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DIXON | CHANGES TO LEADERSHIP

It’s official: It’s O’Donnell Council unanimously names first city manager

BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM

DIXON – The wait is over.

Dixon has found its city manager in Cole O’Donnell.

The City Council unanimously approved a contract with O’Donnell, the East Moline city administrator, during Monday’s meeting. O’Donnell’s salary will be in the neighborhood of $108,000, while outgoing Interim City Manager David Nord will be entitled to 6 months severance pay worth more than $65,000.

The hire closes an early chap-

ter for the allnew council and managerial form of government that voters put into action in April’s election. That chapter began in earnest Cole Oct. 22 when O’Donnell the city began interviewing candidates before winnowing the field down from 39 applicants to two finalists by the next week.

All the councilmen said both

manager candidates were qualified. In O’Donnell, however, they see someone who fits better with their vision for Dixon moving forward.

“I think the council was looking for some specific things,” Arellano said after the meeting. “The few things I was looking for was I wanted this person to mesh with the council and the agenda as a whole. That would have been validated in both finalists.

“The conclusion after discussion was that Cole would have been the best for that vision.”

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Cox will retire as water superintendent

BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM

DIXON – Rusty Cox, the city’s longtime water department superintendent is retiring Friday.

Mayor Li Arellano Jr. made the announcement during Monday’s council meeting.

Cox has worked for the city 31 years, 21 of them as superintendent. He also served as

a laborer and supervisor of the water lab.

Arellano said Cox was instrumental in projects that “brought the city’s water system into the modern age.”

“We will miss you Rusty,” Arellano said. “But we’re sure you’re not going to miss the 2 a.m. calls for emergency water main breaks.”

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ILLINOIS | BUDGET IMPASSE

GRAND DETOUR

State owes $181M in fuel taxes

Deere doc shooting underway

Local governments rely on funding for repair, maintenance budgets

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

ABOVE: Director Kelly Rundle (right) leads the filming of the trailer for the documentary “The Best That Is In Me: Mr. John Deere’s Dream” on Monday afternoon at the John Deere Historic Site in Grand Detour. Deere is played by stage actor Thomas Alan Taylor (second from left), who studied at the University of Iowa. The documentary on the famous blacksmith will focus on his early life. Rundle says filming for the documentary still is scheduled to begin sometime next year.

TOP: Filming materials will likely be found at the historic site through the middle of the week, as film for the trailer is expected to be rolling there over the next couple of days at the site.

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The state of Illinois is more than $181 million behind in distributing monthly motor fuel tax revenue to municipalities, counties and other local governments Inside amid the ongoing state budget Illinois’ poorimpasse. est corner hit Records from hard by budget the Illinois comp- battle, A5. troller’s office show more than $89 million is owed to municipalities and $63.6 million is owed to counties. Another roughly $29 million hasn’t been given to smaller townships and road districts, and many rely on the funding for most of their maintenance and repair budgets.

“I’ve been around this almost 30 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this,” Bryan Smith, executive director of Township Officials of Illinois, told the State Journal-Register.

The state Department of Transportation has told local governments that the funds would be given out when there’s a state budget. The fund is expected to grow as the state budget impasse goes on.

Rich Carter, spokesman for the Illinois comptroller’s office, said in an email that the comptroller can’t release the motor fuel tax funds without a budget, statutory authority or a court order. The funds don’t collect interest and can’t be used for any other purpose, he said.

The delay in payments, Smith said, is especially hard for small, rural townships where the money goes toward uses such as road repairs and road salt. He said he’s hearing “a lot of concerns, especially with winter getting close.”

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Teacher charged with exploitation Affidavit: 36-year-old teacher tried to arouse 17-year-old on Facebook STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

CLINTON, Iowa – A 36-year-old Albany man, on administrative leave from his Camanche, Iowa, teaching job, is charged with sexually

exploiting a 17-year-old female student via conversations on Facebook, the Clinton Herald reported.

Bradley E. Wickes is charged with felony sexual exploitation by a school employee.

According to the affidavit filed in Clinton County Court, Wickes, her teacher, messaged her in about 600 Facebook pages over the course of about 2 months, sometimes using language that

was sexual in nature and intended to arouse them both. They also met privately, and investigators have photos of them hugging, the affidavit says.

Wickes has a preliminary hearing Nov. 19.

WASHINGTON

All-white jury troubles high court DA singled out black jurors for murder trial, justices say WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court signaled support Monday for a black death row inmate in Georgia who claims prosecutors improperly kept AfricanAmericans off the jury that convicted him of killing a white woman.

Justice Stephen Breyer likened the chief prosecutor to his excusefilled grandson. Justice Elena Kagan said the case seemed as clear a violation “as a court is ever going to see” of rules the Supreme Court laid out in 1986 to prevent racial discrimination in the selection of juries.

At least six of the nine justices indicated during arguments that black people were improperly singled out and kept off the jury that eventually sentenced defendant Timothy Tyrone Foster to death in 1987.

Foster could win a new trial if the Supreme Court rules his way. The discussion Monday also suggested that a technical issue might prevent the justices from deciding the substance of Foster’s case.

Georgia Deputy Attorney General Beth Burton had little support on the court for the proposition that prosecutor Stephen Lanier advanced plausible “race-neutral” reasons that resulted in an allwhite jury for Foster’s trial.

Foster was convicted of killing 79-year-old Queen Madge White in her home in Rome, Georgia.

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Eddie Hood, 75, speaks during an interview Wednesday at his home in Rome, Georgia. The Supreme Court is troubled by a Georgia prosecutor’s disqualification of all the black prospective jurors from the death penalty trial of a black teen accused of killing an elderly white woman. Eddie Hood was “B#1” in the prosecutors’ notes. Hood said he hasn’t spent much time thinking about the case, but said he told his wife he had an inkling race played a role in his dismissal.

Several justices noted that Lanier’s reasons for excusing people from the jury changed over time, including the arrest of the cousin of one black juror. The record in the case indicates that Lanier learned of the arrest only after the jury had been seated. “That seems an out and out false statement,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said.

Breyer drew an analogy with a grandson who was looking for any reason not to do his homework, none of them especially convincing.

“And so I would say my answer to my grandchild is, ‘Look, you’re not too tired to do your homework,’” Breyer said.

With Lanier, he said, “I think any reasonable person looking at this would say no, his reason was a purpose to discriminate.”

Justice Samuel Alito, who

IN BRIEF No charges for shooter with license CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say they won’t charge a customer with a concealed carry license who shot and killed an armed man during an attempted robbery of a store on the city’s southwest side.

Investigators classified the shooting as self-defense after reviewing witness statements and surveillance videos from the store and currency exchange.

The shooting occurred at 7 p.m. Saturday. Police say a masked man, identified as 55-year-old Reginald Gildersleeve, displayed a handgun and said he was robbing the store.

The customer fatally shot Gildersleeve after the robber

pointed his weapon at an employee and forced her to the back of the store.

Man faces charge in Racine cold case RACINE, Wis. (AP) – Authorities have identified a man arrested Thursday in a 21-year-old cold-case homicide investigation in Racine.

Court documents show John Clay, 45, faces one count of first-degree intentional homicide in the August 1994 shooting death of Andre McKinstry, 24, at Steve and B’s Tavern in Racine. He was arrested in the Chicago area and will be extradited to Racine.

The case was reopened in 2009 in light of advances in DNA technology and “other solvability factors.”

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typically sides with prosecutors in criminal cases, was bothered by Lanier’s explanation that the same juror whose cousin was arrested also was not chosen because she was close in age to Foster. “She was in her 30s. He was 18 or 19,” Alito dryly said.

The discussion of the juror’s cousin also prompted Justice Sonia Sotomayor to say that Lanier never established whether the juror even was close to her cousin.

“I have cousins who I know have been arrested, but I have no idea where they’re in jail. I hardly – I don’t know them,” Sotomayor said.

Georgia courts have consistently rejected Foster’s claims of discrimination, even after his lawyers obtained the prosecution’s notes that revealed prosecutors’ focus on the black people in the jury

pool. In one example, a handwritten note headed “Definite No’s” listed six people, of whom five were the remaining black prospective jurors.

Foster’s trial lawyers did not so much contest his guilt as try to explain it as a product of a troubled childhood, drug abuse and mental illness. They also raised their objections about the exclusion of African-Americans from the jury. On that point, the judge accepted Lanier’s explanations that factors other than race drove his decisions. The jury convicted Foster and sentenced him to death.

The jury issue was revived 19 years later, in 2006, when the state turned over the prosecution’s notes in response to a request under Georgia’s Open Records Act. The name of each potential black juror was highlighted on four different copies of the jury list and the word “black” was circled next to the race question on questionnaires for the black prospective jurors. Three of the prospective black jurors were identified in notes as “B#1,” “B#2,” and “B#3.”

An investigator working for the prosecutors also ranked the black prospective jurors against each other in case if “it comes down to having to pick one of the black jurors.”

Still, Georgia courts were not persuaded.

The argument featured no discussion of limiting the discretionary, or peremptory, decisions to reject potential jurors. Justice Thurgood Marshall warned in the 1986 Batson case that racial discrimination would persist until those discretionary jury strikes were eliminated.

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POLICE Rock Falls Police Dominic Underhile, 37, of Rock Falls; 9:19 p.m.

Friday at West Fourth Street and Fourth Avenue; driving under the influence, driving while license suspended, defective exhaust; given notice to appear in court.

Dixon Police Felicia M. Odell, 28, of Dixon; 6:45 p.m. Sunday in the 800 block of Washington Avenue; battery; released pending a court date.

Latisha D. Wise, 25, of Dixon; 9:45 p.m. Sunday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; battery; released pending a court date.

Lee County Sheriff Kameron D. Thrower, 19, of Dixon; 9:55 p.m.

Sunday; court order for aggravated battery; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Andreas J. Dale, 55, of Dixon; 7:41 p.m. Sunday; operating uninsured motor vehicle; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Girl, 16, of Dixon; 5:37 p.m. Sunday; runaway; released to her parents.

Theodore C. King, 28, of Compton; 2:36 p.m. Sunday; theft less than $500; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Tony R. Bojczuk, 44, of Des Plaines; 7:44 p.m. Saturday; driving under the influence, driving while license revoked, no insurance; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Boy, 17, of Marseilles; 4:11 a.m. Saturday; possession of marijuana, 2.5 grams; released.

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Christina M. Spotts, 39, of Dixon; 6:10 p.m. Thursday; warrant for body attachment; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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Richard D. Joles, 57, of O’Fallon; 9:20 a.m. Thursday; driving while license suspended; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Kevin L. Staten Jr., 26, of Creston; 8:12 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of East Cedarholm Street; violation of bail bond; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Daniel R. Sadler, 39, of Oregon; Saturday; warrant for contempt of court; posted full cash bond and given notice to appear in court.

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Joshua J. Metier, 26, of Peoria; 3:30 p.m. Friday in the 3000 block of North Freeport Road; driving while license suspended, operating a motor vehicle without insurance; taken to Ogle County Jail for processing and given notice to appear in court.

Cody Housenga, 26, of Rock Falls; 1:28 p.m.

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Exploring at BV North New courses inspire student awareness

BY GOLDIE RAPP Shaw Media grapp@shawmedia.com

WALNUT – Bureau Valley North Junior High is in its second year of offering Friday Exploratories.

The 6-week classes, which are held the last half-hour of school on Friday, include drama, Zumba, computer programming, quilted Christmas ornaments, nursing, woodworking, agriculture, culinary arts, entrepreneurship, photography, foreign language, knitting, book club, stock market, early child development, games of strategy, volunteerism/community involvement.

The kids choose the classes, which help them become more aware of their talents and interests and begin thinking about their future educational pursuits and careers. They are taught by businesses owners, community members, teachers and high school students.

“The reason we did it is we just wanted to build some interest from the students,” BV teacher Tracey Schoff said. “Some students are being exposed to possible careers, and others are being exposed to hobbies they may never have been exposed to before.”

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Bureau Valley North Junior High teacher Tracey Schoff helps a student make a quilted Christmas ornament at a Friday Exploratories class. The 6-week classes, which are held the last half-hour of school on Friday, help students them become more aware of their talents and interests and begin thinking about possible careers.

BVN students stain an antique rocking chair during a Friday Exploratories woodworking class. The class is taught by Sharon and Ed Gerdes, who are among several community members who have volunteered to teach students skills that might affect their futures.

The teachers also are Another perk: Many of excited – many are getting the classes don’t cost a to teach topics they love dime to teach, and those and to bring other skills to that do require some the classroom, she said. extra supplies have been

supported by BV Foundation grants, a WalMart grant and the BVN Parent-Teacher Organization.

Students also are using their new skills to give back to the program and the community.

Last year, the woodworking class made a rocking chair and put it up for silent auction at Pass It On, a nonprofit thrift store. The $200 raised was split between the store and Friday Exploratories.

BVN teachers are brainstorming ideas for future classes, and hope to bring in more community members to speak and share their interests with the students.

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OREGON – Retired Brigadier Gen. Steve Huber of Byron will be the keynote speaker at the dedication ceremony for the new Ogle County Fallen Soldiers Memorial, on the north side of the Ogle County Courthouse, at 10 a.m.

Nov. 11

Huber was deputy commanding general of 1st Army Division East, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, in Kabul, Afghanistan, deputy chief of staff for the Multinational Division-Central South in Iraq, commander of the 108th Sustainment Bri-

gade, and commander of the 404th Chemical Brigade.

Also speaking are retired Brigadier Gen. Bruce VanderKolk of Oregon, Ogle County Board Chairman Kim Gouker and Oregon Mayor Ken Williams.

Sculptor Jeff Adams, owner of inBronze

Foundry in Mount Morris, who designed the sculpture, which depicts a soldier kneeling before the grave of a comrade, will be recognized.

After the dedication, everyone is invited to a potluck dinner to be held at the Oregon VFW Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St. (state Route 64).

BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra

We’re fresh off Halloween, and Amazon is flooring the gas on its marketing machine.

Ignore the candy corn on my desk.

The commerce giant on Monday rolled out predeals to its Black Friday deals, officially kicking off an online deal supercenter, and a curated gift guide.

“This year, we’re pulling out all of the stops,” a company news release said.

More than 30,000 items are tagged for early sale and discounted in categories that include electronics, toys, clothing, jewelry and more; Amazon Prime members get first dibs.

I’m a huge fan of shopping local, but as brick-and-mortar stores continue to give way to commerce behemoths such as Amazon, using it to comparison-shop or buy is easy and costeffective.

And it requires no pants.

Some of the early deals include Jaybird X Sport Bluetooth Headphones (47 percent off), select Frye handbags and shoes (40 percent off), and Wilton and Pyrex bakeware products (20 percent or more).

The company promises fast, 2-day shipping, included at no extra cost for Prime members.

Visit amazon.com/ blackfriday for details.

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COAL CITY

Group to send checks to victims of tornado COAL CITY (AP) – A committee in charge of distributing money to victims of last June’s tornado in Coal City says it will start sending out checks this month.

The (Joliet) HeraldNews reported that The Long Term Recovery Committee had hoped to send checks out in October. But organizers say it took longer than expected to register families

and write more than 500 checks.

Devan Gagliardo of the Community Foundation of Grundy County says that about $208,000 will be sent to the registered families in the initial disbursement over the next few weeks.

The powerful June 22 tornado damaged more than 800 properties but Gagliardo says some residents did not register for assistance.

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OBITUARIES Esperanza F. ‘Hope’ Ramirez ROCK FALLS – Esperanza F. “Hope” Ramirez, 86, of Rock Falls, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Esperanza was born July 14, 1929, in San Antonio, the daughter of Cristobal and Refugia (Rodriguez) Flores.

