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Born: Aug. 25, 1945; in Aurora, IL Died: Dec. 30, 2014; in Aurora, IL Leonard “Lenny” Wade Devick, age 69, of Yorkville, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora.

He was born on August 25, 1945 in Aurora, IL, the son of Lyle and Doris (Cryder) Devick.

Lenny was united in marriage on May 11, 1984, in Yorkville, to Deidre Jan Gibson, and they spent the next 30 happy years together.

He attended grade schools in the Yorkville area, and was a 1963 graduate of Yorkville High School.

Mr. Devick proudly served his country during the war in Vietnam as a member of the 1st Calvary Division in the United States Army.

Lenny was a land developer and real estate broker in the Kendall County area for over 40 years. He was a long time member of Helmar Lutheran Church in Newark.

Lenny enjoyed golfing, boating, vacationing and spending time with his family and friends. He loved to tell a good story and had an infectious laugh that could be heard from afar. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother-in-law, and uncle who will be deeply missed by his family and many friends.

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Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition.

Obituaries also appear online at MorrisDailyHerald.com/ obituaries, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation.

He is survived by his wife, Deidre “Deed” Devick of Yorkville, IL; his son, Laird (Joey) Devick of Naperville, IL; his two grandchildren, Logan and Makenna; his brotherin-law, Jim Dirst of Yorkville, IL; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyle and Doris Devick; and his sister, Sandra Dirst.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Helmar Lutheran Church, 11935 Lisbon Rd, Newark, IL with Pastor James Molstre officiating.

Interment will follow in the Aux Sable Cemetery in Minooka, IL. Friends may visit from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m., on Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Larson-Nelson Funeral Home, 1617 N. Bridge St., Yorkville, IL. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, 630-553-7611 or www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: City of Morris public works employees clean up a downed tree in July after a major storm that caused power outages in much of the area. Shaun Sloan from Romeoville works at Morris Community High School with a ComEd contractor to fasten electric poles to a trailer to be taken to locations that were damaged during the June 30 storm that hit Morris and Grundy County, causing major power outages. Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) division 15 water rescue personnel, along with a search dog from Search and Rescue Dogs of Illinois, and his handler, search the shoreline between the dam and Stratton Park in Morris in June for Emily A. Hendricks of Wheaton. Her body was found a few days after she went missing on the Illinois River.

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MORRIS – The Morris Municipal Services Facility will close at 3 p.m. Wednesday for New Year’s Eve, and will be closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. The building will reopen for business at 8 a.m. Friday.

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Born May 30, 1975, in Joliet, Ellen is a daughter of Beth (Thorson) Brooks and Carl Burkett. She was a graduate of Morris Community High School with the Class of 1993 and went on to earn her Aesthetician License. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Morris. Ellen’s employment included working for Benefit Cosmetics at Macy’s in Water Tower Place in Chicago, as well as serving as a regional manager for Decleor Cosmetics. It was during her tenure with Decleor, that Ellen had the opportunity to travel both stateside and abroad.

She was a tremendous lover of all animals; enjoyed reading and shopping; took pleasure in music and dancing, and cherished her beloved coffee. Ellen had a passion for make-up artistry and demonstrated an extreme talent, which was cultivated from her childhood.

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Ellen was preceded in death by her grandparents, Vernon “Bib” and Hazel Thorson, Carl and Doris Burkett and Philip and Helen Brooks.

The family will receive friends at the First Presbyterian Church, 200 East Jackson Street in Morris on Saturday, January 3, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. until time of Life Celebration 11:00 a.m. Reverend Dr. Roy Backus will officiate.

Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Ellen’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org) or to the Colon Cancer Alliance, 1025 Vermont Ave, NW Suite 1066, Washington, DC 20005 (www.ccalliance.org) Friends may sign the online guest book or send private condolences to the family by logging onto: www.

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t’s been quite a year in the Grundy County area as the Morris DaiAs we take a look at the headlines that filled our news pages through ly Herald looks back on 2014. the year, it is evident these events not only affected so many in 2014, but The news this year ranged from powerful storms causing mu- will continue to stay with them in 2015. nicipalities to assess power backup methods, to families being Here are a few of the stories, listed in date of occurrence, that capforced to say goodbye to loved ones taken too soon. tured the attention of our readers and staff. ka and James Harris III, 22, of Channahon, both backseat passengers in the vehicle, died as a result of the crash. Durov and a front-seat passenger, a 20-year-old at the time from Minooka, survived.

In September, Durov was indicted on aggravated driving while under the influence, reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving charges.

He has pleaded not guilty and is set to be in court next Jan. 29, according to Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland. Durov is still in custody with a $500,000 bond.

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Heroin epidemic

In 2014, six people died of heroin overdoses in Grundy County and charges related to heroin have become numerous.

So much so that this year the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with numerous other local offices and organizations, hosted “Heroin in your neighborhood” forums around the county to help families recognize the signs of heroin use and how to combat it.

The first forum took place in January in Coal City.

One overdose death in Grundy County occurred in October.

Rebecca Smith of Morris, the mother of a 5-year-old, died of a heroin overdose.

That same week, a Streator man, Jose Franco, 28, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies for alleged possession of 28 bags of heroin, totalling 13.5 grams.

Franco was taken to the emergency room because he had swallowed a few of the heroin bags.

He pleaded not guilty and will be in court again later this month.

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Coal City marine killed in training accident

When the late Marine Lance Cpl. Steven Hancock, 20, of Coal City, was The death of Marine brought home for his funeral services, community members lined the Lance Cpl. Steven Hancock street to watch the procession to the Morris funeral home.

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Lives taken too soon

Numerous young people were killed in 2014. Here are a few that hit close to home.

On May 26, a Minooka Community High School graduate, Madison Angus, was killed in a car crash. Her friends and peers held a candlelight vigil a few days later to honor her and to raise money for her family toward funeral expenses.

“Madison was a good friend of mine. We wanted to make it as easy for the family as possible,” friend Carley Deddo said in May. “Madison was the

most giving, selfless person I know. She would do it for anyone else.”

Just a couple of months later, another vehicle accident took the lives of two and badly injured another two on Route 6 in Morris.

On July 21, Tristan Durov of Shorewood was driving an SUV east on Route 6 when he lost control near Gun Club Road, according to authorities. The car left the roadway and went into the south ditch, where it rolled several times into a neighboring field.

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left Coal City distraught but brought residents together to honor his memory.

Hancock, 20, of Coal City, died in May after falling from an aircraft during a training flight in North Carolina.

Hancock’s friends and family remembered him as a hardworking person who was full of joy.

He was honored with a military funeral and hundreds of flags were waved by community members who lined the streets of Morris as his body

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Numerous drownings plague summer

The dangers of activities on the water were evident in the area when numerous people drowned in the summer of 2014.

On June 3, Dean Fredericks, 20, of Morris, was canoeing on the Kankakee River when his boat overturned in Wilmington. Later that month, a toddler visiting family in Morris drowned in a backyard pool during a party.

Also in June, a Naperville man, 35-year-old Alberto Rodriguez Jr., entered the Illinois River in Marseilles from an anchored boat to cool off and was swept downriver by the swift current. His body was found a couple days later just west of Allen Park in Ottawa.

After several days of searching, Emily A. Hendricks, 24, of Wheaton, was found in the Illinois River in Morris on June 25. Hendricks was one of four people on a boat that became lodged in the Dresden Dam. One person in the boat and two others in the river were rescued.

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Gas prices fall below $2 in Morris

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Motorists are seeing falling prices at the gas pump.

On Monday night, two area gas stations, the Morris Pilot and the TA truck stop and BP on Romines Drive, fell to $1.99, followed by Casey’s and DJ’s BP on Tuesday in Morris.

“I never thought it would get this low,” said John Sparrow, owner of DJ’s BP. “People can use their money for other things now, like bills and groceries.”

The last time Illinois saw gas prices below $2 was from the end of 2008 to the beginning of 2009, according to gasbuddy. com, which keeps track of gas prices throughout the United States.

Kathy Dillard of Morris said every time she goes to get gas lately she thinks “this is great,” and then the next time the prices are lower again.

“I hope it stays cheap in the summer when we go on vacation,” Dillard said. “I can’t remember it being this low.”

She said she typically fills up her car with gas once a week, costing her $67 in the past. On Monday night, it only took $37 to fill up, a savings of $120 a month.

“The amount we are saving is huge,” she said. “My husband is on unemployment so this gives us extra to spend on groceries or I can pretend it’s not there and save it.”

Scott Martin stopped at Pilot Tuesday morning to fill up despite already having a half tank of gas.

