touchdown. The speedy Ginn escaped Kyle Arrington along the left sideline and outraced Logan Ryan to the left pylon for his third touchdown of the season.

AP

Panthers fullback Mike Tolbert (35) tries to elude Patriots free safety Devin McCourty (32) during Monday’s game in Charlotte, N.C. The Patriots appeared on the verge of making an improbable comeback when Brady moved New England to the Carolina 18 and fired into the end zone on the

game’s final play.

The pass was intercepted by safety Robert Lester, but officials threw a flag after it appeared linebacker Luke Kuechly had interfered with tight

end Rob Gronkowski by grabbing him with both hands. But officials quickly gathered together and waved off the flag.

An angry Brady sprinted over to two officials to argue the call, as they walked off the field.

Meanwhile, the Panthers celebrated. “We had good pressure and our safety Robert Lester was in good position to make the play,�

Panthers coach Ron Rivera said.

Brady was 29 of 40 for 296 yards and one touchdown.

Newton completed 19 of 28 passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns.

He also ran seven times for 62 yards in what will go down as one of his best games as a pro.

Forte’s inability to block a concern

MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T 7 3 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 4 7 0 South W L T 7 3 0 4 6 0 2 8 0 1 9 0 North W L T 7 4 0 4 6 0 4 6 0 4 6 0 West W L T 9 1 0 9 1 0 4 6 0 4 6 0

New England N.Y. Jets Miami Buffalo Indianapolis Tennessee Houston Jacksonville Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

Pct .700 .500 .500 .364

PF 254 183 213 236

PA 199 268 225 273

Pct .700 .400 .200 .100

PF 252 227 193 129

PA 220 226 276 318

Pct .636 .400 .400 .400

PF 275 216 208 192

PA 206 245 212 238

Pct .900 .900 .400 .400

PF 398 232 194 228

PA 255 138 246 222

NATIONAL CONFERENCE Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington New Orleans Carolina Tampa Bay Atlanta Detroit Chicago Green Bay Minnesota Seattle San Francisco Arizona St. Louis

East W L T 6 5 0 5 5 0 4 6 0 3 7 0 South W L T 8 2 0 7 3 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 North W L T 6 4 0 6 4 0 5 5 0 2 8 0 West W L T 10 1 0 6 4 0 6 4 0 4 6 0

Pct .545 .500 .400 .300

PF 276 274 192 246

PA 260 258 256 311

Pct .800 .700 .200 .200

PF 288 238 187 214

PA 183 135 237 292

Pct .600 .600 .500 .200

PF 265 282 258 240

PA 253 267 239 320

Pct .909 .600 .600 .400

PF 306 247 214 224

PA 179 178 212 234

Thursday’s result Indianapolis 30, Tennessee 27 Sunday’s results Chicago 23, Baltimore 20, OT Oakland 28, Houston 23 Buffalo 37, N.Y. Jets 14 Tampa Bay 41, Atlanta 28 Pittsburgh 37, Detroit 27 Philadelphia 24, Washington 16 Cincinnati 41, Cleveland 20 Arizona 27, Jacksonville 14 Miami 20, San Diego 16 Seattle 41, Minnesota 20 New Orleans 23, San Francisco 20 N.Y. Giants 27, Green Bay 13 Denver 27, Kansas City 17 Open: Dallas, St. Louis Monday’s result Carolina 24, New England 20

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He just can’t do everything that Jay Cutler can.

The running backs also get a B. Matt Forte had a really nice bounce back game after struggling against the Lions, but too much of his production is wrapped up in the 14-yard touchdown catch and two runs of 15 and 20 yards. His other 20 touches yielded 76 yards.

Also, Forte’s blocking has really slipped this year, and Michael Bush remains M.I.A. The receivers get a B -.

Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery each had key drops, and Marshall

caught just four of the ten balls thrown his way, Jeffery only seven of 11.

Is it possible neither McCown nor Jay Cutler like Earl Bennett, or can he just not get open any more? You have to agree it’s more likely the latter.

Martellus Bennett can have an A or a C -. He is really struggling with his blocking as he fights through injuries, and he had two costly penalties that could merit the C -.

But I’m going with the A. He has been fighting through injuries most of the season and never complains. He plays with the kind of heart that wins championships and, if not for his OT catch, they might

still be playing.

The offensive line also gets a B. They did a really nice job of protecting McCown as a group, but they are not blocking the run well enough on most plays. Jermon Bushrod in particular did a really nice job on Terrell Suggs.

The defensive line gets a B+. When Julius Peppers takes over games, the Bears’ entire defense can look different. That’s what happened against the Ravens. He was the best player on the field all day.

David Bass and Cheta Ozougwu had the biggest plays of their lives to complement Peppers.

But the rest of the line struggled, and you can’t give up 174 yards rush-

ing and expect to win games.

The linebackers get a C-. See the thing about giving up 174 rushing yards.

I’m giving the secondary a B -. Tim Jennings had a really nice game, Chris Conte was a tad better than usual, Major Wright and Isaiah Frey weren’t, and Zack Bowman has to get better.

Special teams get a B on the strength of Robbie Gould being perfect and getting the game-winner in spite of the horrible conditions.

This was easily the biggest win of the season for the team, but only Peppers, Bushrod and Martellus Bennett stood out as individuals.

Men’s basketball Associated Press Top 25 Record Pts Prv 1. Michigan St. (51) 3-0 1,608 2 2. Kansas (7) 2-0 1,523 5 3. Louisville (7) 3-0 1,511 3 4. Kentucky 3-1 1,410 1 5. Arizona 3-0 1,339 6 6. Duke 2-1 1,320 4 7. Oklahoma St. 3-0 1,198 8 8. Ohio St. 3-0 1,172 10 9. Syracuse 3-0 1,135 9 6#5

11. Memphis 1-0 871 13 12. Wisconsin 3-0 763 20 13. Gonzaga 3-0 710 15 14. Michigan 2-1 705 7 14. Wichita St. 4-0 705 16 16. Florida 2-1 619 11 17. Oregon 2-0 613 18 5#ONN

19. New Mexico 2-0 353 22 20. Baylor 3-0 342 23 21. Iowa St. 3-0 296 — 5#,!

23. Creighton 3-0 246 — 24. North Carolina 2-1 213 12 25. Marquette 2-1 144 17 Others receiving votes: Iowa 122, IndiANA 6IRGINIA (ARVARD "OISE 3T

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Xavier 10, Tennessee 9, Pittsburgh 7, Colorado 6, Missouri 5, Florida St. 4, Minnesota

3AINT ,OUIS #INCINNATI "95 )NDIANA 3T 5-ASS 'EORGE 7ASHINGTON .OTRE Dame 1.