She was baptized and confirmed in San Antonio. She was united in marriage to Federico “Fred” Ramirez on May 10, 1958, in San Antonio. Esperanza enjoyed being a homemaker. She was a devoted wife, and mother to her daughters, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and loved attending her grandchildren’s sporting events. Esperanza later worked at Dixon Development Center for many years. She was a dedicated worker with excellent work ethics, and was awarded Employee of the Year. She loved cooking, decorating for the holidays, traveling, dancing, and listening to music, as well as visiting with her friends.

Left behind to carry on her legacy of love and caring are her husband, Federico “Fred;” daughters, Enedina (James) Batten and Linda Celia, both of Tampico, and Cruzita (Bryan) Toppert and Sandra Ramirez, both of Rock Falls; two brothers, Nino Flores and Bene Flores, both of San Antonio; five grandchildren, Katie, Alex (Marita), OliviaHope, Jimmy, and Jessica; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter in infancy; two sons in infancy; one great-granddaughter; three sisters, Trinidad Herrera, Martha Flores, and Gloria Flores; and four brothers, Eugenio Flores, Conrado Flores, Lauro Flores, and Benito Flores.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be private.

A memorial has been established.

Arlene J. Linton STERLING – Arlene J. Linton, 76, of Sterling, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at her home. She was a homemaker.

Arlene was born April 20, 1939, in Walsh County, North Dakota, the daughter of Florian and Phoebe (Maszk) Mager. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

Survivors include two daughters, Kathy (Bill) Williamson of Rock Falls and Sheri (Mike) Dabbour of Saudi Arabia; one son, Jeff Groff of Sterling; two sisters, Bonnie Dirks of Rock Falls and Diane Martin of Sterling; three brothers, Kenny (Sharon) Mager of Rock Falls, Arnie (Cheryl) Allen of Sterling, and Darryl (Sandy)

Mager of Rock Falls; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Debbie and Theresa; one son, Phillip; one brother, Rod; and one grandson.

Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday and the funeral at 7 p.m.

Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, with the Rev. James Keenan of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling officiating. Burial will be at a later date.

A memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

IN BRIEF Champaign board Insurance coverage chair’s home badly denied in Freeburg damaged by fire sex abuse lawsuit CHAMPAIGN (AP) – The Champaign Fire Department says a blaze has extensively damaged the home of the Champaign County board chair.

The (Champaign) NewsGazette reports that there were no injuries in the Sunday night fire at Pattsi Petrie’s home in Champaign.

Champaign Fire Department Deputy Fire Marshal Randy Smith says investigators haven’t determined a cause but don’t consider the blaze suspicious.

Smith says “there is quite a bit of fire damage in the building and quite a bit of property damage too.”

Petrie is a Democrat and has been chair of the county since last December.

FREEBURG (AP) – A southwestern Illinois school district that paid $5.6 million to settle four lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of students by a former superintendent says its insurers are denying coverage for a fifth complaint.

The Freeburg district in St. Clair County settled complaints by former elementary students who claimed abuse by Robin Hawkins, who killed himself in 2009 while being investigated.

A fifth former student at Carl L. Barton Elementary School sued the district in June 2014, 4 months after the other settlements were disclosed.

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Rochester Township Commissioner Darrell Maxheimer says the state is $5,000 to $6,000 behind in payments to the township since July 1. The township east of Springfield typically saves the fuel tax funds for major projects, he said, and the funds make up only a small part of the $400,000 annual road budget.

“We are better off than

most as far as our local tax base,” Maxheimer said. “A lot of the smaller townships pretty much survive on it.”

Springfield Budget Director Bill McCarty said the city typically gets $200,000 to $250,000 a month in fuel tax revenue. The city often uses the funds to pay its share of joint projects with the state.

“The irony is, since we’re getting delayed, the state is likely getting delayed, too,” McCarty said.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Roger A. Skromme of Prophetstown, 4 to 7 p.m. at Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Wilbur Eugene “Gene” Courtright, formerly of Sterling, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Today’s funerals: Rosie M. Truitt of Savanna, 10:30 a.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Stephen E. Chapman of Ashton, 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Rochelle.

Frederick Sprung Jr. of LaMoille, 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church of Clarion in LaMoille.

Wednesday visitations: Esperanza F. “Hope” Ramirez of Rock Falls, 4-6 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

James E. Fulton of Morrison, 4-7 p.m. at Leamon Funeral Home in Lena.

James P. “Jim” Mills of Polo, 4-7 p.m. memorial visitation at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Noel Reed Sr. of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Wednesday funerals: Wilbur Eugene “Gene” Courtright, formerly of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. at First

James E. Fulton

Church of the Nazarene in Sterling.

Roger A. Skromme of Prophetstown, 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown.

Noel Reed Sr. of Rock Falls, 7 p.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Thursday visitation: Arlene J. Linton of Sterling, 6-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Thursday funerals: James E. Fulton of Morrison, 10 a.m. at Leamon Funeral Home in Lena.

Arlene J. Linton of Sterling, 7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Friday visitation: Winnifred J. Kettler of Fulton, noon-2 p.m. at Bosma Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton.

Friday funeral: Winnifred J. Kettler of Fulton, 2 p.m. at Bosma Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton.

Nov. 14 visitation: Orville E. Kuehl of Sterling, 9-10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Nov. 14 funerals: Orville E. Kuehl of Sterling, 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Eris E. Mason, formerly of Dixon, 11 a.m. memorial service at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

James P. ‘Jim’ Mills POLO – James “Jim” P. Mills, 68, of Polo, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon. He worked in the Dixon Correctional Center maintenance department before his retirement.

He was born Oct. 20, 1947, in Dixon, the son of Paul and Ruth Lucille (Whitebread) Mills. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War.

Survivors include his brother, David (Mary) Mills of Morton.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Memorials may be directed to Serenity Hospice & Home.

Visit chapelhilldixon. com to send condolences.

MORRISON – James Edwar d Fulton, 88, of Morrison, passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna.

Jim was born Sept. 20, 1927, in Clinton, Iowa, to Edward Anthony and Grace May (Harderson) Fulton. At 17 years of age, Jim joined the Navy and served in World War II. He later worked for the railroad in Chicago, until he enlisted in the Army. He enjoyed all of his “jobs,” but definitely his favorite was his 25 years as a state police officer.

He is survived by his wife, Karine Buss Fulton; daughter, Cynthia “Cindy” (Nick) Rice; stepchildren, Kathy Tracy, Craig (Katherine) Edler, Robert Edler, Chuck (Mary) Brady, and Christina (Jeff) Cromer; grandchildren, Jessica (Scott) Allen, Brian (Erin) Kirshman, Calvin Rice, Jeremy (Kristal) Lewis, Kimberly (Brian) Davison, Cameron (Emilie) Edler, Cali (Justin) Schliem, Kara Edler, Travis Edler, Ashley (Brian) Foster, Kortney Edler, Tiffany

Brady, Devon Brady, Joshua (Reyna) Ortiz, and Courtney Ortiz; and great-grandchildren, Arius Allen, Josephine Kirshman, Jade Lewis, Xander Lewis, Ellie Edler, Molly Edler, Bryce Edler, Ethan Smocke, Ella Smocke, Elliott Smocke, Ashton Edler, Miley Edler, Jacob Edler, Matrix Edler, Hunter Foster, Mason Foster, Joshua “JJ” Ortiz Jr., Sophia Ortiz, and Vincent Ortiz.

He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Henry “Hank” Vogel; brother, Eugene; and sons, James and Alan.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Leamon Funeral Home in Lena. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Freeport, followed by a luncheon in Lena.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to FHN Hospice, 773 W. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 403, Freeport, IL 61032; or to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090.

Visit leamonfh.com to send condolences.

Robert L. Scheider

DIXON – Robert Lee friends at Kreider Services.

Scheider, 74, formerly of He was preceded in Dixon, died Friday, Oct. death by his parents and 30, 2015, at River Crossing a sister, Mary Kay Tobber.

Rehab in Galesburg.

Cremation rites have He was born Aug. 14, been accorded. Burial of 1941, in Freeport, the son cremains will be in the of Keith and Cora (Fitch- spring at Richland Cemner) Scheider. etery in Orangeville. Jones Survivors include his Funeral Home in Dixon is brothers, Richard Scheider handling arrangements.

Frank D. Smetana of Dixon and John Scheider Visit thejonesfh.com to STERLING – Frank D. Smetana, 84, of Sterling, died of Rockford; and his many send condolences.

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Ronald Bushaw Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling is handling ROCK FALLS – Ronald Bushaw, 60, of Rock Falls, died arrangements.

Monday, Nov, 2, 2015, at his home.

McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements.

Peter A. ‘Pete’ Spinoso SAVANNA – Peter Andrew “Pete” Spinoso, 88, of Carole Collins Savanna, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Mercy MediELIZABETH – Carole Collins, 77, of Elizabeth, died cal Center North in Clinton, Iowa.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna handled Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015.

Law-Jones Funeral Homes handled arrangements. arrangements.

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Arellano said he would recommend Nord for other positions, but in the case of the city manager role, the council was willing to pay severance to land O’Donnell.

“We had to ask ourselves, if we found someone who we liked better, would we shy away from [paying severance] if that’s what his contract calls for?”

Arellano said. “Would it hold us back from giving the city who we thought was the best city manager? The answer we came to was no. It’s a lot of money, but if you have somebody in for 20 years, spread that severance over 20 years.

Don’t let it shy you away from it.”

Councilman Kevin Marx said that no matter who the council selected, it was going to raise questions. But with O’Donnell, city leaders feel they have someone who is “dynamic” and able to “work with big changes.”

“At the end of the day, when you do the job, you never know 100 percent if you made the right choice,” Marx said.

“There’s always going to be a concern over, did you get the right guy?”

“David had every chance Cole did,”

Next meeting The Dixon City Council will next meet at 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 16 at City Hall, 121 W. Second St., Dixon.

Go to discoverdixon.org or call City Hall at 815288-1485 for an agenda or more information.

Councilman Chris Bishop added. “You could even say he had an advantage to me, because [Nord] knows our city – he’s here. Both guys were great candidates. The big thing for us was sitting down and figuring out who’s going to take it.”

Arellano said O’Donnell will officially begin Jan. 2, but he will come in during December to transition into the position. Nord, hired as administrator in November 2013 before being named interim manager this summer, will at least fulfill his contract, which expires at the end of the month.

The council has yet to discuss whether Nord will help with the transition at that point.

Council members said there was weight of responsibility when hir-

ing the city’s first permanent manager, who will be solely responsible for – among other things – all personnel decisions.

But feelings were bolstered when residents Peter Shaw and Marilyn Coffey sat down with both candidates during the interview process. Both returned with favorable reviews of O’Donnell, and both campaigned for the change in government.

Shaw is the son of Sauk Valley Media CEO Tom Shaw.

Since the council was sworn in May 4 (Marx in August after Jesse Arjes’ resignation) all five said filling the manager position was priority one. Now, councilmen feel they have perhaps the biggest piece in place to see through the city’s transition.

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A crowded council chambers gave Cox a standing ovation. He said he has been thinking about retirement for more than a year, and said he is eligible for “virtually a full pension.” He thanked both the council and his employees.

“I couldn’t have done it without a great staff and dedication from them,” he said. “You could call them any time – day or night – and they’d be there.”

Cox will be the second department head to retire in a month.

Former streets superintendent Mike Stichter retired at the beginning of October.

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ILLINOIS | BUDGET IMPASSE

MEDICAL| NEW STUDY

Region on the ropes

Teen sex assault victims getting subpar ER care Many not receiving recommended testing

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Abandoned buildings now dominate downtown Cairo. Residents in Illinois’ far-southern counties, a mix of farmland and forest where people and private industry are scarce and getting scarcer, have become increasingly reliant on government for everything from health care to jobs and are most acutely feeling the impact of a 5-month state-budget impasse as the public sector falters.

Political fight hits hard in state’s poorest corner CAIRO (AP) – The only public health clinic in Illinois’ poorest county is in a former synagogue off a largely abandoned main street, a bright spot with multicolored windows where seniors can get flu shots and moms get help feeding their kids. But today, the lights are off and the doors locked. A sign on the door apologizes for the inconvenience: Because of the impasse over the state budget, we are only open on Wednesdays.

A few blocks away, half the sheriff’s department has just gotten pink slips.

Counselors at the only place to get mental health care in miles are working for free as the waiting list for help grows. And about 20 miles up the road from Cairo, Illinois’ southernmost tip, the man in charge of keeping highways clear this winter can’t afford to buy road salt, but figures he wouldn’t be able to pay drivers to spread it, anyway.

For many people in Illinois, the 5-month disagreement over a state budget has been barely a blip on the radar, a sideshow of political wills between a new Republican governor and a heavily Democratic legislature.

But for residents in the low-income counties tucked between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers – a mix of farmland and forest where Southern accents are more common than stop signs – it’s a far different story. People and private industry are scarce and getting scarcer, and residents rely on government for everything from health care to jobs and feel the impact

Charlie Barnett, who served as mayor of Karnak for 8 years gets a flu shot Oct. 13 from Cheryl Manus, director of nursing for Southern Seven Health Department clinic in Ullin. Because of the impasse over the state budget, the clinic is only open Wednesdays. severely when the public sector falters.

In a recent Southern Illinois University poll, nearly 30 percent of people in this southern section of Illinois said they or an immediate family member has been personally affected by the budget fight; one in 10 say they’ve lost or face the threat of losing a job.

“A lot of people are hurting,” said Nancy Holt, the director of the Southern Seven Health Department, which is responsible for everything from immunizations to infant nutrition and restaurant inspections in the seven counties, though most of its employees only are working 1 day a week.

“The most frustrating part is there’s nothing we can do about it.”

GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner took office this year with promises to make Illinois more attractive to businesses and create more new jobs. The former private equity investor insists he won’t sign off on a tax increase to close a roughly $5 billion bud-

get hole until Democrats and labor unions give in to some of his demands.

But Democrats have refused, saying curbing union powers will hurt the middle class. No one expects the standoff to be resolved before 2016.

Though there’s no budget in place, some bills are being paid through court orders and state law. Lawmakers and state employees are collecting their salaries, and schools and most government offices remain open. But local governments aren’t getting their share of gasoline taxes or state gambling receipts. Human service agencies that contract with Illinois aren’t getting paid or are getting partial payments months late.

Wealthier communities with a stronger property tax base and cash reserves have gotten by, though even they are warning of serious consequences ahead.

Many places in the state’s poor southern region, however, have no cushion.

In the seven counties,

vacant homes and boarded up storefronts show the impact of factory closings years ago, which have left the region with the state’s highest unemployment rate. In Cairo, one of the most robust businesses is demolishing the shells of historic buildings to salvage bricks for resale.

Roughly one-third of the workforce is employed by state or local government –more than double the statewide percentage, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. That’s meant people aren’t just losing the services of agencies affected; they’re losing the jobs.

For Alexander County – where one-third of residents live in poverty – the loss of roughly $55,000 in state money per month came on top of a $1.6 million deficit this fiscal year.

On Oct. 1, the County Board laid off half its workforce of 20. That included seven of 13 people in the sheriff’s department and a staffer in the state’s attorney’s office.

The Delta Center, a local mental health care and substance abuse counseling provider, closed in August. The nearby Family Counseling Center took on about three-fourths of its more than 300 clients, but director Sherrie Crabb has so far had to lay off 37 staff, including herself. The state owes Family Counseling Center at least $1 million for services already provided, and while most staff still come to work, Crabb isn’t sure how long they can continue.

