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ROCK FALLS | LAND SALE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA OPERATIONS

City plans play for pot Company targets industrial park parcels

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

ROCK FALLS – A company has targeted two parcels of industrial park land as potential sites for a medical marijuana cultivation center and dispensary.

The city’s Industrial Development Commission, at a special meeting Monday, gave its

approval for bringing the land under the commission’s jurisdiction with the option of selling it to the company for the marijuana businesses.

The council will vote on the resolution at tonight’s meeting. It is part of the consent agenda, so it’s highly likely it will be approved. The company would like to move quickly as the application submission

dates are Sept. 8 through Sept.

22.

“The company would definitely like to put in submittal for both properties,” said Randy Balk, executive director of Rock Falls Community Development Corporation. “We tried to get as much land as we could for the cultivation center site.”

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Inside Stories The Dixon City Council is deadlocked on, and tables until tonight, a decision about a land sale for a potential medical marijuana operation. Page A3 The decriminalization of marijuana is a liberal policy goal that has seen dramatic advances even though it hadn’t been embraced by the Obama administration.

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DIXON SCHOOLS

Board to vote on school budget State aid continues to decline; $1.4M deficit in education fund

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525

Renovation work in Dixon reaches a Crescendo

DIXON – The Dixon School Board will vote on the fiscal year 2015 budget at its meeting Wednesday.

The school district faces a deficit of about $1.4 million in the budget’s education fund.

The education fund, which pays for teacher salaries, educational programs, and other expenses, is the biggest concern for school officials.

David Blackburn, business manager of the school district, said declining revenue is the main reason for the projected deficit.

The Dixon district relies heavily on state funding and local property tax revenue. However, school officials say the state has done very little to help the district in recent years.

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Budget hearing The Dixon School Board will have a budget hearing at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the school district’s central office, 1335 Franklin Grove Road.

The regular meeting will follow the budget hearing.

Go to www.DixonSchools. org or call the school district’s central office, 815-284-7722, for an agenda or more information.

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No TIGER grant for city (again) Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Matt Appleman cleans a paintbrush Monday afternoon as he works to renovate a building at 502 W. First Street in downtown Dixon.

Appleman plans to move his salon, Crescendo Hair, to the building.

RIGHT: Appleman has picked out Victorian era colors for the historic building. When it’s up and running, the salon will have all the services – hair, color, massage and nails – of a typical spa, Appleman said. Renovating the building is “a labor of love” for Appleman. With a new roof just put into place, Appleman hopes to have the rehab work complete by the time the weather gets cold so he can turn his efforts to work that needs to be done inside the building.

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529

DIXON – The city has come up short again in its fourth attempt at a federal grant for a $12.8 million project.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the 2014 recipients of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants. In all, $600 million was awarded to 72 transportation projects in 46 states and Washington, District of Columbia.

Two projects in Illinois – Chicago and Champaign-Urbana – will receive a combined $34.5 million.

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More than 60 percent of Illinois school districts are reportedly in a deficit-spending mode.

General state aid is prorated at 89 percent, which means the state will pay only 89 percent of what it would take to fully fund a $6,119 per student foundation level.

For the Dixon district,

the proration alone means a loss of $478,000 for this fiscal year. The decline was more than $500,000 last year, Blackburn said In addition, the money the school district receives from local revenue is dependent on the assessed property value of the district. That overall value has decreased in each of the past 3 years.

The decline in property values has negatively

impacted the education fund, which has seen a decline of about $430,400 this year, $150,881 the previous year, and $237,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Because of the decline in revenue, the district has decreased staff, cut the budget, and increased outside fundraising.

In December, the board voted to close the Lincoln Elementary School building and re-assigned

grades to other buildings.

It also reduced staff and cut about $50,000 from the athletic department to address budgetary concerns.

In other business Wednesday, the school board will receive preliminary information on the 2015 school board election.

The seats of Tom LeMoine, Kevin Sward, and Jim Schielein are up for re-election.

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Dixon’s proposed project – the Reagan Transit Corridor Project – would widen and repair East River Street to add multi-use trails and repurpose the Illinois Central Railway bridge west of the Peoria Avenue bridge.

Despite several failed attempts at the grant, Mayor Jim Burke said the city’s continued efforts might have some value. “I thought that we should try, try again,�

he said on Monday. “...

I’m all for keeping on, keeping on. You never know.�

Burke said he appreciated the efforts of residents who helped to prepare and write the grant. When the group meets again, it will likely discuss future TIGER grants and funding strategies, the mayor said.

The U.S. Department of Transportation received 797 eligible applications from 49 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia asking for $9 billion. In 2013, the com-

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DIXON | LAND SALE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA OPERATIONS

Council to decide on cultivation center bids Vote tabled Monday, to be revisited tonight

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529

DIXON – A discussion that started Monday night, about which of two companies to sell a piece of land to, will continue tonight with a possible vote.

Green Thumb Industries LLC and IPP LLC were the only two companies to submit bids to purchase Lot 5 in the Lee County Industrial Park, which the city owns.

Both companies want to use the land to build a medical marijuana cultivation center and plan on submitting applications to the state. But only one license for a cultivation center will be given for the area’s Illinois State Police district.

The City Council opened the bids Monday night and reviewed them both before a representative from each company made a pitch and answered questions.

With two council members siding with each company

and one – Commissioner Jeff Kuhn – undecided, the council moved to reconvene the meeting at 5:30 p.m. today to complete the discussion and vote.

The council must have 4 votes in favor of selling a piece of land. So even if Kuhn made a decision Monday night, another council member would have to flip to the other side.

The city’s 8.85-acre piece of land was appraised at $257,000.

The offer from Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries was for $531,053. But it was contingent on the company receiving the cultivation center license.

The offer from IPP LLC was for $320,000 but wasn’t contingent on the company being given the license. Linda Giesen, an attorney for the Glenview-based company, said her clients were ready to pay in cash as soon as the city approved the sale.

Green Thumb Industries has already entered into an identical agreement with the Lee County Industrial Development Association to purchase Lot 4, which is adjacent to the city-owned lot.

Matt Levine, the compa-

ny’s vice president of human resources and client services, spoke on behalf of Green Thumb Industries Monday night and said the company wanted both lots in order to have the ability to expand the facility in the future.

The plan would create 30 new jobs in the first year, with the starting pay at $13 an hour, depending on experience, Levine said, adding that the facility it wants to build would start around 45,000 square feet and expand as demand increases.

Having the ability to expand, he said, would make its application stronger.

IPP’s proposal would bring in at least 50 new jobs, Giesen said Monday night. While the company hasn’t discussed purchasing Lot 4, Giesen said her clients would be interested in buying it if it had Lot 5 and is given a cultivation license.

Commissioners Dennis Considine and Colleen Brechon were in favor of the Green Thumb Industries proposal, saying they were willing to gamble on what could be a more lucrative deal for the city.

Mayor Jim Burke and Com-

missioner Dave Blackburn were in favor of IPP’s proposal, which came with no contingencies about needing to be awarded a license.

If the council doesn’t get four votes in favor of selling to one of the companies, then the motion to sell the property fails. It could be brought back to the council during its next regular meeting, but that would be after the deadline for the companies to submit applications to the state.

Bay Valley Foods water A proposed agreement between the city and Bay Valley Foods, that will include a reduction in what the compnay pays for its water service, could be sent to the council and company this week, Burke said.

The two have meet several times in the past month, including on Monday, Burke said.

The packaged foods plant is one of 25 the company operates in the U.S., according to its website. It employs about 135 people locally.

The plant uses about 23 million gallons of water a month and pays about $800,000 a year,

Burke said last week.

Last week, both Burke and Brechon said they were open to possibilities and willing to work with the company.

Galena Avenue bridge paint Mitch Tucker of Dixon Paint Co. told the council on Monday night that the railings on the Galena Avenue bridge are not as rusted as people think, and can be repaired without replacing the railings, which comes with a big cost.

There are some rust spots, he said, but the biggest issue is that the green paint is coming off and the primer coat is starting to show.

Tucker said he has coatings the city can put on the railing to get it back to being completely green.

City Administrator David Nord will contact IDOT for input on the repairs before the city considers its options and puts the work out to bid.

With the number of 50-degree days dwindling, Tucker said, the repairs would likely have to wait until next year.

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Anchor Coupling sets start of exit from area

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529

DIXON – Anchor Coupling will start to close its Dixon plant in about 2 months.

In June, Caterpillar, which owns Anchor Coupling, announced that it was consolidating the operations at three facilities in Sterling and Dixon to an Anchor Coupling plant in Menominee, Michigan.

In a letter to Mayor Jim Burke on Monday, Renee O’Farrell, human resource manager at the Menominee facility, said the the company will start

to close its Dixon plant on Nov. 21, and will ultimately eliminate 61 jobs there. The closing will continue through early December, the letter said.

In all, the area will lose about 170 full-time employees. The decision to consolidate the plants came after a yearlong consolidation study by Caterpillar, the company said in June.

Anchor Coupling manufactures and supplies hydraulic hose assemblies.

The plants are located at 1100 Anchor Road in Dixon, and 2910 W. LeFevre Road and 1005 Commerce Drive in Sterling.

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OBITUARIES Rev. Dale E. Luther Jan. 3, 1932 – MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – The Rev. Dale Eugene Luther, 82 of Michigan City, formerly of Dixon, passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at St. Anthony Hospital in Michigan City.

Dale was born Jan. 3, 1932, in Ottawa, the son of Harry E. Luther and Mary (Eichelberger) Luther. He attended Kendall College, the University of Nebraska and Iliff School of Theology in Denver, earning bachelor’s degrees in psychology and sociology, and a Master’s of Divinity degree. Dale was a retired minister of the United Methodist Church, serving various churches in Illinois and North Dakota. He also was a retired chaplain, having served at KSB Hospital in Dixon and St. Anthony Hospital in Michigan City.

Dale was a deep thinker who enjoyed good conversation and writing. His first book was titled “To Love and to be Loved.� He was in the process of writing other books as well. Over the years, Dale was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Association of Professional Chaplains, the Professional Golf Association, the National Federation for the Blind, the Moose Lodge, and the Lions and Kiwanis clubs. He also was a library tutor, and a member of Footlight Players Theatre. He enjoyed spending time

Sept. 8, 2014 with his constant companion, Magic.

On Aug. 12, 2000, in Michigan City, he married Marjorie M. (Durward) Luther, who survives. He also is survived by his six children, Bruce (Patty) Luther of Dixon, Flora Luther of Amboy, Perry (Diane) Lowry-Luther of Maple Grove, Minnesota, Terry (Leeann) Luther of Rock Falls, Scott (Katie) Luther of Janesville, Wisconsin, and Glenn (Kerry) Luther of Lanark; 25 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Dale previously was married in 1954, to Catherine Bruce of Glasgow, Scotland, and in 1977, to Diane Dueball of Warren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his sister Beatrice Luther.

Dale made the noble decision to donate his body to science through the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois.

A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Harmon United Methodist Church, 202 N. Grove St. Flowers for the memorial may be sent to 442 River Bluff Drive, Dixon, IL 61021. Memorial contributions may be made to Barker Woods Enrichment Center in Michigan City and to Marge Luther, both in care of Geisen-Carlisle Funeral Home, 613 Washington St., Michigan City, IN 46360.

Obituary information All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through Friday for the following day’s edition. They can be sent via e-mail, obituaries@saukvalley.com or fax, 815-625-9390.

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Kevin J. Bohms ROCK FALLS – Kevin J. Bohms, 56, of Rock Falls, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Kevin was born Nov. 5, 1957, in Sterling, the son of John and Lois (Yarde) Bohms. He married Kim McBride on May 19, 1979, in Rock Falls. He worked as a postal carrier for 28 years.

Survivors include his wife, Kim of Rock Falls; one son, Tyler (Lynne Farris) Bohms of Sun

Prairie, Wisconsin; one sister, Karen Huber of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin; and one brotherin-law, Kurt (Clarissa) McBride, and two nieces, McKenzie McBride and Madison McBride, all of Moorpark, California.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A gathering of family and friends will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the family’s home.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Kathryn C. Foster AMBOY – Kathryn C. Foster, 75, of Amboy, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon after a sudden illness.

She was born Aug. 28, 1939, in Sublette, the daughter of Frank and Blanche (Rubel) Vaessen. She graduated in 1957 from Amboy High School, then attended St. Luke Hospital in Chicago, and graduated with a diploma in radiology. She married Doug Foster on Dec. 30, 1958, in Chicago. After graduating from St. Luke, Kay joined her husband in Orlando, Florida, while he served in the Air Force.

They had two children while living and serving in Florida, then moved back to the northwest suburban area, where they had two more children.

Kathryn worked for many years in Chicagoland hospitals and clinics before settling back in Amboy. She then worked at Edwards Clinic in Dixon for many years before returning to the Chicago area. She worked at several medical clinics in the northwest suburbs before retiring in 2000.

Kay was a lifelong member of, and active at, St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy, along with volunteering time and support to the St. Vincent de Paul organization. She was dedicated to family gatherings with her children, their spouses, and grandchildren. She was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmoth-

er, and will be greatly missed by all.

Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Angela (Doug) Schueler of Sterling; one son, Michael (Kelly) Foster of Amboy; eight grandchildren, Jennifer (James) Walker, Danielle (Nate) Decker, Eric (Amanda) Wittke, Evan Wittke, Aaron Schueler, Emily Wittke, Lauren Foster, and Madeline Foster; three greatgrandchildren; one sister, Rosella (James) McCullough of Petaluma, California; and two brothers-in-law, Donald Benson of Hustler, Wisconsin, and John (Maura) Foster of Plainfield.

She was preceded in death by a son, Brian W. Foster; a daughter, Marcia E. Wittke; brothers William Vaessen, Eugene Vaessen, and Ellwyn Vaessen; and sisters, Berniece Vaessen, Mary Vaessen, Dorothy Cavanaugh, and Adelle Benson.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m., at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy. A prayer service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy, with Monsignor Thomas Bales, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at St. Patrick Cemetery in Amboy.

A memorial has been established to St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

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Carrie J. Muntean Receipt of all obituaries must be confirmed by STERLING – Carrie J. Muntean, 77, of Sterling, died Janet A. Smith Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at Coventry Living Center in phone.

FULTON – Janet Ann Smith, 78, of Fulton, died Sunday, For more information, Sterling. call 815-625-3600 or 815- McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrange- Sept. 14, 2014, at her home from Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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The cultivation center must be at least 2,500 feet from a residential area.

The dispensary would be on 1.5 acres in the east-side industrial park off the beltway. The IDC already controls the land in that industrial park.

The cultivation, or grow center, would be on about 2.2 acres in the west-side industrial park. That land is part of about 60 acres of farmland that was purchased for construction of the new sewer plant. A contingency of transfer-

ring that parcel calls for the proceeds from a sale to go back to the sewer department’s wastewater treatment fund.

The sale price on the dispensary land is $37,500, while the cultivation center land would be purchased for $50,000.

The sales agreements would also be contingent on the company receiving operating licenses from the state, which will be no small task. The company has indicated that it would like to grow and distribute it in the same place. State statute allows the approval of up to 21 cultivation cen-

What’s next 4HE RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE )$# WILL BE ON THE AGENDA WHEN THE 2OCK &ALLS #ITY #OUNCIL MEETS AT TONIGHT AT #ITY (ALL 7 TH 3T 4HE AGENDAS ARE POSTED AT WWW ROCKFALLS COM AND AT #ITY (ALL #ALL FOR MORE INFORMATION 4HE #ITY #OUNCIL MEETING ALSO CAN BE VIEWED LIVE ON #HANNEL ters and 60 dispensaries statewide. “This is going to be very competitive, so we realize that the chances of getting these are not great,�

City Administrator Robbin Blackert said.

Activity is heating up because the companies are required to have

property secured for potential sites before the applications are submitted.

Several other project proposals have been received within the city’s Illinois State Police District. Each ISP district can get only one cultivation center.

Mayor Bill Wescott said several proposals have been fielded within the city’s ISP District 1, which serves four counties. “A group is looking at the Stanley building in Rock Falls, and there have been proposals involving the county board, Green River Industrial Park, and Fulton,� Wescott said. “There’s five right there, and there are probably more we don’t know about.�

Balk said this company also is looking to acquire land in the Rock Island area, as many are pursuing multiple applications.

Blackert said the city’s utilities and secluded area for a grow center were draws for the company. She said she is confident that the grow centers will be well secured. “The cultivation centers are really going to be small Fort Knox-type complexes,� she said. “There will be barbed wire, 24-hour video surveillance and bulletproof glass.�

City Attorney Jim Reese said $2,500 on each parcel would be nonrefundable if the licensing isn’t secured. That money is designated for required land surveys.

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ERIE – The Illowa Sport Flyers’ 32nd annual fly-in to celebrate the anniversary of the Challenger Ultralight airplane will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Erie Airpark, 8689 Star Road.

The public may attend, but there will be no airshow. Free camping will be available on-site for free, for pilots and the public.

Pilots should have their own oil.

Gasoline will be available on-site.

Annual inspections of Challenger craft will be available Friday and Saturday for $150 per inspection.

Activities will take place throughout each day. Pilots will begin to arrive Friday, with food available from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. sold by the Erie High School bas-

ketball cheer squad. A bonfire will start about 8 p.m.

Saturday activities will include breakfast about 6:30 a.m.; lunch at noon; and a question-and-answer session at 1:30 p.m. Snow cones, popcorn, and soft drinks will be available in hangar 7. Dinner will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and the bonfire at 8 p.m. Sunday breakfast will begin at 6:30 a.m.

For more information, look up Erie Airpark on Facebook or visit erieairpark.com or illowasportflyers.com.

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Cat Stevens announces 6-city concert tour NEW YORK (AP) – New Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Cat Stevens is taking the “Peace Train� back on the road.

He announced Monday that he will make a six-city concert tour in North America this December, his first series of shows in the U.S. since 1976. His conversion to Islam

followed, putting his music career on hold for a quarter century.

Stevens, who also is releasing a blues album on Oct. 27 produced

by Rick Rubin and titled “Tell ‘Em I’m Gone,� is using that stage name along with Yusuf, the name he took when he converted. The performer of 1970s-era hits “Wild

World,� ‘’Morning Has Broken� and “Peace Train� has slowly broken back into secular music during the past decade.

Only six dates are scheduled so far – starting Dec. 1 in Toronto and hitting Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, in a filing late Monday in federal court, contends a court appointed monitor is not necessary to ensure compliance with political hiring bans as suggested by an anti-patronage attorney.

In the filing by the attorney general’s office, Quinn contends his response to allegations of political hiring in the Department of Transportation has been “prompt, appropriate and aimed at a long-term solution to preventing any such improprieties in the future.�

Last month, Quinn aides announced the Transportation Department was laying off 58 people at the center of a state investigator’s findings that more than 250 people were improperly hired for political reasons at

the agency over the past decade. The report found that the questionable hiring of “staff assistants� accelerated under Quinn, despite his claims to have cleaned up the practices of his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich.

The issue boiled over in April when Chicago attorney and anti-corruption campaigner Michael Shakman filed a petition asking for the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee IDOT hiring. He was responding to a Better Government Association report in August 2013 that detailed political hiring in the Transportation Department.

Under a court decree known as “Rutan,� most government jobs are supposed to be filled through merit and insulated from political considerations.

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STERLING – Fire Chief Gary Cook introduced the city’s newest firefighter to the council Monday, as the fire department works to keep up with looming retirements.

Firefighter Michael Liedberg, a Bensenville native,

Next meeting 4HE 3TERLING #ITY #OUNCIL NEXT meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6, at City (ALL 4HIRD !VE ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE #OUNCIL #HAMBERS was hired on Sept. 3, Cook said. “Michael has attended college at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in physical

Go to www.sterling-il.gov/ or CALL #ITY (ALL AT FOR AN AGENDA OR MORE INFORMAtion. education,� Cook said. “He has his Firefighter II certification and is an EMT.�

Mayor Skip Lee said he and City Manager Scott Shumard have spoken extensively about fire department staff-

ing since three of the city’s 21 firefighters became casualties of the 2010-11 budget ax. The initial proposal had called for laying off six firefighters.

At the time, the city had contended that the layoffs could have been avoided if the fire union had agreed to a pay freeze, or if a Sterling Rural Fire District referendum on the ballot the previous year had passed. “There has been quite a bit of

debate over whether we should bring the three firefighters back after layoffs several years ago,�

Lee said. “Our discussions are basically about balancing out costs with the effects of burnout.�

Lee said some retirements are coming soon, so two firefighters have been hired and three more will be added. “When we get those three in place, we will be up to where we were prior to the layoffs,�

Lee said.

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Durbin denies ‘bullying’ businesses to stay in state U.S. senator says he’s not taking race for granted CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is unabashedly defending his name-calling and other attacks on Illinois businesses looking to locate their headquarters overseas – moves his Republican challenger has described as “bullying� and the kind of anti-busiJim ness behavOberweis ior that’s hampering the state’s economic recovery.

Durbin, who’s seeking his fourth U.S. Senate term against dairy entrepreneur and GOP state Sen. Jim Oberweis, shined a spotlight on Deerfield-based Walgreen and other companies that considered relocating to take advantage of lower tax rates, calling them “deserters� and unpatriotic. The U.S. Senate’s second-mostpowerful Democrat also started petitions, held news conferences and introduced legislation to prevent such companies from getting federal contracts.

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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press on Friday in Chicago. Durbin, a Democrat, is running for re-election against state Sen. Jim Oberweis in the November general election. “I think it’s my job,�

Durbin said in an interview with The Associated Press. “If an Illinois senator won’t stand up to keep companies in this state and in this country he’s got the backbone of a melting ice cream cone.�

Oberweis, whose family owns a chain of ice cream shops, argued it’s more evidence Durbin – who’s served on Capitol Hill for 32 years – has grown arrogant and “has no idea how to create jobs in the private economy.� He says the solution to socalled corporate inver-

sions – when a U.S. company merges with or buys a foreign company then moves its legal address overseas – is to make Illinois and the U.S. more business-friendly by lowering taxes and cutting regulations he says are too burdensome.

Durbin, 69, of Springfield, outlined his views on a range of issues during the hour-long interview with AP, including critics’ argument that he’s been in Washington too long and how much of the blame Democrats shoulder for the dysfunc-

tion there. Durbin has won his last two elections with at least 60 percent of the vote, and Oberweis has said it will take “a pretty significant Republican year� for him to win. “There will be some who say it’s time to move to someone else,� Durbin said. “There will be others who will say he’s used his experience to help us and we want to keep him in the job.�

Durbin is leading a Democratic effort in Illinois and elsewhere to hold off Republicans this fall. In Illinois, the GOP

sees the opportunity to pick up the governor’s office and a couple of congressional seats while nationally they are aiming to take control of the U.S. Senate. Durbin said he’s working to register voters and push turnout among hundreds of thousands of Democratic “fall off� voters that history shows tend to stay home in elections where there’s no presidential race on the ballot.

His actions on Walgreen – which ultimately decided not to relocate – and other companies fit a narrative he and other Democrats are pushing: That Democratic candidates are the ones who will stand up for the little guy. He’s introduced a bill to give tax breaks to companies that keep jobs in the U.S. and pay at least $15 per hour, among other things.

Democrats also have sounded a constant drumbeat about the minimum wage, which Durbin says should be raised to $10.10 per hour. He also says large corporations and people at the highest income levels should pay higher tax rates, and people who are struggling to get by should “get a break.�

Oberweis, 68, of Sugar Grove, favors raising the minimum wage only for

workers 26 and older, and supports a “flatter� system of tax rates.

Durbin said he was aware of and supported several non-binding questions that Illinois Democrats in the General Assembly put on the ballot to draw the party’s base to the polls, saying the GOP has successfully used the strategy in other states. Those measures include questions about whether to raise the minimum wage to $10 per hour, impose an additional tax on incomes of more than $1 million and prevent people from being denied the right to register or vote based on race.

Durbin predicted there wouldn’t be a Republican wave this fall, and he believes Democrats have a better chance of keeping the U.S. Senate than losing it to Republicans, though he said “it’s close.�

He also says he’s not taking his own race for granted. “I get up every morning, I open my eyes, I say ‘Eric Cantor’ and I jump out of bed,� Durbin said, referencing the former Majority Leader of the U.S. House, a Virginia Republican, who few considered vulnerable but who was upset in a GOP primary race.

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CORTLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A friend of Kimberly Havlicek, the Cortland woman who died early Friday after a head-on collision on Interstate 88, are asking for help to pay for her funeral expenses.

Salina Beverly started a Gofundme.com account to raise enough money to pay for cremation costs.

So far, the campaign has raised $2,050 of the $3,100 the family needs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We definitely appreciate that she did that,â&#x20AC;? said Heather DelGrosso,

Havlicekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger sister. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all kind of struggling for money, and it was unexpected.â&#x20AC;?

Friends and family said Havlicek, 28, was attending cosmetology school at Hair Professionals to build a better life for her and her 7-year-old son, Tevarri Hamilton. She had about a month left to graduate when she died early Friday.

She was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the interstate, just west of Annie Glidden Road, about 12:50 a.m. Friday when her 2002 Mitsubishi Galant collided with a 2012 Toyota Camry, state police Mas-

ter Sgt. Paul Carlos said.

The Camryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driver, Juan Ayala-Jimenez, 40, of Sterling, was airlifted to OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, where hospital staff said he remained in serious condition Monday.

DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller said an autopsy he conducted Saturday showed Havlicek died of internal injuries. Results from a toxicology report, which will show whether Havlicek had alcohol or drugs in her system, should be available in 2 weeks. Miller said he did not suspect alcohol was a factor.

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Pre-emptive strike hits GOP hopefuls hard Demsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; direct mail, TV ads borrow from Rauner themes

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EDITORIAL | CAMPAIGN 2014

Mowing down the issues T

he campaign TV ad that shows Gov. Pat Quinn mowing his Chicago lawn with a push mower hearkens back to the day when human-powered lawn mowers were all that people had.

Our region once had a thriving push lawn mower manufacturing business in Prophetstown.

A century ago, the Eclipse Lawn Mower Co. made reel mowers similar to Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 63-yearold relic. Pushing that kind of mower caused the sharp-bladed reel to spin, so there was no need for an engine.

Later on, after gasoline engines became smaller, a line of Eclipse mowers incorporated the labor-saving devices.

