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Walter “Rocky” Cook, 66, of Naperville, formerly of Morris passed away in his residence early Monday morning December 15, 2014.

Arrangements are pending with the U. C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home in Morris.

SHEILA J. GUIMOND Sheila J. Guimond (nee Damians), age 70, of Reddick, IL passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014, at her home.

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PHYLLIS I. MUFFLER Phyllis I. Muffler, 89, of rural Seneca, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014, at home with her family and Vitas Hospice.

Arrangements by Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, 1009 E. Bluff St., Marseilles, IL 61341. 815-7955151 www.sealscampbell.com

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ON THE COVER Margarita Gonzalez receives a hug from Sarah Peterson, executive director of Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity, on Saturday during a home dedication for the Gonzalez family at 930 E. North St. in Morris.

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Morris • Chad J. Gustafson, 42, of Morris, was arrested by Morris police and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Saturday on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of a controlled substance. He also was cited for speeding. He was given a Jan. 5 court date.

• Alan Hemminger, 49, of Montgomery, was arrested

by Morris police Sunday on a charge of driving under the influence. He also was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper lane usage. He posted bond and was released with a Jan. 15 court date.

• Ruben Pineda, 53, of Lemont, turned himself into Morris police Saturday for a

failure-to-appear warrant. He posted bond and was released with a Jan. 8 court date.

Jan. 12 court date.

• Nicholas D. Carter, 34, of Gardner, was arrested

by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Thursday on charges of driving while license suspended and possession of a hypodermic syringe. He was given a Jan. 12 court date.

• Troy A. Polson, 24, of Morris, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Thursday on a charge of driving under the influence. He also was cited for improper signal. He was given a Jan. 12 court date.

• Jason K. Ingram, 26, of Gardner, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies on a charge of driving under the influence. He also was cited for speeding. He was given a Jan. 12 court date.

Grundy County • Adolfo Osario, 23, of Morris, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Thursday on charges of driving while license revoked and having a fictitious or altered identification card.

• Robert L. Foster of Morris, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail Thursday on a charge of contempt of court.

• Christopher W. Barnes, 30, of Morris, was arrested

by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday on a failure-to-appear warrant for domestic battery. He was given a Dec. 29 court date.

• Tyler J. Smith-Grandys, 21, of Gardner, was arrested

by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Thursday on a charge of interfering with a report of domestic violence.

Smith-Grandys was given a

Channahon • Jerry H. Conterras, 56, was arrested by Channahon police and booked into the Grundy County Jail Thursday on a charge of domestic battery.

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By NICK SAMUEL nsamuel@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Five-year-old Estefany Gonzalez smiled as she saw her new room painted with light and turquoise blue colors, inspired by her favorite movie “Frozen.”

“She was fighting for that color. It’s one of her favorite movies,” said her father, Jose Gonzalez.

Jose, his wife, Margarita, and their two daughters, Estefany and Isabella, 18 months, are new Morris homeowners thanks to efforts by volunteers, donors and the Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity nonprofit organization.

The Gonzalez family was among two families selected for a Habitat for Humanity home in late 2012 based on their need, ability to pay a mortgage and willingness to partner with the organization, according to a news release.

The Gonzalez home is the third of five to be constructed in the Habitat for Humanity subdivision, the Hancock Page Subdivision, on the former paper mill property.

Julie Wilkinson, board president of the organization welcomed the community to witness its 11th habitat home dedication to the family Saturday at 930 E. North St. in Morris, where the Gonzalez family gave their thanks to

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Jose Gonzalez thanks volunteers, donors and members of the Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity Saturday at a home dedication for the Gonzalez family at 930 E. North St. in Morris. supporters and also received gifts, including a Bible and gift basket.

The dedication ended with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a tour of the Gonzalez home, which includes three bedrooms, a laundry room, bathroom, kitchen and dining room.

“The truly good men and women are the ones that have come to this place every weekend to help my family and I build our dream and my family’s home. To me, every single nail, every minute that you spent behind the desk and every time you thought about my family’s future means

more than a lot,” Jose said to the crowd. “I will be so thankful for the rest of my life, and I will pray to God so one day I can help the same way I got help from you.”

Jose said it felt like he was closing a chapter of his life.

Margarita said she feels blessed becoming a new homeowner.

“It’s amazing. Everyone’s coming to help us,” Margarita said after the dedication.

“This is the best Christmas gift.”

Kevin Brown, owner of Brown Bear Painting, said it took one day to paint the entire house with 12 volunteers,

including some from Brown Bear Painting and Grundy Bank.

The youngest daughter, Isabella, requested her room be painted bubblegum pink.

“It was fun seeing what colors they wanted to pick for their room and was a really rewarding experience,” Brown said.

State Rep. John Anthony, R-Plainfield, also helped paint the house for the Gonzalez family and was present at the dedication.

