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ELECTION 2016 | LEE COUNTY

ELECTION 2016 | CARROLL COUNTY SALES TAX

Klahn secures nomination for state’s attorney, but the news wasn’t as good for the Lee County Jail referendum

The no’s have it again

Uncertainty, victory

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Lee County Sheriff John Simonton talks to the crowd gathered at the Crystal Cork Tuesday evening. Of Tuesday’s failed vote to raise taxes for a new jail, Simonton said “We did what we could to educate the voters, but unfortunately, we didn’t get out to enough people.”

Sheriff: Without tax, jail could be closed

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

DIXON – Voters handily rejected a sales tax referendum on Tuesday’s primary election ballot that would have funded a new jail in Lee County.

The unofficial results showed 61.58 percent of the vote went against the referendum, and 38.42 percent of the voters supported the tax increase for a new jail.

The referendum language called for a 1 percent sales tax increase to fund a new facility, estimated to cost between $12

million and $15 million. The Lee County Board, however, had passed a resolution stating its intention to reduce the tax by half if the referendum was approved. The board couldn’t pass a binding ordinance until the referendum was approved.

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Results Lee County Jail referendum Yes – 3,648 votes (38.42 percent) No – 5,848 votes (61.58 percent)

Klahn moves closer to top spot

BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra

DIXON – Lee County Assistant State’s Attorney Matthew Klahn is one step closer to becoming the county’s next top prosecutor.

In unofficial results Tuesday, Klahn, 37, captured 3,526 votes, or 60.5 percent.

“I’m just extremely grateful for all of the people supporting me,” he said. “We don’t take anything for granted – you never stop earning it.”

By winning the Republican Party nomination, Klahn is the sole candidate to replace current Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller, 48, who decided in November not to run after one term.

Bill Brozovich, 51, a Lee County resident and

Vermilion County prosecutor, and Michael Downey, 63, a Dixon attorney in private practice, received 900 votes (15.4 percent) and 1,403 votes (24.1 percent), respectively.

“I called Matt and congratulated him,” Brozovich said. “All three candidates took the high road – it was positive campaign.”

Downey was disappointed. “It is what it is,” he said. Both men wished Klahn well.

The only obstacle to Klahn sliding through later this year would be an impromptu Democratic entry.

“We are actively pursuing it,” said Kasey Considine, chairman of the Lee County Democrats, “[but] we’re not aware of any candidates.”

The Democrats certainly would entertain the possibility, he said, but no one has stepped forward.

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CLEVELAND (AP) – Hillary Clinton triumphed Tuesday in the Illinois, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina presidential primaries, putting her in a commanding position to become the first woman in U.S. history to win a major party nomination.

Donald Trump strengthened his hand in the Republican race with a big win in Flor-

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Trump also picked up wins in North Carolina and Illinois, and was locked in a close race with Cruz in Missouri.

The billionaire businessman told a victory rally, “This was an amazing night.”

Trump is the only Republican candidate with a realistic path to the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination before the July convention.

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Tim Schurman, superintendent of Chadwick-Milledgeville schools, avoided the nasty storm Tuesday night and even got to see his son’s freshmansophomore baseball team beat West Carroll on the road.

Then he got home and saw Carroll County schools’ fifth attempt at a 1 percent sales tax increase was about to get shot down for the fifth time.

Whereas on March 18, 2014, the measure suffered its narrowest defeat, by 101 votes, this one wasn’t as close, with the measure falling 2,618-2,204.

By the time Schurman fired up his computer, about half the precincts had reported, and the measure faced about a 60/40 uphill climb. The “no’s” took the victory wire-to-wire, having enjoyed a 73-47 lead after the first precinct reported.

“It’s just disappointing,” Schurman said. “Many of the citizens of our school district make purchases and go out to eat in Whiteside County, and those dollars help pay for their schools. It’s too bad we couldn’t have that benefit, too.”

The 1 percent increase would have bumped the county’s rate to 7.5 percent.

The state wrote the local option into law in 2007 to shift some of the burden of school funding from property taxes.

Funds generated by such a tax may be used only for district building maintenance, renovations and upgrades and paying off bonds sold for such projects.

Matthew Klahn watches as election results are streamed to a projection screen Tuesday night at the Crystal Cork in Dixon.

Trump, Clinton gather delegates – and strength ida but fell in Ohio to that state’s governor, John Kasich.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ended his once-promising campaign after his devastating home-state loss, so the GOP primary is now down to three candidates: Trump, Kasich and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

Clinton narrowly defeated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday to claim victory in the state where she was born.

At stake are 182 delegates, most of which will be awarded proportionately based on

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ELECTION 2016 | PRESIDENT

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Voters turn down tax referendum for fifth time

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BY THE NUMBERS – County-by-county, race-by-race vote totals for the Sauk Valley: A12 NO CONTEST – Winners in the uncontested races: A7 HOW WAS THE TURNOUT in the Sauk Valley? A5 KIRKS GETS HIS OPPONENT: U.S. Senate: A2 TEA PARTY CANDIDATE WILL CHALLENGE BUSTOS: 17th District: A3 OGLE COUNTY, clerk, recorder and county board: A9

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Daniel L. Rotella, 20, of Dixon; 11:57 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of North Hennepin Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt; posted bond and released.

Clinton Younger, 25, of Dixon; 12:55 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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Craig D. Neal, 19, of Sterling; 1:06 a.m. Monday at East Sixth Street and Eighth Avenue; no registration, driving uninsured motor vehicle, and no driver’s license on person; given state citations.

Jessica A. Dunaway, 21, of Rock Falls; 12:45 p.m.

Monday at First Avenue and East Fourth Street; talking on cellphone while driving; given state citations.

Darcy R. Douglass, 51, of Rock Falls; 9:30 p.m.

Monday at Broadway and East Fifth Street; operating uninsured vehicle; given state citations.

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Melissa M. Bennett, 32, of Dixon; 3:01 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of West Second Street; Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt; posted bond and released.

Koulton D. Miller, 27, of Dixon; 10:45 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of Sherman Avenue; domestic battery – subsequent offense, domestic battery; taken to Lee County Jail.

Eric E. Coffey, 41, of Dixon; 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt; posted bond and released.

Richard A. Collins, 22, of Franklin Grove; 11:11 p.m.

Monday; warrants for possession of another person’s debit card, three counts of unlawful use of debit cards, theft, contempt, driving while license suspended, and obstructing identification; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Amy M. Luba, 26, of Dixon; 11:31 a.m. Monday; warrant for failure to appear for contempt (non-payment) – driving under the influence; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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OREGON – Police are asking the public for any information on a single-vehicle hitand-run crash that took place March 10.

Oregon police responded at 12:30 p.m. to the parking lot at 105 S. Fifth St. to investigate a report of a 2000 Lincoln belonging to Timothy P. Kyker, 58, of Oregon, that was struck.

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ELECTION 2016 | U.S. SENATE – ILLINOIS

Kirk gets his opponent Duckworth wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate seat CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, making official a matchup with Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk that’s been informally underway for months.

The already-contentious race is expected to be one of the costliest and hardest fought of the November election. Democrats see Kirk’s seat in this typically blue state as one of the party’s best chances to unseat an incumbent as they try to regain control of the U.S. Senate.

Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran from Hoffman Estates, used big

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advantages in fundraising and name recognition to defeat former Chicago Urban League CEO Andrea Zopp and Napoleon Harris, a state senator and former NFL player from Harvey who owns several suburban Chicago pizza restaurants.

Zopp, of Chicago, went after Duckworth particularly hard in recent weeks, saying she had little to

show for two terms in Congress and criticizing her for not participating in more than one televised debate. Both she and Harris, who are African American, also argued they would do more to reduce gun violence, improve the criminal justice system and bring jobs to struggling neighborhoods.

Duckworth kept her focus squarely on Kirk, who is seeking his second Senate term after 5 terms representing Chicago’s northern suburbs in the U.S. House.

Kirk, of Highland Park, defeated Oswego businessman James Marter on Tuesday.

He said he expects the race to focus heavily on national security issues such as how to contain the Islamic State group and the nuclear deal with Iran.

Duckworth has said she supports allowing 200,000 refugees – including 100,000 from Syria – into the U.S., a number much higher than President Barack Obama has supported.

Kirk’s campaign has called that position “naive.” He wants to prohibit any refugees from entering the country until federal authorities can guarantee they do not pose a threat.

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But Trump’s loss in Ohio kept hope alive for mainstream Republicans dismayed by his candidacy and suggesting the real estate mogul can still be stopped in a convention fight.

“The campaign goes on,” Kasich declared at a victory rally. Now thrust into the center of a campaign that has been bitingly personal, Kasich vowed to “not take the low road to the highest office in the land.”

A confident Clinton pivoted quickly to November during her victory rally, assailing Trump’s hardline

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“Our commander-inchief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it,” she said.

Underscoring Republican concerns about Trump, Rubio focused heavily on an implicit critique of Trump in a speech announcing he was dropping out of the race. The senator urged Americans to “not give in to the fear, do not give in to the frustration.”

A favorite of Republican leaders, Rubio is the latest candidate to fall victim to an unpredictable election cycle and Trump’s unmatched ability to tap into the public’s anger with Washington and

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Clinton’s victories in Ohio and Florida were a blow to rival Bernie Sanders and bolstered her argument that she’s the best Democratic candidate to take on the eventual Republican nominee in the general election. Her win in Ohio was a particular relief for her campaign, which grew anxious after Sanders pulled off a surprising win last week in Michigan, another important Midwestern state.

Clinton kept up her large margins with black voters, a crucial group for Democrats in the general election. Democratic voters were more likely

to describe Sanders as honest, but more likely to describe Clinton’s policies as realistic, according to exit polls.

Votes were also being counted Tuesday in Missouri, though races in both parties were too close to call.

Trump’s Florida victory brought his delegate total to 619. Cruz has 394 and Kasich 136. Rubio left the race with 167 delegates.

Clinton has at least 1,488 delegates, including the superdelegates who are elected officials and party leaders free to support the candidate of their choice. Sanders has at least 704. It takes 2,383 to win the Democratic nomination.

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ELECTION 2016 | U.S. HOUSE – 17TH DISTRICT

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Harlan earns shot at Bustos Tea party president takes GOP primary by landslide

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

MOLINE – Knox County Tea Party President Patrick Harlan easily defeated his Republican primary opponent, earning the right to challenge 17th District U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos in the Nov. 8 general election.

Harlan, 36, of Galesburg, trounced Jack Boccarossa, 69, a Rock Island Arsenal retiree, in Tuesday’s primary election.

With more than 97 percent of precincts report-

ing, Harlan had captured 72.6 percent of the vote.

“I’m blown away right now,” Harlan said. “I thought I had a great message, and stayed true to it, but I wasn’t expecting this big of a win.”

Harlan, a presidential delegate for Ted Cruz, is a fuel truck driver for Casey’s General Stores.

He said he decided to run because he wanted to make sure Bustos, D-East Moline, was challenged in the general election.

While both candidates were staunch conservatives, Boccarossa painted

Results

Patrick Harlan - 50,633 votes (72.6 percent) Jack Boccarossa – 19,131 votes (27.4 percent) 97.4 percent of precincts reporting

himself a bit closer to the center. Boccarossa’s only other experience with elective office was a 4-year term on the Sherrard school board that ended in 1995.

Both candidates came out strong in their prolife messages, support of the Second Amendment, and their resolve to reduce federal bureaucracy. Boccarossa also made saving jobs at the Rock Island Arsenal a key component of his run.

Harlan said he wasn’t

sure which issues set them apart in the minds of voters.

“We did have pretty much the same platform,” Harlan said. “I’m not sure how I got such a big lead.”

Neither candidate raised much money, resulting in a no-frills campaign. Harlan said he had donations totaling $4,200. His opponent had spent only about $1,700 of his own money.

Boccarossa said he was disappointed by the margin of Harlan’s victory, especially after key endorsements from the Chicago Tribune, Peoria Journal Star, and the Dispatch and Rock Island Argus.

“Neither of us were well-known, so I think it helped Patrick that his

name was first on the ballot,” Boccarossa said.

Boccarossa said family events took him out of the state at the end of January and the beginning of February, possibly hurting his chances.

“I didn’t think it was a critical time to be away, but I guess it was,” he said.

Harlan said he has had his sights set on the twoterm incumbent throughout the primary process.

“I’ve been planning my strategy against Bustos for a while,” Harlan said.

“The important thing is to keep doing what I’ve been doing – get out to see as many people as possible, work hard, and stay true to my faith.”

Bustos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

ELECTION 2016 | DIXON PARK DISTRICT REFERENDUMS

Advisory referendum fails; district to stay autonomous

BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

DIXON – Voters put a halt to ideas of merging the park district with the city after rejecting the advisory referendum on Tuesday’s ballot.

According to unofficial election results, 3,480 voters weighed in on whether the ownership, control and financial responsibility of the parks and recreation system should be transferred from the park district to the city.

The referendum failed with 1,950 votes against and 1,530 votes in favor, or 56 percent to 44 percent.

Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said even though the measure was nonbinding, he expected it to fail after the city received considerate

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push-back from the park district on the matter.

“People talk about how many units of government there are in Illinois, and this is why; it’s something that is hard to change,” Arellano said.

The referendum was introduced by city officials during their Dec. 7 meeting and made it onto the ballot with a vote of 3-to-2.

Park district board Chairman Ron Pritchard said the vote reinforced the district’s success serving as an autonomous unit.

“I’m glad the majority of citizens realized the folly of the plan at hand,” Pritchard said. “This allows us all to get back to what we are supposed to be doing.”

Arellano said the purpose of the referendum was to generate a dialogue on how to address financial and structural problems within the park district, and results from the referendum do not necessarily end the discussion.

In addition to the referendum presented by the city, the park district introduced the question whether the district should expand its collaboration and create additional partnerships with townships, the city and other entities.

That nonbinding referendum passed by 2,512

votes, or 72 percent, and 974 voters opposed the district expanding its collaboration with other organizations.

The park district has partnered with the city and community organizations in the past, and Pritchard said the vote gave them an idea of a direction to head in for the future.

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“We are looking forward to better things and working with entities in the community,” he said. “We look forward to expanding that as much as we can.”

Water main fixed, road still closed STERLING – The block of East Third Street near Locust will remain closed to traffic a bit longer after Sunday’s water main break.

City officials said Tuesday afternoon that all lines have been repaired and the holes refilled. The street can’t be reopened to traffic, however, until cold patch is put on the repaired area.

The contractor is expected to do temporary patching sometime today. The Illinois Department of Transportation took core samples of the road Tuesday that showed parts of the base have been washed away in several places.

A longer-term road fix will be made when asphalt plants begin operating for the new construction season.

Until that time, city crews will continue to monitor the temporary fixes and roadway conditions.

Sidewalks are open to all businesses in the area. The city will release more information as it becomes available.

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OBITUARIES Roger G. Corning DIXON – Roger Gene Corning, 80, of Dixon, was called peacefully home to heaven on Saturday, March 12, 2016.

He was born Oct. 10, 1935, in Lowell, Indiana, to Casper Boyd and Laura Ellen (Herron) Corning. He married Carol Carrington on Feb. 4, 1967, in Maytown, sharing 49 years of marriage.

He was a resident engineer for many years with the Illinois Department of Transportation, and a skilled electrician and carpenter. But, he would be the first to say that his greatest accomplishment was his children.

Roger loved fishing with his family, his lily garden, evening campfires, and NASCAR. While patience wasn’t his finest virtue, he had all the time in the world for anyone who found their way into his kitchen to share a smoke and a cup of coffee without judgment or pretense. If you were one of the lucky ones that were invited into his heart – and there were many of all ages – you already appreciate the magnitude of his open door. He was fiercely loyal, a tad bit stubborn, and his gentle eyes and heart rivaled those of the kindest of men.

He will be greatly missed

by his wife, Carol Corning of Dixon; one son, Douglas Corning of Dixon; three daughters, Laura (Robert) Taylor of Sandpoint, Idaho, and Mary (Andy) Oros and Kelly (Roy) Lohse, both of Dixon; two brothers, John (Pat) Corning of Shelby, Indiana, and Don (Jackie) Corning of Rensselaer, Indiana; two sisters, Sharon (Phillip) Spitler of Shelby, and Kate (Lou) Schaeffer of Wheatfield, Indiana; 11 grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Marcella Corning, two brothers, and one sister, all with whom he was reunited with in heaven upon his arrival.

All are welcome to celebrate his life at a Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Bernie Sehr officiating. Burial of cremains will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon with fellowship following at the Holloway Center in Dixon. Arrangements are being completed by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

A memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

UPCOMING FUNERAL SERVICES Today’s visitation: Lester E. Flaherty Sr. of Dixon, 6-8 p.m. at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Thursday visitations: Wayne R. Hendryx of Rock Falls, 9:30-10:50 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Gary A. Matthews of Sterling, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Ethel M. “Buzzy” Baker of

Dixon, 3-7 p.m. at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Frank W. Heinz of Rock Falls, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Thursday funerals: Wayne R. Hendryx of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Gary A. Matthews of Sterling, 1 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Terry L. Rhyne HENDERSON, Nev. – Terry L. Rhyne of Henderson died Friday night, March 11, 2016, at his home, ending a decade-long battle with cancer.

Terry was born Oct. 8, 1940, in Sterling, to Gordon and Darlene (Sitter) Rhyne. He was a 1958 graduate of Sterling High School. He went on to earn degrees at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where he met and married Judith

Shapiro. They were married in 1963, and remained soulmates for more than 50 years. After college, Terry held various executive positions for a number of major construction companies throughout his career.

He is survived by Judith; their son, Adam; and Terry’s brothers, Don of Davenport, Iowa, and Bill of Moline.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be private.

Lisbeth A. Blackburn JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lisbeth Ann Blackburn, 82, of Jacksonville, formerly of Dixon, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016, after a brief illness.