“I don’t know what January or February or even December will hold,” she said.

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Archaeologists digging for historic artifacts along Des Plaines River DES PLAINES (AP) – A 10-person crew of archaeologists and interns are digging for historic artifacts along the Des Plaines River in suburban Chicago.

“There’s hardly any property left in Cook County where we could find out this information about past life ways and how they used the land and their subsistence strategies,” Jenny Benish, a staff archaeologist with the Illinois State Archaeological Survey, told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald.

The project is being run with The Prairie Research Institute’s State Archaeological Survey, the Illinois State Water Survey, and

the Forest Preserves of Cook County.

The archaeologists recovered settlement sites in the southern suburbs of Chicago earlier this year.

Now, they’re they working along the river in northwestern Cook County.

The forest preserve has about 550 archaeological sites that span the first paleo hunter gatherers to periods around World War II, Benish said.

“The whole of the human habitation is represented in these sites that have been protected from urbanization,” she said.

Lauren Fitts, also a staff archaeologist with the Illinois Archaeological

Survey, found a piece of ceramic pottery dating back about 1,000 years when she was clearing land along the river.

“As you’re looking and you see a little piece of something, you get kind of excited, but you’re not always sure if it’s going to be something or not,” Fitts said. “So when you pick it up and start wiping the dirt off it, you can tell it’s pottery, that’s exciting.”

When pieces are found, the crew puts them through a washing, labeling and identification process.

The work is part of the forest preserve’s Natural and Cultural Resources Master Plan released last year.

CHICAGO (AP) – Many sexually assaulted teens seeking emergency room care don’t receive recommended tests and prevention treatments for pregnancy and venereal disease, according to a new study.

Testing and treatment rates varied widely among 38 children’s hospitals studied, from zero teens treated to almost 90 percent tested.

Subpar treatment puts teens at risk for infections including HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhea, along with unwanted pregnancies.

The results highlight a need for better awareness of testing and treatment guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics and federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the study authors said. Their report, based on 2004-13 data on almost 13,000 teens treated, was published Monday in Pediatrics. Here are some details:

Assault rates Teen sexual assault is more common than some might think. Up to 25 percent of U.S. girls and 10 percent of boys are sexually abused or assaulted by the age of 18, the researchers said.

Almost 11 percent of high school girls and 4 percent of boys reported having been raped in a 2013 government survey.

Studies suggest these rates have been mostly stable in recent years.

What’s recommended?

The CDC and pediatricians recommend testing sexually assaulted teens for several venereal diseases and giving preventive anti-

biotics for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Other advice includes testing for hepatitis B in unvaccinated patients and for HIV and syphilis in areas where those diseases are prevalent, and providing pregnancy tests and emergency contraception.

Compliance On average, 44 percent of assaulted teens got recommended tests, and about one-third got preventive treatment, according to the study, led by researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who analyzed information from a childrens’ hospitals database. Rates for both varied by hospital and were lowest for younger patients.

Other studies have found low emergency room testing and treatment rates for sexually assaulted adults, for whom CDC has similar guidelines.

Explanations Some teens might not have been tested or treated because the assault didn’t involve intercourse.

Also, some hospitals might not test teens who delay seeking care, but most experts recommend doing so anyway to detect pre-existing and new infections, the researchers say. A Pediatrics editorial notes that some teens might decline testing and treatment, or might seek care in outpatient clinics, so the true rates of undertreatment are unknown.

The advice The researchers recommend standardizing medical care for sexually assaulted teens, along with guidelines awareness. In addition, doctors need to identify and address barriers to providing these patients appropriate medical care, the editorial says.

More online American Academy of Pediatrics: aap.org CDC: tinyurl.com/3hfhde3

IN BRIEF Students return to school after strike EAST ST. LOUIS (AP) – More than 6,000 East St. Louis students are returning to school after a 1-month teachers’ strike.

District officials and union negotiators struck a tentative deal Friday after a 13-hour bargaining session that lasted until 1:30 a.m.

The 4-year contract was quickly endorsed by a majority of the roughly 400 striking teachers, as well as the School Board and

a state-appointed financial oversight panel.

The district has been under state control since 2011 because of its poor performance.

The compromise plan pays a $3,000 bonus in lieu of a raise to all but first-year teachers. New and veteran teachers will receive two more bonus payments totaling $3,000 later this school year.

In return, the new contract extends by 8 years the amount of time it takes teachers to reach top scale.

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Rauner should give in on prevailing wage Savings simply are not worth all the budget pain For months now, Gov. Bruce Rauner has said he won’t negotiate a state budget unless his “turnaround agenda” demands are met. In the meantime, he has slashed funding for the child care assistance program, homeless services have been decimated, mental health services are going without cash, universities are struggling, and even the Meals on Wheels service for the elderly is cutting back deliveries.

But one of the most important things missing from the debate over that “turnaround agenda” is how much money the governor’s proposals will truly save state and local governments. Is it really worth all this pain?

THERE IS SIMPLY NO hard, reliable, trustworthy data out there because numbers from both sides of the debate on unionrelated subjects like the prevailing wage are so steeped in ideology.

Among other things, the governor is demanding that local governments, including school dis-

richMILLER Rich Miller publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter.

He may be reached at http://thecapitolfax.blog. com online.

tricts, be allowed to opt out of paying the prevailing wage on construction and other projects. The amount is set by county, and all publicly financed projects must pay those wages.

Unions say killing off the prevailing wage won’t save much if any money because productivity will drop when inexperienced, low-wage employees are used to replace trained construction and trades workers.

But, just for the sake of argument, let’s take the proponents at their word on this particular topic.

A June 2014 study conducted by the Anderson Economic Group for the far-right Illinois Policy Institute, the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois Chamber, and the Illinois Black Chamber found that eliminating the prevailing wage would have saved local school dis-

EDITORIAL

tricts $126.4 million in 2011. (That’s in 2013 dollars, by the way.)

According to the state’s Commission on Governmental Forecasting and Accountability, local school districts extended (billed) $16.4 billion in property taxes in 2011.

Adjust that 2011 amount to 2013 dollars to even it out with the Anderson study, and we get $16.98 billion.

SO, EVEN IF EVERY single local school district throughout Illinois immediately stopped paying prevailing wage rates on construction projects (not gonna happen), and even if eliminating the prevailing wage does indeed save as much as the Anderson study projected (doubtful), school districts could have saved a grand total of 0.74 percent of their property tax budgets, which is not much more than a rounding error.

Now figure, in reality, savings of, at most, half that amount, and we’re looking at about a third of a percentage point.

That’s not even a rounding error.

Not to mention that the total percentage saved from allowing local governments to opt-in to

AP

Gov. Bruce Rauner holds a piece of dead fish in Chicago Friday that he said he bought to send the Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in jest, as the two continue their public feud over budget and tax issues. The gesture refers to when U.S. Rep. Emanuel sent a dead fish to a political pollster he was not happy with. Columnist Rich Miller writes that Rauner should give up his insistence on prevailing wage reforms because the effort isn’t worth it. eliminate the prevailing wage in their actual operating budgets is quite a bit smaller because to get an accurate count, you’d have to add in revenues from local sales taxes, state and federal money,

etc. Charitably, are we talking maybe a quarter of a percentage point saved here? If that?

Whenever you make a huge investment of time and effort, you should always calculate what’s known as the return on investment, or ROI. As far as the prevailing wage goes, this doesn’t look to my eyes like a good enough ROI to continue refusing to negotiate on the budget.

I mean, really, you’re going to shut down critical state services for months on end for a few million bucks – on a bill that the pro-union majority Democratic General Assembly will never support anyway?

Either change the proposal (perhaps apply it to only smaller projects) or move along. The benefit is nowhere near worth the current pain.

Illinois Budget Stalemate

126 days

without a state budget for the fiscal year that started July 1.

all, but if they truly support the programs they say they hold so dear, like child care assistance and need-based college grants, then they’re going to have to pay for them.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: voting to fund these programs without voting for any revenue to pay for them is like the college student who can’t get it in his head that having checks in his checkbook doesn’t translate into having money in his bank account.

Somehow, some way, we need to get our leaders to start facing reality.

Note to readers: Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.

AND, BY THE WAY, I am not by any means saying that the governor has to be the only one who needs to start talking about a budget deal.

Legislative Democrats have completely eluded the topic of higher revenues all year.

Yes, they say in general that they want a “mixture” of budget cuts and tax hikes. That’s nice and

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Resolve to be a voter in 2016 What we think On this “no-election” Election Day, we encourage people to resolve to vote in the 2016 primary and general election.

T

oday is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, but voters in Illinois won’t be tramping to the polls.

Why? Illinois consolidated its local elections in 2001, moving the November school board elections back to the spring municipal election date in odd-numbered years.

The change was designed to save money.

However, we’re concerned that registered voters have gotten away from the habit of regularly participating in the electoral process.

It’s like exercise. If you exercise regularly, it’s a cinch. If you don’t exercise regularly, it can be an unpleasant chore that you would rather forgo.

Generalizing from recent Sauk Valley voter turnout rates, about two-thirds of area registered voters cast ballots in presidential election years. About one-half of registered voters vote for governor.

The primary attracts about one-fourth of the voters, give or take, and the consolidated elec-

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

tion attracts about onefifth.

Again, these are generalizations, but they bear out former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton’s observation from his July 2014 column, “Most Americans don’t vote.”

That can’t be healthy for democracy.

Perhaps it’s why people on the extremes of the political spectrum keep getting elected, and why we end up with gridlock.

Former President Ronald Reagan, on his visit to Dixon 25 years ago, called on high schoolers to become regular voters: “We have to vote. It is our responsibility.

Resolve to vote. It is your obligation as a citizen.”

We also recall a member of the League of Women Voters, the late Mae Zemke of Sterling, who remarked, “We can’t say too often, vote every time you can.”

Today is a “no-election” Election Day, but next year, the primary will be on March 15 and the general election on Nov. 8.

Let area residents resolve now to vote in 2016.

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Oppose new stealth taxes at every level VOIGT SMITH Sterling

It’s interesting the Sterling City Council is considering a tax on utilities because it spent too much money on some employees to afford pay increases for all. This proposed new extortion is sought to reward the council for its bad business decisions.

In most homes and businesses, if money is needed for some-

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thing, that something is delayed until adjustments in spending free up needed cash.

That’s not the way of the tax spenders, who believe they’re entitled to more of the public’s money for the public’s good, whether the public likes it or not.

State officials are saying even if the governor gets the reforms he wants, a massive state tax hike is likely. It’s a matter of time until the Internet gets socked with the sales tax (an unfair advantage over local business).

This will result in a massive windfall for various

taxing bodies, and when these windfalls come along, do you think these stealth taxes will be eliminated? They’ll be here forever.

Have the schools abated the property tax now that they have their sales tax? Dream on. The taxing bodies will just spend up to, in many cases beyond, their new income. And bleat for more in a few years.

Good news for those who feed at the public trough. Bad news for everyone else. There’s no more reprehensible greed than that of the spenders of public

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money who think they have a mandate to feather their nest at the taxpayer’s expense.

We should oppose these tendencies toward new stealth taxes at every level. We shouldn’t even support the status quo. These agencies have a great bloat of excess money that could be trimmed or better spent.

We should demand those who extort our money through taxes quit thinking about new ways to fleece us, and start thinking about how to reduce the tax burdens they inflict.

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Be honest; leave bigoted friends behind Dear Abby, My friendships have always included people of different races, religions, nationalities, sexual orientations, professions, etc. A few years ago, I had an experience that was both devastating and humbling on several different levels.

It caused me to do a lot of introspection and self-improvement, which led to my becoming a more empathetic person.

Over the past few years, I have distanced myself from old friends and acquaintances who were racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. I have replaced them with new relationships with peo-

with people who hold bigoted views?

– Open-Minded in the Midwest

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

ple who embrace diversity. Some of the people I no longer see ask me why we don’t talk or get together anymore. I don’t want to give them excuses like, “I’ve been too busy.” How do I explain to them that I don’t enjoy associating

Dear Open-Minded, Because you no longer wish to associate with them, why not just respond with the truth?

Say: “As you may know, I had an experience a few years ago that was life-changing. It made me re-evaluate my life and my relationships, so I decided to ‘edit’ them down and spend more time with people who think the way I do about life.”

Dear Abby, I am a middle-aged man who lost my wife to

cancer 2.5 years ago. We had no children.

I’m now feeling very alone. I don’t seem to fit in anywhere.

My old “guy” friends avoid me, and our married “couple” friends leave me out because I am not a couple anymore. I understand that, because they all do “couple” things.

But even my family seems to have set me aside. When my wife was alive, we would be invited to my siblings’ homes for dinners during the holidays and other times. Now, I often don’t even get a phone call.

There are times I feel like I have been cast off

by everyone. Please help, Abby.

– Lonely Kansan Dear Lonely Kansan, I’ll try. With most married couples, the wives are the ones who make the social plans.

This might be why you aren’t hearing from your “couple” friends.

Why your family would choose to exclude you at a time when you need them is something I can’t explain. But they might tell you if you pick up the phone and talk to them about it.

Because you find you have time on your hands and no prospects, it’s time to establish yourself as

an eligible single male.

Research singles groups in your area. Go online and put your profile on some of the singles sites. Get involved in volunteer activities.

Join a dance class, a yoga class, a gym. There are plenty of women out there waiting to be found, but you won’t find any of them sitting home waiting for the phone to ring.

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

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Tuesday, Nov. 3 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, 815-6229230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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, 815-562-5050.

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

Line dancing, 9:30 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, 815-5625050.

Beading class, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230., Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m. Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 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.

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center,

1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Karaoke, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

Dixon Coin Club, coin grading, 6 p.m., and auction, 7 p.m., VFW Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-5358427.

Wednesday, Nov. 4 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., Post House Community Center, 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.

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

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

Monthly Birthday Party, 11:45 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 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.

Monthly Birthday Party, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre, 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 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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, 815-732-3253.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Skeet shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-3362191.

Ham supper, 4:30-7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 202 N. Lincoln St., Tampico.

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

Monthly preschool lap-sit storytime, 6-8 p.m., Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm St., 815-456-2823.

Knit Wits Knitting Circle, 6:30-8 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-284-7261.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Wednesday, Nov. 4 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

WIC nutritional, educational and coupon pick-up, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon.

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

Dixon Correctional retiree breakfast, 8 a.m., Rivers Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon.

American Red Cross blood drive, 8;30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., West Carroll High School, 500 Cragmoor Drive, Savanna. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

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

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

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

Blood pressure check, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, 815564-2145.

Senior Information Services, 10 a.m.-noon, Community United Church of Christ, 346 Chicago Ave., Savanna, 800-541-5479.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 10-11 a.m., People’s National Bank, 112 Main St., Tampico.

Free blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.-noon, Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon,

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Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 7779-245-3487.

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

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

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

Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. American Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 203 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

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

YWCA sexual abuse survivors women’s group, 5:30-7 p.m., second floor, 115 W. First St., Dixon, bbraid@ywsauk.or or 815-625-0333.

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-677-9694.

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

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

Living Well With Diabetes Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Carroll County Fair Board, 7 p.m., Milledgeville Bank basement, 451 N. Main Ave., 815-244-9444.

Touched By Suicide ... Survivors Gather, 7 p.m., Hospice of the Rock River Valley, 264 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-438-2345.

Dixon Sports Boosters Club Board meeting, 7 p.m., Dixon High School, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive.

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

Wednesday worship at the barn, 7 p.m., Chaplin Creek Village, 1715 Whitney Road, Franklin Grove.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 560 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave. Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District Board meeting, 8 p.m., U.S. Department of Agriculture Building, 16255 Liberty St., Morrison.

