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LEE COUNTY | DRUG WAR

‘Going straight to heroin’?

Anti-heroin program in the works for schools

just as susceptible to its invasion as any other area in the nation.

Some Lee County officials are coming together to try to prevent just that.

The latest development in their plan to staunch the spread of the drug into this area is the creation of a heroin-specific

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521

DIXON – Heroin is on the rise in America; there’s no question about it. And the Sauk Valley is

anti-drug program that will be started throughout Lee County schools in the fall.

The program is the brainchild of both Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller and Ashton Chief of Police Darrell Farringer.

“I’ve had the idea for a long time but haven’t had time to

put anything together,” Sacco-Miller said. “So when [Farringer] came to me and told me that he wanted to do this in Ashton-Franklin Grove schools, and said he wanted to have a uniform program that other areas could use, too, in the county, I told him I would be 100 percent on board and

that I would be talking to some of the other chiefs to see if they would join us.”

Since Sept. 1, 2007, local police have made more than 80 arrests for heroin and have seen more than 20 heroin overdoses.

HEROIN CONTINUED ON A4

RENTAL INSPECTIONS

DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY IN DIXON

Landlords to meet, discuss options Association has talked to law firm, president says

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Ren McCormack, played by Joshua Penn, rehearses a scene with Rusty, played by Aleasha Penn (right), Wendy Jo, played by Alexis Plumb (center), and Urleen, played by Melissa Goken, during Dixon High School’s dress rehearsal of “Footloose” Monday evening in the school’s auditorium. Showtimes are 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $3 for kids.

RIGHT: Rev. Shaw Moore, played by Jacob Harrison, rehearses a scene from “Footloose.”

PROPHETSTOWN

No timeline for disputed community center Project in works, parks official says

BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525

PROPHETSTOWN – Three years ago, the Prophetstown Park District quietly bought a property where it could build a community center.

The plan was to start construction in 2013 and finish it in a year, but ground has yet to be broken.

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“We don’t have a set timeline,” said Karyn SommersBuck, the district’s director, who started a year ago.

In the spring of 2011, the park board voted 4-1 to buy the old Jailhouse restaurant and bar for $110,000. It later demolished the structure so that it could build the center, which would be near the park district’s recreation center.

Officials said Prophetstown needed a community center for banquets, weddings and

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other social events. But some residents accused the board of buying the property without letting the public know beforehand.

The board said people could have found out if they had attended the board’s meetings.

Opponents of the purchase, however, said no one from the public attended meetings at the time, so the purchase happened without public feedback.

At one point, the opponents

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launched an effort to disband the park district and transfer it to the school district.

Sommers-Buck said most people supported the building purchase, with only a handful opposed.

This year, she said, money will become available for the community center once the district pays off a loan.

“We won’t have to raise taxes,” she said.

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STERLING – Sauk Valley Landlord Association is sponsoring a public meeting to discuss the proposed rental inspections program for Rock Falls and Sterling.

The meeting is planned for 7 p.m. May 7 in the activities room at Coventry Village, 612 St. Mary’s St. The landlords will also explore their options for responding to the proposed program to Mark which the Searing sponsoring Rock Falls organization building inspector has voiced its opposition, said Rod Kleckler, president of the Sauk Valley Landlord Association.

“The best option would be to get the aldermen of these cities to drive around to properties with us and get a realistic idea of what this program will and won’t do,” Kleckler said.

The organization has not ruled out a legal response, if the program is instituted.

“We’re looking for a report to come back soon from a local law firm,” Kleckler said. “From our initial contact, they didn’t like the language.”

LANDLORDS CONTINUED ON A4

Inspections program update A public meeting about a proposed rental inspections program for Sterling and Rock Falls, sponsored by the Sauk Valley Landlord Association, is planned for 7 p.m.

May 7 in the activities room at Coventry Village, 612 St. Mary’s St.

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Iowa man caught with 32 pounds of marijuana K-9 detects drugs during regular traffic stop

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SAVANNA – A regular traffic stop in rural Savanna on Monday turned into a rather large arrest for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies say that after pulling over an Iowa man, they found 32 pounds of pot in his car.

Eric T. Irwin, of Nampa, Iowa, was charged with trafficking marijuana.

A Carroll County sher-

iff’s deputy pulled Irwin over for a regular traffic stop when the deputy requested a K-9 unit, Eric T. according Irwin to a news release.

When the extra car arrived, the dog, Illo, “hit� on the car, at which point deputies found the marijuana.

Irwin was taken to Carroll County Jail on Monday. The sentence for drug trafficking can range anywhere from 6 to 30 years in prison.

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Correctional center locked down for check Unscheduled review covers ‘every square foot’

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DIXON – Dixon Correctional Center has been on lockdown for more than a week because of an unscheduled, periodic check, a state official said Monday.

Tom Shaer, a spokesman for the Illinois

Department of Corrections, said the local reviews are for security and maintenance reasons. “IDOC does these random checks to keep inmates in compliance with all rules, to be sure staff are following procedure and to give attention to the physical

plant,� Shaer wrote in an email.

The lockdown, which started April 21, could continue through this week, he said. “The review is all-encompassing, covering every square foot of Dixon CC,�

Shaer wrote. “Because we are very proactive and have a consistent plan of

unscheduled procedures, it’s possible we wouldn’t have had a facility-wide, weeks-long procedure every year. But we have necessary and thorough security at all times.�

According to the state prison’s website, the lockdown means limited visits at the men’s medium security prison, which has about 2,400 inmates.

The lockdown is considered partial, a status

now shared by other state prisons in Canton and Joliet. The prison in Menard is on full lockdown, which means no visits are allowed.

Shaer said the state had found that a greater number of unscheduled security checks on every square foot of smaller areas was effective in ensuring that inmates complied with the rules and did not have contra-

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DIXON – Downtown Dixon will get more parking.

During a public hearing to discuss the south side of First Street, between Hennepin Avenue and Galena Avenue, the Dixon City Council favored diagonal parking spaces to parallel or a hybrid of parallel and diagonal.

The change, which will come as part of the downtown streetscape project, will increase the number of parking spaces on that block from 10 to 19, with one space designated for handicap parking.

The diagonal parking will reduce the sidewalk to about 5 feet wide, which is the width of the majority of the city’s residential sidewalks, said Commissioner Jeff Kuhn.

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Fischer Excavating Inc., for $5,776,273, a portion of which will be paid for

by KSB Hospital for work to a parking lot off Ottawa Avenue.

Fischer Excavating was the lowest bidder, Kuhn said.

The decision to increase the available parking came at the urging of the downtown businesses.

Mike Venier, of Venier Jewelers, said a lack of downtown parking spaces is the No. 1 complaint of customers, and has been for a long time.

All parallel parking would have meant 10 spaces, a hybrid 13,

and diagonal 19. All the options included one handicap parking space.

All diagonal was also the cheapest, an estimated $162,300, according to Jeff Reis, of Willett Hofmann & Associates Inc., one of the two engineering firms working on the streetscape project.

Mayor Jim Burke was the most vocal City Council member in favor of the all parallel parking option, emphasizing the greenspace and aesthetics that would be lost with diagonal parking.

Burke also said that the perceived lack of parking was a non-issue. “There is no problem,�

Burke said. “The problem is that people want to find a parking space right in front of their destination.

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Burke referred to a Dixon Main Street study that, he said, showed that there was ample downtown parking available, adding that the KSB Hospital lots at Town Centre are available at night.

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Sarah ‘Sally’ Manning LANARK – Sarah “Sally�

Manning, 91, of Lanark, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Mount Carroll.

She was born Sept. 25, 1922, in Ogle County, the daughter of Chas and Florence (Conrad) Beightol. Sarah and Ralph Manning were married June 29, 1950, in Michigan. During World War II, Sarah operated a sewing machine at the Polo Garment Factory. Sarah worked in the cafeteria at Eastland High School in Lanark for 35 years. She was an active member of Lanark United Methodist Church and the Lanark community for more than 50 years. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, traveling, and spending time with family. Sarah was well-known as “Grandma Sally,� to a generation of Lanark kids who attended McWorthy Daycare in Lanark.

She is survived by her son, Robert (Myra) Manning of Rock Falls; daughter, Marian (Rick) McWorthy of Lanark; grandchildren, Robb (Tyshunda) Manning of Germantown, Wis., Amber (Nick) Ouellette of Carbondale,

Chance (Emily) McWorthy of Springville, Iowa, Shandi Manning of Sterling, and Lindsay (Chad) Baker of Orangeville; and great-grandchildren, R. Justin Manning, Tyson Manning, Brandon Manning, Mason McWorthy, and Maci Cramer.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ralph; sisters, Evelyn Shafer, Ruth Engel, and Lucille Schroeder; brothers, Harold Beightol and Albert Beightol; and granddaughter, Christina Diana Manning.

The family would like to thank the staff at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home and FHN Hospice for the kind care Sarah received during her stay.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lanark United Methodist Church, 405 E. Locust St. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Interment will be at Lanark Cemetery. Russell-Frank Funeral Home in Lanark is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established.

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Sharon D. McCardle DIXON – Sharon Dee McCardle, 79, of Dixon, went to her heavenly home on Monday, April 28, 2014.

She worked as an insurance rater for USF&G in Dixon for 29 years before her retirement.

Sharon was born Sept. 15, 1934, in Dixon, the daughter of Albert and Florence (Craig) Edwards. She married Lilburn L. McCardle on Jan. 22, 1956, in Dixon.

He preceded her in death on April 8, 2006. Sharon loved her God and her family, flower gardens, and going to rummage sales and craft shows with her friends.

Survivors include two sons, Bradley (Mary) McCardle and Martin (Traci) McCardle, both

of Dixon; three grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, William and Ace Edwards.

The memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon, with the Rev. Daniel Bentz, pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Dixon, officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to Granny Rose Animal Shelter, Serenity Hospice & Home, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Carol A. Nurnberg MENDOTA – Carol A. Nurnberg, 63, of Mendota, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at her home. She was employed by Mendota Community Hospital for 23 years as a certified nursing assistant.

