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Man killed by semi while fixing flat tire on I-80 near Seneca

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The victim was identified Tuesday afternoon as James T. Pope, 52, of Chicago.

A man was struck and killed while Callahan stated in a news release it trying to fix a flat tire Monday night on was unclear where Pope was traveling at westbound Interstate 80. the time of the crash.

According to a news release issued by Preliminary investigation indicates Grundy County Coroner John W. Calla- Pope was driving a black jeep headed han, his office and the Illinois State Po- west on I-80, had a flat tire and drove lice are investigating the incident, which onto the shoulder of the interstate to athappened about 9:30 p.m. at the 103½ tempt to put air in the tire using a small hlitchfield@shawmedia.com

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MORRIS – Teamsters Local 700 stated in a news release last week that Grundy County Department of Corrections officers for the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department are being forced to “transfer dangerous inmates in and out of the jail facility every day.”

Sheriff Kevin Callahan said he can’t comment on the matter because the department is in the middle of contract negotiations with the union.

“In all of the transfers I checked since July 2016, there were never two correctional officers transporting an inmate,” Teamster Local 700 business agent Tom Wilcox said.

Callahan said that historically the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department has used two correctional officers when the inmate is high risk, or when he or she is being transferred long distances.

Inmates are transferred when there is a court order from another county for the inmate to appear in court. It is required by law that the agency that has the inmate in custody takes him or her

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“These officers deserve to be safe while at work like the rest of us, and we will not stand idly by as they are unnecessarily put in harm’s way.”

Becky Strzechowski

president of Teamsters Local 700

to court for due process.

There are currently 12 full-time correctional officers and one part-time officer working for the department who are represented by Teamsters Local 700, along with the deputies.

Callahan said it is a budgetary issue that prevents the department from sending two officers, and said his budget was just cut by $500,000.

“I disagree with it being a budgetary issue,” Wilcox said. “The county has money in reserves.”

He said that if the County Board doesn’t want to allot the money from re-

serves, the proposed public safety tax that will be on the spring ballot could be used, if passed, to provide a safer work environment for the officers.

The union filed a grievance Aug. 24 regarding the issue of officers transporting inmates alone. Wilcox said Callahan denied the grievance a week later on Aug. 31.

“Since then, the sheriff’s office has continually delayed the process, canceling two hearing dates that were set for September and November, respectively,” the news release stated.

A union representative met with Callahan on Dec. 12 to discuss the issues without any resolution, according to the news release.

“These officers deserve to be safe while at work like the rest of us, and we will not stand idly by as they are unnecessarily put in harm’s way,” Becky Strzechowski, Teamsters Local 700 president, stated in the news release.

Callahan said the inmates being transferred are not an escape risk, and that they are shackled and handcuffed. If they are an escape risk, there are two officers assigned to the transport, he said.

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• James Malone, 27, of Aurora, was arrested Dec. 27 by Morris police and charged with driving on a suspended or revoked driver’s license. He was unable to post bond and was transported

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to the Grundy County Jail with a court date of Jan. 23.

• Eric Webb, 40, of Morris, was arrested Dec. 24 by Morris police and charged with contempt of court.

• Tia Krzysciak, 27, of Morris,

was arrested Dec. 24 by Morris police and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

She was given a Jan. 30 court date.

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portable pump. A news release stated he stepped backward, for an unknown reason, into the westbound lane of traffic at the same time a semitrailer was traveling west in the same lane. The semi then struck Pope.

Callahan pronounced him dead at the scene about 10:25 p.m.

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hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – In the Christmas gift room at Turtle’s Tap, there was paper unrolling, scissors cutting and helpers scurrying about picking out the perfect gift Sunday as diners were being seated in the dining room.

The helpers who donated their time on Christmas Day said the annual free meal has become part of their holiday season and something they look forward to.

“I like it, it makes me feel good when I leave,” Phyllis Cherroni said as she taped shut a package for a 13-year-old girl who was getting her dinner in the next room.

Her daughter, Sam Cherroni, brought Steven Wittkamp along this year to join in the frenzy of the wrapping table.

“He told his mom he decided to give this year instead of receive,” she said.

As quick as the wrappers could finish one gift, another gift was laid in front of them.

Helpers go from table to table getting the age and gender of those dining and then try to find them the perfect gift in the gift room.

Kevin “Turtle” Krople said they make sure they have something for everyone in the gift room, gifts for boys and girls of all ages are stacked high on tables, something for every age range.

On a shelf sat bags with gifts in them for the adults who decided to spend Christmas day being served by the volunteers.

“None of this would be possible without the volunteers,” Krople said.

“The food is made possible by chef Paul who spends days getting ready for this day and Performance Foods who helps out with the food.”

Paul Patterson said it takes about 40 hours just to get to Christmas Day,

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Chef Paul Patterson stirs up some food in the kitchen with a special Christmas chef hat on Sunday at Turtle’s Tap. when he is joined by other volunteers who help put on the finishing touches and keep the buffet stocked as the line reaches 30, 40 or 50 people long.

“It gives me something to do on Christmas,” Patterson replied when asked why he does it.

He said the extra help on Christmas is what is needed to finish the weeklong preparations, he humbly gives them more credit then he does himself.

Patterson cooked six whole turkeys and 10 whole turkey breasts to feed the diners, who often come more for the

people than the food.

“This is wonderful,” Pat Anderson said. “Without it, we would be home alone on Christmas, but we can come here and eat good food and see people.”

Kaitlyn Mainard, 9, and Kenci Williams, 7, came dressed in brandnew bright pink pajamas that Santa brought them.

Excitedly, they sat eating after mom told them they couldn’t open their gifts until after they finished their plates of turkey, mashed potatoes and all the fixings.

Williams said that, along with the pajamas, she got brand-new boots from Santa and a stuffed elephant from her mom that smells like lavender when it’s warmed up. She wore the boots with her pajamas and the elephant sat next to her as she ate.

Krople said he enjoys the event each year and is always amazed at how many volunteers show up to spend their day serving others. The staff is all given the day off and everything from wait staff to dishwashers are people who show up asking to help.

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Tony DeBlois has performed numerous times in the Morris area as a fundraiser for Special Connections of Grundy County. He will perform with Morris’ own Tony Kidonakis again Jan. 6 at Immaculate Conception Church in Morris. of fundraising and awareness for Special Connections.

The proceeds from the show will benefit two organizations that work together to help people with special needs find employment, compete in sporting events and participate in so-

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Price said Special Connections is always looking for opportunities to expand the programs it offers.

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MORRIS – The dueling pianos of Tony DeBlois and Tony Kidonakis will return to Morris on Jan. 6 to raise money for Special Connections of Grundy County and Trinity Services of North Central Illinois.

This marks the sixth year that DeBlois, an international performer, has put on a show locally.

DeBlois, who is blind and autistic, sings in 11 languages, plays 23 instruments and knows more than 8,000 songs.

“It’s always a different and new show,” said Jennifer Price, president of Special Connections and director of Trinity Services. “You never know what you will get with the dynamic of the two Tonys.”

The dueling piano show has become so popular that the two Tonys have taken it on the road, but return each January to Morris, where they began playing together. Kidonakis is a Morris native.

“Since they’ve played together so often, it’s a fun and exciting show,” Price said.

Price said the event has proved to be one of the biggest of the year in terms

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When the weather was warm and sunny, Morris Jewel-Osco employee Ryan Killeen would hop on his bike and ride to work from his home on Oriole Drive. But as the temperatures plummet and snow covers the ground, Killeen uses the Grundy Transit System as his means to get back and forth to work each day.

“I ride during the nasty days, when it’s rainy or snowy. I need it to get to work and then back home,” Killeen said.

Grundy Transit System has served Morris and its surrounding communities since 2000, but it wasn’t until five years ago, when Sherey Zerbian was asked to run the program, that GTS began to thrive.

“It started in 2000 with only one grant and it didn’t grow. Now we have federal grant 5311 for rural public transportation, and a larger state grant called Downstate Operating Assistance Program,” Zerbian said.

Zerbian said GTS cannot be totally grant funded, the organization must also find local match funds.

She said Joliet Junior College has

now contributed $5,000 per year due to the many students who use the bus, and it has service contracts with Grundy County drug court, mental health court, the Morris YMCA, Community Nutrition Network, We Care of Grundy County, Coal City High School transitions program and University of Illinois extension.

With that in mind, many riders are not affiliated with the above organizations and have to pay out of pocket each time they step onto the bus. Driver Stacey Greenwall said she has clients she takes to their dialysis appointments each morning, provides clients a way to get to work, and offers assistance to those who cannot drive because of a handicap or elderly.

Because of the expense and Christmas being a tough time for finances, the new Adopt a Rider Program launched this holiday season.

Bus fares cost $3 for a one-way trip within Grundy County and $4 one way outside of the county, so with this program, Zerbian would be able to give her drivers cards worth a free ride to those the drivers know are most in need.

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“He missed a whole week of school the week before Thanksgiving,” she said. “It took a whole week for it to clear.”

Lawrence said she noticed a couple of symptoms early on but thought it was just allergies, to which her son is prone.

Later, little pink dots turned up around his mouth and on the palms and tops of his hands.

Her physician diagnosed it as hand, foot and mouth disease and recommended a mild over-the-counter pain reliever.

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It’s that time of year, sadly enough, for viruses to make their appearances and mess with holiday plans.

The flu is surfacing, according to Morris Hospital internist Dr. David Vermillion, and coughing and sneezing from other viral and bacterial infections can be heard throughout offices, homes and schools.

One virus in particular that causes hand, foot and mouth disease has been taking a large turn in some parts of the area lately.

It’s caused mostly by a coxsackie virus, said Vermillion, who has seen several cases lately in his private practice.

“It’s at its seasonal peak,” he said, “and we have seen a lot this year. ... Typically, you see it in kids under the age of 5, but I have seen a few cases in teenagers and adults.”

Physician manuals say the virus runs from June through October, but Vermillion said he sees it here mainly in the late fall and early winter.

Sandy Lawrence, of Morris, said she got a call from her child’s school last month, telling her to come pick him up because he had contracted the virus.

Lawrence said she was told that three other students in her son’s class had

“He was happy and running around,” Lawrence said. “About day two or three, he started complaining about his mouth.”

Paula Peacock, of Coal City, said her two grade school children both got it, one in mid-October and the other about a month later.

The first thing to hit were high fevers. Both of them had temperatures of 103 degrees. They were miserable, she said.

“With my oldest,” she said, “I thought they had strep throat. With the second one, we knew what to look for. It was going around the school, too, so it wasn’t a big surprise.”

Teresa Henson, of Morris, said two of her elementary school children both got it in November.

Danny was hit first, but didn’t have a bad case. It was mostly just a mild fever and spots on his ears, his face, the backs of his hands and the tops of his feet.

Abby had it worse, with a sore throat for a week and spots in her mouth.

“She had to force herself to eat because she was so hungry,” Henson said.

Vermillion said in the vast majority of cases, the disease does not cause severe complications.

Infants, however, may not feed and

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Some patients are admitted for dehydration problems, as well.

The virus is spread mostly by the respiratory system through coughing and sneezing, through contact with an infected person, through contact with surfaces that have the virus on them and through contact with an infected person’s feces.

“It’s modestly to very contagious,” Vermillion said, “and it’s contagious before symptoms begin until all symptoms are gone.”

The rashes can be red spots or blisters with tiny vesicles. Inside the mouth, Vermillion said, they can look like canker sores.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hand, foot and mouth disease usually starts with a fever, reduced appetite, sore throat and a feeling of being unwell. One or two days later, painful mouth sores can develop, as can skin rashes with red spots on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, and on the knees, elbows, buttocks or genital area.

Dr. Alpesh Patel, of the Will County Health Department, said hand, foot and mouth disease is a common childhood illness that usually goes away in a week or so.

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“[The coxsackie virus is] at its seasonal peak, and we have seen a lot this year. Typically, you see it in kids under the age of 5, but I have seen a few cases in teenagers and adults.”

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internist doctor at Morris Hospital ommends the following steps to prevent its spread: • Wash your hands often with soap and water • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands • Avoid close contact such as kissing, hugging, sharing cups and eating utensils with people who have HFMD • Disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects, such as toys and doorknobs, especially if someone is sick Will County Health Department public information officer Steve Brandy said the department does not know how many cases of the viral disease are occurring in the area, as it is not a reportable disease. However, the department encourages schools and child-care centers and providers to report any unusual case or cluster of cases that may indicate a public health hazard.

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Former 75th District State Rep. John Anthony was fired Dec. 7 from his position at Illinois Department of Corrections after allegations emerged from several women who told investigators that Anthony had been saying inappropriate things and touching women at a party.

According to a redacted investigation John m e m o r a n d u m d a t e d Anthony Dec. 16, a report from a Department of Juvenile Justice employee alleges she was approached by a man wearing a Cubs jacket, who was later identified as Anthony, as she was going outside to smoke. According to the report, the employee stated that the man made comments about her chest and buttocks.

The report reflects the man then stepped to the side of the employee and inappropriately pressed his male body part into her left thigh and licked her neck.

The report further states she asked who he was and he said “John.” When

she asked for his last name, he said that didn’t matter. The report also states that, based upon statements from alleged victims who reported that they were not actually assaulted, no statutory offenses could be cited in the investigation.

Another report stated “while on the dance floor, ANTHONY [sic] was trying to ‘squeeze’ in on people dancing and trying to ‘grind’ on people.”

Anthony was assistant to the director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, where he was making $10,000 a month after leaving his position as state representative.

Nicole Wilson, media relations with Illinois Department of Corrections, confirmed previously by email that “John Anthony’s employment with the Illinois Department of Corrections ended Wednesday, December 7th.”

The reports also state Anthony has not responded to requests for an interview from investigators.

“The IDOC does not discuss personnel matters and cannot provide any further information,” Wilson said in the email.

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Year in review: A look back at 2016 in Grundy County

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Mark Wendling was pronounced dead at the scene and Janice Wendling was flown from the scene and died later at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

Janice Wendling was a math teacher in Morris Elementary District 54 where several vigils were held and counselors were made available to students and peers.

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – 2016 was a year filled with ups and downs for the people of Grundy County.

The community mourned the loss of a caring and passionate teacher, elections were won by the flip of a coin, and children of District 54 in Morris found themselves all in one school.

Also included in the stories we’ve selected to look back on is the retirement of the city’s police chief and the explosion caused by a mobile meth lab at the local laundromat.

To revisit these stories and more, read on.

Mark and Janice Wendling died when struck by a car while riding their bicycles

A 16-year-old Morris teenager was ticketed after striking a Morris couple who were riding their bicycles on June 21 on Old Stage Road.

Mark and Janice Wendling of Morris were riding bicycles westbound about 7 p.m. in the 4500 block of Old Stage Road when they were struck from behind, according to police reports.

The teen, who was driving a car

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The Great Lakes Basin Railroad project, with an estimated $8 billion price tag, would run 275 miles from La Porte, Indiana, to Milton, Wisconsin, cutting through Grundy and LaSalle counties locally.

The rail line would expedite freight movement by providing an interconnection for existing Class I railroads that operate in the Chicago area – inPhoto courtesy of Nelson Funeral Home cluding the BNSF and Union Pacific Janice and Mark Wendling posed in an undated photo. rail lines servicing the Joliet and Elwood intermodals – Frank Patton, owned by District 54 Principal Chris partment completed its investigation the company’s founder and managing Maier, was issued a citation for failure and has handed it over to the State’s partner has said. The proposed route Attorney’s Office. No new charges to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

The Grundy County Sheriff’s De- have been filed as of Dec. 26.

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concerns have not been addressed to the District 54 Board of Education.

Political leadership changes

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Shabbona Middle School and White Oak Grade School combine

through eighth-grade students all in one building.

The district addressed concerns at With a $2.4 million deficit budget, Morris Elementary School District 54 a question-and-answer meeting held at combined Shabbona Middle School White Oak School.

The district addressed concerns and White Oak Elementary School to save the district a projected $458,000 showing parents how the grades would be separated in the much larger White annually.

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Resignations and appointments plagued the Grundy County Republican Central Committee in 2016.

The Grundy County Board has seen changes in the past year that weren’t a result of elections.

Chris Balkema of Minooka was chosen to fill the seat of David Nelson of Minooka, who resigned as county board vice chairman in February.

Balkema was the second board member to be appointed after Mireya Martin filled the seat vacated by John Galloway in January. Galloway resigned in November 2015.

Balkema was named vice chair manshortly after filling the seat and later was voted in as chairman of the board after previous chairman David Welter resigned to take a position as state representative.

Welter was appointed to fill the representative position vacated when John Anthony resigned to take a job at the Illinois Department of Corrections, where he was fired earlier this month due to allegations of improper conduct at a Christmas party.

Morris Alderman Don Hansen resigned from his seat on the city council to accept appointment to fill the seat

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would enter Grundy County south of South Wilmington and East Brooklyn and cut northwest of Mazon, crossing the Illinois River east of Seneca. It would enter LaSalle County for a short stretch in the unincorporated northeast corner of the county.

Patton said the idea is to construct the line around the metropolitan Chicago area to expedite freight movements across the nation and to provide additional capacity for growing railroad traffic.

Those spearheading the effort filed paperwork in March with the federal Surface Transportation Board, which triggered a series of public hearings called scoping meetings.

The STB is the governmental agency responsible for approving or denying the project on its merits while examining potential environmental impacts.

Hundreds attended meetings to object and objections were filed online with the STB. In September, the proposed route changed and developers behind the controversial project submitted a new 260-mile route to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. The new route does not make changes to the path through Grundy County.

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and called 911 and answered questions about her mother’s ongoing heart condition.

Her mother had surgery for atrial fibrillation, commonly called AFib, in February and educated her children about what to do in case of an emergency.

Bryanna said the woman on the phone, 911 dispatcher Robyn Padovano, asked her a lot of questions and kept talking to her until the ambulance came.

It was the 911 call that caught the attention of the Grundy County Emergency Telephone System Board, as well as Morris Police Chief Brent Dite, who honored Bryanna at the Aug. 15 Morris City Council meeting.

She was presented with a letter of commendation in conjunction with the city’s “Life Saving Award” for the role she played in saving her mother’s life.

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Herb Wyeth was then appointed to fill the position vacated by Hansen on Morris City Council.

Mobile meth lab explodes outside Morris laundromat

A mobile meth lab exploded Nov. 15 inside a Morris laundromat, and two suspects have been charged.

The incident occurred about 7:50 a.m. at the Wash ’N Dry at 531 Bedford Road.

Morris Police Chief John Severson reported at the time that surveillance video showed people coming into the business with items that could be used to “cook” methamphetamine.