Thursday, Nov. 5 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

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

TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Mary’s Road, Sterling, 815626-0034.

Foot care clinic, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle. Appointments: 815-562-5050.

Computer classes, 9 and 10

a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W.

Second St., Dixon. Appointment: 815-284-9555.

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

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

Covered Bridge Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Harkrader Hall, St. Louis Catholic School, 631 Park Ave. West, Princeton, 815-8752430.

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

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

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

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

AMVETS Post 167 Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Sterling American Legion, 601 First Ave. Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-4415327.

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

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

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

Letters to Santa Sauk Valley Media will be featuring “Letters to Santa” to be printed in the Daily Gazette and Telegraph Wednesday, December 23, 2015.

We would like to invite children of the Sauk Valley area to participate.

Letters must be received by 5 p.m.

Friday, November 20, 2015, to be included in this section.

Letters may be emailed to: letterstosanta@saukvalley.com Please call to confirm with our editorial department that your emailed letters have been received.

815-625-3600 Letters can also be dropped off or mailed to: Sauk Valley Media, Attn: Letters to Santa, P.O. Box 498, 3200 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, IL 61081 or Telegraph, Attn: Letters to Santa, 113 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, IL 61021

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Zits® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Arlo & Janis by Jimmy Johnson Garfield by Jim Davis

Luann by Greg Evans Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley

Blondie by Dean Young & John Marshall

Wizard of Id by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart

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

Pickles by Brian Crane Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom

Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

Soup To Nutz by Rick Stromoski

Family Circus by Bil Keane

The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn

Alley Oop by Dave Graue and Jack Bender

Bridge Frank & Ernest by Bob Thaves

Look for lie when discarding losers

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Ramakrishna, a 19th-century Indian mystic and yogi, said, “The world is indeed a mixture of truth and makebelieve. Discard the makebelieve and take the truth.”

A bridge player who must discard losers has to be realistic and hunt for a lie of the cards that will allow him to succeed. In this deal, for example, South leaps into six spades. West leads the club jack: queen, king, ace (or seven, five, ace). How should declarer continue?

North, who was close to a three-spade raise over one spade, assumed South’s three-club rebid was a help-suit game-try. With a maximum and four-card spade support, North happily jumped to game. Then South

bid what he hoped he could make.

If spades are 2-2, there isn’t a problem; if they are 4-0, the contract is hopeless; but what about 3-1? Then South will have to discard all three

of his club losers before the defender with the long trump can ruff in. This requires finding that player with four hearts.

Declarer should cash his trump ace at trick two, then play a spade to dummy’s king.

When East turns up with the trump trick, South should lead a heart to his nine. (If East has four hearts and West two, East is twice as likely to hold the jack.) When the finesse wins, declarer cashes his heart ace, plays a diamond to dummy’s king, and discards his three clubs on the three high hearts. East ruffs the last heart, but it is too late.

Similarly, note that if West starts with three trumps, South should finesse dummy’s heart 10 on the second round of the suit. © 2015 UFS

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CATHOLIC CHURCH

Two arrested in probe of leaked documents Two potentially bombshell books on sale Thursday VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican said Monday it had arrested a high-ranking priest and another member of a papal reform commission on suspicion of leaking confidential documents – a stunning move that comes just days before the publication of two books promising damaging revelations about the obsta-

cles Pope Francis faces in cleaning up the Holy See’s murky finances.

The developments threatened to become a new “Vatileaks” – the 2012 scandal that began with the publication of a blockbuster book by Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi detailing the corruption and mismanagement in the Holy See. The scandal ended with the conviction of Pope Benedict XVI’s butler – and Benedict’s resignation a year later.

The latest arrests of two advisers hand-picked

by Francis to help in his effort to overhaul Vatican finances threatened to further expose infighting and rifts surrounding the pope’s efforts at reform and a more open church.

Monsignor Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda, a Spaniard, and Francesca Chaouqui, an Italian public relations executive, had served on a now-defunct financial reform commission set up by Francis in 2013 as part of his drive to clean house at the Vatican, especially in its scandaltainted economic affairs.

A Vatican statement said the arrests followed a monthslong investigation and that the two had been interrogated over the weekend. It said Vallejo Balda was being held in a jail cell in Vatican City, while Chaouqui was released Monday because she was cooperating with the investigation.

The Vatican’s statement stopped short of linking the latest leaks probe to the two potentially bombshell books that go on sale Thursday. The new books are Nuzzi’s

“Merchants in the Temple: Inside Pope Francis’s Secret Battle Against Corruption in the Vatican,” and “Avarice: Documents Revealing Wealth, Scandals and Secrets of Francis’ Church,” by Italian journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi.

But a clearly irritated Vatican contended publication of such expose works risk hurting Pope Francis’ clean-up drive.

The Vatican described the books as “fruit of a grave betrayal of the trust given by the pope, and,

as far as the authors go, of an operation to take advantage of a gravely illicit act of handing over confidential documentation.”

“Publications of this nature do not help in any way to establish clarity and truth, but rather generate confusion and partial and tendentious conclusions,” the Vatican said, noting that “the leaking of confidential information and documents is a crime” under a law enacted in the first months of Francis’ papacy.

ECONOMY | FOOD INDUSTRY

Menu calorie counts don’t always bring better choices Nearly a third of consumers noticed them, study shows

AP

A farmer harvests corn in August 2011 near Farmingdale. In a trial starting today, jurors in the case between sugar processors and corn manufacturers will take up one of nutrition’s most vexing debates and confront a choice common among some consumers: sugar or high fructose corn syrup?

Federal jury to settle bitter battle between sweeteners LOS ANGELES (AP) – Big Sugar and Big Corn will face off in court this week in a bitter, multibillion-dollar battle of sweeteners that boils down to a mix of science, semantics and marketing.

Jurors in the case between sugar processors and corn manufacturers will take up one of nutrition’s most vexing debates and confront a choice common among some consumers: sugar or high fructose corn syrup?

The trial starting today in federal court grew out of efforts by the Corn Refiners Association to rebrand its high fructose corn syrup as “corn sugar” to reverse damaging publicity that associated it with diabetes and obesity.

Its ad campaign featured a TV commercial with a father walking with his daughter across a cornfield and saying that he’s reassured by experts that high fructose corn syrup is the same as cane sugar.

“Your body can’t tell the difference,” he says.

“Sugar is sugar.”

That didn’t go over well with the Western Sugar Cooperative and other sugar processors, who sued the corn refiners and Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Cargill

Inc. for false advertising. They are seeking as much as $2 billion.

Corn refiners and the two agribusiness giants countersued, charging the sugar industry with making false and misleading statements that included a comment that high fructose corn syrup is as addictive as crack cocaine. They are seeking $530 million.

Jurors will hear from experts on both sides of the debate, getting a mix of science and spin.

They will also see damning internal documents that show what was happening behind closed doors.

Corn refiners will present evidence that the sugar industry was behind the pounding that high fructose corn syrup took in public opinion as sugar tried to regain market share it lost when food producers switched to the cheaper corn product that came on the market in the 1970s.

“We were just getting torpedoed in the press with all this junk science about high fructose corn syrup,” said attorney Neil Murphy, who represents corn refiners.

“They were feeding the media.”

There were some highprofile defections as a result. Hunt’s ketchup, Capri Sun juices and

Thomas English muffins dumped high fructose corn syrup for sugar.

The sugar producers will attempt to show that the corn refiners’ own advertising agency was uncomfortable creating something it felt was misleading.

“We’ve got the ad men saying that after they deal with their client, the corn refiners, they have to take a shower because they feel so dirty,” said attorney Mark Lanier, who represents sugar. “It tells you that this was not an ad agency gone amok.

This was a client pushing an ad agency amok.”

One key document on the sugar side will be from a 1997 Mexican court case in which corn refiners said their product was distinct from sugar.

“Then 15 years later, ‘Sugar is sugar,’” Lanier said. “You can’t be more electrically charged opposites than those two positions taken by the one defendant in the case.”

Corn refiners say that was taken out of context, and they argue there’s no difference in the way the body metabolizes the two substances.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Tracking calories at chain restaurants is supposed to become easier next year, but new studies raise questions about whether the counts actually make a difference for diners and eateries.

Some restaurants already post calorie counts. New York City was first in the country to require it, and 6 years later researchers say seeing the caloric consequences didn’t automatically lead to leaner choices.

New York University researchers used receipts and surveys at McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC and Wendy’s to track customer purchases. In New York City where menus were labeled, calories averaged between 804 and 839 per meal, essentially the same as the 802 to 857 calories at fastfood locations in New Jersey that didn’t post calorie content.

Beginning in December 2016, chain restaurants and certain other retailers that sell prepared food will have to list calorie content on their menus.

As to whether consumers will take notice, researchers reported Monday that just more than a third of customers noticed calorie counts on the chains’ menus last year, compared with about half when the law took effect in 2008, and 9 percent claimed to use them to order fewer calories.

There might be greater effect at different kinds of restaurants, cautioned associate professor Brian Elbel of NYU Langone Medical Center.

A second study, also in the journal Health Affairs,

AP

A menu board showing calorie counts hangs in June 2013 at a Starbucks in New York. Tracking calories at chain restaurants is supposed to become easier next year, but new studies raise questions about whether the counts actually make a difference for eateries. raises the possibility that ries per item, researchers menulabeling might have reported. more of an effect on what While these restaurants restaurants offer than on do boast calorie-packed customer ordering habits. products, “there are more Researchers at Johns healthier options on Hopkins University used those menus” that bring a database that collects down the per-item avercaloriecontent from 66 age, said study co-author large U.S. chains to com- Julia Wolfson, a fellow pare menus from res- at Hopkins Bloomberg taurants that voluntarily School of Public Health. list calorie counts in all She couldn’t tell whether their locations around those chains had more the country – McDon- lower-calorie items all alds, Chick-Fil-A, Panera along or introduced them Bread, Starbucks and ahead of menu labeling.

Jamba Juice – with the But new items they introrest. duced in 2014 had nearly Menus of the voluntarily 110 fewer calories on posting chains averaged average than competitors’ nearly 140 fewer calo- new menu items, she said.

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ECONOMY

U.S. factory growth at slowest pace in 2.5 years Manufacturers cut jobs in September WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. factory activity grew last month at its slowest pace since May 2013 as manufacturers pared their stockpiles and cut jobs.

The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its index of factory activity slipped to 50.1 in October from 50.2 in September. The figures barely signal growth, which is any reading above 50.

U.S. manufacturers have been squeezed this year as a strong dollar and weak economies in China and other key foreign markets have cut into exports. A high dollar makes U.S. goods pricier overseas while lowering prices for imports that compete with American products.

Monday’s report showed that a measure of hiring fell sharply, from 50.5 to 47.6.

That means manufacturers cut jobs last month.

Still, the report contained some bright signs: New orders jumped, sug-

gesting that business might pick up in coming months. And a gauge of production rose for the first time since July.

“We’re hopeful this will mark the low,” Ian Shepherdson, an economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in a note to clients. “It looks as though the downshift in manufacturing activity may be coming to an end.”

Both manufacturers and their customers are cutting back on stockpiles, which slows production as companies sell existing goods

rather than order new ones. But that trend slowed last month and might soon be complete, said Bradley Holcomb, chair of the ISM’s manufacturing survey committee.

Sharp declines in oil and natural gas prices have led drilling companies to reduce orders for steel pipe and other equipment used to build rigs. That trend, combined with the strong dollar, has helped lower the ISM’s index from roughly 57 late last year to 50.1. The ISM is a trade group of purchasing managers.

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Oil field workers drill in February 2012 into the Gypsum Hills near Medicine Lodge, Kansas. In October, U.S. factory activity grew at its slowest pace since May 2013, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday. Sharp falls in oil and natural gas prices have caused drilling firms to cut back on orders for steel pipe and other equipment used to build rigs.

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EPA: Volkswagen cheated again WASHINGTON (AP) – Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines to emit fewer pollutants during tests than in realworld driving, according to the U.S. government.

The German automaker installed software designed to defeat the tests on VW, Porsche and Audi vehicles with six-cylinder diesel engines, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board said Monday. While on the road, the cars emit up to nine times more nitrogen oxide pollution than allowed by EPA standards, the agency said.

The latest charges follow VW’s admission in September that it rigged emissions tests for fourcylinder diesel engines on 11 million cars worldwide, including almost 500,000 in the U.S. The so-called defeat device in the six-

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The 2014 Volkswagen Touareg TDI R-Line is on display in February 2014 during the media preview of the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place in Chicago. The U.S. government says Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines to emit fewer pollutants during testing than in real-world driving conditions. cylinder engines was dis- ance with Clean Air Act covered by EPA and CARB emission standards. with tests put in place in In a statement, Volkswalate September. gen said “no software was In a notice of violation installed in the 3-Liter V6 sent to VW, EPA offi- diesel motors to change cials said the automaker the emissions values in “knew or should have any impermissible way.” known” that with the It pledged to “fully coopsoftware employed, the erate with the EPA to claricars were not in compli- fy this situation.”

ConAgra...............................40.90 Dean....................................18.28 Deere & Co..........................80.18 Disney................................115.00 Donaldson...........................30.44 DuPont................................63.92 Exxon...................................85.31 Ford.....................................14.74 Exelon..................................28.38 GE........................................29.36 FifthThird............................19.55 HawaiianElectric................29.11 Hewlett Packard................13.81 HomeDepot......................124.32 Intel Corp............................34.11 IBM....................................140.40 IntlPaper..............................43.39 JCPenney...............................8.99 JohnsonControls.................45.16 Johnson&Johnson............102.19 JPMorgan Chase.................65.49 Kraft-Heinz..........................78.27 Kroger..................................38.21 Leggett&Platt......................45.83 Manpower...........................92.84 McDonald’s.......................112.11 Merck&Co...........................55.16 Microsoft.............................53.24

The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling.

Abbott..................................45.40 Alcoa......................................9.18 AltriaCorp............................60.49 Autonation..........................63.31 American Express...............73.93 Arris-Group.........................28.59 Apple.................................121.18 ADM....................................46.28 AT&T...................................33.64 Bank of America..................17.06 Boeing................................148.32 BorgWarner.........................42.76 BP........................................36.28 Casey’s...............................109.29 Caterpillar...........................74.35 CenturyLink........................28.41 Chevron...............................94.93 Cisco....................................28.77 Citigroup..............................53.79 CocaCola.............................42.25

3M......................................159.99 Monsanto............................93.12 Newell..................................43.68 AGL......................................62.78 Nike...................................131.13 Parker-Han........................106.84 Pfizer....................................35.02 Pepsico..............................101.40 Procter&Gamble.................78.60 RaymondJames...................56.27 Republic..............................43.99 Sears Hldg...........................25.53 SensientTech.......................65.86 Sprint.....................................4.86 Staples..................................13.09 TheTravelers.....................113.76 UnitedContinental.............60.56 UnitedTech.........................99.36 USBancorp..........................42.62 USSteel................................12.80 Verizon.................................46.77 Walgreen..............................86.55 WalMartStores....................57.60 WalMartMexico..................26.69 WasteMgt............................54.44 Wendy’s.................................9.73

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: Dec. 3.761⁄2; March 3.851⁄4; May 3.91 Soybeans: Nov. 8.77 3⁄4; Jan. 8.783⁄4; March 8.811⁄2 Soybean oil: Dec. 27.85; March 28.38

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Kyle Schwarber’s home run in Game 4 of the NLDS against the Cardinals was one the highlights that made the 2015 MLB postseason memorable.

