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NEWS ANALYSIS | UNION NEGOTIATIONS

WHITESIDE COUNTY | RELAY FOR LIFE

Rauner, public groups not close

Tapping others’ energy Survivors, loved ones gather to celebrate, walk all over cancer

Contracts to expire, but mid-negotiation extensions common

BY KERRY LESTER The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD – The contracts for more than 40,000 Illinois state workers will expire at the end of the month, and their unions and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s negotiating team apparently aren’t close to agreeing on new ones.

The impasse has gotten more public attention in recent days, with union members staging nearly 100 protests throughout the state to rally public support to their calls for fair contracts.

With the potential for a far-reaching strike or lockout looming, here are things to know:

Status of negotiations

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ABOVE: Ron and JoDee Bardell of Polo walk the survivors lap Saturday at the Whiteside County Relay for Life at Westwood Fitness & Sports Center in Sterling. JoDee was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 months ago, and her family is an integral part of her support system. On Saturday, they won an auction for a print of a painting of a tree, unbeknownst to her. When they presented it to her, “I screamed so loud, I know everyone heard me.” JoDee loves the way trees’ branches spread, making them unique.

She says that some days, battling cancer is harder than on other days, and that Saturday morning was rough, but her energy level spiked during the event. “I had way more energy than I thought I would. It was just the excitement of it.”

TOP: Survivors’ shoes blur past signs of hope.

RIGHT: Jessica Cox (right) of Rock Falls shares a laugh with Susie Knickel of Prophetstown.

Knickel fought and beat bladder cancer.

The state’s contracts with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, its largest public employee union representing roughly 36,000 state workers, expires June 30.

The same goes for contracts with roughly two dozen smaller unions representing roughly 5,000 nurses, police officers and others.

Although they have been Gov. Bruce negotiating new pacts for Rauner 6 months, the sides remain Spokeswoman far apart on several key from his office issues, including wage says if AFSCME increases, health insurance strikes, it’s putting costs, the promotion pro- personal interests cess and how overtime pay above people it is calculated. serves.

Rauner has said little publicly about the status of negotiations.

But AFSCME Council 31 Executive Director Roberta Lynch indicated they’re not going well, telling members in a letter last month that Rauner had indicated he planned to “force a strike and shut down state government” until the union agrees to his terms.

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DIXON

The little engine that could find its way home Fire dept. buys back antique, plans to show it off

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

DIXON – The Dixon Rural Fire Department has a new truck – well not new, exactly. The 1928 model was used by the department up through the ’60s, and it’s just now getting it back.

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Firefighter Matt Schumacher said the truck was sold in the ’60s, making its way through various owners throughout town and in Forreston until it landed in its most recent owner’s hands, Schumacher said.

An accurate timeline of the truck’s changing of ownership is a little fuzzy, though.

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Sam Miller (left) looks over the engine of the 1928 Dodge Brothers fire truck that came home Friday to the Dixon Rural Fire Department.

Miller was a volunteer firefighter and worked on the department’s engines.

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Rock Falls Police Rickey A. Russell, 30, of Rock Falls; 7:27 a.m.

Saturday in the 300 block of Seventh Avenue; delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Jerry K. Dunning, 42, of Seymour, Missouri; 7:27 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Seventh Avenue; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear on a burglary charge, possession of a weapon, possession of ammunition; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Dixon Police Casey A. Daniels, 37, of Dixon; 3:36 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of West Third Street; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

Ryan C. Rock, 31, of Dixon; 4:28 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of North Court; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

Matthew A. Marrandino, 33, of Dixon; 11:30 p.m.

Friday; possession of open alcohol in public; given city ordinance citation.

Moses D. Spears, 30, of Dixon; 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of West Commercial Alley; driving under the influence, driving while license revoked, no insurance, wrong way on a one-way street; processed and released.

State Police Chase Dakota Yung, 23, of Boulder, Colorado; 8:05 p.m. Friday on state Route 30 and Brooklyn Road in Lee County; suspended driver’s license, speeding; posted individual bond and given notice to appear in court.

Angel L. Schillaci, 21, of Scott, Arkansas; 11:50 p.m. Friday at Moline and Lyndon roads in Whiteside County; driving while license suspended; posted individual bond and given notice to appear in court.

Jessinia F. Loyola, 24, of Rock Falls; 3:08 p.m. Saturday in Whiteside County; driving while license suspended, no insurance, disobeyed stop sign; posted individual bond and given notice to appear in court.

BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Beth Simmons, Mason Glaudel, Todd Hunsberger, Mona Cruse, Elianna Black, Maurey Bragg, Clarence Franks, Barbara Clapp, and Kelsie Bethel, all today.

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Carmen Trujillo and her daughter, Mia, look over clothes for their dog, Buttercup, on Saturday at the Amos Fund table during Happy’s Tails Humane Society’s Dog Fest at the Grandon Civic Center in Sterling. Several vendors provided information and free samples for pooches following the Run for the Paws 2K Fun Run. The Amos Fund is a local nonprofit that raises money to offset medical bills for pets at five area veterinarian clinics. Visit theamosfund.org or find The Amos Fund on Facebook for more information about the nonprofit.

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CHICAGO (AP) – Most Chicago police officers accused of misconduct aren’t found to be at fault and when they are face minor infractions with little punishment, according to a newspaper report published Sunday.

Nearly 75 percent of officers found to have committed some type of misconduct aren’t docked any time off or receive a few days suspension, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The newspaper analyzed Chicago Police Department records it obtained through an open-records request.

The newspaper reported that nearly 60 percent of all complaints are thrown out without being fully investigated, because victims don’t sign required affidavits and an officer’s complaint history isn’t considered as part of the

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Chicago police officials disputed the newspaper analysis, saying there are many complicated factors at play with complaints. Also, the Independent Police Review Authority, which investigates more serious complaints, said it’s not fair to single out officers for past complaints for which they were cleared.

But critics have said the system makes it difficult for people to file complaints and very few alleged victims claims are found valid.

In a 4-year period ending in December 2014, investigators said fewer than 800 of the 17,700 complaints, roughly 4 percent, were “sustained.”

Most people who filed a complaint didn’t follow through by signing an affidavit, which is required by a 2004

IN BRIEF Euchre fundraiser Saturday in Dixon DIXON – A rotation-style euchre tournament to benefit Dixon American Legion Post 12 will be Saturday at the Legion Hall, 1120 W. First St. Sign-up starts at 10 a.m., with a limit of 48 players. The entry free is $25 per person, with payouts of $300 for first place, $220 for second, $160 for third, $120 for

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The newspaper also found that officers with the most complaints didn’t face any discipline at all. In the same 4-year period, the number of complaints among 11 officers racking up the most was 253. Of those, only one officer was punished with a 5-day suspension.

“This sends a very bad message that [officers] don’t have to worry too seriously about discipline,” said Samuel Walker, a University of Nebraska at Omaha professor emeritus of criminal justice.

The review authority’s spokesman, Scott Ando, said that officers

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who work in the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods often get the most complaints and affidavits protect them from false complaints. He added that the agency has made improvements recently by mediating more complaints, which helps cut down on investigation time.

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Members of the Dixon Rural Fire Department push a 1928 Dodge Brothers fire truck into the station Friday afternoon. The department raised funds to buy back the truck that serviced the area, and plans to showcase the truck in parades and at area schools.

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Bureau Valley High School graduate Garrett Jackson (left), 19, and Dave Cain of LRB Distributors fold up a banner recognizing the Fold of Honor Scholarship delivered to Jackson’s home Saturday by the Budweiser Clydesdale team. Jackson will play football and study pastoral studies at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. The organization awards students related to military veterans. Jackson’s father, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aaron Jackson, served more than 15 years, including time in Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq.

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“There’s a lot of different stories, for sure,” Schumacher said. “Everybody says they know, but they all have a different story, so we’re trying to weed through it.”

The truck needs a little bit of TLC, Schumacher said, before it’ll be seen cruising around town again.

The end goal is to have it available for use in town festivals and parades.

In 2003, the most recent owner, Vern Ellis, called the department. He said he took ownership of the truck from another Forreston man after he got word it was going to be shipped off to another state to be used as a lawn orna-

ment, Schumacher said.

“He thought it should stay in the area,” he said.

After years of fundraising by the Dixon Rural Firefighter’s Association, they were finally able to purchase it this year, and officially took re-established ownership Friday.

The Dodge Brothers (now simply known as Dodge) truck also was used by the Grand Detour department during its tenure, Schumacher said, and it seems like that’s where it’s going to be hanging its hat – the Dixon Rural department doesn’t exactly have enough space right now.

“Hopefully, we’ll have it up and running in a week or 2,” Schumacher said.

The Budweiser Clydesdales make their way down East 19th Street toward the Jackson residence.

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Ex-chief faces retrial in killing Indictment in black man’s death draws comparisons to Ferguson CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – When a South Carolina jury first heard the case of a former small town police chief who shot and killed an unarmed black man, the trial lasted 6 days, and the jurors deliberated for 12 hours before telling the judge they had deadlocked.

Today, Richard Combs, the white former police chief of Eutawville, will be retried on a murder charge in the May 2011 death of Bernard Bailey.

Bailey died outside the small community’s town hall, which also houses the town’s one-man police department.

At the time of Combs’ indictment last December, the case drew comparisons to the shooting of a black man in Ferguson, Missouri, and the

chokehold death of a black man by police officers in New York City.

At Combs’ first trial in Orangeburg in January, his attorneys had unsuccessfully argued it should be moved. They cited publicity surrounding the case after weeks of protests nationwide over the killings of blacks by white law officers, adding it made it impossible to get a fair trial there.

Since then, there have been other similar cases which have drawn headlines, including the April shooting of Walter Scott, who is black, by a white North Charleston police officer. That shooting was captured on cellphone video.

Circuit Judge Edgar Dickson this month approved a defense

request for a change of venue, moving the trial to Columbia in Richland County about 35 miles away. The case will be heard by Circuit Judge Brian Gibbons of Chester with jury selection set to begin today.

If convicted of murder, Combs could face 30 years to life without parole. During the first trial, Dickson also allowed the jury to consider voluntary manslaughter. Any conviction on that charge could be punished by two to 30 years in prison.

According to testimony from the first trial, Combs stopped Bailey’s daughter 7 weeks before the shooting for having a broken taillight on her car. She

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Later Combs secured a warrant for obstruction of justice, alleging Bailey had interfered with the traffic stop. The chief attempted to serve it when Bailey came to the town hall the day before his daughter’s trial.

Witnesses said Bailey then walked out of the building. Combs followed and – the defense said – he got caught in the open door of Bailey’s truck as Bailey tried to drive off.

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OBITUARIES Juan L. Perez STERLING – Juan L. Perez, 45, of Sterling, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at his home.

Juan was born March 16, 1970, in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, the son of J. Merced and Antonia (Garcia) Perez. He married Gloria Martinez on March 21, 1997, in Sterling.

Survivors include his wife, Gloria; his father, J. Merced of Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico; three daughters, Dalia, Julissa and Esmeralda Perez; two sons, Antonio and Luis Alejandro Perez; two sisters, Maria del Carmen Perez and Maria de las Mercedes Perez of Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico; three brothers, Jesus

(Erika) Perez of Rock Falls, Fernando (Aura) Perez of Gardena, California, and Ismael (Nina) Perez of San Antonio, Texas; one grandchild; one soon-tobe-born grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, 505 First Ave., Sterling.

Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial is established in his memory.

Visit www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitation: Olaf Rikje of Sterling, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church in Rock Falls.

Today’s funerals: Ruth M. “Sally” Ackert of Amboy, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Walton.

Lois D. Fulfs of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. Mass at Grace Episcopal Church in Sterling.

Vincenzo “Vince” Mazzarisi of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Olaf Rikje of Sterling, 1 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church in Rock Falls.

Tuesday visitations: Juan L. Perez of Sterling, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Anthony B “Tony” Parks of Franklin Grove, 4-7 p.m. at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle.

Noralee M. Stowell of Dixon, 4-8 p.m. at Preston-

Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Tuesday funeral: Juan L. Perez of Sterling, 1 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

Wednesday funeral: Anthony B “Tony” Parks of Franklin Grove, 10 a.m. at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle.

Noralee M. Stowell of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday visitation: Robert O. Pearson of Oregon, 9-11 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Saturday funerals: Robert O. Pearson of Oregon, 11 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Rita E. Brickle-Buhlman of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, noon at White Pines State Park in Mount Morris.

Carl D. Weber DIXON – Carl D. Weber, 81, of Oregon, and formerly of Polo, died Thursday, June 11, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Carl was born June 4, 1934, in Freeport, the son of David and Elvina (Reed) Weber. Carl was united in marriage to Roberta Meyer in September 1955 in Polo. She preceded him in death in February.

He was in sales for agribusiness and also farmed in the Polo area for many years.

Survivors include son, Brian (Terrell) Weber of Rochelle; sister, Marilyn Mathieson of Delavan, Wisconsin; brothers, James (Virginia) Weber of California, and Stan Weber of Polo; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Weber.

Cremation rites have been accorded.

Visit www.polofamilyfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Dale H. Sobottka WALNUT – Dale H. Sobottka, 88, died Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home.

Garland Funeral Home in Tampico is handling arrangements.

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In response to Lynch’s allegations, Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelly told The Associated Press that the governor’s “negotiating team is committed to bargaining in good faith with the government unions to reach a deal that is fair to employees and taxpayers.”

Contract expiration If agreements can’t be reached in time, it’s possible that the unions and Rauner could agree on contract extensions of several months to help facilitate negotiations under a less-pressurized setting, as has happened under past governors, including Rauner’s predecessor, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. If not, a strike or lockout could occur.

AFSCME spokesman Anders Lindall said the union is committed to “doing the work required

at the table” to reach an agreement, and that a strike “is not in the public interest.”

Strike Without a contract in place, many unionized state workers would be allowed to vote to strike and walk off their jobs, though Lindall said that hasn’t happened in Illinois history.

That includes caseworkers at the Department of Children and Family Services, and home health care workers, among others. State agencies like the Department of Human Services and Secretary of State’s office could shut down.

Without a contract, Rauner would also be able to lock out workers from their jobs.

Eyeing the possibility of a strike, lawmakers in the Democratic-led Legislature late last month approved a bill that would prohibit state workers from going on strike or

being locked out of their jobs by the administration if negotiations on a new contract reach an impasse.

