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Morris approves annex near new Costco plant, grants business licenses

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – The Morris city council voted unanimously to approve an annexation agreement between the City of Morris and Costco Whole Corp for the annexation of about 3.6 acres in section 28 of Saratoga Township at 7320 Lisbon Road in Grundy County.

Morris Mayor Richard Kopczick said the annexation agreement was recommended by both the parks and annexation committee, as well as the water and sewer committees, before coming to board for approval.

The board also approved an ordinance annexing the territory filed by Costco

No. 86 to conduct their annual Forget-MeNot Drive days on May 5 and 6.

The council also approved the following business licenses: Richard Lundeen doing business as Reneu Corp. at 1316 N Division Street to operate a resale of wholesale, new and used products business.

Tiffany Smith doing business as 180 Vapors at 2419 Sycamore Drive to operate an electronic cigarette store.

Amanda Grzywa doing business as Tropical Tiki Hut, at 100 W. Commercial Drive, Suite 11, to operate a tanning salon.

TA operating LLC doing business as Charley’s Philly Steaks at 150 W. Commercial Drive to operate a restaurant.

Defense of world title begins soon for Cubs Now that one of the most exciting Super Bowls in history has concluded, in a few days, it will be time for four of my favorite words in all of sports.

Pitchers and catchers report.

It’s always an exciting time of the year – for me, at least – because it signals that baseball is just around the corner.

And, it’s even more so this year because I can finally refer to the team I root for as the World Champion Chicago Cubs.

It took awhile, but I think it has finally sunk in. The Cubs won the World Series.

I have a hat, a T-shirt and a pair of slippers that say so.

What still seems weird is that I am now rooting for a champion and one that looks like it might stay on top for a while.

I can only hope I don’t become what I always considered Yankees and Cardinals fans to be – a front-runner. I have done my best not to be too obnoxious about my team winning the title.

I don’t use the word “We” when referring to the Cubs, since I am not, nor have I ever been, a member of the organization.

If I say “We,” I am referring to the long-suffering fans that endured the

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to take in the land that was owned by ComEd. Alderman Duane Wolfe, speaking for the planning commission, also recommended approving an application of TJ Design Strategies for a Zoning Map Amendment for the 3.6 acres at Costco, changing it to an M-2 Manufacturing District.

In other business, the city approved a request by the Morris Downtown Development Partnership to use various city streets for the Liberty Arts Festival from July 13 through July 15, as well as a request to uses the Goold Park bandshell for the Shine Music Jam on July 15.

The council also approved a request by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter

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VIEWS Rob Oesterle year-in and year-out routine of bad baseball long associated with the team that calls Wrigley Field home.

So it feels a bit odd that, as Spring Training is about to begin, the baseball season will actually start with a realistic hope that the Cubs will make it to the World Series.

That was always the hope every year, but the realistic side of me also knew that those hopes would usually be dashed before the All-Star break.

This year, the team is virtually the same as last.

Dexter Fowler will be missed at the top of the lineup, but Kyle Schwarber will hopefully be around for more than the two games he played last season.

Javy Baez is one of the most exciting defensive players to come around since Ozzie Smith, and he has a knack for coming through in the clutch offensively.

Anthony Rizzo is the steadying force, a bit like Mark Grace with more power or a lefty Paul Konerko, and

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Kris Bryant has the potential to turn into Mike Schmidt.

The pitching staff, anchored by Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta, may fall back to earth a little bit, as tends to happen after career years, but they are still solid all the way through.

Aroldis Chapman left, but that was to be expected. He was just being rented last year anyway, and he served his purpose admirably.

But remember, this is baseball and anything can happen.

Remember 1985?

The Cubs, after winning the division in 1984, got off to a hot start before injuries to seemingly every pitcher in the starting rotation hit and it was back to the old drawing board.

This Cubs team seems designed to absorb a few key injuries here and there.

There’s more in the pipeline than there has ever been. It’s time for the Cubs to join franchises like the Cardinals and Patriots with that “next man up” mentality.

It should be another beautiful ride.

• Rob Oesterle is the senior sports writer for the Morris Herald-News. He can be reached at roesterle@shawmedia.com.

ON THE COVER Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District’s new tower ladder truck pulls out of Station 2 on a call on Sunday. See story on page 3.

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TOWERING PRESENCE

Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District puts new tower ladder truck in service

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – At 100 feet tall, the Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District’s new ladder truck has the ability to save lives and property in a way no other truck on the fleet has before.

“The tower ladder truck was put in service less than a month ago and has already paid for itself in the property it has protected,” Chief Tracey Steffes said.

The ladder, which reaches as high as 100 feet in the air, also has the capability to reach forward, sideways and behind the truck at angles a regular truck might not reach. It can even reach below grade as it faces backward, its front tires no longer touching the ground.

The truck, which comes at a hefty price tag of a little more than $1 million, replaces the old ladder truck, that was nearly 20 years old. Morris responds to more than 6,000 calls a year, the district said.

“Every year, the ladder is tested and it’s never had a problem. ... But for the past three or four years, we’ve had to look at whether we would replace it or refurbish it,” Steffes said. “We could sell it now to a station with fewer calls, where it could last them several years, and we could put that money toward the new truck.”

The minimum cost to restore the old ladder truck would have been $575,000 with only a one-year warranty. The fire department also could sell it for $150,000 and put that money toward the new purchase.

Dwight Fire Protection District was able to buy the truck, which Steffes said should give it far more years out of the truck because of a smaller call volume.

Firefighter Jake Balthius, who demonstrated the use of the truck Sunday for the Morris Herald-News, said the safety features alone set the truck well beyond the capability of the old truck. He demonstrated how the truck is able to level to prevent the truck from tipping over and causing harm to both personnel on the truck but also those standing near it.

The water cannon attached to the basket at the top of the 100-foot ladder also can be controlled from the base of the ladder, which allows firefighters to get equipment closer than they could with a firefighter stationed on it to combat larger fires.

Steffes said that when most residents

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ABOVE: The new ladder tower truck bought by the Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District reaches 100 feet when it is fully lifted.

BELOW: Morris firefighter Jake Bulthuis demonstrates how the truck levels itself out to make it safe for firefighters to lift the ladder at the scene of a fire. think about Morris buildings, they only think about the two high rises, Saratoga Tower and Elliot Manor. But the truck has far more uses than just high rises.

It could be used in any major fire, such as an industrial building or a high rise, because it can unload 3,000 gallons of water a minute compared with other trucks that put out a lot less water a minute than the ladder truck.

The chief said that although the cost to the district may be substantial, the savings to the residents and business are large.

“We are rated with an insurance service, with one being the most and 10 being the least impact on the premium,” Steffes said. “We just had our rating done, and we went from a 4 to a 3 in town and from an 8 to a 5 in rural areas. The ladder truck has a lot to do with that.”

The tower ladder truck is being housed at Station 1 because of its size.

It also houses ground ladders and other supplies needed on calls.

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Minooka District 111 board approves property tax abatements for 2 businesses

By JEANNE MILLSAP

Shaw Media correspondent MINOOKA – The Minooka Community High School District 111 school board Thursday evening approved granting property tax abatements to two Minooka businesses as recommended by the Grundy Economic Development Council, district Chief School Business Official John Troy said.

One abatement was for the 52,851-square-foot, four-story TownePlace Suites by Marriott, to be constructed at 600 Bob Blair Road in Minooka. Troy said the developer,

Minooka Hotel Associates LLC, plans to begin one year of construction this spring.

The hotel is proposed as a select service hotel with 87 guest rooms, an indoor swimming pool and a meeting room.

The second abatement was approved for the expansion of United States Cold Storage Inc. at 601 Twin Rail Drive in Minooka.

The facility would provide temperature-controlled, refrigerated warehousing and distribution services According to GEDC documents, the company plans to construct the

100,000-square-foot steel frame warehouse on 19.57 acres.

Both of the three-year property tax abatement agreements will be abated at 75 percent the first year; 50 percent the second year; and 25 percent during year three.

Also during the meeting, Troy told the board he attended the Illinois Association of School Business Officials Delegate Advisory Committee recently and that members discussed the potential of a two-year property tax freeze that he said has bipartisan support in the Illinois Legislature.

Such a freeze, he said, would have a negative effect on the school district’s

financial situation.

“We are heavily reliant on residential property taxes,” Troy said after the meeting, “and during the recession, the district lost significant tax revenue as a result of declining [equalized assessed value]. We are just now starting to recoup that lost revenue.”

Also approved at Thursday’s meeting was the 2017-18 school calendar, which places the first day of student attendance on Aug. 14. Veterans Day next year falls on a Saturday, but Principal Ronald Kiesewetter said the school would be sure to have recognition for the area’s veterans during a school day.

GOTTA DO IT registrants. Physical, dental and vision fication table will be available for visitors Saturday, Feb. 11. Registration will take United Methodist church to hold Sunday school chili supper forms will be available. Anyone unable to so they can bring in glass to be identified. place in the main lobby from 9:30 to 10 enroll their child at this time is asked call the Elementary School office at 815-4482471 to make other arrangements.

On-hand experts will use the club’s reference library to help in the identification.

Visitors also can make use of a crystal repair service during the weekend. The Antique American Glass and show will have hourly door prizes and a pottery sale, show set for March raffle of antique American glass.

The Antique American Glass sale will be The winner of the raffle will be drawn Saturday, March 11, and Sunday, March late Sunday. The winner need not be 12, at the Concord Plaza Midwest Confer- present. The public is invited during the ence Center, 401 W. Lake St. in Northlake. hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday This will be its 45th year, making this and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admisshow the oldest Depression glass show sion is $8 a person. For information, call in the United States. The sale is sponJohn or Jane Schleinzer at the 20 30 40 MVK kindergarten registration sored by the 20 30 40 Glass Society of Glass Society of Illinois at 630-851-4504 begins Feb. 23 and 24 Mazon-Verona-Kinsman District 2C will Illinois. The society members are collec- or email jsantiques@aol.com. be holding kindergarten registration from tors of American-made Great Depression-era glass, handmade glass, pottery Friday Matinee to show 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, and ‘Loving’ at 2 p.m. Friday Friday, Feb. 24, in the Elementary School and related material.

Dash in from the cold and enjoy the Proceeds from the show are donated office. to glass museums that help preserve the movie “Loving” at 2 p.m. Friday at the Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2017, and reside in the MVK story of American-made glass. About 24 Charles B. Phillips Library on 6 N. Jackson St. in Newark. The movie is based on a dealers from around the country will be school district to be eligible to attend for the 2017-18 school year. Please bring attending the show with American-made true story of an interracial couple who goes to the Supreme Court to make their glass and pottery for sale. We will have the child’s certified birth certificate and marriage lawful in the late 1950s. Popearly American pattern glass, elegant two proofs of residency. Homeowners corn and refreshments will be provided. or handmade glassware, Depression can use their property tax bill. Renters glassware, kitchen glassware, Pyrex, Fire can bring their rental agreement. Other Morris Class 1A state runners-up King and Fenton. options are any utility bill or a voter pom squad to host pom clinic The show aims to have something for registration card with one’s name and The Morris Class 1A state runner-up everyone, as well as items to help set correct physical address on it. the table, such as linens and silverware. pom squad is holding the 26th annuNo fees will be taken at this time and Throughout the weekend, a glass identi- al Pom Clinic at Morris High School on children do not need to accompany The 22nd annual event will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Lawrence Parish Hall, second and Lemmon streets in South Wilmington.

For the cost of $6 for an adult and $3 for a child, patrons can get all-you-caneat-chili, hot dogs, chips, dessert, lemonade and coffee. Homebound residents can call 815-237-2766 for delivery to their homes. For information, call Linda Mudd at 815-237-8094.

a.m., and the clinic workshop will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

The clinic participants are taught routines, which they will perform at the Morris Redskins sophomore and varsity boys basketball halftime on Friday, Feb. 17. The price for the clinic is $25, which includes the clinic, a T-shirt, snack, CD and two free tickets into the game.

For information, visit the high school website at www.morrishs.org or email Coach Becky Bernardi at bbernardi@ morrishs.org.

Morris Basketball Autograph Night planned after Friday game

Immediately after the varsity boys basketball game Friday night against DeKalb, the Morris Community High School boys basketball program is hosting its Inaugural Winter Autograph Night.

All elementary and junior high students are invited to pick up a Redskin Senior poster and walk through the senior autograph line to get posters autographed. They might even choose to take a picture with their favorite MCHS senior cheerleader, pom, girls or boys basketball player. Twenty-five senior athletes are featured on the poster and are waiting to meet and chat with future Redskins.

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MAGIC SHOW

WHEN: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Three Rivers Public Library in Minooka COST & INFO: Magician and illusionist Rob Thompson brings his magic show to the library. Mixing comedy with mystery, mind reading and audience participation. Open to all ages. Registration for each person required. Kids ages 10 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

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FAIRYTALE BALL FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Minooka Junior High COST & INFO: Admission is free and there will be entertainment, food, games, raffles and education. Families will be able to find information on youth organizations, businesses featuring services and products for families, local sports organizations, etc. Kids will also be able to participate in hands-on activities.

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WHEN: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Skateland Recreation Center in Channahon COST & INFO: The cost is $40 for residents and $45 for nonresidents with a fee of $15 for an additional child for the Channahon Park District event. The event includes dinner, dancing and a special keepsake for each girl. There will be a photographer available with picture packages to purchase for an additional cost. Come in your finest attire, as there will be contests and raffles to take part in.

All participants must register in advance.

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VALENTINE’S CHOCOLATE NIGHT

WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: Morris Public Library COST & INFO: A family event for infants through fifth-graders with their caregivers/parents. Come Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a fun craft, games, music and refreshments.

WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday WHERE: Coal City Library COST & INFO: Make and enjoy some delicious chocolate treats for Valentine’s Day at the Coal City Library.

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Along with telling the story of how John Dillinger was shot down in an alley after leaving the Biograph Theater, Ursula Bielski also shared a historic photo of the theater at a Three Rivers Library Minooka Branch event Saturday.

SCARY STORIES COME TO MINOOKA Library hosts event telling of St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, more

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmeida.com MINOOKA – Judy Delaney of Minooka attended the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre event at the Three Rivers Library Minooka Branch to hear historian, author and parapsychologist Ursula Bielski talk about Chicago’s most famous romantic and gangland ghost stories.

“I like to learn new things and visit with friends,” Delaney said.

“It’s a nice way to learn about Chicago, and I’m not familiar with the stories.”

Carole Fremarek, on the other hand, grew up in Chicago, and while she’s aware of stories like those of Resurrection Mary, she is most intrigued by the gangster scene, which is what brought her to the event

Saturday.

As the event started, the shades were drawn and the lights were turned off, the glowing image from a projector providing the only light.

The story of gangster John Dillinger left the room silent as Bielski explained how he was set up by his girlfriend, Polly Hamilton, often referred to as the “lady in red.”

“Rumors have it that women dipped their clothes in his blood,” Bielski said, after explaining that he was quite the ladies man.

The killing of Dillinger wasn’t the only bad thing to happen in the alley where he was shot to death near the Biograph Theater.

From the 1950s until the 1980s there were three murders and one

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Ursula Bielski, founder of Chicago Hauntings Inc. and host of PBS’s “The Hauntings of Chicago,” was on hand at Three Rivers Library Minooka Branch to share some stories of Chicago hauntings and paranormal activity.

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Ursula Bielski shares a slide Saturday of Mary Bregovy, thought by some to be the woman behind the ghost story of Resurrection Mary.

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suicide in the alley, and there have been sightings since the 1970s of a man, who is bluish in color, falling in that alley.

Bielski said she doesn’t believe the ghost is that of Dillinger, but there is no way to tell who it might be.

She also said Dillinger’s last date with Hamilton could definitely be considered a “bad date.”

Bielski said whenever there are a lot of strange occurrences in a given area, you have to wonder if it has something to do with the area or with one of the people who died there.

“There seems to be pockets throughout the city and around the world where things like this happen,” she said.

Keeping with the theme of bad dates, Bielski shared the story of a bad date at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, which happened on New Year’s Eve of 1920.