Royals cap packed postseason MLB ends year with several bangs

BY BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer

NEW YORK – Hours after the final out, there was only one job left to do at empty Citi Field.

So the very last person remaining on the dimly lit diamond climbed into the shiny red Camaro presented to MVP Salvador Perez, turned the ignition and slowly drove along the warning track.

A moment later, the gleaming taillights disappeared through a gap in the left-center field wall.

World Series, over.

Hard to believe a packed postseason began almost a month earlier, a few miles away at Yankee Stadium with a gem by bearded Dallas Keuchel, one of baseball’s many bright, new stars.

In between, there sure was a lot for fans to savor and second-guess. A final look back before it’s time to move ahead – only 108 days till the first workouts of spring training: Bautista’s bat toss: To call it a bat flip would be a disservice to Jose Bautista. In the midst of mayhem in Toronto, he sent his stick flying after homering vs. Texas during the deciding Game 5 of AL Division Series.

It was likely the most crazy, emotional inning in big league history – the seventh at Rogers Centre included two benchclearing scuffles, fans throwing debris, police on the field and errors on three straight balls.

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Worth watching • Sunday’s Game 5 of the World Series averaged a 10.0 rating and 17 share and 17.2 million viewers on Fox. The network said it was the highest-rated Game 5 since the Yankees-Phillies World Series 6 years ago.

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Sauk Valley sophomore volleyball players (from left) Brooke Williams, Kiarra Harris, Haley McAuliffe, Jordan Wilken, Kayci Howell and Shiela Browning are determined to get the Skyhawks back to the NJCAA national tournament for the second straight season. They took the first step Monday with a win over Highland in the Region IV tournament.

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As they waited for warmups to begin, the six Sauk Valley Community College sophomores stood in a circle.

Soon, that circle turned into a line as they posed for a photo. This group is hoping everything lines up just right as they begin playing for a chance to go to the NJCAA national tournament for the second consecutive season.

The first step is advancing through the Region IV tournament, which began Monday for the Skyhawks.

“Coming in to the new season,” sophomore Jordan Wilken said, “we didn’t want

Star of the match: Kiarra Harris, Sauk, 10 kills, 2 kill blocks Key performers: Tressa Schuler, Sauk, 9 kills, 9 digs; Erin Green, Sauk, 4 kills, 5.5 kill blocks; Haley McAuliffe, Sauk, 14 assists; Kayci Howell, Sauk, 12 assists, 9 digs, 3 aces Up next: Region IV semifinals, Sauk Valley vs.Morton or South Suburban, at Sauk Valley C.C., 5:30 p.m. Wednesday any let up. We could have easily not been as aggressive after making it to nationals last year, but teams put a target on us, and we want to show we can do it again.”

Last season, the Skyhawks rode a talented roster, which included All-American hitter Jordan Giddings, all the way to the first national tournament appearance in program history. This time around, the sophomores and a batch of talented freshmen are primed to make another deep run.

“I think we’re all less nervous,” Wilken said. “It’s this group’s second year with a chance to go to nationals again. Sure, we’re thinking about it, but it’s never too much where we’re going to get nervous and not perform.”

For sophomore Kiarra Harris, the new season opened the door for more opportunities to lead.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL | SAUK VALLEY 88, TRUMAN 40

From before buzzer to buzzer Free point leads to big win for Sauk

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

DIXON – Harry S. Truman College trailed Sauk Valley 1-0 before the opening tip, and things didn’t get much better for the Falcons.

The Skyhawks, using a smothering defense to trigger an effective fast-break offense, overwhelmed visiting Truman to post an 88-40 victory on Monday in the opener for both teams.

Sauk Valley forced 36 turnovers and racked up 18 steals on its way to the easy victory.

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com The Skyhawks don’t have a Sauk Valley’s Lamar Upshaw guards Truman’s Demecko player taller than 6-foot-5 on Whitehead during Monday’s game at Sauk Valley Community their roster, but their speed College. The Skyhawks won 88-40. and quickness were too much ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

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Star of the game: Davontae Brown, SVCC, 15 points, 12 rebounds Up next: Prairie State at Sauk Valley, 8 p.m. Friday for the Falcons.

“Our defense, especially in the first half, did what we wanted it to do and kept them from scoring,” SVCC coach Russ Damhoff said, “and got the break going a little bit. We’ve got some depth, and we’ve got to be uptempo because we’re not overly big. Overall, I thought we did what we had to do.”

Truman’s Debbin Abraham dunked during pre-game warmups, resulting in a technical foul.

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Hit in pocket J.T. Barrett Ohio State quarterback will forfeit his summer financial aid as part of punishment for being cited for operating vehicle while impaired.

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Tar Heels ranked No. 1 in first poll North Carolina, which returns four starters and nine of its 10 top scorers from the team that reached the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, is No. 1 in The Associated Press’ preseason Top 25 for a record ninth time.

The Tar Heels received 35 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Kentucky is ranked second with 10 No. 1 votes, followed by Maryland, which had 14 firstplace votes, and Kansas, which was No. 1 on five ballots. Defending national champion Duke is fifth.

North Carolina was last a preseason No. 1 in 201112.

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Broncos trade for TE Davis The Denver Broncos have acquired two-time Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis from the San Francisco 49ers.

The 49ers will get sixthround picks in 2016 and 2017 and the Broncos get a seventh-round pick in 2016.

Davis, 31, has 55 career touchdown receptions in his 10-year career.

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Cardinals exercise option on Garcia The Cardinals have exercised their $11.5 million option on lefthander Jaime Garcia and declined their $9 million mutual option on righthanded reliever Jonathan Broxton, who gets a $2 million buyout.

The 29-year-old Garcia was 10-6 with a 2.43 ERA in 20 starts following thoracic outlet surgery, including 7-2 from Aug. 8 on before losing to the Chicago Cubs in the NL Division Series. He is 52-32 with a 3.31 ERA in 126 regular-season games.

Broxton, 31, was 3-3 with a 2.66 ERA in 26 games after he was acquired from Milwaukee at the trade deadline. He becomes eligible for free agency.

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Snuka pleads not guilty to murder Former professional wrestling star Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka on Monday pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the death of his mistress more than three decades ago.

Snuka, who recently underwent surgery for stomach cancer, appeared to have trouble answering questions at his arraignment in Lehigh County Court, and Snuka’s attorney said he has early onset dementia and post-concussion syndrome.

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | BY THE NUMBERS | PLAYOFFS

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5552 @CodyCutter35

One round of playoffs is in the books, and a trio of area teams remain.

For the third time, Newman, Polo and Sterling advance to the second round of the playoffs as a trio. They did this last year also, and only Newman came away with a win. The only other time the Comets, Marcos and Golden Warriors went to the second round together was in 2008, a year in which only Polo came out with a win.

Here are numbers of note from area teams, and beyond, accomplished during the first round:

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Warren won its first playoff game in school history with a 26-20 overtime win at Hope Academy in Chicago.

Prior to the win, Warren, including its cooperative history with River Ridge, had been 0-8 in the playoffs. The seventh win of their season ties a school record.

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Metamora has been defeated in the playoffs by more than 30 points only four times. Sterling handed the Redbirds one of those losses in a 44-12 Golden Warrior win.

The 32-point loss is the worst handed to the Redbirds at Malone Field during the playoffs. The other three occasions were a 50-14 4A semifinal loss at

Rochester in 2010, a 40-6 4A first-round loss in Springfield to Sacred Heart-Griffin in 1988, and their 34-0 loss in the 1977 3A championship game to Geneseo.

decrease from 20.13.

The average margin of victory for the five local games was 36.8.

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Polo’s 49 points scored against Westminster Christian marked the first time in 31 years that the Marcos scored that much in a playoff game.

The seven-touchdown figure was also posted in the Marcos’ 1984 opening-round win against South Beloit. One year prior, the playoff-best total of 50 points came against North Boone.

Aside from Glenbard South’s 42-0 win over Westinghouse in 5A, the 22 points that West Carroll gave up to Tri-Valley in 2A marked the least amount of points given up by a No. 16 seed to a No. 1 seed statewide in the first round.

Tri-Valley averaged 51.9 points per game coming into the playoffs, and the 22 points scored was the second-lowest total of its season since a 21-0 Week 7 win over LeRoy.

25.14

This was the average margin of victory for all 128 playoff games in Illinois, an increase from 21.88 last year.

Class 2A had the largest margin of victory (30.0), and 8A had the smallest (18.13). Class 5A’s opening-round margin-of-victory figure decreased from 26.38 last year to 23.40, while the figure in 8A was a

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Dixon couldn’t avenge its Week 3 loss to Rockford Lutheran in a 49-7 loss. However, it was able to cut the Crusaders’ offensive total against them by nearly half.

It took four times as long for the Crusaders, minus star running back James Robinson because a foot injury, to put up 49 points.

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With Newman’s 51-6 win over Farmington, and Bishop McNamara’s 48-0 win over Mercer County, the two teams will meet at Roscoe Eades Stadium on Saturday.

The occasion will mark the first time in IHSA history that two 300-win coaches – Newman’s Mike Papoccia and Bishop Mac’s Rich Zinanni – will face each other with over 600 wins between them. Papoccia has 307 wins, while Zinanni has 330.

Bears coach expects key offensive players back this season Forte – for an extended time would be a big blow for a rebuilding team.

The Bears are 2-5 after losing on a last-second field goal by Blair Walsh, with a Monday night game at San Diego up next.

Royal was injured in the first half, while Forte exited after being hit in the right leg by Minnesota’s Harrison Smith following a reception early in the third quarter.

The two-time Pro Bowl pick was examined on the sideline before walking toward the locker room shortly afterward and did not return.

Forte was seen slightly AP favoring his right leg after the game. A fan Matt Forte suffered a knee injury during Sunday’s asked if he was OK, and loss to the Vikings. Bears coach John Fox said he said, “Yeah.”

Monday that the running back won’t need surgery.

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And it all started when Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin hit Shin-Soo Choo’s bat on a routine throw back to the pitcher, letting a run score and prompting an umpires’ conference.

Schwarber’s shot:

The ballhawks roaming outside Wrigley Field are still waiting for Kyle Schwarber’s rocket to land. The Chicago rookie launched a drive against St. Louis in the NLDS that landed atop the videoboard in right field, and stayed there.

The Cubs made it a moment to remember on the spot, encasing the ball in Plexiglas. A 22-year-old who began the season in Double-A, Schwarber is among a

Today Women’s basketball 5:30 p.m.

• Lincoln at Sauk Valley Volleyball 6 p.m.

• 1A Polo Sectional, Eastland vs. Stockton 7 p.m.

• 3A Sycamore Sectional, Sterling vs. Boylan • 2A Fulton Sectional, Fulton vs. St. Edward • 1A Polo Sectional, Milledgeville vs. Galena

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Today College football 7 p.m.

• N. Illinois at Toledo, ESPN2

NBA 6 p.m.

• Bulls at Hornets, CSN 6:30 p.m.

• Hawks at Heat, NBA • Grizzlies at Kings, NBA

Fox: No surgery for Forte, Royal LAKE FOREST – Chicago Bears star running back Matt Forte and veteran receiver Eddie Royal likely will return this season and probably won’t need surgery to repair knee injuries they suffered in Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

“I don’t see it being season-ending on either one,” coach John Fox said Monday.

Does he anticipate surgery for either player?

“No,” Fox said.

A day after Forte injured his right knee and Royal hurt his left one, Fox said he did not have an exact diagnosis or timetable for their returns. Both players left Sunday’s game, and losing either – particularly

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new crop of guys with great futures who were on display in October and into November – Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Noah Syndergaard and many more.

Murphy’s law: Hard to imagine a player making a faster rise and more rapid fall than Daniel Murphy. A contact hitter his whole career, he became a modern-day Babe Ruth by homering in a postseason-record six straight games, connecting off the likes of Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and Jake Arrieta.

But just when his value as a free agent-to-be was booming, he hit a wall. The Mets second baseman managed just three singles in the World Series, and the lasting image of him

in a New York uniform could be groundballs bouncing under his glove and off his mitt.

Collins’ decision: Matt Harvey was out of Game 5, done after eight sharp innings that saved the Mets’ season. Until he wasn’t. Harvey talked Mets manager Terry Collins into letting him stay on the mound, and a 2-0 lead quickly vanished.

The Royals rallied to tie it and won the championship in the 12th.

Collins owned up to his choice, saying he followed his heart instead of his head. And it wasn’t like closer Jeurys Familia struck out every batter he faced over the week. Either way, the debate on what Collins should’ve done is likely to rage through the winter, and well beyond.

Kansas City’s foul approach: A liner over

the dugout by Ben Zobrist. A tip to the backstop by Alex Gordon. A nubber that nicks the catcher by Lorenzo Cain.

Really, has any team turned foul balls into an art like the Royals? Not that they’re trying to spoil pitches or prolong at-bats.

Yet at a time when many teams preach patience at the plate and seemingly accept higher strikeout rates, Alcides Escobar and his teammates go up there swinging early – and making contact.

“Don’t strike out. Imagine that? What a concept,” said Hall of Famer George Brett, now a Royals executive. “Put the ball in play, good things happen. Strike out, nothing good happens.”

NHL 7:30 p.m.

• Kings at Blues, NBCSN

Soccer 8:50 a.m.

• UEFA Champions, Atletico Madrid at Astana, FS1 1:30 p.m.

• UEFA Champions, CSKA Moscow at Manchester United, FS1 • UEFA Champions, Manchester City at Sevilla, FSN • UEFA Champions, Juventus at Borussia Monchengladbach, ESPN2

Wednesday College football 7 p.m.

• Ohio at Bowling Green, ESPN2

Men’s basketball Noon

• Ottawa at Indiana, BTN

College volleyball 5 p.m.

• Missouri at Texas A&M, ESPNU 6 p.m.

• Nebraska at Purdue, BTN

Golf 9 p.m.

• PGA, WGC-HSBC Champions, first round, at Shanghai, TGC

NBA 11 a.m.

• Pacers at Pistons (delay), FSN 7 p.m.

• Knicks at Cavaliers, ESPN 9:30 p.m.

• Clippers at Warriors, ESPN

NHL 7 p.m.

• Blues at Blackhawks, NBCSN

Rugby 7 p.m.

• World Cup final, Australia at New Zealand (delay), CSN

Soccer 1:30 p.m.

• UEFA Champions, Bayer Leverkusen at Roma, ESPN2 • UEFA Champions, Arsenal at Bayern Munich, FS1

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK JACOB GEBHARDT STERLING • SOPHOMORE • Sterling sophomore finished second at the 2A Belvidere North Regional on Oct. 24 with a time of 15 minutes, 13.5 seconds. He and teammate Dewey Landis then both qualified for state at Saturday’s sectional meet.

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KERRY MULLEN STERLING • SOPHOMORE • Sterling sophomore earned MVP honors at the Northern Illinois Independent Conference meet on Saturday in Byron.

Mullen won the 50-yard freestyle (25.88) and the 100 freestyle (56.91).

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Rally capped in third Kane, Toews lead Hawks, snap Kings’ streak

BY MATT CARLSON Associated Press

CHICAGO – Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews each had a goal and an assist to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 victory over Los Angeles on Monday night, snapping the Kings’ seven-game winning streak.

Kane scored to tie it at 2, then set up Teuvo Teravainen’s tiebreaking goal in the third as Chicago scored three goals in the final period.

After taking Toews’ pass, Artem Anisimov added a short-handed breakaway goal with 1:33 left to complete the scoring, and the Blackhawks ended a two-game slide. Toews got his fifth goal in five games after not scoring in the opening seven contests to

Up next • Blues at Blackhawks, 7 p.m. Wednesday (NBCSN, 720 AM) help Chicago win its sixth straight at home.

