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Mindful sharing on social media essential For most of us, signing onto Facebook daily, or in some cases several times a day, leaves us inundated with the good, the bad and the ugly the world has to offer.

Over the past year, I’ve watched a trend happening that has me concerned.

Whether you have 100 or over 700 friends on social media, your wall is quickly filled with thoughts of friends and acquaintances, shares of “news stories,” uplifting videos of today’s inspirational speakers most of us have never seen before, and of course the neverending political posts that have come with the latest election and are still going on as we come close to the presidential inauguration.

Odds are that you aren’t going to agree with every post or share, but how do you decide which ones are worth clicking, reading or commenting on.

I’ve done fairly well filtering out the craziness that is just too much for me to take.

I don’t care to see pictures of animal or child abuse, so I make sure I hide any content from those providers. That was easy.

I don’t care to see biased rants for or against groups who incite and instill hate among their followers. Again, that was easy. The not so easy part comes when your friends or family, the ones you truly care for and respect, posts stories that make you question your beliefs, their beliefs, or the world around you.

Part of me finds the viewpoints interesting and even educational.

The problem comes with the shares from fake news sites. They get posted to one wall and quickly the shares multiply

VIEWS Heidi Litchfield and you see them on friends’ after friends’ walls and you wonder if anyone bothered to read the whole story. Did they question where the sources came from? Did they see the small print at the bottom of the web page that states the website is satire?

As a journalist, I am tasked with finding the truth. I don’t interview one side and write the article without verifying the content. I oftentimes find myself reading far more content that I can put into an article.

As a journalist, it is my job to be honest, fair, unbiased, and have ethical and moral standards, which I try my darnedest to uphold in my writing.

As traditional news sources dwindle with the readily accessible “free content” of the web, I worry about my profession.

How does the average person know the difference between an unbiased media report and one written totally as click bait to drive up advertising revenue for the author, who is making things up as they go along from the comfort of their own home just to make money?

I also wonder what makes people click on articles whose headlines are so obviously fake and then believe the content that falls under it.

Where will our world be in five, 10, or 15 years? What damage is being done by

these fake news sites?

I understand that people have always been interested in gossip magazines and papers that you find in the checkout of the local supermarket, but they’ve always been balanced by the true journalistic endeavors that report on facts.

The problem lies when people read these articles, take them at face value, and share them and even quote them without ever questioning the content and where it came from.

I spend many of my non-working hours researching other people’s posts. Are they true? Are they partially true? I’m a lover of knowledge, a nerd if you want to call me that. I think learning is the greatest pastime there is.

When I research something and find the other side of the story, or the proof it’s completely false, I typically post that content under the fake news link.

I don’t want to come across as a knowit-all or some kind of “smarty pants.” I just worry that the spread of fake news, which is often the start of disagreement or dissent, will spread and touch on the lives of my friends in negative ways. I’ve already seen it happen, and it’s becoming more and more common.

So my challenge to you is to think before you share. Will the share do more harm than good and does it have journalistic integrity?

• Heidi Litchfield is the senior news writer for the Morris Herald-News. He can be reached at hlitchfield@shawmedia. com.

Morris high school keeps bond rating, receives award

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Morris Community High School District 101 will be going out to bid for $1.7 million worth of working cash bonds as it has for several years.

The board approved adoption of a parameters resolution on the $1.7 million worth of bonds it intends to issue to increase the district’s working cash fund.

The district has issued bonds to maintain sufficient funds to handle all operational costs in the second half of the school year, Superintendent Pat Halloran said, since the Collins Power Station

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closed in 2005.

Halloran said the Moody Investment Service rating was maintained at A2, which it was downgraded to last year after holding an A1 rating for several years.

“The Moody rating was maintained at A2, and we will be going out to bid now for the bonds. We should know by Jan. 18 who got the bonds in the sale,” Halloran said.

The purpose of Moody’s ratings is to provide investors with a simple system of gradation by which future relative creditworthiness of securities may be gauged.

Grades A1-A3 are all considered by Moody to be upper-medium grades and

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a low credit risk, according to moodys. com.

Halloran said the bonds will be sold to help the overall operations of the school.

He believes the Moody rating was maintained because of the equalized assessed valuation (EAV) growth seen locally over the past two years.

The board also set the commencement date for the class of 2017 for May 19 at 7 p.m., to be held at the high school.

In other news, the Morris Community High School was recognized for its base camp partnership with ComEd and was given an award by E.J. Wilkie, who represented ComEd.

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Clothing from the line of national menswear designer James Comfort, who was born and raised in Morris, is now hanging on the racks of the local downtown store Rugged.

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Menswear designer, Morris native, visits hometown for the holidays

By JEANNE MILLSAP

Shaw Media correspondent Clothing from the line of national menswear designer James Comfort, who was born and raised in Morris, is now hanging on the racks of the local downtown store Rugged.

Comfort has lived in Philadelphia for several years, but he came home to visit his friends and family during the holiday. He also made the opportunity to stop by the store and see his shirts for sale in his hometown.

“It’s really exciting,” he said of seeing his line in town. “I’m really happy that Rugged gave me a chance and that people are giving me a chance.”

Comfort has been in the clothing business for a while, but having his own line is a new adventure.

Growing up, Comfort had no interest in clothing or sewing. A 2004 Morris Community High School graduate, he said his interests lay more in sports. He was on the tennis, soccer and swim teams and spent spare time doing woodworking and playing video games.

“I was probably pretty shabbily dressed in high school,” he said with a laugh. “I was one of four boys. ...

I got hand-me-downs from my older brothers.”

As a high school student, Comfort was an exchange student in Mexico for a year through the tutelage of his Spanish teacher, Sue Womack, and found he loved the culture and language. After graduating, he attended Clemson University in South Carolina and received his degree in Spanish and international trade.

While in college, Comfort came across a shirt that he loved. He said it fit him perfectly, which, at a height of 6-foot-5, didn’t come easily.

“A local person designed it,” he said. “I became their first employee in their start-up shirt company. ... It left an impression. ... After several years, I thought I would try it myself.”

Working there, he became fascinated with the whole industry.

“It’s a difficult industry to get into,” he said, “but you can create anything in your imagination and also fulfill a need.”

Comfort said his last name is a good one for the industry. Everyone has encountered items of clothing

Photos by Heidi Litchfield – hlitchfield@shawmedia.com

ABOVE: James Comfort looks through a rack of his shirts at Rugged in downtown Morris. BELOW: Native Morris resident James Comfort had a hard time finding shirts that fit his body types, as a designer, he keeps those issues in mind as he designs.

that are uncomfortable or just don’t feel right on them, he said.

One of the most difficult parts of designing a clothing line is getting the sizing just right, he explained.

“All the retailers have their own sizing,” he said.

While working a full-time job during the day as a consultant at a telecommunications company – he

still works that job – he spent many late nights coming up with his brand, trying to source it in the United States, finding the perfect materials and doing everything else that comes with designing clothing.

He does have one surprising little bug when it comes to designing.

“I have some slight color blindness,” he said.

Comfort doesn’t let that stand in his way, though. His girlfriend is happy to help him when he has a bit of trouble discerning a gray from a subtle green.

He stuck with shirts to begin his line. Today, the “James Comfort” line has long-sleeved, plaid button-up shirts; long-sleeved polos; and shortsleeved polos, all in various colors.

“I really looked for fabrics that would be really comfortable and easy to wear,” he said. “I built the cut so tall and lean people will have something to wear. It’s very difficult for me to go into a store and find

See MISTER COMFORT, page 7

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Weather Spotter class offered in Coal City

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com COAL CITY – Have you ever watched the clouds roll in and wonder whether they are capable of producing a tornado or straight line winds, or whether they are simply a rain shower that will help with watering your lawn?

The Basic Severe Weather Spotter Program was created by the National Weather Service to improve warning services, according to a news release issued by the Grundy County Emergency Management Agency.

The NWS needs real-time reports of hail size, wind damage, flash flooding, heavy rain, tornadoes, and wa-

terspouts to effectively warn the public of inclement weather.

The National Weather Service will be presenting a basic severe weather spotter class for the Grundy County Emergency Management Agency that aims to teach residents what to look for when severe weather approaches according to a news release issued by director Joe Schroeder.

Even as new technology allows the NWS to issue warnings with more lead time, spotters will always be needed as links between radar indications of severe weather and ground truth, according to the National Weather Service in Romeoville.

Storm Spotter volunteers serve as

If you go n WHAT: Basic severe weather spotter class n WHEN: from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 31 n WHERE: Coal City High School auditorium,

655 W. Division St., Coal City

n COST: Free

severe weather spotters for the NWS and local emergency management programs, and generally have two things in common – an interest in the weather and a desire to serve their community.

Attendees of the Jan. 31 event in Coal City will view a slide show and video presentation that demon-

strates what to look for when potentially bad weather strikes.

The presenter will explain everything from a single-cell (pulse) thunderstorm to the potentially deadly supercell thunderstorm and what to look for with each type.

The two-hour class is all that is needed to become a basic severe weather spotter, and training is recommended every two years, so spotters can stay up-to-date on the latest information.

The National Weather Service states the class also is beneficial to members of the public who don’t want to be a spotter but who still want to be informed on what to look for as dark clouds roll in.

GOTTA DO IT Will/Grundy Genealogical Society to meet in January

The Will/Grundy Genealogical Society will hold its January membership meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at the Coal City Public Library, 85 N. Garfield St. Coal City.

The program will offer assistance to members and guests who have questions or problems concerning their own family history research. WGGS members will share their experience and knowledge of methods and sources with anyone needing research help. The public is invited and refreshments will be served.

Council of Knights of Columbus to hold free-throw contest

The DuPontaris Council of the Knights of Columbus will hold a free-throw contest for area boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14. This will take place at 9 a.m. Jan. 21 at the Dr. Connor Gym at Immaculate Conception School.

The participant’s age category is determined by their age on Jan. 1, 2017.

Each contestant will shoot 15 free throws. Ten- and 11-year-olds will shoot from 10 feet, and 12- through 14-yearolds will shoot from 12 feet.

There is no participation fee for those entering the contest. Trophies will be awarded the winner in each category.

All contestants will be awarded a certificate. Students may enter on the day of the contest. Advance entry blanks are available at the Immaculate Conception School Office.

For information, call I.C.S. at 815-9424111.

Morris Theatre Guild directors needed for 2017-18 season

The Morris Theatre Guild Inc., a nonprofit community theater, is looking for script proposals for its 2017–18 season. There are slots for four main stage shows (fall, winter, spring and summer).

Interested applicants are asked to visit morristheatreguild.org to fill out the director proposal form.

The form and a copy of the script should be sent to Morris Theatre Guild Inc. at 516 W. Illinois Ave., Morris, IL 60450. All scripts and proposals must be turned into the Morris Theatre Guild Inc.

by March 31.

Charles B. Phillips Library in Newark holding several events

Friday Matinee – Warm up at the Charles B. Phillips Library on 6 N. Jackson St. in Newark at 2 p.m. Friday, January 13, and enjoy the featured film “Sully.”

Based on the true story, the career of Capt. Chelsey “Sully” gets threatened after he makes an impossible landing on the Hudson River. Popcorn and refreshments will be provided.

Tuesday Morning Book Chat – Enjoy tea, pastries, and the discussion on “The Snow Child” by Eowyn Ivey on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. at the Charles B. Phillips Library on 6 N. Jackson St. in Newark.

Books and audiobooks are available at

the circulation desk.

Storytime – Explore the Artic animals of penguins, polar bears, and walrus at Storytime! Dance, sing, listen to stories, and create a craft at 10:30 a.m. each week on Thursdays, January 12, 19 and 26 at the Charles B. Phillips Library on 6 N. Jackson St. in Newark. Registration required.

PJ Storytime – Change into your pajamas then head over to the Charles B. Phillips Library at 6:30 p.m. at 6 N. Jackson St. in Newark for PJ Storytime. Settle down for the night with some stories, music, and milk and cookies on Jan. 17.

Registration required.

Lego Club – Lego enthusiast will be challenge to create a sled and then race it against the other competitors at Lego Club at 4 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Charles B. Phillips Library on 6 N. Jackson St. in Newark.

Morris Hospital prepares schedule of childbirth, family classes

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has announced its schedule of a Baby Care Basics class will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Morris Hospital Boardroom. This class gives parents-to-be all the information they need to know to bring their baby home with confidence, including the latest information to ease parents into the basics of caring for their newborn.