“A beautiful couple attended a party in the Gold Coast Room,” she said. “The man excused himself to have a cigar with his friends.”

Bielski said that after the man’s fiancée waited and waited, she decided to go look for the man, and after not finding him in the cigar lounge, she was walking past the Palm Court

tea room inside the hotel and heard his laughter. She found him with another woman.

After finding her fiance with the other woman, she went to the 19th floor of the hotel, and threw herself off the roof onto Michigan Avenue. A ghost has been seen in the area ever since, Bielski said – sometimes in the Gold Coast Room, sometimes in the tea room and even on the 19th floor where she jumped to her death.

The two-hour program went on to cover stories of Al Capone and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, among others.

Bielski said Capone is probably the No. 1 story she’s asked about, followed by Resurrection Mary, who is said to hitchhike late at night only to disappear or to ask to be dropped off at the cemetery where she is buried.

“The biggest question is why do some remain?” Bielski said. “There are a lot of different reasons, ties to loved ones and family, or to places, or sometimes due to religious beliefs they are afraid to move on, not knowing where they will end up.”

Bielski said she has always been interested in ghost stories, ever since growing up in a house she believes was haunted.

She is the author of several books.

To learn more about her and about Chicago’s grisly and ghostly history, visit chicagohauntings.com.

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In 1980, a new chartered was issued and Morris Federal Savings & Loan Association began operation as a federally chartered savings & loan. In January 1997, a new chartered was again issued and Morris Building & Loan was again operating under a state charter, but this time as a state chartered savings bank. In April 2006, Morris Building & Loan merged with Harvard Savings Bank but retained the MBL name. In December 2016, First Secure Community Bank acquired Morris Building & Loan making it, once again, a locally owned institution.

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Geiger resigns from Grundy board effective immediately

of the county board chairman with the advice and consent of the board. Geiger’s MORRIS – Vicki Geiger, who represents term was scheduled to end in December 2020.

District 1 on the Grundy County Board, submitted her resignation, effective imme- However, because more than 28 months remain in the term, the appointment will diately, on Wednesday. only extend until the next general election, Geiger was first elected to the board at which time the vacancy will be filled by in 2012, and has served for the last four years in a variety of capacities. Up until her election for the remainder of the term.

Grundy County Republican Central resignation, she was the vice chairwoman of the personnel, insurance and education Committee Chairman Aren Hansen said committee, and was also a member of the the committee will accept applications to fill the position and will caucus to find a finance committee. replacement.

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MORRIS – The Grundy County Republican Central Committee is seeking applicants interested in filling the vacancy of former Grundy County Board member Vicki Geiger, who resigned her position on Feb. 1.

“Vicki was a great board member and a hard worker,” Grundy County Republican Chairman Aren Hansen said in a news release. “She will certainly have big shoes to fill on the board and we’re (Grundy Republican Party) going to do our best to find the right person to step in and serve.”

Geiger’s term expires in December 2020, but because her term has more than 28 months left on it at the time of her resignation, the appointed replacement’s term will expire in December 2018 so that a special election in November 2018 can determine who will see through the remaining two years of that seat.

To be eligible to apply with the Grundy County Republican Central Committee, a candidate must be: A United States citizen, a resident of Grundy County District 1, a registered voter, a member of the Republican Party and at least age 18.

To apply for the position, applicants are asked to submit their name, contact info and a letter stating their reasons for applying and qualifications for the position. They also can include other information such as a resume or curriculum vita.

Applications must be submitted with the Grundy County Republican Central Committee by 5 p.m. Feb. 28.

Applications can be sent by email to grundycountyrepublicans@gmail.com or by mail to Grundy County Republican Central Committee, P.O. Box 642, Morris, IL 60450.

Questions concerning the application process can be directed to grundycountyrepublicans@gmail.com.

“I encourage anyone interested and qualified to submit an application,” Hansen said in the release. “There’s a lot of very intelligent, hardworking and talented people in Grundy County and in District 1. I’m sure we won’t have any trouble finding someone great to represent our community.”

The Grundy County Republican Central Committee will review all applications and conduct interviews of candidates on a date in early March that has not yet been selected.

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Exibit Fine Arts Center & Gallery in Morris hosts collection of famous artist’s work

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Works from Matisse, Dali, Picasso and Chagall hung on the walls of The Exibit Fine Arts Center & Gallery in Morris on Saturday night during its second open house.

The gallery started as a dream for local artists, including Ed Cepiel, Ray and Rose Grossi, Mark and Diana Dagget, and Art Ashcraft, who has since left the board.

New members have joined the board, including Ann Paulson and Caroline Cummings.

The goal for all of them, despite their various genres of art, is to keep art alive and passed down to each generation.

One thing Cepiel mentioned as he opened the evenings event is in all of their ideas and planning they didn’t think they’d have the opportunity to share the works of such great artists.

“We have been working on the building for a while and we don’t know how to best utilize this space,”

Ray Grossi said to the crowd gathered for the Saturday night event.

“We would like to use this space day and night.”

Grossi said he is well aware that selling art work in Morris won’t keep the doors open, so they have decided to reach out and explore opportunities to teach classes or have artist workshops, as well as host gallery shows that come about their way.

The Chicago area collector, who asked to remain anonymous due to the size and value of his collection, said he was excited to be able to bring his art down to display for the show.

“I’m an educated man, but I have no background in art,” he said. “I inherited my aunt’s collection that has everything from Picasso to Matisse and I’ve decided to share it. It’s what art is for.”

The collector said when he received word that he had inherited Heidi Litchfield – hlitchfield@shawmedia.com the collection, he had no idea what Art Ashcraft one of the original founders of Exibit Fine Arts Center & Gallery in Morris that meant.

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When the first few pieces arrived, he showed them to a friend who is a teacher and holds a master’s degree

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“I asked him ‘Is this worth bringing over (from Europe where the aunt lived)?’ He stuttered and said ‘yes,’” the collector said.

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who also couldn’t take her eyes off a piece, I gave her a Matisse.”

Because of the cold temperatures, the collector was unable to bring the oil paintings but hopes he is invited back to the gallery to share those pieces with art lovers in the area.

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LEFT: Megacles recognizes his daughter at the feat by Marc Chagall was just one of many pieces on display at The Exibit Fine Arts Center & Gallery on Saturday night in Morris, during its second open house.

ABOVE: Ray Grossi, one of the founders of Exibit Fine Arts Center & Gallery, introduces the crowd gathered to a collector who came to share his story and part of his collection of famous artists with those attending.

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A Feb. 1 pep rally marked a midweek celebration of the Immaculate Conception School Catholic Schools Week which ran Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. Students donned their blue and gold school colors and made way to the gym, ready to yell and cheer to show school spirit.

Principal Kim DesLauriers said it has been a ritual at the Catholic Schools Week pep rallies that the band plays the school and the battle cry song and the eighthgrade students are recognized since it’s their last year at ICS before heading to

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When their names were called, students ran out onto the court, some wearing sports or band gear, some dressed up in matching costumes, and Steed put herself in a sleeping bag and was carried from the hallway to the center court by classmates Kyla Kjellesvik and Jada Less.

“This signifies their leaving of the school and it’s a unified thing for all who participate in it. It’s a bonding and special remembrance time,” DesLauriers said.

Students from kindergarten to eighth grade were up on their feet, voices loud as DesLauriers cheered and called for their response. The students performed the wave and cheered.

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“My favorite event is the pep rally, because we all get excited and scream our battle cheers to see who is loudest.

I also like that we pray together and on theme days take pictures together wearing our ICS shirts,” Ammer said.

DesLauriers said Catholic Schools Week began in 1974 in the United States with a purpose to emphasize the uniqueness of Catholic schools. This year’s theme was “Catholic Schools – Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.”

“At ICS, we add a spiritual dimension here with prayer and bringing Jesus into the school. We want to show people what we do and how we have fun doing it; education should be fun,” DesLauriers said.

The week celebration began on the weekend of Jan. 28 and 29 with Masses, where students spoke about ICS, and an open house which displayed the student’s classroom work “We want people to be able to wander and see. I feel it’s important because they are making the sacrifice to support the school. I want them to see the fruits of their sacrifice,” DesLauriers said.

“Sacrifice such as monetary support, prayers and volunteer hours.”

Monday marked the 100th day of school, so the students counted to 100 and then posted a long list of 100 things

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would be enough to dress up,” Lutz said.

Teacher Janelle Aldrich said her sixth-grade home room class decided on a pj day for theme day.

“The p stands for peace and the j stands for justice, which we have been learning about. It’s a great idea,” Aldrich said.

DesLauriers said the conclusion of the festivities took place on Friday, with family bingo with raffles and entertainment, which always leaves standing room only. Funds raised by the raffle go toward the annual Thanksgiving lunch and the Student Scholarship Fund.

DesLauriers said the best part of Catholic Schools Week was the ability to look back at the school year and take stock in what has been going on at the school.

“It’s a good time to step back and think, ‘What are we doing?’ There are good things, we need to step back and look at all of the good things we are doing and what we have and share with those who support us,” DesLauriers said.

Aldrich said she feels that ICS creates a family-like atmosphere and that has been something the teachers and students alike enjoy celebrating.

“We pray for each other and celebrate how unique we are. My favorite part is going to mass to culminate the week. We pray the ‘Our Father’ prayer with hands all connected – that’s the best part,” Aldrich said.

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Grundy sheriff at odds with Teamsters Local 700

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – On Feb. 1, Teamsters Local 700 filed an Unfair Labor Practice with the Illinois Labor Relations Board against the Grundy County sheriff and Grundy County after the employer stopped providing health insurance for the Grundy County sergeants while the parties are trying to negotiate a new contract, according to a press release from Teamsters Local 700.

The sheriff and Grundy County are proud of their law enforcement team and value of the job they do to protect residents, according to a press release issued by county administrator Doug Pryor.

“Every employee is extremely valuable and we are appreciative of all that they do to help keep Grundy County safe,” the press release said. “Unfortunately, the cost of the Teamsters insurance has skyrocketed to unsustainable levels, and the Teamsters have been unwilling to bargain for a fair deal for Grundy County taxpayers.”

According to the Teamsters, the current contract covering the sergeants expired on Nov. 30, 2015, and the union gave notice to the employer of its demand to bargain a new agreement on behalf of the sergeants on Sept. 3, 2015.

Since that time, according to the

union, they has offered five contract proposals to the employer, all of which have been rejected. Over the past year, the union said that it requested multiple bargaining sessions that went ignored.

Under the existing collective bargaining agreement, the sergeants receive insurance through the Teamsters. The county is obligated to pay $1,092 per month for each member of the unit, and has faithfully done so as part of the agreement.

However, as of Feb. 1, the Teamsters abruptly and unilaterally terminated the sergeants’ coverage, leaving employees without any insurance plan. To be clear, the Teamsters canceled insurance coverage for this group, Pryor said.

“This Teamsters cancellation was in violation of the current agreement, and was in response to the county’s refusal to accept proposed premium increases that more than doubled the taxpayers’ contribution levels to this group’s insurance.”

Pryor said in a release. “Moreover, the only offer from the Teamsters is that the sergeants will make zero contributions to their premiums, with taxpayers paying 100 percent of the cost.”

Pryor said when the sheriff and county learned of the Teamsters’ plan to drop the sergeants, they requested immediate bargaining with Teamsters Local 700.

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The parties were unable to reach any agreement, after nearly 14 hours of bargaining, when the union refused to discuss any employee contribution for insurance, Pryor said.

At that time, the union also refused to keep the Teamster insurance for the bargaining unit while bargaining continued, Pryor said.

On Feb. 1, the sheriff and Grundy County requested that mediation sessions be scheduled in response to the Teamsters’ unwillingness to realistically bargain at the emergency sessions that were called by Grundy County last month, Pryor said. These mediation sessions are scheduled for mid-February to help bring this contract to a fair resolution for the sergeants and the taxpayers of Grundy County.

The union tells a slightly different side, stating it was forced into mediation due to the lack of a response to bargain from the Sheriff’s Office, and sessions are scheduled to begin on Feb. 15.

Callahan said that the county has made several offers to the union in an attempt to bring the sergeants to the county insurance plan, and has been the only party to move on this facet of the negotiation.

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has an offer on the table to pay 85 percent of the sergeants’ premiums for 2017. This offer leaves the county to bear nearly twothirds of the premium increase, and is the financial equivalent of paying nearly an 8 percent single-year salary increase to the sergeants. To date, the only offer received from the union is that the taxpayers pay 100 percent of premiums.

“The current offer from the county provides the sergeants with a wage and benefit package that is superior to nearly all regional sheriff’s departments,” Pryor said in a phone call Tuesday morning.

Union representatives were picketing in front of the Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, starting in the early morning hours.

“The sheriff has been holding up negotiations for over a year and the fact that he doesn’t even want to support his own people is deplorable,” Teamsters Local 700 President Becky Strzechowski said.

“These are law enforcement officers that face dangerous situations every day and put their lives on the line to keep the citizens of Grundy County safe. The sheriff needs to stop engaging in bad-faith bargaining and give the Grundy County sergeants the respect they deserve.

“We want to send a clear message to this sheriff that we will not back down when it comes to negotiating a fair contract for our hardworking members,” Strzechowski said.

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The Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District responds about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to a fire in a room above Clayton’s Tap at 122 W. Washington St. in Morris.

Fire Chief Tracey Steffes said the fire was in a one-room apartment above Clayton’s Tap. Steffes said the blaze was contained to a single room. Dancers at the nearby Donna Mueller’s School of Dance were evacuated as a precaution and taken to local store Betty’s at 104 W. Washington St. until their parents could pick them up.

Steffes said Tuesday evening that the cause of the fire and extent of the damage were not immediately known.

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Emergency agency hosts weather spotter program

By JEANNE MILLSAP

Shaw Media correspondent COAL CITY – Most of the tornadoes in the Grundy County area occur April through June and most commonly between 2 to 8 p.m. They can crop up at any time, however, with some occurring as early as March or as late as November.

Residents of Coal City and Diamond are well aware of this, of course. The monster EF3 tornado hit the area during the season on June 22, 2015.

However, it also felt the EF2 tornado that ripped apart the same area pretty far off the season – on Nov. 17, 2013.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the worst tornado outbreak in the metropolitan area, which produced three EF4 tornadoes that killed 58 and injured more than a thousand when it hit Belvidere, Oak Lawn, Chicago and other suburbs in 1967.

“We’re probably not telling you anything new about storms being dangerous,” National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Bardou said on Jan. 31 at the Basic Severe Weather Spotter Program hosted by the Grundy County Emergency Management Agency.

That the program took place at Coal City High School was significant, with

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Grundy County EMA Director Joe Schroeder with National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Bardou at Tuesday night’s weather spotting class at Coal City High School. the number of people whose lives were affected by the tornadoes.

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and understand the weather,” Schroeder said.

He hopes such seminars attract new weather spotters, as well.

“The more eyes you have,” he said, “the more information you get.”

According to information put out by the Grundy County EMA, the National Weather Service needs real-time reports of hail size, wind damage, flash flooding, heavy rain, tornadoes and waterspouts to quickly warn the public of weather dangers.

Bardou told those who attended Tuesday’s program that, even though radar continually advances in storm detection ability, spotters on the ground will always be needed.

“Radar has limitations,” he said.

“Spotters verify what we see on the radar.”

They can also see things like tornadoes on the ground that are only suggested by radar views. Spotters, he said, are a vital part of whether the service issues warnings.

Doug and Cheryl Money, of Braidwood, attended the presentation and said they appreciated it. Doug is a weather spotter and says he always has enjoyed learning about storms.

See WEATHER SPOTTING, page 19

Former resident of Coal City, Carbon Hill charged with ex-wife’s murder 19 the Wheaton Police Department led authorities to Lee Leinweber, according to the release.

On Jan. 30, Lee Leinweber was at his ex-wife’s home when a verbal argument between the two allegedly turned violent. It is alleged Lee Leinweber attacked his ex-wife, beating her about the face and neck, and choked her until she fell to the floor, according to the news release. He then allegedly dropped his body onto hers, breaking her ribs.

Lee Leinweber then allegedly forced a plastic garbage bag into her mouth and placed two plastic garbage bags over her head.