“Watching those two girls up there and knowing this will forever change their lives gave me the satisfaction of saying I contributed toward that,” Anthony said after the ceremony.

Two years ago, when the Gonzalez family were selected for a Habitat home, the couple was expecting their second daughter and was unable to afford an adequate apartment in an area where they felt safe raising their family, according to the news release.

Since that time, Jose and Margarita have completed a required 400 hours of sweat equity toward construction, assisting with fundraisers, selling raffle tickets, baking for and serving at the Corn Festival Farm Fair Dinner and more.

The family currently shares one bedroom in the basement of Margarita’s family’s home in Channahon and

will purchase their house from Habitat this week with a down payment and no-interest mortgage.

Sarah Peterson, executive director of Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity, said the family will have moved into the house by Christmas.

Since being selected, Jose has completed his associate’s degree and has secured fulltime employment. Margarita continues to balance a full course load in culinary school while caring for their daughters.

“He works full time, she goes to school and they have kids and made time to be here.

That says a lot about their character and commitment for them wanting this for their family,” Wilkinson said after the dedication.

Jose said Habitat for Humanity not only provided his family with a home, but also taught them a valuable lesson.

“It doesn’t matter where you come from, how young or old you are, your help is as valuable as any other. And your help can change lives,” Jose said.

Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing by providing simple, decent homes for low-income families.

For information, contact Habitat at 815- 942-1452 or info@grundy3rivershabitat. org.

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Mental Health Court receives funding

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – The Grundy County Mental Health Court program is moving forward after receiving a grant from Adult Redeploy Illinois for $51,380 Local officials and professionals worked together for five years to obtain approval for the court, which was granted in June by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

Mental Health Court will divert nonviolent, mentally ill offenders away from prisons and into a rehabilitation program.

“They want us on board and operating by January,” Grundy County Judge Lance Peterson said. “With being told so late that we are approved, we think

it will take us until Feb. 1 to start services to defendants.”

Originally organizers submitted an application for $100,000 for a full year and hoped to begin last fall. But they were told the funds were not available and to resubmit a grant application for six months. The group received word Thursday that resubmitted application was approved, according to Peterson.

The funding comes from the state and is administered through Illinois Adult Redeploy, an organization sponsoring state programs aimed at reducing prison overcrowding, disrupting the incarceration cycle and saving taxpayer money.

In 2006, the Bureau of Jus-

tice reported nearly 1.3 million mentally ill adults were incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails. Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland said he foresees about eight to 12 defendants in Grundy County taking part in the program once it is up and running.

“We don’t have a huge target, we have about a dozen that would benefit from the program at any given time,” Helland said. “We’ve had some defendants in Drug Court that would be better served by Mental Health Court.”

He said it’s often difficult to tell if the drug addiction is caused by the mental illness or if the behavior is caused by the drug addiction.

Participating offenders will

be reviewed and treated by a mental health professional, and be provided with the resources needed to reintegrate into society.

Helland said the goal is to keep mentally ill offenders from recommitting crimes and returning to prison by providing proper medication and treatments.

Aside from treating the offenders, the program would save Grundy taxpayers a significant amount of money by

keeping them out of prison, and treating them so they don’t have as many hospitalizations, Helland said.

Grundy County Mental Health Court organizers and advocates include Peterson, Helland, the public defender’s office, the probation department, Grundy County Sheriff Kevin Callahan’s office, the Grundy County Health Department and Susie Galloway with Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers.

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By CHRISTINA CHAPMAN-VAN YPEREN cchapman@shawmedia.com MORRIS – The Morris Municipal Officers Electoral Board approved numerous witnesses to be subpoenaed for the hearings on objections to two Morris candidates running for city offices.

The board met Monday morning, approving subpoena requests for each candidate’s

case.

The objections are filed against the petitions of Republican Doug Hayse for 2nd Ward alderman and Republican Mary Callahan for city clerk. Both objections were filed for the same reason – improper fastening of petition sheets.

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County to prepare for new administrator hunt

By NICK SAMUEL nsamuel@shawmedia.com MORRIS – With a new human resources director set to start Jan. 5, Grundy County’s Personnel Committee is preparing to search for a new county administrator.

Heidi Miller, Land Use Director and immediate past administrator, resigned from the administrator position in September after five months on the job. She previously said she resigned from the position after not following proper hiring protocol.

Miller was the fourth administrator the county has had since 2011.

David Welter, County Board chairman, said he expects the Personnel Committee to finetune the job description and

post the position Jan. 8 at its next meeting.

The job position will be posted on the county website, at the administration building and other places.

“I would think at that meeting they would form an ad hoc committee to put together interviews. When they find a candidate they want to move forward, it will move to the full board,” Welter said. “The February full board meeting is when I would anticipate taking action on hiring a new administrator.”

Vicki Geiger, Personnel Committee chairwoman, said the county is working diligently toward filling the administrator position and that choosing the right candidate will be a full board decision.