Through presentation and demonstrations, this class will include newborn appearance/activity, feeding, warning

signs, and safety. The cost is $15 a couple. Registration for childbirth and family classes must be completed online at www.morrishospital.org/events. For more information, call 815-942-3012.

Morris Hospital plans upcoming cancer support programs

The Radiation Therapy Center of Morris Hospital has announced its schedule of cancer support programs for January.

Programs will be held at the Radiation Therapy Center of Morris Hospital, 1600 West U.S. Route 6 in Morris.

The Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer support group will meet from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday.

SPOHNC is a patient-directed, self-help organization dedicated to meeting the emotional and physical needs of people with oral, head and neck cancer and their caregivers. The SPOHNC Morris chapter meets monthly and is lead by Ali Bute, speech pathologist at Morris Hospital, and Sharon Bernico, a registered nurse from Morris Hospital’s Radiation Therapy Center. Bute and Bernico have extensive experience working with individuals with head and neck cancer and can help navigate the illness and rehabilitation process. To register for the I Can Cope Support Group, go www.morrishospital. org/events or call the Radiation Therapy Center of Morris Hospital at 815-3648915. Registration is not needed for the SPOHNC support group.

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‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’

WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Three Rivers Library in Minooka COST & INFO: Watch the classic 1939 masterpiece as Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away to the magical Land of Oz, making friends with a Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, and fearing the Wicked Witch of the West, on a magical journey to find the Wizard in the Emerald City. Pizza and drinks will be provided. This film is rated PG. Registration required. Under 5 not permitted.

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WHEN: 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday WHERE: Three Rivers Library in Channahon COST & INFO: Enjoy doughnuts and coffee with Three Rivers Library’s director, Laurie Offerman. You’ll have the chance to get to know Laurie, ask questions and share suggestions, and find out more about what’s going on at the library.

WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. Friday WHERE: Morris Public Library COST & INFO: For toddlers through fifth-graders, build with LEGOS or LEGO Duplos. Creations will be displayed in the Children’s Department.

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CANDY BAR BINGO

‘MONSTER’S INC.’

WHEN: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Skateland Recreation Center in Channahon COST & INFO: Bring one candy bar per person playing.

The third annual Candy Bar Bingo Night at Skateland will include 10 rounds of bingo, while the concession stand is open if you would like to buy pizza, drinks or other snacks.

Registration is not required for this event, but highly recommended.

WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. Monday WHERE: Coal City Public Library COST & INFO: The library will be showing the movie “Monster’s Inc.” Tweens and teens in fourth through 12th grade are welcome.

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Fri.

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H: 30 L: 25 Snow or sleet

Sun.

H: 35 L: 29 Freezing rain

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Outdoor children’s program a breath of fresh air What to do

By ALLISON SELK

Shaw Media correspondent MORRIS – Last year, while at a fishing derby, Jim Smith of Morris witnessed two young girls who had never fished before learn the basics of the sport and catch their first fish.

What was even better was the fact that their grandfather, who brought them to the derby, had never fished before either, and now all three are hooked on the sport.

“It does my heart good when I see a kid who didn’t have the opportunity to fish catch their first fish, or have parents come up to us and thank us because their kid has never had so much fun,” Smith said.

One year ago, Smith and six other board members began an outdoor program for children called T.E.A.C.H. Outdoors. The name stands for tradition, education, adventure, conservation and habitat.

The mission of T.E.A.C.H Outdoors was to get children outside, pass along outdoor values, and teach the conservation and ethics of being an outdoor person.

The nonprofit organization hosts eight to 10 free events each year that

TEACH Outdoors Annual Banquet Saturday, March 25, 2017 Doors open at 5 p.m.

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“The derbies provide an introduction to the outdoors and it’s an easy, nonhazardous, family-oriented event out in the sun, with picnics and relaxation,” Smith said.

Smith said being outdoors is imPhoto provided portant for children these days, esTEACH Outdoors offers 8 to 10 free fishing derby’s throughout the summer to any chil- pecially due to the influx of technoldren wanting to learn the sport. ogy, and fishing can be a great way to build up a child.

“Fishing teaches confidence, consist of fishing derbies, campouts, Smith, president of T.E.A.C.H. hunter safety and ethics classes, Outdoors, said the biggest push has the adventurer edge, an ‘I know wood duck conservation, habitat been the fishing derbies because it I can’ attitude, builds charisma, projects, nature walks and duck call- introduces children to a relatively ing. easy outdoor activity.

See TEACH, page 7

Families light up Three Rivers library in laser tag party

By ALLISON SELK

Shaw Media correspondent Locals might laugh at the thought of laser tag at the local library, thanks to Minooka native and actor Nick Offerman after his spoof of the Minooka Community Calendar last year on the “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” but laser tag has become a regular and well-received program at the Three Rivers Public Library District in Channahon.

“The general idea of running around and essentially breaking all of the library rules creates a draw, as well as the thought of being in the building after hours for an exclusive, free event; it’s a no-brainer,” youth services librarian Lisa Berger said of the monthly laser tag events for teens and tweens.

This weekend, Berger said the library changed some of the rules – normally which allows the activity for youths in fifth to 12th grades – and offered laser tag for children ages five to 12 on Saturday.

Sunday was open to families.

“We did the special weekend to plug the program, and it was a fun start-of-theyear kind of thing. We have had a lot of requests to offer laser tag for other age groups other than the tweens and teens,” Berger said.

Twelve children walked through the

library doors Saturday after the patrons had left. Then the kids took over the book stacks in several games of tag. With eight light guns, teams rotated in and out and battled one another for the hourlong event.

The doors also closed at 5 p.m. Sunday night; when the coast was clear, they reopened at 5:20 p.m. for four families from the Channahon and Minooka area to take to the stacks.

First to arrive was Jamie Fisher and her daughter Mackenzie, 9, and son Alex, 8, of Channahon. Fisher, a first-timer, said her children had played numerous times and had their strategy figured out.

Fisher said she did this for her family.

“This will be a great family bonding activity. My son loves it, and I’m just trying to not injure myself,” Jamie said.

Erin Witcofski of Minooka brought her three sons, one of whom has special needs, which led her to bring him to a safe environment such as the library to play games like his siblings.

“The real reason is because my son, Nathan, has special needs. He isn’t able to go to the laser tag establishments because the lights, noise and unfamiliar environment is too much for him. This is a safe place, and I can also play along with him,” Witcofski said.

Her son Zachary Witcofski, 9, walked

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Three Rivers Public Library District-Minooka Branch circulation clerk Jennifer Lyons (center) gets shot by Joshua Witcofski, 7, of Minooka at the family laser tag night Sunday at the library. in the door ready to go by saying, “Our team is going to rock!” and later claimed his strategy was to “go to the nonfiction section because nobody ever goes back

there.”

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Jim Smith

president of T.E.A.C.H. Outdoors program

However, Smith said, the teaching and experience goes beyond the day of the event.

“We make it happen. Parents can throw their kids in the car and just show up; we have everything for the kids. Our job is to instill the tradition and get the kids involved so down the road they can use the equipment later with their families without us,” Smith said.

T.E.A.C.H. Outdoors covers the northeast part of the state of Illinois with its free events.

Smith said the organization is solely funded by donations and sponsors such as B&S Firearms in Morris and Cabela’s, as well as anonymous donors.

“Each event is free and we like

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to feed the kids lunch as well, so the cost is about $250 to $350 per event to take care of the kids. We like to do eight to 10 events per summer, so that adds up,” Smith said.

On top of the events, the program also offers a yearly $500 scholarship for further education to a high school graduate.

Application information can be found on the web site www.

TeachOutdoors.org.

The group’s largest fundraiser is the T.E.A.C.H. Outdoors Annual Banquet held in March, where most of the money for the free events will be raised, and any one-time or continual monetary donations can be made at any time throughout the year.

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something that fits me.”

The shirts, though, he said, are not just for tall men.

They work well for a range of shapes. They’re good quality, too, he said. His website describes the line as, “classy comfort” with “high-end fabrics.”

It’s the plaid shirts that are currently in Morris. They are also his line’s best sellers. One is more of a rugged look, and the others are of a finer fabric that are great for daytime or going out at night.

The line’s logo was inspired by the rhinoceros, and a portion of every purchase goes to efforts to support the endangered animal.

Molly Hoffman, owner of Rugged, said she’s happy to have Comfort’s line in her store.

“A lot of people come in looking for them,” she said. “They have been flying out of here. ... I think it is really neat to have some of the line of someone who grew up in Morris.”

Hoffman said the fit of the shirts is amazing, the quality is good and they wash well.

Comfort’s parents are Dr. Charles and Charlene Comfort.

Comfort’s line can also be purchased online at jamescomfort.com.

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knowledge and creates a bond between siblings,” Smith said. “This also allows them to interact with other kids. There might be a kid that’s likes books and fishing and a kid who is a gamer and likes fishing, but they have one bond – fishing.”

Another large event Smith knows has an important message to teach conservation was the wood duck conservation project.

Smith said the children first learned about the wood duck, and then built an actual nest box for the wood duck and then put this experience into real-life application.

“We go out on the waterways in Illinois to establish the wood duck boxes, which gives kids places to go and observe. This teaches conservation, education and then also gives the duck a place to live,” Smith said.

What makes T.E.A.C.H. Outdoors unique was how it allows the child to experience the outdoors at no cost for the event or equipment if needed.

Smith said that if a kid wants to fish but is without a pole, they will get him a pole. If he wants to camp and doesn’t have a tent, they will provide a tent and take it with them.

“We go out on the waterways in Illinois to establish the wood duck boxes, which gives kids places to go and observe. This teaches conservation, education and then also gives the duck a place to live. ... We make it happen. Parents can throw their kids in the car and just show up; we have everything for the kids. Our job is to instill the tradition and get the kids involved so down the road they can use the equipment later with their families without us.”

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Camp JC a big success with Channahon, Minooka children

By ALLISON SELK

Shaw Media correspondent Since she was 8 years old, JoLeigh Buchanan, now 16, loved to party plan and made each one of her own birthday parties special for her friends with gift bags, special treats and games, according to mother, Tara Buchanan.

With her love of young children, and a flair for parties, JoLeigh offered Camp JC this winter break to girls in kindergarten through fourth grade in the Channahon and Minooka area.

“I wanted my girls to participate in Camp JC because I knew the kind of interactions they would have with JoLeigh. She loves being around my girls and she treats them with respect and makes each one of them feel special,” Christine Costabile of Channahon said. “JoLeigh is someone you just want to be around.”

JoLeigh had a similar camp in the summer and, afterward, parents asked her to host another. Because of the desire to raise money to go on a winter retreat with her church group, JoLeigh created this three-hour camp for a $5-per-child charge.

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Campbell Warren, 7, of Channahon adds paint and sparkle to her snowflake wand during her time at Camp JC, hosted by Channahon teen JoLeigh Buchanan during winter break. girls and two sessions.

“In an hour, I had 24 kids sign up, so I added another day so I had eight girls per day at camp,” JoLeigh said.

“It’s a mix of church, neighborhood kids and friends.”

JoLeigh hit up Pinterest for age-appropriate ideas for each group.

She had two kindergarten through second grade groups and one second to fourth grade group. Because it was it was winter, she chose a snow

theme, even though the week of camp, it looked more like spring with the rain and mild temperatures.

As each girl arrived, JoLeigh welcomed them and they all gathered for a game of freeze dance and the name game to break the ice. Then the favorite (and most messy) part began and the girls made chocolate cookie balls dipped in white chocolate.

First, they all smashed the cookies in bags. Some used their hands or a

rolling pin, but sisters Alena, Isabella and Emilia Costabile of Channahon and Maddie Sedorook of Minooka decided to use their feet.

“Crushing cookies was the best because we got to smash and crush them,” Maddie said.

After the crushing stage, JoLeigh paired the girls in groups of two and gave them cream cheese to mix into the cookie crumbs. The girls looked at their gooey hands and giggled, as using hands took precedence over using a spatula.

“Who needs play dough when you have cookies and cream cheese?”

Campbell Warren of Channahon said as she rolled the mixture between her hands.

After all of the cookie mess, the girls rolled the mixture into balls and drizzled with white chocolate.

The rest of the afternoon was spent painting snowflake wands with paint, glue, glitter and sequins which flew all over the basement table and floor, and a few of the girls decided to paint themselves and JoLeigh. Then a class on paper snowflake making, marshmallow and toothpick building and snacks of berries, cake balls and hot chocolate rounded out the camp.

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Sisters Maddie (left) and Sydney Sedorook of Minooka had fun rolling their cookie balls at Camp JC which was hosted by Channahon teen JoLeigh Buchanan over winter break.

