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Americans will travel this Fourth of July holiday weekend in numbers not seen since 2007 – because of growing income and falling gas prices, the American Automobile Association predicts.

Those staying overnight, however, are likely to find higher hotel rates than a year ago, according to AAA. Those staying closer to home can find things to do on day trips or local outings to see fireworks, according to the Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau, a state travel bureau that covers an area running through Will and Grundy counties as well as Starved Rock State Park.

“Our skies are going to be lit up,” said Mary Beth DeGrush, vice president with the Heritage Corridor bureau. She said many communities through Will and Grundy counties will have fireworks displays.

Many people are heading out of town, too, according to AAA’s travel forecast.

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Traffic backs up on Weber at the Interstate 55 interchange in Romeoville. Americans are expected to travel this Fourth of July holiday weekend in numbers not seen since 2007.

The Independence Day holiday travel period began Wednesday and ends Sunday, AAA said.

Throughout the country, 41.9 million Americans will take trips of 50 miles or more, AAA said. That number is up 0.7 percent from a year ago and is the highest since the pre-recession year of 2007. Independence Day travel follows heavy travel during the Memorial Day weekend as well.

“It’s been the highest number of travelers we’ve seen in a number of years for both

holidays,” AAA spokeswoman Beth Mosher said.

A strong job market and declining gas prices were given as reasons for the growth in travel.

Gas prices in Illinois average $2.94 a gallon, down from $3.88 during the Fourth of July weekend of 2014, according to AAA. About 2.3 million people will travel in Illinois, a 0.4 percent increase from 2014, AAA said. Of those, 2 million will drive and 104,000 will fly.

Gas prices for Indepen-

warrant on a charge of driving under the influence.

• Traci D. Armstrong, 45, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Monday on a charge of possession of untaxed cigarettes. She was given an Aug. 20 court date.

• Mallory C. Jaycox, 29, of Odell, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Monday on a failure-to-appear warrant.

• Krystal D. Markle, 26, of Morris, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Monday on a Will County failure-to-appear warrant on a charge of driving with a suspended license.

• Leon D. Barker, 40, of Joliet,

was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Monday on a failure-to-appear warrant on a charge of driving with a revoked license.

• Kilee J. Brassard, 20, of Diamond, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Monday on charges of battery and criminal damage to property.

• Samantha N. Kile, 19, of Coal City, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Friday on a failure-to-appear warrant on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.

• Sera Mack, 22, of Morris, was

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dence Day are at their lowest levels in at least five years, according to AAA. Nearly 85 percent of holiday travelers nationwide will drive. About 1.5 percent will fly. Less than 1 percent will take cruises, trains or buses, AAA said.

While it may be cheaper to drive there this year, it will be more expensive to stay.

The AAA Leisure Travel Index lists the average nightly stay at a “two diamond” hotel as 6 percent higher from a year ago at $145. AAA rates hotels on a scale of one diamond to five diamonds with five being the highest. The average stay at a three diamond hotel is up 9 percent at $195.

Mosher said the growth in travel and demand for hotel rooms is driving up hotel rates.

DeGrush at the Heritage Corridor bureau said Starved Rock State Park is always one of the more popular destinations in the corridor.

For those staying overnight at the Starved Rock Lodge, there will be live music at the Back Door Lounge.

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arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Friday on a charge of driving under the influence.

Mack also was cited for disobeying a traffic control device.

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• Nicholas Sansone, 21, was arrested by Minooka police and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Monday on three Will County warrants.

• Adam H. Sheikh, 22, of Minooka, was arrested by Minooka police and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Monday on a charge of domestic battery.

• Justin A. Gray, 20, was arrested by Minooka police and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Friday on a charge of domestic battery.

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Madison Schlegel was named 2015 Grundy County Fair Queen on Wednesday night.

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By MIKE MALLORY mmallory@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Depending on the age and seriousness of pageant contestants, weeks to months of preparation culminated Wednesday evening at the 2015 Miss Grundy County Fair Queen Pageant.

Contestants took the stage at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in gowns in front of family, friends, judges and an audience of observers.

The 2015 Miss Grundy County Fair Queen Award went to Madison Schlegel of Channahon, who won more than $1,000 in cash prizes, a tiara, sash, gym membership and a trip to the state pageant from the Grundy County Fair Board.

“I’m ecstatic and honored,” Schlegel said after winning.

“I’ve been in the pageants the past four years, and always wanted to be queen.”

Schlegel went to Joliet West High School and is attending DePaul University in the fall, where she plans to major in communications. She hopes to be a news anchor.

“This process will help me with my confidence and communication,” Schlegel said.

During her speech, Schlegel talked about her experi-

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2014 Grundy County Jr. Miss Sophia Shaw (right) crowns the 2015 Jr. Miss Grundy County Mikayla Norris (center) on Wednesday night. ence at Joliet West, when as an upperclassmen, she spoke to troubled incoming freshmen and had a heartfelt experience with a parent appreciative of her help.

Up next, Schlegel will appear in the Small Town Theatrics performance of “Mary Poppins,” July 24 to 26 at Coal City High School Auditorium.

The title of Miss Grundy County Fair Queen was determined based on an evening

gown and swimsuit competition, speech and pop a question, and a private interview session.

The 2015 Junior Miss Grundy County Fair Queen Award went to Mikayla Norris, who won cash and gifts total more than $100 along with a tiara and sash. Norris also carried home the best stage presence title in the category.

The 2015 Little Miss Grundy County Fair Queen Award

went to Lillian Vantassel, who won $75, tiara and sash, a trophy and gift. Vantassel is 8 years old and from Channahon. She said her parents tell her she has expensive taste, as she took the stage presence category.

The 2015 Princess Award went to Reese Schumaker, who practiced walking around the house in heels quite a bit, her mom, Felicia Schumaker, said. Before the pageant, her

mom thought each of the four contestants had a good shot at winning.

But Schumaker, who also earned the title of Best Stage Presence and Best Smile in the group, had a key to victory.

“I think her twirl at the end of her walk sealed it,” Felicia Schumaker said.

Felicia Schumaker, who said it was an awesome feeling to see her daughter win the first pageant she entered, didn’t teach her daughter the trick.

“She did it on her own,” said Felicia Schumaker, whose sister was 2008 Miss Grundy County Fair Queen Carissa (Schumaker) Faletti.

The 2015 Cutest Baby Award went to Naya Garza, who was also awarded Best Personality, while the other contestant, Sawyer Jandora, was given Best Dressed. Parker Barry, the lone Prince contestant, won the 2015 Prince Award.

The Cutest Baby, Prince and Princess won sashes and crowns. Prizes were given to first and second alternates in the Miss Grundy County, Junior Miss and Little Miss categories.

Five former pageant queens were in the audience and honored during the show.

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Boys who lost home to tornado raise money Lemonade sales intended to benefit fellow teammates

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Summertime and lemonade stands go hand in hand as children set up roadside stands to make a little extra money, either for themselves or a cause close to their heart.

Nolan Berger, 11, and his brother, Gavin, 7, of Coal City decided the longtime tradition would be a good way to raise money not only for themselves, but also Nolan’s Coal City Chaos 11U baseball team members who also lost their homes in the June 23 Coal City tornado like they did.