It is further alleged that Lee Lein-

weber then retrieved a knife from the kitchen and repeatedly stabbed Erin Leinweber. After murdering Erin Leinweber, Lee Leinweber allegedly stole her money, credit cards and car, and fled the scene, the release stated.

On Sunday, Lee Leinweber was located in Ottawa and taken into custody. Investigators are still trying to locate Erin Leinweber’s vehicle, a red 2009 Kia Spectra with Illinois plate V264403, which might have a Hillary Clinton bumper sticker on the rear.

Anyone who sees the vehicle should immediately call 911.

Lee Leinweber’s next court appearance is set for Feb. 21 in front of Judge Robert Miller.

During the two-hour presentation, attendees learned what exactly wall Continued from page 18 clouds are (formations located under the updraft that can form tornadoes), He said in particular, he learned at the what shelf clouds are (formations along event how to differentiate between wall the leading edge of a storm that mark and shelf clouds. The couple has even the edge of the downdraft) and how to been around tornadoes. identify funnel clouds and tornadoes.

“We’ve seen two up close,” Doug Bardou demonstrated the weathsaid. er situations with photos and videos Cheryl said it was interesting to and told weather spotters how to keep learn how to position yourself when safe. Always have a partner with you watching a tornado. when weather spotting, he said, don’t

get caught in the heavy rain and hail core and keep the heavy rain and hail to your right and the updraft to the left.

Those at home should keep informed of potentially dangerous weather, he said, by checking the weather forecast daily. Weather.gov is a good site to monitor storms, he said, and mobile.weather.gov is an app-like site for cell phones.

Residents can also use weather radios, cell phones, battery-powered radios and the internet to keep up with weather situations.

“Sirens are for people who are outside,” he said. “Don’t rely on them.”

When storms are around, he said, be aware of your escape route, which should be down in a basement or on the lower level of a building, as far away from the outside walls as possible.

“Put as many walls between you and the outside as possible,” he said.

Bardou also suggested keeping blankets, pillows and even helmets near the safe places so they can be used quickly for protection when necessary.

WHEATON – A 56-year-old man with ties to Coal City and Carbon Hill is in custody on a $2 million bond after being charged with the Jan. 30 murder of his ex-wife in Wheaton.

Lee Leinweber has been charged with one count of first-degree murder. According to Grundy County court records, Leinweber previously has lived in Coal City and Carbon Hill, although Wheaton police said he has been homeless for some time.

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Lane, Unit A, the home of Leinweber’s ex-wife, 56-year-old Erin Leinweber, according to a news release from the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Once inside the home, officers discovered the body of Erin Leinweber.

An autopsy conducted by the DuPage County Coroner’s Office revealed she had suffered numerous injuries, including multiple stab wounds about the neck, broken ribs and injuries consistent with a beating about her face, the release stated.

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Mark Fracaro loved theater, serving others

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The Rev. Mark Fracaro loved theater so much that he had season passes to at least four theaters in Chicago, said Robert Weierman, Fracaro’s cousin and deacon at St. Dennis Catholic Church in Lockport.

“Twice a week he’d make a trip into Chicago, which would include two movies and a play or perhaps two plays and a movie,” Weierman said.

“About once every year, or twice if I was up to it, I’d go with him, and he would wear me out. I don’t know how he did it. He would walk so much and do so much in one day, and get ready to do it the next day. He was continually on the go.”

Fracaro took Weierman to theaters Weierman never knew existed, theaters that didn’t look like theaters.

Once, Weierman asked Fracaro how many theaters Chicago had. “He said, ‘About 75,’ ” Weierman said.

The Rev. Lee Bacchi, chaplain at St. Edward Hospital in Naperville who considered himself Fracaro’s best friend, said he spent nearly every day off with Fracaro for more than 35 years, and most of them were at films and theater performances.

Fracaro stood out on Chicago

streets, Bacchi said, because of his penchant for signature hats.

“People would stop him and say, ‘That’s a really neat hat you’ve got on,’ ” Bacchi said. “That happened dozens and dozens of times.”

Fracaro also enjoyed acting with different community theater groups. Bacchi recalled how both he and Fracaro once appeared in “Fiddler on the Roof” in Elmhurst. But Fracaro’s Rev. Mark true dedication lay in Fracaro ministry to others, especially those in the deaf community. In 1976, the late Bishop Romeo Blanchette of the Diocese of Joliet asked Fracaro, who knew sign language, to temporarily serve in the diocese’s Deaf Apostolate Ministry. But Fracaro loved the ministry and continued it for the rest of his life. Fracaro signed for events, special Masses and confessions. If Fracaro was celebrating Mass and learned someone in attendance was hearing impaired, he would immediately begin signing the Mass, as well as reciting it, Bacchi said.

“He was involved with deaf ministry before he was ordained,” Bacchi said. “He used to work at a summer camp in the Lockport area some-

where.”

Bacchi met Fracaro when Fracaro was teaching catechism classes for religious education teachers in the diocese. Fracaro impressed Bacchi with his approach to working with people.

“He was very thoughtful, very wise,” Bacchi said. “I couldn’t see him as anything other than a priest, to be perfectly honest.”

Anyone who ever saw Fracaro celebrate Mass, or asked Mark to hear confession or talked to him in a time of crisis would agree, Bacchi said. Many times Fracaro would be late to a meeting with Bacchi with the explanation, “Someone stopped by the church.”

“You could feel there was something more than a human touch there,” Lee said. “There was a grace working through him. God’s grace was working through him. He was just so good; he was someone you could count on.”

Fracaro grew up in the Lockport area as part of the very large “Fracaro clan,” as Weierman called it, and family was important to him. Fracaro attended St. Dennis School in Lockport, Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago and St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore.

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POLICE REPORTS arrested Feb. 2 by Minooka police on a Grundy County warrant for possession of a controlled substance. He posted bond and was released with a court date of Feb. 23.

• Jacob Wisniewski, 23, of Bolingbrook, was arrested Feb. 4 by Minooka poilice and charged with driving under the influence of MINOOKA alcohol. He posted bond and was released.

• Steven Michalec, 23, of Minooka, was • Justin Fudala, 25, of Elwood, was arrested arrested Jan. 28 by Minooka police and Feb. 5 by Minooka police and charged with charged with retail theft. He posted bond and driving under the influence of alcohol. He was released. posted bond and was released with a court • Joseph Lucas, 35, of Minooka, was arrest- date of March 6. ed Jan. 30 by Minooka police and charged MORRIS with domestic battery. He was transported • Magdaleno Perez, 38, of Morris, was to the Grundy County Jail.

• Tanner Bemer, 24, of Minooka, was arrested Feb. 1 by Morris police on a warrant

for driving while license revoked. He could not post bond and was secured at the Grundy County Jail.

• Joshua Majcen, 20, of Morris was arrested Feb. 2 by Morris police and charged with violation of an order of protection. He could not post bond and was secured at the Grundy County Jail.

• Patricia Walker, 50, of Morris was arrested Feb. 5 by Morris police and charged with possession of a controlled substance. She could not post bond and was held at Grundy County Jail.

indicted for residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.

• Dakota Dunstan, 21, of Minooka, was indicted for residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.

• Richard Filippo, 44, of Gardner, was indicted for the aggravated battery of a police officer, a Class 2 felony.

• Anthony Garcia, 25, of Morris, was indicted for aggravated driving while

under the influence, a Class 4 felony.

• Trevor Heinlein, 18, of Chicago, was indicted for residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.

• Lucas Karz, 19, of Mount Prospect, was indicted for residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.

• Bonnie Larson, 46, of Minooka, was indicted for the unlawful possession of heroin, a Class 4 felony.

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INDICTMENTS MORRIS – Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland, has announced that on Feb. 1, the grand jury has returned the following indictments. The public is advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proved guilty.

• Tanner Bemer, 24, of Minooka, was indicted for the unlawful possession of heroin, a Class 4 felony.

• Marko Brasanac, 26, of Naperville, was indicted for the unlawful possession of more than 5,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; and for the unlawful • Magdaleno Ahuatl, 38, of Morris, was possession of more than 5,000 grams of indicted for driving while revoked, a cannabis, a Class 1 felony.

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• Sean McNab, 24, of Wilmington, was arrested Feb. 5 by the sheriff’s department

and charged with possession of a hypodermic syringe and needle. He was being held at the Grundy County Jail.

• Russell Eberhardt, 59, of Minooka, was arrested Feb. 4 by the sheriff’s department and charged with battery. He posted bond and was released with a court date of March 6.

• Charles Hurt, 24, of South Wilmington, was arrested Feb. 4 by the sheriff’s department on a warrant for failure to appear. He posted bond and was released with a court date of Feb. 14.

• Buford Batiste, 60, of South Holland, was arrested Feb. 3 by the sheriff’s department and charged with driving while license suspended. He posted bond and was released with court date of March 13.

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UP CLOSE Super Bowl sanctuary Photos by Heidi Litchfield hlitchfield@shawmedia.com

MORRIS – Living Water Church of the Nazarene celebrates the Super Bowl by hosting a party within their church, giving people an alternative to the bar scene where they can go and enjoy the game.

Potluck is brought in for appetizers along with pizza, and all ages are welcome to attend.

TOP RIGHT: Participants in the annual Super Bowl party at Living Water Church of the Nazarene enjoyed some pizza while watching the game.

TOP LEFT: Michael Gonzalez watches the Super Bowl at the Living Water Church of the Nazarene in Morris.

ABOVE: Living Church of the Nazarene has been hosting a Super Bowl party for several years to give parishioners an alternative place to watch the game.

MIDDLE LEFT: Football enthusiasts gather to watch the game with other members of their church.

BOTTOM LEFT: Those wanting to watch the Super Bowl couldn’t find a much bigger screen than the one at the Living Water Church of the Nazarene.

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KATHRYN JISKRA Born: December 1, 1937 Died: February 4, 2017

Kathryn “Kay” Jiskra, age 79, of Sturgis, Michigan, and formerly of White Pigeon, Michigan, Wadsworth, Ohio and Morris, Illinois, passed away peacefully, Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Sturgis Hospital surrounded by family.

Born December 1, 1937 in Morris, Illinois, Kathryn Marie was a daughter of the late George and Bertha (Arneson) Sterritt. She was a 1955 graduate of Morris Community High School, and on June 1, 1956 Kay married Andrew Jiskra. She was a member of White Pigeon United Methodist Church, and a past member of the First United Methodist Church in Morris. Kay was a homemaker for 36 years, worked as a nursing assistant at Morris Hospital for two years and as an administrative secretary in Chicago for two years.

In her free time, Kay enjoyed to crochet and read.

She also enjoyed flowers, gardening and birds.

Survivors include six children, Cynthia Reisner (Randall) of Channahon, Illinois, Andrew Jiskra (Sue) of Morrison, Colorado, Edward Jiskra of StSHIRLEY A. GUISTAT urgis, Michigan, Thomas Jiskra (Dawn Hopwood) Born: June 5, 1939; in Ashland, KY DAVE DeANGELO and Todd Jiskra (Debbie) both of Battle Creek, Died: February 3, 2017; in Morris, IL Born: February 1, 1951 Michigan, and Sarah Salyer (Adam) of Sturgis; Died: February 6, 2017 daughter-in-law, Melody Jiskra of Battle Creek, Shirley A. Guistat, age 77, of Morris, passed away Friday afternoon, Feb. 3, 2017, at her home. Michigan; nine grandchildren, Kevin Reisner(Dave DeAngelo, age 66, of Born June 5, 1939, in Ashland, Kentucky, Shirley Jennifer) of Chicago, Bryan Reisner and Michael Coal City, passed away Monday, Reisner, both of Channahon, Illinois, Christine Ann was a daughter of the late Marvin and Opal Feb. 6, 2017, surrounded by (Stephens) Patton. She was raised and educated Grecu (Alex), Andrea Black (Jon) of Lafayette, his family and friends, after a Indiana, Stephanie Jiskra of Morrison, Colorado, two-year battle with medullary in Olive Hill, Kentucky. Shirley worked at Bimet Corporation from where she retired as a supervi- Hannah Jiskra of Kalamazoo, Michigan and Cole thyroid cancer. sor after 31 years of service. She then went on to Salyer and Kathryn Salyer, both of Sturgis, MichiBorn Feb. 1, 1951, in Chicago Heights, David John was a son of John and Lorrine work for the Morris Daily Herald. Shirley enjoyed gan; four great-grandchildren, Johnathon Reisner, Joshua Reisner, Jacob Reisner and Ava Manfila; camping and loved to read. Family was of most (Morris) DeAngelo. He was raised and educated importance to her, and she cherished her children one sister-in-law, Barb Sterritt of Minneapolis, in Crete, and graduated from Crete-Monee High Minnesota; and numerous nieces and nephews. and grandchildren.

School with the Class of 1969. Dave received a Kay was preceded in death by her parents; Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue UniverJames Peter Guistat; three children, Chuck Gilliam husband, Andrew; brothers, James Sterritt and sity in mechanical engineering. On July 19, 1975, George Sterritt; and sister, Evelyn (Russell) of Lexington, Kentucky, Mark Gilliam of Morehe married NancySue DeBoer in Dolton, Illinois. head, Kentucky and Teresa (Tom) Stott of Morris; Likeness.

Dave retired from Lyondell Bassell Industries Visitation and video tribute will be from 10 after38 years of service in June of 2013. After his three grandchildren, Jake (Hilary) Stott, Jessica a.m. until the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Friday, retirement he went on to work at Stepan Chem- Stott and Dalton Gilliam; one great-grandson, Oscar Metes; and numerous nieces and nephews. Feb. 10, 2017, at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 North ical Company as a global mechanical integrity Broadway (one block north of Illinois Route 113) Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; specialist. An avid outdoors man, Dave enjoyed two brothers, Robert and James Patton; and one in Coal City. The Rev. Brad Shumaker from Coal hiking, fishing and hunting. He also loved to City United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial watch and feed the birds. Dave was the ultimate sister, Louise Justice.

Cremation rites are being accorded, and Shirley will follow in Braceville-Gardner Cemetery, where problem solver who could fix anything, and will will be laid to rest in the family lot at Garvin Ridge Kay will be laid to rest with her husband Andrew. be remembered as everyone’s best friend.

Pallbearers will be: Randall Reisner, Kevin Reisner, Cemetery in Olive Hill, Kentucky.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy DeAngelo of Bryan Reisner, Michael Reisner, Adam Salyer, Cole Preferred memorials may be made as gifts Coal City; three children, Jessie (Jason)Decker of Salyer and Johnathon Reisner. in Shirley’s memory to a charity of the donor’s Scottsdale, Arizona, David John “Chip” (Susan) Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in DeAngelo of DeKalb,and Daniel Thomas “Danny” choosing. Family and friends may sign the guest book, upload photographs or share Shirley’s me- Kay’s memory to her family for their distribution.

(Amy) DeAngelo of Kansas City, Missouri; three Family and friends may sign the guest book, upgrandchildren, Maddie Decker, Lizzie Decker, and morial page by visiting www.ReevesFuneral.com load photographs or share Kay’s memorial page Cremation services and arrangements have Johnny DeAngelo, with another grandson on the online by logging onto:www.ReevesFuneral.com way; his mother-in-law, Alice (the late Harry) Bate been made under the direction and care of

Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Reeves Funeral Homes Ltd. in Coal City. (815-634-2125)

PATRICIA MARX Born: October 22, 1950 Died: February 4, 2017

Patricia “Patti” Marx (née Smith), 66, went to be with her Heavenly Father on February 4, 2017, after peacefully passing away at home.

Patti was born to the late Albert and Irene Smith in Spokane, WA on Oct. 22, 1950. She moved to West Virginia with her family while still a young child. After graduating from Ripley High School, Patti moved to Morris. She married her devoted husband Jerry Marx and they raised 4 children together. Patti was employed by Cardinal Health for 27 years.