She was born Aug. 19, 1933, in Springfield, to her adoptive parents, Louis B. and Olive R. Jones of Polo. She married David O. Blackburn on June 9, 1951, at St. Mary Church in Polo, He preceded her in death July 14, 1974. Lisbeth was a member of Mandarin St. John Elks Lodge 2866 as an esteemed loyal knight. She enjoyed traveling and music.

Survivors include her 10 children, Sue (Steve) Kelly, Becky (Dan) Duffy, Phyllis (Dan) Willard, Terry (Rick) Jordan, and Patti (Tom) McBride, all of Dixon, Roberta “Bobbie” (Greg) Davis of Mount Morris, Deb-

bie (Jim) Coultrip and David Blackburn, both of Jacksonville, Peggy (Mark) Herman of Boise, Idaho, and Mike (Kim Hopper) Blackburn of Belton, Texas; 21 grandchildren; and 23 greatgrandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by two grandsons.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, and the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Antoni Kretowicz, pastor, officiating. Private burial of cremains will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Polo.

Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling local arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

Wayne R. Hendryx ROCK FALLS – Wayne Robert Hendryx of Rock Falls passed away to be with his Lord on Sunday, March 13, 2016.

He was born south of Rock Falls, the son of Ora P. and Mary (McNeil) Hendryx. He married Lorraine D. Ballard on Nov. 23, 1948, at a Presbyterian church in St. Joseph, Missouri, with Lyle and Betty Hendryx in attendance as witnesses. Wayne served in the Army near the end of World War II. In Wayne’s lifetime, he had many talents, which included working at Thomeway Moving Lines as a school bus driver and mover, where he had met his wife, Lorraine; starting his own business driving a milk route; and learning the welding trade at King’s Welding Shop. He retired from Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. as a maintenance welder. He enjoyed volunteering his time in talents by being a volunteer Rock Falls fireman, helping with building Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and doing many small projects for several friends and family members. His hobbies included his vegetable garden, maintaining his roses, finding and repairing any item he could get his hands on, carpentry work, computer games, watching sports with Lorraine, and fishing and traveling

around the country in his travel trailer. He and Lorraine have enjoyed visiting all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. Wayne would be the first to tell you that he and Lorraine had a wonderful life together for 67-plus years of marriage.

He also would say that the secret to a long marriage is to pat your wife, and tell her you love her at least once a day.

Survivors include his wife, Lorraine; his son, Steven (Peggy) Hendryx; his daughter, Chris Kobbeman; his son, Tom (Sheryl) Hendryx; his brother, Glenn Hendryx; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and Mickey, his comfort cat.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his father and mother-in-law, Arthur Ballard and Emma (Gregory) Ballard/Gillman; his brothers, Donald and Lyle Hendryx; and his sisters, Dorothy Curtis and Mildred Hendryx.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. Thursday, and the funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Daniel Behmlander officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Gladys B. Ludens MORRISON – Gladys B. Ludens, 108, of Morrison, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Morrison Community Hospital. She was a high school English teacher at various places.

Gladys was born April 11, 1907, in Geddes, South Dakota, the daughter of Eugene Franklin and Ella Christina (Anderson) Blair.

She married Lawrence A. Ludens on March 17, 1944, in Mobile, Alabama. He died Jan. 23, 1990. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Morrison.

Survivors include one daughter, Jane (Linn) Williams of Carmel Valley, California; one son, John (Gayle) Ludens of Torrington, Wyoming; four

Lester E. Flaherty Sr. DIXON – Lester E. Flaherty Sr., 89, of Dixon, died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at his daughter’s home. Lester was a lifetime area farmer, and worked for more than 50 years at Raynor Manufacturing in Dixon.

Lester was born July 15, 1926, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, the son of William and Anna (Lamkin) Flaherty. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He married Hazel Holbrook on May 4, 1947, in Amboy. She preceded him in death.

He married Nancy Ragan on July 8, 1989.

She preceded him in death on July 23, 2002.

Lester was a member of Dixon Elks Lodge BPOE 779 and Dixon Moose Lodge 727.

Survivors include one son, William “Bill” (Hiroko) Flaherty; two daughters, Barbara Coss and Brenda (Antonio)

Brown; 10 grandchildren, Jeff Flaherty, Julia Flaherty, Dean Coss II, Dustin Coss, Lester Flaherty III, Christopher Flaherty, Laura Richards, Antoinette Dillon, Alicia McPhillips, and Abigail Brown; two stepgrandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Lester “Mike” Flaherty Jr.; two brothers, Dale and Stacy Flaherty; and one sister, Addie Balko.

A memorial visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon. Burial of cremated remains will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy.

Memorials may be directed to Dixon Moose Lodge 727.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Hazen SAVANNA – Kathleen “Kathy” Hazen, 61, of Savanna, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna handled arrangements.

DIXON – George A. Hallman, 74, of Dixon, died Monday, March 14, 2016, at Regency Care of Sterling.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

STERLING – Gary A. Matthews, 74, of Sterling, died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at his home.

He was born July 11, 1941, in Marian, Indiana, the son of Shirley Albert and Bessie Nadine (Bowers) Matthews. He married Nancy E. “Tootie” Bender on Feb. 20, 1959.

Gary was employed at the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Co in Sterling, retiring after 32 years. He also worked for 10 years as a carpenter, and for 13 years at the Sterling Walmart in the paint and hardware department before retiring. He was a member of the former Community Church of Christ in Rock Falls, where he served as an elder and deacon.

Survivors include his wife, Tootie; his three daughters, Cindy (Don) Cole of Rock Falls and Debbie (Bill) Fargher, and Teresa Jones, both of Sterling; foster daughter, Tanya Castillo; foster son, Mike Lachowolski; grandchildren, Chad Cole of Orlando, Florida, Donnie Cole of

Rock Falls, and Jason Fargher, Amber Jones, Joanie Mikrut, and Terry Jones, all of Sterling; great-grandchildren, Brandt (Lindsey Crow) Cole, Brooke Cole, Brayden Cole, Brecken Cole, Devin Fargher, Jarrett Fargher, Avery Fargher, Romello Payton, Kelan Mikrut, Julian Herrera, Makaley Mikrut, and Cadence Jones; great-great-grandson, Knox Cole; his brother, Marvin Matthews; and his sisters, Shirley Brown, Margie Bennett, Gloria Slusser, Karen Russell, and Shirlene (Wes) Garrison.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and four brothers, Buddie Kincaid, Roy Matthews, Bill Matthews, and Bobbie Matthews.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, and the funeral at 1 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave. Rock Falls, with the Rev. Christina Berry officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

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ELECTION 2016 | OVERVIEW

Sweep: Turnout up in all four counties

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

STERLING – Despite rough weather that included the threat of a tornado, election turnout was high Tuesday in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties, with the number of voters surpassing the turnout in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential primaries.

“The weather held up the precincts being reported, but even with the tornado

warning, it was business as usual,” Whiteside County Clerk Dana Nelson said.

In Ogle County, 50 percent of registered voters came out to vote, Clerk Rebecca Huntley said.

That’s 15,785 people.

“It was a very smooth day,” said Huntley, who was handling her last election in advance of her resignation Friday. “The election judges were able to get all the voters through, and I’m very proud of the work they did.”

Voter turnout

The number of voters who participated in the 2016 primary surpassed the amount of people who voted in the 2008 and 2012 presidential primary.

County Carroll Whiteside Lee Ogle

2008 primary 3,469 12,777 8,059 3,322

In Whiteside County, 13,028 people, or 35.5 percent of registered voters, made it to the polls.

2012 2016 primary primary 3,272 4,975 6,919 13,028 5,038 9,723 9,937 15,785 “That is a high number for this area,” Nelson said.

“A lot of young people came out to vote. People

in the area felt strongly about their candidates.”

Officials in Lee County also saw higher-thanusual turnout: 9,723 people, 43.36 percent of registered voters, cast their ballots.

In Carroll County, the numbers were 4,975 people, or 43.26 percent of registered voters.

“For a primary in Carroll County, that was a heavy turnout,” county Clerk Brian Woessner said. “Carroll County had a race for

circuit clerk and the presidential race has been so public. Between the two, that brought out a lot of voters.”

Election judges on their way back to the courthouse had to pull over and wait out the storm, which created a delay in getting the ballots recorded, he said.

“Other than the storm, we had a good day,” he said. “Even with the large number of people, things went very smoothly.”

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It is not assessed on groceries, medication, services, farm equipment, cars, trucks, ATVs, boats, RVs and mobile homes.

Schurman said his board would have used the projected $210,000 it would have gained to pay off debt and knock 47 cents back off the tax rate.

West Carroll Superintendent Craig Mathers said his district would have used one-third of the funds allocated on health and safety projects, another third on tax abatement, and the last third would have gone into a savings account for long-term, big-ticket projects, such as a new roof or new boiler systems.

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A recent 10-year health/ life/safety survey in the West Carroll district’s schools revealed $550,000 of work needed to bring buildings up to code.

The district stood to gain between $550,000 and $600,000 a year from the tax bump.

Eastland Superintendent Mark Hansen said his district’s projected share of more than $200,000 a year would have gone to

property tax relief.

Neighboring Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties have tax rates of 7.25 and 6.75, respectively. In Whiteside County, where the measure passed in November 2014, the rate is 7.25, but other measures passed that same year in Rock Falls and Morrison resulted in a combined 8.25 percent rate in both cities. Sterling has a 7.75 percent rate.

Nearly twice as many Carroll County residents visited the polls Tuesday than those who voted in March 2014, when 2,823 cast their ballots.

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Politics of personal destruction hits hard Political big wigs seize upon flaws of their opponents Illinois Republicans have long complained that House Speaker Michael Madigan’s campaign organization doesn’t just beat you, it destroys you.

Madigan doesn’t always set out to merely win, he wants to make sure he doesn’t ever have to deal with you again.

Madigan’s own Democratic primary race has been a good example. He posted yard signs all over his district urging his constituents to vote against “convicted felon Jason Gonzales,” and his cable TV and direct mail ceaselessly pounded home that very same message. His captains also reportedly had volunteers holding those signs at the entrance to voting locations.

Gonzales is, indeed, a convicted felon. But that happened two decades ago, and he was pardoned by former Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. To hear

the Madigan campaign tell it, however, you’d think the guy just walked out of prison.

Or, take a look at what Madigan did to Katelyn Hotle. The House speaker’s operation dropped at least nine negative mailers on the little-known, lightly funded candidate in the Democratic primary to replace retiring state Rep. Pat Verschoore, D-Milan. The gist of the attacks was that Hotle, a local alderman, profited personally from her shoddy government service, but none of it was true.

richMILLER Rich Miller publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter.

He may be reached at http://thecapitolfax.blog. com online.

tic abuse, and troubles paying his child support and then used that against him in his Democratic primary campaign.

Dunkin started the fight by so closely allying himself with our Republican governor and thumbing his nose at his fellow Democrats, but he seems to have personally rehabilitated himself. Madigan and the people around him didn’t care. It’s a matter of public record, and Dunkin got whacked with it.

But as we’ve also discovered this year, Gov. Rauner’s legislative campaign operation is eerily similar to Madigan’s. And while that’s making some Republicans privately uncomfortable, Madi-

THEY ALSO SMEARED Hotle in the media for being a “plant” of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s. Why? The only real explanation is that she was the lone female in a four-way primary, so she could do well on demographics alone, and they had to take her out. For good.

The Madigan operation reached way back into Chicago Democratic state Rep. Ken Dunkin’s past to find an arrest, some formal allegations of domes-

gan’s way has proved to work far more often than not over the years.

A good case in point is conservative activist Dan Proft’s TV ads in the 102nd House District GOP primary against Jim Acklin.

Proft’s Liberty Principles PAC ran a blistering TV ad that claimed Acklin, as a school superintendent, “blamed the victim” and “did nothing” about a sexual predator in his school system who also happened to be a “family friend.” The ad was based on a failed civil lawsuit – a very thin reed, indeed – but it was brutal.

Rauner and his pals have pumped seven-figure contributions into Proft’s PAC over the past few months. They’ve clearly been involved in several races through Proft.

Rauner and his people did not want Acklin nominated because he is backed by former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, a frequent Rauner critic. So, they’re supporting former state Rep. Brad Halbrook,

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To hear the Madigan campaign tell it, however, you’d think the guy [Jason Gonzales] just walked out of prison.

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R-Shelbyville, despite the fact that they don’t really love the guy. Keeping Edgar’s fingers out of the House has been their priority.

So, they launched a second killer TV ad to build on their theme. The new spot used Acklin’s own videotaped comments at a candidates’ forum where he claimed to have acted “quickly and decisively” to remove the predator teacher from his school.

BUT THE SECOND Proft ad claimed: “In his own words, it took him four years to act – four years,” while displaying a news clip on the screen about how Acklin said “he

was aware of an incident involving [the predator] in 2008.” That “incident” was an allegation that the teacher was texting a student, but the student denied at the time that anything inappropriate was going on. The teacher was warned, and that was the end of it until the predator’s arrest 4 years later.

“Acklin touts his judgment. On March 15th make your own,” the ad concludes.

Acklin raised a decent amount of funds compared to similar races in prior years, but times have changed. Both sides in Rep. Dunkin’s race (including Rauner’s allies) dumped well over $5 million into the contest. A Senate Republican primary race in the Springfield area where the governor opposed the incumbent saw spending top $3.5 million.

Acklin wasn’t able to air a response ad until a full week after the initial Proft ad aired, and after he’d already been buried with Rauner’s money.

THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

GUEST COLUMN | SUNSHINE WEEK

Conduct all government business out in the open Media, public must hold our elected officials accountable

BY JIM ZACHARY Valdosta, Ga.

Government must be held accountable.

The only way for the public to hold government accountable is for all of the actions of government to be out in the open.

That is why open government is part and parcel of democracy.

When government is allowed to operate behind closed doors, it grows out of control, is not responsive to the public, and is subject to corruption.

These are some of the reasons the media, watchdog groups – and most important, the general public – should be committed to government transparency.

Newspapers, in particular, have a long legacy of holding government accountable, and operating as the Fourth Estate.

Sadly, many newspapers have abandoned that role, leaving it up to the general public to police local governments.

Any newspaper that does not defend the First Amendment and champion open government is not worth the paper it is printed on or the ink that fills its pages.

Public officials must understand the difference between the public sector and the private sector.

Men and women elect-

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Jeff Rogers Kathleen Schultz Tom Shaw

ed to office and people who have been appointed to boards, commissions and authorities must understand they answer to the general public.

Whether discussing finances, facilities, daily operations or public policy, all of the people’s business must be deliberated in Jim public and Zachary not be hidden behind closed doors.

Deliberating public business in closed-door executive sessions is not only poor public service, in most cases and in most states, it is simply against the law, except for a very narrow list of reasons.

In the state of Georgia, for example, the law says: “The General Assembly finds and declares that the strong public policy of this state is in favor of open government; that open government is essential to a free, open, and democratic society; and that public access to public records should be encouraged to foster confidence in government and so that the public can evaluate the expenditure of public funds and the efficient and proper functioning of its institutions.

The General Assembly further finds and declares that there is a strong presumption that

public records should be made available for public inspection without delay. This article shall be broadly construed to allow the inspection of governmental records.

The exceptions set forth in this article, together with any other exception located elsewhere in the Code, shall be interpreted narrowly to exclude only those portions of records addressed by such exception” (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70).

Regardless of where you live, your state likely has similar language in its Sunshine Laws.

We encourage all elected officials to remember they answer to the people, not to professional government administrators and not to government lawyers.

Non-elected administrators answer to them.

Government attorneys answer to them. The public must hold elected officials accountable.

Elected officials, in turn, must hold the professional staff and the attorneys accountable.

It is clear the public is losing confidence in government at all levels.

The only way for local governments to gain that confidence back is to be open and transparent in the way they conduct the people’s business.

Note to readers: Jim Zachary is the editor of the Valdosta (Ga.) Daily Times, the director of the Transparency Project of Georgia, and a member of the board of directors of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation.

He can be contacted at jim.zachary@gaflnews. com.

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THE READER’S VOICE

Stand up for rights of legal animal trapping JOHN “TED” LAWSON Oregon

The letter from PETA President Ms. Newkirk on Feb. 20 demands a response. It would seem Ms. Kretzer [Feb. 4 letter] ran to her boss for backup. Here we go again.

More lies and nonsense about trapping.

I know of no trapper who has had a mother animal chew a leg off to escape a trap. Young trappers are taught to use the proper size trap for each species of animal.

To [compare] this escape [to the] example of the boy cutting off his arm in the Colorado tragedy is an act of diversion – like saying an old man with many grandchildren is not kind.

My owning a zoo for many years makes me an expert on animal behavior. Moreover, because I like to eat and not agree with Newkirk’s thinking. She says I am against women’s rights or a racist.

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Trappers did lead the move (her words “encroachment”) to develop the West. People in California, Arizona, etc., are glad they did.

Outdoor-minded people, Teddy Roosevelt for one, made sure we had national parks to ensure beauty for generations to come. My values – God, guns, and outdoors – I explain like this. God gave us dominion over all animals. The Second Amendment gave us the tools to collect animals. The outdoors is where they live.

Mankind needs animal products to live. Animal rights people want to pick which animals can live; example, rats, mice, rattlesnakes must go.

An audit of rights records will show very little money goes to animals. Come on, trappers,

“When liberty is taken away by force, it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default, it can never be recovered.”

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Forum targets state concerns at March meetings FRED TURK Rock Falls

The Rock River Open Forum offers people a chance to express their concerns to our state representative, Mike Smiddy, and our state senator, Neil Anderson. We also will be asking them to help us understand the plight of our state government.

Mike Smiddy will be our guest from 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at the Rock Falls Public Library, and Neil Anderson will follow from 6 to 8 p.m. March 31 at the Sterling Public Library.

