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Prophetstown senior Justin Stees, 18, waits for his prom date, his grandmother Julie Stees, 59, as they get ready to walk in the grand march Saturday afternoon at the school. Married at 15, Julie never got to attend her own prom.

Grandmother savors first prom with her grandson Justin Stees, a Prophetstown High senior, told his grandma he was planning to go stag.

A good-looking kid like him? What a shame, she thought.

“I said, ‘Why don’t you take Grandma?’”

Julie said, “and he said, ‘That’s a good idea. Would you really go, or are you just pulling my leg?”

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5535

PROPHETSTOWN – What started out as kind of a joke ended up a bit of a dream come true.

Saturday, at the age of 59, Julies Stees finally got to go to her first prom, in a beautiful blue formal, and on the arm of a man she loves – her 18-year-old grandson, Justin.

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Online Extra See a bit of Justin and Julie at the prom at www.saukvalley.com.

NATURAL PROGRESSION IN ROCK FALLS, DIXON

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

Two environment-minded events took place Saturday.

LEFT: Jameson (left), 4, and Skylar Beaugrand-Eberhardt, 3, watch as art teacher Jim Duis spreads ink onto a pad to begin their printmaking at the Lowell Park nature center.

See more photos from the educational event on A2.

RIGHT: Girl Scout troop 333 member Emma Foster, 9, picks up trash along the Hennepin Canal in Rock Falls.

See more photos of the volunteers’ cleanup effort on A11.

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – With Illinois Democrats struggling to find enough votes to increase the state’s minimum wage, some lawmakers are quietly proposing a less-contentious plan that would ask voters what they think of the idea before the Legislature tries to pass a politically risky bill.

But state Sen. Kimberly Lightford, who is sponsoring the proposal to hike the minimum wage from $8.25 to $10.65 per hour, says putting a nonbinding resolution on the November ballot would only be a “last resort.”

Some Democrats in swing suburban and downstate districts have joined Republicans in resisting the effort amid fears that companies would lay off workers or hire fewer new ones.

“We just need 30 votes at the end at the day. That’s what we seemingly don’t have right now,” Lightford said.

The Legislature has moved slowly on approving the minimum wage increase, even though Gov. Pat Quinn and other Democrats have made it a core component of their campaign to keep the governor’s mansion and pick up congressional seats in Illinois and across the country.

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ROCK FALLS | UNSUNG HERO AWARD

They call him Mr. Ludwig Man on special mission at Merrill Elementary

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5535

Meet Mr. Ludwig

Note to readers: To protect the privacy of Merrill School’s special ed students, we agreed not to use their names. Their quotes, taken from the poster they made, speak for themselves.

ROCK FALLS – He’s not a big guy, but still, those tiny plastic chairs can’t be comfortable.

But that doesn’t stop 80-year-old retired teacher Bill Ludwig from plunking down in one at least three mornings a week as a volunteer in Jan Whitlock’s third-grade special

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On Friday, dressed in sneakers, jeans and a soft gray sweatshirt that complemented the silver of his beard, the softness of his voice, Mr. Ludwig sat in one of those chairs, at a low-to-the-ground table, working with a honey of a boy.

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William Ludwig’s, third- and fourthgrade students at Merrill Elementary School in Rock Falls made a poster to congratulate him for the Unsung Hero award the volunteer was given

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ABOVE: Heidi Beaugrand-Eberhardt helps daughter, Skylar, 3, choose a leaf pattern Saturday in the Ruth Edwards Nature Center at Lowell Park, part of a series of Saturday programs. On this particular Saturday, participants learned about printmaking and leaf identification.

RIGHT: Sarah Messer, 7, checks out her artwork as it is revealed by art teacher Jim Duis. Duis and naturalist Greg Hunter are hosting the series of Saturday programs, the next of which is a bluebird hike at 4 p.m. this upcoming Saturday. The cost is $5.

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For the second year in a row, and the third time in the past 5 years, Sauk Valley Media has won the General Excellence award as best mid-size daily in a statewide contest sponsored by Illinois Associated Press Media Editors.

The staff of the Telegraph and Daily Gazette won a total of 17 awards, including seven for first place, in the competition among newspapers with a circulation of 15,000 to 40,000. “We think we publish a pretty good newspaper, but it’s gratifying to receive this kind of recognition from outside observers,� said Larry Lough, executive editor of Sauk Valley Media. “We work hard to serve our communities, and the staff is most deserving of these honors.�

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Other awards were won by: FIRST PLACE Matt Mencarini for investigative reporting, for his examination of spending practices in the Ogle County sheriff’s office Christopher Heimerman for public service, for his series “The Naturals,� about improving personal nutrition Angel Sierra for the newspaper’s website, saukvalley.com Jeff Rogers for headline writing Brian Weidman for sports feature writing Alex Paschal for photo illustration Other winners were:

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STERLING – Beverly J. Albrecht, 77, of Sterling, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014. She was an elementary school teacher.

She was born Sept. 8, 1936, in Dixon, to Harold and Grace (Tracy) Foster.

Beverly married Marvin B. Albrecht on Aug.13, 1960, in Dixon. She was a graduate of Manchester College, and earned her master’s degree in special education at Northern Illinois University. She was a longtime member of Rock Falls United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school and sang in the choir for many years. She also taught in Sterling and Mendota school districts, at the YMCA preschool, and at Sinnissippi Mental Health.

Survivors include her husband, Marvin; two sons, Bradley (Jennifer Kelly) Albrecht of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Brent (Laura) Albrecht

of West Chicago; one daughter, Kimberly (Leonard) Schluns of Pearland, Texas; one sister, Carolyn (Raymond) Morgret, and one brother, Roger Foster, both of California; one sisterin-law, Ruth Hunsberger, of Sterling; and seven grandchildren, Kyle and Nathan Schluns, and Spencer, Samantha, Sydney, Adam, and Allison Albrecht.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Marjorie Reuter; and three brothers, Norman, Edward, and Francis Foster.

Her funeral was held Saturday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling; the Rev. Richard Fassig, pastor of Rock Falls United Methodist Church, officiated. Burial was at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling.

A memorial has been established.

Visit www.schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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A M AT &IRST #HRIS TIAN #HURCH IN 3TERLING Jean Moews OF 3TERLING

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children Blake Thompson and Jocee Haun.

She was preceded in death by one son, Joe; her parents; brother Robert Payne; and sisters Mary Gascoigne, Marge Stevens, and Susan Ketchum.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Merritt Funeral Home in Mendota.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. William Clark officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery in Mendota.

The family has established a memorial. Visit www.merrittfh.com to send condolences.

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A M AT &IRST #HRISTIAN #HURCH IN 3TERLING Jean Moews OF 3TERLING

P M MEMORIAL SERVICE AT &IRST ,UTHERAN #HURCH IN 0ROPHETSTOWN Nancy L. Westpfahl OF 2OCK &ALLS A M MEMORIAL SERVICE AT -C$ONALD &UNERAL (OME IN 2OCK &ALLS Carol D. Nurnberg OF -ENDOTA A M AT -ERRITT &UNERAL (OME IN -ENDOTA Friday funerals: Roland L. Williams OF #HANA A M GRAVESIDE SERVICE AT 4RINITY -EMORIAL 'ARDENS IN 2OCHELLE

Jean Moews PROPHETSTOWN – Jean (Burdsall) Moews, 89, of Prophetstown, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Sterling Pavilion Nursing Home in Sterling.

Jean was born Feb. 25, 1925, in Prophetstown, the daughter of William and Bessie (Rhodes) Burdsall. She married Frank Moews Jr. on April 8, 1944, and they farmed in Prophetstown for many years.

He died November 8, 2005. Jean enjoyed cooking and baking goods for her family.

She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown.

Surviving are her daughters, Sue (Kent) DeMay and Ann (Larry) Prindaville; her son, William Moews; 10 grandchildren; 25

Carol A. Nurnberg MENDOTA – Carol A. Nurnberg, 63, of Mendota, died April 25, 2014, at her home.

She was born May 9, 1950, in Amboy, to Earl and Margaret (Koehler) Payne. She married Jim Nurnberg on June 26, 1971, in Amboy.

She was a graduate of Amboy High School and was employed by Mendota Community Hospital for 23 years as a CNA. She enjoyed craft shows and casinos. Her family was the most important part of her life.

She is survived by her husband; children Jennifer (Pete) Haun and Robert Haun, both of Mendota; and grand-

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great-grandchildren and five great-greatgrandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Anderson.

A gathering of friends and family will take place from 1 to 2 p.m.

Tuesday at First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown, followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Kathy Burkheimer officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown. Arrangements

by McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown or to Hospice of the Rock River Valley.

Visit www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

ROCK FALLS – Nancy L. Westpfahl, 74, of Rock Falls, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at her home.

She was born Sept. 24, 1939, in Savanna. She was a homemaker.

Surviving are her five children: Cindy McKenna Shelley of Rock Falls, Jodie Lynn (Larry) Weed of Dixon, Tamela (Ed) Pence of Olney, Lonnie (Lynda) Westpfahl of Effingham and Jamie Westpfahl of Miami, Okla.; her brother, Lee Taylor of Flanders, S.D.; her sister, Theoda

(Larry) Schiedel of Tunnel City, Wis.; and 15 grandchildren and 26 greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her stepfather, Ted Taylor; and her mother, Bernice Taylor.

A gathering of friends and family will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Private family burial will be at Lower York Cemetery in Thomson.

Gordon R. Denning STERLING – Gordon R. Denning, 60, died Friday, April 25, 2014, after an extended illness.

He was born June 22, 1953, in Sterling, the son of Wilbur and Lela (Burger) Denning. He was employed as a roofer for a period of time.

Surviving are his daughters, Sanya Denning (Nick Willems) of Nekoosa, Wis. and Holly Denning of Morrison; sons, Leslie (Tawnya) Denning of Sterling and Gordon (Krista) Denning Jr. of Rock Falls; sis-

ter, Nancy Wagner of Rock Falls; brothers, Steve Denning of Sterling and Richard (Cheryl) Denning, Wilbur Denning and Jack (Leslie) Denning, all of Rock Falls; nine grandchildren; and special friend Janis Locke.

He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Don, Wayne and Charles Denning.

Cremation has taken place. There will be no services. McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory handled arrangements.

Karen L. Johnson Karen L. Johnson, 55, of Anaheim, Calif., died Friday, April 25, 2014, in California.

Arrangements are pending at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

George Weber CHADWICK – George Weber, 89, of Chadwick, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Chadwick is handling arrangements.

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ROCHELLE – A 23-year-old Rochelle man wanted in connection with an apparent gangrelated shooting late Friday was in Ogle County Jail on Sunday on $500,000 bond.

Michael A. Maise Jr. is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon as a felon.

Officers were called to 322 S. Main St. around 11 p.m. Friday, Michael A. where three to four Maise Jr. shots were heard after “an argument between individuals involved in gang activity,� Rochelle police said in a news release.

A teen younger than 18 was shot in the leg; he was taken to a Rockford hospital, treated and released, the release said.

A warrant was issued for Maise, who was arrested around 4 p.m.

Saturday in Rochelle, police said in a subsequent release.

According to Ogle County Court records, Maise was sentenced in November 2011 to 4 years probation for a June 8, 2010 burglary.

He was arrested three times for failure to appear in that case, most recently on April 14, when he was issued a $1,000 recognizance bond and released.

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A journalist in residence at the conservative Illinois Policy Institute is appealing a federal court’s tossing out of

his lawsuit claiming legislative leaders wrongly denied him a media credential.

U.S. District Judge Colin Bruce disScott Reeder missed Scott Reeder’s lawsuit against House Speaker

Michael Madigan, Senate President John Cullerton and their press secretaries.

Reeder says he was unfairly denied access to each chamber’s press box after a legislative lawyer said he worked for a lobbying group, not an independent news organization.

Reeder writes columns for the Illinois News Network, which is affiliated with the policy institute. His weekly

column is published on the Sauk Valley Media Opinion page.

He says the prohibition against lobbying hasn’t been uniformly applied.

His lawsuit calls the group a “non-partisan public-policy research and education organization.�

Reeder is appealing to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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But not all Democrats in the Legislature are on board with their party’s campaign priority.

State Sen. John Sullivan, a Rushville Democrat, told a group of Quincy business leaders earlier this month that he’s “gotten some flack� over his opposition to the legislation, which he says could send businesses to neighboring states with lower minimum wages. “Unemployment hasn’t come down the way I think it should in Illinois, and I don’t think [higher minimum wage] is going to help move that agenda forward,� Sullivan said. “I’m conflicted on it. It’s a tough issue. But given the current situation, that’s why I wouldn’t support it.�

John Jackson, a political science professor at Southern Illinois University, said although increasing the minimum wage makes sense as a talking point for Democrats

on the state and national levels, “I haven’t heard a heard a single [southern Illinois] area legislator salute the Jim idea.�

Oberweis Meanwhile, Republicans remain unified in their opposition to an increase, saying an across-the-board wage hike pushes employers to cut jobs. State Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove, who is bidding to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, has introduced a proposal that would hike the state’s minimum wage only for those 26 or older.