Patti was known for her infectious laugh and ever present smile. Her devotion to her family and firm belief in God gave her peace and joy throughout her life. Patti was immersed in the Christian community at First Baptist Church of Morris, and they became her lifelong support. She was blessed with a large and loving family. God gifted Patti with a servant’s heart, and she thrived while helping others. Patti loved butter pecan ice cream, porch swings, and scrapbooking. She was head over heels in love with her grandkids whom she nicknamed affectionately.

She is survived by her husband Jerry; her son, Christopher (Erin) Lutz; Her daughters, Michelle (Jason) Aitkenhead, Kimberly (Mark) Malone, and Catherine (Jeff) Godke; Her brother, Alan (Beverly) Smith and their children Belinda and Aaron; her grandchildren, Ava and Landen Lutz, Kayla, Laura, Jocelyn and Max Aitkenhead, Marissa, Marla and McKenna Malone, Fiona and Joshua Godke; her canine companion, Buster; along with numerous nieces, nephews, and many special friends.

Patti is preceded in death by her parents; and her granddaughter, Naomi Godke.

Preferred memorials may be made in Patti’s name to the First Baptist Church.

Visitation for Patti will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at the First Baptist Church on West Route 6 in Morris. A Celebration of Patti’s life will be at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Steve Larson officiating.

Cremation Rites have been accorded.

Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington Street, Morris, IL. For information, visit www. ucdaviscallahan.com or call the funeral home at 815-942-0084. Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting the website.

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Flora A. Crosley (Boling) Flora went to heaven on Feb. 3, 2017, from Park Pointe Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Morris, Illinois, where she spent the last part of her life enjoying bingo, socializing with her many friends and visits from her favorite little grand-dog, Buster.

Flora was born in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains to Shade and Melvina Boling on July 29, 1936, the youngest of 11 children. She was raised mainly in Chicago where she met and married the love of her life Eugene W. Crosley on September 22, 1956. Together they had 5 children, Patricia (Thomas) Youts of Fort Myers FL, the late Steven (Gretchen) , (Tracy) Crosley of McMinnville TN , Tammy (Steven) Stockbridge of Milford MI, Bonnie Jordan of Kemah TX, and Ruby (Mark) Kellogg of Seneca IL; as well as 17 grandchildren. Lisa, Heather K, Gina, Steven S, Linda, Heather C, Susan, Tommy, Luke, Sarah, Dana, Jessica, Sean, Stephanie, Camryn, Tammy, Steven C; and her favorite grand-dog, Buster; and more than 35 great-grandchildren.

Flora was preceded in Death by her parents; brothers; sisters; her loving husband; only son and his first wife. Flora took great pride in being the 1st female roofer in Illinois and of her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her.

As per Flora’s wishes, services will held in Tennessee during dogwood season, this April.

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Born: July 29, 1936 Died: February 3, 2017

DeBoer of Crete; brothers and sisters, Allen (Amy) DeAngelo of Hazel Crest, Illinois, Rick (Diane) DeAngelo of Burnsville, Minnesota, Carol (Tony) Irvin of Griffith, Indiana, Jim DeAngelo of Crete and Yvonne (Ron) DeAngelo of Schaumburg; brother and sisters-in-law, Louise (the late Leo) Bourg of Lawrence, Michigan, Joan (Paul) Heath of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Carol (Greg) Nyczak of Hinsdale, Tom (Bo) DeBoer of Lakewood, Colorado and Joyce DeAngelo of Apache Junction, Arizona; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Dave was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, John in infancy.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 North Broadway, in Coal City. Funeral services will follow at noon Saturday, February 11, 2017 in the funeral home, with the Rev. Bradley Shumaker officiating. Burial will follow the service in Peotone Cemetery.

Preferred memorials may be made in Dave’s memory to Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association at: www.thyca.org/how-to-help, and specify your donations to Medullary Thyroid Cancer.

Family and friends may sign Dave’s online guest book, upload photographs or share his memorial page by visiting www.ReevesFuneral.com.

Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Reeves Funeral Homes Ltd. in Coal City 815-634-2125.

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OBITUARIES daughter of the late Albert and Anna (Simuer) Brooks. Ethel was raised and educated in JANE E. McCORMACK Morris.

Born: March 30, 1943; in Morris, IL She married Joseph F. Died: February 4, 2017; in Morris, IL Murphy on December 17, 1941 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church Jane E. McCormack, 73, of in Joliet, Illinois.

With her husband they owned Mazon passed away peacefully and operated Murphy’s Septic Service in Morris Saturday February 4, 2017 since 1943.

She was a member of Immaculate at Park Pointe Healthcare in Conception Church, John Martin Steel V.F.W. Morris.

Post #6049, serving as President for three years, Born on March 30, 1943 in Morris American Legion Post #294 Women’s Morris, she was the daughter Auxiliary and Women of the Moose Chapter #544 of the late Ervin and Mildred (Henderson) Miller. in Morris since 1976.

Jane was educated in the Verona grade school She survived by her children, JoAnn Harseim and graduated with the class of 1961 from Mazon of Morris, Joseph (Jane) Murphy of Morris and Verona Kinsman High School. She married Forrest Jon (Janine) Murphy of Morris; grandchildren, “Cork” McCormack on September 23, 1961. She Eddie (Nikki) Harseim, Heidi (Brad) Scalf, Kellen enjoyed traveling with her camper, needle point, (Jenn) Harseim, Michelle (Matt) Sharp, Tricia and crafts and her flower garden. She was employed Brittany Murphy; and 5 step-grandchildren. by the Feed Bag and Erma’s Café, both of Mazon.

She is preceded in death by her parents; She is survived by her husband, Cork; brother, husband, Joseph on October 6, 1995; brothers, James (Kathy) Miller of Mazon; nieces, Sherry Russell, Mickey and twin brother Ernest; sister, (Brett) Walker of Montgomery, Texas, Sandy Lila Vaksdal.

(Mark) Gonsalves of Arizona; nephew, Scott Visitation for Ethel will be held on Friday FebruMiller of Grand Ridge. ary 10, 2017 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the U.C. She is preceded in death by her parents.

Davis-Callahan Funeral Home in Morris. A mass of A visitation for Jane will be held on Wednesday Christian burial will be held on Saturday February February 8, 2017 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at 11, 2017 at 10:00 am at Immaculate Conception the U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home in Morris.

Church in Morris, presided by Father Edward J. Enhanced video tributes will be played during Howe C.R. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel. visitation. Celebration of Jane’s Life will be held Memorials may be made in Ethel’s name to on Thursday February 9, 2017 at 10:30 am at the Immaculate Conception School Foundation or the funeral home, officiated by Pastor Karen Fabian of Morris Hospital Foundation. the United Methodist Church of Mazon. Burial will Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. be held at Ward Cemetery.

Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. WashMemorials may be made in Jane’s name to ington Street, Morris, IL. For further information either the United Methodist Church of Mazon or visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan.com to Ward Cemetery. or contact the funeral home at 815-942-0084.

Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. Online condolences may be directed to the family Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washby visiting the website. ington Street, Morris, IL. For further information visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan.com or contact the funeral home at 815-942-0084.

Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting the website.

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Born: January 21, 1926; in Morris, IL Died: February 6, 2017; in Morris, IL Ethel A. Murphy, 91, of Morris, passed away Monday February 6, 2017 at Park Pointe Healthcare in Morris.

Born January 21, 1926 in Morris, she was the

• MARK FRACARO

Continued from page 20 He was ordained May 27, 1967. During his 49 years of priesthood, Fracaro was assigned to nine parishes, including St.

Rosengren; and her brother, Richard Hoge.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2017 10:00 to 11:00 am Visitation 11:00 am Memorial Service St. Paul Lutheran Church 4660 W. 94th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453

PATRICIA L. SALZER Patricia L. Salzer, (nee Skibbe), age 72, of Dwight, IL, formerly of Pingree Grove, IL, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at Heritage Health in Dwight, IL. Arrangements by R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes Ltd. & Crematory, 815-458-2336 www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com

ISABELL M. RIVETT Isabell M. Rivett, 84, of Seneca, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Morris Hospital.

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

DIANE LOU ROSENGREN Born: June 15, 1940 Died: November 18, 2016

Janet (Endrst) Powell of Coal City, passed away Friday evening February 3, 2017 in her home with her loved ones by her side.

In honor of her simple ways, a private service will be held. She is survived by her loving husband, David; five children, grandchildren sisters, nieces, nephews and special friends.

Memorials in her honor may be made to Joliet

Diane Lou (Hoge) Rosengren passed to her Eternal home on November 18, 2016 after battling pancreatic cancer; she was 76. She was a former resident of Morris, IL. Diane was born June 15, 1940 to Leslie and Gudrun Hoge. She treasured her farm upbringing and often visited the area after moving to a suburb of Chicago.

She graduated from Seneca Township High School in 1948 and was married to Howard Rosengren in 1962 at Seneca Lutheran Church.

Together, she and her husband enjoyed many vacations over the course of their 50 year marriage.

Diane was a member of United by Faith Lutheran Church in Evergreen Park, IL. She also enjoyed a 40 year membership in VASA Order of America, A Swedish -American Fraternal Organization, where she served several positions and met many lifelong friends.

Diane also was an active member of the Swallow Cliff Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution in Palos Heights, IL. Diane is survived by her Daughter, Ingrid (Les); three Grandchildren, Sean, Sara and Steven; and one Great Grandchild, Kenzie; her twin Brother, David (Betty) Hoge; and many other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her Parents, Leslie and Gudrun Hoge; her Husband, Howard

Mary’s Catholic Church in Minooka.

A supporter of many charitable organizations, Fracaro also sponsored children living overseas and was an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus. Shortly before his death, Fracaro participated in his eighth World Youth

Day in Poland. Fracaro’s unexpected death Sept. 6 at age 76 left the Diocese of Joliet without a dedicated person to minister to the hearing-impaired community, Weierman said. But Weierman likens Fracaro’s passing this way.

“God had a special performance of

JANET POWELL ETHEL A. MURPHY

Area Community Hospice or the humane society.

Janet’s generosity and love for her family and friends will forever live on. She was simply the best!

U. C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home located at 301 West Washington Street in Morris is in charge of arrangements.

Visit our website at ucdaviscallahan.com or phone at 815-942-0084.

EDWARD D. TIPSWORD Edward Delbert Tipsword, age 85, of St. Anne, IL, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno, IL. Arrangements by R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory, 815-458-2336 www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com

SHARON HARTMAN TONDINI Born: April 10, 1945; in Danville, IL Died: February 4, 2017; in Glendale, AZ

Sharon Hartman Tondini, 71, of Glendale, AZ passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Hospice of the Valley in Glendale, AZ. Sharon was born on April 10, 1945 in Danville, IL, a daughter of Carl and Helen (Yaden) Hartman. She married Jerry L. Tondini on Sept. 8, 1962. They moved to Morris, IL in 1964. Sharon has resided with her fiancé Rick Fender in Glendale, AZ since 1990.

She is survived by her daughter, Julie (Bill) Limbach of Glendale, AZ; her son, Jerry T. Tondini of Valparaiso, IN; four grandchildren, Angela (Dean) Daly, Steven (Cindy) Limbach of Arizona and Jerry M. Tondini, Keeley (Brennan) Kleist of Indiana; two great-grandchildren, Nathan Kleist, Julianna Limbach and one on the way (baby boy Kleist).

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Ruth (Hartman) Walker; and a great-grandson, Derrick Daly. Sharon retired from AT&T in June, 2015 after fifty years of service.

Visitation will be held from 11:00am until 1:00PM on Thursday, February 9, 2017. With funeral services to begin at 1:00pm at Heritage funeral chapel, 6830 W. Thunderbird Rd. Peoria, AZ 85381.

Please visit: www.heritagefuneralchapels.com ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ ” Weierman said, “and needed him.”

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Grundy County Summer Internship’s fifth year has 51 paid opportunities Think it is too early for your junior or senior to have an internship? Think again!

The Grundy County Summer Internship is in its fifth year and is better than ever. This summer, the program has 51 paid opportunities for local juniors and seniors to gain valuable work experience at some of Grundy County’s best employers.

Many people think internships are just for students in technical or college programs, but that is not the case. The sooner young people get real-life experience, learn about career options, and become vested in their futures, the better.

The following are some great reasons why all juniors and seniors should consider applying for the Grundy County Summer Internship Program.

Real-world experience

It is a great opportunity for young

VIEWS Nancy E. Norton people to experience firsthand what a career path is all about before they start their post-high school education.

The program gives students a glimpse into the day-to-day activities of many careers.

Do you want to be an engineer but not sure about civil, chemical or mechanical? This program can assist students in identifying their true passion. Think of it this way, internships are a way to test-drive possible jobs and explore different career options.

Résumé-building

Now that the program is in its fifth year, the first interns from 2011 can reflect on how the program shaped their

career paths. One recent participant told of how her internship helped her get a job after college graduation.

“Even though I am a finance major, my summer engineering internship set me apart from the other candidates.”

Résumés are all about demonstrating your past experiences. Get started now on building a quality résumé.

Networking

Interns have the opportunity to work closely with their supervisors and other co-workers. Professional networks are great for any professional, especially a young adult.

These relationships are important resources for an intern and can turn into possible references, career advisers, and perhaps provide new job opportunities.

Program details

This year’s program provides

opportunities in a variety of fields, including accounting, marketing, law enforcement, engineering, machining, health-care, supply chain management, industrial maintenance, IT, and much more.

The internships are paid and include full- and part-time opportunities.

All the positions and companies are listed on the Grundy Area Vocational Center’s website at www.gavc-il.org.

The program is open to all juniors and seniors that attend Gardner- South Wilmington, Coal City, Minooka and Morris high schools.

It is not limited to GAVC students.

Completed applications are due by Feb. 22.

Don’t delay, have a great summer gaining valuable work experience and a good salary here in Grundy County.

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

Morris Area Public Library hires new interim director

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD

hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – An interim director has been hired at Morris Area Public Library, as trustees try to bridge the gap between former director Lorene Kennard, who resigned in November, and a permanent director, for whom they are currently searching.

Kathy Parker was recommended to the library board by John Keister and Associates, the search firm hired by the board to help them find a permanent director, said Carol Anderson, the board of trustee’s personnel committee chairwoman.

“There were a number of things that needed to be attended to, like personnel issues and the per capita grant and other state grants and legal issues.” Anderson said. “Our IT guy just resigned, effective Feb. 1, as well, and we really needed someone who knows how to handle these issues.”

Parker began the part-time interim

position Jan. 20 and jumped right in.

“Her expertise has been outstanding and has really helped the staff and the trustees,” Anderson said.

“The staff has been without a director since November,” Parker said.

“There are things that boards can’t be expected to know. It’s just not their purview.”

Parker also currently serves as fulltime director of the Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District and is on the Tinley Park Public Library Board of Trustees. She said she accepted the Morris position because she enjoys helping people and librarianship across the state.

She said she sees a few things lacking in the library that should be addressed, such as a lack of adult programs. After Adult Services Librarian Sarah Fisher left her position last year, there have been few programs for adults. Parker said the community would benefit from more educational programs, genealogy classes, travel programs, retirement

“Libraries need to evolve with how their communities are evolving – to take it to the next level. Libraries should be a vibrant part of the community.

We can reset now and move forward.”

Kathy Parker

Morris Area Public Library interim director planning and other things of interest to adults. The library also could serve the community better with more outreach, she said, such as to patrons of the arts.

“There is a lot of opportunity for outreach, and that’s one of the recommendations I’m going to make to the new director. I’d like to see new partnerships form,” Parker said. “Libraries need to

evolve with how their communities are evolving – to take it to the next level.

Libraries should be a vibrant part of the community. We can reset now and move forward.”

Many patrons of the Morris library have voiced dissatisfaction with some of the decisions made at the facility the past couple of years, and Anderson said that the board has been listening. As their search for new permanent director progresses, she said, they will hold a public open house where final candidates will be introduced to the community.

“We’re looking for someone who really fits the community, and can help our library become more vibrant again,” Anderson said. “The board really wants to bring back the friendly and open atmosphere that Morris Library has always had.”

Anderson said trustees also eventually would like to see more small meeting spaces and tutoring spaces in the building.

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Phony cuts part of downgrade The latest Illinois credit rating downgrade from Fitch Ratings is chock full of phrases that could be used in the next campaign cycle against the governor and other incumbents.