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

Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Jennifer (Pete) Haun, and one son, Robert Nurn-

berg, both of Mendota; and two grandchildren.

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

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Merritt Funeral Home in Mendota, with the Rev. William Clark officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery in Mendota.

A memorial will be established.

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AMBOY – Amboy police Monday arrested a second teenager in connection with a string of burglaries that have been reported in the area.

James D. Jones, 18, was arrested Monday on three burglary charges and two James D. counts of Jones residential burglary.

The first teen, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested Thursday on

charges of residential burglary, burglary to a motor vehicle, burglary, and unlawful possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

He was arrested after police received a call at 5 a.m. Thursday to report a residential burglary. Two teenage girls were asleep inside the home at the time of the burglary, police say, but they were unharmed.

Just before 10 a.m., officers searched the boy’s home and found items that had been reported taken from the girls’ home, as well as items reported stolen from other burglaries.

The 17-year-old was being held Monday at the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center, and Jones was in Lee County Jail.

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Just in the past month, a rural Lee County man fatally overdosed, SaccoMiller said.

‘It’s the trend right now’ During an interview last fall, Dixon Police Sgt. Matt Richards said the drug was affecting a surprising demographic: young people – high schoolers, even. “It seems like they’re skipping alcohol and skipping marijuana and going straight to heroin,�

Richards said. “We’ve heard rumors of 16-, 17-year-olds. It’s just the trend right now. Ten years ago, it was Ecstasy.�

Whiteside County has seen an increase, too.

Where 5 years ago there was no heroin, recently Rock Falls Police Chief Mike Kuelper and Sterling Police Chief Ron Potthoff have seen it come up in their drug investigations. “For years, you didn’t hear of heroin around

here,� Potthoff said in the fall. “But if you look at Lee and Whiteside counties, it’s here now.�

In Sterling, the numbers are smaller than in Rock Falls, but they’re there: three cases involving heroin since 2009.

In a previous Sauk Valley Media article, Kuelper said the increase in Rock Falls had been steady. His department has handled at least six cases since 2011 – but none before that. “We’re assuming we’re going to see more,� he said then. “It’s become the drug of choice.�

If all goes according to plan, Lee County schools will start the program during Red Ribbon Week, which falls during the last week of October.

Sacco-Miller said she has been in touch with the director of Lee and Ogle counties’ Regional Office of Education, and that she plans to speak with other law enforcement agencies in the area to see whether they want to be involved. “But I can’t imagine they’d say no,� she said.

For his part, Farringer said he had been in

touch with school principals at Ashton and Franklin Grove. “[Heroin] is starting to really get a foothold here,� Farringer said. “And my thing is the first time that a young person in town has heroin, I don’t want their education about it to come from the person they’re encountering it with. ...

Kids know about alcohol, they know about marijuana, but if you ask a kid about heroin, they don’t really know about it. The time to get an education about it for the first time is not at a party.�

‘Everyone’s just putting blinders up’ In January, the Dixon Police Department started a pilot program to see whether it was worthwhile to create a specific division to combat street crimes, with a particular emphasis on the sale of heroin, cocaine and Ecstasy.

After just a few short months, and with the arrest of a man whom Chief Danny Langloss called one of the larg-

est heroin distributors in the area, the division was made permanent.

Farringer and SaccoMiller hope to bring in successful graduates of Lee County’s drug court program to talk with students about their experiences with heroin. “In my dream world, I’d like to have the [drug court] graduates – the ones that have been through the program, who are now living clean, sober lives – come talk about their experiences,� Sacco-Miller said, “because it’s a lot more impactful coming from people who have been there and done that.�

Farringer said youths have told him that heroin is here. “I’ve talked to kids who have seen heroin at parties, and that’s what really hit home for me,�

Farringer said. “These kids are seeing it at parties, and everyone’s just putting blinders up and not really realizing that this is the future for us. “Losing even one kid would destroy everybody.�

Departments tweaking details, wording LANDLORDS

needs work,� Kleckler said. “They realized some things were poorly worded and took it back to committee.�

The building departments are still working to tighten up language and tweak some details, Searing said. “We did take a lot of their comments to heart,� he said. “We’re cleaning up some things, and a big thing now is to do the grading system.�

As an example, Searing said code referring to storm windows was recently changed to screens, to reflect that new windows no longer have storms. The landlords have cited ambiguous words such as “adequate� and “substantial.�

During a recent meeting of the Rock Falls Building Code Committee, members agreed that the next step is producing a finalized grading system.

“So much of this is subjective,� said Brian Snow, committee chairman. “We really need to see a grading card before we go any farther.�

The graded inspection system would be similar to the one used for Section 8 governmentsubsidized housing. The early draft called for a flat, one-time inspection fee of $25 for one to four units. The maximum fee would be $125 for 41 and more units, plus $5 per unit over 42.

The landlords say they also disapprove of being subjected to extra fees and paperwork to address problems caused by a very small minority of rental property owners.

During the February meeting, many owners, including Earl Stevens of Rock Falls, cited the economic hardships faced by local landlords and tenants. “I’ve been doing this

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The wording of the rough draft was perhaps the most contentious issue at a Feb. 26 meeting in Rock Falls between the landlords and government officials from both cities.

Rock Falls Building Inspector Mark Searing and Sterling Building and Zoning Superintendent Amanda Schmidt brought copies of a draft of the proposed ordinance to that meeting.

During the meeting, several landlords said they feared that vague language in the ordinance would leave too much room for interpretation and be difficult to enforce.

Kleckler believes the landlords’ input brought city officials back to the drawing board. “I think we convinced them that the language

for 34 years, and I just can’t make enough money anymore,� Stevens said. “We don’t need this extra cost.

Ninety percent of the owners in here take care of their properties.�

The cities cite the difficulty inspectors face in getting into problematic properties. Such inspections would be done whenever a tenant leaves, so properties would be vacant when looked at.

The cities are developing the ordinance together, in an effort to keep inspections consistent on both sides of the bridge. There are about 790 owners of rental properties in Rock Falls, and just fewer than 400 in Sterling. Many of the landlords own property in both cities.

The next Rock Falls Building Code Committee meeting is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. May 7 at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St.

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Farmers finally saw a new $1 trillion farm bill signed into law on Feb. 7. Almost 3 years of legislative negotiations had mired producers in uncertainty as they tried to plan for the unknown.

While the new 5-year bill brings a certain degree of stability, the uncertainty hasn’t been eliminated. Because the bill was passed so close to planting season, many questions remain about how the new programs and initiatives will be implemented.

The timing of the farm bill has several ag agencies deviating from business as usual. “They are still working on the farm bill, so we just want to put people in a position to utilize a program if it becomes available,� said Jerry Quinton, executive director at the Lee County Farm Service Agency.

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The farm bill implementation process began in mid-February. Even after the new programs and policies are put in writing for the agency, more work remains.

There are handbooks to be published and soft-

ware to be developed.

Some programs have been fast-tracked, Quinton said. A pressing need for disaster relief has pushed some of those to the forefront. “Livestock has been the first priority after the blizzards,� Quinton said.

An early-October blizzard killed up to 100,000 cattle in South Dakota last fall. The absence of a new farm bill made it even more difficult for ranchers to deal with their losses.

Locally, the Farm Service Agency is getting the word out that claims can still be filed for damage to crops planted in the fall, especially winter wheat.

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Although not a great deal of acreage is devoted to those crops here, the harsh winter winter has destroyed much of what had been planted, FSA says. “This past winter was very hard on the winter wheat and rye in the area,� Quinton said. “In Lee County, anything planted in the fall was totally exposed.�

Lee County farmer Jim Schielein lost all of his wheat to winter kill. He said the ensuing process went pretty smoothly for him. “I had insured my wheat, so I met with the insurance company and recorded it,� Schielein said. “It all seemed pretty seamless.�

Resolving the unknowns from the farm bill will become more pressing after spring crops are in the ground, Schielein said.

“We’re still uncertain on how regulations are going to fall,� Schielein said. “We have to do our homework and make some decisions by fall.�

The weather has farmers falling behind as they wait for the ground temperature probes to give them better news. “My probe said 46 degrees yesterday,�

Schielein said. “Our anxiety now comes from looking at the calendar and knowing very little has been planted here.�

Crops planted after May 10 start to lose some of their potential, and after May 20, prospects drop off rapidly, Schielein said. For crop insurance purposes, June 10 is considered late planting.

While different farm bills tend to have a different focus, this one is clearly about risk management, Schielein said. “This one is different in that there are no direct subsidies,� Schielein said. “This is all about making decisions on individual risk factors, and the government realized there’s no cookie-cutter answer.�

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In 2011, park district officials suggested the new building might cost $250,000. “Since I’ve been here, they haven’t thrown out any numbers on the building,� Sommers-Buck said. “We have had some discussion, but we have not made any final decisions.�

Resident Linda Copeland said she had attended nearly all of the park board’s meetings for more than 2 years, after the purchase of the Jailhouse property. She said she rarely hears about plans for the community center. “It’s mentioned casually,� she said. “There hasn’t been an in-depth discussion.�

She has long been a critic of the decision to buy

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Copeland said, adding that she wondered why the district wasn’t doing anything now that it had the property.

The lack of publicity about the purchase, she said, was odd. “It’s like having a baby and not putting in a birth announcement in the paper,� Copeland said.

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rganize and stage a Venetian Night along the Rock River?

Why not?

We like the idea that was “floated� by the new events and marketing coordinator for Dixon Main Street in a story in Saturday’s SV Weekend.

Giana Bonneur said her first project will be to bring a Venetian Night to the Dixon riverfront.

Bonneur, of Morrison, previously worked in downtown Chicago and thus is familiar with the big tourism draw that is Chicago’s Venetian Night.

Every July in Chicago, boat owners decorate their vessels with colorful lights and pilot them past delighted audiences in the twilight.