“I think it’s a priority, and

I think it’ll get accomplished.

We’re going to take our time with the interview process to find the right candidate for the position,” Geiger said. “We’re going to invite the full board to be part of the interview process so they can feel well-informed when they vote on the decision.”

Geiger said county administrator is a key position at the county and that the administrator gathers information to better inform the County Board in

its decision making.

“That’s just one area. There are many other facets of the position that are important to us,” Geiger said.

Welter said the board looks to the administrator to carry out and enforce policies. He added the administrator works on projects at the board’s request and works with departments to make sure those projects are carried out.

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MORRIS – Morris police are hoping for community help in solving several reports of criminal damage to property that occurred Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

Five vehicles located in the 300 block of West Main Street, the 300 block of East Jackson Street, the 200 block of Calhoun Street and the 200 block of West Benton Street were damaged in a similar manner, according to Morris Police Detective Alicia Steffes.

“We are sure all the vehicle incidents are related.

The same type of damage was done to all the vehicles,” Steffes said.

Occurring during the same time frame, a fence was spray painted with silver paint in the 500 block of East Jefferson Street.

Morris Police Chief Brent Dite said someone often has seen suspicious people in the area in situations like this.

“If someone in the area has seen suspicious people in the area and can call us with a clothing description, it can

help in the continued investigation,” Dite said.

He said offenders often will tell friends who tell friends, and if anyone has any information about these recent incidents, they are asked to call Steffes at 815-941-6283. Or, if a potential witness wishes to remain anonymous, call Grundy County Crime Stoppers at 815- 942-6645.

On Friday, Crime Stoppers asked for information in a news release for damage that occurred to vehicles on Dec. 6. Vehicles were damaged in the 1000 block of Quail Drive, the 100 block of Deerpath Drive and the 2400 block of Parklake Drive in Morris.

Vehicles had their windshields broken and there were dents and scratches. A garbage can was placed on the roof of a vehicle.

Police do not yet know if the Dec. 6 cases are related to the incidents that occurred over the weekend. The incidents are being investigated individually, but it is possible they are related, Dite said.

People are asked to call Crime Stoppers if they have information on these incidents, as well.

elections happen. The administrator is someone I see as being constantly there who withstands different elections and carries on the policy the board puts in place,” Welter said.

The chairman said he urges the board to hire a full-time administrator.

“With what we have going on in the county, it’s important to have a full-time person in office both for stability and continuity between the County Board and employees,” he said.

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MORRIS – A new building inspector will start for the city of Morris on Jan. 1.

The Morris City Council Monday night approved a contract agreement with Dan Snyder to be the city’s new inspector. Snyder replaces Chuck Enger who died last summer, Mayor Richard Kopczick said after the meeting.

“Sadly Chuck passed away so Bill Cheshareck [Building and Zoning Officer] has been filling in, but there are things coming in the future that require filling it,” Kopczick said.

Snyder signed his contract after the meeting. He said he is born and raised in Morris and worked for Brandt Builders in Morris for 23 years. He has been a carpenter all his life.

The city charges a fee for building inspections, $35 an inspection. And that fee goes to the inspector through the city, Kopczick said.

The city’s contract with Snyder is for two years with a one year self renewal unless the city decides to change it.

In other business, Herb Wyeth, Morris Cruise Night committee head, announced the dates for next year’s cruise night season. The events will continue to take place the second Saturday of the month from June to October.

This 2015 dates are June 13, July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12 and

Oct. 10.

“We bring a lot of people and a lot of business to the community,” he said. “We think it’s a fun event and we’re very proud of it.”

Wyeth told the council that in its 14 years, the Morris Cruise Nights have raised about $219,000 for local charities.

“I thank the cruise night committee for what they do.

I think it’s a great event they have here in town,” Alderman Brian Feeney said.

In order to allow for a new business in town, the city approved adding another Class D liquor license bringing the city up to 12 licenses of this type, which is for a full bar, but the license does not allow the sale of packaged liquor.

The license is going to Susan Hook doing business as Hook’s Hideaway at 1715 N. Division St., Unit 1, in Morris. The business is a gaming parlor and golf simulator business, said Alderman Don Hansen, Judiciary and License Committee chairman.

Alderman Julian Houston asked if the city could take the licenses back down to 11 if the new business did not come to fruition. Kopczick said it could by amending the ordinance, which it has done in the past.

The council also approved some annual expenses Monday.

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Morris’ Jake Walker scored eight points in the Redskins’ 60-49 loss to Yorkville on Saturday night in Morris.

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the game. Walker then drained another 3-pointer and Niewinski hit a baseline jumper to put Morris back ahead by five and Jake Walker scored with 3:01 remaining in the half to give Morris its biggest lead thus far at 22-15. With 1:02 to go until halftime, Payne scored on an old-fashioned three-point play, and Jake Walker hit a shot at the buzzer to send Morris into intermission with a 24-18 lead.

