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Helga Marie Male, age 97, and a lifelong resident of Gardner, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born May 22, 1917, on a farm in rural Gardner, Helga Marie was a daughter of the late Mads and Maryanne Kristine (Eglund) Lund.

She was raised in a rural school outside of Gardner and on October 1, 1938, Helga married Elmer J. Male in Chicago. Over the years, Helga worked at the baby clothing factory in Gardner, sold Tupperware, and was a representative for Beauty Counselor. She also held employment at Indicator Light in Gardner and in years past, was a correspondent journalist for the Kankakee Daily Journal, who covered local Gardner news and topics.

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Born: Oct. 1, 1927 Died: Dec. 18, 2014 Christine A. Norris, 87, of Morris passed away peacefully on December 18, 2014, at Park Pointe Healthcare. Born on October 1, 1927, Christine was the daughter of the late Ronald and

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An avid Cubs fan, she could be found playing her favorite game Bingo, enjoying a trip to the casino boats or watching one her many cooking shows.

Christine is survived by her children Linda (Allen Wyatt) Rossio of Joliet, Nancy ( Robert) Krug of Morris, William (Marsha) Norris of Morris, Robert Norris of Coal City, Thomas (Joann) Norris of San Antonio, Jeffery (Crystal) Norris of Osh Kosh, WI; 19 grandchildren,29 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild; one brother Richard (Maria) Ellis of Davenport, Iowa.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Noah, and one daughter-inlaw Nancy.

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In her free time, Helga enjoyed to crochet and read. She was a collector of butterflies, truly loved talking on the phone and in recent years became a NASCAR fan. Helga always remained positive and carried a deep faith throughout her life.

She will forever be remembered for her love of family and friends.

Survivors include three daughters, Shirley (Randall) Clapp of Coal City, Janet (John) Taylor of Elizabeth, Colorado and Diane (Gary) Layton of Piedmont, Oklahoma; seven grandchildren, Marshall Clapp, Marcala Watson, Dr. Heather J. Male-Hoffman (Justin), Jon Taylor (Claudia), Jennifer Strid (Matthew), Mark Layton (Samantha) and Kristine Layton; nine great grandchildren, Sara Watson, Melissa Watson, Logan Strid, Shiloh Strid, Autumn Strid, Lincoln Strid, Adriana Layton, Mark Layton and Kaylyn Layton; one sister-inlaw, Janice Lund of Florida; her Goddaughter, Lois (Barney) Vigna of Gardner; four special cousins, Francis Lund, Henry Lund, Paul James Lund and Harold Lund; and numerous nieces and nephews, as well as several dear friends.

Helga was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elmer on October 8, 1972; son, George Male on May 29, 2000; and brothers and sisters, Francis Lund, Harry Lund, Dagny Patterson and Marie Sargeant.

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By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Friday afternoon the gym at Shabbona Middle School in Morris echoed with the screams of excited students as they competed in homeroom wars, an event they’ve earned by exhibiting positive behavior.

“We are promoting positive behavior in our students,” Associate Principal Scott Stehlik said.

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, or PBIS, is a proactive approach to creating behavioral supports needed for students to have success.

Stehlik said each month students are given goals to achieve, and once they have done so, they are rewarded with an afternoon homeroom wars event where they compete against fellow classmates.

Social worker Juliet Longano said the goal is to get the students to do the tasks on their own after learning what is expected of them.

So far this year they’ve worked on monthly tasks such as reducing the number of tardies to class, coming to class prepared and making sure the lockers are locked.

Games weren’t held in October because students didn’t meet the goal of lowering the rate of tardies by enough – causing them to work twice as

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Mason Young uses a straw to transfer miniature marshmallows from the table to a cup during homeroom wars where students at Shabbona Middle School compete against other homerooms for the championship. hard the next month to meet the goal, sixth-grade student Enrique Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez said he thinks the competition is a great motivator to the students.

“Whoever made up the idea for the games is a genius,” Gonzalez said. “The competition is a lot of fun and it’s a good way to get to know other students.”

Emma Mote, another sixth-

grade student, said it’s exciting to compete with the other homerooms for the title of champion.

“It’s athletic and an easy way to get out and have fun,” Mote said.

Mote said she thinks the games will help the students remember what they are suppose do be doing.

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Stehlik said the school has a well-vested universal team working on the PBIS support that plans all the events and monitors the data that is provided.

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tournament and had other sports-related activities such as basketball and kickball as competitions.

On Friday, the students competed in relay events that mimicked minute to win it type games like stacking cups into a pyramid using just one hand, and getting miniature marshmallows into a cup using just a straw.

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Morris electoral board rules in favor of objectors Hayse, Callahan will not be on primary ballot

By CHRISTINA CHAPMAN-VAN YPEREN cchapman@shawmedia.com MORRIS – After the Morris electoral board’s ruling, there will be no primary race for the Morris city clerk position or for 2nd Ward Alderman for the Republican Party.

On Friday night, the Morris Municipal Officers Electoral Board took the hearing judge’s recommendation and ruled in favor of the objectors for both cases objecting to the petitions of the city offices.

With the ruling, candidate hopefuls Republican Doug Hayse for 2nd Ward alderman and Republican Mary Callahan

for city clerk will not be on the Feb. 24 primary ballot.

Both objections were filed for the same reason – improper fastening of petition sheets.

Kristan Smolenski of the 100 block of Briar Lane in Morris filed the objection against former Morris and Minooka police chief Hayse, while David Perry of the 900 block of North Street in Morris filed against Callahan, according to the objectors’ case filings.

“I am satisfied with the ruling. The board obviously took a lot of time and examined the evidence in coming to a conclusion,” Michael Olewinski, attorney for the objectors, said after the hearing.

City Attorney Scott Belt said the candidates could file an appeal.

Both Hayse and Callahan declined Friday to comment on the ruling or whether they would appeal.

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“I am satisfied with the ruling. The board obviously took a lot of time and examined the evidence in coming to a conclusion.”

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evidence and deliberate after receiving the hearing officer’s recommendation for the Hayse case.

