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La Salle OKs incentives if Kaskaskia happens Developers would get 100% of pillow tax for first 10 years

Hotel Kaskaskia will receive economic incentives if the project is completed. Monday night, the city council got an update on where the project is headed.

Aldermen approved an ordinance supporting the development of the Kaskaskia Hotel, which will help the owner with financing from other entities for the 217 Marquette St. location.

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By Ali Braboy they wanted to turn the more NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER than 100-year-old hotel into a The city of La Salle showed its meeting and celebrations censupport Monday for a hotel that ter. In 2016, a timeline was set continues to set back its finished for construction completion by 2018. product worth $33 million.

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In April of this year, Nathan Watson, president of the CL Real Estate Development, said they would continue to pursue financing options for the hotel, including historic tax credits and new market tax credit and said the goal was to open up by 2021.

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Is a brewery still in the works for downtown La Salle?

Developer said plans for Maytag building still a go

By Ali Braboy

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La Salle alderman Jim Bacidore is concerned that La Salle is getting overlooked on a business it was told was coming.

Monday night at the city council meeting, Bacidore asked Nathan Watson, president of the CL Real Estate Development, if his real estate development group will develop a Tangled Roots brewery and brewpub in Lockport.

“Yes we are, and we’re building one here as well,” Watson said, adding that both locations should start soon on construction.

Bacidore said Watson promised him earlier this year that the brewpub and brewery in the Maytag building at the corner of First and Joliet streets would be completed by the end of this year, which hasn’t happened.

(Watson at a city council meeting in April this year said Tangled Roots would be coming to La Salle this fall.)

“We’re always optimistic.

We’re always working hard.

We’re always setting goals,” said Watson. He said more often than not, schedules fall behind and that’s just the nature of business.

Watson said construction hasn’t started on either the La Salle or Lockport locations, but the same amount of work has been done for both projects, including demolition, planning and preparatory work.

In 2018, The (Ottawa) Times reported Tangled Roots will expand to Lockport and was assessing spots in Naperville and Bloomington as well.

Ali Braboy can be reached at (815) 220-6931 and countyreporter@newstrib.com. Follow her on Twitter @NT_LaSalle.

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Mike Kirchhoff, CEO and president of the North Central Illinois Economic Development Corporation, talks about his 30 years experience in economic development. Kirchhoff’s background includes economic development positions in Kansas City, Indianapolis, Jacksonville and with Illinois Power. Recently, he was CEO of the Clinton (Iowa) Regional Development Corporation. Currently Kirchoff rents a home in Ottawa and plans to live in the Illinois Valley region while he works with NCIEDC.

‘Working together, we can do what nobody can do alone’ New NCI economic developer talks challenges, opportunities

By Brett Herrmann

about done and we just happened to drive by a house that had a for rent sign on it.”

The house appeared out of The Ottawa home ended nowhere during the final minup being the spot Kirchhoff utes they were in town. Mike needed to plant his roots in the Kirchhoff and his wife were area. His wife is still the budget looking for a home to rent in director for Clinton County, the Illinois Valley area with Iowa, the area Kirchhoff last Kirchhoff having just taken on worked in an economic deand started the role of president velopment role. But he was and CEO of the North Central adamant commuting from Iowa Illinois Economic Development simply would not work for his Corporation. new role.

“We came over one weekend “In this kind of a job, I think and looked (at houses) all day it’s important to live where Saturday and looked all day you’re working so you’re enSunday,” Kirchhoff said. “We gaged in the community,” he were needing to leave. The day said. was getting long and we were Kirchhoff started with NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER

NCIEDC following the Labor Day holiday. He takes over for Ivan Baker, who resigned from the president and CEO role earlier this year. Baker held the position since NCIEDC’s founding three years ago.

The NewsTribune sat down with Kirchhoff to discuss his background and his goals with the group.

You have about 30 some years of economic development experience in both the public and private sectors — big communities, small communities — how does that all add up to bring you here?

I think if you look at the Kansas City opportunity, and

you look at Indianapolis and you look at Jacksonville I was involved in regional efforts in all those places. Like in Kansas City, I was a local partner in a regional partnership. In Indianapolis I led the regional partnership. In Jacksonville we had a multi-county group just like here. We were also part of a 19-county regional marketing partnership on the western side of Illinois. I think the regional background has combined to ideally position me for here. And I would say also, my background with DECA, now (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic See DIRECTOR Page A2

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Census Bureau seeks citizenship data from driver’s licenses

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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s office confirmed Monday it denied what appears to be the federal government’s latest attempt to gather data about noncitizens living in the United States, this time through driver’s license information.

White’s spokesman, Dave Drucker, said during a phone interview Monday with Capitol

News Illinois that the agency received the request from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Data Acquisition Branch on Sept.

17, and promptly denied the request.

According to an email distributed Monday by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and obtained

by Capitol News Illinois, the Census Bureau has been seeking driver and identity card information — including the name, address, date of birth, sex, race,

eye color and citizenship status.

Anne S. Ferro, president and CEO of the association, said in the email that she had received “several” inquiries from motor vehicle administrators around the country regarding the Census Bureau’s data request.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Commerce, which oversees the Census Bureau, proposed adding a question to the 2020 census asking whether or not each household member is a U.S. citizen, but that

effort was ultimately blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Drucker also said that White, a Democrat, expressed public opposition to adding a citizenship question. White’s office also has a longstanding policy, which the secretary of state has proposed codifying into law, of not giving federal agencies full access to the state’s database of driver’s license and ID card information.

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Opportunity), and particularly with Illinois Power provided me with background on the area so I have an understanding of the businesses that are here and to some degree the dynamics that are here — some of the challenges and some of the opportunities. If you look at an evolution of experience, I can show you were every one of those experiences points to this position.

And your most recent stop was in Clinton, Iowa, but what attracted you to this area?

(Clinton) was not as big of an area. So I wanted to move to a larger area. I wanted to move closer to — from a personal perspective — to where my wife’s family is. Certainly this location plays into that. But when you look at it very black and white from a professional perspective, you want to find a place that has advantages you can capitalize on. And if there are challenges, you want challenges that you are equipped to help the region address. There are some challenges. And I think I’m uniquely positioned to take advantage of some opportunities and every challenge is an opportunity. So that to me informs things like the discussion about Del Monte or about the Hennepin Power Plant. Hennepin’s a harder issue to deal with. However, the Del Monte property, I think there is a great deal of opportunity there as a food-grade existing building.

When companies are looking for existing food-grade buildings, those are hard to find. In addition to that you’ve got a trained and ready to go workforce and that’s an asset as well.

And I’m closer. People would say, ‘Gosh, you’re all the way from Iowa.’ Well we were two hours from O’Hare — Clinton is.

But here, we’re just the furthest west suburb of Chicago. Right?

Here it really is true. We’re 30 minutes west of Minooka. So you’ve got all these distribution centers in Minooka and we’re

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son’s race or citizenship status on driver’s license applications, although it does require a Social Security number. The state also issues what are

just 30 minutes further with less regulation and lower taxes. Up to 25% less taxes than some areas in Chicago. That’s significant. So you drive 30 minutes more and you get lower costs and more reasonably priced land. You get an available workforce of over 400,000 people.

You get access to all these transportation assets that are here.

And you’re still about over an hour to O’Hare and 90 minutes to the Loop.

How did you learn about this group?

When I was over in Clinton, I was watching the development of this organization because we were marketing in Chicago and this area was between us.

So I saw when the group came together and said we’re going to create the North Central Illinois EDC and so I just kind of watched. And I thought how much logical sense that made.

Here you have communities that all have similar assets in terms of geography and in terms of transportation networks that it just makes sense to leverage everybody’s assets collectively to move the region forward.

What are your areas of expertise?

There are three. One is business retention and expansion. When you consider the announcements that came out right after my press release came out, here is a great opportunity for me to step in and add value.

Not by taking over (business retention and expansion) but by forging a partnership between local economic development directors and NCIEDC to effectively reach out to our existing companies and help them be successful in overcoming challenges and capitalizing on opportunities.

The second area of expertise is marketing and attraction. (I have) a strong background in reaching out to site consultants and that sort of thing through the years in various roles. This sort of stuff just comes natural to me.

The third would be organizational development and funding. The organization is at a

known as “temporary visitor’s licenses” to people who have lived in the state for at least a year but do not qualify for a Social Security number or cannot provide documentation of legal residency from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

three-year point. It’s real young at three years. And so this is a logical time to say is the organization what we want it to be?

Do we want it to be something different?

Like you mentioned, this is a young group and Ivan had been working the past three years to get a lot of exposure. A lot of your communities are going to agree with that.

They’ve been getting more exposure through this group than they did on their own. But when do you put down the measuring stick and say ‘We need to have something come here for this to be successful.’ What kind of time frame do you envision for that?

I think you hit on the crux of the matter, which is ‘What is an appropriate measurement for an economic development organization?’ Is it appropriate to measure not just this organization but any organization by jobs and investment? Those I would argue are outcome measures, but I would argue there are also process measures.

How do you know you are moving along in the right way strategically to get to those outcomes measures? So your interim measures are process measures. That’s going to be things like responses to advertising. What you measure there is click throughs to your webpage. How are we progressing in terms of putting are marketing message together? How are we progressing in terms of how many site consultant visits we’ve done? What about trips that we’ve done jointly with our local economic development directors where we’ve taken them along to introduce them to site selectors? What about targeted trade shows that reach our targeted industries? All of these things that are talking about, they are all process metrics.

The bottom line is companies decide to locate where they locate where they can maximize profits and minimize risk. That’s where they locate. And so if we can create an environment for them or a belief in their minds or in their site selection consultant’s minds that this is the place where you minimize risk and

maximize profitability, we will see development here. We will more (distribution centers) coming in. We will see more manufacturing jobs. But we can’t push and say, ‘you have to have this many jobs or your not a success.’

It just doesn’t work like that.

What do you see as NCIEDC’s role in the area?

This is a marketing organization, that’s all it is. So when you look at our role with other organizations, it’s to supplement the work of the local economic developers. Working together, we can do what nobody can do alone is what it comes down to. They may not have enough money to pay for a marketing effort on their own, because it’s not cheap. So, what we do is we take money from each of the investors and we use that money to create a marketing program to assist in raising the awareness of the whole area.

Everybody wants to do a marketing program, but either they don’t have a market presence and they are wasting money. Or they don’t have enough money so they can’t have a robust program. You pool the resources together. And it’s brilliant. The idea is brilliant. We don’t have to be all things to all people.

Moving forward, what are some immediate plans and what are more of the long-term goals you have moving forward?

One of my immediate goals is to get out and meet all the local leaders like you saw the other night in Peru. I want to get out and I want to meet the mayors and members of the city council, not just in a ‘Hi, I’m Mike and this is my background’ kind of way but I actually want to sit down and have a cup of coffee.

What I’m really interested in is I want to hear from our investors and I want to hear from our stakeholders, I want to hear from them what they think is important and what they think our metrics reasonably should be. And I think it’s an important time right now to take a look at the strategic plan and ask ourselves, ‘Is this still the plan?’ For instance, one of the goals of the

organization when it first started was a business retention and expansion program. I can be more robust and it can be done in a way where it’s a partnership between us and the local economic developers.

How can we help the businesses that are already here?

I don’t want to overlap others who are already doing business retention calls. Just like we do with marketing, I want to supplement those efforts. I want to bring some organization to those efforts. Candidly, I’m not sure we could have done anything about Del Monte. It’s clear to me we couldn’t do anything about Hennepin (power station).

But if you know about that ahead of time, you can be better prepared to respond. Companies move for strange reasons.

Companies have moved because of potholes. We had a company come to us in Clinton and say ‘We won’t bring our company executives here because of the condition of the street in front of the plant is horrific.’ It was a really bad street. And so I said to the city government that we’ve got to fix this street. This company will be at risk of leaving if we don’t fix this street. And so I was back in Clinton recently and the street is beautiful. It’s been repaved.

You talk to the company. You drill down on things that seem to be an issue for them and you get to the heart of the matter and find out what the opportunity is and then you provide support to them to help them resolve that issue. I like to call it service after the sale. You bring a company in and what do you do? Do you go and find the next company to bring in and forget about them? Or do you continue to work with that existing company to help them be successful.

Brett Herrmann can be reached at (815) 220-6933 or bherrmann@shawmedia.com.

Follow him on Twitter @NT_ SpringValley.

Sterling ice cream owner who admitted to child porn gets 9 years WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — The owner of a northern Illinois ice cream company who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges has been sentenced to nine years in prison.

Martin Hey Sr., the owner of Hey Brothers Ice Cream Co. in Sterling,

was caught secretly recording women and young girls and posting portions of their photos on sexually violent child pornography images online.

Hey pleaded guilty in June in exchange for the dropping of 32 other pornography counts. He was sen-

tenced Monday in DuPage County Circuit Court. The 67-year-old Hey initially was charged in September 2018 after he was discovered recording of a young woman and a teenager he knew while he was at a house in Naperville.

10, 25, 50 YEARS AGO Sept. 24, 2009 — Peru officials went back and forth over whether a city alderman could hold a liquor license. Mayor Scott Harl said alderman Bob Ankiewicz was in violation of the ordinance since his store served alcohol.

Sept. 24, 1994 — Illinois Department of Natural Resources introduced 17 tur-

keys to Matthiessen State Park three years prior and the population boomed.

IDNR estimated hundreds of new birds were acclimating to the area.

Sept. 24, 1969 — Local authorities reported Cedar Point had a lot of sick pets in town after a gas main was ruptured during a construction job.

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BRIEFS Support the ACC at Sunday’s car show The La Salle-Peru Area Career Center’s annual back-to-school car show will be Sunday, Sept.

29 at the LP-ACC Auto Shop Pope Building, 601 Lafayette St., La Salle.

Registration will be from 8 a.m.-noon with awards at 2 p.m.

Car entry fee is $10. Admission is free to the public.

Dash plaques will be awarded to the first 100 vehicles. There will be participant judged awards, including best of show, best original/restored, best modified, top 20, and top 20 student choice. The LP-ACC Culinary Arts students will serve breakfast, lunch and beverages.

Proceeds from the car show will benefit the LP-ACC auto mechanics and culinary arts programs and student scholarship funds.

For more information, call (815) 224-5070 or email mfisher@lphs.net.

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L-P variety show tradition Freshmen London Cabrera and Trudell Byrd (above left) perform to close out Monday’s La Salle-Peru High School Variety Show, a homecoming-week tradition in Sellett Gym. Just a few of the other performers included Abe Delgado (above right) performing card tricks, Jade Chaichalad with a stunning performance of an Olivia Newton-John song, Fred Davis and Natassja Orsborn (left) performing “Lovely,” Courtney Ries dancing to “Elastic Heart.” Aliyah Thorson singing “I’m Still Standing,” Macy Anderson singing “Rainbows,” plus performances by the L-P Cavalettes and varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders.

Saturday walk raises money, awareness for those affected by Dravet Syndrome, epilepsy The second annual Dravet Syndrome and Epilepsy Awareness Walk will be Saturday, Sept. 28 at Baker Lake, Peru.

Registration for the 5K walk will begin at 9 a.m., and the walk starts at 10 a.m. Adults pay $25 and children (under 10) may participate for $10.

Proceeds benefit La Salle County Epilepsy Foundation, Dravet Syndrome Foundation Research and local families.

