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HEALTH | MEDICAL MARIJUANA

State: Card applications slow Sauk Valley doctors cautious of process

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

STERLING – Of the 11,000 people in Illinois who have begun registration for a medical marijuana card, only 1,600 people have actually submitted part of the application,

and only 600 people have been approved.

Melaney Arnold, spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Public Health, said that the low number of submissions so far could be blamed on a lingering hesitation and confusion about the process.

People whose last name started with A through L could apply for the card beginning Sept. 2; those with last names starting with M through Z could apply starting Nov. 1.

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I think the doctors are saying, ‘We’re not sure how this is going to go.’ Some have embraced it more than others, though.

I was at a medical staff meeting just a short while ago, and there was a little bit of talk about it.

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Paul Steinke, CGH Medical Center president and CEO, who says patients, too, are starting to ask more questions.

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Jury out on new measure Law will increase pay, shrink panels for civil cases

BY SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Burt Fuller of Rock Falls attaches Christmas lights to a yellow ribbon at his home Saturday. Fuller, who served with the Marine Corps in Vietnam, has asked for donations of lights to decorate the large blue spruces in his front yard to honor veterans. He received thousands of lights for the tribute.

RIGHT: Dan Steagall (right) and Dan Fuller (left) watch as Fuller turns on the lights on the display at his Rock Falls home. The display is a tribute to the Wounded Warrior project, disabled veterans, prisoners of war, those missing in action, and other veterans.

CHICAGO (AP) – A newly signed law that’ll more than double what Illinois jurors are paid while reducing the size of civil case juries is earning mixed reviews from criminal justice experts.

Gov. Pat Quinn signed the measure Friday that backers say could lead to more diverse juries and offset anticipated costs by cutting back jurors in all civil cases from 12 to 6. But some counties are concerned about picking up the tab and researchers and advocacy groups believe smaller juries mean less impartial verdicts.

To the measure’s sponsor – who was lobbied by the former Illinois Trial Lawyers Association president – raising juror stipends is a simple equation.

Illinois currently hovers near the bottom of U.S. states when it comes to state-set rates. However, it varies by county – between $4 and $10 a day, more in some places.

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Secret out of Santa’s bag Group helps dozens of families down on their luck

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

Another surprise inside

STERLING – Being a secret Santa for one child was not good enough for Tina Duncan.

Duncan, whose family was helped by a group of people when was jobless during the holiday season 4 years ago, brought gifts for 17 different children Sunday to the Latin American Social Club.

“We have been less fortunate, so I know how it feels,” said Duncan, 52. “I’ve been there, so I really wanted to help.”

Duncan, along with 70 others, distributed toys to more than 160 children.

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Christmas card returns 51 years later, A3 Sonya Henson helped start the Secret Santa Drive with a simple ad on Facebook.

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“I never had a lot growing up, and I don’t have any small kids,” said Henson, 38.

“I felt like I needed to do something, and members of the community just came together.”

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OBITUARIES ........ A4 OPINION .............. A6 POLICE ................ A2

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Mathis Hambley, 6, of Rock Falls sits with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Sunday afternoon during a secret Santa event at the Latin American Social Club.

A group of about 70 pulled together to give gifts to more than 160 children.

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POLICE Sterling Police Delcenae L. Christian, 19, of Rock Falls; 8:05 p.m.

Saturday in the 2900 block of East Lincolnway; operating uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear.

Crystal Dawson, 37, of Sterling; 4:44 p.m. Saturday at the corner of West 19th Street and Avenue J; operating uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear.

Colleen D. Cox, 53, of Sterling; 2 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of West Sixth Street; valid Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt, non-payment; transported to Lee County Jail.

Tyler S. Reynolds, 23, of Sterling; 9:36 a.m. Saturday at the corner of Seventh Avenue and East Fifth Street; valid Ogle County warrant for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia; posted $205 cash bond.

Kevin M. O’Keefe, 30, of Sterling; 12:17 a.m. Saturday at the corner of East 19th Street and Sixth Avenue; disobey stop sign; post driver’s license as bond.

Ayanna S. Watkins, 24, of Chicago; 10:47 p.m. Friday at the corner of Polo Road and East Lincolnway; illegal transportation of alcohol; given notice to appear.

Helena K. Ghadosh, 18, of Sterling; 10:27 p.m. Friday

at the corner of East Fourth Avenue and 11th Avenue; speeding; Illinois driver’s license taken as bond.

Douglas E. Lathe, 55, of Dixon; 6:51 p.m. Friday at the corner of Freeport Road and East Lynn Boulevard; no valid driver’s license and one headlight; given notice to appear.

Benjamin R. Abell, 29, of Tampico; 4:52 a.m. Friday at the corner of Polo Road and East Lincolnway; operating uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear.

Dixon Police Zachary G. Lehman, 20, of Dixon; 3:10 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of West Third Street; domestic battery and reckless conduct; taken to Lee County Jail.

Robert A. Renteria, 40, of Sterling; 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of South Galena Avenue; Bureau County warrant for failure to appear and traffic offense, Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – contempt of court; taken to Lee County Jail.

Patti J. Davis, 48, of Rock Falls; 2:25 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of South Lincoln Avenue; driving under the influence, driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured vehicle; taken to Dixon Police Department, posted bond and released.

Jason M. Yater, 22, of Dixon; 9 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of South Lincoln Avenue; unlawful use of a debit card and theft; taken to Lee County Jail.

John H. Williams, 46, of Dixon; 7:01 p.m. Thursday in the 900 block of North Dixon Avenue; domestic battery; taken to Lee County Jail.

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Julia Cantu, 12, of Dixon, helps her sister, Sienna, 4, pick out a bike Sunday afternoon at the Latin American Social Club in Sterling. They were among 160 kids selected to be part of a secret Santa program.

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Children had to be under the age of 18, and they had to reside in Lee or Whiteside County to receive gifts.

Teresa Moser, 50, saw the Facebook page. She was moved by pictures of children who needed sponsors.

“I was going to sponsor one, but I ended up sponsoring another one, and another one then another one,” Moser said. “It really snowballed.”

Moser ended up buying gifts for four children.

“What enticed me

the most is I am able to see the children I’m purchasing for,” Moser said. “It’s just an awesome feeling to give to these kids.”

When Duncan was unemployed, two doctors from Dixon and another from Amboy came together to provide a Christmas celebration for Duncan and her two children.

The doctors do not want any recognition – they just wanted Duncan and her family to experience the joy of the season.

Now, Duncan is willing to pay forward such good fortune.

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Return to sender – 51 years later Long-lost holiday card reunited with its original sender

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

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New York City police officer Darren Cox (right) and fellow officers leave flowers Sunday at a memorial in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, in honor of two police officers who were shot there Saturday.

Brooklyn-born Ismaaiyl Brinsley fatally shot two New York City officers in broad daylight Saturday before running to a subway station and killing himself, authorities said.

Authorities: Gunman had long record Brooklyn-born man, 28, had at least 19 arrests NEW YORK (AP) – The gunman who fatally ambushed two police officers in their squad car had a long criminal record, a hatred for police and the government and an apparent history of mental instability that included an attempt to hang himself a year ago, authorities said Sunday.

Moments before opening fire, Ismaaiyl Brinsley approached people on the street and asked them to follow him on Instagram, then told them, “Watch what I’m going to do,” Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said.

A portrait of the Brooklyn-born gunman emerged as big-city police departments and union leaders around the country warned officers to change up their routines and insist on extra backup a day after Brinsley carried out what he portrayed online as retaliation for the slayings of black men at the hands of white police.

Brinsley was black; the

slain officers were Asian and Hispanic.

Investigators were trying to determine if Brinsley had taken part in any protests over the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, whose names he invoked in his online threat, or simply latched on to the cause for the final act in a violent rampage.

They said he traveled frequently between the South and New York, where he fathered a child in Brooklyn, and had been in the city earlier in the week.

Brinsley, 28, had at least 19 arrests in Georgia and Ohio, spent 2 years in prison for gun possession and had a troubled childhood so violent that his mother was afraid of him, police said. He ranted online about police and the government and expressed “self-despair and anger at himself and where his life was,” Boyce said.

Boyce said Brinsley’s mother believed he had undiagnosed mental problems and may have been on medication at some point, but detectives were still trying to determine if he had a mental illness.

MOUNT MORRIS – Kelly Denton spent the past few days trying to figure out how a long-lost Christmas card appeared in her mailbox.

“I’d really like to know where it came from,” said Denton, 52, of Mount Morris.

Last Tuesday, Denton received a card postmarked Dec. 15, 1963, from Dixon. That same letter had another postmark from Seattle, Washington, dated Dec. 11 of this year.

In 1963, Carolyn Hackbarth of Mount Morris sent the card to William and Debbie Kiddell, her former neighbors. Both William and Debbie have since passed away.

Hackbarth, 76, lived in Dixon when she mailed the card.

Hackbarth slowly opened the 51-year-old envelope and re-discovered the card Saturday afternoon as a group of people looked on at Pinecrest Community.

“I know there is no money in here, because I don’t remember putting any in the card,” Hackbarth said with a laugh.

The front of the card has three Christmas trees – two green and one red – along with the word “Greetings”.

The inside of the white card reads “Merry Christmas Happy New Year.”

“The card is in great shape after all these years,” Denton said.

There is no house number on the envelope. Instead, Hackbarth just addressed the card to Hannah Avenue in Mount Morris.

Denton lives on South Hannah Avenue.

“In a small town like this, everyone knows everyone,” Hackbarth said. “Back then, a lot of people just put the name of the street on the card and the mail carrier knew where the mail was going.”

The card is signed

by Hackbarth, and it includes the name of her husband, Dick, who has passed away, and those of her two children, Diane,

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Carolyn Hackbarth begins to open a Christmas card she mailed back in 1963 on Saturday at Pinecrest Community in Mount Morris. Hackbarth sent the letter to Mr. and Mrs. William Kiddell, a Mount Morris couple who have since passed.

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Kelly Denton watches as Hackbarth opens the Christmas card she sent Dec. 15, 1963. The card was delivered to the Denton home last week with postmarks from both Dixon – where Hackbarth lived back then – and Seattle, Washington.

I know there is no money in here, because I don’t remember putting any in the card.

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Carolyn Hackbarth, as she opened a Christmas card she sent 51 years ago

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The card also spent some time in a Seattle post office.

“For all we know, this letter could have sat in a post office in Seattle for all these years,” said Bruce Denton, 57, Kelly’s husband. “We are not sure why it ended up in our mailbox.”

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OBITUARIES Joyce M. Dickinson MORRISON — Joyce M. Dickinson, 89, of Morrison, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

She was born Aug. 31, 1925, in Prophetstown, the daughter of Arthur V. and Mae L. (Larson) Skarin. She grew up in Prophetstown, and graduated in 1943 from Prophetstown High School. She married Clyde Chamberlain on Oct. 23, 1943, in Prophetstown.

Her companion for more than 30 years was Rudy Paulsen.

She worked for 30 years as a beautician in her home and farmed with her husband for more than 60 years in the Prophetstown and Morrison area. She was an avid gardener throughout her entire life. She was a former member of Lyndon Methodist Church in Lyndon and then a member of the Leon Methodist Church in Leon.

Survivors include one daughter, Linda (Michael) Corken of Aurora; two sons, Patrick (Susanne) Chamberlain of Dixon, and George (Lisa) Chamberlain of Thomson; one daughter-in-law, Ann Chamberlain of Proph-

etstown; six grandchildren, Laurie (Daryl) Burkholder of Morrison, Jennifer Corken of Geneva, Peter (Nikki) Corken of Batavia, Cynthia (Steve) Defreezer of Princeton, Jennifer (David) Sapp of Richland, Missouri, and Christopher (Liz) Chamberlain of Lakewood, Colorado; nine great-grandchildren; and one sister, Jean (Richard) Shearer of Erie.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Clyde Chamberlain; one daughter, Janet Collier; one son, Steven Chamberlain; one grandson, Zachary Collier; three brothers and two sisters.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday at First Congregational Church in Prophetstown, with Rev. Andy Polenski officiating.

Memorials for the First Congregational Church in Prophetstown and Leon United Methodist Church in Leon have been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Shelby J. Walker MOUNT MORRIS – Shelby J. Walker, 72, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home in Mount Morris.

She was born May 3, 1942, in Rockford, the daughter of Cletus and Lenora (Conrad) Walker.

Shelby was a former resident of Stouffer Terrace in Oregon. Shelby precipitated in activities with Special Olympics and Village of Progress. She was a member of Mount Morris Evangelical Free Church.

Shelby was known by many throughout northern Illinois.

She is survived by her brother, Conrad (Jean) Walker of Polo; sister, Barbara Rosenbalm of

Caledonia; sister-in-Law Jackie Walker of Rockford; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and her family at Stouffer Terrace.

Shelby was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Tom; and a niece, Melanie Rosenbalm.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Finch Funeral Home, 405 E. Hitt St., Mount Morris. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Rev. Larry Jameson officiating.

Burial will be in Adeline Cemetery, Adeline.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Village of Progress and Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home.

IN BRIEF Tree disposals set in Sterling STERLING – Christmas trees from Sterling residents will be collected during the first 2 weeks of January.

No other yard waste will be collected during the 2-week period. Curbside yard waste collection will resume March 9.

Residents who want to dispose of yard waste before March 9 can call the public works department from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, at 815-632-6657.

Call the public works department or Republic Services at 815-625-1000 for more information.

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Grain bin fire fought 9 hours RINGWOOD (AP) – It took firefighters in northern Illinois more than 9 hours to put out a grain bin fire that destroyed $2,500 worth of corn.

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There were no injuries, and the bin wasn’t damaged.

Officials say they think a drying machine may have been the source of the blaze.

Police: DNA links man 1994 slaying CHICAGO (AP) – Cold case detectives in Chicago have used DNA evidence to identify and arrest a suspect in a 20-year-old murder case.

The Chicago Police Department says in a news release that 45-year-old David Ramirez-Martinez, of Boulder, Colorado, was arrested Thursday.

He is accused of stabbing a 39-year-old woman in May 1994.

The victim was found in her home in the North Side Lakeview neighborhood.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitation: Merle Bushman Lucas, formerly of Rock Falls, 9-10:45 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Ronald M. Wolber of Sterling, gathering of family and friends, 10-11 a.m. at Amazing Grace Church in Sterling.

William J. “Bill” Norman of Morrison, 2-4 p.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Vivienne E. Gowan, formerly of Rock Falls, 6-8 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Joyce M. Dickinson of Morrison, 3 to 7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Today’s funerals: Janice L. Adams of Chadwick, 10 a.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chadwick.

Margie J. Gilmore of Sterling, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

Marilyn A. Mitchell of Sterling, 10 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling.

Merle Bushman Lucas, formerly of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Ronald M. Wolber of Sterling, 11 a.m. memorial service at Amazing Grace

Church in Sterling.

William J. “Bill” Norman of Morrison, 4 p.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Tuesday visitations: Diane J. Schmidt of Mount Morris 10 a.m. at Disciples United Methodist Church in Mount Morris.

Shelby J. Walker of Mount Morris, 5 to 7 p.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Louise Johnson of Dixon, 10 a.m.-noon at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Tuesday funerals: Joyce M. Dickinson of Morrison, 10:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Prophetstown.

Diane J. Schmidt of Mount Morris, 12 p.m. at Disciples United Methodist Church in Mount Morris.

Louise Johnson of Dixon, noon celebration of life at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Vivienne E. Gowan, formerly of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Wednesday funeral: Shelby J. Walker of Mount Morris, 10:30 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Marie L. Flosi STERLING – Marie L. Flosi, 71, of Sterling, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at her home.

She was born March 31, 1943, in Sterling, the daughter of William and Theresa (Dayton) Allen.

She had been employed for 27 years at DCFS before retiring in 2011.

Survivors include one daughter, Kristin (Mark) Tichler, and one son, Kraig (Trisha) Flosi, both of Sterling; two brothers, William (Wendy) Allen

Diane J. Schmidt MOUNT MORRIS – Diane J. Schmidt, 53, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer, in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mount Morris.

She was born Oct. 24, 1961, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Donald and Shirley (Haug) Calhoun. Diane grew up in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and graduated in 1980 from Brookfield East High School.

She received a bachelor’s degree in social work in 1984 from Carthage College, and then she received her master’s degree in social work in 1985 from the University of WisconsinMilwaukee.

She moved in 1986 to Mount Morris to take the position as director of social services for Pinecrest Community, a job she thoroughly loved.

On April 16, 1988, Diane married the love of her life, Richard Schmidt. Diane is survived by her husband.

One of her greatest joys in life was raising her two children, Megan (Ethan) Grant of Madison, Wisconsin, and Mark Schmidt of Mount Morris. Diane also is

and Lawrence Allen, both of Sterling; one sister, Patricia (Al) Kelch of Peoria; and four grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kelli Flosi, in 1985.

A graveside service was held Friday at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

Sylvia A. Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling handled STERLING – Sylvia A. arrangements.

Schmarje, 91, of Sterling, Visit schillingfuneraldied Thursday, Decemhome.com to send conber 18, 2014, at her home. dolences.

She was born Oct. 3, 1923, in Walworth, Wisconsin, the daughter of Obituary information Louie and Hazel (GorenAll obituaries, including box on Page A2 the next flo) Brennecka. She mardeath notices, are due by publication day after we ried Donald Schmarje on 2 p.m. Sunday through are notified of an error.

April 1, 1943, in Harvard.

Friday if sent via email, Receipt of all obituar- He preceded her in death obituaries@saukvalley. ies must be confirmed by Oct. 23, 1995. com or fax, 815-625-9390. phone.

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Donna (Mitch) Coppage of Keokuk, Iowa, and Janice (Kevin) Hollian of Harold ‘Bud’ Null Jr. Buckeye, Arizona; one STERLING — Harold “Bud” Null Jr., 59, of Sterling, son, Leonard (Peggy) died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at his home.