“Matt Walker and Cody Niewinski hit some big shots for us in the second quarter to get us the lead,” Blumberg said.

“But, we were 6 for 29 from 3-point range tonight as a team.

We aren’t going to win many games shooting like that.

“It seems like sometimes we are settling for a 3-pointer instead of attacking the basket.

We’ve had games where we’ve shot well from three and it has helped us, but we don’t want to live by it or die by it.”

Patterson did hit two straight 3-pointers to open the second half, and Morris led, 3018, with 6:35 to play in the third quarter. From there, though, Yorkville outscored Morris ,42-19. Domark, who tied Bondurant for game-high scoring honors with 16 each, scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to key the Yorkville rally.

“Rebounding and turnovers were what hurt us tonight,” Blumberg said.

Yorkville held a a 32-25 edge on the boards and Morris committed 21 turnovers to the Foxes’ 16.

The Redskins are now off until Dec. 26, when they open play in the Plano Holiday Classic. They play the winner of Seneca and Princeton at 3:30 p.m. that day.

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MORRIS – After getting a strong second quarter from some of their second-string players, the Morris boys basketball team looked to be in good shape Saturday night at halftime of their Northern Illinois Big 12 East game against Yorkville.

Getting six points each from Matt Walker and Cody Niewinski and two from Jackson Shannon, the Redskins took a 24-18 lead into halftime after trailing, 8-6, after one quarter.

However, the pressure from the Yorkville defense got the best of Morris in the second half and the Foxes rallied for a 60-49 victory.

Austin Patterson, held scoreless in the first half, led Morris (5-3, 1-1) with 14 points, while Jake Walker scored eight and Matt Walker, Niewinski and Jacob Jurasits all scored six.

“It’s not easy to play against Yorkville when you are up, and it’s not easy to play against them when you are down,” Morris coach Joe Blumberg said. “Their defensive pressure is coming at you regardless of the score.”

The defenses dominated the early going, as neither team dented the scoreboard until a free throw by Yorkville’s Kyle Domark with 5:37 to play in the first quarter. Yorkville then took a 2-0 lead on a free throw

by King Davis before Morris’ Jacob Brady scored underneath to tie it. Yorkville went ahead, 6-2, on a basket by Jake Schutt and a pair of free throws

by Cedric Payne. Evan Bjelland then scored for Morris before Yorkville’s Josh Bondurant and Morris’ Jacob Jurasits traded bucket to end the period.

The second quarter was all Morris. Matt Walker gave the Redskins their first lead, 9-8, with a 3-pointer. Shannon followed with a basket underneath before Dan Kaczmarek scored for Yorkville to make it, 11-10.

Niewinski then hit two straight baskets for a 15-10 Morris lead before Davis hit a three-pointer and Bondurant went coast to coast with a rebound to tie

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By JEFF ARNOLD jarnold@chicagofootball.com CHICAGO – Making his first public comments since Bears offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer admitted he was a source for a national media report criticizing quarterback Jay Cutler, general manager Phil Emery called Kromer’s comments “a mistake of human emotion.”

Speaking to WBBM AM 780 before Monday night’s game against the Saints at Soldier Field, Emery said he was angry, frustrated and upset about Kromer’s comments to NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport.

“It was a mistake that had personto-person and person-to-team ramifications, and it was made by a key member of our team,” Emery told the radio station. “At the end of the day, Marc (Trestman) made the decision to let Aaron’s admission and his apology stand and decided to move forward from there, and that’s what we’ve done as a team.”

Kromer, Cutler and Trestman all addressed the matter Friday. Kromer and Trestman declined for the most part to get into specifics, saying the

“It was a mistake that had person-to-person and person-toteam ramifications, and it was made by a key member of our team. At the end of the day, Marc (Trestman) made the decision to let Aaron’s admission and his apology stand and decided to move forward from there, and that’s what we’ve done as a team.”

Phil Emery Bears general manager matter was being handled internally.

Neither Emery or chairman George McCaskey spoke about the incident.

During Monday night’s pregame interview, Emery said he had to step back from the situation and allow the “emotions of those events to quell down a little bit” in order to decide what was best for the team.

While Emery said being a source for a media story wasn’t uncommon, he didn’t like the way things played out especially considering the struggles the Bears have faced this season.

He said the incident had a “negative impact” on the Bears.

Emery also said he respected the way Trestman handled the situation and its aftermath. Players – including Cutler and running back Matt Forte – said Friday they wouldn’t have known about Kromer’s comments without him apologizing in front of a meeting room with the offense. Last week, Trestman declined to indicate whether he was in the room for the apology.

Emery said his decision to allow Trestman to manage the situation is based on how Emery’s contract is set up and on how the Bears are set up, allowing matters to be handled at

the lower level first before it becomes one take on by management.

“The venting by a coach and the way it was brought about and the apology was – surprising,” Emery said Monday night. “And, again, that brought a lot of anger. However, we have a lot of system in place to deal with adversity. I trust our system.