“I couldn’t believe the prices were under $2,” he said. “I didn’t really need gas, but I had to stop and fill up at these prices.”

Martin, who lives closer to Chicago, said the prices in Berwyn, where he normally fills up, were still more than $2.30 a gallon, which he considered low until he got to Morris.

At BP on Romines Drive, Tina Peterson was filling up her car as she travelled home to Iowa after visiting her parents for the holidays.

“It’s like getting an extra

Gas prices dropped below $2 on Monday in Morris for the first time since 2009.

Christmas present,” she said as she topped her car off at just below $40. “If they stay this low for the summer it will be great.

We will be able to visit my mom more often or maybe go somewhere with the money we are saving.”

The price is expected to continue to drop into the new year, said Tom Kloza, the global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Photos by Heidi Litchfield - hlitchfield@shawmedia.com Information Service.

Cars line up at the Morris Pilot to get gas as it dips below $2 a gallon.

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New year brings new statewide laws

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Law enforcement will see a few changes in the law starting Thursday, but nothing too out of the ordinary, according to Morris Police Chief Brent Dite.

Legislation reinstating “sign and drive” will take effect the first of the year. HB 2583/PA 98-0870 prohibits law enforcement from taking a driver’s license as bail following a traffic law or ordinance violation.

“We’ve been doing this already for a number of years,” Dite said. “For minor traffic violations and petty offenses, we’ve had them sign a promise to comply with the ticket.”

He said the tickets issued that allow sign and drive have instructions on how to plead guilty without going to court, as well as a court date if the driver wants to go or plead not guilty.

Grundy County Sheriff Kevin Callahan said his deputies also check the notice to comply box and don’t take the driver’s license for petty offenses, such as speeding.

“We haven’t taken bond for tickets in years,” Callahan said. “We used to take cash or the driver’s license, but we no longer do either.”

According to a news release from the Illinois Senate Republicans, Illi-

“For minor traffic violations and petty offenses, we’ve had them sign a promise to comply with the ticket.”

Brent Dite Morris police chief

nois is one of only six states that confiscates a driver’s license for a minor traffic offense.

Dite said police still will take the driver’s license as bond in the case of more severe driving offenses, such as driving under the influence, reckless driving or leaving the scene of an accident where someone was hurt.

Another new law taking effect, according to the release, seeks to reduce wrongful convictions by changing the state’s existing police photo lineup procedure.

HB 802/PA 98-1014 requires police departments, unless not practical, to use an independent administrator, an automated computer program, a random folder photo lineup method, or any other procedure that does not allow the lineup administrator to know the identity of a suspect.

Dite said the law won’t affect how

the Morris Police Department operates lineups.

“We’ve been addressing photo lineups and we video tape interviews,” Dite said. “Some smaller agencies with only one detective may find this law difficult.”

Callahan said they will look at how they can change procedures so that lineups are administrated by someone not involved in the case.

“We’ve come a long way in how we do lineups, and we do the best we can,” Callahan said. “It’s good to have safeguards in place and it will help cops in the long run.”

The legislation also allows police departments to present each individual in the lineup separately. According to the news release, research suggests viewing the lineups simultaneously may contribute to wrongful convictions.

Dite said he hasn’t seen such research, but agrees tightening up procedures is a good thing.

Dite said he doesn’t think his department has an issue with detectives pointing out a person of interest, but the new law will have someone who doesn’t know who the person of interest is show the photo lineup to make sure there is no bias.

“We also tell them the subject may or may not be in the lineup,” Dite

MORRIS – No more objections appear to have been filed against those running in the April 7 elections in the Grundy County area.

Some city council, village board, mayor and clerk offices are up for election in different Grundy County municipalities, as are school board positions throughout the county.

Tuesday was the last day to file objections against candidates who have turned in peti-

tions to run for office.

Calls to the Grundy County Clerk’s Office, Morris City Clerk, Minooka, Channahon, Coal City, Diamond and Braceville village clerks all came back with no objections filed Tuesday afternoon. Calls to other municipalities in Grundy County were not returned by press time.

In Morris, two objections were filed previously for candidates running in the primary election for city offices Feb. 24.

Earlier this month, the Morris

Municipal Officers Electoral Board ruled in favor of the objectors to the petitions of Doug Hayse for alderman and Mary Callahan for city clerk.

With the ruling, Hayse, a Republican who sought to run for 2nd Ward alderman, and Callahan, a Republican who sought to run for city clerk, will not be on the primary ballot. Second Ward incumbent Julian Houston and current City Clerk Carol Adair, both Republicans, now have no one running against them.

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Another new law gives job applicants the opportunity to address questions about a past criminal record in person, during an interview.

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MORRIS – It took several days for the National Weather Service to confirm, but an EF-0 tornado touched down north of Morris June 30.

An EF-0 tornado has wind speeds between 65 and 85 mph.

The tornado’s path was north of Morris between Route 47 and Lisbon Road. In comparison, there were straight line winds recorded up to 90 mph closer to Morris, which caused more significant damage than the tornado.

About 90 percent of Morris, and much of the surrounding Grundy County area, was without power as a result of the storms and many went without power for days. The biggest concern was for the city’s water treatment plant and water wells and the city’s shrinking water supply.

Morris officials are looking to bid for on-site generators that would supply backup power to the city’s porable water plant and two of its wells if another massive power outage were to occur again.

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A tree fell at the corner of Pine and Chapin streets during the June 30 storm, causing electrical wires to spark and catch fire for a few hours before electricity could be cut to the lines. city’s water supply would be had begun at 6:30 a.m. as it is on a regular day, Mayor Those who died in the first Richard Kopczick said Tues- collision were Kimberly K. day.

Britton, 43, and Piper Britton, 11, of Urbana; Vicky L. PalaciDeadly I-55 crashes ocs, 54, of Coal City; and Ulrike C H A N N A H O N P. Blopleh, 48, of Channahon.

TOWNSHIP – July 21 Timothy Osburn, 64, of Urbawas a hard scene to swal- na, also was involved in the low for first responders arriv- first collision and was proing at the scene of two deadly nounced dead Aug. 6. The seccrashes that occurred within ond collision that day killed a half-hour of each other in Deividas Mockus, of Darien.

Over the course of the onan Interstate 55 construction going investigation, it was diszone.

The two crashes left six peo- covered Espinal-Quiroz was ple dead and snarled traffic for blind in one eye but has driven hours within the Des Plaines trucks since 1991 with a federRiver Bridge construction al vision waiver. His license was renewed the day before zone.

The semitrailer driver be- the crash. hind the wheel of the first crash – 51-year-old Francisco YMCA finds a home Espinal-Quiroz, of Leesburg, MORRIS – On Aug. Indiana – was charged with 15 4 the city of Morris votcounts of reckless homicide ed to lease the former and two counts of falsifying Morris city hall and police delogbook entries in connection partment on Wauponsee Street to the Morris Area YMCA to with the crash.

According to authorities, give it a temporary home until he told police at the scene he a permanent facility could be started work at 2:30 a.m. but built.

The Morris Community had written in the logbook he

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YMCA is part of the Greater Joliet Area YMCA and holds programs in Morris such as summer camps and an adult soccer league. The organization hired Operations Director Missy Durkin in 2013 for the Morris area.

The new space is ideal, because of its proximity to the downtown and the people it attracts from all over the county, Durkin said in August after the city voted.

“Obviously, downtown Morris is a central hub in our community,” she said.

The three-year agreement between the YMCA and Morris includes an option to extend the contract another two years.

The YMCA held informational meetings during the fall to find out what the community wanted from its YMCA as it moved forward with building renovations in anticipation of a January 2015 opening. A grand opening celebration will be held from noon to 6 p.m.

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More than 300 members have already joined the Morris YMCA, and as a nonprofit charity, it offers financial assistance and a scholarship program to ensure programs are available to everyone and no one is turned away because of an inability to pay.

Heidi Miller. Miller had acted as interim administrator several times in between previous administrators and the board finally hired her full time.

But in September, she resigned from the administrator position. At the time, Miller said she decided to resign because she made a mistake as an administrator and “was not following county procedure.”

Miller retained her Land Use position.

Shortly after the Grundy County Board accepted Miller’s resignation, Debra Johnson, human resources director, resigned from her position. Although the board decided to put a letter in her file related to the Miller incident, Johnson said at the time that her resignation had nothing to do with that.

She said the Personnel Committee wanted a full-time director and she was unwilling to go more than part-time.

Johnson was the third person in the position since 2012.

The board has since hired a new human resources director and is working on filling the county administrator position.

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Cold and snowy days last winter resulted in some area school districts using all their Grundy County allotted snow days.