The laundromat is open round-theclock, but does not always have staff on the premises.

“It appears they came into the business to have a controlled environment, but when they started cooking, things went bad and it exploded,” Severson said in a previous story. “They dumped it outside and fled.”

Later that morning officers located two people matching the description of the subjects in the video walking near Bedford Road and Black Street in Morris .

Jonathan Walters, 39, of Minooka,

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Bryanna Enerson looks at an award presented to her from the Grundy County ETSB board In March, Morris Police Chief Brent in the board room at Morris City Hall.

Dite announced he would retire later for her fast response and call to 911 to save her mother, Angel Enerson.

Angel Enerson woke up June 15 experiencing chest pains but continued on with her day taking care of her three children.

Just before noon, she passed out Seven-year-old saves mom’s life Bryanna Enerson was recognized before she could call 911 to ask for an

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Her daughter jumped into action Emergency Telephone System Board and Nicole Gonzalez, 41, of Morris, were questioned and then arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine materials and booked into the county jail.

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Dite for his 28½ years of service to the Morris Police Department.

Dite started with the Morris Police Department in January 1988, when he was hired by Mayor Bud Washburn as a dispatcher.

Dite , who retired in October served as a dispatcher, patrol officer, juvenile officer, DARE officer, detective, sergeant and deputy chief before becoming chief in 2007 under current Mayor Richard Kopczick.

In October, Severson became the new chief.

Severson was hired as a part-time dispatcher with the Morris Police Department in November 1991, starting out a career the same way Dite did.

Morris Mayor Richard Kopczick said Severson has been an exemplary Shaw Media file photo officer and served as both a sergeant and a deputy chief, which made him Grundy County Clerk and Recorder Kay Olson (center) goes over the coin toss rules with Grundy County Board District 3 candidates Jim Ryan (left) and Brian Severson. The two the obvious choice to replace Dite.

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With a flip of a quarter, Jim Ryan, Kay Olson, Grundy County clerk and When the coin landed, the position D-Morris, became the newest member recorder, to learn about the process went to Ryan. of Grundy County Board District 3 on that would decide their fate. Olson Nov. 29. chose who would flip and who would Business comes and goes 2016 saw a change in the business Candidates for the third seat of call.

Grundy County Board District 3, Ryan Each was designated a job depen- landscape in Morris.

About 100 people stood waiting at and Brian Severson, R-Mazon, received dent on location of their name on the the same number of votes: 3,321 in the ballot. Ryan was first, so he was chosen 8 a.m. April 4 for the doors of Buffalo

Wild Wings in Morris to open, so they could receive a year’s worth of free wings.

Buffalo Wild Wings opened in the long-vacant building once occupied by Aldi’s.

A second chain opened more recently in Morris, much to the delight of coffee lovers.

Starbucks opened inside the Morris Jewel-Osco where Grundy Bank’s branch was located until earlier this year.

While the nationwide chains joined the landscape, longtime Morris downtown business district also saw changes.

Sklut’s Menswear announced it was closing after serving as the local men’s clothing store for 88 years.

Owner Jim Riebe announced he would retire after being in the retail industry for 50 years.

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Minooka 201 board approves 2016 tax levy

By ALLISON SELK

Shaw Media correspondent MINOOKA – After months of discussion, waiting on preliminary growth information and number crunching, the Minooka School District 201 school board voted unanimously at its regular meeting Monday to adopt the final 2016 tax levy.

Superintendent Kris Monn said in a phone interview that Kendall and Will counties have seen an equalized assessed value increases over last year ranging from 5 percent to 9 percent. He said Grundy is on track for an increase higher than 9 percent. He said if the EAV jumps to 10 percent, which it could, then the tax rate will go down an estimated 5 cents per $100.

Monn said the only jumps in tax bills would be due to higher EAVs, but final EAV numbers will not be available until spring.

Monn once again shared numbers with the board and public, including that the total proposed tax levy is $21.455 million, a 10.97 percent increase over the

2015 levy and 2016 extension. He went on to explain that taxes extended for bonds and interest payments are expected to increase from $5.379 million to $5.829 million, and the combined operating and debt taxes levied have an increase of 10.4 percent.

Monn said some reassessed home values in the area have gone up 5 percent, and for those taxpayers, the tax increases on their bill for the Minooka 201 portion would be anywhere from 3.95 percent to 5.64 percent. He said he has had some taxpayers tell him their assessed values jumped 10 percent, but some homes have not shown an increase. Monn wanted to make sure the taxpayers know the increase only has to do with the reassessed value of the home. In November, Monn said that Minooka has seen new growth in homes and small business, as well as the large warehouse industry, which has contributed to the EAV increases in all relevant counties.

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Several other women at the party told investigators that Anthony had been inappropriately commenting to and touching them as well. The behavior warranted a talk by another state employee during the party. That discussion happened after a woman reported Anthony had touched her breasts. Anthony then reportedly stated “he had done nothing wrong” and said he was a former state representative and “knew better.”

In one instance, a woman said Anthony pulled her arm to get her to dance. She was forced to stand because Anthony was “basically dragging her,” according to the state records. She told him to get away from her but he continued to dance with her, noting that her blouse appeared to be falling off, the report said.

Another woman said he came up to her from behind when she was sitting in a chair and put his arms around her

and around her breast. When he did let go, he brushed against her breast. She said she didn’t know if it was intentional, but that it was “uncomfortable,” the report said.

Guests at the party said Anthony “acted intoxicated,” although they did not see him with a drink in his hand all night.

The corrections department on Friday said an investigation was launched and “immediate action” was taken as soon as they learned of the allegations of misconduct.

In a statement, the governor’s office applauded the corrections department for the quick action.

“Our administration does not tolerate this type of behavior,” spokeswoman Catherine Kelly said. “The Department of Corrections did the right thing by taking immediate action.”

Anthony could not be reached for comment on Friday afternoon.

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On Friday, she said in an email, “As soon as we learned of these allegations of misconduct, we launched an investigation and took immediate action.”

The corrections department on Friday released records to Shaw Media after a Freedom of Information Act request was filed requesting information about Anthony’s firing, which also included a surveillance video.

Anthony was fired just five days after the Illinois Department of Corrections holiday party at the Wyndham Hotel in Springfield. Records show Anthony made just more than $82,000 this year for his work at both the Department of Corrections and as a state representative.

Anthony, who was appointed to the position of state representative

in 2013, announced his resignation from office June 17 of this year for the $120,000-a-year state job.

In one instance, which was caught on a surveillance tape, an Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice employee told investigators she was walking to an exit to go smoke when she was approached by Anthony, who put his arm around her and asked whether she was a corrections employee. He then allegedly made the comments about her chest and buttocks.

Eventually she asked him to leave her alone. That interaction was caught on surveillance video and was subpoenaed by the corrections department for its investigation.

“I am not the only woman this happened to, unfortunately,” the woman wrote in an incident report.

That wasn’t the only reported instance of inappropriate touching that night, according to the records.

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MORRIS – For the third year, several area families came together to spend Christmas Eve with the residents of the Grundy County Housing Authority’s Saratoga Tower in Morris.

The group of volunteers has grown since the first year, and said they believe everyone should be able to celebrate the holidays with people who care about them. A home-cooked meal was served and Santa Claus delivered gifts to the residents.

TOP RIGHT: Morris resident Jeff Eberhard gives a prayer before the meal he and his family cooked is served at Saratoga Tower on Christmas Eve. TOP LEFT: Child volunteer Rosie Brenner tells Santa what she would like for Christmas.

MIDDLE LEFT: Residents at Saratoga Tower pose for a picture with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Christmas Eve. BOTTOM LEFT: Volunteers made and dropped off cookies for the event on Christmas Eve. RIGHT: Saratoga Tower resident Glenda Casey entertains a young volunteer with a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos after dinner.

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RHEA MAE WHITE CAREY

day, December 29 at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling, Illinois.

Jesse was born on October 16, 1942 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Jesse and Arlene James. Jesse Rhea W. Carey died peace- earned his bachelors’ degree from Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, his masters’ degree from fully on December 11, 2016.

Truman State University (formerly Northeast Born in Quinwood, West Missouri State) in Kirksville, Missouri and his Virginia on October 18, 1924, doctorate in education from Northern Illinois she was the daughter of University in Dekalb, Illinois.

Marie O. and Hobart White.

Jesse spent most of his career in education She was raised in Washingas a public school district administrator. ton, DC, and attended George Washington He served as superintendent at Milton Pope University. Rhea Carey began her career on School near Marseilles, Illinois, Eagle Township Capitol Hill as a congressional aide where near Streator, Illinois, Odell Central Consolidatshe met her husband. They were married at ed School District in Odell, Illinois, Beardstown Nativity Church in D.C. on July 7, 1950.

Community Unit School District in Beardstown, At the time of her marriage, she was an Illinois, Rock Falls High School in Rock Falls, aide in the Senate office of Majority Leader Illinois and Rogers City Area Schools in Rogers Scott W. Lucus.

City, Michigan.

She was preceded in death by her husband of After his retirement, he settled in Laurie, Mis58 years, John “Jack” Leo Carey who had been a partner in the South Bend, Indiana law firm of souri enjoying Lake of the Ozarks and serving Barnes and Thornberg. She is survived by two as the Exalted Ruler and a very active member sons, John L. Carey (Bonnie) of Novi, Michigan of the Osage Elks Lodge #2705.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and Dan Carey of McComb, Michigan; and a Jesse and Arlene; his stepfather, Bud Deweerd; daughter, Deborah of Chicago, Illinois. and his brother, Doug.

Rhea And Jack Carey were longtime resiHe is survived by his wife, Sue; son, Scott; dents of South Bend, Indiana, Key Largo and daughters, Jennifer (Ron) Jacobs, and StephaVero Beach, Florida. nie; step-son, John Verdun; step-daughter, Julie In recent years, she resided at Fox Run (Tim) Schuld; sister, Pam (Gary) Youngblood; retirement community in Novi, Michigan.

A memorial service will be held on January grandchildren, Danielle, Rex, Bo, Isaac, Emma, Olivia, Grace, Shadley, Kara and Lyla; great 14, at the Immaculate Conception Church in grandchildren, Brycen and Liam. In addition to Morris, Illinois. In lieu of flower, donations his family, Jesse leaves behind countless, dear may be made in Rhea’s name to either the friends from childhood, high school, college, Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration his fraternity, each community in which he or Doctors Without Borders. lived, the Elks’ Lodge and his longtime fishing buddies.

Jesse will be remembered as a gentle man JOAN G. DRACKLEY who was loved, respected and admired by all.

He was a leader in his profession, a dedicated Joan G. Drackley, 79, of Marseilles, passed friend and a community-minded person with a away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Ottawa quick-witted sense of humor whose love and Pavilion. Arrangements by Seals-Campbell pride of his family was endless.

Funeral Home, 815-795-5151 www.sealsIn lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to campbell.com Osage Elks Lodge #2705 to be used for their annual Christmas Basket Program.

Born: October 18, 1924 Died: December 11, 2016

YVONNE DOLORES GROVE Yvonne Dolores Grove, 81, of Marseilles, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Arrangements by Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, 815-795-5151 www.sealscampbell. com

JESSE RONALD JAMES

Born: October 16, 1942; in Ottumwa, IA Died: December 21, 2016; in Laurie, MO Jesse Ronald James, 74, passed away December 21, 2016 in Laurie, Missouri.

His visitation will be held at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown, Illinois from 3:00 to 6:00 on Wednesday,

December 28.

Private burial services will take place Thurs-

MELVIN E. LANGEBARTELS

Born: February 23, 1929 Died: December 25, 2016

Melvin “Max” E. Langebartels, 87, of Morris, passed away Sunday evening, December 25, 2016 at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Morris with Pastor Patrick Lohse officiating. Interment will follow in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood with full military honors conducted by the Morris Color Guard. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the church and on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at the church.

Born February 23, 1929 in Goodenow, Illinois,

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

BARBARA MARIE McARDLE Born: November 6, 1921 Died: December 24, 2016

Barbara Marie (Ullrich) McArdle 95 of Morris passed away Saturday December 24, 2016 in Heritage Manor in Dwight. Born November 6, 1921 in Morris Illinois, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Stine) Ullrich. She grew up on the farm and was educated in the Morris Schools he was the son of Emil and Frances (Albers) graduating from Morris High School.

Langebartels.

On July 1, 1939 she married William J. He was baptized in July 1929 and confirmed McArdle and they would farm most of their life on September 21, 1947 at Trinity Lutheran in Wauponsee Township. Barbara was a stay Church in Crete. at home mother and farmer’s wife until her He was raised in Crete and graduated from Crete-Monee High School and attended DeVry youngest child started grade school. She supplemented their farm income by selling eggs, University. baked goods and her homemade candies. She He was in the U.S. Army from January 26, 1951 to December 15, 1952 and served in Korea began working outside the home at Sears Roebuck Catalogue Agency. She moved on to during the Korean War. work until her retirement at the Grundy County He was a 35-year employee of Eastman Kodak Company, retiring in 1984. Max married USDA ASCS (now FSA) office. The farm home Jeanette(nee Peterson) in the First Congrega- she and William lived in on McArdle Road was tional Church of DePue on November 25, 1972. a pre-cut package house they bought from Sears Roebuck. Most of the construction was He was preceded in death by his parents; done by her husband and his brother Frank his brothers and sisters-in-law, Leo (Marilyn), Chester (Shirley), Earl and Larry; his sisters, Ar- along with their neighbor Rasty Hextell.

Surviving are son, Philip (Karen) McArdle; villa (Carl) Blaesing, Juanita (Ronald) Hummel six grandchildren, Brian (Kelly) McArdle, Kim and Gordon and Julia in infancy.

Robertson, Greg (Tiffany) Yutani, Jennifer He is survived by his wife and best friend, (Kevin) Alquijay, Eric (Sarah) McArdle and Jeanette of Morris; his daughters, Linda (GerTom Goodrum; six great-grandchildren, Kaitlin ald) Budzik of Huntley and Laure (Bill) Sander McArdle, Bailey McArdle, Ireland Robertson, of Peotone; his stepdaughter, Angela(MiPeyton Robertson, Mason Goodrum and Ava chael) FitzSimmons of Chicago; three special Goodrum; One sister, Lois Kindelspire; and granddaughters, Ashley Sander of Peotone, numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in Carling FitzSimmons of Chicago and Marin death by her husband in August of 1989; one FitzSimmons of New Orleans, LA; a sister, daughter, Elinore Kay Yutani; one son, Richard Claudia (Oskar) of Chicago; brother in law, William McArdle; and one sister, Elinore James (Nancy) Petersen of Palm Desert, CA; Hanson. and many nieces and nephews.

Preferred memorials may be made in BarMax was a founding member of Friends in bara’s name to the First Presbyterian Church Christ Lutheran Church where he was head in Morris or the residence fund at Heritage usher and a current member of Bethlehem Woods Residence Fund in Dwight.

Lutheran Church where he was active in the Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Men’s Bible Study and an usher. He was a Dec. 30, 2016 at the U. C. Davis-Callahan member of the Morris Color Guard and a life member of John Martin Steel VFW Post 6049, Funeral Home located at 301 West Washington Street in Morris. A prayer will be given delivered Mobile Meals and for over fifteen years he volunteered with his wife at the Rialto at 7 p.m. by Dr. Reverend Roy Backus of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Cremation Square Theatre in Joliet.

Rites will be accorded. A Memorial Service Memorials may be directed to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, the Morris Color Guard or St. celebrating Barbara’s life will be at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the U.C. DaJude Children’s Hospital.

Fruland Funeral Home, 121 W. Jefferson St., in vis-Callahan Funeral Home in Morris followed by interment of her ashes at Sample Cemetery Morris is in charge of arrangements.

For information, call the funeral home at 815- next to her husband William.

Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. 942-0700 or sign the private online guestbook Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washat www.frulandfuneralhome.com. ington Street, Morris, IL. For further information visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan. com or contact the funeral home at 815-942EMILY VONTRICE LAVICKA 0084. Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting the website.

Emily Vontrice Lavicka (nee McBeath), age 90, of Reddick, IL, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, IL. Arrangements by R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory, 815-458-2336 www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com • Continued on page 27

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Born: September 4, 1928; in Joliet, IL Died: December 21, 2016; in Dwight, IL Maxine E. Shirtino, age 88, of Coal City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening December 21, 2016 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born September 4, 1928 in Joliet, Maxine Ernestine was a daughter of the late Peter and Nettie (Serena) Murphy. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City

DARRELL F. STANDLEY

Born: March 20, 1931; in San Diego, CA Died: December 20, 2016; in Morris, IL

Darrell F. Standley, 85, of Morris, passed away Tuesday evening, December 20, 2016 at Regency Care of Morris with his family by his side.

A memorial service will Esther Marie Sorensen (nee be held Tuesday, December Residori), age 90, of South 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Wilmington, IL, passed away Fruland Funeral Home, 121 Thursday, December 22, 2016 W. Jefferson St. in Morris at her home. with Pastor Patrick Lohse Born April 4, 1926 in South officiating. Interment will Wilmington, IL to the late At- follow in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery tilio and Clordina (nee Carnieli) Residori. Esin Elwood with full military honors. Visitation ther previously worked at Grinchuck’s Pants will be held on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until Factory in Braidwood, IL, the Egg Packaging time of service at the funeral home.

Plant in Gardner, IL, and was a School Bus Born March 20, 1931 in San Diego, CA, he Driver. Member of the St. Lawrence Catholic was the son of Floyd and Rose (Freeman) Church in South Wilmington and their Regina Standley. He received his education in the

schools of Missouri. Darrell married Mary E. Sharr on January 5, 1952 in Macon, MO. They lived most of their married life in Yuma, AZ and Morris. He was inducted into the U.S. Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO on April 7, 1952 and discharged at Ft. Mead, Maryland on April 8, 1954 and served in the reserves until May 27, 1960. He was employed for 30 years at Caterpillar Tractor Company in Joliet.

He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Mary; his children, Martin (Penny) Standley of Flat Rock, IL., Marilyne Peterson of Patterson, MO, Carol White of Morris, Clara (Gary) Bal of Morris, IL., Patti (Michael) Rask of Maryland Heights, MO and Susan Standley of Murfreesboro, TN; seventeen grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren; one sister, Phyllis Hall of Macon, MO; numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one granddaughter, Rachel Peterson; his son-in-law, Scott Peterson; three brothers; two sisters.

Darrell enjoyed golfing, dune buggy trips in the desert and spending time with his family and grandchildren.

For more information, call the funeral home at 815-942-0700 or sign the private online guestbook at www. Frulandfuneralhome.com.