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“We got to do lots of fun things because JoLeigh is nice and she does nice things for all of us who are here today. I can’t wait to come back to do more fun stuff,” Sydney Sedorook, 6, of Minooka said.

Another reason JoLeigh said she wanted to spend time with these young girls was because, during her younger years, JoLeigh had older girls pour energy into making her feel special when they spent time with her doing the things she loved.

“I hope they know they are special and loved and have a day to have fun and mess around,” JoLeigh said.

Kinley Hannig, 7, of Coal City said she likes hanging out with JoLeigh because she is a fun person.

“She knows how we fell as kids and she knows what we like to do,” Hannig said.

Cara Moulesong, mother of Kelsey Moulesong 7, said she wanted her daughter to attend this camp because she knows JoLeigh to be a good role model to her girls.

“I was hoping that she would have fun with a good Christian group of girls and be led by JoLeigh, who is not afraid to be herself, be a follower of Christ and an inspiration to young girls,” Moulesong said.

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RIGHT: Seasoned laser tag player Isabel Sanchez-Lyons, crawls through the chairs at the Three Rivers Public Library in Channahon on Sunday during family laser tag night.

FAR RIGHT: Youth services employee Anita Rowold describes how to use the new laser tag guns at the Three Rivers Public Library family laser tag night Sunday in Channahon.

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work in the library’s youth services department and ran the Sunday family event. Rowold devised a chart and kept the families loaded with their laser tag guns. The families competed in three rounds with six battles in each round.

The event culminated in a Grand Final Battle, which the Witcofski team won.

Prizes included a board game, a box of popcorn, a movie from Family Video and crazy bread from Marco’s Pizza.

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“We always bump around to find the best library programs. This library has the best programs and a new and exciting pumped-up staff,” said Jessica Marchiniak of Channahon, a mother of three.

“I think laser tag will make next year’s Christmas list.”

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COAL CITY – Coal City Community Unit School District 1 Superintendent Kent Bugg said the district has seen an increase in school site donations recently, which he feels shows a positive upswing in the housing market in the area.

“We recently received a school site donation from the Village of Diamond that I believe shows an upswing in the housing market situation,” Bugg said in an interview Tuesday.

The board approved the donation at the Jan. 4 board meeting and discussed the site donations, which have been once again increasing in the area.

“Even when you drive around the district, you see new houses going up in the newer subdivisions. It’s nice to see a sign of economic growth again.”

The board also discussed a possible decision of the At-Risk Preschool Education Project Board of Directors to

dissolve the current Joint Agreement.

The result of this dissolution will be that Minooka 201, District 54 and Coal City 1 will be writing separate grant applications.

Bugg said no decisions have been made but there is a possibility of dissolving the joint group in favor of Coal City, Minooka and Morris each writing their own grants.

Coal City would oversee not only Coal City but also school districts such as Braceville and Gardner.

He said that, at this time, the districts are looking at the positive and negative implications involved in the decision.

He stated there would be more discussion between the districts as they move forward.

“There is currently no waiting list and we have recently had three students drop due to attendance and or no transportation,” Bugg said. “These spots should fill quickly in February when the next round of screenings happens.”

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Great Lakes Basin gets a suspension on review

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – The Surface Transportation Board in Washington, D.C., has agreed to suspend its ongoing environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act to allow Great Lakes Basin Transportation time to complete its application to the board to seek construction and operation authority for the new rail line, according to a letter to Frank Patton, founder of the railroad from the STB. GLBT officials made the request Dec. 1, arguing that the application would provide the Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis assistance with its National Environmental Policy Act review.

In an email from Susan Sack, co-founder of BlockGLB Railroad, concerns were raised by citizens who make up the threestate opposition to the railroad.

The news release states that there are three areas of concern.

• The STB did not validate the reasons for the GLBT request to suspend or pause the EIS.

• The STB letter is unclear how long the STB is willing to suspend the NEPA review process.

• The letter submitted by the STB acknowledges that this temporary suspension in the EIS process “increases the burden on all stakeholders.”

Those opposed to the GLBT’s proposal were suspicious of the freight train line’s request to put the environmental review process on hold and were disappointed to hear the request had been granted.

Sack said in the release that the land and property owners are the stakeholders, even though they haven’t been notified about the proposed project.

“STB staff is correct in that this increases our burden,” Sack said in the release. “Many landowners feel the burden of possibly being forced to sell their land against their will,” Mirjam Melin, co-founder of Rock the Rail, said that people are tremendously stressed by this and understandably so.

“GLBT has had ample time to plan for and prepare their application,” Melin said in the release. “It would seem that

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Structure fire at Morris residence

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POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from local police departments and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proved guilty in court.

and was held at the Grundy County Jail pending a court date of Jan. 31.

• Danielle Hite, 36, of Peoria, was arrested Jan. 8 by Grundy County Sheriff’s Department on an in-state warrant. She posted bond and was released with a court date of April 27.

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• Charta Brown, 28, of South Holland, was arrested Dec. 27 by Grundy County Sheriff’s Department and charged with driving with a suspended license. She posted bond and was released with a court date of March 13.

• Eric Haish, 39, of Morris, was arrested Dec. 27 by Grundy County Sheriff’s Department and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. He posted bond and was released with a court date of Jan. 23.

• Lance Hayes, 38, of Joliet, was arrested Dec. 27 by Grundy County Sheriff’s Department and charged with driving with a suspended license. He posted bond and was released with a court date of March 14.

• Benjamin Brock, 38, of Diamond, was arrested Jan. 3 by Grundy County Sheriff’s Department and charged with domestic battery. He did not post bond

• Kenneth Bryant, 54, of Morris, was arrested Jan. 3 by Morris police on a LaSalle County warrant for failing to appear on a theft charge. He posted bond and was released with a court date of Jan. 12.

• Dakota Workman, 24, of Morris, was arrested Jan.3 by Morris police for Peoria County warrant. He was not able to post bone and was transported to Grundy County Jail.

• Ricky Barefield, 36, of Joliet, was arrested Jan. 4 by Morris police on a warrant for failure to appear. He was not able to post bond and was transported

by Grundy County Jail.

• Amber Weissmann, 29, of Braidwood, was arrested Jan. 6 by Morris police and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a hypodermic syringe. She was unable to post bond and is currently being held in Grundy County Jail.

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MORRIS – A Morris nursing home was fined by the Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) for violations.

According to a press release from IDPH, ParkPointe Healthcare and Rehab, a 142-bed skilled care facility located

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much of the information required for the application is the same as what would be required to put a solid business plan together.”

As proposed, the Great Lakes Basin Railroad project would run 275 miles from La Porte, Indiana, to Milton, Wisconsin, and cut through Grundy County. Those spearheading the estimated $8 billion effort filed paperwork with the federal Surface Transportation Board in March 2016. The board is the governmental agency responsible for approving or denying the project on its merits while examining potential environmental impacts. Before granting the temporary suspension, officials with the STB said the environmental review process could take upward of three years, given that the proposal has generated thousands of comments to the agency’s website.

at 1223 Edgewater Drive in Morris has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to implement individualized supervision plans resulting in two residents falling.

The Illinois Department of Public Health, or IDPH, released fourth quarter violations of the Nursing Home Care Act.

“AA” violations are cited when there’s a condition incident at a facility that causes a resident’s death.

The “A” violations pertain to conditions that could potentially lead to a death, serious mental harm, or serious physical harm could result, or has happened.

Administrator Suzanne Day said the findings were isolated incidents that were immediately resolved and the facility is in full compliance.

According to the 20-page report, the six findings in the facility ranged from inadequate pain management to falls.

In a letter dated Dec. 13, Victoria Rutson, director of the Office of Environmental Analysis, granted the temporary suspension and asked Frank Patton, GLBT’s founder and managing partner, to provide a status update Feb. 28 on the application and anything else that might delay resuming the environmental review. The status update is meant to “ensure that the suspension does not become unduly lengthy.”

The application, she said, likely will provide information that will help the accuracy of the environmental review.

“I must note, however, that stopping and starting the (environmental) review process often adds time and expense to the process and increases the burden on all stakeholders,” she wrote.

GLBT will work with the federal agency to see that all the appropriate requirements are met, regardless of the time frame, Blaszak said.

The STB letter states that once GLBT files its application with the board, Rut-

son wrote, “OEA will resume work on determining a range of reasonable and feasible alternatives to be addressed in the environmental impact statement.”

The STB will prepare a brief alternatives document for public review and

comment and may have additional public scoping meetings if warranted.

Patton referred to Mike Blaszak, an attorney for GLBT, for comment. Blaszak did not return a phone call or email request before press time.

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VIEWS Kris Stadalsky This is the fifth annual NHS-sponsored event, and they’ve raised $40,000 that goes to the American Cancer Society for research and a portion stays right in our community to help families fighting cancer with things such as transportation, wigs and day care.

“The National Honor Society always believes in responding to the needs of the school and the community,” Engel said. “This is our way to fight back, by raising money for research. It’s the only thing we can do.”

If you’ve never attended an event, it will not only bring joy and excitement to your heart but tears to your eyes.

NHS students decorate the halls of central campus in themes, everything from Disney, to talent, to music.

NHS members – numbering 140 – break into teams, and they each do laps around the campus while collecting money for the cause.

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“I guess I have to eat those words,” she said.

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The culinary arts students will be selling walking tacos and local business Candy & Corn will be selling goodies – with proceeds from both going to the American Cancer Society, as well.

This year is going to be another rough relay for the school, Engel said.

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From students to teachers to staff members. Three staff members have died from some form of the disease in the past several years – Shawn Capodice, Mike Assaf and, most recently, Mark Smith. And there are survivors, teachers Trent Bontrager and Sam Pavelka. And students as well.

Minooka High School students, staff and teachers, as well as the community, have become too accustomed to hearing about leukemia, testicular cancer, breast cancer, glioblastoma (brain cancer), Ewings Sarcoma, pancreatic cancers and benign tumors that take over.

It seems as if there are as many kinds of cancers as people and the thought can overwhelm and frighten the most lionhearted of us.

But that’s why it’s so important for the students and faculty at Minooka High School to hold their annual Mini Relay For Life each and every year.

This year’s relay will be from noon to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 15.

MCHS National Honor Society sponsor Donna Engel said students spend a three-day weekend preparing for the event, it means that much to them.

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Dueling Tonys raise money, awareness Photos by Heidi Litchfield hlitchfield@shawmedia.com

MORRIS – Two black pianos sat stoically in front of the altar at Immaculate Conception Church in Morris on Friday night as Tony DeBlois and Tony Kidonakis took their seats for another rousing performance to raise money for Special Connections and Trinity Services in Morris.

DeBlois, who is blind and autistic, sings in 11 languages, plays 23 instruments and knows more than 8,000 songs. On Friday he switched flawlessly from English to Italian and back again as he sang.

Earlier Friday, DeBlois put on a concert at Saratoga School in Morris for students.

TOP RIGHT: Tony DeBlois performs at a fundraiser Friday night for Special Connections and Trinity Services in Morris.

TOP LEFT: Children were invited in front of the pianos at the end of the Dueling Tonys concert to participate, including doing the “Crocodile Rock” clap as the two Tonys performed.

ABOVE: Tony Kidonakis the other half of the Dueling Tonys snaps along as Tony DeBlois performs at Immaculate Conception Church on Friday night.

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

BOTTOM LEFT: Without any rehearsal and playing off a playlist submitted by those attending, the two Tonys performed a flawless rendition of fan’s favorites during the second half of the show.

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OBITUARIES How to submit Send obituary information to obits@ MorrisHerald-News.com or call 815526-4438. Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. Tuesday for the next edition.

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

MICHAEL J. BIFFANY Michael J. Biffany, 37, of Marseilles, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at home.

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

NORMAN F. GROB

(Shawn) Delong of Dwight; one son, Greg (Kim) Hodgen of Coal City; two sisters, Audrey Hexdall of Morris and Anita Sampson of Morris; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter, Cindy Parrish; her son, Gary Hodgen; and a brother, Burdette Enger.

Memorials may be directed to: Joliet Area Community Hospice, 250 Waterstone Circle, Joliet, IL. 60431 Funeral service was at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Ferrari Funeral Chapel (corner of Spring Road and Ferrari Drive) with Pastor Caleb Counterman officiating.

Visitation also was Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until the time of the service at 7:00 p.m.

Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.

Online guestbook at www.ferrarifuneral. com.

of Morris; several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Thomas on April 29, 1998.