Along with the lighted

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speed boats, and other craft were encouraged to organize “an active, A Venetian Night, proposed by Dixon enterprising boat club.�

Main Street’s new events and marketing A country club, built coordinator, sounds like fun. It would help along the river, would be a positive step, the build upon one of the community’s editor opined, as would greatest assets, the Rock River. greater advertising of the river’s beauty and boat parade, music and ways, for at least a cenrecreational opportunifood are on the agenda tury. ties. during the Windy City Telegraph editoriOn March 17, 1914, the event. als from 100 years ago, Telegraph proposed that Dixon’s version of reprinted recently in a week of boat races on Venetian Night might SVM’s Editorials from the Rock River should be have fewer yachts and Yesteryear feature, stat- scheduled for that sumgondolas, but it could ed that the Rock River mer. bring excitement and was “one of Dixon’s The regatta “would be people to the Heritage greatest assets� and of no inconsiderable Crossing Riverfront urged local residents to value to the city from Plaza and nearby down- capitalize on it. an advertising point of town attractions.

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It could help to fulfill done?

Well, Venetian Night Bonneur’s stated wish to On Jan. 27, 1914, the ought to have consid“see something happen- paper called for the reerable value as a fun, ing on the riverfront all establishment of athletic entertaining event that the time.� clubs to promote water would make excellent That general desire has sports on the river. use of the riverfront. been stated, in various Owners of canoes, We look forward to it.

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Will Illinois school aid formula get a makeover?

Senate looks at possible changes Belleville News-Democrat Editorial Board

People in Illinois hear a lot about schools not getting enough funding from the state, but not much about an effort afoot in Springfield to

develop a fairer way to distribute the money.

Whether Senate Bill 16, the School Funding Reform Act, can achieve such fairness is still a big question mark.

But certainly the goal of creating a simple, straightforward and equitable means of distributing state money to

schools is a worthy goal.

We know that the current state aid formula is none of those things.

Republicans worry that the changes are intended to benefit Chicago at the expense of downstate schools. We don’t want to see that happen.

However, remember that anytime a new way

is devised to divvy up a pot of money, there will be winners and losers.

The state is running tests to compare funding under the proposed state aid formula with what districts receive now.

Those numbers are expected to be released in mid-May. Stay tuned.

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Mark calendars for Campus Concert series LARRY UBBEN Mount Morris

Everybody who fondly remembers the exciting closing show of last year’s Campus Concert series, featuring Wisconsin’s award-winning blues band, The Jimmys, with guest star

Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick, rejoice, mark your calendars, and tell your friends.

We’re pleased to announce they’ll be bringing their highenergy performance back to the Mount Morris Band Shell to open our 2014 season with a bang.

Band leader Jimmy Voegeli brings his eightpiece powerhouse outfit to our stage as part

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performance in Mount Morris last Aug. 23 and remembers the horn players dancing through the crowd and into the street, can attest to the superior quality of this group’s musical talents and showmanship.

So remember to mark your calendar, bring your friends and families on June 6, for concessions beginning at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 7 p.m.

Out of power for a dozen years and hobbled even before that by anti-patronage court rulings, the state’s Republican Party infrastructure has all but collapsed.

So, part of the task that GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Rauner has set for himself from here on out is to try to somehow rebuild a grassroots infrastructure.

It won’t be an easy job.

Republicans have never, in the modern age, been able to match the Democrats’ ability to dispatch patronage armies to the state’s distant corners because of the Democrats’ Chicago and Cook County patronage bases.

The Republicans’ local organizations are essentially hollow these days, and they have no troops to speak of.

Before the primary, Rauner’s campaign had ambitious hopes of opening as many as 50 field offices throughout Illinois.

Those plans were scaled back as reality sank in.

Finding enough experienced people to staff those offices would be next to impossible.

It’s unknown at this time, even, apparently, by the Rauner campaign, just how many offices they plan to open and where. The candidate has enough cash to do pretty much whatever he wants. The problem, as noted above, is finding people to do the job.

But if his campaign can get this project off the ground, it could be a game-changer.

Gov. Pat Quinn barely won his last election against a Republican candidate who had almost no field operation. Every vote that Rauner can turn out at the precinct level is a vote that gets him closer to victory. And that Rauner push could have a significant trickle-down effect on state legislative races.

Even so, Republicans shouldn’t expect any miracles this November.

A STUDY PUBLISHED earlier this year by Washington University in St. Louis took a look at gerrymandering – deliberately partisan drawing of congressional districts – and found that examining the data in two different ways produced the same result.

Every 1 percentage point increase in vote share by the ruling party produced about a 2 percentage point increase in the number of seats the party won.

So, winning 55 percent of the vote will generally yield about 60 percent of the seats.

Now, compare that to the Illinois results. I asked the Yes For Independent Maps coalition last month to count up the number of

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Effects of gerrymandering on Illinois Legislature, 2012 election Vote percentage vs. legislative seats won House Total votes cast for Democrats: 53% Total seats won by Democrats: 60% Senate Total votes cast for Democrats: 52% Total seats won by Democrats: 68% Source: Yes for Independent Maps coalition votes that all Democratic legislative candidates received so I could compare that to the number of legislative seats the Democrats won.

The coalition is attempting to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot this November that would try to take some of the partisan politics out of the state’s redistricting process. So, while they do have motives, the numbers are the numbers.

THE RESULTS WERE astonishing, as first revealed in my Crain’s Chicago Business column.

They far exceed that historic national trend.

According to the remap coalition’s count, Democrats received 53 percent of all the votes cast in all Illinois House races statewide. Using the WashU study, the House Democrats should historically hope to receive 56 percent of the seats, but they won 60 percent in 2012.

The numbers in the Senate were even more dramatic. Senate Democratic candidates won a total of 52 percent of the vote.

That would translate historically into 54 percent of the seats, but the party won 68 percent of all Senate seats.

Of course, the Democrats completely control the map process here.

Not all those 2012 wins can be attributed to the map. The Republicans were fighting straight uphill with Obama at the top shooting down.

However, Obama won’t be on the ballot this year.

Voter unrest is obviously quite high yet again in the president’s second offyear election, so we’ll soon see just how solidly Democratic those district maps really are. My guess is they’ll hold up pretty well.

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Researchers seek ways to erase bad memories Science hasn’t yet found the delete button MCT News Service

We all have things we’d like to forget – being the victim of a crime, a bad relationship, an embarrassing faux pas. What if we could erase those bad memories? Or at least take the edge off them?

Over the past 10 or 15 years, researchers have gotten a better understanding of how memories are formed and recalled.

Dr. Susannah Tye, an assistant professor in the

departments of psychiatry and psychology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., says that bad memories affect people on two levels. There’s the recollection of the traumatic event, as well as a physical aspect – a person’s heart may race or they may get depressed or withdrawn – that can be debilitating. “These memories, when they’re traumatic, they’ve been stored effectively, because they’re very important,� she says.

Science hasn’t found a delete button you can hit to eliminate certain memories, though researchers are looking.

In the meantime, Tye suggests, “a psychologist or psychiatrist with expertise in trauma can help facilitate what the individual can do.�

The very process behind the recollection of an event is still not fully understood, though we’re discovering some surprising things. “We don’t remember everything – only bits and pieces,� says Jason Chan, an assistant professor of psychology at Iowa State University. “We take these pieces [when we recall a memory] and reconstruct a story that makes sense to us. But it might not be correct.�

Those memories can also be altered. Writing on the Scientific American Blog Network earlier this year, neuroscientist R. Douglas Fields explained that when a specific memory is recalled, it is vulnerable to being altered, or even extinguished, for a certain period of time.

Chan is doing research along those lines. His team’s studies, published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that, if a memory is reactivated by being recalled – a process called reconsolidation – it becomes susceptible to being changed.

“We found you can make it harder for people to remember a previous event if they recall it, and right after that you give them information that’s different from the original memory,� he says. “[It] makes it more difficult.�

As an example, he suggested a conversation in which he talks about a panda. “A couple days later, I ask, ‘What was the animal we talked about?’ You say, ‘A panda bear.’ I say, ‘Actually it was a grizzly bear.’ ‌ A couple of days later I ask again, and it will be more difficult for you to remember the

panda bear. The grizzly bear has updated the memory.�

There are other methods of altering memories.

Certain drugs, protein inhibitors, have been shown to make memories more malleable.

Electric shocks to the brain can also erase certain memories, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have found a gene that can help with memory extinction. Even alcohol can do the job. Chan says that alcohol affects the memory formation mechanism. Research continues in all these areas.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES 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., KSB Hospital private dining room, 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, 815-625-0013 or 800782-1584.

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

Blood pressure check, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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, 779245-8214. 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 check, 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. American Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

Appointments: 800-7332767.

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, 815-541-2122.

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., 815-625-0333.

AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815288-5212.

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. Thursday, May 1 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815-625-0338.

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

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

TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Mary’s Road, Sterling, 815-626-0034.

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

Free blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St., Oregon.

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

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

Serenity Lunch Brunch, noon-1 p.m., KSB Hospital private dining room, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Bring lunch or buy meal in cafeteria.

Reservations due by 10 a.m.

Thursday: Serenity Hospice & Home, 815-732-2499.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12 and 12; 8 p.m., closed, 12 and 12, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 4-5 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.

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

Breast Cancer Networking Group, 6-7 p.m., Home of

Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

National Louis University representative visits, 6-7 p.m., Sauk Valley Community College Room 2K02, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 630874-4322.

Lee County Veterans Assistance Commission, 6:30 p.m., Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

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

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

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

Covered Bridge Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Harkrader Hall, St. Louis Catholic School, 631 Park Ave. West, Princeton, 815-875-2430.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7

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

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

Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Reserves, 7:30 p.m., Law Enforcement Center, 306 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

AMVETS Post 167 Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Sterling American Legion, 601 First Ave. Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7:30 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-284-7569.

Self Help Parents Association, 7:30 p.m., Self Help Enterprises, 2300 W. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

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

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

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Appointment, 815284-9555.

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Photo-happy grandparents need to change their view Dear Abby, My husband and I have been married for 3 years and have two beautiful children. Shortly before our first child was born, my in-laws bought a new camera. They bring it along to every visit and constantly take pictures of all of us.

Neither my husband nor I likes having our pictures taken. My in-laws have thousands of pictures of all of us already.