Schmarje of Harvard; one Arrangements are pending with the McDonald brother, Dexter (Clare) Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Schmarje of Harvard;

survived by her parents, Donald and Shirley Calhoun of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; brothers, Glenn (Judy) Calhoun of Waukesha, Wisconsin, Bruce (Susan) Calhoun of St. Paul, Minnesota; stepsons Colin (Dena) Schmidt of Yorkville, and Chad (Vicky) Schmidt of Copley, Ohio; and six grandchildren, Ryan, Ashley, Elaine and Erin Schmidt, and Ashley and Courtney Phillips. Diane also is survived by many family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Donald and Katherine Calhoun Sr., and Charles and Florence Haug; and her father and mother-in-law, Albert and LaVonne Schmidt.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, and the funeral at noon Tuesday at Disciples United Methodist Church in Mount Morris, with Rev. Dwight Stewart officiating.

Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery in Polo.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Serenity Hospice & Home and DUMC Youth Mission Group.

Schmarje a sister, Nona Naatz of Algonquin; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and two greatgreat-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, Margo; nine sisters; seven brothers; one sonin-law, Norman Tyne; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Cremation rites have been accorded, and a memorial service will take place at a later date.

A memorial has been established.

Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling is handling arrangements.

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Plus, state law doesn’t require employers to pay wages during jury duty.

The new law, which takes effect in June, moves Illinois closer to other states by raising it to $25 the first day and $50 after.

Few other states are as stingy: South Carolina jurors get a $2 daily minimum in civil cases and some – Connecticut and Massachusetts, for example – don’t pay the initial day, according to the National Center for State Courts.

“It is a civic duty, but you are inconveniencing people,” said state Rep. Kelly Burke, an Evergreen Park Democrat co-sponsoring the plan. “It’s more than an inconvenience for some people, it’s a hardship.”

Shannon Welling of Chicago served on a jury for a nearly 2-week medical malpractice case this year. The 33-year-old said her employer continued to pay wages. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be much left from the daily $17.20

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“You keep getting told, ‘It’s your civic duty. P.S. Here’s 17 bucks, good luck!’” she said. “I’m lucky that I’m salaried ... That was solely the way I was able to survive.”

States don’t often take up jury pay, especially during tough economic times.

California raised its rate in 2000, the first time since 1957; jurors now get $15 on the second day of service, up from $5.

Fair-jury advocates say more money helps ensure juries are reflective of the wider population. Those who’ll have trouble taking time to serve – like an hourly worker whose employer won’t pay them – will be less likely to ask for an excusal if the payment is larger. The Fully Informed Jury Association advocacy group notes the issue can disproportionately affect minorities.

Quinn, who has less than a month in office before Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner takes over, said through a spokesman

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that he signed the law to ease “the financial burden of jury duty,” and noted many states have smaller juries. Quinn spokesman Grant Klinzman didn’t respond further.

While it varies by court type, more than half of U.S. states require six jurors in civil cases, according to NCSC. The rest mostly stick with 12 or eight. Currently, Illinois allows six in some types of cases.

Andrew Ferguson, a law professor at the University of the District of Columbia who’s written a juror handbook, points to research suggesting how big personalities are more likely to dominate on small juries.

“They make more inconsistent verdicts,” Ferguson said, unlike larger juries where, “there are more voices and more people involved.”

Personal injury attorney Joseph Power, who lobbied Illinois lawmakers for the proposal, doesn’t buy that argument. The former lawyers’ association president said the main moti-

vator was how economic hardship might weed out potential jurors.

“I’m not getting a representative jury,” Power said.

County officials, including Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, support the increase but say they’re disappointed the proposal doesn’t address cost and worry how they’ll make up for it. Officials estimate the plan could bump Cook County’s juror allotment from roughly $3.1 million to $4.9 million.

Meanwhile, backers say fewer jurors will save Illinois money, and add that other states have found ways to pay more. New Mexico pays jurors a $6.25 hourly rate and some states reimburse child care.

“This is an investment in justice,” NCSC analyst Gregory Hurley said.

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Though your smile has gone forever and your hand we cannot touch; we still have so many memories of the one we loved so much. Your memory is our keep sake with which we’ll never part, God has you in his keeping, we have you in our hearts.

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Underager over the road

Dozen’s of pay raises OK’d?

20-year-old takes advantage of shifting demand in trucking industry

BY RACHEL RODGERS Herald & Review Distributed by The Associated Press

DECATUR (AP) – Some would swear 20-yearold Nathan Hardeman has diesel fuel running through his veins.

He doesn’t quite remember what sparked his desire for a career behind the wheel, whether it was playing with toy trucks as a child or absorbing his family’s passion for all things automotive, but he is sure of one thing.

“I’ve always wanted to be a truck driver,” he said.

“I’ve pretty much always been around trucks.”

And his devotion to claim an office in the cab of a big rig did not go unnoticed for long.

The Moweaqua native was hired at Archer Daniels Midland Co. Trucking last November at age 19, making company history as its youngest driver.

At the time, an individual would have to meet the minimum age requirement of 23 before being considered to join the fleet of drivers, which has about 100 local-area and 50 city-bound, said Debbie Sarko, ADM Trucking terminal manager.

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Nathan Hardeman, 20, of Moweaqua poses for a photo Nov. 20 next to an Archer Daniels Midland Co. truck in Decatur. Hardeman was hired at Archer Daniels Midland Co. Trucking last November at age 19, making company history as its youngest driver.

Hiring candidates age 23 or older was preferable because an individual must be 21 to haul products across state lines or to transport hazardous materials, and applicants needed at least 2 years’ prior experience, she said.

However, because of the growing demand for truck drivers nationwide, Sarko said they can now evaluate younger applicants on a case-bycase basis and provide them with additional training.

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New president: U of I is an economic asset CHAMPAIGN (AP) – Incoming University of Illinois President Timothy L. Killeen says he wants to build the school into a stronger economic asset to the state.

Killeen takes over in July, when President Robert Easter retires, and says it’s too soon to announce any big plans. But the university and its three campuses can help build a better state economy, Killeen said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press looking ahead to his initial plans.

Q. How do you believe the university can be a greater economic asset?

A. “I think [that is] the role of a large public research university in a state where the citizenry really needs opportunities and those opportunities could be converted to economic prosperity.

What I really want to do is reinforce the position of the University of Illinois as a major contributor the economic health of Illinois, and the world.”

Q. Rising tuition has lowered the number of instate students choosing to enroll. Is the current pace of tuition increases sustainable?

A. “Cost containment [of university expenses] is something that’s going to

be clearly important. I think the role of philanthropy and foundation support and alumni connections are also important. I think there are many facets to this equation. Maybe eight months from now I can give you a check list.”

Q. Any thoughts on the rescinded job offer for Steve Salaita over his antiIsrael Twitter messages or the uproar over the rehiring of felon and former 1970s radical James Kilgore? Board of Trustees Chairman Christopher Kennedy believes both issues could be history by the time you start your job.

A. “It’s not something I’m going to step into in any sort of decisive or decisional role. I can’t get specific. ... I would hope that Chairman Kennedy is right.”

Q. Two of the past three University of Illinois presidents have resigned under pressure, one in part over criticism of leadership style. How does that influence what you do?

A. “I’m not concerned, I’m not fazed. ... The shared vision of the University of Illinois is something that I want to get engaged in. There could be things that take quite some time to evolve, but it has to be driven, I think, by a shared vision, not an imposed vision.”

“The industry is struggling for drivers, and it’s only predicted to get worse,” she said. “We are targeting a different group of individuals, and we can train them and bring them up the ADM way.”

Statewide, the need for CDL heavy-truck drivers is projected to increase by more than 1,500 jobs between 2013 and 2015, growing past 9,000 jobs by 2022, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

On the national level, the

Report: Outgoing Rutherford gives 36-percent bump SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Outgoing Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford gave pay raises to dozens of employees – with increases ranging from 8 to 36 percent – over the past year, according to a newspaper report.

The Republican’s office also awarded nearly $90,000 in one-time payments to 35 non-union employees at the end of October, according to a story published online late Saturday in the State Journal-Register. The payments included one to his former his chief of staff, who received an extra $10,000 on top of an approximately $125,000 base salary.

Rutherford spokeswoman Mary Frances Bragiel defended the salary increases – given to more than 25 non-union employees – and onetime payments.

She said they were “all based on performance, job duty changes and more responsibility.”

Union officials criticized the move.

Frank Prochaska, a spokesman for Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said it amounted to “profiteering.” He said union employees received smaller pay bumps in recent negotiations.

“It is a disgrace to dedicated state employees and public servants,” he said.

Rutherford’s single term as treasurer ends next month. He ran for governor, but lost in the fourway Republican primary.

His office said some of the payments and raises were used to help retain people and reflected successful programs in the office. For example, Bragiel said the unclaimed property division returned assets more than $100 million for the first time in 2011, and the total in 2013 was $139 million, according to the newspaper. She said some employees hadn’t ever received raises.

A spokesman for Democratic Treasurer-elect Mike Frerichs declined to comment.

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“Because it’s still so new, people still might be unsure of the process – you know, doctor certification, and fingerprinting,” Arnold said. “We’re hoping that as people become more informed and better educated, those numbers are going to increase.”

A breakdown of applications by Illinois State Police district, or by county, was not available.

That uncertainty about the process is something echoed by both Dave

Schreiner, president and CEO of KSB Hospital, and Paul Steinke, president and CEO of CGH Medical Center.

“It’s very complicated from the physicians’ end,” Schreiner said, “because if we look at evidence-based practice, there’s not a tremendous amount of literature out there regarding marijuana.”

So what about patient interest at KSB? “There’s certainly not what I would describe as a loud drumbeat of people waiting for it to go through,” Schreiner said. “It’s been pretty quiet, I have to tell you.”

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Schreiner said he hadn’t heard of a single instance where a patient at KSB had broached the topic with a doctor, though that doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened.

At CGH, the story is a little different. Though Steinke said he wasn’t aware of any doctors going through the application process with a patient, he did say that patients were talking about it, and increasingly asking for it, but that no doctors were actively prescribing it.

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Thirteen companies applied for the marijuana cultivation center permit that will be issued in Illinois State Police District 1, which encompasses Lee, Ogle, Whiteside, and Carroll counties.

Four companies applied for a dispensary permit.

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Hardeman began driving for ADM’s city operation about a month after completing the Commercial Driver’s License program at Richland Community College, covering the $3,500 cost with a scholarship. About 75 individuals graduate each year from the program, which offers four- and 8-week courses.

“They pretty much say you are guaranteed to get a job through the program, and that’s exactly what happened,” he said.

The first week consists of classroom work, going through the process to receive a Class A driving permit and learning the paperwork side of trucking such as properly filling out logbooks. The remainder of the program takes place inside a truck, practicing driving maneuvers and inspections. Students then take the driver’s test in Springfield.

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Monday, December 22, 2014

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Ignore the kids; Pols now say the darndest things!

Silly statements, malapropisms pass their lips

Joe Heller, Heller Syndication

EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1964

From our archives: Season brings out best of humanity What we thought: 50 years ago

Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The fol- got to remember. lowing items appeared Christmas is the deliin the Telegraph on Dec. cious tinge of nostalgia 22-24, 1964. as you open Christmas cards from friends you Unchanging never hear from at any Christmas other time, and the realization of how much you he wondermiss them. ful thing about Christmas is the ChristChristmas is that it has never changed. Let mas tree and the fuss and bother of trimming it. us hope it never will.

It is the hush of expecA lot of things ABOUT Christmas have changed. tancy on Christmas Eve, The pre-Christmas bally- the peal of church bells, and the glitter of outdoor hoo begins earlier every lights up and down the year. The wrappings are streets. fussier. The trees come Most of all, Christmas now in almost any color and almost any material, is the reverence and the gratitude we feel deep including natural. down beneath it all, even The toys are more and though we may not show more elaborate, more it or scarcely realize it. and more warlike, and No, Christmas has more and more expensive. And there has been never changed. Let us hope it never will. a population explosion The Christmas spirit is in the number of Santas humanity at its best. – to be seen in stores and Dec. 24, 1964 on the streets.

But these are not Christians get Christmas. They are only ready to celebrate the trappings of Christmas.

By the Associated Press The real Christmas is Christians around the the Christmas spirit – the world prepared today joy of planning and sav- to celebrate the joy of ing and even sacrificChristmas but in many ing to bring pleasure to areas troubled by consomeone very dear to troversy and fighting, joy you or to someone you remained only a hope. may not even know.

Men were fighting and It is the light in a child’s dying in the jungles of face on Christmas morn the Congo and Viet Nam when he sees what love in the Christmas of 1964. has brought him – love Yet most parts of the that so many times tran- Christian world were at scends and overcomes peace, however uneasy it the limitation of material might be. circumstance.

“We must prepare ourIt is the kindness and selves well for Christmas, generosity of those who rekindling in our hearts wish to share their bless- the desire, the thirst, the ings with others less for- anxiety for the living God tunate. and the blessed certainty It is the gaiety and of finding Christ, the confusion of young folks God-made man,” said home from schools. It is Pope Paul VI in an audithe hustle and bustle of ence at Vatican City. shopping, of last-minute From Washington, errands, of remembering President Johnson sent just in time a gift or card “warmest Christmas for someone you can’t greetings” to the 22,000 see how you almost forU.S. servicemen who are

communities and neighboring states flock to Bethlehem, Conn., every Christmas to have their greeting card envelopes imprinted with a special seasonal message, then mailed from the town post office.

Last year, due to the demand, there were ten different greeting designs available for Christmas card senders.

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Comedian Bob Hope performed at U.S. military bases in Vietnam and Southeast Asia during the 1964 Christmas season, which prompted the release of a record album, “On the Road to Vietnam.” On Dec. 24, 1964, the Telegraph reported on Hope’s surprise pre-Christmas visit to the troops.

Last Sunday, a number of persons were seen walking on the ice on the Rock River near Dixon.

Each winter brings many inquiries to The Telegraph concerning the thickness and safety of the ice on the river.

The Telegraph advises all persons to stay off the ice as it is not of sufficient thickness to allow spending the holiday in safe travel. The weather Viet Nam fighting a war has not been consisagainst communism. tently cold enough to Most of the men there allow the water to freeze will eat a sumptuous Christmas dinner despite solidly enough to allow the war, but for others in safe passage.

Although ice skating the field, Friday will be and other winter sports just another day of war. have been carried on to Comedian Bob Hope evoked a wildly enthusi- some extent on the ice astic welcome with a sur- in the past, we would remind readers of the prise visit to an air base inherent danger that runin Viet Nam. The troops ning water beneath the were told Hope would ice softens it to a dangerarrive only a few hours ous degree, especially before he entertained during the present mild them. ... – Dec. 24, 1964 weather. – Dec. 22, 1964

Little towns of Bethlehem

Several states, all over the United States, can boast of having their very own little town of Bethlehem.

In New England, for example, there’s a place named Bethlehem in New Hampshire, and another in Connecticut.

Moving across country, Bethlehems are found in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia, Indiana and Iowa.

People from nearby

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Jennifer Baratta Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Larry Lough

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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River ice dangerous

Honeggers to reopen Dixon Mills Honeggers’ and Co. Inc., Fairbury, has signed a long-term lease to operate Dixon Mills Inc., 602 Depot Ave., and will reopen the mill early in 1965.

The agreement culminates months of negotiations aimed at working out a plan whereby the mill could be reopened and creditors’ claims against the corporation might be paid. … – Dec. 22, 1964

WASHINGTON – Pols say the darndest things!

We have culled from masses of malapropisms, silly statements, dumb observations and, sadly, few words of wisdoms from our national leaders in 2014.

Hope it gives you a better idea of what goes on in D.C. Republican House Speaker John Boehner says he has a tough job that involves many roles.

He told Jay Leno: “Some members, I have to be the big brother figure. Some, I have to be the father figure. Others I have to be the dean of students or the principal. Some of them, I have to be the Gestapo.”

Musing on future ambitions, he added: “I like to play golf. I like to cut my own grass. You know, I do drink red wine. I smoke cigarettes. And I’m not giving that up to be president of the United States.”

Speaking of Boehner, President Obama said at a dinner in 2014 that House Republicans were giving the speaker an even harder time than they gave him, “which means orange really is the new black,” referring to Boehner’s famous orange tan.

It’s hard to beat Obama’s 2011 comment in Cincinnati, as he extolled the virtues of the U.S. “We’re the country that built the intercontinental railroad,” or his boast that he had been in 57 states and still had one to go. Or his campaign declaration, “We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States.”

In 2014, in New York, paying homage to the great soul singer Aretha Franklin, Obama mentioned her most famous song, calling it, “RSPECT.” While not a Washingtonian, Thomas Menino, who died in October after being Boston’s mayor for 21 years, spent days hanging around the Capitol.

He was overheard saying about another politician, “He was a man of great statue.”

SEN. RAND PAUL, R-Ken tucky, who wants to be elected president in 2016, spoke about the tragic case of the New Yorker killed in a police chokehold for selling loose cigarettes on the street.

Paul said on MSNBC he was horrified but added, “I think there’s something bigger than just the individual circumstances. …

I think it’s also important to know that some politicians put a tax of $5.85 on a pack of cigarettes, so they’ve driven cigarettes underground by making them so expensive.”

(Paul, a graduate of the

“The political cartoon is a weapon of attack, of scorn and ridicule and satire. ... It is usually as welcome as a bee sting and is always controversial in some quarters.”

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Duke University School of Medicine, who became an ophthalmologist, should know about cancer. And cigarette taxes.)

Hillary Clinton, who wants to be elected president in 2016, said: “When you’re a woman, you know you’re being judged constantly. I mean it is just never-ending. And you get a little worried about, OK, you know, people over on this side are loving what I’m wearing, looking like, saying.