Eclipse billed them as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Lawn Mower.â&#x20AC;?

Eclipse eventually was

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the governor lives.

The ad transposes Gov. Pat Quinn and his push mower star imagery of the governor trimming grass to the in a recent commercial. To downstaters trimming of state jobs, who use lawn tractors and zero-turn riding budgets and excess facilities during his adminismowers, it seems quaint. Will Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tration. record cut it? Let the voters decide.

OK, we get it.

Whether the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bought out, and producBut plenty of broadmowing habits will cut tion moved away from leaf weeds appear on it with Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; electorthe Sauk Valley. the parkway in front of ate wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be known until Those were the days Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home. Maybe Election Day. Opponent when mowing the lawn a trip to the lawn and Bruce Rauner may have was a chore, not a breeze garden store for a bag of something to say about as the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comweed killer would be in that. mercial seems to depict. order, Governor.

One thing is certain.

Dressed in slacks, a Residents of rural A lot of downstate Illipolo shirt and loafers, and small-town Illinoisans would prefer to Quinn appears less like nois likely give Quinn see their governor live a lawn warrior (attired credit for mowing his in Springfield and mow in old shorts, a T-shirt, a own lawn, even though the lawn at the Executive hat and â&#x20AC;&#x153;mowing shoesâ&#x20AC;?) rotary mowers and lawn Mansion, where Quinn and more like a casually tractors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including has spent minimal time dressed politician whose mowers manufactured since he took office in next event on that dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s by another Sauk Valley- 2009. schedule was to film a based business, Woods By doing so, he could campaign commercial.

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Join peaceful protest against traveling circus JEAN KARLSSON Amboy

The Kelly Miller Circus will be coming to Dixon Wednesday, performing on the Dixon Assembly of God church grounds at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Many people are completely misinformed of the goings-on of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;behind-the-scenesâ&#x20AC;? practices in training and when the circus is not performing.

This circus has had

numerous violations.

The Kelly Miller circus â&#x20AC;&#x153;borrowsâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;rentsâ&#x20AC;? its exotic animals from its mother/sister circus, Carson & Barnes, which has many violations in terms of animal abuse and neglect.

Carson & Barnes Circus has failed to meet minimal federal standards for the care of animals used in exhibition as established in the Animal Welfare Act. The USDA has cited Carson & Barnes Circus numerous times for failure to provide veterinary care, minimum space, shelter from the ele-

ments, and maintenance of transport trailers; inadequate ventilation; unsound fencing; rusty animal cages; giving animals unclean water; and failure to keep animal care records.

Elephants forced to live a life of slavery are stolen as babies from their mothers in the wild. They are tethered, tied, beaten, chained, hit with â&#x20AC;&#x153;bull hooks,â&#x20AC;? and deprived of food when they are being trained to perform ridiculous acts that couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be further from the truth of what they do in the wild.

When the exotic animals are not being forced to perform, in between circus times, or during travel times, they are kept in tiny enclosures of the truck that transports them, or railroad box car, and forced to live that way among their own urine and feces.

There will be a peaceful protest taking place on Mekeel Road from 3:45 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.

There will be literature with more information and people to speak with. Visit [our Facebook page]. If you care to add your voice, that is where we will be.

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out a copy of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fixing Illinoisâ&#x20AC;? from SVMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offices in Sterling (3200 E. Lincolnway) or Dixon (113 S. Peoria Ave.), read it, and prepare to participate in a community conversation.

The Illinois House Democrats launched their direct mail and TV program weeks earlier than the House Republicans in an attempt to knock the GOP candidates down before they even had a chance to stand up.

The mail started going out not long after the midAugust Illinois State Fair.

Four years ago, during a national Republican tidal wave, the House Republicans pre-emptively launched their advertising program in mid-September, catching the Democrats off guard.

The Republicans won a few seats they might not have picked off had they started at the usual time.

The Democrats learned a valuable lesson, raised an absolute ton of money, and began their mail and TV programs even earlier.

As a result, the Republicans, who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much money, have been buried by hundreds of thousands of dollars in early Democratic ads.

And the Democrats have also clearly beaten the Republicans to the punch when it comes to parroting the â&#x20AC;&#x153;message trackâ&#x20AC;? used by the current leader in the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race, Republican Bruce Rauner.

Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been running his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shake Up Springfieldâ&#x20AC;? ads all year long. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spent millions building his anti-incumbent, outsider message of term limits, tax cuts, and property tax freezes.

But if you look at what the Democrats are doing everywhere in the state, the long-entrenched supermajority party is running very similar ads to Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. They are, in one GOP operativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view, protecting their members by portraying Republican challengers as tax-loving incumbents and â&#x20AC;&#x153;tying them to the dysfunction.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mel Thillens in charge of our tax dollars is as reckless as a bull in a china shop,â&#x20AC;? blares the headline on a recent House Democratic mailer that attacks the Park Ridge Republican.

STATE REP. MARTY Moylan, D-Des Plaines, is â&#x20AC;&#x153;fighting against unfair property tax hikesâ&#x20AC;? by pushing legislation to cap them, it continues. A concurrently running cable TV ad presses home the same message: Thillens loves tax hikes and deficit spending.

The Republicans have a positive piece in the mailboxes for Thillens. It points out that Thillens â&#x20AC;&#x153;helps run a multimilliondollar family business,â&#x20AC;? and explains why he wants to work â&#x20AC;&#x153;60 hours a week as a state representative.â&#x20AC;?

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Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $18 watch and an intense anti-Springfield mentality, Thillensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; message track is decidedly different from Moylanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Suggesting your candidate is a millionaire and claiming he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to dive into the business of Springfield probably isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a good idea.

As a result, Rep. Moylan is doing almost as well as Rauner in the 55th House District, according to a new Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll.

The poll, of 334 likeState Rep. ly voters Martin taken Sept.

Moylan 10, found D-Des Moylan was Plaines leading Mel First-termer Thillens, hopes to 48 percent benefit from blitz to 39 perof political cent. Rauner advertising was ahead paid for of Gov. Pat

by House Democrats.

Quinn, 52-39 in the district. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 5.4 percent.

THE EARLY AND QUITE expensive â&#x20AC;&#x153;independent outsiderâ&#x20AC;? messaging has attracted significant Republican support for Moylan. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting 19 percent of self-identified Republicans, compared to Thillensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 9 percent of Democrats. And the two are so far splitting the conservative-leaning independent vote, which made up 46 percent of the pollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voter sample.

That can also be seen as a sign of trouble for Moylan, however. If Republican voters â&#x20AC;&#x153;come homeâ&#x20AC;? and independents break more heavily against the incumbent Moylan, this thing could tighten up.

Of course, this is just one poll â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a â&#x20AC;&#x153;snapshot in time.â&#x20AC;?

House Democrats say their polling shows them â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seatâ&#x20AC;? in the district, and Republicans actually liked the We Ask America results.

But a poll taken near the beginning of the huge Democratic paid media onslaught found Rep. Moylan ahead, 47-33, with Rauner leading, 51-36.

That poll was done by respected national pollster Fabrizio Lee on behalf of the political fund of WLS Radio talk show host Dan Proft. The live-caller survey of 300 likely voters was taken the week of Aug. 25, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.5 percent.

The House Democrats much preferred those numbers, of course.

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BELLEVILLE

‘She just keeps on going’ Nun, 80, still teaching music

She provided plenty of words of encouragement as Ethan played. “You are doing beautifully,” Neumann told him. “I’m so proud of you.”

At the end of the lesson, she reminded Ethan to share the new song sheets with his two sisters, who also take lessons from Neumann.

“She’s really good,” Ethan said of Neumann, who he started learning guitar from this summer.

“She’s a good teacher.”

Ethan’s father Charles Barbour said he’s impressed with how well Ethan is doing on guitar.

“He’s actually doing really well,” Barbour said.

When Ethan expressed interest in playing guitar, Barbour said he was supportive of his son’s decision. “We thought it would be an opportunity for him to grow a little bit and experience some-

thing new,” Barbour said.

Neumann not only teaches guitar lessons to children during their lunch hours at St. Mary-St. Augustine but also invites students to her Belleville home for lessons.

She does guitar lessons on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. She charges a minimal fee of $5 per half-hour lesson for her guitar students.

“I stay busy,” Neumann said. “It keeps me out of trouble.”

Fifteen of her guitar students play during Masses.

Growing up, Neumann said she loved to sing and played the violin, and her father would always tell her she should play an instrument the family could sing with. She learned the guitar later in life.

“Now, if he’s looking down on this, he would be delighted,” she said.

Neumann was born and raised in St. Louis.

She attended elementary through high school at the Missouri School for the Blind. Neumann is legally blind, though she had surgery on her eyes in 1979 and saw a bird fly for the first time while in Ohio.

Neumann went to Rosati-Kain Catholic High School in St. Louis her senior year of high school to learn more about her faith and entered the convent in 1954.

She was welcomed by the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Neumann said other communities didn’t want her due to her poor eyesight.

She started teaching in September 1956 and has taught ever since.

Why did she want to be a teacher? “I love children,” Neumann said. And why does she continue to teach? “Same reason – I love children,” Neumann said.

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.

500 card game, noon, Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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

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

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

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815589-3925.

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

Bridge and bingo, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815-622-9230.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000.

Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m., Mount Morris Public Library parking lot, 101 E. Front St. Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Riverfront, downtown Dixon.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815622-8838.

BY JAMIE FORSYTHE Belleville News-Democrat

BELLEVILLE (AP) – With instruments in the hands of students, Sister Jeannine Neumann leads the rhythm band class of firstand second-graders at St. Mary-St. Augustine Catholic School in Belleville.

Neumann, who recently turned 80, grabs her sombrero and pops it on top of her head as the children laugh in excitement as the song about a yellow sombrero comes on the cassette player she uses.

Students have a variety of instruments they play along with the song including triangles, maracas, rhythm sticks and symbols. With just a motion of her arm, Neumann directs which students to play their instruments.

Neumann has taught music and reading to Catholic school children in Belleville for 18 years.

She taught at St. Mary’s Catholic School and now teaches at St. Mary-St. Augustine. And she has taught primary schoolchildren for nearly 6 decades and doesn’t plan to stop any time soon.

“As long as I can make a difference in children’s lives then I keep doing it,” she said.

On Friday mornings, Neumann teaches two rhythm band classes.

Before the first and second-graders, she had the younger students: preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten.

“It’s important to her kids have the experience of music,” said Sandy Baechle, principal at St. Mary-St. Augustine.

Baechle praised Neumann and her work with students. “She’s an amazing person,” Baechle said.

She wondered how the

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ABOVE: Sister Jeannine Neumann, 80, teaches music to first- and second-graders at St. Mary-St. Augustine Catholic School on Aug. 29 in Belleville.

Neumann has taught music and reading to Catholic school children in Belleville for 18 years. And she has taught primary schoolchildren for nearly 6 decades and doesn’t plan to stop any time soon.

LEFT: Neumann works on a reading lesson with kindergarten students at the school.

80-year-old had the energy to do all she does.

“She’s kind of like the Energizer bunny,” Baechle joked. “She just keeps on going.”

Neumann said enjoys teaching a variety of classes at St. Mary-St. Augustine. She teaches rhythm band, reading and guitar lessons. She also teaches Parish School of Religion classes at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Belleville.

After music classes on a recent Friday morning, Neumann switched roles and helped students with their reading as a reading specialist.

She worked with two kindergarten students on early reading skills. She asked the students Alex Foster and Jeremy Meister to identify the beginning or the ending letter of a word

she sounded out for them.

The boys took turns identifying the letter and picking up the corresponding letter card on the table in front of them. It was easy for Alex and Jeremy to pick out common letters like s, z and r in words, but they had more trouble when Neumann asked them about words beginning or ending in y, q, x or w.

“Gosh, that’s hard,” Alex said at one point.

Neumann took Jeremy by the hand when he was struggling with identifying the ‘n’ sound at the end of a word and walked him around the circleshaped alphabet carpet until he stepped on the letter n and recognized it as the sound he heard.

The boys seemed to get the hang of it toward the end of the 30-minute

session. “You did a great job guys,” Neumann told them.

Neumann then headed inside a second-grade classroom to help two students with reading as they played the game “Pairs in Pears,” where you build words off other words using letter squares. Other students in the class worked in small groups using similar games as the teacher rotated around the room.

Third-grader Ethan Whoolery looked serious but content as he sat down in a small chair in the preschool room at St. Mary-St. Augustine for his one-on-one guitar lesson with Neumann.

She helped him tune his child-sized guitar before the lesson began. Then they practiced songs Ethan knew before Neumann taught him to play a new song, “We Are One In The Spirit.”

COMMUNITY EVENTS Tuesday, Sept. 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, 815-5625050.

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

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

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

Line dancing, 10:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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.

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

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

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

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

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert

Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Sublette Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., north shelter, Sublette Centennial Park, Sublette, 815849-5425.

Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Lanark City Park, 200 W. Claremore St., Lanark. Rain or shine.

Southside Elementary School open house for students, parents, 6-7 p.m., 100 Academic Drive, Morrison.

Ice cream social and Best Bager Competition, 6:30 p.m.

Sullivan’s Foods, 300 N. Madison St., Morrison.

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

Wednesday, Sept. 17 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815-625-4500.