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2016 ELECTION | WINNERS IN UNCONTESTED PRIMARY RACES Here is a list of candidates who were uncontested in Tuesday’s primary elections.

NOTE: (i) denotes incumbent

Statewide

State Comptroller (2-year unexpired term): Leslie Geissler Munger (R) (i), Susan Mendoza (D)

Congressional

U.S. Congress, 16th District, Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger (R) (i) U.S. Congress, 17th District, Democratic Party: Cheri Bustos (D) (i)

Statehouse

Illinois Senate, 37th District: Chuck Weaver (R) (i) Illinois House, 90th District: Tom Demmer (R) (i) Illinois House, 89th District: Brian W. Stewart (R) (i) Illinois House, 74th District: Bill Butts (D) Illinois House, 71st District: Tony M. McCombie (R), Mike Smiddy (D) (i)

Lee County

Circuit Clerk: Denise A. McCaffrey Ehrmann (D) (i) Coroner: Jesse P. Partington (R) (i) County Board, District 1: Michael J. Koppien (R), Clay R. Partington (R), Robert J. Olson (D) (i), Adam Wetsel (D), Luke Christoffersen (D) County Board, District 2: John Nicholson (R) (i), Judy Truckenbrod (R) (i), Kasey D. Considine (D) (i) County Board, District 3: Gregory L. Witzleb Sr. (R) (i), Arlan L. McClain (R) (i) County Board, District 4: Robert Gibler (R) (i), Tim Deem (R) (i), Charles E. Thomas (R) (i)

Whiteside County

Circuit Clerk: Sue R. Costello (R) Recorder: Dawn M. Young (R) (i) State’s Attorney: Trish Joyce (D) (i) Coroner: Joseph P. McDonald (D) (i) County Board, District 1: James C. Duffy (D) (i), Robert J. Van De Velde (D) (i), Thomas L. Ausman (D) (i), William McGinn

ELECTION 2016 | CARROLL COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK

Voters promote deputy clerk

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

MOUNT CARROLL – Carroll County voters have decided they want a circuit clerk with experience.

In a landslide victory, Patty Hiher, 56, of Mount Carroll, who has been the county’s Patty deputy clerk Hiher nearly 3 decades, defeated fellow Republican Carol Remrey, 52, in Tuesday’s primary, 2,250 votes to 1,212.

That’s 64.58 percent to 35.42 percent of the votes.

“I’m excited about the vote,” Hiher said. “I’m very excited.”

Her 4-year term begins Dec. 1. She replaces Sherri Miller, who did not seek another term.

There was no Democratic challenger.

Hiher, who became deputy clerk in 1987, said she plans to hit the ground running.

“My experience as a deputy clerk will make for an easier transition come Dec. 1, so I won’t need training,” she said recently. “There are no disadvantages for me being the next circuit clerk.”

She said she plans to focus on getting all staff members cross-trained, so they can cover for anyone on vacation or out of the office. She also wants to open over the noon hour, when most residents are on their lunch break, to make her office more accessible.

Remrey, of Mount Carroll, was making her first run for public office.

“I gave it a good run and I gave it my best,” said Remrey, who owns BSD Printing in Mount Carroll with her husband, Randy.

“I have no regrets and I tried to keep everything positive.”

(D) (i), James F. Arduini (D) (i) County Board, District 2: Linda Pennell (R), John Petry (R), Eugene (Gene) Jacoby (D) (i), Karen Nelson (D) (i), John Espinoza (D) (i), Fidencio Campos Jr. (D) (i) County Board, District 3: Howard “Bud” Thompson (R), Douglas E. Crandall (R), Larry Russell (R), Mark Hamilton (R), Steve P. Wilkins (D) (i)

Bureau County

State’s Attorney: Geno J. Caffarini (D) Circuit Clerk: Dawn M. Reglin (D) Coroner: Janice L. Wamhoff (D) County Board, District 2: Dale Anderson (R) (i) County Board, District 4: Keith L. Cain (R) County Board, District 5: Marsha A. Lilley (R) (i) County Board, District 10: Ralph Anderson (R) (i) County Board, District 11: John Jacobs (R) County Board, District 12: Jeff Pinter (R), Robert McCook (D) (i) County Board, District 14: Robert W. Albrecht (R) (i)

County Board, District 15: Christopher Maynard (D) County Board, District 16: Heather Thacker (R) County Board, District 19: Ronald “Tom” Dobrich (D) (i) County Board, District 22: Paul Humpage (D) County Board, District 23: John Baracani (D) (i) County Board, District 24: Jane Piccatto (D) (i) County Board, District 25: Mary Jane Marini (D) (i)

Carroll County

State’s Attorney: Scott L. Brinkmeier (R) (i) Coroner: Matthew A. Jones (R) (i) County Board, District 1: Kevin Reibel (R) (i), Paul Hartman (R) (i) County Board, District 2: Cheryl Cole (R) (i), Ronald L. Preston (D) (i) County Board, District 3: Joseph J. Payette (R) (i), Darrell Stitzel (R) (i)

Ogle County

Circuit Clerk: Kim Stahl (R) (i) State’s Attorney: Eric Morrow (R) (i)

MONEY & MARKETS The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling.

Abbott ............................ 39.90 ADM............................... 36.56 AGL ................................ 64.54 Alcoa ................................ 9.16 AltriaCorp ...................... 61.85 American Express ......... 59.23 Arris-Group ................... 21.62 Apple............................ 104.58 AT&T .............................. 38.52 Autonation .................... 48.45 Bank of America............ 13.56 Boeing.......................... 126.36 BorgWarner ................... 35.66 BP ................................... 29.63

Casey’s ......................... 107.20 Caterpillar ..................... 72.40 CenturyLink .................. 31.32 Chevron ......................... 94.16 Cisco .............................. 27.66 Citigroup ....................... 42.60 CocaCola ....................... 45.23 ConAgra......................... 44.08 Dean .............................. 19.22 Deere & Co .................... 80.65 Disney ............................ 98.23 Donaldson..................... 31.12 DuPont .......................... 62.82 Exelon ............................ 34.49 Exxon ............................. 82.81 FifthThird ...................... 17.19 Ford ............................... 13.23 GE .................................. 30.27 HawaiianElectric .......... 31.21 Hewlett Packard ........... 11.40

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STERLING – Dan Swanson has served his country. Now, Republican Party voters in the 74th Illinois House District hope to send him to Springfield.

Army Lt. Dan Swanson Col. Swanson won a three-way primary handily Tuesday, outpacing Wayne Saline of Rio and Mike DeSutter of Woodhull. In the Nov. 8 general election, Swanson will face Democrat Bill Butts, who was uncontested in his party’s primary.

With 110 of the district’s 125 precincts reporting Tuesday, Swanson, the Henry County Veterans Assistance Commission superintendent, had garnered 52 percent of the vote to DeSutter’s 33 percent and Saline’s 15 percent.

The November win-

ner will replace longtime state Rep. Don Moffitt, R-Gilson, who is not seeking re-election.

HomeDepot ................ 129.72 IBM .............................. 142.95 Intel Corp. ..................... 31.65 IntlPaper........................ 39.47 JCPenney ....................... 11.20 JohnsonControls........... 37.66 Johnson&Johnson ...... 107.77 JPMorgan Chase ........... 59.19 Kraft-Heinz ................... 77.78 Kroger ............................ 38.14 Leggett&Platt ................ 46.48 Manpower ..................... 77.27 McDonald’s ................. 123.42 Merck&Co ..................... 52.42 Microsoft ....................... 53.59 3M ................................ 162.48 Monsanto ...................... 89.17 Newell ............................ 41.35 Nike................................ 61.41 Parker-Han.................. 108.18

Pfizer .............................. 29.51 Pepsico ........................ 101.15 Proctor&Gamble ........... 81.30 RaymondJames............. 46.35 Republic ........................ 47.46 Sears Hldg ..................... 15.54 SensientTech ................ 62.56 Sprint ............................... 3.54 Staples ............................. 9.60 TheTravelers ............... 113.92 UnitedContinental ....... 58.06 UnitedTech ................... 96.24 USBancorp .................... 40.78 USSteel .......................... 14.28 Verizon .......................... 52.68 Walgreen ....................... 81.32 WalMartMexico ............ 22.97 WalMartStores .............. 68.06 WasteMgt ...................... 58.69 Wendy’s ........................... 9.95

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: May 3.68 ½; July 3.73 ½; Dec. 3.87 ¼ Soybeans: May 8.92; July 8.97 3⁄4; Nov. 9.02 3⁄4

Soybean oil: May 32.49; Dec. 33.08 Soybean meal: May 268.20; Dec. 275.20 Wheat: May 477.¼; July 4.84 ½ Oats: May 1.96; July 2.05 3⁄4

Live cattle: April 140.72; June 130.32; Oct. 123.70 Feeder cattle: March 163.97; April 164.80 Lean hogs: April 70.72; June 83.30; Oct. 69.02 Sugar: May 15.32 Cotton: July 58.07

T-Bonds: June 161 16/32 Silver: May 15.30 Gold: April 1234.00 Copper: March 2.2335 Crude: April 36.50 Dollar Index: June 96.64 Ethanol: May 1.453

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Thursday, March 17th

ELECTION 2016 | ILLINOIS HOUSE

Swanson coasts to GOP win in 74th House District

Coroner: Louis G. Finch IV (R) (i) County Board, District 1 (2-year term): Ricky Fritz (R) (i) County Board, District 1 (4-year term): Zachary S. Oltmanns (R) (i) County Board, District 2 (4-year term): Thomas K. Smith (R) County Board, District 3 (2-year term): Greg Sparrow (R) (i) County Board, District 4 (2-year term): John C. “Skip” Kenney (R) (i) County Board, District 4 (4-year term): Kimberly R. Whalen (R) County Board, District 5 (2-year term): Martin Typer (R) (i) County Board, District 5 (4-year term): Donald Griffin (R) (i) County Board, District 7 (2-year term): Ron Colson (R) (i) County Board, District 7 (4-year term): John W. Finfrock (R) (i) County Board, District 8 (2-year term): Patricia E. Saunders (R) (i) County Board, District 8 (4-year term): Marcia Heuer (R) (i)

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Child puts her foot down on mom’s love life Dear Abby, I’m a single mom in my 40s and my daughter is 12. After my previous relationship, 10 years ago (not with her father), I took a leave of absence from the dating world to concentrate on myself and being the best mother I could.

Fast-forward: When I attempt to talk to anyone of the opposite sex, my daughter has a fit. She has hidden my car keys and my phone, pouts if I go out and behaves like an all-out brat.

I have reassured her that I love her and always will.

ing world without hurting my child? I want to date, but my child won’t let me.

– Entering the Dating World Again

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

Also, I would never allow someone around her if I had any suspicion that he might not be good for her.

Nothing works.

Abby, what’s the best way to enter into the dat-

Dear Entering, Your daughter likes things just the way they are and views any disruption as a threat to her lifestyle. The best way to enter into the dating world would be to do it without consulting her.

If and when you meet someone and things become serious, introduce them then – in a casual way. If she acts up, remember that you are

the parent.

Your daughter doesn’t have to “love” someone because you do. She does, however, have to treat that person with the same respect with which you treat her friends – and you should insist upon it.

Dear Abby, My girlfriend and I are getting ready to move to a new city in 6 months (each of us for our own careers) and plan to move in together. Some issues still need to be ironed out before we make that commitment, and my biggest concern is the

anger and resentment she carries toward her semiestranged father.

I understand where it comes from and why, but it worries me to see how quickly and completely it can overwhelm her personality. I lack comparable experience, so I struggle to have constructive conversations with her about it. But I can’t accept this poisonous volatility as a feature of our life together. I believe that speaking to someone would help her deal with these feelings in a healthier, more constructive way, but she rejects

that idea.

Would it be wrong to tell her she has to start seeing someone before I commit to moving in together?

– Hesitating in Florida

Friendly Needles, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

St. Patrick’s Day wear green competition, 11:15 a.m. winner announcement, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

‘57 Girls, 11:30 a.m., Froggy’s Bar and Grill, 215 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 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.

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Hand and Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Crafts and quilts, 12:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior

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

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Bingo, 1 p.m. Sterling Women of the Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-8220.

Trap shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-336-2191.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Ladies Night Out, 4-8 p.m., 202 S. Fourth St., Manlius, 815-4442073.

Stories in the Castle family storytime, 4:45-6:30 p.m., Stronghold Inc., 1922 state Route 2, Oregon, 815-732-6111.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., Tampico, 815-535-3665.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Dear Hesitating, No, it would not be wrong. If your girlfriend’s problems with her father bleed over into her relationship with you it would be a mistake for you to move in together because it won’t last.

Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, March 16 Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), 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., Post House Community Center, 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.

Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Sharing Life’s Memories, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St, Oregon, 815-732-3252.

March birthday party, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle. Reservations: 815562-5050.

Canasta, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Price is Right game, 10:45 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St.,

Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 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.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Cards, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Sewing after lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815-622-9230.

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

Men’s cards, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon,

815-732-3252.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815-456-3000.

Ogle County GIS Partnership 15th anniversary open house, 2-5:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, third floor, Historical Ogle County Courthouse, 105 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Skeet shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-336-2191.

Castle Keys open microphone night for pianists, 6-8 p.m., Stronghold Inc., 1922 state Route 2, Oregon, 815-732-6111.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815625-4101.

Senior Spelling Bee, 6 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Thursday, March 17 Biscuits and gravy with state Rep. Tom Demmer, 7 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), 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., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Coffee in the Castle coffee time, 8-10 a.m., Stronghold Inc., 1922 state Route 2, Oregon, 815732-6111.

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

Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Bingo and popcorn, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Join Us for Java community coffee, 9:15-10 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-6222800.

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

Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815-456-3000.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Thursday, March 17 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-626-2230.

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

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

North Central Illinois Logistics Council, 8-9:30 a.m., Room C316, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave., Oglesby, 815-220-3425.

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

Computer classes, 9 and 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., 815-562-5050.

Foot care clinic, 9:30 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle. Appointments: 815562-5050.

Prairie State Legal representative, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, Big Book, closed; 6 p.m. literature, open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., 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; 7 p.m., closed, step, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12x12; 7 p.m., closed, 12x12, back door,

1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Healthy Lifestyles Club, 1 p.m., Conference Room C, OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota, 815-539-1411.

Chair exercises, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointments: 815-2849555.

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.

Kids Coping With Cancer Group, 3:30 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 4 p.m., Wesley Chapel Annex, 200 S. Hickory St., Shannon.

Nar-Anon, 5:30 p.m., open, 406 W. Second St., Dixon, dixonareana@gmail.com.

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

Lee County Democratic Central Committee, 6:30 p.m. dinner, followed by meeting, Gingko Tree Café, 216 W. First St., Dixon, 815440-5479.

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 VFW, 7 p.m., post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, back door, 707 First Ave., Suite A, Rock Falls.

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

Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave, 815-622-4629.

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-Alateen, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous,

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

Laughter Yoga Club, 7-8 p.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., 815-742-4128.

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

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

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-626-1574.

Sterling Rock River Masonic Lodge 612, 7:30 p.m., 113 1/2 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Friday, March 18 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-626-2230.

Bi-County Special Education Cooperative preschool screenings for Tampico students, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m., Tampico Elementary School, 304 E. Kimball St., 815-438-2255.

National Association of Health Underwriters Continued Education Class, 9 a.m., 6 E. 23rd, Sterling, 800-798-1771.

Electronics recycling, 9 a.m.4 p.m., 909 W. Pines Road, Oregon, 815-732-4020.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

Regional Transportation Committee Region 3, 10 a.m., Mendota Civic Center, 1901 Tom Merwin Drive, 815-433-5830.

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure check, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925.

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

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ELECTION 2016 | OGLE COUNTY BOARD

Board will see a mix of new and old faces

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawmedia.com Shaw Media

OREGON – Challenger Wayne Reising of Oregon edged out incumbent Bill Welty of Chana, 832 votes to 737, in Tuesday’s primary election to win the Republican Party nomination for a 2-year term on the Ogle County Board in District 2.

Facing no opposition from a Democratic candidate so far, Reising should have smooth sailing in the Nov. 8 general election

to represent residents of White Rock, Pine Rock, Lafayette, and OregonNashua townships.

“I’m pleased with the results, and I appreciate everyone who supported me,” Reising said.

Newcomer Thomas Smith of Rochelle garnered 1,317 votes for a 4-year term in District 2.

He ran unopposed.

Two Republican incumbents outlasted a fatherand-son challenge in District 6, which covers Byron Township.

County board chairman Kim Gouker won the nomination for another 4-year term with 691 votes to 548 for former Ogle County Sheriff Greg Beitel.

Beitel’s son, Chad Beitel, lost to incumbent Dorothy R. Bowers, 609 to 579, for a 2-year seat.

Challenger Garrett Williams upset incumbent Ashley Simms, 402 votes to 363, to win the Republican nomination for a 4-year seat in District 3, which includes Flagg

Township precincts 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7.

Greg Sparrow, also a District 3 incumbent, had no competition for a 2-year term and received 669 votes.

Candidates in the other districts were shoo-ins.

In District 1, which includes Dement, Lynnville, Monroe, and Scott Townships, Zachary Oltmanns of Davis Junction was elected to a 4-year term, and Ricky Fritz of Monroe Center to a 2-year term.

Nine jobs at stake if jail closes COUNTY JAIL

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While board members had stopped short of making a promise, they pointed to the 24-member board’s unanimous passage of the resolution as proof of its support.

Sheriff John Simonton said he was very disappointed.

“We did what we could to educate the voters, but unfortunately, we didn’t get out to enough people,” Simonton said.

Now county officials must decide what’s next in dealing with the jail’s shortcomings, which include space constraints, a lack of segregation areas, plumbing and mold problems.

