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Born: July 2, 1923 Died: Dec. 15, 2014 Mardeen “Nonie” Berta, age 91 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away peacefully, Monday December 15, 2014, at Park Pointe Morris Senior Living.

Born July 2, 1923, in Coal City, Margaret Aldeen was a daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Borella - Boggio. She was raised and educated in Coal City where she graduated from Coal City High School. On May 12, 1946, Mardeen married Bernard “Barney” Berta at Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City.

Mardeen was an active member of Assumption, where she served as a liturgist, lector, Eucharistic minister, minister of care, funeral organist, was a member of the

choir and the hand bell choir and served as chairman of committee. She was also known for her wonderful Italian cooking; being an avid Chicago Cubs fan, and for her passion for music. Not only would Mardeen and Barney attend the Chicago Symphony where they held season tickets, but they treasured playing and singing music together with their children.

Survivors include her four children, Michael (Cindy) Berta and Charlie Berta, both of Coal City, Mary Jean (Dave) Tures of Little Rock, AR and Amy (Keith) Giordano of Morris; ten grandchildren, Jason (Colleen) Berta of Coal City, Todd (Cara) Berta of Saint Louis, MO, Teresa (John) Gallis of Durham, NC, Jenny (Ryan) Petersen of Kalispell, MT, Matthew (Callie) Tures of Conway, AR, Joshua, Megan, Anna, and Kristen Tures, all of Little Rock, AR and Alex Giordano of Morris; eight great grandchildren, Nicholas, Brant, Keaton, Thad, Addison, Grace, Margaret and Jeremiah;

sister-in-law, Jessica Brandt of Gardner; brother-in-law, Gordon Palmberg of Thomasboro, IL and numerous nieces and nephews, including Lynne Brooker, Karen Kessler, Jayne Becker, Dr. John Roberts, and Gail Quillman who was especially devoted to her godmother.

Mardeen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Barney; grandson, Thad; and two sisters, Evelyn Roberts and Angela Quillman.

Visitation and video tribute will be held on Friday, December 19, 2014, between the hours of 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 North Broadway (one block north of Route 113) in Coal City. A Mass of Christian Burial with follow Saturday, December 20th at 10:00 a.m. in Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, 245 South Kankakee Street in Coal City. Reverend Scott McCauley will officiate.

Burial will be in Braceville-Gardner

Cemetery, where Mardeen will be laid to rest with her late husband Barney.

Pallbearers will be: Jason Berta, Todd Berta, Matthew Tures, Alex Giordano, Nick Berta and Brant Berta.

Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Mardeen’s memory to the Assumption Catholic Church Building Fund or Grundy Community Volunteer Hospice.

Friends may sign the online guest book or send private condolences to the family by logging onto: www.ReevesFuneral.com Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Reeves Funeral Homes, Ltd. in Coal City 815-634-2125.

City, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Friday on a charge of driving under the influence. She was given a Jan. 12 court date.

• Michael S. Jehle, 51, of Coal City, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Friday on charge of felony driving under the influence and

failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He also was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

2.5 grams, but less than 10 grams.

He posted bond and was released with a Dec. 29 court date.

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Sisters Megan and Emily Stewart of Channahon work together to build an Oreo cookie snowman on Tuesday night at Three Rivers Library’s Tween Scene event. was a favorite of most of them.

“Anything with Oreos is good,” Megan Stewart said.

“Oreos are my favorite cookie.”

Eleven-year-old Daphne McCollom of Channahon said her favorite treat is anything chocolate, but unlike the others, her favorite creation was the peppermint sugar cookie cake pop.

“It’s a sugar cookie,” she said. “What’s better?”

Jordan said she thinks she will take all of the ideas home and try to create some with her family, so she can give them away.

“I want to give them to people at my church – they are like my family,” Jordan said.

Offerman said the events are listed on the library website events tab and are open to the first 12 tweens who register for each event.

Last week, they created Christmas decorations; and in January, they will host “Cupcake Wars,” a favorite event among the tweens who attend.

“Cupcake Wars are my favorite,” Megan Stewart said.

“You pretty much design the cupcakes how you want. I won once with a cupcake that had frosting in the middle and cupcake sprinkles on top.”

Her sister, Emily, said Ryan McKay of Channahon gets to work on creating his own snowman she won the battle one Eas- from cookies and candy. ter when she used candy that looked like eggs on the top of For information on Tween brary in Channahon, call 815her cupcake.

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CHANNAHON – Inside a Crock-Pot, melted chocolate bubbled, as kids searched out the perfect ingredients to make a sweet holiday treat at Three Rivers Public Library District Tuesday night in Channahon.

Lise Offerman, youth services assistant, showed Tween Scene attendees photographs of the treats they could make for inspiration when they got to work on their own candy creations.

“You got these off of Pinterest, didn’t you?” Michaela Jordan, 12, of Channahon asked.

“I love Pinterest.”

On one table sat piles of edible goodies including Ores, green Twizzlers, marshmallows, and sprinkles in red and green. On the other table sat the melted chocolate and the kids work stations where they took the inspirational photos to another level and tried to figure out how things would best work.

“The goal is to get the kids in the library and find activities that they’d like,” Offerman said.

The Tween Scene is for kids from fifth through seventh grade to meet a couple times a month and have a place to hang out together while learning and having fun.

Megan and Emily Stewart, both 12 of Channahon, are sisters who are home-schooled and attend the tween events as a way to socialize with kids they might otherwise not meet.

“Since we are homeschooled, we like to do a lot of different clubs, and we like to find things to do,” Emily Stewart said.

The five tweens attending the candy making event said anytime food is offered it’s a bonus to come, but they also like making crafts.

“I like to do food kinds of crafts,” Ryan McKay, 12 of Channahon said.

The kids all decided the Oreo snowman was one of the harder items to make, but it

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D-54 adds job with HR, communication duties

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Amy Aldrich, administrative assistant to the director of special populations with Morris Elementary School District 54, will move from a part-time to a full-time position that will add human resources and communications responsibilities to her role.