The biggest problem is that they don’t have a relationship with their grandchildren because of this. They complain that the kids “don’t like them.� They feel they should therefore visit more often, but in reality, these visits consist of

your in-laws that they “shoot� only for a limited DEARABBY time when they visit – no !BIGAIL 6AN longer than the first 10 "UREN S minutes. *EANNE Explain that you real0HILLIPS COLUMN ize the kids are growing APPEARS and changing quickly, DURING THE and you understand WEEK THROUGH their desire to record all 5NIVERSAL 0RESS of it, but the children 3YNDICATE need a deeper kind of interaction with their grandparents in order nonstop photo-snapping, to form a positive bond and no quality time is with them. Then sugspent with either of the gest some ways they can children. How do I make relate to the little ones this stop without causing after the camera is put problems? away. – Out Of Focus If they balk, tell them in New York the reason their grandchildren don’t seem to Dear Out Of Focus, like them is that children A diplomatic approach need face-to-face and would be to suggest to eye contact, and the

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Dear Abby, I’m a 43-year-old woman who has been in a relationship with a man I dated many years ago, “Charles.� When we reconnected 3 years ago, I had a dog, “Frosty.�

One year into the relationship, Charles asked me to get rid of Frosty because he thinks dogs are unsanitary. I loved Frosty and kept him, but it caused all kinds of problems with my boyfriend.

When Charles and I moved in together 3 months ago, he insisted I get rid of Frosty, and

I caved. I miss my little friend so much it hurts.

Memories of him are everywhere. I am able to get him back, but is it crazy that I would jeopardize my relationship because I want to keep my dog? – In The Doghouse Dear In The Doghouse, I don’t think it’s crazy, and I’m sure my animalloving readers – who number in the millions – would agree with me.

People bond with their pets to such an extent that, in the event of a natural disaster, some of them refuse to be separated from their companions.

That Charles would insist you get rid of

Frosty shows extreme insensitivity for your feelings, in addition to disregard for your beloved pet in whom you had a significant emotional investment.

Could Charles be jealous of the affection you have shown Frosty? Not knowing him, I can’t guess.

But if you are forced to choose between the two of them, you should seriously consider choosing the dog.

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Colleges left with veterans program costs Bill is expected to reach $32 million this year CHAMPAIGN (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A state program that guarantees college tuition for Illinois veterans has provided less and less money in recent years, which leaves public universities and community colleges to pick up the tab. The bill is expected to top $32 million this year.

The Illinois Veteran Grant started in 1967. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s considered an entitlement, a status that means that, if the General Assembly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appropriate money for it, the schools have to cover the cost.

According to The NewsGazette, the legislature in 2013 and 2014 provided no money.

The state has wrestled with budget deficits the past few years.

Major universities bare much of the burden. The University of Illinois, for instance, last year had a $3.1 million bill to cover its Veteran Grant obligations.

But schools with smaller budgets are hit hard, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Schools want to serve the vets.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re glad the program is there, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re glad they choose to come to our school,â&#x20AC;? said Janet Ingargiola, director of financial aid with Danville Area Community College. But â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a squeeze for community colleges who are already tight on money.â&#x20AC;?

The school awarded $91,034 under the Veteran Grant program in 2011-2012, $94,100 in 2012-2013, and $128,000 for the current school year, Ingargiola said.

Parkland College in Champaign has about 350 veterans who are students, and many use the Veteran Grant, said Tim Wendt, director of financial aid and veterans services. He says the school will spend $600,000 this year on Veterans Grant funding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could do so much more if we were getting the [state appropriation]. Half a million dollars is huge for us,â&#x20AC;? Wendt said.

At the University of Illinois, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no expectation that the state will be able to help cover the costs any time soon, said Dan Mann, director of financial aid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do not foresee us getting paid in the upcoming future, unless something changes with the budget situation,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Tim Wendt, director of financial aid and veteran services at Parkland College, and Kristina Taylor, coordinator of veterans and military personnel, stand outside the new Veterans Resource Center on April 8 in Champaign. A state program that guarantees college tuition for Illinois veterans has provided less and less money in recent years.

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SPRINGFIELD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An influential group of Illinois transportation advocates is warning lawmakers of a drop-off in spending on roads and bridges and pointing out a murky federal funding picture, as it tries to bolster its case for an aggressive tax plan it says would provide sound financing.

The Transportation for Illinois Coalition plans to deliver a letter to state lawmakers today, warning them of looming bankruptcy in the federal endowment for road building and the expiration this year of Gov. Pat Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $31 billion statewide construction program called Illinois Jobs Now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;State funding for transportation was inadequate for too long before Illinois Jobs Now and the dramatic decline now that the program is expiring will lead to backsliding in the condition of our roads and bridges,â&#x20AC;? reads the letter, obtained in advance by The Associated Press.

But just as Congress struggles with how to shore up the Highway Trust Fund, scheduled to run out of money this summer, the state Legislature faces the unpleasant task of finding new revenue for its portion of infrastructure building and maintenance.

CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gov. Pat Quinn says term limits are good policy for Illinois and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to limit himself to two terms.

The Chicago Democrat told reporters Monday after a City Club of Chicago speech that he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seek a third term if he wins in Novem-

ber against Republican Bruce Rauner.

Quinn has long advocated for term limits, including pushing a ballot initiative in the 1990s. However, when asked in recent months he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t commit to two terms for himself.

Last week, Senate Republican Leader Chris-

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Rauner is leading efforts to limit lawmakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time in office.

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Road construction crewmen work on a roadway Monday in Springfield. A group of transit advocates is pointing to uncertain funding from Congress and rapidly declining state spending on roads, bridges and railways to bolster its plan for raising taxes and fees for long-term investment.

The transportation coalition has proposed creating a state fund of $1.8 billion annually to provide steady spending for roads, bridges and more. But it would mean a 4 cents-a-gallon increase on gasoline and a 7-cent hike on diesel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; taxes that havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t increased for road purposes since 1990.

The plan also would direct sales tax on fuel paid at the pump back to transportation funding, increase vehicle registration fees and broaden the sales tax so that they applied to services such as auto repairs and car washes.

The proposal lands on

lawmakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; desks at the very time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 months before an election â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they also have been asked by Quinn to make a 5-yearold temporary income tax increase, which is set to roll back next year, permanent.

The coalition points out that in Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5-year transportation improvement program, spending drops 58 percent, from $3.7 billion this year to $1.6 billion in 2019. And that assumes Capitol Hill solves its funding problems and state funding remains steady. The letter notes that an increase in the federal gas tax has been ruled out by both Democrats and Republicans.

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On Saturday, May 24, 2014, Sauk Valley Media will publish Memorial Day special pages devoted to those who are gone but not forgotten.

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CHAMPAIGN (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Wolske farm in southwest Champaign has been growing since they put in their first garden in 1996.

So much so that Martin Wolske has to look at his hand-drawn map to remember that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have squash growing, too, among the peas, potatoes, leeks, asparagus, peach and pear trees, alfalfa, tomatoes, peppers and strawberries. You can never have too many strawberries, Wolske says.

And through a gate, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find Sassafras â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sassy,â&#x20AC;? a nickname Angie Wolske says the lady rabbit has earned.

Barley is Sassyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s male counterpart, and the two team up to produce little rabbits whose ultimate fate is the Wolskeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dinner table. The little ones donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get names.

This year, the Wolske farm will grow again. Six hens are keeping warm under a heat lamp in the Wolskesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home. As soon as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warm enough, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be moved outside, where they can help out with the farm chores and start producing eggs.

But the Wolske farm isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in your typical sprawling, country field.

They have a corner lot in the middle of a residential neighborhood, and their chickens were made legal for the first time this spring under

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Martin Wolske talks about the world of urban farming his own yard at home April 4 in Champaign. The Wolske farm isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in your typical sprawling, country field. They have a corner lot in the middle of a residential neighborhood, and their chickens were made legal for the first time this spring under the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new ordinance that lets residents keep hens in their backyards. the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new ordinance that lets residents keep hens in their backyards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an urban farm at this point,â&#x20AC;? Martin Wolske said.

The Wolskesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; household is one one of eight so far that has had its applications for backyard chickens approved by the city, said city planner Lacey Rains Lowe, and she expects

more as chicken season starts ramping up.

Workers at stores like Rural King have been telling city officials that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting lots of questions about raising chickens in Champaign, Lowe said. Rural King now has packets they offer to their customers outlining the city ordinance.

The city began reviewing applications at the

beginning of this year, and more likely will come in as the weather gets warmer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many of them came in right away,â&#x20AC;? Lowe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen sort of an uptick, I think, in the past month.â&#x20AC;?

No major issues so far, she said. City officials are responsible for ensuring that each chicken coop is built to code and that keepers are following all of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new rules on hens that were put in place to minimize the potential for complaints. For example, chicken keepers may raise only two to six hens â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and absolutely no roosters.

Beyond that, violations will be enforced on a complaint basis.

The city of Urbana has always allowed backyard chickens with very little regulation.

The Wolskes do not expect to have any problems, Martin Wolske said. Their neighbors have been accepting of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;urban farmâ&#x20AC;? they have been planting over the years. He does not think adding chickens will change anything.

In fact, the chickens are expected to be an integral part of that urban farm life, Martin Wolske said.

Their manure will help make a higher-quality compost, and the chickens could be used to till some of the Wolskesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; garden beds, saving the humans some trouble.

They are expecting as many as 42 eggs per week once the hens, which are now about 6 weeks old, start laying

closer toward fall.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an important part of the urban farm that was missing before the Champaign City Council made backyard chickens legal in December. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just part of the ecosystem,â&#x20AC;? Martin Wolske said.

He sees his farm as an opportunity to rethink the way people get their food. He points out that victory gardens planted on both public and private land during World War II to reduce pressure on the food supply at one point produced up to 40 percent of consumables in the United States. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look at what that could mean again,â&#x20AC;? Martin Wolske said.