Testimony was given at earlier hearings that Hayse violated the Illinois Election Code when he turned in his petitions without being fastened together. Hayse testified that he did fasten his petitions with a binder clip.

The written decision from the board, upholding the hear-

ing officer’s recommendation, states the officer inspected the nomination papers and found no impressions at the “bind here” portion of the papers that resembled impressions that would be left by a binder clip.

For the Callahan case, the electoral board deliberated for drastically less time, about five minutes, and also upheld the hearing officer’s recommendation.

Testimony was heard previously that Callahan did not fasten her nomination papers and that she did not number her sheets, as required by the election code.

The written decision states Callahan’s failure to number the pages invalidates her nomination papers.

Conflicting testimony was again given from witnesses regarding whether the papers were fastened. Callahan testified she fastened her documents with a vinyl paper clip.

City Clerk Carol Adair testified

the petitions were not fastened together when the documents were turned in to her.

The hearing officer and board concluded the conflict does not matter because the election code states a paper clip is not a secure fastener. By its nature, a paper clip allows for papers to be pulled apart and therefore cannot protect the papers from tampering as the code mandates, according to the decision.

Following state statute, the electoral board was made up of Mayor Richard Kopczick and the two senior members of the city council, Alderman Ken Sereno and Alderman Duane Wolfe. Clerk Adair should have sat on the board, but stepped off since one of the objections was regarding the office she holds and she was on the witness list for both cases. The hearing officer appointed by the board was Joliet attorney James Harvey.

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Minooka High School plans to issue $12 million in bonds

By JEANNE MILLSAP Shaw Media Correspondent MINOOKA – A local resident told the Minooka High School board he was concerned about his taxes during a public hearing Thursday on the proposed issuance of $12 million in working cash bonds.

The Minooka Community High School District is planning on borrowing the money to meet its operating expenses, as it is running an annual deficit. The board intends to consider a bond issuance in January.

Only one person from the public spoke about the proposal – Minooka resident Curt Jebens.

“If this motion passes tonight,” Jebens said, “our tax bills will go up.”

Jebens asked the school

board to consider the implications on senior citizens and young families “trying to put food on the table.”

He said he has long been a foe of schools receiving financing from property taxes, as it doesn’t put districts in a good position when property values go down, he said.

The district’s property tax levy was approved with board member Chris Kobe voting against the levy and Mark French absent. The levy requested is $22.18 million, with $14 million of that in educational expenses, $2.9 million in operations and maintenance, $1.4 million in transportation and $1.22 million in tort immunity.

After the meeting, Kobe said she voted against it with a nod toward Jebens’ concerns about the taxes increasing for people in the district. She add-

“If this motion passes tonight, our tax bills will go up.”

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ed she did not want the district to go into debt.

Chief School Business Official John Bryk added information to the board’s packet that included a summary of the $1.22 million the district is asking for in tort immunity.

Those dollars, he explained, go to protect the district against property damage and reduce the district’s exposure to liability.

Programs and staff that work toward achieving that goal are paid sums for the

hours put into the risk management program. For example, the activity director spends 5 percent of his time on risk management, so 5 percent of his salary is paid for from that fund. One hundred percent of staff monitors’ salaries are paid for from the tort fund, and 25 percent of custodians’ salaries are covered by it, among others.

The school board also heard a report on a technology audit conducted by the firm Solid State. The school’s south campus has significant problems with connectivity, as well as other technological difficulties. The firm’s representative said the biggest challenges to the district’s technology include meeting requirements for the PARCC exams, a greater demand for mobility, an increasingly complex user environment and a

move to cloud-based access and services.

The problems the district needs to address, he said, are network reliability issues, limited building connectivity and technology that is not conducive to PARCC online exams. The south campus, in particular is outdated and unable to support users. Central campus has already been updated.

The recommendation is to prepare the school’s infrastructure for an eventual ratio of 1:1 students to devices.

Adding additional density is needed for south campus, and the wired infrastructure needs to be updated. He also recommended the school switch from Apple servers to Windows servers.

The board will consider the recommendations for possible action at a future meeting.

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The Minooka Intermediate School Student Council presented a check to the Disabled Patriot Fund for $2,000 raised during their Penny Wars fundraiser. veterans who came home from overseas wars severely wounded.

One of them was a U.S. Marine who lost both legs.

He walked with the help of prosthetics. The DPF gave him a handicapped-accessible pickup truck so he could get around on his own.

Baranak told students his organization helps disabled

veterans in several ways, such a providing them with accessible vehicles, giving immediate financial support to those in crisis, remodeling their homes with handicapped-accessible modifications, giving scholarships and providing them with living expenses they may have during their transitions from military to civilian life.

petitive when the students learned they might get a reward for their donations.

“Whoever got the most pennies got free gym time instead of study hall,” Student Council sixth-grader Chris Karcesk said.

“It motivated the kids to bring in their pennies because it was a really good cause to help the veterans,” student Alaina Frazier said.

Social worker Lara Cogan said the most difficult part of the project was counting all the pennies. They had to do it by the end of each school day so the students could know who was ahead before they left for home.

“We count it ourselves,” Cogan said. “It takes a long time.”

The winners of the Penny Wars were the 6 White Team and the 5 Red Team. The 5 Blue Team actually brought in the most pennies, Cogan said, but they didn’t win because other teams “sabotaged” them.

“They can sabotage each other by putting in dollar bills,” Cogan said, “and the fifth-grade blue team had a lot of dollars put in theirs.”

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MINOOKA – While Minooka Intermediate School’s fifthand sixth-graders learn about typical subjects like math and writing, staff also are ensuring they learn other life lessons too.

One of those lessons manifested itself Friday as the Student Council presented a $2,000 check to Ray Baranak of the Disabled Patriot Fund, the profits of a penny collection fundraiser students held at school.

“All of you are attending school to learn about reading, writing, math and so on,” Baranak told the gym full of students at an assembly. “With this donation, your school has also taught you another important lesson, which is one person caring about another represents life’s greatest value.”

Baranak said it was phenomenal students raised that much money just from pennies. The donation is going to help do some pretty great things, he told the students, showing them videos of two

“We are grateful you have responded to our need for help with such compassion and generosity,” he said.