District 54 approved the creation of an administrative assistant for human resources and communications by a 3-1 vote, with board member Carol Narvick voting no and Dave Obrachta, Bonnie Cap and Jerry White absent at the regular meeting Monday.

The position will receive a prorated salary of $14,804 for the remainder of the year. The base salary for the position is $28,800.

The vote to fill that position with current part-time assis-

tant Aldrich also passed, 3-1, with Narvick voting no.

“We know it was kind of quick how it happened,” Superintendent Teri Shaw said.

“But we happened to have someone on staff with a bachelor’s degree in human resources.”

Shaw said the district considered adding a second parttime position to fill the roles in communications and human resources, but realized the current assistant had a bachelor’s degree and experience in human resources.

“One full-time position at 40 hours versus two positions that would come in at 44 to 46 hours is good for the district,” Shaw said.

Narvick said she voted no to both the creation of the position and the hiring of Aldrich because of a conversation she had with state Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, at a holiday open house party for the district re-

cently.

Shaw said Rezin came to the open house and said an increase in the state income tax law was going to sunset, and the anticipated vote during the lame-duck legislative session to extend it in January was not going to happen.

Narvick also was the only no vote on an agreement for Scott Day to serve as administrator for the Climate and Culture Survey at a cost of $1,000, plus expenses.

“I would have voted differently if I hadn’t gone to the Christmas party,” Narvick said. “After hearing the dire finances in education for the coming year, I couldn’t in good conscious vote to spend more money when it’s going to be cut.”

She said she spent a lot of sleepless nights worrying about the vote.

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By CHRISTINA CHAPMAN–VAN YPEREN cchapman@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Almost all eight of the municipalities involved in the proposed new enterprise zone encompassing parts of Grundy and LaSalle counties have approved the establishment of the new zone.

Two more boards must approve it before the North Central Illinois Council of Governments can complete its application to the state, Doug Pryor, vice president of the Grundy Economic Development Council, said Tuesday.

On Monday night, the Morris City Council approved part of its city being in a portion of the zone. Seneca and LaSalle

County are the remaining parties to vote.

The current Ottawa, LaSalle and Grundy County enterprise zone is set to expire in 2016, as are the rest of the zones across the state. Now portions of Grundy County, LaSalle County, Morris, Marseilles, Ottawa, Channahon, Coal City and Seneca are proposed for a new zone, which must be applied for with the state.

The enterprise zone program was created in 1982 to stimulate economic growth and revitalization in depressed areas of the state, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. The zones guarantee sales tax abatements. Local taxing districts are free to ne-

gotiate further tax incentives within the stimulus areas.

“There are no local incentives built in,” Pryor told the council Monday.

“Grundy County never practiced offering tax incentives in the enterprise zone,” he said.

If the county did this, he said it would have to offer the same incentives to any incoming business, whether it was a large industrial company or a small retail business. This allows the county to negotiate with each prospect.

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Channahon school board, teachers reach agreement

By JEANNE MILLSAP Shaw Media Correspondent CHANNAHON – Teachers in Channahon School District 17 have a new five-year contract after the school board approved the deal Monday.

The board approved the deal by a 6-0 vote, with one board member, Jim Bogacz, abstaining because his wife is a district teacher.

Earlier Monday afternoon, Channahon Teachers Local 604 ratified the contract by a 61-0 vote. The new contract will begin with the 2015-16 school year.

Union co-president and district physical education teach-

er Bill Stonich said the teachers are pleased with the terms.

“We were looking for a fair contract, and we got this done in three sessions,” Stonich said after the meeting. “It was very collaborative. ... We had a lot of data to present, and we felt like this way, a very fair contract was given to us. They were pretty receptive to what we brought to the table.”

Board President George McCoy said the negotiating process went well.

“I think there was good discussion,” he said after the meeting. “We’re happy with what [the teachers] are doing.

It was a collaborative effort on both sides.”

Based on the contract, teachers will receive a 5 percent salary increase each year for the next five years. They also gained two additional sick days and one institute day.

Stipends teachers are paid for leading extracurricular activities were increased. An initial lump sum of $25,000 was added to the stipend pot for the first year, and two assistant coach positions also were added. In addition, the last four years of the contract will provide 3 percent increases per stipend per year.

Superintendent Karin Evans said the extra institute day for professional development was added due to new respon-

sibilities given to teachers, including testing and Common Core academic requirements.

She said the increases in salary and stipends were the result of data on comparative area salaries.

“It was based on data and comparison with benchmark districts,” she said.

Evans said the contract reflects the value the teachers provide in terms of their commitment to the students. Extraordinarily high state testing results are proof Channahon teachers know what they are doing, she said.

cussed whether to reduce or eliminate registration fees for students. Members also talked about whether to also reduce band, lunch and graduation fees.

The district is in a stable financial period now and projects the same for the next few years. Equalized assessed value of property within the district is down, but so is student population, and teaching positions are being reduced by attrition.

Board member Derek Breen proposed eliminating registration fees last year, saying the district didn’t need the revenue on the backs of parents. He

Fee discussion The board Monday also dis-

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Channahon Village Board will keep tax rate the same as last year

By JEANNE MILLSAP Shaw Media Correspondent CHANNAHON – Presented with two property tax levy choices, the Channahon Village Board chose Monday to keep the village’s tax rate the same as it was last year – at 0.748 per $100 of equalized assessed valuation – rather than levying to bring in the same amount of revenue as last year.

Equalized assessed value estimates from Will and Grundy counties have decreased again for the fifth year in a row. Fi-

nance Director Heather Morandi said the EAV suggests a reduction in local property value of $15.7 million, or 5.55 percent.

If trustees had chosen to keep revenue the same as last year, the tax rate would have risen to 0.787, increasing the amount of the village’s portion of property tax bills by $26 for the owner of a $200,000 house.