“We really have no Plan B – we have reached a point where we could be closed, and it could cost a lot of money to house inmates elsewhere,” Simonton said.

If the jail were closed, it would cost about $70 a day for each inmate plus transportation costs involved in transferring them to another jail.

The sheriff also worries

about what could happen to his staff.

“If we close, there will be a reduction in personnel,” Simonton said.

“I have nine in my corrections division, and they are all veterans that I don’t want to lose.”

County board officials say they have had discussions about what would happen in the event the referendum didn’t pass.

As far as financing a new jail is concerned, they concluded the sales tax increase was the only viable option.

The county landfill had been counted on heavily as a revenue source, but because the amount of waste taken in has declined, the city no longer is contractually guaranteed the annual minimum payment of $1.8 million it once received.

“When that landfill contract ran out, it cost us about $800,000 a year,” board member John Nicholson said. “We’re still getting around $1 million a year, but contract and insurance increases have eaten up a lot of that revenue.”

Nicholson said declining property values and the presence of property tax extension limits have contributed heavily to stagnant revenues in Lee County.

The county could try to get the jail issue on the November ballot, but concern about a possible school district referendum was part of the reasoning for making the push for a new jail in the primary election.

“The schools deserve to have their opportunity to have a successful referendum, and I don’t think we want to try at the same time,” Simonton said. “We would consider trying at another time, but we could be closed by then.”

As for operations options, officials say a new facility is the only one that makes sense.

Simonton had ruled out the option of fixing the current building prior to getting behind the referendum.

“A firm that specializes in jails was hired to assess what could and couldn’t be done, and remodeling wasn’t an option,” Nicholson said.

The 46-year-old jail has not been in compliance with the Illinois Jail Standards for many years, and if the jail was shut down, the most likely destination for inmates would be Ogle County, which is building a new facility.

In addition to the cost, and there are safety issues in transporting so many inmates.

The board also acknowledges that the jail is living on borrowed time, and the choices could soon be made by the state.

“We’ve gotten a pass the last 10 years because staff has done such a good job of making the best of what they have,” Nicholson said. “Our last inspection is now under review by the attorney general, and that’s never a good thing.”

Simonton said the review won’t be based on just the last inspection.

“They will be looking at several findings from the last several inspections,” Simonton said.

The sheriff expects to hear from the attorney general’s office in June.

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Considine, who has an established relationship with the county board, said he would support Klahn “if he wasn’t the [party] chairman.”

Klahn has always done a good job, he said.

If elected, among the first changes Klahn wants to make when the term begins Dec. 1 is the installation of a new case management system, which already has been bought.

He is the only remaining assistant state’s attorney in Anna Sacco-Miller’s original administration.

Turnover, consistency

and continuity are points to address, he has said.

Klahn has been first assistant state’s attorney for more than 3 years, and previously spent more than 5 years in private practice that spanned a variety of areas of expertise, including criminal defense, litigation, fam-

ily law, and general practice.

He cited an edge during his campaign among the candidates in that he was one of just a few prosecutors in the Sauk Valley with trial experience in cases involving deaths.

“We want to roll up our sleeves and get to work,” Klahn said.

ELECTION 2016 | OGLE COUNTY CLERK

Cook wins GOP nomination for Ogle County clerk

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawmedia.com Shaw Media

OREGON – “Totally shocked” was Laura Cook’s reaction to winning the Republican nomination for Ogle County clerk and recorder Tuesday.

Cook, 50, of Oregon, who has served as chief deputy clerk since 1998, held off two opponents to earn 5,341 votes.

Tiffany O’Brien, 38, a

deputy clerk, received 4,600 votes, and Jeff Hallock, 60, an Oregon banker, garnered 699.

“I’m totally shocked,” Cook said after the votes were tallied. “I never thought I would do this.

I’m glad for the support I got from my family and friends and the county.”

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Huntley, 55, who has served in the post for 18 years, announced her

resignation in August and will step down Friday.

Other county officials who received the Republican Party nomination Tuesday to 4-year terms in their current posts are State’s Attorney Eric Morrow, with 9,510 votes; Circuit Clerk Kim Stahl, 9,564 votes; and Coroner Louis G. Finch IV, 9,484 votes.

All three ran unopposed.

In District 4, which includes Flagg Township precincts 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11, John “Skip” Kenney of Rochelle was elected to a 2-year term, and Kim Whalen of Hillcrest, to a 4-year term.

In District 5, which includes Marion, Rockvale, and Leaf River townships, Marty Typer of Stillman Valley got the nod for a 2-year term, and Donald Griffin of Oregon a 4-year term.

In District 7, which includes Maryland,

Mount Morris, and Forreston townships, John Finfrock was elected to a 4-year term, and Ron Colson, a 2-year term. Both are from Mount Morris.

In District 8, which includes Brookville, Lincoln, Eagle Point, Buffalo, Pine Creek, Woosung, Grand Detour, and Taylor Townships, voters gave Pat Saunders of Polo a 2-year term and Marcia Heuer of Oregon a 4-year term.

All candidates are Republicans.

ROCK FALLS CITY COUNCIL

Reinforcements on the way for city’s lift station Pumps should be here by April, work could be done by October

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

ROCK FALLS – An end is in sight to the long process of fortifying the city’s main sewer lift station after two water emergencies.

Larry Thomas, an engineer with Stanley Consultants, told city officials the overhaul of the pump station should be complete

by Oct. 10. Thomas gave the presentation during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

The first water emergency occurred Feb. 13, 2014, leaving residents without water for 18 hours. The second incident was the result of heavy rains that triggered severe flooding of the lift station.

Plans were made after the first water emergency to make modifications at the lift station to prevent another incident.

Before the work could begin, though, the lift station flooded, and the city worked with Stanley to determine if additional upgrades were needed.

In January, the decision was made to install larger, submersible pumps at the main lift station, and now the city is waiting for the pumps to arrive.

“The original plan was mainly the waterproofing and sealing of equipment, but after the sewer collapse last June, we thought it would be prudent to replace the pumps,” Thomas said.

All four pumps should arrive by the end of April, and will be installed this summer, he said. Work will then continue on the lift station’s technology system that monitors and controls the water and sewer operations.

One alderman asked if the pump station still could be susceptible to a similar event after the modifications are made.

“Have you been able to determine the maximum inflow after all of this?”

Third Ward Alderman Rod Kleckler asked.

Such an event still is

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The council meeting also airs live on Channel 5. possible, but much more unlikely, Thomas said “Another sewer collapse like last summer could still flood the station, but these pumps are submersible, so they’ll continue to pump,” he said.

After last summer’s flooding, trucks had to be brought in to pump out the station, making the situation much more difficult to deal with.

Because another sewer collapse could overwhelm the station, Thomas said it’s important that the city continue to upgrade its sewer lines.

Alderman Glen Kuhlemier noted that having backup pumps also provides an extra measure of security.

The only way to absolutely guarantee the lift station couldn’t be overwhelmed under any circumstances would be cost-prohibitive for the city, but the situation will be greatly improved, Thomas said.

“Peak pumping will now be at 10 times the average daily flow,” Thomas said.

“This handled 90 percent of the problem, but it’s beyond the city’s financial ability to guarantee it won’t be overwhelmed in the future.”

Stanley is also working with the city’s sewer department to prepare for new regulatory requirements that will be a condition for future permitting.

City Administrator Robbin Blackert said the sooner the plan is in place, the better the city’s position in pursuing grant money for future sewer projects.

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ELECTION 2016 | UNOFFICIAL LOCAL RESULTS OF CONTESTED RACES Circuit Clerk, Republican Party Patricia “Patty” Hiher 2,210 64.6% Carol Remrey 1,212 35.4%

Following are final but unofficial results from Tuesday’s contested primary elections in the Sauk Valley. All results are unofficial until certified by the county clerk. Candidates are listed in the order they appared on the ballots:

Referendum, Carroll County, Sales Tax Shall a retailers’ occupation tax and a service occupation tax(commonly referred to as a “sales tax”) be imposed in The County of Carroll, Illinois, at a rate of 1% to be used exclusivelyfor school facility purposes?

Yes 2,204 45.7% No 2,618 54,3%

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President, Republican Party Jeb Bush 95 1.5% Chris Christie 21 0.3% Donald J. Trump 2,153 34.8% Ted Cruz 2,111 34.1% Marco Rubio 416 6.7% Rand Paul 25 0.4% Carly Fiorina 14 0.2% Mike Huckabee 19 0.3% Rick Santorum 8 0.1% John R. Kasich 1,259 20.3% Ben Carson 68 1.1% President, Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 1,292 39.4% Willie L. Wilson 7 0.2% Martin J. O’Malley 15 0.5% Roque De La Fuente 1 0.0% Larry (Lawrence) Cohen 3 0.1% Bernie Sanders 1,958 59.7% U.S. Senator, Republican Party James T. Marter 1,371 24.8% Mark Steven Kirk (i) 4,168 75.3% U.S. Senator, Democratic Andrea Zopp 644 Tammy Duckworth 1,926 Napoleon Harris 389

Party 21.8% 65.1% 13.2%

Illinois House, 74th District, Republican Party (2-year term) Wayne Saline 56 14.5% Daniel M. Swanson 196 50.7% Michael J. DeSutter 135 34.9% Lee County State’s Attorney, Republican Party (4-year term) Michael C. Downey 1,403 24.1% William C. Brozovich 900 15.4% Matthew T. Klahn 3,526 60.5% Precinct Committeeman, Palmyra 1, Republican Party William C. Brozovich 84 44.0% Brett S. Nicklaus 107 56.0% Precinct Committeeman, Palmyra 2, Republican Party Charles E. Thomas 114 42.1% Jennifer J. Dallas 157 58.0% Referendum, Lee County Jail Sales Tax To pay for public facilities purposes, hereby identified as the new Lee County Detention Facility, shall Lee County be authorized to impose an increase on its share of local sales tax by 1 percent?

This would mean that a consumer would pay an additional one dollar ($1.00) in sales tax for every one hundred dollars ($100.00) of tangible personal property bought at retail.

Yes 3,648 38.4% No 5,848 61.6% Referendum, City of Dixon-Dixon Park District (Nonbinding, advisory) Shall the City of Dixon and the Dixon Park District collaborate to transfer the ownership, control and financial responsibility of the local parks and recreation system from the Dixon Park District to the City of Dixon?

Yes 1,530 44.0% No 1,950 56.0% Referendum, Dixon Park District Collaboration (Nonbinding, advisory) Shall the Dixon Park District expand its collaboration and create additional partnerships with townships, the City of Dixon, other governmental entities, private businesses, and non-profit organizations to provide additional recreational opportunities for the community, where such collaboration and partnerships can result in cost savings to the residents of Dixon?

Yes 2,512 72.1% No 974 27.9% Referendum, LaMoille School District bond issuance for Van Orin School Shall the Board of Education of LaMoille Community Unit School District Number 303, Bureau and Lee Counties, Illinois, build an addition to, alter, repair, equip and renovate the Van Orin School Building to maintain a K-3 facility and improve the site thereof and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $2,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?

Yes 4 50% No 4 50% Referendum, LaMoille School District bond issuance for Allen Junior High School Shall the Board of Education of LaMoille Community Unit School District Number 303, Bureau and Lee Counties, Illinois, build and equip an addition to the Allen Junior High School Gymnasium Building to create a K-8 facility and improve the site thereof and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $3,500,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?

Yes 3 33.3% No 6 66.7%

Referendum, Polo Fire Protection District, Special Ambulance Service Tax Shall the Polo Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service?

Yes 1 33% No 2 67% Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media

Election judge Indya Bauer checks in voter Meggan Dickson-Grennan at Oregon Nashua Precinct 5 on Tuesday afternoon at the Nash Recreation Center in Oregon. Also pictured are election judges Cleo Bauer, Brenda Florin, and Don Stevens.

Referendum, Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District, Special Ambulance Service Tax Shall the Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .30% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service?

Yes 107 56.0% No 84 44.0% Referendum, Polo Fire Protection District, Special Ambulance Service Tax Shall the Polo Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service?

Yes 2 28.6% No 5 71.4% Referendum, Polo Fire Protection District, Increase Maximum Allowable Tax Rate Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for the Polo Fire Protection District be increased by 0.30% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?

Yes 2 28.6% No 5 71.4%

WHITESIDE COUNTY

President, Republican Party Jeb Bush 78 1.1% Chris Christie 13 0.2% Donald J. Trump 2,466 36.3% Ted Cruz 2,412 34.8% Marco Rubio 467 6.7% Rand Paul 17 0.2% Carly Fiorina 8 0.1% Mike Huckabee 30 0.4% Rick Santorum 7 0.1% John R. Kasich 1,352 19.5% Ben Carson 85 1.2% President, Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 2,895 47.9% Willie L. Wilson 5 0.1% Martin J. O’Malley 18 0.3% Roque De La Fuente 11 0.2% Larry (Lawrence) Cohen 5 0.1% Bernie Sanders 3,102 51.3% U.S. Senator, Republican Party James T. Marter 1,744 27.5% Mark Steven Kirk (i) 4,602 72.5% U.S. Senator, Democratic Andrea Zopp 1,581 Tammy Duckworth 3,106 Napoleon Harris 773

Party 29.0% 56.9% 14.2%

U.S. Congress, 17th District, Republican Party Patrick Harlan 4,470 76.7% Jack Boccarossa 1,360 23.3% Referendum, Polo Fire Protection District, Special Ambulance Service Tax Shall the Polo Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service?

Yes 3 25% No 9 75% Referendum, Polo Fire Protection District, Increase Maximum Allowable Tax Rate Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for the Polo Fire Protection District be increased by 0.30% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?

Yes 3 25% No 9 75%

BUREAU COUNTY

President, Republican Party Jeb Bush 83 1.5% Chris Christie 16 0.3% Donald J. Trump 2,185 39.5% Ted Cruz 1,696 30.6% Marco Rubio 461 8.3% Rand Paul 23 0.4% Carly Fiorina 3 0.1% Mike Huckabee 19 0.3% Rick Santorum 13 0.2% John R. Kasich 964 17.4% Ben Carson 67 1.2% President, Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 1,518 44.3% Willie L. Wilson 9 0.3% Martin J. O’Malley 20 0.6% Roque De La Fuente 5 0.2% Larry (Lawrence) Cohen 10 0.3% Bernie Sanders 1,852 54.0% U.S. Senator, Republican Party James T. Marter 1,875 37.0% Mark Steven Kirk (i) 3,193 63.0% U.S. Senator, Democratic Andrea Zopp 746 Tammy Duckworth 1,993 Napoleon Harris 359

Party 24.1% 64.3% 11.6%

Illinois House, 74th District, Republican Party (2-year term) Wayne Saline 440 16.2% Daniel M. Swanson 1,479 54.6% Michael J. DeSutter 791 29.2% Referendum, LaMoille School District bond issuance for Van Orin School Shall the Board of Education of LaMoille Community Unit School District Number 303, Bureau and Lee Counties, Illinois, build an addition to, alter, repair, equip and renovate the Van Orin School Building to maintain a K-3 facility and improve the site thereof and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $2,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?

Yes 152 26.6% No 420 73.4% Referendum, LaMoille School District bond issuance for Allen Junior High School Shall the Board of Education of LaMoille Community Unit School District Number 303, Bureau and Lee Counties, Illinois, build and equip an addition to the Allen Junior High School Gymnasium Building to create a K-8 facility and improve the site thereof and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $3,500,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?

Yes 226 38.2% No 366 61.8%

CARROLL COUNTY

President, Republican Party Jeb Bush 67 1.9% Chris Christie 18 0.5% Donald J. Trump 1,268 36.3% Ted Cruz 1,022 29.3% Marco Rubio 297 8.5% Rand Paul 17 0.5% Carly Fiorina 6 0.2% Mike Huckabee 24 0.7% Rick Santorum 9 0.3% John R. Kasich 705 20.2% Ben Carson 54 1.6% President, Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 625 48.6% Willie L. Wilson 2 0.2% Martin J. O’Malley 6 0.5% Roque De La Fuente 2 0.2% Larry (Lawrence) Cohen 5 0.4% Bernie Sanders 640 49.8% U.S. Senator, Republican Party James T. Marter 934 29.4% Mark Steven Kirk (i) 2,247 70.6% U.S. Senator, Democratic Andrea Zopp 251 Tammy Duckworth 706 Napoleon Harris 164

Party 22.4% 63.0% 14.6%

U.S. Congress, 17th District, Republican Party Patrick Harlan 2,204 77% Jack Boccarossa 659 23%

Referendum, Polo Fire Protection District, Increase Maximum Allowable Tax Rate Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for the Polo Fire Protection District be increased by 0.30% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?

Yes 2 67% No 1 33%

OGLE COUNTY

President, Republican Party Jeb Bush 121 1.1% Chris Christie 29 0.3% Donald J. Trump 4,029 36.1% Ted Cruz 4,307 38.6% Marco Rubio 721 6.5% Rand Paul 31 0.3% Carly Fiorina 7 0.1% Mike Huckabee 30 0.3% Rick Santorum 16 0.1% John R. Kasich 1,746 15.7% Ben Carson 114 1.0% President, Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 1,793 40.1% Willie L. Wilson 8 0.2% Martin J. O’Malley 13 0.3% Roque De La Fuente 2 0.0% Larry (Lawrence) Cohen 5 0.1% Bernie Sanders 2,642 59.1% U.S. Senator, Republican Party James T. Marter 3,006 28.8% Mark Steven Kirk (i) 7,419 71.2% U.S. Senator, Democratic Andrea Zopp 855 Tammy Duckworth 2,810 Napoleon Harris 438

Party 20.8% 68.5% 10.7%

Clerk and Recorder, Republican Party Tiffany O’Brien 4,600 43.2% Laura J. Cook 5,341 50.2% Jeff Hallock 699 6.6% County Board, District 2, Republican Party (2-year term) Wayne Reising 832 53.0% William J. Welty (i) 737 47.0% County Board, District 3 Republican Party (4-year term) Ashley N. Simms (i) 362 47.4% Garrett L. Williams 402 52.6% County Board, District 6, Republican Party (2-year term) Dorothy R. Bowers 609 51.3% Chad A. Beitel 579 48.7% County Board, District 6, Republican Party (4-year term) Kim P. Gouker (i) 691 55.8% Gregory A. (Greg) Beitel 548 44.2% Referendum, Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District, Special Ambulance Service Tax Shall the Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .30% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service?