“I did it because I feel bad,” Nolan said. “Josh can’t even get to his room.”

Kenny and Tiffany Berger,

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Nolan and Gavin’s parents, lost the home they were renting in Coal City. Kenny Berger was trapped underneath the house as the tornado ravished their neighborhood.

Nolan attempted Monday a lemonade stand near Park Pointe Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center on Edgewater Drive in Morris but rain caused them to close up shop.

“The first day he said he wanted to make lemonade and after 20 minutes it started raining,” his grandmother, Linda Spiezio, said Wednesday. “So yesterday he wanted to do it again.”

Nolan enlisted the help of his brother, Gavin, and Nicholas Perry, 9, of Morris, who lives across the street from his grandparents, where the Berg-

lemonade stand to benefit tornado victims Q WHEN: 9 a.m. to Noon Friday Q WHERE: Corner of Route 47 and Chapin Street, Morris

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Nolan and Gavin Berger make lemonade at their grandmother’s home in Morris. The boys held a lemonade stand to raise money for themselves and other kids on Nolan’s baseball team who lost their home in the Coal City tornado. er family is now staying.

Nolan said woman stopped

by Tuesday to see what she was doing, and made them a sign and posted their stand to her Facebook page once she found out they were sell-

ing lemonade to raise money because their home was destroyed.

“She was telling everyone to come there,” Nolan said.

“There must have been 100 people.”

Gavin, who will enter second grade in the fall, said helping others feels good.

“We wanted to help people because other people’s houses got destroyed like us,” Gavin said.

Tiffany Berger, Nolan and Gavin’s mom, said the boys kept calling Tuesday asking for more lemonade.

“They called and asked us to come get the money,” Tiffany Berger said, noting the boys didn’t feel safe having so much at the stand. “They said, ‘The first lady gave us everything she had.’ It was amazing.”

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By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Because of the intense political feud in Springfield between Gov. Bruce Rauner and a Democrat-controlled Legislature, the state began its new fiscal year Wednesday without a budget, leaving many area nonprofit organizations unsure where they or their programming stands.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program was suspended earlier this year by the governor. The program provides supplemental funding for energy bills for low-income families, and is a large part of what Kendall-Grundy Community Action does in its Morris office.

“Right now our doors are open but we have no programs,” Diane Alford, community action director, said Wednesday. She said the agency’s future is uncertain and all staff can do is refer people to other agencies that may be able to help.

Easter Seals Joliet Region, Inc. which services Grundy County, said it relies on an array of funding for services but there are concerns for the future of some programming.

“We were told we will be paid for services, but the payments will be late,” Chief Financial Officer David Gardner said. “We waiting to see if proposed cuts will become a reality.”

Gardner said there has been talks about cuts to funding and change in eligibility to some

“We can survive for a little bit, but not long. We have discussed changes and we agree we will keep providing services as long as we can.”

David Gardner Easter Seals Joliet Region Inc. chief financial officer services, including early intervention services.

“We serve families with subsidized child care. If they cut funding, it will make it more difficult for families to get,” he said.

Another service area with proposed cuts is to the foster care program, which services children with special needs and a few traditional foster children.

Easter Seals was initially told its would receive a 10 percent cut to its foster care services, which would equal $100,000, according to Gardner.

The initial plan is to continue services with limited cash reserves and lines of credit.

“We can survive for a little bit, but not long,” Gardner said. “We have discussed changes and we agree we will keep providing services as long as we can.”

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By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com MORRIS – The smoking ban on Joliet Junior College campuses, including the Morris location, began Wednesday in accordance to state law.

JJC, along with other colleges and universities statewide, became “smoke free” campuses after lawmakers approved legislation last year to ban smoking for all state-supported colleges and universities. The ban took effect Wednesday and applies both to indoor and outdoor spaces.

Smoking at JJC will only be permitted in noncollege owned vehicles traveling through or parked on campus. JJC Board of Trustees also approved a policy in June that bans the use of any tobacco product, as well as electronic or vapor cigarettes.

Eric Wilhelmi, JJC Student Government president, said he knows state lawmakers want students and the general population to be healthier, but he doesn’t like how the law is “at the expense of an individual’s choice.”

“I think smokers find it really inconvenient and really excessive, and I don’t think the nonsmokers care all that much,” Wilhelmi said. “I don’t think they feel their campus has been bettered. I think they’re pretty apathetic on it.”

Former Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation last August to ban smoking on campuses.

Among their findings, lawmakers found secondhand tobacco smoke causes at least 65,000 deaths each year and the Environmental Protection Agency determined secondhand smoke cannot be reduced to safe levels by high rates of ventilation.

The state law makes exemptions for smoking inside privately owned vehicles traveling through campus and certain activities allowed under the Federal American Indian Religious Freedom Act. As required by law, JJC has maps online for five of its buildings and campuses where smoking and tobacco product use is banned, which includes the main campus, the Morris Education Center, the Romeoville campus, City Center Campus and the Weitendorf

Know more JJC Smoking Ban Policy • Use of tobacco products, both smoking and smokeless, is prohibited in all college owned buildings, on all college-owned property, within all spaces leased by the college and in all college-owned, rented or leased vehicles.

• Policy does not apply to people in noncollege-owned or leased vehicles while passing through campus or parked in a college parking lot.

• Electronic or vapor cigarettes also is banned unless it has been approved or certified for legal sale by the USFDA for tobacco use cessation or other medical purpose.

• Enforcement may include fines up to $250 or an amount designated Eric Ginnard – eginnard@shawmedia.com by changes in state statute from A sign banning tobacco products, posted near a frequented smoking spot, waves in the wind Monday at time to time.

Joliet Junior College’s main campus in Joliet. All JJC campuses became smoke-free starting Wednesday because of state law.

Agricultural Education Center. JJC Police Chief Pete Comanda said the college has received good compliance with the previous smoking policy, which allowed smoking only in designated areas outside.

He suspects few people will violate the law.

“We don’t see it as being a lot different,” Comanda said.

“It’s going to be more of an educational enforcement more than a hammer. Generally, the people who get themselves in trouble are the ones who repeatedly violate it.”

If people do violate the law, they can face fines up to $250 or an amount designated by changes in state law from time to time, according to JJC board policy.

JJC officials, campus police and student government members have been alerting students to the changes. JJC Spokeswoman Kelly Rohder said JJC President Debra Daniels sent out emails throughout campus on the changes and alerts were sent out through faculty newsletters, campus TV monitors and posters.

JJC board policy also bans electronic and vapor cigarette use, unless it has been certified for legal sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for tobacco use, cessation or other medical purposes. If the product is approved by the FDA, it will be prohibited inside any college building.

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Gardner hosts school end events MORRIS HERALD–NEWS GARDNER – Gardner Grade School ended the school year with several events for students.

A talent show was held May 28, according to a news release from the school. The following students participated in the talent show: Kindergarten: Cooper Biros, Seth Boyajean, Reese Demarse, Ryan Dennis, Aiden Mack, Ella Mack, Aubrey Male, Abbie Olsen, Kallee Pennington, Olivia Siano and Grace Vitko.