The students collected the pennies over four days the week of Veterans Day, according to Principal Jeana Pekol.

“We’ve never raised that much before during Penny Wars,” Pekol said. “Our big initiative here is paying it forward and helping others. We try to show them that helping others is important. ... A little thing like this can make a big difference in someone’s life.”

This is the first time penny drive profits went to the Disabled Patriot Fund, as a different charity is chosen each year. In the past, they have adopted area families in need and helped build a school in Africa, among other projects.

“We started by putting up signs all around the school and went around asking people to bring in cans of food for people in need,” sixth-grade Student Council member Andrew Lant said of the council’s fundraising efforts this year.

Lant said the Penny Wars was fun, and became com-

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Military blankets presented to vets in care centers

By JEANNE MILLSAP Shaw Media Correspondent MORRIS – U.S. Army, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans who are residents of Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris were presented Friday morning with personalized throw blankets, along with handshakes of thanks and wishes of goodwill by members of the Coal City VFW St. Juvin Post 1336.

The presentations were part of an area-wide distribution by the Veterans of Foreign Wars to vets who are new arrivals to area nursing homes and senior centers, including those in Dwight, Wilmington and Morris.

“A lot of times, our veterans haven’t been recognized, or they’ve been forgotten,” VFW member Jack Micetich said.

“I’ve seen tears of joy of appreciation when they receive them, and we probably get as much joy from giving them.”

“It’s very nice,” U.S. Army veteran Jim Murray said. “It’ll keep me warm.”

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“It’s awesome they chose a project like this,” Park Pointe activities director Barb Hoffman said. “It’s so good for our

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Charlie Brown with the VFW said the program of giving military blankets began three years ago when members from their own post were having some health problems.

“We were pretty impressed with how well it went,” Brown said. “They’ve been well-received.”

This year, 86 blankets wrapped with paper and bows were given; a total of 185 have been given during the past three years. Each blanket pictures the seals for the branch of service in which the veteran served, as well as the vet’s name embroidered at the bottom. Every branch of service is included, he said.

Brown said the money was raised to purchase the blankets from the VFW’s most popular fundraiser, the poppy sales around Veterans Day. Income from the post’s sale of some property also was used.

The Coal City post also participates in a school backpack program that provides food for needy students during the weekends and in a scholarship program. The post has given five $1,000 scholarships, Micetich said.

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MORRIS – Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland announced Wednesday the grand jury returned the following indictments, according to a news release from his office. The public is advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

• Michael Brizzolara, 24, of South Wilmington, was indicted for aggravated battery to a child, a Class X felony; aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony; and aggravated

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The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 230 law enforcement agencies across the state are participating in this comprehensive effort to save lives at a time of year that can be one of the most deadly, according to a news release from IDOT. The enforcement crackdown will coincide with the premiere of the latest episode of IDOT’S website series “The Driving Dead,” which became available Friday at TheDrivingDeadSeries.com. The first video in the series, featuring Michael Rooker from the popular TV show “The Walking Dead” was unveiled this summer and has received more than 640,000 views on YouTube.

The videos show the zombie-filled adventures of Rooker and other characters, who find themselves in situations depicting the dangers of driving

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• Mason Wiekert, 24, of Morris, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony.

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Holiday motorists can expect hundreds more roadside safety checks, seat belt enforcement zones and other patrols looking for impaired drivers and seat belt law violators from now through Jan. 1.

In 1920, the first year motor vehicle fatalities were recorded, 728 people died on Illinois roads. In that year, vehicle miles traveled totaled about 3.46 billion miles. Just two years later, fatalities increased to more than 1,000.

Nearly a century later, annual fatalities again fell below 1,000, even though vehicle miles traveled increased 30-fold to 105 billion each year. In 1920, Illinois’ annual motor vehicle fatality rate was 21.03 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. In 2013, that rate was 0.94.

Illinois has an opportunity in 2014 to make history by recording one of its lowest annual motor vehicle fatality totals, with a chance at achieving an all-time, modern-day low. As of Wednesday, 878 people lost their lives on Illinois roads, which is 78 lower than the same time frame in 2013.

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battery to a child, a Class 3 felony.

• Jonathan Miller, 44, of Concord, New Hampshire, was indicted for possession of more than 30 grams but less than 500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, a Class 3 felony; and possession of more than 30 grams but less than 500 grams, a Class 4 felony.

• Megan Mounts, 23, of Mazon, was indicted on three counts of possession of a controlled substance, all Class 4 felonies.

• Jacob Smith, 20, of Morris, was indicted for possession of

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Braidwood blood drive scheduled today BRAIDWOOD – The Braidwood Knights of Columbus Council 1574 is sponsoring a blood drive in Coal City from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Berst Center, 245 S. Kankakee St. Walk-ins are welcome.

The mobile bus will be on-site.

Sign-up will be in the south end of the Berst Center.

Dolls to be on display through February MORRIS – A special display of dolls collected over the past 20 years by Rosalie Jostes will be on exhibit at the Grundy County Historical Society Museum through the end of February.

The dolls now on display at the Grundy County Historical Society Museum represent about a quarter of Jostes’ collection. They range from the Civil War period to the 1950s.

The display will run through the end of February at the Grundy County Historical Society Museum at the Canal Port Community Center, 510 W. Illinois Ave., Morris. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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Complimentary beverages will be provided by the Midewin Alliance.

Reservations are required and should be made by Jan. 8.

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• From 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Morris V.F.W., 309 McKinley in Blood drives to be held Morris.

Call Julie at 815-436-0154 MORRIS – Heartland Blood to reserve your preferred donation Centers, an independent nonprofit time or sign up online at www. blood center serving 59 hospitals heartlandbc.org.

Walk-ins also in a 12-county region in Illinois and welcome; appointments appreIndiana, asks healthy members of ciated.

Bring a photo ID and eat a the community to remember those good meal before donating.

Every who will be spending the holiday donor will receive a $10 Target gift season in the hospital by taking just card.

Give the gift of life for patients an hour out of their day to donate at our local hospital by donating blood. today.