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.

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

Popcorn, 9 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815946-3818.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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

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

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

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We have met with a counselor and were showing improvement in our marriage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or so I thought â&#x20AC;&#x201C; until he started pushing me to watch explicit sex DVDs and read sex books. I feel very uncomfortable doing this.

He claims he wants us to watch them for â&#x20AC;&#x153;educational reasons.â&#x20AC;? He seems obsessed with the idea that we have to get the most out of life now because we are getting older.

I know we have some big issues to overcome and plan to continue seeing our counselor, but do you have any advice? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Struggling in the South Dear Struggling, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m all for getting the most out of life regardless of how old a person is. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pleased that you and your husband are talking to a licensed therapist, because it may help to save your marriage.

Many couples watch â&#x20AC;&#x153;explicitâ&#x20AC;? sex DVDs together because it improves their sex lives.

Depending upon the content of the ones your husband is watching, it could add spice to your sex life. But because it is making you uncomfortable, this is something that should be discussed with your therapist so you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel coerced into anything you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t handle.

Dear Abby, I am a woman in my early 60s. I take good care of myself and have been told Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m attractive. I have been in a monogamous relationship with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frankâ&#x20AC;? for 6 years. I love him and he loves me, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure I want to marry him.

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He is a hoarder, a procrastinator and has OCD. Frank and I are best friends. We have an amazing physical relationship, but I feel I want more. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willing to change his ways at this point in his life. Should I accept this relationship for what it is, or look for someone more compatible with my lifestyle, as hard as that would be? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Torn in Texas Dear Torn, I think you should have a talk with Frank and lay your cards on the table.

You say he is a hoarder, a procrastinator and has OCD. If you are right, they may all be connected. His house isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only thing that may be chaotic; his mind may be, too.

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Trent Reznor, a singersongwriter, composer and record producer, said, “Being a rock and roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.”

That is an interesting list of comparisons when you contemplate the various incomes from those professions.

In this deal, though, the key word is “option.” Which option should South choose?

He is in three no-trump. West leads the heart jack and East plays his seven.

How should South continue?

West has a textbook weak two-bid, North has a textbook takeout double, and South has a clearcut jump to three no-trump. It is just

a pity that the contract isn’t laydown. South has only eight winners: four spades, one heart (trick one) and three diamonds. He has to establish a club trick, but that

will involve losing the lead twice and will give the defenders a chance to run the heart suit.

If West has a high club, the contract is unmakable. So South must assume that East has the club ace and king.

However, if declarer takes the first trick and immediately plays a club, East will get in and return his second heart.

Then South will go down three, losing five hearts and two clubs.

South has another option at trick one: Let West take the trick.

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Hopefuls focus on business, hiring Groups collaborate Rauner blasts Quinn for IDOT practices CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gubernatorial campaigns clashed over business dealings and state hiring Monday, with Democratic Gov. Pat Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running mate accusing Republican businessman Bruce Rauner of profiting â&#x20AC;&#x153;from fraudâ&#x20AC;? and Rauner calling hiring under Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Transportation a â&#x20AC;&#x153;scam.â&#x20AC;?

Both campaigns â&#x20AC;&#x201C; locked into one of the most competitive governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s races nationwide â&#x20AC;&#x201C; intensified focus on issues previously in the headlines.

Rauner blasted IDOT hiring days after Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration released a list of agency employees who were initially hired

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under a title thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the subject of a federal lawsuit and state inspector generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report.

The report released last month found that 245 workers hired as â&#x20AC;&#x153;staff assistantsâ&#x20AC;? since 2002 were employed in a process that often skirted state rules prohibiting hiring based on political connections. Quinn has said he addressed hiring issues by calling for a systemic review, abolishing the position and laying off those still holding the title.

IDOT officials announced

Friday that more than 150 initially hired as staff assistants now work for the state in other positions, mostly at IDOT. Rauner said Quinn should fire those them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pointing to individual examples in news reports â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and vowed to work with a federal hiring monitor if elected. Rauner is making his first bid for public office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This scam, perpetrated

by Pat Quinn, has got to end,â&#x20AC;? Rauner, of Winnetka, told reporters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pat Quinn is not the folksy, bumbling fool heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like us to think he is. He knows what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing. He knows what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done.â&#x20AC;?

Quinn administration officials have said the problem was not with hiring but with the work done once the individu-

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Cemetery restoring Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vault SPRINGFIELD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A vault that temporarily held Abraham Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body is set to be restored for an upcoming event that will mark the anniversary of his 1865 funeral in Springfield.

Illinois bid documents show up to $300,000 in repairs and waterproofing are planned at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The remains of Lincoln and his son, Willie, were kept in the vault from May 4, 1865, until Dec. 21, 1865, before they were eventually moved to a permanent tomb. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, which administers the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, said the vault restoration should be complete for the 150th anniversary of Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral in May 2015.

Although changes have already been made on roads that channeled water into the vault, the next phase of construction includes excavation near the vault, waterproofing, drain installation, repairing the stone facade and restoring gates, according to Aly Grady, the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s superintendent of state historic sites. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is a low spot in the cemetery,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way it was before, it was easy for water to get up into the vault, and over time it caused exterior issues.â&#x20AC;?

The vaultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restoration will make it look cleaner, nicer and more vibrant, Grady told The State Journal Register.

A private group is also restoring the cemeteryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original gateway, where the Lincoln funeral procession entered in the spring of 1865, in preparation for a 2-day commemoration that aims to recreate the original event, including a replica funeral train, according to Katie Spindell, chairwoman of the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition.

Thousands of volunteers are expected to take part in the reenactment and play the roles of Springfield residents, dignitar-

als were at IDOT. Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign said Monday that Rauner was â&#x20AC;&#x153;clearly getting very desperate with more falsehoods and name calling.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lieutenant governor running mate, Paul Vallas, called attention to APS Healthcare Inc., a company that was majorityowned by Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former firm. The state of Georgia and the federal government alleged the company failed to provide services it was paid for. Without admitting fault, APS agreed to a 2011 federal settlement for $13 million.

Vallas said issues with the company and others Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s firm, GTCR, had a stake in showed a pattern of how the multimillionaire earned his wealth.

to promote reforms AURORA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nearly 100 organizations are joining together to push Illinois lawmakers to pass a school funding reform proposal in the spring.

Funding Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Future members include community foundations, civil rights organizations, school officials, and business and education reform groups statewide.

All support a proposal sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of Bunker Hill.

The legislation would overhaul Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dated school funding formula, first put in place in 1997. While thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wide agreement that the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funding formula should be altered, how it should be changed

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A vault that temporarily held Abraham Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body after his 1865 funeral is seen behind Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tomb on Monday in Springfield. The remains of Lincoln and his son, Willie, were kept in the vault from May 4, 1865, until Dec. 21, 1865. The vault is set to be restored for an upcoming event that will mark the anniversary of Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1865 funeral in Springfield. ies and soldiers from the 19th century. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of this is volunteer,â&#x20AC;? Spindell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to ask everyone in the community. If they want to be involved, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find a way for them to be involved.â&#x20AC;?

remains under debate.

If Manarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill is approved, it would direct more state money to poorer rural districts at the expense of wealthier suburban districts.

The bill passed out of the state Senate last spring. A group of top House Democrats have been studying the issue and plan to hold hearings on the bill in the fall.

Opponents said the bill unfairly penalizes some districts able to spend more money on students because of rich property tax bases.

Robin Steans, director of education reform group Advance Illinois, said the group is planning a series of community meetings statewide on the bill.

Volunteers have already begun to contact the coalition, she said, including people from Germany and Wales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So many people have stepped up to help,â&#x20AC;?

Spindell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just extraordinary.â&#x20AC;?

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Maria Ramirez puts shoes on her 1-year-old niece Maritza next to the remains of their home that was destroyed Monday by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Hundreds of houses were destroyed in many poor neighborhoods by the Category 3 storm.

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CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) – Hurricane Odile blazed a trail of destruction through Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Monday that leveled everything from ramshackle homes to luxury hotels and big box stores, leaving entire neighborhoods as disaster zones.

About 30,000 tourists were being put up in temporary shelters in hotels and Los Cabos international airport remained closed. Emergency offi-

cials reported that 135 people were treated for minor injuries from flying glass or falling objects, but there were no serious injuries or deaths so far.

Odile, which made landfall near Cabo San Lucas the previous night as a powerful Category 3 hurricane, toppled trees, power poles and road signs along the main highway, which at one point was swamped by rushing floodwaters.

Countless windows were blown out of rental cars and high-end hotel rooms, and resort facades crumbled to the ground.

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His home was damaged and suffered some flooding, but nobody was hurt.

“In the 7 years I’ve been here, I’ve never seen anything hit like this.”

Luis Felipe Puente, national coordinator for Civil Protection, said most of the area’s power poles were blown over, leaving 239,000 people in the state of Baja California Sur without electricity. Many were also without drinkable water. Ports were closed.

or whether there is the possibility of a change,” Kerry told a small group of reporters.

France and Iraq see Shiite-powerhouse Iran as an interlocutor who could bring its influence to bear in the region against the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State group, but some Arab states, like Saudi Arabia, disagree.

The U.S. opposed a place for Iran at the conference. But Tehran, which has political and military influence with its neighbor Iraq, still managed to be part of the conversation.

The absence of Iran underscored the conflicting sensitivities and complex politics in the region as Western countries seek to battle the Islamic State group, which has taken control

PARIS (AP) – As more than two dozen nations pledged Monday to help Iraq fight the Islamic State militants, the United States said it was open to talking to Iran about a role in resolving the crisis, despite Washington’s earlier opposition to Tehran even attending the conference.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ruled out any military coordination with Iran, which in the end was not invited to Paris.

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No gridlock on gay marriage, pot President has had trouble gaining ground with other liberal policy goals NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; While many liberal policy goals have proved elusive during Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presidency, there have been dramatic advances for two causes that once seemed quixotic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the legalization of same-sex marriage and the decriminalization of marijuana.

Neither cause was embraced by Obama during his first term. Yet he is now a fervent supporter of marriage equality and has said it is â&#x20AC;&#x153;importantâ&#x20AC;? that Colorado and Washington state be allowed to proceed with their pioneering laws, approved by voters in 2012, that legalize marijuana.

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weigh in on ballot measures that would emulate Colorado and Washington by legalizing recreational use of pot by adults. A ballot measure in Florida could add that state to the 23 others which have legalized medical use of marijuana, including 10 in the past 4 years.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distinctive about the marriage and marijuana campaigns is that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to proceed at the state level, unencumbered by the paralyzing gridlock in Congress. In contrast, efforts by Obama and his Democratic allies to overhaul the immigration system, tighten gun control laws, raise the federal minimum wage and combat climate change have run aground in the partisan divides on Capitol Hill.

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Tillman will be missed A nyone who watched the full 60 minutes of the Bears’ stirring come-from-behind victory over the 49ers on Sunday night had to know there would be some bad news delivered in the aftermath.

As Bears players left the game one after the other with injuries, it was clear the Bears’ already lengthy M.A.S.H. list would grow longer.

We hoped the news delivered Monday could be avoided, but the Bears have placed Charles Tillman on injured reserve with a ruptured right triceps muscle, the same injury that ended his season in Week 8 last year.

I was on the Bears’ sideline, and as Tillman walked past me being helped from the field, it was clear he was in excruciating pain.

When Bears trainers and doctors told him they believed it was the same triceps injury again, Tillman let out a primal scream that signaled the worst was coming.

As hard as Tillman worked to get back this year, it is hard to imagine him doing it again as he faces his 34th birthday in February.

Peanut isn’t calling it quits yet. In a statement released by the Bears, Tillman said, “I appreciate the kind words of encouragement and support from all the Bears fans who have reached out to me.”

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Dixon’s Jamie Altenburg goes up for a kill during Monday’s match against Winnebago at Lancaster Gym. Dixon added Altenburg to the left side of their line, and it helped them beat the Indians 25-19, 25-16.

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DIXON – Amy Rotella’s eyes narrowed, clearly not happy with a net violation called on her midway through the first game of Monday’s match against Winnebago at Lancaster Gym. The point went to Winnebago, and while the Duchesses were in control of the game, Rotella wasn’t pleased.

The next play Rotella took a crisp pass from Kacey Koch and slammed it down hard to the floor on the opposite side of the net.

Rotella was clearly determined for that

Star of the match: Amy Rotella, Dixon, 12 kills, five aces Key performers: Kacey Koch, Dixon, 17 assists; Jessa Long, Dixon, seven digs, three aces Up next: Dixon at Mendota, 6 p.m. today point, and the Duchesses were clearly determined to pick up a BNC West win.

Both were accomplished, as Dixon won 25-19, 25-16.

“We played cleanly tonight,” Rotella said.

“I think we’re focused on running our offense, making good passes and hitting the ball hard.”

Rotella was the go-to hitter for much of the match, leading the team with 12 kills.

She also had five aces, all in a nine-point run during the second game.

“We’ve been working on serving a lot during practice this last week,” Rotella said.

“We did a great job of avoiding errors, and forcing them to make plays.”

“This was the second time that we played them, and we knew from last time that we had to put pressure on them,” Kacey Koch said. “They didn’t handle the pressure well last time, and didn’t handle it again tonight.”

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Giving O-Line some love Huskies’ front five continue to take of business “We’re all playing pretty good.