First grade: Luca Beyers, Naya Clark, Leanna Freeman, Charlee Funes, Bret Manzello, Jomari Rodriguez, Kayla Schueber, Nina Siano, Owen Vitko, Tony Vyce, Madelyn Wilson and Addison Wright.

Second grade: Hannah Balcom, Anthony Crutchfield, Niko Cvitanovich, Cole Hampson, Ryan Millette, Emma Minnick, McKenzie Ragland, Ethan Thompson, Quinn Walsh, Tyler Wilkey and Owen Wrona.

Third grade: Jacob Bisping, Ashlee Boyajean, Chase Caplet, Sophia Crutchfield, Bennett Grant, Michael Kezerle, Annabella Kiss, Alexis Miller, Lucie Minnick, Maddie Olsen, Mary Clare Phillips, Jayden Talbot, Bella Vyce and Grace Wright.

Fourth grade: Dylan Carpenter, Abbey Granger, Makenzi Hahn, Taeryn Lardi and Ryan Olsen.

Fifth grade: Katelyn Farris, Alex Grivetti, Josh Levielle, Edith Ochoa, Sophie Randolph, Kaycia Raszkowski, Caleb Trinidad and Alyssa Woodworth.

Sixth grade: Abby Beck, Koli Croy, Goldie Hollingsworth, Luc Maurisak and Tristen Smart.

Seventh grade: Kevin Bisping, Alexis Brooke, Dejah Hendrickson, Emma Hennessy, Jack James, Tori King, Mary Lopez, Shelby Putnam, Mady Storm, Cole Walsh and Maryssa Woodworth.

Eighth grade: Nick Maurisak

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Gardner Grade School students Joey Morales, Donovan Herbert, Chris Ruiz and Malachi Coleman play tug of war during the school picnic held June 1. and Kimberly McDaniel.

An Art Show also was held and the winning art included: Best In Show: Kayli Olson – eighth grade First Place: Madison Grivetti, Madeline McConohay, Kayli Olson, Blake Patterson, Aubree Stein and Jayden Talbot.

Second Place: Taylor Benoit-Adams, Aiden Bodine, Koli Croy, Aubrey Male and Bella Vyce.

Third Place: Ayden Balaban, Luca Beyers, Reed Millette, Lucie Minnick and Reganne Patrick.

June 1 was the last day of student attendance in addition to being Picnic Day. Picnic Day was put on by the Gardner Grade School Parent Teacher Group.

Students were able to choose from a variety of different activities including bounce houses, tug of war, volleyball, badmitton, face painting, tattoos, karaoke and dunking their teachers in a dunk tank.

The Gardner Fire Protection District also hosted water fights, according to the release.

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Easter Seals receives funding from three state agencies – Department of Human Services, Department of Children and Family Services and the Illinois State Board of Education. While Rauner added money to education funding, the Easter Seals program most likely will receive a small cut.

Gardner said the organization is operating with a full staff and on regular hours for now while options are explored.

Frank Di Bartolomeo, president and CEO for Services Inc. of Will, Grundy and Kankakee counties, said the local agency would last six to eight weeks on its line of credit and would have to shut its doors if a state budget deal is not reached by then.

He said social service agencies and providers should not remain complacent, but instead sound the alarm about the crisis.

His 77 employees are aware of the potential for layoffs and furloughs, he said. “I want to be honest with them,” he said.

The local agency – also known as the Child and Family Connections – serves thousands of residents of those three counties by providing early intervention programs for children with disabilities and other services for adults with development disabilities.

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Illinois Valley Industries in Morris, which serves adults ages 18 years or older who have development disabilities, said they are one of the lucky ones.

“We are very blessed to have no programs affected,” Executive Director Kandis Cassetto said.

She said funding for IVI programs are paid on a Medicaid-based billing system, and there is currently no planned impact.

“Our payments may be delayed but it won’t affect how we do business,” she said. “All staff and clients are in place today.”

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Linda Lee Housman (nee Lutomski), age 65, of Joliet, and a former 27 year Dwight resident, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

She was born November 18, 1949, to the late Ethel (nee Higgins) and Clifford Lutomski in Morris, where she was raised and educated.

Beloved wife of 40 years to Raymond Andrew Housman of Joliet; loving mother of Cindy (Bernie)

Studyvin of Joliet, James Clifford Housman of Pontiac, IL and Daniel Fredrick Lee Housman of Dwight, IL; dear grandmother of Leeann (George Henry) Hall of Joliet; and proud great-grandmother of George Henry Hall, III “Junior”; one niece, Shelly Lutomski; one nephew, Brian (Natalie) Lampman; one greatniece, Jay; and her close friend, Kathy Miles also survive.

Preceded in death by her parents; and one sister, Marla Lorraine Lutomski.

Linda enjoyed crocheting, needlecraft and especially spending time with her family.

All friends and relatives are invited to gather on Sunday, July 5,

2015, at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., with the Memorial Service to follow at 4:00 p.m. As it was Linda’s wish, Cremation Rites have been accorded. In lieu of flowers, memorials to her family would be appreciated.

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ROBERT H. KOTEK, JR. Robert H. Kotek, Jr., age 79, of Quincy, formerly of Braidwood, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the Illinois Veteran Home in Quincy.

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Then-105 year-old Sir Nicholas Winton is shown in 2014 waiting to be decorated with the highest Czech Republic’s decoration, The Order of the White Lion, at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic. has lost a great man.” Jonathan Sacks, Britain’s former chief rabbi, said Winton “was a giant of moral courage and determination, and he will be mourned by Jewish people around the world.”

In Israel, President Reuven Rivlin said Winton will be remembered as a hero from “those darkest of times.” “[He] was a man who valued human life above all else, and there are those who are alive today who are testament to his dedication and sacrifice,” Rivlin said.

Born in London on May 19, 1909, to parents of German Jewish descent, Winton himself was raised as a Christian.

Late in 1938, a friend contacted him and told him to cancel the skiing holiday they had planned and travel instead to Czechoslovakia.

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Nicholas Winton, savior of Jewish children, dies at 106 LONDON – He was just a 29-year-old clerk at the London Stock Exchange when he faced the challenge of a lifetime. Traveling with a friend to Czechoslovakia in 1938, as the drums of impending war echoed around Europe, Nicholas Winton was hit by a key realization.

The country was in danger and no one was saving its Jewish children.

Winton would almost single-handedly save more than 650 Jewish children from the Holocaust, earning himself the label “Britain’s Schindler.” He died Wednesday at age 106 in a hospital near Maidenhead, his hometown west of London, his family said.

Winton arranged trains to carry children from Nazi-occupied Prague to Britain, battling bureaucracy at both ends and saving them from almost certain death. He then kept quiet about his exploits for a half-century.

His daughter, Barbara, said she hoped her father would be remembered for his wicked sense of humor and charity work as well as his wartime heroism. And she hoped his legacy would be inspiring people to believe that even difficult things were possible.

“He believed that if there was something that needed to be done you should do it,” she said. “Let’s not spend too long agonizing about stuff. Let’s get it done.”