And as community gardens and â&#x20AC;&#x153;neighborhood gardensâ&#x20AC;? like his become more popular, he looks at it as an opportunity for people and communities to again take control and cooperate on their food supply. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost a lot of that by going to a very individualistic, isolated society,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Wolskes produced 300 pounds of produce the last time they actually weighed in in 2012, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve expanded since then. With the chickens, the Wolskes are estimating more than 1,000 pounds of food this year will come from their farm.

It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all be for them: Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re planting a strawberry patch at the corner and encouraging their neighbors to help themselves, and Martin Wolske said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had an inquiry about rabbit meat from a coworker.

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That’s how many playoff games the Charlotte Bobcats have won since their inception in 2004. They were swept from playoffs by the Miami Heat on Monday. Next year, the Bobcats will become the Hornets.

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Bruised, battered, beaming

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HICAGO – Andrew Shaw wore a swollen right eye. “[Blues forward Steve] Ott finishing his hit,” Shaw said with a shrug.

“That’s all.”

Patrick Sharp wore a slash mark across the bottom of his handsome face.

“Right in the chin,” Sharp said.

Duncan Keith wore a dark red scar across the inside of his right leg.

“I’ve got a few cuts and scrapes,” Keith said.

“That’s playoff hockey.”

As for Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, well, no obvious wounds were visible. But they certainly existed Sunday after the Hawks knocked out the St. Louis Blues with a 5-1 win in Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.

Spill the beans, captain.

What was your best souvenir from the series? Any cuts, bruises, scrapes to show off?

“No,” Toews said with a sly grin. “None that I want to talk about.”

Got it. The Hawks’ captain has zero bumps and bruises, everybody. (Wink, wink.)

What a game. What a series. What a sport.

The Hawks erased a 2-0 series deficit to win four consecutive games against the Blues, who now will chase birdies and eagles while their division rivals continue to chase another Stanley Cup championship.

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Rock Falls’ Dallas Clevenger has shown a knack for succeeding on the track even in events she hasn’t had much experience in. This skill has made her one of the most valuable members of the Rockets’ team.

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Clevenger file

Dallas Clevenger had no idea what girls track coach Brian Diaz was thinking.

The first-year coach entered Clevenger in the triple jump at Westwood during one of the first meets of the indoor season, and the junior didn’t know how to perform the jumps.

“I didn’t want to do it because I didn’t know what I was going to do.” Clevenger said. “I ended up scratching all four times.

It wasn’t good.”

But Diaz was on to something. Clevenger practiced the technique and the next time she was entered in the event, she set a school record of 34-feet.

“She isn’t near her peak at all,” Diaz said,

School: Rock Falls Year: junior Sports: Basketball, track & field, volleyball FYI: Has school record in triple jump. “and she already has the school record. For my first year, I couldn’t have asked for anything more.”

But she wasn’t done. Like the triple jump, Clevenger’s first time running the 800 didn’t turn out well. She was in seventh grade, and the 800 was longer than she had ever ran in a meet.

So during the race, she and a friend ran

side-by-side and talked throughout the two laps and got an earful from her coach at the end.

“When we were done she was yelling, ‘You can’t talk and run, what are you doing?’ “ Clevenger said. “I hated it. It was so long and I never ran it again until high school.”

Naturally a strong sprinter with powerful legs, she wasn’t happy when coaches asked her to run the 800, but she flourished. She helped take the 3,200 relay team to state along with the 1,600 team her freshman year.

Sophomore year, she ran a leg on a statequalifying 800 relay team, and now Diaz and distance coach Mark Truesdell have entered her in the open 800, and the results have been exciting.

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Controversy rocks league NBA to make announcement on Clippers owner today

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

Outrage over racist comments purportedly made by embattled Clippers owner Donald Sterling hit a crescendo Monday, with corporations pulling their sponsorship deals with the team, and coach Doc Rivers saying he believes “a very strong message” is coming from the NBA in response to the scandal.

That message will come toay, when NBA Commissioner AP Adam Silver holds a news conClippers owner Donald Sterling is under fire after a tape was ference in New York, where released of him making racist comments. NBA commissioner he could reveal sanctions the league will impose on Sterling.

Adam Silver will make announcement on the situation today.

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Did you know? s Donald Sterling bought the San Diego Clippers in 1981 for $12 million. He abruptly moved team to Los Angeles in 1984, receiving a $25 million fine from NBA for doing so.

A suspension of indefinite length and hefty fine – Silver can issue one of up to $1 million without approval of owners – are possible options.

However, it remains unclear how far Silver’s powers can reach at this point, even though the NBA constitution gives the

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commissioner’s office a lot of latitude to protect the game’s best interest.

Many players simply want Sterling ousted, with Lakers star Kobe Bryant tweeting he “should not continue owning the Clippers.”

“It needs to be handled in the right way,” Rivers said. “I don’t even know what the right way is. I have a hunch. But I don’t know.”

The Clippers had Monday off, with Rivers saying he wanted his team to try and regroup mentally after a whirlwind weekend where Sterling’s alleged comments were revealed.

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Marcos Ambrose climbs into his car before a NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at Darlington Speedway.

He and fellow driver Casey Mears got into an altercation following Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race at Richmond International Raceway. NASCAR is debating on whether it should discipline the two drivers.

Right to fight Ambrose, Mears altercation should not be punished attention that a fight draws to the sport.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Art Sherman knows what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to be at the Kentucky Derby with a brilliant colt that wins the race.

He just hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done it in 59 years.

In 1955, Sherman was an 18-year-old exercise rider for Swaps, a California-bred chestnut colt who beat Nashua to wear the garland of roses on the first Saturday in May. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was just a kid then and just glad to be learning,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Now heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 77 and bringing his own California-bred chestnut to Churchill Downs, where California Chrome is the likely favorite.

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California Chrome arrives at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., Monday.

California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 1â &#x201E;4 lengths and is the Derby favorite. eled outside his home state for the first time Monday. He flew to Churchill Downs, where

heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start getting used to the surface with a jog Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look around and

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Sherman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way he is.â&#x20AC;?

California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 Âź lengths, including the $1 million Santa Anita Derby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of horse you dream about,â&#x20AC;?

Sherman said.

California Chrome finished first in the Derby points leaderboard that determines the maximum 20-horse field for the 1 Âź-mile race. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s won six of 10 career starts and has already topped $1 million in earnings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a question until theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done it, but I really think this horse will go a mile and a quarter, no problem,â&#x20AC;? Sherman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing everything right.â&#x20AC;?

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Ryan Mayberry

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Morrison senior won the 100 in 11.06 seconds, and placed second in the 200 (22.42) and 400 (51.99) at the Gateway Classic on Tuesday in Clinton. He won the 400 in Erie on Friday in 52.02.

Lexy Staples

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Sterling freshman threw a perfect game in an 11-0, six-inning win over Rochelle on April 19. She had 13 strikeouts and faced the minimum of 18 batters. Staples also had a 5-4 win over Hononegah later that day.

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All in good time Gibson content â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for now â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to backup Boozer

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The Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Paul Millsap (4) goes up for a shot against the Pacers during Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game in Indianapolis.

Atlanta won 107-97.

Hawks swoop early, hold off Pacers James hurt as Heat sweep Cats By the Associated Press

Mike Scott made five 3-pointers during a 30-6 second-quarter run Monday night, and the Atlanta Hawks fended off a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat top-seeded Indiana 10797 and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Atlanta can clinch the first-round series at home Thursday.

Scott scored all 17 of his points during an incredible 12-minute stretch when Atlanta went 13 of 16 from the field and outscored Indiana 41-19 to take a 61-40 halftime lead.

The Hawks and the 1970 Milwaukee Bucks are the only road teams in the shot-clock era to score at least 40 points and allow fewer than 20 in any quarter of a playoff game.

Shelvin Mack led the eighth-seeded Hawks with 20 points.

Paul George had 26 for Indiana, which got as close as eight points in the final minute.

For the Pacers, it was another bleak chapter in a second-half implosion that could go down as the worst in NBA history, if they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t survive this series.

Heat 109, Bobcats 98:

LeBron James scored 31 points, and visiting Miami completed a first-round sweep of Charlotte.

James scored 19 points after slightly injuring his thigh in the third quarter.

Chris Bosh added 17 points, and Dwyane Wade battled through foul trouble and finished with 15, as Miami won its 20th straight game over Charlotte.

The two-time defending NBA champions will await the winner of BrooklynToronto series, which is tied 2-2.

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 29 points.

The Bobcats played without Al Jefferson, their leading scorer and rebounder, who has been bothered by a foot injury since the first quarter of Game 1.

LOCAL ROUNDUP

Chaconâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scoring spree lifts Duchesses Warriors earn road win against Cavs

By SVM Sports Staff

Lauren Chacon had four goals and two assists to lead the Dixon girls soccer team to a 6-0 victory at Mendota on Monday.

Katie Provo finished with a pair of goals for the Duchesses, while Cristen Rozek, Ashley Knopp, Caitlin Rozek and Elizabeth Provo added assists.

Dixon (11-3) has won 10 consecutive games.

Carly Hartle made seven saves in recording her 10th shutout this season.

Sterling 7, LaSalle-Peru 0: Fatima Gallardo, Kaitlyn

Bauer and Rosa Sanchez each scored two goals for the Golden Warriors (6-111) as they downed the Cavaliers on the road.

Gallardo, Bauer and Julia Diaz each added an assist, and LaSalle-Peru tacked on an own goal to push the score to seven.

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Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stars Lauren Chacon, Dixon soccer, 4 goals, 2 assists Katie Provo, Dixon soccer, 2 goals Sawyer Reynolds, Oregon baseball, 2 RBI No. 2 doubles, Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brady Reuter and Elliot Frankfother took United Townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matthew Greer and Colton Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien to a third set but lost.

The Comets were swept in straight sets in all of the other matches.

Baseball Lutheran 7, Oregon 3:

Sawyer Reynolds drove in a pair of runs for the Hawks in a home loss to the Crusaders. It was called after six innings.

Matt Murray took the loss, allowing seven runs (two earned), nine hits United Township 5, and two walks while strikNewman 0: Playing at ing out seven.

CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Taj Gibsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career-high 32-point game on Sunday only intensified the clamor from outside the organization for the springy forward to replace Carlos Boozer as a starter.