She was a member of the Friends In Christ Lutheran Church, educational organizations, a Morris hospital volunteer for many years, original member of We Care of Grundy County and church treasurer for several years at Peace Lutheran Church.

Mary enjoyed sewing, reading and spending time with her family and friends.

Memorials may be given to the Friends In Christ Lutheran Church.

For information, call the Fruland Funeral Home, 121 W. Jefferson St., in Morris or sign the private online guestbook at www.frulandfuneralhome.com.

Interment will be in Braceville-Gardner Cemetery in Braceville, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in her name may be directed to Joliet Area Community Hospice or the University of Illinois Veterinarian Teaching Hospital, 1008 W. Hazelwood Drive, Urbana, IL 61802.

For 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.

MARY ANN REEDER Born: August 10, 1935 Died: January 10, 2017

Mary Ann “Tig” Reeder (nee Monferdini), age 81, of Gardner, IL, passed away Norman F. Grob, age 87, of Reddick, IL, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017, at MARY ALICE PETERSON at her home with her family his home. by her side.

Arrangements by R.W. Patterson Funeral Born: March 20, 1933 Died: January 10, 2017 Born August 10, 1935 to Homes Ltd. & Crematory, 815-458-2336 the late Joseph and Elsie (nee Wright) www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com.

Mary Alice Peterson, 83, Monderdini. of Morris, passed away Graduate of Gardner-South Wilmington Tuesday morning, January High School and Illinois State University.

10, 2017 at Regency Care of She was part of the girls softball team WALTER S. KOFOID JR. Morris. that won the 1953 4H State ChampionFuneral services will be ship. Mary Ann retired from Hinsdale Walter S. Kofoid Jr., 87, of Marseilles, held Friday, January 13, Central School, where she was a teacher passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Friends In Christ and coached several sports. at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

Lutheran Church, 1338 Clay St., in Morris She was a barrel racer, official timer for Arrangements by Seals-Campbell Funer- with Pastor Mark Willig officiating. rodeo events, followed the PBR and rodeo, al Home, 815-795-5151 www.sealscampInterment will follow in Saratoga Cemavid Chicago Cubs and Chicago Blackbell.com. etery. hawks fan, loved animals, and enjoyed Visitation will be held on Friday from gardening.

10:00 a.m. until time of service at the Surviving are nieces, Marsha (Butch) church.

Biros, Gail Helland, and Mary K. Gerrish; ANDREE J. MESSEL Born March 20, 1933 in Mount Carmel, and great-nieces and great-nephews, Born: June 30, 1931 she was the daughter of Albert and Gladys Tadd (Danielle) Gerrish, Tara (Jason) Died: January 6, 2017 (Beehn) Rigg.

Brooks; and their children, Wyatt, Tess, She graduated from Mount Carmel High and Carlie, Scott (Tiffany) Biros; and their Andree J. Messel, 85, school with the class of 1950, Eastern Illi- children, Case and Kate, Cash (Sarah) of Coal City passed away nois University and received her master’s Biros; and their children, Ben and Sam, peacefully on Friday, degree from Northwestern University in Brandy Biros Krapf, Patience Varland; January 6, 2017, at Morris Chicago. and her children, Maveric, Harleigh, and Hospital with her family by She married Thomas E. Peterson on No- Gunner, Peter (Danielle) Helland; and their her side. vember 29, 1957 at Bethlehem Lutheran children, Maggie and Allie, Abby (Jeremy) She was born June 30, Church in Morris.

Harshfield; and their children, Zaylee and 1931 in Morris, IL, to B. O’Neal and Maye They lived all of their married life in Tavin.

(Larson) Enger.

Morris.

Preceding her in death were one brothShe worked for many years at the Silver Mary taught math for 34 years at Diser, Joseph D. Monferdini; two sisters, Spoon Restaurant in Joliet. trict 54 in Morris.

Lorraine Gerrish and Elsie Helland; four Andree was a serious sports fan, She is survived by one son, Daniel nephews, Joseph Gerrish, Rodney Gerrish, especially enjoying the Chicago Cubs and (Karen) Peterson of Morris; two grandSteve Helland, and Doug Helland; and Chicago Bears. children, Thomas and Cory Peterson; two brother-in-law, Donald “Sam” Gerrish.

She loved spending time at outdoor step-grandchildren; two sisters, Ida Mae Visitation will be at the R.W. Patterson recreational clubs.

Willis of Evansville, Indiana and Faye Funeral Homes Ltd. & Crematory, South She is survived by her two daughters, (Ron) Sheley of Taylorville, Illinois; special Wilmington Chapel, Friday, January 13, Nancy (Bill ) Light of Coal City and Sheri friends, Jackie Myers and Alice Hunt, both 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until noon.

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Minooka student’s application may be resubmitted in March, district staff say

By JEANNE MILLSAP

Shaw Media correspondent

Minooka Community High School junior Brittani Collins wants to start a Minooka Black Student Association at the school.

Jeanne Millsap for Shaw Media

this club,” he said. “I think that all of our clubs we’ve got in place right now are great because they are opportunities for other kids to get involved.”

Collins said she feels an immediate start to the association would be best.

Next year is her senior year, and she said it would be difficult to wait until then to get the program off the ground.

“I won’t have time to build it up before I leave to where I want it to be,” she said.

Junior Arianna Lynch is another supporter of the MBSA, especially with the nation’s current racial situation.

“It’s something that’s not really talked about,” she said. “It’s like the elephant in the room. ... It will bring

awareness. ... It’s important to know what’s going on. The more you know, the more you grow.”

Lynch said Collins has a lot of support for the association, and among more than just African-American students. French teacher Carrie Worrall has volunteered to be its sponsor.

Collins said she became interested in starting the club after participating in the Adam Kinzinger Leadership Conference. It was a great learning experience, she said, and she left inspired, but there was one problem she saw.

“I was the only person of color to go,” she said.

Collins said that creating the Minooka Black Student Association will

inspire other African-Americans to step up to leadership roles. She hopes to have speakers at meetings, to have community service programs, to take field trips to such locations as the DuSable Museum of African American History and to the Black Ensemble Theatre Company in Chicago and to organize a leadership conference among area African-American student organizations to be held at MCHS. “I want to create a safe place where everyone can say what’s on their heart,” she said. “We are a school that can make time for everyone. Minooka is a school that cares about all of its students. I’m definitely ready to get it started.”

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MINOOKA – Students’ requests to start a club for African-Americans at Minooka Community High School this semester have been denied, said junior Brittani Collins, the organizer of the movement.

Collins went before the District 111 school board in December to make a plea to the members to help her begin the Minooka Black Student Association this month. She said it was a last-ditch attempt to move the club forward after going through the official procedure of filling out an application for the club in October.

“This is something I feel is important for everyone,” Collins said. “I have tons of friends who are interested in it and want to be a part of it.”

Unfortunately, Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Lee, said Collins’ application for the new club was submitted too late for consideration for the spring semester.

“We have a standard approval process for students who are interested in organizing new (clubs),” Lee said, “and that includes a submission deadline of Oct. 15 of each year to be recognized second semester. ... We have an approval process, and that approval process wasn’t followed.”

Lee said the application was picked up after the deadline, as well as turned in late. It was nothing against the particular club being requested, the superintendent added, but a rule that has been in place for all clubs who apply for recognition.

School board President Mike Brozovich said the application was denied only because it was submitted late.

“The only reason the application was denied,” he said, “was because the deadline was missed.”

Collins said she did receive an email from activities director Hillary Holden that her application was submitted to the school after the deadline. Collins said she also was told in a meeting with Holden and Principal Ron Kiesewetter that the MBSA was too similar to another new club, The Cultural Awareness Club.

“They said I was welcome to go to that club,” she said.

Collins said the administrators did tell her they thought there could be a need for the MBSA. Holden and Kiesewetter were unable to be reached for immediate comment.

Lee also said he liked the idea of the club.

“I can see the potential benefits in

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BUSINESS

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Business trends go beyond municipal border

Regionalism is a word that gets bantered about in economic development circles and for good reason.

Private investment and job creation rarely focus on political boundaries, but rather on regions, customer markets, and service territories.

Despite this truth, most economic development organizations are formed based on political boundaries such as counties or municipalities.

The Grundy Economic Development Council (GEDC) is a perfect example. So the GEDC, other organizations, and political leaders are charged with overcoming the mindset that success can only be measured when it happens in the confines of Grundy County or a specific municipal border.

A regional approach to economic development is crucial to success for everyone.

Labor and a skilled workforce are a perfect example of the importance

VIEWS Nancy E. Norton of regionalism. The Grundy County labor shed goes much beyond the County borders.

The commuting patterns of Grundy County residents working outside the county is above 65 percent. Conversely, workers commuting into the county is nearly comparable.

When prospects consider the area for a new investment, they look at available workers from multiple distances. Labor availability is tightening in our region and employers are looking at ways to attract and retain workers.

The local Workforce Investment Board is conducting a labor study

Dwight farmer earns Illinois Corn Growers Association top award SUBMITTED REPORT BLOOMINGTON – Art Bunting of Dwight is the recipient of the Illinois Corn Growers Association’s (ICGA) top award presented at the organization’s annual meeting Nov. 22, 2016, at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Normal.

The World of Corn Award goes to individuals, organizations or businesses for making significant contributions to the corn industry. The special award, now in its 26th year, was created to recognize the global importance of corn, and specifically honor individual pacesetters that have made Illinois a leader in the corn industry.

“Art Bunting has been an amazing leader in our association with a commitment that has never faltered. He is still one of the farmers we can call anytime with a need or a request and he’s happy to help the association in any way he can,” said Jeff Jarboe, family farmer and ICGA President.

Art joined the ICGA Board of Directors in 1999 and served as ICGA Pres-

ident in 2007-2008. He has also served the association as a part of our barge tours and river infrastructure efforts, NCGA Action Teams, and most recently, the Zea Mays Board of Directors.

Zea Mays is an agricultural foundation that works closely with IL Corn.

Among his many accomplishments, Art also served as the model in a “Fight Back” campaign, where he dressed as a professional boxer and participated in a photoshoot to engage farmers in fighting for their industry. To say that IL Corn has been appreciative of his commitment to the industry and willingness to do just about anything would be an understatement.

“The example Art provides to other farmer leaders is outstanding. That all farmers would be so willing to help and so excited to share our time, energy and resources to benefit all Illinois corn farmers,” Jarboe said.

Art and his wife, Kathy, have two daughters and so many other friends and family that they claim as their own. They reside in Dwight on the family farm.

to analyze available workers and skills in a drive time of 20, 30, and 40 minutes from Grundy County. Better understanding the regional workforce will benefit Grundy County in attracting new business.

Infrastructure is another important component of economic development and is also greatly impacted by the region. Coordinating maintenance and construction projects on highways and even local roads are crucial.

New projects in one county may greatly impact the traffic in neighboring counties. It is very important for our elected officials and government staff to look at the big picture of infrastructure which almost always extends beyond their respective boundaries.

One region’s success is not another’s loss, rather it can be an opportunity. Business clusters are real and adjacent communities and counties can

benefit by a neighbor’s new project.

Just consider Amazon and the investments it is making in the region.

During 2016 alone, Amazon signed leases in the midwest market for 4.4 million square feet.

This will bring Amazon’s total occupancy in the Chicago market to more that 6 million square feet. An investment of that magnitude will impact construction workers and logistics employees from many counties.

The chemical and energy region of Will and Grundy counties also is a great example of regional business cluster.

Grundy County benefits daily by local and regional economic development. Keeping a regional perspective will benefit everyone locally.

• Nancy E. Norton is CEO of the Grundy Economic Development Council.

Salvation Army Red Kettle program braves the winter

Photo provided

The Grundy County Chamber’s Young Professionals Network volunteered this holiday season with We Care of Grundy County and The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle program by ringing the bell to help raise money for We Care. Pictured are Grundy Chamber events director Christine Mendez and fellow YPNers Zack Hajduk of Zack’s Holiday Lighting and Devan Gagliardo of the Community Foundation of Grundy County who rang the bell at Jewel-Osco in Morris Dec. 22. The YPN group is a group of motivated men and women who possess a mutual interest in developing a social and business network to enhance our community. Part of their mission is to give back to Grundy County by volunteering their time with local nonprofits. For information on YPN, contact Mendez at 815-942-0113 or email christine@grundychamber.com.

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Did you feel it?

As 2016 expired at midnight Dec. 31, so too did Illinois’ stopgap budget. That six-month spending plan pushed our state, already the least creditworthy in the nation, further into debt and decay.