Quinn’s Republican challenger, Winnetka businessman Bruce Rauner, has moved from “adamantly, adamantly� opposing an increase to outlining a scenario in which he could favor an increase in the wage, so long as it was paired with a series of businessfriendly reforms.

After pulling it from consideration during committee three times this spring, the Senate Executive Committee approved Michael Madigan a minimum wage increase late last month and is awaiting a floor vote.

Speaker Michael Madigan said this week that he’s still actively working the roll call in his chamber, where 60 votes are needed to pass the bill before the May 31 adjournment deadline. “Once we get to 60 [votes needed to pass], we’ll be prepared to call the bill,� Madigan told reporters in Springfield.

Although Quinn has loudly called for an increase on the campaign trail, Lightford said it has been months since the governor met with her on the issue.

In a statement, Quinn’s spokeswoman, Brooke Anderson, said the governor

“believes that 2014 is the year to get this done. We continue to work with legislators to raise Illinois’ minimum wage. This is one of the Governor’s top priorities and he has consistently stated his goal to get it done this year. Building a majority is necessary to pass this legislation and we are working with key leaders, legislators and advocates on this.�

Even if the initiative isn’t passed, Jackson said, it wouldn’t be “an embarrassment� to Democrats. A referendum could enhance other efforts by Madigan, the state Democratic party chairman, to lure Democratic voters to the polls, including a constitutional amendment that would bar the Legislature from enacting additional voting requirements, Jackson said. “I think they’ll be quite all right,� he said. “The Democrats have just got to get out both statewide and nationally to reach more low income voters and minorities. They really need to mobilize the base.�

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DIXON – Republicans win most political offices in Lee County, but not all. “There are people who thought they had to be Republican to be elected, but that didn’t hold true,� said Jerry Sheridan, who left as the county’s Democratic Party chairman last week. “At different times, we have had the treasurer’s office, [regional] superintendent of schools, and state’s attorney.�

And in 2012, the County Board appointed Amboy Democrat Rick Ketchum as its chairman, even though only four of its 24 members are Democrats.

Last week, Sheridan, 67, decided against running for another term as chairman. Party members chose Kasey Considine, a board member from Amboy, as his replacement. “It’s time for the younger generation to take over,� Sheridan said. “I’ve been involved for many, many years. It was time for new people. I’m proud to have been the leader to build the Democratic side of Lee County.�

Sheridan said he had been active in the county’s Democratic Party for four decades, about 20 years of which he served as chairman.

Unlike Lee County, Whiteside County traditionally has more Democratic representation, with the party making up the county board’s major-

ity for the last couple of decades. This is helped by a working-class base, a result of the old steel mill, Sheridan said. “That’s where they come up with their Democratic side,� he said.

Last week, county parties elected their officers.

Steve Wilkins was reelected the chairman of Whiteside’s Democratic Party, and Greg Witzleb as the chairman of Lee’s Republican Party.

Meanwhile, the Whiteside County Republican Party elected a new chairman, Kurt Glazier, a Whiteside County Board member from Sterling.

He took over for Jerri Robinson, who served 2 years. “I told them I would do this for one term,� she said. “I’ll be Kurt’s secretary.�

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Sure, she was joking.

But Justin asked Principal Kevin Parker for permission, and he gave his blessing. So did his Grandpa Bob, the other man Julie loves.

So she bought her satiny, robin’s-egg-blue dress Friday at Dress Code in downtown Sterling.

Justin, a tall, lanky, softspoken kid with a crew cut and a slow smile, wore a snazzy black tux and a bow tie to match.

No one gave him any guff for bringing his grandma. “Everybody said I had a lot of balls for doing it,� he said.

They did the grand march. Their introduction, “Julie Stees, escorted by Justin Stees,� brought hoots and shouts and loud applause, and a 5-mile-wide grin to Julie’s face as they stood on a makeshift bridge, for photos.

They went to Prophetstown State Park for more photos. Then Julie bowed out, and let Justin have the rest of the night with his friends.

That little taste of prom was enough. She was one happy grandma – a fact that didn’t escape Justin. “She was pretty emo-

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Julie Stees (far right) heads for the stage for the grand march Saturday afternoon during prom at Prophetstown High School. tional behind the curtain, waiting for the grand march,� he said.

When you’re married at 15, prom becomes the least of your worries.

Julie had other things on her plate. Like raising her two children, and a handful of adopted ones.

Like keeping tabs on her 14 grandkids (Justin is the youngest son of her oldest boy, William). Like taking care of her truckdriving husband for the last 43 years.

Julie, who now lives between Tampico and Prophetstown, was going to Rock Falls High School when she and Bob married. She’s been a wait-

ress “her whole life,� although she did own The Carousel in Walnut for a time, about 17 years back.

Bob’s retired now, and she just quit her job at Prophetstown Family Restaurant because she’s ready to strike out on her own again: She plans to open the Old Town Pub and Grub at 124 S. Main St. in Tampico sometime in May. She’ll serve a little bit of everything, and there will be a buffet.

And, more than likely, a special place at the table for Justin.

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When people tailgate me, I sometimes hit the brakes suddenly, briefly flashing my taillights, my way of telling them to back off. The driving course, though, says you lose control of the situation when you get mad, and you’re more likely to get into an accident. Message received; I should just reduce my speed gradually and let the tailgater pass. s 3PEAKING OF PASSING

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You won’t hear excuses from me; I was speeding.

The officer told me I had the choice of taking an online defensive driving course to prevent my name from getting sent to the secretary of state’s office – which is how my insurance company would find out and probably increase my rates.

I took advantage of it.

On Easter Sunday, one of the most beautiful days this year, I took the 4-hour course.

Here are some things worth passing on: s ) KNEW THAT TEXTING while driving was bad, but I didn’t know how bad. According to the course, produced by the Illinois-based National Safety Council, you are 23 times more likely to get into an accident if you are texting. I have texted while driving; many of you have, too.

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EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1914

From our archives: If it’s war, the U.S. must be bold Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Telegraph from April 24 to 30, 1914.

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t is no light recreation to conquer and undertake to tame and rule over 15 million hostile aliens. President Wilson knew the fearful task it would be, and he was loath to go into a war with MexiPresident co.

Woodrow If the MexWilson icans must 1856-1924 have it, we A serious must satdispute isfy them. between the States If Mexico United and Mexico is willing to occupied Wilson’s bow at the attention 100 seizure of a years ago. few ports, The Telegraph advised very well. editor that, if war is to be had, the The United should States does U.S. strike hard. not seek war, but the prospects are that Mexico will not bow, and this government must use drastic means to force pacification onto the revolt-rended country.

Wilson has been clinging to the forlorn hope that war can still be averted. It is a slender hope, but such as it is, every sober-minded citizen shares it.

However, if we are to have war, we should strike quick and hard.

It does not appear that there is much to be gained by delay now, and every hour affords an advantage to the enemy.

We hope that if the government gets to drafting soldiers, they will at least leave us one good, big, able-bodied man

What we thought: 100 years ago to operate the fine new relief is not yet in sight. – system of garbage dis- April 28, 1914 posal that Dixon is going 4HE NEW COUNTY to have when CommisCHAIRMAN sioner Gannon gets into action. – April 24, 1914 Clinton C. Buckaloo, supervisor from Nelson /IL THE STREETS township, was selected It has been proven by Tuesday as the chairman test in Dixon that macad- of the Lee County Board am streets, properly oiled of Supervisors for the and subjected to a bath of coming year. The board oil, make a much better, m e m b e r s cleaner, smoother, and could not more sightly thorough- have made fare than before they a b e t t e r have been thus treated. selection Warm weather and than they high winds have cre- did. “Clint� ated a great deal of dust B u c k Clinton C. recently, and the house- aloo, as he Buckaloo keepers along the streets i s k n o w n complain. Many of them throughout A century ago, the are delaying their spring the county, Buckaloo, supervisor housecleaning until the is a good, of Nelson Township, streets in front of their b i g , t w o homes have been oiled fisted, lev- was elected chairman and the dust nuisance e l - h e a d e d of the Lee settled for the season.

County man, and Board of The oil is a good thing. he will preThe oiled street is the s i d e o v e r Supervisors.

A Telegraph next best thing to asphalt the delibeditorial or paving. It costs just as erations of praised much to oil them later the board the choice. is as now, so the moral with fair- Buckaloo the greatis, Why not now? Every n e s s a n d grandfather main thoroughfare that f i r m n e s s of Terry Buckaloo, is not bricked should be a n d w i l l who supplied oiled this summer. There fight to the this photo. He is nothing to be lost and last ditch is director and much to be gained by for every- curator of the immediate action. – April thing that Sterling-Rock Falls Historical 27, 1914 Society. is right and g o o d f o r 4HE OVERFLOWING CAN Lee county.

We failed to notice any- There were other good thing about a city gar- candidates up, but their bage disposal system in support was divided, and the proceedings of the Buckaloo’s entrance into city council yesterday. the race as a dark horse Mayor Brinton says he is on the eleventh hour making an investigation further weakened their in cities in various parts chances. Buckaloo’s of the country and per- showing on the first balhaps he’ll get an inspira- lot, when he got more tion. “Hope springs eter- votes than he needed, nal in the human breast.� against two members of It’s getting warm, Colo- the board who were older nel. Let’s don’t let the in point of service than flies get too great a start himself, is quite remarkon us. The cans are full able and considerable of and running over, and a compliment to him.

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The Telegraph congratulates the new chairman and wishes him every success during his term of office, for we know that Chairman Buckaloo will be on the right side of everything and that his administration will be a credit to the county as well as himself. Nelson township is fortunate in being represented in so able a man. – April 29, 1914

! DEATH TRAP Dixon has been hoping and praying for decades that a warning device of some description would be installed by the two controlling railroad companies at the crossing of the switch track at the foot of the Galena avenue hill, across the south end of the Galena avenue bridge. We don’t seem to be any nearer than the day the track was put in, but we are still just as anxious to have it.

Every one-horse town in the state that has a railroad going through it has the gates that close and bar all traffic when a train is approaching.

Dixon evidently has not reached that state of importance as yet.

The two buildings on the corners of Galena and River street [effectively] hide all view of the track either way for the driver coming down the hill toward the bridge.

In fact, a stranger might never know he was crossing a railroad track until he is slapped in the back by a switch engine. ...

Several accidents have already occurred at this crossing. It is sinful and criminal to allow lives to be imperiled constantly this way, and we ask that some action be taken by the city officials to have the danger removed before some awful accident befalls. – April 30, 1914

WASHINGTON – No, it’s not your imagination. The federal government has been acting particularly goofy this spring.

Most recently, it gave tacit approval to powdered alcohol. “Palcohol� was all over the news as the newest new thing – add water to the contents of a small packet and, voila!, a Cosmopolitan or a Mojito. Or it could be added to food.

The brave parents who volunteer as guard dogs at high school proms were apoplectic.

The next day, it was explained that a “mistake� had been made. No such approval will be given, at least not immediately. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is reassessing the “labels� the Palcohol developers have proposed.

Does our government learn from its mistakes? Of course not.

We are reminded of another “oops� moment just a few weeks ago when the Department of Homeland Security proposed hiring a private company to track license plates to locate people for various reasons.

The uproar, in the wake of world outrage over the United States’ indiscriminate spying on just about everyone, was intense. The next day, the proposal for yet another huge databank to keep tabs on private citizens was disavowed.

Do the bureaucrats hang their heads in shame at some of the Stupid Government Tricks they devise? Of course not.

A week after the national agony of Tax Day, we learned that more than 1,100 IRS employees who failed to pay taxes or otherwise had tax troubles got bonuses and extra days of paid leave.

According to an IRS inspector general’s audit, even more agency employees who were in trouble with the agency for various reasons got time off and bonuses. What?!

WASN’T THE HEAD OF the IRS just apologizing profusely that 30 percent to 40 percent of taxpayers with tax questions can’t get even through to talk to an IRS employee?

Oops, said the IRS. No more bonuses to employees who don’t pay their fair share.

More than 300,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. At least 157 have been killed, many in door-to-door combat operations and IED attacks. Thousands have come home with horrific injuries.

So it is natural that the latest Pentagon order involving women would be a ban on popular hairstyles among women

“Responsible dissent is the essence of democracy.�

Abigail McCarthy, writer, 1972

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such as twists, dreadlocks and large cornrows. Black women in particular are upset – it is not easy while on active duty to keep hair neat and out of the way by methods now required, let alone chemically straightened.

The Army cites the need for uniformity. It says it does not want to see “unkempt� soldiers. But few women go to work purposefully “unkempt.�

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Do the bureaucrats hang their heads in shame at some of the Stupid Government Tricks they devise? Of course not.