Monday results No. 1 Michigan State 82, Portland 67 No. 5. Arizona vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, late .O $UKE 5.# !SHEVILLE No. 9 Syracuse 56, St. Francis (N.Y.) 50 .O &LORIDA 3OUTHERN 5 .O 5#,! VS 3ACRAMENTO 3TATE LATE Today’s games No. 2 Kansas vs. Iona, 7 p.m.

No. 3 Louisville vs. Hartford, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Kentucky vs. Texas-Arlington, 6:30 p.m.

No. 5 Arizona vs. Rhode Island or Metro State, 10 p.m.

No. 6 Duke vs. East Carolina or Norfolk State, 5 p.m.

No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 11 Memphis, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Wisconsin vs. North Dakota, 7 p.m. .O /REGON VS 5TAH 6ALLEY P M Wednesday’s games No. 8 Ohio State vs. American, 6:30 p.m.

No. 14 Wichita State at Tulsa, 7 p.m.

No. 20 Baylor vs. Charleston Southern, 6 p.m. .O )OWA 3TATE AT "95 P M

NBA Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia 5 7 .417 Toronto 4 7 .364 Boston 4 7 .364 New York 3 6 .333 Brooklyn 3 7 .300

GB — ½ ½ ½ 1

Southeast Division W L Pct 7 3 .700 6 4 .600 5 6 .455 4 6 .400 2 7 .222

GB — 1 2½ 3 4½

Central Division W L Pct 9 1 .900 6 3 .667 4 7 .364 3 6 .333 2 7 .222

GB — 2½ 5½ 5½ 6½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 9 1 .900 Houston 7 4 .636 Dallas 7 4 .636 Memphis 5 5 .500 New Orleans 4 6 .400

GB — 2½ 2½ 4 5

Northwest Division W L Pct 9 2 .818 7 3 .700 7 4 .636 4 6 .400

GB — 1½ 2 4½ ž

Portland Oklahoma City Minnesota Denver 5TAH

Today’s games Minnesota at Washington, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Miami at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Indiana at New York, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Portland at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

5TAH AT .EW /RLEANS P M Boston at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s box score

BULLS 86, BOBCATS 81 CHARLOTTE (81) Kidd-Gilchrist 2-7 0-2 4, McRoberts 4-14 0-0 11, Biyombo 2-2 2-2 6, Walker 3-14 2-2 8, Henderson 5-15 4-4 16, Taylor 9-18 0-0 20, Zeller 3-8 0-0 6, Sessions 2-9 0-4 4, Adrien 3-4 0-2 6. Totals 33-91 8-16 81.

CHICAGO (86) Deng 5-10 10-12 21, Boozer 5-17 2-2 12, Noah 4-11 3-4 11, Rose 4-13 3-4 12, Butler 4-6 4-5 14, Gibson 2-6 2-2 6, Dunleavy 2-6 2-2 8, Hinrich 1-5 0-0 2, Mohammed 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-75 26-31 86.

Charlotte 21 23 15 22 — 81 Chicago 26 14 22 24 — 86 3-Point Goals–Charlotte 7-16 (McRoberts 3-7, Henderson 2-2, Taylor 2-4, Sessions 0-1, Walker 0-2), Chicago 6-12 (Butler 2-2, Dunleavy 2-3, Deng 1-2, Rose 1-5). Fouled Out– None. Rebounds–Charlotte 56 (Henderson 8), Chicago 63 (Boozer 17). Assists–Charlotte 25 (Henderson 6), Chicago 17 (Hinrich 7). Total Fouls–Charlotte 23, Chicago 18.

A–21,628 (20,917).

Atlantic W L 14 6 13 6 12 7 9 5 10 9 8 8 5 12 5 16

Division OT Pts 0 28 1 27 1 25 7 25 2 22 4 20 4 14 1 11

GF 64 57 57 54 52 58 46 41

GA 50 37 47 60 45 62 70 68

Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 13 8 0 26 59 Washington 12 8 1 25 69 N.Y. Rangers 10 10 0 20 42 Carolina 8 9 4 20 40 New Jersey 7 8 5 19 42 N.Y. Islanders 8 10 3 19 61 Columbus 7 10 3 17 52 Philadelphia 7 10 2 16 35

GA 48 59 50 59 49 68 57 48

Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Detroit Montreal Ottawa Florida Buffalo

WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Minnesota St. Louis Colorado Dallas Winnipeg Nashville

Central W L 14 3 13 4 13 3 14 5 11 7 10 10 9 9

Division OT Pts 4 32 4 30 3 29 0 28 2 24 3 23 2 20

GF 78 55 66 59 58 61 46

GA 61 44 46 41 56 66 63

Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 15 6 2 32 72 59 San Jose 13 3 5 31 72 50 Phoenix 14 4 3 31 73 66 Los Angeles 14 6 1 29 58 46 6ANCOUVER

Calgary 7 11 3 17 59 79 Edmonton 5 15 2 12 53 83 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s results Calgary 5, Winnipeg 4, SO Boston 4, Carolina 1 Pittsburgh 3, Anaheim 1 Today’s games St. Louis at Buffalo, 6 p.m N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. &LORIDA AT 6ANCOUVER P M Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Minnesota at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.

New Jersey at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

College football Big Ten

Top 25 schedule

Indiana Chicago Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee

Monday’s results Portland 108, Brooklyn 98 Chicago 86, Charlotte 81 Oklahoma City 115, Denver 113 Dallas 97, Philadelphia 94 'OLDEN 3TATE 5TAH Memphis at L.A. Clippers, late

NHL

Thursday’s game New Orleans at Atlanta, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games Minnesota at Green Bay, noon Jacksonville at Houston, noon San Diego at Kansas City, noon Chicago at St. Louis, noon Pittsburgh at Cleveland, noon Tampa Bay at Detroit, noon N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, noon Carolina at Miami, noon Tennessee at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 3:25 p.m.

Denver at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle Monday’s games San Francisco at Washington, 7:40 p.m.