And people over on this side aren’t.

House Your natural Speaker tendency is, John How do you Boehner bring people The Ohio Republican’s together so legendary you can bettan gets no ter commurespect in some political nicate? I’m circles, writes done with columnist Ann that. I mean, McFeatters.

I’m just done.”

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who wants to be elected president in 2016, campaigned furiously to help Republicans take control of the Senate. He said of his party: “We stand for life.

We stand for marriage. We stand for Israel. We repeal Common Core.” That is a reference to educational standards passed by individual states, not the federal government. He also pledged a 56th vote to repeal Obamacare. (That won’t happen because Republicans lack votes to override an Obama veto.)

NEW JERSEY GOV. Chris Christie, who wants to be elected president in 2016, was confronted by a man holding a sign protesting that hundreds of Hurricane Sandy victims still had not received aid.

Christie told the man, “Guy, somebody like you doesn’t know a d--n thing about what you’re talking about except to stand up and show off when the cameras are here.” He told the protester to “sit down and shut up.”

(Two years after the hurricane, only $802 million of the $3.26 billion the federal government has provided to New Jersey has been paid out to homeless residents, leaving thousands without help.)

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, never known for charisma, and just deposed as Senate majority leader, was recalling being visited by Brad Pitt.

As they posed for photographers, Reid asked, “How will they tell us apart?”

So many pols; so little time.

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Lonely soldier must reach out for comfort Dear Abby, I am a soldier in Afghanistan who is single with few friends, if you would even call them that. We work 24/7. No days off, no breaks. It’s not an easy life. You would not believe how nice it is to receive a message from family or friends.

Don’t get me wrong, I have a loving family who support me and everything I do. When I first got here, I’d get a message from them at least once a week. But now that I am seven months into a 12-month deployment, it has been almost two months since I have gotten anything.

Now, I know if I reach

it seems that I am forgotten. It would be comforting to know someone is thinking about me.

Any day now could be my last.

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

out and send a message – which I have done – I’ll get replies, but am I wrong for not wanting to have to do that?

Is it wrong to wish that I could come in, relax, and find a message waiting for me? I know they love me and are busy with their lives, but sometimes

Dear Deployed, Because you’re feeling lonely and forgotten, it’s important to let your family and friends back home know how you feel. They are not mind-readers. You say you heard from them in the early months of your deployment. But have you reached out to them recently? If you haven’t, they may assume you are being kept so busy that you are unable to stay in touch with them.

The surest way to get what you need is to communicate – and that applies to more situations in life than this one.

Dear Abby, I am a senior in high school in Texas. Everyone has decided which college they want to go to and what they want to be. I have no clue. It is frustrating, because when adults ask what my plans for the future are and I say I don’t know, they look at me like I’m stupid.

I feel 18 years isn’t long enough to figure all that out. I am an introvert, and I would really like to open up a cute little cafe in New York when I am

older. But every time I tell someone this is what I’d like to do, they ask how I’m going to make money at it. They’re right -- I can’t make a living off a coffee shop, especially with the high cost of living in New York.

I’m lost and don’t know what to do. I have less than a year to figure things out, and it’s starting to stress me. Please give me some advice. I need a friend.

– Lost in Texas Dear Lost, You not only need a friend, you also need a counselor to help you find direction. If there isn’t one at your school, consider discussing this

with a career counselor at a nearby university or community college.

Some courses in business administration would be valuable for you so you can learn the nuts and bolts about running a business and avoid common mistakes that might cause yours to fail.

Some classes in commercial cooking would also be helpful. If there isn’t a trade school nearby that offers them, consider working for a year or two in the restaurant industry to see how it functions. Many of the best chefs in the world started out that way, and you will learn quickly if this is something you really want to pursue.

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

Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263467.

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

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Commodities, 10 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Senior Information Services, 10 a.m.-noon, Mount Carroll Senior Center, 306 N. Main St., 800-541-5479.

Blood pressure check, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

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

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

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

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

Sterling Rotary Club, noon, YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, tradition; 3:30 p.m.,

closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

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Widowed-to-Widowed Support Group, 1:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. RSVP: 815288-9236.

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

Caregivers Support Group, 6 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

NAMI Sauk Area, 6:30 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 325 state Route 2, Dixon, namisaukvalley@ gmail.com or 815-244-1405.

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

Working Women’s Grief Support Group, 6:30 p.m., KSB Hospice office, Commerce Towers, 215 E. First St., Dixon.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m.,

closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

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

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

Rock Falls Lodge 936 AF & AM, 7:30 p.m., 117 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bingo, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River

Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

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

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

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tuesday, Dec. 23 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

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For a bridge player, the real art of the game is to leave unplayed the wrong card at the tempting moment.

South is in three no-trump.

What should he do after West leads his fourth-highest spade?

Note that North did not use Stayman with 4-3-3-3 distribution. This was even more clear-cut with honors in all of the three-card suits. Four hearts can be made, but requires guessing spades.

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There was no hurry to take the spade finesse. Declarer should have won the first trick with his spade ace and driven out the heart ace. When West continued with another spade, that was the time for the finesse. Yes, it would have lost, but East would not have had another spade to lead (and if he did, the spades presumably would have been 4-3).

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Tanner Massey, 17, of Amboy, is one of Sterling High School’s November Students of the Month. He plays football and wrestles for the Golden Warriors.

Clarissa Worcester, 17, of Rock Falls, is one of Sterling High School’s November Students of the Month. She plays clarinet in the high school band, and plans to major in neuroscience and minor in theater.

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anner Massey, 17, of Amboy, is one of Sterling High School’s November Students of the Month. He is the son of Stacia and Tommy Massey. He has a sister, Adelynn, 12, and brother, Weston, 5.

Favorite class: Anatomy and Physiology. I like science, especially the study of the body.

Favorite teacher: Jeremy Edwards, accelerated biology, AP biology and anatomy and physiology classes. He was a great teacher, due to his ability to connect science to everyday events.

School activities: Football, wrestling, senior class president, service learning, Young Doctors League, mentor program.

Civic, church, volunteer or activities: I have volunteered at the Rockford Women and Children’s Homeless shelter and PADS homeless shelter. I have coached K-2 for wrestling and I am now a certified IHSA wrestling referee.

Do you have a job?

I have my own lawn care business and am

What is your favorite ...

App: Clash of Clans and Popcorn Time Food: Sushi Game or activity: Football and wrestling Actor: Tom Hanks Movie: “Forrest Gump” TV show: “Prison Break” Sports team: Chicago Bears a coach and referee for wrestling.

What will you do after high school? I plan to attend college to receive my doctorate, and I’m hoping to receive an appointment to the Coast Guard Academy.

What is something you learned in high school that you think you will never use?

Finding the anti-derivative of a trig function What kind of music are you listening to?

Country Do you have a hobby?

Hanging out with friends, four wheeling, camping and disc golf

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Is there a celebrity whom you look like?

William Zabka (Johnny in “The Karate Kid”) What’s the one thing in your life you can’t do without? Technology What is your advice for surviving high school? Don’t make enemies What scares you? Letting other people down If you could ask President Obama any question, what would it be?

“Why is your wife taking all of the good food out of our lunchroom?”

If you could try any job for a day, what would it be? Fighter jet pilot If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Ireland. I always wanted to travel there.

What is the last good book you read? “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald Is there someone you’d like to send a shout out to? My parents, because they have pushed me to be pursue my dreams. They have done everything they could to give me what I needed and wanted.

larissa Worcester, 17, of Rock Falls, is one of Sterling High School’s November Students of the Month.

She is the daughter of Linda and John Worcester, both 47, and has a brother, Ian, 25.

Favorite class: AP literature and composition, because it’s a group of my favorite classmates, and Mrs. Carbaugh is the highlight of my day.

Least-favorite class: Health, because it’s health.

Favorite teacher: This is a terribly difficult question. Laura Carbaugh, English, and Alexis Rivera, calculus, both are favorites, because they don’t accept mediocre — they have pushed me the most as a student.

Dana Francis, English, because he lives in positivity and appreciation, and he’s helped me to do the same.

School activities: Speech Team, Group Interpretation, Contest Play, cross country, musicals/plays, Worldwide Youth Science and Engineering, Math Team, National Honor Society, Freshman Mentor Program, Young Doctors League.

Civic, church, volunteer or activities: I watch children in the nursery at First Presbyterian Church; I’ve helped with Feed the Children and the PADs homeless shelter.

Do you have a job?

I baby-sit and play clarinet in the Sterling Municipal Band.

IN BRIEF Fish-eating hawks migrate for winter DECATUR (AP) – Osprey that are part of an initiative to reintroduce the fish-eating hawks in Illinois have flown south for the winter.

The milestone marks the end of the second year of an eight-year initiative from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to repopulate the birds, which are on the state’s endangered species list, the Herald and Review reported.

The birds that migrated this winter aren’t expected to return to Illinois for a couple of years.

The osprey arrived in the Decatur area in early July. They were checked at the Illinois Raptor Center and sent to two sites near Anderson Lake and Lake Shelbyville. The birds matured enough to migrate by early fall.

Effingham shooting suspect sought EFFINGHAM (AP) – Police in Effingham are searching for the source of gunfire that wounded a runner in the Little Wabash River bottoms.

The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old David Koester was running with his dog

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What will you do after high school? I hope to travel abroad through Global Citizen Year, then attend Pomona College in California to major in neuroscience and minor in theater.

What is something you learned in high school that you think you will never use? The steps of glycolysis What kind of music are you listening to? Indie, show tunes, a pinch of rap and classical.

Do you have a hobby? Psychology/ meditation Is there a celebrity whom you look like?

Snooki. I’m just so tan. (sarcasm) What’s the one thing in your life you can’t do without? Conversation What is your advice for surviving high school?

Realize that it’s all going to be OK. Work hard as if your life is on the line, but know that it isn’t. It’s important to be passionate, but be as passionate about yourself as you are about your goals.

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Memory loss. It’s terrify-

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If you could ask President Obama any question, what would it be?

“What’s your favorite kind of nut butter?”

If you could try any job for a day, what would it be? Monk If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Israel, because it’s such a significant cultural landmark.

What is the last good book you read? “A New Earth” by Eckharte Tolle. It’s a spirituality/ psychology book and it basically changed my entire outlook on life.

What is your proudest moment? Making Mrs. Price cry with a performance.

Who is your hero/role model? Sarah Wolber.

Since freshman year, she’s been one of my greatest friends, supporters, and role models.

She is constantly positive, grateful, and an allaround successful and goofy girl. Not to mention the red hair gives us an extra connection.

Is there anything else you would want people to know about you? I have an awesome velociraptor impression.

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Republicans see fight for majority down road Dems will challenge for 24 seats in November 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate majority in hand, ascendant Republicans are set to challenge President Barack Obama and the Democrats on Capitol Hill come January. But a much tougher election map 2 years from now could force the GOP right back into the minority.

In November 2016, Republicans will defend 24 seats, Democrats 10.

Seven of the GOP seats

are in states that President Barack Obama won with 50 percent or more of the vote in 2012.

It’s a stark reversal from this past November, when Democrats were the ones contending with a brutal map, including candidates running in seven states Obama had lost. Democrats were crushed on Election Day, losing nine seats and their Senate majority.

It will be a tough climb for Democrats to make up those losses, and there’s no guarantee they will. But coming off November’s trouncing, Democrats sound eager about their chances in states such as Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Illinois, while Republicans are preparing more to defend past victories than try to score new ones.

“There’s no doubt about it, it’s going to be a bigger challenge than 2014,” said Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, among the Republicans at the top of the Democrats’ pickoff list.

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“But I think we have a really good opportunity here in the next couple years.

We will reach out to the other side. I think Americans, Wisconsonites, will find out that we’re not the party of ‘no.’”

Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, one of the Democrats likely to be safely reelected in 2016, said his party already is eyeing a path to retake control of the Senate. Democrats would have to gain a net of four seats if there’s a Democrat in the White House – because the vice president can cast tie-breaking votes

in the Senate – or five if the GOP wins the presidency.

“Picking up four or five seats is no small task, but we are certainly in a position to do so,” Schatz said. “The electorate is going to be different and I think Democratic elected officials and candidates and most importantly voters are going to be excited for a presidential race, and we’re excited to play offense.”

It’s too soon to say what new issues may arise in the next 2 years or how strong the economy will be. But presidential elections can

favor Democratic congressional candidates by increasing turnout of young and minority voters, and Democrats will not have to spend time distancing themselves from an unpopular incumbent.

Operatives in both parties are looking at many of the states Obama won in 2012, plus others, as the most contested places in 2016 where Democrats could try to defeat Republicans.

In addition to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Illinois, the list includes New Hampshire, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida.

U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS

Doctors urge safe burials Pope’s role fractures flock Cuban-Americans cry betrayal by spiritual leader

Unsafe ones may have caused bulk of new infections DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – The radio announcement is chilling and blunt: “If I die, I want the deaths to stop with me.”

Dr. Desmond Williams continues: “I want to give my family the permission to request a safe and dignified, medical burial for me.”

The announcement is part of a campaign to urge Sierra Leoneans to abandon traditional burial practices, such as relatives touching or washing the dead bodies, that are fueling the spread of Ebola in the West African country.

Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in Sierra Leone and unsafe burials may be responsible for up to 70 percent of new infections, say experts.

Officials are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to clamp down on traditional burials in Sierra Leone, where Ebola is now spreading fastest. The head of the Ebola response has even threatened to jail people who prepare the corpses of their loved ones.

Williams, a Sierra Leonean-American doctor who works for the U.S. Centers for Disease

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Healthcare workers load a man suspected of suffering from the Ebola virus onto an ambulance Sept. 24 in Kenema, Sierra Leone. A radio announcement has begun as part of a campaign to urge Sierra Leoneans to abandon traditional burial practices that are fueling the spread of Ebola in the West African country.

Control and Prevention, took to the airwaves last month as part of efforts to encourage people to avoid dangerous burial practices. Now similar pledges have been made by prominent Sierra Leoneans, including the communications director for the Health Ministry, pop stars and radio DJ’s.

But old ways are hard to break. Many believe a traditional burial is necessary to make sure the dead don’t return to haunt the living. Funerals are important social occasions in the three most-affected countries, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. People often travel great distances to attend and bodies are typically washed and

dressed by relatives or friends.

Unfortunately, these practices are the perfect breeding ground for Ebola: The bodies of Ebola victims can be up to 10 times more infectious than those of people living with the disease, according to the International Federation of the Red Cross.

A well-attended funeral where many people touch the body provides the opportunity for the disease to disperse into a crowd and then be carried long distances back to their homes, where it can seed new clusters, according to Rebecca Bunnell, a behavioral epidemiologist with the CDC.

MIAMI (AP) – The key role Pope Francis played encouraging talks between Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro left fractures among his flock in South Florida, where many older Roman Catholics equate the Castro brothers with the devil.

Many Catholics worldwide have expressed pride in seeing Francis stirring hopes of progress in communist Cuba,

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“I’m still Catholic till the day I die,” said Efrain Rivas, a 53-year-old maintenance man in Miami who was a political prisoner in Cuba for 16 years. “But I am a Catholic without a pope.”

Rivas said he cried when Obama surprisingly announced a reversal of a half-century’s efforts to isolate Cuba. Then, when he learned of Francis’ role, he got angry.

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski acknowledged that some

Catholics are “concerned or suspicious,” but said many more exiles welcome the breakthrough, despite their suffering.

“The pain is real, but you can’t build a future on top of resentments,” Wenski told The Associated Press in an interview.

The Vatican has been reaching out to Cuba at least since Pope John Paul II, who declared during his historic 1998 visit to the island, “May Cuba, with all its magnificent potential, open itself up to the world, and may the world open itself up to Cuba.”

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Numbers game That’s how many playoff games the Cowboys have won since winning the Super Bowl in 1995. The Cowboys will get a chance to add to that number after clinching a playoff spot.

Some things don’t change Clausen fails to revitalize stagnant Bears’ offense

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – Benching Jay Cutler nearly helped the Chicago Bears ruin the Lions’ chances at their first division title in more than 2 decades.

Thanks to a late touchdown run by Joique Bell, the Lions managed to get past Jimmy Clausen and the chaotic Chicago Bears 20-14 Sunday.

That set up a showdown with Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers for the NFC North championship.

AP “This is what we play for,” CalBears quarterback Jimmy Clausen releases the ball while being vin Johnson said after catching hit by the Lions’ Ezekiel Ansah during Sunday’s game at Soldier six passes for 103 yards. “We’re Field. Clausen, starting in the place of Jay Cutler, could not mus- right there on the door step, we ter Chicago to a win in a 20-14 loss. have one more task ahead of us

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• On Sunday, Jimmy Clausen became the 34th quarterback to start a game for the Bears since the team won the Super Bowl at the conclusion of the 1985 season. and that’s to go out next week and get another W.” Bell scored on a neat touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and Detroit overcame two interceptions by Matthew Stafford.

Chicago benched Cutler days earlier, having seen enough after he led the NFL with 18 interceptions and 24 turnovers in the first year of a 7-year con-

tract he signed in the offseason. They turned to the cast-off Clausen, who hadn’t started a game since 2010.

Matthew Stafford outplayed Clausen, but just barely. Stafford completed 22 of 39 passes for 243 yards and hit the 4,000yard mark for the fourth straight year, but it was hardly an easy afternoon for him.

“We stood tall,” Bears coach Marc Trestman said. “We played hard. We’re not trying to sugar-coat it. We didn’t win.

We’re here to win. But I felt our players were in it to win for four quarters today, but I’ve felt that way throughout the season.

That hasn’t changed.”

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Defense sags, Illini can brag Rice hits winner over Missouri

BY SHANNON RYAN Chicago Tribune

ST. LOUIS – Rayvonte Rice was upright just long enough to see the shot go in.