Trustee Mark Scaggs said keeping the tax rate the same would mean the village would have to come up with another $103,000 to match last year’s

revenue, but taxpayers would not pay more.

Village President Joe Cook said that not only did the EAV decrease this year, but the village will see a decrease in revenues from other sources.

“I’m certainly happy the board chose to continue to be responsible to the taxpayers of Channahon,” Cook said. “We

chose not to balance the budget on the backs of the taxpayers.”

Trustees on Monday also abated a portion of the levy for several general obligation bonds, as it normally does each year.

Also at the meeting, trustees accepted the resignations of police officers Zack Entwhistle and Ryan Blaskey.

Winners of the village’s 2014 Outdoor Home Decorating Contest also were recognized.

First place, and a prize of $100, went to Jerry Kosek, of 26158 Oakridge Court.

Daniel Fiscus, of 22404 S. Deal Road, won second place and $75, and George Howard, of 24033 S. Bluebird Drive, took third place and $50.

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David Welter Grundy County Board chairman day and age where we can’t give large raises. It’s an effort to show employees we appreciate them and a nice thing to do for them so they can have more time with their family and friends around the holidays,” Nelson said. “It makes for a better morale and a better work environment.”

The Personnel Committee previously approved a recommendation to give a half-day off to employees at a committee meeting Dec. 2.

But, prior to the Dec. 9 full Grundy County Board meeting, the “forthwith” in the 2013 resolution was brought to the county’s attention by the State’s

Attorney’s Office, according to Welter.

“It was something more or less of an oversight. We didn’t want to cause more confusion and we value our employees,” Welter said. “The Personnel Committee in the future will address what days and times to give off to county employees for next year.”

When the committee voted on the half days off earlier this month, there was some concern on how the sheriff’s office would handle the time off, since deputies work holidays.

Sheriff’s deputies work 12 hours and get paid holidays, so when they work holidays, they get 24 hours rate pay.

Sheriff Kevin Callahan said the sheriff’s department will follow the same procedure it did last year for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, which means patrol deputies and corrections officers will receive alternative time off for next year instead of getting paid extra.

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MORRIS – Earlier this month, county officials decided to give employees a half day off for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. But officials have discovered action taken last year regarding these days is still in effect.

Grundy County employees will have the entire days off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, due to a resolution passed in 2013.

“The resolution was a forthwith. It was continuous, which allowed it to carry over into 2014,” said David Welter, County Board chairman. “We didn’t change it; it’s the same thing as last year.”

David Nelson, board vice chairman, said the word “forthwith” implies it’s a permanent resolution until the board rescinds it. This makes it possible to carry over from year to year.

“I support it, especially in this

“The resolution was a forthwith. It was continuous, which allowed it to carry over into 2014.”

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Every year, the Paglis family buy waterproof mittens for all the students in Jankowski’s preschool classes, according to a news release.

This year, Judy Paglis came to the classroom to deliver the mittens personally. She sat down with each child and helped them try on the mittens for size.

Usually the couple sends the box of mittens with their daughter to distribute to her classes, but this year Jankowski encouraged her mom to come and give them to the kids herself.

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MORRIS DAILY HERALD MINOOKA – The National Honor Society at Minooka Community High School welcomed new members at a ceremony held Dec. 10.

The induction ceremony was held at the school’s Central Campus Cafetorium, according to a news release.

The newly inducted NHS members include: Seniors: E m i l y D u n n , Brooke Jacobson, Jacob Null, Miranda Pehlke, Julianna Scarcelli, Daniel Staggs and Emily Wielbik.

Juniors: Kelli Anderson, Sydney Arlis, Daniel Beaudin, Sydney Bebar, Sarah Boeringa, Megan Bresnahan, Angelenia Cassella-Johnson, Julie Czerniakowski, Mitchell DeGraaf, Jacob Doster, Andrew Engel, Eryn Frye, Katelynn Fuller, Kaylee Fuller, Amy Geldean, Kathleen Gossen,

Kaitlyn Greenland, Luke Hermann, Chandler Horvat, Benjamin Karczewski, Madison Kaufman, Jeff Kirkolis, Tessa Krusinski, Michaela Kuehni, Courtney Kurtz, Kathryn Marti, Marisa Martinez, Kayla McComb, Mason Messina, Jessica Miller, Paige Morris, Zachary Petersen, Francesca Raddatz, Danielle Redmon, Theo Romac, Patrick Rumsey, Nora Russell, Isabella Sadler, Morgan Scholtes, Hannah Schulz, Jessica Sherwin, Jacob Swank, Ben Trouvais, Sally Tyrell, Emma Van Drie, Gabriella Vazquez, Nathan Vicini, Margaret Ward and Haley Weis.

Current NHS members include: Seniors: Jordan Airola, Alyssa Alexander, Julia Barich, Megan Bauer, Crystal Bautista, Caitlin Bell, Lily Benig, Joseph Bergmann, Elizabeth Boeringa, Henry

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siderable. The suggestion was made to reduce them from $50 to $15.

“I don’t want to take away anything from the band that the band boosters will have to make up for,” board member Joe Pope said.

The board also leaned toward keeping lunch fees as they are. Board member Joan Ferguson suggested not reducing anything other than the fees at this time, until the impact of the reductions are seen.

The board plans on taking the propositions up for a vote in January.

The board Monday also adopted the district’s 2014 property tax levy of $17.39 million, which is $89,000 less than last year’s levy. The levy is based on an estimated EAV of $614.9 million.

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brought the issue up again at November’s board meeting.

Parents of early childhood students pay $70 in registration fees. Fees for kindergarten through seventh grade are $135, and eighth-graders pay $170, with the extra going toward graduation fees.

Band fees are $50, lunch is $2.30 a meal, interscholastic fees were reduced to $15 a sport last year, and intramural fees were eliminated last year.

“This board has been very financially responsible,” Evans said, “and they’ve done a fantastic job at watching the tax rate. ... Our financial condition is pretty healthy.”