There are plenty of opportunities to donate blood this holiday Free lecture series season at a Heartland center or mobile blood drive. Making a blood scheduled at Midewin WILMINGTON – Midewin National donation in the days leading up to Tallgrass Prairie announces the or immediately following a holiday first lecture for the 2015 season. helps ensure an adequate supply Join Midewin archaeologist Joe for those in need. Bring along family Wheeler on Jan. 8 for “History in a members and friends and share Bone: Hunting the Ghost Bison of the experience with those closest Midewin.”

Bison will soon be reto you. turning to Midewin and will present Blood donations are needed evidence, archaeological, paleontothroughout the month of Decemlogical and palynologicial, of bison ber; while donations closer to on the land that is now Midewin.

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Sixth- through eighth-grade students at Nettle Creek School stopped

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CARBON HILL – The Carbon Hill Historical Society’s 14th Annual Holiday Open House will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Carbon Hill School Museum, 875 Second St., Carbon Hill.

Displays include tinseled Christmas trees, antique glass ornaments, vintage creches, toys, furs, books, jewelry, and presents of Christmas Past. The Christmas touches are surrounded by photos of families, businesses and homes of our mining, area plus photos and maps of the shaft mining and strip mining years. Refreshments, friendship and history all served free.

Donations are taken at the door. A $15 membership in the Carbon Hill Historical Society provides a year of newsletters and special programs held throughout the year.

This season’s Christmas gift shelf includes several items for sale – “Fossil Animals” and “Fossil Plants,” two books by Tom V. Testa; vintage glass paperweights and other books and items.

For information, call 815-6344213.

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More than young children end up in emergency rooms every year because they got into medicines while their parent or caregiver was not looking.

Always put every medicine and vitamin up and away every time you use it. Also, program your poison control center’s number in your phone: 800.222.1222.

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LyondellBasell helps to feed area families MORRIS DAILY HERALD MORRIS – The LyondellBasell Morris Complex donated $4,000 last month to We Care of Grundy County to assist its efforts with fighting hunger in the community.

The funds from the grant were used to provide turkeys to feed area families for Thanksgiving and buy meat for the pantry throughout the upcoming year.

“We are so incredibly grateful to LyondellBasell and their employees for all that they do to provide food for those in our area who are hungry,” Denise Gaska, We Care executive director, said in a news release. “This grant helps our organization to provide yet another valuable service to local residents this holiday season.”

LyondellBasell employees regularly volunteer at We

Care and the company also sponsors multiple “Fill the Pantry” dates every year.

“We Care of Grundy County fills a crucial need in our community,” said Brian Angwin, LyondellBasell Morris Complex site manager.

“Supporting our neighbors, especially during the holiday season, is another way our company showcases its commitment to the area.”

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one of the largest petrochemical facilities in the Midwest.

Using natural gas liquids as a feedstock, the plant manufactures ethylene, the world’s most widely used petrochemical, which is then converted into polyethylene resins.

These resins provide value to our society by serving as building blocks for products such as leak-proof and shatterproof containers for industrial and household chemi-

cals, packaging that protects our food from spoilage and contamination, and children’s toys that are safe and durable, according to the release.

“Due to the increasing costs of meat, it has been difficult to have enough in donations to share with our pantry visitors,” Gaska said. “We so appreciate their donations and their labor. LyondellBasell is always there for We Care of Grundy County.”

SATURDAY HOROSCOPE TODAY – Put the details in place before you branch out on a new venture. Your ideas are valuable, but if you try to rush into something, you may lose time trying to pick up the pieces afterward. Organization and preliminary trials will help you accomplish the most this year.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t take on too much; stick to what you do best. Stay on track by keeping up on the latest trends in your field. Your dedicated efforts will lead to success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Be careful with whom you associate. Keep your financial and legal paperwork up to date so that you do not become overwhelmed at year’s end. Avoid dealing with authority figures.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Make the right choice by relying on the lessons you have learned from the past. You will capture everyone’s attention if you follow your heart and your instincts.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Curb your spending now, or you may have regrets next year. If you embellish the truth, it will cost you. Be honest about your feelings, and trust your judgment.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Social media will have a positive impact on your plans.

Highlight your talents and reach out to people who can utilize and promote what you have to offer.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may be

asking too much of someone if you depend on them to make you happy. Get out with old friends, who will help you see your personal situation with greater clarity.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You are in for a nasty surprise if you take others for granted.

Make sure that there is give-and-take in both your personal and professional relationships.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Don’t get anxious about what’s happening around you. Adaptability is the key to making change work for you. Trust your instincts and take full advantage of the new circumstances.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Past mistakes or heartaches will leave you depressed. Live in the present and make your future bright. Focus on

things and people you enjoy, and you won’t have time to look back.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Someone you live with will be demanding. If your patience is wearing thin, find an outlet that will keep you busy. Take care of your personal paperwork.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- An interesting proposal is coming your way. Don’t sit idly by, waiting for your situation to change. Get out and help others, and you’ll take your mind off of your worries.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Minor accidents are likely if you are distracted or reckless.

Don’t hesitate to brag. Unless people realize your capabilities and what you have to offer, nothing will develop.

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Eight and Ate Ate and eight are homophones – words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings. Look through the newspaper for more homophones. Can you find eight?

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More than two _____________ years ago, Jewish people were __________ by King Antiochus, who wanted them to change their religion.

The priests wanted to _____________ for eight days, but they only had enough oil for the Temple lamp to _______ one day.

After many years of ____________, the Jewish people won the freedom to worship in their own way.

Then a miracle happened. That little bit of oil burned for __________ days.

Soon, the Jews rededicated their Temple to their own _______. This was the first Hanukkah.

Today Jewish people continue to celebrate Hanukkah. It is often called the _____________ of the lights.

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OPINION OUR VIEW

Remember nonprofits this holiday season Remembering the less fortunate during the holidays is at least as old as Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and Tiny Tim. But why, when seeking that perfect gift or scouring the latest sales, are we drawn to nonprofits during the holiday season?

True, organizations that pack holiday food boxes need turkeys and greater amounts of nonperishable food items during this season. Shelters hosting coat distributions obviously recognize the great need for winter gear and distribution during the cold-weather months, which coincide with the holidays.