It’s a system in which we let emotions subside and we work through the decision process or all the details that anything would entail, in terms of an issue. It also allows us to treat everybody with respect.”

Emery indicated Kromer would remain the team’s offensive coordinator for the remaining three games.

It’s a decision Emery said he respects. He joined Trestman in saying the Bears were focused on the final three games of the season.

“A mistake was made; so when you make mistakes, you have to learn from them,” Emery said. “And if you learn from them, you will grow. You will move in a positive direction. And if we do that as a team, we will earn the trust of our fans and earn the respect of our fans moving forward.”

Let’s recap the bizarre events of the past nine days and the organizational brokenness they represent.

They all but scream for the bumbling Bears to clean house, from the general manager on down.

On Dec. 7, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the Bears were having buyer’s remorse over the huge contract they had given quarterback Jay Cutler in January. An anonymous source told Rapoport that Cutler had “absolutely killed” the team by failing to change run plays at the line of scrimmage.

A day later, offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer stood in front of members of the offense and revealed he had been the one who had criticized Cutler for his habit of not checking out of potentially bad plays. He denied telling Rapoport the team had regrets about giving Cutler $54 million in guaranteed money or that it had serious doubts the quarterback ever could lead it to a Super Bowl. Whoever the source was, the truth is the Bears absolutely should have regrets and doubts about their quarterback.

A mess, right? But look a little deeper, and you’ll see just how messed up the whole situation is.

Let’s assume someone in the front office started investigating who leaked information to Rapoport. It’s the

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only thing that makes sense. Why would Kromer jeopardize his career by voluntarily admitting to criticizing Cutler in the media? Out of guilt?

For contrition? Sorry, that doesn’t hold up.

The organization figured out Kromer was the anonymous source – by security-camera footage, brutal interrogation tactics, drones, who knows? These are the paranoid Bears. Then someone had the bad idea of letting Kromer admit in front of the offense that he was the leak.

In other words, the Bears chose to further tear apart an already rippedup team, to cause dissension and suspicion and to ensure they were going to be in turmoil for their next game, Monday night against the Saints.

It’s the type of decision that points to a clueless organization. If it’s so important to you to find the leak, fine, knock yourself out. But the decision to put the culprit in stocks and parade him in front of the team was damaging. Kromer’s tearful apology found its way to the media Friday, and unnamed players

were quoted. Other players were upset teammates had leaked the details of the meeting. What delicious irony.

Will there be a team investigation into which players talked to the media?

This is not an NFL franchise.

This is a drunk trying to recite the alphabet backward.

Phil Emery, the general manager, has to go. So does coach Marc Trestman. I’d add president Ted Phillips to the list, but I’m not sure what he does, and if he were to go, the only person standing between us and the football apocalypse would be chairman George McCaskey.

On second thought, all of them out. Now. And they can take Cutler with them.

A solid organization, had it learned of Kromer’s “betrayal” and been outraged by it, would have handled the situation quietly, perhaps fining him, perhaps choosing to fire him after the season. It would not have let this become a public issue.

This is an organization in disorder. You almost could understand if a lack of smarts were the issue here. But it’s not. There is something fundamentally wrong with the Bears, something in their DNA that causes them to make terrible decisions, to hire the wrong people and to worry about things that don’t

matter (leaks) in a 5-8 season instead of things that do (victories).

By cleaning house, one argument goes, the Bears could be setting themselves back years. Perhaps, but keeping this bunch guarantees that a toxic cloud will hover for the rest of the decade. That’s how bad this has become. The Bears need a football czar who knows what he’s doing, not a football czar who is preoccupied with assistant coaches sharing the truth with reporters.

Trestman has tried to create a culture of respect, humility and accountability. How has that worked out in terms of winning? Do you know what Dan Hampton would have done with respect, humility and accountability? He would have chewed them up and spit them out, then flossed with some poor running back’s knee ligament. The Bears need football players, not encountergroup attendees.

The team’s problems are systemic. Nobody at Halas Hall knows how to build a winning organization, and nobody has enough self-awareness to know he doesn’t know.

It’s hard to clean house when you can’t see the muck.

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Perkins had eight points and six second, while Cody Baldridge (160) placed third. Michael rebounds.

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Ottawa JV Tournament: Mor4), while Celia Barna had five ris’ Merrick Hairapetian (152) points and four rebounds.

Sandwich 52, Seneca 43: Paige finished first, while fellow Hacker and Shawna Goins led 152-pounder Collin Tucker took second. Jeff Palmer (145) Seneca (4-3, 3-1) in the Interstate and Colby Eschenbaum (195) Eight loss with 12 points each, each took sixth. while Lyda Robinson scored Plano Reaper Classic: Coal eight.

City finished third at the 21Newark 42, Seneca 20: Jas- team event, traliing just Plainmine Mitchell led Newark with field South and Plainfield East.