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by Germany, Winton and his friend feared – correctly – that Czechoslovakia soon would be invaded by the Nazis and that its Jewish residents would be sent to concentration camps.

While some in Britain were working to get Jewish intellectuals and communists out of Czechoslovakia, no one was trying to save the children – so Winton took that task upon himself.

Returning to Britain, Winton persuaded British officials to accept children, as long as foster homes were found and a 50-pound guarantee was paid for each one to ensure they had enough money to return home later. At the time, their stays were only expected to be temporary.

Setting himself up as the one-man children’s section

of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia, Winton set about finding homes and guarantors, drawing up lists of about 6,000 children, publishing pictures to encourage British families to agree to take them.

The first 20 children arrived by plane, but once the German army reached Prague in March 1939, they could only be brought out by train.

In the months before the outbreak of World War II, eight trains carried children from Czechoslovakia through Germany to Britain. In all, Winton got 669 children out.

The largest evacuation was scheduled for Sept. 3, 1939 – the day that Britain declared war on Germany. That train never left, and almost none of the 250 children trying to flee on it survived the war.

The children from Prague were among some 10,000 mostly Jewish children who made it to Britain on what were known as the Kindertransports (children’s transports).

Few of them would see their parents again.

Although many more Jewish children were saved from Berlin and Vienna, those operations were better organized and better financed. Winton’s operation was unique because he worked almost alone.

“Maybe a lot more could have been done. But much more time would have been needed, much more help would have been needed from other countries, much more money would have been needed, much more organization,” Winton later said.

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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS The Associated Press JACKSON, Mississippi – A son of legendary Mississippi blues artist Robert Johnson became rich by winning a court fight over his father’s estate. But even when finances were no longer a concern, an attorney said Claud Johnson kept the gravel truck he had driven for years — a reminder of the hard work that guided his own life.

Claud Johnson was 83 when he died Tuesday, said John Kitchens, who represented him in the extended legal battle over the estate of Robert Johnson.

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in early 2014 that Claud Johnson could keep the profits from the only two known photographs of his father. Legend has it that Robert Johnson, who wrote “Me and the Devil Blues” and “Crossroads Blues,” sold his soul to the devil for his talent.

A court declared Claud Johnson the musician’s sole heir in 1998. Other relatives sued him in 2000, but the state Supreme Court ruled in 2014 that the lawsuit had been filed too late.

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beverage concessions will remain open as well. Budweiser products CHANNAHON – The Channahon will be for sale throughout the Park District is hosting the annual evening. Concessions will be availIndependence Day Celebration at able by Pam’s Academy of Dance, Taco Burrito King and Kernal Davis Community Park on Saturday.

Kettle Corn. New this year is a free Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m.

1 mile Family Freedom Fun Run/ with Indian Ridge Farm Petting Walk. Show your patriotism by Zoo, inflatables, face painting, dressing up in Red, White & Blue dunk tank and decorating for the and join the First Family Freedom Freedom Parade. Kids, pets and Fun Run/Walk. Be creative with families alike can decorate their your costumes and don’t forget bikes, big wheels, scooters, or your sneakers. Fun Run begins wagons with patriotic decoraat 6:00 p.m. Community Park is tions and then participate in the Freedom Parade. The evening will located on McClintock Road, one also include a bomb pop giveaway, mile east of Interstate 55. dodgeball, games and activities for For information, contact the the kids, concert in park featuring Channahon Park District at 815467-7275 or visit www.channa80s Enough band and fireworks display. The 80s Enough will con- honpark.org.

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Lemonade stand to remain open for a second day on Friday lice will continue to do roving patrols in the area.

Continued from page 3 Logan said the patrol will remain heavy because there The boys went through five have been unauthorized scrapcontainers of lemonade and pers in the area. Clean-up efall the cookies they had, and forts will continue through Saturday, with crews focusing raised about $500.

Nolan said one woman told on removing debris between him that the $100 she gave was sidewalks and the street. for him to get a new baseball bag to replace the one he lost Donations As of Wednesday, Julie when his house was destroyed.

The boys were so excited Buck, executive director of with the response they decided Community Foundation of to hold at least one more lem- Grundy County, said $46,000 onade stand. They intend to be has been received in donain the parking lot at the corner tions to the tornado relief fund of Route 47 and Chapin Street formed by the foundation. Doacross from the Morris Munic- nations can be made at www. ipal Services Facility from 9 cfgrundycounty.com.

Just more than $24,000 of a.m. to noon Friday.

“I have a real entrepreneur that came in the form of donations ranging from $5 to $500 here,” Tiffany Berger said.

This isn’t Nolan’s first busi- from donors throughout Illiness. Before the tornado hit nois as well as several other their home, Nolan had more states including Texas, New than $300 saved in his dresser York and Washington.

“We keep getting corpodrawer from doing lawn work.

A neighbor found and re- rate phone calls to fill out paturned $20 found in their back- perwork so they can donate,” yard, but the rest remains lost. Buck said. “We will meet with Mayor [Terry] Halliday next week to decide how to distribVillage update Coal City Police Sgt. Tom ute the funds.”

Buck said for those interLogan said clean-up efforts continue to progress through- ested in volunteering or who out the village. All checkpoints would like to know what supare set to open Thursday, he plies are needed can visit the said, and the village’s police Coal City Tornado–Official department and auxiliary po- Facebook page.

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OPINION The power of radical forgiveness The power of love recently on display in Charleston, South Carolina, has been stunning. For a nation beset by hate in recent months, from one city to another, the blood shed there has led to something better.

What a deep reserve of love there must be among the family and friends of those murdered at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church that they forgive the man accused of killing their loved ones. This is the Christian way, and it is quite dazzling to behold.

Remember Pope St. John Paul II, saying this in May of 1981 from Gemelli Hospital in Rome? “I pray for the brother who shot me and whom I sincerely pardoned.”

Where does this come from? The kind of love that forgives what to any reasonable person would seem unforgivable?

It has something to do with freedom, and it’s worth reflecting on it as we approach another Independence Day. Across the pond, at Stonyhurst College in England, there resides a treasure trove of history that predates the United States, but, in many ways, is a part of our story.

Evil isn’t senseless so much as it is a reality in our fallen world.

One of the hymns of praise that have been recently heard from Mother Emanuel, as the Charleston church has been dubbed, is “Be Thou My Vision.” Its lyrics include: “High King of Heaven, my victory won, May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.”

When God’s will reigns in one’s life, there is a freedom this world cannot fully make

THE FIRST

AMENDMENT

VIEWS Kathryn Jean Lopez sense of. It’s a union with eternity.

Nine people were murdered. And Nadine Collier, the daughter of one of the slain, Ethel Lance, said to the man who killed her mother: “You took something very precious away from me. I will never get to talk to her ever again. I will never be able to hold her again.” And yet, she added: “But I forgive you.”

This is the love we’ve seen from Egyptian Coptic Christians whose loved ones were beheaded by ISIS some months back. This is the gratuitous love of God, which keeps us honest and generous and drawn out of self-centeredness and indifference.

This is the indispensable support to any experiment in ordered liberty. This is the seed for renewal.