That chatter isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t coming from Gibson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m fine with my role, and people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand [that] a lot of what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned, I learned from Carlos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; my post work, my skill drills,â&#x20AC;? Gibson said after Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a ton of faith in Carlos. People seem to forget that when Derrick [Rose] went down, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one who held us up on a lot of different occasions. He held us up last year too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes your jump shot may not be falling.

The matchups may not be right. But as long as your spirit is good and you always stay positive, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best thing. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carlos. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as supportive a teammate as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had.

We talk every day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whenever I come to the bench in the fourth quarters, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first to tell me to stay aggressive and keep attacking. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always calling out plays, telling me what to do.

When I think the world is going against me, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about it, bro. Keep your head up.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m behind Carlos 110 percent.â&#x20AC;?

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Bulls forward Taj Gibson (22) and Wizards center Marcin Gortat (4) battle for control of the ball during Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game in Washington. The Wizards defeated the Bulls 98-89. impassioned defense of Boozer is a good place to start.

When: 7 p.m. today â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been around TV/Radio: TNT, our team,â&#x20AC;? coach Tom CSN/1000 AM Thibodeau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Line: Bulls by 4 1/2 team has been up The world is against against it for 2 years. All the Bulls heading into weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking about is todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game 5. They [today], win the game. trail the Wizards 3-1, Take it step by step. a deficit theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get wrapped up in overcome in franchise doomsday or any of that history. stuff. Just think about Team spirit and togeth- what we have to do to erness donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win basket- win.â&#x20AC;? ball games. Execution A better start, obviousand effort do. ly, would help. The Bulls But if you want reasons have been outscored by the Bulls still believe they an average of 6.3 points can win this first-round in the first quarters of playoff series, Gibsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first four games, and

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have faced deficits of six, 17, seven and 15 in the opening periods.

That canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen again. And getting back to the qualities that have defined this season â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rebounding, defense, hustle plays, getting the 50-50 balls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have to be present. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just think [the Wizardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;] determination and energy level as far as getting loose balls and scrambling plays and always figuring out ways to win, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like our staple,â&#x20AC;? Gibson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just been using things we like to do well against us.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;She says she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the distance, but I CONTINUED FROM B1 just need to convince her she has the ability,â&#x20AC;?

Her top 800 is a 2:21, Truesdell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rest which came at sectionwill come. She is a probals last season, and she able D-I prospect with is closing in on that time the things she can do.â&#x20AC;? again this year.

Clevenger won the She is a natural athlete 800 at last Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rock and says that her greatFalls Invitational, and est ability is her speed Truesdell didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t waste and have been trying an opportunity to recruit to stretch her out and Clevenger. use her speed for midâ&#x20AC;&#x153;[Truesdell] is trying distance races like the to get her to do cross 800. The race has gone country,â&#x20AC;? Bureau Valley from hate to tolerate, but distance runner Regan is growing on her, and Weidner said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I told she has goals of reaching her to definitely do it. state in the 3,200 relay â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just running against and the open 800.

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com her, I know she has a lot She has a legitimate Rock Fallsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dallas Clevenger looks to the clock as of talent and she would shot. Her 800 time is she crosses the finish line in the 800 during the be great.â&#x20AC;? already better than the Rocket Invitational on Friday.

Clevenger beat Wei2:23.34 Class 2A time dner at the invite by standard and her triple Truesdell, who is also Clevenger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some I several seconds, and it jump is eight inches the cross country head donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know and others shows how far she has away from the 34-8 discoach.

I do. They all tell me I come in the little time tance required.

He has been trying to would be great at cross training for the race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would like to put get Clevenger to forgo country.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a stud,â&#x20AC;? Rock her in more sprint events, her favorite sport, volleyTruesdell noticed her Falls coach Brian Diaz but she is just so good at ball, in the fall and join explosiveness in the 800 said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the strongest the mid-distances races,â&#x20AC;? his cross country team and liked how she stayed girl Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen run. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diaz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get used and has pulled out all strong throughout the that girl you need everyto it. It seems like the far- the stops to change her race. It was also evident where.â&#x20AC;? ther the race is, the better mind. that she could pick up â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more she runs we she gets.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a bunch of something new with will see better things to Her recent success has [girls] that have came up relative ease and make come, and I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to drawn the interest of to talk to me at meets,â&#x20AC;? an impact right away. see it.â&#x20AC;?

Sponsors pulling plug with Clippers due to Sterling CONTROVERSY CONTINUED FROM B1

The NBA has not said if it was able to authenticate the tapes, but Sterlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife told KABC-TV in Los Angeles that it was her husband on the recordings.

Rivers, who has declined a chance to speak with his boss, believes Sterling is on the tape. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you how upset I am,â&#x20AC;? Rivers said.

Tuesday is shaping up as a potentially seismic day for the Clippers, in both the short- and longterm.

Riversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team will host Golden State on Tues-

day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; about 8 hours after Silver is scheduled to speak â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in a crucial Game 5 of the teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Western Conference first-round series, knotted now at two games apiece.

Meanwhile, the Clippers are already taking hits in other ways over Sterlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alleged comments.

CarMax and Virgin America announced they are ending their sponsorships of the team, and Kia Motors America plans to suspend its advertising and sponsorship activities with the franchise.

Insurer State Farm said it â&#x20AC;&#x153;will be taking a pause in our relationship with the organization,â&#x20AC;?

though the popular ad campaign featuring Clippers guard Chris Paul will continue, as will the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initiatives with the NBA. Los Angeles-based AQUAhydrate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; launched by rap mogul Sean â&#x20AC;&#x153;P Diddyâ&#x20AC;? Combs and actor Mark Wahlberg â&#x20AC;&#x201C; also said it was suspending its sponsorship â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the wake of Sterlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alleged intolerable comments ... until the NBA completes its investigation.â&#x20AC;?

Losing sponsors would not seem to be an issue that only hurts the Clippers, either. It could potentially impact bottom lines across the league because of revenue shar-

ing and Basketball Related Income, or BRI. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The opportunity before Commissioner Silver to take an uncompromising stand against any form of prejudice in the NBA is unprecedented in the league,â&#x20AC;? said Marc H. Morial, the president and CEO of the National Urban League.

The NAACP said it has decided not to honor Sterling with a previously announced lifetime achievement award from its Los Angeles chapter.

The NAACP said it also plans to return an undisclosed amount of donations the Clippers owner has made to the organization.

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Parise, Wild even series De Aza homers in win Malkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hat trick leads Pens to Round 2

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Zach Parise scored early and late on tipped shots, and the Minnesota Wild tacked on two emptynet goals for a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night that sent the first-round playoff series to a decisive Game 7.

Parise and Mikko Koivu each had two assists. The teams will meet again in Denver on Wednesday night, with the winner taking on the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks in the Western Conference semifinals.

Parise scored just 49 seconds into the game and Mikael Granlund made it 2-0 later in the first period.

Nick Holden got the tying goal in the second period for the Avalanche, but Parise stole the show for the home team.

Minnesota Wild center Mikael Granlund (64) celebrates with teammate after Ryan Suterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal against the Avalanche in a first-round playoff series Monday in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won, 5-2, and advance the series to a Game 7 in Colorado.

a hat trick, and the Penguins almost blew a fourgoal lead before holding on for the clinching victory in Game 6 of their firstround playoff series.

The Blue Jackets scored three times in a 4:52 span in the third period to turn

up the pressure on the Penguins.

Pittsburgh awaits the winner of the New York-Philadelphia series, with the Rangers leading 3-2.

Brandon Sutter also scored and Matt Niskanen had two assists as the Penguins became the first

Penguins 4, Blue Jackets 3: Evgeni Malkin had

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team in the series to score first and win â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but barely.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves.

Fedor Tyutin, Artem Anisimov and Nick Foligno scored late to thrill a crowd of 19,189 who stood and roared for the final 4 minutes.

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Alejandro De Aza hit a two-run homer and Adam Eaton and Marcus Semien had two-run doubles, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 7-3 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

White Sox slugger Jose Abreu, named American League co-player of the week earlier in the day, went 2 for 4 with a walk and an RBI, his 32nd.

But it was the lesser trio that did most of the damage, driving in five of the seven runs.

The White Sox (14-13) move above .500 by taking three of four from Tampa. It was Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third series win this season.

Andre Rienzo (2-0) allowed five hits and three runs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; two earned â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in six innings to get the win.

Jake Odorizzi (1-3) allowed eight hits and four runs in 4 1/3 innings to get the loss.

The White Sox struck back in the bottom of the second. Adam Dunn led off with a single and trotted home on a two-out homer by De Aza to tie the score.

In the top of the fourth, David DeJesus doubled in Wil Myers for a 3-2 Tampa Bay lead, but Chicago answered with two in the bottom half to take a 4-3 lead.

Alexei Ramirez tripled home Dayan Viciedo with none out to tie it.

Two outs later, Semien hit a two-out double to snap the tie. Ten of Semienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15 RBIs this season have come with two outs.

Chicago broke the game open in the sixth.

Eaton doubled in a pair

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St. Louis scored a run the scoring.

Cubs at Reds, ppd: The in the bottom half of first Cubs lost a game to the and added two more in weather but got a step the sixth. closer to having their The Brewers evened the score in the top half rotation back in form.

The opening game of of the seventh with three their series with the Reds runs of their own. The was postponed on Mon- score stayed tied 3-3 day following a 57-min- until the 12th inning.

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Next up for the Hawks will be whichever team wins the series between the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to] get some couch time and relax,â&#x20AC;? Hawks forward Bryan Bickell said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and watch the games and see who we play.â&#x20AC;?

The Hawks have earned some couch time. For that matter, I think all of us have.

Hawks coach Joel Quenneville gave his players Monday and today off as a reward for closing out the series and avoiding a winnertake-all Game 7 melee in St. Louis. The Hawks will return to practice Wednesday to prepare for their next opponent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long battle in this series,â&#x20AC;? said Quenneville, whose sleeves were rolled up as if he had just finished chopping wood in the backyard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I think the intensity and emotion, getting through this first round, was healthy for our team.â&#x20AC;?