12 points, with Kelsea Zitt add- The Coalers’ Corey Jurzak won ing 11. Shawna Goins led Sene- the title at 138, while Joey Rica with six points. vera (106), Cody Minnick (126), Riley Kauzlaric (182) and Jake WRESTLING Frost (220) all finished second.

Buffalo Grove Rex Lewis InviRiverdale Tournament: Senetational: Morris finished eighth ca took seventh in the 15-team

out of 12 teams Saturday. tourney. Sage Friese (138) took

Gardner-South Wilmington 40, led G-SW with nine points and A.J. Vota (152) and Andrew first for the Irish, while Tyler ROCHESTER –The Minoo- Grant Park 29: Kyle Robison led seven rebounds, while Sydney Faught (285) each finished Draine (120) and Dayton Coyle

ka eighth-grade girls basketball team will be playing for the IESA Class 8-4A state title Thursday.

The undefeated Indians (240) defeated Bolingbrook Jane Addams, 36-20, and defending state champ Canton-Ingersoll, 34-32, on Saturday.

Against Jane Addams, Cierra Bachmann had six steals to go with a game-high 16 points, while Savannah Johnson had 12 points and seven rebounds.

In the game against Canton-Ingersoll, Kylee Meadows scored 11 points to lead Minooka, which plays Effingham at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night, while Bachmann had 10 and Johnson scored nine. Hannah Justak had four rebounds, three assists and two steals, while Kara Wilhelm scored four points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Minooka 45, Plainfield East 37: Brooklyn Bachmann led Minooka (6-2, 2-1) to the Southwest Prairie win with 19 points, while Sydney Arlis added 10.

Kelly Carnagio and Alexis Pease each scored six points for the Indians.

Gardner-South Wilmington 39, Milford 28: In the opener of the Iroquois West Holiday Tour-

(170) were second.

BOYS SWIMMING Pontiac 109, Morris 70: Jordan Ramirez won the 50-meter freestyle (26.67) and the 100 butterfly (1:04.94) for the Redskins.

The 200 freestyle relay of Jackson Riley, Dan Anfield, Marcus Schluntz and Ramirez (1:57.25) and 200 freestyle relay of Jackson Riley, Anfield, Lucas Riley and Ramirez (4:33.28) each took second. The 200 medley relay team of Riley Aukland, Anfield, Lucas Riley and Schluntz took second in 2:24.93. Anfield won the 400 freestyle with a time of 5:36.88, while Jackson Riley was second in the 100 backstroke (1:09.94) and Bailey Rath took second in diving (151.95).

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This year, eight Morris Redskins football players were chosen as All-Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference players. They are, from left: seniors Matt Feiden, Zach Hansen, T.J. Layne, Jake Walker, Andrew Faught, Josh Hulbert, Griffin Sobol and Chase Hansen. Junior Ryan Niewinski (far right) was chosen as honorable mention all-conference. In addition, Zach Hansen and Feiden were honored as NIB12 All-Conference Academic Players (a GPA of 4.5 or higher), and Layne was named to the Class 5A All-State team.

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Step By Step in Morris receives ExceleRate designation MORRIS DAILY HERALD MORRIS – Step by Step Child Care in Morris received the Gold Circle of Quality designation from ExceleRate Illinois, the state’s new quality rating and improvement system for early learning and development providers.

“Every early learning and development provider who participates in ExceleRate Illinois makes quality a pri-

ority,” Theresa Hawley, executive director, Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development, said in a news release. “The higher the designation, the higher the program’s demonstrated quality and comprehensiveness in meeting children’s early learning needs.”

ExceleRate Illinois helps families make more informed choices about their children’s early learning, according to the release. It

establishes standards to help infants, toddlers and preschoolers develop intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally. Additionally, it provides a framework for early learning and development professionals to identify opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills.

“We are proud to receive the Gold Circle of Quality,” Kimberly Wilson of Step By Step, 123 Brentwood Drive. in Morris, said in the release.

“Providing quality in early learning and development will help our children in Morris be better prepared for success in school and in life.”

Research shows children who are more meaningfully engaged in early learning experiences from infancy through the first five years are more likely to be successful in school and in life, according to the release.

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Topinka was state’s most human politician As you already know, Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka passed away last week.

Topinka had a stroke the morning of Dec. 9, but that’s not what killed her. In fact, by the afternoon, she announced she was going to walk to the restroom. Her chief of staff, Nancy Kimme, told her not to try because she was paralyzed on her left side. In mocking defiance, Topinka started kicking her no-longer paralyzed leg.

What finally felled Topinka was completely unexpected. Hours after her speedy recovery, Topinka fell asleep.

A massive blog clot somehow withstood her blood-thinning medication and got around a clot trap installed beneath her rib cage and entered her lung.

The end came quickly. In a matter of seconds, we lost its most human politician.