Most school districts in turnover MORRIS – Similar Grundy County ended up havto 2013, Grundy County ing to move their graduation saw more staff turnover in the dates due to make-up days human resources and county from school cancellations administrator positions. during the winter.

After going through three administrators since 2011, it • Shaw Media reporters appeared the county had final- Lauren Leone-Cross and Felix ly found a permanent adminis- Sarver contributed to this retrator – its Land Use Director port.

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In August, investigators determined Joseph Sipple, 27, used the same gun to kill himself that was used to shoot Donna J. Denker, 60, and her daughter Kelli L. Denker, 30 at their Dwight home.

Sipple committed suicide when police came to arrest him in connection with an unrelated burglary two weeks later. Another male relative also was wounded when the mother and daughter were killed in their home in the 200 block of West North Street in Dwight.

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ment and Supply Agency (APSA) in Joliet, Illinois, as secretary to the Adjutant General, editing operating FAYE C. GILMOUR instructions and publications for the Born: April 11, 1920 management of workers and producDied: Dec. 23, 2014 tion of armaments and equipment in APSA posts. She retired from Faye C. Gilmour, age 94, of Kankakee APSA IN 1970. In later years, she was an active member of the Aroma and formerly of Park United Church of Christ where Mazon and Morris, passed away Tues- she co-authored the faith-based cookbook “Seasons of Christian day, December 23, 2014, at the Gilman Refreshment” with colleague Betty Reynolds. Faye remained a lifelong Healthcare Center.

Born April 11, 1920, in Mazon, Faye member of the Mazon Congregational United Church of Christ regardless Cleopal was a daughter of the late of her place of residence.

Lena and Dennis Plott. She graduFaye is survived by her daughter, ated from Mazon Verona Kinsman Denise Alaine Schrum of KankaHigh School in 1938 and attended kee; (5) grandchildren; (11) great Chicago Business College. Faye grandchildren; and one brother, Don married Paul Irwin Gilmour in Coal (Elizabeth) Plott of Mazon.

City, and together they had three She is preceded in death by her children. As an active community husband, Paul; daughters, Aleta leader and member of the Mazon Michelle and Lisa Surprenant; Congregational United Church of Christ, Faye authored “The History of grandson, Douglas Montana; and Mazon Congregational Church” and two brothers, Robert and Ivan.

Visitation and video tribute will be was a member of the Mazon Conheld on Saturday, January 3, 2015, gregational United Church of Christ from 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral Women’s Fellowship. She was also service 11:00 a.m. at Reeves Funeral a past member of the Eastern Star, Home, 75 North Broadway (one an active 4-H Leader, and an avid member of the Genealogical Club of block north of Illinois Route 113) in Kankakee, Illinois.

Coal City. Pastor Tyler Carrell from As a professional, Faye worked for Park Street Church in Mazon will two decades at the Army Procureofficiate. Burial will follow in Mazon

Brookside Cemetery, where Faye will be laid to rest with her late husband Paul.

Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Faye’s memory to the Park Street Church, 804 Park Street, P.O. Box 266, Mazon, Illinois 60444.

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)

DONALD E. JENNINGS

Born: May 27, 1934; in Joliet, IL Died: Dec. 29, 2014; in Morris, IL Donald Edward Jennings, age 80, of Morris, IL, died Monday, December 29, 2014, at Morris Hospital.

He was born May 27, 1934, in Joliet, IL to the late

Angela (nee Feeney) and Arthur G. Jennings. He attended Minooka High School and had resided in Morris for many years.

Beloved husband of 61 years to Juanita J. (nee Ferguson) Jennings; loving father of Donald A. (Vicki, nee Workman) Jennings and James J. (Jackie, nee Bockman) Jennings, all of Morris. Proud grandfather of Erin (Brian) Dolwick of Carol Stream, IL, Jordan Jennings (fiancee Michelle Jancik) of Naperville, IL and Jessica (Justin) Holman of Morris. Great grandfather of Mason James and Madalyn Delaney Dolwick. Dear brother of Lois (late Cookie) Norton of Minooka and June Kisellus (Dave Bruder) of Bradenton, FL. Many nieces and nephews also survive.

Preceded in death by his mother, Angela; father, Arthur; and step-mother, Dorothy Jennings.

Don, the owner of Donico Inc. for over 50 years, was also a real estate developer in the Morris area. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Parish, Morris Country Club and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Hobbies included watching the stock market and more specifically Jim Kramer as well as entering his standard-bred racehorse in competitions. His true passion however, was spending time with his family, especially at the lakehouse in St. Germain, WI.

Funeral services for Donald E. Jennings will be held Friday, January 2, 2015, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 516 E. Jackson St., Morris, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation Thursday, January 1, 2015, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 1201 W. Route 6 at Deerpath Drive in Morris.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Don’s name to Immaculate Conception School or Operation St. Nick would be appreciated.

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JACKIE MYDLER Jackie Mydler, 67, of Dwight, passed away suddenly on December 30, 2014.

Arrangements by Hager Memorial Home.

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By RUSS PARSONS Los Angeles Times Here is one of my favorite soup recipes sure to warm you up this winter.

Braised Greens and Potatoes with Lemon and Fennel Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 4 1/2 cup olive oil, plus good, fruity olive oil for drizzling, divided 2 onions, halved and thinly sliced 2 carrots, quartered and cut in 1-inch lengths 4 green onions, white and most of green parts, thinly sliced 1 fennel bulb, trimmed and coarsely chopped, fronds and tender stalks reserved 4-6 fingerling potatoes, cut in bitesized pieces

ed, rinsed and chopped 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or more to taste 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill or wild fennel, divided 1 to 2 teaspoons marash pepper or a good pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste

the preserved lemon and salt to taste.

Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the greens and potatoes are tender and most of the juices have been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. If there is still too much liquid, raise the heat to high and continue to cook until the liquid is reduced, up to an additional 10 to 15 minutes.

4. Add the lemon juice, half the dill, the fennel fronds and stalks and sprinkle with the red pepper; toss, In a wide, deep soup pot, heat the taste and adjust the seasonings as olive oil over medium heat. Add the desired. Cook an additional 2 minutes onions and cook, stirring frequently, to marry the flavors, then sprinkle until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the with remaining dill. carrots, green onions, fennel bulb, Los Angeles Times photo 5. Serve warm or at room temperapotatoes and fennel seeds, stir to coat Soups are perfect this time of year. Try this Braised Greens and Potature, drizzled with the good, fruity with the oil and cook an additional 3 toes with Lemon and Fennel. olive oil. minutes.

Add the greens in batches, starting 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed nettle tops or any combination of Nutrition information: Calories with a mortar and pestle or finely sweet leafy greens, large leaves with the larger leaves and gradually adding the smaller, more tender ones. 390; Protein 7 g; Carbohydrates 28 ground coarsely chopped Stir a few times to help the leaves wilt g; Fiber 9 g; Fat 28 g; Saturated fat 4 2 pounds mixed greens, spinach, 1/2 cup white wine and reduce in size, then add the wine g; Cholesterol 0; Sugar 8 g; Sodium sorrel, Swiss chard, outer leaves 1 cup water of romaine lettuce, pea shoots, 1/4 preserved lemon, flesh discard- and cook for 1 minute; add the water, 666 mg

HOROSCOPE TODAY – Make the most of your unique talents. Now is the time to put the past behind you and look ahead with optimism and confidence. This is not the year to sit back waiting for an opportunity, but instead the time to make your dreams come true by taking action.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Your friends or family may want to make a big splash on New Year’s Eve, but a small, intimate gathering will be a better choice for your mood and agenda.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You can have fun without being indulgent.

Too much food and drink will make you reckless and unpredictable. Take care not to offend anyone with your actions. The safest route is the best choice.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Keep your emotions in check. Don’t make a lofty promise or disturbing declaration.

Regardless of where you decide to celebrate, stay in control and out of trouble.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You are in the mood for an extravagant evening.

A crowded, flamboyant affair will give you the chance to meet exciting individuals who will open up opportunities for you in the future.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Many of your personal dilemmas will be lifted if you make a decision to start anew or diligently stick to your New Year’s resolution. Do what you think is best for you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – You can

make this a day to remember. Let your confidence show and you will get an offer that you cannot refuse. Celebrate your good fortune with a loved one.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Take things as they come. Don’t try to stick to a rigid schedule. Someone is likely to divulge personal information about you if you share your thoughts and feelings.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Pace your partying while ringing in the new year. Too much cheer will loosen your inhibitions, causing an embarrassing situation. Stay in control and avoid the ugly consequences.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Refuse to argue. If you have differences with someone, call a truce for now. Others may feel uncomfortable if they have to witness a heated discussion.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You will have a hard time pleasing anyone else. Stick to your own tasks and give everyone else a wide berth. If you can set your own agenda, you will be quite productive.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Your career is important, but you need to take time out for fun and entertainment as well. You will receive an interesting invitation from someone from your past.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You may not know which way to turn. Ask someone experienced for advice about the options you are considering. Get the facts before you make a promise.