The one that’s made the most headlines is “Unprecedented failure,” as in Fitch’s downgrade “reflects the unprecedented failure of the state to enact a full budget for two consecutive years and the financial implications of spending far in excess of available revenues, which has resulted in increased accumulated liabilities and reduced financial flexibility.”

But that’s just stating the obvious.

Pretty much anybody paying half attention out there knows the people who run the government are participating in an “unprecedented failure.” This has never happened before in Illinois, or in any other state for that matter.

However, here’s another Fitch phrase: “Fundamentally weakened,” as in “Even if the current attempts at a resolution to the extended impasse prove successful, Fitch believes that the failure to act to date has fundamentally weakened the state’s financial profile.”

In other words, digging out from under this impasse is going to be a long, hard, painful slog. And the longer the impasse lasts, the more difficult that process will become.

While other states were piling up surpluses during the national economic recovery, Illinois was creating a mountain of debt mainly because Democrats allowed the 2011 tax hike to partially expire and the Republican governor wouldn’t negotiate a new revenue and spending deal until he got his precious economic reforms. So if the national economy does enter a recession in the coming months, Illinois will be in a truly horrible spot.

One more phrase from Fitch: “Very weak,” as in “Illinois’ operating performance, both during the great recession and in this subsequent period of economic growth, has been very weak.”

Starting in 2002, Illinois has elected three governors in a row who can’t seem to get their arms around the job. And, instead of helping them do their jobs, legislative Democrats, particularly in the House, have preferred to fight and obstruct them. Even the income tax hike turned out to be a failure because it was temporary, expiring midway through a fiscal year while a Democratic governor was heading out the door. “Very weak,” indeed.

And speaking of weak, Gov. Bruce Rauner indicated to the Chicago Tribune

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Last year, the governor punted on $3.5 billion in cuts needed to put his proposal into balance. Instead of outlining the actual cuts, and therefore wearing the political jacket for suggesting those cuts, he simply said he was willing to work with the General Assembly on finding where to cut or the GA could give him the authority to make the cuts on his own – without first explaining where he would cut.

If cuts became necessary, the governor told his legislative audience last year, “I would ask the legislature to work with us to make these tough decisions. If you are not willing to do that, then give the Executive Branch the flexibility to reallocate resources and make reductions to state spending as necessary.”

And this is what Gov. Rauner told the Tribune last week: “Either the General Assembly authorizes me to make cuts, not my first choice but I’ll do that, or let’s work together to do a balanced budget with cuts and, what I prefer is, a balance of cuts, some revenues and major structural change.”

State law forbids governors from using revenue streams that aren’t currently in place to balance their budget proposals. Rod Blagojevich did that time and time again, coming up with tax or fee plans that magically balanced his proposal. But every reform has its downside, and the downside to this one is that instead of using phony revenues to balance a budget plan, Gov. Rauner has used phony cuts.

The root of “leadership” is “lead,” and that, by definition, means going first.

Our state Constitution, however flawed, built that leadership into its two main budgetary mandates. First, the governor proposes a balanced budget, then the General Assembly passes a balanced spending plan. Neither have worked out too well of late, or for quite a while.

But the state constitutional convention delegates obviously wanted governors to lead. Instead, we get six downgrades in the last two years.

• Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A president needs to consider official words carefully

To the Editor: This is scary and would be funny if it wasn’t so indicative of the new president. Kellyanne Conway, one of Trump’s closest advisers, said they have alternative facts when the media doesn’t agree with their line.

Apparently it was an alternate fact that Trump would release his taxes.

Another alternate fact is he had the biggest election win ever. Another is he will drain the swamp of the rich people running the government.

Don’t forget he wouldn’t have any conflicts of interest by Jan. 20 and the Russians had nothing to do with his winning the election. That’s only the edge of their alternate reality.

It is extremely scary when the president doesn’t realize the rest of

the world is in the real world. Some of those people have nuclear weapons.

Reagan apologized for his joke that he had just launched a nuclear attack on Russia.

If it had been live radio, we might not be here. President Truman’s comments that South Korea could defend itself without American military led to North Korea’s invasion of the South.

Our ambassador to Iraq thought she was following Bush I’s comments when she told Saddam we wouldn’t object to his invading Kuwait. I am sure historians can contribute more instances.

A president must be careful of every word he says, writes, or in Trump’s reality, tweets. America can cease to exist in 15 minutes after some stupid statement or tweet!

Chuck Johnson Morris

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CHURCH BULLETINS Living Water Church of the Nazarene to hold two events

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Materials and a kit are on sale online for $93.

For information or financial help in purchasing the kit, call class leader and Pastor Steve Cook at 815-252-4744.

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6 p.m. for bidding.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 and the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Bidding will The church, located at 118 E. Jefferson Yorkville Congregational Church be open through intermission, and the St. in Morris (the old movie theater), “Night of Broadway – A Musical Mixwinners will be announced at the end of will be hosting two upcoming events: up” will hit the stage on Feb. 18 and 19. the show.

Fight Night – A live simulcast (on the New this year: a sit-down dinner on Dinner will be catered by Five B’s Cater32-foot screen) with Drs. Les and Leslie United Methodist Church of Morris Saturday night and a matinee at 2 p.m. ing, and will include a pork chop, chicken Parrott. to hold 175th anniversary party Sunday. breast, au gratin potatoes, green beans, This is a relationship game-changer.

The First United Methodist Church of Our sixth annual fundraiser concert is salad, rolls, coffee and tea. Desserts and You will laugh, grow closer and never Morris is celebrating the church’s 175th called “Night of Broadway – a Musical punch will be available during intermislook at fighting the same way again. anniversary this year. Part of this celebra- Mix-up.” We’re mixing up genders, ages sion. Sunday’s matinee concert will start This is a free event for couples and and whatever else we can. We have at 2 p.m. Tickets will be available at singles that will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. tion includes a performance from North Central Choir, which includes a concert selected a variety of songs performed by the door. Tickets are $30 for the dinner Sunday. choir and chamber singers, at 7 p.m. talented singers in our area. and show on Saturday and $20 for the Financial Peace University – Dave The show will be directed by Meg Mcshow on Sunday. We are preparing two Ramsey’s video series and class instruc- Friday, March 10.

The concert is at the First United Garry, with piano accompaniment by Nan ensemble numbers, as well as a men’s tor aim to provide methods on how to Grommes and Mary Ann Free. chorus, women’s chorus, a barbershop pay off debts, set up an emergency fund Methodist Church, 118 W. Jackson St. Admission is free. Join us for this evening Since this is a fundraiser for our Theatre quartet, several duets and small groups and financially plan for the future. of music and celebration.

Arts Academy, there will be a silent auc- and some solos.

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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

For Church Page listings & advertising, call

815-942-3221

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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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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

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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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Children take part in show-themed Nature Play Day in Channahon

By ALLISON SELK

Shaw Media correspondent CHANNAHON – Grant Aleman sat on his knees in his chair, pushed up his long sleeves and submerged his hands in a white mixture of glue and shaving cream. The 2-year-old lifted his hands in the air and watched as the goop ran through his fingers and plopped back onto his paper.

With a smile on his face from ear to ear, he repeatedly said, “It’s sticky!”

Aleman, along with 15 other children with parents and grandparents in tow, experienced Nature Play Day at the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, which is an extension of the Forest Preserve District of Will County.

Interpretive naturalist Kelli Parke organized the family friendly event with children aged 3 to 5 in mind.

Because of the time of year, she chose a snow theme, which was fun even if none of the white stuff covered the ground.

Parke said she purposely wanted to design this day around children and their parent or grandparent.

“I want other families who like nature to meet and it gives the opportunity for the kids to interact with their parents and other children,” Parke said.

“These days are great ways to foster a connection to nature, which is part of the mission of the forest preserve.”

This play day in particular was the largest Parke has had since its inception and she hoped this was a good sign for future events.

Upon arrival, the guests were greeted at the door and encouraged to color until the others arrived, then Parke asked the children to gather to read the book, which set the theme for the day. She read “The Snowy Day” by Jack Ezra, and then moved the guests to tables to mimic events the character Peter encountered on his snowy day.

Interpretive specialist Angela Rafac mixed the glue and shaving cream together and when all were ready plopped a large scoop of the “snow” onto construction paper. The room was split with some of the children digging right in and making a mess while others eased into the texture.

“Painting with the snow was my favorite, it felt soft and gooey,” Angela Sorensen of Joliet said.

After, Parke, Rafac and interpretive naturalist Erin Ecker split the room and offered games where the children had to carry a ping pong ball on a small spoon and place it in a snowman jar, build a paper snowman along a wall, or throw a ball and knock over snowman

Photos by Allison Selk – For Shaw Media

ABOVE: Juan Aleman of Joliet plays in the glue and shaving cream mix with his son Grant during a Nature Play Day Feb. 1 at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center. BELOW: Four Rivers Environmental Education Center Interpretive Naturalist Erin Ecker watches Haley Roberts (left) of Minooka and Abigail Cerven of Channahon place snowballs into a snowman.

Free events The following are free events at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center: Winter Wildlife Storytime in Action Feb. 9, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 12, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Nature Play Day March 1, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Registration required by calling 815-7229470 pins.

“I liked the bowling because you get to throw a ball and the pins fall down.

I even got a strike,” Shane Barta, 5, of Shorewood said.

When the games were cleaned up, the group came back together as a whole and parents, grandparents and children all sat together in one large circle. Parke told the group they were going to sing, but then she pulled out two softball-sized chunks of ice, placed them in the hands of two children oppo-

site of one another, for a game similar to hot potato.

The group sang “Frosty the Snowman” as each child transferred the ice to the other, but once in awhile, the urge to slide the slippery ice along the tile floor was too great and the chunks slid around like hockey pucks.

The 90-minute play day ended with a brisk hike around the center grounds.

Parke stopped along the way to show points of interest such as a woodpecker feather, acorns, tree leaves and birds and barges along the rivers. Parke had one important message to the kids.

“If you pick something up in nature, you need to return it to nature. And, kids, it’s also the law that you cannot collect feathers,” Parke said.

Parke also pointed out that the barge traffic along the Des Plaines River keeps the water from freezing over, which allows birds to utilize the river year-round, which in return gives birders a great place to enjoy birds watching. After the hike, friends said goodbye and parents talked to their children about their play day.

“We just enjoy this program because it was a mix of crafts, stories and

nature. We like the outdoor hike; we just think it’s beautiful out here and we want to enjoy it,” Esther Hodapp of Minooka said.

Collaboration is key in Habitat’s new initiative

Collaboration. In the nonprofit industry we continually hear about collaboration.

Collaboration is necessary for what we do so we can help more people without duplicating services.

Collaboration is something we already do well between agencies in Grundy County. Many nonprofits and social service agencies meet monthly as the Grundy County Interagency Council to share information and ways we can collaborate to help the clients we serve.

Recently, I attended a training with Devan Gagliardo with the Community Foundation of Grundy County about a new program Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity will begin in the next couple of months. The new program is going to require several of partnerships between nonprofit and social service agencies.

The relationships we already have

COMMUNITY PULSE Sarah Peterson in place are going to benefit Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity when we begin taking applications in a few weeks for our new program called Aging in Place. Aging in Place is an initiative set by Habitat for Humanity International and AARP Foundation to help seniors with home repairs so they can stay in their homes longer.

So what makes Aging in Place different than what Habitat is already doing? Aging in Place is designed to serve low-income seniors who own their homes.

Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity will provide home repairs

and modifications – interior and exterior – so seniors can achieve the strength, stability, and self-reliance to age with dignity in their homes and communities.

But Aging in Place is much more than a construction project. Not only is collaboration necessary for this program because we need referrals from agencies that are already serving seniors, but Habitat can also be a referral for these organizations. Habitat has always taken a vested interest in the families we serve and often we know what our clients’ needs are beyond housing and repairs.

Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity will partner with local agencies to respond to the nonhousing needs of the homeowner, such as health, transportation, mobility, and food access.

Our goal with the program is to adopt a holistic approach for helping

seniors age in their homes.

Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live and this vision extends beyond just building homes, but also reducing the number of substandard homes through repair projects. Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity is committed to Habitat’s vision in Grundy County.

For information about Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity, please visit us at www.grundy3rivershabitat.org.

• Sarah Peterson is the executive director of Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity. 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.

If your children are sick, keep them at home ... Please!

No matter where you go out in public these days, it’s like being in a cesspool of germs. We are offered wipes to clean the grocery cart before we enter the store.

The doctor’s office supplies face masks if you are coughing or sneezing.

The hand sanitizer is available on the way in and the way out.

Some germs are good and help strengthen the immune system once you come in contact. Others, not so much.

A recent round with the norovirus left me fatigued and exhausted. Within two weeks - bam! head cold. And that’s after fighting off a respiratory infection that lingered for weeks earlier this season.

As a child in school (many years ago) we were sent with sniffles, coughs, sneezing, what have you. It was probably lucky for everyone else at Bangor Junior High that I woke up with a terrible stiff neck. My parents

VIEWS Kris Stadalsky took me to the doctor and I was put into the hospital with viral meningitis – a less severe form of the disease.

If I hadn’t had the stiff neck, I may have gone to school and infected my classmates before the other symptoms appeared.

Imagine being a teacher, coach or dance instructor. You kneel down and get face to face to help your young student to solve a problem. He’s cute as a button with a mop of wild brown hair. It’s why you do what you do.

As you assist, you notice the green slime collected around his nose. Then he coughs – in your face – because you are only a foot away, on his level, trying to be of help.

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This scenario plays out over and over in many ways every day when a sick child goes to school, to after-school programs and activities.

As adults we’ve been advised over and over to take that sick day and not bring an illness into work. I was always taught to tough it out unless I couldn’t hold myself up. We can no longer live by that old standard.

St. Charles East High School closed its doors to clean every surface in the school after 1⁄3 of its student population came down with norovirus type symptoms. We still have several months before colds and flu begin to wane – May, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

To prevent the spread of viruses, the CDC recommends taking proper precautions, including keeping students and staff home if they exhibit signs of illness. They go so far as to recommend the avoidance of perfect attendance awards for students and

flexible sick-leave policies for adults.

And they should stay home for 24 hours after no longer exhibiting signs of sickness, such as fevers, chills, sore throats, after medicines have been stopped.

We teach our children to cough or sneeze into sleeves instead of faces, hands or the air.

We encourage hand washing or sanitizers (a good time is as soon as you leave a public place). But we also need to listen and act when they tell us they don’t feel well.

Sometimes rest, love and maybe chicken soup at home is all that’s needed to get well, and keep the sickness from being passed to others over and over and over again. Others will thank you.

• Kris Stadalsky writes about people and issues in areas southwest of Joliet. Reach her at writestuff56@ comcast.net.

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Research shows the positive effect that our one-to-one mentoring programs have on a child’s life.

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Police raise funds for Special Olympics Illinois SUBMITTED REPORT BLOOMINGTON – Illinois State Police officials from Zone 5 Investigations presented a check for $2,000 today to Special Olympics Illinois at the Law Enforcement Torch Run Kick Off Conference in Bloomington.

ISP Zone 5 agents hosted the 45th Livingston County Law Enforcement Golf Outing last fall along with officers from Dwight P.D., Pontiac P.D., and Livingston County Sheriff’s Department to raise funds in support Special Olympics Illinois.

Special Olympics Illinois aims to instill pride and confidence in young athletes to help them achieve success through athletic programs and events held throughout the year.

“Illinois Special Olympics provides opportunity for young people to compete in a variety of athletic events.

These events strengthen our communities by helping others develop their character and build lasting friendships,” ISP First Deputy Director Chad Peterson said. “The Illinois State Police is committed in their support of Special Olympics, and we encourage our communities to become involved in this worthwhile cause.”

Special Olympics

The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run is the single largest year-

Illinois State Police pose for a photo while presenting a check to Special Olympics Illinois in the amount of $2,074. round fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Illinois having raised more than $4 million in 2016. The annual re-

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lay raises funds and awareness for the continues to raise funds for Special young athletes of Special Olympics Illi- Olympics athletes. For information, nois. The Law Enforcement Torch Run visit www.soill.org.