But for many nonprofits, needs don’t necessarily increase during the holidays. They remain consistently high all year long.

Children from single-parent homes still need mentors. The homeless still need comfortable shelter. Pet rescues still need food and litter. Low-income families still need access to affordable medical care. These needs are not one-time holiday fixes.

But during the time of year when we, perhaps, enthusiastically bask in the glow of “ ’tis more blessed to give than to receive,” our minds and hearts are more aware of those needs.

And so we open up our wallets. Or write that check. Or volunteer our time. And we may wonder if we’ve really made a significant difference.

In “A Christmas Carol,” when solicitors approach Ebenezer Scrooge for donations for individuals in workhouses, they explain that, during the holiday season especially, “want is keenly felt.”

Yes, it’s likely your holiday donation won’t alleviate every need nonprofits experience.

Nevertheless, it may hold great value for their clients. There are many nonprofit organizations in Grundy County that need assistance, and we encourage you, if you are able, to consider one (or more) of them as you cross off recipients from your holiday shopping list.

That donation may just remind them that, at a time when the world celebrates an abundance of family, friends and food, they are not alone and forgotten, that someone else – unknown to them – truly cares and paused from the business of daily life to reach out.

This alone may provide hope that maybe their needs – whatever they are – will be met in the coming year. What finer holiday present can we give than one of caring and hope?

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Obama opens fraud-ridden program to illegal immigrants President Obama’s unilateral executive action on immigration will make hundreds of thousands, perhaps more than a million, illegal immigrants eligible for federal transfer payments. That will be done primarily through two widely used programs – the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, and the Additional Child Tax Credit, or ACTC. As it turns out, those two programs are already among the most corrupt and fraud-ridden in the entire federal government. A newly released report from the inspector general of the Internal Revenue Service confirms the EITC is plagued by fraud (which was already well-known) and also reveals for the first time that the ACTC is even worse.

The two programs, intended for low-income workers, provide what is known as refundable tax credits.

That means they give workers a tax refund that is larger than their tax liability. So a family with a tax bill of $1,000 might receive an EITC “refund” of $5,000, meaning the family doesn’t write a check to the government but rather receives a check from the government.

The IRS paid out $26.6 billion in ACTC credits in 2013. The inspector general reports the child credit improper payment rate for that

VIEWS Byron York year was somewhere between 25.2 percent and 30.5 percent – worse than the EITC. Even as the problems with the Earned Income Tax Credit were obvious, the IRS has for years insisted that the child credit was a program with a “low risk” of fraud.

The inspector general concluded the IRS has known all along that the “low risk” designation was phony. “The IRS’s rating of the ACTC as low risk for significant improper payments is contrary to its own enforcement data,” the report noted.

Both Congress and the president have ordered the IRS to crack down on improper payments. But the agency doesn’t appear to be trying very hard. “The estimated EITC improper payment rate has remained relatively unchanged since fiscal year 2003 (the first year the IRS was required to report estimates of these payments to Congress), and the amount of EITC claims paid in error has grown,” writes the inspector general.

The report estimates there has been somewhere between $124 billion and $148 billion in improper

EITC payments in the last decade.

That’s more than the federal government pays for, say, veterans’ benefits, or the justice system, or agriculture, or transportation in any given year. And it is all wasted.

And now the programs – and the fraud – are likely to grow with the president’s immigration order.

It’s something Obama did not take time to explain when he made the announcement.

In fact, the president obscured what is happening by telling the covered illegal immigrants that if “you’re willing to pay your fair share of taxes, you’ll be able to stay ... ” In fact, for many of those affected, “willing to pay your fair share of taxes” actually means “willing to accept an assistance check from the government.”

If past practice is any guide, the Obama administration will likely start an aggressive, multilingual campaign to encourage illegal immigrants affected by the president’s action to apply for as many benefits as possible. And if not all of them are actually eligible to receive the taxpayers’ money?

Well, no one will be checking that too closely.

• Byron York is chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner.

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• Saturday, December 20, 2014 Morris’ Leona Burton puts up a shot between three Lincoln-Way West defenders in the Redskins’ 66-36 loss Friday in the Ottawa Girls Holiday Tournament.

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By ROB OESTERLE roesterle@shawmedia.com OTTAWA – Last year, the Morris girls basketball team saw Lincoln-Way West put an end to its season with a three point defeat in the Class 3A Morris Regional.

If the Redskins were looking for any revenge against the Warriors on Friday in the opening game of the Ottawa Girls Tournament, they can keep looking, as unbeaten Lincoln-Way West rode a stifling pressure defense to a 66-36 win.

Morris, which fell to 9-3 on the year, traded baskets with the Warriors (9-0) in the early going, and the score was tied at 6 midway through the first quarter. West then outscored Morris 12-4 the rest of the quarter and never looked back.

Dani Morgan scored seven of her game-high 19 points in the quarter for the Warriors, while Julie Jurasits scored six of her team-high 14 in the quarter for Morris, which plays LaSal-

le-Peru in tourney action at 4:30 today.

Lincoln-Way West kept pressuring the ball in the second quarter, and utilized six Morris turnovers to outscore the Redskins 19-9 and take a 3719 lead into halftime.

“We had way too many turnovers,” Morris coach Kate Carey said. “This was not our best performance. We knew it would be a battle with them, but we have had plenty of battles this year already. This should have been a close game, not the blowout it turned out to be. “[West has] a lot of returning players, and they are a very strong defensive team. But, we started out fine. We were right with them the first half of the first quarter, but then it got away from us and we let them go on a run.”

Devin Bax scored six of her 16 points in the second quarter for Lincoln-Way West, while Stephanie McDonald had six as well and Morgan five.

In the third quarter, West

got a 3-pointer and another basket by Emily Atsinger (17 points) to take a 42-19 lead. The two teams played evenly after that for the rest of the quarter, and the Warriors led 52-29 entering the fourth.

In the fourth, West scored the first nine points as Atsinger sandwiched a basket and a three-pointer around a pair of driving buckets by Morgan to take a 61-29 lead, starting a running-clock situation.