“Dravet syndrome is a rare, catastrophic, lifelong form of epilepsy that begins in the first year of life with frequent and/ or prolonged seizures,” according to the Dravet Syndrome Foundation.

Some common issues with the syndrome are prolonged seizures, frequent seizures and behavioral and developmental delays.

For more information, visit www.dsawareness.com or email dsawareness17@gmail.com.

Register to walk and/or create a fundraiser team online at https://runsignup.com/race/il/ peru/seizehope2019.

Learn about Lincoln’s life this week at library Peru Public Library hosts freelance writer Tom Emery for a program about the lesser known moments in Abraham Lincoln’s Life at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Emery will discuss Lincoln’s work as a surveyor, postmaster and about his early law career, how the Lincoln family celebrated the holiday season as well as little-known facts about the assassination.

For details, visit perulibrary. org or call (815) 223-0229.

Nursing classes have space available at IVCC A nursing admission information session will be 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 in Room CTC124.

Sponsored by the nursing department, counseling center and admissions and records, the session will cover admission requirements and courses students should take before applying to either the associate degree (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse programs.

Students should sign up using a form at https://www.ivcc.edu/ admissions/nursingadmissions. php or contact Kathy Sramek at (815) 224-0439 or kathy_ sramek@ivcc.edu.

Local fishing association meets Wednesday Better Fishing Association of Northern Illinois will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the VFW Post 4668 Hall, 24th and Donohue streets, La Salle.

This will be the first meeting for the fall after the group’s summer break.

On the agenda will be the election of officers for the new year. BFA board members will meet at 6 p.m.

Door prizes will be awarded at the end of the meeting. The meeting is open to the public and you don’t need to be a member to attend.

Democrat meeting set The Illinois Valley Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the La Salle VFW, Donohue and 24th streets, La Salle.

Piraino, Quesse will reign over L-P homecoming La Salle-Peru Township High School seniors Anna Quesse of Tonica and Payton Piraino of Peru were named 2019 Homecoming Queen and King during the L-P Variety Show on Monday night in Sellett Gym. The full Homecoming court included seniors Jeremey Zurinski, Hunter Buck, Lupe Covarrubias, Olivia Ernat, Brea Sebastian and Hope Beelman, juniors Drew Lane, Weston Wenzel, David Fiumefreddo, Amanda Burkart, Sydnee Wright and Aubrey Garretson, sophomores Tre’von Hunter and Angela Smudzinski, and freshmen Tommy Hartman and Cameron Erwin. Next up for the public to watch is the homecoming parade on Thursday. The parade follows U.S. 6 east through Peru into La Salle, turns south on Bucklin Street and then goes into downtown La Salle on First Street.

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Looking for leaf collectors SV needs hired help to operate leaf vacuum

By Brett Herrmann

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The leaves are beginning to fall, but Spring Valley may not have the manpower to pick them up this year.

Public works superintendent Jeff Norton informed the city council Monday that his department is short staffed for this year’s leaf collection

program, which typically runs through fall until the first snowfall of the year.

Norton said the job requires two people — one to drive the truck and one to work the machine. It’s also an allday task for five days a week, he said.

“It’s just too much burden on my crew to lose two guys for two months,” Norton said.

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Dom Rivara: No pot seller coming to town at this time But 3% tax is in place

By Tom Collins

NEWSTRIBUNE SENIOR REPORTER

Oglesby’s mayor wants his constituents to know: There is no cannabis retailer coming to the city at this time and, at last check, Green Thumb Industries plans only to grow cannabis.

Mayor Dom Rivara issued those words Monday after the council finalized a municipal cannabis retailers occupation tax. By a 4-0 vote, the city council (commissioner Carrie Lijewski was absent) voted to put a

3% tax on cannabis if the city gets a retailer — if being the key word.

“This is in case we get something, we can tax it,” Rivara explained.

As previously reported, the tax has been widely adopted by Illinois Valley communities ahead of legalization, which takes effect Jan. 1. While some businesses and professions are regulated by license fees (the legal profession, for example), the regulation of other businesses is funded by taxation.

Tom Collins can be reached at (815) 220-6930 or TCollins@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @ NT_Court.

LA SALLE

City seeks public input on marijuana

By Ali Braboy

NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER

La Salle will continue talking about the topic of marijuana in the city.

Monday night at the city council meeting, alderman Tom Ptak made a motion to start the process of talking about ordinances, regulations and public hearings for recreational marijuana.

No date or time has been set for the public hearing, but a public notice will be placed in the newspaper beforehand.

The city’s economic development committee previously discussed the topic.

Alderman John “Doc” Lavieri voted “nay” to moving the topic to the public hearing in the planning commission, which will regard the consideration of potential amendments to the zoning ordinance to address concept of marijuana.

Ali Braboy can be reached at (815) 220-6931 and countyreporter@newstrib.com. Follow her on Twitter @ NT_LaSalle.

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Norton asked the city council if they would like to find temporary help to keep the program going or cut leaf collection entirely.

Mayor Walt Marini said he would like to keep the program going.

“How likely are we to get somebody for two months?”

Alderman Chris Affelt asked.

The council agreed to put the word out to see if they could get someone hired before leaf collection typically begins, which Norton said usually starts in October.

Norton also said the public works department will start its fall hydrant flushing within the next two weeks.

HOMECOMING PARKING PLAN The Hall Booster Organization is planning a tailgating event on the southeast side of the football stadium during Hall High School’s homecoming game on Oct. 11.

Kelli Whightsil, president of HBO, presented the initial plan, which would close John Mitchell Ave. from Devlin Street to Hall’s parking lot entrance between St. Paul and Erie streets.

The council has some reservations about closing that stretch of road during the game because it makes traffic confusing for visiting team fans. The council recommended only closing down John Mitchell Avenue between Devlin and St. Paul streets so St. Paul Street could stay open to traffic for people looking to turn around. They also said the block of John Mitchell Avenue north of St. Paul Street could be used for angled parking, as long as a lane of traffic was kept open.

The tailgate also will occupy space in the Little League diamond parking lot. Whightsil said the plan was to get food vendors and have guests park in that area. It would help raise funds for HBO and Whightsil said it would be a family-friendly event without alcohol. The tailgate would run from 5 p.m. to the end of the game.

BIDS ARE IN The council accepted a bid of $52,794 for concrete work in town in the 300 block of W. St. Paul Street and the 600 block of W. Erie Street. Cruz Concrete of Spring Valley submitted the low bid for the work.

The council also accepted a bid from AAA Tree Service of Granville for tree removal in the 600 and 700 blocks of W. Erie Street as well as tree trimming in the 600 block of W. St. Paul Street. The total for the work is $4,400.

City engineering representative Mike Richetta said the city should start seeing work on John Mitchell Avenue and Elm Street very soon. Richetta said paving will not start on John Mitchell until sidewalk work is complete.

He said the plan is to get the work done before Hall’s homecoming game on Oct. 11, weather permitting.

AROUND THE VALLEY ä Luke Tomsha with the Perfectly Flawed Foundation gave an update to the Spring Valley city council about his organization’s work in the community. Tomsha thanked the city for its support over the years and provided information on the community assistance it is looking to provide people affected by addiction. The council also heard from new North Central Illinois Economic Development Corporation CEO and president Mike Kirchhoff. Kirchhoff said he is coming over from Clinton, Iowa and has 30 years experience in both the public and private sectors of economic development. He replaces Ivan Baker, who headed NCIEDC since its founding about three years prior. ä Mayor Walt Marini provided thanks to those who helped run Spring Valley’s inaugural Ethnic Sausage Festival in Kirby Park.

Despite some poor weather, Marini and council members said it was a good turnout and an event they hope to see grow in the future.

Brett Herrmann can be reached at (815) 220-6933 or bherrmann@shawmedia.com.

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SPRING VALLEY

City OKs cannabis dispensing tax Also, licensing fee waived for users of service dogs

First, the council followed suit of many other municipalities in the area and passed a 3% municipal cannabis retailers’ occupation tax.

City attorney Jim Andreoni

By Brett Herrmann said with the limited number NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER of cannabis dispensary licenses that are expected to be granted Spring Valley City Council up- in Illinois, Spring Valley may not dated a couple of ordinances at ever see a store.

Monday’s meeting.

“But it doesn’t hurt to pass it,”

he said.

Mayor Walt Marini said the city has until Oct. 1 to get the ordinance passed and filed if they want to collect tax immediately in 2020, should a store open in town.

The council also updated the city code, which waives the licensing fee for service dogs in the city of Spring Valley. Spring Valley residents are required to

pay an annual fee of $5 and register the dog with the city. The change would eliminate the fee if the dog is a service animal, however, the registration would still need to take place.

Brett Herrmann can be reached at (815) 220-6933 or bherrmann@shawmedia. com. Follow him on Twitter @ NT_SpringValley.

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La Salle and Peru veterans cooperate on Poppy Days to help veterans

La Salle and Peru American Legions donated $3,300 to the Illinois Veterans Home at La Salle. Chris Rush, senior vice commander at the La Salle VFW; Bailie Bongartz, activities therapist and Andy Ruggerio of the Peru VFW presents a check to veterans home from poppy sales during September.

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way” to financing the project.

INCENTIVES PROMISED IF PROJECT HAPPENS The council approved on Monday night returning 100% of the pillow tax collected from guests’ stays to the Kaskaskia for the first 10 years of operation, followed by 50% given back to the Kaskaskia for years 11-15 and then 25% given back for years 16-20.

The Kaskaskia will also get back 100% of its sales tax revenue for the first 10 years of operation, followed by 50% for years 11-15 and then receiving 25% of the sales tax collected for years 16-20.

La Salle will reimburse the developer 100% of the annual “net” incremental increase in real estate tax generated over the base year (assessed year 2006) by the developer’s project (the “property tax net increment”) for the reimbursement of the developer’s eligible project costs.

“In the long run, it’ll be a benefit for the city,” Mayor Jeff Grove said about the business.

“We’re probably giving more of an incentive to this project than we would normally give to most other projects because of the potential long term benefit to the city with this project being larger than others,” said city attorney Jim McPhedran after the meeting, explaining that if the project works out, the traffic it brings to the city’s businesses will be substantial.

The agreement says the owner can’t start construction or rehabilitation later than Dec. 31, 2020, and the rehabilitation of the project must be completed within three years of commence-

The Kaskaskia’s history

The six-story hotel opened in 1915 and the attached three-story apartments and two-story garage were built in 1917. The hotel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It closed in 2001 after investors fell into financial difficulties. In 2003 developer Blouke Carus (today chairman emeritus of Carus Group, Peru), bought the building with intentions of restoring it. The building languished. The city pressured owners to fix code violations. In 2015 work began in earnest under ownership of Peter Limberger and his wife, Inga Carus, of Ottawa.

SOURCE: NEWSTRIBUNE ARTICLE FROM JANUARY 2017.

ment (unless delayed by things ‘YOU AREN’T EVEN GOING TO like fire or other casualty or ca- START ON THIS THING’ tastrophe).

At least one alderman doesn’t think the project will be comWORRIES ABOUT PARKING pleted. “How many times do we Alderman John ‘Doc’ Lavieri have to listen to you?” asked alsaid he’s behind the project, but derman Jim Bacidore, explaining he has “grave concerns” over the that Watson has promised the parking situation, looking at the council many times they were amount of parking that would be going to start construction. used when the hotel opens.

“Over and over, we listen to The new agreement includes the same stuff,” Bacidore said. the Kaskaskia paying $1 per “(Alderman John ‘Doc’ Lavieri’s) room occupied to the city as a worried about parking. You arcourtesy for potential people en’t even going to start on this using the city’s parking. thing.”

Watson said the hotel plans to Bacidore then said that use its two parking lots (one at Watson promised him earlier Third Street and one on Second this year that the brewpub and Street near Sportsmen’s Tap) brewery in the Maytag building first before using any public at the corner of First and Joliet parking. streets would be completed by He said the one lot near the the end of this year, which hasn’t Sportsmen’s Tap has been uti- happened. lized by others in the city for free “We’re always optimistic. for “a long time.”

We’re always working hard.

The Kaskakia hopes the ma- We’re always setting goals,” said jority of their workers will walk Watson. He said more often from their homes, because the than not, schedules fall behind project is about creating jobs, original timelines and that’s just and looking at a “severely im- the nature of business. poverished” area, talking about He said it’s difficult to predict downtown La Salle that needs the future and there are external jobs “desperately,” he said. factors they don’t control.

The hotel plans to use valet “I think it’s very important parking to help mitigate parking that the city of La Salle supports problems. this project 100%,” said alderKaskaskia has put in about man Tom Ptak — if the project $2 million in renovations at the does happen, it would be a trehotel for renovation at this time, mendous asset to the whole Watson said. community.

“I agree,” said alderman Jerry Reynolds.

“Amen,” said alderman Diz Demes.

DEVELOPER SAYS THEY PLAN TO HIRE 100 PEOPLE After the council approved the ordinance, Watson told the NewsTribune the Kaskaskia wanted approval of the redevelopment agreement but what was more important was community support.

“As we seek outside investors … they’re looking for local support for the project,” Watson said, explaining that the project is looking for investments and loans from outside investors.

They’re looking for an allocation of new market tax credits, which is the key element they’re looking to fill in their capital stack. He said they estimate employing 100 jobs after the hotel opens for an area that is “severely distressed” in reference to downtown La Salle’s high unemployment rate.

He said they’re partnering with Illinois Valley Community College, University of Illinois continuing education and Joliet Junior College to provide English as a second language, GED help and continuing education opportunities for their workers so they have a better chance of starting the job and doing well in it.

He said they plan to provide subsidies for daycare for their workers and provide living wages for employees. They predict construction starts 2020, but it’s hard to predict as they are waiting on funding sources.

Bacidore “passed” on the ordinance vote and remarked “not being a naysayer.”

Ali Braboy can be reached at (815) 220-6931 and countyreporter@newstrib.com. Follow her on Twitter @NT_LaSalle.

Learn more Thursday about mine disaster, effects on Cherry PRINCETON — Jack Rooney who will speak at 7 p.m.

Thursday about the Cherry Mine Disaster and its lasting effects on Cherry during the Bureau County Genealogical Society library at 629 S. Main St. in Princeton.

Rooney grew up in Cherry and has been passionate about the story of the disaster since his childhood days. He was the little boy who could not listen to

enough stories from people who had been there on that fateful day of Nov. 13, 1909, or were in some way connected to the event.

That morning 481 men and boys went into the mine, and 259 of those miners and 12 rescuers never returned. Twenty one individuals were brought out after being trapped for eight days. Rooney’s maternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant

who worked in the Spring Valley mines and then settled in Cherry.

Rooney’s mother was the first infant baptized in Holy Trinity Church.

Although Rooney’s career has been in the Springfield area, he has maintained a strong tie with Cherry and its history. At the centennial recognition of the disaster in 2009 Rooney led 18 tours to share his knowledge of the event. The public is encour-

aged to come hear his program titled “Ravioli Alley Stew.” No reservations are needed, and the program is free and open to the public. ä BCGS is currently seeking more volunteers and officers.

There is an urgent need for an editor for the society newsletter.

For more information about the program or volunteer opportunities, call (815) 879-3133 or stop by 10 a.m.-3 p.m. MTThF.

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IVCC student certified as International Tutor

Is premium economy airfare worth the extra money?

Kali Goodchild, a student tutor in the Writing Center at Illinois Valley Community College, has been certified as a Level I International Tutor.

IVCC’s Writing Center is certified as offering an International Tutor Training Program by the College Reading and Learning Association.