Miami Atlanta Charlotte Orlando Washington

GB — ½ 2 3½ 5

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

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Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 8 3 .727 L.A. Clippers 7 3 .700 Phoenix 5 4 .556 L.A. Lakers 5 7 .417 Sacramento 2 7 .222

Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Legends Division Michigan St. 6-0 1.000 9-1 .900 Minnesota 4-2 .667 8-2 .800 Nebraska 4-2 .667 7-3 .700 Michigan 3-3 .500 7-3 .700 Iowa 3-3 .500 6-4 .600 Northwestern 0-6 .000 4-6 .400 Leaders Division Ohio St. 6-0 1.000 10-0 1.000 Wisconsin 5-1 .833 8-2 .800 Penn St. 3-3 .500 6-4 .600 Indiana 2-4 .333 4-6 .400 Illinois 0-6 .000 3-7 .300 Purdue 0-6 .000 1-9 .100 Saturday’s games Illinois at Purdue, 11 a.m.

Michigan at Iowa, 11 a.m.

Michigan St. at Northwestern, 11 a.m.

Indiana at Ohio St., 2:30 p.m.

Nebraska at Penn St., 2:30 p.m.

Wisconsin at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m.

Top 25 schedule

Wednesday’s game No. 20 Northern Illinois at Toledo, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s game .O 5#& VS 2UTGERS P M Saturday’s games No. 1 Alabama vs. Chattanooga, 1 p.m.

No. 2 Florida State vs. Idaho, 2:30 p.m.

No. 3 Baylor at No. 11 Oklahoma St., 7 p.m.

No. 4 Ohio State vs. Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

No. 5 Oregon at Arizona, 2:30 p.m.

No. 7 Clemson vs. The Citadel, 11 a.m.

No. 8 Missouri at No. 24 Mississippi, 6:45 p.m. .O 4EXAS ! - AT .O ,35 P M No. 10 Stanford vs. California, 3 p.m.

No. 12 South Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina, noon No. 13 Michigan State at Northwestern, 11 a.m. .O 5#,! VS .O !RIZONA 3T P M No. 15 Fresno St. vs. New Mexico, 3 p.m.

No. 16 Wisconsin at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m.

No. 21 Louisville vs. Memphis, 11 a.m.

No. 22 Oklahoma at Kansas State, 11 a.m.

No. 23 Southern Cal at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

No. 25 Duke at Wake Forest, 11 a.m.

MLS playoffs CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Eastern Conference Leg 1 – Saturday, Nov 9: Sporting KC 0, Houston 0 Leg 2 – Saturday, Nov. 23: Houston at Sporting KC, 6:30 p.m.

Western Conference Leg 1 – Sunday, Nov. 10: Real Salt Lake 4, Portland 2 Leg 2 – Sunday, Nov. 24: Real Salt Lake at Portland, 8 p.m.

MLS CUP

Saturday, Dec. 7: at higher seed, 3 p.m.

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ARMIDA MENDOZA; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 26 Address: 2806 Pine Street Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 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 August 7, 2013, I, Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on January 2, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 2806 Pine Street, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 P.I.N.: 17-02-207-014 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $46,285.95 Sale terms: 10% 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS 13 CH 00122 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Amanda Robertson; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 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 11/6/2013, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 1/2/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE WESTERLY 90 FEET OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF OUT LOT 8 IN THE LOWER PART OF THE TOWN OF ALBANY AS LOCATED IN A PART OF SECTIONS 24, 25 AND 26, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 4, 1871 IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 10.

PIN 06-25-152-001 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 805 S. Bluff Street Albany, IL 61230 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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. The subject property is subject to general 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.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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 successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

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: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-16890.

November 19th, 26th & December 3, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS CitiMortgage, Inc. PLAINTIFF

Vs.

Martin Vaile a/k/a Martin E. Vaile a/k/a Martin Eugene Vaile; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00103 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 11/6/2012, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 12/19/13 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: ALL OF TRACT NUMBER FIFTY-ONE (51) IN THE SURVEY AND RESUBDIVISION CALLED LOVELAND PLACE TRACTS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN BOOK 'C' OF PLATS, ON PAGE 4, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 07-02-31-428-016 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 617 4th Avenue Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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. The subject property is subject to general 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.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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 successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY- MORRISON, ILLINOIS

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. S/B/M to Bank One N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

James H. Denman aka James Denman; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13CH 115 Property Address: 7777 Hurd Road, Erie, Illinois 61250 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, James H. Denman aka James Denmanand UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, 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: A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36 AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 36 WHICH IS SOUTH 49 DEGREES 30'59" WEST (PRESUMED BEARINGS), 1191.84 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE SOUTH 09 DEGREES 12'20" WEST, 117.34 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 40 DEGREES 53'26" WEST, 117.67 FEET; THENCE NORTH 85 DEGREES 53'01" WEST, 327.23 FEET; THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 59'48" EAST 244.07 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF HURD ROAD; THENCE NORTH 74 DEGREES 20'40" EAST, ALONG THE SAID CENTERLINE, 279.81 FEET; THENCE NORTH 83 DEGREES 56'15" EAST, ALONG THE SAID CENTERLINE, 95.77 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 83?28'31" EAST, ALONG THE SAID CENTERLINE, 75.08 FEET THENCE SOUTH 09 DEGREES 12'20" WEST, 154.12 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC IN THAT PART OF HURD ROAD ON THE NORTHERLY SIDE THEREOF, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 19-36-200-002 Said property is commonly known as: 7777 Hurd Road, Erie, Illinois 61250, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by James H. Denman and Mabel J. Denman and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 3043-2004 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

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 Whiteside County on or before December 5, 2013, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY-MORRISON, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, PLAINTIFF vs.

ARMIDA MENDOZA; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 26 Address: 2806 Pine Street Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 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 August 7, 2013, I, Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on January 2, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 6 IN BLOCK 4 IN YEOWARD'S SECOND SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 2806 Pine Street, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 P.I.N.: 17-02-207-014 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $46,285.95 Sale terms: 10% 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.

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

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number IL 12 6125.

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.

Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-12562 Nov. 5, 12, 19, 2013.

To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Zoning Board of Appeals, designated by the City Council of Rock Falls, Illinois, to conduct a public hearing on a proposed adoption by the City Council of Rock Falls, Illinois of a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, will conduct such hearing at the hour of 7:00 P.M. on the 12th day of December 2013, at the Council Chambers of City Hall, 603 West 10th Street, Rock Falls, Illinois.

The proposed text amendment to the Rock Falls Zoning Ordinance, is as follows: Chapter 16, Article XIV, Section 16-305 (a) (Adult Uses) of the City Zoning Ordinance to be amended by the addition of new subsection (a) (15), to read as follows: (a) (15) Medical Cannabis Cultivation Center shall refer to a facility operated by an organization or business that is registered by the Department of Agriculture to perform necessary activities to provide only registered medical cannabis dispensing organizations with usable medical cannabis.