Celebrate with someone special.

Happy Holidays!

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OPINION OUR VIEW

Get a better handle on state finances Come Thursday, Illinois residents who pay income taxes will receive the promised reduction in the temporary 5 percent rate that they have paid the past four years.

The income tax rate will decline to 3.75 percent, which will mean more money in taxpayers’ pockets, even as it means less revenue for state coffers.

Gov. Pat Quinn, who signed the temporary tax increase into law in January 2011 after its approval in a lame-duck legislative session, announced earlier this year that he wanted to make the new rate permanent. His defeat in the November election derailed those plans.

We’ve heard it described that the rate increase from 3 percent to 5 percent, effective the past four years, was equivalent to each taxpayer paying the state an extra week’s wages a year.

The reduction to 3.75 percent is akin to getting the wages of three of those days back. Another way of putting it is that a family with a $50,000 income will have an extra $625 a year in their pocket.

The state will now have less income tax revenue with which to pay its bills – a fact that Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner must factor into his budgetary plans.

In 2011, the temporary income tax increase was billed as a way to rescue Illinois’ finances. Its extra $7 billion shot of revenue each year was supposed to help the state pay its unpaid bills and right the financial ship. But matched against rising annual public pension payments, which reached $7.8 billion in fiscal year 2014, the “rescue” failed.

And, in the wake of a judicial ruling that declared the Legislature’s December 2013 pension reform bill unconstitutional, pension payments likely will continue to increase.

To Rauner’s incoming budget director, whoever that person is, the state’s prospects might look bleak.

The authors of “Fixing Illinois” devote Chapter 2, “Fixing Past Budgeting Sins,” to this problem. Jim Nowlan and Tom Johnson point out many opportunities for the state to improve the way it manages its money, as well as how it takes in and spends money.

The authors describe how the state has had a “structural deficit” in its budget since 2000. Borrowing and one-time revenue infusions, such as selling a state asset, helped cover the structural deficit, but those practices led to the state’s current massive indebtedness.

Nowlan and Johnson call on Illinois to simply reduce its spending increases to below the rate of inflation, and increase its revenue to above the rate of inflation.

The state historically relies on boosting revenue through tax rate increases, such as the temporary four-year income tax hike that is about to expire.

Nowlan and Johnson argue for “an appropriate revenue system” for the state, which could include broadening the revenue base through taxes set at low rates, lessening exemptions and exclusions, instituting a sales tax on services, and eliminating the five percent tax credit against state income taxes for real estate taxes paid (which in itself represents half a billion dollars in lost revenue to the state).

Working with the Legislature, the incoming Rauner administration must get a better handle on the state’s financial situation and take intelligent action to improve it.

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Governor’s mansion still lacks a governor SPRINGFIELD – Yet another Illinois governor says he won’t live in the Executive Mansion, at least for now.

First there was Rod Blagojevich who said he couldn’t move to Springfield because he didn’t want his daughters to go to school here.

Then there was bachelor Gov. Pat Quinn who didn’t have a family to blame.

He promised to move to Springfield. He never did.

And now, Governor-elect Bruce Rauner says he says he can’t move into the 158year old manor because it’s in such bad shape.

The basement floods. The roof leaks. The whole house is in disrepair.

Rauner, who compared the building to his college frat house, said he’s still moving to Springfield despite the condition of the mansion.

But he will rent his own place until the mansion gets fixed up.

And he’s seeking private funding to renovate the historic building.

Some folks don’t see the importance of a governor living in Springfield.

But imagine the outcry if

REEDER REPORT Scott Reeder George W. Bush or Barack Obama refused to live in Washington, D.C., during their presidencies.

Just as Washington is the nation’s capital, Springfield is our state’s seat of government.

Whether one chooses to live in Springfield speaks loudly to a governor’s level of engagement.

And, rightly or wrongly, Illinoisans living outside of the Chicago area have interpreted the absence of a chief executive in Springfield as a sign of contempt for downstate Illinois.

The Blagojevich family didn’t help matters any.

Who can forget first lady Patti Blagojevich comments at the Illinois State Fair?

After watching thousands of downstaters teeming about the fairgrounds, the first lady said the state should promote the fair more because nobody knows about it.

Ouch.

And of course it was Rod

Blagojevich who insisted on nightly flights back to Chicago, in a state plane at taxpayer expense, at time he was warring with the legislature and calling it into daily special sessions.

It was as if he were saying he was too good to lay his head in the Capital City.

Illinois lacks the cohesive self-identity that other states like Texas or Florida have.

Much of that is because of the state’s sad history of regional infighting.

The last two governors to live in Springfield – George Ryan and Jim Edgar – were downstaters themselves.

For Bruce Rauner, a Chicago-area native, to choose to live in Springfield sends a message of unity.

And that’s one thing Illinois sorely needs.

If only the state’s fiscal situation were as easy to fix as the mansion’s physical condition.

• 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’ Mya Shannon (right) and LaSalle-Peru’s Megan Krolak lunge for the finish line at the Class 2A Morris Regional. Krolak was ruled the winner by 0.1 second.

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After finishing as a state runner-up in 2013, Coal City junior Cody Minnick won the Class 1A 113-pound state championship in the 2014 season, finishing with a 45-1 record.

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As 2014 winds to a close, we thought we would take a look at the year’s highlights in the area sports world.

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Morris’ Knapp wins third straight high jump title

Even though she was a two-time defending state champion in the high jump, Haleigh Knapp was still nervous about her chances heading into the IHSA Class 2A girls track and field finals at Eastern Illinois University.

The Morris senior realized that she was up against a quality field in the event. But after matching last year’s title effort, Knapp went 5-feet-8 inches to assure herself a third trip to the top of the awards stand, prevailing by an inch over Bloomington’s Molly McGraw.

She joins Adrianne Leschewski (1998-2000, shot put) as the only three-time champions in the same event for the Redskins.

In addition, Knapp became just the fifth athlete statewide to win three or more titles in the high jump.

“This year feels the most exciting because the competition was so good,” Knapp said.

“I knew that I had to do what I had to do to win, but I was so nervous and I had absolutely no clue about what the outcome would be. At first, I was really nervous and I kind of let that take over, but I pulled through and did it. I really couldn’t have asked for a better day.”

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Morris’ Baldridge, Coal City’s Minnick win wrestling titles

By virtue of going 4-0 at the IHSA wrestling individual finals, Morris’ Kenny Baldridge became the Redskins’ first titilist in eight years by winning the 132-pound weight class.

“It feels really good. I’ve been working at this since I was seven years old,” Baldridge said after capping off his four-day run down at the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign. “I got my butt kicked all the way through IKWF and

Minooka’s Janile Rogers capped her career by winning the title in the Class 3A long jump (18-10.75), beating Lakes’ Brittany Griesbaum by an inch and a quarter, to join Manette Cheshareck (discus, 1987) as that program’s only state champions.

She also placed fourth in the 100 (12.01) and ran on the fifth-place 4x400 and sixthplace 4x200 relays.

“This feels amazing,” Rogers said. “I’ve just been working on getting the height and the form and it all came to me.

This is very exciting, especially coming from Minooka, where we haven’t had many state champions. It’s really been an honor to compete for Minooka.”

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Seneca’s Lovett wins 110-meter hurdles state title

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Morris’ Haleigh Knapp competes in the Class 2A high jump during the state finals in Charleston. Knapp won the state title for the third straight year. then got to high school and started getting better and better. Finally this year I made it into the finals and won it.”

He won it in a most impressive fashion, too.

Going up against the same opponent who had beat him the previous weekend at the Pontiac Sectional – Alexander Butler of Rockford Boylan – Baldridge completely changed his style to pull off what many considered an upset.

To win his first title, Coal City’s Cody Minnick had to beat a two-time defending state champion in the process.

North Boone’s Brandon Briggs had previously won the Class 1A titles at 106 and 113, respectively, in his freshman and sophomore seasons before

losing to Minnick (46-1), 3-2, in the finals.

“Cody going in against a two-time state champion, it shows his caliber. Especially after last year when he came in here undefeated,” Coal City coach Mark Masters said.

“Things didn’t work out for him then. I can tell you that Cody stayed in good position the whole tournament. He attacked his offenses. He had a great tournament. He wrestled real well. I’ve come to expect that out of him.”