ORVAL DALE STOUT JR.

Born: December 19, 1939 Died: December 25, 2016

Orval Dale Stout Jr., age 77. Peacefully, Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center. Retired from Local 150 Operating Engineers in 1995. Orval enjoyed farming and rebuilding tractors.

Born December 19, 1939 in Iowa to Orval Dale,Sr. and Lois (nee Lamb) Stout.

Survived by his daughter, Michelle (Joel) Harris; grandchildren, Kerstin (Fiancee Nick Pasteris) DeKlerk, Reece, Bryce, Quincy, Rhett and Brady Harris; great-grandchild Colson Pasteris; sisters, Roberta French and Betty (Oliver) Frazier; nephew Steven (Deb) French; great nephew Douglas French; and friend Sandy Reed.

Preceded in death by his parents; son, Jeff Stout (1994); and sister Donna Frazier.

Funeral services for Dale Stout will be held Thursday, December 29, 2016 10:00 a.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home 3200 Black Rd. (at Essington Rd.) Joliet. Interment will follow in Willard Grove Cemetery in Channahon, IL. Visitation Wednesday, December 28, 2016 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name to the charity of the donors choice appreciated.

For further information, please call (815) 741-5500 or visit his memorial tribute at www.fredcdames.com

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MAXINE E. SHIRTINO

Club. She enjoyed crocheting and spending time with her family.

Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Robin Sorensen of South Wilmington; daughter, Linda (late Billy) Carmack of Gardner, IL; five grandchildren, Thomas Carmack, Kellie (John) Sippel, Attilio (Nina) Sorensen, Brandon (Melanie) Sorensen, and Harmony (Frank) Labanowski; fourteen great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; sister, Delores Phillips of Morris, IL; and nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Wayne Sorensen; three brothers, Zero Residori, Art Residori, and Louis Residori; and two sisters, Kay Procenti and Italia “Ethel” Residori.

Funeral services will be from the R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes Ltd. & Crematory, South Wilmington Chapel, Tuesday, December 27, 2106 at 9:45 a.m. to the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in South Wilmington for Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Stanley Drewniak will officiate. Interment will follow in Braceville-Gardner Cemetery in Braceville, IL. The visitation will be Monday, December 26, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in her name may be directed to the Joliet Area Community Area Hospice or the South Wilmington Fire Department.

For more information and to visit her online guestbook, please log on to www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com or find us on Facebook at R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes.

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High School with the Class of 1946. Maxine waitressed for many years at her mother’s restaurant in Coal City, as well as at Sam’s GORDON C. SAMPSON Snackbar and at several establishments in Born: May 20, 1927; in Highland Park, IL Joliet.

She was a member of Assumption Died: December 21, 2016; in Morris, IL of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Gordon C. Sampson, 89, of Church in Coal City, where she was involved Morris passed away Wednes- with the Mother’s Club when her children were growing up. day evening, December 21, Survivors include three children, Rae Lynn 2016 at his home with his (Dale) Santerelli of Morris, Jerry (Cathy) family by his side.

Funeral services will be held Shirtino of Coal City and Jackie (Steve) Sharp of Cordova, Tennessee; (8) grandchildren, Wednesday, December 28, Shellie Santerelli of Ottawa, Jerry (Chrissy) 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Santerelli of Plainfield, Brian Santerelli, Jerry Church in Morris with Rev. Dr. Roy Backus officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen (McKenna) Shirtino and Danielle (Tyler) VaCemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday liente all of Coal City, Kris Sharp of Cordova, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Fruland Funeral Tennessee, Samantha (Justin) Smith of Ft. Home, 121 W. Jefferson St., in Morris. Military Hood, Texas and Raegan Sharp of Cordova, honors will be conducted by the Morris Color Tennessee; and three great-grandchildren, Kendall, Erin and Brendon, with another Guard. expected.

Born May 20, 1927 in Highland Park, he Maxine was preceded in death by her parwas the son of Siegel and Florence (Brady) ents; brother, Raymond; and husband, Gerald Sampson. He graduated from Morris High R. Shirtino.

School with the class of 1945. He received Per Maxine’s wishes, cremation rites have his degree from Illinois State University and been accorded, and memorial services are a master’s degree from the University of being planned for a later date. Following the Northern Colorado. Gordon married Janice services, she will be laid to rest in BracevHume on August 9, 1952 at the First United ille-Gardner Cemetery with her late husband.

Presbyterian Church in Morris. He taught at Preferred memorials may be made as gifts Minooka, Lockport Township and Romeoville in Maxine’s memory to the Heritage Health of High Schools and Joliet Junior College.

Dwight Activities Department or to Hospice He is survived by his loving wife, Janice; his children, Evan Sampson of Ft. Collins, CO, of Kankakee Valley.

Family and friends may sign the guest Eric Sampson of Morris and Brian (Natalie) book, upload photographs or share MaxSampson of Batavia; two grandchildren, Anine’s memorial page by logging onto: www. drew (Kathleen) Sampson of Lisle and Alexis ReevesFuneral.com Sampson of Burlington, NC; one sister-in-law, Cremation services and memorial arrangeLynn Sampson of Morris; several nieces and ments have been made under the direction nephews. and care of Reeves Funeral Homes, Ltd. in Preceding him in death were his parents; Coal City.

(815-634-2125) one sister, Patricia Lundy; three brothers, Siegel, Wayne and David Sampson.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, charter member of Minooka Lions Club and a member of the Lockport Lions Club and American Legion Post No. 294. He also was a 32nd Degree Mason.

His interests were in American History, photography and camping. Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church.

For more information, call the funeral home at 815-942-0700 or sign the private online guestbook at www.frulandfuneralhome.com. ESTHER MARIE SORENSEN Born: April 4, 1926 Died: December 22, 2016 • Continued from page 26

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Restaurant reviews

Morris Chop Shop is seriously good food MYSTERY DINER MORRIS – Downtown Morris has a unique, homey feel with all of its shopping options.

But heading to the Morris Chop Shop, I was uncertain what to expect.

Judging from the website, employees were serious about their food and ingredients.

Upon arrival, it was clear they were serious about their service too.

We showed up in the early afternoon, not a busy time by any means, and the service was quick and professional as we were led to a booth in one of several large dining areas.

I’m told that groups, including the Morris Rotary Club, meet in one of the other rooms regularly.

Even holding the firm menu in my hands, it was clear the Chop Shop has done the work to be a fine dining establishment.

They pride themselves on locally sourced ingredients, and you can get anything from a reasonable lunch item to a $50 20-ounce porterhouse steak.

Since we were there for lunch, we went for the reasonable options, testing out a few unique appetizers too. We started with candied bacon and cigars, which have pulled rotisserie chicken, black beans, sweet corn, scallions, Monterey Jack with chipotle-apricot aioli in two large cigar-shaped shells.

It was a great place to start, though eating two of those also put a bit of a dent in my hunger.

The candied bacon was the perfect sweet and tasty option, with its brown sugar and chipotle glaze, to set us up for the main course. It was crispy, sweet but not too sweet, and perfect to bring home some for another treat later.

As for the main course, it’s clear you can’t go wrong with the burger and the portion size. The burger came perfectly cooked and was as tasty and juicy as you can imagine with a rather large baked potato on the side.

That was what my dining partner ordered.

I figured I’d go away from the norm a bit with a daily special, the soft shell crab sandwich. The server had the list of daily specials on a tablet that he left at the table so we could decide.

I’m the type of person who is many

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ABOVE: The soft shell crab sandwich daily special with smashed redskin potatoes at the Morris Chop Shop. BELOW: The outside of the Morris Chop Shop.

If you go n WHAT: Morris Chop Shop n WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday

to Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday n WHERE: 701 Liberty St., Morris n INFO: chopshopgrille.com

times skeptical of going after seafood when I’m in middle America with winter approaching. It just is hard to imagine that food getting here efficiently or an ocean at a time like this.

But, wow, was I wrong.

The sandwich was outstanding, as I mentioned earlier they’re serious about their ingredients, and took me away to weeks spent on vacation a lot closer to the beach. And the smashed red potatoes on the side were the right choice too.

I wasn’t in the mood for fries and I was happy I chose something different.

I was also happy I headed to downtown Morris that day, despite the fact the weather all around was getting a lot colder.

Inside, we found a relaxed atmosphere with top-of-the-line service

and a menu so diverse I could have ordered anything from a smoked brisket gyro to a Maine lobster and wedge sandwich, from Ahi Tuna Hawaiian Poke as an appetizer to a filet sliders trio, watermelon bruschetta or Maryland crab cakes on the appetizer menu or even fresh shucked oysters.

The menu leaves you with options for most tastes, including seven different salads, using fresh ingredients from local family farmers.

And it will also likely leave you happy you made the trip.

• The Mystery Diner is a newsroom employee at The Herald-News.

The diner’s identity is not revealed to restaurant staff before or during the meal. The Mystery Diner visits a restaurant and then reports on the experience. If the Mystery Diner cannot recommend the establishment, we will not publish a review.

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The holidays are a time to reflect, give thanks and prepare for the unbounded, nameless future ahead.

For Illinois politicians, that should look something like this: Reflect on the perverse power dynamics of the Statehouse; give thanks for your hardworking constituents; steel yourself for a future without the Grinch of Springfield: House Speaker Mike Madigan.

Members of the House will vote for speaker on Jan. 11. If Democrats choose Madigan for the 17th time, he will be crowned the longest-serving House speaker in U.S. history.

This longevity has not yielded a jolly, old elf.

Rather, it has left Illinoisans with a legislative body controlled by the will of a single man. Forthcoming research from the Illinois Policy Institute reveals Madigan has more in common with a Latin American caudillo, a despotic strongman, than he does with any legislative leader in this country. Like the green creature looking down upon Whoville, Madigan plays by his own rules. And those rules serve to pummel those below him. No other state in the country grants so much power to one legislative leader.

There are four pillars of Madigan’s cartoonish power in the House, all dictated by the legislative rules. A new speaker could decide to change these rules and bring power back to the other 117 state representatives.

For this reason alone, rumors of a Democrat challenger to Madigan for the speakership are tidings of comfort and joy.

1) Madigan controls what bills make it to a vote.

The speaker controls the Rules Committee, which is supposed to serve as a traffic cop, directing each bill to the appropriate committee for a proper hearing. It instead serves as a straightjacket for reforms Madigan loathes. This is why Illinoisans don’t hear about their lawmaker taking a substantive vote on term limits, a property tax freeze or mapmaking reform.

More than 40 states don’t require bills to pass through a rules committee at all. Not here. In Illinois, the only way to get a bill out of Madigan’s Rules Committee without his consent is to have a supermajority of House members become sponsors of the bill. This is virtually impossible.

2) Madigan appoints all 49 committee chairs and the $10,000 stipends that come with them.

This tucks dozens of representatives neatly into Madigan’s pocket, oftentimes for little work. Nine of those committees had fewer than five meetings in 2015. Two didn’t meet at all: Intermodal Infrastructure and Interna-

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All I want for Christmas is a new House speaker VIEWS Austin Berg tional Trade and Commerce. Vote against Madigan’s wishes on an important piece of legislation – or the speakership – and he strips the chairmanship with a flick of his wrist.

Illinois is one of only nine states that pay bonuses to the chairs of every standing legislative committee.

3) Madigan controls who votes in those committees.

In addition to the leadership bonus, committee chairs don’t even have to take tough votes that could haunt them in their districts. Madigan simply swaps out committee members at will, often replacing them with a Democrat holding a safe seat who votes Madigan’s way. Only 29 of the 99 legislative chambers in the U.S. explicitly allow this practice. The Illinois House is one of them.

Legislative committees there made more than 600 substitutions in 2016.

4) Madigan controls when a bill is called for a vote.

There is no strict calendar showing when bills will be called for a vote in Illinois.

Only Madigan knows. Catching lawmakers flat-footed with a complex piece of legislation is commonplace, and the resulting lack of substantive debate suits Madigan just fine.

Knowledge is power.

There’s a lot at stake in the upcoming vote for speaker. But House Democrats aren’t being honest about their options.

Most frame the vote as Madigan against a Republican. But what if a brave Democrat emerged to challenge the speaker? One who could, at the very least, change the legislative rules to allow for healthy decision-making in the House?

If the House Republicans decide to reach across the aisle and vote for a Democratic speaker replacement, all it would take is nine brave Democrats to end Madigan’s tenure as speaker.

As things stand, deliberative democracy is dead in Illinois. Madigan killed it. But a Christmas miracle on Jan. 11 could bring it back to life.

• Austin Berg is a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute. He wrote this column for the Illinois News Network, a project of the Institute. Austin can be reached at aberg@ illinoispolicy.org.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR It’s time for a 28th amendment

To the Editor: We really had four parties running for president this time and again we did not have a winner with over half the vote. In fact, Trump got almost 2 million fewer votes than Clinton.

Obama decisively defeated McCain and Romney with over 50 percent. Bush II got a half a million less than Gore in a race with Nader getting almost 3 percent. Bill Clinton ran over Bush I and Dole but still didn’t get half because of Perot in 1992 and Perot’s party in 1996.

The future will probably have more third and fourth parties, so majorities aren’t likely again.

I think it’s time to do away with the Electoral College and base our electing on popular vote.

Furthermore, if a nominee doesn’t get over 50 percent, then the two highest vote-getters should run again on the fourth Sunday after the first vote.

By doing that, we might have a president that at least half the voters stood behind. I doubt if half the potential voters would be in the winner’s column but that’s their stupidity for not voting.

Right now, if you win California, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Georgia and Florida by one vote each, you don’t need any votes in the other 40 states.

The Electoral College was invented because voters were considered too ignorant to know who should be president. Is that still true?

Chuck Johnson Morris

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COME WORSHIP WITH US

AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST

CHURCH OF GOD

The Rev. J.M. Frechette.

(Call 584-1648 for place of service.)

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor’s Sammy L. & Patricia J. Ritchie Services held at Pioneer Path School 24920 S. Tryton St. (Rt. 6 & Tryton St.), Channahon, IL • Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m. • Sermon 11 a.m., Church Phone: 521-9712 • Web Page: www.Familyworshipcommunitychruch.com.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN (Morris)

Jackson & Franklin Sts. Rev. Dr. Roy C. Backus Ph.: 815-942-1871. www.firstpresmorris.org.

Saturday Worship Service, 5:30 p.m.

Sun. Worship, 7:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; Christian Education: 8:45 a.m.; Bible Study/ Christian Education for all ages. Nursery provided.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC (Braidwood)

FIRST APOSTOLIC CHURCH

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Morris)

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH (MORRIS)

JOLIET JEWISH CONGREGATION SHABBAT (SABBATH)

Monroe & Jefferson Sts. 237-8312 Pastor Jan Chandler Sun: Worship Service 10:15 am; Wed: Pastor’s Lectionary Group Meeting, 8:30 am; Choir Practice, 4:00 pm

Family Worship Community Church (Channahon)

277 East Shipyard Rd. 357-6617.

Rev. Jason Sprinkle. Sun. School, 9am; Worship Service, 10am; Evening Service, 6:00pm Wed.: Family Night 6:00pm; Tues. & Thurs.: Intercessory Prayer 9am. www.senecaaog.com

CHURCH OF HOPE (Gardner)

ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD (Seneca)

245 S. Kankakee St.,Coal City, 634-4171 Rev. Robert Noesen Weekend masses: Sat. 4pm, Sun. 8 & 10:30 am; Daily masses: Monday, (No scheduled Mass) Rosary, 8am & Communion Service 8:30 am Tuesday, Rosary 8am, Mass or Communion Service 8:30am, Mass 6:30pm Wed. – Fri., Masses at 8:30am; Confessions: Wed., 1/2 hour before Mass, First Fri. before morning Mass, Sat. at 3:15–3:45pm & 1/2 hour before Sun. Masses, or by appointment.

118 E. Jefferson, Ph.: 448-2038 Pastor - Jerry Hill Sun. Worship Service 3:00 p.m.; Sunday Free Lunch 2:00 p.m.

Liberty & Jackson Sts.; Ph.; 815-942-0809 Sat. Worship, 6pm; Sun. Worship, 9am; Sun. School, 10:30am Sun. broadcast 95.7FM, 11am www.morrisumc.com

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE (Marseilles)

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Channahon)

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Seneca)

202 W. Jefferson St., 942-1145.

Pastor: Patrick Lohse Sunday: Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am (Radio 95.7 FM) www.blc-morris-il.org.

1292 Morris Rd, Marseilles. Church phone: 795-4896. Pastor Bill Clark.

Sun.: Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed.: Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.

24466 W. Eames St., Ph.: 467-6846.

Pastor Randy Blan Sun.: Worship 10:30 am; Bible Study 9:15 am; Wed.: Bible Study (All ages) 7:00pm Thurs.: Midweek Connections, 1:30pm; More info: www.fbcchannahon.org

BRACEVILLE UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE (Wilmington)

FIRST BAPTIST (Coal City)

P.O. 46, 106 W. Goold St. • (815) 237-8512 Pastor Bennett Woods bumclighthouse@yahoo.com Sun: Worship Service: 9:30am; 1st Sunday Holy Communion;United Methodist Women 2nd Tues of mo. 1:30pm; Fri: Alcoholics Anonymous, 8pm

303 S. Kankakee St., Wilmington.

Pastor: Bill Luttrell, 458-2006.

Church phone: 476-5752.

Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:30am & 6pm; Wed.: Bible Study 7pm.

Visitors are always welcome.

Sun. School, 10 am; Worship, 11 am; Sun. Eve., 6 pm Wed. Eve., 7 pm

CALVARY BAPTIST

COAL CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FIRST BAPTIST (Morris)

225 George St., 942-0261 Pastor: Phillip Arnold Sunday: Sun. School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:40 a.m.; Wednesday: Bible Study, 6 p.m.

6805 E. McArdle Rd., Coal City, 60416. coalcityum.org • Phone (815)634-8670 Rev. Bradley D. Shumaker Worship Service Schedule Sun: 8:00 & 10:30 am Sunday School for all ages: 9:00 am

CHANNAHON UNITED METHODIST

CROSS LUTHERAN (Yorkville)

Pastor David Gilleland Ph.: 634-2654.

1650 West Route 6, Morris, IL 60450 Pastor Steve Larson 815-942-0812 • fbmorris@csky.net Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship 8:00am; Worship 10:45 am Sun: Baptist Youth Fellowship (Grades 6–12), 6pm

On Rt. 47, about 15 miles N. of Morris.

PH: 630-553-7335, www.hiscross.org Saturday: 5 pm (Casual) Sunday: 7:45 am (Organ) 9:15 am (Praise Team) 10:45 am (Praise Team) Nursery Care Available.