Rice then rolled backward on the Scottrade Center court as center Nnanna Egwu tackled him and his teammates piled on top of him.

The senior guard had proven once again just how reliable he is for Illinois.

Never more perhaps than Saturday when his 3-pointer from the top of the arc at the buzzer with two defenders’ hands in his face provided the Illini with a 62-59 victory against Missouri.

The victory was the second-straight for the Illini (9-3) over their rival in the annual Braggin’ Rights game in St. Louis.

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ABOVE: Rock Falls’ Breu Knox (left) wrestles Erie-Prophetstown’s Kerrick Cameron during a wrestleback bout in the 126-pound division Saturday at the Panther Holiday Tournament in Erie. Knox won the bout 8-2, and he went on to finish in fifth place. ErieProphetstown finished with three champions and in third place behind Illini Bluffs and Sherrard.

BELOW: Newman’s Elias Edmondson wrestles Sherrard’s Steele Gustafson in the 145-pound bracket. Edmondson won by a 9-1 major decision, and he finished fifth in the bracket.

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Panthers win trio of titles, finish third in 13-team meet

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Illinois’ Ahmad Starks celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer during Saturday’s 62-59 win over Missouri in St. Louis. Illinois’ Rayvonte Rice hit the game-winning 3 at the buzzer.

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ERIE – Erie-Prophetstown wrestler Josh Wheeler could only shake his head after one of the most exciting bouts at the Panther Holiday Tournament on Saturday at Erie.

“I thought I should have had him,” Wheeler said. “I wish I would have held him tighter and wrestled more soundly early on.”

Wheeler found himself facing a large deficit to Sherrard’s Chance Teel heading into the second period of the 145-pound championship bout.

Teel (9-0) jumped out to an 8-0 lead after the first period. The fast start reminded Wheeler, a sophomore, of his previous bout with Teel last season, which ended in a

Erie-Prophetstown: Grady Todd, 138 pounds; Jared Cole, 152 pounds; Austin Shoup, 195 pounds Rock Falls: Tristen Dudley, 113 pounds Morrison: Austin Keller, 160 pounds Fulton: Tyler Fleetwood, 106 pounds Polo: Ethan Cain, 170 pounds nine-point major-decision loss.

But Wheeler wasn’t going to let that happen again, and pounced in the second period. He scored a takedown early, and had Teel on his back and in a hold that the Sherrard senior couldn’t escape from.

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Rose, Gibson expected to return Taj Gibson practiced fully Sunday and Derrick Rose partially, and both players are expected to return for the Chicago Bulls before today’s home game against the Toronto Raptors.

Both players missed two games. Gibson had a sore right ankle. Rose was ill.

Today Boys basketball 1:30 p.m.

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ISU headed to FCS championship Illinois State scored 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter as the fifthseeded Redbirds rallied for a 21-18 win over topseeded New Hampshire in the FCS semifinals on Saturday.

Tre Roberson scored on a 47-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to give Illinois State (13-1) the lead, and Jon-Marc Anderson ran in the twopoint conversion.

Roberson was 2-for-2 on third-down conversions during the drive and capped it off with the big run. The defense held after that, and the Redbirds punched their ticket to the FCS Championship against No. 2 North Dakota State, the three-time defending champion and ISU’s Missouri Valley Conference rival, on Jan. 10 in Frisco, Texas.

Winston cleared of code violation Jameis Winston has been cleared of violating Florida State University’s code of conduct.

Winston partook in a 2-day hearing Dec. 2-3 to determine whether he violated sexual misconduct and endangerment provisions in FSU’s code of conduct policy during an alleged sexual assault in December 2012.

The hearing spanned at least 12 hours.

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Nikola Mirotic (right) has seen his minutes increase as Taj Gibson has missed time because of an injury. In that time, Mirotic has started to show flashes of his offensive ability, and he has started to work on his defense.

Growing his game

Unless the Atlanta Falcons qualify for the playoffs and make an unexpectedly deep run, coach Mike Smith will be fired at the end of the season, CBSSports.com reported Sunday.

According to the report, team owner Arthur Blank has told several people that he plans on letting Smith go when the season is over. However, Blank plans to keep general manager Thomas Dimitroff.

Under Smith, the Falcons have gone 10-21 in the past two seasons. Atlanta (6-9) meets Carolina (6-8-1) for the NFC South title next week in the Georgia Dome, after the Falcons beat and eliminated the Saints 30-14 on Sunday in New Orleans.

Lightning strikes after Bucs game A lightning strike in a parking lot outside a stadium in Tampa, Florida, after Sunday’s game between the Packers and the Buccaneers has landed about a dozen people in the hospital.

Seven people were taken by paramedics to a hospital and reported to be in stable condition after being injured in the strike at Raymond James Stadium. Another four or five people decided to go to the hospital on their own.

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Mirotic’s progress gives Bulls depth in frontcourt

BY K.C. JOHNSON Chicago Tribune

So good, so far

Nikola Mirotic celebrated his 6-for-6 performance from 3-point range in Friday’s victory against the Grizzlies by arriving at the Advocate Center early Saturday on the Bulls’ day off for shooting and a film session.

“Always after the games, I watch the film with an assistant coach,” Mirotic said after Sunday’s practice. “Not because I made six 3s. Especially about my defense, because they know I need to be better on defense and I know that too.”

But surely Mirotic admired that one 3-pointer – seemingly from the other side of the Mississippi River – the one that left even Grizzlies defenders shaking their heads after it splashed through the net.

“I saw that,” he said. “It was a great feeling. I felt like every shot I took, it should go in. It was great. But I come here to practice [Saturday] morning because I want more. I’m hungry because I want every day to be a better player. It’s not over. It’s just one good game. I want to keep playing well.”

Perhaps it’s time to pause as coach Tom Thibodeau wipes the

• Mirotic is averaging 18.7 minutes a game this season.

He is also averaging 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds. smile off his face.

“I just like the way he approaches things,” Thibodeau said.

Taj Gibson practiced fully Sunday and is on track to return from missing two games with a sore right ankle. Thibodeau has said Mirotic can’t match up against small forwards, as much for taking minutes away from Mike Dunleavy and Jimmy Butler as the more obvious defensive issues.

With Gibson, Joakim Noah and Pau Gasol all healthy, that could diminish Mirotic’s role. But Thibodeau knows this is a good problem to have, and Mirotic’s play could ease the workload of players like Noah and Gasol.

“Anytime you have good players, it’s good,” Thibodeau said.

“We’ll figure it out. I love the way he plays.”

So does Derrick Rose.

“I’ve been waiting for this,” Rose said. “During the game, whenever he comes back to the bench, I always tell him to shoot.

He’s getting used to the game.

He knows how good he is.”

Mirotic obviously won’t shoot 6-for-6 from 3-point range every game. And there remain moments when he looks lost defensively.

But he isn’t passing up open shots as often, and his shotmaking from the “stretch four” position adds an element the Bulls never have had, driving Zach Randolph from Friday’s game.

“He’s done a great job right from the start,” Thibodeau said.

“In many ways, it’s very similar to Omer [Asik]. I went into the season knowing from the time that I was around him that I liked him. I didn’t know how much he would play, or how much he’d be ready for. You never know that until you see them function.

Everything that he has done, whether it’s short or long minutes, he’s done well.”

Mirotic, now up to 40 percent from 3-point range, isn’t satisfied.

“I’m trying to play simple basketball,” he said. “If I have an open shot, I take the shot. If I need to pass, I make one extra pass. The next game, I don’t know if I will play 5 or 15 minutes. But I really don’t care. Just always try to play simple and help the team.”

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Patience paying off for Lewis Injured receiver making most of season on sidelines with Huskies

BY STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Tommylee Lewis said one thing he’s learned this year is patience.

Patience in things like route-running is something that Lewis, who hasn’t played since the Huskies’ 23-15 win against Northwestern in September due to a foot injury, is something he’s picked up during his film study.

Patience is also something Lewis has to have after missing essentially the entire season. He’s a virtual lock to be awarded a redshirt year, and will be back for a fifth season at NIU in 2015.

“All positives, no negatives. I just see it as another opportunity,” said Lewis, a Palm Beach County native. “I just look at all the benefits of it. Helping me get bigger, faster, stronger.”

Lewis has been able to help out with coaching this year, mentoring younger receivers including Christian Blake and Ezra Saffold.

“I can sit back and watch and I can learn just by sitting and watching,” Lewis said. “Just helping the guys out, also

Coming Tuesday • Sterling’s Tyler Loos finally gets his chance to play in a bowl game as a senior with the Huskies. Read his story in Tuesday’s editions.

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Da’Ron Brown is one of the offensive threats in the receiving game that the Northern Illinois Huskies will lose to graduation after Tuesday’s bowl game. The Huskies, however, wont have an empty cupboard in terms of receivers. helping myself.”

NIU wide receivers coach Thad Ward said Lewis has been an “unbelievable leader” both by setting an example and speaking up.

Ward said Lewis has done a good job of showing the younger guys how to be true receivers.

“NIU is different. What

it takes to be a receiver. when things get tough for them, when I get on them, he’s there to help them,” Ward said. “He’s really been like a mentor for them. [Letting them know] this is how coach wants it, this is how it’s got to be done. And then on the field when things are going good, you should see him on the

sidelines during games.

He’s just been an unbelievable leader.”

NIU will lose this season’s top wideout, redshirt senior Da’Ron Brown, after Tuesday’s Boca Raton Bowl.

But next season, Lewis will lead a nice wide receiving corps that also will include players like Juwan Brescacin, Chad Beebe and Aregeros Turner in addition to Blake and Saffold.

Both Lewis and Ward said this year’s experience will, in the end, make Lewis a better player.

“He’s definitely told me that. He said ‘coach sometimes I can sit back and watch and listen to you, and I’ve gotten better just by sitting on the sidelines and actually watching and listening,’” Ward said. “He sits in there, he takes notes, he takes three or four pages of notes every day.”

On the tube TV listings Today College football 1 p.m.

• Miami Beach Bowl, BYU vs. Memphis, ESPN

Men’s basketball 1:30 p.m.

• Diamond Head Classic, first round, Ohio vs.

George Washington, at Honolulu, ESPNU 3:30 p.m.

• Diamond Head Classic, first round, Colorado vs.

DePaul, ESPNU 5 p.m.

• Miami (Ohio) at Ohio St., BTN 6 p.m.

• Kansas at Temple, ESPN2 • Colgate at Syracuse, ESPNU • Tennessee-Martin at Butler, FS1 7 p.m.

• Coppin St. at Michigan, BTN • Chicago St. at SIUEdwardsville, FSN • UAB at Chattanooga, CSN+ 8 p.m.

• Wisconsin at Cal, ESPN2 • UW-Milwaukee at Arkansas, ESPNU • Providence vs. Miami, at Brooklyn, N.Y., FS1 10 p.m.

• Diamond Head Classic, first round, Loyola Marymount vs.

Wichita St., ESPNU Midnight

• Diamond Head Classic, first round, Hawaii vs.

Nebraska, ESPNU

Women’s basketball 10 p.m.

• Abilene Christian at Kansas St., FSN

NBA 7 p.m.

• Raptors at Bulls, CSN

NFL 7:15 p.m.

• Broncos at Bengals, ESPN

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NFL | PACKERS 20, BUCCANEERS 3

Dixon girls back on track Duchesses win BNC West game

By SVM Sports Staff

Sterling was outscored in The Dixon girls basket- every quarter. ball team improved to Amboy 71, Paw Paw .500 in Big Northern West 9: The Clippers led 21-2 play, going on the road to after one quarter, then defeat Winnebago 50-45 outscored the Bulldogs 44-2 in the second half at on Saturday night.

Carly Hartle’s double- home. double led the Duchesses Kaitlyn Liebing and (4-6, 2-2), as she finished Delaney Wilhelm scored with 16 points and 13 13 points apiece, with rebounds. Tyler Smith also Liebing grabbing seven scored 16, hitting four of rebounds and Wilhelm Dixon’s seven 3-pointers. nabbing four steals. KenMaggie Bushman chipped nedy Dinges and Vivin five points and five ian O’Laughlin chipped assists, as the Duchesses in eight points each, rallied from a 36-32 deficit with Dinges adding eight assists and six steals. after three quarters.

Maddy Williams led Boys basketball Winnebago (5-10, 0-4) with a game-high 18 Paw Paw 39, Amboy 30: The Clippers (0-10) didn’t points.

Stillman Valley 65, Rock score in the first quarter, Falls 59: The Rockets and and trailed 21-10 at halfCardinals combined to time in a home loss.

Jordan Hochstatter shoot 73 free throws in a Big Northern West con- scored a team-high 12 points for Amboy, while test at Tabor Gym. Olivia Babcock led all Logan Thake added nine scorers with 20 points points. for Rock Falls (6-5, 0-3), Paw Paw made 10 shots which couldn’t make up from the field, but got a 43-34 deficit after three to the free-throw line 39 quarters. Chelsi Blair hit times, making 16.

Erie 40, Fulton 36: The three 3-pointers and finCardinals took third place ished with 11 points.

Abby Timm had 17 at the West Carroll tourpoints and 23 rebounds nament, holding off a for Stillman Valley (8-3, second-half rally by Three 3-1), and Sydney Shel- Rivers West foe Fulton.

Vinny Bramm scored burne added 14 points.

The teams combined to 15 points for Erie (3-7), score 47 fourth-quarter which led 20-12 at halfpoints, with 25 coming time and 26-20 heading into the fourth quarter. from the free-throw line.

Zach Barber hit three Sterling drops two at home: The Golden War- 3-pointers and finished riors suffered a pair of loss- with 13 points for the es at the Sterling Shootout, Steamers (3-6), and Jack falling 56-40 to Richwoods Lemke added 11 points.

West Carroll 50, Warren and 47-28 to Moline.

Cheyenne Harrington 47: The Thunder claimed led Sterling (5-7) with 12 fifth place in their own points against Richwoods, tournament in a nip-andnailing a pair of 3-pointers, tuck game in Mount Carwhile Erin Stroup scored roll.

Matt McGinnis had 20 nine. The Warriors trailed 13-4 after the first quarter, points, Jordan Bracero scored 14, and Caleb and 35-15 at halftime.

L a u r e n F r i t z ’ s s i x Brashaw added 11 for points led the Warriors West Carroll, which led against Moline, while 12-4 after one quarter Harrington scored five. before hanging on.

Saturday’s stars Olivia Babcock, Rock Falls, 20 points Matt McGinnis, West Carroll, 20 points Carly Hartle, Dixon, 16 points, 13 rebounds Vinny Bramm, Erie, 15 points

Olivia Babcock Rock Falls sophomore

Kaitlyn Liebing Amboy senior

Carly Hartle Dixon senior

Vinny Bramm Erie junior

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A trio of Packers bring down Buccaneers running back Doug Martin during Sunday’s game in Tampa, Florida. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers battled the flu and an early calf injury, as Green Bay clinched a playoff berth with a 20-3 win.

Good in a clinch

Illness, injury can’t stop Rodgers, Packers from playoff berth

BY FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer

TAMPA, Fla. – Nothing Aaron Rodgers does as a quarterback surprises the Packers.

The NFL’s top-rated passer shrugged off the flu and played most of Sunday with a strained left calf, leading Green Bay to a 20-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – clinching at least a wildcard playoff berth.

The win set up a showdown with Detroit for the NFC North title next Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Rodgers threw for 318 yards and one touchdown, and Eddie Lacy scored on a 44-yard run for the Packers (11-4), who rebounded from a loss to Buffalo that cost them sole possession of first place in the division.

“I’ll be OK for next week. I hurt my calf pretty good, but the training staff helped me kind of get through it,” Rodgers said, adding

he was injured on Green Bay’s second offensive possession.

“It got really tight about halftime.

Came in and got a little treatment, it loosened up just a tad, but it was still pretty tight. ... I was able to move in short segments in the pocket, which was all I needed to do today.”

Lacy finished with 99 yards rushing on 17 attempts. Jordy Nelson caught a 1-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter and had nine receptions for 113 yards, while Rodgers completed 11 throws to Randall Cobb for 131 yards.

“I’ve obviously been with Aaron the whole time. You see him do things on the football field, as far as making plays and this and that.

I think the last couple of days, you see the kind of warrior he is,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. “He battled whatever illness he’s had the last couple of days and then goes out and strains his

calf the first or second series. He didn’t want to come out. ... Really a gritty performance by Aaron.”

As for the showdown with the Lions (11-4), McCarthy added: “We’ve won six out of seven games, so I’d like to classify that as playing a lot of solid football, that’s for sure,” McCarthy said.

“We’ll clean this game up tomorrow; we’ll be on it. We’ll also start on Detroit. I like where we’re at, and I really like this football team. ... I feel good about the offense, defense and special teams.”

Rodgers rebounded from the only game this season in which he’s failed to throw for a touchdown, completing 31 of 40 passes without an interception. He threw 24 yards to Nelson on third-and-13 to extend the drive that produced Lacy’s long TD run, and a 19-yard completion to Nelson set up Rodgers’ 36th TD pass of the year with 2:45 remaining.

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Ndamukong Suh had two sacks, and now the playoff-bound Lions (114) can wrap up the NFC North title with a win next week against Green Bay. Regardless, the Lions will make their second trip to the postseason in 4 years and third in 16 years after Philadelphia’s loss to Washington on Saturday.

They were hoping to lock up their first division championship since 1993. But with the Packers beating Tampa Bay, the North will be decided in next week’s game.

Stafford threw intercep-

tions in the end zone and near the goal line on backto-back possessions in the second quarter with the Lions leading 7-0.

Jeremy Ross muffed a punt near the end of the first half, leading to a touchdown for Chicago, and center Dominic Raiola stepped on Chicago defensive tackle Ego Ferguson’s right ankle while he was on the ground early in the third quarter.