But its end looked more like the Y2K bug than a fiscal cliff – nothing really happened. That’s because, even as Illinoisans constantly hear calls to “just pass a budget already,” Illinois already has something of a budget. And it’s not a good one.

It’s true that Illinois does not currently enjoy a traditional budget. The General Assembly hasn’t passed a spending plan that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed.

Odds are slim that politicians will agree to a full-year budget in the final legislative session of the 99th General Assembly next week. But state government is still paying out at a breakneck pace through a mishmash of autopilot spending, court orders and consent decrees.

In fact, state government is set to spend a record amount of taxpayer money in fiscal 2017: nearly $40 billion.

That’s a new high for Illinois, and nearly 8 percent more than when the temporary income-tax hike was in full swing, according to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.

And yet, Illinoisans are still hearing stories of suffering tied to the lack of a formal, full-year budget.

Low-income students at public colleges and universities are uncertain

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VIEWS Austin Berg about the status of the Monetary Award Program, which helps with the tuition costs necessary to invest in their futures.

And some social service providers that aren’t funded by court order are barely scraping by.

State spending is breaking records, so one would think Illinois could help these residents in need. But it’s not. How can this be? Look to the state’s priorities for an answer. There is plenty of funding to go around. There is more than enough spending growth. And Illinoisans have paid their fair share into the system. But the state’s spending priorities are out of whack.

Here are some key state spending categories and the percent change in each from 2000 to 2015. Note that total state revenues over this time increased a healthy 57 percent: Spending on culture and the environment decreased 59 percent Spending on higher education decreased 8 percent, excluding pensions Spending on human services increased 10 percent Spending on public safety increased 12 percent Spending on K-12 education increased 35 percent, excluding pensions

Spending on Medicaid increased 141 percent Spending on state-employee insurance increased 166 percent Spending on state-employee pension benefits increased 586 percent Some of these things are not like the others.

Pension costs alone now consume a quarter of the state budget, suffocating spending on core services, such as higher education, human services and public safety.

What residents are witnessing now with human services is not a new phenomenon. Even when Illinois had full-year budgets and one-party rule, social service providers still got stiffed.

In 2009, an Urban Institute study ranked Illinois worst in the nation in paying its nonprofit vendors on a timely basis.

Why? Priorities. The current fight over higher education funding is another perfect case study.

College was once affordable in Illinois. But Illinois’ public colleges and universities hiked tuition between 74 percent and 112 percent over the last decade. Now, college is too often out of reach for many students without them taking on debt and receiving help from the government. This jeopardizes the future of our state, as young Illinoisans seek opportunity elsewhere.

The Land of Lincoln is losing more millennial taxpayers on net than all other states except New York, according to

data from the Internal Revenue Service, taking a net loss of more than 80,000 millennial taxpayers during the four tax years between 2011 and 2015.

“Just pass a budget already” is a common response to this problem. But Illinoisans must first think about the state’s priorities.

Students have received the short end of the stick in this state, budget or not.

For every dollar the state puts toward higher education, half goes to pension costs. Illinois’ system of higher learning is no longer a ladder up to the middle class for students. It is retirement program for those it employs.

But surely that rise in tuition dollars went to ensuring access and affordability. Let’s look at the numbers. Between 2004 and 2010, student and faculty populations in Illinois grew less than 3 percent. The number of university administrators grew by more than 30 percent. How’s that for access?

A full-year budget without major reforms simply serves to set warped priorities in stone. Before relenting to appeals for any budget at all, Illinoisans would be wise to consider what’s been done before, and why unwavering calls for change are so necessary.

• 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.

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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, Scott Hunt, 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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THE SPONSORS OF THE CHURCH PAGE INVITE YOU TO WORSHIP IN THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE THIS WEEK! BARRY HEATING & PLUMBING INC., 1302 Spruce St. • 815-941-0078

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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”

815-942-4147 118 E. Jackson St, Morris

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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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THE SPONSORS OF THE CHURCH PAGE INVITE YOU TO WORSHIP IN THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE THIS WEEK! JERRI’S HAIR COMPANY 108 W. Main Street, Morris 815-942-6440

MIKE’S PAINT, PAPER & FRAMES Quality Custom Framing 525 Liberty Street - 815-942-3133

RE/MAX TOP PROPERTY Morris Location - 815-942-1133

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN We Do Chicken Right 1806 Division Street • 815-942-6676

NORTHERN INSURANCE GROUP 114 W. North St. Morris - 815-942-0017

R-PLACE FAMILY EATERY 21 Romines Drive - 815-942-5690

MAZON STATE BANK Mazon: 606 Depot Street 815-448-2102 Diamond: Rt. 113 - 815-634-2777

REEVES FUNERAL HOME Morris: 408 E. Washington Street 815-942-2500 Coal City: 815-634-2125

Available 7 days a week in Support of our community

U.C. DAVIS-CALLAHAN FUNERAL HOME 301 W. Washington Street 815-942-0084

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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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Immaculate Conception to Open Table series continues host preschool open house SUBMITTED REPORT

SUBMITTED REPORT MORRIS – Parents of preschool age children are invited to participate in a Preschool Open House that will take place at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Immaculate Conception School in the preschool classroom.

The purpose of the Open House is to introduce the teachers and provide interested parents with information about the preschool as well as to answer questions they may have about the program.

Those attending may park in the lot directly west of the school and enter the building through the door located on the corner of North and Pine Streets. There is a sign by the door.

Immaculate Conception School will again offer 3- and 4-year-old preschool classes for the 2017-18 school year.

The 3-year-old class meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 7:55 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The 4-year-old class meets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from

7:55 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The 3-year-old tuition is $1,150 a year with a $175 book and tech fee.

The 4-year-old tuition is $1,600 with a $175 book and tech fee.

The book and tech fee is due in July and the tuition may be paid at one time or spread over 10 months from August through May. The preschool program emphasizes readiness for kindergarten.

Children are taught religious values as well as social and communication skills. Preschool students are included in many of the activities that take place in the school.

ICS is a Catholic school that welcomes families of all faiths and denominations.

Preschool registration will begin after the open house and will be open until the classes are filled.

If you have questions about preschool or the open house, contact the school office or email kdeslaur@ics1. org.

OTTAWA – Tom Gaulke is the second speaker in Open Table UCC’s community series on Peace and Justice. He speaks Thursday January 12, at 7 p.m. on the ground floor of Open Table Church at 910 Columbus, corner of Columbus and Jackson, Ottawa.

Tom Gaulke is in his 9th year as pastor of a small church, First Lutheran Church of the Trinity, in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago at 31st and Lowe. First Lutheran has been an anchor in that community for 50 years.

He is navigating the now-tiny Lutheran Church of America on a path toward relevancy and revival. His aims is to help reinvent how people interpret “church” and to welcome people from all backgrounds through Trinity’s doors.

“Much that I imagined ministry might look like has radically changed, but the message of grace remains central and increasingly important in a world filled with guilt, crushing expectations, and alienation,” Pastor

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Gaulke said recently.

From the start, Gaulke got his hands dirty by working with longtime church leaders to respond to the needs of not only First Trinity but the Bridgeport community, which was diversifying racially, socially and economically and was on the cusp of growth.

As pastor, he helped usher the church into a new era by trying to make the lives of community residents a little easier.

He and partner organizations in Bridgeport formed Bridgeport Alliance, a grass-roots group that promotes responsive government and an improved quality of life for Bridgeport residents. It currently advocates restoration of the 31st Street bus line. He’s the board president for Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation, and serves on the board of IIRON, which trains people to participate in civic life through collective action.

Doors to the church, on Jackson and Columbus, will open at 6:30. Admission is free and refreshments will be served following the presentation.

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Morris has a designated Heritage Home Those of us who live in Morris know that our town boasts many beautiful and historic homes.

But did you know that Morris has a designated Heritage Home program?

Sponsored by the Morris Downtown Development Partnership’s Historic Preservation Committee, the program designates historic homes within the Morris city limits in order to create an interest in the older homes and the community’s history while encouraging the preservation of the older homes.

Those who attended the 2015 Home for the Holidays house walk had the opportunity to visit the Dr. Austin Palmer House at 309 W. Main St. This home was not only Dr. Palmer’s residence, but served as his office as well. The home also features a back staircase to the maid’s quarters.

Many of the city’s historic homes are located on Vine Street. Drive by the beautiful Edward Sanford House at 440 Vine. Built in 1875, this statuesque three-story Italianate mansion was built by Mr. Stanford when he moved to Morris to teach.

He later became a lawyer and successful land investor. The Delos Jones House at 51 Vine was built in 1898 with locally made bricks. This brick Italianate home has round arched windows and sawn work porch decorations.

COMMUNITY PULSE Julie Applegate Although many first think of the historic 19th-century homes located on Vine Street, historic homes are located throughout Morris.

In fact, one of these beautiful homes, the William Reardon Jr. House ,is located on the far west side of town at 4140 Route 6. Samuel Hoge built this Italianate mansion as a wedding gift for his daughter when she married Civil War Capt. William Reardon Jr. Those interested in learning more about Morris’ Heritage Homes are encouraged to visit the MDDP’s website at mddp@downtownmorris.com for a printable brochure featuring the homes. Brochures can also be picked up at the MDDP office, the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce, the Grundy County Historical Society and several local businesses.

Eligibility for the plaque is based on the following criteria: Age of House 75 years or older Condition The building must be in good condition. The exterior must have been preserved, maintained or rehabbed

to maintain its original architectural style and detail. A home that has been significantly altered may or may not be eligible. The final decision will be made by the MDDP Heritage Home Plaque Committee.

A completed application, with supporting documentation proving age and history, must be submitted and approved by the MDDP Heritage Home Plaque Committee.

Historical significance

The cost of the plaque is funded in part by the Morris Downtown Development Partnership. The homeowner agrees to pay the remainder of the cost.

The plaque is black slate, and 9 inches by 12 inches. The gold lettering reads: “HERITAGE HOME” with the building date (or approximate).

The participant agrees to mount the plaque on the front of the house near the front door four to six feet above threshold level, or the plaque may be mounted on a post in the front yard.

The homeowner(s) agree to allow MDDP to use their names as well as images of themselves and the Heritage Home for promotional materials.

Consideration will be given to buildings with documentary evidence of ownership by a prominent person or family who made some important contribution to the community. The occurrence of a significant event at the site is also worthy of designation.

Architectural significance

Consideration will be given to buildings that are representative of a particular architectural style, or of unique design. This includes elements of architectural design, detail, building material, and craftsmanship. Structures by a noted designer, architect, or builder whose work has influenced the architectural character of the city are also noteworthy.

To qualify for a Heritage Home plaque

The structure must have built as a home, and located within the Morris city limits.

The owner must agree to maintain the distinguishing original character and features of the building.

Plaque ownership

• Julie Applegate is the executive director of Morris Downtown Development Partnership. 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.

Minooka Students inducted into Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society SUBMITTED REPORT MINOOKA – Minooka Community High School is proud to announce 10 members of its school newspaper and yearbook staffs have been inducted into the Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalists.

Inductees included seniors Alexa Aspan (newspaper staff), Meghan Blenck (newspaper staff), Anne Calonico (newspaper staff), Kathleen Carino (yearbook staff), Elizabeth Cook (yearbook staff), Emily Cooper (newspaper staff), Katie Lewis (yearbook staff) and Jaclynne Martinez (newspaper staff), and juniors Calvin Stiteley (newspaper staff) and Thomas Virgil (newspaper staff). “(Yearbook sponsor) Mrs. Laura Kuhel and I are doing this to provide our students with some recognition for all the hard work they do,” MCHS newspaper sponsor Matt Thomas said.

Members must have a B average in their overall academic coursework

Inductees included seniors Alexa Aspan (newspaper staff), Meghan Blenck (newspaper staff), Anne Calonico (newspaper staff), Kathleen Carino (yearbook staff), Elizabeth Cook (yearbook staff), Emily Cooper (newspaper staff), Katie Lewis (yearbook staff) and Jaclynne Martinez (newspaper staff), and juniors Calvin Stiteley (newspaper staff) and Thomas Virgil (newspaper staff).

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and must have shown superior work in journalism. Society inductees received a commemorative pin and recognition certificate at their respective induction ceremony (the newspaper induction ceremony took place Dec. 15, and the yearbook induction took place Dec. 20), and senior inductees will have special blue and gold cords to wear at

graduation.

Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalists was organized April 10, 1926, at the University of Iowa by renowned pollster George H. Gallup and a group of high school advisers for the purpose of encouraging and recognizing individual student achievement in journal-

ism and scholastic publication. Since its founding, school charters have been granted to more than 14,267 high schools in all 50 states and 44 foreign countries.