455 W. Southmor Rd. Scott Zorn - Lead Minister Todd Thomson, Tim Henson, Brent Popejoy, Trudy Moore, & Ryan Weimer, Ministers.

Ph.: 942-3454.

Sunday Morning Worship, 9 and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages, 9 & 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD (Coal City)

DESTINY FAMILY CHURCH

FIRST CHRISTIAN (Wilmington)

25809 South Yellow Pine Drive Channahon, IL • Senior Pastor: Derek Ott Ph: (815) 342-5533 destinyfamily.org destinyfamilychurch@yahoo.com

121 W. Lincoln Street.

Pastor Kihwan Choi Ph.: 815-357-8340.

Each Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service

1824 Church St., 476-6734 Dallas Henry, Lead Minister, Josh LaGrange, Children’s & Youth Minister Sunday: Worship 10:00 am; Children’s Worship 10:00am; Coffee 9:45 am; Bible Study for all ages 9 am Nursery provided

Rev. Show Reddy Allam, Pastor, Rectory: 458-2125 Mass: Sat, 5:30 pm; Sun, 7:30 & 11 am; St. Lawrence O’toole, Essex, IL Sun: 9:15 am; Weekday Daily Masses Tuesday – Friday 8 am in the Adoration Chapel; Communion Service: Monday 8 am.

516 E. Jackson St. Father Edward Howe, Pastor.

Confession Saturday, 4 - 4:30 p.m., Saturday Mass 5 p.m.: Sunday Masses 7, 9 and 11 a.m., Spanish Mass 2 p.m. Weekday Mass 7 a.m., Wed., Thurs., Fri. Mass on Fri. at 8:15 a.m. when school is in session. Scripture & Communion Serv. 7 a.m. Mon., Tues.

250 N. Midland Ave, Joliet. 815-741-4600 Friday evening: 7:00pm Saturday: 9:00am • Sun School: 10:00am Led by Rabbi Charles Rubovits www.jolietjewishcongregation.com

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH

(Independent-Fundamental) 104 N. Main St., Seneca, IL. Pastor Joel Robertson. Ph.: 769-2305. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Sun. Eve. Worship, 6 p.m.; Wed. Night Prayer Service, 7 p.m.

FRIENDS IN CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH 1338 Clay St., Morris, IL (LC-MS) 815-941-1255 www.ficlc.org Worship: Sat 5:30pm; Sun 8:15 & 10:45am Sunday School: (Sept.-May) 9:30am Bible Study: Sun 9:30am Pastor Mark Willig

GRACE LUTHERAN

24751 W. Eames St. (Rt. 6) Ph: 467-5275 • Pastor Steve Good Sunday: Worship - 9:00 am, Sunday School 10:15 am (all ages); All Welcome!

Rt. 113 & I-55. Pastor Mark Thompson.

Ph.: 458-2387. Sun.: Sunday School 9am, Adult Worship & Nursery 10:15am, Services (all ages) & nursery 6pm; Wed.: Adult Bible Study, Drop Zone, Kids’ Zone, Nursery 7pm

106 Lincoln St. Rev. Ph.: 458-6317.

Corner of Dupont Ave. & Lakewood Dr. Bishop Steve Gordon Missionaries Phone: (815)579-8303 Services: 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.

BETHLEHEM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

HOUSE OF GLORY

Sunday Adult Bible Study 9 a.m; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship, 10 a.m.;

Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.

702 E. North St. - Phone: 942-6214.

Pastor, W.C. Stinette Sun. School, 9:45 a.m.; Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN (Braidwood)

A Spirit-Filled Church 815-651-8564 Pastor Esther Holiday – Called to the Prophetess Office, she has been a Pastor in the Morris area for 4 years.

Meeting at the Quality Inn, 200 Gore Rd., Morris Sunday Morning: 10:15am Youth ministry – ages 5-12

Pastor Caleb B. Counterman Pine Bluff & Goose Lake Rd.; 942-0675 Worship Service, 10:30 a.m., Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 10;00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

(Rt. 47 at Airport Rd.) Pastor Steven Heilmann Church Ph.: 942-2252 www.glcmorris.net Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m.

HELMAR LUTHERAN (A.F.L.C.) 11935 Lisbon Rd., Ph.: 695-5489 Pastor James Mostre Sun: Worship Service 9:00am, Sunday School for all ages 10:15am

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Rt. 47, 1-1/2 miles south.

Public Talk, 9:30 a.m.; Watchtower Study, 10:20 a.m.

LIFE CHURCH MORRIS

508 W. Illinois Ave., Morris, IL 815-942-0800 www.morris.gotlifechurch.com Pastor Jonathan Horsfall Sunday Prayer 9am Fellowship & Worship 10am

LIVING WATER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

Rev. Steve Cook: 815-942-2000 Email: cooksd7@aol.com 118 East Jefferson St., Morris Sunday Worship - 9:00 am Christian Education - 10:30 am Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 pm

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EDWARD JONES Kristine Bennington 214 Liberty Street • 815-942-1181

EDWARD JONES Tammy Johnson • 640 S. Broadway, Coal City • 815-634-0205

EDWARD JONES Michael J. Wright 912 W. Rt. 6 • 815-942-6500

FRULAND FUNERAL HOME 121 W. Jefferson Street 815-942-0700

EDWARD JONES Jim Feeney 101 George St. • 815-942-5056

HARRINGTON’S FINE JEWELRY Michael Harrington Graduate Gemologist 308 Liberty St. - 815-942-2348

HEARTLAND BANK

Providing financial solutions since 1865.

Minooka: 500 Bob Blair Rd. 815-467-4474 Newark: Rt. 71 & Union St. 815-695-5113

JAMES R. BURROUGHS Tri-County Management Services Inc. “The Answer to all your Accounting Needs”

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LIVING WORD BIBLE CHURCH (Morris)

304 E. Jackson St. • 815-521-1990 Pastor Timothy Greene. livingwordbible.org Sunday: Sunday School Hour 9 a.m.; Worship Serv. 10:15 a.m.

NEWARK LUTHERAN (A.F.L.C.) 101 E. Liberty Ph.: 695-5251 Pastor Luke Emerson Sun: 8:45 Meet and Greet Worship 9:30am

PEACE CHAPEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD 852 School St., 815-942-4462 Pastor Bob Hahn Sun: Sunday School 10:30 am Worship 10:30 am; Youth 6 pm Wed: Family Night 6:30 pm

LISBON BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH

NEW COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Dedicated to proclaiming the Word of God.

Pastor Larry Jacobsgaard 108 E. Woodman St., 815-736-6271 Sun Worship, 9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 a.m.

705 E. Washington St., Morris, 815-942-4255 Pastor Kevin Yandell Youth Pastor: Jake Raymer Sunday Worship at: 9:00am & 10:45am Nursery and Children’s programs offered.

“You’ve got a Friend at New Community”

MAIN ST. BAPTIST CHURCH (Braidwood)

NEW HARVEST WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH OF GOD(Wilmington)

Pastor George A. Hendricks.

458-6211. Sun. School, 9:45am; Fellowship Break, 10:45-11:00am Worship Service, 11:00am; Eve. Serv., 7pm; Wed. Prayer Mtg., 7:00pm

MAZON BAPTIST CHURCH

708 North 7th St. Pastor Andrew Wzorek.

Parsonage Ph.: 448-2327; Church Ph.: 448-5545.

Sun School, 9:30am; Worship: 9:30am, 10:30am & 6 pm; Wed. Service 7pm

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL (Anglican)

ROSE OF SHARON MINISTRY(Coal City)

315 N. Daley 815-634-4148 Rev. Jan Quiett. Sun: Praise & Worship 6 p.m.; Tues: Kids Club 6 p.m.

Counseling by appointment.

317 Goold Park Drive (Chapin St. West) Morris Sundays - Holy Communion at 8 & 10 am 815-942-1380

PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A. 101 Candlelight Lane • 942-1010 peacelc@plcmorris.org Pr. Luanne Bettisch Sunday Worship - 9:00am, Sunday Education Hour 10:15am,

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC (Kinsman)

TRINITY LUTHERAN (LCMS) (Dwight)

PEACEFUL WATER ASSEMBLY OF GOD (Channahon)

SENECA EVANGELICAL

1.5 miles N. of I-55, 1/2 mile E. of Rt. 47 515 Stonewall Rd. Rev. William Mitschke, Pastor 815-584-3407 Sunday School & Adult Bible Class 9am Church Worship 10am

392-4245 or 237-2230 Fr. Stanley Drewniak Sunday Mass 8:00am Wednesday 8:30am

TURNING POINTE APOSTOLIC CHURCH

130 W. Scott St. • 357-6879 Pastor Rick Mitchell.

1200 Sunset Drive • 815-476-9036.

Pastor Shirley McClain Sun: Worship, 10:30am; Thu: Bible Study, 7:00pm.

Food distribution: 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month, 10am – 3pm. Mens fellowship breakfast: 2nd & 4th Sat. of the month, 9 am.

Middle School, Sage St. (S. entrance): Pastor Frank Snook. Ph.: 467-9754.

Sunday School, 9:00am; Worship, 10:00am & 6:30pm Wed. Prayer Mtg., 7:00pm

Sun. School, 10:00am Praise & Worship Service, 11:00am EYF, 7:00pm Thursday.

85 S. Broadway, Suite C • P.O. Box 254 Coal City • 815-342-0652 Email: tpacentre@gmail.com Pastor: Ida M. Nelson Sun: Worship Service: 10:00 am Tues: Worship Service: 7 pm

NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN (COAL CITY)

PHELAN ACRES BIBLE (WILMINGTON)

STANDING IN THE WORD MINISTRIES

UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA

R.R.#1. Pastor Rodney Chappel.

Ph.: 476-7818.

Sun. School, 9:45am; Worship, 11:00am Eve. Worship, 6:00pm Wed.: Children’s Groups & Adult Bible Study.

Establishing foundations for lives to be built upon

Gardner - Pine & Jefferson, One Block N. of High School 237-2227 Pastor Jana Howson Sun.: Worship 10 a.m.

Women’s Bible Study - Third Wed. of the month at 1pm

NEW LIFE CHURCH (Coal City)

PLATTVILLE LUTHERAN

STAVANGER LUTHERAN (North of Seneca) Rev. Philip Peterson, Pastor Ph: 357-6302 Church Office, 815-357-6514

VERONA UNITED METHODIST Pastor Mary McQuilkin Church phone 815-287-2491 Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 8:30-9:30 a.m.

ST. LAWRENCE CATHOLIC (South Wilmington)

THE VILLAGE CHRISTIAN (Minooka)

MAZON UNITED METHODIST 509 7th Street Pastor Karen Fabian Cell: 815-483-9343 Sunday Worship: 9:00 AM www.mazonmethodist.com

495 E. 1st St., Coal City 815-634-4133.

Larry Garcia, Pastor.

Sun.: Sunday School 10:00am, Worship 10:00am Wed.: Worship at 7:00pm

5475 Bell Road, Minooka.

(4 miles north & 4 miles west) Office, 475-7220, Parsonage, 475-4127. Pastor Bret L. Reedy.

Worship Service, 9:15am; Sunday School, 10:30am

R. Giovannetti, Pastor • 815.942.3758 Sun: 10:00am & 6:30pm Kids Church: 10am, Nursery Provided Wed: 7:15pm standingintheword.org

8:30 a.m. Confirmation 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship

412 N. Wabena.

467-2205 • minookabible.org Saturday: Service 5:30 pm, Master’s Men 6:30 am; Sunday: Worship 8, 9:30 and 11 am

OUR SAVIOR’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN Rt. 47 & DuPont Rd. Pastor Dale Schilling Ph.: 708-212-4323.

Sun. Worship Service, 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School, 10:30 a.m.

RESURRECTION LUTHERAN (Channahon) ELCA 25050 W. Eames (Rt. 6) Phone: (815) 467-6875 Pastor Ben Ingelson Sun: Worship: 9:30 am Sunday School: 10:45 am www.resurrectionchannahon.org

135 Rice Rd. • 815-237-2230 stlawrenceswilm@yahoo.com Fr. Stanley Drewniak

Saturday Mass 4pm, Sunday Mass 10am Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:30am

8965 Bell Road, Minooka, Nate Ferguson, Lead Pastor, Jared Baker, Worship & Arts Pastor, (815)467-2265 thevillagechristianchurch.com Sun.: 2 Services 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

(Kid’s program ages birth-5th grade during service) Adult Small Groups Meet Weekly

MINOOKA UNITED METHODIST

OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN (Seneca, IL)

RIVER OF LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH LCMS (Channahon)

ST. MARY CATHOLIC (Minooka)

WEST LISBON CHURCH

MINOOKA BIBLE CHURCH

Pastor Sarah Hong 205 Church St. • 815-467-2322 2 blocks north of Minooka Post Office www.minookaumc.com Saturday Worship 5pm Sun Worship 9am and 10:30am Sunday School 10:30am

MORRIS CHURCH OF CHRIST 1330 Old Pine Bluff Sunday: Bible Study 10 a.m.

Worship 11 a.m.

815-942-0422 www.morrischurchofchrist.org Email: mcoc@uti.com

300 East Union Street Pastor Kris Ann Zierke Phone: 815-357-6128 Sun: Sun. School & Confirmation Class: 8:45 am; Worship: 10:00 am;

Pastor Hans Fiene 24901 S. Sage St., Channahon 815-467-6401 Sunday Worship Service 9am Sunday School & Bible Study 10:15am

PARK ST. CONGREGATIONAL (United Church of Christ)

RIVERSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST (Minooka)

806 Park St., Mazon • 815-448-5514 Tyler Carrell, Pastor Sun: Worship: 9:00am Sunday School: 10:15 am; Fellowship Hour immediately after worship

Meeting in The Crossing Business Center, 111 W. Wapella.

467-9513 Sunday: Bible Study 9:30am, Worship 10:30am & 6pm; Wed.: Bible Study 7:30pm

303 W. St. Mary St. 467-2233.

Father Tuan Van Nguyen Sat. Mass, 5:30 p.m. Sun. Mass, 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.

Confessions Sat. 4:30-5:00 p.m.

ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC (Seneca) 176 W. Union St. 357-6239.

Saturday Mass, 5:15 p.m.; Sunday Masses, 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.

14381 Joliet Rd., Newark, IL 815-736-6331 • westlisbon.com office@westlisbon.com Pastor Rex J. Howe

Sunday School 9:00 am • Worship Service 10:30 am Wednesday Programs: AWANA 6:00-7:30 pm • Jr. High 6:00-7:30 pm Sr. High 7:15-9:00 pm

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80 N. Garfield. Ph.: 634-8332.

E-Mail: newhopepresbychurch@gmail.com Pastor: Rev. Mark Hughey Sunday School: 9:30 to 10:15 am (Sept. through May) Worship: 10:30 am

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DEVOTIONS Menorah lighted as Chanukah is celebrated in Morris How to submit

Devotions appears every Thursday and features news about local faith communities. Submissions can be emailed to news@morrisherald-news.com. Submissions are subject to editing for length, style and grammar.

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – A small group of people gathered in the cold Monday night to celebrate Chanukah on the Grundy County Courthouse lawn.

Rabbi Menachem Posner with Chabad Chicago joined Grundy County Assistant State’s Attorney Perry Rudman and Grundy County Sheriff Kevin Callahan for the lighting of a menorah that local religious leaders made and placed on the lawn for the first time last year.

“This is the second annual lighting ceremony,” Rudman said. “Not too many downstate counties have this privilege.”

Monday at sundown marked the third day of Chanukah, which starts at sunset each day for eight days.

Posner explained to the small group the significance of the menorah and what it represents.

Chanukah, the Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the festival of lights, is an eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev.

According to tradition as recorded in the Talmud, at the time of the rededication, there was very little oil, which was needed for the menorah in the Temple, which was supposed to burn throughout the night every night.

There was only enough oil to burn for one day, yet miraculously, it burned for eight days. An eight-day festival was declared to commemorate the miracle.

“The miracle isn’t that the menorah lit,” Posner said. “It’s that they attempted to light it.”

While the wind Monday prevented the group from lighting the candles on a small menorah they brought, the candles in the menorah made by local leaders are battery operated, and with the flip of a switch, the candles were lit.

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ABOVE: Pastor Richard Giovannetti (center) lights the first three candles of the menorah with help from Assistant State’s Attorney Perry Rudman (right) at the annual event Monday at the Grundy County Courthouse in Morris. BELOW: Members of the community listen to Rabbi Menachem Posner from Chabad Chicago.

“It’s so inspiring to come to a small community to celebrate,” Posner said.

“Every house has a menorah lit on my block. Here you may be the only one on the block, or for a square mile.”

The group handed out menorahs to anyone in attendance who wanted one before the group sang the dreidel song.

Pastor Steven Cook of Living Water Church of the Nazarene in Morris said he was grateful to attend and share the evening with the group.

The menorah was placed on the lawn to promote inclusion.

People of all faiths are invited each holiday season to share their beliefs through a display on the courthouse lawn, with permission from the sher- example of the God-given right to cele- shows how people from more than one iff’s office. brate and worship how you see fit, and religion can worship and share with Posner said Chanukah is an early its inclusion on the courthouse lawn one another.

CHURCH BULLETINS odist Church, 6805 E. McArdle Road in Living Water Church of the Coal City, invites the community to join Nazarene to host New Year’s party

families twice a month in nine years of operation.

The dinner includes ham, kumla (like the church for its first “Hallelujah” Soup MORRIS – Living Water Church of the a dumpling), applesauce, dessert and a Supper of the new year from 4 to 7 p.m.

Nazarene, 118 E. Jefferson St. in Morris, beverage.

Jan. 7. will host a New Year’s Eve party at 7:30 For those who would prefer an alternaThe church will be serving homemade p.m. Saturday. Come and enjoy food, fun, Helmar Lutheran Church tive, a baked potato can be substituted cheesy potato and stuffed green pepper games and fellowship to ring in the new to hold kumla dinner fundraiser for kumla. soups.

The cost will be $8 for adults year. Feel free to bring friends and family, Helmar Lutheran Church is having an All The church is at 11935 Lisbon Road near and children ages 13 and older; $4 for a snack to pass and a game to play. children ages 12 to 6; $2 for children ages You Can Eat Kumla Dinner from 4:30 to 7 Newark, and can be reached at 815-695United Methodist Church to hold 5 to 3; and children ages 2 and younger p.m. Jan. 21. The proceeds are to support 5489. Carryout will be available. It is a ‘Hallelujah’ soup supper Jan. 7 free-will donation dinner. the HLC Food Pantry, which has grown can eat for free. All proceeds will go to COAL CITY – Coal City United Meth– Morris Herald-News from serving 10 families to serving 120 the church’s building fund.