Tutors who complete the entire training program earn Level One certification, which can transfer with them to other ITTPC

institutions.

Goodchild of Ottawa is studying business and says writing is one of Goodchild her passions.

“Tutoring has given me the chance to learn and grow as a person. Writing is not easy, and it’s very

time consuming,” she said.

“It’s incredible that IVCC offers this free resource for students.

Students can benefit from working with the Writing Center tutors and experiencing their guidance in all steps of the writing process.”

Goodchild has completed the several hours of training and study mandated by the CRLA. For details on tutoring, call (815) 224-0637 or visit crla.net.

Heralded folk musician on way to Princeton PRINCETON — Austin-based singer/ songwriter Danny Schmidt opens the Princeton Coffeehouse 2019-20 season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Open Prairie UCC. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Schmidt was named among the Chicago Tribune’s “most significant songwriters in the last 50 years.”

Sing Out Magazine described him as “a force of nature: a blue moon, a hundred-year flood, an avalanche of a singer-songwriter. His songs are a flood of poetry, mythology, folk wisdom, and surprise.”

He debuted with his “Parables & Primes” album in 2005, followed by international Folk Radio Chart-toppers including “Little Grey Sheep.”

The Princeton Coffeehouse is at Open Prairie UCC Church, 25 E. Marion St. in downtown Princeton.

Admission is $15.

By Liz Weston

NERDWALLET FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

As coach travel gets more cramped, airlines have added “premium economy” sections that promise more space and comfort — often at a substantially higher price.

Air carriers have discovered many travelers are willing to pay two or even three times the prevailing economy fare to escape the crowded confines of coach. The extra money is mostly profit for the airlines, which is why so many now offer this class of service.

But what you get can vary dramatically by airline. A little buyer-beware knowledge next time you plan a trip can help you avoid wasting your money on an upgrade that isn’t worth it.

MORE SPACE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY MORE COMFORT Premium economy’s big selling point is more space. The seats are an

WHAT ABOUT THE EXTRAS? The amenities and customer service you get in premium economy are all over the map. Some, including premium economy pioneer Virgin Atlantic, offer priority check-in counters, cushy seats, amenity kits, plenty of good-quality food and expedited baggage handling. Others, such as discount carrier Norwegian Air, skimp on the extras, offering less to its premium economy customers than other airlines provide in coach.

For example: Free snacks and meals are pretty standard on international flights, even in economy. Norwegian, however, offers no free food other than small meals served in boxes to premium economy passengers. The carrier also reduced the weight limit for free checked bags from the industry standard of 23 kilos (50 pounds) to just 20 kilos (44 pounds), and puts a weight limit on carry-ons (10 kilos, or 22 pounds).

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NEW YORK (AP) — vious negotiations have Consumer-related and U.S. stocks moved higher failed to produce a deal. industrial stocks were At 10 a.m. the also among the gainers. in early trading today following confirmation that Conference Board said Home Depot and Lowe’s U.S. and China officials its consumer confidence notched solid gains followwill meet in two weeks index fell to 125.1 in ing a report that showed to negotiate on trade, al- September from a revised home prices rose in July. though a tepid reading on August reading of 134.2. Railroads, including U.S. consumer confidence Stocks pulled back a bit Union Pacific and Norfolk eroded some of the gains. after the report.

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Change: -5.21 (-0.1%) 2,920 8,000 several 10 DAYS 10 DAYS at ending the standoff on dent stance after 3,040 8,400trading. trade were set to resume days of cautious Apple rose 1.4% and Spot prices the week of Oct. 7. Both 2,960 8,100 1%. The GRAINS 10 A.M. sides have pulled back Microsoft rose somewhat recently from a sector is sensitive to trade Corn........................$3.59 -0.02 2,880 7,800 and Soybeans...............$8.49 +0.05 series of escalating tariffs war developments rhetoric as many comand other measures.

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IVCC holds fall ag open house Oct. 8 Illinois Valley Community College will host its Fall Ag Open House for all prospective students and parents Tuesday, Oct. 8 in Rooms CTC124-125.

Sessions are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.

Guests can interact with current IVCC students and faculty, learn about the program and tour campus. Enrollment, financial aid and scholarship information will be provided.

An Ag College Fair for current students is 2-3 p.m. featuring representatives from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Illinois State University,

Southern Illinois University and Western Illinois University.

“It’s an exciting time in our program as we’re continuing to grow and embarking on new learning and storage spaces. This event is a great opportunity for prospective students and their parents to learn about us,” said instructor and program coordinator Willard Mott.

Students are asked to pre-register online

by Oct. 4 at www.ivcc.edu/agopenhouse.

For details, contact Mott at (815) 2240413 or willard_mott@ivcc.edu.

BIG DEAL DAYS We’ve reduced prices across the lot!

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2011 Chevy Silverado . . . . . . .$4,595 2008 Cadillac SRX . . . . . . . . .$3,995 2006 Buick Lucerne. . . . . . . . .$3,595 2006 Ford Mustang . . . . . . . . .$3,995 2006 Hummer H3 . . . . . . . . . .$5,995

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Most premium economy seats recline, and many have footrests.

How much space you actually get depends on the airline. According to airline seat review site SeatGuru, Japan Airlines offers about 10 inches more leg space than you typically find in coach, while most other carriers offer just 5 or 6 inches more.

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What premium economy doesn’t offer: lie-flat beds, which are now the standard for long-haul business and first-class cabins. Then again, fares for those flights are typically thousands of dollars more than you’d pay for premium economy.

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Where have the wild birds gone?

3 billion fewer than 1970

Time to build a bridge over troubled waters

By Seth Borenstein and Christina Larson AP SCIENCE WRITERS

WASHINGTON (AP) — North America’s skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly 3 billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows.

The new study focuses on the drop in sheer numbers of birds, not extinctions. The bird population in the United States and Canada was probably around 10.1 billion nearly half a century ago and has fallen 29% to about 7.2 billion birds, according to a study in the journal Science .

“People need to pay attention to the birds around them because they are slowly disappearing,” said study lead author Kenneth Rosenberg, a Cornell University conservation scientist. “One of the scary things about the results is that it is happening right under our eyes. We might not even notice it until it’s too late.”

Rosenberg and colleagues projected population data using weather radar, 13 different bird surveys going back to 1970 and computer modeling to come up with trends for 529 species of North American birds. That’s not all species, but more than three-quarters of them and most of the missed species are quite rare, Rosenberg said.

Using weather radar data, which captures flocks of migrating birds, is a new method, he said.

“This is a landmark paper. It’s put numbers to everyone’s fears about what’s going on,” said Joel Cracraft, curator-in-charge for ornithology of the American Museum of Natural History, who wasn’t part of the study.

“It’s even more stark than what many of us might have guessed,” Cracraft said.

Every year University of Connecticut’s Margaret Rubega, the state ornithologist, gets calls from people noticing fewer birds.

And this study, which she wasn’t part of, highlights an important problem, she said.

“If you came out of your house one morning and noticed that a third of all the houses in your neighborhood were empty, you’d rightly conclude that something threatening was going on,” Rubega said in an email. “3 billion of our neighbors, the ones who eat the bugs that destroy our food plants and carry diseases like equine encephalitis, are gone. I think we all ought to think that’s threatening.”

Some of the most common and recognizable birds are taking the biggest hits, even though they are not near disappearing yet, Rosenberg said.

The common house sparrow was at the top of the list for losses, as were many other sparrows. The population of eastern meadowlarks has shriveled by more than three-quarters with the western meadowlark nearly as hard hit. Bobwhite quail numbers are down 80%, Rosenberg said.

Grassland birds in general are less than half what they used to be, he said.

Not all bird populations are shrinking.

For example, bluebirds are increasing, mostly because people have worked hard to get their numbers up.

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Enough of this: The Illinois and Michigan Canal and canal towpath cannot realize its full potential as a recreation spot and tourist attraction while it’s barricaded midway between Buffalo Rock State Park and Utica.

It’s been at least six years since that section of canal trail has been officially open to hiking and bicycling about three miles east of Utica. There, a deluge of rain created a ferocious torrent in a drainage ditch and Higby Run, overwhelming culverts and blasting a small canyon in a levee. The levee previously supported the canal trail at that ditch.

Usually, a mere trickle of water crosses the canal’s path, but it became clear — all the way back in 2015 — that cul-

verts just don’t work in that spot when heavy rains cause flash flooding.

The canal does not need to hold water in that location.

The village of Utica has taken the proactive step to maintain a section of the canal and trail.

The village and state agreed in recent months to allow the village to keep its stretch tidy, and even to add water in a section of the canal between the Pecumsaugan Creek east of La Salle and Clark’s Run less than a mile east of Utica. If too much water enters the canal in Utica’s stretch, there’s a spillway from the canal into Clark’s Run, the mayor tells us.

The city of Ottawa is working to put water into the canal, but only in a half-mile-long section.

The trail washout at Higby Run is not near either of those stretches.

Unlike the 112-year-old Hennepin Canal, which has a system of waterfalls at concreted upper lock gates and which receives steady water

flow from the Rock River, the more-than 170-year-old Illinois and Michigan Canal has become, essentially, a linear grouping of ponds and narrow wetlands.

So there’s no reason to set up a system to let the water from Higby Run pass beneath the canal.

No aqueduct is needed in that spot.

It’s time to bring in more riprap rock to channel the sometimes-raging Higby Run and then build a bridge. The bridge merely needs to be big enough for bicycles and an occasional maintenance crew pickup to cross. Or the maintenance crew can go around; they already have to.

The Canal Corridor Association, flagship of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, this year invested in a bike-share program. Anyone can check out a bicycle at La Salle (for $2.50 an hour) and ride it back to La Salle or the next drop-off spot.

Or at least that’s the plan.

It seems wrong to have the canal well-maintained and promoted on the west at La Salle and at cities and villages to the east while barricades clearly send a closed-for-business message to cyclists.

The closing west of Buffalo Rock serves as a distinct, but easy-to-correct, missing link in the coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail and the 535mile northern Illinois Grand Illinois Trail loop. Both of those trail systems route cyclists over the I&M and Hennepin Canal trails. How many cyclists skip stopping at Ottawa, Utica or La Salle and local businesses, lodging and eateries when they find out about the closure?

There’s no better solution than building a bridge over Higby Run, and it’s likely the least expensive, permanent fix.

Or even set up an appropriate ford to cross the stream.

This is a public site and public concern that should not still be closed after six years.

Week of loss for journalism’s standard-bearers One was a pioneering female journalist with a deep understanding of the totems and taboos of Washington.

Another was a pioneering television broadcaster with a sharp eye for history. The third was a pioneering business reDavid porter with an obsession Shribman with detail.

NEWSPAPER All were ENTERPRISE enriched by AFFILIATE a figure they lived with: parents and a spouse in one case, a college roommate in another, a brother in yet a third.

Cokie Roberts. Sander Vanocur. Paul Ingrassia. The three died within hours of each other, an unusual moment of mortality that reminds us not only of how fragile and ephemeral life is, but also of the passing of an era of probity and civility in public affairs that seems almost antiquarian in our amped-up world.

These three — plus Lee Salem, the president of Universal Press Syndicate, who nurtured this column and scores of cartoon strips such as “Cathy” and “Doonesbury” — earned the legacy that all journalists crave: figures of integrity and intelligence who changed the way we look at the world even as they changed the way their craft was conducted. We in our business are all their legatees, and you

as consumers of news are their beneficiaries.

Cokie Roberts was the daughter of two House members, one a Capitol Hill baron en route to the speakership when he perished in an Alaska air crash, the other a quiet but imposing lawmaker who also was a diplomat. The president of the United States attended her wedding. She grew up in, and as an adult moved back into, a courtly house at the bend of Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda, Maryland, where the four lanes of a rush-to-work suburb suddenly but not inexplicably turned into two lanes redolent of a country road; the street engineers of the time knew better than to extend the bustle of Bethesda to the front lawn of the home of Rep. Hale Boggs, the House majority leader and member of the Warren Commission.

She married Steven V. Roberts, a force of nature at The New York Times and for many years a Cokie colleague on the marble floors and, often, in the cloistered back rooms and hideaway offices of Capitol Hill. She and the formidable Linda Wertheimer, her NPR colleague on the Hill, knew more of the inside workings of Congress than most backbenchers and half the leadership. She and Steve drove me home from work in the Capitol press galleries every night. It was a graduate education in American politics, and they paid for the tuition, which was the gasoline.

But Cokie’s impact was only part in her work, which was not

simply professional but peerless.

It was also in the role she grew into with remarkable grace, as the grande dame of Washington journalists. She, along with fellow New York Times wife Judith Weinraub, recoiled and rebelled in their identity as Wives of the New York Times and blazed a trail of independence and accomplishment that was an inspiration to a generation of female journalists.

In a different but equally potent way, Sander Vanocur was a figure of elegance and refinement in the raucous environs of the press room. Working for the Manchester Guardian and The New York Times before assuming his principal role as inquisitor and intellectual at NBC News, he was the final surviving participant of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debates.

He was a towering figure, but not looming so large that my 8-year-old daughter, at lunch with him in his Santa Barbara retirement, couldn’t share an inadvertent off-color comment and prompt an embarrassing laugh around the table.

At work, Sandy was a figure to reckon with; he broadcast all night and into the morning the day Robert F. Kennedy was shot. In retirement, he was a gentle critic and genuine booster of those he chose to follow — and when Sandy followed you, he read every word. He was possessed of humankind’s greatest attribute, the gift of friendship, and perhaps his oldest friendship was with his Northwestern roommate, Newton N. Minow, who gained fame of his own when, as chair

of the Federal Communications Commission, he described television as a “vast wasteland.” (It was no surprise that the shipwrecked boat on television’s moronic “Gilligan’s Island,” which ran from 1964 to 1967, was named the S.S. Minnow.)

The final figure to leave the press room in this sad passage was Paul Ingrassia, a former Reuters managing editor who shared a Pulitzer for his Wall Street Journal investigation of the management of General Motors. The day after he died, columnist E.J. Dionne described Paul as a “reporter’s reporter,” a description that would have pleased Paul no end.

In a way, Paul’s heart wasn’t in the right place. It migrated after his right lung was removed 22 years ago. But in the most important way, it was in just the right place, sometimes on his sleeve, always at the center of his work.

Paul’s brother Larry, who held top positions at The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times, provides the best testimony to his skill. “Paul could be a very demanding boss, an editor who held reporters and subjects — and himself — to the highest standards,” Larry said in a sad email exchange the day after his brother died. (Paul once told Paul Gigot that if he couldn’t cease making errors he should find another line of work. Gigot won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2000 and a year later became the editorial page editor of the Journal, a position he still holds.)

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Kids take passion for the planet back to school

By Katherine Roth

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Kids are back in school and that means more than classes and homework. It means clubs and student organizations focused on sustainability — everything from composting and recycling to reducing food waste and promoting cleaner oceans and waterways.

“Young people tend to be incredibly active in sustainability issues, much more so than many adults,” says April Peebler, executive director of Heirs to our Oceans (H2OO), a Berkeley, California-based organization that tries to help 12- to 17-year-olds from around the world learn about and advocate for the environment.

“There’s a lot of passion there, and a strong desire to deal with the problems facing the environment that they are going to be inheriting,” Hannah Ono, 15, of Boston, has already been advocating for the environment for years. In fourth grade, she and some friends started a petition asking Dunkin Donuts to stop using Styrofoam cups.