To learn more about the Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalists, visit www.quillandscroll.org.

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Morris Theatre Guild to perform comedy ‘Harvey’ SUBMITTED REPORT MORRIS – The Morris Theatre Guild Inc. has begun rehearsals and is taking reservations for its winter of production of Mary Chase’s “Harvey,” sponsored in part by the Morris Lions Club.

The story: Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister, Veta’s social gatherings. The trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary 6½-foottall rabbit. To avoid future embarrassment for her family, and especially for her daughter, Myrtle Mae, Veta decides to have Elwood committed to a sanitarium. At the sanitarium, a frantic Veta explains to the staff that her years of living with Elwood’s hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also and so the doctors

mistakenly commit her instead of her mild-mannered brother.

The truth comes out, however. Veta is freed and the search is on for Elwood, who eventually arrives at the sanitarium of his own volition, looking for Harvey.

But it seems that Elwood and his invisible companion have had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn’t so bad after all.

The very talented cast is directed by Judy Miller of Morris and co-assisted

by Randy Lowery of Mazon and Annie Ficht-Kowalczyk of Oak Brook. The cast includes both veteran and new guild members, including Phil and Sandee Cunningham, both of Channahon, Jim Stewart of Joliet, Jon Krajecki and Don-

ald McKinney, both of Minooka, Sue Burich, Sarah Lynne Elzer, and Jim Welch, all of Morris, and Karianne Dugard, Valerie Gallagher and Luke Pascale, all of Plainfield.

Harvey opens on Feb. 10. The production continues on Feb. 11, 12, 17, 18, and closes on Feb. 19. All Friday and Saturday evening performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. and both Sunday matinee performances will begin at 2:30 p.m. Ticket prices for adults are $12.00 each if reserved by email, phone, or purchased online, and $15 each if purchased at the door.

For those age 13 and under, or students able to show their ID, the ticket price for email, phone, or online reservations are $10 each. Otherwise, the adult price applies. Also, groups of ten or more people

making a reservation by phone will receive a 10 percent discount off the total ticket price.

All seating is based on first-come, firstserved. There are no refunds. Reservations can be made by emailing tickets@ morristheatreguild.org, calling the theatre at 815-942-1966, or online at the guild’s website of morristheatreguild.org. All unpaid reservations will be held until a half hour before the production begins and then they will be released if needed.

For house information, call the theatre at 815-942-1966.

Harvey is presented with permission from Dramatist Play Service Inc., to whom royalties are paid. The Morris Theatre Guild Inc. is a nonprofit community theater.

ing-Fourth Edition (DIAL-4), is a developmental screening test designed to identify young children in need of further diagnostic assessment or who may be at risk for environmental or developmental reasons.

If you are aware of any preschool age child, that is not yet enrolled in kindergarten, who would benefit from the screening program, please inform his/her parents of

the service available and have them contact Grundy County Special Education Cooperative, 725 School St., Morris, telephone 815-942-5780.

Any child to be screened must have an appointment.

Feb. 4, 2017 (Saturday) 8 a.m. to noon at Jones Elementary School in Minooka Feb. 25, 2017 (Saturday) 8 a.m. to noon at

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CHICAGO – Even though it was their eighth game in 13 days, the Morris boys basketball team had no trouble getting excited for Saturday’s game against Seneca.

Part of that could have been the prospect of playing a neighboring school or the chance to get their record back to .500. But it’s pretty fair to say that the biggest allure of the game was its location – the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks.

The Redskins played the Fighting Irish there. After both teams combined for just 10 points in the first quarter, with Morris holding a 6-4 lead, the Redskins emerged with a 46-32 win and left the Windy City with a 7-7 record.

“This place is huge,” Morris’ Tyler Spiezio said. “We just played Friday night [at Ottawa], but we were all real excited about getting to play here, so energy wasn’t a problem for us. It took awhile to get used to how big the place was, but after a while, it was just like playing a regular basketball game.”

Like many Morris basketball games this season, defense was the focus. The Redskins forced Seneca into eight turnovers in the second quarter, allowing them to extend a 6-4 lead at the start of the quarter to 21-12 at halftime.

“Once you take your first hard screen or get your first rebound of basket, you tend to forget about your surroundings and get into the flow of the basketball game,” Morris coach Joe Blumberg said. “I think that first quarter was a lot of getting used to how big this place is.”

Fans who bought tickets had the perk of being able to sit wherever they wanted in the lower bowl of the massive stadium.

Although Bulls tickets for the game later that evening would have Morris and Seneca fans seated in the 300 level, the high school game filled at least two sections of seats in the lower bowl.

Had the game been played at Morris or Seneca High Schools, the stands would have been nearly full to capacity.

“First, I want to thank [Seneca] Coach [Russell] Witte for inviting us to play here,” Blumberg said. “It was a great experience for everyone. Second, I didn’t think we would be able to sell our 250 tickets, but the fans for both teams really showed up in force, and we had a very good crowd.”

Late in the second quarter, Morris guard Matt Shaw, the Redskins’ leading scorer on the season, hit his first basket, a 3-pointer from near the NBA 3-point line. He stayed hot in the sec-

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ond half, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in the third quarter, and opening things up for the rest of the team. Shaw finished with nine points.

“When Matt hit a couple of 3s, it opened things up for driving and passing in the middle because they had to get out and defend him,” said Morris guard JaQuan Boxley, who exploited the openings in the lane for 10 points.

“It was a lot of fun playing here. I never in my wildest dreams as a kid would have thought I would get a chance to play on this floor, so it was really fun.”

After the game, the Redskins were treated to an unexpected prize – The Bulls’ cheerleaders, the Luvabulls, were beginning practice in the hallway outside their locker room, and the Morris team took the opportunity to capture the moment.

“I don’t know what the highlight of the trip for these guys will be,” Blumberg said. “The team winning or taking a team photo with the Luvabulls after the game.”

en-minute, running-clock quarter of junior varsity action after the initial varsity game to ensure that everyone who made the trip got to play some time on the floor.

• At one point late in the varsity NOTES game, a tall man arrived and walked • Both teams also played a sev- behind the scorer’s table and Morris

ABOVE: Morris’ JaQuan Boxley (left) puts defensive pressure on Seneca’s Owen Barnett during the Redskins’ 46-32 win Saturday at the United Center.

LEFT: Morris’ Josh Lain (right) and Tyler Spiezio go up for a rebound Saturday.

Spiezio led the Redskins with 11 points and had five rebounds.

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bench. Members of the Morris team were asking each other who it was and how tall they thought he was. The man turned out to be Bulls radio announcer Bill Wennington, who stands 7 feet tall and was a member of the second run of Bulls NBA championship seasons in the late 1990s.

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roesterle@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – Playing on the floor of the United Center is nothing but a dream for most high school basketball players, but for those who play at Seneca, it’s become part of a routine.

For the third time since the 2010-11 season, the Fighting Irish played on the biggest of Illinois stages, this time bringing neighboring Morris with them. In their past appearances, they played Newark, the eventual Class 1A state champion in 2011 and Dwight in 2014, a team that won 25 games. This time, Class 2A Seneca invited Morris, which plays in Class 3A. “It rotates,” Seneca coach Russell Witte said about the schedule of high school teams playing at the United Center. “We have come every three years.

[Morris coach] Joe [Blumberg] and I talked about doing it and it seemed like a good idea for both teams. We have been playing each other in a nonconference game in early January the last few years, and we thought this would be great for the kids on both teams.”

For Witte, the result of the game is secondary – the experience is what’s

important.

“This is great for the kids,” he said.

“They grow up watching the Bulls on TV, and then they get to come out and play on the same floor as they do. Then we go out and have dinner together and come back and have tickets to the Bulls game.

“As it happened this year, both teams [Morris and Seneca] made reservations at the same restaurant, so we are going to go eat with them right now. It’s pretty cool.”

Before both teams boarded their respective buses to head to the nearest Giordano’s to scarf down some pizza, the youthful Irish had a bit of trouble handling the pressure of the more experienced Morris team and dropped a 46-32 decision.

“We have five sophomores up on the varsity this year,” Witte said. “Two of them are our starting post players.

The experience they are getting this year is invaluable, and playing a game up here, on this floor, just adds to that experience. There aren’t many high school sophomores around that can say they’ve had an experience like that.

Hopefully, we will see that throughout the next couple of years.”

Seneca’s Logan Bruss goes up for a layup against Morris on Saturday at the United Center in Chicago.

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eight points.

Coal City 48, Reed-Custer 32: Coal City got off to a slow start Thursday night in an Interstate Eight Conference game against Reed-Custer, trailing 9-6 after the first quarter.

The Coalers turned things around, though, and outscored the Comets in every quarter after that, coming away with the convincing win. The defense limited Reed-Custer to just two points in the second quarter as Coal City took a 17-11 lead into halftime and the Coalers (8-10, 5-1) stretched the lead to 30-21 after three quarters.

Mackenzie Bugg scored a gamehigh 18 points and had six rebounds to lead the way, while Cali Caruso had 11 points and five boards. Bridget Kauzlaric added nine points, while Maddie Hallday and Lindsay Stopka each scored five.

Seneca 42, Manteno 19: Seneca still had some rust after a weeklong hiatus in the first half, but shook it off after halftime in the Interstate Eight win.

The Irish (9-9, 3-3) led just 6-4 after one quarter and 16-10 at halftime before outscoring Manteno 26-9 after halftime.

Cora Wilkinson tossed in a gamehigh 16 points for Seneca, while Lyda Robinson scored 12 and Eva Bruno had seven points to go with 10 rebounds.

“You could sure tell we hadn’t played for a week,” Seneca coach Barb Beck said. “After a slow start, we got things rolling in the second half.”

Seneca won the JV game, 44-37, behind nine points from Molly Baker.

High school sports schedule THURSDAY’S EVENTS

BOYS SWIMMING 5 p.m. – Morris at Pontiac GIRLS BASKETBALL 6:45 p.m. – Coal City at Peotone 7 p.m. – Gardner-South Wilmington at Beecher 7 p.m. – Newark at Paw Paw 7 p.m. – Westmont at Seneca GIRLS BOWLING 4 p.m. – Morris at DeKalb 4 p.m. – Romeoville at Minooka WRESTLING 5 p.m. – Minooka at Joliet West 5:30 p.m. – Morris at Sycamore 5:30 p.m. – Coal City, Sandwich at Lisle 5:30 p.m. – Seneca, Wilmington at Westmont

FRIDAY’S EVENTS

BOYS BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. – Minooka at Joliet Central

6:45 p.m. – Coal City at Peotone 7 p.m. – Newark at Hiawatha 7 p.m. – Westmont at Seneca GIRLS BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. – Joliet Central at Minooka 7 p.m. – Kaneland at Morris WRESTLING 5:30 p.m. – Petersburg Porta at Coal City 5:30 p.m. – Morris, Minooka at Lincoln-Way East Illini Classic

SATURDAY’S EVENTS

BOYS BASKETBALL 6 p.m. – Geneseo at Morris TBA – Minooka at Galesburg Tournament BOYS BOWLING TBA – IHSA Regionals BOYS SWIMMING Noon – Morris at Riverside-Brookfield Invitational GIRLS BASKETBALL 2:30 p.m. – Minooka at Providence Catholic

GIRLS BOWLING 9 a.m. – Minooka at Charles Butterfield Invitational at Echo Lanes WRESTLING 8:30 a.m. – Morris, Minooka at Lincoln-Way East Illini Classic

MONDAY’S EVENTS

GIRLS BASKETBALL 6:45 p.m. – Coal City at Seneca TBA – Little Ten Conference Tournament at Serena

TUESDAY’S EVENTS

BOYS BASKETBALL 6:45 p.m. – Lisle at Coal City 7 p.m. – Gardner-South Wilmington at St. Anne 7 p.m. – Newark at Indian Creek 7 p.m. – Seneca at Plano 7:30 p.m. – Morris at Pontiac

GIRLS BASKETBALL 7 p.m. – Sycamore at Morris TBA – Little Ten Conference Tournament at Serena GIRLS BOWLING 4 p.m. – Rochelle at Morris 4 p.m. – Minooka at Joliet West WRESTLING 5:30 p.m. – Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at Coal City

WEDNESDAY’S EVENTS

GIRLS BASKETBALL 7 p.m. – Minooka at Joliet Catholic Academy GIRLS BOWLING 4 p.m. – Plainfield South at Morris WRESTLING 5 p.m. – Rich South, Ottawa Marquette, Grant Park at Morris 5:30 p.m. – Seneca at Putnam County

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PRINCETON – Coal City’s wrestling team did something over the weekend that not many teams have been able to do in the last four years.