Chapter 16, Article XIV, Section 16-305 (a) of the City Zoning Ordinance to be amended by the addition of new subsection (a) (16) to read as follows: (a) (16) Medical Cannabis Dispensing Organization, or Dispensing Organization, or Dispensary Organization, means a facility operated by an organization or business that is registered by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to acquire medical cannabis from a registered cultivation center for the purpose of dispensing cannabis paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials to registered qualifying patients.

Chapter 16, Article XIV, Section 16-305 (b) of the City Zoning Ordinance to be amended by the addition of new subsection (b) (10), to read as follows: (b) (10) Medical Cannabis Cultivation Center, as defined and regulated under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Chapter 16, Article XIV, Section 16-305 (b) of the City Zoning Ordinance to be amended by the addition of new subsection (b) (11) to read as follows: (b) (11) Medical Cannabis Dispensing Organization, or Dispensing Organization, or Dispensary Organization, as defined and regulated under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Dated this 15th day of November, 2013.

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Zoning Board of Appeals City of Rock Falls, Illinois November 19th, 2013

F13010549 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee for WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-PR4 Trust Plaintiff, vs.

Lenore A. Stevenson aka Lenore Stevenson; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 14 Property Address: 301 South Jefferson Avenue, Amboy, Illinois 61310 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on September 3, 2013, I, Sheriff, John R. Varga of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on December 19, 2013 , commencing at 10AM, at the Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: THE NORTHERLY THREE-FOURTHS OF LOT THREE (3) IN BLOCK 28 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OF AMBOY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT THREE (3) AT THE JUNCTION OF BLUFF STREET AND JEFFERSON AVENUE, THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG JEFFERSON AVENUE 60 FEET; THENCE ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 160 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 60 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT AND THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 160 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL SITUATED IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 301 South Jefferson Avenue, Amboy, Illinois 61310 P.I.N.: 02-15-22-235-003 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $139,420.44 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Nov. 5, 12, 19, 2013

Notice Sauk Valley Community College will be accepting bids for the purchase of Laser Shaft Alignment Training System until 10:00 am, Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the College's Office of the Director of Business Services.

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Nov. 19, 2013 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on November 14 A.D. 2013 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Love Your Scrubs located at 6 East 4th St. Sterling, IL 61081, Dated this 14th day of November, A.D 2013.

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Robert Morath; Susan Morath; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 46 Property Address: 1168 Corregidor Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on September 3, 2013, I, Sheriff, John R. Varga of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on December 19, 2013 , commencing at 10:00 am, at the Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE WEST ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST, OF THE 4TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, 1402.6 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH 147.55 FEET ON THE SAID WEST LINE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 37 FEET EAST 480.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 53 FEET 147.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 37 FEET WEST 479.98 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID PREMISES BEING SITUATED IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1168 Corregidor Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310 P.I.N.: 02-15-06-151-002 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $117,249.58 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Nov. 5, 12, 19, 2013

Notice is given to creditors of the death of James F. Geelhart. Letters of Office were issued on November 12, 2013, to Brian F. Pennington, 50 Carriage Hill Drive, Sterling, Illinois 61081, as Independent Representative, whose attorney is names below.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on before the 18th day of May, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act (ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed of delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the representative's attorney within ten (10) day after it had been filed.

Brain F. Pennington, Independent Representative for the Estate of James F. Geelhart, Deceased William R. Shirk Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for Estate 301 East Main St. Morrison, IL 61270 November 19 , 26 & December 3 2013 th

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F13040058 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff, vs.

Robert Morath; Susan Morath; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 46 Property Address: 1168 Corregidor Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE

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Commonly known as: 1168 Corregidor Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310 P.I.N.: 02-15-06-151-002 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $117,249.58 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507 (c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

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FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Nov. 5, 12, 19, 2013 F13010549 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee for WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-PR4 Trust Plaintiff, vs.

Lenore A. Stevenson aka Lenore Stevenson; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 14 Property Address: 301 South Jefferson Avenue, Amboy, Illinois 61310 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on September 3, 2013, I, Sheriff, John R. Varga of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on December 19, 2013 , commencing at 10AM, at the Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 301 South Jefferson Avenue, Amboy, Illinois 61310 P.I.N.: 02-15-22-235-003 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $139,420.44 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507 (c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

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FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Nov. 5, 12, 19, 2013

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Questions can be directed by email to Anji Garza, Director of Professional Development at agarza@leeogle.org

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SERVICE DIRECTORY SAUK VALLEY

Air Cond./Heating

Basement Waterproofing

Cabinets

Cleaning Service

Genl. Contracting

Eikenberry Sheet Metal 412 E. 3rd, Sterling Service work heating & cooling; gas, electric. Free estimates Accept Visa & MC on all new installations.

Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

Anselmo's Inc. Beautiful Kitchens Great Prices!

Visit Our Showrooms!

Cabinets, Countertops, Sinks, Faucets & More. We install.

Estimates by appointment.

1235 W. LeFevre Sterling 815-625-3519

M&M Cleaning Service (Matt & Mandy) No job too small Home or Office Bonded & Insured Serving Lee & Ogle, Whiteside & LaSalle Counties 815-440-9121 or 815-677-6266

Gilbertson Construction Residential & Commercial.

Remodeling, house additions, windows, siding & doors. Also mobile home repairs. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. No Job Too Small. 30 yrs exp.

(815)6220087.

CALL 815-625-0955

www.praterpaintand waterproofing.com

FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

Call Today (815)284-2052

Carpentry

Bicycles

KRIS’ KARPENTRY (815)564-9576 For all your building needs incl. kitchens, baths, basements, siding, replacement windows, additions & trim carpentry. It's time to replace those old windows to save money on heating. Call for a free estimate. No job too large or too small. Kris is a craftsman with 30 yrs. exp.

Licensed, Bonded, Insured.

Appliances

TELEVISION IN HOME REPAIR All Types Brands & Models Over 25 yrs. Exp. Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011

By Appointment 201 13th Ave. Sterling, IL (815)622-8180

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Auto Detailing GENE'S AUTO DETAILING fe nal Results le Rates Call 815-973-3104

Automotive

Car Audio/Video/Starters LOW PRICE GUARANTEE Complete Automotive Detailing & Accessories

Window Tinting *LIW &HUWLĂ€FDWHV Hot Rods & Choppers Consignment / Sales 1807 Locust St. Sterling IL

(815) 625-2500

www.HotRods Choppers.com

Brick & Masonry

Cleaning Service

LAUTS MASONRY & GENERAL CONTRACTING

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A+ Cleaning Service If you would like your house to be cleaned.....