Minnick said the championship went about as expected.

“It played out exactly how I thought it would,” he said.

“Dominating on my feet and escaping out from bottom. It was perfect.”

Tommy Lovett wanted to cap his career at Seneca in style at the Class 1A boys track and field finals and he certainly did that.

The Fighting Irish athlete, who also placed sixth at the Class 1A state meet at 182 pounds in wrestling and was all-conference in football, turned in a winning time of 14.67 in the 110 high hurdles to defeat Peoria Christian’s Josh Kirby by two-tenths of a second for the championship.

He became the first individual champion in the sport at his school. A 4x800 relay squad won Seneca’s only other title in 1990.

The best showing by an individual before Lovett was F. Wehling’s second-place finish in the long jump in 1932.

“This is the best feeling in the world,” Lovett said. “To have all of these people here to watch you and to show off your talents is the greatest gift that there is. Any one of the guys could have won, it just depended on who got the best start, and I feel like I had a strong start. The biggest thing for me is that I didn’t want to let the

nerves get to me. It was great to be able to represent my school since these have been the best four years of my life.”

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Baseball, softball win regional titles within a half-hour of each other

In a rare scheduling quirk by the IHSA, Morris hosted both a Class 3A softball and baseball regional final on the same day. As it happened, both Redskin teams reached that final. In the baseball game, sophomore Matt Walker pitched Morris to its first regional championship since 2003 as the Redskins defeated LaSalle-Peru, 2-0.

After that on-field celebration ended, the baseball team was able to witness the final half-inning of the softball team’s 2-1 victory over Ottawa.

Two pairs of siblings won regional titles that day, Trevor and Leah Lines and Matt and Kellen Bernickus.

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First Morris girl advances to state in cross country

The Morris girls cross country program has been around for a long time, but until 2014, it had never been represented at the state meet at Peoria’s Detweiller Park. Freshman Mya Shannon, by virtue of her fifthplace finish at the Class 2A East Peoria Sectional, made the first appearance by a Morris girl at state. At the sectional, Shannon edged LaSallePeru’s Megan Krolak at the wire, avenging a photo-finish defeat the week before at the Morris Regional. Shannon ran the Detweiller Park course in a personal-best time of 18:22, placing 43rd.

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Coal City football reaches Class 4A football semifinals

In a season that saw him become the school’s all-time winningest football coach, Coal City’s Lenny

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BOYS BASKETBALL: PLANO CHRISTMAS CLASSIC – MENDOTA 69, MORRIS 56

By RYAN WOODEN Shaw Media correspondent PLANO – Coming off his team’s most complete victory of the season against Burlington Central in the Plano Christmas Classic quarterfinals on Saturday, Morris basketball coach Joe Blumberg worried that a 48-hour layoff might interrupt their momentum.

Monday night, that worry came to fruition as the Redskins dropped a tourna-

ment semifinal to Mendota, 69-56.

Offensively, the Redskins struggled with Mendota’s ball pressure and were forced off their spots, often making touches more than 30 feet from the rim and struggling to get into their offense. They also turned the ball over 22 times and allowed Mendota’s talented guards to get out into transition.

“Our senior leadership had no sense of urgency with the ball and then the foul trou-

ble with [Jake] Walker and [Austin] Patterson put some less experienced, more timid players on the floor and they exploited us,” Blumberg said after the loss.

For Mendota, guards James Carroll, Ryan Reeder and Joe Lashonse stole the show.

The trio combined for 12 steals on the night and converted those thefts into easy buckets as Carroll had 21 points, Reeder had 28 points and Lashonse had nine points

despite the Trojans failing to make a single 3-pointer.

When Morris was able to shake free from Mendota’s pressure, it was able to make enough shots from distance in the second half to narrow the Mendota lead to five on multiple occasions.

Senior guard Walker hit six 3-point attempts on the night and scored 20 points, while senior forward Patterson hit four 3-pointers and added 14 on the night.

Patterson’s final 3 of the

night came from the volleyball line and gave Morris (74) its final five-point deficit with just over three minutes to play, but Mendota would finish the game on an 8-0 run to close it out.

“For the second year in a row, we’re in a semifinal [at the Plano Christmas Classic] and it was like pulling teeth to get our guys to play hard and to play with some intensity and enthusiasm. We’re just not good enough to turn on the switch,” Blumberg said.

Newark outscores Genoa-Kingston for OT win all scorers with 42 points.

hold it as fifth-seeded GSW

PLANO – A track meet broke out in the 11th-place game at the Plano Christmas Classic, and Newark outscored Genoa-Kingston for a 90-84 win in overtime.

The game was tied at 67 heading into the four-minute extra period, and the Norsemen (7-7) outscored Genoa-Kingston, 23-17, in overtime.

Will Clausel led Newark with 24 points, while Jack Clausel scored 22 and Evan Schomer added 18 points and 12 rebounds. Karter Kunkel had 18 points on 6 of 7 shooting from beyond the 3-point line for the Norsemen. Tommy Lucca of Genoa-Kingston led

Christian Johnston scored 14 points to lead Coal City as the Coalers settled for 24th place in the Plano Tournament.

Collin Hundley scored seven points and Isaiah Washington added six for the Coalers.

ers with at least nine points.

Kyle Robison had 18 points and Scott Horrie 14 points as GSW moved into the fifthplace game against Marquette.

Blake Marks had 13 points and 13 rebounds.

the Marseilles Tournament, eighth-seeded Tri-Point trailed 15-3 after one quarter and 46-23 going into the fourth quarter.

But, behind the hot shooting of Jordan Hamilton and Timmy Crouch, Tri-Point scored 40 points in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime tied at 63.

Tri-Point even took the lead in overtime, but they couldn’t

Joe Butler had 20 points and seven rebounds to lead the Indians to the win. Nick Clemmons had 15 points for Minooka, while Larry Roberts scored the Lisle Tournament, while getti had 13 points and seven Rebecca Cash scored nine boards. eight. points.

Newark 44, Lisle 41: At the Wheaton Academy 45, Coal Lisle Tournament, Kelsea GIRLS BASKETBALL Elgin Academy 45, Coal City City 38: At the Lisle Tourna- Zitt led Newark (12-5) with 13 37: Nicole Borgetti scored 13 ment, Madison Bunton led points, while Mozelle Kempiak points and hauled in six re- Coal City with 18 points and and Jessica Hager each scored bounds to lead the Coalers in 11 rebounds, while Nicole Bor- eight.

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a game as the Coalers went 10-3 and made a run to the Class 4A semifinals before finally losing to Chicago Phillips at Gately Stadium.

ball team won its first 22 games this season, and its first loss came in the IESA Class 2A championship game, 5-2, to Teutopolis.

The Wooden Shoes scored two runs in the first and three more in the fourth before Saratoga scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings.

Cody Bledsoe and Jacob Overbeck each had two hits for the Hawks, while losing pitcher Luke Olbrot had an RBI and Chad Heren and Chatten Dryfhout each scored.

It was the first state baseball trophy in school history.

STAFF REPORTS

Continued from page 14 Onsen used the old reliable standards of running the ball and playing defense to great success. The Coalers had a massive offensive line, headed up by 6-foot-5, 305-pound Matt Long; 6-4, 280 Andrew Mathena; and 6-5, 285 L.J. Lightner. Behind them was lightning-fast Jack Dibble at running back, collecting 2,522 rushing yards and scoring 33 touchdowns. Meanwhile, the defense allowed just 14 points

Indian Creek 82, Coal City 42: prevailed behind five play-

Gardner-South WilmingMinooka 53, Schaumburg 51 ton 73, Tri-Point 70 (OT): At (OT): In the York Tournament,

tros took notice and called Foltynewicz up to the majors on Aug. 1. On Aug. 2, he made his first appearance against the Toronto Blue Jays, retiring Melky Cabrera on a popup and striking out Jose Bautista.

Foltynewicz He finished with an 0-1 called up to major record with a 5.30 ERA. He leagues by Astros appeared in 16 games, and Last baseball sea2 son, Minooka graduate Mike pitched 18 ⁄ 3 innings. In that Foltynewicz got his name on time, he struck out 14 and the national radar when he walked seven, allowing 23 hits. almost broke the radar gun.