LOCAL BRIEFS Coal City native makes Becker College Dean’s List

Courses taken under the pass/fail option do not count toward 12 academic hours of WORCESTER, MA – Nathaniel Schwier of grade credit.

Coal City was named to the Becker College In the College of Pharmacy and Health Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester.

Sciences, it is the top 20 percent of COPHS Schwier is pursing a Bachelor of Arts degree students in each curricular year who are in interactive media design. named to the Dean’s List.

Founded in 1784, Becker College is a fuButler is a nationally recognized comture-focused institution with a post-gradu- prehensive university encompassing six ate placement rate for employment, further colleges: Arts, Communication, Education, study, or volunteer service programs that Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy and averages 89 percent. Becker serves more Health Sciences, and the Andre B. Lacy than 2,100 students from across the coun- School of Business. try and around the world.

Morris student named to Dean’s List at Butler University

INDIANPOLIS – Eric Robinson, a sports media major from Morris, has been named to the Butler University Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester.

Any degree-seeking undergraduate student earning at least 12 academic hours of grade credit in a given semester may be placed on the Dean’s List of the college of enrollment if the semester grade-point average is in the top 20 percent of all eligible students in that college.

Morris native graduates from Marquette University

Those from the Grundy County area named to the Dean’s List are: Breena Brncich of Coal City MILWAUKEE – Elizabeth Guthrie of Morris has graduated from Marquette University in Brittney Crawford of Coal City Milwaukee, Wis. Guthrie earned a Master of Kiefer Kious of Dwight Nicholas Marino of Morris Science in Nursing.

Robert Nicholas of Morris Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit Madison Rodgers of Morris university that draws its more than 11,500 Lauren Severson of Morris students from all 50 states and more than Founded in 1860, Augustana College is a 75 different countries. selective four-year residential college of the In addition to its nationally recognized liberal arts and sciences. academic programs, Marquette is known The college is recognized for the innovafor its service learning programs and tive program Augie Choice, which provides internships as students are challenged to Morris’ Samantha Helland each student up to $2,000 to pursue a use what they learn to make a difference in graduates from University of Iowa the world. high-impact learning experience, such as IOWA CITY, IA – Samantha Helland, a For information about Marquette, visit its study abroad, an internship or research native of Morris, received a Bachelor of with a professor. website at marquette.edu.

Arts-Elementary Education degree from the Current students and alumni include University of Iowa at the close of the fall 165 Academic All-Americans, two Nobel Augustana College announces 2016 semester.

Dean’s List for fall 2016 semester laureates, 13 college presidents and other The University of Iowa is one of the ROCK ISLAND – Augustana College andistinguished leaders. nation’s premier public research univernounced 986 students were named to the The college enrolls 2,500 students and sities, dedicated to academic excellence, Dean’s List for the 2016 fall term. is located along one of the world’s most groundbreaking discoveries and creations, Students who have earned this academic important waterways, the Mississippi River, commitment to Iowa and the world, and honor have maintained a grade-point aver- in a community that reflects the diversity of a culture that prizes community, diversity age of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for the United States. and opportunity.

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SUBMITTED REPORT SPRINGFIELD – The 2017 Illinois Spring Trout Fishing Season opens on Saturday, April 1, at 52 ponds, lakes and streams throughout the state.

A new location for spring trout fishing this year is Horsetail Lake in the Cook County Forest Preserve District system.

The Spring Catch-and-Release Fly Fishing-only season will be available at nine sites beginning March 18. Fly fishing anglers can use fly fishing gear to catch and release trout beginning March 18 at the nine select sites designated in the list below. No trout may be kept during the fly fishing-only period, but anglers can keep

fly fishing gear who intend to release fish caught before April 1, must have a fishing license and an Inland Trout Stamp, unless they are under the age of 16, blind or disabled, or are an Illinois resident on leave from active duty in the Armed Forces. The daily catch limit for each angler is five trout.

For information on trout seasons and other Illinois fishing opportunities, check the website at www.ifishillinois.org.

Illinois fishing licenses and Inland Trout Stamps are available at DNR Direct license and permit locations, including many bait shops, sporting goods stores and other retail outlets.

To find a location nearby, visit

the IDNR website at http://dnr.illinois.gov/DNRDirectMonitor/VendorListing.aspx Fishing licenses and trout stamps also can be purchased by using a credit card through DNR Direct online via the IDNR website at www. dnr.illinois.gov, or by calling DNR Direct toll-free at 1-888-6PERMIT (1888-673-7648).

Area lakes available for trout fishing include: Kankakee County – Bird Park Quarry Kankakee Kendall County – Big Lake, Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area LaSalle County – Lake Mendota, Village of Mendota Will County – Lake Milliken, Des Plaines Conservation Area

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GRUNDY COUNTY – Catholic Charities’ Senior Companion Program is looking for people 55 years and older who are interested in visiting with another senior who is homebound and living in Grundy County.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL SENIOR NIGHT: YORKVILLE 68, MORRIS 55

Morris plays well, but falls to Yorkville

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roesterle@shawmedia.com MORRIS – In an ideal sports world, every team would get a win on Senior Night.

Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way for Morris’ girls basketball team.

The Redskins faced the Yorkville Foxes (21-1) on Friday for its Senior Night.

The Foxes demonstrated how they got their record Friday, making their first seven shots from the field in jumping to an 18-7 lead. Yorkville continued its hot shooting throughout the first half, making 8 of 11 from 3-point range before intermission en route to a 46-28 halftime lead.

Morris (15-10) rallied a bit in the second half, but the first-half hole was just too much to climb out of, resulting in the Redskins losing, 68-55.

Laura Daffenberg was the big difference in the first half for Yorkville, making 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finishing

the first half with 17 points. The second half belonged to post player Katie Nolan, who had 20 points and 10 rebounds, including four of the Foxes’ first five baskets in the second half.

“There was actually a lot of positives in this game for us,” Morris senior forward Meghan Jurak said. “We just wanted to go out and have fun and play well in our last home game. I thought we played pretty well, but it’s sad to play my last home game.”

Jurak and fellow senior Meghan Smith each reached double digits with 11 and 10 points, respectively, while junior Mya Shannon had a game-high 24 points to go with nine rebounds. Senior Jasmine Cook had six points.

“We actually played well,” Morris coach Kate Carey said. “We are excited about the seed we got in the sectional (Morris is seeded third in its subsectional in the upcoming Class 3A Hillcrest Sectional). Tonight was about going out and

playing a tough basketball game against a tough team, and I thought we did that.

We forced some turnovers on defense and we executed pretty well on offense.

“Yorkville is such a good team. They are big, they are fast and they can shoot.

We felt like we were playing well at halftime and we were down 18. But this game wasn’t about the scoreboard. It was about us getting better and I think we did.”

In Yorkville’s game-opening stretch of seven made shots, Daffenberg had a pair of 3-pointers and teammates Audrey Macciomei and Ellysse Trembley each made one. Nolan had four points in the first quarter before scoring eight in both the second and third quarters.

“It’s tough to defend against a team

that shoots 8 of 11 from three in a half,” Carey said. “Then, if you go out and defend hard against the 3, they have Nolan underneath. I just wanted our girls to come out and do what we do best and I thought we did that. There is a lot we can keep building on from this game.”

Shannon had 12 points in the first half for Morris, but was held to two in the third quarter before scoring 10 in the fourth. Smith picked up two quick fouls and sat most of the first quarter, but returned to the floor in the second to score six points. Jurak had two points each in the first, second and fourth quarter and five in the third. Ashley Hood chipped in with seven rebounds, while Jurak had five.

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BELOW: Morris’ Ashley Hood (from left), Meghan Smith, Meghan Jurak and Paige Valentine defend an out of bounds play.

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LEFT: Morris seniors Meghan Smith (from left), Jasmine Cook and Meghan Jurak pose with their parents on Senior Night before a 68-55 loss to Yorkville.

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Late comeback by Sycamore dooms Morris at home

By ROB OESTERLE

roesterle@shawmedia.com MORRIS – If close losses are character builders, then the Morris boys basketball team ought to have plenty after Saturday night’s 41-38 Northern Illinois Big 12 loss to Sycamore.

The Redskins (9-12, 1-7) had built a 10-point lead, 34-24, with 2:35 to play in the third quarter after Matt Shaw hit a 3-pointer.

Unfortunately for Morris, they were able to score only four points the rest of the game as Sycamore, led by Ty Sulaver, manufactured a late comeback to secure the victory.

“That’s three home conference losses by one, two and three points,” Morris coach Joe Blumberg said. “It starts to wear on a team, confidence-wise.”

The Redskins didn’t lack for confidence in the first three quarters, as a tough defense and solid execution offensively boosted them from an 11-8 lead at the end of the first quarter to a 22-18 halftime lead and a 36-30 edge after three quarters.

Morris got off to a quick 3-0 lead after JaQuan Boxley scored on an early drive that resulted in a three-point play.

Shaw, who finished with 10 points, followed with a short jumper and, after Sycamore took a brief 6-5 lead, Shaw drained a 3-pointer to put Morris ahead 8-6.

Delaney Stutzki followed with a 3-pointer to make it 11-6 before Keyshawn Stallworth ended the period for Sycamore with a basket.

The Spartans opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 15-11 lead, but Morris got a layup by Stutzki, a basket by Shaw and a pair of free throws by Nathaniel Halcomb to take a 17-16 lead with 2:31 to play in the first half. After Sulaver, who led Sycamore with 15 points, scored underneath, Ty-

LEFT: Morris head basketball coach Joe Blumberg (kneeling) draws up a play for the Redskins late in Saturday’s 41-38 loss to Sycamore.

BELOW: Morris’ Delaney Stutzki drives to the basket late in the Redskins’ 41-38 loss to Sycamore on Saturday.

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ler Spiezio, who led Morris with 15, scored on a putback and was fouled, making the free throw for a 20-18 lead.

Spiezio, who also had a team-high seven rebounds, scored again before halftime to put the Redskins up four at intermission.

Spiezio asserted himself in the third quarter, going 4 for 4 from the field while Boxley and Shaw each hit a 3-pointer to help Morris’ lead reach 10 points.

Sycamore answered with a 6-0 run to cut it to 34-30, but Spiezio made a tipin at the buzzer to hand Morris a 36-30 lead heading into the fourth.

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Morris a 38-32 lead, but it was the last time the Redskins moved the scoreboard. With 3:45 left, Stallworth got a steal and went the length of the floor for a layup before Sulaver scored the game’s final five points on a basket and three free throws down the stretch.

“We played a little bit not to lose,” Blumberg said. “We have some guys dealing with nagging injuries that missed some practice time this week, but I thought guys like Payton Voitik and Kameron Dransfeldt came in and played well when we asked them to.

“We only took nine shots in the fourth quarter and several of those were forced. We need to focus on shot selection, ball security and rebounding.”

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Princeton 59, Seneca 33: In the Class 2A Putnam County Regional, Lyda Robinson had 11 points and four rebounds and Paige Hacker had 10 points and four boards in Seneca coach Barb Beck’s final game.

“We couldn’t find an answer to match the offense Princeton had, shooting 50 percent from the field,” said Beck, who is retiring after this school year. “It was a tough second half not getting anything to fall.

“It was a pleasure coaching these

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their fourth straight Monday night as Austin Kavanaugh led the way with 21 points. Mike Wise added 11 points, two rebounds, a steal and a charge taken.

“This was a great team win that had many contributors,” G-SW coach Chris Gibson said. “Austin continued to pace us in limited time, and Mike Wise had a real nice all-around game.”

freestyle (5:19.17) and second in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.04). Kirkland’s time in the 100 breaststroke is a new Owen Phillips Morris school record.

Gardner-South Wilmington 64, Grace points, while Kirkland Christian 34: The Panthers (12-10) won placed sixth in the 500

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IHSA State Competition: The Morris cheerleading squad finished sixth at the state meet Saturday in the medium-sized school division. The Redskins posted a score of 84.87. Lemont won the championship in the division with a score of 89.62.

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Morris Autograph Night: Immediately following the varsity boys basketball game Friday night against DeKalb, the Morris Community High School boys basketball program is hosting its Inaugural Winter Autograph Night.

All elementary and junior high students are invited to pick up a Redskin Senior poster and walk through the senior autograph line to get posters autographed or maybe even take a picture with their favorite MCHS senior cheerleader, pom, girls or boys basketball player. Twenty-five senior athletes are featured on the poster and are excited to meet and chat with future Redskins.

Class 2A Plano Regional: Morris saw four individual wrestlers advance to this weekend’s Sterling Sectional.

Cody Baldridge, the defending state runner-up, won the regional title at 182 pounds, while Robbie Bates finished second at 160 for the Redskins. MEN’S SOCCER Villanueva earns third varsity letter: Also qualifying for the sectional were third-place finishers Jeffery Johnson Morris Community High School graduate Salvador Villanueva has been (195) and Charlie Clark (285). honored for his contributions to the Central College men’s soccer team BOYS SWIMMING this fall. Villanueva, a 5-foot-10 junior Illinois Independent midfielder, earned his third varsity Swimming and Diving letter as the Dutch posted an 11-7 overConference meet: Morris all record including a 5-3 mark in Iowa swimmer Garrett KirkConference play. He played in all 18 land and diver Owen games, amassing seven goals and one Phillips were medalists Garrett assist for 15 points. He had 36 shots on Saturday. the year, 17 of which were on goal.

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THURSDAY’S EVENTS

GIRLS BASKETBALL 6:45 p.m. – Coal City at Streator

FRIDAY’S EVENTS

BOYS BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. – Romeoville at Minooka

6:45 p.m. – Coal City at Seneca 7 p.m. – DeKalb at Morris 7 p.m. – Illinois Lutheran at Gardner-South Wilmington BOYS SWIMMING 5 p.m. – Morris at Kays Swim Tune-Up in Kankakee GIRLS BASKETBALL 7 p.m. – Morris at Sycamore

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BOYS BASKETBALL TBA – Newark at Indian Creek Shootout GIRLS BOWLING TBA – IHSA Sectionals WRESTLING TBA – IHSA Individual Sectionals

TUESDAY’S EVENTS

BOYS BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. – Minooka at Joliet West 6:45 p.m. – Joliet Catholic Academy at Coal City 7 p.m. – Morris at Kaneland 7 p.m. – Newark at Mooseheart 7:30 p.m. – Gardner-South Wilmington at Momence

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MINOOKA – Both the Minooka and Yorkville girls basketball teams have put up some gaudy numbers so far this season, but they had yet to meet on the court to decide area superiority.

They finally did Saturday, with Minooka claiming bragging rights due to a 48-38 victory.

The Indians (22-3) and Foxes (222) are in the same 22-team Class 4A Aurora East sectional, and are seeded third and fourth, respectively.

Yorkville, which beat Morris, 68-55, on Friday night, held a six-point lead at halftime Saturday, but Minooka outscored the Foxes 13-3 in the third quarter and led the rest of the way.

Brooklyn Bachmann led the Indians with 17 points, while Savannah Johnson scored eight, Hailey Arlis added seven and Jenna Roberts chipped in with six.

“Yorkville had only one loss prior to this game, so it was a big win for us,” Minooka coach Ray Liberatore said.

young ladies. When Paige went down early, they all responded and filled roles. For us to finish 16-13 was an accomplishment for them.”

Seneca 43, Wilmington 14: Paige Hacker led Seneca (16-12, 5-5) to the Interstate Eight Conference win with 10 points and added four rebounds, while Lexi Greve had seven points and four rebounds. Eva Bruno added four points to go with her team-high 10 boards.

“It was a nice send-off for the seniors,” Seneca coach Barb Beck said.

“Madison [Van Ness], Cora [Wilkinson], Emily [Misener], Paige and Eva, with all of them getting in the book their last game on the home court.”

Seneca won the JV game, 44-25, as Molly Baker scored 18 points and Maggie Cade added 10.

Pontiac 39, Coal City 37: The Coalers were outscored 20-8 in the final quarter as Pontiac rallied for the nonconference win. Coal City (12-15) got a team-high 17 points from Mackenzie Bugg and 12 from Bridget Kauzlaric.