Call 815-652-2146 References avail.

Computer Repair G & H PC REPAIR Virus Removal & Data Recovery$50. We also do: ( grades ( # Reto$ ( # Restoratio ( ! Desig Hardware/Software Certified.

815-499-4871

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Drywall DIEHL'S DRYWALL, INC. Also wallboard hanging & Interior Painting Over 20 yrs experience.

Call Jamie at 815-499-3047 or 815-225-9927

Dumpster Rental âœąCarpet/ Upholstery âœąMaid/Janitorial Residential & Commercial Available Now 815-632-3822 www.advanced cleaners.biz

★Professional ★ ★Cleaning ★ âœ˝$20/ hr. flat rates available âœ˝Weekly/ bi-weekly/ monthly 815-590-9426 or 815-564-7345

FIND IT FASTER!

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

Electricians C.P. ELECTRIC For Your Electrical Needs.

New Homes, 100 amp. Service Updates, Rewires 25 Yrs. Experience ™Licensed ™Bonded ™Insured Musky & Bass Fishing Consultant Leave Message 815-626-6219

Furniture Repair

Local Business Directory

Phone Numbers, Addresses, Maps and Driving Directions to any Local Business!

www.saukvalley.com

Days Furniture Repair Expert repairs on recliners, sofas, chairs, tables, beds, regluing.

815-626-5136

Genl. Contracting

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Remodeling of All Sizes Kitchens, Bathrooms, Basements, Family Rooms all inishing

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815-994-0075 HANDYMAN/ GENERAL Contracting, siding, drywall, concrete work, decks, flooring (tile, linoleum, carpet, wood), bathroom and kitchen, complete remodels, additions all types of home repairs. Free Estimates and Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428 LawnCare Service

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PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!�

xperience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986 (815)625-2607 www.mullerslane farm. com

Boats

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BY DENNIS, INC Complete Landscape Services & Designs www.dreamscapes bydennis.com

(815) 857-3281

Lawn Care Blosser's Lawn Service Mowing & Trimming spring & fall Cleanup and More Call now for a FREE estimate!

Brenton Blosser 815-716-3428 bdb@emypeople.net

A-1 HAULING Small or Large Truck Rentals Estate Clean-ups Garage & Building Demolition Construction Complete Septic Skid Loader & Back Hoe Work Materials Hauled Firewood 815-626-1956

Haul/Clean Service JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Home Improvement Why pay more in the overhead?

HIRE A RETIRED PAINTER 50 Yrs. Experience.

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LONG CONSTRUCTION General Contractor

815-973-3023 815-732-4408

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Roofing

Painting BALAYTI PAINTING

Interior & Exterior Light Carpentry Pressure Washing 35 Years Experience Insured - References Cell #815-440-2202

Don's Painting Holiday Special!

Two 12x12 rooms for $150 Fully Insured.

779-348-5190

SPECIALIZING IN erior Pa od r Cle sured d Bo ed , S k Falls area.

Now Accepting Credit & Debit Card Payments Free Estimates

“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured CALL NOW FOR End of Summer Specials on Steel Roofing, Windows & Siding $ oofing $Siding $ # $ ecks $ tions $ es & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

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Plumbing Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured & oofing &Siding & indo$! & oors & tion!& Garages & %$ & cks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

24 HOUR SERVICE Now Offering Sewer Camera Service Visa, MC, Discover 815-285-7999 Lic# 058-172719

Lewis Plumbing 815-288-0028 Serving All of the Sauk Valley Area Lic.#058-173956

Power Washing

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IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

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Snowplowing MIKE'S SNOW PLOWING ommercial

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Roofing/Siding

“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured CALL NOW FOR End of Summer Specials on Steel Roofing, Windows & Siding $ oofing $Siding $ # $ ecks $ tions $ es & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

Climate Controlled Storage Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental Confidential Document Shredding We Ship FedEx & UPS! Expert Packaging Services Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales Office Hours: Mon-Fri. ☛ 8:306, Sat. ☛ 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212

Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

WE'LL BEAT ALL WRITTEN BIDS! Free estimates 25 yrs Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured Serving Sterling / Rock Falls/ Whiteside County Area 815-590-1677

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815-739-2089

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JR's Janitorial

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STERLING CENTERS, INC. 301 W. Third St. Sterling Warehousing & Storage Solutions 490,000 sq.ft. Avail Dedicated areas for Vehicles, Boats Rvs, Trailers & Motorcycles 1.815.441.3916 Email: info@ sterling-centers .com

View Classifieds Online!

Locate the items you want to buy or

BRAD'S TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood

Ins d 815-857-3674 Amboy, IL

TIMBER TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Free Estimates Fully Insured Tom May 815-238-7277 Dixon, Illinois

Water Softeners The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

sell!

Welding

www. saukvalley. com

WELDING & FABRICATION N-SITE

LUMINUM STAINLESS STEEL 815-973-9110

Apartments Trucks

Real Estate Antiques Appliances

Services Pets

Musical Items

Cars

Employment

SUVs

Furniture

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA s Tuesday, November 19, 2013 s PAGE B9

PROPHETSTOWN

ROCK FALLS

3BR, 3 BA Luxury Apt., w/2 stall attached garage.

Utilities negotiable.

Call Kophamer & Blean Realty 815772-2728.

5 BR large home, $950/mo. 2200 sq. ft. Possibility w/ lease option to buy. 630-414-1031

ROCK FALLS 1 & 2BR, Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 1 BR. Applc. Inc. $400. Call 815718-5278

STERLING

Edon Apts. 2BR, $480 mo., $400 dep. Refs. req. No dogs.

815-5379190, 815-4413999.

NICE 1BR, 304 Ave. B, $375 mo.+ dep. No Pets. (815) 626-8647.

2BR stove, refrig.

C/A, garage W/D $550 mo. + dep. & lease. Call 563613-1756 or 815438-2690

Nice clean 1BR on the river. Appliances. No pets. $450/mo. + dep.

815-622-4344.

2BR, stove, refrig. furn. heat, water & sewer included, $525/mo. + dep.

815-499-9957.