Despite all that, the Lions came away with their highest win total since they went 12-4 in 1991.

Reggie Bush ran for a touchdown and 54 yards.

He added 44 yards receiving, and Detroit handed Chicago (5-10) its fourth

straight loss.

Clausen completed 23 of 39 passes for 181 yards in his first start since his 2010 rookie season with Carolina. He threw touchdowns to Matt Forte and Alshon Jeffery and played turnover-free ball until a late interception by Glover Quin.

The Bears were leading 14-10 early in the fourth when Tim Jennings bumped Corey Fuller on a deep third-down pass, resulting in a 46-yard interference penalty.

On the next play Bell – who sat out the first quarter after violating unspecified team rules – dodged two defenders and broke a tackle by Brock Vereen

for a 17-yard TD that put Detroit up 17-14. Prater added a 30-yard field goal to make it a six-point game with 2:35 remaining.

Prater gave Detroit a 10-7 lead with a 39-yard field goal on the opening drive of the second half. But the Bears answered with an 80-yard touchdown drive. Clausen capped it by lofting a 20-yard pass over Darius Slay to Jeffery in the end zone, giving Chicago its first lead at 14-10 with 2:45 left in the third.

The Bears’ Jeremiah Ratliff blocked a 37-yard field goal by Prater early in the fourth, keeping it a four-point game.

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Wheeler’s aggressiveness nearly ended the match with a pin, but he couldn’t quite keep Teel’s back flush to the mat for the necessary time. Teel fought for almost a full 2 minutes to hold his shoulders up, squirming and twisting in the process, until the buzzer sounded to end the period.

Teel’s efforts drained him physically, and he didn’t get up at the end of the period as Wheeler walked to the center of the mat to ready for the third period. Instead, Teel was on his back gasping for air, causing trainers to rush to his side.

A few minutes went by before Teel caught his breath, and trainers rolled him onto his side before he was able to stand up.

He stayed in to finish the match.

“I felt pretty bad,” Teel said. “I didn’t want to be a bad sport. I was lay-

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Rock Falls’ Donovan Bender pins Polo’s Ryan Dillavou during a 145-pound bout Saturday in Erie. Bender won the bout, but lost in his next bout of the bracket. ing there and was mad at myself because I knew it wasn’t fair for me to get a break like that when he was on a roll. “[Wheeler] was doing well, and I’m sure he wanted to jump right into the next round, but I honestly couldn’t move. I could barely breathe.”

Teel sluggishly finished the third period and hung on for an 11-7 decision to win the 145-pound title.

“To be honest, I was overconfident heading into the second period,” said Teel, who hasn’t been pinned since his freshman year. “He really went after me. When I was on my back, I heard the crowd and my teammates yelling at me and cheering me on not to get pinned.

“I just did everything I could to not be pinned.

It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.”

Wheeler’s second-place finish, combined with Erie-Prophetstown’s three champions, helped the Panthers secure third place at the 13-team tournament.

Illini Bluffs won the team title with 183.5 points, Sherrard was second with 172, and the Panthers finished with 147 points.

Other local teams were Rock Falls (131.5) in fourth, Morrison (120)

in fifth, Fulton (116.5) in sixth, Newman (79.5) in ninth, Polo (64.5) in 11th, and AFC (32) in 13th.

Panthers senior Austin Shoup won a title at 195, and was named the upper weight class outstanding wrestler. Peoria Heights’ Tanner Coleman earned the lower weight class outstanding wrestler distinction, after he won a title at 132.

Austin Keller, a Morrison senior, won a title at 160 pounds with a 6-5 decision. With 1.2 seconds remaining in the third period, Illini Bluffs junior Zach O’Connor dove at Keller’s legs, hoping for a two-point takedown and a late win, but the buzzer sounded before he could score.

“He caught me off-guard a bit,” Keller said. “I wasn’t expecting him to come at me so fast, but I was able to hold him off long enough.”

Polo senior Ethan Cain, who is searching for his first state title, entered the season with a goal of winning each tournament. He

checked off another on Saturday with a championship at 170 pounds over Newman’s Logan Whitman.

“I have one big goal, but a lot of smaller ones as well,” said Cain, who improved to 15-1. “I just try to wrestle at my pace and make the other guy match me.”

Fulton’s title came from Tyler Fleetwood at 106 pounds. The Steamers also had three third-place finishes, including one from Taylor Fleetwood, who has stormed onto the scene this season.

“I’m really excited,” said Taylor Fleetwood, who won the third-place bout at 195. “People come up to me and say how they’re surprised how far I’ve come. It was challenging today with all of the good wrestlers here, but I just keep trying to improve and get better each time out.”

Rock Falls’ Tristen Dudley (113) defeated Illini Bluffs’ Cameron Young via fall at 2:57 to win the Rockets’ lone title.

B4 • Sauk Valley Media

LOCAL SPORTS

SATURDAY’S SCOREBOARD

LOCAL ROUNDUP

Dukes, Duchesses roll to second Dixon bowling thrives at BNC meet; Hawk grapplers third at Stillman

By SVM Sports Staff

The Dixon boys bowling team placed second at the Big Northern tournament on Saturday at Forest Hills in Rockford, amassing a total pinfall of 6,060 to finish behind only Marengo (6,216).

Brandon Hamburg and Lucas Bonnette paced the Dukes, finishing with the fifth- and sixth-best six-game series in the tournament. Hamburg rolled a 1,303 series that included games of 253, 249, 226 and 221, and Bonnette’s 1,298 featured games of 269, 246 and 234.

Joel Spangler was 10th with a 1,228, with a 230 high game. Jarod White (1,145 series, 254 high game) and Keenan Longan (1,086 series) also bowled for Dixon.

Oregon was fifth out of eight teams with a 5,449.

Joe Miranda placed 12th with an 1,184 (234 high game), while Jacob Coleman was 19th (1,093 series, 221 high game).

They were the only two Hawks to bowl all six games.

Marengo’s Jake Barton was the top overall performer, rolling a 1,402 series that included games of 267, 259, 252 and 228.

Girls bowling

Dixon 2nd at Big Northern tournament: The

Saturday’s stars Brandon Hamburg, Dixon bowling, 1,303 series, 253 high game Lucas Bonnette, Dixon bowling, 1,298 series, 269 high game Ali Scheidecker, Oregon bowling, 1,178 series, 256 high game

Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 Today’s games Chuck Dayton tournament • Sterling vs. Winnebago, 1:30 • Rochelle vs. Moline, 3:30 Tuesday’s games Chuck Dayton tournament • Sterling, Rochelle vs. TBD Sterling Ottawa LaSalle-Peru Geneseo Rochelle

All 4-1 4-3 3-3 4-3 0-7

BNC West Conf.

Dixon 3-0 Winnebago 3-1 Rockford Lutheran 1-1 Oregon 1-1 Byron 0-1 Mendota 0-1 Stillman Valley 0-1 Rock Falls 0-2 Saturday’s result Marengo tournament • Marengo 52, Stillman Valley 30 Today’s games Chuck Dayton tournament • Sterling vs. Winnebago, 1:30 Marengo tournament • Stillman Valley vs. TBA Tuesday’s games Chuck Dayton tournament • Winnebago vs. TBD Marengo tournament • Stillman Valley vs. TBA

Garrett Rude Oregon wrestling

with a 230, the team’s high game of the day.

Paige Bauser added an 878 series, while Rocio Barron (779), Christian Williamson (774), and Erin Tabor (722) also competed.

Waubonsee Valley won the team title with a 6,050, and Belvidere North was second with a 5,843.

Wrestling

Oregon 3rd at Stillman:

The Hawks amassed 97.5 points to place third at the 13-team Stillman Valley Invite.

Maine South won with 166 points, well ahead of runner-up Mercer County (138). West Carroll was eighth (80.5), and Amboy was 10th (76).

West Carroll’s Andrew VanKampen was the lone local champion, taking the title at 106 pounds.

Oregon was led by runner-up finishes from Dominic Marchetti (152 pounds) and David Labash (195). Garrett Rude (170) and Matthew Crandall (285) both placed third.

Amboy got secondplace finishes from Ryan Leffelman (182) and Dallas Appleman (195).

Damian Ullrich added a third at 182.

Duchesses rolled to a second-place finish with a six-game series of 5,419. Marengo was atop the nine-team conference tournament with a 5,528 pin total.

Dixon’s Katlyn Bay finished fifth with an 1,164 series, including a high game of 234, while teammates Ashley Currier (1,133) and Emily Quaco 1,132) finished sixth and seventh, respectively.

Oregon was third with a total of 5,292. Ali Scheidecker finished fourth overall with an 1,178 series; she had a high game of 256. Abi Scheidecker also cracked Boys swimming the top 10, with a 1,061 Warriors second in series for a 10th-p-lace Rockford: The Sterilng finish; she had high G o l d e n Warriors games of 213 and 203. amassed 159 points, secSterling 10th in DeKalb: ond only to McHenry’s The Golden Warriors 180 at the Vito Lopin struggled to find their Relays at Rockford East mark, finishing 10th with High School.

4,136 pins in the 12-team Sterling won the 2x200 DeKalb Invite. freestyle relay in 4:14.28.

Magan Tintori led Ster- The Warriors also won ling with a 983 six-game the 2x100 breaststroke series, finishing it off relay in 2:20.94.

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Polo’s Steve Christiansen wrestles Knoxville’s Levi Goben on Saturday in a 195-pound bout during the Panther Holiday Invite in Erie.

Conf.

Bureau Valley 2-0 Princeton 2-0 Kewanee 1-0 St. Bede 0-0 Newman 0-1 Hall 0-2 Amboy 0-2 Saturday’s result • Paw Paw 39, Amboy 30

All 8-0 8-1 6-1 4-7 8-3 7-3 1-3 1-7

All 10-0 8-1 6-3 5-2 5-4 4-7 0-10

Three Rivers West Conf.

Rockridge 4-0 Orion 2-1 Riverdale 1-1 Morrison 1-1 Fulton 1-1 Prophetstown 0-1 Sherrard 0-2 Erie 0-2 Saturday’s results Genesis Shootout • Riverdale 65, Davenport Central 64 West Carroll tournament • Erie 40, Fulton 36

All 8-0 3-5 5-2 6-5 3-6 1-4 3-5 3-7

NUIC East Conf.

AFC 2-0 Aquin 2-0 Forreston 1-0 Polo 2-1 Milledgeville 1-1 South Beloit 1-2 Dakota 0-1 Pecatonica 0-2 Durand 0-2 Orangeville 0-2 Saturday’s results Durand tournament • Durand 47, Rockford East JV 38 • Durand 41, Keith Country Day 32 Today’s game • Dakota at Pecatonica, 7;30

Newman tournament Pool A: Paw Paw, Oregon, Ridgewood, Alleman Pool B: Durand, Sherrard, AFC, Newman Friday, Dec. 26 • Paw Paw vs. Oregon, 3 • Ridgewood vs. Alleman, 4:30 • Durand vs. Sherrard, 6 • AFC vs. Newman, 7:30 Saturday, Dec. 27 • Oregon vs. Alleman, 9 a.m.

• Paw Paw vs. Ridgewood, 10:30 a.m.

• Durand vs. AFC, noon • Sherrard vs. Newman, 1:30 • Paw Paw vs. Alleman, 3 • Oregon vs. Ridgewood, 4:30 • Sherrard vs. AFC, 6 • Durand vs. Newman, 7:30

Three Rivers East

Magan Tintori Sterling bowling

Monday, December 22, 2014

All 5-1 6-2 4-1 8-3 2-9 2-5 1-5 1-6 2-5 0-8

Holiday tournaments West Carroll tournament Pool A: East Dubuque (4-0), Erie (2-2), Warren (2-2), Fulton Unity (1-3), Stockton (1-3) Pool B: Tilden (3-1), Fulton (3-1), West Carroll (2-2), Galena (1-3), Scales Mound (1-3) Monday’s results at Mount Carroll • West Carroll 49, Galena 43 • Warren 81, Unity 79 Thursday’s results at Mount Carroll • Fulton 85, West Carroll 70 • Tilden 68, Scales Mound 50 at Savanna • Unity 76, Stockton 67 • East Dubuque 49, Erie 32 Friday’s results at Mount Carroll • Erie 47, Warren 36 • East Dubuque 59, Stockton 34 at Savanna • Galena 60, Scales Mound 40 • Tilden 74, Fulton 72 Saturday’s results at Mount Carroll • 9th place, Scales Mound 53, Stockton 39 • 7th place, Galena 53, Fulton Unity 40 • 5th place, West Carroll 50, Warren 47 • 3rd place, Erie 40, Fulton 36 • Championship, East Dubuque 63, Tilden 47 DeKalb tournament Today’s games • Game 1, Glenbrook North vs. Belvidere North, 9 a.m.

• Game 2, Eisenhower vs. Marmion, 10:30 a.m.

• Game 3, St. Charles East vs. Mundelein, noon • Game 4, Sterling vs. Winnebago, 1:30 • Game 5, Moline vs. Rochelle, 3:30 • Game 6, Hampshire vs. Harlem, 5 • Game 7, DeKalb vs. Schurz, 6:30 • Game 8, Belvidere vs. West Chicago, 8 Eastland tournament Pool A: Amboy, Eastland, Fulton, Galena Pool B: Prophetstown, Pearl City, Polo, Warren Friday, Dec. 26 • Amboy vs. Fulton, 8:30 a.m.

• Galena vs. Eastland, 10 a.m.

• Polo vs. Warren, 11:30 a.m.

• Pearl City vs. Prophetstown, 1 • Eastland vs. Amboy, 2:30 • Fulton vs. Galena, 4 • Prophetstown vs. Polo, 5:30 • Warren vs. Pearl City, 7 Saturday, Dec. 27 • Amboy vs. Galena, 2:30 • Prophetstown vs. Warren, 4 • Eastland vs. Fulton, 5:30 • Pearl City vs. Polo, 7 Monday, Dec. 29 • Pool A 4th vs. Pool B 3rd, 2:30 • Pool A 3rd vs. Pool B 4th, 4 • Pool A 2nd vs. Pool B 1st, 5:30 • Pool A 1st vs. Pool B 2nd, 7 Tuesday, Dec. 30 • 7th place, 2:30 • 5th place, 4 • 3rd place, 5:30 • Championship, 7 Erie tournament Pool A: Erie, Bureau Valley, LenaWinslow, Orion, Stark County, Stockton Pool B: Knoxville, Mercer County, Morrison, Peoria Heights, Wethersfield, Riverdale Friday, Dec. 26 • Erie vs. Lena-Winslow, 8:30 a.m.

• Morrison vs. Knoxville, 8:30 a.m.

• Bureau Valley vs. Orion, 10 a.m.

• Wethersfield vs. Peoria Heights, 10 a.m.

• Stark County vs. Stockton, 11:30 a.m.

• Rivedale vs. Mercer County, 11:30 a.m.

• Knoxville vs. Wethersfield, 1 • Lena-Winslow vs. Bureau Valley, 1 • Peoria Heights vs. Riverdale, 2:30 • Orion vs. Stark County, 2:30 • Mercer County vs. Morrison, 4 • Stockton vs. Erie Saturday, Dec. 27 • Erie vs. Stark County, 5:30 • Riverdale vs. Knoxville, 5:30 • Orion vs. Lena-Winslow, 7 • Mercer County vs. Peoria Heights, 7 • Bureau Valley vs. Stockton, 8:30 • Morrison vs. Wethersfield, 8:30 Monday, Dec. 29 • Knoxville vs. Mercer County, 3 • Lena-Winslow vs. Stark County, 3 • Peoria Heights vs. Morrison, 4:30 • Stockton vs. Orion, 4:30 • Wethersfield vs. Riverdale, 7:30 • Erie vs. Bureau Valley, 7:30 Tuesday, Dec. 30 • 11th place, 1:30 • 9th place, 1:30 • 7th place, 3 • 5th place, 3 • 3rd place, 7:30 • Championship, 7:30

Monday, Dec. 29 • 7th place, 3 • 5th place, 4:30 • 3rd place, 6 • Championship, 7:30 Plano tournament Tuesday’s games • Game 1, Coal City vs. St. Bede, 9 a.m.

• Game 2, Forreston vs. Newark, 10:30 a.m.

• Game 3, Wilmington vs. Ottawa, 12:30 • Game 4, Sandwich vs. Hinckley-Big Rock, 2 • Game 5, Seneca vs. Princeton, 3:30 • Game 6, Indian Creek vs. Kaneland, 5:30 • Game 7, Lisle vs. Streator, 7 • Game 8, Somonauk vs. Plano, 8:30 Friday’s games • Game 9, Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3:30 • Game 10, Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 5 • Game 11, Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 6:30 • Game 12, Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 8:30 • Game 13, LaSalle-Peru vs. Winner Game 1, 9 a.m.

• Game 14, Aurora Christian vs. Winner Game 2, 10:30 a.m.

• Game 15, Yorkville vs. Winner Game 3, 12:30 • Game 16, Dixon vs. Winner Game 4, 2 • Game 17, Morris vs. Winner Game 5, 3:30 • Game 18, Burlington Central vs. Winner Game 6, 5:30 • Game 19, Genoa-Kingston vs. Winner Game 7, 7 • Game 20, Mendota vs. Winner Game 8, 8:30 State Farm Classic Small School Boys Friday, Dec. 26 • Game 1, Peoria Christian vs. El PasoGridley, 10 a.m.

• Game 2, St. Joseph-Ogden vs. Prairie Central, 11:30 a.m.

• Game 3, Kewanee vs. Cissna Park, 1 • Game 4, Fieldcrest vs. Olympia, 2:30 • Game 5, Bishop McNamara vs. Quincy Notre Dame, 4:30 • Game 6, Rockford Lutheran vs.