“One thing we did do was outrebound them,” Carey said.

“But, we gave them too many wide-open layups. We did not look like a 9-2 team.

“The good thing about this happening in a tournament is that we can wipe this one off the books, forget about it and come out and play better tomorrow.”

Jurasits had a team-leading eight rebounds for the Redskins, while Kayla Cryder had five. Jessica Ponce finished Rob Oesterle – roesterle@shawmedia.com with five points, while Leona Morris’ Jessica Ponce attempts a 3-pointer in Morris’ loss to LinBurton scored four. coln-Way West on Friday in Ottawa. Ponce finished with five points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: MINOOKA 52, ROMEOVILLE 39

Fourth quarter lifts Indians past Spartans

By KAITLYN JASNICA kjasnica@shawmedia.com MINOOKA – Romeoville battled point-for-point in the first three quarters of Friday night’s girls basketball game.

In the fourth, however, it was all Minooka.

The host Indians had a dominating fourth quarter performance in front of a packed senior-night crowd to win the Southwest Prairie game, 52-39.

The key for the Indians was the dominating performance by center Kelly Carnagio. Carnagio earned nine of her seasonand career-high 24 points in the final quarter. The 5-foot-10 senior had 11 points more than any other player on the court.

Carnagio also helped limit Romeoville to five points in the final quarter with her aggressive defense and rebounding.

“We all played really well,” Carnagio said. “We had really good movement and had a lot of really good shots. All of the

seniors were really excited for tonight and everyone is happy that we got the win. First half it was definitely close. At halftime, we got pumped up and we were ready to go.”

The game was evenly matched in the beginning. After Carnagio scored a basket, Romeoville’s Alexis Marin – who scored all 10 of her points in the first half – sunk a 3-pointer. Defensively, the Spartans (7-5, 2-2) stayed solid behind Jahari Smith’s seven first-half rebounds (seven points, 10 rebounds).

The score was tied at 22 after halftime. At the end of the third quarter, the Spartans trailed, 38-34.

So what happened in the fourth?

“No idea, I’m going to have to review the film,” Spartans coach Julio Carrasco said. “Offensively we couldn’t score. We missed a lot of easy baskets and I’m not sure what happened to be honest with you, a very frus-

trating fourth quarter. Defensively, we started getting beat down the floor a little bit. I think that the girls got worn out, but it’s hard to win a game when you can’t score. We didn’t score until 3:30 left in the game.”

“Minooka is a great team,” Carrasco added. “To be in the game for three quarters and lose in the fourth kind of hurts.”

Also contributing to the Indians’ (7-3, 3-1) victory were Sydney Arlis (nine points), Hailey Arlis (six points), Brooke Lynn Bachmann (five points), Emily Knaub (four points) and Alexis Pease (four points). Jamie Hopper led Romeoville with 13 points.

“Our conference is going to be very balanced this year,” Minooka coach Ray Liberatore said. “The nice thing about our conference this year is that you have to come out and play well.

That helps you go through the course of the year and get better.”

BOYS BASKETBALL: MINOOKA 54, ROMEOVILLE 52

Parzych buzzer-beater lifts Indians over Spartans

By JEFF DEGRAW Shaw Media Correspondent MINOOKA – In a Southwest Prairie Conference matchup Friday, Minooka’s Blake Parzych hit the game winning basket at the buzzer to give the Indians a thrilling 54-52 victoy over Romeoville.

Romeoville’s Dwayne Griffin tied the game at 52 with 8 seconds left on two free throws. Minooka (5-4, 1-2) inbounded the ball and coach Scott Tanaka called a timeout with 2.5 seconds remaining to set the stage for the final play.

Junior Nick Clemmons took the ball out on the side and fired a bullet pass to Parzych under the basket for the game-winner.

“We just worked on that

play in practice. It was suppose to go the Larry (Roberts) in the corner. He wasn’t open and I saw Blake and just threw it,” Clemmons said.

“Coach has told us we have to get through screens, and I went through two of them and the ball was there,” said the junior Parzych.

The fourth quarter saw more scoring than any quarter as both teams didn’t give an inch. Minooka had a six point lead at 50-44 with 1:10 left, but Romeoville fought back by going 6 of 6 at the free throw line down the stretch.

“We came out flat tonight.

I was not happy with the way we played,” said Tanaka. “Give Romeoville all the credit. They took us out of

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STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER – The Minooka eighth-grade girls basketball team fell just short of reaching its dreams of an undefeated season and a state championship Thursday in the IESA Class 8-4A title game. The Indians dropped a 25-13 decision to Effingham and finished second in the state.

Minooka, which finished 24-1, trailed 5-2 after the first quarter and 9-6 at halftime. The Indians cut the lead to 15-13 at

the end of the third quarter, but Effingham shut them out 10-0 in the fourth.

Kylee Meadows led Minooka with five points, all in the third quarter, while Cierra Bachmann had four and Isabella Alessio and Maggie Joutras each scored two.

led G-SW (8-6, 3-1) to a River Valley victory with 13 points, while Celia Barna had 12 points and eight rebounds. Marlana Ferrari delivered nine points and seven boards.

Peotone 53, Seneca 23: Paige Hacker led Seneca (4-7, 3-3) with eight points in a Interstate GIRLS BASKETBALL Newark 59, Leland-Hiawatha Eight loss. Clarissa Wignes and 15: Jasmine Mitchell and Kel- Abby Klicker each scored four sea Zitt each scored 14 points points for the Irish.

Families of Faith Christian to pace Newark, while Jessica Academy 31, Somonauk Christian Hager scored 13.

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TODAY’S EVENTS GIRLS BASKETBALL 1:15 p.m. – Coal City at Gardner–South Wilmington 4:30 p.m. – Morris vs. LaSalle– Peru at Ottawa Tournament TBA – Seneca at St. Bede Christmas Classic GIRLS BOWLING

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Joe Butler and Larry Roberts each had 14 points for the Indians, and Jon Butler added 12 before fouling out with a minute to go.

Junior Matt Cappelletti lead the Spartans (2-5, 1-2) with 13 points, and Griffin ended with 11.