Under current law, only prison guards and other public safety workers are barred from striking.

The proposal would allow either side in labor talks to declare an impasse, starting a process in which the contract would be sent to binding arbitration.

Rauner’s attorneys have said that they believe the legislation would “change the nature of collective bargaining.” The governor is expected to veto the bill.

Kelly said “the administration is not going to lock out employees and our team will continue to negotiate in good faith. If AFSCME members decide to strike, it will show they are placing their personal interests above the people they serve.”

History lesson History shows a mixed bag in terms of negotiations with past governors.

In 2004, Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed off on a 13 percent wage hike over the course of a 4-year AFSCME contract which union leaders called the best deal in the country at the time.

Blagojevich approved another contract with the union in 2008 that included average annual raises of roughly 4 percent.

Quinn’s negotiations with the unions were tougher. After 11 months of bargaining sessions, the Democratic governor moved to terminate the state’s extended contract with the unions.

The administration had been seeking a pay cut for state workers followed by a wage freeze. It also sought to have employees pay more for health insurance. Three months later, an agreement was reached giving employees a 2 percent wage increase in the final 2 years of their contract, but also requiring workers to pay more for health insurance.

IN BRIEF $100K in jewelry stolen in Peoria PEORIA (AP) – Authorities in central Illinois say more than $100,000 in jewelry has been stolen from a Peoria home.

The Journal Star reports that a woman arrived home Friday to find the rear window forced in and muddy footprints through several rooms.

Police say the intruder went through the woman’s jewelry cabinet and took necklaces, rings and earrings from a drawer. Fake and cheaper jewelry was ignored.

Police say footprints show the burglar entered

two other bedrooms before leaving out an unlocked back door.

Deputy finds baby in soybean field URBANA (AP) – A Champaign County sheriff’s deputy says the sound made by a missing 6-month-old baby when she was found in rural eastern Illinois soybean field was like “a kitten meow.”

Deputy Chad Beasley was searching after dark in a rain-soaked field. He and other searchers saw fresh coyote tracks, so they were fearful of what they might find.

He says when he spotted the baby “she started immediately crying” – a good sign. She was lying face down in the mud, but was able to lift her head.

Beasley shared his story of the search with reporters on Friday.

The girl was found early Friday after being missing more than 15 hours.

She was taken from her home by her father after an argument with the girl’s mother.

Chicago woman dies after fall CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police are investigating the death of a woman who

fell off a railing and onto a roadway that snakes underneath portions of the city.

Authorities say the 25-year-old woman was leaning over a railing on Upper Wacker Drive when she fell below onto the pavement of East Lower Wacker Drive around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified her as Generra Lee of Chicago.

Police say preliminary information suggests the death was accidental and have opened a death investigation into the incident.

Monday, June 15, 2015

BUREAU COUNTY | WIND ENERGY

Farmers can more easily get turbines Amendment grants access to permits that don’t need hearings

BY GOLDIE CURRIE Shaw Media gcurrie@shawmedia.com

PRINCETON – The Bureau County Board has made it easier for farmers wanting to put a small wind turbine on their property to help reduce utility costs on the farm.

On Tuesday, the board approved a text amendment to the zoning ordinance that now states farmers in agriculture-zoned districts who want a small wind turbine need only a permitted use, rather than a conditional use that would require hearings.

What’s the definition of a small wind turbine?

Zoning officer Kris Donarski confirmed it includes a generator, tower and controls that allows conversion of wind energy to electricity. A small turbine has a rate capacity of 100 kilowatts or less, and is intended to reduce consumption of utility power for onsite farm use.

Donarski said the tower height is based on property size. For 1 to 3 acres, the tower height has a maximum of 50 feet. For 3 or more acres, the limit is 70 feet.

Before the board voted on the amendment, Marsha Lilley, chairman of the Zoning Committee, said the Bureau County Plan Commission unanimously recommended the amendment, but that the Board of Appeals recommended denial of a portion of the proposed amendment.

“The board of appeals felt that it should have the neighbors around a farmer’s property be contacted to see what their opinion is,” Lilley said. “We are looking at it as, ‘Is that right?’ Because it is in an agriculture district.”

Board member Connie Stetson said not allowing the text amendment would be taking one more right

away from farmers.

She said allowing the amendment would make it easier on the farmer, because with a permitted use, the farmer would not have to contact neighbors and would not have to go through hearings to get a conditional use.

The farmer would just get a permitted use.

She explained how grain bins are just as loud, tractors are loud when running, and neighbors can hear other neighbors mowing the lawn. She compared noises on the farm to noises in the city.

“My feeling is you live in an agriculture district, you should get used to the noises out there,” Stetson said.

An update on BPART During public comment, Larry Kerrick, BPART transportation administrator, gave a brief update on the transportation system to the board.

He said Bureau and Putnam Area Rural Transit is expecting to get a $1.4 million grant to fund the Bureau County transportation system next year. He explained that the only fear is that $864,930 of the grant money is expected to come from the state, and the state has yet to approve its budget for next year.

“Bureau County is the only county in our area that has not taken a hit by the proposed budget,” Kerrick said.

“Every county that touches Bureau County has taken at least a 15 to 20 percent hit from what they had last year.”

Kerrick confirmed there is only $126,000 to operate in Marshall and Stark counties next year.

Kerrick said they are hoping the proposed budget stays the same for Bureau County, but if it doesn’t, the transportation system is going to face drastic cuts.

‘‘ ’’ My feeling is you live in an agriculture district, you should get used to the noises out there.

Bureau County Board member on noises made by small turbines

Children’s museum opens in Peoria PEORIA (AP) – A children’s museum has opened in Peoria after more than a decade of fundraising.

The Journal Star reported the Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum opened Friday, welcoming 300 visitors.

It features six interactive exhibits where parents and grandparents can watch while their children explore.

The museum’s backers include the Junior League and the Peoria Zoological Society. The groups launched the Power of Play Campaign in 2010.

Admission to the chil-

dren’s museum is $8.

Children younger than 1 are admitted free.

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ONEIDA

Now that’s comfort food Farming couple grows hull-less popcorn, sells it

BY BEN ZIGTERMAN The Register-Mail Distributed by The Associated Press

ONEIDA (AP) – Traditional popcorn has a problem: It all too easily gets stuck in your teeth.

Pilot Knob Comforts, run by Andrew and Karlie Bowman in Oneida, has a solution.

“I like to tell people, ‘No toothpicks required,’” Andrew Bowman said.

“I have an 18-month-old toddler who can eat popcorn. It doesn’t get stuck in his teeth.”

Pilot Knob sells hullless popcorn. While traditional popcorn has a thicker seed coat that can get stuck in your teeth, Pilot Knob uses red and blue corn seeds that have a thinner seed coat that will dissolve quickly.

Bowman also thinks his popcorn tastes better.

“Ours will have more of a natural taste,” Bowman said. “We’re not going to win at the county fair where you have 10,000 calories drenched on it, but if you want a natural taste that doesn’t taste like cardboard, we’ll win.”

Pilot Knob popcorn is sold in both the HyVee stores in Galesburg

AP photos/Steve Davis, The Register-Mail

Andrew Bowman of Oneida holds a bag of Pilot Knob Comforts’ Ruby Red popcorn April 30 at his farm northwest of town. Bowman and his wife Karlie grow, market and sell the hull-less popcorn to both HyVee stores in Galesburg, and in several stores across Illinois and Iowa. and in several stores across Illinois and Iowa.

A 2-pound bag of either Ruby Red or Shaman Blue popcorn costs between $5.99 and $7.99 in stores. It can also be bought online at pilotknobcomforts. com.

“It gets you roughly 120 servings. I like to call it 16 portion sizes,” Bowman said. “On a value basis, it’s a very good value, especially for a premium product that has more of a natural taste.”

This will be Pilot Knob’s third year selling the popcorn.

“We’ve always done it as a hobby,” Bowman said. “It was usually only like a tenth of an acre or a very small amount.”

The Bowmans primarily grow non-GMO white corn and soybeans on the family farm, but decided popcorn would be a way to diversify.

At this point, Bowman says the popcorn is no longer a hobby.

“We’re not a hobby by

any stretch anymore, but we’re not quite a selfsustaining, small business yet,” Bowman said.

He expects Pilot Knob will become self-sustaining.

“Our problem now is the high fixed costs of starting up: paying for a trademark, capital investments,” Bowman said. “But on a per-unit basis, we’re doing quite well. We have a good operating margin. We just need to amortize the fixed costs. I think it’s going to work.”

Pilot Knob Comforts is named after a location near the Bowman family farm called Pilot Knob.

“It’s sort of an odd high point. It’s 80 feet higher than the surrounding flat area,” Bowman said.

“We chose that name because that ties us back to the community.”

They added Comforts so they aren’t restricted to just selling popcorn.

They also want their customers to take comfort in their food.

Bowman said he remembers eating popcorn as a child with his dad, and he wants Pilot Knob Comforts’s popcorn to create the same memories for its customers.

“I don’t want to be a company that just sells on the attributes,” Bowman said. “I want to sell memories, not just popcorn.”

Bowman plants a field of Pilot Knob Comforts’ Ruby Red hull-less popcorn.

He and his wife, Karlie, have been selling the snack treat for 3 years, although they primarily grow non-GMO white corn and soybeans on their family farm.

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NEWTON

AP photos/Bill Grimes, Effingham Daily News

Members of the Rolling Thunder club unveil a POWMIA chair May 2 on the south lawn of the Jasper County Courthouse square in Newton. The chair honors Tony Housh, a flight engineer who was on a Chinook helicopter when it went down April 19, 1968, in Vietnam as a result of anti-aircraft fire.

Chair monuments honor POWs, MIAs Group founder wants to raise public awareness

BY BILL GRIMES Effingham Daily News Distributed by The Associated Press

NEWTON (AP) – In front of a group of about 100 people on a sunny Saturday afternoon, Frank Hull told the story of a Newton man who never made it home from Vietnam.

Tony Housh had been a flight engineer on a Chinook helicopter when it went down April 19, 1968, as a result of antiaircraft fire. With fellow members of the Rolling Thunder club gathered behind him on the south lawn of the Jasper County Courthouse, Hull shared Housh’s presumed fate.

“Search and rescue missions were not productive and he was declared missing in action,” the Olney man said. “On Sept. 2, 1975, he was presumed to have died while missing.”

Housh and the 91,000 other service personnel who never came home, whether as prisoners of war or missing in action, were honored with the unveiling of a special chair. Hull, who founded the Rolling Thunder group in Olney, said the

Newton chair is the 13th such structure his group has placed in downstate Illinois. He added that the group plans to unveil another five chairs by the end of the year.

Hull said the object of placing the black chair in a prominent location is to enhance Rolling Thunder’s mission of keeping the memories of imprisoned and missing soldiers alive.

“We want to educate the public that many POWs were left behind,” he said. “We also want to preserve the past and protect future generations of servicemen and women.

“We do these chairs to raise public awareness,” Hull added. “We also encourage people to lobby their legislators to get laws passed that would get these people back to American soil.”

Jasper County Board Vice Chairman Jim Weber said the chair is a fitting way to honor all service people from Jasper County, not just the imprisoned and missing.

“We are very humbled and very appreciative to Rolling Thunder for this gesture,” Weber said.

“We know it will add to the courthouse square and the people of Jasper County are very pleased to have it here.”

MEDICAL

Study of returns to ER suggests lack of follow-up care Research offers this takeaway: Be pushy to avoid an unnecessary second visit WASHINGTON (AP) – No one wants to make a repeat visit to the emergency room for the same complaint, but new research suggests it’s more common than previously thought. And, surprisingly, people frequently wind up at a different ER the second time around.

Already, some ERs are taking steps to find out why and try to prevent unnecessary returns. A Philadelphia hospital, for example, testing video calls and other steps to link discharged patients to primary care.

The new research, based on records in six states, suggests patients should be pushy about getting follow-up care so they don’t have to return to crowded emergency departments.

“You need to make sure the next day, you connect the dots,” said study co-author Dr. R. Adams Dudley of the University of California, San Francisco. “You cannot count on the health system to connect the dots.”

It’s also a reminder of how disconnected our health care system is.

Chances are, your primary care doctor won’t know you made an ER visit unless you call about what to do next.

And if your second

visit was to a different ER, often doctors can’t see your earlier X-rays or other tests and have to repeat them, adding preventable costs. While more hospitals and doctors’ offices are trying to share electronic medical records, it’s still far from common, especially in the fast-paced ER. “It’s frustrating. We’re open 24 hours a day, and we don’t necessarily have access to those records,” said UCSF assistant professor Dr. Reena Duseja, an emergency physician who led the research.

Hospitals are under pressure to prevent readmissions, when patients are discharged only to encounter problems during recovery that get them admitted again within a month. Less is known about how often patients who are patched up in the emergency room come back.

Duseja’s team analyzed records from Arizona, California, Florida, Nebraska, Utah and Hawaii, among the first states to link records so patients can be tracked from one health facility to another. Researchers checked more than 53 million ER visits in which the patient was treated and sent home between 2006 and 2010, the latest available data.

AP

Dr. Reena Duseja, lead author of a study on emergency room visits, stands in outside San Francisco General Hospital’s emergency room June 4 in San Francisco.

No one wants to make a repeat visit to the emergency room for the same complaint. But new research suggests it’s more common than previously thought, and people frequently wind up at a different ER the second time around.

About 8 percent of within 3 days, and 28 with abdominal pain. patients returned within percent over a month, State rates varied a bit, 3 days, more than previ- occurred at a different ER. with 6.2 percent of Arious estimates, and 1 in 5 Duseja couldn’t tell why, if zona patients returning patients made a repeat patients were dissatisfied within 3 days compared visit over the next month, the first time, or traveling, with 9.3 percent in Utah.

Duseja reported this or for some other reason. month in Annals of InterPatients with skin infecnal Medicine. tions were most likely to One third of revisits return, followed by those

Revisits may be appropriate, Duseja said. Nearly 30 percent of revisits involved hospitalization, suggesting either patients got worse or emergency physicians felt more scrutiny or testing was warranted.

Also, sometimes ERs tell patients to return – to see if an antibiotic is working, for example, or if they think the person can’t or won’t get followup care elsewhere. In the ER at San Francisco General Hospital, Duseja sees many Medicaid or uninsured patients who have trouble finding a primary care doctor or specialist.