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And even fewer are eager to adopt the strategy many military men use – shaved heads. “Very offensive,� said the Congressional Black Caucus of the new Pentagon regulation.

THE PENTAGON, USED to thinking itself infallible, has had no “oops� moment.

An even worse offense has been government’s failure to tell us that the American middle class, what little there is left of it, no longer is the richest in the world.

That honor has been grabbed by Canada. Canada! Our frozen neighbor to the north!

For this perfidy, President Obama scornfully blames Mitt Romney and his ilk, the 1 percenters who keep getting richer to infinity and beyond. The wealthiest and Republicans in Congress who refuse to do anything Obama wants.

He may be right, but his self-righteousness, while all that we middle classers have left of our proud heritage is our guns, is maddening.

Left to its own devices, our government would oversee a nation that drowns its troubles in powder, dismisses valiant soldiers in cornrows, gives bonuses to scofflaw tax auditors, and tracks the license plates of the middle class applying for Canadian visas.

Note to readers: Ann McFeatters is an op-ed columnist for McClatchyTribune. Readers may send her email at amcfeatters@ nationalpress.com.

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Curb child abuse by learning its symptoms Dear Abby: Child abuse is epidemic in the United States. It occurs at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural levels, within all religions and at all levels of education. Every year, more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the U.S. Without intervention, about 30 percent of those abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children.

With the proper skills, all parents can raise happy, healthy children.

Treatment is necessary, but our communities also need to do a better job at prevention.

April is Child Abuse Pre-

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

vention Month. Please ask your readers to learn about programs and activities in their communities that support parents and promote healthy families. – John E. Thoresen, director of Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Dear Mr. Thoresen: Thank you for your letter. Readers, the first step to curbing child abuse is recognizing it. These are the 10 most common indicators: 1. Unexplained injuries: Visible signs may include burns or bruises in the shape of objects. There may be unconvincing explanations for a child’s injuries.

2. Changes in behavior: Abused children often appear scared, anxious, depressed, withdrawn or more aggressive.

3. Returning to earlier behavior: Abused children may display behaviors shown when

they were younger, such as thumb-sucking, bedwetting, fear of the dark or strangers. For some, loss of basic language or memory problems may occur.

4. Fear of going home: Abused children may express fear or anxiety about leaving school or going places with the abuser.

5. Changes in eating: The stress, fear and anxiety lead to changes in a child’s eating behaviors, which may result in weight gain or weight loss.

6. Changes in sleep habits: The child may have frequent nightmares

or have difficulty falling asleep, and appear tired or fatigued.

7. Changes in school performance or attendance: Children may demonstrate difficulty concentrating in school or experience excessive absences, sometimes because of adults trying to hide the children’s injuries from authorities.

8. Lack of personal care or hygiene: The child may appear unkempt, be consistently dirty and have severe body odor, or lack sufficient clothing for the weather.

9. Risk-taking behaviors: The child may engage in high-risk activi-

ties such as using drugs or alcohol, or carrying a weapon.

10. Inappropriate sexual behavior: A sexually abused child may exhibit overly sexualized behavior or use explicit sexual language.

We can all support children and parents to reduce the stress that often leads to abuse and neglect. Be a friend to a parent or child you know.

Volunteer your time or donate to programs that support child abuse treatment and prevention as well as those that build healthy families. Trust your instincts. Suspected abuse is enough of a reason to contact authorities.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Tuesday, April 29 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:457:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815-499-4866.

Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m., 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. Commodities, 10 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Blood pressure checks, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

Facing the Challenge Cancer Support Group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Rock River Human Resources Professional Association, noon, Room 2K2, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church,

114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, women’s; 7:30 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon, YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

Dixon Noon Lions, noon, private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Public welcome.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, tradition; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Red Cross blood drive, 4-7 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815-625-0382.

Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-8321.

Group Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder, 6-7:30 p.m., Sinnissippi Center, 326 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-590-0822.

TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Neighbor Care, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

Northeast Area Watch Group, 6:30 p.m., Dixon Police Department community room, 306 S. Hennepin Ave., schowell@dixonpd.com, 815-284-7197.

National Alliance on Mental

Illness Sauk Valley, 6:30 p.m., School Of Love In Deliverance Substance Abuse Group, 6:30 p.m., closed, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa, Dixon, 815-284-1340.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 Brown Ave., Ashton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step, 304 Seventh Ave. W., Lyndon.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Al-Anon/Alateen, 8 p.m., KSB Hospital private dining room, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, home meeting, 815284-2589.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Lutheran Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron.

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

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Wednesday, April 30 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and

children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, and WIC nutritional, education, and coupon pickups, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

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

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

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

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

Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815-625-0382.

Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed,

Big Book, tradition, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon and 8 p.m., open, Big Book, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

Free blood pressure checks, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-857-2550.

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

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

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

Market St., Mount Carroll.

Buddy Bags packing, 5-6 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 815541-2122.

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

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

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

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

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

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Monday, April 28 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Mexican Train Dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on

Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

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

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Tuesday, April 29 Family breakfast for Merrill Elementary School students

and parents, 7:45-8:45 a.m., 600 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Lifescape Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging,

100 W. Second St., Dixon. Reservations: 815-288-9236.

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

Meal and a movie, noon, Sterling Public Library, 815-625-1370.

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

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

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

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

Senior Spelling Bee, 5:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Adult Readers’ Group, 6 p.m., library conference room, Sterling Public Library, 815-625-1370.

Fish fry, 5-7 p.m., Dixon Moose Lodge, 887 Shop Road, 815232-1075.

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

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Observers held speak under armed guard Journalists, pro-Ukraine activists among dozens of hostages SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) – Pro-Russian militants in camouflage fatigues and black balaclavas paraded captive European military observers before the media on Sunday, hours after three captured Ukrainian security guards were shown bloodied, blindfolded and stripped of their trousers and shoes, their arms bound with packing tape.

The provocative displays came as the increasingly ruthless proRussian insurgency in the east turns to kidnapping as an ominous new tactic.

Dozens of people are being held hostage, including journalists and pro-Ukraine activists, in makeshift jails in Slovyansk, the heart of the sep-

aratists’ territory, as the pro-Russian insurgents strengthen their control in defiance of the interim government in Kiev and its Western supporters.

Speaking in deliberate and clipped phrases, Col. Axel Schneider of Germany, speaking on behalf of the observers, insisted they were not NATO spies, as claimed by the insurgents, but a military observation mission operating under the auspices of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe. “We are not fighters, we are diplomats in uniform,� he said, noting that his unarmed team included an officer from Sweden, which is not a NATO member.

The observers appeared

nervous as they were escorted by the masked armed men into the Slovyansk city hall for the news conference.

Referring to himself and his team as “guests� under the “protection� of the city’s self-proclaimed mayor, Schneider said they were being treated as well as possible under the circumstances. “The mayor of this city granted us his protection and he regarded us as his guests,� Schneider told journalists. “I can tell you that the word of the mayor is a word of honor. We have not been touched.�

Schneider said his group, which was detained by pro-Russian militiamen outside Slovyansk on Friday, was initially kept in a basement

before being moved Saturday. “Since yesterday, we have been in a more comfortable room, which has been equipped with heating. We have daylight and an air conditioning unit,� he said, “All our officers, including the interpreters, are healthy and well.�

The spectacle of accredited diplomats being presented to the media as what Slovyansk’s insurgency-appointed mayor, Vyacheslav Ponomarev, has described as “bargaining chips� provoked disgust in European capitals.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned it as “revolting� and a violation of the men’s dignity. Four members of the team are German.

VATICAN

Pope Francis presides over historic day Two proclaimed saints; wings of church unify VATICAN CITY (AP) – Two 20th-century popes who changed the course of the Catholic Church became saints Sunday, as Pope Francis honored John XXIII and John Paul II in a delicate balancing act aimed at bringing together the conservative and progressive wings of the church.

As if to drive the message of unity home, Francis invited retired Pope Benedict XVI to join him on the altar of St. Peter’s Square, the first time a reigning and retired pope have celebrated Mass together in public in the 2,000-year history of the church.

An estimated 800,000 people – many of them from John Paul’s native Poland – filled St. Peter’s, the streets around it and bridges over the Tiber River, a huge turnout but only half the size of the crowd that came out for John Paul’s 2011 beatification.

John reigned from 1958-1963 and is a hero to liberal Catholics for having convened the Second

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Pilgrims gather in via della Conciliazione on Sunday, in front of St. Peter’s Square, as they wait to attend the ceremony for the canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II in Rome.

Pilgrims and tourists streamed into Rome to participate in the ceremony in St. Peter’s Square that saw two popes, John XXIII and John Paul II, proclaimed saints.

Vatican Council. The meetings teaching on abortion, marriage brought the church into the and other hot-button issues modern era by allowing Mass to heartened conservatives after be celebrated in local languages the turbulent 1960s. rather than Latin and encourBenedict was one of John aged greater dialogue with peo- Paul’s closest confidantes and ple of other faiths, particularly went on to preside over a deeply Jews. tradition-minded 8-year papaDuring his globe-trotting, cy. His successor Francis seems quarter-century papacy, John a pope much more inspired by Paul II helped topple commu- the pastoral, simple style of the nism and invigorated a new “good pope,� John. generation of Catholics, while Yet Francis offered each new his defense of core church saint heartfelt praise in his hom-

ily, saying John had allowed himself to be led by God to call the council, and hailing John Paul’s focus on the family. It’s an issue that Francis has asked the church as a whole to take up for discussion with a two-year debate starting this fall. “They were priests, bishops and popes of the 20th century,� Francis said. “They lived through the tragic events of that century, but they were not overwhelmed by them.�

Benedict put John Paul on the fast-track for possible sainthood just weeks after his 2005 death, responding to the chants of “Santo Subito!� or “Sainthood Now!� that erupted during his funeral Mass. John Paul’s canonization is now the fastest in modern times.

John’s sainthood run, on the other hand, languished after his 2000 beatification. Rather than let John Paul have the limelight with a canonization on his own – emboldening many in the conservative wing of the church – Francis decided to pair him up with John. To do so, Francis tweaked the Vatican’s own saintmaking rules, deciding that John could be made a saint alongside John Paul without the necessary second miracle usually required.

WASHINGTON | CELLPHONE SEARCHES

Supreme Court takes on privacy in digital age Are phones ‘critical tools in the commission of crimes?’ WASHINGTON (AP) – Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device.

Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American’s virtual home?

How the justices answer that question could determine the outcome of

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the cases being argued Tuesday. A drug dealer and a gang member want the court to rule that the searches of their cellphones after their arrest violated their right to privacy in the digital age.

The Obama administration and California, defending the searches, say cellphones are no different from anything else

a person may be carrying when arrested. Police may search those items without a warrant under a line of high court cases reaching back 40 years.

What’s more, said Donald Verrilli Jr., the administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer, “Cellphones are now critical tools in the commission of crimes.�

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The cases come to the Supreme Court amid separate legal challenges to the massive warrantless collection of telephone records by the National Security Agency and the government’s use of technology to track Americans’ movements.

Librarians, the news media, defense lawyers and civil liberties groups on the right and left are trying to convince the

AP

Masked pro-Russian activists control the entrance Sunday during their mass storming of a regional television center in Donetsk, Ukraine. Insurgents in Slovyansk have taken a number of people hostage, including journalists and pro-Ukraine activists, as they strengthen control in the east of the country in defiance of the interim government in Kiev and its Western supporters.

justices that they should take a broad view of the privacy issues raised when police have unimpeded access to increasingly powerful devices that may contain a wealth of personal data: emails and phone numbers, photographs, information about purchases and political affiliations, books and a gateway to even more material online.

NEW YORK

Condoms could be banned as evidence Confiscating them undermines public health initiatives ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York City spends more than a million dollars every year to distribute free condoms to combat unintended pregnancies and diseases such as AIDS. Yet city police are allowed to confiscate those very condoms as evidence of prostitution.

That conflict is behind the latest legislative proposal to make New York the first state to prohibit condoms – specifically the existence of multiple condoms – from being used as evidence in prostitution cases, a widespread practice that advocates say undermines decades of public health goals. “There may be no actual evidence, and the condom is their only way to trying to prove it,� said Hawk Kinkaid, a former male escort who now advocates on their behalf in New York City. “The fear that this will be used against you – it prevents people from being able to protect themselves.�

The practice has come under criticism across the country, with prosecutors in San Francisco, Brooklyn and Nassau County in suburban New York City announcing last year they will no longer use condoms as evidence in prostitution cases.

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Kevin Lynch, a civilian armorer for Task Force Legion MilSim Paintball Battalion, shows U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran Calvin Rueb how to use a RAP4 468 Marker before they compete at Urban Warfare Paintball on April 5 in Bloomington.