Herscher 40, Coal City 34: Maddie Halladay led Coal City (12-14, 6-4) with 14 points in the Interstate Eight loss Thursday, while Mackenzie Bugg scored 11 and Makenna Crater added six.

“This was another tough game where things forgot to go our way down the stretch,” Coal City coach Brad Schmitt said. “I felt we had numerous chances to go up two possessions, but just didn’t capitalize. Our girls, once again, should be proud of their effort tonight and hopefully we can get a few more wins as we wind down the season.”

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On Saturday, the Morris girls bowling team traveled to Decatur to bowl in the regional tournament.

Bowling their highest six-game series total of the season so far, the Lady Redskins came out as regional champions with a score of 5,748, easily outdistancing second-place Peotone’s total of 5,213. Streator (5,179) and Pana (4,882) also advanced to the sectional.

Leading the team to the victory was sophomore Cadenz Fitzgerald with 1,217 and senior Amy Waldron with 1,178.

Other teammates contributing to the win were freshman Angel Heck with 1,165, sophomore Olivia Schultz with 1,151, senior Corrinne Day with 1,037 and senior Allison Kukman.

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“It was nice to see everyone on the team get together and shoot well,” Morris coach Harry Banks said. “It took a joint effort of good scores to place us on top. It will take equal effort to make it out of the sectional. I am looking forward to seeing how well we do in sectionals with our team confidence at a high.”

Earlier in the week, Morris capped its regular season at the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference meet. They had another big day, entering the day in third place in the conference and finishing second.

Leading the whole tournament for individuals was Morris senior Amy

Waldron, shooting a six-game total of 1,247.

Also medaling were freshman Angel Heck, sophomore Cadenz Fitzgerald, and senior Corrinne Day. Also at the tournament, the All-Conference team was announced, and again, Waldron led the way. The Redskin senior placed first, followed by teammates Fitzgerald in 13th place and Heck in 14th place.

“Going into the tournament, I knew Sycamore was going to be a tough competitor,” Banks said. “I was beyond proud of my girls for bowling on the tough conditions and shooting as well as they did. We now have a fantastic start to our ending of the season heading into regionals and hopefully sectionals. It is good to see their confidence be boosted by seeing teammates be individually recognized in their competitive conference.”

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There are also great prizes for individual tournament points winners.

After each Elite Series event, the fantasy fisherman with the most points will take home a $2,500 Bass Pro Shops gift card. I could use one of those. How about you? If the winner is a member of B.A.S.S. they get an additional $500 card on top of that for a grand total of $3,000 in gift cards. If I try hard, I can think of a couple things I might need to pick up.

The second place winner for each event will get a GoPro HERO4 Black video camera. If you are not familiar

with these popular Point of View cameras, they are everywhere. I use one and the footage is amazing.

Of course, there is a long list of rules that I am not going to bore you with, but to sign up for the fantasy league is free.

Once registered, you are asked to choose five Elite Series anglers for each tournament. The anglers are divided up into what they call “groups.”

Each group has a list of anglers associated with it. You are asked to select one of those anglers and then move to the next group. Hopefully, you choose five pros that will do well enough at that event you will be able to climb up the points leader board.

The prizes associated with the FLW Tour are equally impressive, including a $5,000 first prize for each tournament’s fantasy winner. This fantasy site adds another dimension that almost makes you feel like the general manager of a major sports franchise.

Once you register, you are given a fictitious $200 budget for each tour-

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Better performing anglers will cost you more as you might expect.

The FLW site even has Fantasy Fishing news and reports much like most Fantasy Football leagues.

You can stay abreast of the latest happening out on the water and adjust your Pro team for the next event. It is amazing to me how far and to what lengths marketing geniuses will go to promote the sport.

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Maybe I might just see one of you on the water this summer in a brand new boat you won while following your favorite pros on tour. Have fun and good luck.

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By now, most people are aware of the numerous fantasy sports leagues that are out there.

No doubt, fantasy football is the largest and most popular, but you think of a sport and more than likely, there is a fantasy league associated with it. Yes, even competitive fishing has a fantasy league.

To be factual, there are actually two that I know of. One is associated with B.A.S.S. and the other is affiliated to the FLW tour. Both leagues have scores of rabid fans that clamor for prizes and points. You may be wondering why all the fuss? The prize packages are worth the effort.

I’ll start with the Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing League tied to the B.A.S.S. Elite Series tournaments. The grand prize for the points leader after the season is a brand new Triton 189 TrX with 150 hp Yamaha. If you are in the market for a new boat then you may want to sign up sooner than later.

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The problem is that Adderall abuse among young adults is rising. According to research conducted at Johns Hopkins University, the number of prescriptions for Adderall among young adults remains steady. However, levels of abuse, as well as visits to the emergency room due to adverse effects of that abuse, has spiked.

The newest research shows that misuse of Adderall is highest among young adults between the ages of 18 and 25. Although some may obtain their own prescriptions, most are either buying the medication illegally, or are getting it from family members or friends.

Between 2009 and 2011, the time period covered by the study, use of Adderall among young adults without a prescription rose by 67 percent. During that same time period, ER visits associated with non-prescription Adderall use rose by more than 150 percent.

The drug has a reputation as a study aid that increases concentration and sharpens focus. But non-prescription use of Adderall carries serious risks.

Common side effects include stomach upset, increased heart rate, dizziness, dry mouth and mood swings. Adderall is a controlled substance, and possession without a prescription is a felony.

The bottom line is that non-prescription use of Adderall for any reason is both dangerous and illegal.

• 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 know that Adderall is prescribed to children with ADHD. But lately, I’ve been reading stories about college kids who use Adderall to help them study. What is Adderall and who should take it?

Dear Reader: You’ve hit on a topic that’s timely, complex and quite often controversial. When prescribed and used properly, Adderall can be beneficial. But as with any prescription drug, off-label use can create a host of problems.

Look at first-person accounts and you’ll find numerous parents of children with ADHD – that’s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – who detail the ways that Adderall has helped their son or daughter. But it doesn’t take much digging to find that abuse of the drug is a growing problem.

Let’s start with the drug itself. Adderall is the brand name of a prescription drug composed of two stimulants – amphetamine and dextroamphetamine. It has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat children, adolescents and adults who have been diagnosed with ADHD, a condition marked by a cluster of disruptive behaviors.

These may include agitation, lack of focus, disorganization, forgetfulness, fidgeting, excessive talking or frequent interrupting. Adderall is not approved for use by anyone younger than 6 years old.

As with all stimulants, Adderall increases the levels of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a chemical known as a neurotransmitter, which plays a role in learning ability, movement, attention and in feelings of pleasure or even euphoria. Adderall helps people with ADHD

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6:30 p.m. on ^ WBBM Grammy Red Carpet Live “Entertainment Tonight’s” Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frazier work the carpet and the microphone to interview many of music’s top stars as they enter Los Angeles’ Staples Center for the recording industry’s big, annual event. As is usual on such occasions, the brief-by-necessity conversations may not be overly substantial, but as long as one key question is asked — “Who are you wearing?” — the great majority of viewers should be satisfied.

7 p.m. on ^ WBBM The 59th Annual Grammy Awards As the master of “Carpool Karaoke” on his latenight show, James Corden is an appropriate choice to host the recording industry’s top annual night of musical recognition and celebration.

Originating from Los Angeles’ Staples Center, the event is slated to offer performances by Adele, Bruno Mars, John Legend, Metallica, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. Beyonce is the leader among the nominees with nine bids, while Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West have eight each.

7 p.m. on + WTTW Mercy Street Numerous Union soldiers are in need of treatment following the Second Battle of Bull Run in the new episode “Southern Mercy.” Hopkins and Emma (Luke Macfarlane, Hannah James) grow closer during their mission to save the wounded military men. Foster (Josh Radnor) is surprised by what’s discovered about one soldier. AnnaSophia Robb, Gary Cole, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, Jack Falahee and Tara Summers also star.

7 p.m. on @ WFLD The Simpsons The healthy-cuisine rage overtakes Springfield in the new episode “Fatzcarraldo,” forcing Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta) to seek out the last local restaurant that offers the kind of greasy eats he craves. The occasion ends up stirring considerable nostalgia for him. With her school’s

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Morris Herald-News / MorrisHerald-News.com • Thursday, February 9, 2017 • NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in above cause on December 9, Morris 518-1/2 W. Washington St. 2BR $675/mothe 2016, an agent for The Judicial All Utilities Incl, Coin Op Laundry. 815-474-1621Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on March 13, 2017, at the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 East Washington Street front door MORRIS, 2 BR. CONDO FOR RENT $925/mo. entrance, MORRIS, IL, 60450, sell Call: 815-258-8807 at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Morris 1300 Sq Ft, 2BR, 2BA, 2 Car Garage Commonly known as E. WASHINGTON STREET, Full basement, $1200mo.

815-343-0519 729 MORRIS, IL 60450 Property Index No. 05-10-126-004.

Morris 1BR, $650/mo + Deposit + Balcony The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

901-484-6700 or 815-603-6478 Sale terms: 25% down of the bid by certified funds at the Morris 3BR Tri-Level, 2BA, Lrg FR, 2 Car Garagehighest close of the sale payable to The $1600/mo + security deposit. 815-941-1532 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 Kitchen, Laundry. Utilities Provided. estate at the rate of $1 for each 1-630-910-5304 or 1-630-698-2229 real $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not Seneca Efficiency Rooms to exceed $300, in certified Short term available. 815-942-6776 funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this pursuant to its credit bid at the sale newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which or by any mortgagee, judgment makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation creditor, or other lienor acquiring or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, the residential real estate whose handicap, familial status or national origin, or an rights in and to the residential real intention, to make any such preference, limitation of estate arose prior to the sale. The discrimination." Familial status includes children under subject property is subject to generthe age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. al real estate taxes, special assessThis newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate ments, or special taxes levied which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that against said real estate and is ofall dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal fered for sale without any represenopportunity basis. tation as to quality or quantity of To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. title and without recourse to Plaintiff The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 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 On Kankakee River, excellent fishing and hunting. entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of 2 bedroom, C/A-heat, propane, foam insulation, the sale. Where a sale of real estate hardwood and tile flooring.

815-931-4757 is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. Apply online at grundybank.com 1701k), and subsection (d) of secLocal bank, local servicing. tion 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no 201 Liberty Street, Morris right of redemption. The property (815) 942-0130 will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the prop-

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prop erty. 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 14-16-03408.

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. 14-16-03408 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00040 TJSC#: 36-14430 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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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ROBYN S. MEDDER, PRAIRIE HOMEOWNER'S RIDGE ASSOCIATION Defendant 16 CH 81 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 27, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on March 15, 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 317 GOLDENROD DRIVE, MINOOKA, IL 60447 Property Index No. 03-12-325-014.

The real estate is improved with a townhouse.

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 (Published in the Morris Herald- condition of the property. ProspecNews, February 2, 9, 16, 2017) tive bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of PUBLIC NOTICE the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF assessments and the legal fees reTHE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT quired by The Condominium PropGRUNDY COUNTY erty Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) MORRIS, ILLINOIS

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ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS CAPACITY, BUT INDIVIDUAL SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2014-1 Plaintiff, -v.DEBORAH HENNIGAN, et al Defendant 16 CH 00040

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9(g)(1) ty 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 agency (driver's government 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 256709.

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.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 256709 Case Number: 16 CH 81 TJSC#: 37-889 I714471 (Published in the Morris HeraldNews, February 9, 16, 23, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY MORRIS, ILLINOIS QUICKEN LOANS, INC, Plaintiff, -v.RACHEL LAABS F/K/A RACHEL SWANSON, TROY LAABS, Defendant 16 CH 92 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 11, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on February 21, 2017, at the

y 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 2040 E. OLD PINE BLUFF, Morris, IL 60450 Property Index No. 05-12-351-001.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $159,363.83.

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

CLASSIFIED 49 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 2630003 Please refer to file number C16-39791.

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. C16-39791 Case Number: 16 CH 92 TJSC#: 37-477 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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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2006-6 NovaStar Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-6; Plaintiff, VS. Kimberly Gleason; Patrick Gleason; Ninovan Lake Estates Homeowners Association, Inc.; Capital One Bank (USA), N.A.; Cortina, Mueller & Frobish, P.C. f/k/a Cortina & Mueller, P.C.; Old Plank Trail Community Bank, National Association as s/i/i to First National Bank of Illinois; Seaway Bank and Trust Company as s/i/i to First Suburban National Bank; The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as Trustee; The Minooka Grain, Lumber and Supply Company; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Kimberly Gleason, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Patrick Gleason, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; Defendants.

16CH 129 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: -Kimberly Gleason -Patrick Gleason that Plaintiff has commenced this case in the Circuit Court of Grundy County against you and other defendants, for foreclosure of a certain Mortgage lien recorded against the premises described as follows: LOT 39, IN NINOVAN LAKE ESTATES PHASE 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 12, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 401852, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 201 Slalom Court, Minooka, IL 60447 PIN: 03-04-351-001 said Mortgage was given by Kimberly Gleason and Patrick Gleason, Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Novastar Mortgage, Inc., Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Grundy County, Illinois, as Document No. 469968.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on February 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 E. Washington St. Morris, IL 60450.

A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for potential mortgage

yo po gage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN, OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. UNLESS YOU file your appearance or otherwise file your answer in this case in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Grundy County, Grundy County Courthouse, 111 East Washington Street, Morris IL 60450 on or before March 13, 2017 A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED FOR IN THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT. Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310) The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-360-9461 WA16-0598 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I714669

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Recorder of Deeds of Grundy County, Illinois, as Document No. 484048 modified with 559904; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Corri Trotter Clerk of the Circuit Court, Grundy County 111 East Washington Street, Room 30 P.O. Box 707 Morris, IL 60450 on or before February 27, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, (Published in the Morris Herald- Suite 100 News, February 9, 16, 23, 2017) Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-16-14979 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF I712783 THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY (Published in the Morris HeraldMORRIS, ILLINOIS Nationwide Advantage Mortgage News, January 26, 2017 February 2, 9, 2017) Company PLAINTIFF Vs. PUBLIC NOTICE Angela E. Springer; United States of America - Department of Housing IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF and Urban Development; Parklake Village Homeowners Association; THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY Unknown Owners and Nonrecord MORRIS, ILLINOIS Claimants WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL DEFENDANTS ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS 16 CH 00140 CAPACITY, BUT INDIVIDUAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: 2014-1 TRUST Angela E. Springer Plaintiff, Unknown Owners and -v.Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been DEBORAH HENNIGAN, et al commenced in this Court against Defendant 16 CH 00040 you and other defendants, praying NOTICE OF SALE for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 9, 1901 E.Park Lake Drive Morris, IL 60450 2016, an agent for The Judicial and which said Mortgage was Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM made by: on March 13, 2017, at the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 East Angela E. Springer the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Washington Street front door Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. entrance, MORRIS, IL, 60450, sell as Nominee for Draper and Kramer at public auction to the highest Mortgage Corp., as Mortgagee, and bidder, as set forth below, the recorded in the Office of the following described real estate:

ng THE EAST HALF OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 4 IN COUNTY'S ADDITION TO MORRIS, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 729 E. WASHINGTON STREET, MORRIS, IL 60450 Property Index No. 05-10-126-004.

The real estate is improved with a single family 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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 pur-

pu chaser 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 agency (driver's government 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 14-16-03408.

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. 14-16-03408 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 16 CH 00040 TJSC#: 36-14430 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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GRUNDY COUNTY MORRIS, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ROBYN S. MEDDER, PRAIRIE HOMEOWNER'S RIDGE ASSOCIATION Defendant 16 CH 81 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 27, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on March 15, 2017, at the Grundy

y 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 77, IN PRAIRIE RIDGE SUBDIVISION, PHASE TWO, UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 13, 2005 AS DOCUMENT 443779, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 317 GOLDENROD DRIVE,

MINOOKA, IL 60447 Property Index No. 03-12-325-014.