Yes 746 53.7% No 644 46.3% Referendum, Polo Fire Protection District, Special Ambulance Service Tax Shall the Polo Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service?

Yes 629 52.5% No 569 47.5% Referendum, Polo Fire Protection District, Increase Maximum Allowable Tax Rate Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for the Polo Fire Protection District be increased by 0.30% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?

Yes 667 56.0% No 525 44.0%

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Dixon juniors Lauren Chacon (left) & Ellie Provo (middle left), and seniors Katie Provo & Kirsten DeArvil (right) will provide plenty of veteran leadership for a Duchesses roster full of young, talented players. Dixon, which will be in Class 2A this season, is looking to build on last year’s trip to the 1A Byron Sectional championship match.

Young and hungry

Duchesses eager to keep rewriting history books

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5552 @CodyCutter35

If there are plenty of crumpled up pages about the Dixon girls soccer team floating around, it’s because their history book is being rewritten.

Two years ago, the Duchesses set a program record for wins with 15. Last year, they made it to the Class 1A Sweet 16 for

the first time with an appearance in the Byron Sectional final – and they did that with just one senior on the roster.

Looks like the edits to the history book will just keep coming.

Returning nearly everyone from 1 year ago, the Duchesses are poised to have a better season thanks to the large amount of experience on the soccer pitch this year.

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On the rise in Dixon • Advanced to 1A sectional final for first time last season • 14 wins last year one shy of program record set in 2014 • Junior Lauren Chacon has 57 goals in first two seasons • Sophomore Lexy Langloss had two 4-goal games last season

MLB | WHITE SOX

LaRoche surprises Sox by retiring Chicago slugger abruptly calls it quits during Tuesday team meeting

BY COLLEEN KANE Chicago Tribune

White Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche said Tuesday that he plans to step away from baseball following a personal issue.

The 12-year major league veteran said he is confident in his decision, but his teammates asked him to reconsider during a nearly 2-hour-long team meeting at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday morning.

LaRoche, 36, said out of respect for the Sox, he will consider their requests before talking more on the subject.

“I’m confident I am stepping away from baseball,” LaRoche said. “My teammates have asked me for an hour [to reconsider].

I’ve tried to convince them I am convinced, but I will do them that, and give it a day or two, and then come back in and finish the story.”

LaRoche had played in just two spring training games this year before being sidelined with back

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By the numbers Adam LaRoche 2015: .207 BA, .293 OBP, .340 SLG, 21 2Bs, 12 HRs, 44 RBIs, 133 SO, 49 BB in 429 ABs in 127 games Career: .260 BA, .336 OBP, .462 SLG, 340 2Bs, 13 3Bs, 255 HRs, 882 RBIs, 13 SB, 11 CS, 1,407 SO, 649 BB in 5,593 ABs in 1,605 games over 12 seasons spasms. He homered in his first game and was 1-for-5.

Sox manager Robin Ventura had said Sunday that LaRoche planned to return to the lineup Monday, but LaRoche didn’t play in the game against the Royals. LaRoche walked into the Sox clubhouse about 9 a.m. Tuesday in street clothes, accompanied AP by his son Drake, who has a White Sox slugger Adam LaRoche surprised his teammates by locker at the Sox’s spring trainannouncing his retirement in a Tuesday morning meeting. LaRoche ing and home facilities. said his mind is all but made up, but he will take the next few days to think it over after his teammates tried to convince him to stay.

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NCAA TOURNAMENT

Cardinals have logjam at first base, B2.

Wichita State, FGCU win openers, B5.

he Blackhawks just lost their third game in a row – their third to a potential Western Conference playoff opponent – and were shut out by the Kings in the process.

Hawks players collided, new King Kris Versteeg scored, a veteran Hawks defenseman didn’t play an odd-man break the way they teach in pee-wee hockey, and like that, the Hawks lost their fourth game in the last six. And people want to panic.

If you’re scoring at home, the Hawks haven’t beaten a Western Conference team in more than a month. No lie. True fact.

They’ve lost their last eight games against Western Conference opponents, which can be seen as a bad thing for a team that needs to get out of the Western Conference in order to win its second straight Stanley Cup. And so, some people want to panic, no matter that the Hawks hit this kind of patch every March but have still produced three Cups in 6 years.

Then there are this morning’s standings, which will tell the nervous that not only have the Hawks fallen to third place in the division – the spot from which they won last year’s Cup, by the way – but also that the Predators crept within five points of knocking the Hawks into a wild-card spot.

Piling on now, the Hawks’ core players have played more games than almost everybody in the league the last eight seasons, and Patrick Kane hasn’t scored in three games. Fetal position, everybody.

Look, if you really want to panic, then Stevie Sunshine is here to help with a handy-dandy guide to sounding knowledgeable to your toque-wearing friends while reducing yourself to a puddle.

First, the Hawks’ power play ranks third after being the league’s best much of the season, while their penalty-killing stands as the seventhworst. If I had my choice heading into the playoffs and could pick only one special team – and usually only one special team is working – I’d have those rankings reversed.

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On to Baltimore Mike Wallace Veteran WR signed with the Ravens Tuesday, giving Baltimore a deep threat it did not have last year after losing Torrey Smith.

No longer in NY Ruben Tejada Mets place shortstop on waivers; he had been demoted to the bench after the team signed Asdrubal Cabrera in the offseason.

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Who’s on first for Cards?

League official links football, CTE

Holliday, Moss, Adams in the mix for playing time

The NFL is standing behind a top executive’s acknowledgement that the brain disease CTE can be linked to football.

Jeff Miller, the senior vice president for health and safety, spoke Monday at a congressional committee’s roundtable discussion about concussions.

Miller told the congressional panel that brain research on former NFL players “certainly” shows a link between football and CTE. Responding to questions, Miller referenced the work of Boston University neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee, who has found CTE in the brains of 90 former pro football players.

Patriots safety to try for US rugby team New England Patriots safety Nate Ebner was granted a leave of absence on Tuesday and plans to join the U.S. rugby team at its Chula Vista training camp.

At 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, Ebner was an All-American in rugby at Ohio State before being selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft.

Pats trade Chandler Jones to Arizona The Arizona Cardinals have filled what they considered their biggest offseason need by acquiring Pro Bowl defensive end/ outside linebacker Chandler Jones from the New England Patriots.

The Cardinals sent guard Jonathan Cooper and a second-round pick in this year’s draft to the Patriots in a deal that was pending the two players passing physicals.

GOLF

Palmer won’t hit ceremonial shot Further confirmation of the ruthless passage of time came Tuesday morning, when it was reported that 86-year-old Arnold Palmer would not strike his ceremonial opening tee shot of the Masters on April 7.

Golf Channel’s Tim Rosaforte spoke with Palmer Tuesday, and the four-time Masters champion made it official that he was not able to launch this year’s first major with one of his trademark slashing drives.

DOG SLED RACING

Seavey wins Iditarod with few dogs Dallas Seavey set a record pace early Tuesday morning when he won his third straight Iditarod, and fourth race in the last five years. And he did it with just six dogs, after starting the race nearly 1,000 miles across Alaska with 16.

A virus hit two of his dogs hard, and he said it was apparent on the first day of the race he’d have to drop them. One, a dog named Hero who led him to Nome last year, hurt the most, he said.

The 2016 Iditarod will partly be remembered for an attack on two mushers where a man is accused of intentionally driving a snowmobile into musher Aliy Zirkle’s team, and then the team of four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King. One of King’s dogs was killed, and at least two other dogs were injured.

Zirkle finished in third place Tuesday morning, and King was running in 10th place.

BY R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer

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There’s quite the crowd vying for playing time at first base for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Matt Holliday is getting plenty of looks, giving the team a potential right-handed bat to complement left-handed hitting Brandon Moss and Matt Adams.

Holliday expects to get his first start in left field Wednesday when the Cardinals return from one of their two off-days in spring training.

“The last couple weeks I’ll probably be out there a lot more,” Holliday said. “But it shouldn’t take long to get comfortable being out there.”

As manager Mike Matheny points out, Holliday has a dozen years of experience in the outfield. Plus there’s a lot of young talent out there, too, with Stephen Piscotty, Randal Grichuk and Tommy Pham all capable fielders and with the potential for 20-plus homers.

The more Holliday plays at first, the less this looks like an experiment. It wouldn’t be all that surprising come opening day if Holliday starts at first against Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano, with Pham in left to pack the lineup with right-handed hitters.

“We’ll continue to watch and we’ll decide later how that’s going to be used,” Matheny said.

“Every time he goes out there, there’s going to be something unscripted he’s going to have to react to, so it’s just the repetitions that he needs.”

All three players are healthy,

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Cardinals first baseman Matt Holliday (right) holds Mets baserunner Kevin Plawecki on during the third inning of a spring training game March 7 in Jupiter, Fla.

Cardinals first base candidates Matt Holliday: Bats right, hit .279 with 4 HRs, 35 RBI in 2015 Brandon Moss: Bats left, hit .250 with 4 HRs, 8 RBI in 2015 Matt Adams: Bats left, hit .240 with 5 HRs, 24 RBI in 2015 which was not the case last year.

Moss has played some left field this spring, and the team showed its commitment by giving him an $8.25 million, 1-year deal. He’s more than a year removed from hip surgery that hindered his swing last season, and the team is anticipating a lot more power from a player who had 15 homers last year but averaged 24 homers from 2012 to 2014.

Adams also is 100 percent

following a quadriceps injury that limited him to 60 games and just five homers after averaging 16 the previous 2 years.

Holliday played just 73 games last season while hampered by quadriceps injuries.

Trying first base appears to be a consensus decision, with the 36-year-old Holliday entering the final year of his contract and interested in increasing his market value.

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• NIT, first round, Princeton at Virginia Tech, ESPNU 8 p.m.

MLB | CUBS

A little too dominant on the mound Arrieta put runners on in order to work from stretch

BY PAUL SULLIVAN Chicago Tribune

After breezing through the first inning Monday against the Padres, Cubs starter Jake Arrieta said he issued an “intentionally unintentional” walk to Derek Norris leading off the second.

“I wanted to pitch with guys on base,” he explained. “I wanted to work on pitching from the stretch with good timing, good rhythm, good tempo.”

That’s the problem with being so dominant that you can’t guarantee the opponent will get on base. Arrieta needed to give up a free base to get the work he wanted.

The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner allowed one run on two hits with five strikeouts in his fourinning stint. The run came when Jorge Soler

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta delivers a pitch in the first inning of a 2015 game between the Cubs and Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field in Chicago. misplayed a fly ball in left into an RBI double.

“It’s hard to work on everything in one outing,” Arrieta said. “I would’ve liked to have

thrown a few more changeups today, but the biggest concern was from the stretch with guys on base and still executing quality pitch-

es, spinning some good breaking balls.”

Arrieta will make his next start Friday on a back field against minor leaguers instead of facing the Indians in Goodyear, Ariz. He said he wanted to pitch in a more controlled environment where he can throw 15 to 17 pitches per inning, regardless of how many early outs he gets.

“The biggest thing is to build the pitch count up and get up and down a number of times,” he said.

The Cubs are backing off Arrieta early, feeling confident they’ll need him stronger in October.

“When it’s riding on the line at that particular moment, you want him to be as fresh as you possibly can,” manager Joe Maddon said. “So there were a lot of lessons learned last year.”

Slugger’s retirement leaves Sox looking for new DH LaROCHE

CONTINUED FROM B1 “I didn’t come in yesterday because I wanted to make sure it was the right move and not make an emotional decision, but I’m confident it is,” LaRoche said.

LaRoche joined the Sox on a 2-year, $25 million contract before the 2015 season, but his first season with the Sox was one of the more frustrating of his career. He hit .207 with 12 home runs, 44 RBIs and 133 strikeouts.

At the beginning of spring, he spoke about the tough season, which included battling tendinosis in his knee late in the year.

But he also said he entered camp in great shape following an offseason that included CrossFit

training.

“It was draining,” LaRoche said then of 2015. “I really don’t want to go through that again.”

He is a career .260 hitter with 255 home runs and 882 RBIs over his time with the Braves, Pirates, Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Nationals and White Sox. LaRoche’s retirement would leave the Sox without a designated hitter. The club has a surplus of outfielders with the addition of Austin Jackson last week, and they could use Avisail Garcia or Melky Cabrera in a DH role.

White Sox GM Rick Hahn, who spoke before Chicago’s game with the Dodgers, didn’t sound as though he was expecting LaRoche to have a change of heart.

“When he woke up this morning, he was very certain as to the course of action he wanted to take,” Hahn said. “I think that he is obviously a man of great conviction, so I don’t necessarily think we’re going to see a change of heart from him.”

But, Hahn added, “given the outpouring he heard from his teammates as well as those of us around the office, there’s certainly the potential that maybe he does change his mind.”

LaRoche’s brother Andy, a minor leaguer, and their father, Dave, who was a pitcher, also played professional baseball.

On Tuesday afternoon, LaRoche tweeted: “Thank U Lord for the game of baseball and for giving me way more than I ever deserved! #familyfirst.”

• NCAA Tournament, First Four, Michigan vs. Tulsa, at Dayton, Ohio, TRU • NIT, first round, Houston at Georgia Tech, ESPN2 9 p.m.

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SVM SCOUTS GIRLS SOCCER Dixon Duchesses Coach: Mahmoud Etemadi 2015: 14-4-3 (10-0-2 Big Northern West) Postseason: Lost 3-2 in overtime to Alleman in 1A Byron Sectional final Roster 1 Ellie Provo Jr. GK 2 Hallie Nelson Fr. F 3 Katie Provo Sr. M/F 4 Madalin Blumhoff Fr. D 7 Hailey Ragan Jr. F 9 Taylor Lohse Jr. M/F 10 Sarah Fane So. D 11 Madelyn Melvin So. D 12 Kirsten DeArvil Sr. D 13 Lexy Langloss So. F 14 Olivia Dennison Fr. F 16 Ashley Knopp Jr. D 17 Cassandra McClain Sr. D 20 Alyssa Cruse Sr. F 21 Britney Pitzer So. M/F 22 Kylee Hermeyer So. M/F 23 Lauren Chacon Jr. F 24 Lauren Pollom So. M/F 26 Madeline Pleskovitch So. D 27 Avery Fox Fr. M/F 28 Chloe Hogenson Fr. M/F 30 Cassandra Van Sickle So. D 35 Natalie DeArvil So. D 37 Cristen Rozek Sr. M/F 39 Yunhan Bi So. M/F 47 Megan Elefante So. GK Outlook: Coming off two of the best seasons in their history, the Duchesses return almost everyone from last year’s historic run and have very high expectations – even with being bumped up to 2A due to enrollment.

Sterling Golden Warriors Coach: Brian Cebula 2015: 7-15-3 (4-3-1 NIB-12 West) Postseason: Lost 7-0 to Geneseo in 2A Geneseo Regional final Roster 00/12 Mia Ashley Sr. D/GK 1 Stephanie Abarca Sr. M/F 2 Sierra Sotelo So. M/F 3 Zoe Ward So. M 4 Pam Villanueva Jr. F 7 Fatima Gallardo Jr. M 8 Chloe Halverson So. D 9 Tiara Munoz Fr. M/D 10 Julia Diaz Sr. M/F 11 Natalie Herrera Jr. M/F 12 Sonia Chino Jr. D 13 Mirna Barrientos Sr. M/F 14 Rocio Barron Sr. M/F 16 Anisa Davis So. D 17 Maddie Gasso Fr. M/D 21 Rosa Sanchez Sr. M/F 22 Alyssa Diaz Sr. M/F 24 Ellen Reter Sr. D 25 Maura Scanlan Sr. M/F 28 Jazmin Leal Sr. D Outlook: The Warriors return nearly their entire starting lineup, and are looking to build on the past 2 years of season highs for wins; they set a record 2 years ago with eight victories. Cebula hopes to turn last year’s ties into wins.

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Duchesses aiming high in 2016 HUNGRY

CONTINUED FROM B1

Duchesses coach Mahmoud Etemadi has a lot of praise for five incoming freshmen who look to have a significant impact on the varsity team. Eleven sophomores play a key role as well.

“We have new freshman talent added to our squad,” Etemadi said.

“Still, our team is a young team, dominated by sophomores.

“This year we have the same experienced players, they’re 1 year older, 1 year more mature, and 1 year better.”

There is a lot of youth to take care of for Duchesses tri-captains Kirsten DeArvil, Ellie Provo and Katie Provo. Sixteen of the 26 players on the roster are underclassmen.

“Our freshmen have been meshing well with us,” Katie Provo said.

“Most of the girls played club with last year’s freshmen, so they already know everyone, and it seems to be going pretty well.”

They hope some of the freshmen will have an impact like junior Lauren Chacon had 2 years ago.

As a freshman, Chacon broke the program record for most goals in a single season with 32. Last year, she had 25, which was the previous record.

Chacon likes the energy the underclassmen bring to the program, coming to tough, competitive practices ready and chatting – something that she hopes is brought to the pitch this season.

“They’re usually in good spirits when they come,” Chacon said. “They act like they want to be there and want to win. They’re not going out to just go out, they actually want to be a part of something.

Because we had so much

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Dixon’s Lexy Langloss gets a shot off during a match against Rockford Lutheran last season. Langloss will be one of the Duchesses’ main scoring threats again this season.