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I have to keep lying to her and it hurts. I want to stop, but I can’t. How can I tell her I lied?

I know she will be very upset. –

Stuck in Utah Dear Stuck: Go to your mother, tell her that you need to talk to her about something important, but you are afraid she will be angry with you. Ask her to hear you out before she reacts. Then tell her everything you have told me and ask for her help.

That’s what mothers are for.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips If necessary, show her your letter to me and my response because she needs to understand that when individuals self-injure, it is often to cope with serious depression – which is an illness – and it takes the help of a mental health professional to stop.

Dear Abby: My husband took up the guitar about 10 years ago. I thought it was a great idea at first and encouraged his interest. Within two years of his learning to play, I was expected to sit, listen to him and never

interrupt a song.

Needless to say, his demands have not gone over well with me. This is his hobby, not mine.

He plays well, but can’t sing a note. When he does, he sounds like a cat in heat, and he likes to perform like he’s playing for a crowd.

My peace and quiet at home are gone. He says I don’t support him. What is your take on this? – Wants Peace and Quiet Dear Wants: Your husband wants praise and validation, and you should give it to him in the area where it’s deserved -for having mastered the guitar.

However, because his singing needs tweaking, be honest and tactfully suggest he find a vocal coach to help him in that

area. If he reacts defensively, be sure to mention that some of the finest singers in the world get coaching throughout their careers to avoid damaging their vocal cords.

PS. Perhaps you should encourage him to find other musicians to start a group. That way, he’ll have an outlet for his talent and you’ll be free (at last!).

Dear Abby: I am an eighth-grader in junior high, and there is a girl I really like.

My problem is I’m afraid to tell her I love her.

I know she likes someone else and wants to go out with him, but I don’t know if she likes me. When I’m home, I write her poems, and I want to

drop them off at her locker, but I am scared to. We are in three classes together. Do you have any advice? – Nervous Boy Dear Nervous Boy: Yes. If you’re smart, you’ll wait until that girl is over her crush before declaring your feelings for her.

The boy she has her eye on may or may not be interested in her.

But as long as she’s fixated on him, she won’t be receptive to a romance with you, and it could be embarrassing if you say anything prematurely. (The same goes for anonymously dropping off your literary efforts at her locker.)

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Aldous Huxley, an English novelist and critic who died in 1963, said, “An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.”

At the bridge table, declarer can happily lie -- falsecard -- because he can fool only the defenders. However, when a defender falsecards, it might mislead his partner into making a mistake, because he misplaced a key card. But there are some situations in which a falsecard is mandatory or likely not to cost.

How does that apply in this deal?

West leads his fourth-highest heart against three no-trump. What should happen after that?

In the auction, North’s two-club rebid was New Minor Forcing. It announced at least game-invitational values and asked opener to describe his hand further, giving top priority to showing three-card spade support.

South begins with six top tricks: four diamonds and two clubs. He has good chances to gain sufficient extra winners from the black suits, but first he must surmount the heart hurdle.

If East follows the textbook, he wins the first trick with his heart king, cashes the heart ace and plays a third round. Here, though, South wins with his queen and establishes two spade tricks for his contract.

Yes, East might lead a low heart at trick two; maybe declarer would misguess. But better would be to win the first trick with the ace, in principle denying the king, then to return a low heart. South would surely play his 10.

And West, after winning with his jack, would have no reason to do anything other than to lead another heart, giving the defenders four hearts and one spade.

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Mazon 2 BD, laundry facilities & parking. No smoking/pets. $675/mo. 815-693-9915

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REWARD $300 Murphy is still missing. Please help us find him. He is a cute male neutered cat, six years old, Powered by: has a crooked ear, honey beige color. Please call if you see him.

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MORRIS. 2 BR, $700/mo.

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Morris 1BR Ground Level Apt. SENECA ~ SMALL 1 BEDROOM Hardwood floors, stove, fridge. Quiet bldg, appl, A/C, no pets/smkg $500/mo, $500/sec + lease.

No pets/smoking, $535/mo Senior Discount! 815-357-8365 + security +1 year lease and credit check. 815-790-7183 Morris 2 BD, very nice, HW floors, appliances, NO PETS $650/mo.

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Morris Large 3 Bedroom $825/mo. no pets/smkg, credit chk/sec dep req'd 815-351-1394 / 815-3511407

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SALES FUN AND EXCITING POSITION Mike's Furniture at 830 E. Cass, Joliet seeking a FT/PT person for Retail Sales. Furniture experience helpful or will train. Bilingual helpful. Commission or hourly.

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50 mile radius of Ottawa, IL $.46 - $.49 per mile Home weekends (some home time through the week possible) 21 yrs old, Class A CDL required Students with Class A CDL and no experience welcome

CDL DRIVER GRAINCO FS, Inc. has a full time position available for a full time CDL driver based out of Mazon grain elevator. We also have an full time elevator operations position available in Newark, IL. Both positions offer an excellent benefit package. Please submit applications to:

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Large newly remodeled one and two bedroom apt’s. in quiet building. Beautiful kitchens with granite countertops and new appliances. New baths with walk-in shower. New loor coverings throughout.

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Available mid-January. Morris 815-790-7443

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Dwight, 2 BR, 2 BA, Duplex 2 car garage $950/mo.

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MORRIS Deluxe 3 BR, 3 BA, 2 car gar.

Avail. Jan 1st $1250/mo 815-791-9623

MORRIS 2BR, 1BA, hardwood floors, basement. Oversized 4 car

detatched garage. $1100/mo.

630-518-2065.

Morris Bi-Level Country Home 2 Bdrm, 1 ½ bath, garage, C/A, easy access to I80, avail now, no pets/smkg. $975+deposit 815-735 1161 Morris.1 BR, central heat/air, W/D, ref & stove, garage. No smkg/pets. $600/mo. + dep. 815-942-3715

Morris: 3BR home for rent.

No pets. $1300/mo. + dep.

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FARM FOR SALE 214.46 +/-surveyed acres, Grundy County, IL Listing price $11,200/acre Located at the corner of Howland & Gorman Roads, 1 mile West and 1/2 mile North of the Gardner interchange off I-55.