Tickets will be sold at the door. Each meal includes your choice of soup, a sandwich, crackers, a beverage, ice cream and dessert. Carryout will be available.

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com More than 190 changes to Illinois law take effect with the new year.

No, none of them are an actual state budget or meaningful pension reform.

You know better than to expect that of state lawmakers.

On the bright side, Illinois does enter 2017 with an official state archaeological artifact.

Some of the new laws are meant to save you money at the checkout line, others seek to keep your local governments from wasting money, others have public safety in mind, and a handful give the appearance that some of our state lawmakers may have too much free time on their hands.

Government waste and ethics

Crime

Senate Bill 210 makes it a Class 3 felony for retailers to sell “bath salts,” which mimic the effects of other dangerous drugs. Besides the felony, which carries a fine of up to $25,000 and five years in prison, the new law allows local governments to revoke a business’ license for selling them.

Licensed hairstylists and cosmetologists will have to undergo domestic violence training to help identify potential victims and encourage them to seek help under House Bill 4264.

The training consists of an hourlong course every two years. Beauty workers do not have a reporting requirement under the law.

It is now a felony offense if you rent more than $500 in equipment and fail to return it within three days, under Senate Bill 1120.

One bill puts limits on how police

INDICTMENTS MORRIS – Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland, has announced that on Dec. 21, the grand jury has returned the following indictments. The public is advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proved guilty.

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• Ira Crowder, 59, of Joliet, was indicted for driving while licence revoked, a Class 4 felony.

• Deonte Donelson, 23, of Minooka, was indicted for the unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, a Class 3 felony.

• David Fonza, 57, of Minooka, was indicted for driving while license revoked, a Class 4 felony.

can collect cellphone data.

Senate Bill 2343 requires police to obtain a warrant before deploying “stingray devices,” or cell-tower simulators that can locate and track a person’s cellphone without their knowledge. Any data collected that does not deal with the target suspect must be deleted within 24 hours.

Rules of the road

Illinois law now clarifies that bicyclists have the same rights applicable to drivers, including right of way, courtesy of House Bill 5912.

House Bill 6006 requires drivers to change lanes when coming up on a car with its hazard lights on, and Senate Bill 2806 doubles the fine for disregarding railroad crossing lights or gates to $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense.

And for those of you who want to celebrate their birthday by renewing your vehicle registration sticker, House Bill 5651 allows you to set its expiration date to your date of birth.

Employment

Employees may now use sick leave for absences due to the illness, injury and medical care for immediate family members under House Bill 6162. Insurance companies under House Bill 5576 mandates that insurance companies provide coverage for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs.

Senate Bill 3163 makes it illegal for employers to force any employee making less than $13.50 an hour to sign a noncompete agreement.

The bill was inspired by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office suing Jimmy John’s for requiring employees to sign agreements forbidding them from

working for other sandwich shops two years after leaving the company.

Another bill, House Bill 1288, creates a “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights,” which extends Illinois’ employment protections to housekeepers, nannies and other domestic workers.

House Bill 4999 makes it illegal for your boss or a potential employer to ask you to sign into an online or social media account to view your online activities.

Taxes

The sales tax on tampons, pads and menstrual cups is lifted under Senate Bill 2746.

Hunting

A slew of new laws seek to expand hunting and fishing opportunities in Illinois.

Senate Bill 2410 expands the youth license program to include trapping.

People younger than 18 may apply for a license, and must be accompanied by an adult age 21 or older who also has a valid state trapping license.

House Bill 5788 adds catfish to the list of fish that can be taken by bow fishing or pitchfork, and House Bill 4604 allows the state to issue permits to hunt bobwhite quail, chukars and gray partridge on public hunting grounds.

Under Senate Bill 3003, the state can offer free landowner hunting permits for deer and turkey as long as the landowner has at least 40 acres.

Because they can …

House Bill 538 officially designates the pirogue, a narrow canoe carved from a tree trunk, as the official state artifact of Illinois.

POLICE REPORTS • James Hexdall Jr., 21, of Morris, was indicted for unlawful delivery of more than 1 gram but less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony.

• Orpha Hoover-Holding, 67, of Micanopy, Florida, was indicted for the unlawful possession of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; and the unlawful possession of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana, a Class 1 felony.

• Tobee Malinzak, 22, of Redding, California, was indicted for unlawful possession of more than 15 grams but less than 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; and the unlawful possession of more than 100 grams but less than 500 grams of marijuana, a Class 4 felony.

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• William C. Coleman, 46, of Morris, was arrested Dec. 24 by Morris police and charged with an in-state warrant.

• Jerry Klemoff, 46, of Morris, was arrested Dec. 24 by Morris police and charged with driving on a suspended or revoked driver’s license. He was given a Jan. 23 court date.

• Leroy Devine, 27, of Lockport, was arrested Dec. 20 by Morris police and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a hypodermic syringe and needle. He was booked into the Grundy County Jail.

• Adrienne B. Hoffman, 31, of Romeoville, was arrested Dec. 20 by Morris police and charged with an out-of-state warrant for

failure to appear on a charge of possession of narcotic drugs, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was booked into the Grundy County Jail.

• Carl Ellis, 24, of Wilmington, was arrested Dec. 20 by Morris police and charged with domestic battery. He was taken to the Grundy County Jail to await prosecution.

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• Elizabeth Johnson, 34, of Morris, was arrested Dec. 24 by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department and charged with possession of a controlled substance and a Will County warrant for failure to appear.

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Shenanigans at the College of Du Page and Northern Illinois University inspired several government spending reforms.

Senate Bill 1102 forbids governments from paying the legal fees of employees who plead guilty to crimes committed while they were employed by that government. The bill was inspired by Northern Illinois University, which did exactly that for several former employees who pleaded guilty to stealing university scrap metal and selling it to pay for parties and other gatherings.

The controversy surrounding the compensation and spending of the former president of the College of DuPage prompted several reforms. Senate Bill 2159 limits contracts for university and college presidents to four years, and severance packages to one year.

Another bill, Senate Bill 2158, prohib-

its community college boards from approving employee contracts from six weeks before an election or during the “lame duck” period between the election and the seating of new members.

Embarrassing expenses racked up at COD and elsewhere inspired House Bill 4379, which limits the amount that non-home-rule governments can spend on travel, meals and lodging, and outright bans spending on entertainment expenses.

Local governments will find it much more expensive to willingly violate the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. House Bill 4715 gives courts the power to fine governments between $2,500 and $10,000 for willful noncompliance – after 30 days, the courts can increase the fine to $1,000 a day.

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Hall of Distinction induction set for Jan. 14

History will be made at Morris Community High School on Jan. 14 as the inaugural “Hall of Distinction” class is inducted between basketball games at approximately 5:45 p.m. in the main gymnasium.

The Morris Community High School Education Foundation wants to invite everyone to attend this important ceremony and help honor MCHS alumni and friends of the school and community that have been successful in a variety of ways. The distinguished students and alumni named to the Hall of Distinction represent an extraordinary range of personal and professional achievements.

The Foundation Board of Directors considered over 70 nominations through this initial process and voted in 10 honorees that will be recognized.

The hallway outside the main high school office will display plaques commemorating their accomplishments, serving as inspiration for current students to make the most of their high school experience in preparation for making positive contributions to society.

The inaugural class includes MCHS

COMMUNITY PULSE Patrick Halloran alumni and friends of the school from a variety of backgrounds and decades.

The 2017 inaugural class includes Jim and Carol Baum, Ed Brady, Dr. Mark Ciota, Joe Corsello, Dan Darlington, Shirley Kiss, Pete Muffler, Dr. John Roth Jr., Jimmy Stafford, and Elizabeth Talarico.

The Foundation is in the process of securing sponsors for this exciting event. Please visit www.mchseducationfoundation.com for information on the induction ceremony.

The Foundation would like to thank Grundy Bank, Morris Rotary, Midwest Signworks, Scott and Sam Shannon, Chuck’s Truckin Inc., Edward Jones, Keith Jorstad and Meaghan McClintock, Chuck and Sally Robinson, Delores Robinson, McGrath’s Office Equipment, and Brown Bear Painting.

Your generous donations are very

much appreciated and important in supporting the Hall of Distinction event.

The vision and goals of the MCHS Education Foundation are anchored in the belief that a successful high school can serve as the cornerstone of a community. Establishing a sustained financial base is a major goal of the Foundation so that students, teachers and the community can benefit from enhanced educational opportunities.

The Foundation intends to provide grants and scholarships for nontraditional learning opportunities, work cooperatively with other nonprofit groups to benefit MCHS, and to honor the school’s most distinguished former students, faculty, staff and friends of the school. The group would also like to establish a strong and connected network of MCHS alumni who will support the goals and mission of the Foundation.

The MCHS Foundation consists of a volunteer board made up of nine community members and six high school representatives. The officers are Scott Shannon – President; Kevin

Brown – Vice President; J.C. Lawson – Secretary; and Donald Brown – Treasurer. Board members include Jim Feeney, Keith Jorstad, Joan Lines, Joe Martin and Tom Talarico. The group invites those interested in getting involved to contact one of the officers or board members who can provide information about upcoming events and fundraising opportunities.

On behalf of everyone at Morris Community High School, I want to thank the community members involved that have helped the Morris Community High School Foundation get off the ground and encourage the community to support the important vision and goals this group has established.

We hope to see you on Jan. 14.

• Patrick Halloran is the superintendent of Morris Community High School District. Community Pulse is a weekly column that provides a dedicated space for Grundy County-area nonprofits, schools, organizations and sometimes Morris Herald-News staff to share news and information about their organization.

Grundy County Chamber of Commerce has a new app Like many businesses and organizations do at this time of year, the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Channahon Minooka Chamber are evaluating their goals for 2017.

Our plan for this year is to continue to expand our brand by putting the Chamber in front of you through more outlets. The first being through your cellphones, and apparently there is an app for that!

Through new Chamber member ZerAPPa Inc., the Chamber now has an app that you can download now for free by searching Grundy Chamber of Commerce on your Apple App Store or on Google Play.

Our cellphones are our lifeline – it’s the first thing many reach for in the morning and often the last thing we check at night. Like a website is

of Will and Grundy Counties

VIEWS Christina Van Yperen a necessity for a successful business today (which the Chamber also will be updating this year through Cloud Nine Communications), an app is becoming just as essential as they allow your business and organization to be at consumers’ fingertips at all times.

How many of us have apps to order from our favorite pizza place or to get the latest coupon for department stores? It only makes sense to have the Grundy Chamber app to help you access our more than 500 members – whether it be to quickly

find their phone number or search for the latest Hot Deal (sales or coupons) offered.

Can’t remember where the next Chamber Business After Hours is or what day the luncheon is this month?

Check the events tab on our app.

You will also receive occasional notifications on major Chamber and member announcements – keeping informed on the latest information of your business community.

The Chamber is offering a chance to win a $50 Chamber Gift Certificate (redeemable at any of the Chamber’s 500 plus members) if you download the app and fill out the Enter to Win form under the “more” tab on the app.

Through all of our endeavors, whether it’s a new event, sponsor-

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ship opportunity, or business adventure our members and the community support us with open arms. We hope the new app offers a win-win for our businesses, consumers and the Chamber.

Join us at our next Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. at Stella’s Place 2035 Ridge Road, Minooka, to chat with the staff more about the new app, as well as check out Stella’s gaming, food and beverage offerings.

• For information on the Grundy County Chamber, download the app, visit grundychamber.com, email info@grundychamber.com or call 815-942-0113. Interested in getting an app for your business or organization, visit zerappa.com or call 708-899-2013.

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Erin Norris poses at work in an undated photo. Norris works as a radiology technologist at the Diagnostic & Rehabilitative Center of Morris Hospital. enjoy being able to help in every area.”

Morris Hospital Immediate Care manager Kim Smith agrees that Norris is a true asset to the team.

“Erin is an integral part of the ex-

cellent care given to the patients in Immediate Care,” Smith said in a press release. “She can be counted on to rise to any occasion presented to her, whether it involves X-ray, immediate care, occu-

Minooka High School National Honor Society inducts new members SUBMITTED REPORT MINOOKA – Congratulations are extended to the newest members of the Minooka Community High School chapter of the National Honor Society.

These student leaders were inducted during a special ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 14, in the MCHS – Central Campus Performing Arts Center.

Newly inducted NHS members

Seniors: Taylor Billie, Abigail Boland, Carli Cortina, Ashley DeCraene, Hanna Dilday, Christian Held-Marino, Antonio Milazzo, Logan Pulido, Mireya Villalobos Juniors: Macie Alexa, Taylor Baranski, Sofia Bautista, Adeline Beeler, Ella Benhart, Theo Benig, Samuel Bergmann, Martine Boetto, Holly Bonde, Faith Bonds, Amelia Brewers, Connor Briley, Delaney Cerevic, Antonio Cisneros, Riley Clark, Kaitlyn Cochran,

Roisin Connellan, Sophia Cosgrove, Madeleine Didech, Hailee Dilworth, Timothy Doody, Emily Ellis, Grace Feigl, Kaden Ferguson, Trinity Gillespie, Keegan Graebner, Kyle Graebner, Alexis Grasley, Gabrielle Hajduk, Grace Hayden, Samantha Hermann, Emma Hocking, Makenna Jacoby, Hannah Janik, Isabelle Jasper, Rachel Kirkolis, Kaley Koran, Jillian Kurtz, Erik Lakota, Bennett Lundberg, Chase Lyon, Sydney MacDonald, Brenna Madding, Daniel McMillin, Hannah Midlock, Phoebe Milles, Chloe Moreno, John Murphy, Dawson Nelson, Sicong Pei, Lillian Petersen, Vanesa Ramos, Joel Reedy, Eryn Renison, Joseph Rhoades, Grace Richardson, Evelyn Rios, Rylee Ritchey, Jenna Roberts, Matt Schofield, Emily Shelton, Jasmine Sierecki-Hutton, Mackenzie Singer, Hallie Spindler, Kaylen Stelmaszek, Rachel Stuchly, Genevieve Swink, Grace Thelo, Kaitlyn Thornton, Stacey Tyrell, Luke VanDrie,

Christopher Ward, Lauren Widlowski, Emma Wiegmann, Madison Wittkofski, and Taylor Zarzecki.

Current NHS members include Hailey Arlis, Brooke Lynn Bachmann, Chloe Bacza, Elizabeth Badalamenti, Courtney Banaszak, Gwen Barnes, Abigail Belluomini, Jacob Bugajski, Katelyn Bulger, Anne Calonico, Brianna Campbell, Isabella Cernetich, Reed Christensen, Brandt Compton, Elizabeth Cook, Elena Costa, Monica Delgado, Erin Dunn, Brooke Dykstra, David Feigel, Amanda Gardner, Hannah Gedwill, Morgan Gierman, Lauren Heafey, Abigail Holloway, McKayla Holmes, Shalyn Horvat, Hailey Jermolowicz, Alexandra Kaste, Zackary Kijowski, Peter Klepec, Kyle Knaub, Kyle Kobe, David Kostyra, Lydia Kurtz, Katie Lewis, Allison Lyman, Bailey Lyman, Jon-Carlo Manzo, Matthew Mason, Alec Mitcheff, Madalyn Odette, Delaney Peeples, Jason Perez, Tyler Richart, Jose Rodri-

guez, Carmella Russell, Anabell Salcedo, Alejandro Sanchez, Madisyn Serr, Mackenzie Surdej, Brianna Szambelan, Sydney Vogelsanger, Lauren Watts, Skyler Weis, Walker Whalen, and Emily Worden.

The 2016-17 NHS Officers include Kyle Knaub – president; Hailey Arlis – secretary; Megan Watts – treasurer; Chloe Bacza – historian; and Hannah Gedwill – community relations.

MCHS Principal Mr. Ronald Kiesewetter was recognized as the Honorary Staff NHS Member, and MCHS Class of 1998 alum Mark Skwarczynski was the evening’s guest speaker.

National Honor Society candidates must meet the chapter’s requirements for scholarship, service, leadership and character in order to be selected for membership. Once members, students strive to exemplify these traits through numerous academic, social and civic efforts.

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Erin Norris of Diamond is a radiology technologist at the Diagnostic & Rehabilitative Center of Morris Hospital.

Her contributions extend well beyond taking quality X-rays.

She has made herself an integral part of the Immediate Care and Occupational Medicine teams at Morris Hospital and inspires everyone around her. For all of these reasons, Norris was named December Fire Starter of the Month at Morris Hospital.

“When I think of our team, I feel Erin elevates us,” Danielle Sibert, Immediate Care charge nurse at Morris Hospital, said in a news release. “She helps by anticipating the nursing and doctors’ needs to assist overall patient care. She is always asking what more she can do to help our patients.”

Inspired by her nurse mother, Norris chose a career path in X-ray immediately after high school. After graduating from Kankakee Community College and completing her student training at Morris Hospital, she landed a job with Morris Hospital’s imaging department on the midnight shift in 1998. She switched to afternoons and then to days before transferring to the Diagnostic & Rehabilitative Center (DRC) when it opened in 2003.

“I found that I was able to take on an expanded role at the DRC,” Norris said. “I really like to be a team player, learn new things, make new friends, and help with the patient flow. I think that’s important in a fast-paced environment like immediate care. I really

pational medicine, or even laboratory.

Plus, she always comes to work with a great attitude.”

Morris Hospital’s Imaging Services manager Michele Residori is also appreciative of Norris’ many contributions.

“Erin is a wonderful employee,” Residori said in a press release. “She has a strong work ethic and takes initiative to get things done. She is very dependable and a phenomenal team player, always willing to help out with whatever needs to be done. She is very deserving of this award.”

Whether she’s taking care of a patient or assisting a co-worker, Norris is able to find personal rewards in everything she does.

“It feels good when you can assist a child who might be scared by trying to ease their anxiety, or when you can offer that extra hand by trying to find out what’s wrong with the patient,” Norris said. “I try to make a difference, even if I’m going the extra mile for that one special person. It’s a good feeling to know that I’m helping and part of the team.”

In early civilizations, fire starters were the individuals who had the important job of keeping the flame alive.

As Fire Starter of the Month, Norris received a Grundy County Chamber of Commerce gift certificate, a Morris Hospital logoed clothing item of her choice, a special “Fire Starter” lapel pin, and a designated parking spot for the month.

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers is the largest employers in Grundy County with more than 1,200 employees.