For every news story of burnings, murders and hatred, remember this. Remember the nine who died in Charleston as they were getting to know their Lord better, nailed to the cross they were, in the end. Remember the passion of a soul who longs for the Heaven he or she does not deserve. Remember where our liberty comes from, and pass it on – for another Independence Day. Giving thanks for those who live life out of love and hope for an eternal one.

• Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute, editor-at-large of National Review Online and founding director of Catholic Voices USA. She can be contacted at klopez@nationalreview.com.

OUR VIEW

Pawns in a statewide chess game The mighty struggle underway over the Illinois state budget is eerily similar to the game of chess. The comparison is both apt and sad.

The opponents are the entrenched Democrats, led

by House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, versus first-year Gov. Bruce Rauner and the minority Republicans. They represent the kings, queens, knights, bishops and rooks on the chessboard.

And the 12.8 million other Illinoisans? Well, if you’ve ever felt like a pawn in the great budgetary battle, join the club.

In chess, pawns are manipulated to advance the interests of the major pieces.

Pawns don’t matter much in the grand scheme of things.

They are routinely imperiled and sacrificed to benefit the more powerful chess pieces.

Likewise, in the budget battle, average citizens are manipulated to advance the interests of the politicians.

If the public is imperiled by budgetary proposals and brinksmanship, it’s no real concern to the leadership

class.

The object of chess is to use one’s intelligence and experience to defeat the opponent.

The same goes for politics, which unfortunately carries over into governance, and which is the crux of the budget battle: Will the state continue to live beyond its means, or not?

The budget approved by the Democrats would spend $3 billion to $4 billion more than it takes in. Democratic leaders did that on purpose to pressure Rauner to approve tax increases to cover the difference.

For his part, Rauner doesn’t like the chronic overspending, vetoed most of the budget, and awaits the arrival of Democrats at the bargaining table to negotiate for what he wants: some “pro-business” legislation and structural reforms to government that would weaken Democrats’ stranglehold on power.

Thus, we entered the new fiscal year Wednesday with no state spending plan in place.

What are the pawns’

roles in all of this? Average Illinoisans have spoken up about how proposed budget cuts would negatively affect them. Some have done so on their own; others have been trotted out by politicians.

Either way, their stories are compelling.

Senior citizens, the poor, those with physical and mental disabilities, and others who rely on state funding are imperiled. The uncertainty is difficult to bear.

In chess, pawns do have one golden opportunity to triumph. If a pawn can advance to the end of the board, it wins a powerful promotion and gains great influence.

The opposing player tries to stop that from happening at all costs.

In Illinois’ budgetary endgame, Illinoisans must put politicians in check and exert their combined influence to demand that fiscal prudence and the best interests of the people be part of the new budget.

For politicians who just don’t get it, the public can deal with them at the next election.

Checkmate.

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Morris Herald-News All-Area Softball Team announced

By ROB OESTERLE

ery: “Janelle was a great lead-

off hitter and really got the offense going. She has a lot The Morris Herald-News of range at shortstop and is a area had some pretty good great kid with a lot of talent softball teams this spring. and a great mindset.”

Morris won its second straight regional championship in Abby Burns, Class 3A, while Gardner-South Morris, So., P: Wilmington picked up its third 16-8, 1.81 ERA consecutive Class 1A region- 159 1 ⁄3 IP, 154 al title. Seneca, Coal City, Mi- K. Also hit .299 nooka and Newark all finished with 1 2B and above .500.

10 RBIs. Illinois All of the teams had qual- Coaches Associ- Abby Burns ity season-long performances ation Class 3A from many of their players. Third-Team All-State.

Following is the best of the Coach Lowery: “Always does best, the Morris Herald-News a great job on the rubber. She All-Area Softball Team, in al- works very hard year round phabetical order. to perfect her game, and has a great passion and respect for Emily Aichele, the game.” roesterle@shawmedia.com

Coal City, Sr., P/ OF: 9-3, 1.54 ERA,

Karlie Cade, Seneca, Jr., 2B:

70 K, 25 BB. .284 BA, 24 RBIs. Two-time All-Interstate Eight Emily Conference.

Aichele

349 BA, 21 RBIs, 20 SB. Only 4 errors in 133 chances at 2B, .970 fielding percentage. All-Interstate Eight Conference.

2B, 3 3B, 19 RBIs, 25 R. Coach Posing: “Sophie had an excellent year at the plate and on the field. She also is one of the three seniors who have changed the atmosphere of Panther softball. An excellent defensive shortstop and vocal leader.”

27 R, 22 RBIs. All-Interstate Eight ConferLeah ence.

Leah Campos, Sophie Barna, Gardner-South Coal Cty, So., OF: Wilmington, Sr., SS: .373 BA, 5 .375 BA, 7 2B,

Caty Bell, Minooka, Sr., SS:

.306 BA, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR. Caty Bell

Janelle Brehm, Morris, So., SS:

.422 BA, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 34 RBIs, All-Northern Illinois Big 12 East.

Janelle

Coach Low- Brehm

Emily Foley, Gardner-South RBIs. Morris Herald-News She did a great job in the two spot of our lineup. She is one Wilmington, Sr., P: 22-9, 2.44 Player of the Year.

C o a c h L o w e r y : “ E m i l y of our three seniors who have ERA, 167K. .471 BA, 14 2B, 6 3B, 3 HR, 44 RBIs. Illinois Coaches Association Class 1A ThirdTeam All-State.

Coach Posing: “Emily is one of the best all-around players in the area. She can do it all.”

meant so much to us. She was been so instrumental in the like another coach on the field teams success over the last 3 behind the plate and worked years.” very hard on her hitting in the offseason and it showed.”

Maranda Residori, Gard-

Alyssa Hajduk, Minooka, Sr., P:

OF: .403 BA, 8 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR, 39 RBIs. RBIs. Illinois Coaches AssociaCoach Posing: “Maranda

ner-South Wilmington, Jr., 3B: Jenni Nugent, Seneca, Sr., DP/ .423 BA, 9 2B, 6 3B, 1 HR, 29

tion Class 2A Third-Team All- had an excellent year as our State. Two-time All-Interstate cleanup hitter. She is a very Eight Conference. tough out. and an excellent third baseman. She drove in S y d n e y P e r k i n s , G a r d - many big runs for us.” ner-South Wilmington, So., 1B: .360 BA, 2 2B, 5 3B, 1 HR, 21 Lyda Robinson, Seneca, Fr., RBIs, 22 R. C/3B: .357 BA, 4 2B, 3 3B, 14 Coach Posing: “Sydney had RBIs, 19 SB. Coach Mark Coach Stecken: “Lyda was Brown: “Alyssa was a force in a break out year at the plate. our lineup and on the mound She is going to be an out- hands down our best defensive for us. She is a hard working standing player in the years player at third, catcher, or outyoung lady who leads by exam- ahead. She plays a solid first field, a super utility player.” base.” ple.”

15-10, 1.15 ERA, 97 2⁄3 IP, 112 K, 20 BB... Also hit .327 with 1 2B and 5 3B. All-Southwest Alyssa Prairie ConferHajduk ence.