Alec Martinez scored his first goal of the season, and Anze Kopitar got his fourth late in the first period to give the Kings a 2-1 lead.

Chicago’s Corey Crawford made 33 saves, and Los Angeles’ Jonathan Quick stopped 22 shots.

Teravainen put Chicago ahead 3-2 at 9:02 of the third when he connected on a one-timer from the left edge of the crease.

Kane fed him tape-totape with a behind-theback, backhand pass from behind the net.

The Blackhawks kept

Kings hot line of Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Carter and Milan Lucic off the scoresheet. That trio had combined for 12 goals and nine assists in the previous five games.

Chicago played without veteran forward Marian Hossa, who sat out with an undisclosed injury, but coach Joel Quenneville said before the game he’s “hopeful” Hossa will return on Wednesday against St. Louis.

Toews opened the scoring 6:01 in, completing a 2-on-1 break with a low, one-timed shot from the slot off Ryan Garbutt’s centering pass from the left side.

But Martinez and Kopitar connected just over 4 minutes apart late in the first to give Los Angeles a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.

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Upper bracket • No. 1 Stark County (10-0) at No. 9 Forreston (8-2), 6 p.m. Saturday • No. 4 Polo (10-0) at No. 12 Warren (7-3), 3 p.m. Saturday • No. 2 Ottawa Marquette (10-0) at No. 10 Stockton (8-2), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 6 Orion (9-1) at No. 3 Lena-Winslow (10-0), 1 p.m. Saturday Lower bracket • No. 1 Tuscola (10-0) at No. 9 LeRoy (7-3), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 5 Pawnee (9-1) at No. 4 Carrollton (9-1), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 2 Gibson City-Mevlin-Sibley (10-0) at No. 10 West Central (7-3), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 3 Arcola (10-0) at No. 11 Salt Fork (7-3), 5 p.m. Saturday

CLASS 2A

Upper bracket • No. 1 Tri-Valley (10-0) at No. 9 Rockridge (8-2), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 5 Mendon Unity (8-2) at No. 4 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (8-2), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Fieldcrest (8-2) at No. 2 AnnawanWethersfield (9-1), 1:30 p.m. Saturday • No. 6 Hall (8-2) at No. 3 Bismarck-Henning (9-1), 2 p.m. Saturday Lower bracket • No. 1 Pana (10-0) at No. 9 Lawrenceville (8-2), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 4 Villa Grove-Heritage (9-1) at No. 12 Auburn (7-3), 1:30 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Maroa-Forsyth (8-2) at No. 15 Athens (6-4), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 3 Sangamon Valley (9-1) at No. 11 Nashville (7-3), 2 p.m. Saturday

CLASS 3A

Upper bracket • No. 8 Byron (8-2) at No. 1 Wilmington (10-0), 5 p.m. Saturday • No. 5 Bishop McNamara (9-1) at Newman (9-1), 7 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Chicago Raby (8-2) at No. 2 Princeton (10-0), 7 p.m. Friday • No. 6 Elmwood-Brimfield (9-1) at No. 3 IC Catholic (9-1), 4 p.m. Saturday Lower bracket • No. 8 Carlinville (8-2) at No. 1 St. JosephOgden (10-0), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 5 Bloomington Central Catholic (9-1) at No. 4 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (9-1), 1 p.m.

Saturday • No. 2 North Mac (10-0) at No. 10 Tolono Unity (7-3), 4 p.m. Saturday • No. 6 Monticello (9-1) at No. 3 Newton (10-0), 1:30 p.m. Saturday

CLASS 4A

Upper bracket • No. 1 Chicago Phillips (10-0) at No. 9 Johnsburg (8-2), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 5 Manteno (8-2) at No. 4 Geneseo (9-1), 1:30 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Plano (8-2) at No. 2 Marengo (100), 3:30 p.m. Saturday • No. 6 Richmond-Burton (9-1) at No. 3 Rockford Lutheran (10-0), 5:30 p.m. Saturday Lower bracket • No. 1 Belleville Althoff (10-0) at No. 9 Quincy Notre Dame (7-3), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 5 Murphysboro (9-1) at No. 4 Rochester (9-1), 3 p.m. Saturday • No. 2 Columbia (10-0) at Breese Mater Dei (7-3), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 6 Herrin (9-1) at No. 3 Taylorville (100), 3 p.m. Saturday

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Sauk Valley’s Laron Carr (right) guards Truman’s Cardell Simmons during Monday’s game at Sauk. The Skyhawks won 88-40.

Backups step up for Sauk BUZZER

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Sauk’s A.J. Sharp then connected on a free throw to give his team a point before the clock started ticking.

A pair of reserves, Davontae Brown and Devin Johnson, paced SVCC with 15 points apiece. Brown, who connected on 7 of 9 field goal attempts, also grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds.

“We practice hard, and the bench players, they pay attention to every detail,” Brown said. “We expect when they get in to do a good job. We expect nothing less.”

Johnson, a former Sterling player, was 6-for-10 from the field on his way to 15 points, while Isaiah Box added 14 points.

The Skyhawks led just 9-7 midway through the first half as both teams struggled with poor shooting and turnovers. Sauk

then went on a gamedeciding 27-2 run over a 7-minute span, however, to put the game on ice.

Truman scored the last three points of the first half, then opened the second half with a 7-0 run to get to within 43-21, but the Skyhawks soon restored order.

Kenneth King led the way for Truman with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Marquez Sykes and Cardell Simmons each scored nine points.

Harris puts focus on volleyball LINE

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As one of the Skyhawks go-to hitters, Harris had to adjust to not only leading on the court, but off the court as her younger teammates looked to her for guidance.

“This group has improved a lot,” Harris said. “For me, a lot of this season was learning how different girls take criticism differently.

Hopefully, everyone feels comfortable, and we can use that to play our best to end the season.”

Sauk, 29-7, played in two tough tournaments over the past month that the team hopes will prepare them for some of the competition they will see. Coach Jay Howell said he made a concerted effort to beef up the schedule this season, and that showed when Sauk faced several top-5 teams at the Lincoln Land and Parkland tournaments.

The Skyhawks lost to Parkland and Lincoln Land, but said they picked up on some of the things those teams did well.

“It’s definitely a fasterpaced game,” Harris said. “You like to watch to see how some of those teams play, and you want to be able to learn from and use that

CLASS 5A

Upper bracket • No. 8 Tinley Park (8-2) at No. 16 Glenbard South (6-4), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 5 St. Laurance (8-2) at No. 4 Chicago King (8-2), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Nazareth (8-2) at No. 15 Chicago Solorio (6-4), TBA • No. 6 Woodstock Marian (8-2) at No. 3 Joliet Catholic (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday Lower bracket • No. 1 Washington (10-0) at No. 9 Sterling (8-2), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 4 Champaign Centennial (9-1) at No. 12 Decatur Eisenhower (7-3), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Lincoln-Way West (8-2) at No. 2 Troy Triad (9-1), 3 p.m. Saturday • No. 6 Centrailia (9-1) at No. 3 Peoria Central (9-1), 4 p.m. Saturday

CLASS 6A

Upper bracket • No. 8 Kaneland (7-3) at No. 1 Montini (100), 3 p.m. Saturday • No. 13 Deerfield (8-2) at No. 5 DeKalb (8-2), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Lake Forest (7-3) at No. 2 Prairie Ridge (9-1), 7 p.m. Friday • No. 6 Grayslake North (7-3) at No. 3 Riverside Brookfield (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday Lower bracket • No. 1 Lincoln-Way North (10-0) at No. 9 Richards (7-3), 6 p.m. Saturday • No. 5 Oak Forest (9-1) at No. 13 Hinsdale South (7-3), 7 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Peoria Notre Dame (8-2) at No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin (10-0), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 6 Crete-Monee (8-2) at No. 3 Lemont (9-1), 6 p.m. Saturday

CLASS 7A

Upper bracket • No. 16 Chicago Mt. Carmel (8-2) at No. 1 Glenbard West (10-0), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 9 Rockford Auburn (9-1) at No. 8 Reavis (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 4 Batavia (9-1) at No. 20 Simeon (8-2), 7 p.m. Friday • No. 12 Lisle Benet (8-2) at No. 5 CaryGrove (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday Lower bracket • No. 15 Blue Island Eisenhower (8-2) at No. 31 Niles North (6-4), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Geneva (9-1) at No. 23 Bradley Bourbonnais (7-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday • No. 14 Lincoln-Way East (8-2) at No. 3 Libertyville (10-0), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 11 Maine South (8-2) at No. 6 Normal Community (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday

CLASS 8A

Upper bracket • No. 1 Loyola (10-0) at No. 16 Stevenson (7-3), noon Saturday • No. 9 New Trier (9-1) at No. 8 Homewood-Flossmoor (9-1), 7 p.m. Saturday • No. 13 Palatine (8-2) at No. 4 Oak ParkRiver Forest (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday • No. 12 South Elgin (9-1) at No. 5 Brother Rice (9-1), noon Saturday

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Sauk Valley’s Tressa Schuler (right) hits the ball over the net over the defense of Highland’s Ari Linden (left) and Cortney Haight during Monday’s Region IV tournament match. Sauk won in three games. moving forward. I think, even though we lost, that playing them should help us.”

Volleyball is the last sport standing for Harris, which is fitting because she is having her best season.

The Sterling graduate decided to not play basketball this winter for the Skyhawks, and instead opted to focus on volleyball. She has plans to continue her career at the next level. And with her increased performance this season, Howell said he has received inquiries about Harris from programs at the D-II or low D-I level.

The addition of fresh-

man Tressa Schuler, who has emerged as one of the top hitters on the team, allowed Harris to thrive with another strong hitter opposite her.

Harris has been the glue for the Skyhawks this season, offering an athletic net presence, as well as skill from the back row. At .400, Harris ranks fifth nationally in hitting percentage – the ratio of a player’s kill attempts to kills.

“I think I’ve improved a little from year to year,” Harris said. “The game is definitely faster than high school, and there’s adjustments you have to make. It’s been easier the more I’ve been playing.”

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Lower bracket • No. 15 Oswego (8-2) at No. 2 Huntley (10-0), 2 p.m. Saturday • No. 7 Barrington (9-1) at No. 23 Chicago Marist (6-4), 7 p.m. Saturday • No. 30 Waubonsie Valley (6-4) at No. 19 Neuqua Valley (7-3), 6 p.m. Saturday • No. 6 Naperville Central (9-1) at No. 22 Gurnee-Warren (6-4), 7 p.m. Friday

Volleyball Postseason pairings

SAUK VALLEY 88, HARRY S. TRUMAN 40 TRUMAN (0-1) Demecko Whitehead 1-9 0-2 2, Tavion Trimble 2-8 1-3 5, Marquez Sykes 4-8 0-0 9, Sam Murphy 1-2 2-4 5, Kenneth King 4-7 2-3 10, Cardell Simmons 3-10 3-5 9, Javier Villanueva 0-2 0-0 0, DaQuann Hayes 0-5 0-1 0, Debbin Abraham 0-1 0-0 0, Juan Leal 0-4 0-0 0, Philip Olayiwola 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 15-56 8-18 40.

SAUK VALLEY (1-0) A.J. Sharp 0-1 1-1 1, Isaiah Box 5-9 1-2 14, Sean Chislom 1-4 2-2 4, Austen Lee 1-5 2-2 5, Malcolm Mabry 4-6 0-3 8, Garrett Duffin 0-7 4-6 4, Davontae Brown 7-9 1-4 15, Lamar Upshaw 3-8 3-8 9, Devin Johnson 6-10 2-2 15, Chris Ellis 1-5 2-5 4, Laron Carr 1-4 0-0 2, Jordan Harris 1-2 0-0 3, Lawrence Lemon 2-6 0-1 4. Totals: 32-76 18-36 88.

Halftime – SVCC 43, Truman 14.

3-pointers – Truman 2 (Sykes, Murphy), SVCC 6 (Box 3, Johnson, Lee, Harris).

Rebounds – Truman 34 (King 11), SVCC 47 (Brown 12, Upshaw 10. Turnovers – Truman 36, SVCC 15. Steals – Truman 5, SVCC 18 (Upshaw 5). Assists – Truman NA, SVCC 18 (Upshaw 4). Blocks – Truman 6, SVCC 6. Fouls – Truman 29 (Abraham 5), SVCC 18.

Class 2A Fulton Sectional Today’s matches • No. 1 Lena-Winslow vs. No. 2 Keith Country Day, 6 • No. 5 Elgin St. Edward vs No. 3 Fulton, 7 Thursday’s match • Championship, 6 Winner advances to Bureau Valley Supersectional vs. Knoxville Sectional winner, 7, Saturday, Nov. 7

Class 1A Polo Sectional Today’s matches • No. 1 Eastland vs. No. 3 Stockton, 6 • No. 1 Galena vs. No. 2 Milledgeville, 7 Thursday’s match • Championship, 6 Winner advances to Elgin Westminster Christian Sectional vs. Harvest Christian Sectional, 1, Saturday, Nov. 7

PF 191 213 213 163

PA 136 173 234 199

PF 174 147 140 149

PA 130 122 202 245

PF 263 135 167 109

PA 153 125 140 207

Thursday’s game Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games Tennessee at New Orleans, noon St. Louis at Minnesota, noon Green Bay at Carolina, noon Washington at New England, noon Miami at Buffalo, noon Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, noon Oakland at Pittsburgh, noon Atlanta at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 3:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle Monday, Nov. 9 Chicago at San Diego, 7:30 p.m.

Associated Press Preseason Top 25 Record Pts Prv 1. N. Carolina (35) 26-12 1,566 15 2. Kentucky (10) 38-1 1,520 1 3. Maryland (14) 28-7 1,487 12 4. Kansas (5) 27-9 1,410 10 5. Duke 35-4 1,350 4 6. Virginia (1) 30-4 1,347 6 7. Iowa St. 25-9 1,185 9 8. Oklahoma 24-11 1,088 13 9. Gonzaga 35-3 1,047 7 10. Wichita St. 30-5 1,032 14 11. Villanova 33-3 1,013 2 12. Arizona 34-4 917 5 13. Michigan St. 27-12 838 23 14. California 18-15 757 — 15. Indiana 20-14 755 — 16. Utah 26-9 499 19 17. Wisconsin 36-4 433 3 18. Vanderbilt 21-14 393 — 19. Notre Dame 32-6 360 8 20. UConn 20-15 307 — 21. LSU 22-11 268 — 22. Baylor 24-10 265 16 23. Purdue 21-13 236 — 24. Butler 23-11 223 24 25. Michigan 16-16 126 — Others receiving votes: Oregon 116, SMU 112, West Virginia 84, Texas A&M 72, Cincinnati 63, Miami 48, Louisville 46, Georgetown 23, NC State 19, Florida St. 18, Texas 18, Rhode Island 17, Dayton 12, Xavier 12, Providence 10, Iowa 6, BYU 5, Valparaiso 5, Boise St. 4, Old Dominion 3, Oklahoma St. 2, San Diego St. 2, UCLA 2, Cent. Michigan 1, Iona 1, UC Irvine 1, Yale 1.