ER workers sometimes make phone calls to help such patients secure appointments, said Dr. Rebecca Parker of Vista Health System in Waukegan, Illinois, who heads the American College of Emergency Physicians’ board. When that doesn’t work, “my choices are, do I send them to a clinic I can’t get them into or bring them back to us?”

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WASHINGTON SPOTLIGHT

Time to skip overseas trips by candidates Tours produce little but laughs and puzzlement

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1915

From our archives: Bryan’s departure was no great loss Note to readers: Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Telegraph between June 11 and 17, 1915.

What we thought: 100 years ago

Mr. Bryan’s resignation

M

r. [William Jennings] Bryan’s belated resignation as secretary of state is in at last and was promptly accepted, says the Elgin News, which goes on to say that as long as the world was at peace and no dangers threatened this country with their accompanying grave problems, we could very easily spare our then-secretary of state for his Chautauqua work because he was better out of the way than in the center of the heap.

Yet, when the country needed a real secretary of state, President Wilson discovered he had none and so utilized the legal adviser of Mr. Bryan’s department, Robert Lansing.

No one doubts the sincerity or honesty of Mr. Bryan. He stands for many of the best things in life.

But there is no use disguising the fact that he was not suited for the job he has held for more than 2 years.

President Wilson put him into office as a reward for making the former president, and has tolerated his peculiarities for a long time.

A difference of opinion on the German policy is said to have brought about the final rupture, but we have an idea that it has been coming for a long time.

The way is now clear for the president to choose a man as big as the job, and we hope that he does it, for no man ever needed wiser counsel or

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Larry Lough Jeff Rogers

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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), seen here in in New York City on June 19, 1915, stepped down as secretary of state 100 years ago in a dispute over President Woodrow Wilson’s tough response to the Imperial German government’s sinking of the Lusitania. A Telegraph editorial on June 11, 1915, advised Wilson to appoint as the new secretary of state “a man as big as the job.”

Bryan, a pacifist, previously was the Democratic nominee for president in 1896, 1900 and 1908, and he was a popular public speaker on the chautauqua circuit. more judicious advice than he. – June 11, 1915

The drowning season is here Don’t rock the boat! It is not merely a foolish sort of joke to do it; it is very frequently a murderous or suicidal joke.

If you cannot swim, do not wade out to where the water is up to your chin. If you do, you may suddenly step into a hole that lifts the water above your mouth and nose, and when that happens, the chances are large that it will be your funeral the next day, or as soon as your

remains can be found.

Don’t dive from a high place without being sure the water is not so shallow as to result in your head striking bottom.

Don’t crowd five people into a boat made for three, or three people into a boat made for two.

Don’t play foolish pranks such as pushing a boy who cannot swim into deep water.

Scarcely a summer goes by that there is not a sacrifice of life in the Rock River at Dixon. Unskilled use of canoes is apt to be responsible. Going up the river in a small boat during stormy or windy weather is dangerous.

Let us have no drownings this summer. Good sense and caution will save our homes from such tragic grief. – June 14, 1915

efficiency of their guns so that the destruction wrought may increase over the present rate.

It is frightful to contemplate a war ending only when the efficient fighting forces of the countries involved are exhausted – all dead or incapacitated – but that may be the outcome if its fury is not stayed. – June 15, 1915

To improve the Dixon bridge

The Board of Supervisors of Lee and Ogle counties are proposing to rebuild the floor of the Grand Detour bridge, which is on the Lee-Ogle line, with creosote blocks instead of planking.

The planks have worn through, and the floor is in dangerous shape at present.

The creosote blocks cost more, but they are worth twice as much, for they will last the life of the bridge, and the planking has to be replaced every One million 3 or 4 years. The blocks men killed are in use on the Oregon bridge over the Rock The casualties in the River, and they are giving British army up to the splendid satisfaction. close of last week were Why would it not be given at 258,069. From a good idea to use the this basis, it is figured by wood blocks to re-floor military experts that the casualties of all the armies the Galena Avenue bridge at Dixon? The floor of this involved in the war total more than 7,500,000 men. bridge is in miserable condition as it is, and the Of this number, it is estimated that 1,000,000 have city may well be ashamed been killed and 4,500,000 of it.

Furthermore, it is never wounded and the rest missing, the larger part of in very good condition, the missing being prison- for parts of the bridge wear out quicker than ers. others, and a continual The rate of loss is patching is going on estimated at 750,000 a which makes the bridge month, and it is calcuharder to travel over lated that in 2 years or than if it all wore down at a little more from the beginning of the war, the once.

If these creosoted wood entire military establishblocks could be laid on ments of all these counthe Dixon bridge, the tries as they stood July road would be smooth 31, 1914, will have been and fine with no more wiped out. expense as long as the This is on the assumpbridge lasted. We recomtion that the military mend this for the invesequipment will remain as now, but all the coun- tigation of the city commission. – June 17, 1915 tries are adding to the

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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WASHINGTON – Of the silly traditions involving running for the White House, the going-abroadto-show-my-foreign-policy-credentials ritual ranks worst, except for eating fried dough at county fairs.

As bemused Europeans look on, the quadrennial parade of candidates to Israel, Bonn, the Court of St. James, back to Israel, Tokyo and, sometimes, Paris is fraught with potential embarrassment and difficult moments.

Beyond the photo ops of handshakes with foreign leaders, the carefully crafted, boring speeches, and the pained efforts to look awed at tourist sites, the struggle to make no mistakes is the real story.

Remember Mitt Romney in London insulting his hosts by insinuating they weren’t all that prepared to host the Olympics?

Nobody remembers anything else he said.

Most recently, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has been in Europe recounting his father’s efforts to reunite Europe after the Berlin Wall fell. Awkwardly, Bush avoids lauding the presidency of his brother, George W. Bush, who began the widely reviled Iraq war and alienated many with his antiterrorist measures.

Meanwhile, as Jeb Bush prepares to announce his candidacy, Europeans are puzzled by the machinations in his campaign apparatus back home as jockeying for power dominates the headlines.

WITH A COUPLE dozen Republicans running, about to announce, or waiting in the wings, foreigners can hardly be blamed for yawning at slews of American politicians rushing abroad to lecture them on 1) getting tougher with Vladimir Putin; 2) putting their fiscal houses in shape; 3) making the world safer for democracy; 4) considering war against Iran; 5) bombing the Islamic State; 6) going back into Iraq; 7) embracing tougher measures against Syria; 8) being more assiduous about following the U.S. lead everywhere else; 9) buying more U.S. goods and services; 10) assuring the world that Republicans are tanned, rested and ready to lead.

Hillary Clinton, frontrunner by American Pharaoh lengths for the Democratic nomination, doesn’t have to do the demeaning pilgrimage to Europe. She already visited 112 countries as secretary of state, famously traveling nearly a million miles, dutifully chronicled

“As a newspaper, we have to stand up for what’s right and not worry about what’s politically feasible.”

Alan Bauer, former editorial page editor, The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho, 1997

Editorials represent the opinions of the Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board.

Quotes brought to you courtesy of

annMcFEATTERS Ann McFeatters has covered the White House and national politics since 1986.

Contact her at amcfeatters@nationalpress.com.

in her book, “Around the World in Eighty Hairstyles.”

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry did his duty in Europe last October, getting the jump on other presidential aspirants. But he cut his trip short after two Texas hospital workers contracted Ebola and needed his skills to recover.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has made a big splash in Europe, possibly because when he ran for president in 2012, the European media widely disdained him for what they perceived as his antediluvian views.

One of his America exceptionalism tenets is cracking down on undocuFormer Florida Gov. m e n t e d Jeb Bush immigrants.

Although Bush has joined other he won the presidential 2012 Iowa hopefuls in caucuses, it taking an matters not overseas trip, which, what Euroaccording to peans think columnist Ann about him, if McFeatters, is a habit that anything. candidates Ditto for should cease.

Ted Cruz, the filibustering Texas senator, and Rand Paul, the filibustering, isolationist Kentucky senator.

We don’t know much about Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. We do know his parents are from Cuba, and he has a lot of debt.

He has self-confessed to a lack of bookkeeping skills and bought a speedboat for $80,000.

That might endear him to Europeans, if not struggling middle-class Americans. But he’s expressed no affection for Europeans, insisting he’d “defy” them on big issues. Actually, a trip to Europe by Rubio might be interesting.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the only governor ever to win a gubernatorial recall election, would have trouble generating any buzz in Europe, where his state as a cheese producer has little cachet despite German roots.

We think all the candidates should skip the European/Middle East/ Asia sideshows and compete in the National Geographic Society Geography Bee to show their creds. Dissing Putin is easy; knowing what countries Moldova flanks is harder.

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Wife doesn’t enjoy spirited conversation Dear Abby, I have been blessed with success over the years and continue to provide a comfortable lifestyle for my wife and me. I will be celebrating my 74th birthday soon, and 55 years of marriage to my high school sweetheart.

When I come home from a busy day, I enjoy sitting down and having two generous cocktails while I listen to my favorite news station. I espouse my views on the political events of the day. And always, without exception, I verbalize my adoration for my wife and our family, and express how beautiful my wife is and how much I love her.

My wife becomes somewhat annoyed

What do you suggest I do?

– My American Dream Includes Cocktails

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

because I get loose with my opinions and comments because of the alcohol. She wants me to quit drinking every night before dinner. I feel there’s no harm because I have only two drinks. At my age, I feel entitled, but I don’t want to make my wife feel like she is married to an alcoholic.

Dear American Dream, For openers, try laying off the sauce for a week or so – if you can manage it – or cut back to one drink in a smaller glass. When you say you consume two “generous” drinks a day, I can’t help but wonder how generous and what you’re using to measure.

While you may have been able to drink two generous drinks when you were younger with no negative effects, as folks get older (and 74 would qualify as “older”), they don’t metabolize alcohol as well.

One of the signs of

problem drinking is when it starts to cause problems with others.

Another is belligerence, and if that’s the way you become as you listen to your news programs, you can’t blame your wife for being upset.

And as to the endearments you utter while under the influence – while they may be sweet, take it from me that women much prefer to hear them from men who are sober.

Dear Abby, I am getting married to a wonderful man. He suggested that his close friend, “Zoe,” would like to be a bridesmaid. I asked her and she accepted.

The problem is, I have

sent multiple messages to Zoe regarding the color we have selected for the bridesmaid dresses and also asked if she’d like to come along when I look for my wedding dress. I have received no response. My fiance has also contacted her, and he hasn’t heard back.

Is it OK if I decide to use someone else who is willing to participate in the events leading up to the wedding, and not just the ceremony?

– First- and Only-Time Bride Dear Bride, Have your fiance check with Zoe to see if she’s OK and her contact information is correct. Then send Zoe a written message

explaining that because she hasn’t responded to your previous messages, you and your fiance assume she won’t be participating in the pre-wedding activities and would prefer not to be one of your bridesmaids.

Say that you both hope she will attend the wedding as a guest and send her an invitation. If she accepts – fine. However, if you don’t hear from her, take her off the list.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, June 16 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:457:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815-4994866.

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

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

Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9 a.m.-noon, Kroger, 2301 Locust St., Sterling, 815-626-3467.

Chair exercise class, 9 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

La Leche League, 10 a.m., Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., No. 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure check, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

Commodities, 10-11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Veterans employment representative, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon,

closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

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

Sterling Rotary Club, noon1 p.m., YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

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

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

Lunch and Learn, noon, Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Affliction of Addition Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

Caregivers Support Group, 1:30 p.m., Franklin Street Room, Polo Area Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., Polo.

Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees, 2 p.m., 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling.

American Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 107 W. Lahman St., Franklin Grove. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Bureau Valley Area Hospice Grief and Loss Support Group, 2:30 p.m., Perry Memorial Hospital chapel, 530 Park Ave. E., No. 201, Princeton, 815-876-4482.

Disabled American Veterans Chapter 88, 2:30 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, state Route 38, Dixon.

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

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

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 5:307:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St.,

Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mothers’ Breast-feeding Group, 6 p.m., lower level conference room, Perry Memorial Hospital, 530 Park Ave., E., Princeton, 815-876-2282.

Parents and Grandparents Grief Support Group, 6 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling, 815-990-7066 or 815-625-2634.

Sauk Valley Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 815-251-1441.

Group Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder, 6-7:30 p.m., Sinnissippi Center, 326 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-5900822.

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

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

Stroke Support Group, 6:30 p.m., White Oak classroom, Perry Memorial Hospital, 530 Park Ave. E., No. 201, Princeton, 815-8764449.

Big Bureau Creek Watershed, 7 p.m., United States Department of Agriculture Service Center meeting room, 312 E. Backbone Road, Princeton, 815-875-8732, ext. 3.

River Cities Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth St., Fulton, 563-2437621 before noon.

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, June 15 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Situation Room, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Scrabble, 10:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,

Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

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

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

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Friendly Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

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

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

Bingo, Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779, 4:30 p.m. doors open, 5:30 p.m. kitchen opens and 6:30 p.m. bingo begins, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-2883557. No computers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Wednesday, June 17 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Rules of the Road course, 9:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Blood pressure check, 10-11 a.m., Good Neighbor Care of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, 815-564-2145.

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

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

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

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.

-noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

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

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

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

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

Affliction of Addition Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487.

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

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

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

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

FHN Memorial Hospital sports physical clinic, 1-5 p.m., FHN Family Healthcare Center, 803 First Ave., Forreston. Appointments: 815-938-3130.

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: 800-733-2767.

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

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

YWCA sexual abuse survivors women’s group, 5:307 p.m., second floor, 115 W. First St., Dixon, bbraid@ywsauk.or or 815-625-0333.

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

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

Special Needs Parent Support Group, 5:30-7:30 p.m., conference room, Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St. Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815-625-0333.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

cil on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

Second St., Dixon.

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

Farmer’s Market, 3-6 p.m., Lanark City Park, 200 block of West Claremont Street.

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

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Tuesday, June 16 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

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

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

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

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NEAR AND FAR | TWITTER’S IMPACT

Some shortfalls worth mentioning U of I faces Twitter aloft, but censure from stock continues its utter freefall academic sect Decision not to hire professor leads to vote CHAMPAIGN (AP) – A leading academic group voted Saturday to censure the University of Illinois’ flagship campus over its decision not to hire a professor following his antiIsrael Twitter messages.

University Chancellor Phyllis Wise said the vote will have repercussions and is being taken seriously.

In a voice vote, the membership of the American Association of University Professors affirmed the censure at the group’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The decision came in reaction to the university rescinding Steven Salaita’s job offer following his posts on Twitter concerning Israel and the West Bank.