The Change.org petition drew 300,000 supporters, and helped persuade the company to ditch Styrofoam cups by 2020, she says.

“My next petition is for the City of Boston to ban Styrofoam containers.

I just put it up a couple months ago on Change. org, and it has about 300 signatures so far,” says Ono, a rising sophomore at Phillips Academy Andover.

She’s also one of a group of students who got a $1,000 grant from her school to raise awareness this year about sustainable fashion. “We want people to know more about where their clothes are coming from. Fast fashion can be really harmful for the environment,” she says.

“We’re going to be the ones living with the consequences of climate change, so it’s important for us to take these steps,” Ono says of her generation.

Perhaps the most famous teen dedicated to the environment is Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist who inspired coordinated climate-change strikes around the world last year. She arrived in New York on Wednesday and will speak at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, then join world leaders who will present plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Thunberg is taking a year off school to pursue her activism.

Joelle Alley heads a California non-profit, EarthTeam , that offers a paid internship program for kids interested in sustainability. She says the group starts each school year by presenting their program to around 10 under-resourced high schools in the Richmond, California, area.

“We recruit teams of 14 interns from each school, and the interns work with coaches to identify environmental problems on their campus and in their community. Then the kids come up with action campaigns to help solve the problems,” Alley says.

The kids “have a unique perspective on their families and communities, and often spot issues that outsiders would miss. They walk everywhere, they hang out in parks, and they see a lot of things. We provide the structure and tools and resources, but they are the ones identifying the issues and coming up with campaigns,” she says.

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Start by setting a good example ‘How to Raise a Reader’ gathers dos, don’ts and book lists

By Rasha Madkour

utive function — those life skills that make us happier and well adjusted: controlling impulses, “How to Raise a Reader” paying attention, setting goals (Workman Publishing), by and figuring out how to achieve Pamela Paul and Maria Russo them.”

Whether your child is yet-toPaul adds: “Through the novbe-born, a teenager or someels they’ve read, they will know where in between, “How to more about the stories they want Raise a Reader” has some tips to be a part of, what kind of and a whole lot of book recomcharacter they might be.” mendations for you.

The book is divided by age Authors Pamela Paul and range, and each section has Maria Russo are parents themadvice on what to look for in selves, as well as editors of The books for that stage, what to New York Times Book Review, be wary of and a list of recomand they draw on their experimendations. There is also an ence in both realms in writing extensive recommended list in this book. They argue: “School the final section of the book, is where children learn that they organized by theme (from have to read. Home is where “Books That Make Us Laugh” kids learn to read because they to “Tearjerkers,” and “Great want to. It’s where they learn to Friendship Stories” to “Science love to read.” and Nature”).

In order to do that, however, “How to Raise a Reader” is a parents need to follow some surprisingly easy and quick read. guidelines. Don’t fret about The authors don’t delve into the when your child learns to read research behind their advice but by himself or herself. (“There is they do share the summaries. no ‘correct’ age for independent Their take on why bribing kids reading and no special formula to read can backfire: “It’s an acfor getting every child to read by, knowledged psychological truth say, age 5½.”) Hold your tongue that ‘intrinsic motivation’ — havwhen it comes to your child’s ing the desire to do something, reading choices. (“There may be such as reading, on your own some specific aspect of that book — suffers when the activity is asthat is speaking to your child. Or sociated with ‘external controls’ maybe he just feels like reading such as reward, punishments, something less obviously chaland requirements.” Their explalenging at the moment.”) nation why you should always Above all, practice what you reach for the physical book preach. (“If you want to raise instead of an e-book: “Studies a reader, be a reader.”) The auhave shown that children, even thors encourage parents to get more than adults, absorb and back to reading themselves if retain stories better when they they’ve let that activity slide, and read them in print.” to foster a culture of reading in Although the authors discuss the home. the importance of diversity The reasons to do this are several times throughout the myriad. “Children who read are, book, some of the illustrations yes, likely to excel academically, interspersed in “How to Raise but there’s much more to the a Reader” have the antiquated, picture,” the authors write. “The monolithic quality that the aulatest research shows that chilthors decry. dren who read at home are also All the two-parent families debetter at self-regulation and exec- picted consist of a white mother, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

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“How to Raise a Reader” is an easy and quick read. The authors don’t delve into the research behind their advice but they do share summaries. white father and white child/ children. It’s a disappointing oversight in an otherwise excellent book.

Quibble aside, the book rec-

ommendations alone make “How to Raise a Reader” a worthy buy, and the age-specific tips and troubleshooting are the icing on top.

From Luckenbach to Rocky Top Country music really is an American roadmap

By Kristin M. Hall

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music is a uniquely American art form, with its roots in the fiddle from European immigrants and the African banjo all the way through its explosion as a commercial art form that has reflected the social, economic and cultural changes within our country.

Ken Burns took on the gargantuan task of telling the story of country music in his new PBS documentary series “Country Music,” which airs in eight parts over 16 hours.

Just as Burns and his filmmaking partners, Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey, sifted through hundreds of hours of footage and audio, there’s a wealth of accompanying material for aficionados who want to dig deeper into the music and the history.

The official soundtrack from Legacy Recordings comes in a five-CD box set, as well as other versions including vinyl and digital. There’s also a companion book called “Country Music: An Illustrated History,” by Duncan and Burns. Spotify has an enhanced playlist of music from the film, interview outtakes and more.

The storytelling of country music connects a wide swath of Americans from East Coast to the West Coast, from North to the South. For many country writers, their lyrics were inspired by real places and real people, adding authenticity to the melody. A scan of popular country song titles, from “Luckenbach, Texas,” ‘‘Okie from Muskogee,“ ‘‘New San Antonio Rose,” and “Folsom Prison Blues,” illustrates a country music roadmap of America.

If Burns’ documentary inspires music fans to hit the road, here are a few spots that you can visit that have been etched into country music lore and history: LUCKENBACH, TEXAS: There are few towns more seeped in country music history than this unincorporated out-

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A kayaker floats down the Chattahoochee River as traffic spans Interstate 285 in Atlanta. The toe-tapping river song that rhymes Chattahoochee with “hoochie coochie” was one of the biggest hits of Alan Jackson’s career, earning him two Country Music Association Awards and two Grammy nominations. post in Texas hill country. Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings sang about yearning to go back to this place, a metaphor for small towns and simple times where “everybody’s somebody.”

But it wasn’t always that way.

The town was abandoned in the ‘60s and put up for sale. Hondo Crouch, an eccentric rancher, and his friends bought the town and reopened the dancehall.

Outlaw country singer Jerry Jeff Walker recorded his progressive country live album “Viva Terlingua,” in the town’s dancehall, but it was the crossover hit by Jennings in 1977 that not only put the outlaws on the map, but also this sleepy town. The dancehall is still a place to enjoy country music and cold beers and pick up some souvenirs.

TALLAHATCHIE BRIDGE, MISSISSIPPI: One of country music’s biggest musical mysteries is what happened to Bobbie Gentry.

Gentry’s No. 1 hit “Ode to Billie Joe” in 1967 turned her into

a star with her swampy, Delta voice and her conversational lyrics about a boy who jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.

Nobody knows why Billie Joe jumped on that third of June and Gentry herself became a disappearing act in the 1980s.

But you can ponder those mysteries as you walk across the bridge in Money, Mississippi, about 10 miles from where she lived in Greenwood as a child.

Writer Tara Murtha, who wrote a book about Gentry’s debut album “Ode to Billie Joe,” said Gentry confirmed the bridge in Money was the one that inspired her song, although the original bridge collapsed in the 1970s and has since been replaced. If you visit Greenwood, look for a marker from the Mississippi Country Music Trail honoring Gentry as well.

ROCKY TOP, TENNESSEE: Written by master songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, this bluegrass standard was originally recorded by the Osborne

Brothers. It has since become an official Tennessee state song and the rousing fight song for the University of Tennessee football team, often played to excess.

The real Rocky Top is not at the football stadium, but instead it’s a rocky outcropping on the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s not easy to get there, a steep, strenuous nearly 14-mile round trip hike. But if you make it, you’ll be treated to some of the most stunning 360-degree view of the mountains.

PARADISE, KENTUCKY: This now-defunct Western Kentucky town along the Green River was immortalized by John Prine in “Paradise” as an example of the impact on strip mining in Appalachia, a town literally ripped off the map. Tom T. Hall and John Denver both recorded versions of the song and Prine’s lament became a protest song for environmentalists. In the song, Peabody Coal was responsible See COUNTRY Page A8

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Sophia Loren gets standing ovation in Milan MILAN (AP) — Sophia Loren and Valentino received a standing ovation from a packed house of fashion and Hollywood A-listers during the third edition of the Green Carpet Awards honoring progress toward sustainability.

Loren, stunning in a black gown and glistening diamond necklace, presented Valentino with an award for legacy achievement at Milan’s famed La Scala Opera house. Loren said the 87-year-old designer was “a friend, a master, a legend, a man who revolutionized the world of fashion through his elegance, passion and style.”

The award capped an evening to mark progress in creating more ecological and social consciousness in the fashion industry — recognized as the second-most polluting after oil.

Honorees included women in India trained to transform discarded saris into contemporary, hand-embroidered attire through the “I was a Sari” initiative and divers from the group Healthy Seas who recover lost fishing nets from the sea floor, some of which are upcycled into nylon for fashion houses like Prada.

Stella McCartney received the groundbreaker award for founding her brand 25 years ago on sustainable principles, when it was still considered a fringe notion.

Wearing a black minidress made entirely of sustainable viscose that took three years to develop, McCartney told the fashion attendees that she was willing to share her knowledge with them to help accelerate the sustainability transition.

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of the largest student-led movements fighting food waste and hunger, students at college campuses in 44 states and the District of Columbia connect with college dining halls, local shelters and food pantries to make sure excess food is delivered to those in need, instead of going into the trash.

“We coach and mentor students to help them build local food recovery programs,” says the organization’s executive director, Regina Anderson. “There’s an incredible amount of food waste on university campuses and this is a very practical way to help our environment.”

Through the network, students have recovered 3.9 million pounds of food so far, Anderson says.

“At any given time, we work with 5,000 college students,” as well as some high school-age volunteers, she says.

Educators say students who care about sustainability can have a huge impact, particularly as they enter the workforce.

“We’re seeing this manifest in two ways,” says Jonathan Deutsch, professor of Food and Hospitality Management in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, where the Food Recovery Network has been active for years.

“Students are very mindful of their own impact, opting for reusable water bottles and coffee mugs.

But it’s taken to a much wider-reaching level in the case of students in professional programs. Someone studying to be a food service manager in a hospital, for example, who is launching their career with a sustainablility-oriented mindset, really moves the needle,” he says.

After downsizing, reader worries friends will bail when the tab isn’t paid Dear Harriette: I used to be the one in my friend group who paid for everything. I earned a lot more money, so whenever our group would go out, SENSE & I would SENSITIVITY pick up the Harriette Cole tab. I had no UNIVERSAL probUCLICK lem doing that.

But times have changed. I got downsized at my job, and I don’t have enough disposable income to foot the bill anymore.

I created the expectation in the group that I

take care of everything.

I am embarrassed to say anything to them about it. Plus, I worry that I will lose my friends if I can’t pay for them anymore. I know that sounds weird, but I never thought about it before. What if that’s the only reason some of them have stayed my friend? I realize I’m losing confidence because of my situation. I don’t know what to do.

— Losing it All Dear Losing It All: Step back. Take a deep breath.

Collect yourself. Your life has changed, and you need to come to terms with that. You have to own your truth before you let your friends know.

There is no shame in not being able to be the bank for your friends. It was generous of you in the past, but those days are over. In terms of your

concern about whether you will lose friends because your pockets aren’t as deep, watch how that unfolds. If you see that some “friends” check out after you aren’t rolling in the dough, good riddance to them. Don’t take it personally. That means you needed to weed them out anyway.

You will need to tell your friends that you can no longer pay for your get-togethers. You may be surprised to learn that some friends prefer that.

Being equal to one another can be empowering to people. You do not need to feel guilty in any way for not being able to pay for the whole party.

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for the town’s destruction and Peabody tried for decades to rebut the song. In truth, the town was purchased by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1960s, its buildings demolished and a coal-fired plant was built. Decades later, TVA now plans to shut down the Paradise plant to try to shift to more efficient energy production, despite objections from President Donald Trump.

Today, there’s not much to see in Paradise but the plant’s three cooling towers, mounds of coal and a declining coal industry.

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER, GEORGIA: The toe-tapping river song “Chattahoochee” that rhymes Chattahoochee with “hoochie-coochie” was one of the biggest hits of Alan Jackson’s career, earning him two Country Music Association Awards and two Grammy nominations. The iconic music video features Jackson water skiing in ripped up blue jeans and his white cowboy hat.

The real Chattahoochee River is not far from where Jackson grew up in Newnan, Georgia, and forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia line. Jackson, who grew up water-skiing, came up with the idea for the music video and his jeans and the

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Rocky Top in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is shown here on the Appalachian Trail in Rocky Top, Tenn. It’s better known, however, as the subject of the University of Tennessee song, “Rocky Top.” water skis were later donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. However, because it was too cold at the time to shoot on the Chattahoochee when they made the video, most of the music video was actually shot on Lake Butler in Florida. But the summer is the perfect time to visit this river, which is popular for recreation, including boating, fishing, rafting and of course water-skiing.

“WABASH CANNONBALL:” “Listen to the jingle, and the rumble and the roar” go the lyrics to this early American train ballad that is the oldest song listed among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 songs that shaped rock ‘n’ roll. This became Roy Acuff’s signature song, but it dates back much earlier than him. The original song

was called “The Great Rock Island Route,” and credited to J. A. Roff in 1882 sheet music. Later the name of the song was changed to “The Wabash Cannonball,” a reference to a major rail system that went from Detroit to St. Louis called the Wabash Railroad. It was also recorded by the original country music family, the Carter Family. The Wabash Railroad is no longer chugging along, but portions of its tracks have been turned into nature trails in the Midwest.

In Ohio, the Wabash Cannonball Trail is a 65mile scenic trail system in northern Ohio that is open for hikers, bicyclists and horse riders. In Iowa, the Wabash Trace Nature Trail is a 63-mile trail in southwest Iowa to the Missouri border where you can see remnants of ghost towns that once relied on the railroad.

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IN BRIEF Illinois Valley Warriors holding High School Basketball Skills Camp The Illinois Valley Warriors are holding a camp to help high school girls, freshman to senior, improve their basketball skills at 5-7 p.m. Sundays Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13 and 20 at John F. Kennedy School in Spring Valley.

All interested participants need to send player’s first and last name, address, phone number, birthday, school name and grade, shirt size, parent’s name and parent’s phone number to cinotte1@ comcast.net.

The cost of the camp, which includes a T-shirt is $60.

Payment is due on the first day of the camp or can be mailed to coach Pat Cinotte at 207 E. First St. Apt. A, Spring Valley, IL 61362.

For additional information, call Cinotte at (815) 228-6164.

Kentucky received allegations notice LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that alleges significant violations within its storied men’s basketball program, including a responsibility charge leveled against Hall of Fame coach Bill Self.

The notice includes three Level 1 violations tied primarily to recruiting and cites a lack of institutional control. It also includes notice of a secondary violation in football tied to then-coach David Beaty that involved the use of an extra coach during practice.

While the document does not go into detail about what the basketball program is accused of doing, Kansas was among the most prominent programs swept up in an NCAA probe into a pay-for-play scheme that began with an FBI investigation into apparel company Adidas.