Taya TorkelSteffanie Pershey, Minooka, son, Morris, Sr., Kylie King, Gardner-South OF: .386 BA, 4 2B, Wilmington, Jr. C: .463 BA, 4 2B, Sr., OF: .319 BA, 3 2B. 5 3B, 1 HR, 21 RBIs, 34 R. Coach Posing: “Kylie is our leadoff hitter and catcher. She did a great job at the top of the lineup setting up innings. As a catcher, she completely shuts down running games.”

Campos Leah Lines, Michaela Coughlin, Seneca, Morris, Sr., 2B: Sr., 1B: .390 BA, 7 2B, 14 RBIs. .402 BA, 8 2B, 22 Coach Stecken: Michaela RBIs. was a pleasant surprise ofCoach Lowery:

fensively, perhaps our most “Leah showed improved player on the sea- g r e a t c o m p o son.” s u r e a t t h e Leah Lines plate in presMakenna Emsure situations. She was a erson, Coal City, great leader on and off the Jr., SS: .368 BA, field.”

7 2B, 4 HR, 28 RBIs. Illinois Taylor Meents, Coal City, Jr., Coaches AssociOF: .400 BA, 28 R, 9 RBIs. Twoation Class 2A time All-Interstate Eight ConS e c o n d - T e a m Makenna ference.

All-State. Three- Emerson time All-InterEmily Moore, Morris, Jr., C: state Eight Conference. .371 BA, 10 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 30

Ashley Phelps, Morris, Fr., 1B: .418 BA, 8 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 43 RBIs.

Coach Lowery:

“Ashley showed Ashley great compoPhelps sure offensively and defensively. She tied for second in the IHSA for most home runs in a single game with three (vs Taylorville). She also set a Morris High School record for most home runs in a season (8).”

2 3B, 20 RBIs.

Coach Lowery: “Taya is a

very talented outfielder who gets a tremen- Taya dous read on the Torkelson ball off the bat.

She also came up big for us offensively in the post-season.”

Lexi Trompeter, Seneca, Sr., SS: .342 BA, 12

2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 37 RBIs. Two-time All-Interstate Eight Confer- Lexi Lexi Posing, Gardner-South ence.

Trompeter Wilmington, Sr., OF: .333 BA, 3 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBIs, 30 R. Kelsea Zitt, Coach Posing: “Lexi had an- Newark, Jr., OF: .493 BA, 11 2B, other excellent year. While 10 HR, 35 RBIs. All-Little Ten her average was down from Conference. Illinois Coachthe last two years, she always es Association Class 1A Secfinds a way to help a team. ond-Team All-State.

AREA ROUNDUP

STAFF REPORTS The 2015 Lady Irish All-Star Summer Softball Camp will be from 10 a.m. to noon July 27 to 29, each day at the Seneca High School softball complex and gymnasiums.

Four Seneca High School All-State and current collegiate players come together for a three-day summer softball camp while also being instructed by Dan Stecken, softball coach at Seneca High

School.

The camp will be a total skills camp open to firstthrough eighth-graders.

This camp is set at a time that will allow girls to prepare for travel team tryouts – usually at the end of July or early August; tryouts for junior high softball; or to get better at softball.

For $45, each camper will receive a T-shirt and other Seneca softball prizes.

Contact Stecken at desteck-

en@senecahs.org or 815-326- and is limited to the first 75 2559 for information. players registered.

Also, any players attending TRYOUTS the clinic will receive a free Wiers Academy: The fourth registration to the Wiers Warannual Wiers Academy tryout rior and Lady Warrior tryclinic will be from noon to 2 outs. p.m. July 21 through 23 at the Visit www.wierssports.

Roth Lighted Ballpark next to com for more information.

Shabbona Middle School.

The clinic will focus on the ATHLETIC PHYSICALS skills that coaches look for, Coal City: Physicals will be whether it is travel ball or given on Wednesday at Coal IESA school tryouts.

City High School for students The cost of the clinic is $75 entering grades 6 through 8

and 10 through 12. Students whose names begin with A through K will be from 8 to 10 a.m. and L through Z from 10 a.m. to noon.

The cost for the physicals, which are provided by Presence Medical, is $15.

Checks should be made out to Coal City Unit District #1. All athletes should enter through the front doors and must have a physical form signed by parents to get a physical.

BULLS

Bulls settle for high deals on Butler, Dunleavy

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com Hollywood will have to wait.

After spending the past month hanging out with actor Mark Wahlberg, as well as allowing leaks about his desire to play in Los Angeles to permeate throughout the league, guard Jimmy Butler ended up doing what many in the Bulls’ organization thought he would do all along.

Butler agreed Wednesday to a five-year, $90 million contract after the Bulls allowed the fifth year of the deal to be at Butler’s option.

Although free-agent deals can’t be made official until July 9, the Bulls wasted little time accomplishing two of their offseason goals. Not only did they come to terms with Butler, but they also brought back small forward Mike Dunleavy, agreeing in principle to a three-year, $14.5 million deal.

For Dunleavy, the deal represents a significant raise from his last contract with the Bulls, which he outperformed.

Two years ago, he signed a two-year, $6.5 million deal to be a rotation guy off the bench.

Instead, he became a starter in the middle of his first season

when the Bulls traded Luol Deng.

“As far as looking in the past, I have no issue with that contract,” Dunleavy said.

“That’s what I signed up for. I did my best, and if people feel I outperformed it, then great.

That’s what you always want to do.

“As far as moving forward, I obviously feel like I’m worthy of being paid or compensated more than what that contract represented, so hopefully this time around I’ll be able to get a bump in pay. We’ll see how it plays out.”

Dunleavy also was getting heavy interest from LeBron

James and the Cleveland Cavaliers and was hearing rumors about the Washington Wizards also wanting his services.

On Monday, Dunleavy said he didn’t expect free agency to go quickly for him.

But Butler deciding to return was a big factor in Dunleavy’s decision to do the same.

The moves enabled the Bulls to keep their leading scorer (20 points a game during the regular season) and top defender in Butler and their biggest 3-point threat (1.7 a game) in Dunleavy. And although both respected the job former coach Tom Thibodeau did, they understood the Bulls’

decision to cut ties with him.

“I think there’s a lot of things going for this organization that made me want to come back,” Dunleavy said.

“But certainly the coaching change ... I mean, I enjoyed playing for Tom, but I think I’m excited to play for Fred [Hoiberg]. It certainly doesn’t deter me from coming back.”

The next order of business for the Bulls is to add a veteran guard. A source indicated they are interested in Rodney Stuckey and Jeremy Lin because of their ability to play either guard spot. Gary Neal and J.J. Barea also are possibilities.

Butler’s steely reliability part of what the Bulls need right now

By RICK MORRISSEY rmorrissey@suntimes.com There was nothing wrong with Jimmy Butler pondering a life with more money elsewhere, just as there was nothing wrong with Brandon Saad wanting more money from the Blackhawks.

But it does feels good when someone decides to stay home, even if that decision is helped along by $90 million.

Professional sports are a hard, cold business, and anyone who gets sentimental

about them risks getting his or her heart ripped out and placed on a platter as a midday snack.