Annawan, 6 • Game 7, St. Thomas More vs. Tri-Valley, 7:30 • Game 8, Bloomington Central Catholic vs. Rock Falls, 9

Saturday’s box scores at Amboy

PAW PAW 39, AMBOY 30 PAW PAW Oros 4 2-3 11, Wiley 1 2-6 4, Hendricks 1 3-7 5, Essex 1 0-3 2, Kidd 3 7-15 13, Hollenback 1 2-5 4. Totals: 11 16-39 39.

AMBOY (0-10) Jordan Hochstatter 3 4-4 12, Sam Klein 1 0-1 3, Logan Thake 2 4-7 9, Brady Hulin 0 1-4 1, Austin Henkel 0 0-0 0, Cole Olson 2 0-0 5, Alexis Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, Owen Drew 0 0-2 0, Kyle Kemmerer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 9-16 30.

Paw Paw 17 4 4 14 — 39 Amboy 0 10 11 9 — 30 3s – Paw Paw 1 (Oros 1). Amboy 5 (Hochstatter 2, Klein 1, Thake 1, Olson 1).

West Carroll tournament Third place

ERIE 40, FULTON 36 ERIE (3-7) Cody Weimer 3 2-4 8, Vinny Bramm 6 2-2 15, Jordan Chandler 2 0-1 4, Kallen Jepson 1 0-0 2, Bransen Rosenow 3 0-0 8, Levi Floming 1 1-1 3. Totals: 16 5-8 40.

FULTON (3-6) Jack Lemke 4 3-5 11, Seth Sanderson 1 0-2 2, Jason Osborn 1 0-0 2, Zach Barber 3 4-6 13, Devon Ballard 1 0-0 2, Kyle Huebner 2 0-0 6. Totals: 12 7-13 36.

Erie 14 6 6 14 — 40 Fulton 8 4 8 16 — 36 3s – Erie 3 (Rosenow 2, Bramm), Fulton 5 (Barber 3, Huebner 2).

Fifth place

WEST CARROLL 50, WARREN 47 WEST CARROLL Caleb Brashaw 3 2-4 11, Jordan Bracero 5 3-5 14, Kody Plattenberger 1 0-0 3, Trevor Miller 1 0-0 2, Matt McGinnis 9 2-2 20.

Totals: 19 7-11 50.

WARREN Cox 4 3-3 11, Harwick 2 0-0 4, Vondra 1 0-0 2, Kent 3 0-2 6, Calow 3 0-1 6, Crum 1 0-0 3, Harris 7 0-1 15. Totals: 21 3-7 47.

West Carroll 12 11 11 16 — 50 Warren 4 15 14 14 — 47 3s – West Carroll 5 (Brashaw 3, Bracero, Plattenberger), Warren 2 (Crum, Harris).

Girls basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

All LaSalle-Peru 2-1 5-6 Sterling 2-1 5-7 Ottawa 1-1 9-2 Rochelle 0-2 1-7 Geneseo 0-3 3-10 Saturday’s results Ottawa tournament • Lincoln-Way West 70, LaSalle-Peru 47 • Geneseo 40, Sandwich 32 • Ottawa 45, Rockford East 36 • LaSalle-Peru 48, Morris 47 Sterling Shootout • Richwoods 56, Sterling 40 • Moline 47, Sterling 28 Today’s games Ottawa tournament • Geneseo, LaSalle-Peru vs. TBD Tuesday’s games Ottawa tournament • Geneseo, LaSalle-Peru vs. TBD Sterling Shootout • Sterling vs. Hononegah, 10 a.m.

• Sterling vs. Fenwick, 4 p.m.

BNC West Conf.

Mendota 4-0 Rockford Lutheran 3-1 Stillman Valley 3-1 Oregon 2-2 Dixon 2-2 Byron 2-3 Rock Falls 0-3 Winnebago 0-4 Saturday’s results • Stillman Valley 65, Rock Falls 59 • Lutheran 65, Byron 60 • Dixon 50, Winnebago 45 St. Bede tournament • Mendota 62, LaMoille-Ohio 17 • Mendota 62, St. Bede 39 Today’s game St. Bede tournament • Mendota vs. Eureka, 5 Tuesday’s game St. Bede tournament • Mendota vs. TBD

All 12-0 6-1 8-3 9-4 4-6 10-4 6-5 5-10

Conf.

3-0 2-0 2-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-4

Three Rivers West Conf.

Sherrard 4-0 Prophetstown 4-0 Rockridge 3-1 Erie 3-2 Orion 1-2 Morrison 2-2 Fulton 0-3 Riverdale 0-3 Friday’s result • Sherrard 40, Mercer County 27

All 11-1 12-2 10-2 6-5 2-5 6-3 4-7 0-10

NUIC East Conf.

All Aquin 5-0 11-2 AFC 3-0 10-0 Dakota 3-1 7-4 Milledgeville 3-1 4-9 Polo 2-2 6-7 Durand 1-1 2-4 Forreston 1-2 3-9 Orangeville 1-3 1-8 Pecatonica 0-3 1-11 South Beloit 0-4 0-5 Saturday’s result • AFC at South Beloit, ppd.

Today’s games • Orangeville at Lena-Winslow, 7:30 • Stockton at Dakota, 7:30 Holiday tournaments Sterling Shootout Friday’s results • Hononegah 73, Richwoods 64 • Moline 62, Fenwick 54 • Montini 70, Sterling 30 Saturday’s results • Richwoods 56, Sterling 40 • Fenwick 85, Hononegah 82 • Montini 54, Moline 35 • Richwoods 67, Fenwick 63 • Montini 54, Hononegah 47 • Moline 47, Sterling 28 Tuesday’s games • Sterling vs. Hononegah, 10 a.m.

• Moline vs. Richwoods, 11:30 a.m.

• Montini vs. Fenwick, 1 • Hononegah vs. Moline, 2:30 • Fenwick vs. Sterling, 4 • Richwoods vs. Montini, 5:30 Amboy tournament Red Pool: Amboy, Indian Creek, Plano, Paw Paw Black Pool: AFC, Marquette, Somonauk, Midland Friday, Dec. 26 • AFC vs. Midland, 3 • Marquette vs. Somonauk, 4:30 • Indian Creek vs. Plano, 6 • Amboy vs. Paw Paw, 7:30 Saturday, Dec. 27 • Somonauk vs. AFC, 3 • Midland vs. Marquette, 4:30 • Paw Paw vs. Indian Creek, 6 • Amboy vs. Plano, 7:30 Monday, Dec. 29 • AFC vs. Marquette, 3 • Somonauk vs. Midland, 4:30 • Plano vs. Paw Paw, 6 • Amboy vs. Indian Creek, 7:30 Tuesday, Dec. 30 • 7th place, 3 • 5th place, 4:30 • 3rd place, 6 • Championship, 7:30 Dixon tournament Friday, Dec. 26 • Game 1, Aquin vs. Sterling, 9 a.m.

• Game 2, Stillman Valley vs. Pekin, 10:30 a.m.

• Game 3, Belvidere North vs. Aurora Christian, noon • Game 4, LaSalle-Peru vs. Chicago Harlan, 1:30 • Game 5, Eastland vs. Rochelle, 3 • Game 6, Boylan vs. Dixon, 4:30 • Game 7, Oregon vs. Newman, 6 • Game 8, United Township vs. Rosary, 7:30 Erie tournament Pool A: Knoxville, Rockridge, Wethersfield, Erie, Mercer County, Bureau Valley Pool B: Monmouth-Roseville, Stockton, Ridgewood, Morrison, Galva, Fulton Friday, Dec. 26 • Bureau Valley vs. Rockridge, 5:30 • Ridgewood vs. Galva, 5:30 • Erie vs. Mercer County, 7 • Fulton vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 7 • Knoxville vs. Wethersfield, 8:30 • Stockton vs. Morrison, 8:30 Saturday, Dec. 27 • Galva vs. Fulton, 8:30 a.m.

• Erie vs. Bureau Valley, 8:30 a.m.

• Morrison vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 10 • Wethersfield vs. Rockridge, 10 • Stockton vs. Ridgewood, 11:30 • Mercer County vs. Knoxville, 11:30 • Bureau Valley vs. Wethersfield, 1 • Monmouth-Roseville vs. Galva, 1 • Rockridge vs. Mercer County, 2:30 • Fulton vs. Stockton, 2:30 • Knoxville vs. Erie, 4 • Ridgewood vs. Morrison, 4 Monday, Dec. 29 • Morrison vs. Galva, noon • Bureau Valley vs. Mercer County, noon • Fulton vs. Ridgewood, 1:30 • Erie vs. Wethersfield, 1:30 • Monmouth-Roseville vs. Stockton, 6 • Rockridge vs. Knoxville, 6 Tuesday, Dec. 30 • 11th place game, noon • 9th place game, noon • 7th place game, 1:30 • 5th place game, 1:30 • 3rd place game, 6 • Championship, 7:30 Prophetstown tournament Saturday, Dec. 27 • Prophetstown vs. Orion, 1:30 • Riverdale vs. Hall, 3 • Orion vs. Rockford Christian, 6 • Hall vs. Prophetstown, 7:30 Monday, Dec. 29 • Rockford Christian vs. Hall, 1:30 • Prophetstown vs. Riverdale, 3 • Hall vs. Orion, 6 • Riverdale vs. Rockford Christian, 7:30 Tuesday, Dec. 30 • Orion vs. Riverdale, 6 • Prophetstown vs. Rockford Christian, 7:30 State Farm Classic Small School Girls Friday, Dec. 26 • Game 1, Annawan vs. LeRoy, 10 a.m.

• Game 2, Rochester vs. El Paso-Gridley, 11:30 a.m.

• Game 3, Brimfield vs. Bloomington Central Catholic, 1 • Game 4, Lutheran vs. Peoria Christian, 2:30 • Game 5, Tri-Valley vs. Prairie Central, 4:30 • Game 6, St. Thomas More vs. Camp Point Central, 6 • Game 7, Bishop MacNamara, 7:30 • Game 8, Alleman vs. Rock Falls, 9 Saturday’s box scores Sterling Shootout at Musgrove Filedhouse

RICHWOODS 56, STERLING 40

Three Rivers East Amboy Kewanee Newman Hall Bureau Valley St. Bede Princeton

Saturday’s results • Amboy 71, Paw Paw 9 St. Bede tournament • Eureka 31, St. Bede 28 • Seneca 49, Princeton 34 • Kewanee 51, Fieldcrest 44 • Mendota 62, St. Bede 39 • Kewanee 73, Princeton 29 Today’s games • Hall at Henry, 7:30 St. Bede tournament • Kewanee vs. Seneca, 2 • St. Bede vs. LaMoille, 3:30 • Princeton vs. Fieldcrest, 6:30 Tuesday’s games St. Bede tournament • Princeton, Kewanee, St. Bede vs. TBD

All 9-1 10-2 2-7 5-4 6-5 2-9 2-9

RICHWOODS Hubbard 0 0-0 0, Little 2 0-0 5, Crane 10 1-2 22, Taylor 1 0-0 2, Elger 3 2-3 8, Moody 0 0-0 0, Wells 2 0-0 5, Kerr 1 0-0 3, Neff 3 2-2 9, Duncan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 5-7 56.

STERLING (5-7) Erin Stroup 3 3-4 9, Carolynn Hammelman 0 0-0 0, Jay Borum 1 0-1 3, Denajha Phillips 1 0-0 2, Mackenzie Barnhart 0 0-0 0, Katelyn Everett 2 1-1 5, Lauren Fritz 2 3-7 7, Cheyenne Harrington 5 0-0 12, Rashel Robinson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 7-13 40.

Richwoods 13 22 8 13 — 56 Sterling 4 11 12 13 — 40 3s – Richwoods 5 (Little, Crane, Wells, Kerr, Neff), Sterling 3 (Harrington 2, Borum).

MOLINE 47, STERLING 28 STERLING Stroup 1 0-0 2, Hammelman 2 0-0 4, Borum 1 0-0 3, Sydney Shearer 0 0-0 0, Phillips 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Peikert 0 0-0 0, Barnhart 2 0-0 4, Everett 0 0-0 0, Fritz 2 2-4 6, Harrington 1 3-4 5, Robinson 2 0-0 4, Mackenzie Garza 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 5-8 28.

MOLINE Hay 0 0-0 0, M.Finch 0 0-0 0, Stewart 5 2-2 12, Brems 3 0-0 9, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Ford 4 1-1 11, Ross 4 3-3 11, Hastens 0 0-0 0, A.Finch 2 0-0 4, Cook 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 18 6-6 47.

Sterling 2 11 9 6 — 28 Moline 9 14 11 13 — 47 3s – Sterling 1 (Borum), Moline 5 (Brems 3, Ford 2). at Winnebago

DIXON 50, WINNEBAGO 45 DIXON (4-6, 2-2 BNC West) Katie Provo 0 0-0 0, Maggie Bushman 2 0-1 5, Brittani Sohn 2 0-0 5, Bre Scheidegger 0 0-0 0, Carly Hartle 7 2-4 16, Tyler Smith 4 4-6 16, Katie Dewey 1 0-0 3, Ellie Provo 0 0-0 0, Isabelle Shiaras 2 1-4 5.

Totals: 18 7-15 50.

WINNEBAGO (5-10, 0-4) Bielskis 1 0-0 2, Burkhart 4 1-2 9, Williams 9 0-0 18, Misuraca 2 0-0 6, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Theier 0 0-0 0, Blakeley-Snyder 0 0-0 0, Corrigan 1 0-0 2, Caltagerone 2 0-0 6.

Totals: 20 1-2 45.

Dixon 11 14 7 18 — 50 Winnebago 16 10 10 9 — 45 3s – Dixon 7 (Smith 4, Bushman, Sohn, Dewey), Winnebago 4 (Misuraca 2, Coltagerone 2). at Tabor Gym, Rock Falls

STILLMAN VALLEY 65, ROCK FALLS 59 STILLMAN VALLEY (8-3, 3-1) Timm 7 3-8 17, Shelburne 2 10-16 14, Glendenning 3 3-4 9, Hellyer 2 5-6 9, Weaver 3 3-5 9, Boettcher 3 1-4 7, Morrison 0 0-0 0, Hilliard 0 0-0 0, Daleo 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 25-43 65.

ROCK FALLS (6-5, 0-3 BNC West) Dallas Clevenger 2 3-5 7, Bailie Smith 0 1-4 1, Madason Shaw 1 4-6 6, Abbee Sigel 0 6-6 6, Olivia Babcock 8 3-5 20, Emily Sauer 2 0-0 4, Chelsi Blair 4 0-0 11, Bailey Schrader 1 0-4 2, Nicole Tupper 0 0-0 0, Liz Lego 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 17-30 59.

Stillman 16 15 12 22 — 65 Rock Falls 10 16 8 25 — 59 3s – Rock Falls 4 (Blair 3, Babcock). at Amboy

AMBOY 71, PAW PAW 9 PAW PAW Berkins 0 2-3 2, Hopkins 0 0-0 0, Alosio 1 0-0 3, Penman 0 0-4 0, Cardenas 0 0-0 0, Pfeifer 2 0-0 4. Totals: 3 2-7 9.

AMBOY (9-1) Delaney Wilhelm 5 2-2 13, Sydney Wilhelm 2 0-0 4, Kennedy Dinges 3 1-1 8, Kaitlyn Liebing 5 3-4 13, Elizabeth Ortgiesen 1 0-2 2, Jennifer Boyle 3 0-0 6, Hallie Nauman 1 0-0 2, Katelynn Pankhurst 1 5-5 7, Vivian O’Laughlin 2 2-2 8, Karlee Doege 3 0-0 6, Joanna Fredericks 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 13-16 71.

Paw Paw 2 5 2 0 — 9 Amboy 21 6 26 18 — 71 3s – Paw Paw 1 (Alosio), Amboy 4 (O’Laughlin 2, D.Wilhelm, Dinges).

Wrestling Saturday’s results

Panther Holiday Tournament at Erie Team scores 1. Illini Bluffs 183.5; 2. Sherrard 172; 3.

Erie-Prophetstown 147; 4. Rock Falls 131.5; 5. Morrison 120; 6. Fulton 116.5; 7.

Rockridge 116; 8. Orion 107; 9. Newman 79.5; 10. Knoxville 73; 11. Polo 64.5; 12.

Peoria Heights 44; 13. AFC 32 Championship bouts 106 – Tyler Fleetwood (Fulton) fall Avery Dean (Knoxville), 3:00; 113 – Tristen Dudley (Rock Falls) fall Cameron Young (Illini Bluffs), 2:57; 120 – Hunter Spengler (Sherrard) dec. Joe Worms (Illini Bluffs), 5-3; 126 – Jake Worms (Illini Bluffs) fall Taylor Humphrey (Sherrard), 1:06; 132 – Tanner Coleman (Peoria Heights) maj. dec. Mike Diierikx (Orion), 7-5; 138 – Grady Todd (E-P) dec. Alex Morley (Sherrard), 7-3; 145 – Chance Teel (Sherrard) dec. Josh Wheeler (E-P), 11-7; 152 – Jared Cole (E-P) dec.

Sam Ryner (Sherrard), 10-4; 160 – Austin Keller (Morrison) dec. Zach O’Connor (Illini Bluffs), 6-5; 170 – Ethan Cain (Polo) dflt.

Logan Whitman (Newman); 182 – Jayson Moody (Rockridge) fall Matt Mammosser (Rock Falls), 2:35; 195 – Austin Shoup (E-P) fall Payton Loete (Orion), 3:46; 220 – Noah Bridgewater (Orion) dec. Collin Schmidt (Rockridge), 3-1; 285 – Hunter Leach (Illini Bluffs) fall Justin Moody (Rockridge), 2:54 Third-place bouts 106 – Augustus Linke (Morrison) fall Chris Bonnell (E-P), 3:33; 113 – Sam Hahn (AFC) fall Anthony McCartney (Morrison), 1:14; 120 – Joe Eads (Morrison) dec.