Paintball teams help vets adjust NORMAL (AP) – While Chris Aguayo was serving in the U.S. Army, he witnessed his best friend burn to death in a Humvee. “It took its toll on me,� he said. “I had survivor’s guilt. I went into a huge depression.�

In an effort to cope, he requested a change in military bases. It was there that one of his buddies suggested he start playing paintball. “It was my first taste of playing paintball with a group,� he said. It happened only months before he was deployed to Afghanistan — his second tour of duty. He previously went to Iraq. “It was a big help for me,� he said. “It jumpstarted my idea to put together my own team. I wanted to take that and give back to other active members and vets.�

Now Aguayo, 29, a freshman at Illinois State University, has organized a military-structured Task Force Legion that has paintball teams across 10 states, including the Charlie Company in Illinois. “It’s basically our way to use our military train-

ing,� said Aguayo. “Being able to utilize our training and skills ... we’re able to release stress.�

Dave Morgan, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1993-2003, is the leader of the third platoon out of Champaign. “Brotherhood is the biggest thing,� he said. “People in the military know what to expect with each other. We’ve gone through some stuff.

This is a stress reliever; you forget the day.�

Morgan said after years of structure that comes in the military, “It’s a culture shock when you first get out.�

Jordan Smith, 25, also an ISU freshman, said the structure of Task Force Legion helps him cope with his post-traumatic stress. “PTSD can be a real nightmare,� he said. “I want to do all I can to keep others from having to go through it.�

Smith met Aguayo in August and the two “really hit it off; we have a common bond,� he said.

Smith became Aguayo’s right-hand man, in charge of headquarters, recruiting, logistics and administration.

The boy’s black-brown eyes were intense as he and Mr. Ludwig talked about Max’s pony, who had run away in the earthquake. “If his pony runs away, what’s going to happen to Max? How is he going to get home?� he asked the boy, gently coaxing a conversation about the story his young charge had read. You’d never know it was a lesson in reading comprehension. “The kids love him, especially the boys,�

Whitlock said. “They can’t wait for him to come. He’s very kind and gentle with them. He never has a cross word to say.�

He’s modest, she added.

He treats the kids with respect. But his greatest talent? “He’s really awesome with making the kids feel good about themselves.�

Mr. Ludwig’s devotion to these kids – devotion, truly; he can’t hide it – earned him one of this year’s Bi-County Cooperative Foundation Unsung Hero awards.

He was presented a certificate at the foundation’s annual scholarships and awards banquet Thursday. He was surprised, he said, and very grateful.

But you couldn’t help but think that the greater gift came Friday, when his kids presented him with a poster full of cards and pictures they had created, thanking him for ... well, being him. “Mr. Ludwig Thank you for takeing care of us. You are the best the hole class loves you.� “Oh, bless their souls.

Isn’t that priceless?� he said, a smile of sheer joy spreading across his face. “That’s the frosting on the cake.�

That love, it runs both ways.

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William Ludwig, a volunteer at Merrill Elementary School in Rock Falls, helps a third-grader in Jan Whitlock’s special education class with his reading assignment. Ludwig, who has volunteered at the school for 4 years, was honored with a Bi-County Cooperative Foundation Unsung Hero award. ing school for boys in About the foundation Turkey. His mom was a 4HE "I #OUNTY #OOPERATIVE &OUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT foster grandparent; that’s how he got interested CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE in working with young "I #OUNTY 3PECIAL %DUCATION #OOPERATIVE TO ENRICH children in area schools.

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It’s not just his time.

Merrill is not a rich Mr. Ludwig, who taught never had kids of his own. “This is my family,� he school, and the special in the Erie school sysed kids really have spe- tem for 38 years before he said.

He encourages anyone cial needs. Many come retired, also brings Fruit from broken homes, have Loops – for kids who didn’t and everyone to volunparents struggling just to make it in time for the free teer at a school. Helping keep their heads above breakfast. And snacks. He these students has been water, sometimes don’t brought socks at Christ- one of the best things he’s get enough to eat. mas. So they wouldn’t be ever done. “The only tragedy is He helps these strug- left out, he paid for his gling students with their kids to participate in the they leave you,� he said. reading, their writing, school’s Jump Rope for “and you don’t know where they go or what their spelling. But his most Heart fundraiser. important job, he says, “is “Thank you for every they become.� “Your the best teacher just talking to them and thing you did I flee happ. getting to know them.�

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So do we.

And that’s something from high school in 1952. “I think you are sweet that Mr. Ludwig, as the He loves to garden, and Mr. Ludwig. You rock the kids are required to call he’s an avid reader. him (although sometimes He also volunteers at the hole wide world.�

You are. You do. they slip and call him Caring Place in Sterling a “Let your greatness fly, dude, as he does them), couple of days a week. He Mr. Ludwg.� gives them in spades. likes to keep busy.

Don’t think you could “Dear Mr. Ludwg thank Early in his career, he you for what you did for was a teacher at a board- stop it, even if you tried.

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Strong hand can guide bid choice

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Partner opens, say, one heart, the next player passes, and you respond two spades. What are you showing?

There are typically two answers to that question: a weak or strong hand.

A weak jump shift shows a six-card suit and some 4-8 high-card points. But this week, let’s look at the strong variety.

In the old days, a strong jump shift promised 17-19 points. However, it is much better to use a 13-16-point range: sufficient to insist on game, but then wanting partner to decide whether to go higher. (More on why tomorrow.)

The responder has one of two hand-types: an excel-

lent one-suiter with six or more cards in his suit, or a good two-suiter with five or six cards in his own suit and four or five in partner’s suit. With the two-suiter, he

rebids in partner’s suit. With the one-suiter, responder does something else, usually rebidding in his suit or in notrump.

In this deal, South learns all about his partner’s hand and should have no trouble settling into seven no-trump. After West leads the diamond queen, how should declarer play?

South can count 14 tricks via five spades, five hearts, two diamonds and two clubs. The only danger is a 4-0 spade break. But declarer can avoid a loser whatever the position as long as he starts with dummy’s ace (or king).

This keeps one high honor in each hand to capture an opponent’s lower honor (the jack). South can finesse either way to stop that jack from taking a trick. © 2014 UFS

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oan Bratt, 18, of Dixon, is Dixon High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Tim and Grace Bratt of Dixon, and her siblings are Meghan Doran of Richmond, Va., Lesly DePiante of Charlotte, N.C., Gordon Bratt of St. Paul, Minn., Wyatt, Hugh, Mary, and Sadie Bratt, all of Front Royal, Va., Clare Polak of Austinburg, Ohio, and Nora, Sam and Alane Bratt, all of Dixon.

Favorite class: Drawing and design my freshman year was pretty cool. I learned a lot about perspective and drawing people.

Top teacher: Michelle Bally, who teaches publications. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to talk to, she always has good advice, and she loves what she teaches.

Extracurriculars: Madrigals, Jazz Choir, National Honor Society, and crew for the musical. I was in the fall play this year, and Scholastic Bowl for 2 years. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also editor-inchief of the Dixini and on the yearbook staff.

After graduation: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be going to Sauk Valley Community College for 2 years to get a degree in art.

After that, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to go to the Ingbretson Studio of Drawing and Painting in Boston for a year, and become an illustrator.

Paycheck: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a cashier/manager at Oliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner Market in Dixon. I mostly enjoy it, especially checking the weekend morning shift, because the customers are very interesting.

Best friend: Bridget Gile, from Morris. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known her my whole life, and even though she moved away 8 years ago, we keep in touch and see each other every year.

She has a great sense of humor, and I can talk to her about anything.

Favorite musical groups: Cake and The Essex Green Favorite actors: Joaquin Phoenix. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weird, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an incredible actor. And Christian Bale.

Because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Batman.

Favorite movie: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tombstoneâ&#x20AC;?

Hobbies: Drawing and painting, walking my dog, and attempting to play the piano.

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The Firehouse of God ministries organized groups to clean up the Hennepin Canal on Saturday in Rock Falls.

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LEFT: Callie Tribley watches on the Second Street bridge as the gutter vents are cleared out.

BELOW: Alderman Jim Schuneman power washes the canalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lock Groups throughout the city organized and cleaned up different areas.

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Joan Bratt, 18, of Dixon, is Dixon High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March Student of the Month. She plans an illustrative career, starting with 2 years at Sauk Valley Community College for an arts degree, then a year at the Ingbretson Studio of Drawing and Painting in Boston.

Favorite outdoor activity: Skiing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one outdoor activity Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m good at.

Favorite food: Lasagna and dark chocolate. Not necessarily together, but that wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt, now that I think about it.

Biggest fear: Spiders Least-favorite class: Anything involving math What makes your blood boil? Getting bossed around What kind of music makes your skin crawl?

Country. It should be abolished. I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said all there is to say about ripped jeans, sweet tea, and pickup trucks.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to move on.

Hangouts: The Ginkgo Tree Cafe on First Street, and Books on First. They both have good food, and cool atmospheres.

And the library. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone there almost every week since I was little, and I love being surrounded by books.

High school survival guide: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t procrastinate. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow this rule, but it would be very helpful if I did.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the dictionary next to: Creative. I enjoy drawing and painting, and I want to be an artist, and I also tend to think

more creatively than logically.

Secret twin: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been told I look like Jennifer Lawrence in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hunger Games,â&#x20AC;? maybe because we both wear braids a lot. But I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think my personality is anything like hers.

Personal trivia: I once danced the tango with my brother, Wyatt, in front of the library. There was no particular reason, it just seemed like a good idea at the time.

Trading places: With Angela Gheorghiu. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing opera singer, and I would like to be able to sing like that just once in my life.

Trading spaces: The Scottish Highlands.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beautiful and still wild, and I would probably hear some cool accents, Read this: â&#x20AC;&#x153;East of Edenâ&#x20AC;? by John Steinbeck.

I thought it was going to be boring, but it was incredible. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put it down.

Shout out to: My grandparents, Edward and BJ Bratt. They live every day like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an adventure, and I hope Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always able to be as excited about a new day.

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‘Disappointed’ Bulls in 3-1 hole Slow start on road too much to overcome in Game 4 loss

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Rock Falls’ Dustin Huycke (right) is tagged out by Sterling shortstop Brandon Dennis after trying to steal second base during the fourth inning of Game 1 of the rivals’ nonconference doubleheader Saturday in Rock Falls.

The Rockets won both games.

Austin power Donoho comes up big against rival Warriors

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 551

ROCK FALLS – Austin Donoho put together quite a highlight package for the home fans during the first game of a Saturday doubleheader against Sterling.

The Rock Falls senior tossed a onehitter, and blasted a long home run to lead the Rockets to a 10-0, fiveinning victory against the Golden Warriors. Rock Falls later completed the sweep, taking the second game 3-1.

Donoho (2-2) struck out seven of the first 10 batters he faced, and didn’t allow a baserunner until he walked Brady Siegmund with two outs in the fourth inning. The only hit he allowed was a leadoff single by Rafa Sosa in the fifth.

“I just tried to pound the zone,” said

Rock Falls def. Sterling 10-0 (5 inn.) & 3-1 Star of the game: Austin Donoho, RF, 1-hit shutout, 8 Ks, solo HR in opener Key performers: Dallas Jones, RF, 4 RBIs in opener; Cayden Erickson, RF, 3-hitter, allowed 1 unearned run, 9 Ks in nightcap; Turner Morse, Sterling, 2 hits in nightcap Up next: Newman at Rock Falls & Sterling at Geneseo, both 4:30 today Donoho, who finished with eight strikeouts. “I mixed it up – curveball, slider, whatever was working at the time. I just tried to pound the zone and get ahead.”

At the plate, Donoho sparked a

six-run uprising in the bottom of the second inning by leading off with a long home run to left against Sterling starter Bryant Lilly (2-2).

Lilly walked four batters in the inning, and three of them scored.

The key hit was a two-run single by Dallas Jones, and two more runs scored on wild pitches by Lilly.

“Obviously big innings always hurt you,” Sterling coach Nick Pepper said, “and that was a dagger right there. We just weren’t able to bounce back from it. They were hitting the ball, we were walking guys, and couldn’t make plays when we needed to make plays. That happens sometimes.”

The Rockets added a run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Jones, then finished off the game with three more in the fifth.

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WASHINGTON – In a season where overcoming odds has been the norm, the Bulls’ trademark defiance ceded to disappointment Sunday afternoon.

“It’s very disappointing to get in a hole like that,” coach Tom Thibodeau said.

Playing without the suspended Nene, the Wizards scored Game 4’s first 14 points, led by as many as 23, withstood every charge, and walked off the Verizon Center court amid strewn confetti with a 98-89 victory.

“It’s really disappointing,” Joakim Noah said.

If troubling trends – slow starts, turnovers, below-average defense – aren’t fixed by Tuesday’s Game 5, the disappointment will linger into the offseason. The Bulls have never rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win a playoff series in franchise history.

“It’s just disappointing,” Kirk Hinrich said.

“We thought the mistakes we’re making, we could correct them.”

Instead, the Bulls committed 16 turnovers which the Wizards converted into 29 points.

They allowed 50 percent first-half shooting before tightening the screws in the second half, but they still allowed Trevor Ariza to score a playoff-high 30 points and tie a franchise-playoff-record with six 3-pointers.