STERLING

Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $425 + dep. 815-625-4701

1 & 2BR apts. $380-$420. 815562-7368 Rochelle Realty. W#527849

STERLING

ROCK FALLS

RIVER RIDGE Sterling Rentals 2 Bedroom APARTMENTS Newer $599.00 & Up

2 Bedroom Great Location Garages Available

$

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ALDI in Sterling

1-815-414-2288

2BR Duplex, $675/ mo. Call 815-9736768.

2BR Townhouse, 1831 N. 2nd Ave. 1½ BA, C/A, lots of storage. 1100 sq. ft. w/garage. $600 mo. + dep., util. refs. 815-652-4517

Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431 2BR, attached garage, W/D, applcs., A/C, 1 yr. lease, no pets.

815-622-8829 2BR, stove & refrig. furnished, $450 lease and dep. req.

H & H rental Properties LLC. 815625-7995 Apts. No pets. Call 815-716-0367.

Near Rec Center & CGH, newer 2BR, w/ garage, NS, 1 floor, 55 & older 1832 2nd Ave. $585/mo. 815-4990199.

New & Improved 2BR $500. No pets. 630-3277046.

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. S/B/M to Bank One N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

James H. Denman aka James Denman; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13CH 115 Property Address: 7777 Hurd Road, Erie, Illinois 61250 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, James H. Denman aka James Denmanand UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, 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:

Said property is commonly known as: 7777 Hurd Road, Erie, Illinois 61250, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by James H. Denman and Mabel J. Denman and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 3043-2004 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

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 Whiteside County on or before December 5, 2013, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. Lindberg FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax)

November 5, 12, 19, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS CitiMortgage, Inc. PLAINTIFF

604 Griswold Ave. 2 BR, 1BA, Ground level Unit, Newly Remodeled. $525/ mo. Requires sec. deposit. Call Matt @ 310-750-5663

Vs.

Martin Vaile a/k/a Martin E. Vaile a/k/a Martin Eugene Vaile; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00103 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 11/6/2012, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 12/19/13 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

2 story, (contract for deed) $19,500 needs handyman repairs. (1,000 down & $250 mo. until paid) 815-626-3065 Large 2BR Townhouse, all ground level.

Excellent area. 800 Dixon Ave. No pets. Refs. req. 815-336-2305.

LOVIN' IT! 211 W. 18th St., 3BR ranch, NICE!!, $698/mo., WHY RENT? 815878-7399.

Why Rent?

You CAN Own! Totally Remodeled, 3BR Home. $650/ mo. 815-878-6356.

STERLING 108 E. 6th St., 2-3 BR. $690 mo. + security deposit. 815303-0026 2BR home, 1 ba. $650/mo. Call 815973-6768.

Nice, Clean large 4 BR home, 1.5 BA. Responsible pet owners welcome. $700/mo. + dep. 815-625-5273 Rent to own. 2BR 815-622-9665. Realtor Owned.

310

AMBOY 3BR home, 2ba. $700/mo. Call 815973-6768.

DIXON

311

2600 sq. ft., 3 individual offices, & a spacious open area. For more information call 815288-2229

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

HOMES FOR RENT

315

DIXON 1 BR, spacious, newly remodeled, water & garbage incl., $400/mo. + dep. 815-288-6233

GARAGE SPACE

2 BR, garage, C/A, appl., very nice! $550mo. + deposit 815-973-0670

★ NEW TODAY ★

P.I.N.: 19-36-200-002

2 Lg. BR., 1 bath. attached garage.

Lg. yard. NO PETS. $600 mo. + dep.

Call 815-440-7985

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

WOOSUNG IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY- MORRISON, ILLINOIS

2 BR, 1 car Gar. W&D hookups, no pets, $475+$475 Dep. 815-625-1900

7054 Rock Nation Rd. Newer 2 story home on Rock River near Lost Nation Golf Course. All applcs. incl. 2BR, 1ba., 2 car garage.

Avail. 12/15. Credit check req. $1100/ mo. 815-994-0777.

For Rent Condominium On the River Boat Dock Incl.

2 BR 2BA Upper 1400 sq. ft.

1 Car garage Snow removal Lawn care $925/mo. + util.

Lease-opt to buy 815-378-2151 Nice 2BR. No Pets. $485 + dep.

815-535-6731.

GRAND DETOUR 3BR 1.5BA, large garage. Refrig. & stove furn. Newly redecorated.

No smoking. No pets.

Ref. req. $700 + dep. 815-652-4433

ROCK FALLS 1BR, applcs. Bsmt.

No pets. $425+ dep. 815-625-4701

331

10x20 $50/mo. + $35 dep. 815-5909478.

LOANS

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true� it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by “900� are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute� basis rather than a “per call� basis.

Sauk Valley Classified makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

312-832-0500

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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. The subject property is subject to general 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.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

Polo Rehabilitation & Health Care and Rock Falls Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, proud members of the Petersen Health Care family, a trusted leader in Long-Term Care since 1974, is seeking dedicated:

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 successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1412-12562 Nov. 5, 12, 19, 2013.

EDUCATION

503

AIRLINE CAREERS begin here Become an Aviation Maintenance Tech.

FAA approved training. Financial aid if qualified Housing available.

Job placement assistance. CALL AIM 800-481-8312 Teacher wanted for local daycare.

Qualifications needed are 2 yrs.

Of college or more or at least 60 hours in Early Childhood Education. Send cover letter and resume to: Morrison Community Day Care Center, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL 61270.

Questions call 815772-3707 morrisondc@ frontier.com

HEALTH / MEDICAL

504

Avonlea Cottage Assisted Living seeking Nurses, full and part time, 2nd & 3rd shifts. No calls.

Apply to Tiffani Heintzelman DON at 2201 E. LeFevre, Sterling.

Seeking an RN for floor position days. Also seeking an experienced cook, hours varied, and an experienced floor care person. Apply within, e-mail admin@ greenacreshc.com

or call 815-8572550. We are under new ownership. Come and be a part of the great changes that are occurring! Green Acres Healthcare & Rehab, 15 W. Wasson Rd., Amboy, IL.

EMPLOYMENT

505

Welder Fabricator

Full time. $30/hr. Must have 15 yrs experience.Please No phone calls or walk ins.

Mail resume to:

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. 1270 IL. State Route 26 South Dixon, IL. 61021

505

Class A CDL Driver Hauling Grain & Fertilizer $20.00 per Hour plus overtime.

Hauling NH3 with a Hazmat endorsement $25.00 per Hour plus overtime. Must have 5 \HDUV YHULĂ€DEOH H[SHrience.