Eacn Jacobson (Orion), 7-3; 126 – Tony Heinitz (Fulton) tech. fall Cody Vanderlaan (Morrison), 15-0; 132 – Luke Roach (Illini Bluffs) maj. dec. Konner Smith (Rock Falls), 16-4; 138 – Cole Watkins (Illini Bluffs) dec. Tavian Moniski (Orion), 10-5; 145 – Dylan Keller (MOrrison) fall Braysen Singleton (Rockridge), 5:59; 152 – Jake Weigand (Knoxville) dec. Brandon Algrim (Newman), 9-3; 160 – Niles Ager (Rock Falls) maj. dec. Nick Sinde (Orion), 10-2; 170 – Chase Ward (Illini Bluffs) tech. fall.

Matt Thompson (Knoxville) 15-0; 182 – Isaac Goldner (Sherrard) fall Landon Vesley (Newman), 2:31; 195 – Taylor Fleetwood (Fulton) dec. Dylan Peterson (Rockridge), 3-0; 220 – Francisco Arellano (Rock Falls) fall Juan Dominguez (Polo), 1:18; 285 – Steven Balk (Fulton) fall Brandon Meier (Morrison), :54.

Stillman Valley Holiday Tournament Team scores 1. Maine South 166; 2. Mercer County 138; 3. Oregon 97.5; 4. Lisle 95; 5. Winnebago 94; 6. Sandwich 93; 7. Stillman Valley 86; 8. West Carroll 80.5; 9. Rockford Lutheran 77; 10. Amboy 76; 11.

Princeton 74; 12. Aurora Central Catholic 56; 13. Auburn 44 Championship bouts 106 – Andrew VanKampen (WC) dec.

Tyler Wood (Princeton) 11-4; 113 – Zach Schrank (Lutheran) pin Drake Stirn (Mercer Co.) 3:10; 120 – Stone Engle (Mercer Co.) dec. Jake Bess (Maine South) 7-2; 126 – Tommy Dale (Sandwich) dec. Austin Grant (Lutheran) 7-5 OT; 132 – Caleb Park (ACC) dec. Jake Taalman (Maine South) 7-1; 138 – Dan Coakley (Maine South) dec. Danny Sanchez (Winnebago) 9-3; 145 – Sam Durfey (Stillman) pin Mark Pivek (Lisle) 1:15; 152 – Curtis VanWinkle (Mercer Co.) dec.

Dominic Marchetti (Oregon) 10-5; 160 – Drake Jennings (Stillman) pin Devan Heslop (Winnebago) 2:48; 170 – Drew Pranka (Princeton) pin Jack Pawlowicz (Lisle) 1:59; 182 – Matt Weeks (Mercer Co.) dec. Ryan Leffelman (Amboy) 8-1; 195 – Kyle Eighner (Sandwich) dec. Dallas Appleman (Amboy) 2-1; 220 – Andy Kopplin (Maine South) pin David Labash (Oregon) 1:02; 285 – Ibrahim Nasir (Maine South) dec. Jared Arellano (Lisle) 3-1 OT Third-place bouts 106 – Joshua Schrank (Lutheran) dec.

Christian Lodor (Lisle) 15-9; 113 – Jared VanVleet (Stillman) dec. Nevin Thielk (Sandwich) 6-3; 120 – Hunter Luke (WC) pin Blake Kittleson (Stillman) 3:37; 126 – Thomas Sanner (Winnebago) pin Jacob Casey (WC) 2:36; 132 – Austin Wetsel (Princeton) major dec. John Harmon (Lisle) 9-0; 138 – Devon Murphy (WC) dec. Zachary Reyes (Sandwich) 8-4; 145 – Kyle Cacciatore (Maine South) pin Tristan Faworski (Winnebago) 1:47; 152 – Peter Lenti (Maine South) pin Chris Jones (Amboy) 3:33; 160 – Damian Ullrich (Amboy) pin Sam Daly (Maine South) 2:46; 170 – Garrett Rude (Oregon) pin Mike Sweeney (Lutheran) 1:29; 182 – Alex Maisonet (Sandwich) injury default John Ghibellini (Oregon); 195 – Isaiah Fultz (Auburn) major dec. Chris Pedersen (ACC) 15-4; 220 – Chase Nelson (Mercer Co.) pin Chaz Williams (Princeton) 2:10; 285 – Matthew Crandall (Oregon) pin Jordan Williams (Auburn) 5:27

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WEEKEND SCOREBOARD NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T 3 0 7 0 7 0 12 0 South W L T 10 5 0 8 7 0 3 12 0 2 13 0 North W L T 9 4 1 10 5 0 9 6 0 7 8 0 West W L T 11 3 0 9 6 0 8 7 0 3 12 0

W y-New England 12 Miami 8 Buffalo 8 N.Y. Jets 3

Pct .800 .533 .533 .200

PF 459 364 326 246

PA 296 336 280 377

y-Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

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PA 359 290 389 411

Pct .679 .667 .600 .467

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PA 289 351 292 317

Pct .786 .600 .533 .200

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PA 303 329 274 405

Cincinnati x-Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland y-Denver San Diego Kansas City Oakland

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East L T Pct PF 4 0 .733 423 6 0 .600 440 9 0 .400 354 11 0 .267 284 South W L T Pct PF Carolina 6 8 1 .433 305 Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 378 New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 378 Tampa Bay 2 13 0 .133 257 North W L T Pct PF x-Detroit 11 4 0 .733 301 x-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 456 Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 312 Chicago 5 10 0 .333 310 West W L T Pct PF x-Seattle 11 4 0 .733 374 x-Arizona 11 4 0 .733 293 San Francisco 7 8 0 .467 286 St. Louis 6 9 0 .400 318 x-clinched division Thursday’s result Jacksonville 21, Tennessee 13 Saturday’s results Washington 27, Philadelphia 24 San Diego 38, San Francisco 35, OT Sunday’s games Houston 25, Baltimore 13 Detroit 20, Chicago 14 Atlanta 30, New Orleans 14 Miami 37, Minnesota 35 Carolina 17, Cleveland 13 Green Bay 20, Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 20, Kansas City 12 New England 17, N.Y. Jets 16 N.Y. Giants 37, St. Louis 27 Oakland 26, Buffalo 24 Dallas 42, Indianapolis 7 Seattle 35, Arizona 6 Monday’s game Denver at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. y-Dallas Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Washington

W 11 9 6 4

PA 335 374 366 394 PA 371 383 404 387 PA 252 328 334 429 PA 248 279 323 334

Sunday’s box scores

LIONS 20, BEARS 14 Detroit Chicago

7 0

0 3 10 — 20 7 7 0 — 14

First Quarter Det–Bush 13 run (Prater kick), 5:15.

Second Quarter Chi–Forte 11 pass from Clausen (Feely kick), :30.

Third Quarter Det–FG Prater 39, 10:24.

Chi–Jeffery 20 pass from Clausen (Feely kick), 2:45.

Fourth Quarter Det–Bell 17 run (Prater kick), 7:15.

Det–FG Prater 30, 2:35.

A–61,420.

Det Chi First downs 22 17 Total Net Yards 367 234 Rushes-yards 26-138 22-64 Passing 229 170 Punt Returns 3-22 0-0 Kickoff Returns 2-28 3-74 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 2-1 Comp-Att-Int 22-39-2 23-39-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-14 2-11 Punts 1-35.0 6-40.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-60 5-86 Time of Possession 31:56 28:04 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Detroit, Bell 13-74, Bush 7-54, Winn 1-5, Collins 1-3, Stafford 4-2. Chicago, Forte 19-55, Clausen 3-9.

PASSING–Detroit, Stafford 22-39-2-243.

Chicago, Clausen 23-39-1-181.

RECEIVING–Detroit, C.Johnson 6-103, Bush 6-44, Tate 5-62, Bell 2-13, Riddick 2-10, Ross 1-11. Chicago, Wilson 7-66, Jeffery 6-72, Forte 6-40, Morgan 2-2, Rosario 1-1, Bennett 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Detroit, Prater 37 (BK).

PACKERS 20, BUCCANEERS 3 Green Bay Tampa Bay

7 0

3 0 10 —20 3 0 0 —3

First Quarter GB–Lacy 44 run (Crosby kick), :49.

Second Quarter GB–FG Crosby 42, 4:55.

TB–FG Murray 43, :00.

Fourth Quarter GB–FG Crosby 25, 10:19.

GB–Nelson 1 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick), 2:45.

GB TB First downs 23 6 Total Net Yards 431 109 Rushes-yards 31-121 14-16 Passing 310 93 Punt Returns 4-4 1-0 Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-29 Interceptions Ret. 1-18 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 31-40-0 12-26-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 7-54 Punts 2-34.5 8-42.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-40 3-30 Time of Possession 38:38 21:22 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Green Bay, Lacy 17-99, Kuhn 4-22, Starks 7-3, Flynn 3-(minus 3). Tampa Bay, Martin 10-17, Sims 4-(minus 1).

PASSING–Green Bay, A.Rodgers 31-400-318. Tampa Bay, McCown 12-26-1-147.

RECEIVING–Green Bay, Cobb 11-131, Nelson 9-113, Starks 4-22, D.Adams 2-17, Quarless 2-17, R.Rodgers 2-13, Lacy 1-5.

Tampa Bay, Evans 4-49, Jackson 3-60, Sims 3-30, Stocker 2-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Green Bay, Crosby 48 (WL).

College football Bowl Schedule Saturday’s results New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 16, Nevada 3 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Utah State 21, UTEP 6 Las Vegas Bowl Utah 45, Colorado State 10 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24 Camelia Bowl At Montgomery, Ala. Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28

Friday, Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), noon (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl At Detroit Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 7 p.m.

(ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Duke (9-3) vs. Arizona State (9-3), 1 p.m.

(CBS) Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 3 p.m.

(ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Nebraska (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

West Virginia (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Clemson (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl At Houston Texas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6), 8 p.m.

(ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 30 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn.

Notre Dame (7-5) vs. LSU (8-4), 2 p.m.

(ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Louisville (9-3) vs. Georgia (9-3), 5:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Fosters Farm Bowl At Santa Clara, Calif.

Stanford (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), 9 p.m.

(ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl At Atlanta Mississippi (9-3) vs. TCU (11-1), 11:30 a.m.

(ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3), 3 p.m.

(ESPN) Orange Bowl At Miami Mississippi State (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), 11 a.m.

(ESPN2) Cotton Bowl Classic At Arlington, Texas Michigan State (10-2) vs. Baylor (11-1), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN) Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Minnesota (8-4) vs. Missouri (10-3), noon (ABC) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Playoff semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs. Florida State (13-0), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Playoff semifinal: Alabama (12-1) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5), 11 a.m.

(ESPN) TaxSlayer Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Iowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 2:20 p.m.

(ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio UCLA (9-3) vs. Kansas State (9-3), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Washington (8-5), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida (6-5) vs. East Carolina (8-4), noon (ESPN2) GoDaddy Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Men’s basketball Top 25 Saturday’s scores • No. 1 Kentucky 83, UCLA 44 • No. 4 Louisville 76, Western Kentucky 67 • No. 7 Villanova 82, Syracuse 77 • No. 8 Gonzaga 63, Cal Poly 50 • No. 9 Texas 78, Long Beach St. 68 • No. 10 Kansas 96, Lafayette 69 • No. 24 North Carolina 82, No. 12 Ohio St. 74 • No. 13 Iowa State 83, Drake 54 • No. 14 Utah 59, UNLV 46 • No. 16 Washington 69, No. 15 Oklahoma 67 • No. 19 San Diego State 70, Ball State 57 • No. 21 Notre Dame 94, Purdue 64 • No. 22 West Virgina 83, NC State 69 • Indiana 82, No. 23 Butler 73 • Texas Southern 71, No. 25 Michigan St. 65 Sunday’s scores • No. 6 Virginia 76, Harvard 26 • No. 17 Maryland 73, Oklahoma St. 64 Big Ten Saturday’s scores • No. 24 North Carolina 82, No. 12 Ohio State 74 • No. 21 Notre Dame 94, Purdue 64 • Texas Southern 71, No. 25 Michigan St. 65 • SMU 62, Michigan 51 • Illinois 62, Missouri 59 • Penn State 73, Drexel 68 • St. Francis (PA) 73, Rutgers 68 • Indiana 82, No. 23 Butler 73 • Northwestern 67, Western Michigan 61 • Northern Iowa 56, Iowa 44 Sunday’s scores • No. 17 Maryland 73, Oklahoma St. 64 State Saturday’s scores • Chicago State 76, St. Joseph’s (IN) 54 • Eastern Illinois 60, Indiana State 56 • Murray State 89, Illinois State 77 • SIU Edwardsville 61, Milwaukee 56 Sunday’s scores • UC Irvine 55, Bradley 47 Saturday’s box score

Today’s game Miami Beach Bowl BYU (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday’s games Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern Illinois (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Navy (6-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday’s games Bahamas Bowl At Nassau Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 7 p.m.

(ESPN)

ILLINOIS 62, MISSOURI 59 MISSOURI (5-6) Williams III 6-13 2-3 15, Rosburg 0-1 0-0 0, Gill-Caesar 3-8 2-2 8, Shamburger 1-5 2-2 5, Clark 4-9 2-2 11, Bello 1-2 0-2 2, Isabell 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 3-4 0-0 8, Wright 1-1 0-0 3, Gant 3-6 1-2 7. Totals 22-50 9-13 59.

ILLINOIS (9-3) Egwu 3-6 0-0 6, Starks 6-13 0-0 13, Hill 3-7 4-5 10, Rice 7-15 3-3 19, Nunn 3-9 2-2 9, Tate 0-0 1-2 1, Cosby 1-4 0-0 2, Black 1-1 0-2 2, Morgan 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 10-14 62.

Halftime–Illinois 32-30. 3s–Missouri 6-21 (Allen 2-2, Wright 1-1, Williams III 1-3, Shamburger 1-4, Clark 1-5, Bello 0-1, Isabell 0-1, Gill-Caesar 0-2, Gant 0-2), Illinois 4-18 (Rice 2-4, Nunn 1-3, Starks 1-7, Egwu 0-1, Cosby 0-1, Hill 0-2). Rebounds–Missouri 32 (Williams III 8), Illinois 33 (Cosby, Rice 7). Assists–Missouri 8 (Clark 3), Illinois 7 (Rice 3). Fouls–Missouri 9, Illinois 13.

Technical–Black.

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NHL | BLACKHAWKS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 0 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 22 6 .786 11 15 .423 10 15 .400 5 25 .167 3 23 .115 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 19 7 .731 Washington 19 7 .731 Miami 13 15 .464 Orlando 10 20 .333 Charlotte 8 19 .296 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 17 9 .654 Cleveland 16 10 .615 Milwaukee 14 14 .500 Indiana 9 19 .321 Detroit 5 23 .179

Toronto Brooklyn Boston New York Philadelphia

GB — 10 10½ 18 18 GB — — 7 11 11½ GB — 1 4 9 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 21 6 .778 Houston 19 7 .731 Dallas 20 8 .714 San Antonio 17 11 .607 New Orleans 14 13 .519 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 22 6 .786 Oklahoma City 13 15 .464 Denver 12 15 .444 Utah 8 20 .286 Minnesota 5 21 .192 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 22 3 .880 L.A. Clippers 19 8 .704 Phoenix 15 14 .517 Sacramento 12 15 .444 L.A. Lakers 8 19 .296

GB — 1½ 1½ 4½ 7 GB — 9 9½ 14 16 GB — 4 9 11 15

Saturday’s results Phoenix 99, New York 90 Portland 114, New Orleans 88 Charlotte 104, Utah 86 Atlanta 104, Houston 97 Dallas 99, San Antonio 93 Denver 76, Indiana 73 L.A. Clippers 106, Milwaukee 102

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Sunday’s results Toronto 118, New York 108 Cleveland 105, Memphis 91 Sacramento 108, L.A. Lakers 101 Phoenix 104, Washington 92 Miami 100, Boston 84 Philadelphia 96, Orlando 88 Brooklyn 110, Detroit 105 New Orleans 101, Oklahoma City 99 Indiana 100, Minnesota 96

The Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa (81) battles the Maple Leafs’ Roman Polak and goalie James Reimer during Sunday’s game at the United Center.

Chicago won 4-0.

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

Toronto at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 7 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Montreal 21 11 2 44 92 Tampa Bay 20 11 4 44 113 Detroit 17 8 9 43 94 Toronto 19 12 3 41 114 Boston 17 14 3 37 86 Florida 14 9 8 36 69 Ottawa 14 13 6 34 89 Buffalo 13 18 3 29 66 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 22 6 4 48 102 N.Y. Islanders 23 10 0 46 104 N.Y. Rangers 17 10 4 38 93 Washington 16 10 6 38 95 Columbus 14 15 3 31 79 Philadelphia 12 14 6 30 88 New Jersey 12 17 6 30 77 Carolina 9 20 4 22 68

GA 83 93 84 102 88 79 92 109 GA 72 91 81 85 102 96 102 92

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 23 9 2 48 106 67 St. Louis 21 9 3 45 100 81 Nashville 21 8 2 44 87 64 Winnipeg 17 10 6 40 80 76 Minnesota 16 12 3 35 91 84 Dallas 14 13 5 33 95 109 Colorado 12 13 8 32 85 101 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 22 8 5 49 101 96 San Jose 19 11 4 42 97 87 Vancouver 19 11 2 40 92 90 Los Angeles 17 11 6 40 94 84 Calgary 17 15 3 37 100 95 Arizona 11 17 4 26 74 104 Edmonton 7 20 7 21 74 116 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Heavy-hearted victory Blackhawks win after losing equipment manager

BY MATT CARLSON Associated Press

CHICAGO – Patrick Kane had a power-play goal and two assists, leading Antti Raanta and the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.