BELOW: Dixon’s Kylee Hermeyer shoots during a match last season. Hermeyer will once again anchor the midfield for the Duchesses.

success last year, they want to be a part of that.”

The Duchesses can also look forward to a healthy season from sophomore Lexy Langloss, who had a pair of four-goal matches last year, but was sidelined for nearly half of the season with a collarbone injury.

With all signs pointing

to another year even better than the last, the Duchesses are raising the bar as high as it can go.

“When the girls talk amongst themselves, they are determined to go to state,” Etemadi said.

“They are that ambitious, which is very good.

One of the things to do in order to succeed is to

set the bar high, and try to reach it. Once you’re thinking that way, you’re working your way to get to that point.”

The Illinois High School Association enrollment cutoffs for girls soccer have changed this year, and Dixon will play in 2A. The Duchesses are hoping to use key games on their nonconference schedule, such as Burlington Central, Geneseo, Moline, and Alleman – who the Duchesses picked up this year for their Senior Night match – to help them stay competitive come the postseason.

Ellie Provo feels that there is no soft spot with the way they play.

“There’s no one area that is a major weakness that teams can use against us,” she said. “I think that’s going to be a big part of this year.”

LOCAL ROUNDUP

Rockets no-hit Princeton

By SVM Sports Staff

Natalie Soltow hit a solo home run and pitched 4 no-hit innings as Rock Falls opened the softball season with an 8-0 road win over Princeton on Tuesday.

The Rockets took the lead with 3 in the top of the first, added a run in the third and 2 more in the fourth before Soltow’s homer, part of a 2-run sixth.

Gracie Janssen added a pair of hits, including a triple. Olivia Babcock, Madason Shaw, Molly Buck and Miranda Long each drove in runs.

Milledgeville 7, West Carroll 5, 10 inn.: Milled-

geville scored a pair of runs in the top of the 10th to beat West Carroll on Tuesday in Thomson.

Natalie Brown led off the inning with a triple, and scored when Taylor Haag grounded out. Sam Schmidt added an insurance run with a single to drive in Morgan Smith.

After the Missiles jumped out to a 2-1 lead with a pair of runs in the third, West Carroll tied the game with a run in the fourth when Riley Sullivan tripled home Abbie Kosier. The Thunder added a run in the fifth, both teams scored a run in the sixth, and the Missiles took a 5-4 lead in the top of the seventh.

West Carroll tied it in the bottom of that inning when Anna Badtke hit an RBI double to score Liz Rath.

Brown earned the win with two perfect innings of relief. Schmidt went 3-for-5 at the plate, and Brown was 3-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs.

Riley Sullivan had a triple and drove in two runs for West Carroll, and also pitched 10 innings, striking out 4.

Baseball West Carroll 1, Milledgeville 0: The Thunder

scored a run with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to win at home.

Jacob Dunk and Eric LaShelle combined on a four-hit shutout for the Thunder. Harrison Schmidt was the toughluck loser, allowing just six hits in 6 1/3 innings.

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Bears tight end Zach Miller (86), seen here making a catch against the Broncos last season, might be the starter after signing a 2-year deal Monday.

Miller could be main man at TE for Bears Veteran continues to improve on his blocking

BY RICH CAMPBELL Chicago Tribune

Tight end Zach Miller says he didn’t seek clarification about Martellus Bennett’s status before re-signing Monday with the Chicago Bears. But with Bennett widely expected to play elsewhere next season, Miller could end up the team’s No. 1 tight end.

Whether that would serve the Bears offense well could depend on Miller’s blocking. As a receiver, his good hands, quality route running, and ability to separate from defenders are well established. But for the seventh-year veteran, Miller still is relatively raw as a blocker – because he was a collegiate quarterback and has had his pro career interrupted by various injuries.

With the ink still drying on his new 2-year, $5.5 million contract Tuesday, Miller assessed his evolution as a blocker, knowing how important it is to the Bears in 2016.

“It’s a weird thing for me because, obviously, playing quarterback my entire life and then making the transition at the highest level into the NFL, I wasn’t asked to do it a lot my first 2, 3 years,” he said on a teleconference. “So I never really got to work on it, practice it. It’s different when you’re doing it in practice and you’re working on the fundamentals to actually getting live reps in a game. And then, obviously, the couple years when I didn’t get to work on football at all, being hurt.”

Last season, though, the Bears asked Miller

Zach Miller file Age: 31 Hometown: Wahoo, Nebraska Position: TE College: Nebraska-Omaha Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 240 pounds Drafted: 6th round (180th) in 2009 by Jaguars Career stats: 79 catches, 909 yards, 9 TDs in 48 games (19 starts) from 2009-11 & 2015 2015 stats: 34 catches, 439 yards, 5 TDs in 15 games (14 starts) – all career highs to block more after they promoted him to No. 2 tight end in preseason, replacing Dante Rosario.

Tight ends coach Frank Smith was instrumental in his development.

“Frank just really kind of dialed it up for me where he taught me some different techniques and fundamentals and made me comfortable with those,” Miller said. “And then it was just ... getting that feeling of doing it. Once you feel it, you do it, you get the muscle memory and you can build on it. That’s kind of how I just improved. I’m still not a bone-crushing blocker. That’s not who I am. But I’m going to continue to work on it every single day and complete my game.”

Rising to the No. 1 tight end role would be quite a triumph for the 31-year-old Miller, who missed three consecutive seasons (2012-14) due to injuries. Bennett’s situation remains openended, although he is under contract for 2016.

Overall, Miller said he expects new coordinator Dowell Loggains to move his tight ends around similarly to how Adam Gase did as coordinator last season.

Miller said he chatted with Loggains several

times during free agency and is “excited about his vision, excited about what I can bring.”

In breaking down his reasons for wanting to return to the Bears and choosing them over the Los Angeles Rams, Miller cited his family first and quarterback Jay Cutler second. Miller has grown comfortable with Cutler since joining the team early in the 2014 offseason. He praised Cutler’s arm strength and decision-making.

Meanwhile, the Rams have major uncertainty at quarterback.

Miller’s chemistry with Cutler was evident last season, as he finished with 34 catches for 439 yards and five touchdowns, all career highs.

In making believers out of general manager Ryan Pace and coach John Fox, he re-established stability in a career that was bleak at times.

“The last half of the season was very successful for me from an individual standpoint,” he said. “I want to continue that, want to build on it. I know the vision that Ryan and Coach Fox have, how they’ll delegate things, and I feel like they’ve put some pieces together. It’s exciting to be a part of it.”

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Bulls climb back over .500 The Bulls managed the playing time of Jimmy Butler (left) almost perfectly Monday against the Raptors in his return from a left knee injury.

BY K.C. JOHNSON Chicago Tribune

The Bulls improved to 33-32 with their road victory over the Raptors.

Here are 2 observations: • The plan for Jimmy Butler’s playing time worked.

Neither Butler nor coach Fred Hoiberg would confirm the way the Bulls used Butler in his first game back from his left knee injury is how every game will go. But it seemed to work.

Butler, who entered the game tied with the Rockets’ James Harden for most minutes per game, played a 6-minute segment in the first quarter, 9:38 over two second-quarter segments, and then 6:15 in the third before playing the entire fourth quarter.

Butler admitted to being not in game shape afterward. That will come. But keeping Butler near 34 minutes and saving the majority of his time for crunch time – if needed – could be a way to increase the chances Butler doesn’t miss any more time.

“I was gassed every time he took me out,” Butler said. “But I liked the way it went for the subbing.”

• Doug McDermott owns the Raptors.

That’s 59 points in his last two meetings against Toronto, a 30-point game

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representing his career-high, and Monday’s 29 points falling one point shy. McDermott sank his first seven shots, including a four-point play, and finished 9-for-11 from the field.

McDermott logged over 36 minutes, which typically doesn’t happen because the Bulls can’t find a defensive matchup that works for him.

Against the Raptors, they can.

“It’s just a good matchup,” McDermott said. “I’m able to defend against some of their guys.”

ryan Bickell refuses to rule out his return.

The forgotten Blackhawk – the burly forward banished to Rockford since Jan. 17 – knows how farfetched that sounds, especially since he has heard nothing from general manager Stan Bowman or coach Joel Quenneville. Bickell knows how silly it seems to suggest a player sent down twice this season to the American Hockey League could possibly help in the playoffs.

The man with three Stanley Cup rings also has been around long enough to know hockey has a way of making fools of us all.

“It’s kind of upsetting not to be part of what [the Hawks] are doing, and you obviously want to play there, but it could happen again at the end of the year,” Bickell said Monday in a phone interview from Rockford. “I don’t know what’s going to happen.

Nobody does. This year’s not over yet. I could get my game back up there and get called up.”

The Kings, who came to the United Center on Monday, conjured memories of what Bickell’s game looks like at its best.

It was in the 2013 Western Conference finals when his career changed forever. The 6-foot-4, 233-pound Bickell skated with Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews on the top line, demonstrated the force and skill he used to score 17 points in 23 games that postseason, and dominated the Kings.

Rejecting higher offers in free agency to remain with the organization that drafted him, Bickell signed a 4-year, $16 million contract that made him untradable at last month’s deadline. Not that the Hawks didn’t try; they saved $950,000 against Bickell’s $4 million salary-cap hit by sending him to Rockford, but that remains a big chunk for a player who hasn’t scored an NHL goal this season. In an interview with the Tribune last week, assistant GM Norm Maciver acknowledged it was “a very uncomfortable situation.”

“Emotionally, the trade deadline was tough because we didn’t know if we were coming or going, and you begin flashing back in your head to all the memories and friends we’ve had here,” said Bickell, who has played 457 regular-season and playoff games with the Hawks. “I also looked at it as another opportunity to play and be able to work for the money you’ve gotten.

Tribune News Service

Bryan Bickell (29), seen here with the Blackhawks in a game against the Hurricanes on Dec. 27, 2015, is holding out hope that he can improve enough to return to the Hawks after being demoted to Rockford.

davidHAUGH Chicago Tribune sports columnist.

He can be reached at dhaugh@ tribune.com

Next summer something could happen – or I could skate well in the playoffs and things could change again.”

Bickell turned 30 last week and received wellwishes from several former – and perhaps future – Hawks teammates. His wife, Amanda, is expecting the couple’s second child in July. His foundation, which helps pit bulls, held a fundraiser Feb. 26 at the Drake Hotel while Bickell was playing a game in Cleveland, and about 10 Hawks players showed up in support.

The old man in the IceHogs dressing room who has scored 29 points in 34 games, Bickell relishes regaling prospects with tales of his Stanley Cup runs. Life is good for a guy making $4 million.

Yet Bickell finds himself at that awkward crossroads between appreciating what he has and wanting more.

“I’m back having fun again,” Bickell said. “It’s different hockey. The speed and the hockey sense and the players are at two different levels. But I almost say it’s harder to play in the American League because guys are finishing every check and trying to impress the scouts every night.”

To impress Quenneville, Bickell needed to play more physically more often. Whether because of lingering complications from vertigo that limited him to five points in 18 games last postseason or other factors, Bickell appeared more tentative in the fall than the player who made his money

against the Kings.

“Finding my game and getting over what happened last year was tough,” Bickell said.

His confidence waned and production plummeted. The Hawks first sent Bickell to Rockford on Nov. 2 to rejuvenate his game, but when he returned in December, they remained dissatisfied enough to ship him back a month later. A frustrated Quenneville phased Bickell out and made the forward a healthy scratch four straight games before the Hawks demoted him.

“It’s a little bitter taste,” Bickell admitted. “After last year’s playoffs and the physicality and what happened, then training and not being 100 percent and wanting to play and not getting into too much what was wrong until it was too late … then to get sent down.”

He sighed.

“Not knowing if you’re in or out of the lineup was a big thing,” Bickell said.

“I don’t feel like I got an opportunity to show them what I’m capable of.”

Conventional wisdom says that the Hawks look set for the postseason once center Marcus Kruger returns. That enough quality depth exists to roll four lines after Bowman worked his annual magic at the trade deadline. That the arriving rentals and developing youngsters surround a core that seemingly never changes to give the Hawks a playoff-ready lineup with no room for Bickell, a playoff veteran.

The postseason seldom follows convention.

“Anything can happen,” said Bickell, knowing how injuries and urgency often dictate playoff decisions.

The IceHogs play Friday night at Allstate Arena against the Wolves, and again March 30. And though it’s not on anybody’s schedule, Bickell hopes to be back in Chicago playing hockey later this spring.

Recent swoon is Hawks’ M.O. ROSENBLOOM

teams have scored in the past. Five-on-five scoring matters because that’s how most games are I think a power play can played, and six of the last disappear easier than seven champions have good penalty killing, and finished in the top four in look at that: The Hawks five-on-five goals. These have scored just once on Hawks, however, have their last 15 opportunibumped around the botties with the extra skater. tom half of the league.

Penalty killing reflects a One more point: The team’s defensive comHawks still haven’t filled mitment that extends to the hole where the No. 4 even-strength situations defenseman used to be, compared to a power which will affect every situplay’s largely individual ation, and seemingly count highlight plays. double in the playoffs What’s more, great pen- when coach Joel Quennealty killing is a terrific tool ville hates to count to 5. on the road in playoffs, So, if you want to panic because it can make the and annoy those around other team antsy hanyou, then those are the dling the puck and seems biggies. But if you’re too to be the first thing that busy making siren noises, irks opposing fans. Induc- you won’t hear this: ing boos in someone Of the Hawks’ 12 else’s building is always a remaining games, beginning Wednesday night good sign. against the Flyers, only Something else if you five are against teams want to panic now: The with playoff spots, which Hawks are not scoring should help the Hawks while skating 5-on-5 the get back some confidence way their championship CONTINUED FROM B1

that Jonathan Toews says they haven’t lost.

What’s more, almost half of the Hawks’ remaining games are against teams with power plays in the bottom half of the league, which can only help their penaltykilling units. That, and the return of Marcus Kruger, not to mention a commitment to blocking shots instead of blocking Corey Crawford’s view.

And let me add this: Eight of the Hawks’ remaining games are against teams that rank in the bottom 12 in goalsagainst, so if ever there was a stretch that could help their five-on-five production, then serendipitously here it is.

I expect to see improvement in all of those areas

by April, but that’s just me. Perhaps you still want to panic right now.

Fine. Have at it. Knock yourself out. Throw a panic party. If I’m not there, start without me.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

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TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Softball Monday’s box score at Princeton

ROCK FALLS 8, PRINCETON 0 Rock Falls 301 202 0 — 8 11 1 Princeton 000 000 0 — 0 0 1 W- Natalie Soltow (4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB).

L- Holmbach ROCK FALLS (1-0) Multi hits- Gracie Janssen 2, Soltow 2. Triples- Janssen, Olivia Babcock. Home runSoltow. RBI - Soltow 2, Babcock, Madason Shaw, Molly Buck, Miranda Long at West Carroll

M’VILLE 7, WEST CARROLL 5, 10 innings M’ville 002 001 200 2 — 7 12 2 W. Carroll 010 111 100 0 — 5 11 2 W - Natalie Brown (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB). L - Riley Sullivan (0-2, 10 IP, 7 R, 6 ER, 11 H, 4 K, 5 BB) MILLEDGEVILLE (1-0) Multiple hits - Jocelyn Folkers 2-3, Natalie Brown 3-4, Sam Schmidt 3-5. 2BFolkers, Brown. 3B- Folkers, Brown. RBIBrown 2, Taylor Haag, Schmidt WEST CARROLL (0-2) Multiple hits- Emma Aljets Anna Badtke 2-5, Josi Anderson 2-4, Emily Suiter 2-5.

2B- Badtke, Suiter. 3B- Sullivan. RBI- Sullivan 2, Badtke, Suiter

Men’s basketball NCAA Tournament

First Four At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday’s results Florida-Gulf Coast 96, Fairleigh Dickinson 65 Wichita State 70, Vanderbilt 50 Today’s games Holy Cross (14-19) vs. Southern (22-12), 5:40 p.m. (truTV) Michigan (22-12) vs. Tulsa (20-11), 8:10 p.m. (truTV) EAST REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday’s games At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina (28-6) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (21-13), 6:20 p.m. (TBS) Southern Cal (21-12) vs. Providence (23-10), 8:50 p.m. (TBS) At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Indiana (25-7) vs. Chattanooga (29-5), 6:10 p.m. (CBS) Kentucky (26-8) vs. Stony Brook (26-6), 8:40 p.m. (CBS) Friday’s games At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. West Virginia (26-8) vs. Stephen F. Austin (27-5), 6:10 p.m. (CBS) Notre Dame (21-11) vs. Michigan-Tulsa winner, 8:40 p.m. (CBS) At Scottrade Center St. Louis Wisconsin (20-12) vs. Pittsburgh (21-11), 5:50 p.m. (TNT) Xavier (27-5) vs. Weber State (26-8), 8:20 p.m. (TNT) Round of 32 Saturday, March 19 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina–Florida Gulf Coast winner vs. Southern Cal-Providence winner At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Kentucky-Stony Brook winner vs. IndianaChattanooga winner Sunday, March 20 At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. West Virginia-Stephen F. Austin winner vs.

Notre Dame–Michigan-Tulsa winner At Scottrade Center St. Louis Xavier-Weber State winner vs. WisconsinPittsburgh winner At Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 North Carolina-Florida Gulf Coast-Fairleigh Dickinson–Southern Cal-Providence winner vs. Kentucky-Stony Brook–IndianaChattanooga winner Xavier-Weber State–Wisconsin-Pittsburgh winner vs. West Virginia-Stephen F. Austin– Notre Dame-Michigan-Tulsa winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday’s games At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Miami (25-7) vs. Buffalo (20-14), 5:50 p.m.