Preseason No. 1s 9 — North Carolina (1978, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1994, 2008-09, 2012, 2016) 8 — UCLA (1966-69, 1971-74) 7 — Duke (1979, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2011) 4 — Kentucky (1981, 1996, 2014-15) 3 — Michigan (1965, 1977, 1993), Indiana (1976, 1980, 2013), Arizona (1998, 2001, 2003) 2 — Cincinnati (1963, 1997), UNLV (199091), UConn (2000, 2004), Kansas (2005, 2010) 1 — Ohio State (1962), Loyola of Chicago (1964), South Carolina (1970), N.C. State (1975), Virginia (1983), Georgetown (1985), Georgia Tech (1986), Syracuse (1988), Arkansas (1995), Florida (2007)

NBA

Monday’s box score

PANTHERS 29, COLTS 26, OT Indianapolis Carolina

0 6 0 17 3 — 26 10 0 7 6 6 — 29 First Quarter Car–FG Gano 39, 13:41.

Car–Stewart 3 run (Gano kick), 7:21.

Second Quarter Ind–FG Vinatieri 47, 10:24.

Ind–FG Vinatieri 34, 7:04.

Third Quarter Car–Olsen 27 pass from Newton (Gano kick), :14.

Fourth Quarter Car–Brown 8 pass from Newton (kick failed), 10:44.

Ind–Johnson 18 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 7:04.

Ind–Fleener 8 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 2:27.

Ind–FG Vinatieri 24, :00.

Overtime Ind–FG Vinatieri 50, 12:04.

Car–FG Gano 42, 7:50.

Car–FG Gano 52, 5:22.

A–74,136.

Ind Car First downs 19 17 Total Net Yards 359 379 Rushes-yards 35-136 36-140 Passing 223 239 Punt Returns 4-14 2-18 Kickoff Returns 5-150 2-37 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 3-14 Comp-Att-Int 23-47-3 16-35-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-8 2-9 Punts 6-48.7 7-41.6 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 2-15 6-55 Time of Possession 35:58 33:40 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Indianapolis, Gore 22-70, Luck 6-35, Bradshaw 7-31. Carolina, Stewart 24-82, Newton 10-41, Brown 1-14, Whittaker 1-3.

PASSING–Indianapolis, Luck 23-47-3231. Carolina, Newton 16-35-1-248.

RECEIVING–Indianapolis, Fleener 7-43, Whalen 5-48, Johnson 4-81, Gore 3-22, Moncrief 2-18, Hilton 1-15, Allen 1-4.

Carolina, Olsen 6-79, Brown 3-42, Ginn Jr. 2-60, Cotchery 2-18, Tolbert 1-40, Funchess 1-8, Stewart 1-1.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 3 0 1.000 New York 2 2 .500 Boston 1 2 .333 Philadelphia 0 3 .000 Brooklyn 0 4 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 3 1 .750 Washington 2 1 .667 Miami 2 1 .667 Orlando 0 3 .000 Charlotte 0 3 .000 Central Division W L Pct Detroit 3 0 1.000 Chicago 3 1 .750 Cleveland 3 1 .750 Milwaukee 1 3 .250 Indiana 0 3 .000

GB — 1½ 2 3 3½ GB — ½ ½ 2½ 2½ GB — ½ ½ 2½ 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 3 1 .750 Dallas 2 1 .667 Memphis 2 1 .667 Houston 1 3 .250 New Orleans 0 3 .000 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 3 1 .750 Minnesota 2 1 .667 Utah 2 1 .667 Portland 2 2 .500 Denver 1 2 .333 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 3 0 1.000 Golden State 3 0 1.000 Phoenix 2 1 .667 Sacramento 1 2 .333 L.A. Lakers 0 3 .000

GB — ½ ½ 2 2½ GB — ½ ½ 1 1½ GB — — 1 2 3

Monday’s results Cleveland 107, Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 103, Brooklyn 96 San Antonio 94, New York 84 Portland 106, Minnesota 101 Houston 110, Oklahoma City 105 Memphis at Golden State, late Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, late

Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Montreal 11 2 0 22 50 Tampa Bay 6 5 2 14 33 Boston 6 3 1 13 39 Florida 5 4 2 12 32 Ottawa 5 4 2 12 35 Detroit 5 5 1 11 28 Buffalo 5 7 0 10 28 Toronto 2 7 2 6 24 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF Washington 8 2 0 16 34 N.Y. Rangers 7 2 2 16 31 N.Y. Islanders 6 3 3 15 36 Pittsburgh 7 4 0 14 24 New Jersey 6 4 1 13 28 Philadelphia 4 4 2 10 21 Carolina 5 7 0 10 26 Columbus 2 10 0 4 25

GA 24 34 31 23 36 30 35 36 GA 23 21 30 20 29 29 34 46

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts 9 3 0 18 8 2 1 17 7 2 2 16 7 2 2 16 7 4 1 15 7 5 0 14 3 7 1 7 Pacific Division W L OT Pts Los Angeles 7 4 0 14 Vancouver 5 2 4 14 San Jose 6 5 0 12 Arizona 5 5 1 11 Edmonton 4 8 0 8 Calgary 3 8 1 7 Anaheim 2 7 2 6 Dallas St. Louis Minnesota Nashville Winnipeg Chicago Colorado

GF 41 30 35 32 36 28 27

GA 34 23 32 25 33 26 33

GF 26 32 31 30 32 27 14

GA 25 25 28 32 39 50 29

Monday’s results Toronto 4, Dallas 1 Chicago 4, Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia at Vancouver, late Today’s games Dallas at Boston, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Columbus at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Today’s games Chicago at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Winnipeg at Toronto, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Florida at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Boston at Indiana, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Houston, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Los Angeles 2 0 0 —2 Chicago 1 0 3 —4 First Period–1, Chicago, Toews 5 (Garbutt, Panarin), 6:01. 2, Los Angeles, Martinez 1 (Clifford, Muzzin), 14:39. 3, Los Angeles, Kopitar 4 (Muzzin, Lewis), 18:43.

Second Period–None.

Third Period–4, Chicago, Kane 7 (Seabrook, Svedberg), 1:22. 5, Chicago, Teravainen 3 (Kane, Anisimov), 9:02. 6, Chicago, Anisimov 5 (Toews), 18:27 (sh).

Shots on Goal–Los Angeles 10-6-19–35.

Chicago 6-8-12–26.

Goalies–Los Angeles, Quick. Chicago, Crawford. A–21,534 (19,717). T–2:28.

Class 3A Sycamore Sectional Today’s matches • No. 1 LaSalle-Peru vs. No. 3 Sycamore, 6 • No. 4 Boylan vs. No. 2 Sterling, 7 Thursday’s match • Championship, 6 Winner advances to Princeton Supersectional vs. Limestone Sectional winner, 7, Saturday, Nov. 7

South L T Pct Carolina 0 0 1.000 Atlanta 2 0 .750 New Orleans 4 0 .500 Tampa Bay 4 0 .429 North W L T Pct Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 Chicago 2 5 0 .286 Detroit 1 7 0 .125 West W L T Pct Arizona 6 2 0 .750 St. Louis 4 3 0 .571 Seattle 4 4 0 .500 San Francisco 2 6 0 .250 Monday’s result Carolina 29, Indianapolis 26, OT W 7 6 4 3

Monday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 4, KINGS 2

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

East L T Pct PF PA 0 0 1.000 249 133 3 0 .571 172 139 4 0 .429 176 173 4 0 .429 154 173 South W L T Pct PF PA 3 5 0 .375 173 203 3 5 0 .375 174 205 2 5 0 .286 147 207 1 6 0 .143 125 159 North W L T Pct PF PA 7 0 0 1.000 198 132 4 4 0 .500 168 147 2 6 0 .250 167 216 2 6 0 .250 190 214 West W L T Pct PF PA 7 0 0 1.000 168 112 4 3 0 .571 178 173 3 5 0 .375 195 182 2 6 0 .250 191 227

W 7 4 3 3

NATIONAL CONFERENCE N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia Dallas

W 4 3 3 2

East L T 4 0 4 0 4 0 5 0

Pct .500 .429 .429 .286

PF 215 148 160 133

PA 208 168 137 171

Transactions BASEBALL National League MIAMI MARLINS — Named Don Mattingly manager and signed him to a four-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Named Derek Johnson pitching coach and Pat Murphy bench coach. Announced bullpen coach Lee Tunnell will return next season.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Exercised their 2016 club option on LHP Jaime Garcia.

Declined their 2016 club option on RHP Jonathan Broxton. Assigned INF Pete Kozma and Cs Ed Easley and Travis Tartamella outright to Memphis (PCL).

FOOTBALL National Football League DENVER BRONCOS — Acquired TE Vernon Davis from San Francisco for 2016 sixth- and seventh-round draft picks and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed RB Le’Veon Bell on injured reserve.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Marko Dano from Rockford (AHL).

Assigned F Bryan Bickell to Rockford.

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DIXON 2BR 610 Douglas Ave. $600/mo. + dep. No Pets. 815440-5276

DIXON 2BR, 1BA, 2½ heated car garage.

1218 W 6th St. $600/mo.+ dep. No dogs.815-440-2912

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815-625-7043

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AMBOY Charming home w/ waterfront view.

Patio overlooks river in 3BR, 2BA situated on 80'x200' lot. 2000 sq ft w/ 2 car garage.

815-285-1308

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Nice 2BR w/ appls. $490mo. + lease & dep. 815-716-0123

ASHTON ★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★

DIXON 3BR Upper apt. in downtown Dixon. $625/mo. + dep.

Heat & garbage inc. No dogs.

815-440-2912 XL 1BR- $500 Free water, garbage & heat.

Pets welcome.

815-751-3295

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2BR, stove, refrig., air, garage. $500 + dep. No smoking, no pets. 563-6131756 or 815-4382690.

STERLING

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS 2 Bedroom Great Location

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No Security Deposit Required

*with 1 year lease

Garages Available

Nice 1BR, Applcs. $350/mo. No smoking . 815-718-5488

OREGON Oregon 1BR $425/mo. & 1 Studio Apt. $350/mo. w/ applcs., ref. & dep. 815-946-3955

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. George F. Avery; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00032 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 7/13/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 12/3/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

S.

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

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

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

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

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

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1501648.

I673006 Oct, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 2015

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Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431 2 BR for $500

Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046

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MILLEDGEVILLE

PIN 02-15-22-101-020 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 104 Prospect Avenue, Amboy, IL 61310

2BR Duplex, applcs. A/C, W/D, garg., no pets or smoking $525/mo.

815-718-1784

1-815-414-2288

1 BR Apts.

No pets.

No Exceptions!

Call 815-716-0367.

2 BR., clean, QUIET. 641-777-7261 2BR, $420 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF JEAN A. BURKE, Deceased.

No. 15 P 123 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JEAN A. BURKE. Letters of Office were issued to CAROL A. BURKE, 417 Meadow Lark Lane, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071, as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before April 29, 2016, 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.

3BR duplex, no pets or smoking, sewer & garbage inc. 815-625-5536

Dated this 23rd day of October, 2015.

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

Laurence F. Johnson Kyle G. Carlock WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081-0400 815-625-8200 October 27, November 3, 10, 2015

Carol A. Burke, Independent Representative

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

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

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005KS11 PLAINTIFF Vs.

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed PassThrough Certificates, Series 2005-KS11 PLAINTIFF Vs.

Russell Bryson a/k/a Russell D. Bryson; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00030 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 7/13/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 12/3/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 07-08-06-407-013 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 321 Sherman Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1501111.

I673007 Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 2015

Russell Bryson a/k/a Russell D. Bryson; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00030 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 7/13/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 12/3/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT NUMBER NINETY-NINE (99) IN MAPLE PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DIXON, PLATTED IN BOOK A OF PLATS, ON PAGE 53 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF LEE COUNTY, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 07-08-06-407-013 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 321 Sherman Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-15-01111.

I673007 Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. George F. Avery; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00032 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 7/13/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 12/3/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 14 AND PART OF LOT 15 IN BLOCK SIX (6) GILSON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF AMBOY, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF LOT FIFTEEN (15) IN BLOCK SIX (6) OF SAID GILSON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF AMBOY, SAID POINT BEING 81.22 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT FOURTEEN (14) IN SAID BLOCK SIX (6); THENCE WESTERLY PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT FOURTEEN (14), A DISTANCE OF 128.00 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT FIFTEEN (15); THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOTS FIFTEEN (15) AND FOURTEEN (14) TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 14; THENCE EAST ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 14 TO THE NORTH EAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH 81.22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PIN 02-15-22-101-020 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 104 S. Prospect Avenue, Amboy, IL 61310 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-15-01648.

I673006 Oct, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 2015

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PUBLIC NOTICES SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Tuesday, November 3, 2015 • PAGE B6

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To: Helen Stevens; Ezra J. Stevens; Occupant; The Woodhaven Association; Unknown Heirs at Law or Devisees of Helen Stevens; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 15 TX 34 Filed October 2, 2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 5, 2013 Certificate No. 2013-00293 Sold for General Taxes of 2012 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DELINQUENT TAXES

SOLD

FOR

Property located at: Lot 81 in Section 23 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded April 11,1975 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 70 - 74, inclusive, as Document Number 401646 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-11-278-027 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on March 1, 2016.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before March 1, 2016.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on March 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before March 1, 2016 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property Inc Purchaser or Assignee Dated 10/2/2015 I673682

To: Arpad Bartha; The Woodhaven Association; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 15 TX 36 Filed October 2, 2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 5, 2013 Certificate No. 2013-00341 Sold for General Taxes of 2012 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DELINQUENT TAXES

SOLD

FOR

Property located at: Lot 88 in Section 18 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded November 14, 1974 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 57 - 60, inclusive, as Document Number 397724 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-12-155-016 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on March 1, 2016.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before March 1, 2016.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on March 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before March 1, 2016 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property Inc Purchaser or Assignee Dated 10/2/2015 I673680

Nov. 2, 3, 4, 2015

Nov. 2, 3, 4, 2015

To: Thomas E. Winbish, Sr.; Velma O. Winbish; Occupant; The Woodhaven Association; Aqua Illinois, Inc.; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

To: Matthew T. Munsterman; Occupant; The Woodhaven Association; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 15 TX 35 Filed October 2, 2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 5, 2013 Certificate No. 2013-00292 Sold for General Taxes of 2012 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable)

TAX DEED NO. 15 TX 37 Filed October 2, 2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 5, 2013 Certificate No. 2013-00421 Sold for General Taxes of 2012 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable)

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DELINQUENT TAXES

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DELINQUENT TAXES

SOLD

FOR

SOLD

FOR

To: Milburn D. Roberson; Joan A. Roberson; Harold Pilkinton; Unknown Heirs at Law or Devisees of Milburn D. Roberson; Unknown Heirs at Law or Devisees of Joan A. Roberson; Occupant; The Woodhaven Association; Aqua Illinois, Inc.; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 15 TX 39 Filed October 2, 2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 5, 2013 Certificate No. 2013-00220 Sold for General Taxes of 2012 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DELINQUENT TAXES

SOLD

FOR

Property located at: Lot 27 in Section 21 as shown on a Plat of Woodhaven Lakes Recorded October 24, 1975 in Book 'H' of Plats Pages 93 - 100, inclusive, as Document Number 405539 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-02-432-003 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on March 1, 2016.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before March 1, 2016.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on March 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before March 1, 2016 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property Inc Purchaser or Assignee Dated 10/2/2015 I673677

Nov. 2, 3, 4, 2015

To: Charles Arrieta; Brett Arrieta; Occupant; The Woodhaven Association; Aqua Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Consumers Illinois Water Company; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 15 TX 41 Filed October 2, 2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 5, 2013 Certificate No. 2013-00216 Sold for General Taxes of 2012 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DELINQUENT TAXES

SOLD

FOR

Property located at: Lot 92 in Section 23 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded April 11,1975 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 70 - 74, inclusive, as Document Number 401646 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-11-278-016

Property located at: Lot 81, in Section 14 as shown on a Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded February 14, 1972 in Book 'H' of Plats on Pages 26 and 27 Document Number 379407 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-12-451-042

Property located at: Lot 7 in Section 21 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded October 24, 1975 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 93 - 100, inclusive, as Document Number 405539 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-02-428-003

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on March 1, 2016.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before March 1, 2016.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on March 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on March 1, 2016.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before March 1, 2016.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on March 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on March 1, 2016.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before March 1, 2016.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on March 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before March 1, 2016 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before March 1, 2016 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before March 1, 2016 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309

Midwest Tulsa Property Inc Purchaser or Assignee Dated 10/2/2015 I673681

Midwest Tulsa Property Inc Purchaser or Assignee Dated 10/2/2015 I673679

Midwest Tulsa Property Inc Purchaser or Assignee Dated 10/2/2015 I673675

To: Felipe Escalante; Thelma Escalante; Occupant; The Woodhaven Associaiton; Aqua Illinois, Inc.; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 15 TX 40 Filed October 2, 2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 5, 2013 Certificate No. 2013-00308 Sold for General Taxes of 2012 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DELINQUENT TAXES

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Property located at: Lot 33 in Section 28 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded October 24, 1975 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 88-92, inclusive, as Document No. 405537 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-11-330-011 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on March 1, 2016.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before March 1, 2016.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on March 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before March 1, 2016 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property Inc Purchaser or Assignee Dated 10/2/2015 I673676

Nov,. 2, 3, 4, 2015

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The City of Sterling, in partnership with Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation will receive sealed bids for the removal of a two-story building and detached garage located at 1411 3rd Avenue, and legally described as; Lot 12 in Block 3 in Summit Place, being a subdivision of Lot 2 in the Northeast Quarter of Section 21, in Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th Principal Meridian, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois; PIN: 11-21-207-007.