A former Adidas employee testified that he made payments to the family of one Kansas recruit and the guardian of a current player. Text messages presented in court revealed a close relationship between Self and the Adidas employee.

The school said in a statement that it “strongly disagrees with the assertion that it ‘lacks institutional control.’ In fact, the university believes the record will demonstrate just the opposite.”

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Will your favorite team make Week 10?

Midway through the high school football season, the playoff picture is starting to become clear for area teams.

Let’s take a look at where area teams are sitting entering Week 5.

PRETTY MUCH IN Hall, Princeton and Fieldcrest GOAL LINE — the three teams I STAND thought had a really good Kevin Chlum chance to NEWSTRIBUNE make the SPORTS EDITOR playoffs before the season — have put themselves in great position to reach the postseason again.

The Red Devils and Tigers, who both qualified for the playoffs last fall, are sitting strong at 3-1.

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Fieldcrest’s Tyler Baker (No. 6) celebrates with his teammates after the Class 2A No. 8-ranked Knights defeated No. 1 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 14-6 on Friday in Minonk to snap the Falcons’ 31-game winning streak.

Hall and Princeton are each capable of wining the remainder of their games so reaching six wins for an automatic berth should be no problem.

They play each other in what I’d describe as a toss up game Oct. 4 in Princeton, so one of them will have minimum two losses, but other than that they

have pretty favorable schedules.

The Red Devils play St. Bede (0-4), Sherrard (1-3) and Kewanee (2-2) at home and travel to Fulton (2-2), while the Tigers play host to MonmouthRoseville (0-4) while visiting Sherrard (1-3), Kewanee (2-2) and Erie-Prophetstown (2-2).

Fieldcrest (4-0) should no doubt reach the six wins needed to guarantee a playoff spot with Illini West (1-3), Deer CreekMackinaw (1-3), El Paso-Gridley (1-3) and Ridgeview (2-2) still on the table.

The Knights could very well run the table with the only real challenging game remaining being Eureka (3-1) in Minonk on Oct. 18.

In Steve Soucie’s bracket projections, which can be found on www.fridaynightdrive.com, he has Princeton as a No. 2 seed in Class 3A playing host to North Boone in the first round, while he has Hall as a No. 10 seed traveling to Peotone for the playoff opener.

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NFL: BEARS 31, REDSKINS 15

Offense, defense both on the prowl

Newton still ruled out, Allen to start for Panthers CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Allen will make his second straight start Sunday when the Panthers visit the Houston Texans.

Carolina coach Ron Rivera wasted no time ruling out quarterback Cam Newton for a second straight game due to a lingering mid-foot sprain.

Rivera said there is “no timetable” for Newton’s return and that the 2015 league MVP will continue to receive treatment.

Newton originally hurt his foot in Carolina’s third preseason game and then aggravated the injury in a Week 2 loss to the Buccaneers. He has not practiced since.

Rivera gave no indication Newton would need surgery, instead saying that what the QB needs the most right now is rest.

AP PHOTO/JULIO CORTEZ

Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (right) hits Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum (No. 8) to cause a fumble during the first half of Monday’s game in Landover, Md. The Bears went on to win 31-15.

By Stephen Whyno AP SPORTS WRITER

LANDOVER, Md. — After the Chicago Bears’ offense was slow to get going this season, Mitchell Trubisky was excited to speed things up.

Trubisky and the Bears used a no-huddle, hurry-up tempo to snap out of their offensive funk and score 28 first-half points on the way to beating the Washington Redskins 31-15 Monday night. After no passing touchdowns the first two games

of the year, Trubisky connected with Taylor Gabriel on three of them in the second quarter alone.

The 2017 second overall pick looked at ease with a fast-paced approach and picked apart Washington’s porous defense on 25 of 31 passing for 231 yards.

It was the offensive explosion Trubisky predicted would happen this week.

“It just felt like the tempo helped us out a little bit,” Trubisky said. “If everyone just See BEARS Page B3

AREA ROUNDUP

Roach shoots medalist score, Putnam County wins triangular

BY NEWSTRIBUNE STAFF

Ian Roach shot a medalist 37 to help the Putnam County boys golf team win a non-conference triangular Monday at Lake Calhoun Golf Course in La Fayette.

The Panthers scored a 164 to pace Henry-Senachwine’s 199 and Stark County’s 212.

Ben Cyr cared a 39 for PC (92), while Luke Olson added a 42 and Chris Uzella chipped in a 46.

Ty Wilkinson was Henry’s top golfer with a 49.

At Mendota Mendota defended its Mendota Golf Course Monday as it won a non-conference triangular.

The Trojans scored a 167 to defeat Seneca (186) and Hall (197).

MHS’s Taylor Joyce earned

VOLLEYBALL

non-conference foe in two sets Monday at Manlius.

Princeton def. Dixon BV (12-6) was led by Lauren Wirth’s 12 assists — who also had 19-25, 31-29, 25-16 nine points to tie Carly Konneck Down a set, the Tigresses bat- — and Molly Bohm recorded five tled for a win in the second set kills. and rolled to a third set win for a non-conference match victory Fieldcrest def. RoanokeMonday in Princeton.

Katie Bates led the way Benson 25-21, 25-22 BOYS SOCCER Zada Baker tallied 11 assists with a team-high 26 assists, McKenzie Hecht recorded nine and Maci Fandel had 10 helpers DePue-Hall 6, kills and blocked Dixon twice in a Knights’ non-conference vicOrion-Sherrard 2 to tie teammate Maya Gartin tory Monday in Roanoke.

Ashlyn May recorded 12 digs Jackson Heiden scored four goals with two stuffs, Abby Peterson and Mauricio Ruiz added two to reached for 13 digs, McKenzie and Alyx Carls added nine defengive the Little Giants a non-confer- Coleman served four aces and sive stops, while Gracie Schultz had a team-high 10 points for had six kills and three blocks for ence win Monday at DePue. FHS (12-4).

PHS (8-5).

Ruiz had two assists to match Bryan Fuentes’ two helpers. Endika Bureau Valley def.

Serena def. Putnam Banuelos had an assist also.

County 25-22, 25-23 Goalkeeper Andres Moreno re- Amboy 25-10, 25-17 The Lady Panthers couldn’t The Storm defeated their corded 13 saves. medalist honors with a 39, while Ethan Hannaman had a 41, Colton Scheppers recorded a 43 and Logan Brandner tallied a 44 for the Trojans (12-1).

Hall was led by a 47 from Nick Arrate. Rivers Jordan and Grant Plym both shot 49s for the Red Devils.

squeak out a non-conference victory Monday in Serena.

Caitlyn Cioni led the PC offense with 12 kills, while Morgan Hundley recorded 16 assists, nine digs and two kills.

Avery Lamis had team highs of 11 digs and two blocks for PC (6-6-1).

GIRLS TENNIS

Sterling 3, Princeton 2 PHS won two doubles matches but it wasn’t enough to defeat Sterling Tuesday in Princeton.

The wins came from the No. 1 doubles team of Maddie Devert and Emma Zelenik (3-6, 6-0, 10-4) and the No. 2 doubles team of Abby Jensen and Anya Kauffman (6-3, 7-5).

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Scoreboard New York Philadelphia Miami

Earlville at DePue-Hall, 4:30 p.m.

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

Pirates Pirates Pirates Cardinals Cardinals 6:05 p.m.

6:05 p.m. 6:05 p.m.

7:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m.

NBCSC/ NBCSC WGN WGN FOX MLBN Indians Tigers Tigers Indians Indians 7:10 p.m.

(DH) 6:10 p.m.

7:10 p.m. 7:10 p.m.

WGN/ 3:40 p.m.

WGN NBCSC NBCSC+ ESPN NBCSC D-backs D-backs 8:40 p.m. 2:40 p.m.

FSM YouTube Next: Sun. Vikings 3:25 p.m.

CBS

OFF

Cubs Cubs 7:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m.

FOX FSM

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OFF

OFF

OFF

Cubs games can be heard on WSCR-AM 670, White Sox games can be heard on WGN-AM 720, Cardinals games can be heard on WLPO-AM 1220 or WLPO-FM 103.9 and Bears games can be heard on WBBM-AM 780.

TODAY BOYS GOLF La Salle-Peru at Sandwich, 4 p.m.

Hall, Orion at Princeton, 4 p.m.

Putnam County, Henry at Wethersfield, 4 p.m.

Rock Falls at Mendota, 4 p.m.

Bureau Valley at Morrison, 4 p.m.

Henry at Wethersfield, 4 p.m.

Earlville at Hinckley-Big Rock, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER Kaneland at La Salle-Peru, 6 p.m.

Stillman Valley at Mendota, 6 p.m.

Indian Creek at Earlville, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER Mendota at La Salle-Peru, 6 p.m.

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY Hall, Fieldcrest at Putnam County, 4 p.m.

GIRLS GOLF

Sterling, Ottawa at La Salle-Peru, 4:30 p.m.

St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Princeton, Amboy-LaMoille at Mendota, 4 p.m.

Bureau Valley at Kewanee, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

GIRLS GOLF Princeton at La Salle-Peru, 4 p.m.

Erie-Prophetstown at St. Bede, 4 p.m.

Mendota at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Fieldcrest at El Paso, 4 p.m.

Woodland, Roanoke-Benson at Fieldcrest, 4 p.m.

Morris at La Salle-Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Pontiac at St. Bede, 4:30 p.m.

Dixon at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Rockford Lutheran at Mendota, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL St. Bede at Erie-Prophetstown, 6 p.m.

Hall at Kewanee, 6 p.m.

Mendota at Rockford Christian, 6 p.m.

Princeton at Bureau Valley, 6 p.m.

Earlville at LaMoille-Ohio, 6:30 p.m.

DePue at Quad City Christian, 6 p.m.

Fieldcrest at Fisher, 7 p.m.

Peoria Heights at Henry, 6 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Carl Sandburg at IVCC, 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Earlville at Marquette, 6:30 p.m.

La Salle-Peru, Streator at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Amboy-LaMoille at Aquin, 7 p.m.

MEN’S GOLF

IVCC at Region IV Preview

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Monday’s AL Results

DuPage at IVCC, 4:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay 7, Boston 4 Toronto 11, Baltimore 10, 15 innings

SATURDAY

Monday’s NL Results

BOYS GOLF

Washington 7, Philadelphia 2

La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Princeton, Bureau Valley, HinckleyBig Rock, Kewanee, Morris, Newark, Ottawa, Rock Falls, Stillman Valley at Mendota Ryder Cup, 8:30 a.m.

Miami 8, N.Y. Mets 4 St. Louis 9, Arizona 7 Today’s AL Games Minnesota at Detroit, 5:40 p.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER

Earlville at Princeton, 10 a.m.

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Boston at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

FOOTBALL

GIRLS TENNIS

Philadelphia at Washington, 6:05 p.m., 2nd game Miami at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Princeton, Mendota at La Salle-Peru Invitational, 8:30 a.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 8:45 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Amboy-LaMoille at Somonauk, 4 p.m.

No scheduled events.

Plano at Earlville, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS GOLF

Olympia at Fieldcrest, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

Mendota at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Hall at St. Bede, 7 p.m.

Marquette at Putnam County, 7 p.m.

Winnebago at Mendota, 6 p.m.

Princeton at Coal City, 6 p.m.

Leland at LaMoille-Ohio, 6:30 p.m.

Henry at DePue, 6 p.m.

Tri-Valley at Fieldcrest, 7 p.m.

Earlville at Serena, 6:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Kankakee at IVCC, 6 p.m.

Baltimore (Ynoa 1-9) at Toronto (Waguespack 4-5), 6:07 p.m.

MLB

N.Y. Yankees (TBD) at Tampa Bay (Morton 15-6), 6:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE W L x-New York 102 55 Tampa Bay 93 64 Boston 81 75 Toronto 64 93 Baltimore 51 106 Central Division Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Detroit

W L 96 60 92 64 68 87 57 100 46 109

West Division W L x-Houston 102 54 Oakland 94 62 Texas 75 81 Los Angeles 70 86 Seattle 66 90 x-clinched division

Pct GB .650 — .592 9 .519 20½ .408 38 .325 51 Pct GB .615 — .590 4 .439 27½ .363 39½ .297 49½ Pct .654 .603 .481 .449 .423

GB — 8 27 32 36

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

BOYS SOCCER

x-Atlanta Washington

Atlanta at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 13-7) at Detroit (Norris 3-13), 5:40 p.m.

BASEBALL East Division

Today’s Interleague Game

W L Pct 96 61 .611 86 69 .555

GB — 9

Boston (Porcello 13-12) at Texas (Allard 4-1), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Bieber 15-7) at Chicago White Sox (Detwiler 2-5), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Anderson 12-9) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 4-6), 9:07 p.m.

Houston (Greinke 17-5) at Seattle (Kikuchi 6-10), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s NL Games St. Louis (Wacha 6-7) at Arizona (Kelly 12-14), 2:40 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lyles 11-8) at Cincinnati (Mahle 2-11), 5:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lester 13-10) at Pittsburgh (Agrazal 4-5), 6:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Smyly 4-7) at Washington (Sánchez 10-8), 6:05 p.m.

Miami (Dugger 0-3) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 10-8), 6:10 p.m.

Montreal Alouettes—Suspended QB Vernon Adams Jr. for one game, effective immediately.

Kansas City 33, Baltimore 28 Buffalo 21, Cincinnati 17 Carolina 38, Arizona 20 San Francisco 24, Pittsburgh 20 N.Y. Giants 32, Tampa Bay 31 New Orleans 33, Seattle 27 Houston 27, L.A. Chargers 20 L.A. Rams 20, Cleveland 13 Monday’s Result Chicago 31, Washington 15

Boston at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 26 Philadelphia at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Thursday’s NL Games Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 29 Carolina at Houston, Noon Cleveland at Baltimore, Noon Kansas City at Detroit, Noon

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 2:40 p.m.

Oakland at Indianapolis, Noon

Colorado at San Francisco, 2:45 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, Noon

Philadelphia at Washington, 3:05 p.m.

Tennessee at Atlanta, Noon

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Chargers at Miami, Noon

New England at Buffalo, Noon

Miami at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at L.A. Rams, 3:05 p.m.

FOOTBALL

Jacksonville at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

NFL

Minnesota at Chicago, 3:25 p.m.

AFC

Dallas at New Orleans, 7:20 p.m.

WL Buffalo 30 New England 3 0 N.Y. Jets 03 Miami 03 South WL Houston 21 Indianapolis 2 1 Jacksonville 1 2 Tennessee 1 2 North WL Baltimore 21 Cleveland 12 Cincinnati 03 Pittsburgh 0 3 West WL Kansas City 3 0 Oakland 12 L.A. Chargers1 2 Denver 03

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 5:40 p.m.

Canadian Football League

Detroit 27, Philadelphia 24

Minnesota at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Today’s NL Games Philadelphia at Washington, 12:05 p.m., 1st game

Dallas 31, Miami 6

Thursday’s AL Games

St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Mendota, Bureau Valley, Amboy-LaMoille, HenryMidland at Kewanee’s Boiler Invitational, 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday’s AL Games

Stillman Valley at Princeton, 5 p.m.

Atlanta (Soroka 13-4) at Kansas City (Montgomery 3-9), 7:15 p.m.

East

SUNDAY

BOYS SOCCER

Wednesday’s Interleague Game

Houston at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

BOYS GOLF

THURSDAY

L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 4-4) at San Diego (Lamet 3-5), 9:10 p.m.