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to a healthy outcome.

Both of the Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; possible semifinal opponents are talented, especially the Avalanche.

But none will match the big muscles and bareknuckles aggression of the Blues, who stapled the Hawks to the boards whenever they had an opportunity.

Take Game 6, for example. At various points of the game, Ott slammed into Toewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; left shoulder and crunched the captain against the sideboards, pounced on top of Toews in front of the Bluesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; net and

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Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) reacts after scoring the go-ahead goal on a power play during Game 6 of a Western Conference quarterfinal playoff against the Blues on Sunday at the United Center in Chicago. hip-checked Toews moments after his goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any more difficult than that, with the physicality of the series, the things that happened the first couple games,â&#x20AC;? Toews said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maybe some hatred between those two teams. I think you always see those storylines develop throughout a series, but probably especially in this one.â&#x20AC;?

Give credit to the Hawks, then, for keeping their composure in all except for Game 2. Rather than turn the series into a tough guy convention, the Hawks played between the whistles and focused on beating the Blues with speed and skill.

The strategy worked.

After the final horn

sounded and the Blues lined up to shake hands, it looked as if the Hawks had socked them right in the gut. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was six games, and it felt like nine games for both teams,â&#x20AC;?

Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure Joel feels the same way. It was a long, hard-fought series, and both teams poured a lot into it.â&#x20AC;?

But only one team could win the series, and it was the same team that is aiming for its third Stanley Cup championship in five seasons.

Get ready for more cuts, scrapes and bruises. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love this,â&#x20AC;? Shaw said with a big smile beneath that swollen right eye. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look forward to this all year. If we could just play playoffs all year, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love that.â&#x20AC;?

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Zits® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Arlo & Janis by Jimmy Johnson Garfield by Jim Davis

Freshly Squeezed by Ed Stein Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley

Blondie by Dean Young & John Marshall

Wizard of Id by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis Rose is Rose by Pat Brady and Don Wimmer

Pickles by Brian Crane Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom

Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

Soup To Nutz by Rick Stromoski

Family Circus by Bil Keane

The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn

Alley Oop by Dave Graue and Jack Bender

Bridge Frank & Ernest by Bob Thaves

Quiet jump may pay off after bid

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

This week, we are looking at strong jump shifts. The opener bids one of a suit and responder makes a single jump in a new suit.

Responder shows 13-16 high-card points and either a one-suiter with an excellent suit (in principle, with a play for at most one loser opposite a low singleton), or a two-suiter with at least nine cards divided 5-plus - 4-plus in the responder’s suit and the opener’s suit.

In the old days, a strong jump shift promised some 17-19 high-card points. This was not a good idea.

First, a hand that strong almost never came up; and second, with that amount of power, responder did best to make a quiet response

to learn as much as possible about the distribution and strength of his partner’s hand before naming the final contract.

In today’s deal, responder’s

second jump showed that his suit was completely solid.

North, after rebidding two no-trump to find out which hand-type his partner had, used Blackwood before signing off in six hearts.

After West leads the club queen, how should South proceed?

Declarer is faced with three losers in his hand: one diamond and two clubs.

He does not have time to play a diamond to establish a discard, because East would win with his ace and cash the club king.

South must win with dummy’s club ace, play a heart to his ace, and take the three spade tricks, discarding his diamond loser. Then declarer gives up a club. In a moment, he ruffs his final club with dummy’s heart eight and claims. © 2014 UFS

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CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

Your involvement can impact a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future.

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If you love public speaking and can weave a story that inspires emotion within your audience, we need you!

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

Notice of Proposed Tariff Changes Electric Service Schedule Ill. C. C. No. 1

To the Electric Patrons of Ameren Illinois Company d/b/a Ameren Illinois: Ameren Illinois (or the “Company”) hereby gives notice to the public that on April 17, 2014, it has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC” or “Commission”) proposed changes in its rates and charges, for electric delivery services throughout its territory in Illinois pursuant to its Rider MAP-P, performance-based formula rate tariff, and the update calculation of rates and charges per the proposed formula rate tariff.

The changes are applicable to Ameren Illinois Rate Zones I, II and III as more fully described below. The changes in rate schedule are proposed to take effect with the January 2015 billing period after the Commission issues its final Order. The Commission has up to 240 days to complete this proceeding and issue its final Order.

This filing conforms to Illinois Public Acts 097-0616, 097-0646 and 098-0015 (the “Law”). These Public Acts also require the Company to spend $625 million in electric system modernization investments over the next 10 years that will benefit customers and the creation of 450 new jobs during the peak program year. In addition, the Law requires the Company to meet various performance metrics intended to increase reliability, reduce outage durations and provide improved service to customers, or be subject to financial penalties.

The proposed updated formula rate revenue requirement results in an overall annual increase of $206.4 million from the electric revenue requirement last ordered by the ICC in Docket No. 13-0301. The revenue requirement change by Rate Zone results in overall annual increases of $75.7million, $ 22.7 million, and $ 108.0 million for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively, prior to implementing single tariff pricing measures among certain Rate Classes and Rate Zones.

For the DS-1 Residential Delivery Service classification the proposed rates and charges result in 29.9%, 17.6%, and 22.5% changes in the electric delivery service and Electric Distribution Tax (ÒEDTÓ) cost recovery revenue for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively compared to the charges that are in effect today. The rates for delivery service and EDT cost recovery constitute only a portion of the total bill of a customer currently taking bundled electric service from Ameren Illinois or taking supply service from a third-party supplier.

Under the Company's proposal, for a residential customer using 5,000 kWh annually (or average of 417 kWh monthly), the effect of the delivery service bill changes being proposed by the Company produce 15.2, 11.6, and 13.2 percent average monthly bill changes (or $6.88, $5.37 and $6.32) for bundled service in Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively compared to the delivery service charges that are in effect today and purchased power charges effective through May 2014. For a residential customer using 10,000 kWh annually (or average of 833 kWh monthly), the effect of the delivery service bill changes being proposed by the Company produce 12.9, 8.3, and 10.7 percent monthly bill changes (or $9.55, $ 6.37and $8.45) for bundled service in Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively compared to the delivery service charges that are in effect today and purchased power charges effective through May 2014. For a residential customer using 18,000 kWh per year (or average of 1,500 kWh monthly), the effect of the delivery service bill changes being proposed by Company produce - 10.3, 5.6 and 8.7 percent monthly bill changes (or $11.85, $ 6.68 and $10.86) for bundled service in Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively compared to the delivery service charges that are in effect today and purchased power charges effective through May 2014.

For non-residential customers, the proposed changes in electric delivery service and EDT cost recovery revenue for each of the three Rate Zones are: * For DS-2 Small General Delivery Service classification, 37.2, 38.3 and 33.6 percent changes for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively; * For DS-3 General Delivery Service classification, 32.1, 18.8, and 35.0 percent changes for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively; * For DS-4 Large General Delivery Service classification, 43.4, 26.7 and 36.2 percent changes for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively; and * For DS-5 Lighting Service classification, 35.6, 16.4 and 33.4 percent changes for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively.

A new optional rate class, DS-6 Temperature Sensitive Delivery Service, is available to customers eligible for DS-3 General Delivery Service or DS-4 Large General Delivery Service.

A copy of the proposed change in schedule may be inspected at the Ameren Illinois offices at 300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois or online at www.icc.illinois.gov/e-docket/.

Customers should be advised that the Commission may alter or otherwise amend the rates or conditions of service after hearings are held pursuant to 83 Ill. Adm. Code. 200, and may increase or decrease individual rates in amounts other than those requested by Ameren Illinois All parties interested in this matter may obtain information with respect thereto either directly from Ameren Illinois or by addressing the Chief Clerk of the Illinois Commerce Commission, 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY d/b/a Ameren Illinoi217-241-1701s By: Richard J. Mark, President & CEO April 29, May 6, 2014 In the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Whiteside County, Illinois Estate of No. 14 P 42 Eleanor Waterhouse, Deceased.

Claim Notice Notice is given to creditors of the death of Eleanor Waterhouse. Letters of Office were issued on March 31, 2014 to Jeanne Crane, as independent executor, whose attorney of record is John E. Miller, of MILLER, LANCASTER & WALKER, P.C., 15 East Third Street, P.O. Box 535, Sterling, Illinois, 61081. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's office, Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both on or before the 15th day of October, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date started in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and the the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Jeanne Crane, Independent Representative for the Estate John E. Miller MILLER, LANCASTER & WALKER, P,C. Attorneys for the Representative 15 E. Third Street, P.O. Box 535 Sterling, IL 61081 815-625-0600 April 15, 22 & 29 2014

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 27, 2014 A.D. A certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Smith and Smith Technologies located at 819 West 4th Street Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 27th day of March A.D. 2014.

Cathy Myers County Clerk

By Lori Miller, Deputy April 15, 22, 29, 2014

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

ANDY M. MCCLEARIN, Defendant.

12-CH-155 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1308 HARVEY DR. STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on April 5, 2013, the following described real estate, to-wit: Lot 29 in Douglas Park Subdivision in the East half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded May 20, 1953.

Permanent Index Number: 11-19-278-005 Commonly known as: 1308 Harvey Dr., Sterling, IL 61081 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on June 5, 2014 at 10:00 AM, the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $84,179.41.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE - DIXON, ILLINOIS

BANK OF AMERICA, NA; Plaintiff, vs.

TERRY V. WEST; ROBYN A. WEST; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TERRY V. WEST IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBYN A. WEST, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 11 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on May 2, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of Patrick E. Ward, Ward and Ward, 316 South Peoria, Dixon, Illinois 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER, 261.69 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND; THENCE WESTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 253.06 FEET, THENCE NORTHERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 192.32 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 253.06 FEET TO THE SAID EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG SAID EAST LINE 192.32 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1.12 ACRES MORE OF LESS. ALSO AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SAID SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE SAID EAST LINE, 454.01 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE WESTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 52.11 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 52 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 47 SECONDS, MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 41.40 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO SAID EAST LINE, 27.10 FEET TO THE SAID EAST LINE, THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 33.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ALL SUBJECT TO THAT LAND USED FOR PUBLIC ROAD PURPOSES AND ANY EASEMENT OF RECORD, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1207 IL Route 26, Dixon, IL 61021.