My brother, Doug, met Topinka when he was with me at an event. Doug posted this on his Facebook page the day she died: “She was the first statewide elected official I ever met that I thought ‘Hey, she’s just a regular person like the rest of us.’”

Judy only talked down to dunderheads. Everyone else was treated like an old friend, and she just had that way about her that you knew she meant it.

I once had lunch with Judy in her state Senate district.

She took me to a local Bohemian place and I barely got to talk to her. She knew, by name, just about everyone at that restaurant. People literally lined up to shake her hand and chat with her the entire time we were there. She’d hug them, ask about their children, their aunts, their cousins, mostly by name. And she never lost that smile, even while she was eating.

Topinka was elected to the

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VIEWS Rich Miller Illinois Senate in 1984, after first building a House constituent services program unlike almost anywhere else.

Born to immigrant parents, Topinka graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

She went on to write a column for the Berwyn Cicero Life newspaper called “Let’s Talk.”

Former Rep. Jack Kubik, who once represented half of Judy’s district, said it was the most-read column in his family’s newspaper. It was all about political stuff that nobody else was writing about. The two of us were a natural fit.

I first encountered Judy not long after I was hired as Hannah Information’s Statehouse columnist in 1990.

She was fascinated by the company’s “new wave” technology and my “alternative” form of journalism and her Senate office quickly became my second home.

We were both “nobody what nobody sent” and we reveled in it. Topinka was elected to her first House term over the opposition of the local party bosses. I started writing about Statehouse politics for a little technology startup.

Few would talk to me back then because I wasn’t anybody. But Judy helped teach me how to be successful in this crazy business. She also taught me to treat strangers and acquaintances like old friends, because one day they could be. I loved that woman.

• Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax. com.

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by Thomas Jeffer Sun. I try to rise above most What is the arguments. solstice’s favorite dessert?

What do you say to a polar bear on the winter solstice?

Have an ice day.

The March equinox marks the beginning of spring and the September equinox marks the beginning of autumn. An “equinox” is a day that occurs twice each year when nearly every place on our planet receives about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.

Why did the day of the winter solstice need to borrow money?

It was a little short.

A sundae.

The June solstice marks the longest day of the year and the beginning of summer.

Our four seasons are divided by four astronomical events.

The December solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the beginning of winter.

I’ll never take a shine to this cartoon. or many ancient humans, the coming of winter was a terrifying time. They noticed that as winter grew nearer, the sun rose a little later each day, didn’t rise as high in the sky as the day before, and then set a little earlier each night. They feared that if this pattern continued, their life-giving sun would eventually never rise again. Their fears were calmed with the arrival of the “solstice.” The solstice marked the day when the sun stopped its downward progression and slowly began to rise a little earlier and climb a little higher with each new day. They celebrated the solstice as a time of rebirth and hope for the future.

The four seasons on Earth are a result of the tilt of our planet as it orbits around the sun.

The word solstice is Latin for “the sun stands still.” It refers to how the sun seems to stop its seasonal change for a few days before it continues on its course.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs around December 21 and the summer solstice occurs around June 21.

Many prehistoric sites, such as Stonehenge in Britain and Newgrange in Can you spot all six differences between these two scenes?

Ireland, appear to point to the sunset or sunrise of the A solstice is one of two winter solstice. events that occur each Many cultures year that mark the around the world longest and shortest days have celebrations of the year. around the time The December solstice is of the solstice. the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and Solstices occur on the summer solstice in any planet that has the Southern Hemisphere. a tilt in its orbit.

GAME ANSWERS: 1. Eyebrows are moved.

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Ten tricks needed, so count to 10

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Yves Saint Laurent said, “A good model can advance fashion by 10 years.” Was he thinking of someone in particular?

A good bridge player can advance his score if he wins 10 tricks when playing in a four-level contract – as South is in today’s deal.

How should South plan the play in four hearts after West leads a trump?

Declarer must assume trumps are 3-2 -- and a low-trump lead almost always means that they will be. With losers in spades, hearts and diamonds, it looks like South needs the club finesse to work -- but, as we shall see, that is a mirage.

The simple – and here unsuccessful – approach is to win the first trick, cross to dummy’s diamond king and run the club queen. However, West wins with his king and returns his remaining trump. Declarer can take the trick, cash his diamond ace and two club winners (discarding a diamond from dummy), and ruff a diamond in the dummy. East, though, calmly discards a spade. When South continues with the ace and another spade, East takes the trick, cashes his high trump and leads a black-suit winner. Declarer ruffs, but West wins the last trick with his high diamond for down one.

Instead, South should go for these 10 tricks: one spade, three hearts (the ace, king and a long trump), two diamonds, two clubs and two ruffs. At trick two, declarer should play a spade to, say, dummy’s jack. East wins and leads another trump, but South takes the trick, plays a spade to dummy’s ace, ruffs a spade, returns to dummy with a diamond, ruffs the last spade and concedes a club. He must fashion those 10 tricks.