So when Butler agreed to a five-year, $90 million contract with the Bulls on Wednesday, you didn’t know whether to celebrate or wait for the other Nike to drop – that the Bulls would have to auction off the Michael Jordan statue outside the United Center because it took so much money to sign him. Something like that.

But until that happens, let’s just enjoy the idea of having a

great defender, a hard worker and a suddenly solid scorer sticking around for several more years. And if you want to pretend that Butler decided to call off his free-agent visits to other teams out of loyalty to the team that drafted him, that’s fine.

For the Bulls and new coach Fred Hoiberg, the most important issue now is not dollars and cents. It’s Butler and Derrick Rose and, apparently, the matter of whose team it is.

Butler never struck me as the kind of person who would

fall into that silly, egomaniacal trap, but that’s exactly what has happened, according to Sun-Times reports.

The news of Butler signing a long-term deal with the Bulls offers hope that whatever friction there has been between the two has been sanded down and smoothed over by a few meetings. Or, short of that, that $90 million has special healing properties.

Whatever the case, the Bulls have taken care of business and allowed uneasy fans to think ahead rather than be-

hind, the immediate past being the playoff dismantlement

by LeBron James and the Cavaliers.

Butler is one of the few givens on this team. The Bulls don’t know what Rose can give them after three knee injuries.

They don’t know if Joakim Noah is worn down for good or can bounce back from his own injuries. They don’t know how long Pau Gasol can stay ahead of his age (he turns 35 on Monday) or how big a step Nikola Mirotic can take from his rookie season to the next.

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BLACKHAWKS

Saad sounded anything but sad on signing

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com Maybe if Brandon Saad had been on the phone with Stan Bowman instead of his agent, he would have blinked first during the game of free-agency chicken.

But agents do the negotiating, not players. And as a result, Saad is now a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Artem Anisimov is a member of the Blackhawks.

Saad certainly didn’t sound like a guy who saw this coming.

“A little shocked,” he said Wednesday, a day after he was traded to Columbus in a seven-player deal. “My first time going through the process.

At the same time, it’s a business. Things are going to happen, and most guys don’t play their entire career in the same place. I’m excited to get going in Columbus.”

Bowman expected to resign Saad. Saad expected to resign, too.

Just two days after the Hawks won the Stanley Cup, Saad said that the idea of accepting a hometown discount was “something that crossed my mind.”

“The money’s going to come and go, but to win championships and play on a great team, that’s what it’s all about,” he said at the time.

But Saad said his agent, Lewis Gross, handled the negotiations, adding, “I try to stay out of it as much as possible. You just try to play the game and have fun. As for the business part, you try to take the emotion out of it.”

Saad has yet to sign an extension with the Blue Jackets, but Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen said that he’ll match any offer sheet.

In the meantime, the Hawks signed Anisimov, the centerpiece of the return package, to a five-year extension with a $4.55 million cap hit starting in 2016-17.

That’s money that likely was earmarked for Saad.

“I had hoped it would work out in Chicago because of the relationships I have with guys there, and the things we’d ac-

complished, but I know there’s a business side, too,” Saad said. “With the Blackhawks, and how close they are to the cap, you knew something was

going to happen with me or someone else. And this time, it was my time to go.”

Saad said he had talked to a few of his former Hawks team-

mates, and that they wished him the best of luck.

The Blue Jackets are a team on the rise, and could be contenders in the Metropolitan

Division next season.

But it’ll be quite a change of scenery after leaving a perennial power for a team trying to build something.

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Do not play without thinking

CELEBRITY CIPHER

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, a Nobelist from Hungary who offered his prize money to Finland, said, “Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different.”

To do well at the bridge table, you must think the right thought at the correct moment. Your success rate will rise if you pause to consider the alternatives.

That – surprise, surprise – is relevant in today’s deal. Look at the North and East hands. East is defending against three spades. After West leads the heart king, how should East plan to defeat the contract?

A modern duplicate player sitting West would respond with a pre-emptive three hearts, showing four trumps but limited high-card power. With game-invitational or better values, he would make a two-spade cue-bid raise – exactly as North did with his three-heart cue-bid. South, with a weakish balanced hand, signed off in three spades.

For East, holding the heart ace, it looks obvious to encourage a heart continuation by signaling with his nine.

But first he should ask from where his side might get five tricks. There are only two available in hearts, but perhaps three can be corralled in clubs.

However, to do that, West will have to lead clubs twice through dummy’s king. So, at trick one, East must discourage by dropping his heart two.

Then, as you can see, if West shifts to the club three, the defenders can triumph.

East wins with his club jack and plays a low heart to his partner’s queen. Then another club lead gives East-West the first five tricks.

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Readers defend parents who disapprove of cohabitation Dear Readers: On May 5, I printed a letter from a parent, “Against the Tide in New Jersey.” He said his “independent, intelligent, loving” daughters (both in their late 20s) have dated their boyfriends for five years and had recently moved in with them.

The man also said he and his wife approve of the young men.

One daughter is planning to have an open house and invited her parents. The writer said his daughter is upset because he and his wife refuse to attend because cohabitation is against their beliefs. He said he and his wife “understand her decision,” but their daughter doesn’t appear to respect theirs. He asked, “Are

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips we wrong?”

I responded yes, because it’s no longer unusual for couples to cohabit before marriage. I asked how long they plan to continue punishing the daughter and said I don’t think they have anything to gain by doing so. Thousands of angry readers wrote to comment. Read on: Dear Abby: Cohabitation is NOT a substitute for matrimony. I realize it is “not unusual for couples today to live together.” However, you must certainly be aware that many

religious people regard doing so as a sin against God. Should the parents compromise their beliefs to attend, simply because their daughter’s relationship is “progressing nicely”? Why do you feel that standing up for their beliefs is “punishing” their daughter and her live-in? I wish you would address this again. –

Dianne in Lubbock, Texas

Dear Dianne: I try to deal with things as they are, and not as some people think they ought to be. Today many couples have chosen to live together before marriage. Some are trying to avoid the unhappiness they saw in their parents’ marriages. Others realize that you don’t really know someone until you have lived with

him or her. Divorce is messy, not to mention expensive on many levels, and they want to avoid the pain if possible – although few separations are painless.

I believe that parents should choose their battles carefully after their children become adults. What these parents are doing may eventually isolate them from their daughters. Acting as they are, there may be other happy occasions they’ll be skipping.

This one is just the first.

Dear Abby: If the letter writer and his wife accept an invitation to someone’s house, do they check first to make sure their hosts share their “values,” that they vote the same way, are against gay mar-

riage, have the same religious beliefs? If they don’t take that same care with everyone they know, they are being unfair to their daughters.

For five years they were apparently comfortable with the daughters living at home or in their own apartments and having sex with their boyfriends on the sly. Now that the young women are honestly acknowledging the sexual relationship and formalizing it by living together openly, suddenly there’s a problem. There’s a stench of hypocrisy here. –

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• Write to Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Morris Hera!d-News / MorrisHera!d-News.com • Thursday, Ju!y 2, 2015 • EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 24, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on August 13, 2015, at the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 East Washington Street front door entrance, MORRIS, IL, 60450, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 305 NORTH WABASSO STREET, Minooka, IL 60447 Property Index No. 03-01-251-014.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $210,733.61.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

NDA 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 ACWITH SECTION CORDANCE 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, contact Plaintiff s attorney: LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 357-1125 Please refer calls to the sales department Please refer to file number 12-02959.