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Stott Contracting LLC helps to fill We Care pantry SUBMITTED REPORT MORRIS – Stott Contracting LLC of Morris sponsored the last Fill-the-Pantry of the year at We Care of Grundy County on Dec. 23, which was the second time in 2016 that Stott Contracting had sponsored the program. We Care relies on the support from local businesses such as Stott Contracting to be able to provide services to Grundy County residents in need.

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State Police and charged with possession of more than 500 grams of marijuana. He • Caitlin Dorsey, 27, of Wilmington, was was given a Feb. 21 court date. arrested Dec. 21 by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department and charged with MINOOKA contempt of court.

• Ira Crowder, 59, of Joliet, was arrested Dec. 11 by Minooka police and charged ILLINOIS STATE POLICE with felony driving while license sus• Nicholas Zampedri, 19, of Easton, Con- pended. He could not post bond and was necticut was arrested Dec. 21 by Illinois transported to the Grundy County Jail.

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Minooka senior Soren Knudsen (center) poses with his mother, Sally, and father, Jim, after winning the Class 3A cross country title. Jim won the Class AA title in 1981 while competing at Lockport, so the pair became the first father and son champions in the sport in state history.

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STAFF REPORTS As 2016 winds to a close, it’s time to take a look back and recognize the accomplishments of area athletes and teams.

Although the Cubs’ first World Series championship in more than 100 years dominated the professional landscape, we will take a more local look, focusing on high school sports and local athletes.

Following are what we considered the top 10 local sports stories of 2016, starting with the winter sports season:

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Cody Baldridge of Morris finishes as Class 2A runner-up at 182 pounds

One of the most impressive and grandest spectacles in high school sports is the Grand March at the University of Illinois’ State Farm Center.

The march takes place before the state individual wrestling finals, and by itself is worth the price of admission.

In front of a packed house, high school wrestlers who have reached the championship match in their respective weight class and division are paraded onto the mat with the house lights down and the spotlights on them and their coaches as they are announced and their achievement as state finalist honored.

Morris sophomore Cody Baldridge saw his brother, Kenny, take part in the Grand March in 2014, when Kenny won the state title at 132 pounds.

Seeing it and being in it were two different things for Cody Baldridge, who finished second in Class 2A at 182 pounds.

“The Grand March was the best experience of my life,” he said. “It was totally different than watching it when my brother was in it. To be down on that floor and look up and see the whole crowd was just awesome.”

While Baldridge wasn’t able to duplicate his brother’s state championship, he has two more years to compete and hopes to return to Champaign and come back with a title. But even though he has two years remaining, the sophomore, who finished this season with a 36-7 record, knows it’s not a given that he will bring home the gold.

“When we looked at the bracket this year, I was in the perfect spot,” he said.

“Things went my way. I wrestled a couple of overtime matches against guys that were taller than me, but I was able to put my best effort in and get past them.

“I definitely want to keep working hard and get back to state. I know there is going to be a target on my back, though, being a sophomore and finishing second. I am not sneaking up on anyone anymore. I know I am always going

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to have guys gunning for me. That will just make me work harder.”

Coal City wresting team takes second in Class 1A

Class 1A wrestling programs from throughout Illinois have had the same mission during the past four seasons: to beat Dakota.

The small school not far from the Wisconsin border has become one of the most-respected in the state in recent years because it has been willing to compete against schools of any size in order to make its athletes better.

Coach Peter Alber’s squad brought a 21-4 record to last weekend’s dual team finals. One defeat came to eventual Class 3A champion Oak Park-River Forest, another was to eventual Class 2A champ Washington and the other two were against Class 3A quarterfinalist Hononegah and also Deerfield, a team that was ranked in the top 10 in Class 3A. Included in their wins over bigger programs was a victory over Class 3A quarterfinalist Montini.

So there are good reasons why the Indians rolled to three-straight Class 1A titles and looked to add to their dominance last weekend. While Olympia and Vandalia both held early leads over the Indians in the first two rounds of competition, Dakota stormed back to capture decisive wins.

Only one team in the past four years had given Dakota a serious run at state, and that was Mercer County in the 2013

finals, when the Indians started their current streak. Dakota trailed by 10 points with four matches left before rallying for a 35-25 victory.

Coach Mark Masters’ Coal City squad met Dakota in 2015 in the semifinals and fell behind, 56-16, before bouncing back to take third place in its first state appearance since 1999. But after being ranked second behind the Indians throughout the 2015-16 season, the Coalers believed that they could beat the champs, and gave it a heck of a shot.

It quickly became apparent that this year’s title meet would also be dramatic after the Coalers (31-3) opened with three straight victories to grab an early 12-0 lead. Coal City still led, 18-15, with six matches remaining but Dakota won the next four and then was able to forfeit the final two bouts to claim a 31-30 triumph.

Despite the narrow setback, Coal City made some noteworthy history. It was the first time that the program had won two straight trophies. And the second-place finish equaled the program’s previous best showings, which they pulled off in 1984, 1995 and 1998.

won, 58-50, and advanced to the state tournament in Peoria. Newark capped its year at 28-3.

“This is not how it’s supposed to end,” Newark senior Jack Clausel said. “It was a great year, but (it’s unfortunate) that it’s over.”

The Norsemen played against, perhaps, the most talented player they have seen all season in Matt Chastain.

He scored 23 of his game-high 34 points in the first half alone for LeRoy (265). Chastain finished 14 of 17 from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range.

He also had a game-high 12 rebounds.

The Panthers led the entire game.

The contest was tied twice – at 14 at the end of the first quarter and at 16 two minutes into the second. That’s when LeRoy outscored the Norsemen, 20-5, for the 34-19 halftime advantage going into the break.

Newark’s biggest problem in the first half was junior point guard Will Clausel picking up two uncharacteristic early fouls in the first quarter. He eventually fouled out in the middle of the fourth quarter.

“We just struggled to shoot. I thought Newark boys basketball team reaches in the second half we’d come back,” Class 1A supersectional Newark coch Rick Tollefson said. “I give The Newark boys basketball team our kids a lot of credit for battling.” certainly was not ready for its season to Jack Clausel led Newark with 19 come to a close at the Class 1A Illinois points and 10 rebounds. Fellow senior State Supersectional. The Norsemen had Evan Schomer finished with 15 points high expectations for a state run, but and five rebounds. they ended up seeing their season come to a close against LeRoy. The Panthers See YEAR IN REVIEW, page 40

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An IHSA official holds Cody Baldridge’s hand in the air after Baldridge defeated Cody Ralston during the IHSA state wrestling semifinals at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Baldridge finished second.

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Minooka’s Tutt, Shelton finish second, third at state track meet

Getting on the medal stand, whether it’s for first place or ninth, always is a goal when competing at the girls state track and field meet.

Minooka’s distance duo of junior Ashley Tutt and sophomore Emily Shelton placed second and third in the 3,200 meters.

Tutt fought from fourth place down the home stretch to run a 10:39.12, while Shelton, who was in the lead or second for most of the race used her own lean at the finish to take third in 10:39.36.

“This is amazing,” Tutt said. “I really was not feeling real good after sectionals last week. I didn’t want to go out real hard today. I got into a rhythm and kept moving up and with three laps to go, I knew I had better really go. I’m so happy for Emily also. She went after it up front.”

“I ran my race,” said Shelton, who also placed 10th in the 1,600.

Minooka finished 18th in the team standings with 15 points.

Minooka boys relay teams lead Indians to seventh-place state finish

Redemption was on the minds of several athletes who competed in relays at the recent IHSA boys track and field finals in Charleston.

For those from Minooka, it was about making amends from the previous year, when the Indians didn’t make the awards stand in any relay after claiming nine medals during the previous four years.

The Indians went on to record their best state showing in two of their three relays.

Minooka turned in its best finish in the 400-meter, which was second to East.

St. Louis by just .09 seconds. That relay consisted of junior Colin Marchio, senior Maceo Findlay, sophomore Brandon Adams and senior Justin Wolz, who all came back later to run in the 800-meter, which took third place. The school’s previous-best finishes in both relays were sixths in 2014.

The Indians were hoping to win the title in the 800-meter, but Neuqua prevailed and East St. Louis nipped Minooka at the wire to result in a third-place finish.

Wolz and Adams got back on the awards stand one final time as they were again bested by East St. Louis and Neuqua in the 1,600 relay. Sophomore Aaron Arroyo took the baton from Wolz while Adams ran the third leg; and senior Matt Dlugopolski, who won a medal on the 800 in 2014, finished up. They placed third and posted a new schoolbest time.

Those efforts played a big role in Minooka claiming seventh place with 29 points, which was its best-ever showing

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Members of the Minooka volleyball team celebrate with their second-place trophy after their title match with Mother McAuley at the IHSA State Volleyball Finals. The Indians pushed the Mighty Macs to three sets, losing 19-25, 25-19, 19-25. in the large-school meet, two places bet- baseball end would take care of itself, as ter than its 2011 finish. his job, no matter what country, was to get batters out.

SUMMER “The biggest thing is that the team Morris native Zach Petrick plays for hasn’t lost any of my five starts,” he said.

Yokohama deNA Bay Stars of Japanese big “My one loss came when I was coming leagues out of the bullpen early in the season and Morris Community High School I think my ERA was around 12 or so afgraduate Zach Petrick, who was once a ter a couple of outings at the start of the promising pitching prospect in St. Louis season.

Cardinals’ organization, had his rights “But as I get more comfortable with sold to the Yokohama deNA Baystars in living here, there are fewer distractions mid-December. and I can just think about pitching when “I had no idea it was coming,” Petrick I am at the park.” said about the deal with the Japanese Petrick said he is one of seven interteam. “I had some international scouts national players on the team, and the talk to me in Memphis, but they were Baystars employ five translators to help from teams in Korea, not even Japan. with their transition to the Japanese Yokohama is the second-biggest city in culture and lifestyle. However, Petrick Japan, so it’s at least pretty American- points to an unexpected source that also ized.” helped with his transition.

In January, he had arrived in Japan “Believe it or not, I did watch ‘Mr. for spring training, armed with basical- Baseball’ with Tom Selleck before I came ly the clothes on his back and, thankful- over here,” he said. “There are parts of ly, the shoes on his feet. that movie that are really similar to “I came over here in January,” the what it’s like over here. The Japanese 6-foot-3,195-pound Petrick said. “Spring players know some English words, but training starts earlier here. My agent they speak very broken English, so comcalled and said my rights had been sold munication is still hard.” to Yokohama in Japan and I had 24 Another big change for Petrick has hours to give them my answer. I talked been playing in front of a full-sized mawith my fiancé and my family and decid- jor league crowd rather than the few ed to take the guaranteed money. I am thousand that would show in for a AAA getting paid much better here than I was game in the United States. in AAA in the USA. I’ve been lucky with “Half of the crowd is rooting for one clothes I can find clothes that fit. The team and half is rooting for the other hardest part has been finding a size 13 team,” he said. “When the home team pair of shoes. There’s a mall right across is up at bat, their fans are cheering and the street from my condo, and none of the other fans are quiet. When the road the shoe stores in there carry shoes up team is up, their fans are loud and the to size 13. My mom and my fiancé [Adria other fans are quiet, so it’s loud the enWannemacher] have each visited twice tire time. Coming from AAA to stadiums and brought me a pair of shoes each full of 40,000 fans is a big change for me, time.” but it’s been fun.

For a big portion of spring training “It’s weird thinking that I come from and early in the regular season, the Morris High School and now I am playfocus for Petrick was just figuring out ing in Japan in front of 40,000 people a how to live in a country where he didn’t night. I certainly wouldn’t have thought know the language. He figured that the that when I walked out of MCHS.”

Jim Knudsen briefly lost sight of where his son, Soren, was late in the Class 3A boys cross country finals at Peoria’s Detweiller Park.

But when the 1981 Class AA champion from Lockport located him, a brief lead had greatly expanded and Soren, a senior at Minooka, was on his way to joining Jim as the first father-son state champions in the 70-year history of the sport.

It’s believed that only four other father-son duos have won championships in the United States.

Knudsen posted a time of 14:02 to beat Lyons Township’s Danny Kilrea by six seconds to become the Indians’ first individual champion in the sport. His time was the 10th-best on the course dating back to 1971. Jim Knudsen’s time in the 1981 race was 14:22.

“This was the fruition of all of the work that I’ve put in during the last eight years,” Soren Knudsen said. “The last two years have been completely up and down, a roller coaster. Winning it was a big relief. It feels really good to say that I’m a state champ after all of the problems that I’ve had in the past.

“In the first few minutes after I won, I didn’t have any thoughts, I was completely speechless. The moments after that were ones that I’m never going to forget for the rest of my life. Sharing them with the people who mean the most to me was the best moment of my life.”

Accomplishing the same feat as his father and becoming the first father-son champions in the sport in Illinois is something special to the younger Knudsen.

“Two state champions in one family really speaks to our character and the passion that we hold as a family and the discipline that we’re aware of,” Soren Knudsen said. “It definitely adds a hint of uniqueness to our accomplishments and it’s something that’s going to stay in the history books forever, so it’s really cool. It was definitely the most memorable day of my life.”

Minooka volleyball takes second in state in Class 4A

Every program has a starting point where it puts itself on the radar. For the Minooka volleyball team, that happened this fall.

The Indians never had reached the Final Four before this season, but in the state semifinals, Minooka beat Stevenson, 25-17, 25-13, to earn a trip to the Class 4A state championship match.

Minooka fell to Mother McAuley, 2519, 19-25, 25-19.

Taking the top-ranked team in the nation to three sets is a huge accomplishment, however, and doing that in the championship match is even bigger.

“We get to say we took the No. 1 team in the nation to three in the state

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tle for the school,” Morris senior runner Sabrina Baftiri said. “Especially for us to do it on our own course. It definitely helped to have family and friends here to support us. This has been our goal since May 30.”

Baftiri was the top for the Redskins, earning a fourth-place medal by completing the 3.0-mile course in 19:39.

Three other Morris runners placed in the top 10, as junior Madi Mayberry finished sixth in 19:48, junior Mya Shannon took eighth in 20:05 and senior Sophie Tibbott finished 10th in 20:18.

“Last May, we wrote down the goal of winning the regional,” Morris coach Joe Blumberg said. “To watch it all unfold was special. Yes, our girls received the plaque today, but the race was won over the summer. It’s no coincidence that the team that ran the most summer miles in history had the best chance of winning a regional.”

Seniors Meghan Smith (18th, 21:24), Casi Valdes (22nd, 22:10) and Lily Tibbott (23rd, 22:15) rounded out the Morris contingent.

Morris football team reaches Class 5A semifinals

Morris girls capture school’s first cross Trying to slow down the first football country regional title team in state history to score 700 points History was made this fall at Morris Community High School.

For the first time in the school’s history, a cross country team won a regional title as the Morris girls finished with a total of 46 points at the Class 2A Morris Regional. The total was better than that of runner-up LaSalle-Peru’s finishing mark of 58 points.

“It feels really good to win the first ti-

in its first 12 games proved to be a mixed bag for Morris in the Class 5A semifinals.

Peoria grabbed a 21-7 advantage just 15:42 into the contest but then the Redskins scored the next three touchdowns while holding the explosive Lions scoreless for over 18 minutes as they moved in front, 28-21, late in the third quarter.

But the Lions responded with two touchdowns in the final 2:16 of the third quarter to move back in front for good and added another score in the fourth period to claim a 43-35 win. Morris (10-3) was hoping to reach the state finals for the first time since 2012 but instead fell to 10-3 in semifinal games after suffering its first defeat in that round since 1997.

Coach Alan Thorson’s squad was also looking to improve to 9-0 in home contests this year but Peoria’s attack of Geno Hess (32 for 276 rushing, five touchdowns), Jaleen James (18 for 132 rushing) and Coran Taylor (25 for 118 rushing) collected 526 yards on 75 carries.

“Their offense is outstanding,” Thorson said. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t get our offense going early and those early three-and-outs really hurt us because it gave them the ball back and the were able to score again. I knew that we would in it until the end. There were some turnovers and mistakes that cost us, but it was still a great season for these boys.

“This senior class has just been outstanding and these kids are as good of leaders as we’ve had in this program.

We were in the state finals in 2012 and the quarterfinals in 2014 but missing the playoffs last year was tough. We put a lot onto this senior class to kind of bring pride back to the program. They did that and I couldn’t be prouder of this group.”

Peoria went up 7-0 just 1:41 into the game when Hess went 49 yards up the middle. He only needed to get one yard for a score with 1:02 left in the opening period to make it 14-0.

Morris struck on its third series when Michael Gerischer (5 for 55 rushing) went 37 yards down the left side to

make it 14-7 with 10:25 left in the second period. After Peoria answered with a 4-yard scoring run by Hess 2:07 later, the hosts closed the gap to 21-14 with 1:39 remaining in the half when Kameron Dransfeldt scored on a 7-yard run.

Morris, which finished with 342 rushing yards on 40 carries, tied things up at 21 when Keagan Sobol (16 for 251 rushing) went 60 yards down the right side on the second play of the final half. On Morris’ next series, Sobol went 27 yards up the middle to make it 28-21 with 4:54 remaining in the third quarter.

But Peoria answered right back with a 35-yard scoring run down the right side from Hess with 2:16 left in the quarter and then, after getting the ball on downs at the Morris 44, Taylor covered the distance on a keeper and then he threw a two-point conversion pass to close out the third quarter with the Lions holding a 36-28 lead.

Hess scored his fifth touchdown on a 10-yard run with 5:44 left before Morris made things interesting with a 26-yard strike from Ricky Del Favero to Dransfeldt with 49 seconds left.

“I thought we had them after we came back after halftime,” said Michael Feeney, who shared captain duties along with fellow seniors Gerischer and Sobol.

“We were just dominating them in the third quarter but they’re a really fast team that had some really good athletes.

“We always play four quarters and just play hard-nosed Redskins football.

The coaches told us to let last year motivate us to do a lot better this year. I loved playing with this team since they’re an awesome group of kids. It was really fun playing with them and I love them all.”

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The Morris girls cross country team poses with the first regional championship plaque in the school’s history.

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championship game,” Minooka junior Alli Papesh said. “Not many people can say that, and having this be our first time down here at state, playing that kind of game, bringing this many fans and having everyone care about each other and want it just as bad ... even though it didn’t turn out our way, we fought hard and I’m really proud of everyone on this team.”

“That’s an incredible feeling,” setter Brooklyn Bachmann said. “The whole feeling, we wanted to push to this point.

We wanted to be the first team to make it to state. That was our goal in the beginning of the year. Once we made it here, we wanted to win it all. We knew we could. We knew we belonged here.

“The outcome didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to, but I don’t think we would have wanted to end in any other situation. We took the No. 1 team in the nation to three. I’m proud of how we performed.”