Saratoga baseball A few of his fastballs were finishes second in clocked at 103 miles an hour while in the minor leagues. state The parent club Houston AsThe Saratoga base-

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SPORTS SCHEDULE FRIDAY’S EVENTS WRESTLING TBA – Coal City, Seneca at St. Thomas More Dual Team Tournament at University of Illinois’ Huff Gymnasium SATURDAY’S EVENTS GIRLS BASKETBALL 2 p.m. – Gardner-South Wilm-

ington at Reed-Custer 2:30 p.m. – Serena at Seneca WRESTLING TBA – Coal City, Seneca at St. Thomas More Dual Team Tournament at University of Illinois’ Huff Gymnasium 10 a.m. – LaSalle-Peru, Ottawa, Pontiac at Morris

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G-SW’s Daly Galloway takes 2nd at state in Class 1A cross-country

The top area individual showing during the state cross country meet came in the Class 1A girls race, where Gardner-South Wilmington’s Daly Galloway improved one spot from a year ago to take second place.

She turned in a time of 16:52 while champion Anna Sophi Keller of St. Anthony ran in 16:27.

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SUDOKU

BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Tread carefully into the new year

CELEBRITY CIPHER

For the last two days, declarer has struggled in a 4-3 fit. Today he has nine trumps, but the original declarer did not foresee the danger and went down in his game contract.

Against four spades, West led a top-of-nothing heart nine. East won with his ace and shifted to the diamond seven. How should South have continued?

After East overcalled one heart, South’s one-spade response guaranteed at least a five-card suit. (With only four spades, he would have made a negative double.) West raised hearts with three-card support and a singleton. East competed to three hearts, the nine-trick level, because he knew that his side had nine hearts between them. But South’s jump to four spades silenced everyone.

Note West’s lead. Since he had raised hearts, he led his highest. If he had passed throughout, he would have led his lowest. (Yes, all right, if he were psychic, he would have led a diamond, which would have defeated the contract with subsequent accurate defense.)

South won the second trick in the dummy and called for a trump, but East dashed up with his ace and shifted to the club nine. West won with his ace and gave his partner a diamond ruff for down one.

How could declarer have avoided this outcome?

He had to win trick two on the board, cash the heart queen and continue with the heart 10, discarding both of his clubs. Then West could not have gained the lead to give East the critical ruff. Declarer would have lost only one spade and two hearts with a textbook scissors coup.

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Sometimes her dad or (2:30)

I would drop her off; sometimes the husband, “Karl,” would before he left for work. My husband and Karl became friends, and when Karl and his wife split up, we let him stay on our couch for a few months.

Then we found out Sierra was pregnant and that she and Karl had been sleeping together before he split with his wife. My daughter is upset that we want to involve the police and press charges because she was underage.

How can I get Sierra to stop

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips

hating me and understand that this relationship isn’t healthy? – “The Enemy

Mom” in South Carolina

Dear “Enemy Mom”: Sierra is mad at you because you are injecting an unwelcome note of reality into her fantasy of “love.” Karl is a predator who needs to be answerable for what he did. He will also have to support that child until he or she is no longer a minor. Because he has shown himself to be amoral and irresponsible, involve not

my attention that an employee in my workplace was asked by his supervisor if he would be OK with working with a gay male before the person was interviewed. Is this even legal? She basically “outed” the potential employee in the workplace.

If the person she asked did have a problem working with someone who’s gay, it implies the man wouldn’t have been hired, which would be discrimination, wouldn’t it?

Couldn’t that lead to a possible lawsuit? Or am I wrong? –

committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT people. Currently, 21 states plus the District of Columbia have laws that protect gay people from employment discrimination.

Wisconsin is one of them.

The attorney said that “outing” the candidate to the other employee was “not necessarily illegal,” but that it was “DEFINITELY a bad business practice.”

In the 21 states that offer protection for gay people, a prospective employer cannot

customer might be uncomfortable with a gay person.

That is discrimination, and it IS illegal.

Dear Readers: The year is almost over – I can’t believe how fast it has gone! Please accept my heartfelt wish for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015. And if you are partying this evening, please be safe! – Love, Abby

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY - MORRIS, ILLINOIS PNC MORTGAGE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, Publisher's Notice: All real estate -v.advertising in this newspaper is sub- JOHN SLYKAS, et al ject to the Fair Housing Act which Defendants makes it illegal to advertise "any 14 CH 00038 preference, limitation or discriminaNOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOtion based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or na- TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that purtional origin, or an intention, to suant to a Judgment of Foreclosure make any such preference, limita- and Sale entered in the above tion of discrimination." Familial sta- cause on August 22, 2014, an tus includes children under the age agent for The Judicial Sales Corpoof 18 living with parents or legal ration, will at 9:00 AM on January custodians, pregnant women and 28, 2015, at the Grundy County people securing custody of children Courthouse, 111 East Washington under 18.

Street front door entrance, MORRIS, This newspaper will not knowingly IL, 60450, sell at public auction to accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. the highest bidder, as set forth beOur readers are hereby informed low, the following described real that all dwellings advertised in this estate: Commonly known as 1521 newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To com- BLUESTEM LANE, MINOOKA, IL plain of discrimination call HUD toll- 60447 Property Index No. 03-13free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll- 177-018. The real estate is imfree telephone number for the hear- proved with a residence. Sale ing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. 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 Have a photo you'd like to $1,000 or fraction thereof of the share? Upload it to our amount paid by the purchaser not online photo album at to exceed $300, in certified MorrisDailyHerald.com funds/or wire transfer, is due within /MyPhotos twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residentialOVreal ERSTestate -OUT E S O L K pursuant to its credit bid at theOCsale C 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 Starts 8:00 a.m.is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessSUNDAY, JANUARY 2015 ments, or 4, special taxes levied against IL saidtoreal is ofTake U.S. Route 34 to Sandwich, 3rdestate Stopand Light for sale without any represen(Latham St.), then 5 Milesfered North to Chicago Road, tation as to quality or quantity of tithen West 1 mile to 16746 Road.to Plaintiff tle and Chicago without recourse "AS IS" condition. The sale is Over a Semi-Load of Architecturaland & in 3 Tab Shigles-Gap Timberfurther subject to confirmation by line, IKO & Certaineed-Weatherwood Black & More Colors, Over a the court. Upon payment in full of 150 Square of Waterford D-4 Vinylthe Siding-Sage Green, Sandstone, will amount bid, the purchaser White With J-Channel, Anderson receive 5’x10’ White Bow Window, Oak of Sale that will a Certificate entitleEntry the purchaser to a deed 6 Panel Single & Double Doors, Many & Patio Doors, Com-to the real estate confirmation posite Decking & Railing, Trim Boards, Many after Kitchen Cabinetsof sale. The property willT.G.I.’s, NOT be & Vanities, Semi-Load of Treated the & Dimensional Lumber, open for inspection and plaintiff O.S.B. & Plywood, 28’ Trusses, 3 makes Skids ofnoEldorado Stone, Trim & representation as to the Moulding, Elec. & Plumbing Supplies, Lotsofofthe Hand, PowerProspec& Air condition property.

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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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., NORTH FRONTAGE 15W030 ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-18577.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. NORTH FRONTAGE 15W030 ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-18577 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00038 TJSC#: 3415239 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is commenced in this Court against

subject to confirmation by you and other defendants, praying The State will proceed with civil 2014 • Morris Herald / MorrisDailyHerald.com 20 CLASSIFIED • Wednesday, Decemberfurther in fullDaily of for the the 31, court.

Upon payment foreclosure of a certain Mortthe amount bid, the purchaser will gage conveying the premises de- forfeiture of $46,500 cash seized

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY - MORRIS, ILLINOIS PNC MORTGAGE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JOHN SLYKAS, et al Defendants 14 CH 00038 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 22, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on January 28, 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 275 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 1521 BLUESTEM LANE, MINOOKA, IL 60447 Property Index No. 03-13177-018. The real estate is improved with a residence. 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 represen(Published in the Morris Daily tation as to quality or quantity of tiHerald, December 31, 2014, Jan- tle and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is uary 7 & 14, 2015.) further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of CLASSIFIED the amount bid, the purchaser will Gets Results! receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to 800-589-8237

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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-18577.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. NORTH FRONTAGE 15W030 ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-18577 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00038 TJSC#: 3415239 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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scribed as follows, to-wit: LOTS 7 AND 8, IN BLOCK 7, IN FORDYCE'S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF DIAMOND, BEING IN SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 32 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1850 E. Clark Street, Diamond, IL 60416 and which said Mortgage was made by: John E. Hardy, Lora Wilder-Hardy, the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Heartland Mortgage Centers, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Grundy County, Illinois, as Document No. 477490; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Karen E. Slattery Clerk of the Circuit Court, Grundy County 111 East Washington Street, Room 30 P.O. Box 707 Morris, IL 60450 on or before January 30, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-14-16891 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

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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.

(Published in the Morris Daily Herald, December 17, 24 & 31, 2014.)

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(Published in the Morris Daily Herald, December 31, 2014, January 7 & 14, 2015.)