Please mail resume to:

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. 1270 IL. State Route 26 South 'L[RQ ,/

CAB DRIVER Must know & live in Dixon. Week-ends a MUST! 815-2851000 Combination Waitress/kitchen help, PT. Apply in person at Joe's Pizza, 119 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. No phone calls please DRIVERS IMMEDIATE OPENINGS REGIONAL and OTR deBoer Transportation Experienced Drivers and Owner Ops $1000 Sign On Bonus Mileage Bonus Available 800-825-8511 www.drivedeboer.com

★ NEW TODAY ★ Experienced Drivers To haul van freight in a regional area of Clinton, IA. Guaranteed to be home every weekend. Must have Class A CDL and 2 yrs. OTR exp. Must have a good work history, great work ethic and driving record. Full benefit package.

Naeve, Inc. 563-249-9292 GORDON TRUCKING CDL-A Truck Drivers Up to $5,000 Sign-on Bonus & $.56 CPM! Solo & Teams Dedicated/Home Weekly Available!

Call 7 days/wk!

EOE 888-653-3304

GordonTrucking.com

NEED CLASS-A CDL TRAINING? Start a CAREER in trucking today!

Swift Academies offer PTDI Certified courses and offer “Best-In-Class� training. *“New Academy Classes Weekly *No money Down or Credit Check *Certified Mentors Ready and Available (While Training With Mentor) *Regional and dedicated Opportunities *Great Career Path *Excellent Benefits Package Please Call: (602)648-5307

Diesel Mechanic

Part Time Maintenance, RF E-mail or mail resume. Jobs@yostmanagement.com Mail to: 500 W Polk Ave., Charleston, IL 61920. Call 217-345-2414 for questions.

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. 1270 IL. State Route 26 South Dixon, IL. 61021

Seasonal Fruit Packers Needed Apply at: Blue Freedom 305 Cartwright Ave, Ashton, IL

Full time. $30/hr. Must have 15 yrs experience. Please No phone calls or walk ins.

Mail resume to:

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If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

NOTICEPURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

EMPLOYMENT

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PIN 07-02-31-428-016 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 617 4th Avenue Dixon, IL 61021

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501

Early Childhood Teachers and School Age Teachers Needed, Must have a Minimum of Associates Degree in ECE, meet DCFS Guidelines, and Pass a background check.

Experience Preferred.

Please send resumes to opensesamedirector@comcast.net or pick up an application at 1101 Middle Road, Dixon, IL. 61021.

Call 815-288-5905 for further information

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EMPLOYMENT

505

REGIONAL CDL-A DRIVERS Averitt offers fantastic benefits & weekly hometime. 888362-8608. Paid training for recent grads w/a CDL-A & drivers with limited experience. Apply online at AverittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Employer SEASONAL TRUCK DRIVERS Class A And/Or Class B CDL & Medical Card Required. Apply At: Blue Freedom 305 Cartwright Ave, Ashton, IL Seeking an individual who has knowledge of plumbing, heating & cooling, or is willing to learn.

Please send replies to Box #:1193, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Solo & Team CDLA Drivers! Excellent Home Time & Pay! $3000 to $5000 Sign-on Bonus!

BCBS Benefits.

Join Super Service!

877-294-2777 DriveForSuperService.com

Sterling Rock Falls Child Care Full or part time, days, varied times and days.

Apply within: 1840 W. Le Fevre Road The Polo School District #222 announces the following vacancy beginning De16, cember 2013: The Polo High School Night Custodian position. Wages are negotiable based on experience and skills.

Please apply at http://www.polo222 .org/dist/newem ploy.html by

November 2013.

29,

TO OUR

READERS:

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

CHILD CARE

512

Little Blessings Childcare has immediate daycare openings for infant-school age. 1st & 2nd shifts.

815-285-3811 Lic# 48927502

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Good Samaritan Center - Prophets Riverview 310 Mosher Dr. Prophetstown, IL 61277 815-537-5175

CHILD CARE

512

NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

POSITION WANTED

515

CDL Class A Truck Driver Small family business taking applications. Must have 3 yrs. exp. good driving record. No felonies in the past 7 years. Good pay and benefits, home most weekends.

Reply to P.O box 45, Dixon IL, 61021 CNA w/ references looking for extra work. Call Rhonda 815-632-9376.

Experienced cleaning lady, 1-2 times a week. Must be mature.

815-626-5853

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 Military Surplus Camouflage clothing, M-65 Field Jackets and much more! Princeton Military Surplus, 11 E Putnam St. Princeton IL 815-875-1096 Tues- Sat. 10-5

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 Frigidaire Gallery gas stove, 2 yrs. old, like new, $400 815-238-2960.

Frigidaire Upright Freezer 14cf. Ex. Con. $190 815626-3593 Maytag Washer & Dryer, good cond. $300 815-7514673 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003 Top loading Maytag Centennial heavy duty washer.

Like new! $400 obo. 815-622-0223 Whirlpool gas dryer. $35. 815-6259212

BUILDING SUPPLIES

720

D-face Tongue & groove pine siding from True North log homes, 116 boards most 16' by 11Ÿ� wide by 2� thick.

Worth $20,000.

Selling for $10,000 815-652-6803

WOOD / FUEL

746

Pallets and wood crates FREE for the hauling. Call 815-626-7744

FURNITURE

755

★ NEW TODAY ★ A great buy! Davenport, chair-anda-half and matching ottoman. Multicolored. Selling for $350 firm. Orig. price: $2600. Very good cond. 815288-6310 for info.

Drop leaf table w/ 2 chairs. $35 815625-9212

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Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet 309-4527477.

Tall dresser, dark wood. 30�Wx41�T 4 drawers. $50.

815-718-3434.

Water bed & large dresser. $76. Call 815-946-2882

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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Part Great Pyrenees puppies. $40. 815-438-3244 Pittbull puppies, papered, $300 ea.

Located in Freeport.

815-291-1370 Very cute kittens, litter trained. Can email pictures & video. Free to good home only. Call 815-625-2302 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN MOWERS

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1971 110 JD lawn tractor w/mower deck & extras. Exc. cond. $1500 OBO. 815-857-4282

SNOWBLOWERS 782

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Like New! $350 815-288-3696

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

Items for Sale: Ricon wheelchair lift for van, $500; Ariens GT12 riding mower w/ snow blower, $125; Valley bolt on receiver hitch for full size truck, $50; Century fiberglass 7 ft. topper, 2001 Chevy, $300, Call 815-441-5656 or 815-438-2119.