And most disappointingly, they suffered a train wreck just after tipoff. To call the start slow would be like saying there is only a little gridlock in Congress.

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The Bulls’ Carlos Boozer (5) and Joakim Noah come out of a timeout during Game 4 against the Wizards on Sunday in Washington. The Wizards won 98-89 to take a 3-1 series lead.

NHL PLAYOFFS | FIRST ROUND | BLACKHAWKS 5, BLUES 1 | BLACKHAWKS WIN SERIES 4-2

Hawks headed to 2nd round Chicago pulls away late in dominant Game 6 victory

BY CHRIS KUC Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO – That first step was a doozy, but the Blackhawks didn’t stumble ... and are now on course in their defense of their Stanley Cup championship.

The Hawks are headed to the second round of the playoffs following a 5-1 throttling of the Blues in Game 6 on Sunday afternoon at the United Center.

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Star of the game: Corey Crawford, Blaclkhawks, 35 saves, didn’t allow a goal in 6 Blues power plays Up next: Western Conference semifinals, Game 1, Blackhawks vs. Avalanche/Wild winner, time & date TBD Sunday when they rode the backs of their penalty killers, goaltender Corey Crawford, and a late-arriving offense.

Much like the previous five games of the series – four of which went to overtime – Sunday’s contest was a defensive

battle before the Hawks offense ignited for four goals in the third period to deliver the knockout punch to a Blues team that, after dominating the NHL most of the season, ended up losing 10 of its last 12 games.

It was a calm and confident Hawks team that gathered in the dressing room following the traditional handshake line.

“To a certain degree, we want to act like we’ve been here before, and show respect for how good that [Blues] team is and how well they’ve played,” Hawks captain Jonathan Toews said.

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Roundup, B4.

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ABOVE: Joey Logano takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday. Logano passed Jeff Gordon on a late restart to take the victory.

BELOW: Reed Sorensonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car burns on pit row Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia.

Fighting hard for big win Late move lifts Logano to win; fists fly after race

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RICHMOND, Va. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Joey Logano punched his ticket to NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S playoffs. Marcos Ambrose punched Casey Mears.

Logano used a savvy move to get around three dueling former champions in the final laps Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, and the classic shorttrack ending caused tempers to flare in a big way in the garage afterward.

The biggest skirmish had Marcos Ambrose, who finished 18th, confronting Casey Mears, who was 19th. Mears first pushed Ambrose out of the way, and Ambrose retaliated with a thundering punch in the face that appeared to draw blood.

It was unclear what caused the two to confront each other, but NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said the

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Logano, meanwhile, needed 26 races and two trips to Richmond before putting himself in NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playoff last season. There will be no such nail-biting this year, and it took just one Richmond race to make it so.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver took advantage

of the late-race duel to grab the lead, and then outran former champions Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski. Loganoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second victory essentially assured him a spot in the 10-race Chase, which he only achieved on his last chance a year ago.

Loganoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first career victory on the 0.75-mile

oval came when Gordon, Kenseth and Keselowski raced in a triangle jockeying for position, and Logano went underneath all three and held off Gordon for his fifth career Sprint Cup victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more surprised than anyone else here,â&#x20AC;?

Logano said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is one of my worst tracks. ... What a crazy finish.â&#x20AC;?

It got crazier afterward, with Keselowski vowing to remember how Kenseth blocked him from a chance at winning.

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Paced by double-winners Cydney Long and Shannon Cullen, the Oregon girls track team won its own invitational on Saturday.

The Hawks finished with 100 points, one more than DeLaSalle and three more than Byron. Amboy (56) was fourth in a 15-team field.

Long won the 100 hurdles (16.03 seconds) and 300 hurdles (51.08), while Cullen won the discus (113 feet, 7 inches) and shot put (35-3).

Second-place finishers included Whitney Long in the high jump (5-0), Sarah Lauer in the triple jump (34-6 1/4) and Cydney Long in the long jump (16-1).

Amboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone champ was Danielle Corcoran, who won the 800 (2:34.24). Teammate Erin Hosto was second in the event (2:37.48).

Also for the Clippers, Megan Grady was runner-up in both the 1,600 (5:42.7) and 3,200 (12:13.87).

Warriors 5th at Harlem: Ashleigh Tira won a pair of events as Sterling placed fifth among six teams at the Harlem Invitational.

Hampshire won with 117.5 points, while Sterling scored 61.

Tira won the 100 (12.88) and 300 hurdles (48.22). Morgan Zuidema took second in the high jump (5-0), and the 3,200 relay team of Mercedes Sanchez, Maggie McPherson, Maegan McCue and Charli Wike was second in 10:08.05.

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HITS "S (2 2")S IN DOUBLEHEADER Stacia Walter had two hits and two RBIs in the opener, while Mary Alice Oswalt had three hits and an RBI. Mady Ferris had two singles and drove in a run, and Lakyn Waldschmidt doubled, knocked in a run, and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings of three-hit relief of starter Sam Miller.

Waldschmidt stayed hot in the nightcap, ripping five hits, including a double, and driving in five runs. Oswalt and Julie Hurd each had three hits and an RBI, and Miller knocked in two runs and pitched the first four innings for the win.

Yorkville 2, Sterling 1: After an emotional pregame event honoring one of Yorkvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players battling cancer, both teams scored all their runs in the first inning in the Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; NIB-12 crossover loss on the road.

Karlie Mellott doubled twice, and Nadia Trujillo had the lone RBI for Sterling (12-4). Lexy Staples (12-4) struck out four and walked

two in seven innings, allowing two earned runs and three hits.

Fulton splits in Peru: The Steamers bounced back from a 14-7 loss in the opener to beat St. Bede 10-5 in the nightcap.

Chelsea Lesniewski had two hits and three RBIs in Game 1, then homered and drove in two more runs in Game 2. Faith Kennedy had two RBIs in the first game, while Whitney Wynkoop and Jenna Jones each drove in a pair of runs in the second game, with Kennedy adding another RBI. Missiles sweep at home: Milledgeville scored in every inning of a five-inning, 10-0 win over South Beloit in Game 1, then used an eight-run sixth inning to break a tie in an 11-3 victory in Game 2 of an NUIC East doubleheader.

Taylor Grenoble singled twice, doubled, homered and drove in two runs in the opener, which saw Morgan Adolph strike out 10 and walk one in a two-hit shutout.

Adolph also had two RBIs, Kendra Schave had three hits and drove in a run, and Courtney Swalve added two hits and an RBI. Swalve and Schave both had two RBIs in the nightcap, and Holly Brall also drove in two. Kayleigh Jo Leddy and Jenna Bibler each had three hits and an RBI, and Grenoble doubled and drove in another run. Adolph again got the win in the circle.

Eastland 4th in Byron: The Cougars lost the third-place game 7-0 to Boylan at the Byron Tournament, after falling to the host Tigers in the semifinals.

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WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

BOYS ROUNDUP

College baseball

Comets cruise on road

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Freeport Game 1

SAUK VALLEY 4, HIGHLAND 2

Hawks, Missiles split at home; Cougars earn sweep

3AUK Â&#x2C6; (IGHLAND Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Julio Sepulveda. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tyler Giedd. Sv â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cody Dietz.

SAUK VALLEY 3EPULVEDA )0 %2 ( 3/ ""

("0 $IETZ )0 2 ( 3/ "" AND Nick Jehle. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jake Randall, Joey Sullivan. SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Randall, J.J. Johnston.

HIGHLAND 'IEDD )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

("0 AND &LENCING 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sabo. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sabo 2.

Game 2

"Y 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF

HIGHLAND 2, SAUK VALLEY 1, 12 inn.

3AUK Â&#x2C6; (IGHLAND Â&#x2C6; W n "EAVERS L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jace Anderson.

SAUK VALLEY !NDERSON )0 %2 ( 3/

"" AND /SCAR #ASTRO RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; David Gottemoller.

HIGHLAND "LASING )0 %2 ( 3/ ""

("0 "ROWN )0 2 ( 3/ ""

"EAVERS )0 2 ( 3/ "" AND %DUARDOA 2B n %DUARDOA !MER RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Amer.

Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s result

SAUK VALLEY 4, ROCK VALLEY 3, 14 inn.

2OCK 6ALLEY Â&#x2C6; 3AUK 6ALLEY Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nate Sharpshair. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Williams.

ROCK VALLEY &RED )0 2 %2 ( + ""

7ILLIAMS 2 %2 ( + AND &ORCORRESS 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marhardt, Scarnes. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marnhardt, Coaty.

SAUK VALLEY -ARIO 0ACHECO )0 2 %2 (

+ "" 3HARPSHAIR )0 ( 2 %2

"" + AND #AMERON #OPAS Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3HAWN 2ITTER #HAD ,OPEZ .ICK Panzita 2. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Andy Schaver.

College softball Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Chicago Heights Game 1

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Rock Fallsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dallas Jones gets hit with a pitch with the bases loaded Saturday to drive in the Rocketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final run against Sterling in the fifth inning of Game 1.

Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fourth RBI gave the Rockets a 10-0 lead and ended the game, then Rock Falls went on to win the second game 3-1.

Game 2

Game 2

PRAIRIE STATE 4, SAUK VALLEY 3

NEWMAN 13, WEST CARROLL 8

NEWMAN 19, PRINCETON 6

3AUK Â&#x2C6; 0RAIRIE 3T Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Werner. L n +IARA +ALEEL SAUK VALLEY (28-15) +ALEEL )0 %2 ( 3/ "" "RI 3CHULTZ )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Schultz 2. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Schultz.

RBI n "ETH &ULLER 0RISCILLA !PONTE .ATALIE "ROWN SB n "ROWN &ULLER ,ORI ,YNCH Sac n &ULLER PRAIRIE STATE 7ERNER )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n "USS 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Spirek. 3B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +ISTNER RBI n +ISTNER *OHNSON

7 #ARROLL Â&#x2C6; .EWMAN X Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Matt Wagenecht. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ritenour.

WEST CARROLL Multi hits n *ONES 2ITENOUR 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jones.

NEWMAN Multi hits n "UHLER (EFFELFINGER 4REVOR "OLIN 2B n "UHLER %LY "AUBY RBI n "UHLER %LY (EFFELFINGER 2ICKY 2ANK

Game 2

MILLEDGEVILLE 6, SOUTH BELOIT 2

SAUK VALLEY 10, PRAIRIE STATE 0, 5 inn.

3AUK Â&#x2C6; 0RAIRIE 3T Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Schultz. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grisko.

SAUK VALLEY 3CHULTZ )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n ,YNCH &ULLER 2B n &ULLER

"ROWN 3CHULTZ 3B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aponte, Lynch. RBI n &ULLER 3CHULTZ !PONTE "ROWN 3TEPHANIE +ESTER -ACKENZIE 3TAPLES Sac n +ESter, Alysha Guy. PRAIRIE STATE 'RISKO )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" *OHNSON )0 2 %2 (

3/ "" Multi hits n "USS SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Spirek.

Baseball Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Rock Falls Game 1

ROCK FALLS 10, STERLING 0, 5 inn.

3TERLING Â&#x2C6; 2OCK &ALLS Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Austin Donoho. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "RYANT ,ILLY STERLING (3-10) "RANDON $ENNIS SS 4URNER -ORSE B

"RADY 3IEGMUND B "RYANT ,ILLY P 2AFA 3OSA RF +EEGAN Wellman lf 2-0-0, Nick McGuire cf 2-0-0, :ACH 2EHMERT C &RANKIE 0ERINO B

2AFAEL %SCALANTE P Totals: 16-0-1. ,ILLY )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" ("0 %SCALANTE )0 "" ("0 AND Rehmert. SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sosa. E â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Perino. LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.

ROCK FALLS (11-7) Clay Velazquez lf 2-2-2, Dustin Huycke cf

$ALLAS *ONES B *ACOB -AMMOSSER C !USTIN $ONOHO P

Trace Hippen 1b 2-1-1, Quinton Matznick SS ,OGAN 0ILLARS B 2EID !KERMAN RF Totals: 20-10-9. $ONOHO )0 2 ( 3/ "" and Mammosser. HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Donoho. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Velazquez, Jones 4, Donoho, Akerman. SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Velazquez. CS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Huycke. SAC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Huycke, Pillars. HBP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; -ATZNICK BY ,ILLY (UYCKE BY %SCALANTE *ONES BY %SCALANTE LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Game 2

ROCK FALLS 3, STERLING 1 3TERLING Â&#x2C6; 2OCK &ALLS X Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; #AYDEN %RICKSON L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Siegmund.

STERLING 3IEGMUND )0 2 %2 ( 3/ AND Rehmert. Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Morse 2.

ROCK FALLS %RICKSON )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" and Pillers. Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Huycke 2. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mammosser. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Donoho, Pillers. at Oregon Game 1

OREGON 14, NORTH BOONE 13 . "OONE Â&#x2C6; /REGON Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mason Smith. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hermann.