PUBLIC NOTICE 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 (Published in the Morris Daily must be filed within 45 days to the Herald, December 31, 2014, JanOffice of the Attorney General, uary 7 & 14, 2015.)

Statewide Grand Jury Bureau, 100 W. Randolph St., 11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601. The claim PUBLIC NOTICE must include a current address, the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE nature of the claim, the legal reason why the property is not subject 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY to forfeiture, all essential facts, and MORRIS, ILLINOIS the relief sought. 725 ILCS 150/6.

CitiMortgage, Inc. PLAINTIFF (Published in the Morris Daily Vs. Herald, December 17, 24 & 31, John E. Hardy; Lora Wilder-Hardy; 2014.)

Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 14 CH 00134 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: John E. Hardy, Lora Wilder-Hardy, Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOTS 7 AND 8, IN BLOCK 7, IN

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF MAZON TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT

offered by Tax Increment Financing; thereby increasing retail business activity which will lead to an increase in municipal sales tax revenue for the Village, Grundy County and the State of Illinois; and (10) Undertake redevelopment projects which will further improve the overall quality of life, health and well being of the Mazon community.

The Village of Mazon, Grundy County, Illinois hereby gives Notice of a Public Hearing to be held at 6:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on January 19, 2015 at the American Legion Post 352, 500 Depot Street, Mazon, Illinois, to consider its proposed Tax Increment Financing District Redevelopment Project Area, Plan and Projects. All interested persons, including all taxing districts of which taxable property is included in the Area and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, will be given an opportunity to be heard at said Public Hearing and to file with the Village Clerk written objections to any issues embodied in this notice, and are also invited to submit written comments, prior to the date of the Hearing, to the Village at the following address: Village of Mazon, Village Clerk, 520 Depot Street, P.O. Box 33, Mazon, Illinois 60444. A Summary of the proposed Redevelopment Plan and Projects, and a Boundary Map and Legal Description of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area are presented below. The Redevelopment Plan and Projects complies with the provisions of the “Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act”. A copy of the proposed Redevelopment Plan and Projects is available at the Mazon Village Clerk’s Office, 520 Depot Street, Mazon, Illinois for examination during regular office hours, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For further information, please feel free to contact Jeff Marques, Director of Public Works and TIF Committee Chairman, at (815) 448-2206.

Description of Tax Increment Financing: A TIF District establishes a geographic boundary (a “redevelopment project area”) in which new private and public investment is encouraged. A municipality may issue obligations to finance improvements that will enable the redevelopment of deteriorated, blighted, or other key conservation areas within its corporate limits. By making public improvements, the municipality may invite new private investment so that the expected increase in property tax revenues can be captured, temporarily, to amortize the public improvement costs. A municipality may also choose to use TIF funds on a pay-as-you-go basis whereby revenue is spent as it is collected. In either case, it is expected that new investment in a designated redevelopment area will stimulate a resurgence of population, employment and assessed valuation throughout the entire community. It should be noted that TIF DOES NOT raise property taxes and it IS NOT a new tax or a new taxing district. Only an increased assessment or an overall increase in tax rates can raise taxes. TIF is merely used to reallocate increased property tax revenues created by increased assessed valuation that is realized after a TIF District is established. A TIF District may last for up to 23 years. With Tax Increment Financing, a property tax base is preserved during the life of the TIF District that will continue to pay for the basic public services the proposed redevelopment area already receives. All taxing districts will continue to receive taxes from this property tax base.

New incremental property tax revenue in the Village of Mazon may be used to help pay for the infrastructure necessary for stimulating additional private-sector investment.

VILLAGE OF MAZON PROPOSED TIF DISTRICT SUMMARY OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, PLAN & PROJECTS Proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project Area: The Village of Mazon proposes to establish a Redevelopment Project Area and adopt a Redevelopment Plan and Projects pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act [65 ILCS 5/11-74.4 et. seq.] (the “Act”) for the proposed “Mazon Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District” in order to stimulate commercial, residential and light industrial development within the Village. The intent of the Redevelopment Plan is to promote and protect the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the public, address blighted conditions in the proposed Area and institute conservation measures so as to remove and alleviate adverse conditions, encourage private investment, develop business and real estate projects in order to increase employment and restore and enhance the tax base of all taxing districts by undertaking public and private redevelopment projects within the designated Area. The Redevelopment Project Area (the “Area”) for the proposed Mazon TIF District includes areas shown on the enclosed Boundary Map and the boundary is legally described in the enclosed Legal Description of the TIF Area. These properties have been neglected or have not been developed by either public or private sectors, and have not benefitted from coordinated planning efforts. All properties within the proposed Area would substantially benefit by a series of proposed public and private redevelopment projects. Pursuant to the Act, the proposed Area includes only those contiguous parcels of real property and improvements thereon which would be substantially benefitted by a redevelopment project and the Area is not less in the aggregate than 1½ acres. The overall Area consists of two hundred ten (210) improved and vacant parcels, 93.3% of which qualify as a combination of “Blighted” and “Conservation” Areas and, also, an “Industrial Park Conservation Area” as defined in the TIF Act. Improved properties included in the Area display characteristics of dilapidation, obsolescence, deterioration, violations of municipal code, excessive vacancy, inadequate utilities, overcrowding, deleterious uses, and a lack of public infrastructure and community planning. Vacant parcels throughout the Area display characteristics of obsolete platting, deterioration of adjacent properties, unused railroad right-of-ways, and chronic flooding or contribute to flooding within the same watershed. Evidence of a lag in Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV) growth is apparent throughout the Area as a whole and has been documented pursuant to data made available by the Grundy County Assessor’s office. The, Redevelopment Project Area on the whole has not been subject to growth and development through investment by private enterprise and would not reasonably be anticipated to be developed without the use of tax increment financing. By attracting new private investment and improving infrastructure throughout a designated Redevelopment Project Area, the Village expects to create new employment opportunities, improve or construct public services necessary for future population increases, stimulate the local economy, and improve the overall quality of life for its residents.

Long Term Goals and Objectives: The Village intends to use the Mazon TIF District to redevelop property that is currently underutilized for commercial, residential and light industrial development in an effort to increase population, improve employment opportunities, expand and diversify the local real estate tax base, manage growth and increase the overall quality of life for its residents. This Redevelopment Plan will allow the Village to alleviate and/or remove blighted conditions such as the lack of adequate public infrastructure. All of the property within the redevelopment project area will substantially benefit by a series of public and private redevelopment projects made possible with tax increment financing. The Redevelopment Project Area is not otherwise reasonably expected to be further developed without the use of tax increment financing. The Mazon TIF District Redevelopment Plan includes, but is not limited to, the following general long-term goals and objectives: (1) Eliminate or reduce those conditions which qualify the Redevelopment Project Area as a Combination of Blighted and Conservation Areas and, also, as an Industrial Park Conservation Area; (2) Facilitate the construction, improvement and maintenance of public infrastructure and other capital projects which the Village finds is in furtherance of this Redevelopment Plan or necessary to encourage new commercial, residential and light industrial development; (3) Construct, improve, upgrade and maintain storm water drainage and sanitary sewer lines and related infrastructure throughout the Redevelopment Project Area; (4) Construct, improve, upgrade and maintain antiquated and/or inadequate water lines and mains, as well as water storage facilities and related distribution systems; (5) Construct, improve, upgrade and maintain streets (including, but not limited to the future extension of Center St., Main St., Primrose Ln., Commercial Dr., and Industry Parkway), street lighting, landscaping, curbs, alleys, parks, public green space, recreational amenities, sidewalks, bike paths and other pedestrian walkways throughout the Redevelopment Project Area; (6) Enhance the tax base for the Village and other taxing districts through coordinated, comprehensive planning efforts by either the public or private sectors which focus on efforts to improve infrastructure, property reuse, and the upgrade of existing buildings; (7) Attract new commercial and light industrial development which complies with Village zoning and land use ordinances, increases assessed valuations and enhances the real estate tax base for the Village, thereby creating additional employment opportunities within the Mazon community; (8) Encourage new residential development which would increase the Village’s population, address declines in Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C and Seneca Township High School District #160’s enrollments and expand the overall economic base of the Village; (9) Attract tourism, new retail/commercial businesses and vigorous reinvestment in existing properties within the Central Business District through the use of financial incentives