The vote hinged on the principle of academic freedom, said Anita Levy, an association staff member involved with the group’s investigation of the matter. A report by the group described Salaita’s tweets as expressions of “outrage in strong language over the war in Gaza.”

Rejecting the professor’s appointment “violated Professor Salaita’s academic freedom and cast a pall of uncertainty over the degree to which academic freedom is understood and respected” at the school, Levy said, reading from a statement after Saturday’s vote.

The academic association currently has 56 institutions on its censure list.

University spokeswoman Robin Kaler said the school has an “unyielding commitment to the prin-

ciples of academic freedom.”

And, in an email sent to faculty Saturday, Wise said the decision was “disappointing, but not unexpected.”

An AAUP censure is a relatively rare condemnation that can damage a university’s reputation in the academic world.

Some faculty members at the University of Illinois have said they believe it might lead job hunters working at other schools to choose not to work at the Urbana-Champaign campus, though other faculty members have discounted that idea.

The university rescinded Salaita’s job offer after some donors complained his tweets were anti-Semitic. He has since sued the school. The censure vote came one day after a judge ordered the university to turn over thousands of pages of documents sought by Salaita.

On Saturday, his attorneys issued a statement calling the censure “a serious blemish on the university’s record.”

In October 2013, Salaita was offered a professor’s job in the university’s Native American Studies Department, starting in August 2014. He accepted and quit his job at Virginia Tech University.

But in the summer of 2014, Salaita, whose father is from Jordan, wrote a long series of Twitter messages complaining about Israeli military action in Gaza.

Some of those messages included profanity and a few were considered anti-Semitic by university donors who wrote to Wise.

“Zionists: transforming ‘anti-Semitism’ from something horrible into something honorable since 1948,” he wrote in one message.

NEW YORK (AP) – The Pope is on Twitter, along with the Dalai Lama, world leaders and, of course, Kim Kardashian.

The short-messaging service can bring fleeting fame, instant ignominy and get you fired. It has been credited for sparking revolutions and, like Facebook, transforming the way the world communicates.

But despite the buzz generated by thousands of chatty journalists, athletes and celebrities, Twitter has never turned a profit. Its user base of 302 million is dwarfed by rivals such as Facebook, which counts 1.44 billion.

Facebook has grown into an Internet powerhouse, while Twitter in many aspects remains a niche social network, unable to convince the masses that they need its service to keep up with what’s happening in the world. Lots of people sign up but not a lot stick around.

That likely had much to do with last week’s announced exit of Twitter Inc. CEO Dick Costolo, who gave way to co-founder, and former CEO, Jack Dorsey while the San Francisco company looks for a new leader.

Despite the executive turmoil and a stock price that has fallen 30 percent since late April, industry experts – not to mention loyal users – see potential in the company.

But first it needs to address some of its biggest problems. Here are some of Twitter’s most pressing challenges, along with possible fixes.

Where are the users?

Its user growth is stalling, and there are a lot of competitors. Besides its old rival Facebook, Twitter is feeling the heat from mobile messaging

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Then-Twitter CEO Dick Costolo (from left), Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, and co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone applaud in November of 2013 as they watch the ringing of the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

Despite executive turmoil and a stock price that has fallen 30 percent since late April 2015, industry experts – not to mention loyal users – see potential in the company. But first it needs to address some of its biggest problems. apps such as WhatsApp, Line and Viber, not to mention Snapchat, Instagram and a bevy of others only your cool middle-school niece might have heard of.

Twitter grew from 204 million active users in the first quarter of 2013, to 255 million a year later and 302 million in the first three months of 2015. In comparison, Facebook-owned WhatsApp announced in April that it has reached 800 million monthly active users.

Make it easier to use Almost one billion users have tried Twitter and not stuck around, according to tech investor Chris Sacca, a longtime Twitter backer who wrote a lengthy critique of the service and posted it online this month.

Sacca suggested the service could offer more features to engage visitors – including special channels or tabs focused on live events, topics of interest or even a user’s geographic location.

He also recommended more “nudges,” including feedback, polls and other interactive features that would make newcomers feel less “lonely.”

Deal with trolls Twitter has long had a problem with trolls, the online bullies and blowhards whose abuse has been an ongoing issue that has alienated established and potential users. It has tried to make it easier to report threats and in April updated its policy against violent threats to include not just specific threats but people promoting violence against others.

It’s too early to say if this has helped.

More apps and options Twitter is well-known around the globe, but it must do more to capitalize on its own brand, said Brian Blau, a tech analyst at the Gartner research firm.

Twitter could be offering users more specialized apps for various activities, in the way that Facebook has built a stable of apps for messaging, consuming news and sharing photos, he said. Twitter’s Periscope app, which lets users share live video, is an example of “exactly the kind of thing Twitter should be doing,” Blau added.

But he noted that Facebook, Snapchat and other companies

have invested heavily in direct-messaging capabilities, which can make money by showing ads, selling animated adornments or enabling users to play one-on-one games. Twitter, meanwhile, has only tinkered around the edges of its direct-messaging function.

Show strength to advertisers Twitter knows something about its users’ interests, but Facebook knows far more about its users’ likes and habits, while Google and Pinterest can more readily predict what users might want to buy. That, coupled with Twitter’s slowing user growth, has made advertisers are more likely to spend their money on other sites, analysts say.

Twitter’s strength, however, is drawing people’s attention during live events, such as sports championships, breaking news and popular television shows, said Debra Aho Williamson at the eMarketer research firm. Reaching casual users on a routine basis is harder, but Twitter may succeed if it can “engage advertisers in that ‘real-time’ story,” she said.

GEORGIA

Zoo animals escape amid flooding 12 dead, although cause of deaths not yet clear

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People help a hippopotamus escape from a flooded zoo Sunday in Tbilisi, Georgia. Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals have escaped from the zoo in Georgia’s capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures, prompting authorities to warn residents in Tbilisi to stay inside Sunday.

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – Severe flooding in the Georgian capital left at least 12 people dead Sunday and triggered a big-game hunt across the city for lions, tigers, a hippopotamus and other dangerous animals that escaped from Tbilisi’s ravaged zoo.

Residents were warned to stay indoors as police conducted the hunt, but fear deepened as night fell on the city of 1.1 million with some of the animals still on the loose.

“The daytime wasn’t bad,” said resident Khariton Gabashvili, “but tonight, everyone has to be very careful because all the beasts haven’t been captured.

They haven’t been fed, and in their hungry state, they might attack people.”

Heavy rain turned a normally pleasant city stream into a fierce

torrent that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes in the former Soviet republic. Officials said 12 people were known to have died and about two dozen others were missing.

There were no immediate reports that any of the dead were killed by the animals, which ran off after the floodwaters destroyed their enclosures.

Among the beasts that escaped were bears, wolves and monkeys.

A hippopotamus – an extremely aggressive animal with the ability to run faster than humans in short bursts – was spotted lumbering through a flooded square not far from the zoo and was shot with a tranquilizer dart. Other animals were hunted down and killed.

The carcasses of lion, a boar and a tiger were seen, and zoo authorities said six wolves were also dead.

Authorities said the animals might have fled to just about any

corner of Tbilisi, including the forests on the steep hills in the city’s heart.

“I feel frenzied,” said 25-yearold Khatuna Bolkvadze, a mother of two who lives near the zoo.

“The youngsters can’t go out and walk around. I sat on the balcony with them and played games, so they could breathe some fresh air.”

Zoo spokeswoman Mzia Sharashidze said a count of the escaped animals was not immediately possible because so many of the zoo’s enclosures were under water. But she said five lions were unaccounted for and many monkeys had escaped.

Three zoo workers were found dead on its grounds, including a woman who less than a month ago lost an arm in a tiger attack.

Her husband was also reported dead.

The floodwaters gouged huge chunks out of roads and swamped numerous homes.

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Plan now to attend and see “the best of the best” play an exciting night of girls and boys basketball.

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Carlie Bickett

Chelsi Blair

Lakin Goodman

Kassi Henrekin

Clare Kramer

Chelsea Lesniewski

Gabby Sandoval

Bailey Schrader

Heather Strike

Krista Beach

Kennedy Dinges

Annie Forster

Carly Hartle

Kaitlyn Liebing

Lexis Macomber

Keeley Meyer

Allison Prestegaard

Kelsey Pudlas

Aubree Schmitt

Sydney Wilhelm

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Zach Barber

Joe Brouilette

Kaleb Church

Hunter Hamstra

Kyle Huebner

Alex Johnson

Tommy Johnston

Lucas Ebersole

Jacob Mammosser

Josh Mead

Parker Neuhalfen

Seth Sanderson

Kevin Kurz

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Laron Carr

Bret Gittleson

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Eastland boys basketball players have won the SVM All-Star Classic MVP honor in each of the last 2 years. Skylar Paulson won it in 2014, and Ty Hartman won it in 2013.

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Numbers game That’s the record number of points scored by a boy in a SVM All-Star Classic game. Rock Falls’ Rian Nailor scored 37 points in 2008.

Only six players have ever scored 30 or more.

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Ashton-Franklin Center’s Kevin Kurz will play on the Telegraph team Thursday at the Sauk Valley Media All-Star Classic at Sauk Valley Community College. A couple weeks after that, he leaves for boot camp to become a Marine, which he plans on being for the next 20 years.

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Marines next chapter of life for AFC’s Kurz

BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554 @STyReynolds

Kurz file Age: 18 High school: AFC Hometown: Rural Franklin Grove Family: Parents Scott & Pamela, sister Kayla (21) Sports: Football, basketball FYI: Will ship out for Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego on July 13.

Most high school graduates spend the summer after they graduate preparing for the next chapter of their lives. AFC’s Kevin Kurz is no different.

But instead of his next chapter lasting only a few years in college, he’s getting ready for the next 2 decades.

In less than a month, Kurz will ship out to San Diego for boot camp as a memmechanic, Kurz plans to spend 20 years ber of the Marine Corps. After 9 months as a Marine, before retiring with full of training and schooling as a helicopter benefits.

“I’ve had a countdown going in my head since the day I enlisted [July 15, 2014], and it seems like it’s going by quicker every day,” Kurz said. “When basketball season was over, I was sad because my high school sports career was over, but when one chapter ends, another begins, and I’m definitely ready to start a new chapter of my life and go see the world.”

Kurz has wanted to be a Marine for two-thirds of his life. It’s a life path he’s never wavered from, and one he’s been looking forward to more every year.

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n the inexorable wait until they dropped the puck Saturday night at Amalie Arena, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews confessed to being just like you, the Chicago hockey fan.

Pondering another parade that ends in Grant Park. Wondering what Madison Street might look like during late-night gridlock caused by giddiness.

Thinking big the way you know Hawks players think but seldom voice.

“There are moments where you let yourself daydream,” Toews admitted. “All of a sudden, you catch yourself getting ahead of yourself. You need to snap back to right here, right now.”

Right now, after a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Lightning, the city can contemplate celebrating something that hasn’t happened in 77 years: a Stanley Cup title captured on home ice. Call in the cavalry, Mayor Emanuel.

The Hawks put themselves in position to hoist the silver chalice as early as tonight at the United Center with the kind of clutch effort that defines their core.

Antoine Vermette authored another memorable playoff moment when he ended a rush started by the hustling Kris Versteeg by knocking a rebound past Lightning goalie Ben Bishop for the game-winner with 18 minutes left.

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NBA FINALS | GAME 5 | WARRIORS 104, CAVALIERS 91

Team greater than one king Another James’ triple-double not enough against Warriors

BY JASON LLOYD Akron Beacon Journal

OAKLAND, Calif. – Despite another monster effort from LeBron James, the Cavaliers are down to their last breath.

James’ remarkable postseason run continued with 40 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, but the Cavs fell to the Warriors, 104-91, on Sunday in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors hold a 3-2 lead in the series with Game 6, and perhaps the Cavs’ last game of the season, scheduled for Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

Steph Curry scored 37 points,

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Star of the game: Steph Curry, Warriors, 37 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals Key performers: LeBron James, Cavaliers, 40 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists; Andre Iguodala, Warriors, 14 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists Up next: Game 6, Warriors at Cavaliers, 8 p.m. Tuesday including seven 3-pointers, and Draymond Green had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Warriors. But Andre Iguodala yet again had two of the biggest baskets of the night.

A 3-pointer from Iguodala stretched the Warriors’ lead to 89-84, and after a Klay Thompson missed 3-pointer, Iguodala was there for the rebound and basket while getting fouled.

Iguodala missed the ensuing free throw, the Warriors missed two more looks after corralling rebounds, and the Cavs closed the deficit to 91-85 after Tristan Thompson split a pair of free throws with 3:22 left.

But Curry’s 3-pointer pushed the lead to double figures, and essentially ended what was AP another thriller that included Harrison Barnes dunks over the Cavaliers’ Mike Miller (left) and 10 ties and 20 lead changes.

Timofey Mozgov on Sunday during Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif. The Warriors won 104-91.

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Ackerman, Stralow unanimous picks

Local events

Erie-Prophetstown’s Kylie Ackerman and Morrison’s Brooke Stralow were two of four unanimous picks for the Three Rivers West softball all-conference first team. They also shared conference MVP honors with Rockridge’s Daria Parchert.

Stralow was joined by teammates Lauren Rice and Rachel Davis on the first team. Other ErieProphetstown first team selections were Ashley Davis, Clare Kramer, Savannah Mettler and Emily Cox. A full list of the TRAC West selections can be found on B4.

NBA

Bulls hire Spurs’ assistant Fred Hoiberg landed his top target for lead assistant Saturday when Jim Boylen chose to leave the Spurs for the Bulls’ associate head coaching position.

Boylen, 50, has coached at the NBA or NCAA level since 1987, including an 11-season stint under Rudy Tomjanovich during the Rockets’ backto-back titles in 1994 and 1995 that interrupted the Bulls’ separate threepeats.

MLB

Scherzer strikes out 16 Brewers Max Scherzer struck out a Nationals-record 16 and pitched a one-hitter, losing his perfect-game bid on a bloop single that barely fell in during the seventh inning to lead Washington to a 4-0 win over the Brewers on Sunday in Milwaukee.

Carlos Gomez got Milwaukee’s only hit, leading off the seventh with a broken-bat looper to right field just beyond the outstretched glove of second baseman Anthony Rendon. Scherzer looked the other away after the ball dropped.