They beat Dakota.

The Coalers, who finished second in the state in Class 1A to Dakota last season, won the team title at the Princeton Invitational, ahead of the defending state champs. Coal City finished with 170.5 team points to outdistance fourtime defending state champ Dakota’s total of 143.5.

The Coalers had four finalists, two champions and nine total medalists at the two-day event.

Jake Hiles claimed Coal City’s first championship as he defeated Vandalia sophomore Tanner Swain by a 6-2 decision to win the 120-pound title.

Alex Friddle followed a match later as he bested Rockridge freshman Dallas Krueger by a 9-2 decision in the 113 final.

The Coalers also received second-place finishes from 132-pound sophomore Ryan Wasielewski and 160-pound junior Danny Norton, while Coal City had three sixth-place finishers (T.J. Jezik, 138; Bryan Stopka, 182; Brock Crawford, 195), a seventh-place finisher (Daniel Jezik, 145) and an eighth-place finish (Brandon Strnad, 106).

“Over the past few years, we’ve slowly crept up the standings here,” Coal City coach Mark Masters said.

“We’ve gone from the 20s to the upper 30-23 at the half and 40-32 through three teens, into the top 10 and then the top 5 quarters. Unfortunately, the Irish were and now we won. This is great for our outscored 16-6 in the fourth. kids.”

Sammy Mitchell had 16 points, including four 3-pointers, for Seneca.

GIRLS BOWLING Newark 81, Serena 49: Will ClauCharles Butterfield Invitational this sel had 25 points and nine rebounds weekend: Morris’ girls bowling team to lead Newark to the Little Ten win. will host the 11th annual Charles But- Dylan Patrick added 21 points for the terfield Memorial Invitational tour- Norsemen (11-2, 3-1), who are ranked nament this weekend at Echo Lanes. sixth in the most recent Class 1A AP The 14-team event will begin with the poll, while Beau Brown had 10 points three-game morning sessions at 9 a.m., and seven rebounds.

Coal City sophomores 65, Reeda break for lunch, then conclude with the three-game afternoon session. An Custer 46: Austin Pullara led the with awards ceremony will follow at the end 24 points and seven rebounds, while Keegan Gagliardo added 17 points, of bowling, generally near 3 p.m. incuding an 8-for-8 showing from the WRESTLING free-throw line, and Payton Hutchings Peotone 45, Seneca 30: Record- contributed 13 points. ing wins for Seneca were Ben Virgo Over the holiday break, the sopho(106, forfeit), Brett Yegge (113, forfeit), more Coalers also captured third place Jackson Beene (126, forfeit), 138 Tyler at the Plano Christmas Classic out of Draine (138, pin, 4:30) and Mason Dool- 24 teams. Payton Hutchings and Ausey (160, pin, 1:11). tin Pullara were both named to the Seneca 35, Sandwich 34: Winners for All-Tournament team.

Seneca included Jackson Beene (132, forfeit), Tyler Draine (138, 10-0 major GIRLS BASKETBALL Newark 56, Serena 47: Senior cendecision), Michael Morse (152, 16-3 major decision), Mason Dooley (160, for- ter Jasmine Mitchell produced a doufeit), Edgar Reyes (182, 7-5 decision), ble-double with 17 points and a gameKyra Jenkins (195, forfeit), Oryan Law- high 12 rebounds for Newark (13-5, ler (220, forfeit) and Jacob Hampton 5-0) in the Little Ten victory, while (285, forfeit). freshman point guard Meggie Scott matched Mitchell with a game-best BOYS BASKETBALL and career-high 17 points along with Manteno 48, Seneca 46: Seneca (3-12, hauling in seven rebounds. Alyssa Git0-5 led Friday’s Interstate Eight Con- tins collected nine points and nine reference game 14-11 after one quarter, bounds, while Alyssa Schofield scored

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By DICK GOSS

Good things continue to happen on the ice for Shorewood native Tanner Laczynski. The Ohio State freshman, a 2015 Minooka graduate, took time out from his Division I college schedule with the Buckeyes to play for the United States Junior National team in the prestigious International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, which began Dec. 26 and ended Jan. 5 in Montreal and Toronto.

The Americans went 9-0 in the competition and claimed the gold medal with a 5-4 shootout victory over Canada. The USA also went to a shootout in the semifinals, where it beat Russia, 4-3.

Laczynski, a forward and the only USA roster member from Illinois, scored one goal and had one assist in the tournament. He finished at plus-2 on the charts.

The 10-nation World Junior Championship features the world’s top men’s players under 20 years of age. The USA previously won gold medals in 2004, 2010

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Minooka still seeks football coach

By DICK GOSS

dgoss@shawmedia.com The Southwest Prairie Conference will have two new head football coaches for the 2017 season. Their identities are yet to be determined.

The jobs at Minooka, where Paul Forsythe has been the head coach for five years, and at Plainfield East, where Mike Romeli has been in charge for seven years, have been posted as the two schools begin the search.

Forsythe, a Joliet Central graduate and a wide receiver during his playing days, has been the head coach at Minooka since 2012.

His five teams finished with an overall record of 20-26 and made one playoff appearance in 2015.

Forsythe declined to comment about not returning.

Attempts to contact Minooka athletic director Bob Tyrell were unsuccessful.

Romeli, 32, said he has stepped down for family reasons.

“My wife and I have a little baby on the way, our first, and my wife works a lot, too,” said Romeli, who commutes daily from his home in Chicago to Plainfield East. “It’s a timing thing. I’ll be putting in a lot more family time.”

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It came as no surprise that Laczynski, given his background, made the USA roster, especially after he showed well late last summer in the World Junior Evaluation Camp run by USA Hockey in Plymouth, Michigan. Earlier last summer, the Philadelphia Flyers made him a sixth-round selection, the 169th overall

pick, in the NHL draft. He also has played a couple of seasons in the USHL, the top Junior A league in the nation.

So far at Ohio State, which got off to a 9-3-4 start, Laczynski has played in 15 games and had six goals and 16 assists for a team-best 22 points. Two of his goals were game-winners. His dream to play in the NHL is on track.

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By ROB OESTERLE

MORRIS – In what has become an early spring tradition, the Morris Runnin’ Redskins Baseball Bash will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Morris VFW Hall. The VFW Hall is located at 309 McKinley St. in Morris.

Tickets to the event cost $25 and include entry to the bash and access to the drawdown, food, drink and silent and live auctions loaded with baseball and other sports memorabilia.

“This has always been a good fundraiser for the baseball program,” Runnin’ Redskin Baseball Booster Club president Bob Bardash said.

“The stores and their owners in Morris really come through for us as far as their donations go, and we expect they will again this year.”

In the past, the auctions have included such items as Cubs tickets, Blackhawks tickets, the use of Clayton’s Tap’s party room for a private party and Joliet Slammers

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The ball park-style dining menu will include brats, hot dogs, pizza, bash potatoes, treats, refreshments and more. The drawdown will begin at 5 p.m. and bash prizes will be given out every 25th draw, starting with $25 and finishing with a top prize of $1,200.

Bardash said that there are only 300 tickets available that include entry in the drawdown, but even people who don’t want to be in the drawdown can still show up at the VFW the night of the event and get in for $10. Those folks will still be eligible to partake of the food and drink and bid on any auction items, but will be ineligible for the drawdown.

The bash funds the Morris Community High School baseball boosters, which has purchased new uniforms and equipment and funded improvements at the field. The field is in the midst of having new fences put up all the way around it. Last year, a new fence behind home plate and around the batting cages was purchased. There have already been improvements made behind home plate this year, filling in low spots

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a small, flat-bottomed, boat. These guns were used in commercial waterfowl operations and would be mounted to the front of the punt.

Commercial hunters made more money when they brought home as much game as possible. A single shot from this beast could take out 50 ducks.

A more disturbing fact I learned is that as many as 10 punts, guns and gunners would be moved into a flock of ducks resting on the water’s surface. Imagine the devastation that would unleash.

The gunner would lie belly down, and sight the firearm. There were small hand oars on either side of the punt.

The gun had to be sighted by moving the entire boat. As a group of punts moved into position, they would take special care to not rouse the flock.

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“We want the kids and the program to have the best, and our community has been very helpful in that regard.”

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They will be selling tickets at five future Morris home basketball games, including this Saturday’s game against Geneseo, during which the in-

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I read another article that said as recently as 1995 there were still a few punt guns used in the United Kingdom.

In fact, it is tradition to fire one off during a coronation ceremony for the royal family. Several articles popped up on Google. There were even hundreds of images that showed punt guns of all different sizes and styles. I am still shocked I never had heard of such a thing until I traipsed through that museum.

I am glad that wildlife agencies took action in the early 1900s to protect waterfowl and other game animals. It is always interesting to see how and why certain legislation is written. As the new year unfolds, be sure to check what laws have changed that impact the outdoor sports you enjoy. Not only is it our responsibility to make sure we know the laws, but we also must abide by them. Odds are, they were written for a good reason.

These market hunters were good at what they did and the waterfowl populations were plummeting because of it.

The governmental agencies of the time realized this and decided to do something. The Lacey Act of 1900 banned the transportation of wild game across state lines. This severely hurt the market hunting industry. Another series of laws enacted by 1918 rendered market hunting completely obsolete, but not before countless birds had been unfairly taken by such a menacing firearm.

I’m sure that there are plenty of old-timers around who have seen, used, or maybe even owned such an imposing relic. I did a search on the internet and found some editors from Field and Stream magazine that actually showed one being fired.

The video displays a punt moving and coming to a rest. This was just a demonstration, so there were no waterfowl in harm’s way. After a few seconds, the punt operator pulls the trigger. The boat recoiled several feet in the water!

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When the calendar flips to January, there are always articles about new laws. They might cover a wide variety of topics, from driving regulations to local ordinances. Conservation departments also reveal any changes to game laws.

I could go into the most recent adaptations to our DNR regs, but I actually am more interested in what brought about waterfowl legislation at the turn of the last century.

While traveling in the holidays, I toured a science and natural history museum in Raleigh, North Carolina.

As I perused the different displays, I rounded a corner and stood in awe of what I saw.

On the wall, about eye level, was the largest shotgun I have ever seen.

This beast was over eight feet in length and had a muzzle that must have been nearly two inches in diameter. The sign attached to it referred to the giant firearm as a punt gun. A few minutes of reading revealed a lot of history about this shotgun. The term, punt, refers to

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reduce the pressure the joints are asked to bear. Add in the fact that runners tend to have a lower BMI – that’s body mass index, a measure of fitness calculated by height and weight – and researchers agree that running is good for you.

Before you race out the door, though, there are caveats. If you have injured yourself in the past, whether a muscle, cartilage or ligament, you may indeed be at risk of further damage. But if you’re a healthy individual without a history of injury, running is a good way to boost your weight loss – and, as you also noticed, your mood.

A few things to consider as you add regular running to your routine: • If you’re older than 40 years old or more than 20 pounds overweight, it’s probably wise to talk to your primary care physician about your plan to run regularly.

• Proper training takes time, probably longer than you imagine. Don’t think in terms of miles at the beginning. Instead, pick a time interval – 10 or 20 minutes to start – and mix running with walking as you ease into your new routine.

• Get good shoes and insoles. It makes all the difference to the alignment of your leg, which helps protect your knees. And be sure to replace your running shoes before they wear out.

• Never run when injured. Ever. Sharp pains, sudden pains or pains that are on one side of the body but not the other can be warning signals.

• Yes, you really do need that day (or two) of rest per week to stay injury-free.

• 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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Dear Doctor: I recently added running to my weight-loss program. Not only do I feel better, but the pounds are also coming off faster. However, I keep reading that running is bad for my knees, so it makes me wonder – am I making a mistake?

Dear Reader: We’re happy to reassure you that running, when done properly, is not bad for your knees. In fact, a number of recent studies suggest the opposite is true.

In addition to a lowered risk of stroke and heart attack, runners in the studies had lower rates of osteoarthritis than the non-runners did. And thanks to the runners’ general level of fitness, their chosen form of exercise was seen as beneficial to maintain joint health.

The idea that running is bad for your knees is one of those myths that just won’t go away. It sounds like common sense – you hit the ground with a certain amount of force as you run, so over the course of a few miles (or quite a few, if you’re a distance runner) your knees must take a beating. But numerous studies conducted over the last decade have repeatedly shown that’s not so.