(TNT) Arizona (25-8) vs. Wichita State (25-8), 8:20 p.m. (TNT) At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Colorado (22-11) vs. UConn (24-10), 12:30 p.m. (TNT) Kansas (30-4) vs. Austin Peay (18-17), 3 p.m.

(TNT) Friday’s games At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Villanova (29-5) vs. UNC Asheville (22-11), 11:40 a.m. (truTV) Iowa (21-10) vs. Temple (21-11), 2:10 p.m. (truTV) At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash.

California (23-10) vs. Hawaii (27-5), 1 p.m.

(TBS) Maryland (25-8) vs. South Dakota State (26-7), 3:30 p.m. (TBS) Round of 32 Saturday, March 19 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Miami-Buffalo winner vs. Arizona–Wichita State winner At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Kansas-Austin Peay winner vs. ColoradoUConn winner Sunday, March 20 At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Villanova-UNC Asheville winner vs. IowaTemple winner At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash.

California-Hawaii winner vs. MarylandSouth Dakota State winner At KFC YUM! Center Louisville, Ky. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Kansas-Austin Peay–Colorado-UConn winner vs. California-Hawaii–MarylandSouth Dakota State winner Villanova-UNC Asheville–Iowa-Temple winner vs. Miami-Buffalo–Arizona-Wichita State winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Semifinal winners MIDWEST REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday’s games At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Texas Tech (19-12) vs. Butler (21-10), 11:40 a.m. (truTV) Virginia (26-7) vs. Hampton (21-10), 2:10 p.m. (truTV) At Pepsi Center Denver Iowa State (21-11) vs. Iona (22-10), 1 p.m.

(TBS) Purdue (26-8) vs. UALR (29-4), 3:30 p.m.

(TBS) Utah (26-8) vs. Fresno State (25-9), 6:27 p.m. (truTV) Seton Hall (25-8) vs. Gonzaga (26-7), 8:57 p.m. (truTV) Friday’s games At Scottrade Center St. Louis Dayton (25-7) vs. Syracuse (19-13), 11:15 a.m. (CBS) Michigan State (29-5) vs. Middle Tennessee (24-9), 1:45 p.m. (CBS) Round of 32 Saturday, March 19 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Virginia-Hampton winner vs. Texas TechButler winner

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

At Pepsi Center Denver Utah-Fresno State winner vs. Seton HallGonzaga winner Iowa State-Iona winner vs. Purdue-UALR winner Sunday, March 20 At Scottrade Center St. Louis Michigan State-Middle Tennessee winner vs. Dayton-Syracuse winner At The United Center Chicago Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Virginia-Hampton–Texas Tech-Butler winner vs. Iowa State-Iona–Purdue-UALR winner Michigan State-Middle Tennessee–DaytonSyracuse winner vs. Utah-Fresno State– Seton Hall-Gonzaga winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday’s games At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Duke (23-10) vs. UNC Wilmington (25-7), 11:15 a.m. (CBS) Baylor (22-11) vs. Yale (22-6), 1:45 p.m.

(CBS) Friday’s games At Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City Oregon State (19-12) vs. VCU (24-10), 12:30 p.m. (TNT) Oklahoma (25-7) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (24-8), 3 p.m. (TNT) Texas A&M (26-8) vs. Green Bay (23-12), 6:20 p.m. (TBS) Texas (20-12) vs. Northern Iowa (22-12), 8:50 p.m. (TBS) At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash.

Oregon (28-6) vs. Holy Cross-Southern winner, 6:27 p.m. (truTV) Saint Joseph’s (27-7) vs. Cincinnati (22-10), 8:57 p.m. (truTV) Round of 32 Saturday, March 19 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Duke-UNC Wilmington winner vs. BaylorYale winner Sunday, March 20 At Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City Oklahoma-Cal State Bakersfield winner vs.

Oregon State-VCU winner Texas A&M-Green Bay winner vs. TexasNorthern Iowa winner At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash.

Oregon–Holy Cross-Southern winner vs.

Saint Joseph’s-Cincinnati winner At The Honda Center Anaheim, Calif.

Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Oregon-Holy Cross-Southern–Saint Joseph’s-Cincinnati winner vs. Duke-UNC Wilmington–Baylor-Yale winner Oklahoma-Cal State Bakersfield–Oregon State-VCU winner vs. Texas A&M-Green Bay–Texas-Northern Iowa winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At NRG Stadium Houston National Semifinals Saturday, April 2 South champion vs. West champion East champion vs. Midwest champion National Championship Monday, April 4 Semifinal winners

NIT First Round Tuesday South Carolina 88, High Point 66 Florida State 84, Davidson 74 Ohio State 72, Akron 63, OT Creighton 72, Alabama 54 Washington 107, Long Beach State 102 Florida 97, North Florida 68 Valparaiso 84, Texas Southern 73 San Diego State 79, IPFW 55 New Mexico State (23-10) at Saint Mary’s (Cal) (27-5), late Wednesday Wagner (22-10) at St. Bonaventure (22-8), 6 p.m.

Belmont (20-11) at Georgia (19-13), 6 p.m.

Bucknell (17-13) at Monmouth (27-7), 6:30 p.m.

Princeton (22-8) at Virginia Tech (19-13), 7 p.m.

Hofstra (24-9) at George Washington (2310), 7 p.m.

Houston (22-9) at Ga. Tech (19-14), 8 p.m.

UAB (26-6) at BYU (23-10), 9p.m.

Second Round March 18-21 Wagner-St. Bonaventure winner vs.

Creighton (19-14), TBA Princeton-Virginia Tech winner vs. UABBYU winner, TBA Valparaiso (27-6) vs. Florida State (20-13), TBA Belmont-Georgia winner vs. New Mexico State-Saint Mary’s (Cal) winner, TBA South Carolina (25-8) vs. Houston-Georgia Tech winner, TBA Washington (19-14) vs. San Diego State (26-9), TBA Bucknell-Monmouth winner vs. HofstraGeorge Washington winner, TBA Ohio State (21-13) vs. Florida (20-14), TBA Quarterfinals March 22-23 Wagner-St. Bonaventure-Creighton winner vs. Princeton-Virginia Tech-UAB-BYU winner, TBA Valparaiso-Florida State winner vs. Belmont-Georgia-New Mexico State-Saint Mary’s (Cal) winner, TBA South Carolina-Houston-Georgia Tech winner vs. Washington-San Diego State winner, TBA Bucknell-Monmouth-Hofstra-George Washington winner vs. Ohio State-Florida winner, TBA Semifinals At Madison Square Garden New York Tuesday, March 29 Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 2, 8:30 p.m.

Championship Thursday, March 31 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 45 21 .682 Boston 39 28 .582 New York 28 40 .412 Brooklyn 19 48 .284 Philadelphia 9 58 .134 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 39 28 .582 Atlanta 38 29 .567 Charlotte 37 29 .561 Washington 31 35 .470 Orlando 29 37 .439 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 47 19 .712 Indiana 36 31 .537 Chicago 33 32 .508 Detroit 34 33 .507 Milwaukee 29 39 .426

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GB — 6½ 18 26½ 36½ GB — 1 1½ 7½ 9½ GB — 11½ 13½ 13½ 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 57 10 .851 — Memphis 39 28 .582 18 Houston 34 33 .507 23 Dallas 34 33 .507 23 New Orleans 24 42 .364 32½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 45 22 .672 — Portland 35 33 .515 10½ Utah 32 35 .478 13 Denver 28 40 .412 17½ Minnesota 21 46 .313 24 Pacific Division W L Pct GB y-Golden State 60 6 .909 — L.A. Clippers 42 24 .636 18 Sacramento 25 40 .385 34½ Phoenix 18 49 .269 42½ L.A. Lakers 14 53 .209 46½ x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

A March Madness mystery

Tuesday’s results Indiana 103, Boston 98 Orlando 116, Denver 110 Brooklyn 131, Philadelphia 114 Toronto 107, Milwaukee 89 San Antonio 108, L.A. Clippers 87 Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s games Dallas at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Boston, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

New York at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

OK, who leaked the tournament bracket?

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NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 70 39 22 9 87 Boston 70 39 23 8 86 Tampa Bay 70 40 25 5 85 Detroit 70 34 25 11 79 Ottawa 71 33 30 8 74 Montreal 70 32 32 6 70 Buffalo 70 28 33 9 65 Toronto 69 24 34 11 59 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts x-Washington 69 50 14 5 105 N.Y. Islanders 68 38 21 9 85 N.Y. Rangers 69 39 23 7 85 Pittsburgh 69 37 24 8 82 Philadelphia 68 33 23 12 78 Carolina 70 31 26 13 75 New Jersey 70 33 30 7 73 Columbus 69 28 33 8 64

GF 198 213 191 176 205 188 167 164

GA 171 188 167 186 220 198 190 202

GF 221 194 197 190 178 171 154 180

GA 161 170 181 174 183 188 178 215

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 71 41 21 9 91 229 208 St. Louis 71 41 21 9 91 187 179 Chicago 70 41 23 6 88 195 173 Nashville 70 35 22 13 83 192 179 Minnesota 70 32 27 11 75 184 175 Colorado 70 35 31 4 74 188 198 Winnipeg 69 29 35 5 63 181 205 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 69 42 22 5 89 190 156 Anaheim 68 38 21 9 85 174 160 San Jose 68 38 24 6 82 203 179 Arizona 69 30 32 7 67 185 211 Vancouver 68 27 29 12 66 166 197 Calgary 69 29 35 5 63 189 217 Edmonton 72 27 38 7 61 171 212 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s results Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, SO Washington 2, Carolina 1, OT Philadelphia 4, Detroit 3 Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 1 Florida 4, Montreal 1 Ottawa 3, Minnesota 2, OT Los Angeles 5, Dallas 2 Boston at San Jose, late Today’s games Montreal at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

MLB Spring Training Tuesday’s results Washington 6, Houston 4 Detroit 10, Atlanta 6 Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Mets 8, Miami 6 Toronto 6, Baltimore 6, tie Chicago White Sox 8, L.A. Dodgers 6 Texas 5, Cleveland 4 Cincinnati 4, Kansas City 2 L.A. Angels 4, Seattle 4, tie Colorado 6, Oakland 2 Chicago Cubs 11, San Diego 1 N.Y. Yankees 6, Boston 3 Today’s games Detroit vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 5:35 p.m.

Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 8:40 p.m.

omebody up there hates the NCAA. OK, just about everybody hates the NCAA, but that’s a column for another day.

So let’s focus on the somebody with access to the NCAA basketball tournament committee’s “top-secret” deliberations – and perhaps a score to settle – who leaked a 100-percentcorrect bracket on Twitter midway through CBS’ “exclusive” reveal of the March Madness pairings Sunday.

He could have been upset over the snub to St. Bonaventure, or the slight to Michigan State.

Maybe it was a protest against the decision by CBS to turn what used to be a fun, fast-paced 30-minute selection show into a dull, 2-hour, commercial-packed extravaganza, especially considering how much time Charles Barkley wasted trying to figure out why the monitor in front of him was called a “touch” screen. It might even have been payback for one of NCAA boss Mark Emmert’s highhanded, wrong-headed revenge schemes.

Whatever the reason, unless and until the NCAA produces a credible suspect, my money is on Kim Jong Un. Don’t laugh. We’ll explain why in a moment. Just remember that Seth Rogen and the suits at Sony Corp. who got hacked before the studio could release “The Interview” thought it was funny, too – until it wasn’t.

Notre Dame coach Mike Brey thought it was a joke when he got a text from his son revealing his team’s first-round opponent before CBS did.

“I thought he was messing with me,” Brey told

jimLITKE Associated Press sports columnist.

Reach him at jlitke@ap.org

The Associated Press soon after. “So I just deleted it. Fifteen minutes later we show up, and then I found out we had a little leakage going on.”

Coaching assistants at Seton Hall took advantage of the heads-up to begin collecting film on first-round opponent Gonzaga. Players at Michigan began celebrating early, certain their bubble wouldn’t burst after a walk-on showed them the bracket on his phone. Same thing at Syracuse; instead of going wild, the players’ reaction to the official announcement that they’d squeezed into the tournament was a collective smirk.

The official NCAA response was predictably stern. Of course, you’d be mad, too, if CBS wrote you a check for $10.8 billion in 2010 for the TV rights to the tournament – including exclusivity to unveil the brackets – and somebody leaked all the suspense out of that very expensive balloon. Turns out the selection show pulls better ratings than any regular-season game year in and year out.

“We go through great lengths to prevent the tournament field from being revealed early, and the NCAA took its usual measures to protect this from happening,” the NCAA statement said.

“Unfortunately and regrettably, the bracket was revealed prior to

our broadcast partners having the opportunity to finish unveiling it. We take this matter seriously, and we are looking into it.”

Best we can tell, the NCAA’s hapless gumshoes are struggling for leads. Whoever put the brackets on Twitter – using a handle we can’t repeat here – closed the account a heartbeat later.

So instead of doing what they usually do whenever there’s trouble afoot in college sports – round up the usual suspects and threaten them with double-secret probation – we’re going to urge them to think big. Which brings us back to Kim. For openers, the North Korean despot is known to be a rabid hoops fan.

Dennis Rodman is his BFF. Fellow students recall Kim’s college dorm room in Switzerland littered with expensive sneakers and jerseys, as well as photos on the wall of the budding tyrant posing alongside NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Toni Kukoc. One of those classmates even claimed Kim had serious game.

“He was very explosive,” Nikola Kovacevic told The Chosun Ilbo, a major South Korean daily newspaper, back in 2009. “He could make things happen. He was the playmaker.”

Apparently, there’s video to prove it. Another classmate, Marco Imhof, told the same newspaper that two Korean women often taped Kim’s performance in pickup games from the stands.

“It was a bit strange,” Imhof said, before concluding it was probably a “Korean thing.”

Maybe, maybe not. But unlike the NCAA’s official bracket, don’t count on it being leaked anytime soon.

NCAA TOURNAMENT | FIRST FOUR

Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned OF Bryce Brentz, INF Sean Coyle, LHP Edwin Escobar and RHP Pat Light to Pawtucket (IL), and LHP Williams Jerez to Portland (EL).

Reassigned 3B Chris Dominguez and C Ali Solis to their minor league camp.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX —Announced the retirement of 1B-DH Adam LaRoche.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Selected the contract of RHP Dillon Gee from Omaha (PCL). Placed LHP Mike Minor on the 60-day DL. National League SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned OF Manny Margot to El Paso (PCL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Re-signed S Charles Godfrey. Signed S Damian Parms, WR Aldrick Robinson and CB DeMarcus Van Dyke.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed WR Mike Wallace to a two-year contract.

BUFFALO BILLS — Named John Blake defensive line coach.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed DT Paul Soliai to a two-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Re-signed CB Adam Jones.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed LB Rolando McClain.

DENVER BRONCOS — Matched Miami’s four-year contract offer to RB C.J. Anderson.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Agreed to terms with RB Robert Turbin.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Agreed to terms with QB Matt Moore.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Re-signed TE Rhett Ellison and CB Marcus Sherels.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Traded DE-LB Chandler Jones to Arizona Cardinals for G Jonathan Cooper and a 2016 second-round draft pick. Re-signed DB Nate Ebner.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Re-signed WR Andre Holmes.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Agreed to terms with CB Nolan Carroll on a one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed OT Ryan Harris to a two-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Agreed to terms with OL J’Marcus Webb.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Re-signed CB Will Blackmon to a two-year contract.

Signed S David Bruton.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Columbus D Dalton Prout one game for punching an unsuspecting opponent, Tampa Bay F Nikita Kucherov, during a March 13 game.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Trevor Carrick from Charlotte (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS — Waived M Chris Thorsheim.

COLLEGE LOUISVILLE — Promoted men’s assistant basketball coach Kenny Johnson to men’s associate head basketball coach.

MISSOURI — Announced men’s sophomore basketball Gs Namon Wright and Tramaine Isabell will transfer.

TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY — Reassigned men’s basketball coach Dan Hipsher within the department.

WINSTON-SALEM STATE — Announced the resignation of women’s basketball coach A.G. Hall.

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Wichita State’s Ron Baker (right) looks to pass as Vanderbilt’s Wade Baldwin IV (4) and Luke Kornet (left) defend during the second half of a First Four game Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio. Wichita State won 70-50.

FGCU cruises to First Four win Guards help Wichita St. beat Vanderbilt The Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio – Marc-Eddy Norelia scored 20 points, and Florida Gulf Coast coasted to a 96-65 win over an overmatched Fairleigh Dickinson team in a First Four game Tuesday night.

Norelia opened the game with a dunk, and the Eagles (21-13) never relinquished the lead, going on a 23-6 run in the first 10 minutes and opening a 40-19 lead at the half. Fairleigh Dickinson got some looks but couldn’t get much to fall, shooting just 33 percent from the field while playing thoroughly lackluster defense throughout.

Florida Gulf Coast wasn’t the “Dunk City” gang that made the terrific tournament run to the Sweet 16 as a No. 15 seed 3 years ago, instead outmuscling its opponent’s big men inside and spreading the ball around. Julian Debose and Christian Terrell both added 14 for the Eagles, and Demetris Morant added 10. After Norelia’s

opening slam, Brian Greene Jr. closed the scoring with a dunk for FGCU.

Wichita State 70, Vanderbilt 50:

Wichita State’s guards used their Final Four experience to pull out a defensedominated First Four game on Tuesday night.

Fred VanVleet – the two-time Missouri Valley player of the year – scored 14 points, and Ron Baker also had 14 as Wichita State (25-8) took control at the start of the second half and held on. The seniors were part of Wichita State’s 2013 Final Four team.

The Shockers play Arizona on Thursday in Providence, Rhode Island.

Vanderbilt (19-14) couldn’t take advantage of its pronounced size advantage on offense, and never led in the second half. Joe Toye and Riley LaChance scored 10 apiece.

The Shockers returned three starters from the team that knocked off Indiana and Kansas to reach the Sweet 16 last year.