Blue Jays race to 11th straight win The Toronto Blue Jays won their 11th straight game to tie the team record, routing the Red Sox 13-5 in Boston as Ryan Goins homered, doubled and drove in five runs.

Danny Valencia also homered as the highestscoring club in the majors completed a sweep at Fenway Park and sent Boston to its season-worst sixth straight loss.

This is the fourth time Toronto has won 11 in a row.

INDYCAR

Newgarden wins in Toronto Josef Newgarden took the lead on the 72nd lap and never relinquished it Sunday, finishing 1.4485 seconds ahead of teammate Luca Filippi at the Honda Indy Toronto.

And the 1-2 effort in the 85-lap event over the 1.755-mile, 11-turn Exhibition Place street circuit in was a first for CFH Racing, a team in its initial year of operation.

Newgarden, a 24-yearold native of Henderson, Tenn., captured his second victory of the season.

He won the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama on April 26, but doesn’t feel this is a breakout year for him.

Thursday Basketball 5 p.m.

• SVM All-Star Classic, Gazette girls vs. Telegraph girls, at Sauk Valley Community College 7 p.m.

• SVM All-Star Classic, Gazette boys vs. Telegraph boys, at Sauk Valley Community College

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Kurt Busch celebrates with teammates Sunday after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. The race was shortened because of rain.

Storm chasing

Rain comes too late for Larson in Michigan

BY NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer

BROOKLYN, Mich. – Kyle Larson knew the rain was coming – and wanted it to arrive as soon as possible.

He didn’t get his wish. Instead, the downpour that ended this Sprint Cup race in Michigan gave the victory to Kurt Busch.

With his fuel running low, Larson had to make a pit stop, ceding the lead to Busch only a few laps before heavy rain arrived and ended Sunday’s race. It was Busch’s second Cup victory of the year. Larson remains winless, although he had tried to stay out on the track long enough to reach the rainstorm in first place.

“We could see weather coming there off of [Turn] 4, and just praying that it would get here in time for me to stay out and be in the lead when the rain did hit,” Larson said. “I applaud my guys for trying. We are pretty deep in points, so we have to take risks like that to make the Chase. I’m happy with the call, just wish the

rain would have come three laps sooner.”

The fourth weather-related red flag of the day came after lap 138 of a scheduled 200. Busch was leading at the time, and he was declared the winner after a downpour soaked the track. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second, followed by Martin Truex Jr. Larson gave up the lead on lap 133.

Busch won in his backup car – he switched after an accident in practice Friday.

“It was a fantastic group effort,” he said. “To be able to pull the backup car out and to have it as prepared as it was and then to have the extra work that went into it, all the crew members that [crew chief] Tony Gibson leads rolled up their sleeves, jumped right on it, and we made it a racewinning backup car.”

Busch led for only six laps, but they were the last six of the race.

“I don’t know how Tony got the rain to come out, but he did that,” owner Gene Haas said.

“That’s all it takes to win a race

is you just need about 4,000 or 5,000 things to line up, and you’re there.”

Kevin Harvick led for 63 laps, but a tire problem knocked him well back. He finished 29th, only the second time all year he’s been out of the top 10. Harvick did stay atop the Cup standings, leading by 15 points over Truex.

Pole winner Kasey Kahne was 15th. The shortened Michigan race was a missed opportunity for several drivers with no wins, like Kahne, Larson and Jeff Gordon.

Busch’s victory in his No. 41 Chevrolet was part of a huge weekend for Chevy, which took the top three spots in this Cup race, while also emerging victorious in a NASCAR Truck race, an IndyCar race and in the GTE Pro category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

This was Busch’s third career Cup win at Michigan International Speedway and first since 2007. It’s his first multi-win season in NASCAR’s top series since 2011.

GOLF ROUNDUP

Three-peat complete for Park LPGA championship goes to South Korean for third straight year already featuring three top 25s.

Taking home the winner’s check of $1.08 million is a nice turnaround for Gomez, who had to earn back his tour card through the Web.com Tour last year.

Owen finished with a 70-271.

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Inbee Park shot a final round 68 and finished at 19-under par to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for the third consecutive year and retake the No. 1 ranking in women’s golf.

The 26-year-old from South Korea made five birdies and shot a bogey-free round at the Westchester Country Club, finishing the tournament five strokes ahead of 22-year-old countrywoman Sei Young Kim. Park, who shot a 273 for the tournament, tied the Tour record for the lowest score in a major in relationship to par and finished the four rounds with 22 birdies and just three bogeys.

Lexi Thompson ended up in third place. She had eight birdies on her first 13 holes Sunday and shot a 66 to finish at 12-under par.

This is Park’s sixth major title. She ties Annika Sorenstam at the only golfer who has claimed this champion-

Champions

Langer takes title:

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Inbee Park (right) embraces Sei Young Kim on Sunday after Park won the KPMG Women’s PGA golf championship at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, N.Y. Kim came in second place.

Gomez, 36, started the ship in 3 consecutive round tied with Owen years. atop the leaderboard at 9-under with 23 playPGA Gomez walks away ers within four strokes. with win in Memphis: Gomez shot 4-under 66 Fabian Gomez won his for a 267 total for the first PGA Tour title Sun- win. He carded a five day at the St. Jude Clas- birdie-one bogey round sic, beating Greg Owen for his first PGA title in his 70th start in a season by four strokes.

Bernhard Langer has won the Senior Players Championship for the second year in a row.

It’s his fifth major on the Champions Tour.

The two-time Masters winner shot a 3-underpar 68 in the final round to finish at minus-19.

That’s six strokes ahead of Kirk Triplett, who shot 64 to vault into second place at minus-13.

Langer is the first golfer to win the tournament in back-to-back years since Arnold Palmer 30 years ago. The 57-yearold German earned his 24th victory on the Champions Tour, tying him with Miller Barber for fourth all-time.

On the tube TV listings

Today College baseball 2 p.m.

• World Series, Game 5, Arkansas vs. Miami, at Omaha, Neb., ESPN2 7 p.m.

• World Series, Game 6, Florida vs. Virginia, at Omaha, Neb., ESPN2

MLB 6 p.m.

• White Sox at Pirates, CSN • Braves at Red Sox, ESPN 7 p.m.

• Twins at Cardinals, FSN

NHL playoffs 7 p.m.

• Stanley Cup Final, Game 6, Lightning at Blackhawks, NBC

Soccer 3 p.m.

• FIFA, Women’s World Cup, group stage, Thailand vs. Germany, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Fox • FIFA, Women’s World Cup, group stage, Ivory Coast vs. Norway, at Moncton, New Brunswick, FS1 6:30 p.m.

• FIFA, Women’s World Cup, group stage, Netherlands vs. Canada, ar Montreal, FS1

On this date June 15 1991 • Carl Lewis, one jump away from losing his 64-meet winning streak in the long jump, comes through with a dramatic victory when he soars 28 feet, 4¼ inches to pass leader Mike Powell by a half-inch in the U.S. Championships in New York.

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2015 SVM ALL-STAR CLASSIC | ROSTERS Gazette boys

Gazette girls

Head coach: Jason Marquis, Bureau Valley No. Player School Ht. Pos.PPG. 3 Seth Sanderson Fulton 5-11 G 7.1 10 Grant Ames Prophetstown 6-2 G 13.1 12 Tommy Johnston Bureau Valley 6-4 G 14.3 13 Jacob Mammosser Rock Falls 6-0 F 11.4 15 Parker Neuhalfen Bureau Valley 6-2 G 21.9 21 Zachary Barber Fulton 5-10 G 16.9 23 Josh Mead Bureau Valley 5-11 G 6.8 30 Kaleb Church Morrison 6-2 G 14.7 33 Alex Johnson Bureau Valley 6-0 G 7.6 34 Joe Brouilette Sterling 6-1 C 5.7 35 Kyle Huebner Fulton 6-1 F 8.2 44 Hunter Hamstra Morrison 6-3 F 12.0

Head coach: Don Robinson, Prophetstown No. Player School Ht. Pos.PPG. 1 Chelsi Blair Rock Falls 5-4 G 8.7 4 Carlie Bickett Bureau Valley 6-2 C NA 5 Lakin Goodman Morrison 5-8 G 15.1 10 Chelsea Lesniewski Fulton 6-0 F 8.0 11 Kassi Henrekin Prophestown 5-5 6 7.7 12 Gabby Sandoval Sterling 5-8 G 14.4 14 Heather Strike Prophetstown 5-5 G 6.9 20 Bailey Schrader Rock Falls 6-0 F 8.0 30 Shelby Adams Prophetstown 5-6 F 5.1 32 Heaven Bennett Bureau Valley 6-0 F 9.5 44 Clare Kramer Prophetstown 5-9 F 9.3

Telegraph boys Head coach: Jason Mead, Dixon No. Player School 3 Matt Wasilewski Oregon 12 Jordan Harris Milledgeville 13 Bret Gittleson AFC 14 Laron Carr Dixon 23 Trevor Bolin Newman 24 Cal Jarrett Dixon 32 Lucas Ebersole Milledgeville 33 Kevin Kurz AFC 35 Nolan McGinn Newman 43 Eric Schaney Eastland

Ht. Pos. PPG. 6-4 F 9.1 6-1 G 11.1 6-0 G 17.3 5-8 G 14.7 6-1 G 8.8 6-3 G 13.8 6-1 F 11.7 6-5 C 7.4 6-3 F 7.3 6-0 G 8.4

Telegraph girls Head coach: Mike McCracken, Amboy No. Player School Ht. Pos. PPG. 1 Kennedy Dinges Amboy 5-7 G 7.1 3 Krista Beach AFC 5-8 F 6.1 4 Allison Prestegaard AFC 6-3 C 14.2 8 Sydney Wilhelm Amboy 5-9 F NA 13 Keeley Meyer Polo 5-9 F 8.7 14 Annie Forster Eastland 5-8 F 11.6 20 Aubree Schmitt Newman 5-7 G 8.8 23 Carly Hartle Dixon 5-11 F 8.9 24 Kelsey Pudlas Oregon 5-7 F 4.8 41 Lexis Macomber Eastland 6-0 F 16.7 44 Kaitlyn Liebing Amboy 5-9 C 10.7

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Blackhawks center Antoine Vermette (right) celebrates with Teuvo Teravainen after scoring a goal in the third period of Saturday’s Stanley Cup Finals game against the Lightning in Tampa. The Blackhawks won 2-1, thanks to the goal.

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AFC’s Kevin Kurz (33) guards Newark’s Evan Schomer during a postseason game last May. Kurz will provide a strong post presence for the Telegraph team at Thursday’s SVM All-Star Classic.

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“When I was 6 years old, I made my decision to be a Marine,” he said.

“I love what they stand for, and the camaraderie and title that can never be taken away.

“Most kids go through a military stage, and I just never grew out of mine.”

Kurz leaves for San Diego on July 13, where he will spend 13 weeks in boot camp. Upon graduation from that, he’ll have earned the title of Marine.

After returning home during 10 days leave, he’ll go back to San Diego for 2 months of Marine Combat Training. Then it’s off to North Carolina for 3 months to learn to be a helicopter mechanic before he joins the fleet at an as-yet unspecified location.

“I’m trying not to stress about it too much; it is what it is,” Kurz said of the impending life change. “Drill instructors are going to make it stressful on me once I get into boot camp, but I’m really ready to be there and see what the’ve got for me. It’s just

the next challenge for me to attack head-on.”

Kurz chose the helicopter maintenance field for a couple of reasons, pertaining to both his past and his present. His dad, Scott, has always been a gear head, “and it rubbed off on me,” Kurz said. He’ll learn how to service all of the different types of Marine helicopters, as well as other rotary and propeller aircraft like the Osprey.

He also felt that it would give him plenty of options upon retiring from the Marine Corps before the age of 40.

“I wanted something I would enjoy, and how many people can say they get to wake up every morning and mess around with a $1,000,000 aircraft and get paid for it?” Kurz said. “It’s the best of both worlds, because it’s the kind of path I want to be on when I go back to the civilian lifestyle in 20 years. Those skills I learn in the Marines are going to help distinguish me to future employers.”

Since officially enlisting last summer in what is called the delayed entry program – made up of

recruits who still have to finish high school – Kurz has come to Dixon twice a week to report to his recruiter and do some training.

On the second Saturday of every month, he’s traveled to Rockford’s recruiting station for a half-day of physical training with a gunnery sergeant.

Those days consist of a workout regimen, some classes learning how to be a Marine, and usually a fun activity to close out the day.

Then, once a year during the summer, the Marine Corps has what they call Family Night, where drill instructors fly into Rockford, then disseminate to local recruits’ hometowns to, as Kurz puts it, “rattle our cages” in preparation for the atmosphere they’ll encounter during boot camp.

But before all of that, Kurz will enjoy the final month of his childhood.

His mother, Pamela, and his sister, Kayla, are both getting married, and Kurz said he plans to spend as much time as possible with friends and family before heading out to the West Coast.

“I’m glad my timing worked out the way it did,” Kurz said. “I’ve got about a month of summer before I head out, and I’m definitely really happy that I can enjoy some of these big events and time with the people who are special to me.”

He’s also looking forward to one final chance to play basketball, as he will suit up for Team Telegraph in Thursday’s SVM All-Star Classic.

He’ll team up one more time with lifelong friend, neighbor and teammate Bret Gittleson at 7 p.m. in the Sauk Valley Community College gym.

“Bret and I have been playing together forever, ever since bitty ball in first grade, and he just lives down the road, so we play basketball all the time,” Kurz said.

“We know each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and it’s going to be fun to play with him one more time.

“I’m just really grateful for this opportunity to get out on the court with a group of guys who love the game as much as I do. Being able to play in a fun atmosphere in front of a crowd is going to be a great experience.”

That goal held up because of the Hawks’ strongest defensive effort of the postseason, spearheaded by Niklas Hjalmarsson, who finished with seven blocked shots and twice as many bruises. Goalie Corey Crawford returned the favor, weathering another late Lightning storm the way he has so many times in this series.

This was the difference between a team that wants to win games like these, and one that knows it can.

This was Experience 2, Potential 1. This was Vermette again making general manager Stan Bowman look smart for acquiring him at the trade deadline. Since being a healthy scratch in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, the French accent on the Hawks cannot be mistaken.

“He has gotten better every game,” Quenneville said. “Great game tonight.”

If Vermette’s goal involved heart and hustle, the Hawks’ first score at the 6:11 mark of the first period was all puck luck.