The Indians did play well overall and actually were stronger defensively and blocking. Offensively, McAuley had only a two-kill advantage. The biggest difference was errors. In Game 1, Minooka had six serving errors and in the third, McAuley scored seven unanswered points.

The second set was a different story.

The Indians brought their “A” game.

Outside hitters Papesh and Rocky Perinar were on fire. Defensively, the Indians were lights out. Junior libero Taylor Baranski did not let a ball drop and came out with some miraculous digs, and at the net junior middles Olivia Klank and Sammi Hermann were shutting people down.

Papesh ended the night with a courthigh 20 kills while adding 10 digs and four blocks. Perinar totaled 12 kills and 11 digs and Holly Bonde had four kills and three blocks. Bachmann dished out 31 assists and had 14 digs. Baranski dug a court-high 20 digs and Klank and Hermann both had three blocks.

“I’m proud of them. They didn’t give up and took Mother McAuley to three,” Minooka coach Carrie Prosek said. “I know there are some out there thinking that they would just step all over us.

It’s unfortunate that we had so many unforced errors in Game 1 and Game 3.

When we were errorless in Game 2, it showed how good they could be.”

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PLANO – An early start the day after Christmas didn’t seem to bother the Morris boys basketball team Monday in the opening game of the 54th annual Plano Christmas Classic.

The Redskins, seeded 12th in the 24team event, shot 17 of 27 from the field (63 percent) and 17 of 20 from the free-throw line (85 percent) and downed Fenton, 55-45, to advance to the second round against fifth-seeded Streator on Tuesday morning at 9.

Senior Matt Shaw and junior Tyler Spiezio spearheaded the charge Monday for Morris. Shaw went 4 of 7 from the floor, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and was a perfect 4 of 4 from the freethrow line to finish with a team-leading 16 points.

Spiezio went 5 of 7 from the floor and made 3 of 4 free throws to finish with 13 points and a team-leading eight rebounds. Meanwhile, senior Josh Lain was a perfect 5 of 5 from the floor and made 1 of 2 free throws to end with 11 points and three rebounds. Delaney Stutzki was 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and ended with seven points, while JaQuan Boxley scored four points and Nathaniel Halcomb and Kameron Dransfeldt each scored two.

“The day after Christmas, 9 a.m. game ... I guess anything should be expected,” Morris coach Joe Blumberg said. “I was happy with how our guys approached the morning. They weren’t negative about the start time. We got ready and were very efficient.

“To hold them to 20 points through three quarters was a positive. I believe we outrebounded them 28 to 10 as well.

We shot the ball well from the free-throw line and behind the arc.”

Morris led 12-9 at the end of the first quarter and took a 24-14 lead into halftime. The lead extended to 39-20 at the end of the third quarter before Fenton outscored the Redskins 25-16 in the final period to make the final tally.

“We didn’t handle the 20-point fourth quarter lead well,” Blumberg said. “We were tentative with the ball, didn’t move to open space without it, and relied on dribbles through traps too often. Having only played six games coming in, we probably don’t have the late game experience some other teams have. We try to work time and score situations in practice, but it’s always different with the uniform on.”

Morris 57, Streator 52 (OT): In the second round at Plano, the 12th-seeded Redskins got out to an early lead against the No. 5 seed, holding a 22-12 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The middle quarters belonged to Streator, however, and the Bulldogs led 30-28 at half-

on the line. Maybe we turned the corner a bit today.

“I’m very proud of our guys for two 9 a.m. wins. That’s not easy to do. You have to dig deep for energy, intensity and enthusiasm. And then roll out of bed and do it again. Now we have to find some more energy to take on the entire town of Newark. We have to relish the upset/ spoiler role and find a way to steal another. We are excited for the challenge.”

Chicago Hope 58, Coal City 47: In the first round of the Plano Christmas Classic, the Coalers trailed 34-19 at halftime.

They rallied to get within four points in the second half, but could not get any closer. Christian Johnson led Coal City with 22 points, while Jake Brnca added 13.

Reed-Custer 75, Seneca 54: At the Marseilles Tournament, the Fighting Irish got 15 points from Sam Grushkin and 11 from Isaac Brockman, but it was not enough as the Reed-Custer pressure defense forced 44 turnovers.

Putnam County 70, Gardner-South Wilmington 47: The Panthers dropped their opening game in the Marseilles Tournament.

Minooka 49, Nazareth Academy 39:

At the Elmhurst Jack Tosh Classic, the Indians scored the first 19 points of the game and cruised to the win. Jonny Butler led with 21 points, while Keegan Graebner scored 14 and Kyle Graebner added 12.

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Morris’ Tyler Spiezio had 13 points and eight rebounds in a 55-45 win over Fenton at the Plano Christmas Classic. time and 43-35 after three quarters.

It then became Morris’ turn to rally, and that they did, outscoring the Bulldogs 12-4 in the fourth quarter and 10-5 in overtime to nab the win and move into the third round.

Matt Shaw led Morris (4-4) with 25 points, shooting 10 of 14 from the floor, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Tyler Spiezio hit both of his 3-point attempts and finished with 11 points and a team-leading seven rebounds.

“We shot the ball extremely well early and were able to get up 10,” Morris coach Joe Blumberg said in a statement.

“We had some big 3s by Ty Spiezio and Delaney Stutzki.

“I respect [Streator coach] Beau Doty and his program immensely and we knew they’d have all of our sets down.

We have to rely on counters and guys making plays rather than running plays, and we did more of that today.

“We knew we wouldn’t be able to sustain the early level of shooting and we knew pressure was coming. We didn’t

handle doubles near the half-court line very well in the second quarter and they were able to take the lead.

“We also allowed [Streator star D’Angelo] Pryor to roll freely and establish position in the lane off ball screens. We switched our ball screen defense in the second half and our guards did a great job fighting through screens.”

Both Stutzki and JaQuan Boxley scored eight points for Morris, which took on fourth-seeded Newark on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., and Nathaniel Halcomb added six. Morris shot 58.5 percent from the floor, including 7 of 12 (58.3 percent) from 3-point range “Down 10 with 6:00 to go, I thought we looked ... disinterested in overplaying and getting the ball back,” Blumberg said. “Thankfully, they missed a couple of shots and we were able to make a mini run to get within five. Our defensive intensity improved and we rebounded well and hit some clutch shots to force overtime. We’ve been struggling to get a big stop when we needed one. We’ve struggled to execute when the game is

Coal City 45, Prairie Central 26: The Coal City wrestling team dominated Prairie Central last Tuesday. Picking up wins for the Coalers were Brandon Strnad (106, pin in 1:10), Alex Friddle (113, technical fall, 17-2), Jake Hiles (120, pin in 4:27), Ryan Wasielewski (132, win by forfeit), Daniel Jezik (138, major decision, 12-0), T.J. Jezik (145, pin in 3:14), Danny Norton (160, pin in 2:23), Bryan Stopka (182, major decision, 13-1) and Blade Fellars (220, decision, 4-0).

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Minooka 93, Reavis 19: At the Lincoln-Way East Medieval Classic, the Indians (9-2) scored the most points in a game in school history, thanks in part to a 23-0 run in the first quarter. Brooklyn Bachmann led the Indians with 15 points, while Maice Alexa had 13 and Jenna Roberts 12. Zoey Caves, Allie Holloway and Savannah Johnson scored 10.

Gardner-South Wilmington 53, Dwight 46: Kaylee Steichen scored 12 points for

the Panthers (11-4), while Jenni Price had 11 points and four steals. Celia Barna collected 14 points and eight rebounds, with Sydney Perkins adding eight points and 11 boards. Kaitlynn Kavanaugh had eight points and 10 rebounds.

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games looks like,” Carey said. “And, with some of the injuries we have had recently, we are basically doing it with six players. Paige has really stepped up and done a good job of handling the point, and that gives us Mya on one side of the floor and Meghan on the other to score. We can even post Mya up on other guards because they can’t handle her underneath.

“We’ve had some close games this year and we are used to grinding it out.

To get a win is huge, especially in this tournament where we haven’t had a lot of wins lately.”

Morris 49, Rockford East 45: Morris completed tournament play by taking the title game in the Silver Bracket and finishing fifth overall in the 12-team tourney. Shannon, who was named to the all-tournament team, led Morris (10-5) with 24 points, while Smith scored nine and Ashley Hood added eight. Meghan Jurak scored six points and Valentine chipped in with two.

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OTTAWA – For most of the game Thursday night, there wasn’t much that the Morris girls basketball team did wrong.

The Redskins were nearly flawless in the first half, playing tenacious defense and using that defense to create easy transition baskets. That led to Morris owning a 34-20 halftime lead over LaSalle-Peru in the semifinals of the Silver Bracket at the Ottawa Lady Pirate Classic.

The third quarter saw the Cavaliers chip away a bit at the Morris lead, but the Redskins (9-5) remained comfortably ahead, 44-37, heading into the fourth quarter.

Suddenly, the tides turned and it was Morris that was on its heels in the fourth quarter.

Even though they held the lead, they became impatient in their offense and began putting up some ill-advised shots.

When the shots didn’t fall, LaSalle-Peru was there to collect the rebounds and use a strong fast break to get easy looks at the other end.

The lead kept shrinking, from 4837 early in the fourth quarter, to 51-50 with just over 2:00 to play. Mya Shannon then scored in the lane for two of her game-high 24 points to give Morris a 53-50 lead with 1:22 to play, but LaSalle-Peru sophomore Kamryn Olson hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 53 with 1:07 left.

Neither team scored in the final 1:07 and the game went into overtime.

Shannon gave Morris an early lead in the extra session, but L-P’s Gena Fassino hit a 3-pointer with :52.5 left to give the Cavaliers their first lead since they scored the first basket of the game, 56-55. Shannon responded by hitting another shot in the lane with :25 left and went 1 of 2 from the free-throw line with :09 remaining to boost Morris to a 58-56 win.

“Two years ago here, we had the same type of game with L-P,” Morris coach Kate Carey said. “We had a big lead at halftime and they came back and beat us. We knew they wouldn’t let up, which they didn’t. When we went cold from the field, they made their shots.

“We have to do a better job with our shot selection when we are trying to close out a game.”

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going, though. The 1-3-1 trap defense they employed forced LaSalle-Peru into 10 turnovers in the first quarter and Morris was able to use transition baskets to build a 15-7 lead at the end of the initial eight minutes. The lead grew to 34-20 at halftime as Shannon had 11 points and Meghan Smith 10.

Smith finished with 15 points and six rebounds.

“We like to play that defense,” Smith said. “We are able to make teams make mistakes and then we get easy shots. It got closer than we wanted it to at the end, but it was nice to get a win in a game like this.”

Shannon scored 11 of her points in the fourth quarter and overtime, including all five of Morris’ points in the extra session. With Paige Valentine running the point most of the time, Shannon has been freed up to play on the wing and use her scoring talents more than in past seasons.

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THURSDAY’S EVENTS BOYS BASKETBALL TBA – Gardner-South Wilmington, Seneca at Marseilles Holiday Classic TBA – Minooka at York Tournament GIRLS BASKETBALL TBA – Coal City at Lisle Holiday Classic TBA – Minooka at Lincoln-Way East Tournament TBA – Seneca at St. Bede Christmas Classic WRESTLING 10 a.m. – LaSalle-Peru, Ottawa, Pontiac at Morris 10 a.m. – Coal City at Rumble in Land of Lincoln at Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield 10 a.m. – Seneca at PORTA Super Duals

FRIDAY’S EVENTS BOYS BASKETBALL TBA – Coal City, Morris, Newark at Plano Holiday Classic

GIRLS BASKETBALL TBA – Coal City at Lisle Holiday Classic

TUESDAY’S EVENTS BOYS BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. – Plainfield East at Minooka 6:45 p.m. – Coal City at Morris 7 p.m. – Ottawa Marquette at Newark GIRLS BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. – Minooka at Plainfield East 7 p.m. – Morris at Ottawa GIRLS BOWLING 4 p.m. – Morris at Sterling

WEDNESDAY’S EVENTS BOYS BASKETBALL 7 p.m. – Serena at Seneca BOYS BOWLING 4 p.m. – Plainfield South at Minooka WRESTLING 5 p.m. – Minooka at Plainfield Central

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Being trained in CPR may save a life Dear Doctor: A woman in the mall near our home collapsed and wasn’t breathing.

A shopper performed CPR until the paramedics showed up. Later, my friends and I realized that none of us could have helped her. Should we get trained in CPR? Dear Reader: Only a small percentage of the population in the United States knows how to perform CPR, so the woman you and your friends saw was lucky. As you can probably guess, our answer is yes; learning proper CPR technique is a very good idea.

More than 350,000 people per year in the U.S. suffer from sudden cardiac arrest, which is when the heart abruptly stops beating. Although heart arrhythmias and heart disease are the major causes of sudden cardiac arrest, heart function may also stop due to near drowning, smoke inhalation, asthma attack, poisoning or even a severe allergic reaction.

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That’s why it’s critical to get certified training. Classes, which are offered throughout the nation, are interesting and easy. The American Red Cross offers classes, and the American Heart Association (AHA) has a list of other training centers.

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A final thought: Between 70 and 80 percent of sudden cardiac arrests occur in or near the home. Why not make CPR certification a family, neighborhood or even community project? Everyone will be just that much safer.

• Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and primary care physician at UCLA Health.

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7 p.m. on _ WLS Last Man Standing Jay Leno reprises his guest role as mechanic Joe in “Gameday Forecast: Showers,” in which he plans to watch a big football game with Mike (Tim Allen) — who’s dismayed to learn it’s on the same day as a coed wedding shower for Mandy and Kyle (Molly Ephraim, Christoph Sanders).

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7 p.m. on R WPWR iHeartRadio Music Festival — Night One This gathering of music acts, first shown in October and concluding the following Monday, sees many veteran artists perform at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena as one of iHeartRadio’s top “properties,” Ryan Seacrest, serves as host (in what was his first major television venture after “American Idol” ended). The talent lineup covers a wide range of genres, with U2, Billy Idol, Pitbull, Sam Hunt and Backstreet Boys among those on the bill.

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8 p.m. on @ WFLD Sleepy Hollow Continuing a crossover event that started on “Bones,” Ichabod and Abbie (Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie) try to prove to Booth and Brennan (David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel) that supernatural forces are at work, as Pandora (Shannyn Sossamon) resurrects one of Ichabod’s old nemeses, dangerous Redcoat Gen. Howe (guest Nicholas Guest). Unless our heroes can intervene, they soon may face a British army of the undead in “Dead Men Tell No Tales.”

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7 p.m. on % WMAQ Superstore Any store employee is familiar with the phrase “Black Friday,” which also happens to be the title of this episode. Unfortunately, a widespread case of food poisoning impacts the Cloud 9 staff the very busy day after Thanksgiving — and Amy (America Ferrera) worries that she might have a case of morning sickness instead. Jonah (Ben Feldman) decides to capture the day’s events on video, which doesn’t make him the favorite person of his colleagues.

7 p.m. on @ WFLD Hell’s Kitchen Quick! Name that baby food! That’s the challenge in a blind taste test in the first part of the two-hour presentation “Spoon Fed/Dancing in the Grotto.” The winners get massages, while the others have to haul ice bags and wine boxes into the kitchen. Then, successful cooking involves the right balance of ingredients and the number of chefs on a team, with Melissa Rivers and “Property Brothers” hosts Drew and Jonathan Scott attending the dinner service.

7 p.m. on R WPWR DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Another part of DC Comics lore factors into this episode, as indicated by the title: “The Justice Society of America.” That group rejects the intended help of the Legends in trying to intercept a certain package in Paris during the city’s occupation by the Nazis. Ray’s (Brandon Routh) attempt to make his mark with the Society leads to trouble. Stein (Victor Garber) has a hard time succeeding Rip (Arthur Darvill) as the Legends’ leader.

7:31 p.m. on ^ WBBM The Great Indoors Jack (Joel McHale) needs the help of his staff — whether he knows it or not — in “Dating Apps,” as he devises an online dating profile for himself.

He doesn’t recognize its shortcomings, but Clark, Emma and Mason (Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Ko, Shaun Brown) do, prompting then to do some creative massaging of Jack’s cyberimage.

8 p.m. on _ WLS American Housewife Though she’s taken great pride in separating herself from the other housewives of Westport, Katie (Katy Mixon) reverses course in “The Snub.” She has an ulterior motive, since she wants to score Anna-Kat (Julia Butters) an invitation to another young woman’s birthday party.

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9 p.m. on _ WLS Modern Family Nathan Fillion (“Castle”) guest stars in “Weathering Heights,” playing a television forecaster Phil (Ty Burrell) is excited to meet while doing a real-estate segment on a newscast. Phil then introduces the celebrity to Haley (Sarah Hyland), which generates complications. Jay (Ed O’Neill) adds his own touch to Manny’s (Rico Rodriguez) college-application video. Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson also star.

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was a contender on “The Bachelorette” — twice — and also appeared on “Bachelor in Paradise.”

The hour also introduces some of those who will vie for his heart and provides updates on other alumni, including two new-parent couples. Chris Harrison hosts, of course.

7 p.m. on @ WFLD The Mick The new year begins with a new comedy, as Kaitlin Olson (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) headlines this “Pilot” as free spirit Mickey — who assumes much more responsibility than usual by overseeing her arrested sister’s three spoiled children. Their attitudes of entitlement get nowhere fast with Mickey, as those familiar with Olson’s “Philadelphia” image may suspect.

Normally to be seen on Tuesdays, the show also stars Sofia Black-D’Elia.

7:30 p.m. on ^ WBBM Ransom Normally to be seen Saturdays, this new, factinspired drama series from “The Man in the High Castle” and “The X-Files” alum Frank Spotnitz premieres with “The Return.” Luke Roberts (“Black Sails”) plays Eric Beaumont, a globally known crisis expert enlisted to help solve tough, ransom-based kidnapping cases. Sarah Greene (“Penny Dreadful”), Brandon Jay McLaren and Nazneen Contractor (“24”) also star as his associates.

8 p.m. on _ WLS To Tell the Truth The revival of the classic game show begins its second season, with Anthony Anderson moonlighting from “blackish” as host — and his mother, Doris, sitting at the side of the stage to offer her input. In each episode, celebrities face several contestants all claiming to be the person the given segment is about, and the panel then has to decide which one is indeed telling the truth. This first new hour features Donald Faison, Ashley Graham, Angela Kinsey and Jalen Rose.

8 p.m. on + WTTW Sherlock on Masterpiece Fans of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as sleuth Holmes and Dr. Watson can rejoice, since the new year begins with a new — if brief — Season 4 of their take on the detectives.