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

Rock Valley at IVCC, 4:30 p.m.

Colorado (TBD) at San Francisco (Samardzija 11-12), 8:45 p.m.

La Salle-Peru, Princeton at Sterling’s Rock River Run, 9 a.m.

St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton at ReedCuster Lady Comet Classic, 9 a.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

FRIDAY

BOYS GOLF

Bureau Valley at MonmouthRoseville, 7 p.m.

Fieldcrest at Illini West, 2 p.m.

St. Bede at Streator, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

W L x-Los Angeles100 56 Arizona 80 77 San Francisco 75 81 San Diego 70 86 Colorado 67 89 x-clinched division

GIRLS TENNIS

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY

Pct GB .641 — .510 20½ .481 25 .449 30 .429 33

West Division

Princeton at Sherrard, 7 p.m.

St. Bede, Princeton, Bureau Valley at Three Rivers Conference Meet, 10 a.m.

La Salle-Peru at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.

Pct GB .573 — .551 3½ .526 7½ .468 16½ .417 24½

Mendota at Dixon, 7 p.m.

Fieldcrest at Herscher Invitational, 10 a.m.

Princeton at IVC, 6 p.m.

L 67 70 74 83 91

St. Bede at Hall, 7 p.m.

Plano at La Salle-Peru, 7 p.m.

Amboy-LaMoille at Morrison Invitational, 8 a.m.

Riverdale at Hall, 4 p.m.

Fieldcrest, Roanoke-Benson at Putnam County, 4 p.m.

W 90 86 82 73 65

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FOOTBALL

Home games are dark, road games are white

TUE

Central Division

St. Bede at Bloomington Central Catholic’s Catholic Schools Meet, 3:30 p.m.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

81 75 .519 14½ 79 76 .510 16 55 101 .353 40½

T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 66 47 0 1.000 106 17 0 .000 33 70 0 .000 16 133 T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .333 .333

PF 68 70 58 67

PA 62 71 60 52

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF .667 110 .333 49 .000 54 .000 49

PA 60 66 83 85

T Pct PF 0 1.000 101 0 .333 48 0 .333 60 0 .000 46

PA 64 78 64 67

NFC East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 97 44 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 76 78 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 63 94 Washington 0 3 0 .000 63 94 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 2 1 0 .667 72 82 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 68 77 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 60 75 Carolina 1 2 0 .333 79 70 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 3 0 0 1.000 58 35 Detroit 2 0 1 .833 67 61 Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 78 47 Chicago 2 1 0 .667 50 39 West W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Rams 3 0 0 1.000 77 49 San Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 96 54 Seattle 2 1 0 .667 76 79 Arizona 0 2 1 .167 64 88 Thursday’s Result Jacksonville 20, Tennessee 7 Sunday’s Results Minnesota 34, Oakland 14 Green Bay 27, Denver 16 New England 30, N.Y. Jets 14 Indianapolis 27, Atlanta 24

Open: San Francisco, N.Y. Jets Monday, Sept. 30 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated RHP Heath Hembree from the 10-day IL. Promoted Mike Rikard to vice president/ scouting, Paul Toboni to director/amateur scouting, Devin Pearson to assistant director/amateur scouting and Stephen Hargett to amateur crosschecker.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Announced the retirement of manager Ned Yost, effective at the end of the season.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Designated 2B Kean Wong for assignment.

Reinstated 2B Brandon Lowe from the 60-day IL. American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Exercised the 2020 option on RHP Michael Hope.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Named Janet Nova deputy general counsel for media and league business affairs.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released WR Michael Crabtree.

CHICAGO BEARS — Waived TE Bradley Sowell. Signed DT Abdullah Anderson from the practice roster.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released DE Jamal Davis from the practice squad. Signed DE Gerri Green to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed FB James Develin on IR. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Announced the retirement of LS Jon Condo.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned D Dawson Davidson, Scott Moldenhauer and Steven Ruggiero; RWs Alex Dostie, Johno May, Deven Sideroff qnd Corey Tropp; Gs Roman Durny and Olle Eriksson Ek; LWs Brent Gates Jr. and Luke Gazdic; and Cs Antoine Morand and Conor Riley to San Diego (AHL). Assigned D Mathew Hill to Barrie (OHL) and C Chase Wouters to Saskatoon (WHL). Assigned G Lukas Dostal to Ilbes (Finland).

ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned Fs Beau Bennett and Andy Miele; and D Dysin Mayo and Robbie Russo to Tucson (AHL).

BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned F Jean-Sebastien Dea to Rochester (AHL).

CALGARY FLAMES — Released RW Alexandre Grenier from a professional tryout. Waived C Byron Froese, LW Justin Kirkland, RW Buddy Robinson and D Andrew Nielsen and Rinat Valiev for the purpose of assignment to Stockton (AHL). Assigned LW/C Martin Pospisil; LW Ryan Lomberg; RWs Matthew Phillips and Eetu Tuulola; Gs Tyler Parsons and Artyom Zagidulin; D Robert Hamilton, Zach Leslie, Corey Schueneman and Alexander Yelesin; and Cs Glenn Gawdin, Adam Ruzicka and Luke Philp to Stockton and LW Jakob Pelletier to Moncton (QMJHL).

DALLAS STARS — Signed D Thomas Harley to a threeyear, entry-level contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Assigned G Troy Grosenick, D Alexandre Carrier and Matt Donovan and Fs Colin Colin Blackwell, Laurent Dauphin and Anthony Richard to Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned D Sean Day and Fs Connor Brickley, Tim Gettinger, Nick Jones and Dawson Leedahl to Hartford (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Resigned F Brayden Point to a three-year contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Named Haley Skarupa hockey ambassador.

American Hockey League LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Signed D Jeremy Beaudry and Fs Trevor Gooch and Trevor Yates to professional tryouts.

ECHL READING ROYALS — Acquired the rights to F Ralph Cuddemi from Wichita for future considerations and signed him to a one-year contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer ATLANTA UNITED — Announced the retirement of D Michael Parkhurst,effective at the end of the season.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Announced the team and M Yohan Croizet have mutually agreed to part ways.

COLLEGE EMORY — Named Jessica Fritsche assistant track and field coach.

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When Brady talks, the NFL listens and acts

By Arnie Stapleton

AP PRO FOOTBALL WRITER

Tom Brady has clout, and his indignation may have saved the NFL’s 100th season from being ruined by the refs even though he backtracked like he was avoiding Shaq Barrett .

Yellow flags flew at an alarming rate over the first two weeks of the season, and Shawn Hochuli’s crew called 20 infractions Thursday night in the Titans-Jaguars game

— starting on the very first play from scrimmage — that kicked off Week 3.

With 15 flags thrown in the first half, eight of them for offensive holding, Brady said he’d seen enough and was turning off the game .

By the time the Bears bamboozled Case Keenum into five turnovers Monday night, officials were throwing half as many flags for offensive holding as they had been before the weekend.

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The officials went overboard, however, throwing flags for holding all over the field. They called 188 offensive holding penalties in the first 33 games, including 10 in the TitansJaguars game.

By halftime, Brady was tweeting, “Too many penalties. Just let us play!!!” and then, “I’m turning off this game I can’t watch these ridiculous penalties anymore.”

Analyst Troy Aikman noted Brady’s tweets on the game broadcast, saying, “Tom Brady is one of the least controversial people we have in our game. He is league royalty. When he makes a statement like that, that should get somebody’s attention.”

It sure did.

Al Riveron, the league’s senior vice president of officiating, held a conference call with referees Saturday, ESPN reported, and they were instructed to stick to the backside holding calls and allow more time for O-linemen to get their hands inside the frame of defenders

on front-side and other blocks.

The officials only flagged offensive holding 45 more times the rest of the weekend, an average of three a game, down from nearly six a game before Sunday.

Brady tried to make nice with the officials a day after complaining about all the flags, saying, “I’m very pro-ref.”

The backtracking by one of the NFL’s biggest stars makes sense, because he relies on the officials to protect him when 300-pound defenders are bearing down on him in the pocket. Dolphins linebacker Raekwon McMillan told The Miami Herald that a member of the officiating crew told him after a legal hit on Brady last week, “Stay off Tom .”

On his weekly Westwood One interview that aired Monday night, Brady explained his initial criticism, saying, “I want to see tough, hardnosed football. When I was watching the other night, I decided to turn it off because I didn’t feel like that’s what I was seeing.”

The yellow flags were bringing another black eye to the NFL at a time when the Antonio Brown saga had consumed consumers’ attention while

the league was trying to Jets today,” Belichick celebrate its 100th season. replied, then stared at Jacobson for two seconds, ANGRY BROWN ignoring her as she reOne of the NFL’s most plied, “Thank you, Coach, prolific receivers for thank you.” a decade, Brown was traded out of Pittsburgh MISSING MAN and released in Oakland Detroit QB Matthew after wearing out his wel- Stafford helped spring come in both cities. The J.D. McKissic on a 44Patriots signed him any- yard reverse that set up way, and just days later a field goal in the Lions’ a former trainer filed a 27-24 win at Philadelphia. civil lawsuit in Florida Stafford was supposed accusing him of rape. He to block the defensive played in one game, then end but none was there was released Friday after because the Eagles had the team learned he tried just 10 men on the field. to intimidate a second “So, I just kept movwoman who accused him ing and found the next of sexual misconduct. guy,” said Stafford, who After thanking the shielded McKissic from Patriots for the oppor- three defenders on his tunity and wishing them way downfield. another Super Bowl win, Brown went on a NICE CATCH Twitter rant on his first Eagles receiver Nelson NFL Sunday without a Agholor is having fun with team. He announced he a fan who threw shade was done for good with at him in a TV interview the league that exiled after saving children from him and took shots at a fire. Hakim Laws of Patriots owner Robert West Philadelphia told reKraft and Steelers QB porters, “We was catching Ben Roethlisberger. ‘em ... unlike Agholor.”

“Thank you for being ANGRY BELICHICK a hero in the commuPatriots coach Bill nity, would like to invite Belichick drew criticism you and your family to on social media for staring the next home game,” down CBS Sports reporter A g h o l o r r e p l i e d o n Dana Jacobson, who asked Twitter as he shared the him before the Jets-Patriots viral video of the man game what was the final who couldn’t help but get straw with Brown. in a dig about the receiv“We’re focused on the er’s drops.

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Goldschmidt hits home run in Arizona return

By David Brandt

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks made it obvious they appreciated Paul Goldschmidt in his return to the desert, honoring him with a tribute video before the game and multiple ovations throughout the evening.

Clearly, everyone thought this night was a pretty big deal.

Except for the man being honored. The stoic first baseman still had work to do.

Goldschmidt smacked a tworun homer in his Chase Field reunion, Yadier Molina also had a two-run shot, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Diamondbacks 9-7 Monday night for their sixth straight win.

“It’s all what you make of it, and for me this was just another game,” Goldschmidt said.

“I’m appreciative of all the fans coming out, cheering me on, the standing ovation. But I just didn’t want to make too big a deal of it.”

For Goldschmidt, the real importance of the game was that his team won again.

The Cardinals have a 3 1/2game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central. St.

Louis has five games remaining in the regular season while Milwaukee has six.

The Diamondbacks — who have hung around the fringes of the NL wild-card race for months — were officially eliminated from postseason contention.

“We left some money on the table throughout the course of the season and those are the things that we are going to have to address and tighten up a little bit,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said.

Goldschmidt had a big night in his return to Arizona after playing eight years for the Diamondbacks from 2011-18.

He got a loud ovation from fans in the first inning before drawing a walk.

In the third, he drove a change-up from Alex Young just over the right-center field fence for his 32nd homer of the season and 100th in his career at Chase Field, which is the most in the stadium’s history.

“Good for Goldy,” St. Louis manager Mike Shildt said.

“Obviously, in the moment, but it’s just a really special return for him I’m sure. Really class job with the tribute.”

Adam Wainwright (14-9) won his fifth straight start,

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He has the Cavs as a No. 13 seed traveling to play Kankakee in the first round.

AP SPORTS WRITER

FROM PAGE B1

In 2A, Soucie projects Fieldcrest as a No. 2 seed welcoming Durand-Pecatonica to Minonk for the first round.

LIKELY TO GET IN With last week’s 11-0 win over Rochelle, La Salle-Peru (3-1) put itself in a great spot for its first playoff berth since 2009.

The Cavaliers have two very winnable games the next two weeks to get the magic fifth win as they play host to Plano (2-2) and travel to rival Ottawa (1-3).

L-P closes with a very tough three-game stretch as it welcomes Morris (3-1) to Howard Fellows Stadium before traveling to Sycamore (3-1) and Kaneland (3-1).

While five wins doesn’t guarantee a playoff berth, the Cavs should have enough playoff points to get in as they already have 19 and should have another 20 and possibly more coming, which puts them well above the typically mid30s cutoff.

Soucie added L-P to his projected Class 5A field this week.

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continues to stick together and execute our plays and believe and just go out there and make plays, it’ll be a fun offense.”

Chicago (2-1) had just a 1-yard touchdown run to show for its first two games, and Trubisky entered the night with a completion percentage of 58.3 and ranked near the bottom of the league in yards per attempt. Facing the Redskins (0-3) brought out some of the best in Trubisky.

“Hat’s off to him,” said Washington linebacker Cole Holcomb, who was roommates with Trubisky at North Carolina. “I always knew he was a good quarterback. He struggled a little bit, but he came out and he played a good game.”

Trubisky had 173 yards in the first half alone before throwing an interception at the goal line in the third quarter.

With scores of 1, 3 and 36 yards, Gabriel joined Mike Ditka in 1963 as the only Bears receivers with three TD catches in the first half of a game. Gabriel made six catches for 75 yards before leaving in the second half with a concussion.

The Bears took advantage of five turnovers by Redskins quarterback Case Keenum: two interceptions

by Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, including a pick six, another

by Kyle Fuller and fumbles forced by Khalil Mack and Danny Trevathan.

“That’s all me,” said Keenum, who was 30 of 43 for 331 yards and two touchdowns that didn’t

“It’s all what you make of it, and for me this was just another game. I’m appreciative of all the fans coming out, cheering me on the standing ovation. But I just didn’t want to make too big a deal of it.”

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt on making return to Arizona though he didn’t have his best stuff. He gave up eight hits and five runs over five innings.

Young (7-5) gave up six earned runs over five innings.

He struck out five and walked two.

Arizona fell behind 6-2 in the fifth inning after Molina’s tworun homer, but scored three runs off Wainwright in the fifth to pull within one.

St. Louis got breathing room in the eighth inning when Harrison Bader ripped a solo homer to left field and the offense added two more runs in the ninth. Carlos Martínez earned his 24th save.

The Cardinals were sharp in another win despite coming off an intense four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs, who are also fighting for playoff position.

Goldschmidt said the team’s stoic personality has been an

asset.

“We don’t get too down or too excited,” Goldschmidt said.

“We just play hard every day.”

GOLDY’S RETURN Goldschmidt acknowledged the crowd after the video tribute, waving his hat.

The 32-year-old first baseman hit .297 with 209 homers and 710 RBIs in his Diamondbacks tenure while helping the team make the playoffs in 2011 and ‘17. He also made six NL AllStar teams and won three Gold Gloves.

He was traded during the offseason for catcher Carson Kelly, pitcher Luke Weaver, infielder Andy Young and a draft pick.