If any Hawks player deserved to see a wideopen net, it was Patrick Sharp, who apologized for costly back-to-back penalties his last time in this building.

Sharp had gone 13 games – and 40 days – without scoring a goal, frustration no doubt exacerbated by pregame questions about his uncertain future. Like a pro’s pro, Sharp downplayed it, restating his simple goal of shooting it at the net. Few Sharp goals have looked any simpler. The net was empty, just like Bishop’s head.

For reasons escaping hockey purists, Bishop skated near the right faceoff dot, where he hammered his own defenseman, Victor Hedman. Bishop stands 6-foot-7 and 215 pounds while Hedman goes 6-6, 229, so this was like a tight end colliding with an outside linebacker.

On the Lightning injury report, this should go down as a brain spasm.

Perhaps Bishop felt emboldened watching Crawford get away with a similar gaffe earlier.

Crawford hesitated with the puck, then turned it

over before recovering quickly enough to stop Nikita Kucherov’s shot.

Kucherov rammed into the post, injuring himself badly enough to remove a major threat for the rest of the game. The missed chance prevented the Lightning from negating the Hawks’ best start in the series. As bad as Crawford’s goof was, Bishop’s still was worse.

Suspense surrounded Bishop’s availability.

Typically coy, Lightning coach Jon Cooper kept everyone guessing.

Rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy responded well in a Game 4 loss, so the Lightning hardly feared a drop-off. The Blackhawks didn’t care – or know. When No. 30 led the Lightning out of the tunnel, it ended speculation: Cooper’s move was having Bishop replace the rook.

The chess game included Quenneville shaking up the lines again, though not drastically.

He shifted Andrew Shaw back to the fourth line, one of the Hawks’ most consistent. Teuvo Teravainen returned to the third line, along with Vermette and Versteeg.

Look what happened: Teravainen flew around aggressively and Vermette and Versteeg combined for the key goal in a game that resembled the rest in the NHL’s closest Cup finals since 1968.

“That line was very dangerous,” Quenneville said.

It had to be. The Lightning made Vermette’s heroics necessary with a nifty goal in a furious second period.

The pace intensified as the Lightning showed the urgency of team realizing this could be its last home game. For one frenetic 8:22 stretch, no whistles blew. Building energy, the Lightning struck with 9:07 left when Jason Garrison made a seam pass past Duncan Keith to Valtteri Filppula, who knocked it home.

Keith has spent the postseason playing at a high enough level to spark Hall of Fame chatter, yet this was the rare instance he erred. The goal revived fans in the crowd of 19,204, most of them waving blue towels that read “BELIEVE.” Surely, the Bolts still do.

And as this game reminded everybody, Toews and the Hawks never stopped believing, which is their greatest strength.

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MLB ROUNDUP

Baseball 3A state tournament

at Silver Cross Field, Joliet Friday’s results Semifinals • Nazareth Academy 2, St. Francis 1 • Highland 13, Morgan Park 0, 5 inn.

Saturday’s results • Third-place, Wheaton St. Francis 5, Morgan Park 4, 5 inn.

• Championship, Highland 7, Nazareth 6

4A state tournament

at Silver Cross Field, Joliet Friday’s results Semifinals • Chicago Mt. Carmel 5, Algonquin Jacobs 2 • Providence Catholic 1, Oak Park-River Forest 0 Saturday’s results • Third-place, Jacobs 1, Oak Park-River Forest 0 • Championship, Providence Catholic 6, Chicago Mt. Carmel 5, 8 inn.

Softball 3A state tournament

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The Rays’ Asdrubal Cabrera (right) celebrates with teammate Steven Souza Jr. after hitting a two-run home run off Chris Sale during Sunday’s 2-1 win over the White Sox in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Walk haunts Sale Free pass leads to two-run home run; Cubs win By the Associated Press

Chris Sale turned a dominant outing into a loss with two bad pitches in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer off Sale in the seventh inning Sunday, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 victory over the White Sox for a three-game sweep. But it was the walk to Steven Souza Jr., the preceding batter, that had Sale most upset.

Sale (6-3) struck out 12, walked three and hit a batter over 6 2/3 innings.

He became the first pitcher since Boston’s Pedro Martinez in 2001

FYI • The Cardinals’ game against the Royals in St. Louis on Sunday was postponed because of rain. No makeup date has been announced yet. to strike out 12 or more in four straight starts.

The left-hander allowed two runs and three hits and became the first pitcher in WhiteSox history to lose a game in which he struck out 12 and allowed three hits or fewer. He threw 125 pitches, two short of his career high.

Cubs 2, Reds 1, 11 inn.:

Starlin Castro delivered the game-winning hit, driving in Chris Coghlan in the 11th inning, as the Cubs won at Wrigley Field.

Dexter Fowler had an RBI sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to tie the score.

Brian Schlitter (1-2) pitched two-thirds of an inning to earn the win. Jon Lester started the game, going seven innings, allowing five hits, one earned run with four strikeouts and no walks.

Burke Badenhop (0-2) took the loss.

at Eastside Centre, East Peoria Friday’s results Semifinals • Marengo 2, Kaneland 1 • Washington 5, Sacred Heart-Griffin 3, 10 inn.

Saturday’s results • Third-place, Kaneland 7, Sacred HeartGriffin 1 • Championship, Washington 2, Marengo 1

4A state tournament

at Eastside Centre, East Peoria Friday’s results Semifinals • Lincoln-Way East 11, Barrington 0, 5 inn.

• Marist 2, Oak Park-River Forest 1 Saturday’s results • Third-place, Oak Park-River Forest 3, Barrington 2 • Championship, Marist 1, Lincoln-Way East 0 Three Rivers West All-Conference First team Pitchers – Kylie Ackerman, Erie-Prophetstown jr.; Brooke Stralow, Morrison so.; Rachel Winston, Sherrard sr.; Lauren Rice, Morrison so.

Catchers – Jenna Swanson, Rockridge so.; Ashley Davis, Erie-Prophetstown so.

Infielders – Daria Parchert, Rockridge so.; Jaryn Kinder, Sherrard sr.; Ann Smolenski, Orion so.; Clare Kramer, Erie-Prophetstown sr.; Savannah Mettler, Erie-Prophetstown sr.

Outfielders – Ashley Minyard, Rockridge so.; Emily Cox, Erie-Prophetstown jr.; Rachel Davis, Morrison sr.; Alyssa Bradley, Sherrard sr.

DH – Tyra Saddoris, Riverdale sr.

Second team Pitchers – Tayah Hayes, Rockridge jr.; Lexi DeKeyrel, Rockridge jr.; Macy Hutchinson, Sherrard sr.; Julia MOore, Orion so.

Catchers – Cameron Maere, Sherrard so.; Lauren Vos, Morrison so.

Infielders – Chelsea Lesniewski, Fulton; Libby Frye, Sherrard sr.; Emma Melton, Morrison so.; Lauren Pannier, Morrison jr.; Jaeden Workman, Morrison so.; Mackenzie Smith, Orion jr.; Addi Morse, Erie-Prophetstown sr.

Outfielders – Breanna Moore, Orion sr.; Erin Lingle, Rockridge jr.; Stephanie Thulen, Erie-Prophetstown jr.; Megan Groves, Riverdale sr.

Honorable mention Pitchers – India Price, Orion jr.; Spenser Strandgard, Sherrard so.; Lexi VanHuizen, Riverdale sr.

Catchers – Hailey Frutiger, Orion fr.; Maddy Andresen, Fulton sr.; Makenzie Williams, Rockridge jr.; Chloe Sullivan, Riverdale jr.

Infielders – Emma Sitzmore, Morrison so.; Addie Glasburn, Erie-Prophetstown jr.; Kelsey Garrett, Rockridge so.; Callie Gosney, Rockridge sr.; Faith Kennedy, Fulton so.; Michaela Stoneking, Rockridge sr.; Jordan Hutton, Sherrard sr.

Outfielders – Sara Matykiewicz, Orion so.; Mia Campbell, Orion so.; Jenna James, Fulton sr.; Catherine Goodwin, Riverdale so.; Hannah Nelsen, Rockridge so.; Kendra Mattingly, Sherrard jr.

MVPs – Kylie Ackerman, Erie-Prophetstown; Brooke Stralow, Morrison; Daria Parchert, Rockridge Coach of the year – John Nelson, Rockridge

College baseball College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha Double Elimination Saturday’s results Game 1 – Virginia 5, Arkansas 3 Game 2 – Florida 15, Miami 3 Sunday’s results Game 3 – TCU 10, LSU 3 Game 4 – Fullerton 3, Vanderbilt 0, game suspended in sixth due to weather Today’s games Game 5 — Arkansas (40-24) vs. Miami (4916), 2 p.m.

Game 6 — Virginia (40-22) vs. Florida (4719), 7 p.m.

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LeBron James looks to pass around the defense of two Golden State Warriors during Sunday’s game in Oakland, Calif. James recorded a triple-double, but the Cavaliers fell in Game 5 of the NBA Finals 104-91.

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James nearly had his triple-double by halftime and played all but 26 seconds in the first quarter and the final 1 minute, 45 seconds of the third quarter. He left again late in the fourth when the outcome was decided.

It was his second triple-double in this series, his third of this postseason and his sixth in the NBA Finals.

But James again didn’t get much help from those around him. Tristan Thompson scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and J.R. Smith temporarily broke out of his shooting funk with 14 points, but he went scoreless in the second half after making his first two 3-pointers of the game.

“Shooters go through periods,” Cavs coach David Blatt said.

“They’ve got days and sometimes weeks when the ball always seems to find the middle of the basket, and then there’s other days when the thing just doesn’t go down.”

The Cavaliers scrapped their usual lineup less than 5 minutes into the game and matched the Warriors’ smaller lineup. Timofey Mozgov sat down, James rotated between center and point guard, and the Cavs excelled with the small lineup.

Even if it took some creativity.

After only using seven players for the bulk of Game 4, Blatt extended his rotation again ever so slightly and went back to Mike Miller. Blatt used James, Miller, Iman Shumpert, Smith and James Jones for a stretch in the first quarter – the first time all five of them played together in a game at any point this season.

The same was true again in the second quarter when Thompson replaced Shumpert. The Cavs hadn’t used those five together all season until Sunday night.

Mozgov left the game with 7:09 left in the first quarter and the Cavs trailing 8-2. The Warriors’ first four baskets were at the rim in part because Mozgov was pulled out of the lane

and chasing guys on the perimeter.

Mozgov already said on Saturday how uncomfortable that style of play is for him simply because he isn’t used to it. So Blatt conceded and sat him, although Mozgov returned briefly at the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth.

Smith, who entered the night mired in a 7-for-28 3-point shooting slump in this series, has said throughout these playoffs he’s at his best when he’s not thinking so much.

That’s fine when it comes to shooting, but Smith clearly wasn’t thinking again when he ran over Green for a flagrant-1 in the first quarter. Since Smith was assessed a flagrant-2 on his punch in the Boston Celtics series that ultimately led to a suspension, he now has 3 flagrant “points.”

Assuming his flagrant Sunday isn’t rescinded, Smith is out of strikes. If he is assessed another flagrant of any kind in this series, he will automatically receive a onegame suspension.

Tuesday’s games Game 7 — LSU (53-11) vs. Game 4 loser, 2 p.m.

Game 8 — TCU (52-13) vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 34 28 .548 Tampa Bay 35 29 .547 Toronto 34 30 .531 Baltimore 31 31 .500 Boston 27 37 .422 Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 34 25 .576 Minnesota 34 28 .548 Detroit 33 30 .524 Cleveland 29 33 .468 Chicago 28 33 .459 West Division W L Pct Houston 36 28 .563 Texas 33 30 .524 Los Angeles 32 31 .508 Seattle 28 35 .444 Oakland 26 39 .400

NBA playoffs

Sunday’s box score

RAYS 2, WHITE SOX 1

GB — — 1 3 8 GB — 1½ 3 6½ 7 GB — 2½ 3½ 7½ 10½

Saturday’s results Toronto 5, Boston 4, 11 innings Texas 11, Minnesota 7 Cleveland 5, Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 5, Chicago White Sox 4 St. Louis 3, Kansas City 2 Seattle 8, Houston 1 Baltimore 9, N.Y. Yankees 4 L.A. Angels 1, Oakland 0 Sunday’s results Detroit 8, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 2, Chicago White Sox 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 3 Toronto 13, Boston 5 Houston 13, Seattle 0 Kansas City at St. Louis, ppd., rain Minnesota 4, Texas 3 Oakland 8, L.A. Angels 1 Today’s games Chicago White Sox (Rodon 2-0) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 3-5), 6:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Harang 4-7) at Baltimore (W.Chen 2-4), 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Moscot 1-1) at Detroit (An.Sanchez 4-7), 6:08 p.m.

Atlanta (W.Perez 2-0) at Boston (Porcello 4-6), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 4-1) at Miami (Koehler 4-4), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 2-4), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 4-3) at Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 5-2), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 5-3) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 6-4), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Frias 4-3) at Texas (Gallardo 5-6), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Bettis 2-1) at Houston (Keuchel 7-2), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 5-4) at Milwaukee (Lohse 3-7), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (May 4-4) at St. Louis (Lackey 4-4), 7:15 p.m.

Arizona (Ray 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 4-6), 9:05 p.m.

Oakland (Hahn 3-5) at San Diego (T.Ross 3-6), 9:10 p.m.

Seattle (T.Walker 3-6) at San Francisco (T.Hudson 4-5), 9:15 p.m.

Chicago

Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton cf 4 0 2 0 Guyer cf-lf 2 0 1 0 AlRmrz ss 4 0 1 0 JButler lf 3 0 0 0 Abreu 1b 3 0 0 0 Kiermr cf 0 0 0 0 LaRoch dh 4 0 0 0 Longori 3b 4 0 1 0 AvGarc rf 4 0 0 0 Forsyth 2b 4 0 1 0 MeCarr lf 4 0 2 0 SouzJr rf 3 1 0 0 GBckh 3b 3 1 1 0 ACarer ss 4 1 1 2 Gillaspi ph 1 0 0 0 Elmore 1b 3 0 1 0 CSnchz 2b 3 0 1 1 Frnkln dh 3 0 0 0 Flowrs c 3 0 1 0 Rivera c 3 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 29 2 5 2 Chicago 010 000 000 — 1 Tampa Bay 000 000 20x — 2 E–G.Beckham (3). DP–Chicago 1. LOB– Chicago 6, Tampa Bay 7. 2B–Me.Cabrera (6), G.Beckham (5). HR–A.Cabrera (3).