VILLAGE OF MAZON PROPOSED TIF DISTRICT PROPOSED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Beginning at the northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 32 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian; thence easterly on the north line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 15 to the east line of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 15; thence southerly on said east line to the north right-of-way line of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad; thence southwesterly on said north right-of-way line to the north right-of-way line of North Street (Grand Ridge Road); thence westerly on said north right-of-way line to the east line of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 15; thence southerly on said east line and the east line of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 32 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian, to the south line of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 22; thence westerly on said south line and the south line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 21, Township 32 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian to the west right-of-way line of Center Street; thence northerly on said west right-of-way line to the southerly right-of-way line of South Street; thence southwesterly on said southerly right-of-way line to the northwest corner of Lot 4 in Block 17 of Isham’s Sixth Addition to Mazon, also being the east right-of-way line of Seventh Street; thence northwesterly to the southeast corner of Lot 2 in Block 18 of Isham’s Sixth Addition to Mazon, also being on the west right-of-way line of Seventh Street; thence northerly on said west right-of-way line to the southerly right-of-way line of South Street; thence southwesterly on said southerly right-of-way line to the east right-of-way line of Eighth Street; thence southerly on said east right-of-way line to the intersection of said east right-of-way line and the easterly prolongation of the south line of the North Half of Lot 2 in Block 19 of Isham’s Sixth Addition to Mazon; thence westerly on the south line of the North Half of said Lot 2 and its easterly and westerly prolongations to the east line of Lot 1 in Block 1 of Morris’ First Addition to Mazon; thence northerly on the east line of said Lot 1 to the southerly right-of-way line of South Street; thence southwesterly on said southerly right-of-way line to the northwest corner of Lot 1 in Block 3 of Morris’ First Addition to Mazon; thence southerly on the west lines of said Lot 1 and Lot 3 of said Morris’ First Addition and on the west lines of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Morris’ Second Addition to Mazon, to the southwest corner of said Lot 4; thence South 89° 58’ 00” West on the south line of a parcel of land described by Warranty Deed to Gene H. and Nancy N. Isham in Document Number 295992, a distance of 348 feet to the southwest corner of said Isham parcel; thence North 00° 02’ 30” West on the west line of said Isham parcel and its northerly extension, to the north right-of-way line of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad; thence northeasterly on said north right-of-way line to the east line of the West 45 feet of Lot 3 of Henderson’s Second Addition to Mazon; thence northerly on said east line to the south right-of-way line of Grundy Avenue; thence northeasterly to the southwest corner of Lot 15 of Henderson’s First Addition to Mazon, also being the north right-of-way line of Grundy Avenue; thence easterly and northerly on the north and west right-of-way lines of said Grundy Avenue to the northeast corner of Lot 1 in Block 2 of Henderson’s Subdivision, also being on the south right-of-way line of Harmony Avenue; thence northeasterly to the southwest corner of Lot 6 in Block 1 of Henderson’s Subdivision, also being on the north right-of-way line of Harmony Avenue; thence easterly on said north right-of-way line to the southeast corner of Lot 4 in Block 1 of Henderson’s Subdivision; thence northerly on the east line of said Lot 4 to the northeast corner of said Lot 4; thence westerly on the north lines of said Lot 4 and Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 of Block 1 of Henderson’s Subdivision to the northwest corner of said Lot 16; thence northerly on the west line of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 21 to a line being 35 feet south of and parallel with the north line of said Section 21; thence westerly on said line being 35 feet south of and parallel with the north line of said Section 21 to the west line of said Section 21; thence northerly on said west line to the southwest corner of Section 16, Township 32 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian; thence northerly on the west line of said Section 16 to a line being 35 feet north of and parallel with the south line of said Section 16; thence easterly on said line being 35 feet North of and parallel with the south line of said Section 16 to the west line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 16; thence northerly on said west line to the north line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 16; thence easterly on said north line to the west line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 16; thence northerly on said west line to the north line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 16; thence easterly on said north line to the west line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 16; thence northerly on said west line to the north line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 16; thence easterly on said north line to the Point of Beginning; EXCEPTING therefrom the following described parcels; EXCEPTION NO.1: Lot 63 of Breisch’s Garden Estates Fifth Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.2: Lots 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 23, 24, 35, and 36 of Breisch’s Garden Estates Fourth Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.3: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 of Breisch’s Garden Estates Third Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.4: Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 of Breisch’s Garden Estates First

Morris Daily Herald / MorrisDailyHerald.com • Wednesday, December 31, 2014 • Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.5: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Breisch’s Garden Estates Second Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.6: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Breisch’s Garden Estates Subdivision; EXCEPTION NO.7: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Block 6 of L. E. Daniel’s Subdivision; EXCEPTION NO.8: Lots 11 and 12 in Block 7 of L.E. Daniel’s Second Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.9: Lots 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 11 in Block 5 of Isham’s First Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.10: Lots 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 11 in Block 6 of Isham’s First Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.11: Lots 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 12 in Block 7 of Isham’s Second Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.12: Lots 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, and 13 in Block 8 of Isham’s Second Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.13: Lots 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 11 in Block 7 of Isham’s Third Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.14: Lots 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, and 16 in Block 8 of Isham’s Third Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.15: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 in Block 12 of Isham’s Fourth Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.16: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 in Block 13 of Isham’s Fourth Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.17: The right-of-way for Park Street extending easterly from the west lines of Blocks 12 and 13 of Isham’s Fourth Addition to Mazon, to the east line of Lot 11 in Block 5 and the east line of Lot 2 in Block 6 of Isham’s First Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.18: The right-of-way for Seventh Street adjacent to Block 13 of Isham’s Fourth Addition to Mazon and adjacent to Block 8 of Isham’s Third Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.19: The right-of-way for Seventh Street adjacent to Block 12 of Isham’s Fourth Addition to Mazon and adjacent to Block 7 of Isham’s Third Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.20: The right-of-way for Hill Street adjacent to Block 8 of Isham’s Second Addition to Mazon and adjacent to Block 6 of Isham’s First Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.21: The right-of-way for Hill Street adjacent to Block 7 of Isham’s Second Addition to Mazon and adjacent to Block 5 of Isham’s First Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.22: The right-of-way for the Public Alley within Block 12 of Isham’s Fourth Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.23: The right-of-way for the Public Alley within Block 13 of Isham’s Fourth Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.24: The right-of-way for the Public Alley adjacent to Block 7 of Isham’s Third Addition to Mazon and adjacent to Block 7 of Isham’s Second Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.25: The right-of-way for the Public Alley adjacent to Block 8 of Isham’s Third Addition to Mazon and adjacent to Block 8 of Isham’s Second Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.26: Beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 3 in Block 3 of George W. Daniel’s Addition to Mazon; thence northerly on the west line of said

Block 3 and its northerly extension and the west line of Block 2 of George W. Daniel’s Addition to Mazon, to the northwest corner of Lot 2 in said Block 2; thence easterly on the north line of Lot 2 in said Block 2 to the northeast corner of Lot 2 in said Block 2; thence southerly on the east line of Lots 2, 3, 6, 7 and 10 and southerly extension of the east line of Lot 10 in said Block 2 and the east line of Lots 2 and 3 in said Block 3 to the southeast corner of Lot 3 in said Block 3; thence westerly on the south line of Lot 3 in said Block 3 to the Point of Beginning; EXCEPTION NO.27: LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and that part of Lot 14 lying north of the north right-of-way line of Front Street on Block 2 of the Original Town of Mazonville; EXCEPTION NO.28: The right-of-way for the Public Alleys within Block 2 of the Original Town of Mazonville; EXCEPTION NO.29: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in Block 3 of Isham’s First Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.30: The rightof-way for the Public Alley within Block 3 of Isham’s First Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.31: Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 in Block 3 of the Original Town of Mazonville; EXCEPTION NO.32: The right-of-way for the Public Alley within Block 3 of the Original Town of Mazonville; EXCEPTION NO.33: Lot 5 in Block 4 of Isham’s First Addition to Mazon; EXCEPTION NO.34: Lots 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, and 20 in Block 4 of the Original Town of Mazonville; EXCEPTION NO.35: Part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 32 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 2 of Breisch’s Garden Estates Subdivision; thence easterly on the south line of Breisch’s Garden Estates Subdivision, 200 feet; thence south 105 feet; thence west 50 feet; thence south 265 feet; thence west 150 feet to the west right-of-way line of Main Street; thence northerly on said west right-of-way line to the Point of Beginning; and EXCEPTION NO.36: Part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 32 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 22 in Breisch’s Garden Estates Third Addition to Mazon; thence southerly on the east line of said Lot 22 and the east line of Breisch’s Garden Estates Second Addition to Mazon and the east line of Breisch’s Garden Estates Subdivision to a point being 748 feet north of and 258 feet west of the southeast corner of said Section 16; thence easterly to the apparent west right-of-way line of Illinois Route 47; thence northerly on said apparent west right-of-way line to the south right-of-way line of Jonquil Lane; thence westerly on said south right-of-way line to the Point of Beginning.

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