Registration fees go to textbooks, workbooks, technological supplies and other expenses.

Those expenses have not risen for nine years, Evans said.

Although no vote was taken, the final consensus was that $135 in fees could be eliminated, with eighth-graders paying the $35 for graduation expenses.

Members did not favor total elimination of band fees, as expenses for the class can be con-

“This board has been very financially responsible, and they’ve done a fantastic job at watching the tax rate.”

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Rezin said Tuesday there is a lot of uncertainty with the budget.

“I’ve been talking about education funding for four or five years,” she said. “I strongly support education and the funding of education as a priority at the state.”

She said it was important to note that even though the state brought in $26 billion in new revenue, not one new dollar was given to education, and it continued to be funded at a lower rate than promised.

Shaw said she heard funding could be prorated as low as 70 percent. It is currently prorated at 89 percent.

State Rep. John Anthony, R-Plainfield, said it is unknown how the education funding landscape will take shape next year and it was unwise to speculate.

“What we do know is that Gov.-elect [Bruce] Rauner has pledged to make education a centerpiece of his administration,” Anthony said.

Rezin said lawmakers will not start to address education funding until the new governor takes office.

extended, all the zones will end, with an opportunity to be reborn through a new application process.

“It is a very powerful state level tool to help us attract jobs locally,” Pryor said.

Grundy County’s portion of the new zone is about three square miles, Pryor said. Three proprieties in the zone are a part of Morris at the southwest corner of Brisbin Road and Route 6.

Once all the involved municipalities vote, the application process can be completed from there, Pryor said. It is due by Dec. 31. The DCEO is only accepting up to 48 new zones in its first round of applications.

Pryor said Tuesday he believed the local zone would be one of the ones approved.

“The zone in the past is one of the most successful enterprise zones in the state and that I think will matter,” he said.

The zone, he said, has numerous growing industry opportunities in it, including the planned industrial corridor along Brisbin Road. Many of the same companies in the first zone will be included in the new zone, such as LyondellBasell, Akzo Nobel and others.

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MORRIS – Dr. Daniel Beal of Better Health and Wellness is holding his 18th annual food drive.

Better Health and Wellness Chiropractic Clinic is accepting food donations now through Dec. 24. In exchange of your nonperishable food donation, you will be entered into a drawing to win prizes.

Also, if you are not currently a patient you can receive a gift certificate for a free consultation and evaluation.

Better Health and Wellness Chiropractic Clinic treats conditions, such as back

• HONORS Continued from page 9 – vice president; Alyssa Gagnon – secretary; Matthew Chellino – treasurer; Benjamin Ubert – historian; and Lily Benig – community relations.

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and neck pain, disc injuries, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica and more.

The clinic is at 310 E. High St. in Morris. For information, call 815-941-2044.

Morris grad to be part of ISU student radio MORRIS – Patrick Blain Barrins of Morris, is serving as the assistant program director for Illinois State University’s student radio station, WZND. As the assistant program director, Barrins is in charge of overseeing the specialty show Flashback Friday, and managing and evaluating glish teacher Andres Torres was recognized as the honorary staff NHS member, and Class of 2007 alum Katelyn Schachtschneider was the evening’s guest speaker.

National Honor Society candidates must meet the chapter’s requirements for scholarship, service, leadership and character to be

a staff of 31, according to a news release. He also is a DJ and is in his seventh semester at WZND. Before becoming the assistant director, Barrins served as the undergraduate teaching assistant for two semesters and as a DJ on the morning show.

Barrins, son of Mike and Barb, graduated from Morris Community High School.

He plans to graduate from Illinois State University in December 2014 with a major in mass media: media management, Promotions and sales.

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Once members, students continue to exemplify these traits through numerous academic, social and civic efforts.

The Minooka National Honor Society sponsor is Donna Engel, and the assistant sponsor is Anthony Babich.

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Latkes – potato pancakes – are a delicious reminder of the Hanukkah story. The story is that when the Jewish warriors made their way into the desecrated Temple, they found only enough oil to light the eternal flame for one day.

But the flame miraculously burned for the eight full days that were needed to secure more oil. And this miracle, which is now at the center of the Hanukkah celebration, is commemorated by eating food fried in oil, specifically latkes.

That makes sense. Any excuse to eat latkes is a good one, and an oil-based miracle is better than most.

But a lot of Jews also eat brisket on Hanukkah and, to be fair, most other religious holidays. Why is there a tradition of eating celebratory brisket?

Most American Jews trace their families back to Eastern Europe where, as a people, they were generally quite poor. As is the case with all poor communities, they could not afford to eat the best, most tender, cuts of meat. So they ate what they could, the tougher meats that needed to cook at low temperatures for hours before they could be served. Shanks and

chuck roasts were popular, and or until carrots are cooked and meat is of 1⁄8 to ¼ inch. Heat the oil over me- with a spatula and fry a few minutes so was the marvelously flavor- fork-tender (when you put a fork in the dium-high heat until it is very hot; until the bottom is golden brown. Flip ful brisket. meat and pull it out, there should be a the oil is ready when a little bit of the pancakes and cook until the other sides

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Succeeding Topinka Judy Baar Topinka was known for cutting through the clutter and making smart, common-sense decisions.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan honored that legacy on Monday.

Topinka, the state’s comptroller, died unexpectedly last week of complications from a stroke. Her first term was to end Jan. 12, but voters in November re-elected her to a second term that will expire in 2019.

Topinka’s sudden death created something of a constitutional quandary. Should lame-duck Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, appoint Republican Topinka’s successor? Or should Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner, a Republican who will be sworn into office on Jan. 12?

Madigan – in Topinka-like fashion – cut through the clutter and offered a smart, common-sense legal analysis of the state Consitition.

In an opinion released Monday, she said that Quinn has the power to appoint a replacement to fill the remainder of Topinka’s current term, and Rauner will have the authority to make the appointment to the four-year term when he takes the oath of office.

Madigan also encouraged Rauner and the General Assembly to call a mid-term special election in 2016 for the office.