SB–Al.Ramirez (8), Guyer (7), Elmore (1).

CS–Eaton (3).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Sale L,6-3 6 2/3 3 2 2 3 12 Petricka 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 Duke 1 2 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay Karns 6 7 1 1 1 8 Riefenhauser W,1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Geltz 1 0 0 0 0 1 Jepsen S,5-8 1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP–by Sale (Guyer). WP–Sale, Karns.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 34 30 .531 Washington 33 30 .524 Atlanta 30 33 .476 Miami 27 37 .422 Philadelphia 22 42 .344 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 41 21 .661 Pittsburgh 35 27 .565 Chicago 34 27 .557 Cincinnati 28 34 .452 Milwaukee 24 40 .375 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 37 26 .587 San Fran.

34 30 .531 San Diego 32 33 .492 Arizona 30 32 .484 Colorado 28 34 .452

GB — ½ 3½ 7 12 GB — 6 6½ 13 18 GB — 3½ 6 6½ 8½

Saturday’s results Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 3 Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 3, 11 innings Miami 4, Colorado 1 St. Louis 3, Kansas City 2 Washington 7, Milwaukee 2 Arizona 4, San Francisco 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati 3 San Diego 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Sunday’s results N.Y. Mets 10, Atlanta 8 Colorado 4, Miami 1 Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 0, 11 innings Washington 4, Milwaukee 0 Kansas City at St. Louis, ppd., rain Arizona 4, San Francisco 0 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 2, 12 innings Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati 1, 11 innings Today’s games • See American League listings

FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Golden State 3, Cleveland 2 Sunday’s result Golden State 104, Cavaliers 91 Tuesday’s game Golden State at Cleveland, 8 p.m. x-Friday’s game Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s box score

WARRIORS 104, CAVALIERS 91 CLEVELAND (91) James 15-34 7-9 40, T.Thompson 6-11 7-10 19, Mozgov 0-1 0-0 0, Dellavedova 2-9 0-0 5, Shumpert 3-9 1-2 10, Smith 5-15 0-0 14, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 32-81 15-21 91.

GOLDEN STATE (104) Iguodala 5-11 2-11 14, Barnes 3-7 2-4 8, Green 4-9 7-10 16, Curry 13-23 4-4 37, K.Thompson 5-14 1-1 12, Livingston 1-3 0-0 2, Barbosa 4-5 4-4 13, Lee 1-3 0-0 2, Ezeli 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-75 20-34 104.

Cleveland 22 28 17 24 — 91 Golden State 22 29 22 31 —104 3-Point Goals–Cleveland 12-35 (Smith 4-14, Shumpert 3-6, James 3-8, Miller 1-1, Dellavedova 1-5, Jones 0-1), Golden State 12-26 (Curry 7-13, Iguodala 2-5, Barbosa 1-1, Green 1-3, K.Thompson 1-4).

Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Cleveland 48 (James 14), Golden State 60 (Barnes 10). Assists–Cleveland 17 (James 11), Golden State 25 (Iguodala 7). Total Fouls– Cleveland 28, Golden State 25. A–19,596 (19,596).

NHL playoffs STANLEY CUP FINAL (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Chicago 3, Tampa Bay 2 Saturday’s game Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 Today’s game Tampa Bay at Chicago, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday’s game Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 2, LIGHTNING 1 Chicago 1 0 1 —2 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 —1 First Period–1, Chicago, Sharp 5 (Teravainen, Toews), 6:11. Penalties–None.

Second Period–2, Tampa Bay, Filppula 4 (Garrison, Stralman), 10:53. Penalties– Paquette, TB (hooking), :47; Saad, Chi (slashing), 11:25.

Third Period–3, Chicago, Vermette 4 (Versteeg), 2:00. Penalties–Tampa Bay bench, served by Drouin (too many men), 19:51.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 14-8-7–29.

Tampa Bay 5-12-15–32.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 2; Tampa Bay 0 of 1.

Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 12-6-0 (32 shots-31 saves). Tampa Bay, Bishop 13-10-0 (29-27).

A–19,204 (19,204). T–2:32.

Referees–Wes McCauley, Kevin Pollock.

Linesmen–Derek Amell, Brian Murphy.

Golf

Sunday’s box score

CUBS 2, REDS 1, 11 innings, Cincinnati

Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi Phillips 2b 5 0 1 1 Fowler cf 4 0 0 1 Votto 1b 5 0 2 0 Rizzo 1b 5 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 5 0 1 0 Bryant 3b 5 0 1 0 Bruce rf 3 0 0 0 Coghln lf 4 1 2 0 B.Pena c 4 0 0 0 SCastro ss 5 0 3 1 Suarez ss 5 0 0 0 Baxter rf 4 0 0 0 Negron lf 5 0 1 0 D.Ross c 3 1 1 0 DeSclfn p 2 0 0 0 MMntr ph-c 1 0 0 0 Matths p 0 0 0 0 Lester p 2 0 0 0 MParr p 0 0 0 0 JHerrr ph 0 0 0 0 Schmkr ph 1 0 0 0 HRndn p 0 0 0 0 Hoover p 0 0 0 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 Boesch ph 1 0 0 0 Denorfi ph 1 0 0 0 Badnhp p 0 0 0 0 EJcksn p 0 0 0 0 BHmltn cf 3 1 2 0 Rosscp p 0 0 0 0 Schlittr p 0 0 0 0 ARussll 2b 3 0 1 0 Totals 39 1 7 1 Totals 37 2 8 2 Cincinnati 000 001 000 00 — 1 Chicago 000 000 100 01 — 2 One out when winning run scored.

LOB–Cincinnati 9, Chicago 8. 2B–Votto (13), Frazier (19), Negron (2), B.Hamilton (3), Bryant (12), Coghlan 2 (11), D.Ross (6). SB–B.Hamilton 5 (31). S–J.Herrera.

SF–Fowler.

IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati DeSclafani 6 1/3 6 1 1 2 5 Mattheus BS,1-1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 M.Parra 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 Hoover 2 0 0 0 0 3 Badenhop L,0-2 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 Chicago Lester 7 5 1 1 0 4 H.Rondon 1 0 0 0 0 0 Motte 1 2 0 0 1 1 E.Jackson 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 Rosscup 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 Schlitter W,1-2 2/3 0 0 0 0 0

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Quicken Loans 400 Results Sunday At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich.

Lap length: 2 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (24) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 138 laps, 113.5 rating, 47 points.

2. (14) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 138, 116.9, 43.

3. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 138, 117.1, 41.

4. (12) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 138, 117.6, 41 5. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, 138, 93.2, 40.

6. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 138, 107.7, 39 7. (25) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 138, 79.9, 37.

8. (17) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 138, 82.1, 36 9. (20) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 138, 71.9, 35.

10. (32) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 138, 79.5, 34 11. (13) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 138, 81.7, 33 12. (4) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 138, 113.2, 33 13. (27) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 138, 70.3, 31 14. (22) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 138, 90.8, 0.

15. (1) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 138, 100, 30 16. (19) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 138, 63.8, 29.

17. (16) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 138, 89, 28 18. (23) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 138, 78.6, 26.

19. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 137, 75, 25.

20. (7) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 137, 80.5, 24 21. (6) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 137, 87.4, 23 22. (26) Aric Almirola, Ford, 137, 65.4, 22.

23. (31) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 137, 57.7, 21 24. (5) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 137, 78.9, 0.

25. (33) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 137, 50.9, 19.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 116.688 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 21 minutes, 55 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under Caution.

Caution Flags: 5 for 38 laps.

Lead Changes: 17 among 11 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1; K.Kahne 2; C.Edwards 3-41; J.Wise 42; K.Harvick 43-82; M.Kenseth 83-84; B.Keselowski 85; K.Larson 86-87; J.Logano 88-94; D.Patrick 95-96; K.Harvick 97-119; D.Earnhardt Jr. 120; M.Kenseth 121; B.Keselowski 122126; C.Edwards 127; K.Larson 128-132; Ku.Busch 133-138.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Harvick, 2 times for 63 laps; C.Edwards, 3 times for 41 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 7 laps; K.Larson, 2 times for 7 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 6 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 6 laps; M.Kenseth, 2 times for 3 laps; D.Patrick, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 1 lap; K.Kahne, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Wise, 1 time for 1 lap.

Wins: J.Johnson, 4; Ku.Busch, 2; K.Harvick, 2; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1; C.Edwards, 1; D.Hamlin, 1; M.Kenseth, 1; B.Keselowski, 1; J.Logano, 1; M.Truex Jr., 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 576; 2. M.Truex Jr., 561; 3. J.Logano, 520; 4.

D.Earnhardt Jr., 508; 5. J.Johnson, 506; 6. B.Keselowski, 480; 7. J.McMurray, 464; 8. M.Kenseth, 456; 9. K.Kahne, 447; 10.

J.Gordon, 434; 11. Ku.Busch, 426; 12.

P.Menard, 421; 13. D.Hamlin, 412; 14.

C.Edwards, 401; 15. A.Almirola, 401; 16.

R.Newman, 400.

FedEx St. Jude Classic Par Scores Sunday At TPC Southwind Memphis, Tenn.

Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,239; Par: 70 Final a-amateur Fabian Gomez 66-68-67-66 — 267 Greg Owen 64-70-67-70 — 271 Matt Jones 69-67-68-68 — 272 Brooks Koepka 64-67-71-70 — 272 Phil Mickelson 68-69-70-65 — 272 Seung-Yul Noh 69-72-66-65 — 272 Michael Thompson 69-69-68-66 — 272 Chad Campbell 69-66-70-68 — 273 Billy Horschel 71-67-70-65 — 273 Russell Knox 70-64-73-66 — 273 Boo Weekley 67-70-71-65 — 273 Scott Brown 65-69-68-72 — 274 Tom Hoge 69-65-71-69 — 274 Colt Knost 72-64-72-66 — 274 Chez Reavie 70-70-66-68 — 274 Chris Smith 67-67-71-69 — 274 Will Wilcox 68-72-69-65 — 274

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LPGA KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Par Scores Sunday At Westchester Country Club, West Course Harrison, N. Y. Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 6,670; Par: 73 Inbee Park 71-68-66-68 — 273 -19 Sei Young Kim 70-68-69-71 — 278 -14 Lexi Thompson 70-72-72-66 — 280 -12 Brittany Lincicome 70-74-69-68 — 281 -11 Morgan Pressel 73-70-69-70 — 282 -10 Brooke Henderson 67-73-71-71 — 282 -10 Suzann Pettersen 74-66-71-72 — 283 -9 Karrie Webb 68-71-72-72 — 283 -9 Gerina Piller 72-70-73-69 — 284 -8 Anna Nordqvist 71-73-70-70 — 284 -8 Hyo Joo Kim 70-74-69-71 — 284 -8 Sandra Gal 70-74-75-66 — 285 -7 Minjee Lee 72-74-73-67 — 286 -6 Karine Icher 69-75-72-70 — 286 -6 So Yeon Ryu 72-72-71-71 — 286 -6 Stacy Lewis 70-71-73-72 — 286 -6 Sakura Yokomine 74-71-69-72 — 286 -6 Shanshan Feng 73-72-68-73 — 286 -6

Soccer Women’s World Cup FIRST ROUND GROUP A W L T GF GA Pts Canada 1 0 1 1 0 4 China 1 1 0 1 1 3 Netherlands 1 1 0 1 1 3 New Zealand 0 1 1 0 1 1 Today’s games Canada vs. Netherlands, 6:30 p.m.

China vs. New Zealand, 6:30 p.m.

Germany Norway Thailand Ivory Coast

GROUP B W L T GF GA Pts 1 0 1 11 1 4 1 0 1 5 1 4 1 1 0 3 6 3 0 2 0 2 13 0

Today’s game Thailand vs. Germany, 3 p.m.

Ivory Coast vs. Norway, 3 p.m.

GROUP C W L T GF GA Pts 2 0 0 3 1 6 1 1 0 10 2 3 1 1 0 7 2 3 0 2 0 1 16 0 Tuesday’s games Ecuador vs. Japan, 4 p.m.

Switzerland vs. Cameroon, 4 p.m.

Japan Switzerland Cameroon Ecuador

GROUP D W L T GF GA Pts United States 1 0 1 3 1 4 Australia 1 1 0 3 3 3 Sweden 0 0 2 3 3 2 Nigeria 0 1 1 3 5 1 Tuesday’s games Nigeria vs. United States, 5 p.m.

Australia vs. Sweden, 7 p.m.

GROUP E W L T GF GA Pts x-Brazil 2 0 0 3 0 6 Costa Rica 0 0 2 3 3 2 Spain 0 1 1 1 2 1 South Korea 0 1 1 2 4 1 x-advances to the second round Saturday’s results Brazil 1, Spain 0 South Korea 2, Costa Rica 2 Wednesday’s games Costa Rica vs. Brazil, 6 p.m.

South Korea vs. Spain, 7 p.m.

GROUP F W L T GF GA 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 Saturday’s results At Moncton, New Brunswick Colombia 2, France 0 England 2, Mexico 1 Colombia England France Mexico

Wednesday’s games England vs. Colombia, 3 p.m.

Mexico vs. France, 4 p.m.

Pts 4 3 3 1

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Do not win a trick twice

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Will Rogers said, “Get someone else to blow your horn, and the sound will carry twice as far.”

In bridge, it is impossible to win a trick twice, but sometimes a card could take a trick in more than one way.

Then, it is usually important to capture the right trick – as in this deal.

Cover the West and South hands. East is defending against four hearts. West leads the diamond ace. How should East plan the defense?

In the old days, North would have responded two notrump, showing a balanced hand with 13-15 points and fewer than four hearts. Now, though, most pairs use the Jacoby Two No-trump response, indicating game-go-

ing values with four-card heart support. Some pairs would respond three no-trump, but it is better to restrict that to 3-34-3 or 3-3-3-4 distribution, offering the opener a choice of games. Also, note South’s

three-club raise. With two low spades, that is a much better rebid than two no-trump.

An East who plays on autopilot would drop the diamond eight at trick one, starting a high-low with his doubleton.

West would then cash his diamond king and give his partner a diamond ruff. But that would be the end of the defense. South would draw trumps and discard his spade loser on either dummy’s diamond queen or the fourth club.