NORTH BOONE ,ADUKE )0 %2 ( 3/ ""

'ARDNER )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" (ERMANN )0 2 %2 (

3/ "" Multi hits n 0ROTZ &IDDER

"UCHNER 2B n "UCHNER HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Protz, &IDDER RBI n 0ROTZ &IDDER (ERMANN

3CHUSTER 'ISS "UCHNER SB n "UCHNER

0ROTZ (ERMANN 3CHUSTER 'ARDNER LOB n OREGON 4AYLOR "RUBAKER )0 2 %2 (

3/ "" 3MITH )0 %2 (

3/ "" Multi hits n !DAM "ETTNER

4YLER "LUME 3AWYER 2EYNOLDS 2B n 2EYNOLDS "ETTNER HR n "LUME RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "LUME 2EYNOLDS "ETTNER *OSH #OOK 2. LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7.

Game 2

NORTH BOONE 10, OREGON 0, 6 inn.

at MillWheel Park, Milledgeville Game 1

-ILLEDGEVILLE Â&#x2C6; 3 "ELOIT Â&#x2C6; W n *ORDAN (ARRIS L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mazeika. Sv â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "LAKE +APPES MILLEDGEVILLE (5-6, 3-5 NUIC East) (ARRIS )0 2 ( %2 3/ ""

("0 +APPES )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Harris 2. 3B n +AMERON $AWTyne. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Zach Herin 4, Caleb Skoog, 'ARRETT +NESS SB n (ARRIS $EVIN "ILLER Sac n $AW4YNE SF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Herin 2. LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7.

SOUTH BELOIT -AZEIKA )0 %2 ( 3/ "" RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dobbs. SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mazeika. SF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dobbs.

LOB n Game 2

SOUTH BELOIT 7, MILLEDGEVILLE 6 3 "ELOIT Â&#x2C6; -ILLEDGEVILLE Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Vick. L n +APPES SOUTH BELOIT 6ICK )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

("0 Multi hits n $OBBS 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dobbs.

RBI n $OBBS 6ICK Sac â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Honaker.

LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8.

MILLEDGEVILLE $AW4YNE )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" ("0 +APPES )0 2 %2 (

3/ "" Multi hits n (ERIN +NESS 2. RBI n "ILLER $AW4YNE (ERIN +NESS

Harrison Jakobs. SB n "ILLER +NESS

+APPES LOB n at Pearl City

PEARL CITY 8, AFC 0 !&# Â&#x2C6; 0EARL #ITY X Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lieb. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; -ATT (ENG AFC (4-8) (ENG )0 2 %2 ( 3/ 4ROY -AIRS )0 3) "" AND 4RISTAN "USHman. Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "USHMAN PEARL CITY ,IEB )0 2 ( 3/ "" AND (ARrington. Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "RUDI ,IEB ,AWson 2. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ,IEB ,AWSON RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pilson, "RUDI ,IEB ,AWSON /LLIE at Lanark Game 1

EASTLAND 9, DURAND-PECATONICA 1 $U 0EC Â&#x2C6; X %ASTLAND X Â&#x2C6; X W n -ARSHALL &INK L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wenstrom.

DU-PEC Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hobson 2. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hobson.

RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lake.

EASTLAND &INK )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Austin Weaver 2, Devin HartMAN 2AMSAY 4RUCKENMILLER "RIGHTON Haverland 2. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Haverland. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hartman 2, Jacob Reuscher 2, Nick Simpson

4RUCKENMILLER &INK (AVERLAND Game 2

EASTLAND 7, DU-PEC 6 $U 0EC Â&#x2C6; X %ASTLAND Â&#x2C6; X W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reuscher. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jennings.

DU-PEC Multi hits n 0 %LLIOTT 2 "LASSINGHAM 2B n 2 "LASSINGHAM RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chandler 2, 0 %LLIOTT . "LASSINGHAM " %LLIOTT EASTLAND 4RUCKENMILLER )0 %2 ( 3/

"" 3IMPSON )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" 2EUSCHER )0 2 ( 3/

"" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hartman 2, Truckenmiller

&INK #HASE 'IEDD :ACH 2ANDECKER 2. 2B n &INK 'IEDD RBI n 'IEDD (ARTMAN 4RUCKENMILLER &INK 2EUSCHER

Softball Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Yorkville

YORKVILLE 2, STERLING 1

. "OONE Â&#x2C6; /REGON Â&#x2C6; W n &IDDER L n *OEY 2OWE NORTH BOONE &IDDER )0 2 ( 3 "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Giss 2, Laduke 2. 2B n &IDDER 'ISS 3B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Giss. RBI n &IDDER ,ADUKE (ERmann, Giss, Taylor. SB n (ERMANN 'ISS

Schuster. SF n &IDDER LOB n OREGON 2OWE )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

(ARRY "ALDWIN )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" #OOK )0 %2 ( 3/ "" SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cook, Matt Murray. LOB n

3TERLING Â&#x2C6; 9ORKVILLE X Â&#x2C6; W n /WENS L n ,EXY 3TAPLES STERLING (12-4) 3TAPLES )0 %2 ( 3/ "" AND ,AUREN &RITZ .ADIA 4RUJILLO RD Multi hits n +ARLIE -ELLOTT 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mellott 2. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4RUJILLO YORKVILLE /WENS )0 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n 7OODWORTH 2B n /WENS RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7OODWORTH

at Thomson Game 1

at Princeton Game 1

NEWMAN 10, WEST CARROLL 1 .EWMAN Â&#x2C6; 7 #ARROLL Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Quincy Coomes. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sullivan.

NEWMAN Multi hits n !LEX "UHLER $ILLAN (EFFELFINGER .ATE /LSON "RANDON "URKE 2B n "UHLER RBI n "URKE "UHLER -ICHAEL %LY ! * 3HARP -ARCEL "AUBY WEST CARROLL 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Magill, Mangler.

NEWMAN 7, PRINCETON 5 .EWMAN Â&#x2C6; 0RINCETON Â&#x2C6; W n ,AKYN 7ALDSCHMIDT L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Menzel.

NEWMAN (9-6) 3AM -ILLER )0 %2 ( 3/

"" 7ALDSCHMIDT )0 2 ( 3/

"" AND *ULIE (URD Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mary !LICE /SWALT -ADY &ERRIS 3TACIA 7ALTER 2. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Walter, Waldschmidt, Sarah TruJILLO 3B n /SWALT RBI n 7ALTER /SWALT

&ERRIS 7ALDSCHMIDT

.EWMAN Â&#x2C6; 0RINCETON Â&#x2C6; W n -ILLER L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Holmbeck.

NEWMAN -ILLER )0 2 ( 3/ "" 7ALDSCHMIDT )0 2 ( 3/ "" AND Hurd. Multi hits n 7ALDSCHMIDT (URD

/SWALT &ERRIS *ENNA 3TEVENS 2B n &ERRIS 3TEVENS /SWALT 7ALDSCHMIDT RBI n 7ALDSCHMIDT -ILLER (URD 3TEVENS /SWALT -ADY +LEIN at Peru Game 1

ST. BEDE 14, FULTON 7 &ULTON Â&#x2C6; X 3T "EDE X Â&#x2C6; X L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Whitney Wynkoop.

FULTON Multi hits n #HELSEA ,ESNIEWSKI 2B n ,ESNIEWSKI &AITH +ENNEDY RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; LesnIEWSKI +ENNEDY *ENNA *AMES Game 2

FULTON 10, ST. BEDE 5 &ULTON Â&#x2C6; X 3T "EDE Â&#x2C6; X W n ,EWSNIEWSKI FULTON 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jamie Huennekens, Maddy Andresen. HR n ,ESNIEWSKI RBI n ,ESNIEWSKI

7YNKOOP *ENNA *ONES +ENNEDY at MillWheel Park, Milledgeville Game 1

MILLEDGEVILLE 10, SOUTH BELOIT 0, 5 inn.

3OUTH "ELOIT Â&#x2C6; -ILLEDGEVILLE Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Morgan Adolph. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reich.

MILLEDGEVILLE !DOLPH )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n 4AYLOR 'RENOBLE +ENDRA 3CHAVE

#OURTNEY 3WALVE 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grenoble, Schave. HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grenoble. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grenoble

!DOLPH 3WALVE 3CHAVE +AYLEIGH *O Leddy. SB n 'RENOBLE 3WALVE Game 2

MILLEDGEVILLE 11, SOUTH BELOIT 3 -ILLEDGEVILLE Â&#x2C6; 3 "ELOIT Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Adolph. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stevens.

MILLEDGEVILLE !DOLPH )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

3AM 3CHMIDT )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n ,EDDY *ENNA "IBLER

3WALVE 2B n 'RENOBLE ,EDDY "IBLER HR n 3WALVE RBI n 3WALVE 3CHAVE

(OLLY "RALL 'RENOBLE !DOLPH ,EDDY

"IBLER SB n "IBLER 3WALVE Sac â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 'RENOBLE "RALL 4AYLOR (AAG

The Newman Comets swept a doubleheader Saturday in Savanna, backing up a 10-1 win over West Carroll in the opener with a 13-8 victory in Game 2 as the home team.

Alex Buhler had three hits and an RBI in Game 1, and Brandon Burke had two hits and two RBIs. Michael Ely, A.J. Sharp, and Marcel Bauby all added RBIs, and Quincy Coomes got the win on the mound.

Buhler had three more hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in two more runs in the nightcap. Ely doubled and knocked in two, while Dillan Heffelfinger added two hits and an RBI. Ricky Rank drove in a run, and Matt Wagenecht picked up the win.

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stars Alex Buhler .EWMAN

HITS 2")S IN $( Tyler Blume, Oregon, HITS (2 2")S IN opener of DH Zach Herin, MilledgeVILLE 2")S IN $( Marshall Fink %ASTland, complete-game HITTER IN OPENER 2")S IN $( Pearl City 8, AFC 0:

Tristan Bushman had two of the Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; three hits in an NUIC crossover loss to the Wolves in Pearl City.

Matt Heng (1-3) took the loss for AFC (4-8), allowing eight runs (six earned) and 11 hits in five innings.

Eastland sweeps at home: The Cougars used

a seven-run second to

Oregon splits at home: seize control against

The Hawks rallied to beat North Boone 14-13 in the opener, then lost the nightcap 10-0 in six innings.

Tyler Blume had four hits, including a home run, and drove in five runs in the opener. Sawyer Reynolds added two doubles and four RBIs, and Adam Bettner had four hits and drove in three runs. Josh Cook added two RBIs, and Oregon scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to win.

The Hawks were limited to two hits in Game 2.

Durand-Pecatonica in a 9-1 opening win, then took the nightcap 7-6 on Jacob Reuscherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walk-off RBI fielderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice in the bottom of the seventh.

Marshall Fink allowed one unearned run and six hits in Game 1, and Reuscher, Devin Hartman and Nick Simpson drove in two runs each in the opener.

Chase Giedd led the offense in Game 2 with three RBIs, and Reuscher got the win in relief after getting the final out in Missiles split at home: the top of the seventh Milledgeville beat South with a strikeout.

Beloit 6-2, then dropped Boys tennis the back end of an NUIC Newman 3rd in Iowa: East doubleheader at The Comets placed third MillWheel Park, 7-6.

Jordan Harris allowed in the four-team Camanone hit and two unearned che Invitational, led by runs in six innings, and K.C. Knackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third-place added two hits at the finish in the singles plate. Zach Herin had bracket. four RBIs, with two of J.P Neisewander was them coming on a pair of right behind in fourth, as Newman scored nine sacrifice flies.

Herin added three hits points to finish behind and an RBI in the night- Clinton (29 points) and cap, while Devin Biller, Camanche (11).

K a m e r o n D a w T y n e , The Cometsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; doubles Garrett Kness and Blake team of Noah Leffelman Kappes had RBIs; Kness and Connor Knack finalso drove in a run in ished fifth, while Elliott Game 1. Kappes took the Frankfother and Tucker loss in relief of DawTyne. Shoemaker took sixth.

College baseball Sauk splits, then wins wild one: The Skyhawks

beat Highland 4-2 in the opener, then dropped the nightcap 2-1 in 12 innings on Saturday.

Jake Randall and Joey Sullivan drove in runs in Game 1, and Julio Sepulveda went six innings for the win. Cody Dietz pitched the seventh for the save, spoiling a strong outing by Highlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tyler Giedd, an Eastland grad.

Jace Anderson was the tough-luck loser in Game 2, going the distance on the mound. He struck out seven and walked three while allowing two earned runs and nine hits. David Gottemoller drove in Saukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone run.

On Sunday, the Skyhawks beat Rock Valley 4-3 in 14 innings, then had the second game stopped because of rain.

The teams were tied 2-2 after seven innings, and stayed that way until the 14th. Rock Valley scored a run in the top of the frame to take a 3-2 lead, but Sauk answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning to win it.

Andy Schaver had the lone RBI for the Skyhawks. Mario Pacheco pitched 11 innings of seven-hit ball, striking out 12 and walking three.