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“Ryan” didn’t want me to know because he was afraid of how I would react.

Ryan is 19 and a very private person. I want to confront the person who did this to him and press charges.

What’s upsetting is I tried hard to protect my children.

I thought I was doing everything right by having my boys let their friends come and spend the night at my home instead of letting them stay at their friends’ homes. I want Ryan to go to counseling to understand he did nothing wrong, that it wasn’t his fault.

Please help me to help my son. I partly blame myself

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips for not knowing. How did I let this happen? I am their mother. I am supposed to keep them safe. Please tell me what to do. – Confused Mother in

North Carolina Dear Mother: Stay calm and understand that you have done nothing wrong. This is no reflection upon you as a parent. While many people still believe that child molesters are creepy strangers who prey on little kids, the truth is the majority turn out to be family members or close friends one would never suspect. Your son may be embar-

rassed or blame himself for what his cousin did. Reassure him that when someone older acts out against a younger one as his cousin did, that is “coercion” -- an imbalance of power and experience.

Explain that it would be beneficial for him to talk to a therapist. It might also benefit the cousin to do so because he may need to learn about boundaries. Whether the cousin can be arrested or prosecuted may depend upon how long ago this occurred, and how old the kids were at the time it happened.

Dear Abby: I feel like I am not appreciated at my husband’s family’s holiday gatherings.

Everyone brings a dish, while I get assigned the

“leftover” – which is usually a salad. I told my husband I wanted to bring the dessert one year, so I made a homemade pie. His sister proceeded to bring two store-bought pies in addition to her dish. No one ate any of my pie except for my husband and me. Even when I bring the salad, no one eats it, either. I may not be the best cook, but I am a good one and my pie was perfect.

Because this has happened more than once, I feel discouraged about contributing, and I have told that to my husband.

Do you have any advice about how I can contribute without feeling left out? – No

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From now on, unless you are asked to do otherwise, bring with you only a smile, your appetite, and flowers or a bottle of wine. If you do, there will be fewer hurt feelings and you’ll save yourself some work.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY - MORRIS, ILLINOIS

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.TINA MONTANA, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS W. MONTANA, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF DOUGLAS W. MONTANA, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS W. MONTANA, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF DOUGLAS W. MONTANA, DECEASED, TINA MONTANA Defendant 12 CH 247 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 20, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on January 7, 2015, at the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 East Washington Street front door entrance, MORRIS, IL, 60450, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 625 E. 2nd St., Coal City, IL 60416 Property Index No. 06-35-381007; 06-35-381-008.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $133,883.96.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment

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s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Case Number: 12 CH 247 TJSC#: 34-20892 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(Published in the Morris Daily Herald, December 9, 16 & 23, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY - MORRIS, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.TINA MONTANA, AS INDEPENDENT

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS W. MONTANA, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF DOUGLAS W. MONTANA, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS W. MONTANA, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF DOUGLAS W. MONTANA, DECEASED, TINA MONTANA Defendant 12 CH 247 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 20, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on January 7, 2015, at the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 East Washington Street front door entrance, MORRIS, IL, 60450, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Lots 1, 4, 5 and 8 in Block 15 in Samuel Suffern's Subdivision in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 35, Township 33 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated in the County of Grundy, in the State of Illinois, EXCEPT the following described Parcel of Land: The East 1/2 of Lots 1, 4, 5 and 8, being a tract of land 90 feet running East and West and 120 feet North and South, in Block 15 in Samuel Suffern's Subdivision in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 35, Township 33 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Grundy County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 625 E. 2nd St., Coal City, IL 60416 Property Index No. 06-35-381007; 06-35-381-008.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $133,883.96.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential

Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORT-

(C) GAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Case Number: 12 CH 247 TJSC#: 34-20892 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(Published in the Morris Daily Herald, December 9, 16 & 23, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS SS COUNTY OF GRUNDY IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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by y gag judg creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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KIT ‘N’ CARLYLE ® BY Larry Wright IN THE INTEREST OF, ZACHARY M. PALMER, a minor.

No. 14 JD 52 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Jason Atherton, 908 South Locust Street, Flora, Illinois 62839, Shannon Palmer, 2007 McDonough Street, Joliet, Illinois 60436 and To All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE that on the 21st day of October, 2014, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Christopher M. Dearth, Assistant State's Attorney in the Circuit Court of Grundy County entitled 'In the interest of Zachary M. Palmer, a minor', and that in the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 E. Washington Street, Morris, Illinois on the 14th day of January, 2014, at the hour of 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a trial will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under that Act. The court has the authority in this proceeding to take from you the custody and guardianship of the minor, and to appoint a guardian with power to consent to adoption of the minor.

NOW, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

HERMAN ® BY Jim Unger

December 11, 2014 /s/ Karen E. Slattery (Clerk of the Circuit Court) (Published in the Morris Daily Herald, December 16, 2014.)

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