It seems like we’re all playing LAS VEGAS – Let’s give credit consistent. We all know what s 4HE (USKIES HAVE WON A where credit is due. each other’s going to do,” Loos nation-leading 17 straight Northern Illinois’ offensive said. “We trust each other. true road games. line was great in Saturday’s We’ve been playing together for a while. We’re a pretty tight 48-34 win at UNLV. And, the the ball had huge holes to run group.” veteran group has been great through all game behind the Hare also had plenty of time throughout NIU’s success over starting offensive line of Tyler to throw and wasn’t sacked. the past 2 years, starting in Loos, Tyler Pitt, Andrew Ness, “They all know what they’re 2012 when NIU had to replace Aidan Conlon and Ryan Brown. five starters.

NIU ran for 345 yards and aver- doing, they’re all smart kids, and they’re all tough as they Saturday, it didn’t matter who aged 4.8 yards per carry on the come,” Hare said of his offenwas carrying the ball. Any of the day. Cameron Stingily led the AP Huskies’ tailbacks. Quarterback way, running for 102 yards. Hare sive line. “You get that kind of The Northern Illinois offensive line has been a strength for the Drew Hare. A wide receiver on ran for 81 yards, while Keith Har- mixture on an offensive line, a jet sweep.

Huskies the last three seasons. The five starters, including Sterris Jr. had 68 yards on the ground you’re going to do pretty well.”

Every Huskie who touched ling grad Tyler Loos, are a big reason NIU is 3-0 this year. and Joel Bouagnon added 52.

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While local teams werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to play on a dry field once more, by the third week of the season, they have become well-accustomed to the Xâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Some teams more than others. This was evident in a Week 3 that had plenty of lopsided scores that created plenty of numbers of note for the third week of football:

Fulton snapped a 10-game losing streak in the Wooden Shoe Bowl to Morrison with its win.

Last possessing the trophy in 2003, the Steamers snapped the second-longest winning streak in the historic rivalry. The longest streak belonged to Fulton from 1968 to 1980.

The win was Fultonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth shutout of their rivals, and the first since 2000.

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Every local game â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12 in all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was decided by three touchdowns or more.

The closest game was a 20-point win by Sterling over Rich South (32-12), while Amboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Hall (35-14) and Milledgevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Galena (41-20) were 21-point margins.

Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest amount of games per week decided by three or more touchdowns was ten, during Week 7.

Eastland-Pearl City boasts the highest point total of all local teams at 162, but they also have the lowest total of points allowed so far with 13.

The Wildcatz allowed a touchdown and an extra point to Dakota on Friday, while scoring 44 points. Last week, they gave up a touchdown to Pecatonica.

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Pecatonica tasted victory on the varsity level for the first time in 23 weeks of football.

In an NUIC Northwest game, the Indians defeated South Beloit 42-35 at home. The win technically broke an 11-game losing streak on the gridiron.

Three of the losses came as forfeits in the final weeks of the 2012 season.

The entire 2013 season was wiped out, as the Indians did not have enough players to form a varsity team.

Included in the lopsided week were a quartet of shutouts.

Dixon (in a 47-0 loss to Rockford Lutheran), Morrison (in a 42-0 loss to Fulton), Rock Falls (in a 40-0 loss to Oregon), and West Carroll (in a 66-0 loss to Forreston) all fell on the short end of scoreboard.

Week 4 of last year included four shutouts.

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Polo snapped Stocktonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NUIC Upstate winning streak at 25 games with its 59-36 road win, the first win over Stockton as members of the NUIC or Upstate Illini.

The Blackhawks hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lost a division game since Week 8 of the 2010 season, a 19-0 loss to East Dubuque. The 3-0 Marcos, however, do not currently own the divisionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest winning streak. That honor belongs to fellow division unbeaten Warren, having won their last two games of last season.

The Marcos will try for its first 4-0 start since 1997 next week against Milledgeville.

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Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nolan McGinn became the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first player to rush for more than 200 yards this season in Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50-6 win over Bureau Valley.

McGinn tallied his yardage on 14 carries, three of them going in for touchdowns. Seventy-nine of his yards were picked up on a third-quarter score with 8:17 left.

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The Comets became the first local team to rush for more than 500 yards in a game.

Along with McGinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totals, Brady Rude had 147, Dillan Heffelfinger had 120, and Eli Monier (18), Regan Todhunter (15) and Trevor Bolin (3) all contributed to Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total.

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Koch was charged with setting for the Dixon front line that included shuffling Jamie Altenburg onto the left side.

Koch finished with 17 assists.

Altenburg had five kills, strengthening a spot that was exposed during a home loss to Rock Falls on Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moving Jamie into that spot solidified our rotation tonight,â&#x20AC;? Dixon coach Bunyan Cocar said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She played well, and really our entire front line was strong.

We got production from each player, and Amy was strong the entire match.â&#x20AC;?

The Duchesses (5-5, 3-1) won 10 of the next 18 points after Rotellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kill made it 16-11 in Game 1.

The Indians never were able to put much of a run together, thanks in part to a slew of service and hitting errors.

Winnebago did jump out to a 4-0 lead in Game 2, but Dixon fought back to tie it at five. After two Winnebago points, the Indians lost control with a service error.

Rotella served for the next nine points, as Dixon went up 16-9.

Jessa Long added seven digs and three aces.

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The fact is this group is good â&#x20AC;&#x201C; really good. And the unit which has been pretty much intact for the past three seasons has been stable every year. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say that outside of Jordan Lynch, the

group has been the biggest reason for the Huskiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; success since 2012.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy to think that in the summer of 2012, after projected starting guard Logan Pegram suffered a season-ending leg injury, Huskie fans were freaking out about a group which had to put in five new

starters.

Next season, NIU will be replacing five starters once again, and this is a unit that will be missed.

Oh yeah, the wide receivers deserve some credit for the blocking job they do on the jet sweeps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run the way we run the ball unless

everybody on offense buys into blocking and being physical,â&#x20AC;? Carey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just those five, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the tight ends, the wide receivers, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the other backs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s everybody. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a good belief going there, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m real proud of them for.â&#x20AC;?

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Rizzo right on in return Homer sinks Reds in 9th; Royals rally past White Sox By the Associated Press

Anthony Rizzo capped his return to the Cubs lineup with a walk-off home run in the ninth inning that gave Chicago a 1-0 win over the Reds on Monday night in Chicago.

Rizzo had missed the last 18 games due to a back problem but drove a pitch from Pedro Villarreal (0-1) over the wall in center field. Rizzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homer was his 31st of the season, and gave Hector Rondon (4-4) the win after he tossed a scoreless inning of relief.

Travis Wood didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any run support and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t earn his ninth win of the season, despite producing one of his best outings of the year.

Wood threw six scoreless innings, allowing only three hits, and lowered his ERA to 4.86.

Cincinnati starter Alfredo Simon gave up five hits in seven innings.

Until the ninth, the Cubs didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do much at the plate even though they had Rizzo and Jorge Soler in the lineup together for the first time.

Soler went 1-for-3 after he missed a weekend series in Pittsburgh due to the birth of a child.

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Royals 4, White Sox with two outs, Gore ran Danks, who has a 1.73 ERA 3: Pinch-runners Jar- for him and scored from at Kauffman Stadium, has

rod Dyson and Terrance Gore scored in the ninth inning as the Royals rallied for a victory over the White Sox in Kansas City.

Mike Moustakas doubled with one out in the ninth. Dyson ran for him and stole third, and came around to score as Jake Petricka (1-5) threw a wild pitch.

After Nori Aoki, who had four hits, doubled

second on Lorenzo Cainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infield single.

Wade Davis (9-2) worked a scoreless ninth to pick up the victory, extending his scoreless streak to 31 2/3 innings.

White Sox starter John Danks pitched six scoreless innings and allowed just two singles, both by Aoki, before departing after 103 pitches. He struck out six and walked four.

never lost to the Royals in 15 career starts.

The Royals scored all their runs off three White Sox relievers.

Royals right-hander James Shields, who had his career best 18 1/3 scoreless innings streak ended in the first, gave up three runs and 10 hits, while striking out six and walking none in seven innings.

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Hallie Nauman had eight kills, Krista Beach, AFC volleyball, five blocks and two aces to lead the 15 kills Amboy volleyball team to a 21-25, Matt Myers, Oregon golf, 26-24, 25-20 victory at Princeton 3-over-par 39 on Monday night.

Noah Hogue, Morrison golf, Also for the Clippers (5-7, 1-2 3-over-par 39 Three Rivers East), Delaney WilTristin Woodin, Polo golf, helm had seven kills and three 3-over-par 39 digs, Madeline Ely had 24 assists and three aces, and Kennedy Dinghad 12 set assists, seven kills and es added 10 digs.

Bureau Valley def. Stark County two digs, and Zoe Zigler added 25-17, 25-16: Heaven Bennett and seven digs and two kills.

Boys golf Val Reuter each had six kills, as Sterling 172, Kaneland 176: the Storm handled the Rebels in Ryan Hurley led the Golden WarVarna.

Sydney Lebahn added 18 assists riors with a 4-over-par 40 in a vicfor BV, and Jehna Thomas had 10 tory against the Knights at Emerald Hill. digs.

Ryan Blackburn and Nick Ceruzzi Aquin def. Polo 25-12, 25-8: Justine Gorzny had two kills and two added 43s for Sterling. The medalaces for the Marcos in a home loss ist was Kanelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jesse Denton with a 39. to the Bulldogs.

Oregon 166, Genoa-Kingston Also for Polo, Ashlee Griffin had two kills, while Riley Peterson 178: Matt Myers earned medalist and Kenzie Dusing each had two honors with a 3-over-par 39 as the Hawks topped the Cogs at Silver assists.

AFC def. Milledgeville 25-22, Ridge.

Carson Buck was next with 40 23-25, 25-15: Krista Beach had 15 kills, while Katie Sondgeroth added for Oregon, while Taylor Brubaker 19 assists as the Raiders topped the added 41.

Morrison 171, Riverdale 182, Missiles in Milledgeville.

Faith Christian def. Tri-State Amboy 186: Noah Hogue fired a 25-13, 25-8: Tressa Schueler had 3-over-par 39 lead the Mustangs to 10 digs, eight kills, three aces and a win at Shady Oaks.

Griffin Kozeal had a 40 for the two blocks to lead the Falcons to a Clippers. The medalist was the win in Galena.

Also for Faith (14-0), Sarah Smith Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tyler Bussert with a 38.

St. Bede 172, Hall 188, Newman 189: Matt Wagenecht had a 43 for

the Comets in a three-team match played at Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley.

The medalist was St. Bedeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joe Dudek with a 3-over-par 38.

Polo 180, Dakota 240: Tristin Woodinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-over-par 39 led the Marcos past the Indians at Edgewood Golf Course.

Matthew Handel added a 45 for Polo.

Girls golf

H-BR 220, Rock Falls 225, Sandwich 241: Liz Lego carded a 49 as

the Rockets finished second in a 3-team meet at Rock River Golf and Pool.

The medalist was Sanwichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ashley Guilinger with a 10-over-par 45.

Oregon 205, Genoa-Kingston 285: Abi Scheidecker and Ali

Scheidecker each had 8-over-par 44s as the Hawks beat the Cogs at Silver Ridge.

Erie 188, Princeton 207, Orion 267: Sera Bebon earned medalist

honors with an 8-over-par 44 as the Cardinals won a triangular at Erie Country Club.

Morgan Newton and Katlyn Weber added 45s for Erie.

Rockridge 209, Rock Island 221, Prophetstown 240: Taylor Kel-

ley led the Prophets with a 54 in a three-team match at Deer Valley.

The medalist was Rockridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jillian Stone with a 10-over-par 46.

Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fuller more than capable of filling in Tillmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role, and after a big game in San Francisco, he appears ready.

There is a learning â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know this feeling way curve to be absorbed, too well, but this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unreasonable to the end of the road for expect Fuller to be Tillme. As I rehab my injury, man after just two games my role will transition to on the job, but he is an helping coach and supexciting replacement. port my teammates. I will Where Tillmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss be at Halas Hall and do will be felt most is in the everything I can to help Bears nickel packages. our team reach its goals.â&#x20AC;?

Through two games Along with Roosevelt the Bears have lined up Taylor and Leslie Frazier, in a nickel defense on 59 Tillman is one of the of their opponentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 121 three best cornerbacks in plays, 49 percent of the Bears history. time.

Over the past two Before Tillmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury seasons in 16 games in he, Tim Jennings and 2012 and eight games Fuller all were on the last year, Tillman forced field with two safeties in 13 fumbles, intercepted every one of those sets, six passes and returned with Shea McClellin and three for touchdowns.

D.J. Williams most often The severity of his loss on the sidelines and is hard to overstate.

Lance Briggs and JonaKyle Fuller will step into than Bostic in at line-

backer.

In most of those sets, Tillman and Fuller remained on the outside, while Jennings became the slot corner.

It is unclear who will take Tillmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spot, and whether that player will stay outside or if Jennings will come back outside, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peanutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? replacement goes into the slot.

Before the 49ers game, Kelvin Hayden would have been the next man up and Sherrick McMannis after him.

However, Hayden was released Friday to make room on the roster for Chris Williams and Josh Bellamy because of the injuries at receiver, and as of this writing, he had not been re-signed.

Tillmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roster spot was used to bring back

fullback Tony Fiametta, and McMannis left the Niners game with a quad injury and was unable to return.

Isaiah Frey filled Haydenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spot as the starting nickel last year while Hayden was out with a torn hamstring, and he remains on the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; practice squad.

But the fall off from Hayden to Frey was noticeable, and the difference between either player and Tillman is severe.

If in fact Tillman is through, there will be plenty of time to eulogize his career.

For now, we can only hope that Peanut coaching up Fuller, and whoever is brought in to take his place, will be enough to keep the Bears secondary competitive.

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625-3600 • 284-2222 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY-DIXON, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, PLAINTIFF vs.

ANGELA B. WADE A/K/A ANGELA WADE; JOSHUA C. WADE; DEFENDANTS 14 CH 2 Address: 612 Apple Street Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 5, 2014, I, Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois, will on October 16, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the Old Lee County Courthouse 112 E. Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 612 Apple Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021 P.I.N.: 07-02-29-431-003 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $76,743.63 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 312-541-9710, telephone.

Please refer to file number IL 14 9351.

Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 9351

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MT. MORRIS 1 Br. All utilities, plus cable/Internet incl., $550/mo., Single room occupancy $400/mo.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR EQUIFIRST LOAN SECURITIZATION TRUST 2007-1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.JAMES A. GEERTS, et al Defendant 13 CH 48 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 20, 2013, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on October 2, 2014, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 306 EAST KNOX STREET, Morrison, IL 61270 Property Index No. 09-18-279-011 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $77,169.55.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C14-97809.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY-DIXON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., PLAINTIFF vs.

KENNETH A. MIDDLEMAN; MARGARET ANN MIDDLEMAN; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 108 Address: 1501 Bonnie Ave. Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 11, 2012, I, Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois, will on October 16, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the Old Lee County Courthouse 112 E. Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 1501 Bonnie Ave., Dixon, Illinois 61021 P.I.N.: 07-02-29-426-018 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $129,425.86 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

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

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 312-541-9710, telephone. Please refer to file number IL 12 2804.

Sept. 2, 9, 16, 2014

F13060005 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs.

Florence A. Wasserfort aka Florence Wasserfort; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 57 Property Address: 274 Brookside Drive, Paw Paw, Illinois 61353 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 8, 2014, I, Sheriff, John R. Varga of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on October 16, 2014 , commencing at 10:00 AM, at the Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 274 Brookside Drive, Paw Paw, Illinois 61353 P.I.N.: 22-18-14-101-009 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $115,105.08 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

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

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I625481 September 9, 16 & 23 2014

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

FIRST STATE BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

RUTH A. MCDERMOTT f/k/a RUTH A. DAUGHERTY, MARTY MCDERMOTT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 69 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Parcel 1: That part of the South Half of Section 34, Township 38 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian described as follows: Commencing at a point in Melugin's Grove Road which is the Northeast corner of Lot 1 of “L.B. Neighbor's” Plat of part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 38 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian and the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 37 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Lee County, Illinois, recorded March 3, 1913 in Plat Book ?C? at page 68 (as said Lot is occupied and monumented); thence Westerly along the North line of said Lot 1, a distance of 1984.73 feet to a Northeast corner of said Lot 1 for the Point of Beginning; thence Westerly along the Westerly extension of said North line 658.0 feet to the West line (as occupied and monumented) of said Lot 1; thence Northerly, along said West line, which forms an angle of 90 degrees 11 minutes 18 seconds with the last described course (measured counterclockwise therefrom), 662.50 feet to the Northwest corner (as occupied and monumented) of said Lot 1; thence Easterly along the North line (as occupied and monumented) of said Lot 1, which forms an angle of 89 degrees 35 minutes 19 seconds with the last described course (measured counterclockwise therefrom), 659.15 feet to Northeast corner (as occupied and monumented) of said Lot 1; thence Southerly along an East line (as occupied and monumented) of said Lot 1, which forms an angle of 90 degrees 18 minutes 45 seconds with the last described course, (measured counterclockwise therefrom) 659.93 feet to the Point of Beginning, all situated in Viola Township, the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

Parcel 2: A non-exclusive easement for ingress, egress and utilities: a 25 foot wide tract in part of the South Half of Section 34, Township 38 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian lying Southerly of and adjoining a line described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 34; thence Westerly, along the South line of said Southwest Quarter, 662.80 feet; thence Northerly, along a line which forms an angle of 90 degrees 12 minutes 28 seconds with the last described course (measured counterclockwise therefrom), 636.50 feet to a line which 25 feet (normally distant) Southerly of and parallel with the occupied and monumented North line of Lot 1 of “L.B. Neighbor's” Plat of a part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 38 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian and the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 37 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Lee County, Illinois, recorded March 3, 1913 in Plat Book “C” at page 68; thence Easterly, along said parallel line which forms an angle of 89 degrees 48 minutes 42 seconds with the last described course (measured counterclockwise therefrom), 1984.65 feet to the East line of said Lot 1; thence Northerly along said East line, which forms an angle of 89 degrees 58 minutes 40 seconds with the last described course (measured counterclockwise therefrom) 25.0 feet to said occupied and monumented North line of Lot 1 for the Point of Beginning of the North line of said 25.0 foot wide tract; thence Westerly along said occupied and monumented North line which forms an angle of 89 degrees 58 minutes 40 seconds with the Prolongation of the last described course (measured counterclockwise therefrom), 2025.0 feet for the terminus of the North line of said 25.0 foot wide tract, all situated in Viola Township, the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 91136 Melugins Grove Rd., Compton, IL 61318 and which said Mortgage was made by: First State Bank to Ruth A. McDermott f/k/a Ruth A. Daugherty and Marty McDermott, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2012001063; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County Court Facility 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 on or before October 17, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated:

September _2__, 2014.

Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County, Illinois

Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 Sept. 9, 16, 23, 2014 CITY OF DIXON CONSOLIDATED GENERAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that the Office of Kathe A. Swanson, City Clerk and Local Election Official in and for the City of Dixon at 121 West Second Street, Dixon, Illinois, will be open from 8:30 a.m. To 4:30 p.m., beginning September 23, 2014 for the purpose of picking up nomination papers for the Consolidated General Election to be held on April 7, 2015, for the following offices: Mayor and Four (4) Commissioners for the City of Dixon.

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Ordinance No. 15-03 ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING PROPERTY TAX FOR ROCK FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2014 AND ENDING THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2015 WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Rock Falls Public Library District, in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, did on the 14th day of July, 2014 pass the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance (Ordinance No. 15-02) for said Library District for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2015; and WHEREAS, said Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance was duly published as provided by law after its passage; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ROCK FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, as follows: Section 1: That the total sum of TWO HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR ($209,584.00) composed as follows: The sum of ONE HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN (147,427.00), being the amount deemed required for the necessary corporate purposes of Rock Falls Public Library District, Whiteside County, Illinois; the sum of THIRTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ($13,400), being required for the payment of employer contributions of Rock Falls Public Library District to the Social Security Fund; the sum of NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($9,000.00), being required for the payment of employer contributions of Rock Falls Public Library District to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund; the sum of FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDREDDOLLARS ($5,100.00), being required for the payment of the professional opinion of an accountant and other auditing expenses from an Audit Fund; the sum of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS (15,000.00) for the purpose of payments of premiums due for the purchase of liability insurance, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance, property damage (fire) insurance and legal fees for defending or otherwise protecting itself against liability from a Liability Fund; the sum of INETEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS ($19657.00), being required for the maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment from a Maintenance Fund; be and the same is hereby levied and assessed upon and against all taxable property within this Library District according to the full fair value as established and ascertained for State and County purposes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 and ending and ending June 30, 2015 and the Board of Trustees of the Rock Falls Public Library District having on the 14th day of July, 2014 duly passed and adopted the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2015 and said Ordinance having been duly published in a newspaper of general circulation within this Public Library District, this Board finds that the specific purposes and the specific amount provided for in said Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, a copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, are required to be levied for the necessary purposes of the Rock Falls Public Library District.

Section 2: The Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Rock Falls Public Library District is hereby directed to file a duly certified copy of this Ordinance with the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, on or before the last Tuesday of December 2012; and said County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to extend the said tax so levied by this Ordinance, according to law, against all taxable property within the Rock Falls Public Library District. The Secretary of Rock Falls Public Library District shall also file on or before the last Tuesday of December 2013, duly certified copies of the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance and this Ordinance with the Rock Falls Public Library where they shall be available for public inspection as provided by law.

Section 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as provided by law.

Passed by the Board or Trustees of the Rock Falls Public Library District and approved by the President thereof this 8th day of September, 2014.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ROCK FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

September 16, 2014

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY-DIXON, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, PLAINTIFF vs.

ANGELA B. WADE A/K/A ANGELA WADE; JOSHUA C. WADE; DEFENDANTS 14 CH 2 Address: 612 Apple Street Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 5, 2014, I, Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois, will on October 16, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the Old Lee County Courthouse 112 E. Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT TWELVE (12) BLOCK THREE (3), FIRST ADDITION TO ORCHARD SUBDIVISION BEING A PART OF LOTS FOUR (4) AND ELEVEN (11) OF MOLLER'S SURVEY, IN SECTION TWENTY NINE (29) TOWNSHIP TWENTY TWO (22) NORTH, RANGE NINE (9) EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1966, IN BOOK "G" OF PLATS, AT PAGE 4, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 612 Apple Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021 P.I.N.: 07-02-29-431-003 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $76,743.63 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 312-541-9710, telephone. Please refer to file number IL 14 9351.

Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 9351

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs.

Florence A. Wasserfort aka Florence Wasserfort; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

13 CH 57 Property Address: 274 Brookside Drive, Paw Paw, Illinois 61353 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 8, 2014, I, Sheriff, John R. Varga of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on October 16, 2014 , commencing at 10:00 AM, at the Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: LOT 2 IN ENGLEHART SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY IN BOOK "J" OF PLATS, ON PAGE 56, AS DOCUMENT NO. 478260, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 274 Brookside Drive, Paw Paw, Illinois 61353 P.I.N.: 22-18-14-101-009 First Lien Position; Amount $115,105.08

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

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

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I625481 September 9, 16 & 23 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR EQUIFIRST LOAN SECURITIZATION TRUST 2007-1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, v.-

BY: Larry A. Thompson President ATTEST: Edward M. Mulvaney Secretary

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JAMES A. GEERTS, et al Defendant 13 CH 48 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 20, 2013, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on October 2, 2014, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: The Southerly 100 feet of Lot 2; and the Easterly 26 feet of the South Half of Lot 3; all in Block 8 of Johnson & Gridley's Addition to the City of Morrison, situated in the City of Morrison, ALSO, the Northerly 50 feet of the Southerly 150 feet of Lot 2 in Block 8 in Johnson & Gridley's Addition to the City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois Commonly known as 306 EAST KNOX STREET, Morrison, IL 61270 Property Index No. 09-18-279-011 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $77,169.55.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C14-97809.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN PROBATE

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., PLAINTIFF vs.

KENNETH A. MIDDLEMAN; MARGARET ANN MIDDLEMAN; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 108 Address: 1501 Bonnie Ave. Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 11, 2012, I, Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois, will on October 16, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the Old Lee County Courthouse 112 E. Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT EIGHTEEN IN BLOCK SIX, FIRST ADDITION TO ORCHARD SUBDIVISION, BEING A PART OF LOTS FOUR AND ELEVEN OF MOLLER'S SURVEY, IN SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1966 IN BOOK G OF PLATS, PAGE 4, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 1501 Bonnie Ave., Dixon, Illinois 61021 P.I.N.: 07-02-29-426-018 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $129,425.86 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 312-541-9710, telephone.

Please refer to file number IL 12 2804.

Sept. 2, 9, 16, 2014

IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLARENCE W. BRUCE, Deceased.

NO. 2014 P 66 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Clarence W. Bruce of 2238 Clouse Lane, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois 61021.

Letters of office were issued to Charles W. Bruce, 1109 Beech Drive, Dixon, IL 61021, Cary L. Bruce, 3930 Lincolnshire Drive, McHenry, IL 60051, and Constance L. Lenear, 26809 Webster Road, Rock Falls, IL 61071 as Independent CoExecutors whose attorney of record is David W. Badger of Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100, P.O. Box 447, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering or a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date is stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Charles W. Bruce Cary L. Bruce Constance L. Lenear Co-Executors David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Lee, LLC Attorneys for Independent Administrator 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) badger@egblc.com Sept. 16, 23, 30, 2014

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD OTTJEPKA, Deceased.

NO. 2014 P 65 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Ronald Ottjepka of 1983 Shaw Road, Amboy, IL 61310. Letters of office were issued to Carshon Funderburgh, 1983 Shaw Road, Amboy, IL, 61310 as Independent Executor whose attorney of record is David W. Badger of Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100, P.O. Box 447, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering or a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date is stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Carshon Funderburgh Executor David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Lee, LLC Attorneys for Independent Administrator 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) badger@egblc.com Sept. 16, 23, 30, 2014

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

ESTATE OF CHARLES W. STRAND, NO: 14 P 106 Deceased.

CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Charles W. Strand. Letters of Office were issued on August 29, 2014, to Charles L. Strand, 19630 Fellows Road, Morrison, Illinois, as Independent Representative, whose attorney is named below.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 9th day of March, 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 183 of the Probate Act (ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the representative's attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Charles L. Strand Independent Representative for the Estate of Charles W. Strand, Deceased William R. Shirk Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for Estate 301 East Main St. Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815 772-7231 September 9, 16 & 23 2014

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF REGINA M. DEMPSEY, Deceased.

NO. 2014 P 62 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Regina M. Dempsey of 707 Amboy, Road, Amboy, IL 61310. Letters of office were issued to William J. Dempsey, 707 Amboy Road, Amboy, IL 61310, as Independent Executor whose attorney of record is David W. Badger of Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100, P.O. Box 447, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering or a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date is stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Wiliam J. Dempsey Executor David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Lee, LLC Attorneys for Independent Administrator 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) considine@egblc.com Sept. 2, 9, 16, 2014

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Notice is given of the death of RAYMOND D. VERDICK . Letters of Office were issued to GALE D. VERDICK, 1355 Hidden Oaks Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60506, and SANDRA K. GARCIA, 2280 Sans Souci Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60506, as Independent Co-Executors, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081 Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before March 17, 2015, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

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Astec Mobile Screens, a recognized leader in the production of screening equipment for the aggregate and mining industry has an opening for a CUSTOMER SERVICE /PARTS SALES REPRESENTATIVE.

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Woodstoves by Hearthstone wood and gas inserts-stoves expert installation or DIY. Visit our showrooms.

Anselmo's 1235 W. LeFevre Rd. Sterling 815-625-3519 Estimates by Appointment

PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986 (815)625-2607 (815)631-4122 www.mullerslane farm. com

Haul/Clean Service • HOUSE AND BUILDING CLEAN OUTS • HANDYMAN & HAULING SERVICE • TREE SERVICE Call 779-245-2619

J & J Hauling

We will haul anything you want gone. We also do yards, snow removal, clean outs ect. Anything you want gone or cleaned up is never too big of job.

Call Joe at 815-631-1957 No Job Is Too Small Or Too Big!

ELITE SEAMLESS GUTTERS, INC.

JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

5” & 6” Seamless Gutters Gutter Guard Soffitt Fascia

Home Improvement

We will take care of all your seamless gutter needs.

Call Elite Seamless Gutters, Inc. for a free quote.

815-712-1227 or 800-922-1413 Handyman A Family's Handyman ★Roofing ★Siding ★ Decks ★Great Rates ★Fast Service Free Estimates 815-994-0075

Kitchens $ave 25%-50% Showplace Cabinetry Replace or Reface Expert installation or DIY Visit our showrooms.

Anselmo's 1235 W. LeFevre Sterling 815-625-3519 Estimates by Apointment

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction

Fall is the perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel Re-roof / Reside your home!

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

Looking for the perfect home?

Read Sauk Valley estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

Landscaping DREAMSCAPES

BY DENNIS, INC Complete Landscape Services & Designs www.dreamscapes bydennis.com

(815) 857-3281

Falling Meadows Land-care Is now accepting new clients for your landscape maintenance needs. One time or weekly service is available.

Call Mike at (815)590-9491

Power Washing

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Property Maint.

LawnCare Service •Mowing •Leaf clean up & removal •House cleanup •Small hauling •Gutters •Pressure washing •Mulch •Snow Removal •Free Estimates• 815-590-6336

Remodeling

Monuments

Painting

Handy Woman

Marsha Baker

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(815) 973-0858 ZOHa[H'TZU JVT Working Girl Painting *Int. & Ext. painting *Wallpaper removal *Decks *Basement sealing Insured Free estimates Credit Cards OK 815-508-6131 shirleypaints@ymail.com

Plumbing

Lewis Plumbing 815-288-0028 Serving All of the Sauk Valley Area Lic.#058-173956

Power Washing Frank's Anything Power Washing Stripping Paint & Cleaning Homes, Decks, Driveways Commercial & Residential * Fully Insured * Call 815-213-0675

Superior Exteriors •Roofing •Siding •Windows and •Gutters 815-626-1679 Free Estimates

Roofing/Siding ★ALL SEASONS★ CONSTRUCTION ★★Better Service, Better Quality!★★ ★Custom Siding ★Windows ★All Doors- Aluminum, Steel, Wood Soffit ★Fascia Roofing★ ★Family Owned & Operated★ ★Over 30 Years Experience★ ★Licensed, Bonded, & Insured★ ★815-590-2231★

“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

GraniteWorks •Cemetery Monuments •Custom Granite Countertops 1220 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 815-288-3350 ✱Ask about our in stock monument discounts.

Residential Painting & 15 years’ experience New Construction

Roofing

Sales/Service

Roofing

“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• Garages •Drywall• Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

Rock River Estate Services We understand the emotional stress faced with the loss of a loved one, the sales of a home, relocation, divorce, or down sizing.

We clean, organize price, advertise all your homes contents, placing the highest profits in your hands.

25 years Exp. with any antiquescoins- jewelry- etc.

Call Dan for a free consultation 815-499-9127

Sewing/Repairs

Storage Get Ready for Winter!

Units Available •10x20 $50/mo.

•10x10 $35/mo.

Storage Works Dixon, IL 815-288-3301

www.allsafe center.com High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

•Climate Controlled Storage •Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental •Confidential Document Shredding •We Ship FedEx & UPS! •Expert Packaging Services •Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies •EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales •Office Hours: Mon-Fri. ☛ 8:306, Sat. ☛ 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212

Stump Removal CLARK'S

• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423

Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE BEAT MOST BIDS!

Free Estimates 25 yrs. Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured.

Whiteside Area 815-590-1677 ✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤

BRAD'S TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674 Amboy, IL

SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummerts Hardware Sterling or Rock Falls 815-989-8320 or 815-388-8047

Storage 6,000 SQ.FT. WAREHOUSE w/loading dock & 2 lg. overhead doors.

Dixon. Call 815-973-3281

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

GREAT RATES 815-973-3613

TIMBER TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Free Estimates Fully Insured 815-238-7277 Dixon, Illinois

Water Softeners The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

Go BOLD

Get SOLD Bold type draws readers to your ad.

Get your ad noticed!

GO BOLD CALL

815-625-3600 815-284-2222

To place your AD TODAY!

CLASSIFIEDS SAUK VALLEY dailyGAZETTE

TELEGRAPH

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Tuesday, September 16, 2014 • PAGE B10

EMPLOYMENT

505

DRIVER North Oil Co. in Dixon looking for part-time Fall help.

CDL required. Apply at: 1435 Franklin Grove Road in Dixon.

Drivers Exp. CDL Drivers.

Immediate Openings for part-time, may lead to full time. Local hauling with some Saturdays. Competitive wage. EOE. Call 815-772-2514 and leave information.

Great for retired drivers.

Drivers Wanted !Class A CDL !Clean MVR !Good CSA Score !Assigned Peterbilts !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Health Insurance !Min 6 months !Verifiable Experience 800-397-6387x18 Fall Help Needed Drivers with CDL are encouraged to apply at: Crop Production Services, Rt. 40, Manlius, 8a.m.-4p.m.

815-445-6951 Farm Equipment Operator Seasonal Full time position operating 4 wheel drive and tracked farm tractors. M & R Farms, 815-288-3136.

Farm truck and/or Drivers tractor needed, part-time. req.

Experience Call 815-499-0463.

Free Housing, utilities, cable & internet and small allowance living in Exchange for part time mature Personal Assistant in Sterling.

This is a live-in position. Refs. Req. Interested candidates please contact Rick at: rick25119@gmail.com

or 510-508-3894.

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

505

Gordon Trucking, Inc. Solo & Team Positions CDL-A Driving Jobs for: OTR*Regional Dedicated*Home Weekend Opportunities*Big Sign-on Bonus & Pay! No Northeast. EOE Call 7 days/wk!

888-653-3304 GordonTrucking.com Grain Farm looking for PT/FT Semi Driver and Tractor Operator.

Semi Driver's must have valid class A CDL and medical card.

Experience preferred. Call 815499-4036 or 815499-4038 Hiring a Pool and Spa Technician.

Experience a plus but not required, will train. Salary based on experience.

A valid drivers license a must. Apply in person at Poolside Pools and Spas, 1702 Westwood Drive, Sterling, IL 61081. Questions call 815-626-6120 Lead Mechanic/ Supervisor for Witmer precision Services. Please send resumes to gwitmer@witmer precision.com or 815-440-0148

NEW TODAY Northern Grain Marketing LLC is now hiring owner operators for local seasonal grain hauling.

Preferably owner operators with hopper bottoms.

NGM does have hoppers for rent if needed. Please contact Tom Wilson for further details @ 815973-3016

Now Hiring for all positions for new location in Sterling.

Apply in person at Subway, 2501 E. Lincolnway Sterling, Across from Walgreens on Friday Sept. 5th , 12th, & 19th between 2 & 5 p.m. No phone calls, please.

PT person needed for Office Support, Billing, Data entry & general office work. Daytime and flexible hours.

Call 815-440-0148

EMPLOYMENT

505

505

NEW TODAY

EMPLOYMENT TO OUR

READERS:

NOW HIRING FOR COOKS Apply at: jointeambww.com PT Farm Secretary

needed, must have experience with Excel & Quicken.

10-20 hr. wk. & in Dixon location.

Please send replies to Box #:1247 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Resthave Home is seeking currently Certified Nursing Aides that are outgoing, self-motivated and genuinely caring people. You must have a love for the elderly! If you fit this description and are willing to make a difference in the lives of our Residents apply today.

Resthave Home is located at 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison Illinois and is currently expanding to add a new 70 bed nursing wing. Candidates need to have a current certificate. We are currently looking to fill 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Home Resthave offers competitive wages as well as shift differential pay. Full-time and part-time positions available. Applications are available in the Business Office at Resthave or send Resume to 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL 61270 attention HR Business Office.

Sauk Valley Media seeks an individual for the position of Production Assistant/Delivery Driver at our production facility in Sterling.

This position is full Monday time, through Friday.

The qualified person will possess mechanical ability and be able to work independently, with strong cusservice tomer skills, attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly. Must have a good driving record, insurance and be able to pass pre-hire drug and fitness screenings.

For consideration, complete an application at our offices in Sterling, 3200 E. Lincolnway, or Dixon, 113 S. Peoria Ave. Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Small Distributor located in Sterling area has a position for an Accounting Clerk. Duties include posting customer payments; banking receipts and processing vendor invoices for payment. Two years experience or more preferred.

Benefits include vacation holidays and medical plans.

Please send replies to Box #1246, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

Semi Driver class A CDL for FT work.

We haul grain & intermodal containers. 815-751-3784 815-453-2354 or Ashton Semi Truck Drivers for Fall harvest and local hauls, part time & full time. 2yrs experience. Call and leave msg. 815288-5000

Truck driver needed for fall harvest and possibly beyond. Call 815440-0148.

Tettens Grain Inc. is seeking immediate FT facility operations workers at our facility in Galt PT CDL and drivers.

Contact Gunnar at 3201 Science Ridge Rd Sterling, IL 61081

815-562-2177

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

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

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

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

CHILD CARE

NEW TODAY

Lic. #00062-03.

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

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

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

Warm laps needed for free kittens to good homes.

Tame and very clean.

815-4419064

Tues. & Wed. 8-4 404 W 15th St. Christmas décor, décor, seasonal Hallmark tree ornaments, Avon Christmas plates, Sears floor furnace 80,000 BTU, Amana refrigerator, outdoor furniture, bicycles, floor speakers, polyester material, books, custom made drapes, China trimmed in gold, Schwinn airdyne, exercise bicycle, & 6 1/8 in. planer.

per 212 month

$

710

Cl Clean CARFAX, Local Trade-In, 3.3 Liter VV66 Engine, Automatic Transmission, Air Coonditioning, Dual Air & Heat Controls, TTillt, Cruise, Quad Bucket Seating, Stow & Goo Seating, Luggage Rack, Alloy Wheels & Keeyless Entry.

2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE

per 277 month

Clean CARFAX, One Owner, Balance Of The 3 C Year/36,000 Mile Bumper To Bumper And The Balance Y oof 5 year/100,000 Mile Power-train Warranty, 1.8 LLitter 4 Cylinder Engine, Automatic Transmission, Great GGas Mileage, Air Conditioning, Tilt, Cruise, AM/FM/CD, BBluuetooth, Alloy Wheels & Keyless Entry.

A

Just IN!

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

2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA

Cle CARFAX, Local Trade In, 2.4 Liter 4 Cylinder Engine, Clean AAuutomatic Transmission, Air Conditioning, Balance of 5 yyeear/100,000 Mile Power-train Warranty Still Applies, Greeat Gas Mileage, Automatic, Transmission, Air Coonditioning, Tilt, Cruise, AM/FM/CD & Alloy Wheels. Will Noot Last Long!

2006 FORD FREESTAR SEL

per 100 month

$

C

Clean CARFAX, Local Trade In, 3.0 Liter V6 Engine, AAutomatic Transmission, Air Conditioning, Rear Air CConditioning, Tilt, Cruise, AM/FM/CD, Leather Seats, RRear DVD Entertainment System, Luggage Rack, Alloy Whheels & Keyless Entry.

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

per 182 month

2 free kittens to indoor home only.