Nate Sharpshair got the win by pitching the final three innings, allowing two hits and striking out three without a walk.

College tennis Skyhawks ousted at Region IV: Julius Alvara-

do won the lone match for Sauk Valley at the Region IV Tournament held Friday and Saturday in Palos Hills.

Alvarado won a 4-6, 6-2, 10-3 decision against Oaktonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alex Vegara on Friday. He then fell to the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top seed, Mike Broderick of Moraine Valley, on Saturday.

Two more Skyhawks, Jonathon Downing and Victor Renteria, dropped third-set tiebreakers.

Girls track Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results

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Lilly retired the first two batters before hitting Quinton Matznick with a pitch, then allowing singles to Logan Pillars and Reid Akerman; Akermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s base hit drove in Matznick, and Pillars later scored on a wild pitch.

Reliever Rafael Escalante came in and walked Clay Velazquez, then hit Dustin Huycke and Dallas Jones to end the game.

The bases-loaded hit by pitch forced in Akerman for Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fourth RBI of the game.

The lone highlights for Sterling came from catcher Zach Rehmert.

He prevented further damage in the second inning by picking off Rock Falls baserunner Jacob Mammosser at third base.

In the fourth inning, Rehmert threw out Huycke trying to steal second.

Rock Falls fielders needed to make just seven putouts behind Donoho. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to play behind Austin with the way he threw today,â&#x20AC;? Rock Falls coach Donnie Chappell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throwing like that, defense becomes a lot easier.

Offensively, we did a lot of good things. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting better, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll keep working at it.â&#x20AC;?

In the second game, Cayden Erickson got the ball for Rock Falls and tossed a gem. He allowed just one unearned run and three hits in seven innings. Two of the hits were singles by Turner Morse.

Donoho and Logan Pillers each drove in runs for Rock Falls (11-7). Huycke had two hits, while Mammosser added a double.

Siegmund took the loss for Sterling (3-10), allowing three runs and seven hits while striking out six in six innings.

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Jose Abreu drove in four runs and set a major league rookie record for RBIs through the end of April, and the White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Sunday in Chicago.

Abreu, who had a tworun home run in the sixth and a two-run single in the seventh, has 31 RBIs. Albert Pujols had the previous mark of 27 in 2001.

The homer was his major league-leading 10th, and extended his own record for home runs by a rookie through April.

In his major league debut, Scott Carroll (1-0) gave up two runs, one earned, in 7 1/3 innings after he was called up from Triple-A Charlotte

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Hammel (4-1) struck out a season-high seven, outdueling Wily Peralta (3-1), who had won three straight decisions.

Ryan Braun (chest muscle strain) and Jean Segura (eye & cheek contusion) both missed the game with injuries for the Brewers. Segura was accidentally hit by Braunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice swing Saturday.

Cardinals 7, Pirates 0: Adam Wainwright

became the majorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first to fill in for injured ace five-game winner, and Chris Sale.

Jhonny Peralta ended St. Cubs 4, Brewers 0: Louisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 366 at-bat homerJason Hammel pitched less drought with a pair of three-hit ball for seven blasts at Busch Stadium. innings, Starlin Castro Wainwright (5-1) allowed homered twice, and Chi- three hits in eight innings, cago won on the road to and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed a run in 25 consecutive innings. snap a four-game skid.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;But getting out of the first round doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done anything yet. We can enjoy this win for the next few days, and feel real good about it and let our bodies heal, but maybe thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just us saying weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not satisfied and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to keep working for more.â&#x20AC;?

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get that chance after Crawford stymied the Blues with 35 saves and backstopped a penalty kill that halted all six St. Louis power plays â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and finished the series with 27 kills in 29 opportunities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both our PK and [Crawford] won the series, ultimately,â&#x20AC;? Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said.

Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s display of penalty killing and goaltending allowed the Hawks to stay in the game long enough for the offense to find itself, and it did in a big way in the third.

Toews, Patrick Sharp, Andrew Shaw, and Duncan Keith all beat Blues goalie Ryan Miller to send the crowd into bedlam.

That onslaught broke open a 1-1 game that

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The Blackhawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Patrick Sharp (10) and Blues goalie Ryan Miller (top) watch the puck cross the goal line during the third period of Game 6 Sunday in Chicago. came as a result of goals by the Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bryan Bickell and Bluesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; T.J. Oshie in the first period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a tough series,â&#x20AC;? Shaw said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a great team over there, [that] has a lot of big bodies theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to throw around.

We just kind of tried weathering the storm every game, just use our legs and brains instead of our shoulders.â&#x20AC;?

Keith had three assists to go with his goal, and defensive partner Brent Seabrook had two assists in his return to the lineup

following a three-game suspension for an illegal hit on the Bluesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; David Backes in Game 2.

Crawford finished the series with a 1.98 goalsagainst average and .935 save percentage, while Miller had a 2.70 goalsagainst and .897 save mark. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stick to what we do,â&#x20AC;?

Crawford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re down in a game or a series, we tend to do the same thing, bring the same game.

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Thibodeau burned two timeouts, and the Bulls missed six shots with two turnovers before Jimmy Butler finally dented the scoreboard with a jumper at the 7-minute, 48-second mark. The Wizards led 14-0 and 19-4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Readiness to play is me,â&#x20AC;? Thibodeau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have to get out there and execute. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to have them ready. And so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappointing, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to change or our season will be over.â&#x20AC;?

So much for the theory that Neneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence would benefit the Bulls.

Trevor Booker played with energy, particularly early, and finished with eight points, nine rebounds and three blocks before fouling out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take advantage of it,â&#x20AC;? Taj Gibson said of Neneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like we were too relaxed. In this league, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be relaxed. Just because one of their starters is out, you got to come out and have that dog mentality.

You got to step on their necks right away.â&#x20AC;?

Gibson certainly did, scoring 20 of the Bullsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 40 first-half points en route to a career-high 32. But no other Bull shot over 50 percent. D.J. Augustin incurred early foul trouble and shot 3-for-10. Hinrich

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Bulls center Joakim Noah (left) and Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat battle for control of the ball during Game 4 of their first-round playoff series Sunday in Washington.

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4.4 Radio: !missed nine of 12 shots. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to deny wings, pressure and deny elbow catches,â&#x20AC;? Hinrich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to give them credit. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing a good job. We have to do much better as well. We knew we would have to take care of the ball and be very sharp offensively. And we just havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done that very well at times.â&#x20AC;?

After the disastrous start, the Bulls pulled within four in the second quarter before the

Wizards pushed the lead back to 55-40 at halftime on Arizaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buzzer-beating 3-pointer. A late rally â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Bulls shot 52.6 percent in the second half â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pulled them to within eight with 2:03 remaining.

But this last gasp ended with John Wall penetrating for a dish to Marcin Gortat and an easy basket, and Gibson stepping on the baseline for yet another turnover. Wall posted a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists.

So did Noah, who had 10 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. And after his initial disappointment ebbed, he showed a sliver of defiance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first to four,â&#x20AC;?

Noah said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beatable. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to find a way.â&#x20AC;?

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PUBLIC AUCTION

Auction City Sales 2505 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 61021 Tuesday, April 29, 2014 3:00 p.m

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601 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL 61021 Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 6pm Saturday: 9am - 3pm

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

CHRISTINA PRINCIVALLI AKA CHRISTINA M. PRINCIVALLI and CITY OF DIXON, Defendants.

13-CH-88 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 824 N. DEMENT AVE. DIXON, IL 61021 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered on February 4, 2014 in the above-entitled cause, the following described real estate, to wit: Permanent Index Number: 07-02-32-228-007 Commonly known as: 824 N. Dement Ave., Dixon, IL 61021 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on June 12, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount is $100,385.49.

*Beautiful collection of retro glassware- pink depression glass, red Ruby lgass, plus other 1950-80 collectilbe glassware- toyal Ruby tumblers, vases, candy dishes, pink depression glass footed bowls, divided dishes, lacey edged pc’s., fancy gold handled red basket/dish

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS VICKIE DUBIEL A/K/A VICKIE A. DUBIEL A/K/A VICTORIA ANN DUBIEL; BRIAN DUBIEL; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FRANK DUB IEL, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DAN HAWKINS, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK DUBIEL, DECEASED; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00185 1204 WEST 14TH STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on February 19, 2014, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on June 5, 2014, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 11-33-104-029

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REAL ESTATE 202 SERVICES

Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of 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. 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.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1204 WEST 14TH STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 Description of Improvements: BLUE WITH VINYL SIDING ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $78,835.51. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.attypierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1216957 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

April 21, 28, May 5, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS 13 CH 00157 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Christian T. Benjamin; et. al.

DEFENDANTS

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 3/19/2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 6/5/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 11-36-127-007 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1002 Holland Drive Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

* Collection of old lard tins approx. 20, old oil cans, many old adv. boxes, cheese boxes

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 E. Main St., Decatur, Illinois 62523 (217) 4221719.

*40 year collection of Petunia Pins 1965-2004 plus approx 70-80 misc. pins- many early ones, lots of vintage collectibles, paper items, adv. items, etc. All out of large estate. 55 wooden drum coffee barrel, Chase & Sanborn 55gal. wooden drum coffee LA. Trottnow ,Franklin Grove, IL. 3 old sleds, duck decoys, bundle old yard sticks, lots & lots of older tiems, tutle shells- lg., old shell boxes & beer boxes, wooden keg, Sterling silver Dekalb Seed corn ring, brass plate tag American Wagon Co., Dixon, IL. Lots of goodies, 1930’s 3HP Firestone outboard motor.

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)(l).

* Wicker rocker & porch chair (white), color TV’s, 6’ bookshelf, kitchen chairs, swivel overstuffed chair with ottoman, lamp tables, newer Sears 6” belt sander w/side plate sander, Celana SS porgable LP grill w/case, air hammer (Ing-Rand) new in case, Bearcat 210 scanner, lg. lawn chair bag. Clean line of good household items.

BIG SALE!

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Scott, 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.

James A. Coale Attorney for Heavner, Scott, Beyers, & Mihlar, LLC April 28, May 5, 12, 2014

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1412-02031.

Food Stand

Auction City Sales Auctioneer: Lee Hollingsworth Phone 815-288-5814 IL. License #40000730

Indoor Building

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

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

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS 13 CH 00157

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Christian T. Benjamin; et. al.

DEFENDANTS

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 3/19/2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 6/5/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THE POINT OF BEGINNING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE EASTERLY ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 36 1920 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 64 DEGREES 27' MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 1194.9 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE ROCK ISLAND ROAD; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE SAID ROCK ISLAND ROAD AT AN OF 89 DEGREES 05' MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 399.55 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES 00' MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 1111.26 FEET FOR THE SAID POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE EXTENDING NORTHEASTERLY ON A PROJECTION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 118.3 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 18' MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE 171.18 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 99 DEGREES 42' MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE 120 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 80 DEGREES 18' MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE 192.0 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. PIN 11-36-127-007 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1002 Holland Drive Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

CHRISTINA PRINCIVALLI AKA CHRISTINA M. PRINCIVALLI and CITY OF DIXON, Defendants.

13-CH-88 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 824 N. DEMENT AVE. DIXON, IL 61021 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered on February 4, 2014 in the above-entitled cause, the following described real estate, to wit: The Northerly Fifty (50) feet of the Westerly One Hundred Sixty-five (165) feet of Lot Two (2) in Block Number Eleven (11) in the Town of North Dixon (now part of the City of Dixon), bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point on the West line of said Lot, which is Two Hundred-fifty (250) feet Northerly from the Southwest corner of said Lot; and running thence Northerly along the Westerly line of said Lot, a distance of Fifty (50) feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot, thence at right angles Easterly, parallel with the Southerly line of said Lot, One Hundred Sixty-five (165) feet; thence at right angles Southerly, Fifty (50) feet; and thence Westerly parallel with the Southerly line of said Lot, One Hundred Sixty-five (165) feet to the place of beginning, all situated in the County of Lee, in the State of Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 07-02-32-228-007 Commonly known as: 824 N. Dement Ave., Dixon, IL 61021 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on June 12, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount is $100,385.49.

Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of 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. 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, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 E. Main St., Decatur, Illinois 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 (g)(l).

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

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, Scott, 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.