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

LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 357-1125 Attorney File No. 12-02959 Case Number: 12 CH 227 TJSC#: 35-9570 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(Published in the Morris HeraldNews, July 2, 9, 16, 2015.)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY MORRIS, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.BRANDI WENTWORTH, LINDA JOSEPH WENTWORTH, WENTWORTH AND DANIEL WENTWORTH Defendant 12 CH 227 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 24, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on August 13, 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 6 IN BLOCK 1 IN THOMPSON AND HOYLAND'S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 11, 1957, IN PLAT BOOK D, PAGE 12 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 174053, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 305 NORTH WABASSO STREET, Minooka, IL 60447 Property Index No. 03-01-251-014.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $210,733.61.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the

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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 ACWITH SECTION CORDANCE 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, contact Plaintiff s attorney: LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 357-1125 Please refer calls to the sales department Please refer to file number 12-02959.

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

LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 357-1125 Attorney File No. 12-02959 Case Number: 12 CH 227 TJSC#: 35-9570 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(Published in the Morris HeraldNews, July 2, 9, 16, 2015.)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Student Support Tutor

Grundy Area Vocational Center

Grundy Area Vocational Center

Job Category: Clinical Nursing Assistant District & Building Name: Grundy Area Vocational Center Application Deadline: July 15, 2015 Start Date: August 11, 2015 Salary/Benefits: GAVC offers excellent benefits and a regionally competitive salary.

Region: Three Rivers #18 Employment Terms: Part-time Permanent Grade Level: 11 &12

Job Category: Student Support Services District & Building Name: Grundy Area Vocational Center Application Deadline: July 15, 2015 Start Date: August 11, 2015 Salary/Benefits: GAVC offers excellent benefits and a regionally competitive salary.

Region: Three Rivers #18 Terms of employment: Full-time Permanent (School Year: August - May) Grade Level: Secondary (11th &12th grades)

Qualifications: Candidate must be an RN with a current IL Nursing License. Candidates must have a minimum of two years nursing experience in Illinois, one of which within a hospice, long term care facility, or medical surgical unit caring for the elderly or chronically ill. The candidate must have current successful completion of the IDPH certification "Train the Trainer" and CPR Certification or ability to successfully complete both before 08/2015.

Duties: Candidate will supervise the advanced student clinical experience in the hospital setting and assist lead instructor in clinical supervision of first year students in the long term care facility setting. Candidate will assess student progress in 21 manual skills, assist in recording clinical grades, and assist with classroom management.

How to Apply: Applications accepted online at www.gavc-il.org.

Select the “Employment Opportunities” tab to view current job openings.

KIT ‘N’ CARLYLE ® BY Larry Wright

PUBLIC NOTICE

M-III Chicago, LLC Plaintiff, v.

Randal G. Ritke, et al.

Defendants, 15 CH 79 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed herein, notice is hereby given to all Defendants, Unknown Tenants, Unknown Associations, Unknown Owners and Non- Record Claimants in the above entitled action; that said action has been commenced in the Court by the Plaintiff, naming you as Defendants therein and praying for a mortgage foreclosure of the premises described as follows, to-wit: PARCEL 1: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER FOR A DISTANCE OF 1528.28 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-

Qualifications: Candidate must possess an Associate?s Degree, minimally, and have educational experience. Candidate must be skilled in the use of technology, classroom management, and instructional best practice. Candidate must be knowledgeable in both general and special education.

Duties: Provide individual & small group support to students in need of assistance. This may include creation of supplementary and/or modified materials, tutoring, oral presentation, facilitation of KeyTrain testing system, and all other duties as assigned. Candidate may serve as internal substitute for GAVC programs. Candidate will support goals and mission of GAVC Student Center via close collaboration with the Student Services Instructor.

How to Apply: Applications may be accessed via the “Employment Opportunities” tab at

www.gavc-il.org

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HERMAN ® BY Jim Unger

26 CLASSIFIED • Thursday, Ju!y 2, 2015 • WAY LINE OF A CSX RAILROAD; THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 1653.58 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 10 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 290.05 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTER LINE OF WEITZ ROAD; THENCE NORTH 74 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SAID CENTER LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 22.89 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 08 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 114.79 FEET; THENCE NORTH 81 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 46.26 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 08 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 324.19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 305.49 FEET; THENCE NORTH 13 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 190.64 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 195.59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 10 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 102.65 FEET; THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 42 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 98.16 FEET; THENCE NORTH 06 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 94.34 FEET; THENCE NORTH 23 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 51 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 34.67 FEET; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 44.70 FEET; THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 213.32 FEET; THENCE NORTH 15 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 21.76 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTER LINE OF SAID WEITZ ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 74 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID CENTER LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 10.17 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTER LINE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 94.04 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTER LINE SOUTH 74 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 95.79 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF GRUNDY, STATE OF ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER FOR A DISTANCE OF 2430.77 FEET; THENCE NORTH 80 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 1298.77 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 10 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 212.92 FEET; THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 23.35 FEET; THENCE NORTH 12 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 50.39 FEET;

THENCE NORTH 10 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 93.51 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 195.59 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 13 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 190.64 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 305.49 FEET; THENCE NORTH 08 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 324.19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 81 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 46.26 FEET; THENCE NORTH 08 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE 324.19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 81 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 46.26 FEET; THENCE NORTH 08 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 114.79 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTER LINE OF WEITZ ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 74 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID CENTER LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 22.89 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTER LINE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 78.37 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTER LINE NORTH 82 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 98.72 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 08 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 564.84 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 666.62 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 9.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ALL LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF GRUNDY, STATE OF ILLINOIS. Except the following: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER FOR A DISTANCE OF 2430.77 FEET; THENCE NORTH 80 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 1298.77 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 80 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 9.36 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 271.31 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 08 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 485.94 FEET; THENCE NORTH 80 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 137.93 FEET; THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 165.95 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTER LINE OF WEITZ ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 74 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SAID CENTER LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 92.71 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SAID CENTER LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 78.37 FEET; THENCE NORTH 82 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST

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ALONG THE SAID CENTER LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 98.72 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 08 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 564.84 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 395.31 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, [CONTAINING 5.000 ACRES MORE OR LESS,] ALL LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 4650 N. Weitz Road, Morris, Illinois 60540; and for such other relief; that summons has been issued out of this Court against you as provided by law, and that this action is still pending.

Now, therefore, unless you file your answer or otherwise make your appearance in said action by this Court, by filing the same in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk of Grundy County, 111 East Washington Street, Room 30, Morris, Illinois on or before August 3, 2015, an order of default may be entered against you.

Megan A. Drefchinski, Attorney for Plaintiff The Collins Law Firm, PC 1770 Park Street, Suite 200 Naperville, IL 60563 630-527-1595 I662064 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, July 2, 9, 16, 2015)

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