East has a guaranteed trump trick – he does not need the ruff. At trick one, he should drop his diamond deuce. Then, if West immediately shifts to a spade (or after cashing the diamond king), the contract will be defeated.

And given South’s club raise, West would surely find that play. © 2015 UFS

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Call Diana: 630-327-7046 2BR Townhouse, 1831 N. 2nd Ave. 1½ BA, C/A, lots of storage. 1100 sq. ft. w/garage. $600 mo. + dep., util. refs. 815-652-4517

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Remodeled 2BR, 2 car att. garage.

Office space $800/ mo + $800 dep.

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Boat dock included. $975 a month plus utilities, 1 year lease. Call 815378-2151.

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Positions Available Elementary School seeks certified Jr. High Literature/ Arts Language Teacher for 20152016 School year.

Technology skills needed.

After Care Supervisor2015-16 school year. 2:30-5:45 pm Mon-Fri. Certified/ licensed Teacher preferred.

Salary Negotiable.

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Position Available Special Ed Teacher for the Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary for the 2016 SY. Please send resume, letter of application and References to: AFC Elementary, Attn: Trina Dillon Principal, 217 S Elm St., Franklin Grove, IL 61031

Two year technical college seeks Registrar to manage student registration, maintain student academic records and reports, create academic schedules and generate positive rapport with all constituents. Must be organized, proficient with the MS Suite and have experience with database software.

Apply by June 24th. Completive salary & Benefits.

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Email: gtully@ morrisontech.edu Address: Greg Tully, Morrison Institute of Technology 701 Portland Ave., Morrison, IL 61270

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C NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON ILLINOIS Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Ken Burnell; Estate of Harold O. Block; Citibank, N.A., s/b/m to Citibank (South Dakota) N.A. Defendants.

14 CH 74 1922 West 3rd Street, Dixon, IL 61021 Judge Daniel A. Fish NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 7, 2015, the Lee County Sheriff's Office will on July 16, 2015, at the hour of 10:00AM at the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Lee County Courthouse, 309 Galena Avenue Suite 320, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot Eighty-four (84) in Maple Park Addition to the Town (now City) of Dixon, according to the plat thereof recorded the Office of the Recorder of Lee County, Illinois in Book "A" of Plats on page 53, said premises being situated in the County of Lee, in the State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 1922 West 3rd Street, Dixon, IL 61021 Parcel Number(s): 07-08-06-409-001 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

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

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250. Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 14-023002.

Alan S. Kaufman MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6289893 June 8, 15, 22, 2015

LEGAL NOTICE ATTENTION: Local Education Agencies, Community-based Organizations, Local Laborers Organizations and Other Interested Persons: As required by Section 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), this shall serve as public notice that a plan for the adult, dislocated worker and youth portions of the Title 1 programs for Local Workforce Development Area #4 (LWDA#4), which covers the counties of Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Putnam and Whiteside, has been developed to establish Program Year 2015 grant funds.

This plan was developed on behalf of the Northwest Central Illinois Works (NCI Works) Board members and Chief Elected Officials for LWDA#4 and will be forwarded to the IL Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. Funds available under this Act are for the purpose of providing employment and training services to adults, dislocated workers and youth in accordance with locally approved plans and funds.

Detailed copies of these plans are available for public review Monday through Friday during regular business hours (8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.) at the following locations: 3691 Cougar Drive, Unit B, Peru, IL (815-224-7930), 1680 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, IL (815-994-4169) and posted to the NCI Works (www.nciworks.org) and Business Employment Skills Team, Inc. (www.best–inc.org) websites. EOE

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Dixon Township & Road District have adopted “An Ordinance Authorizing and Ascertaining The Prevailing Rate of Wages for Laborers, Workmen and Mechanics Employed on Public Works” during the month of June 2015.

The orginal Ordinance, which lists the applicable prevailing rate of wages is part of the official records of Dixon Township and Road District and is on file and available for inspection at the office of the Clerk of Dixon Township and Road District.

Dated this 10th day of June, 2015 Clerk of Dixon Township & Road District Frances Slain 315 Highland Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 June 15, 2015 The Sterling Township and the Sterling Township Road district have passed an Ordinance on June 10, 2015 establishing prevailing wage rates for construction to the same as those in Whiteside County as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor. Anyone wishing to inspect the Ordinance may do so Monday through Friday at the Sterling Township Office, 108 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2, Sterling, Illinois between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 pm.

Frances Leal Sterling Township Clerk DATED: This 10th day of June, 2015 June 12, 2015 NOTICE Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 a.m., June 29, 2015 at the Whiteside County Highway Office, 18819 Lincoln Road, Morrison, IL 61270, (815) 7727651 and at that time publicly opened and read for the following: Section #15-00000-01-GM Village of Tampico – Third Street Constr. 18' wide Pvmt. Resuf, w/HM, Mix C, N50, IL-9.5 (288 ton) incl. 2139 lbs. Bit. Mat'l (prime), HMA Surf. Rem., 170.43 sq.yds., and other related items.

Section #15-55000-01-GM Sterling Township – Whiteside County Const. 20.5'-44' wide Pvmt. Resurf, w/HMA, Mix C, N50, IL-9.5 (1,903 ton) incl. 9353 lbs. Bit. Mat'l (prime), HMA Surf Rem 2” & 2.5” (11,391 sq.yds), Area Ref Cr Control Tr (11,391 sq. yds), Preparation of Base (1430 sq.yds), Short Term Pavt Mking (775') and other related items.

Proposals may be obtained at the office of the County Engineer at the above address. All bids must be submitted on forms provided by the Whiteside County Highway Department. No duplications of this form will be allowed.

All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. (820 ILCS 130/112).

The Public Works Committee, Sterling Township and the Village of Tampico reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities and to accept the proposal which is most advantageous to Whiteside County.

By Order of Russell L. Renner. P.E., S.E. County Engineer Whiteside County June 15 & 22, 2015

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CNAs We are looking for dedicated professionals to assume key full and part time positions on our nursing team!

If you are committed to team-oriented outcomes and quality care, we offer: excellent starting wage, PTO, vacation and holiday pay; medical, dental, and vision; 401(k); and much more!

For an immediate and confidential interview, apply in person or call Lynette McFadden at (815) 284-3393 or email/ fax your resume in confidence to dixon@tutera.com 815-284-2066.

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Healthcare & Rehab 800 Division St. Dixon, IL PHARMACY TECHNICIAN Locally owned long term care pharmacy looking for experienced Pharmacy Technicians, with active Illinois license. Excellent hours, benefits & wages for qualified applicants.

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Prescription processing/packaging, part/full time positions available.

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(2) part time elementary school maintenance positions available.

Each requires 30 hours of work per week.

Electrical/ plumbing skills helpful. Hours include 6:30 am to 11:30 am and 11:30 am to 4:30 pm daily with some occasional weekend work. Send resume to: Box #:1286, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

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Casey's General Store in Oregon IL, accepting applications for Part Time Positions Must be willing to work days, nights weekends and holidays.

Apply online at www.caseys.com or mail applications to 901 Washington, Oregon IL 61061

CDL class A Driver wanted Dedicated Run from Oregon, IL to Dewitt, IA. 2nd/3rd shift Pay by load.

Med, Dental, 401K, E-mail resume to: guy@ cushingtrans. com Coloma Township Rock Falls, IL Requests to fill the unexpired Coloma Township Trustee term position of Walter Neal are now being accepted. This position has 2 years of a 3 year term remaining. Requirements: Must be a resident of Coloma TownRegistered ship, Voter in Whiteside County, US Citizen.

Those interested must submit a letter of interest and/ or a resume to Pamela Erby, Coloma Township Clerk, 1200 Prophetstown Rd., Rock Falls, IL 61071 by June 29, 2015.

COMMERCIAL CLEANING *DIXON* Part Time Early Evenings Must pass background check.

Apply online @ www.peterson cleaning.com Experienced bar & grill cook needed.

Call Christa 815-440-7606

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON ILLINOIS Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Ken Burnell; Estate of Harold O. Block; Citibank, N.A., s/b/m to Citibank (South Dakota) N.A. Defendants.

14 CH 74 1922 West 3rd Street, Dixon, IL 61021 Judge Daniel A. Fish NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 7, 2015, the Lee County Sheriff's Office will on July 16, 2015, at the hour of 10:00AM at the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Lee County Courthouse, 309 Galena Avenue Suite 320, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

!Class A CDL !Assigned Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Flexible Dispatch !Wellmark Health Insurance Call Missy 800-397-6387x10 Need Help Immediately Need people to start NOW! No Experience necessary Oppt'y for Advancement Potential Earnings of $500/wk Start this week Call 815-213-7360

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Apply in person at Subway, 206 W. Everett, Dixon P & P Industries Sterling, IL 1st Shift Team Leader Exciting opportunity to join a team with over 100 team members focused on growing our company thru customer satisfaction, developing our team members & imcontinuous provement. 2 yrs exp as a supervisor. They will lead up to 20 team members & will follow/enforce company policies and procedures.

2nd Shift QA Floor Auditor Audits and verifies production team complies with the work production and instructions, provides training.

Must be familiar with quality measuring tools and CMM. Apply for this position on-line at www.ppind.com/ careers/ or contact HR at (815) 632-3297.

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250.

Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 14-023002.

Alan S. Kaufman MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6289893 June 8, 15, 22, 2015

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Palmyra Pub & Eatery in Dixon, IL is looking for Prep Cooks, Line Cooks, and Dishwashers.

To apply please come to 628 Palmyra Rd., Dixon, IL between 9:am and 8:pm Monday through Friday.

Selmi's is Now Hiring Part Time Starting in July Must be available from 8-6 July-Sept with possible October work.

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The Dixon Fire Department will be testing for the position of Firefighter-Paramedic on Saturday, August 1, 2015.

Firefighter-Paramedic To Apply:

go to www.recruitment.iosolutions.org click on “Job Applications”; “Fire Job Applications”; “Dixon, IL Firefightger Job Application 2015”.

Applications are due on or before 4pm on July 6, 2015.

Commonly known as 1922 West 3rd Street, Dixon, IL 61021 Parcel Number(s): 07-08-06-409-001 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

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

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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))

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WORSHIP LEADER POSITON Bethel Church of Dixon, Illinois (a Bible-based, evangelical congregation affiliated with the Evangelical Congregational Church), is seeking a part-time Worship Leader. This position involves recruiting, training and directing qualified individuals from the congregation to form and maintain an effective worship team that will lead the congregation in a balance of contemporary and traditional worship experiences. Working closely with the Lead Pastor, this person will provide direction and oversight to the various aspects of the worship experience, including musicians, soloists, choirs, groups, audio/visual volunteers and special performances. Interested persons may submit a resume, including past and present worship experience and a brief statement of his/her Christian testimony.

Specific questions and resumes may be addressed to: @gmail.com.

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Moring Disposal is accepting applications for CDL class B drivers to run garbage collection routes out of our Forreston, Illinois location. Applicants should have a valid class B with air brakes or above drivers license with an excellent driving record. We offer an excellent compensation and benefit package, including (5) day work-week. Our benefit package includes: medical, dental, vision & life insurance, and 401-K with employer match. We also reward safety and performance excellence with regular bonus awards. Uniforms, work footwear and all personnel protective equipment are provided. Apply in person only at 306 E Main St in Forreston, between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday.

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As the world’s largest food producer, Nestle knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have an opportunity for a Lab Analyst for the Nestle Purina facility in Clinton, Iowa.

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AIR CONDITIONERS 711 20, window A/C's 4k-12k BTU guaranteed to work $30-$260 815-225-7904

FURNITURE

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

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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Sterling Stair Chair, 3 yrs. old, 12 ft., well maintained, $900 815857-7090

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 3yr old female cat white and gray, spayed. Free to good home.

815-625-6551 AKC 13" Beagle Puppies, 8wks old, vet exam, shots & $300 dewormed, cash only. 815535-1700.

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Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

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2005 John Deere x345 54in. Deck 42in. Snow blower, wheel/ weights & chains. $2,000 815-973-4067 2014 Bush Hog 2354 zero turn, 23hp Kohler, used very little, $3950 6x11- 2 wheel trailer deck over axis $375 firm. 815379-2541.

GIESON Motorsports carries a full line of Husqvarna Power Equipment.

Stop in or contact us for the BEST prices of the season on push / garden / zero-turn mowers, blowers & chainsaws.

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Above ground pool accessories: vacuum head/hose extend. pole; in pool steps w/hand rail; Hayward motor/pump; sand filter & valve; skimmer; chlorinator. All 5 star cond. $320 total pkg. Call 815626-5665 or 815631-3631.

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

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

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE Nuware type cooker for sale, like new $50 779-861-3120 Ping Pong table, folding, reg. size, w/ access., good condition, $75/obo; BB stand, reg. sz., portable, wheels, sturdy, $75; Desk, classic hardwood, curved, w/ bookshelf, Colby's Furniture, $150 /obo; 773-677-2414 or 708-807-7291

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1967 Mustang, 6 cyl. Auto, runs & drives, good project car $4500 815-622-8176 1974 Volkswagon Beetle Bug, excellent cond. $3800.

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5 vinyl thermal pane double hung windows. 3ft.x4ft.

779-245-4996

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2008 Buick Lucerne CXL

1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4

1992 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible

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1999 Chrysler Concorde LXI- Original

Owner. Above avg.

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2008 Chevy Aveo white, in Dixon $2,000 815-2886231

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2003 Pontiac Aztek, 146K mi., 3.4 l. motor, $4800 815-622-8176 2005 Ford Escape, front wheel drive, 101,517 mi. New tires. Very good cond. Inside & out. $7750. Call 815625-1397.

2007 Freestyle Ford SUV, fully loaded, excellent cond. Less then 60K miles $10,000 815-288-3956

4X4S 2007 Pontiac G6, sunroof, 89K mi.

Excellent condition. $8,000/obo.

815-626-1270.

1996 Ford AeroStar XLT 4WD, 7 passenger.

85K. mi. $3,200 815-625-3039

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2005 Cobalt SS, supercharged. 5 Sp. Manual transmission. 125K mi. great cond. Well kept interior. Asking $7,000 OBO Serious inquires only. 815-499-2314

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'09 Harley DavidKing son Road classic. 47K miles.

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2007 Honda CBR 1000RR, 8,000 mi., mint condition, $6000/obo 815-994-1809 2008 Honda XR60L $3,700 OBO. 779-348-0869

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