ELECTRONICS

790

25 Play Station games, variety of genres, $50 815625-9330 Play Station 2, w/ wireless controllers, $100, 815625-9330

TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

Crystal Lake O.D. Precision Grinder, bench top model, approx. 5â&#x20AC;? center, 2 1/2â&#x20AC;? swing, will grind to tenths, tenths indicator incl., $450 815-9733223.

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 2 matching end tables & coffee table w/ polished stone tile inserts, $40, 815-626-7214 2000 oak kitchen cabinets in stock.

Builder Discount 815-626-4561 32â&#x20AC;? oak tv stand, modern style, $50 815-625-2333 Crosley refrigerator glass adj. shelves, cream color, $300 OBO. S of Rf. Call 815-499-8470 Drop Ceiling 70 + tiles, you remove. $76. 815-946-2882 Filter Queen Majestic Triple Crown vacuum cleaner w/ extra new belts & filters.

Call 815441-2144 Hover Round, only ridden once, new batteries, $7800 new/asking $2500, 815-284-0409.

HRRV Festival of Trees Nov. 19-24 at Woodlawn Arts Academy, Sterling.

815-288-3673 info.

Large Bird cage on wheels 29L x 24W x 54H. $75 815-284-3620

New Mens black Knapp work shoes 9½. $5 815-2843620 OLD HUMPBACK trunk, late 1800's or 1900's. $80 815-284-3620 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text â&#x17E;&#x203A;Look for WEB ID â&#x17E;&#x203A;Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds â&#x17E;&#x203A;Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box â&#x17E;&#x203A;View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Twin, full, queen, king beds. Recliner, dryer, reclining sofa, sofa sleeper, tan sofa, dressers, elec. stove. 815718-4385.

WANT TO BUY, metal or wood yard shed. Please Call 815-266-7284 Womens Brook's PureConnect Athletic Shoes. 8.5 Lime green. $40 815-499-0721 Wooden wine rack, 24 bottles w/ removable tray, $50, 815-626-7214

FARM LAND WANTED

815

Farmland wanted to rent or custom farm in 2014 & beyond.

815-9702695

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

Cub Cadet 5234D 3 cyl. diesel hydro.

24 hp 4X4, 60â&#x20AC;? deck, loader, 3 pt., 700 hrs., looks and runs great! $6900/obo 815379-2541.

CLASSIC CARS

904

1967 Ford Mustang, project car.

Runs. $6,000/obo.

Call 815-622-8176.

CLASSIC CARS

904

1949 Chrysler New Yorker, 4 door sedan, original & complete, needs TLC. 86K mi., $1650 779200-7724.

AUTOMOBILES

905

1995 Plymouth Neon, 161k, 4 cyl., auto, 35 mpg., w/many new parts, $1500 obo 815-973-1207

NEW REAL DEAL

FOR ALL READERS!

A 5 Line REAL DEAL

ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $38!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/13 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1999 Ford Taurus, $1,800. Please call 815-979-3816 2002 Pontaic Grand Am GT, 130K, sunroof, red, rust free! New tires, brakes, brake pads, rotors, tune up. $5,000 OBO 815-440-5591 2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLS, loaded, blue, 5spd.

117K mi. $5,000 obo 815-857-3739 2006 Honda CRV, 1 owner.

Exc. cond.

Loaded, 121,000 mi. $8800 OBO. 815-7723555.

2009 Pontiac Vibe, good tires, new brakes. Cherry red.

4dr. Interior great cond. $10,000/obo 815-994-0977.

AUTOMOBILES

905

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD. PHOTOS ONLINE!!

When you see the above logo in a classified ad in the paper you'll find a whole lot more online. Just go to www.saukvalley. com Classifieds, and enter the Web ID included in the ad.

S.U.V.S

909

2002 Yukon XL, dark gray, ½ ton 1500, 4 wheel dr,.

188K mi. Firestone tires and cattle guard. 5.3 Liter $5,500. Call 815622-8055

TRUCKS

910

1997 Ford Ranger, new tires, brakes, & more, 107K mi., $4000/obo, 815535-4095.

2000 Dodge Ram 1500 149,500 miles, PS, PB, PW, AC, good tires, remote start, rebuilt trans, runs good. $2600 OBO. 815857-2982 2003 F350 11' flat bed dually. 68K mi.

Good cond. $7500/ obo. 815-499-7195 2007 CHEVROLETColorado Pickup New Low Price $7500 obo 38K 815-284-1135

TRUCKS

910

AUTOS WANTED

For Sale: 1996 Ford Ranger 4x4, asking $3500/obo Call 815-626-1779 between 5 & 7 or leave message.

VANS

$$$

815-441-0246 ABSOLUTELY

THE BEST CASH PAID FOR JUNK or

911

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 115K New motor w/90K, new brakes. Just serviced. $6500/ obo. 815-718-0840

4X4S

912

Unwanted (running or not)

VEHICLES $150-$2000

2003 Chevy S10 Blazer, 4dr. 4Whl. dr. 79K mi. Rust free. Well maintained. $7500/obo 815-632-0780.

PARTS & ACC.

925

LEER fiberglass topper, black, fits Dodge Dakota, $200/obo/trade, 815-772-2694 after 4 pm.

960

We Pay the BEST! Guaranteed!

Fastest Pickup All calls answered 7 days a week.

Licensed Dealer

815-441-0246

(Don't be lied to this number is not affliated with anyother number in paper}

One 1990 Dodge Dakota Parts truck, $1.00, 815-7722694 after 4 pm.

MOTORCYCLES

935

Custom 250 CC Chopper, retail approx. $2,600 will sell at cost $1,400 new!

3 wheel trike 150 CC, really neat! Retail approx. $1,900 will sell $1,400 new!

815-716-8478.

AUTOS WANTED

960

We Buy Used cars & trucks.

Call Dixon ATV 815-288-2146

$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 815-499-3543

CASH 4-CARS

We are licensed & insured to buy vehicles. Running or non running, scrap, Ect. 7 days a week.

All Calls Answered!

(815)499-3543 $$$$$$$$$$$$$

Credit Problems?

Bad Credit? No Credit? We might be able to help! If you're looking to buy a vehicle we have many financing options available through qualified lenders. Call Brett Simpson today at 815-2855313. Ken Nelson Auto Plaza. creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

Food truck, exc.

Cond.

Portable 4sinks, generator new will sell $3,500 815-716-8478

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