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Lieutenant governor pays a visit Sanguinetti: Task force working toward change BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier
STERLING – As lieutenant governor, Evelyn Sanguinetti has a unique opportunity to address Latino business concerns, and she is finding they often mirror the state at large. Sanguinetti met with the Hispanic Business Leaders
Committee and local officials Wednesday at the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. She has been traveling extensively since taking office with Gov. Bruce Rauner. “I often hear that people south of I-80 feel they are ignored in Springfield,” Sanguinetti said. “By the end of the year, I want to be able to say I’ve been to all 102 counties.”
WHITESIDE COUNTY | FATAL SHOOTING HEARING
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We were chosen to receive a $400,000 OSLAD grant for our riverfront development. Will we ever see the money we worked so hard to get?
Rock Falls Mayor Bill Wescott, in regards to grants frozen by Rauner administration
Meanwhile, in Springfield
Senate follows House’s lead, rejects Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of anti-heroin bill. More on A5. Whiteside County Board member John Espinoza is one of 24 local leaders appointed to serve on the lieutenant governor’s task force. At the end of the year, the findings of the task force will drive legislation going forward.
While discussing business and broader concerns with Latino leaders statewide, the themes that have emerged are all too familiar. “We hear about problems regarding access to capital, how to start a business, and the regu-
latory burdens of operating in Illinois,” Sanguinetti said. Many concerns point to systemic problems that the lieutenant governor said are at the heart of the budget impasse. VISIT CONTINUED ON A4
DIXON SCHOOLS | HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Growing Green Thumbs
Teen given outpouring of support Reckless conduct charged in shooting of his best friend
Students in charge of taking care of, harvesting gardens
BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525 @JPigee84
MORRISON – Compassionate, nice and trustworthy were common words used Wednesday to describe Brady Osborne, a Rock Falls teen accused of accidentally shooting and killing his best friend 18 months ago. “Brady brought a positive attitude to school,” said John Rosenberry, who was superintendent and principal at Montmorency School when Osborne was a student. “He was a fine young man.” Family, neighbors and school officials spent about 4 hours standing up for Osborne during the first day of a 2-day hearing. SUPPORT CONTINUED ON A4
DIXON PARK DISTRICT
Board wants referendum on spring ballot Executive director: Tax bump would fix road, be temporary
While not quite as daring – or masochistic, perhaps – as his P.E. teacher, Logan Moody, 10, samples a cherry tomato from the garden. The students will tend to the garden and harvest vegetables through the fall, spring and summer growing seasons.
BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM
Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com
TOP: Laura Sward, student service administrative assistant at Reagan Middle School, shows a cherry tomato to a group of Madison Elementary School fifth-graders while talking about the school’s gardening project. Sward, P.E. teacher Evan Thorpe and members of the community teamed up to build and plant four raised garden beds at Madison as part of a learning experience. ABOVE: Through the encouragement of his students, Madison Elementary School P.E. teacher Evan Thorpe bites into a blazing red jalapeno picked from the school’s garden. The former wrestling standout was taken aback as he felt the burn. Check out Saturday’s SV Weekend editions for more photos.
DIXON – Park Board members say they have no other alternative. When the Dixon Park District reconvenes Sept. 23, the board will vote on a resolution pursuing a referendum to increase the district’s property tax levy. The question could appear on the spring election ballot. REFERENDUM CONTINUED ON A5
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ABBY ................... A8 BUSINESS ........... A7 COMICS ...............B7
CROSSWORD....B12 LIFESTYLE ........... A8 LOTTERY ............. A2
NATION/WORLD .. A7 OBITUARIES ........ A4 OPINION .............. A6
Today’s weather High 77. Low 54. More on A3.
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