7 wks. Old. Males, litter trained, grey & white & tan and white short hair.

815-973-0102

$

2 yr. old beautiful female Collie mix.

Not fixed. Free to good home. Call 815-703-4120

$

A

CClean le CARFAX, One Owner, 2.0 Liter 4 Cylinder EEngine, Automatic Transmission, Power Sunroof, TTiltt, Cruise, Tire Pressure Monitoring, AM/FM/ CCDD, Balance of 5 year/60,000 Mile Power-train Waarranty, Heated Mirrors, New Tires, New Brakes W & Keyless Entry. Will Not Last Long!!

2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT

per 279 month

A

CClean le CARFAX, One Owner, Balance of 5 year/100,000

Mile Power-train Warranty Still Applies, 3.6 Liter V6 Mi EEnggine, Automatic Transmission, Air Conditioning, Rear AAirr Conditioning, Dual Power Liftgate, Quad Bucket SSeaating, Stow n’ Go Seating, Tilt, Cruise, Power Seat & AAlloy Wheels.

2yr. Old Beagle/pit mix female, needs an indoor “forever home”w/ fenced in yard 815-8757567

2013 NISSAN ROGUE CClean CARFAX, One Owner, 5 year/60,000 Mile M il Power-train Warranty Still Applies, 2.5 Liteer 4 Cylinder Engine, Great Gas Mileage, AAuttomatic (Controlled Variable) Transmission, AAir Conditioning, Tilt, Cruise, AM/FM/CD, Alloy Whheels & Keyless Entry.

W

per 257 month

$

Wanted: Tea Cup size Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free 815-5649022 after 2:00.

A

*Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. A72 Months at 2.79% $2,000 cash/trade, plus tax, title, license & doc fee down with approved credit. B 60 months at 3.09% $1,000 cash/trade, plus tax, title, license & doc fee down. with approved credit. C 54 months at 5.5% $1,000 cash/trade, plus tax, title, license & doc fee down with approved credit.

#140228A

2014 FORD C-MAX HYBRID ID SE #140187

YLSER 11 CHR LTD 300

$274

monthly^

One Owner, Owne Low Miles

09 SATURN AURA HYBRID $10,990*

#944

Sporty, Moonroof Sporty

GE 13 DOD T R A D

#960

monthly^

Sp Sporty

Full Power

D 12 FOR TD L E P A ESC

#902

07 GMC YUKON DENALI $22,995*

monthly^

Automatic With A/C Automat

#140235B

12 CHEVROLET EXPRESS

#870

$340

$155

monthly^

Back U Up Camera

#924

$255

D 10 FOR R E G N A R

#931

#140101A

monthly^

$239

monthly^

NDAI 12 HYU TER VELOS

$274

ZDA 13 MA I SV

#976

$390

Come see THE PRESCOTT BROTHERS FORD TEAM Jim Blomberg, Stephanie VanBuren, Chad Young, Ed McKee or Roger Wakenight before the deal clock runs out.

#140161A

Local Trad Trade, Low Miles

monthly^ - 0% APR x72 months $340 monthly** - $490 Package Deal - $1,410 PBF Discount

Gas Saver

monthly^

NDA 12 HO LX-S D ACCOR

#992A

monthly^

One Owner

#997

D 10 FOR SE S U FOC

$174

$357

D 12 FOR L E S EDGE

$25,900 MSRP - $1500 Retail Cash - $1,000 Ford Credit Cash - $1,410 PBF Discount

#140240A

monthly^

Local Trade Loca

Heated Leather

- 0% APR x72 months $321 monthly** - $490 Package Deal - $1,010 PBF Discount

D 12 FOR SE S U FOC

$207

D 11 FOR EL SS TAURU

#140242

$19,999*

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

B

$

$290

#929A

C Clean CARFAX, One Owner, Balance of 5 year/60,000 Miile Power-train Warranty, 2.5 Liter 4 Cylinder, M AAuutomatic (Controlled Variable) Transmission, AAirr Conditioning, Tilt, Cruise, Power Seat, Power Mooon-Roof, Push Button Start, Smart Key, M KKeeyless Entry, & Alloy Wheels.

per 161 month

monthly^

07 JEEP WRANGLER

A

$

755

GE 11 DOD EAT H O NITR

2014 FORD ESCAPE S

OR

2011 NISSAN ALTIMA

per 212 month

Game Changing Pre-Driven Vehicles!

- $490 Package Deal - $1,055 PBF Discount

$20,590*

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA

CClean CARFAX, One Owner, Balance of 3 miles and the 5 year/60,000 Mile yyear/36,000 e PPoower-train Warranty, 2.5 Liter 4 Cylinder EEnngine, Automatic (Controlled Variable) TTraansmission, Air Conditioning, Tilt, Cruise, AAm m/FM/CD, Push Button Start, Smart Key, Alloy Wheels & Keyless Entry.

A

$

Brand new. 18-2 panel doors. Solid core, primed white pre-hung. and $5800. Call 815499-7779 for details.

OR - 0% APR x72 months $264 monthly**

OR

RELAX WE USE

C Clean CARFAX, Balance of 3 year/36,000 miiles and the 5 year/60,000 Mile Powerm ttraain Warranty Still Applies, 2.0 Liter 4 CCyylinder Engine, Automatic Transmission, Air CCoonditioning, Tilt, Cruise, Bluetooth, Moon-Roof & AAlloy Wheels. 2 To Choose From!

per 242 month

$

monthly^

$24,590 MSRP - $490 Package Discount - $1,000 Retail Cash - $500 Bonus Cash - $1,000 Ford Credit Cash - $1,010 PBF Discount

815-284-2222

2013 FORD FOCUS

A

720

FURNITURE

TELEGRAPH

dailyGAZETTE

815-625-3600

815-284-8655

Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

BUILDING SUPPLIES

CLASSIFIEDS C

849 N. Galena, Dixon, IL

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

APPLIANCES

Call Classified To sell those extra items!

SAUK VALLEY SAUK VALLEY LASSIFIEDS dailyGAZETTE TELEGRAPH ®

$315

$15,990*

03 CHRYSLER #966A TOWN & COUNTRY $4,997*

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

620 SOUTH 7TH STREET (HWY 251 SOUTH) ROCHELLE, IL 61068

#140194

$21,990*

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

512

LICENSED DAY CARE has openings. 4C's accepted. (815)284-0461,

2014 FORD FOCUS SE $20,535 MSRP - $490 Package Discount - $2,500 Customer Cash - $500 Ford Credit Cash - $1,055 PBF Discount

505

Loaded, Low Miles Loaded

#140238A

12 LINCOLN MKX

#990

$29,995* $24,995*

Loaded

12 FORD F-150 XLT

#998

$29,995*

Box Tru Truck, Tommy Gate

07 CHEVROLET #140222A TRAILBLAZER

Nav., Heated/Cooled Seats

06 FORD F-150 XLT

#935A

$10,995* $16,599*

Well Equipped

Unlimited Sahara

Low Miles

4x4, Crew Cab

Clean, Local Trade

4x4, Crew Cab 4x4

*Plus tax, title, license & $166 documentation fee. **Financed with Ford Motor Credit Company. Payment based on 0% APR for 72 months for qualified buyers. Plus tax, title, license, $166 documentation fee not included in payment. All incentives assigned to dealer. ^ Pre-driven payments based on $1000 down plus tax, title, license, $166 documentation fee for 72 months at 3.99% APR with approved credit. Expires 9/30/2014 Dealer not responsible for typographical errors. Photos for illustration only.

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Tuesday, September 16, 2014 • PAGE B11

BARGAIN SHOPPERS

DON’T WAIT! 06 BUICK LACROSSE CXL

WELL MAINTAINED, VERY CLEAN, PROVEN V6

$9,999*

06 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN & GARDEN

781

Ag Fab Chipper shredder vac, 8 hp, exc. shape, $650 815-622-0087

4X4

$8,999* 07 GMC ENVOY SLT

4X4, ONLY 96,000 MILES!

$9,999* 10 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

$10,999* 11-13 FORD EDGES

6 tose!

Choo

From$19,999* 05 CHEVY MALIBU LT

$7,999* 11-12 GMC ACADIAS

From $19,999* 05 CHEVY ASTRO VAN

Was $5,999*

8 PASSENG PASSENGER, NO RUST! 4.3 V6, VERY CLEAN! ONLY 57,000 MILES!

$4,999*

12-13 FORD FOCUSES

6 tose! h C oo

From $12,999*

Tree Work,Trimming, & Hauling 779-245-0527 Sauk Valley Area Twin, full, queen, king beds. Bedroom sets, washer & dryer, recliner, sofa, upright chest, sofa sleeper. 815718-4385 Whirlpool trash compactor. Works good. $35. (815) 284-2685 Farm truck and/or tractor Drivers needed, part-time.

Experience req.

Call 815-499-0463.

LIVESTOCK / SUPPLIES

840

WANT TO BUY 795

Grain Vac, super 510 chrome/vac, STD. Stored inside.

815-499$4,500 9598

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 20 Bundles new asphalt shingles, 3 Tab + architectural, 815-456$100 2175 Amana Heavy duty washer. Extra load capacity. $75 815-625-0994 Blacktop Seal Coating Fritz Asphalt 815-499-2940 Boat dock,16'X10' w/ 10 barrels. $350 More information call 309-525-3386 Decorative Wooden bench. 36”x36” w/ spindles & hearts cut out. $30 815-718-2924

Hatpoint Dish washer, made by GE 3 yrs. old $100 815-881-8117 Jeff Gordon leather jacket.

XL just worn a few times. $150 815-718-2924 Ladies Blue suede sports jacket, size Sm. Like new. $25 (815) 284-2685

3 tose!

Choo

Stand up tanning booth, 32 bulb. $500. Call 815499-6750.

Goats, Mom & 2 kids, 1G, 1B, $200 for all. Call 815499-9598

Glazed porcelain 6x6 tiles. Qty. 34 $25 (815)284-2685

ONLY 78,000 MILES, CLEAN!

Snap-On tool box, bottom/ top /side box- 26 drawers.

815-626$3600.

4392.

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.

★★Wanted: 1/18 Diecast Cars★★ Call 309-714-0787

NEW TIRES, ONLY 84,000 MILES!

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

Leather Bears Jacket, lined new.

Lg. $50 815-5357011 Like new brown recliner, velour asking $225. Call 815-284-1852 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Smith - Corona Electric type writer good condition $5. 815-625-3117

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

1952 Ford 8N with LM59 finish mower & blade. $3,000.

Call 815-590-5007.

1956 360 International tractor, w/ loader good tires and metal. $3,500 OBO. Call 815535-0495

NEW TODAY

Massey 231 45 hp diesel w/ loader, & has 6' mower on the back, 815-6257074

CLASSIC CARS

904

1950 Chevy 4 dr., $10,500/obo 815625-4364. See at Woodside 28649 Drive, Rock Falls.

AUTOMOBILES

905

NEW REAL DEAL

FOR ITEMS OVER $300

A 5 Line REAL DEAL

ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $38!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/14 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1992 Corvette, automatic 95K mi., white/white interior targa top w/ 2 tops $8900.

815-9734170 2004 Chevy Malibu LS, 4D, V6, A/C, auto. Looks, runs, drives exc. $4800 815-590-2315 2006 Nissan MaxiLS, leather ma heated seats & wheel, steering sunroof & Bose. $7,000. asking 815-626-4525 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix, 137K. Well maintained.

Asking $5800. Can be seen at Dixon Subway, 206 W. Everette, Dixon, IL 2009 Toyota Camry LE, power windows locks & seat, CD, 4cyl. Auto.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your self-esteem may be low if you have been beating yourself up over past disappointments. Give yourself a break. You have the energy and the know-how to outmaneuver your opponents.

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1993 Chevy G20 Handicap Van, asking $2500, Has 600# capacity remote control handicap lift, van runs great, recently replaced shocks, battery, & rebuilt transmission. 815973-2579 1999 Plymouth Voyager. 6 cyl. No rust. $1,200. 815590-0131 or 815631-6199 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan SE, flex fuel 34k mi. $16,000. 815677-2402

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94' Dodge Ram 2500, single cab, full box, 5.9 motor, runs good, everything works 119K, trans. weak, $1500 815-440-8388 Need to sell ASAP!

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06 H-D Road King 1450 CC-8K miles, Black & Chrome $11,000 815-5907115 1994 Suzuki RF 900 25k mi. fresh service, good condition. $2,850 815626-4887.

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September 17 - 9:30 AM - 6612 Backbone Rd., Tampico - Farm Equipment - Bomleny, Owners Rediger Auction Service - 815-699-7999 September 17 - 1042 N. Moose Rd., Mt. Morris - Rich Bourdage Estate - Public

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Wholesale &Auctions - 815-535-6054 September 20 - 10:00 AM - 14050 Agnew Rd., Sterling - Farmland Auction - Bauer Trust - David Damhoff Auction - 815-535-4470 September 21 - 11:00 AM - 1500 11th Ave, Rock Falls - Ken Lindaas, Owner - Public Auction Service - 815-946-2660 September 23 - 3:00 PM - 2063 Lowell Park Rd., Dixon - Vince Rutt Estate - Public Auction Service - 815-946-2660

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Lee Hollingsworth, Auctioneer - 288-5814 - Note - any cancellations will be noted in paper.

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