Bids will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015 in the Code Enforcement Office, Coliseum Building, 212 3rd Avenue, Sterling, Illinois. All bids received will be opened and read aloud. The contract documents, including specifications and forms of contract and bond for completion of work, are on file at the Code Enforcement office of the City of Sterling.

All proposals shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check payable to the City of Sterling for an amount which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the bid, to be held as damages should the bidder to whom an award is made fail to execute the contract and bond for performance of work.

Labor employed on this work shall be paid not less than the minimum rate of wages for the various classifications of workers employed. Funding of this project is provided using public money through the Blight Reduction Program, administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

The City of Sterling and Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Payment of this work will be by check upon completion of work. There will be no progress payments.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a contract bond on the form of bond furnished by the City of Sterling, which bond is attached to the Contract Documents. A cash bond or authorized Letter of Credit is also acceptable.

No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least fifteen (15) days.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY OF STERLING Marie Rombouts City Clerk November 3, 2015 NOTICE OF INTENT TO FORM AN INSURANCE COMPANY The incorporator of AgPerspective Insurance Company, Brian Freise, herewith provides notice of his intent to form an insurance company to be known as AgPerspective Insurance Company, whose principal office will be located at 1315 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021.

Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 3015

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY ORDER FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) NO. 15MR114 Request of: Roger Anthony Metz NOTICE OF PROGRESS CALL This case is set for Progress call before Judge Daniel A. Fish on January 8, 2016. All parties or their counsel are to be present before the Court at this Progress Call at: 9:00 a.m. Failure to appear will result in dismissal or default.

Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court November 3,10,17 2015 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 14 A.D. 2015 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Clean Krystle Housekeeping located at 703 Medinah Ct., Apt. B, Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 14th day of October A.D. 2015.

Cathy Myers COUNTY CLERK

by Gerianne Knack Deputy October 20, 27 November 3, 2015 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 14 A.D. 2015 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all the owning, persons conducting and transacting the business known as Halls Auto Repair located a 108 E. Lincolnway, Franklin Grove, IL. 61031.

Dated this 14th day A.D. of October 2015.

Cathy Myers COUNTY CLERK

by Gerianne Knack Deputy October 20, 27, November 3, 2015.

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2ND SHIFT ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION SUPPORT TECHNICIANS Work for a dynamic, innovative and growing World-Class automotive supplier! BorgWarner is currently accepting resumes for Hourly 2nd shift Electronic Production Support Technicians. If you are self-motivated and are committed to continuous learning, professional growth and success, please read on…

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Kunes Country Auto Group is Expanding Our Office Team to handle our increase in sales volume. We are seeking a Full-time Accounting Office position with a team player attitude to oversee the daily record keeping and accounting for one of the company’s multiple dealerships. Possibly multiple offices with short traveling distance may be required. This position will work closely with the controller, general manager, and the office managers for our other locations.

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

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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 lispecifically censed 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))

POSITION WANTED

515

If you need help with house cleaning, grocery shopping, paying bills or other misc. errands Please contact 815-875-7208

AUCTIONS

615

160 ACRE LAND AUCTION Tues., Nov. 17th at Deer Valley Country Club Anderson Land Co. 815-718-1878, Duncan Land and Auction 815-631-0558

WOOD / FUEL

746

All Hardwood split, full size, 8 ft. truckload, $90 delivered 815-973-3302

FURNITURE

755

Like new twin bedroom set, Beautiful like new Oak Express twin bedroom set including headboard, heavy duty bed frame, nightstand, and dresser w/ mirror.

Perfect cond $275.

815-716-0976 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Tables, square, rectangular & round, lt. color $75 815-441-5353

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

Hand Crank hospital bed & mattress $100 815288-6200 Inogen portable oxygen concentrator, 15-200 Inogen One G2 system, 2 batteries, ac & dc power cords.

Backpack & cart.

Like new. $3800 new/asking $2500.

815-772-3413 New GoGo Scooter. Exc. condition.

With rechargeable batteries. $900 815-625-2422

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 AKC Puppies 3 males. One yellow. Two black.

8 wks old. Strong FC background.

All vet work complete. Hips cert.

EIC Clear. $600 563-212-3265.

Free to good “indoor home only.”

2 beautiful 8 week old kittens, Calico & Tabby, healthy and Vet checked.

Have Parvo & Disshots, temper wormed & Litter trained. Call 815595-4260

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs. - Sun. 9-5 901 Myrtle Ave. Garage sale give – away or donation.

Something for everyone!

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Tues.-Thurs. 9-5 201 Emmons Ave. End of Year Sale!

Large mirrors, bedding, sockets, wrenches, older toy trucks, new Die cast tractors, bench grinders, end tables, lamps, garden tools, Christmas Octagon décor, window, 3 computer desks, table & chairs, boys clothes 3Mo.-Youth, Ladies, mens & plus sz., shoes and coats all sizes, towels, purses & 6 dining room chairs.

Everything must go!

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Tues. & Wed. 9 to 4:30 614 W. 10th St. Christmas décor, shoes, hooded sweatshirts, jackets, lots of books!

Few dishes, cups.

Lots of misc. Last sale!

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

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

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

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061 Indian and Cowboy items pre 1900's.

815-440-1851

Looking to buy horses that anyone would like to get rid of. Call 815622-5899 Looking to buy, reliable, good shape, late model car, (5-6 yrs old) Prefer 4DR, Chevy or Ford. 5060k mi. extras not imp. 815-631-3631 Snow Plow blade for a 1998 Chevy C1500 truck.

815-441-4659

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 2 Andersen Windows 52 ½” T & 37 ½” W $300 Culligan Water Softener $150 815-946-3572 2, American Flags w/ flag pole. Good cond. $20 815-732-1492 Craftsman leaf blower, gas. $30.

815-626-1661.

Dark brown leather loveseat.

Very good Cond. $100. Call 815-284-7954 HARDWOOD LUMBER, Walnut, Cherry, Oak. Furniture lumber, fireplace mantles & gun stock material.

815-631-4340 Industrial Meat Grinder for sale 815-857-2660

Golden Doodles ready now.

Apricot. $700$800. 563-2127307 Special young cats, need a warm loving home. Free to good homes only. 815-441-9064.

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

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!

Lincoln Electric ARC welder: 10225 amp x 240 volt inc. helmet & rod 815-284-2374 Rock MemorabiliaBilly Joel, Value $95. Sell $25. 815732-1492 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

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Trailer type Mow & Vac 5HP bagger. $550.

815-438-7845

STORE LIQUIDATION SALEEVERYTHING MUST GO NOW! ✭Last 3 Days✭ ✭✭9 to 6 Daily✭✭ “Automotive Supply Store” Don't Miss This one!

Fixtures & Equipment are 2yrs old.

2903 East Lincolnway Sterling Across the street from Carpet Land USA)

CHRISTMAS TREES

TV, cable ready.

Very nice. $25.

815-732-1492.

LAWN MOWERS

779

780

Artificial Christmas Tree, like new, 7' green w/ lights, $50 815-441-5353

Under Armor men's sweatshirt, med., blk. Like new $25. 815-238-0584

Dale Collin Stump Grinding Call 815-564-7892 *Free Estimates*

Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Free Estimates 25 yrs. Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured.

Whiteside Area 815-590-1677

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

AUTOMOBILES

Twin, full, queen, king beds. Dryer, washer, table & chairs, recliners, gas stove, sofa, dresser, bedroom set, freezer, refrig.

815-718-4385.

Utility trailer 1450lb. capacity, $350/obo.

815-980-6325

Weider weight mach. & Pro/form treadmill. $100 both.815-631-6359

CLASSIC CARS

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1988 Cadillac 60K mi. Loaded, leather, everything works perfect.

Must see! $4500.

815-994-1614.

AUTOMOBILES

905

1989 Jaguar XJ6, $700/obo. Needs work. Call 815564-0297.

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, Prairie Advocate, and saukvalley.com all for only $42!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/15 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

Vintage Child's little tikes party kitchen(complete). $35. Call 815-973-5630

Women's K-Swiss tennis shoes, sz.

10, silver/orange. $40. 815-238-0584

905

1992 Chevy Cavalier, Sport Coupe 90k mi. 1 owner AT. PS PB A/C Newer Tires good cond. $2,495/OBO 815-499-7255 2006 Jaguar S Type, looks & runs very good, 150k mi., $3500/obo 815-973-0291 2007 Toyota Camry, silver, 17K mi. $12,500. Call Jeff 815-631-7610.

2011 BMW 35i Z4 Roadster, 12K mi. & in pristine cond.

Garaged in heated & carpeted facility.

Stored in winter months. $36,500.

Call 815-626-4048

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AUTOMOBILES

AUTOMOBILES

905

Bob Endress Auto S&S

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

815-772-3215

2008 Buick Enclave

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD.

1996 Dodge Ram Van. B2500 115k. mi. HDCP wheel chair lift. Runs & looks good. $3500.

815-622-3737

S.U.V.S

Sharp 1-Owner

2006 Buick Lucerne CXL,

2000 Nissan Frontier, great cond., ext. cab, 90K mi., $4,000/obo 815441-5825

Low Miles

2005 Silverado 1500 Reg. Cab, 8ft. Bed 2WD, very good cond.

Less than .

50k. mi. $8,000.

815-973-6778

4x4

1992 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible

November 6 - 10:00 A.M. 513 S. Shabbona, Streator, IL St. Stevens Rectory TT Tumbleson Auction Co. 815-872-1852

VANS

Like New, 68,000 Miles

November 8 - 9:30 A.M. The Auction Shed - Polo Various Estates Public Auction Service - 815-946-2660

911

'05 Dodge Caravan Stow 'n Go. Runs Great!

144K. $3,800 or obo. 815-631-4467

1991 Jaguar

November 7 - 10:00 A.M. 2203 Canal St., Rock Falls Howard Jones Estate Dirks Auction Service - 815-626-3358

910

1995 Ford Ranger 93k. mi. Runs & drives great! $3,500 obo.

815-441-6483

1998 Mercury Mountaineer

Complete sale bills are published in Sauk Valley Classifieds.

909

2006 Chrysler Pacifica, 159K mi.

Heated seats, restarter, mote leather int. Very good cond. $4500.

815-631-5574

TRUCKS

2006 Pon PPontiac Ltiac SO Torrent Tor rren tD

A.T.V.S

911

1995 GMC Safari w/Coachmen pk.

120K. Blue/white, no rust, clean.

Runs great! $3499 815-456-3716.

2000 Suburban 5.3 runs good, new brakes & rear end $3200/obo 214551-3405

2014 Ford Mustang Convertible

VANS

creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

USED AUTOS 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab, 4x4 Big Savings!!!

905

2001 Chrysler Town & country LIMITED 200k. mi.

All options. $2,000 OBO Details 815-772-2694 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. Very dependable & rusty.

201k mi. $1,495.

815-499-2539

4X4S

912

1995 Ford F150 ext. cab w/Meyers plow. 146Kmi.-11K on engine. $4500 815-535-3531.

PARTS & ACC.

TRAILERS/RVS

945

14 ft. Utility trailer. $500. See @ 1113 9th Ave. by Alley in RF. 815-626-3819 2003 Coachmen camper, self contained. New awning & tires. Exceptionally clean. $5750. Call 815716-0475.

2012 16' Wells Cargo cargo trailer, v-nose, tandem axel, side door & ramp door, $3700 / obo 815-677-1533

SNOWMOBILES

AUTOS WANTED

960

$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 815-499-3543

935

2013 FXDB Harley Davidson, red, low miles $11,000.

815-973-3944

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November 11 - 12:00 NOON 4270 S. Wilson Mill Rd., Polo Bob Millhouse Estate Public Auction Service - 815-946-2660

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Business Hours: Monday 8 to 8, Tues.-Fri. 8 to 5, Saturday 8 to 3

November 17 - 10:00 A.M. 160 ACRE Land Auction - held at Deer Valley Country Club Anderson Land Co. - 815-718-1878 or Duncan Land and Auction - 815-631-0558

ANSWERS TO 10/25

955

-2007 Arctic Cat F6 LXR Orange.

-1996 Yamaha Phazer ll Deluxe.

815-438-7845 or 815-499-0699 Leave message

1 Michelin Tire, 225/55/16 exc. cond. & tread, $30 815-631-5810

MOTORCYCLES

ANSWERS TO 11/1

2000 Polaris 500 Turbo cooled 6x6 utility ATV w/dump bed/hitch/winch/ snowplow $4600, low hrs. 815-6316359.

925

94-02, Dodge Ram, short bed, Leer topper, blue. Nice! $500 OBO 815-535-1950

936

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*Plus tax, title, license & doc fee.

Reminder- Dixon IL Auction every Tuesday at Auction City. Start 3:00p.m.

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

To place your auction in the newspaper or the Auction Calendar contact: Jennifer Diehl - Inside Sales Executive Sauk Valley Media 815-284-2222 or 815-625-3600 ext.655

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2011 Toyota Camry LE, high mi. but in very good clean cond. Good mechanics. $8500 obo. 815-441-7673

815.625.3600 or 815.284.2222

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2014 Cadillac ATS Luxury Edit., silver, black leather. 4yr bumper to GM bumper warranty, 9K mi. $29,000.

Jeff 815-631-7610

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2012 Chevrolet Equinox LT – $17,900 Vaessen Bros (866) 909-3894

2010 Dodge Caliber SXT – $10,987 Majeski Motors (815) 625-9600

1997 Dodge Intrepid – $995 Auto Store (866) 863-4167

1998 GMC Sonoma SLS – $6,000 Vaessen Bros (866) 909-3894

2013 Lincoln MKX – $29,987 Majeski Motors (815) 625-9600

2012 Nissan Rogue S – $17,995 Auto Store (866) 863-4167 2014 Toyota Yaris LE – $13,495 Auto Store (866) 863-4167

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Loaded 07 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4

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Joint ventures look promising.

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