The Blackhawks played with a “CR” on their helmets after assistant equipment manager Clint Reif, who died earlier in the day. The team said it was “deeply saddened” by the loss and declined further comment, while asking for respect for the privacy for Reif’s family and friends.

Coach Joel Quenneville, fighting back tears during his pregame media availability, said it was a tough day.

Raanta made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season, helping Chicago rebound from a 3-2 shootout loss Saturday night in Columbus.

David Rundblad, Kris Versteeg and Jonathan Toews also scored, and Patrick Sharp had three assists as the Blackhawks won for the 14th time in their last 17 games. Chicago has just one regulation loss in its last 13 games.

James Reimer made 30 saves in Toronto’s third

straight loss following a six-game winning streak.

Although No. 1 goalie Corey Crawford was available, Raanta started for the third time in four games and recorded his third career shutout.

Crawford faced the Blue Jackets on Saturday, after missing eight games with a foot injury.

Rundblad put the Blackhawks in front with a screened shot from the left point with 4:30 left in the first period. Sharp and Toronto’s Korbinian Holzer were tussling in front of Reimer as the shot sailed in.

Saturday’s results N.Y. Rangers 3, Carolina 2, SO Columbus 3, Chicago 2, SO Los Angeles 4, Arizona 2 Colorado 5, Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 7, Toronto 4 Montreal 4, Ottawa 1 Washington 4, New Jersey 0 N.Y. Islanders 3, Tampa Bay 1 Pittsburgh 3, Florida 1 Nashville 6, Minnesota 5, OT Vancouver 3, Calgary 2, OT San Jose 3, St. Louis 2, OT Sunday’s results Colorado 2, Detroit 1, SO Dallas 6, Edmonton 5, SO Boston 4, Buffalo 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 1, Carolina 0 Chicago 4, Toronto 0 Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 9 p.m.

Today’s games Ottawa at Washington, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 0 Toronto 0 0 0 —0 Chicago 2 0 2 —4 First Period–1, Chicago, Rundblad 1 (Kane, Sharp), 15:30. 2, Chicago, Versteeg 9 (Kane, Sharp), 19:59. Penalties– Seabrook, Chi (high-sticking), 1:32.

Second Period–None. Penalties–Polak, Tor (boarding), 7:51.

Third Period–3, Chicago, Kane 16 (Sharp, Seabrook), 9:07 (pp). 4, Chicago, Toews 13 (Seabrook, Keith), 11:22. Penalties–Versteeg, Chi (interference), 6:26; Clarkson, Tor (interference), 8:46.

Shots on Goal–Toronto 7-9-15_31. Chicago 12-15-7_34.

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

Goalies–Toronto, Reimer 6-4-0 (34 shots30 saves). Chicago, Raanta 6-2-0 (31-31).

Saturday’s box score

BLUE JACKETS 3, BLACKHAWKS 2, SO Chicago 0 1 1 0 — 2 Columbus 1 0 1 0 — 3 Columbus won shootout 2-1 First Period–1, Columbus, Skille 5 (Johansen, Tyutin), 17:24. Penalties– Johansen, Clm (tripping), :30; Versteeg, Chi (high-sticking), 8:43.

Second Period–2, Chicago, Sharp 5 (Rozsival), 7:27. Penalties–Johnson, Clm (hooking), 4:35; Toews, Chi (slashing, roughing), 17:44; Dubinsky, Clm (slashing, roughing), 17:44; Richards, Chi (high-sticking), 19:55.

Third Period–3, Columbus, Connauton 3 (Savard, Calvert), 1:55. 4, Chicago, Smith 5 (Kruger, Kane), 8:49. Penalties–Wennberg, Clm (hooking), 12:11; Morin, Clm (hooking), 17:22.

Overtime–None. Penalties–None.

Shootout–Chicago 1 (Toews NG, Kane NG, Sharp NG, Richards NG, Shaw G, Hossa NG, Versteeg NG, Saad NG, Bickell NG), Columbus 2 (Atkinson NG, Johansen NG, Foligno NG, Calvert NG, Morin G, Connauton NG, Dubinsky NG, Wennberg NG, Johnson G).

Shots on Goal–Chicago 15-14-9-3–41.

Columbus 3-9-5-2–19.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 4; Columbus 0 of 2.

Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 12-5-2 (19 shots-17 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 13-8-2 (41-39).

AP

Illinois’ Ahmad Starks drives past Missouri’s Keith Shamburger during Saturday’s game in St. Louis. Illinois won 62-59.

Rice leads Illini in win over rival BRAG

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“It was just a great feeling,” Rice said. “We’re all out there playing for each other.”

But it’s clear Rice is leading them.

There was no question the ball would be in the hands of Rice, a Champaign native who transferred two seasons ago from Drake.

After Missouri’s Wes Clark tied the score 59-59 on a jumper with 18 seconds left, the Illini called time out. Then Rice brought the ball up the court – the side of the fan-divided arena where Illini fans colored it orange.

“The plan was to get the [defensive] switch, and we got that,” he said.

“Just attack. Just saw an opening. [My defender] gave me too much space, and I pulled up.”

And put it away.

Wearing throwback uniforms from the 1989 Flyin’ Illini, Illinois certainly recorded a classic in a game in which there were 10 ties, and it never led by more than six points.

“The fans are going crazy, the half and half [of the arena],” said senior guard Ahmad Starks, who transferred to Illinois from Oregon State and sat out last season. “I hate that I only get one chance at [this game].”

Illinois guard Aaron Cosby, who has experienced shooting woes this season, came up with strong defensive plays in the final minutes, including two critical rebounds.

The Tigers (5-6) were led by forward Johnathan Williams III’s 15 points.

Rice, of course, did more than just provide

the game-winner.

He led the team with 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

One of those assists was a pass to Egwu under the basket for a dunk that provided a 59-57 lead with 1:53 remaining.

He earlier hit a deep 3-pointer with 6:38 to play to bail the Illini out of a bad possession, and he converted a threepoint play off a fouldrawing drive for a 55-53 advantage with 5:06 remaining.

Illini coach John Groce recounted seeing Rice countless times in the gym early, shooting as many as 700 3-pointers. He said Rice shoots almost too much before games.

“He deserves it,” Groce said. “He works when nobody else is watching.

Ray has made himself into a shooter. He’s selfmade.”

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DIXON 3BR 2 full baths, refrig., stove, dishwasher, w/d, new furnace & a/c this yr., deck & handicapped ramp, storage shed, $24,000 815-973-5601

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 ROCK FALLS Efficiency & 1BR Fully furnished all utilities, + cable 815-626-6403

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AMBOY 2BR Duplex in Amboy w/ garage, also 2BR apts., 815-440-8116

BEAUTIFUL RIVER FRONT COTTAGE In Grand Detour on 1 acre in a beautiful secluded area on the Rock River.

Fully furnished 3BR, 1 ba. (new), 2 car garage. New roof on garage & house. Extra ½ acre lot, $40,000.

Will sell on contract with good credit, reasonable down payment. $145,000. No realtors please. Tell your Chicago friends about this river property as it is truly a special location. Call Jim 815-441-5179.

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

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1BR basement apt, north side w/ garage, stove refrig., utilities & heat furnished. No pets ref., lease, $425/ mo. & dep 815652-2042 1BR upper, stove refrig, garbage p/u furn. No Pets. Ref., Lease, $350/ mo. + dep.

815-6522042 DIXON MANOR APTS- 2BR CLEAN QUIET, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, APPLIANCES INCLUDED, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CALL ERICK 815-739-5806 Nice 1BR upper, stove, refrigerator., garbage p/u furn.

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815-652-2042 Nice 2BR, stove refrig. stacked w/d garbage p/u furn.

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Ref., No Lease, $450/mo. + dep. 815-652-2042

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

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PROPHETSTOWN 2 bedroom apartment, with one stall garage, $500/mo.

Call Kophamer & Blean Realty (815) 772-2728

ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 2BR, newly remodeled, on lake 1 ½ mi. W. of Rock Falls, $600/mo. + utilities, no pets, 815-626-2145 Lg. 1BR. + appl.

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815-562-7928 2BR 1 BA, Newly renovated home, $575 + dep. 815440-4817 or 815440-2912 2BR Duplex w/gar.

Appl. + W/D & C/A, 815-973-0942 3BR, no pets.

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Avail. Now! 4BR, 1.5 bath, 1 car garage.

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4BR 2BA full basketball court, pool, trampoline, $850 / mo. + utilities 815499-5548

Near CGH & Rec. Cent. Nice 1BR garage, applcs., $425/mo. 1830 3rd Ave. 815-499-0199 Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

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C/A. All incl. W/D. Nice area, walk to library & park. 521 W. 11th St. Sorry, no pets or Sec. 8. $650 + sec. dep.

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Immediate opening for a Registered Nurse to join our team at Serenity Hospice & Home located in Oregon, IL. The position is part time on the 3:00 pm11:00 pm shift in Serenity Home.

Ideal candidates will possess excellent assessment and communication skills, the ability to work independently, previous experience in hospice or home care and computer based charting a plus.

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Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is Now Hiring for Mechanics FT or PT $30/hr.

Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S. Dixon, IL 61021

Administrative Assistant The Lee/ Ogle Regional Office of Education is seeking a full-time Administrative Assistant for grantfunded program.

Require excellent word processing and communication skills. Some travel required.

This is an IMRF position. No medical benefits. Submit application on: www.leeogle.org

by December 29, 2014. Questions to: mhop@leeogle.org Dixon Glass is hiring a Carpenter/Glazier, must have experience, benefits incl., Apply at 414 W. st 1 Street Dixon

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Auction City Sales 2505 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 61021 Tues. Dec. 23, 2014 3:00 P.M.

Yes, we’ll have a sale on Tuesday, December 23. It will be a short sale with some very interesting items.

Large storage unit from Whiteside County.

• 18’ Keller Alum/fiber glass ext. ladder 10’ Keller Alum/fiber step ladder • 20 misc. computer towers & bases • 3 misc. sets of golf clubs and bags • 2 new Sunbeam 110v. heaters - new 205/55 R16 tires, 2-guitar stands - lots of stereo wires hook-up, RCA cords, speakers, etc. new items, A.B.C. fire extinguishers • New waches (Quartz) in boxes.

Watches & pen sets • Many new movies & tapes - 2 500w new power supplies.

Full/queen bedroom group (no mattress), table-top stereo unit, Christmas dec. & lights, 20+ totes full of misc. items, elec. “open” sign, Kirby vacuum, misc. milk bottles, nice selection of pictures (oil on canvas), C.D. player, and 2 receivers. Color portable T.V.’s, 56” Mitsubishi flat screen T.V. ok, King size fancy wood carved headboard and foot with rails (only), 20 gal red-wing crock.

Food Stand

Auction City Sales Auctioneer: Lee Hollingsworth Phone 815-288-5814 IL. License #40000730

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS ROWEN W. DERKSEN A/K/A ROWEN DERKSEN; DEBRA D. DERKSEN A/K/A DEBRA DERKSEN; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 64 1316 IL ROUTE 38 FRANKLIN GROVE, IL 61031 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on November 10, 2014, LEE COUNTY SHERIFF in LEE County, Illinois, will on February 5, 2015, in OLD Lee County Courthouse112 E. 2ND STREET, DIXON, IL 61021, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of LEE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 14-09-05-100-004 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1316 IL ROUTE 38 FRANKLIN GROVE, IL 61031 Description of Improvements: TAN, VINYL SIDING, ONE UNIT HOME, THREE CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $156,701.24. S ale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1306882 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, 763.99 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES 52.52 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ILLINOIS ROUTE 38 FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE EASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 89 DEGREES, 59 MINUTES MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE, 544.50 FEET, SAID LINE BEING ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ILLINOIS ROUTE 38; THENCE NORTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES MEASURED CLOCKWISE, 200.00 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 01 MINUTES MEASURED CLOCKWISE, 544.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES MEASURED CLOCKWISE, 200.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 14-09-05-100-004 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1316 IL ROUTE 38 FRANKLIN GROVE, IL 61031 Description of Improvements: TAN, VINYL SIDING, ONE UNIT HOME, THREE CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $156,701.24. S ale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

To the Patrons of Ameren Illinois Company d/b/a Ameren Illinois: Ameren Illinois hereby gives notice to the public that it has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission evidence (direct testimony) regarding the reconciliation of revenues collected from its electric customers under its Rider EDR - Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Cost Recovery (Electric Charge Applicable to all Electric Service Classifications) with costs incurred in connection with the cost of electricity from June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010.

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Mark E. Zumdahl WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202E. 5thStreet, Sterling, IL 61081-0400 (815) 625-8200 December 22, 29, 2014, January 5, 2015

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Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with a Representative, or both, on or before June 24, 2015, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

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Notice is given of the death of JOYCE L. CRAWFORD. Letters of Office were issued to WILLIAM A. STINDT, 1592 County B, Platteville, Wisconsin 53818, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY d/b/a Ameren Illinois By: Richard J. Mark, Preside

For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1306882 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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ROWEN W. DERKSEN A/K/A ROWEN DERKSEN; DEBRA D. DERKSEN A/K/A DEBRA DERKSEN; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 64 1316 IL ROUTE 38 FRANKLIN GROVE, IL 61031 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on November 10, 2014, LEE COUNTY SHERIFF in LEE County, Illinois, will on February 5, 2015, in OLD Lee County Courthouse112 E. 2ND STREET, DIXON, IL 61021, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of LEE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment:

Notice of filing of evidence regarding the reconciliation of revenues and costs under the Ameren Illinois Company d/b/a Ameren Illinois' Rider EDR - Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Cost Recovery (Electric Charge Applicable to all Electric Service Classifications) with costs incurred in connection with the cost of electricity from June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010.

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EMPLOYMENT

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CDL DRIVER NEEDED Rock River Cartage is a family owned flatbed carrier. $55,000 a year. We offer 401K, Health Ins., and home every night. Must have 2 yrs experience. Call 1-800892-9587 General Labor/Warehouse/Forklift (Sterling, IL) compensation: $9.75/hour Local Company is seeking applicants for Warehouse Positions; must have some forklift experience, and the ability to lift up to 70 lbs.

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Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has intent. malicious While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential We problems. strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

EMPLOYMENT

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LOAN OFFICER Local community bank seeking to fill loan officer position to maintain portfolio of existing customers as well as develop new customer relationships and maximize relationships based on customer need. Must perform all duties associated with the position in originating, underwriting and closing secured and unsecured loans in accordance with established lending objectives, policies and procedures. Must be motivated, diligent, and dependable, possess strong customer service, communication, analytical and practical business skills.

Lending experience required.

We offer an excellent benefits package as well as a competitive wage.

All inquiries will be held in the strictest confidence. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Wanted P.T. Day-Shift Dietary Aide Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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EMPLOYMENT

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Plews & Edelmann in Dixon seeks a Quality Inspector to ensure proper product inspection standards & procedures are followed; perform incoming, in-process & final inspections; support day-to-day ops of quality dept; & serve as liaison to customers & suppliers on nonconformance issues. Communication is vital to this role.

Requires HS diploma or equiv., previous quality training or exp., ability to work flexible hrs, excellent math & PC skills (Excel/ Word/Access), strong BP reading skills, ability to use calipers & micrometers, & ability to make decisions.

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Sauk Valley Media seeks an individual for the position of Machine Operator at our facility in Sterling.

The position is in our inserting department working with the daily newspaper during third shift hours.

Responsibilities include the set up and operation of insertion equipment as well as pre-planning for the next days distribution. Forklift driving and other packaging knowledge is a plus.

The qualified person will possess good mechanical ability, be able to work independently, strong customer service skills, show attention to detail, and the ability to communicate clearly.

Some driving may be needed on occasion so you must have a good driving record, insurance and be able to pass prehire drug and fitness screenings.

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Plews is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/V/D)

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CHILD CARE

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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 specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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.

KRINGLE'S KORNER

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1989 Chevy Truck, 4WD w/ Meyers snow plow, 2 new tires & battery. $2350.

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Answer on B9

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Astrograph Have fun with friends and neighbors Monday, December 22, 2014 You have the strength, stamina and ability to get everything you want this year. You will instinctively know when to take action and initiate necessary changes. A confrontation with an opponent will temporarily throw you off course, but you will emerge the winner.

extra precautions while traveling.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Practicality and common sense must be parts of your game plan. Frivolous spending will not buy happiness or set your mind at ease when the bills start rolling in.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -The hectic pace that accompanies the end of the year will take its toll on your health. Take some time for personal pleasures and pampering and you will feel ready to take on the world.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Keep a close watch on your finances. This is not a good time to lend or borrow money.

You will regret it if you allow anyone to take advantage of you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You will run yourself ragged trying to find the perfect gift for someone you love. Giving your time and attention to someone special is more important than anything you could buy.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- It’s OK to take part in festivities, but remember to keep your professional aspirations in mind. It’s possible that you will meet someone who could give your career a boost.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- An interesting offer will come with delays. Keep all of the details on hand so you can act when the timing is right. Take

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Preparation when applied to an innovative idea will prove profitable. Brush up on marketing and sales techniques in order to find a way to make your plans come to life.

you to reconnect and reflect on your relationship.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Your home environment will not be relaxing today. Getting out and keeping busy will provide some time away from the tension building up between the people you reside with.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Plan to have fun with friends and neighbors. Your busy schedule must not stop you from taking part in activities that could help you form a closer bond with the people you value most.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You will be considered for a new opportunity in the new year. Give the matter a lot of thought. It will be the challenge you have been looking for.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Get together with friends to enjoy the spirit of the season.

When planning group events, remember to include elderly or ailing relatives whom you don’t see very often.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You and a loved one are likely to feel stressed and emotional.

Devote time for just the two of

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