The first of the new mysteries, “The Six Thatchers,” refers to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ... whose image is being targeted by someone with a possibly larger purpose. Rupert Graves also returns to the cast, and Lindsay Duncan guest stars.

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8:30 p.m. on @ WFLD Family Guy Long-esteemed actress Glenn Close voices her animated likeness in “A Lot Going on Upstairs,” which involves Stewie (voice of Seth MacFarlane) making the attic his new bedroom. Peter (also voiced by MacFarlane) decides to follow him there, as do others — making the site a virtual “man cave” and enraging Lois (voice of Alex Borstein). So, what’s the Close tie-in? Likely her movie “The Big Chill,” which had a memorable attic scene.

9 p.m. on _ WLS Conviction The drama series moves to a different night with the new episode “Not Okay,” as Hayes (Hayley Atwell) debates pursuing a full-fledged personal relationship with Wallace (Eddie Cahill). Professionally, she wants to re-examine the case of a young woman (guest star Jordan Hayes) sentenced to life in prison for killing the collegebasketball star she accused of sexually assaulting her. Tess (Emily Kinney) tries to set things right with Matty (Alex Mallari Jr.).

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Matthew Bullock Auctioneers

409 E. Stevenson Rd, Ottawa, IL 61350

2 Day New Year's Weekend Auction December 31st Saturday 9:30am Doors open 8:00am

January 1st Sunday 9:30am Doors open 8:00am

Special Preview Day December 30th 10am-6pm

BAR MANAGER

Duties to include bartending, alchohol and food ordering, scheduling and hiring of Bartenders, Hall rentals etc. Must have or obtain Grundy Co. Health Dept. Food Service Certification.

Interested parties please submit resume with experience and salary requirements to:

F.O.E. P.O. Box 575 Morris, IL. 60450 or email: foe1024@yahoo.com

Driver OWNER OPERATOR – Must have own Tractor & Forklift experience. Dedicated Illinois/Wisconsin area. Established company, excellent pay, generous fuel rebate. 219-663-5678 ext. 17, M-F

Day 1 December 31st - All toys all day. 100+ Antique and vintage dolls. German, French, and American Dolls. Kestner, Simon & Halbig, Kuhnlenz, Horsman, Armande Marseille, China, Bisque, Porcelain, Composition, Kewpie, Walt Disney, Shirley Temple, 19th Century Atomatons, Character Dolls, Ideal, Early Barbie, Clothes, Displays and much more. 100+ Vintage and antique trains - Lionel, American Flyer, Bing, Marklin, Triang, Trix, Bub, Hornby, JEP, and others. Nice collection of prewar German trains, some sets, track, accessories, and more. 150+ Ertl and Precision Series Farm Tractors, John Deere, International Harvester, Case International, Caterpillar, Allis Chambers, and others. Majority are New In Original Boxes.

250+ Semi Tractor Trailers and Trucks, First Gear, Ertl, Spec-Cast, Winross, Nylint, Smith Miller, Franklin Mint, and others, almost all are New in Original Boxes, Also selling some vintage tin toys. Over 500 lots to be sold with many groups.

Day 2 Highlights 1939 Ford Coupe Deluxe in original condition,

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ECCO Tireflator, Cast Iron Signal Box on Original Column, The most amazing Andirons we've ever seen-with lions, Angels, Devils, & Griffins, Black Americana, Lowell Pottery Crocks, Advertising Stoneware, Trade Stimulators, Mills Slot Machine, Stamp Machines, Countertop Baseball Trade Simulator, Wall and Candlestick Telephone Collection, Fantastic Clock collection, Ansonia, Advertising, Junhans, Seth Thomas, Gustav Becker, Carriage Clock, and others, 7 different Figural Antique Weathervanes, Cast Iron Doorstop CollectionRARE Elf under the Mushroom “N514E” Dogs, Horses, People, Animals, and others, Antique Cast Iron Mechanical & Still Bank Collection- “I always Did Spise a Mule”, “Bad Accident”, “Punch & Judy” “Eagle & Eaglets” “William Tell” “Creedmore”, Owl, Bill E Grin, Safes, Animals, and others. Nice Collection of vintage Bottles and Fruit JarsHistorical Flask, Rare Ottawa Red Clover with Label, Medicines, Blood's Bottling House Braidwood Hutch, A. Stone Phila Pontil Wax Sealer, and others, Great Collection of German Steins- Largest Metlach Stein Ever Made 6 Liter 1893 Worlds Fair, many others 1 Liters3Liters, German Roemer Style Goblets, Enameled Drinking Glasses, Joseph Frey Aurora IL Flask, 1905 Joliet IL Fred Sehrig Brewing Co Stein, Early American Glass, Tiffany Urn Vase, Stueben Trumphet Vase, Tiffany Bowl, Quezal Salt, Fantastic Galle Mountain Scene Cameo Vase, Daum Nancy Violet Vase, Daum Nancy Dresser Jar, Mt Washington, Wavecrest, and other 19th Century Glass, GWTW lamps, Hanging Victorian Lamps, Aladdin Lamps, 19th Century Brass Candelabras, A great group of Antique Furniture, Rare Narrow Stacking Bookcase, Koch Wood Barber Chair(Very Nice!), Ornate Carved Chairs, Phonograph, Bookcases, Primitive Cabinets, Disp;ay Cases, Murphy Bed, Armoire, Antique Luminaire Funeral Parlor Fan, Sandwich IL Corn Sheller, John Deere Corn Sheller, IH & John Deere Pedal Tractors, Small Fancy Safe, RARE Sprinklin Sambo, Water Pump, Massive 12 foot Carpenters Bench, Over 75 Porclelain, Tin, Metal, Flange, Wood, Advertising Signs, Oil, Gas, Seeds, Farm, Danger, Street, Road, Soda, and others, 15+ advertising Clocks, Advertising Thermometers, RARE Jules Erbit Original “Beautiful Lady in Blue” Pastel, Rare Adelaide Hiebel Pastles “The Good Samaritan” & “His Future Before Him”, Many other framed pieces of artwork and advertising, Collection of Beer Signs & Neon's, Rare Hamm's Holy Grail Floating Mugs Neon, and many others, Coca Cola Cooler, Occupational Shaving Mugs, Hummels, Fiestaware, Hull, Roseville, Pocket Knives, Pocket Watches, Sterling Silver, Fountain Pens, & much more.

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FARMLAND AUCTION Wednesday, January 18 10:00 AM

Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari's, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars, $$ Top $$ all makes, Etc.

40 Acres M.O.L.

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Auction to be held at: The Brookfield Township Hall Located At: #2099 E. 27th Rd., Seneca, IL.

Directions: From Ransom, IL, go North (on E. 27th Rd) 5 miles OR From Seneca, IL, go South (on Rt. 170), 5 miles to N. 21st Rd / Mazon-Grand Ridge Rd, then 2 miles West (at the Jct. of N. 21st Rd & E. 27th Rd)

See Full Salebill, Maps & Data @ www.bradleyauctionsinc.com

Allen Twp. - LaSalle County In 1 - Tract, (No Improvements) Land Posted With Auction Signs

Farm Location: 1-1/2 miles North of Ransom, IL (on Rt. 170), to N. 17th Rd, then 2 miles West (at the Jct. of N. 17th Rd & E. 25th Rd)

Legal Description: The Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of

Section 8, T. 31 N.-R.5E. Of The 3rd. P.M. Allen Twp. - LaSalle Co. Illinois.

Principal Soils:

FURNISHED EFFICIENCY. Off street parking.

All utilities. $575/mo. 815-474-6413

#235 Bryce Silty Clay #375 Rutland Silty Clay Loam #91 Swygert Silty Clay #152 Drummer

Tenancy: The Tenancy is open for the 2017 Crop Year Closing: On or Before Feb. 17, 2017 Method of Sale: Bidding Will Be On A Dollars per Acre Basis.

Seller: James T. Gordon

BRADLEYS' AND IMMKE AUCTION SERVICE

OTTAWA – ESTATE SALE New Year's Celebration!

409 E. Stevenson Rd., Ottawa Fri 9-5, Sat 9-3, Sun 10-3

6 new estates, including a Chicago Condo have been added to our showroom for this week-end's sale. Hi-end modern furniture along with may fine antique and traditional pieces.

Nice assortment of tools, riding mower, a boat w/ trailer, 2001 Chevy Blazer, Designer clothes, hats, purses and Shoes.

Art work, lamps, and rugs. Packed Kitchen, usual household and garage items.

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Mazon 505 Hill St – 3BR, $875+SEC 779-227-9572 MORRIS. 3 BR, 1BA, completely furnished.

Good location. Will rent monthly. $1450/mo.

Call 815-354-8968 or 815-347-9152.

EFFICIENCIES ~ MAZON, NO LEASE

Kitchen, Laundry. Utilities Provided.

1-630-910-5304 or 1-630-698-2229 Seneca Efficiency Rooms Short term available. 815-942-6776

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Terms: Cash, Check & Credit Cards (add 5% for CC's), 10% Buyers Premium. No Out of State Checks, No Checks over $500 unless known by Auction company. No Business Checks.

815-220-5005

Morris 3BR $1000, 2BR $800, 1BR $650 Great Location! Full deck, no pets, coin laundry.

901-569-0747

Morris – 600sqft Office Space. 815-210-4757

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MORRIS - 2 & 3 BEDROOM

Heat, Water Included. 815-942-6776

MAZON – 510 DEPOT ST. $400/mo. + sec.

779-227-9572

Sellers: Eloise Fuller, Streator IL, and others

www.BullockAuctioneers.com Auction Zip ID 23761

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Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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PUBLIC NOTICE W10-0118 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GRUNDY MORRIS, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSET-BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC 2005-FR5 PASS-THROUGH MORTGAGE CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FR5; Plaintiff, vs.

DONALD J. WILHELM; YOLANDA L. WILHELM; LAKEWOOD TRAILS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DONALD J. WILHELM, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF YOLANDA L. WILHELM, IF ANY; OWNERS UNKNOWN NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 176 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of Donald F. Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite 211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1456 Sedge Pass,

Minooka, IL 60447.

P.I.N. 03-13-177-014.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455.

I710322 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, December 15, 22, 29, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GRUNDY MORRIS, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS TRUSTEE ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AS TRUSTEE ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK NATIONAL LASALLE ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR

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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL M. MARQUEZ, et al Defendant 16 CH 000007 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on January 30, 2017, 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 8575 S. COSTER ROAD, GARDNER, IL 60424 Property Index No. 12-15-400-004.

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 (Published in the Morris Herald- creditor, or other lienor acquiring News, December 15, 22, 29, the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real 2016) estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied PUBLIC NOTICE against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale GRUNDY COUNTY is further subject to confirmation by MORRIS, ILLINOIS

LXS 2007-8H; Plaintiff, vs.

FRED A. BAN AND JOANN M. BAN; VILLAGE OF MINOOKA; Defendants, 15 CH 81 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 12, 2016, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of Donald F. Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite 211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 03-12-324-006.

Commonly known as 333 ASTER DRIVE, MINOOKA, IL 60447.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

Ref. No. 15-01541 I710321

r subj 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., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-00227.

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.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-00227 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 000007 TJSC#: 36-13115 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.

I710460 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, December 22, 29, 2016 January 5, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY MORRIS, ILLINOIS ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Plaintiff, -v.ELAINE SCHREIBER, et al Defendant 16 CH 00096 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on January 24, 2017, 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 1308 DAHLGREN LANE, MINOOKA, IL 60447 Property Index No. 03-14-126-026.

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 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

R) 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 14-16-09760.

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.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-09760 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00096 TJSC#: 36-14434 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.

I711076 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, December 29, 2016 January 5, 12, 2017)

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE W10-0118 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GRUNDY MORRIS, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSET-BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC 2005-FR5 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FR5; Plaintiff, vs.

DONALD J. WILHELM; YOLANDA L. WILHELM; LAKEWOOD TRAILS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DONALD J. WILHELM, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF YOLANDA L. WILHELM, IF ANY; OWNERS UNKNOWN NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 176 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of Donald F. Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite 211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 242 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, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 423288, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1456 Sedge Pass, Minooka, IL 60447.

P.I.N. 03-13-177-014.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GRUNDY MORRIS, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AS TRUSTEE ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK NATIONAL LASALLE ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LXS 2007-8H; Plaintiff, vs.

FRED A. BAN AND JOANN M. BAN; VILLAGE OF MINOOKA; Defendants, 15 CH 81 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 12, 2016, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of Donald F. Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite 211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 100 IN THE PRAIRIE RIDGE SUBDIVISION, PHASE TWO, UNIT ONE, BEING PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE THEREOF RECORDED PLAT JANUARY 13, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NO. 443779 SITUATED IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 03-12-324-006.

Commonly known as 333 ASTER DRIVE, MINOOKA, IL 60447.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

Ref. No. 15-01541 I710321 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, December 15, 22, 29, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF GRUNDY, ss.-In The Circuit Court for the 13TH Judicial Circuit, Grundy County, Illinois, Fifth Third Bank, Plaintiff, vs. James D. Hall, et al., Defendants, Case No. 16 CH 135 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Cl

Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 13th Judicial Circuit, Grundy County, Illinois by said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 13, EXCEPT THE NORTHERLY 10 FEET, AND ALSO EXCEPT THAT PART LYING SOUTHERLY OF A LINE CONNECTING A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF LOT 13 WHICH IS 64.50 FEET NORTHERLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 13 AND A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF LOT 13 WHICH IS 65.29 FEET NORTHERLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 13, IN COALFIELD ESTATES FIRST ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 32 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 10, 1990 IN PLAT CABINET F, SLIDE NO. 162, AS DOCUMENT NO. 304387, (EXCEPT COAL AND OTHER MINERALS UNDERLYING SAID PREMISES AND THE RIGHT TO MINE AND REMOVE SAME); IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1093 Black Diamond Drive, Coal City, IL 60416. P.I.N.: 09-02-356-0230000 and which said Mortgage was made by James P. Hall a/k/a James D. Hall and Shirrell A. Hall, Mortgagors, to Fifth Third Bank, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Grundy County, Illinois as Document No. 456230, and the present owner of the property is (the above mentioned mortgagor), 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, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Grundy County, 111 E. Washington Street, Suite 30, Morris, Illinois 60450, on or before January 16, 2017, a default may be entered and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Morris, Illinois, December 22, 2016.

KAREN SLATTERY, Clerk (Published in the Morris HeraldNews on December 22, 29, 2016, 7 1253373 January 5, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY MORRIS, ILLINOIS PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL M. MARQUEZ, et al Defendant 16 CH 000007 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on January 30, 2017, 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:

ng COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 15 FOR A DISTANCE OF 3033.58 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 170.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 384.35 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 170.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 384.35 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; ALL LOCATED IN SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF GRUNDY, STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 8575 S. COSTER ROAD, GARDNER, IL 60424 Property Index No. 12-15-400-004.

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 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., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-00227.

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.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-00227 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 000007 TJSC#: 36-13115 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.

I710460 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, December 22, 29, 2016 January 5, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY MORRIS, ILLINOIS ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Plaintiff, -v.ELAINE SCHREIBER, et al Defendant 16 CH 00096 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on January 24, 2017, 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 455 IN LAKEWOOD TRAILS UNIT 2A BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 14 AND PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN AUX SABLE TOWNSHIP, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 19, 2004 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 436615, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1308 DAHLGREN LANE, MINOOKA, IL 60447

Property Index No. 03-14-126-026.

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 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., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-09760.

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.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100

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pr attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

5. On December 14, 2016 an Order Admitting the Will to Probate 6. Within forty-two (42) days after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the validity of the Will by testimony or witnesses to the Will in open Court, or other evidence, as provided in Article VI 5/6-21 (755 ILCS 5/6/21).

7. Within six (6) months after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to contest the validity of the WiII as (Published in the Morris Herald- provided under Article VIII 5/8-1 of News, December 29, 2016 the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8-1).

January 5, 12, 2017) 8. The estate will be administrated without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by PUBLIC NOTICE filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 I LCS 5/28-4).

STATE OF ILLINOIS Signautre of Executor IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE /s/ Charles E. Marshall THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Published in Morris Herald-News, GRUNDY COUNTY December 22, 29, 2016, January 5, 2017) 1253416 IN RE THE MATTER OF: Dyan Alison Vega CHANGE OF NAME TO: Alison Dyan Vega PUBLIC NOTICE

BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-09760 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00096 TJSC#: 36-14434 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.

I711076

Case No. 16 MR 252 NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Notice is given you, the public, that on February 2, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Dyan Alison Vega will request that this Court change his/her present name of Dyan Alison Vega to the name of Alison Dyan Vega. The hearing will take place at 111 East Washington Street in Morris, Illinois.

Date: December 9, 2016 Dyan Alison Vega Plaintiff

(OFFICIAL NOTICE) COUNTY BOARD MEETING The January meeting of the County Board Members of Grundy County, Illinois will be held at the Grundy County Administration Center, 1320 Union Street in Morris on Tuesday, the 10th day of January A.D. 2017 at 6:00 P.M. for the purpose of Auditing County Claims and the Transaction of any other business that may properly come before the meeting.

All bills of claims against the County must be filed at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting to insure notice of the Board at the meeting

(Published in the Morris Herald- Dated at Morris, Illinois this 29th News on December 15, 22, 29, day of December A.D. 2016.

2016) 1251857

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF (DECEDENT): Name: MARY ALICE VOGEN Address: 1487 Jo Lin Drive City, State, Zip: Morris, IL 60450 Date and Place of Death: December 3, 2016 / Morris, IL Case No. 2016 P 100 PUBLICATION NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO: CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES 1. Notice is hereby given of the death of Mary Alice Vogen who died on December 3, 2016, a resident of Morris, lllinois.

2. The Representative for the estate is: Charles E. Marshall, P.O. Box 488, Somonauk, IL 60552 3. The Attorney for the estate is: Craig D. Hasenbalg Ottosen Britz Kelly Cooper Gilbert & DiNolfo, Ltd. 303 N. Main Street, Elburn, IL 60119 4. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before June 22, 2017. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 111 E. Washington Street, Suite 30, P.O. Box 707, Morris, IL 60450 or with the Representative, or both Any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed ordelivered to the Representative and to the 10

Kay T. Olson Grundy County Clerk

(Published in the the Morris Herald-News on December 29, 2016) 1253712

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on December 13, A.D. 2016, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Grundy County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Clockwork Commercial Cleaning located at: 110 ½ Liberty St., Apt. 1, Morris, IL 60450 Dated: December 13, 2016 Kay T. Olson Grundy County Clerk (Published in the Morris HeraldNews on December 22, 29, 2016, January 5, 2017) 1253409

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