John surgery) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session and the pitcher “was very encouraged” by the outing. If Walker still feels good on Tuesday, he could pitch in a game before the end of the season on Sunday. ... RHP Weaver could pitch in another game this season after a successful return on Sunday.

Weaver (forearm tightness) threw two scoreless innings against the Padres in his first outing since May 26.

UP NEXT Cardinals: St. Louis will start RHP Jack Flaherty (10-8, 2.96 ERA). He gave up just one run over eight innings in a win over the Cubs on Friday. He threw a season-high 118 pitches.

Diamondbacks: Arizona will TRAINER’S ROOM start RHP Mike Leake (12-11, Diamondbacks: Lovullo said 4.38). He’s 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA RHP Taijuan Walker (Tommy over his last five starts.

NOT LOOKING GOOD St. Bede (0-4), Mendota (0-4), Bureau Valley (0-4) and AmboyLaMoille (0-4) all have to win out in order to have a chance to qualify for the postseason.

That’s unlikely for all four teams.

The Bruins have Hall (3-1) this week with some other tough games on the schedule as well.

Mendota still has to face 2018 Class 3A state runner-up Byron (3-1) and Stillman Valley (4-0).

Bureau Valley has Morrison (4-0) and Orion (3-1) on the schedule along with some other challenging games.

The Clippers will likely get loss No. 5 this Friday against Aquin (4-0) but may have some winnable games to close the year with Galena (0-4), Milledgeville (0-4) and Ashton-Franklin Center (0-4) on the schedule.

Kevin Chlum is the NewsTribune Sports Editor. He can be reached NEWSTRIBUNE FILE PHOTO/SCOTT ANDERSON at 220-6939, or at sports@newstrib.com. Follow him on Twitter La Salle-Peru running back Carlos Larios (No. 33), Reese Kurtz (No. 12) and Michael Hammen celebrate a touchdown at Howard Fellows Stadium in La Salle. The Cavaliers are 3-1 and are trying to make the playoffs for the first time since 2009. @NT_SportsEditor.

compensate for the turnovers. “Turn it over that many times as a quarterback, I let my team down.

It’s all on me. I take complete responsibility. I have to take care of the ball better.”

With the offense up to the defense’s speed in the first half, Chicago put up 28 points in two quarters after scoring a total of 19 the past two weeks, 12 of which came on field goals from Eddy Piñeiro.

Mack had two of the Bears’ four sacks to continue a dominant start by the defense that didn’t give up a Washington TD until midway through the third quarter. Keenum’s two TD passes came long after fans chanted for rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins and booed the Redskins off the field at halftime.

balanced, protect the football. And defensively, stay after it.”

The “Let’s go Haskins” chants notwithstanding, the Redskins are far more likely to turn to longtime backup Colt McCoy if they make a change at the position. McCoy is working toward being healthy again nine months after breaking his right leg.

HA HA GETS LAST LAUGH When the Redskins signed former New York Giants safety Landon Collins, it effectively spelled the end of their chances of re-signing Clinton-Dix, a trade acquisition last year from Green Bay who played nine games for them. Clinton-Dix made his old team pay with a first quarter interception he returned 37 yards for his first career touchdown.

Clinton-Dix for good NOW WHAT? Washington’s defense measure picked off Keenum that wilted in the sec- in the third quarter and reond half of its first two turned it 59 yards. losses had few answers for Trubisky all game Monday. JUST FOR KICKS Piñeiro, who was quesEight days after coach Jay Gruden said, “I don’t think tionable because of a knee we have to push the panic injury suffered while liftbutton yet,” some signif- ing weights, missed a 44icant changes could be yard field goal attempt in the third quarter and was coming soon.

Before Gruden’s job good from 38 yards in the Eddy Money security is really in ques- fourth. tion, defensive coordina- was 4 of 4 going into the tor Greg Manusky looks night, including a 53-yard like the logical target as game-winner at Denver in the first coach to take the Week 2. fall. Washington’s defense ranked in 21st and 17th in MONDAY NIGHT SADNESS The Redskins lost the NFL in Manusky’s first two seasons in charge and their eighth consecutive is on pace to finish worse Monday night game, tying for the second-longest than that this year.

“We’ve got some talent,” streak in league history.

Gruden said. “We’ve just They’ve now lost 17 of got to coach ‘em up bet- their past 18 Monday night ter, play better, be more home games.

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Franklin White Franklin T. White, 93, passed away Sept. 16, 2019, in Heartland Health Care, Henry, with his wife and daughter Kristie by his side.

A memorial service Mr. White will be held at a later date and time.

Arrangements are by Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. Frank was born Feb. 14, 1926, to Harry and Cecile (Garman) White in Osborn, Ill. He was graduate of Tiskilwa High School and married Monafae Lucille White on Jan. 6, 1945 in DePue. He was part of the 82nd Airborne with the 504 regiment for the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. After his military service they started their family and lived in Tiskilwa where Frank worked at The Cheese Factory. He retired from State Farm Insurance Co. where he served as an insurance agent.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Princeton. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing and winters in Arizona.

Frank is survived by his loving wife of 74 years (where they shared a room at Heartland Health Care) Lucille (Forney) White; one daughter, Kristie (William) Cass; one son, Paul (Barbara) White; five grandchildren, Laura (Steve) Cass Gray, David (Shawna) Cass, Kathryn Cass Seaworth, Jason White and Nichole (Ritch) White Fundell; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty Finks; one sister-in-law, Betty Jean White; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Harold White, Dave White and Clifford White.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Jude Hospital.

Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh. com.

Robert Nuding Robert Leroy Nuding, 83, of Wenona died Sept.

21, 2019, at home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. John’s Methodist Church, Thursday. Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday in the church with Masonic rites. Burial will be a private service for the family at Wenona Cemetery at a later date.

Hurst Funeral Home in Wenona is assisting the family with arrangements.

Donna Albers Donna Albers, 82, of Mendota died Sept.

22, 2019, in OSF St. Anthony’s Medical Center, Rockford. Arrangements are pending at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota.

Richard ‘Dick’ Roemmich Richard F. “Dick” Roemmich, 77, of Sublette died Sept. 21, 2019, at Heritage Health, Mendota.

A Celebration of Life will be at 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday in First United Methodist Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Mary Bohall officiating. Burial of cremains will follow at St. Paul Evangelical Cemetery in rural Mendota.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Wednesday until the time of service in the church. Funeral arrangements are by Mihm-Jones Funeral Home, Amboy.

He was born Jan. 18, 1942, in Sublette to Ralph F. and Ethel (Richards) Roemmich.

Dick was a lifelong farmer in the Sublette area. In 1971 he became the original “Handyman” at Woodhaven Lakes in Sublette. He had also owned and operated Roemmich Resort Homes with his wife in Sublette for over 48 years.

Dick was a member of First United Methodist Church in Mendota, serving the church in many capacities. He was also a member of the Sublette Fire Department, Sublette Elevator Board, Sublette Tri-County Tractor Ride and Mendota Elks Lodge.

Dick married Bernadine M. Leffelman at First United Methodist Church in Mendota on June 15, 1963.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Nancy Williams, and Marilyn Roemmich, in infancy.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Deborah (Kevin) Schultz, Denna (Brent) Barker and Dixie (Barry) Doughty all of Sublette; three grandchildren, Andrew (Kate) Schultz, Britni (Tom Dvorak) Schultz, and Brennan (Elissa) Barker; two great-grandsons, Griffin Schultz and Brayden Barker; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to First United Methodist Church.

Condolences may be sent online at www.thejonesfh.com.

Cody Yelm Cody D. Yelm, 26, formerly of Princeton, died Sept. 19, 2019. Services will Thursday, at Norberg Memorial Home Inc. & Monuments.

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NEWCOMERS NELSON — Nick Nelson and Holly Swanson of Princeton, girl, Sept. 19, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru.

KLOSTER — Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Kloster (Natalie Lind) of Princeton, girl, Sept. 17, St. Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley.

MARZETTA — Mr. and Mrs. Tony Marzetta and Cassie Blair of La Salle, girl, Sept. 17, St. Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley.

TYSON — Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Tyson (Lyndsay Bland), boy, Sept.

20, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru.

POLICE REPORTS Kenneth Sigmund, 58, of Sandwich was charged with no valid driver’s license at 7:34 a.m. Monday at the Lake Holiday Dam, where Sigmund drove into the water and his vehicle was swept away, La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said. Sigmund was taken to Valley West Hospital; a condition report was not available before press time today.

suspended at 2:56 p.m. Thursday at Sixth and Rock streets, according to Peru police.

Travis L. Richards, 16, of 513 Loraine St., Earlville was charged with failure to yield following a carvs.-pickup truck crash at 7:52 p.m.

Thursday on Route 251 at the eastbound exit of Interstate 80, according to Peru police. Richards was attempting to turn left onto the exit ramp when his truck struck a car driven by Jasmine A. Rau of 1936 St. Vincent Ave., La Salle, according to Peru police.

Samuel Reynolds, 58, of Winnebago was charged with driving without evidence of registration at 8:04 a.m. Monday on Route 71 at U.S. 52, La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said.

Jared M. Tietz, 37, of 2202 Madison St., Apt. A, Stevens Point, Wis., was charged with driving while revoked at 1:43 a.m. today on Interstate 39 at the Oglesby exit, Oglesby police said.

Lewis Edward Baker, 62, of 22622 Leedstown Lane, Katy, Texas, was charged with disobeying traffic control signal after a semi-versus-Chevrolet HHR accident at 9:03 a.m. Sunday at Route 251 and May Road, Peru police said. Baker was driving a semi, which struck a vehicle driven by Jake N. Cherry, 27, of 1109 Plain St., Peru. Neither person was taken to the hospital. (An HHR is a crossover vehicle, a hatchback, smaller than a van.)

Luis A. Rivera-Sabillon, 52, of 560 Blackstone St., La Salle was charged with operating an uninsured vehicle and driving while

Barbara Stevens, 53, of 114 El Camino Court, Streator was charged with driving while suspended at 8:51 a.m. Monday at

West 12th and South Bloomington streets, Streator police said.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Donell Deon Franklin of Chicago and Tiffany Denise Guyton of Ottawa Richard William Breitzman of Chillicothe and Megan Carol Oreilly of Chillicothe Matthew Raymond DeMoss of Ottawa and Megan Elizabeth Jessen of Ottawa Christoph Max Oettinger of Bartlett and Carol Ann Taylor of Bartlett Jared Alan Ludwig of Algonquin and Anastasiya Petrovna Bartolomey of Wheaton James Matthew Ricker of Dixon and Heather Nicole Struthers of Dixon Richard Joseph Rasor of Cocoa, Fla. and Jennifer Lynn Green of Cocoa, Fla. Daniel Curtis Konrad of Ottawa and Janet Colleen Johnson of Ottawa Brad Lee Gapinski of Princeton and Danielle Elizabeth Saletzki of Princeton Alex Michael Walker of Streator and Casey Jo Benckendorf of Cornell Andrew Michael Katcher of Ransom and Brooke Danielle Baker of Verona John Martin Planinsek Jr. of Buckley and Alexandra Veronica Iacsin of Rockdale Calvin Eugene Moon of Cedar Point and Dolores Kay Burgess of Cedar Point Joshua Lee Snell of Naplate and Jade Marie Syverson of Naplate

Three Ottawa men charged with residential burglary But whereabouts are unknown OTTAWA — Police have identified three suspects involved in a burglary reported — and recorded on video — last week in Ottawa, but their whereabouts are currently unknown.

On Friday, arrest warrants were issued for Michael G. Thompson,

23, of 822 W. Marquette St., Ottawa; Wesley T. Brewer, 19, of 908½ W. Main St., Ottawa; and Xavier A. Bennett, 21, of 1352 Dakota Drive, Apt. 2B, Ottawa charging them with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, according to Ottawa police.

Police originally were called to a residence in the 1200 block of Ontario Street in Ottawa for a reported burglary around

5:21 a.m. Sept. 16.

There three male subjects were captured on a security camera entering the residence, although their faces were partially covered by clothing. By the time police arrived, the suspects had fled the area. Police investigated the security footage and collected physical evidence at the scene.

During the investigation, police developed the three

Ottawa men as suspects and forwarded the case to the La Salle County State’s Attorney’s Office.

At the time the press release was issued by Ottawa police, the suspects had not been located. Anyone with information on their location is asked to contact Ottawa police at (815) 433-2131.

Police believe the incident is isolated and no public threat exists.

Puerto Rico braces for flooding, landslides from Karen SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters said Tropical Storm Karen would unleash heavy rains across the northeastern Caribbean on Tuesday that could cause flooding and landslides in Puerto Rico and nearby islands.

As the storm approached, Puerto Ricans were trying to compose themselves after being shaken from their beds late Monday by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake that hit in the Atlantic near the island at a shallow depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers). Three aftershocks, of magnitude 4.7 and 4.6, followed within less than an hour.

No damage was reported, and communications after the quake were swift because authorities were already on duty for Karen, said Kiara Hernández, spokeswoman for Puerto Rico’s emergency management agency.

Schools and government offices were already ordered closed in Puerto Rico as well as in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, with officials warning peo-

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Raul Vega sits on a truck leading the way down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for a March for Puerto Rico in Philadelphia over the weekend marking the second-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria. The purpose of the march was to honor the lives lost in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria and to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis and suffering still ongoing in the U.S. territory. ple to stay indoors.

“We’ve had a number of these events now, and I know it’s like the little boy who cried wolf, but I’m urging the public to remain ever vigilant,” U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said.

Karen regained tropical storm strength Tuesday morning after having been a tropical depression.

Its maximum sustained winds increased to 40 mph (65 kph) with additional strengthening expected.

The storm was centered about 85 miles (140 kilometers) south of San Juan and moving north near 7 mph (11 kph).

It was expected to keep heading north after passing over Puerto Rico and stay well east of the Bahamas,

the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning remained in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and forecasters said certain areas could experience stronger winds.

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez activated the National Guard on Monday and urged people in flood-prone areas to seek shelter.

The island is still recovering from Hurricane Maria, which hit as a Category 4 storm two years ago and is estimated to have caused more than $100 billion in damage. More than 25,000 homes still have blue tarps for roofs and the electric grid remains unstable.

“It’s a reality that we might have power outages,” Vázquez said.

Roberto García, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service’s San Juan office, said 2 to 4 inches (5-10 centimeters) of rain was expected, with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) in isolated areas, by the time the storm passed by on Tuesday.

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Mendota students’ theme this year: ‘Kindness begins with me’ MENDOTA — From Blackstone School, Stacy Kelly said Blackstone School has a new slogan at school this year — “Kindness Begins With Me.” “A committee will be working together to help promote kindness with students and staff throughout the year.”

Also showing kindness, National Honor Society students

from Mendota High School will work with an assigned student each week to provide some scholastic and personal support. ä 5B’s BBQ fundraiser dinner with pork chops, chicken or a combo with applesauce, baked beans coleslaw, rolls and butter for $14 is set for Wednesday. ä The Blackstone open house will be Oct. 15, including a

Scholastic Book Fair and recognizing and celebrating the students’ grandparents. ä Students are participating in the FastBridge reading and math benchmark assessments, and those who fall into Tier 2 or Tier 3 will begin interventions to support the curriculum and instruction in the classroom.

The district-wide Club Choice

fall fundraiser sales are Oct. 1-15. ä Dave Lawrence from Lincoln School helped work out agreements for off-campus evacuation sites Lawrence welcomed new physical education teacher Matthew Chalfin ... Cathy Walter PE sub to stay around during transition. ä The school board approved the hiring of Dawn Spriet.