Lot 14 in Trend Builders First Addition to the City of Morris, Illinois as per plat recorded on October 27, 1987 in Plat Cabinet F at Slide F116 as Document No. 291318, in Grundy County, Illinois.

Primarily Reddick clay loam & Swygert silty clay loam.

No buildings.

Lease is open for 2015.

1313 Brendan Drive, Morris, IL 60450 05-04-104-008

Contact Steve Jacob 815-936-8980 or Jaret Wicker 815-936-8978 @ Soy Capital Ag Services for more information

Now, therefore, unless you, Timothy J. Szepelak; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the 13 Judicial Circuit, Grundy County, Illinois, on or before January 12, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

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Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which 815-942-6776 makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to KEEPSAFE Storage Sm. units 10x11, Lg. units 11x30 make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial sta6 Month & Yearly Discounts! tus includes children under the age 815-942-2192 of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

MORRIS, Three room Suite near This newspaper will not knowingly Courthouse, Canalport Park, accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. private parking. $1075/mo.

Our readers are hereby informed 815-354-8968 that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-669-9777. The tollRt. 47. Retail or office space. free telephone number for the hear1,200 sq. ft. 815-685-0643 ing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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Joel A. Knosher (6298481) MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney No.: 6298481

MANLEY, DEAS, KOCHALSKI, LLC One East Wacker Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, v. TIMOTHY J. SZEPELAK; PAMELA SZEPELAK; UNKNOWN OWNERS and

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Hynds, Rooks, Yohnka & Bzdill 105 West Main Street P.O. Box 685 Morris, IL 60450 Phone: 815-942-0049 (Published in the Morris Daily Herald, December 13, 20 & 27, 2014.)

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by In the Matter of the Estate of mailing or delivering a petition to NATHAN D. SEVERSON, terminate to the Clerk.

Deceased.

Claims against the estate may No. 14 P 114 be filed in the Circuit Clerk's OfCLAIM NOTICE fice, Room 30, Grundy County Courthouse, Morris, Illinois, or Notice is given to creditors of with the representative, or both, the death of Nathan D. Severson. on or before the 13th day of June Letters of Office were issued to 2015, or if mailing or delivery of Sheila R. Severson, whose ad- a notice from the representative is dress is 2600 North Road, Em- required by Sec. 18-3 of the Proington, IL 60934, as Independent bate Act of 1975, the date stated Representative whose attorney of in that notice. Any claim not filed record is HYNDS, ROOKS, YOHN- on or before that date is barred.

KA & BZDILL, 105 West Main Copies of a claim filed with the Street, Morris, Illinois 60450. clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representaThe estate will be administered tive and to the attorney within ten without court supervision, unless (10) days after it has been filed.

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Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Braceville Planning & Zoning Board at the Braceville Village Hall at 300 S. Mitchell Street, Braceville, Illinois, on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., to consider the application for Zoning Variance Hynds, Rooks, Yohnka & Bzdill filed by Thomas Thompson for a 105 West Main Street variance from Table 15 of the P.O. Box 685 Braceville Zoning Code. The appliMorris, IL 60450 cant wishes to construct a garage Phone: 815-942-0049 with a side yard setback of eight (Published in the Morris Daily feet (8'), requiring a two foot (2') Herald, December 20, 27, 2014 variance. The property is located in an RS1 Zoning District. & January 3, 2015.)

The above described property is commonly known as 341 David Drive in Braceville, Illinois. TownPUBLIC NOTICE ship of Braceville, Section 26-328, Gaddo Subdivision, Lot 11.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT A copy of the aforementioned application may be obtained from FOR THE THIRTEENTH the Braceville Village Hall during JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY business hours. All interested parCOUNTY, ILLINOIS ties are invited to attend the Public PROBATE DIVISION Hearing and will be given an opIn the Matter of the Estate of portunity to be heard. Questions or ESTHER V. STRUCK, comments may be submitted oralDeceased. ly, in writing or both.

No. 14 P 105 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given to creditors of the death of Esther V. Struck. Letters of Office were issued to Teddy S. Struck, whose address is 602 (Published in the Morris Daily Thomas Drive, Morris, IL 60450, Herald, December 6, 13 & 20, as Independent Representative whose attorney of record is HYN2014.)

DS, ROOKS, YOHNKA & BZDILL, 105 West Main Street, Morris, Illinois 60450.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION

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Joel A. Knosher One of Plaintiff's Attorneys

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Room 30, Grundy County Courthouse, Morris, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 20th day of June 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

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

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The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Timothy J. Szepelak; Unknown Owners and NonRecord Claimants, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 13 Judicial Circuit, Grundy County, Illinois by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

pe under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk.

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Please be advised that the Village Council of the Village of Seneca will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at 6:45 p.m., at Village Hall, 340 North Cash St., Seneca, Illinois, to consider the acceptance of credit cards from the public for the payment of water bills, permit fees, program fees, fines, penalties and any other charge due to the Village. This notice is being published pursuant to 50 ILCS The Village is seeking to amend 345/20. the following Sections of the Braceville Zoning Code:

BY ORDER OF THE HONORABLE DAVID SPICER, MAYOR OF THE - Section 156.055 (E) to include VILLAGE OF SENECA regulations regarding storage pods or trailers.

ATTORNEY FOR THE VILLAGE OF SENECA: - Section 156.166 to correct erroROBERT J. RUSSO neous references to Tables 19 and 211 EAST JEFFERSON ST. 20 of the Braceville Zoning Code.

MORRIS, IL 60450 (815) 942-5710 - Create a new Section of the Zoning Code (Section 156.172) regu(Published in the Morris Daily lating line of sight obstructions.

Herald, December 20, 2014.)

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Braceville Planning & Zoning Board at the Braceville Village Hall at 300 S. Mitchell Street, Braceville, Illinois, on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., to consider the application for a Zoning Text Amendment filed by the Village of Braceville.

A copy of the aforementioned application may be obtained from the Braceville Village Hall during business hours. All interested parties are invited to attend the Public Hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard. Questions or comments may be submitted oral-

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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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