On all of these points, we agree with Madigan.

Bills need to be paid, so Illinois can’t wait until mid-January – after Rauner is sworn in – to have an acting comptroller. But Quinn, who voters ousted from office, should not be the one who decides who the next comptroller will be for the next four years.

So there is some continuity in the office, we urge Quinn to work with Rauner and appoint the governor-elect’s choice to fill the remainder of Topinka’s current term.

We also urge Rauner and the state Legislature to call a special mid-term election, so voters can decide who will serve the remaining two years of Topinka’s term.

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Why does Ill. subsidize professional sports team owners?

SPRINGFIELD – It appears Pat Quinn cleared the way for his 30-yearold campaign aide, Lou Bertuca, to start drawing a $160,000-year taxpayer-funded salary heading the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority.

That agency owns U.S. Cellular Field, where the White Sox play, and helped renovate Soldier Field, where the Chicago Bears play.

Some politicians are crying foul.

They don’t think it is appropriate for a group of Quinn appointees on the ISFA board to appoint someone new to be executive director of the authority when only weeks remain in the lame-duck governor’s term.

After all, he’s not exactly coming off a winning season. Bertuca was Quinn’s campaign manager. And he has no experience in professional sports. But he is buddies with the governor. And in Springfield, it’s often not what you know, but who you know that lands you in a high-paid government job.

Veteran political insiders will just shrug and say “That’s how it’s done.”

Well, folks, they are missing the bigger point. Why on Earth are we giving tax dollars to subsidize the wealthy individuals who own professional sports teams?

It makes no sense. It’s corporate welfare at its worst. The best excuse I’ve heard is: Other states and cities do it. Well, sports subsidies got their ille-

REEDER REPORT Scott Reeder gitimate birth right here in the Prairie State.

And there is no reason their death can’t begin here in the Land of Lincoln as well. I witnessed firsthand the traumatic delivery of the nation’s first major sports subsidy bill.

In the waning minutes of June 30, 1988, then-Gov. James Thompson was racing against the clock to pass a $120 million subsidy for the White Sox, who were threatening to move to Florida.

The measure needed to pass before midnight, when the legislative session would go into overtime and a supermajority would be needed to pass legislation. The measure had the support of House Speaker Mike Madigan, a diehard Sox fan.

Former state Rep Bill Black, R-Danville, once told me this type of idea was a new concept in 1988.

“We have seen it happen over and over again across the country since then, but back then it was really unheard of,” he said. “This would not have even come to a vote without Mike Madigan. They said it was being done for economic development. But that area around the ballpark – I still call it Comiskey Park – hasn’t improved. The

only thing I can see that has changed is that Chicago has the highest or second-highest hotel taxes of any major American city.”

The original Sox deal has led to others: The United Center, home to the Bulls and the Blackhawks, was privately financed, but the building has a special property tax break that saves the clubs millions in property taxes.

In 2003, the Chicago Bears’ Soldier Field renovation was completed with the assistance of a $387 million Illinois Sports Facilities Authority bond, to be paid back with interest from Chicago hotel and motel taxes.

When the Sox subsidy vote was brought before the House, a majority of lawmakers voted against the proposal. But instead of counting the votes, the presiding officer – a top Madigan lieutenant – left the roll call open as Thompson walked to the desks of each lawmaker voting “no” and persuaded them one by one to change their votes.

Many other jurisdictions have followed Illinois’ lead in this shameful practice. It’s time for Illinois to take the lead again and say “no” to these types of subsidies.

• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse reporter and a journalist with Illinois News Network, a project of the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at sreeder@illinoispolicy.org.

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Morris took a 35-24 lead into halftime.

The Redskins opened the second quarter on a 14-3 run, claiming a 26-12 lead with 4:35 to go until halftime after Cryder’s third straight basket.

North answered with an 8-0 spurt of its own to close to within 26-20 with 2:29 until half. After Jurasits scored a basket and Shannon made a free throw, Jurak scored the final six points of the half for Morris.

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That’s when Jurasits, who had been dominating all night in the lane, stepped outside and hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Morris back ahead by 15, a lead they held throughout the rest of the game.

“I’ve never had a game like that before,” Jurasits said. “I believe that is my career high in points. My last couple of games haven’t been as good as they should have been, so I felt like I needed to step up tonight.

“I wasn’t coming up the court thinking that I needed to hit a 3-pointer in those spots.

That just happened to be the shot that was available and I took it and made it.”

“Those were some pivotal 3-pointers for us,” Morris coach Kate Carey said. “North was starting to come back, but those put us back in a comfortable lead.

“There’s no way we expect Julie to get 37 points and 20 rebounds every night. But, she did step up and show some leadership, and that’s what we do expect from a senior like her every night.”

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Behind 37 points and 20 rebounds from Missouri-St. Louis-bound Julie Jurasits, the Morris girls basketball team improved its record to 8-2 on Monday with a 67-52 nonconference win over Plainfield North.

That’s right. 37 points, 20 rebounds. An average night for Wilt Chamberlain, but simply astounding for anyone else. Jurasits nearly had a double-double in the first quarter, as she scored all 12 of the Redskins’ points and had nine rebounds in the first eight minutes. The Morris press was effective early, as the Redskins led 6-0 before Plainfield North got the ball past halfcourt.

Jurasits made the game 8-0 with a putback basket with 5:49 to play in the first, prompting a Plainfield North timeout.

From there, North outscored Morris and Jurasits 9-4 as the Redskins took a 12-9 lead into the second quarter.

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“I’ve never had a game like that before. I believe that is my career high in points. My last couple of games haven’t been as good as they should have been, so I felt like I needed to step up tonight.”