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Rex Stout, who wrote the Nero Wolfe novels, said, “To read of a detective’s daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.”

In today’s deal from Steve Conrad of Manhasset, New York, South is in three notrump, faced with finesses in three suits. What is his optimum strategy?

This is the most common auction of all, leading to the most popular contract. But what is the least common contract?

South starts with five top tricks: one spade, two hearts, one diamond and one club.

If both black-suit finesses are working, that would get his winner total up to nine.

Or if both diamond honors are onside, that would also

be good enough. But if a finesse loses, the defenders will presumably establish West’s heart suit. Then, if West can regain the lead, he might cash too many tricks for declarer.

That suggests starting with the spade finesse, because the spade king is West’s only possible entry. But getting to the dummy for that finesse introduces other complications.

Much simpler is to take two diamond finesses. The first loses to East’s jack and a heart comes back, but South ducks that, wins the next heart, then – key play – runs the club queen. (Agreed, if declarer deduces who has which kings, this isn’t necessary, but it avoids guesswork.) East takes that trick and shifts to a spade, but declarer wins with his ace, repeats the diamond finesse, and has nine tricks from one spade, two hearts, four diamonds and two clubs.

The least common contract is five no-trump, which has all of the risk for no gain. © 2016 UFS

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LEGAL NOTICE FOR FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2015 – 1:30 P.M. 1408 EAST LYNN BLVD., STERLING, IL 61081

At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois in the case entitled Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Co., Plaintiff v. Vicki L. Gilbert, Defendant, case No. 2015 CH 104 ST as sale officer, to conduct the sale, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 16 in Block 10 in Lincolnshire Subdivision No. 3 in the City of Sterling, according to the Plat thereof recorded January 3, 1966 in Book 10 of Plats page 156 in Whiteside County, Illinois, commonly known as 1408 East Lynn Blvd., Sterling, IL 61081.

DESCRIPTION: 2 bedroom ranch home, 1 bath, central air with approximately 919 square feet of living area and a 1 car attached garage. INSPECTION: Contact Margie Clevenger at Sauk Valley Bank, phone 815-632-4740 to determine if property is available for inspection. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession. All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2014 and all subsequent years. TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional terms as deemed appropriate, will be signed by the sale officer on behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale. Any sale is subject to court approval. Any specific restrictions on property or title will be announced day of sale. Announcements day of sale take precedence over any printed material ATTORNEYS: WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. AUCTIONEER: LYLE DIRKS, IL 440000128, STERLING, IL, PH. 815-626-3358

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LEGAL NOTICE FOR FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE April 7, 2016 – 10:00 A.M. Whiteside County Courthouse

200 E. Knox Street, 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, Illinois 61270

(commonly known as 10170 Lyman Road, Erie, IL 61250) On April 7, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., in the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, Kelly Wilhelmi, Whiteside County Sheriff, or his authorized deputy, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois as Sale Officer in the case entitled Farmers National Bank of Prophetstown v. Thelma L. Ballard, Defendant, Case No. 2015 CH 72 ST, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: That part of Lot 10 in Section 16, Township 19 North, Range 4 East of the 4th P.M., (as said Lot is shown on the Plat of said Section 16 recorded in Book 1 of Plats, page 20, Recorder’s Office, Whiteside County, Illinois), as described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Lot 10 and running thence Northeasterly along the public highway 100 feet; thence Northwesterly to a point on the West line of said Lot which is 200 feet North of the point of beginning; thence South on the West line of said Lot to the point of beginning, in Whiteside County, Illinois, commonly known as 10170 Lyman Road, Erie, IL 61250 DESCRIPTION: 1 story manufactured home, 1456 sq. feet, 3 Bedrooms, 2.3 Bath, detached garage, decks on front and side of home. INSPECTION: Contact Scott VanOpdorp at Farmers National Bank of Prophetstown, 114 W. Third Street, Prophetstown, IL, phone (815) 537-2348 to determine if property is available for inspection. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession. All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2014 and all subsequent years. TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional terms as deemed appropriate, will be signed by the sale officer on behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale. Any sale is subject to court approval. Any specific restrictions on property or title will be announced day of sale. Announcements day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

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Visit Sauk Valley Classifieds at saukvalley.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

RAYMOND CASSON AKA RAYMOND E. CASSON, MARY C. CASSON AKA MARY CASSON and FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Defendants.

15 CH 46 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 211 MILLER ST. STEWARD, IL 60553 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on December 1, 2015, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 01-06-16354-007 Commonly known as: 211 Miller St., Steward, IL 60553 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on April 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

The Judgment amount is $65,675.28.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate 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/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. 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 the 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. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 4221719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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NOTICE Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 a.m., March 23, 2016 at the Whiteside County Highway Department, 18819 Lincoln Road, Morrison, IL 61270, (815) 772-7651 and at that time publicly and read for the following: Section # 16-45134-00-BR Hopkins Township-Stern Road Bridge Rem Exist Three Span Precast Cnoc Deck Beam with 5” Conc. Wearing Surf (2800 Sq. Ft.), Conc Struct (69.5 Cu Yd), Agg Bse Cse(66.8 Ton), HMA Surf Cse (15.3 Ton), and other related items.

Section #13-52115-00-BR Newton Township- Stern Road Bridge Rem Exist Single Span Steel Beam Bridge, Const. Single Span Precast Prestressed Conc Deck Beam Bridge (560 Sq. Ft), Agg Bse Cse (446.2 Tons) and other related items.

Section #15-0222-00-BR Whiteside County – Burns Road Bridge Removal and replacement of exist. Conc.

Box culvert wingwalls (14.2 Cu Yd), rebar (1446 lbs), Agg Bse se (80.2 Tons), HMA SC (30 Tons), F & E Structural Steel (1848 lbs), Pro Gran Bkfill (861 Tons) Section #15-40121-00-BR Fulton Township- Spring Valley & Covell Road Bridges Grout removal & replacement (1674 ft) and bridge deck sealing (719 sq. yd.)

Proposals may be obtained at the office of the County Engineer at the above address. All bids must be submitted on forms provided by the Whiteside County Highway Department. No duplications of this form will be allowed.

All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).

The Public Works Committee and Hopkins, Newton, and Fulton Townships reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities and to accept the proposal which is most advantageous to Whiteside County.

By Order Russell L. Renner, P.E., S.E. County Engineer Whiteside County March 9 & 16 2016

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

RAYMOND CASSON AKA RAYMOND E. CASSON, MARY C. CASSON AKA MARY CASSON and FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Defendants.

15 CH 46 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 211 MILLER ST. STEWARD, IL 60553 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on December 1, 2015, the following described real estate, to-wit: LOT EIGHT (8) IN BLOCK SEVEN (7) IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF STEWARD, SAME BEING PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE (21) TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SITUATED IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number: 01-06-16-354007 Commonly known as: 211 Miller St., Steward, IL 60553 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on April 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

The Judgment amount is $65,675.28.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate 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/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. 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 the 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.

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

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF FILING NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY d/b/a Nicor Gas Company hereby gives notice to the public that it has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) on March 4, 2016, testimony and exhibits in Docket No. 14-0639 setting forth a reconciliation of the Company’s Energy Efficiency Plan Cost Recovery revenues and incurred costs for the period ending May 31, 2014.

Further information with respect thereto may be obtained either directly from this Company or by addressing the Chief Clerk of the ICC at 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62701. A copy of this filing may be inspected by an interested party at any business office of this Company.

Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company Melvin D. Williams, President, Nicor Gas

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 10, A.D. 2016, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Angel's Wood Floor Restoration, locatth ed at 606 14 Ave., Sterling, IL 61081.

Dated this 10 day of March, A.D. 2016.

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Healthcare & Rehab 800 Division St Dixon, IL 61021

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Amboy Depot Museum needs a host/hostess to greet visitors Thursday – Sunday $9/hr. Pick up applications at City Hall or call 815-857-4700 for more information

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Automotive Experienced Detailer Wanted for successful used car business. Full time with benefits.

Please apply in person at: Credit Auto Sales, 601 IL Route 2 Dixon.

Class A CDL Driver needed Local hauling, late model equip. furnished. Call Humphrey Trucking, 815-973-1825.

Days Inn Rock Falls, IL Now Hiring Sales Manager Inside & Outside Sales Required Banquets/Corp/ Leisure Markets Email Resume to: humanresources@ akhospitality.net Driver Needed: Must Have Truck 8-10 hrs per week.

Ideal for retiree or college student.

Excellent pay. Call 815-288-0645

Due to an increase in vehicle sales Kunes Country Auto Group has the following positions open at our Morrison Chevrolet, Sterling Ford, Sterling Chrysler, and Oregon Chrysler locations. Certified Chrysler Techs (SIGN ON BONUS) Level B Flat Rate Techs We require our new techs to have the ability to work well with others and maintain a positive attitude throughout the work day.

- Medical Insurance - Dental Insurance - 401 K Retirement Plan - Paid Holidays - Paid Vacations - Paid Training - Employee Discount Program

Please email Joe McGlennon Fixed Opertions Director at joe.McGlennon@kunescountry. com or call 815-631-5167

Maintenance Supervisor 3rd Shift RN/LPN - $2,000 Bonus; 2nd Shift RN/ LPN - $2000 Bonus every other weekend only C.N.A. Positions: PT 1st Shift C.N.A; PT 2nd shift C.N.A; Dietary Aide Good Samaritan Society - Prophets Riverview is accepting applications for RN’s, PT’s, and CNA’s.

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Harbor Crest Home An 84-bed skilled nursing care facility in Fulton IL, 61252 (815)589-3411.

Now Hiring D.O.N., R.N., L.P.N., and C.N.A., 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift to join our family.

Competitive salaries Apply in person or submit resumes to harborcrest2@ mchsi.com EOE

We are looking for experienced and dedicated professionals to assume key positions on our nursing team.

CNA/LPN/RN We offer an excellent starting wage, 401K, vacation, Potential SIGN ON BONUSES and much more!

For an immediate interview, apply in person or call Lynette at (815) 284-3393.

Dixon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 800 Division St Dixon, IL 61021

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Konz Restaurant & Lounge is currently looking for Wait Staff & Bartenders. Please apply at 112 S. Main St., Walnut.

Looking for Seasonal Part Time CDL Drivers Must have a valid Class A License, clean driving record and be available to work weekends.

Interested candidates may call Dan at (815) 590-6562 for more info EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Mr. Nifty Cleaners in Sterling needs Counter Person Please apply in person, 1102 E. 4th St., Sterling.

815-625-9386

Part time Personal Assistant in Sterling. $14/hr.

As needed, on call.

Vehicle & refs. req.

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NOW HIRING FOR Welder Fabricator & Plasma Table Operator Must have experience. Full time.

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RNs, LPNs, CNAs Needed NOW! For Private Duty Care.

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Strong analytical, problem solving, and organization skills along with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Proficiency with a variety of accounting concepts, practices, and procedures. Time management skills with the ability to multitask under pressure and meet deadlines. Must possess and project a positive and professional demeanor with outstanding interpersonal skills. Excellent working Excel knowledge.

To apply, please send resume and salary requirements to PO Box: #1322 Classifieds P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL 61081

Full-Time Opening For Circulation Sales/Customer Service Representative

Join a growing team. Be recognized for your skills. The BorgWarner plant in Dixon is accepting resumes for a Metal Forming & Brazing Technician on its 2nd shift for immediate consideration.

Sauk Valley Media has a full-time opening for a circulation sales/customer service representative. We are looking for a self-starting, energetic individual to handle a multitude of tasks including: servicing existing customers, sell newspaper subscriptions, sales of special promotions and individual special assignments. As part of this process, the ideal person would be able to make persuasive presentations and secure a commitment. This position is part of a dynamic, specialized team focused on delivering results. The primary focus of this position is sales. To be considered for this position you will possess excellent relationship-building skills, a positive team-driven attitude, and a desire to surpass goals. You should be a consummate professional, with a strong work ethic and willing to do what it takes to get the job done. Sauk Valley Media offers an Extensive Benefit Package. Must maintain a valid drivers license, proof of insurance, reliable transportation and an acceptable motor vehicle record. For more information or to submit your resume, please contact:

Our Metal Forming & Brazing Technician will provide technical leadership for our new brazing furnace and manufacturing lines. This support includes equipment & tooling set-up and changeover; troubleshooting & repair; predictive and preventive maintenance; and continuous improvement projects.

Successful candidates will possess a working knowledge of reductive atmosphere brazing of stainless steel, tube forming & assembly processes; and proficiency working with hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical motors. A strong understanding of PLC programming, electro-mechanical and machine guarding devices, instrumentation and mechanics is also desired. A related Associate’s Degree or equivalency, problem-solving and team-work abilities are also required.

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Excellent opportunity to lead the accounts receivable function of a well-established employer, experiencing steady growth. Manage the overall establishment of credit, collection and cash application activities and timely management of all AR aging components in a high volume, fast paced organization. Maintain and improve sustained cash flow through diligent and aggressive monitoring of customer accounts, directing initiatives that lead to improved working capital, including account monitoring, DSO and ensuring effective and efficient processing of all AR functions. Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance and 5 -10 years accounting and supervisory experience.

2nd Shift Metal Forming/ Brazing Process Technician

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Sheryl Gulbranson Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL 61081 E-mail: sgulbranson@saukvalley.com

BorgWarner Emissons Systems Attention: Human Resources bwhite@borgwarner.com 1350 Franklin Grove Road Dixon, IL 61021 Fax: (815) 288-7613 EEOC

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Part-time help needed for local grain farm duties in Dixon area. Call 815-973-1825.

to lead the Ogle County Health Department.

Ideal Candidate has strong leadership, organizational, and financial skills. Requirements: Master’s Degree in Public Health or closely related field and two years senior administrative experience in public health or Bachelor’s Degree in public health or closely related field and 4 years management experience with 2 years in public health.

To apply, please send resume and salary requirements to: Box #1323 c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL

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Markman Peat Corporation is currently taking applications for second Shift Supervisor/ Maintenance person.

Benefits offered, incentive bonuses also offered.

Please apply in person at 13161 Fenton Rd Morrison IL 61270 or 815-772-4041

PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR

Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in HR and 3-5 years experience administering employer benefit plans. Must have a thorough understanding of benefit related laws and regulations, experience with Payroll or HRIS system and an advanced proficiency in Microsoft office products. Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to speak well in public.

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Our work environment emphasizes continual improvement, innovation and team work. Professional development is supported through a generous educational assistance policy. We offer a very competitive compensation and a gold standard benefits package, including a savings and investment plan with company match. BorgWarner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For immediate consideration please submit your resume to….

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Growing company seeking a benefits coordinator to administer all employee benefit programs including: medical, dental, vision, Life, LTD, STD, Flexible Spending and 401k. Daily tasks include updating HRIS system and carrier feeds, benefits orientation, claim resolution and employee guidance, participation in the wellness committee and tracking of FMLA.

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Regional Drivers Wanted ✦ Get paid for every minute you work ✦ Hourly Pay ✦ Class A CDL ✦ Assigned Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks ✦ Preloaded Trailers ✦Paid Vacations ✦ Home Weekends ✦Flexible Dispatch ✦Wellmark Health Insurance Apply online at www.avtrans inc.com or Call Missy 800-397-6387x10

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Sauk Valley Area Concrete Contractor looking for laborers & finishers.

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ServiceMaster has immediate openings in Dixon, Sterling, Morrison, Amboy, Ohio & Walnut area. Multiple day and night part time positions.

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Our Dixon office is currently seeking a full-time Survey Worker to work as a member of a Survey Crew performing boundary, topography, ALTA, right of way and construction surveys.

This position requires an Associate degree in Survey Technology or comparable, or a minimum of 2 years’ experience. Candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team.

Competitive wage and benefit package offered.

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College degree preferred. Prior experience in sales, marketing or hospitality. Real estate sales experience a plus. Successful supervisory or management experience beneficial.

Please submit application to Victoria L. Marshall at Pinecrest Community 414 S. Wesley Avenue, Mt. Morris, IL 61054

Hiring for entry level assembly positions on 1 st and 2 nd shift.

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Data Entry/Billing Clerk Full time position with excellent hours in a busy fast paced Sterling, IL office. Enjoy working 8 A.M. - 5 P.M. Monday-Friday. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to data entry, answering multi-line phones, filing, sorting mail, daily deposits, and assisting with the public.

Must be energetic and have a willingness to help others. Must have basic accounting background and be a self started and able to work with little supervision. Benefits include Health Insurance, 401k, paid vacation, holidays and sick time.

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STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS PM Custodian Salary & Benefits as are customary with this ESP position Job description available at the District Office, 410 E. LeFevre, Sterling Interested and qualified Applicants should fill out an online application at: www.sterling publicschools.org Go to District Services, Human Resources, Job Openings & Employment Application

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Expanding Delivery Dept.

Knie Appliance & TV Inc./ Ashley Furniture Store has an immediate opening for additional Delivery Personnel. Prior delivery experience preferred but not mandatory and a class ‘C’ driver’s license is required.

Applicants must be neat, professional, be willing to work with people and able to lift furniture and appliances.

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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 lispecifically censed 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)) Openings available for babysitting Pet and smoke free environment, available all shifts, excellent references.

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Available shifts: 6am-2pm • Part Time (weekends only) 2pm-10pm • Full or Part Time 10pm-6am • part time We are also accepting applications for RN’s and LPN’s.

Sterling Pavilion offers a bonus program, flexible scheduling, health & dental insurance, 401K, and an ABOVE average starting wage.

Individuals interested in any position must be able to pass physical, drug screen, and thorough back ground check. CNA’s must possess current Illinois CNA certificate or be in an approved training program and have completed 16 hours of clinical experience.

Apply in person: Sterling Pavilion 105 E. 23rd St. Sterling, IL or email resumes to Ahneke at athompson@sterlingrehab.com

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