Researchers found no correlation between running and osteoarthritis, also known as OA. Sure, a percentage of the participants in the long-term studies did develop OA. However, when scientists looked closely, it turned out that running was not a risk factor. Instead, obesity, family history, advanced age and previous muscle or joint injury proved to be the real predictors of future osteoarthritis.

In fact, it turns out that people who exercise – and this includes short- and long-distance runners – get extra protection against OA. As we mentioned earlier, runners’ muscles are more toned and therefore

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8 p.m. on ^ WBBM Madam Secretary Elizabeth (Tea Leoni) and her team are surprised to have competition in offering aid to Africa in the new episode “The Detour.” Chinese officials already are there when she arrives, putting forth their own plan to help. Daisy (Patina Miller) tries to adjust to the foreign surroundings during a tour with diplomat Susan Thompson (returning guest star Tonya Pinkins). Henry (Tim Daly) is asked to assist in the FBI’s investigation of a cultist and suspected bomber.

8 p.m. on + WTTW Victoria on Masterpiece Jenna Coleman (“Doctor Who”) portrays the young Queen Victoria in this new drama, which begins with the episode “Doll 123.” New to the monarchy, Victoria quickly proves she’s not to be trifled with, though others are eager to sway

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Warehouse Employee / Parts Sales Trainee

Pneumatic Technology, a major parts supplier to the pneumatic tank trailer industry, located on Route 6 East of Morris has immediate opening and is accepting applications for a full time warehouse employee who is career oriented. Salary commensurate to experience. The right trainee may be accepted. Position requires a clean driver's license. Forklift operation experience is a plus.

West Highland Terrier

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

We have a packed building. Hi-end, modern & antique furniture.

Large selection of Rugs, lamps & artwork.

Glassware & kitchenware. Designer handbags, clothes & shoes.

Large amount of estate jewelry. Patio furniture, Lawn mowers, snow blowers, ladders, tools, 2001 Blazer, Boat with trailer and motor. Much More.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY MORRIS, ILLINOIS MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP Plaintiff, -v.HUSSEIN SHEIKH, TAMMY SHEIKH, CREEK UNIT 1 MISTY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, PNC BANK, N.A. F/K/A MID AMERICA BANK, FSB Defendant 16 CH 3 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on February 10, 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 1309 SHANNON COURT, Minooka, IL 60447 Property Index No. 03-14-228-008.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $180,956.92.

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

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ght 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 (HOMEOWNER), MORTGAGOR 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

y identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 2630003 Please refer to file number C15-31433.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C15-31433 Case Number: 16 CH 3 TJSC#: 36-13313 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.

I711469 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, January 5, 12, 19, 2017)

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

OLD SECOND NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN P. SOHAN AKA JOHN SOHAN AKA JOHN J. SOHAN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 16 CH 77 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, February 15, 2017, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., Donald F. Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite

y 211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 114 - 116 Buchanan Street, Morris, Illinois 60450.

P.I.N. 05-04-278-060.

The improvement on the property consists of a residencial property. 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960.

For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F16060069

prio I712135 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, January 12, 19, 26, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY MORRIS, ILLINOIS ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Plaintiff, -v.-

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Morris Herald-News / MorrisHerald-News.com • Thursday, January 12, 2017 • 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 MENTbidder, 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 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

poratio 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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STATE OF ILLINOIS SS COUNTY OF GRUNDY IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE INTEREST OF, ADONIA LEYVA OCTAVIO DELGADO, minors.

No. 13 JA 4, 13 JA 5 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Dinah Scordo, 1302 Burns Lane, Minooka, IL 60447, Octavio Delgado, 5958 W. Roosevelt Rd., Apt. #2, Chicago, IL 60644-1471; Fredy Leyva, 122 W. Monticello Avenue, Madison, TN 371152106; any/all unknown fathers and To All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE that on the 22nd day of May, 2013, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Kyle E. Klukas, Assistant State's Attorney in the Circuit Court of Grundy County entitled 'In the interest of Adonia Layce, aka Adonia Layve and Octavio Delgado', minors and on the 24th day of May, 2013, an amended petition was filed entitled 'In the interest of Adonia Leyva, a minor' and that in the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 E. Washington Street, Morris, Illinois on the 10th day of February, 2017, at the hour of 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a trial will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under the Act. The court has authority in this proceeding to take from you the custody and guardianship of the minor, and to appoint a guardian with power to consent to adoption of the minor.

NOW, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

January 6, 2017 /s/ Corri Trotter Clerk of the Circuit Court (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, January 12, 2017) 1257543

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GRUNDY MORRIS, ILLINOIS OLD SECOND NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN P. SOHAN AKA JOHN SOHAN AKA JOHN J. SOHAN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 16 CH 77 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 Wednes-

rp day, February 15, 2017, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., Donald F. Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite 211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: THAT PART OF LOT 15 OF ROSEMAN'S SUBDIVISION OF 95.32 ACRES OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 15; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 15, A DISTANCE OF 64.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE EAST, 62.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH, 137.48 FEET; THENCE WEST, 62 FEET; THENCE SOUTH, 137.48 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 114 - 116 Buchanan Street, Morris, Illinois 60450.

P.I.N. 05-04-278-060.

The improvement on the property consists of a residencial property. 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960.

For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F16060069 I712135 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, January 12, 19, 26, 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 TOWN-

SHIP, 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

Morris Herald-News / MorrisHerald-News.com • Thursday, January 12, 2017 • gi Patrick E. Klinckman. Letters of Office were issued Jan. 5th, 2017, to Christine Klinckman, 16819 Sayre Avenue, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, as representative.

Claims may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Courthouse, Morris, Illinois, or with the representative, by July 13, 2017. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. If a claim is filed with the Court, a copy must be mailed or delivered to the representative and the attorneys for the Estate within l0 days.

Christine Klinckman, Representative Timothy P. Malmquist Trial Attorney (03124714) Malmquist & Geiger LLC 415 Liberty St. (Published in the Morris HeraldMorris, IL 60450 News, December 29, 2016 (815) 942-5072 January 5, 12, 2017) (Published in the Morris HeraldNews on January 12, 19, 26, PUBLIC NOTICE 2017) 1257556 STATE OF ILLINOIS SS PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY OF GRUNDY TheLOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COMMITIEE (LEPC) for the Grundy THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT County Planning District, pursuant to Public Law 99-499, the GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Superfund Amendments and IN THE INTEREST OF, Reauthorization act, Title Ill, EmerAMARION WALTON, gency Planning and Community minor.

Right To Know Act of 1986, hereby No. 16 JD 46 gives public notice that chemical 16 JD 61 emergency response plans, materi16 JD 62 al safety data sheets, chemical inventory forms and any subseNOTICE BY PUBLICATION follow-up emergency Romar Walton, 4347 W. Mon- quent roe, Chicago, IL 60624 and To notices received by the L.E.P.C. Whom It May Concern: have been placed on file in the County Offices of the Grundy TAKE NOTICE that on the 9th day Emergency Management Agency, of September, 2016; on the 21st agent for the L.E.P.C. day of November, 2016; and on Members of the public who wish to the 22nd day of November, 2016, review said material, that can be petitions were filed under the Juve- legally released to the public, may nile Court Act by Tiffany C. Davi- do so, by appointment, during norson, Assistant State's Attorney in the mal business hours, 8 a.m. to Circuit Court of Grundy County enti- 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. er tled 'In the interest of AMARION Appointments and specific procedures for such review, may be obWALTON, a minor' and that in the tained from the Grundy County Grundy County Courthouse, 111 E. Emergency Management Agency, Washington Street, Morris, Illinois 1320 Union Street, Room E-01, on the 15th day of February, 2017, Morris, IL 815-941 -3212. at the hour of 1:30 p.m., or as The Local Emergency Planning soon thereafter as this cause may Committee meets at three o'clock be heard, a trial will be held upon post meridian on the third Wednesthe petition to have the child day in January, March, May, July, declared to be a ward of the court September. and November at the Morris Hospital, unless otherwise under the Act. The court has called and posted. These meeting authority in this proceeding to take are open to the public. from you the custody and John Grimmenga, Chairman GHTguardianship of the minor, and to Bob Joneson - Vice Chairman Rappoint a guardian with power to Joe Schroeder - (Interim) Secretary January 12, 2017 consent to adoption of the minor.

NOW, unless you appear at the Morris Herald-News 1257536 hearing and show cause against PUBLIC NOTICE the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as Notice of Lien Sale against you and each of you, and Ace Storage located at an order or judgment entered. 620 Gore Road and 750 Gore January 4, 2017 Rd. in Morris, phone number ok /s/ Corri Trotter 815-941-1499, is hereby giving Clerk of the Circuit Court notice that on or after lOam (Published in the Morris Herald- on February 4th, 2017 News, January 12, 2017) the contents of the following 1257592 self-storage units and contained articles will be sold at PUBLIC NOTICE www.storagebattles.com to IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE enforce liens, due to default, 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT against such designated persons IL GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS and units listed, unless payment is made, in full and in person at NO. 2017 P 2 our office, before the sale.

Estate of Units to be sold at Patrick E. Klinckman, Deceased.

620 Gore Rd. : DEATH AND PROBATE NOTICE Mark Sticha – Unit 14 Notice is given of the death of John Laursen – Unit 130 icago, (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.

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po all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business PUBLIC NOTICE known as: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CAUSE NO. 16-TX-40: TO THEFOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS (AND IF DECEASED, TO THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES), AND TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND TO ALL INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS AND Pristine Concrete AGENCIES THEREOF, INCLUDING AMONG OTHERS GRUNDY COUNTY CLERK , GRUNDY COUNTY TREASURER , GRUNDY COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY , ILLINOIS DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF located at: HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES (PUBLIC AID) GENERAL COUNSEL, CITY OF MORRIS, VILLAGE OF BRACEVILLE, VILLAGE OF SOUTH WILMINGTON, AND TO OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE PARCELS HEREINAFTER NAMED: 630 W. Stonewall Rd. Parcel Number Owners/Parties Interested Cert Number Street Or Common Address Dwight, IL 60420 03-01-405-011 THOMPSON JOANNE 14-00016 WHITE LN. 03-01-405-011 C. THOMPSON AND SONS, INC 14-00016 WHITE LN. Dated: December 29, 2016 03-01-405-011 KAIKO, HARRY J 14-00016 WHITE LN. 03-01-405-011 MCELROY, EDWARD J 14-00016 WHITE LN. PUBLIC NOTICE Kay T. Olson FNB OTTAWAD TRUST # 2371 14-00016 WHITE LN. On December 23, 2016, WSPY TV, Grundy County Clerk 03-01-405-011 03-12-301-041 PRAIRIE RIDGE TOWNHOME HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 14-00032 PRAIRIE RIDGE DR. & CONEFLOWER CT. Inc., filed an application with the 03-12-301-042 PRAIRIE RIDGE TOWNHOME HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 14-00033 PRAIRIE RIDGE DR. Federal Communications CommisJanuary 12, 19, 26, 2017 03-12-301-043 PRAIRIE RIDGE TOWNHOME HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 14-00034 PRAIRIE RIDGE DR. & FOXGLOVE CT. sion seeking consent to transfer of 03-12-302-001 PRAIRIE RIDGE TOWNHOME HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 14-00035 PRAIRIE RIDGE DR. control of FM translator station Morris Herald-News 1257189 03-12-302-018 PRAIRIE RIDGE TOWNHOME HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 14-00036 PRAIRIE RIDGE DR. & CLOVER DR. W245CE from Jennifer Beckman 03-12-302-039 PRAIRIE RIDGE TOWNHOME HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 14-00037 PRAIRIE RIDGE DR. and Doug Nelson to Larry and 03-12-305-010 PRAIRIE RIDGE LLC % SHARP HOMES CHRIS 14-00042 336 CLOVER CIR Pamela Nelson. W245CE is li334 CLOVER CIR. 03-12-305-011 PRAIRIE RIDGE LLC % SHARP HOMES CHRIS 14-00043 censed to serve Morris, IL, on frePictures increase 03-12-305-012 PRAIRIE RIDGE LLC % SHARP HOMES CHRIS 14-00044 332 CLOVER CIR. quency 96.9 from a transmitter site attention to your ad!

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Megan Pena – Unit 124 Unit to be sold at 2727 Highland Dr.: Rebecca Matlock – Unit 545 Unit to be sold at 65 E. Southmor Rd.: Nathan Condon – Unit 714 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews on January 5, 12, 2017) 1256124

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