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32, with 6:05 left but missed its Plainfield North sophomores final nine shots and last seven 38, Morris 34: Meghan Smith free throws while also turning scored 15 points to lead Morthe ball over four times. ris, while Madi Mayberry had The late Morris rally fea- 13 points and 10 rebounds. tured a layup from Meghan Smith and a jumper by Ju- BOYS BASKETBALL lie Jurasits (23 points, 14 reWestmont 60, Coal City 40: bounds) before Leona Burton Nick Micetich scored 12 points tied the game at 36 with a re- to lead Coal City (1-5, 0-2) in the bound bucket with 49 seconds Interstate Eight loss. Keegan remaining.

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By MARK POTASH mpotash@suntimes.com Is Jimmy Clausen or David Fales worth a look?

It’s almost a sure thing that coach Marc Trestman will fend off any suggestion that he play Clausen or Fales in the Bears’ final two games, just to see what he has behind struggling quarterback Jay Cutler. But ESPN analyst Jon Gruden was calling for Clausen at the end of Monday night’s 31-15 loss to the Saints. And Bill Belichick and the Patriots showed interest in Fales – the Bears responded by promoting Fales from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Even if you don’t trust the Bears’ judgment, Gruden and Belichick seem to know what they’re doing when it comes to personnel. So why not?

Cutler took another step backward in a season of regression in the loss to the Saints. He misfired on his first pass, was intercepted on his second pass, when he threw behind Martellus Bennett and the ball was deflected. With Brandon Marshall out, Cutler struggled to connect with Marquess Wilson and Josh Morgan and didn’t find anything close to a rhythm until the Bears were down 24-0 in the fourth quarter.

He finished 17 of 31 for 194 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions for a 55.8 rating. And even that paltry rating was buttressed by garbage-time production – Cutler was 8 of-12 for 107 yards and two touchdowns for a 134.4 rating in the final quarter.

In fact, without inconsequential production in losses to the Saints and Patriots, Cutler has a 76.6 passer rating (11 touchdowns, 12 interceptions) in his past eight games.

After the Bears allowed seven sacks, you could argue that no quarterback – especially an less-experienced one – can survive with the Bears’ current pass protection. Then again, maybe another quarterback might elicit better protection.

Now that would be an interesting scenario for Trestman and the Bears to ponder.

• Even the Bears’ successes expose their weaknesses.

The Bears converted their fifth consecutive two-point conversion without a miss Monday night, with Jay Cutler’s pass to Martellus Bennett cutting the Saints’ lead to 24-8 in the fourth quarter.

The Bears are 10 for 11 on two-point conversions in Marc Trestman’s two seasons as coach. But the only failure is the one two-point conversion that actually could have made a difference: Going for a 21-all tie against the Lions last season at Soldier Field, Matt Forte was stopped in the backfield by defensive tackle Nick Fairly to clinch the Lions’ 21-19 victory.

And that actually was the second failed attempt. On the initial two-point try – with neither Brandon Marshall nor Alshon Jeffery on the field – Josh McCown threw the ball out of the end zone for an incompletion. But the Bears got a second chance when Lions defensive end Willie Young – yes, that Willie Young – was called for roughing the passer.

That’s been the story of the Trestman era – a curious choice of personnel for a key play, poor execution, the inability to take advantage of a break and the failure to come through when it really would have mattered.

• The loss to the Saints assure Trestman of becoming the sixth NFL coach since 1990 whose team has won progressively fewer games than his predecessor in his first two seasons, without making the playoffs.

The Bears were 10-6 under Lovie Smith in 2012, 8-8 under Trestman last year and can finish no better than 7-9 this season.

Four of the previous five coaches were fired after the second season. Dick Vermeil, who went 5-11 and 4-12 in his first two seasons with the Rams, won the Super Bowl in his third season in 1999.

• The Bears’ 24-0 deficit

marked the fifth time this season and the seventh time in Trestman’s two seasons that the Bears have trailed by 24 points or more. Under Lovie Smith, they trailed by 24 or more 12 times in nine seasons – four of them in 2009 when Brian Urlacher missed almost the entire season.

• For What It’s Worth Dept.: According to Pro Football Focus, Bears linebacker Shea McClellin has his sixth consecutive game with a positive rating Monday night (plus-0.9). McClellin had three tackles against the Saints. Defensive tackle Jeremiah Ratliff is the only defensive tackle in football with a positive rating in every game he has played this season after the Lions’ Ndamukong Suh had a minus-1.6 rating on Sunday against the Vikings.

• While the Bears allowed seven sacks against the Saints, every Bears offensive linemen had a positive rating by PFF – with all but center Roberto Garza plus-1.6 or better.

• Unless the Packers lose to the Buccaneers in Tampa this week, the Bears will be the only NFC North team to lose twice against the NFC South – the worst division in the NFL since the 2002 realignment and one of the worst divisions in NFL history. The Packers are 2-1 against the NFC South. The Lions and Vikings both went 3-1.

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said he wasn’t bluffing when he said last week that his pockets were empty after signing free agent closer David Robertson and trading for starter Jeff Samardzija – after he had signed cleanup man Adam LaRoche and lefty reliever Zach Duke last month.

So when the Sox signed Melky Cabrera to a threeyear, $42 million deal over the weekend to fill a major need in left field and in the batting order, the level of surprise at their offseason aggressiveness stepped up to yet another level.

Seems chairman Jerry Reinsdorf was encouraged by the response from Sox fans signing up for more tickets next season, enough to give the green light on Cabrera. Attendance has declined each year since 2006, and with the addition of five quality players to the roster this offseason, it seems reasonable to expect the Sox to contend in the AL Central and top last year’s 1,650,821 figure, an average of 20,896. The Sox ranked 28th of 30 major league teams in attendance.

“Jerry Reinsdorf gave us the latitude to aggressively pursue Melky when there was a realistic chance of us being able to sign him,” Hahn said Tuesday, “and the second fac-

tor that gave Jerry a level of comfort for us to be aggressive was the response we’ve received so far in response to our moves. Things have gone well thus far from a sales standpoint which played a role in Jerry allowing us to go beyond our originally targeted payroll.”