P.I.N. 18-08-33-400-004.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W13-0255.

April 29, May 6, 13, 2014

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, 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.

April 22, 29, May 6, 2014

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 15 TO: Gerald Houston; First Trust and Savings Bank; Unknown Owners and Occupants and Parties Interested and The Whiteside County Clerk YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of Whiteside County, Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 2, 2011, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described real estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year 2010, to-Wit All that Part of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Block 11, in the upper part of the Town (now Village) of Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois which lies Southerly o f the Southerly line of State Bond issue Route 80, now Illinois State Route 84, excepting part of Lot 4 in Block 11, of upper Albany, Village of Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois, Bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 4, thence North 31 degrees 55 minutes 45 seconds West, along the Southwesterly line thereof, a distance of 68.11 feet to the Southeasterly right of way of S.B.I. Route 80 – Illinois Route 84; thence North 69 degrees 06 minutes 05 seconds East along said Southeasterly right of way line, a distance of 72.52 feet to the Northeasterly line of said Lot 4; thence South 31 degrees 55 minutes 14 seconds East, along said Northeasterly line, a distance of 54.83 feet to the Easternmost corner of said Lot 4, thence South 58 degrees 32 minutes 53 seconds West along the Southeasterly line of said Lot 4, a distance of 71.18 feet to the point of beginning and Lots 5 and 6 in Block 11, in the upper part of the Town (Now Village) of Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois. Certificate 2010-00049 PIN: 06-24-409-004 YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale has filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESEID County, Illinois in the same proceedings wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2014 AT 9:00 A.M. or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTS BUILDING, 200 N. KNOX ST., MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-7725189. Last day for redemption is AUGUST 2, 2014 Dated March 13, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PUCHASER/PETITIONER Lawrence Bruckner, 1100 Locust Street; Thomson, IL 61285; 815-259-3168 April 29, 30, May 1, 2014

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF RUTH ELIZABETH STRAW, No. 14 P 25 Deceased.

CLAIM NOTICE-UNKNOWN HEIRS Notice is hereby given of the death of RUTH ELIZABETH STRAW, of the City of Dixon, State of Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on April 1, 2014, to PAUL ELSEN, SR., independent executor, of 215 W. Soper Street, P.O. Box 113. Winnebago, Illinois, whose attorneys are shown below.

Claims may be filed in this proceeding on or before October 16, 2014, in the office of the Lee County Courts Building, 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the Representative, or both. Any claims not filed within that period are barred. Copies of a claim filed within that period are barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Notice is further given to unknown heirs and to heirs whose address is not stated in the petition to admit the Will to probate, that an Order was entered by the Court on April 1, 2014, admitting the Will to probate.

Within 42 days after the effective date of the original Order of Admission you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the Will by testimony of the witness to the Will in open Court or the other evidence, as provided in Section 621 of the Probate Act of 1975 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, Ch. 110 ½, par. 6-21).

You also have the right under section 8-1 of the Probate Act of 1975 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, Ch. 110 ½, par. 8-1) to contest the validity of the Will by filing a petition with the Court within 6 months after admission of the Will to probate.

Paul Elsen, SR. Independent Executor Laurence F. Johnson Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson P.C. Attorneys for the Estate 202 E. 5th Street April 15th, 22 & 29 2014

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF: LUCILLE G. GRENNAN Deceased NO. 14 P 49 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of Lucille G. Grennan. Letters of Office were issued on April 15, 2014, to Veronica Tschosik, Eugene Grennan, Terry Grennan, Bernadette Hermes and Carlene Jenner, as Independent Executors whose attorney is Philip E. Koenig, 1515 4th Ave. Suite 201, Rock Island, IL 61201. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Whiteside County Courhouse, Morrison, IL or with the representative, or both, on or before November 17, 2014, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated the 17th day of April, 2014 April 22, 29, May 6, 2014

F13100575 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Ken Burnell; City of Dixon; BMO Harris Bank, National Association f/k/a Harris , National Association, s/b/m with Amcore Bank, N.A. s/b/m to AMCORE Investment Group, N.A. as Trustee under a Trust Agreement dated the 17 day of March, 2008,known as Trust; Unknown Beneficiaries of Trust Agreement dated the 17 day of March, 2008, known as Trust Number 15960; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants 13 CH 91 Property Address: 407 South Dixon Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Ken Burnell; Unknown Beneficiaries of Trust Agreement dated the 17 day of March, 2008, known as Trust Number 15960; and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: THE SOUTHERLY 40 FEET OF THE EAST HALF OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 51 IN THE TOWN (NOW CITY) OF DIXON, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 07-08-05-278-009 Said property is commonly known as: 407 South Dixon Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Ken Burnell and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 2007005540 book 0708 page 0628 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Lee County on or before May 29, 2014, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

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

Steven C. Lindberg FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 26122, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 April 29, May 6, 13, 2014

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY,ILLINOIS ESTATE OF RENA W. ZUIDEMA Deceased.

No.14 P 48 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of RENA W. ZUIDEMA . Letters of Office were issued to SHARON L. SWANSON, 751 Manor Hill Place, Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with a Representative, or both, on or before October 23, 2014, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (l0) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 16th day of April, 2014.

Sharon L. Swanson Independent Representative Mark E. Zumdahl WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081-0400 815-625-8200 April 22, 29, May 6, 2014

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE-MORRISON, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

ANDY M. MCCLEARIN, Defendant.

12-CH-155 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1308 HARVEY DR. STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on April 5, 2013, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 11-19-278-005 Commonly known as: 1308 Harvey Dr., Sterling, IL 61081 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on June 5, 2014 at 10:00 AM, the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $84,179.41.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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

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CHILD CARE

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Will babysit, exp. with early Early Childhood degree.

815-441-9425

Salespeople Wanted Have people told you that “You should be in sales?” Do you like meeting new people and building longterm relationships?

If you answered yes to these questions, then we'd like to talk to you.

Sauk Valley Media located in Sterling, IL has an opening for an “Advertising Account Executive”. This person would be responsible for selling advertising in a variety of print and online products including newspapers, magazine, websites, direct mail pieces and 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 a new career.

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

Send resumes to: Jennifer Baratta, Sauk Valley Media, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 or by email at; jbaratta@ saukvalley.com

CHILD CARE

512

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.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs., Fri., Sat., May 1, 2, & 3 8-4 30769 E. Thome Road, Indoor Estate/Moving Sale baby grand piano, organ, antique desk, antique table & chairs, other furniture items, dishes, tools, & much more!

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151 WW2 German Navel Battle Flag.

(Original). And other items. $500.

815-284-9967

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710

CLOVER HILLS

RENT TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 Dryer, electric Maytag, excellent condition, $225 (815) 626-6480

FURNITURE

755

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Nice oak office desk, new leather desk chair. $165 815-625-0449 Roll top desk, good cond. Not solid wood. $65.

815-499-8566.

Twin bed, $80.

Call 815-718-4385.

White metal day bed w/ pull up trundle . Complete w/ sheets. Black day bed cover. Call after 1 p.m. $100.

815-946-3350

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

“Pride” Mobility Elect. Scooter for sale by owner.

Lightweight, easy to handle. Long lasting batteries.

Excellent Condition. $950. Call 815-626-0240

LAWN MOWERS

779

Simplicity Conquest garden tractor, 50” mower, 18hp. Like new.

235 hrs. $2,000/ firm. 815-499-7308 Woods RM600 72” wide, 3 pt. hitch finished mower, $1000/obo 815438-2625 or 815213-1001

LAWN & GARDEN

781

2002 John Deere X585 4x4.

54” mulching mowing deck, 51” rotary broom MC519 bagging cart. 46” snow thrower. $9,900. Call 815441-7500 Lawn Mowing & Garden Rototilling 815-973-5757 or 815-973-0056

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.

TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

“Jet” 7 in. x 12 in. horizontal-vertical band saw, new.

Paid $1400. Asking $700 cash. 815915-3279 Dixon

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

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Please call Mike @ 651-451-3786

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Lg. stack of Rough Sawn hardwood lumber, oak, walnut cherry, good for projects. $1,500 815-288-3301

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE (2) Raynor Garage doors, complete.

7x18 & 7x9. Insulated. $600 total 815-946-3572 140 sq. ft. engineered hardwood flooring.

Handscraped Potomac Plank Birch, ½ ”x5” planks, $400 815772-2226 1950's Zenith 54”L radio/record player. Needs work. $25. 815-499-8566 2 upholstered rocking kitchen chairs on casters. $50 815-499-2018 2 yr old refrig. $200 obo, 1 yr. Old gas stove $200 obo, John Deere MX5 finishing mower 3 point hitch $1250 815-994-3339 200+ Antique beer can collection. $75 takes all. 815-2883798 2000 oak kitchen cabinets Carpet 69¢sq/ft Builder Discount 626-4561 2006 Yamaha Golf Cart. Electric, New Batteries.

Exc. Condition. $2,700 815-625-6757 2007 Club Car elec. golf cart. Lift kit, tires, wheels, back seat, radio, lights. $3800. 815716-0457.

4' x 8' Flatbed Trailer, No lights $95 815-288-6348

50 Steel Studs 2.5 in. wide x 11 ft. long. $100 815677-0896 Blacktop Seal Coating Early Order Discounts Fritz Asphalt 815-499-2940 Body champ weight bench.

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Cuber w/ ice bin, $950, Norlake 6'x6' walk in cooler, $1,000.

Norlake 6'x4' walk in freezer, $1,000. John Deere leaf sweeper, new $225, regulation size foosball table, $95.

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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you are uncertain or unhappy about your current path, look into other options. Make positive changes.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -You aren’t guaranteed positive returns on every investment.

Consider putting your determination to good use by presenting and promoting your skills and talents instead of someone else’s.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t mix business with pleasure. You should keep your personal thoughts a secret.

Someone could use information you divulge against you. Protect your reputation and your assets.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Make a point to learn something new.

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