James A. Coale Attorney for Heavner, Scott, Beyers, & Mihlar, LLC April 28, May 5, 12, 2014

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-02031.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-Z PLAINTIFF VS MARIA GALLEGOS A/K/A MARIA T GALLEGOS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR EQUIFIRST CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 44 1905 MELUGINS GROVE ROAD ROCHELLE, IL 61068 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 23, 2013, LEE COUNTY SHERIFF in LEE County, Illinois, will on May 29, 2014, in OLD Lee County Courthouse112 E. 2ND STREET, DIXON, IL 61021, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of LEE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, 189.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 42' 00" EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER 380.00 FEET; THENCE EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, 189.00 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 42' 00" WEST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 380.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 17-05-10-300-004 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1905 MELUGINS GROVE ROAD ROCHELLE, IL 61068 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH NO GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $187,464.10. S ale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1305453 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

April 14, 21, 28, 2014

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS VICKIE DUBIEL A/K/A VICKIE A. DUBIEL A/K/A VICTORIA ANN DUBIEL; BRIAN DUBIEL; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FRANK DUB IEL, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DAN HAWKINS, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK DUBIEL, DECEASED; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00185 1204 WEST 14TH STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on February 19, 2014, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on June 5, 2014, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: CONVEYS THE WESTERLY 75 FEET OF THE EASTERLY 143 FEET OF LOT 9 IN BLOCK 4 IN FAIRVIEW SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., EXCEPT THE NORTHERLY 66 FEET OF THE EASTERLY 143 FEET (ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT "C" OF LOT 9) IN BLOCK 4 IN FAIRVIEW SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee f/k/a Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee for the Registered Holders of Renaissance Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 PLAINTIFF Vs. Thomas G. Scheu Jr.; et. al.

DEFENDANTS

09 CH 00103 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 3/3/2014, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 6/12/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE AND IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, TO-WIT: LOT 1 IN BLOCK 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF MIDDLEBURY, IN THE TOWN OF BRADFORD, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 04-10-24-100-001 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2301 Herman Road Ashton, IL 61006 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-27032.

April 28, May 5, 12, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS MICHAEL BRADFIELD A/K/A MICHAEL C. BRADFIELD A/K/A MICHAEL CHRISTIAN BRADFIELD; RHONDA BRADFIELD A/K/A RHONDA A. BRADFIELD A/K/A RHONDA ANN BRADFIELD A/K/A RHONDA ANN HOLLOWAY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; VIRGINIA KENNY MICHELI; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 25 1007 NORTH 1ST STREET ASHTON, IL 61006 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on February 3, 2014, LEE COUNTY SHERIFF in LEE County, Illinois, will on May 29, 2014, in OLD Lee County Courthouse112 E. 2ND STREET, DIXON, IL 61021, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of LEE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOTS SIX (6) AND SEVEN (7) IN BLOCK TWELVE (12) IN THE TOWN OF OGLE (NOW CALLED ASHTON), REFERENCE BEING HAD TO THE PLAT OF SAID TOWN, RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY IN BOOK M OF DEEDS, PAGE 466; EXCEPTING THE WEST HALF OF LOTS 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK 12 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF ASHTON, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID TOWN RECORDED IN THE LEE COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, ALL SITUATED IN THE VILLAGE OF ASHTON, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 03-04-27-327-015 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1007 NORTH 1ST STREET ASHTON, IL 61006 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $150,987.89.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1113050 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

TAX NO. 11-33-104-029 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1204 WEST 14TH STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 Description of Improvements: BLUE WITH VINYL SIDING ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $78,835.51. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH".

The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1216957 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS EVERBANK PLAINTIFF

VS

BRUCE E. LUDKE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BRUCE E. LUDKE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 08 CH 75 743 SECOND STREET WEST BROOKLYN, IL 61378 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on January 24, 2014, LEE COUNTY SHERIFF in LEE County, Illinois, will on May 29, 2014, in OLD Lee County Courthouse112 E. 2ND STREET, DIXON, IL 61021, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of LEE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOTS FOURTEEN (14) AND FIFTEEN (15) IN BLOCK SEVEN (7) IN THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF WEST BROOKLYN, COUNTY OF LEE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 05-17-08-304-009 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 743 SECOND STREET WEST BROOKLYN, IL 61378 Description of Improvements: 1-STORY, WHITE SIDING, 2-CAR ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $185,805.06.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH".

The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602.

Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA0815054 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

April 14, 21, 28, 2014

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

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

Estate of: JACQUELINE S. ADAMS Deceased.

No. 2011 P 174 NOTICE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEES On December 29, 2011, a PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND FOR LETTERS TESTAMENTARY and LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT were filed in the above-captioned matter. On November 19, 2012, an Order was entered authorizing Executor to publish this notice to unknown heirs. On February 21, 2014, an Order readmitting the will to probate and appointing representative was entered.

Within 42 days after April 21, 2014, any heir or legatee may file a Petition with the court to require proof of the Will by testimony of the witnesses of the Will in open court or other evidence, as provided inSection 6-21 of the Probate Act (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 110 ½, Section 6-21). Any heir or legatee also has the right under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 110 ½, Section 8-1) to contest the validity of the Will by filing a Petition with the court within six months after April 21, 2014.

Upon request, Probate Form P-144 will be provided to an heir or legatee advising further rights as a result of the administration of this estate under the Independent Administration Provisions of the Probate Act, (Article XXVIII), together with the Form of petition such heir or legatee may use should he or she wish to terminate Independent Administration.

Lorrie Machen, Independent Executor Trent L. Bush WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 East Fifth Street P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081 (815) 625-8200 April 21, 28, May 5, 2014

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NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Jerry L. Pease Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 5 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 50 FEET THEREOF) IN BLOCK 1 IN EDGAR R. NIM'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 16.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 615 E. 3rd Street Rock Falls, IL 61071 and which said Mortgage was made by:

the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Freedom Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 9811-2007; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Susan E. Ottens Whiteside Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270 on or before May 28, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-13-33438

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds â&#x20AC;&#x153;too good to be trueâ&#x20AC;? it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

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Sauk Valley Media, a respected and dominant media company, located in Sterling, IL has an opening for an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Advertising Account Executiveâ&#x20AC;?.

This person would be responsible for selling advertising in a variety of print and online products including but not limited to newspapers, magazine, websites, direct mail pieces and much more.

Sure, some sales experience is desired, but we look for a person with personality, drive and ambition more than just past sales experience. We are always willing to train a person who shows the desire to grow and learn from our other seasoned veterans in this business. And best of all, we are a fun bunch of people to work with, we work hard but we like to have fun along the way.

If you are looking for a change of career or are new to the workforce and want to join an established but growing company, then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to talk with you.

Base pay along with a liberal commission program makes this an excellent opportunity to make money. A liberal Shaw Media benefit package is included.

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Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

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Village of Chadwick has an immediate opening for Water, Sewer and General Maintenance.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, valid drivers license, desire to become a Certified Water Plant Operator.

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Sauk Valley Media has a full-time opening for a Graphic Designer in our advertising department. Our Graphic Designers work in specialized teams with Account Executives and Customer Service Representatives to create effective ad campaigns for area businesses.

The ideal candidate should have experience with Macintosh computers, InDesign, and Photoshop, with creative design, layout ability and accur accurate ate typing skills.

Must demonstrate initiative, independent decision making ability, be self directed, organized and skilled in multitasking and time management.

If yyou ou are interested in joining our team, send resume to: Donna McDonald, Sauk Valley Media P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 dmcdonald@saukvalley.com Pre-Employment Drug Screen and Background Check Required Sauk Valley Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Little Blessings Childcare has immediate daycare openings for infant-school age. 815-285-3811 Lic# 48927502 NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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Free 1 yr. old cat, calico.

Friendly cat. 815-499-7304

Dryer, electric Maytag, excellent condition, $225 (815) 626-6480

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-Z PLAINTIFF VS MARIA GALLEGOS A/K/A MARIA T GALLEGOS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR EQUIFIRST CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 44 1905 MELUGINS GROVE ROAD ROCHELLE, IL 61068 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 23, 2013, LEE COUNTY SHERIFF in LEE County, Illinois, will on May 29, 2014, in OLD Lee County Courthouse112 E. 2ND STREET, DIXON, IL 61021, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of LEE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 17-05-10-300-004 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1905 MELUGINS GROVE ROAD ROCHELLE, IL 61068 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH NO GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $187,464.10. S ale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1305453 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

April 14, 21, 28, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS MICHAEL BRADFIELD A/K/A MICHAEL C. BRADFIELD A/K/A MICHAEL CHRISTIAN BRADFIELD; RHONDA BRADFIELD A/K/A RHONDA A. BRADFIELD A/K/A RHONDA ANN BRADFIELD A/K/A RHONDA ANN HOLLOWAY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; VIRGINIA KENNY MICHELI; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 25 1007 NORTH 1ST STREET ASHTON, IL 61006 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on February 3, 2014, LEE COUNTY SHERIFF in LEE County, Illinois, will on May 29, 2014, in OLD Lee County Courthouse112 E. 2ND STREET, DIXON, IL 61021, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of LEE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 03-04-27-327-015 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1007 NORTH 1ST STREET ASHTON, IL 61006 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $150,987.89.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1113050 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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POOLS & SUPPLIES

784

Pool filters + pool pump for 14' pool (new) $40.

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TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS EVERBANK PLAINTIFF

VS

BRUCE E. LUDKE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BRUCE E. LUDKE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 08 CH 75 743 SECOND STREET WEST BROOKLYN, IL 61378 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on January 24, 2014, LEE COUNTY SHERIFF in LEE County, Illinois, will on May 29, 2014, in OLD Lee County Courthouse112 E. 2ND STREET, DIXON, IL 61021, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of LEE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 05-17-08-304-009 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 743 SECOND STREET WEST BROOKLYN, IL 61378 Description of Improvements: 1-STORY, WHITE SIDING, 2-CAR ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $185,805.06.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA0815054 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

April 14, 21, 28, 2014

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee f/k/a Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Trustee for the Registered Holders of Renaissance Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 PLAINTIFF Vs. Thomas G. Scheu Jr.; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 09 CH 00103 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 3/3/2014, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 6/12/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 04-10-24-100-001 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2301 Herman Road Ashton, IL 61006 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1413-27032.

April 28, May 5, 12, 2014

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1995 Honda Passport 4x4 Very reliable!!! $1500 815-973-6972 1999 Toyota Camry, newer tires.

Gold. $1050. Call 803-539-1807 2002 Ford Focus, 159k mi. Good dependable car. Former CGH fleet vehicle. $2,250. 815718-0956 2002 PT Cruiser, 84K mi., blue, sunroof, great condition $4200 815440-5200 2007 Acura TL Graphite grey, loaded, automatic, 82k miles, Great cond. $13,800 obo 815-535-8503 creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

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13571 Lincoln Rd. (Rte 30 West) Morrison, Illinois

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2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 2008 Buick Enclave 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT

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1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4 1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4

1998 Ford F-700 Dump Truck Gas

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TRAILERS/RVS

945

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DIXON Mazda

4 tires and rims size 255/50 R20. $250.

815-9463373 after 3:30pm 935

1979 Harley Davidson Custom Ironhead. One Of a Kind! Features SS Carburetor, dual disc front brakes, GMA rear master cylinder disc brakes, shortened shocks, custom paint light gray, with lots of medal of flake, lots chrome, quick release seat, custom turn signals. Turn key ready. Selling due to health reasons, runs great! $5,100 Call 815535-7104 please leave a message.

1981 Hondamatic 450. 1,110 mi., Vetter Fairing, saddle bags. $2200 815-946-2823 1999 Goldwing GL500, white, 50th Anniversary.

41,400mi. $8500.

815-535-3703 2000 Harley Super Glide, 20K mi.

Newer battery & tires.

Detached windshield.

Burgundy.

Saddlebags. Runs great! $6500/obo.

815499-2907.

489 ILLINOIS ROUTE 2, DIXON, IL 61021 CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON RT. 2 BETWEEN DIXON & STERLING BUSINESS HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8PM SATURDAY 8AM-5PM

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MSRP....................................$18,790 Our Discount...........................$310 Military Appreciation...............$500 Trade in Assistance..................$700 YOUR College Grad...........................$500 PRICE Owner Loyalty....................... $500 $16,280*

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MSRP....................................$32,870 Our Discount...........................$1,783 MFG Discount..........................$500 Military Appreciation...............$500 YOUR College Grad...........................$500 $ PRICE* 29,087 Owner Loyalty....................... $500

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MSR MSRP....................................$27,040 Our Discount...........................$669 Military Appreciation...............$500 Conquest Cash....................... $500 Owner Loyalty....................... $750 YOUR

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2012 NISSAN ALTIMA

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OR

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2013 CHEVY MALIBU ECO 2LT

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WE

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2010 CADILLAC SRX

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2008 CHRYSLER ASPEN LIMITED

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$14,999*

2013 Nissan Rogue...................................................................$17,999* or $309/mo** 2013 Ford Taurus SEL........................................................................$309/mo**

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2012 Nissan Altima, loaded!..............................................................$279/mo** 2012 Ford Fusion, loaded!...............................2 to Choose From- $295/mo** 1998 Cadillac Deville, Black, Cream Puff!...........................................$5,999* 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix GT...................................................................$6,999* 2011 Nissan Sentra, Sunroof, Low Miles,.....................$14,999*or $228/moB

$279/mo

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$273/mo

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$273/mo

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ONLY 27,000 MILES! 40+ MIPG!

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LOADED UP! ONLY 8,900 MILES! 2007 Pontiac G6 GTP................................................................................$9,999*

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2004 Pontiac Grand Prix..........................................................................$9,999*

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