As the roster now stands, payroll projects at around $110 million, about $20 million more than last season but well short of the franchise high of $127,789,000 in 2011. In LaRoche (two years), Duke (three), Robertson (four) and Cabrera (three), the Sox added multiyear commitments totaling $128 million.

Saying “we have a very special feeling around here” in one of his finer moments as GM, Hahn stood by Cabrera, Robertson and Samardzija at Tuesday’s news conference introducing the three at U.S. Cellular Field, calling it a “celebration” and saying the Sox goal is “to win a world championship.”

Thanks to the chairman, who has no doubt grown tired of seeing the Tigers win the division four years in a row with little aggravation from his team.

“We’re beyond [spending] where we expected us to go,” Hahn said. “And that is a direct result of Jerry saying he saw the fit and what we wanted to do.”

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Don Shula, a former Miami Dolphins coach who had one of the best-ever quarterbacks in Dan Marino, said, “Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.”

In this deal, declarer first had very bad luck, but then got extremely lucky -- he probably thought that it was no more than his due. How should South play in four spades after West leads the heart king?

Everyone opens hands like North’s these days, with two decent suits and no rebid problem. South, with a tough rebid, plunged into the obvious-looking vulnerable game.

When the dummy comes down, it would be easy for declarer to throw an interception. There seem to be at most three losers. But a good quarterback will wonder what might go seriously wrong. The only answer is a 4-0 spade break. Then there appear to be four losers. Is there any way to throw a touchdown pass?

Only if South can eliminate his heart loser. And that requires West’s having the diamond king and East’s having the diamond jack. But declarer also needs a dummy entry once a diamond winner has been established.

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However, East covers with his jack. Declarer ruffs, plays a spade to dummy’s carefully conserved king and throws his low heart on the diamond nine.

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Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity separate conditions Dear Doctor K: Many people I know are going gluten-free.

When I ask them why, I hear about gluten sensitivity and celiac disease. What do these terms mean?

Dear Reader: Gluten sensitivity and celiac disease are two separate conditions with one thing in common: gluten.

Gluten is a protein found in anything made with grains such as wheat, rye or barley.

Gluten is what makes breads chewy.

Celiac disease is a disorder in which the body can’t tolerate gluten. The gluten triggers an immune reaction, causing inflammation of the lining of the small intestine. In the short term, a person with celiac disease may experience gas,

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff bloating, abdominal cramps and fatigue. Celiac disease also can cause symptoms in parts of the body distant from the gut, including the brain, bones and kidneys. Over time, if the problem remains unchecked, celiac disease damages the small intestine so that it can’t properly absorb nutrients from food. This can result in diarrhea, weight loss, anemia, malnutrition, joint pain, osteoporosis and even infertility.

(On my website, AskDoctorK. com, I’ve put an illustration showing the effect of gluten on

the intestines of someone with celiac disease.)

Diagnosing celiac disease generally requires a blood test and a biopsy. During the biopsy, a small sample is snipped from the wall of the small intestine and checked under a microscope for damage.

The treatment for celiac disease is a completely gluten-free diet. This stops the harmful immune reaction in the gut, and the symptoms the disease can have outside the gut. And it also allows the intestinal lining to heal. We used to think of celiac disease as primarily involving children and being very severe. And it can be.

Even a crumb of food with gluten can trigger such massive diarrhea that a child can die of

dehydration if he or she doesn’t get prompt treatment. But as our tests for the disease have gotten better, we’ve recognized that the disease can produce much milder symptoms and can start later in adult life.

Gluten sensitivity is a recently recognized illness that is different from celiac disease.

We don’t yet understand it, and some doctors don’t believe it really exists.

People with this condition have celiac disease-like symptoms but do not test positive for celiac disease. These patients are often asked to remove all gluten from their diet. If their symptoms improve, they are usually diagnosed with gluten sensitivity. Gluten is found in foods such as pasta, bread,

wheat cereals and many baked goods. It can also be in less obvious items such as sauces, soups, salad dressings, medications and candy. Luckily, these days, more and more gluten-free foods are appearing on grocery store shelves. And there are many alternatives for foods traditionally made with grains – everything from rice pasta to millet, quinoa or chickpea flour. I used to be a skeptic.

Today, I encourage patients who think they may be gluten sensitive to try a gluten-free diet. And to stick with it if it makes them feel better.

• Write to Doctor K at askdoctork.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY - MORRIS, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.FELIX VANEGAS, et al Defendant 13 CH 93 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 4, 2014, an agent

an age for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on January 14, 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 120 FAYETTE COURT, MINOOKA, IL 60447 Property Index No. 03-13-180013.

The real estate is improved with a 2 story home with an attached garage. 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 15-1701 (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. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

(3 ) Please refer to file number PA1302724. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1302724 Case Number: 13 CH 93 TJSC#: 34-20557 I636582 (Published in the Morris Daily Herald, December 10, 17 & 24, 2014.)

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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 15-1701 (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. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

Please refer to file number PA1302724. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476File No. 5500 Attorney PA1302724 Case Number: 13 CH 93 TJSC#: 34-20557 I636582

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY - MORRIS, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.FELIX VANEGAS, et al Defendant 13 CH 93 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 4, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on January 14, 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: LOT 300 IN LAKEWOOD TRAILS UNIT 1 BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 13 AND THE SOUTH 250.00 FEET OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE VILLAGE OF MINOOKA, AUX SABLE TOWNSHIP, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 30, 2003 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 417002 AND AMENDED BY CERTIFICATES OF CORRECTION RECORDED JULY 24, 2003 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 421156, AND SEPTEMBER 3, 2003 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 423288, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 120 FAYETTE COURT, MINOOKA, IL 60447 Property Index No. 03-13-180013.

The real estate is improved with a 2 story home with an attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of (Published in the Morris Daily the highest bid by certified funds at Herald, December 10, 17 & 24, the close of the sale payable to The 2014.)

Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential PUBLIC NOTICE Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential SECTION 00021 real estate at the rate of $1 for each ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified Notice is hereby given that the

by gi Board of Education, Minooka Community High School District 111, Minooka, Grundy County, Illinois, hereinafter known as Owner, is seeking bids for the Grandstand Bleachers work at Minooka Community High School Central Campus, located in Minooka, Illinois.

Commission toll-free at icago, 1-877-FTC-HELP 60601. Phone (312) 357-9050 / /s/ Lana J. Phillips to find out how to avoid job Fax (312) 357-0235. service@eGrundy County Clerk placement scams, or visit mailbest.com. Drawings are not www.ftc.gov. available through the Architect.

(Published in the Morris Daily A public service Payment and delivery arrange- Herald, December 10, 17 & 24, message from the ments should be made through 2014.)

Morris Daily Herald Best Imaging Solutions. and the FTC. Make someone's day!

All prospective bidders are re- Put their name in the paper. quested to attend a pre-bid confer- It's simple, inexpensive & ence(s) at 10:00 a.m., on Monmemorable. For more day, December 22, 2014, at Miinformation about nooka Community High School Classified “Happy” ads, Central campus, 301 South call 877-264-2527 14094 GRANDSTAND BLEACH- Wabena Avenue, Minooka, Illinois 60447, in order to familiarize ERS Share your themselves with the project(s), At Minooka Community High photos with which will be attended by both the School Central Campus Grundy County!

Owner and the Architect.

301 S. Wabena Avenue Minooka, IL. 60410 Site inspection will follow the Separate bids will be received up meeting. It is the responsibility of to the hour of 10:00 a.m. Local the contractor to attend and sign in time, on Friday, January 16, at the pre-bid conference and site 2015, at which time bids will be inspections. This will be the only publicly opened, read aloud and time that contractors will be al- MorrisDailyHerld.com /MyPhotos recorded. The Bid Opening will take lowed access to the project site. The place at the Minooka Community Architect will transmit to prospective Upload photos High School District 111 Adminis- bidders of record any addenda the of your family and tration Center, 26655 W. Eames Architect considers necessary in refriends with our online photo album.

Street, Channahon, Illinois 60410. sponse to questions arising at the pre-bid conference.

Bids received after designated time Share your sports team, and date of bid opening will not be birthday party, big catch or Board of Education considered. vacation!

Minooka Community High School Bid security, in the form of a bid District 111 bond or certified check, in an Channahon, Illinois 60410 amount equal to ten percent John Bryk, Pictures increase (10%) of the base bid shall be Chief School Business Official attention to your ad! submitted with the bid. Performance and Labor and Material (Published in the Morris Daily Payment Bonds and Certificate of Herald, December 17, 2014.)

Insurance, as required by the Owner, will be required from the sucPUBLIC NOTICE cessful bidder.

Sealed bids will be received and a contract will be awarded for the following work, as indicated in the Instructions to Bidders:

The Board of Education, Minooka Community High School District 111 reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, to waive any irregularities or informalities in bidding procedures and to Paward the contract in a manner best serving the interest of the Owner.

Notice of Pending Forfeiture The State will proceed with civil forfeiture of $46,500 cash seized from Jerry Hoyer on November 6, 2014, on I-80 in Grundy County for money laundering. Any claim must be filed within 45 days to the Office of the Attorney General, Statewide Grand Jury Bureau, 100 W. Randolph St., 11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601. The claim must include a current address, the nature of the claim, the legal reason why the property is not subject to forfeiture, all essential facts, and the relief sought. 725 ILCS 150/6.

All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing rate of wage to all laborers, workmen and mechanics working on public funded projects. If during the time period of work, these rate changes, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change (Published in the Morris Daily to the contract amount.

Herald, December 17, 24 & 31, 2014.)

The proposed contract is subject to the requirements of the Equal Employment Practices Commissionand the Illinois Human Rights Act (HRA) Illinois Revised Statues, Ch. PUBLIC NOTICE 68, Par. 1-101, et. seg."(Including the requirement that every party to NOTICE a public contract shall have adoptPublic Notice is hereby given ed written sexual harassment polithat on November 21, 2014 a cercies, P.A. 87-1257). tificate was filed in the Office of the The Owner encourages participa- County Clerk of Grundy County, Illinois, setting forth the names and tion by Contractors of Will, Kendall post office addresses of all of the and Grundy Counties. persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as The Bidding Documents are on SILICON CONSULTING GROUP file Monday, December 15, 2014 located at 1250 Lisbon Street, Morand may be obtained from Best ris, IL 60450.

Imaging Solutions, 20 E. Randolph Dated this 8th day of December, St. Mezzanine Level, Chicago, IL A.D. 2014.

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PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD for errors the first day of publication.

If by typographical error, goods are advertised at less than correct price or misrepresented by erroneous copy, the Morris Daily Herald will publish a correction in the first available ensuing issue.

If a credit is deemed necessary, you will find us to be generous and reasonable.

NOTICE Pursuant to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1-800-628-7937.

(This notice provided as a public service by the Morris DailyHerald.)

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis

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24 48% — nearly half — of our state’s electricity is generated by Illinois’ six state-of-the-art nuclear energy plants.

These plants also provide:

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24/7 Reliability 5,900 Illinois Jobs Nearly $9 Billion Yearly Economic Impact Over 90% of Illinois’ Zero Emission Energy

Illinois’ Six Existing Nuclear Energy Plants Generate 48% of the State’s Electric Supply.

Constantly upgraded with the latest technology, these

Since nuclear energy is carbon free, the plants are able

state-of-the-art plants generate energy on a 24/7 basis,

to generate half our state’s electricity without emitting

helping ensure the reliability of our electric system.

any air pollution, which is good for all of us.

They also generate 5,900 direct jobs and 21,700 additional

Illinois’ Existing Nuclear Plants: Creating reliable, carbon-free

jobs across a full range of industries and inject nearly

energy that supports jobs and our state’s economy.

$9 billion into our state’s economy each year.

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