The real estate is improved with a townhouse.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY - MORRIS, ILLINOIS QUICKEN LOANS, INC, Plaintiff, -v.RACHEL LAABS F/K/A RACHEL SWANSON, TROY LAABS, Defendant 16 CH 92 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 11, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 9:00 AM on February 21, 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: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 12; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 12 FOR A DISTANCE OF 726.24 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER LINE OF STATE AND HIGHWAY ROUTE #19 PASSING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH THE SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, THENCE SOUTH 62 DEGREES 34 MINUTES EAST ALONG THE SAID CENTER LINE OF STATE AND ROUTE #19 FOR A DISTANCE OF 207.53 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 62 DEGREES 34 MINUTES ALONG THE SAID CENTER LINE OF STATE AID ROUTE #19 FOR A DISTANCE OF 13.67 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 63 DEGREES 20 MINUTES CONTINUING ALONG THE SAID CENTER LINE OF STATE AND ROUTE #19 FOR A DISTANCE OF 45.53 FEET; THENCE NORTH ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 12 FOR A DISTANCE OF 356.70 FEET TO A POINT WHICH FALLS IN THE CENTER LINE OF THE PINE BLUFF ROAD; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SAID CENTER LINE OF THE PINE BLUFF ROAD FOR A DISTANCE OF 62 FEET; THENCE SOUTH ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 12 FOR A DISTANCE OF 362.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF GOOSE LAKE, GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2040 E. OLD PINE BLUFF, Morris, IL 60450 Property Index No. 05-12-351-001.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $159,363.83.

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 (Published in the Morris Herald- Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property News, February 2, 9, 16, 2017) 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 PUBLIC NOTICE 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 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 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 THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 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 PUBLIC NOTICE into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CAUSE 17-TX-1: TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS (AND IF other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

DECEASED, TO THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES), AND TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SECRETARY OF STATE, For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, GREENE COUNTY CLERK, COUNTY TREASURER, STATES ATTORNEY, GREENTREE FINANCIAL, LLC, AND TO OCCUPANTS AND UNKNOWN OWNERS STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C16-39791.

AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE PARCELS HEREINAFTER NAMED: THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Parcel Number Owners/Parties Interested Cert Number Street Or Common Address One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 08-40-01-006-1 MCRUMB, CHARLES 14-80039 935 E SUCKER RD Chicago, IL 60606-4650 09-40-03-052-3 MBOOKWALTER WOODS 14-80040 52 CAMBRIDGE DR (312) 236-SALE 09-40-03-052-3 MCASTLEBERRY, KYLE 14-80040 52 CAMBRIDGE DR You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending 09-40-03-052-3 MCASTLEBERRY, BAILEY 14-80040 52 CAMBRIDGE DR sales.

09-40-03-052-3 MLAURENCELL, ANNETTE 14-80040 52 CAMBRIDGE DR POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 09-40-03-052-3 MLANHAM, DALE 14-80040 52 CAMBRIDGE DR 09-40-06-059-6 MBENAITIS, SEAN 14-8004 259 CHAUCER RD 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 09-40-06-059-6 MBENAITIS, JESSICA 14-80042 59 CHAUCER RD (312) 263-0003 09-40-06-059-6 MBENAITIS SEAN 14-80042 59 CHAUCER RD E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com TAKE NOTICE THAT THE ABOVESAID MOBILE HOMES WERE SOLD ON NOVEMBER 12, 2014, FOR DELINQUENT MOBILE HOME LOCAL SERVICES Attorney File No. C16-39791 TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2014 AND PRIOR YEARS, AND THAT THE PERIOD OF REDEMPTION FROM SUCH SALE EXPIRES JUNE 16, 2017. TAKE FURCase Number: 16 CH 92 THER NOTICE THAT A PETITION FOR ORDER DIRECTING ISSUANCE OF TAX CERTIFICATES OF TITLE HAS BEEN FILED IN THE ABOVESAID CAUSE AS TJSC#: 37-477 TO THE ABOVE-NAMED MOBILE HOMES BY GRUNDY COUNTY, AS TRUSTEE, AND THAT ON JULY 14, 2017 AT 11:30 AM, SAID PETITIONER WILL NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed APPLY FOR AN ORDER THAT A TAX CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ISSUE AS TO EACH ABOVESAID MOBILE HOME NOT REDEEMED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 16, to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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I712885 /S/ GRUNDY COUNTY AS TRUSTEE, PETITIONER. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 111 E WASHINGTON ST, MORRIS, IL 60450 TELEPHONE: (815) 941-3222 (Published in the Morris Herald-News, January 26, 2017 February 2, 9, 2017) February 2, 9, 16, 2017 Morris Herald-News 1262550

Morris Herald-News / MorrisHerald-News.com • Thursday, February 9, 2017 • 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 agency (driver's government 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 256709.

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.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 256709 Case Number: 16 CH 81 TJSC#: 37-889 I714471

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ON BEHALF OF ITS AGENCY RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSORY AGENCY, UNITED DEPARTMENT OF STATES AGRICULTURE, Plaintiff, Vs. LORENA DELGADO N/K/A LORENA FAVELA; JOSE A MORA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

16cv 10746 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: JOSE A MORA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 1 and the North 40 feet of Lot 2 in Block 2 in Fellingham's Addition to the Original Town of Verona in the Southwest quarter of Section 26, Township 32 North, Range 6 East of the Third Principal Meridian; in Grundy County, Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS 433 Clark St., Verona, IL 60479 PERMANENT INDEX NO. 07-26-327-011 and which said Mortgage was made by: Lorena Delgado and Jose A. Mora, husband and wife, the Mortgagor(s)], to United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Grundy County, Illinois, as Document No. 431722; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, United States Courthouse for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Thomas G. Bruton Clerk of the United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse 219 S Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60604 on or before March 22,2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 223 W. Jackson Boulevard, Ste. 610 Chicago, IL 60606 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this law firm is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Our File No.: C16-35666 I714259

authority pr ng take from you the custody and guardianship of the minor, and to PUBLIC NOTICE appoint a guardian with power to STATE OF ILLINOIS consent to adoption of the minor.

SS NOW, unless you appear at the COUNTY OF GRUNDY hearing and show cause against IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE the petition, the allegations of the THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT petition may stand admitted as GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS against you and each of you, and IN THE INTEREST OF, an order or judgment entered.

RYAN W. CHAMBER-KAISER, a minor.

January 20, 2017 No. 16 JD 59 /s/ Corri Trotter NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Clerk of the Circuit Court Patrick Kaiser, 6010 Drexel Lane, Apartment 11, Fort Myers, (Published in the Morris HeraldFlorida 33919 and To All Whom It News, January 26, February 2, 9, May Concern: 2017) 1261061 TAKE NOTICE that on the 15th day of November, 2016, a petition was PUBLIC NOTICE filed under the Juvenile Court Act IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

by Tiffany C. Davison, Assistant THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS State's Attorney in the Circuit Court of Grundy County entitled 'In the in- In the Matter of the Estate of Charles T. Greenway, terest of RYAN W. CHAMBERS- Deceased.

KAISER, a minor', and that in the NO. 17-P-1 Grundy County Courthouse, 111 E. NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Notice is given of the death of the Washington Street, Morris, Illinois on the 15th day of February, above and that Letters of Office were issued to Debra L. Packley 2017, at the hour of 1:30 p.m., or and Bettie L. Greenway, Co-Execuas soon thereafter as this cause tors of the Estate of Charles T. may be heard, a trial will be held Greenway, 1661 Stoney Brooke upon the petition to have the child Lane, Morris, Illinois 60450. The declared to be a ward of the court Estate is represented by the law firm of Elias, Meginnes & Seghetti, P.C., under that Act. The court has au- 416 Main Street, Suite 1400, Peothority in this proceeding to take ria, Illinois 61602. from you the custody and Claims against said Estate may be guardianship of the minor, and to filed in the Office of the Clerk of the appoint a guardian with power to Circuit Court, Grundy County Courthouse, Morris, Illinois, or with the consent to adoption of the minor. one of the Co-Executors, or both, NOW, unless you appear at the within six (6) months from the first hearing and show cause against date of publication of this notice; the petition, the allegations of the any claim not filed within that period is barred. petition may stand admitted as Copies of a claim filed with the against you and each of you, and Clerk must be mailed or delivered an order or judgment entered. to the Executor and the Executor's January 13, 2017 attorney within ten (10) days after /s/ Corri Trotter it has been filed.

Dated: January 20, 2017 Clerk of the Circuit Court (Published in the Morris HeraldJohn S. Elias, Esq. News, February 9, 16, 23, 2017) Lauren A. Christmas, Esq. Elias, Meginnes & Seghetti, P.C. 1264780 416 Main Street, Suite 1400 Peoria, Illinois 61602 Telephone: (309) 637-6000 PUBLIC NOTICE Facsimile: (309) 637-8514 STATE OF ILLINOIS SS COUNTY OF GRUNDY IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE INTEREST OF, RYAN C. O'NEILL a minor.

No. 17 JD 1 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Nara M. Newell, 15 Franklin Street, Calais, Maine 04619-1301 and and To All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE that on the 18th day of January, 2017, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act

by Tiffany C. Davison, Assistant State's Attorney in the Circuit Court of Grundy County entitled 'In the interest of RYAN C. O'NEILL , a minor', and that in the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 E. Washington (Published in the Morris HeraldStreet, Morris, Illinois on the 1st day News, February 9, 16, 23, 2017) (Published in the Morris Herald- of March, 2017, at the hour of News, February 9, 16, 23, 2017 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as March 2, 9, 16, 2017) this cause may be heard, a trial will be held upon the petition to have PUBLIC NOTICE Find the the child declared to be a ward of Morris the court under that Act. The court Herald-News IN THE UNITED STATES on Facebook! has authority in this proceeding to DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

February 2, 9, 16, 2017 Morris Herald-News 1262555

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS In the Matter of the Estate of TOM J. WISE Deceased.

NO. 17 P 6 CLAIM DATE NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of Tom J. Wise and Letters of Office were issued on January 19, 2017, to Terry J. Wise, 8465 Ashley Road, Morris, Illinois 60450, as Independent Executor , whose attorney is GOMIEN & HARROP, LTD., 220 West Main Street, Suite 300, Morris, Illinois 60450.

The estate will be administered without court supervision unless, under 755 ILCS 5/28-4, any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Grundy County Court House, 111 East Washington Street, Morris, Illinois, 60450, or with the representative, or both, on

pr or before the 7th day of August, 2017. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Terry J. Wise Independent Executor Joan N. Harrop GOMIEN & HARROP, LTD. First Midwest Bank Building Suite 300 220 West Main Street Morris, Illinois 60450 (815) 942-0071 joanharrop@sbcglobal.net A.R.D.C. #6237262 January 26, February 2, 9, 2017 Morris Herald-News 1261068

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

) ) SS COUNTY OF GRUNDY ) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ALEXANDER GODFREY, Deceased.

Case No. 2017 P 4 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of ALEXANDER GODFREY, of Minooka, Illinois and that Letters of Office were issued on JANUARY 19, 2017 to VIRGINIA CHERYL ROSENKRANS, Executor, whose attorney is MICHELLE ROWE, 101 Grove Street, Shorewood, Illinois 60404. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the GRUNDY COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK, P. O. Box 707, Morris, Illinois or with the representative or both, any claim not filed by August 9, 2017, is barred. Copies of a claim filed wiith the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, if any, within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Michelle Rowe ATTORNEY MICHELLE ROWE ARDC #06182202 101 GROVE STREET SHOREWOOD, IL 60404 PHONE: 815-729-3932 FAX: 815-729-1127 michellerowepc@sbcglobal.net February 9, 16, 23, 2017 Morris Herald-News 1264800

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CAUSE NO. 2017-P-5 IN RE THE ESTATE OF NORMA J. STEWART, Deceased DEATH AND CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of Norma J. Stewart, of Morris, Illinois, on December 7, 2016. Letters of Office were issued on January 17, 2017, to Dawn Arnold, Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Hanson and Hanson Attorneys at Law, P.C. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before the 28th day of July, 2017. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk, Corri Trotter, Grundy County Courthouse, 111 East Washington Street, Morris, Illinois, 60450, or with the Independent Executor in care of her attorneys, or both. If filed with the Clerk, the claimant must, within ten (10) days, mail or deliver a copy of the claim to the Independent Executor

pe and her attorneys at the address below and file with the Clerk proof of such mailing or delivery.

DAWN ARNOLD, Independent Executor John V. Hanson, Attorney No. 01124226 Hanson and Hanson Attorneys at Law, P.C. 1802 North Division St. Suite 304 Morris, IL 60450 (815) 942-6700 jhanson@hansonlawoffice.com January 26, February 2, 9 2017 Morris Herald-News 1261076

PUBLIC NOTICE

Deer Ridge Home Owners Assoc., Morris, IL 60450 will be seeking bids for th 2017-2018 mowing and landscaping season. Contact Mark Conley @ 815-545-3812 for bid info or site visitation. Bids will be accepted no later than the end of business Tuesday, February 28, 2017.

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PUBLIC NOTICE MEDIA ADVISORY Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30239 S. State Route 53, Wilmington, IL 60481 Midewin 12-01a Contact: Kelly Gutknecht, (815) 423-6370 Bidding Open for Midewin Cattle Grazing Permits (Wilmington) February 1, 2017 - The U.S. Forest Service is currently accepting bids for 11 available cattle grazing allotments on the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie for 2017 through 2021.

Sealed bids must be received by 2:00 pm on March 3, 2017.

Information about each allotment, including size, carrying capacity, and water source, is available in the Prospectus for Cattle Grazing. Copies of the Prospectus can be obtained from the Midewin Welcome Center during regular business hours, by calling (815) 423-6370 to request a mailed copy, or by viewing the Midewin website www.fs.usda.gov/midewin. at Applicants must be able to show that they have sufficient livestock, either by themselves or in partnership, to fully use the allotment and that they have enough base property to handle and work livestock.

Prospective bidders may tour the offered allotments on Thursday, February 16 at 9:00 am by calling (815) 423-6370 to reserve a space. Bidders are also invited to attend the bid opening at the Midewin Supervisor's Office at 2:00 pm on Friday, March 3, 2017.

Agricultural activities permitted at Midewin include cattle grazing, hay cutting and removal, and soybean and wheat production crops. All of these activities are conducted in support of Midewin's primary mission of habitat restoration. The grazing period is from April 1 to November 1, to achieve the best grass heights for grassland bird habitat and to control invasive species.

Revenues generated from agricultural activities at Midewin are shared with Will County to support roads and schools.

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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS To all owners and occupiers of lands lying within the boundaries of the Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District, notice is hereby given that an Annual Meeting and Election will be held on the 27th day of February 2017 at the Grundy County Soil & Water Conservation District Office located in the USDA Service Center, 3605 N IL Rt 47, Suite B, Morris, Illinois at 5:00 p.m.

Two directors will be elected to serve the Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District of the State of Illinois.

All persons, firms or corporations who hold legal title or who are in legal possession of any land within the boundaries of the Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District are eligible to vote at said election, whether as lessee, renter, tenant or otherwise.

Only such persons, firms or corporations are eligible to vote.

Alan Hill, Chairman Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District January 26, February 9, 2017 Morris Herald-News 1261091

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED BIDS will be received at the Minooka Village Hall until 10:00 a.m., February 21, 2017, followed by a public bid opening at 10:01 a.m. for the Village of Minooka LED Street Light Conversion Phase 2 contract, and at that time publicly opened and read. The specifications are available at the Minooka Village Hall, 121 E. McEvilly Road, Minooka, Illinois 60447 and may be received electronically from Kristi Lamontagna at kristi.lamontagna@ minooka.com The Village reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF MINOOKA, ILLINOIS KRISTI LAMONTAGNA, VILLAGE CLERK (Published in The Joliet HeraldNews February 5, 2017 Morris Herald-News February 9, 2017 Kendall County Record February 9, 2017) 1263715

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PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 18th, A.D. 2017, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Grundy County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Elephant Psychological Services located at: 5675 Barrington Road Morris, IL 60450 Dated: January 18, 2017 Kay T. Olson Grundy County Clerk January 26, February 2, 9, 2017 Morris Herald-News 1260569

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