Northbrook School principal said Spriet will be at the Northbrook library Tuesdays and Thursdays ä On Sept. 11, fourth-graders brought thank-you cards and cookies to the fire and police stations. ä Dave Knottnerus reported that Northbrook won its soccer opener, 9-0 over Earlville.

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Deputies: Injuries Bond set at $40,000 after Ottawa I-80 pursuit ‘minor’ in accident MARK — A crash involving a car and a semitrailer, which wound up off of the road on its side with its load spilled, blocked traffic on Route 71 near Mark on Monday morning. At 7:10 a.m., Granville and Hennepin firefighters, Putnam County Emergency Medical Services ambulances and Putnam County sheriff’s deputies were among those responding to the scene on Route 71 in front of Mennie Machine Co. Thomas Hirkala, 32, of Ladd was traveling south on Mennie Lane, stopped at the intersection of Mennie Lane and Route 71 and then turned left to travel east on Route 71, just before the collision, according to Illinois State Police District 17. The driver of a westbound semi truck and semitrailer, Terrence Chambers, 60, of Lostant collided with Hirkala’s car, causing the semi to overturn and spill a the trailer load of corn.

Hirkala was charged with failure to yield at a stop intersection, according to state police.

“Mr. Hirkala received minor injuries in this crash, and was transported to an area hospital.

A passenger in Mr. Hirkala’s vehicle, Jamyson Wortz, 25, of Peru, refused treatment at the scene, and so did the truck driver.

The scene was cleared at approximately 9:40 a.m.

Illinois State Police handled the investigation, as its truck inspector came to the scene.

City of Wenona Town wide garage sales Sept. 27th & 28th Maps available at local businesses.

OTTAWA — A Chicago Heights woman was ordered held Monday on $40,000 while awaiting trial on three felonies from a low-speed police chase that at various points slipped below 10 mph.

Anita Humphrey, 61, of Chicago Heights also listed in Aurora could face 3-7 years if convicted of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, the most serious of her three charges.

She also is charged with forgery (2-5 years) and aggravated fleeing (1-3

years). She also is charged with driving while revoked and was wanted for forgery out of DeKalb County, Ottawa police said in a report issued late Monday morning.

Police said the chase began when Humphrey was allegedly spotted trying to pass a fraudulent check at Casey’s General Store in Ottawa.

When an Ottawa police officer tried to question her, Humphrey allegedly fled in a Chrysler van, without the permission of the owner who was in

Granville board approves hiring of police officer GRANVILLE — Granville Village Board board recently approved the hiring of Alex Blair as a new part-time police officer. Blair, of Hennepin, is already a fully trained officer and is expected to begin patrolling soon. ä Chief Kevin Moore reported he is still waiting to take delivery of the village’s new police vehicle. The new computer and camera systems for the vehicle have been ordered, and the cost of installing all of the necessary equipment is estimated to be $2,500.

Granville 12763 IL HWY 71 South side by RR tracks between BP& Caseys Fri. 8 am - 6 pm, Sat 8 am to 2 pm, Sun, 10 am to 3 pm. Huge Multi family Sale! Antiques, collectibles, kids clths, toys,furn, rustic, garage items,& Misc.

Earlville town wide garage sales Sat 8am.- 3pm. Church Food stand & maps avail.

Dozens of homes participating

Peru: 907 Charles Pl. Fri. & Sat. 8-12 home décor, furn, bikes, infant boy - 2T, youth boys, mens & womens clths, misc

The board has been unable to settle on a price for the outgoing 2013 squad car. “I think $10,000 would be a more than fair price considering it’s a turnkey car that’s fully equipped,” mayor Jared Baker said.

Moore reported a mayor of a local community came to see the vehicle and was taken for a ride in it, but no offer was made, and Moore had no price to quote. After a discussion of the values of both the vehicle and its included equipment, the board could

Spring Valley: 314 E. Cleveland St. Large Multi Family Sale Thurs. & Fri. 8-4.

Weather permitting. Clean name brands, all sizes, misc.

Granville Townwide & UCC Church-Wide Sept. 27 & 28.

Vendors and Crafters.

Inside and Out. Rain or Shine.

Peru: 1409 Sunset Dr. Thurs. - Sat. 9-? Moving sale!

All Furniture, appliances and hshld items. No Early Sales!

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the store at the same time.

The van failed to stop and entered eastbound Interstate 80 from Route 71, police said. Marseilles police deflated the tires with stop sticks and Humphrey was taken into custody a short time later.

Scanner traffic at the time indicated that the pursuit turned into a lowspeed chase with the van clocked at 50 mph, then 12 mph and descending to 1 mph.

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CAR FOR SALE 2015 1.6 liter Black Nissan Versa SL, 4 Door, EXCELLENT condition, 62,900 miles. Asking price is $8,000 or best offer. Call 630877-1686. Location is Oglesby, IL

2012 Madza 5. - 5 door hatchback, 135,000 hwy miles, well maintained, new brakes & tires. $4,000 obo Call 815-894-3560 leave message.

Ford 2000 F350 4x2, DRW Crew cab, 7.3L turbo diesel, XLT. 76,700 miles, has never been in the snow. $18,000 Call 815-326-2779

only agree they will put it up for a bid. ä The hedge and bush in separate locations along Division Street, which were both deemed public safety concerns because of how they block the view of traffic, have been found to partially be on village property after the areas were surveyed during other village work. The property owners will again be requested to trim their respective landscaping.

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NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS MIDLAND STATES BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN W TYLER AKA JOHN TYLER, ANGELA TYLER AKA ANGELA S. TYLER, MERS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. and COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Defendants.

18-CH-211 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2827 2ND STREET PERU, IL 61354 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on July 26, 2019, the Sheriff of LaSalle County will at 10:45 AM on November 1, 2019 in the Sheriff’s Office Lobby at the Government Complex, 707 Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois, sell at the public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 17-17-328-021 Commonly known as: 2827 2nd Street, Peru, IL 61354 The Judgment amount is $50,598.29.

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 Sheriff of LaSalle County. 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 twentyfour (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 mortgaged 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 the 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 shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information contact Plaintiff’s Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title.

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 the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Veronika L. Jones (#6313161), Its Attorney Of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 Send Notice/Pleadings to: Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) Email: Non-CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Telephone: (217) 422-1719 Facsimile: (217) 422-1754 I3128275 (September 17, 24 & October 1, 2019)

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La Moille H.S. seeking girls basketball head coach, girls basketball assistant coach, and cheer coach. Resume to: Wanda DeLong at delong@lamoilleschools.org LaSalle County Childrens Advocacy Center is looking for a part-time Therapist 6.5 hrs a week for one to two evenings a week. Must have Masters degree and be licensed.

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Vermilion Riverfront Farm for Sale Deer Park Township 65.7 Acres with buildings Cropland, Timber, Pasture, Hunting, Fishing cddmfarm2018@gmail.com

3BR apts. Available in Oglesby. All utilities included No pets/smking Laundry on site. Background check req. 815-579-1786 LaSalle efficancy, Down, stove, fridg., water. $360/mo. + dep.

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LEGAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS MIDLAND STATES BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN W TYLER AKA JOHN TYLER, ANGELA TYLER AKA ANGELA S. TYLER, MERS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. and COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Defendants.

18-CH-211 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2827 2ND STREET PERU, IL 61354 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on July 26, 2019, the Sheriff of LaSalle County will at 10:45 AM on November 1, 2019 in the Sheriff’s Office Lobby at the Government Complex, 707 Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois, sell at the public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate, to-wit: THE WEST 50 FEET OF THE SOUTH 120 FEET OF OUTLOT 8 IN WESTERN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PERU, EXCEPT COAL AND MINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO MINE AND REMOVE THE SAME, SITUATED IN LA SALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number: 17-17-328-021 Commonly known as: 2827 2nd Street, Peru, IL 61354 The Judgment amount is $50,598.29.

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 Sheriff of LaSalle County. 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 twentyfour (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 mortgaged 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 the 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 shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information contact Plaintiff’s Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title.

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 the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Veronika L. Jones (#6313161), Its Attorney Of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 Send Notice/Pleadings to: Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) Email: Non-CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Telephone: (217) 422-1719 Facsimile: (217) 422-1754 I3128275 (September 17, 24 & October 1, 2019)

Peru,Oglesby,Ottawa 1,3,&4 bd Apts & houses 626-262-1673 SPRING VALLEY Apartments for Rent!

For more info, call 815-343-9066

Peru 2BR, down, all appliances, $600/mo. + dep. & ref. No pets/smkig. Call 815-223-7419 Peru 2BR, No pets/smking, w/d hook up, $750.

Call 815-579-1786

LEGAL Dimmick Township hereby provides public notice that an audit of its funds for the period April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 has been made by Hopkins & Associates, CPA and that a report of such audit dated July 18, 2019 has been filed with the county clerk of LaSalle County, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/.01 et. seq. The full report audit is available for public inspection at 707 Etna Road, Ottawa, IL 61350. Please contact George Hall, Supervisor, Monday Through Friday from 7:00am to 3:30 pm at (815)4886515.

(September 24, 2019)

PERU OAK TERRACE APTS. Studios, 1-2 BR, Appli., Large, Spacious,Patios, Quiet area, near shopping & I-80 Starting at $505. Call 815-579-8561 OR 815-410-5150

Chairside Dental Assistant M-Thurs. Please apply to: Michael J. Grabowski DDS. 2200 Marquette Rd. Suite 107 Peru, IL 61354

1BR & 2BR Apartments for rent in LaSalle Peru area. Stove & refrig , some utilities included.

Call 815-252-3004 2053 Chartres St LaSalle 2 bd, appl, a/c, no pets/smoking $725/mo + $700 dep. Avail.

October 1st. Call 815-223-0340 Cherry 2BR, 1 small ,corner lot, 2 car garage. $425/mo. + dep.

1 year lease, No Pets 815-8942836 or 815-228-7436 Oglesby spotless 2BR, CA, all appliances, detached garage, $800/mo. 1St, last & dep.

Call 815-228-2211 Spring Valley: 1 bd, appllia, lawn care, off st parking, No Smoking/Pets $525mo + dep.

Call 815-830-3386

Farm help needed for Harvesting and tillage work.

Call 815-252-8576

Ladd 2BR, appliances included.

Off St. parking, No Pets. $595/mo. + dep.

Call 815-228-2222

CDL Class A drivers needed.

Call for more information 815-615-1510

Sweet Corn 1 & ½ miles South of Tonica All Yellow. Call 815-442-3661

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LEGAL ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT (CASH BASIS) FOR THE VILLAGE OF NORTH UTICA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 3-31-19 REVENUE SUMMARY: FASTENAL 2,786 PROPERTY TAXES $1,412,055 GALLAGHER MATERIALS, INC 9,020 ROAD & BRIDGE TAX 32,161 HALM’S AUTO PARTS 8,016 INCOME TAX 129,692 HARRIS COMPUTER/MSI 5,388 SALES & USE TAX 296,448 HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORP 22,115 MOTOR FUEL TAX 34,498 HOPKINS & ASSOCIATES, CPAs 8,300 REPLACEMENT TAX 2,513 ILLINOIS EPA 5,000 VIDEO GAMING TAX 64,212 ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 79,516 UTILITY TAXES 262,846 IV EXCAVATING, INC 5,975 WATER, SEWER & GARBAGE FEES 414,000 IVCC 55,995 MAINTENANCE FEE 33,513 JACOB & KLEIN 23,475 INTEREST 25,075 JACOB & KLEIN, LTD 88,459 INSURANCE CLAIM 4,835 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL 6,017 LICENSES, PERMITS & FEES 40,340 JOHN POHAR AND SONS, INC 16,375 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE TAX 29,902 JOHNSON OIL COMPANY 14,134 DONATIONS 37,431 KELLY SAUDER RUPIPER EQUIPMENT 35,863 FRANCHISE FEES 25,088 KGM EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS, INC 2,810 FINES 6,426 KNOBLAUCH ADVERTISING 2,981 FEMA LAFARGE 2,666 HOTEL/MOTEL REVENUE 69,495 LASALLE COUNTY HISTORICAL 4,000 IMPACT FEES LASALLE COUNTY TREASURER 45,678 REFUNDS 17,939 LASALLE PERU HIGH SCHOOL 113,431 RENT 41,209 LEXIPOL, LLC 3,293 STATE & FEDERAL GRANTS 41,209 M&K PARTIES 4,265 SALE OF ASSETS MACHINERY MAINTENANCE, INC 4,474 MISCELLANEOUS MARCO, INC 4,085 TOTAL REVENUE $2,979,679 MARION A. SENICA 36,469 MENARDS 12,142 COMPENSATION SUMMARY: MRC GENERAL CONTRACTORS LLC 6,200 UNDER $25,000: Jared Arthur, Joe Bernardoni, Jonathan Boyer, Mark Credi, MTCO 5,726 Brian Denault, John Dyke, James Hollenbeck, Debra Krizel, Osvaldo Landeros, NEWSTRIBUNE 6,829 Danielle Majka, James Mandujano, John Pappas, Mary Pawlak, Ron Pawlak, NORTHERN PARTNERS COOP. 5,660 Wesley Pender, James Schrader, John Schweickert, Jay Stachowiak, David NORTHERN CONTRACTING, INC 4,835 Stewart, James Vohs, Donald Weiss, Brian Woods PETTY CASH 4,250 $25,000 - $49,999: Chad Archer, Laurie Gbur, Kathy Lewis, Jonathon Simcich, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT 64,968 Jamie Turczyn POSTMASTER 2,635 Over $50,000: Rodney Damron, Jason Quinn, Curt Spayer PRO-VISION, INC 7,044 TOTAL COMPENSATION: $592,784 REPUBLIC SERVICES #792 114,450 EXPENDITURE SUMMARY: ROCK SALT SOURCE 12,685 ADT SECURITY SERVICES 2,569 SECURITY BENEFIT 6,291 ADVANCED ASPHALT COMPANY 234,377 SONOMA-UNDERGROUND SERV, INC 3,033 ADVANCED AUTO PARTS 3,487 STAPLES CREDIT PLAN 3,552 AIRGAS USA, LLC 3,707 STERLING CODIFIERS, INC 3,697 AMEREN ILLINOIS 78,411 STEWART SPREADING, INC 120,960 AMERICAN FUNDS 4,800 TEST 5,985 AMERICAN LEGION POST 731 6,000 TEMPLE DISPLAY LTD 20,784 ARC PYROTECHNICS 17,500 THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP 17,415 AT&T MOBILITY 6,427 TREASURER, STATE OF ILLINOIS 147,889 BAKER CORP 3,439 UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA) 19,245 BONNELL INDUSTRIES, INC 7,587 UNIVERSAL, INC 17,294 CARDMEMBER SERVICES 9,652 USA BLUEBOOK 4,934 CARGILL, INC 29,465 UTICA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 49,021 CARUS CORPORATION 20,122 UTICA TOWNSHIP 19,000 CASEY GENERAL STORE, INC 6,500 UTILITY EQUIPMENT COMPANY 12,431 CHAMLIN & ASSOCIATES, INC 40,762 WALTHAM GRADE SCHOOL 431,217 CONNECTING POINT 3,660 WATER PRODUCTS BLOOMINGTON 10,300 DAVE THOMPSON CONSTRUCTION 9,410 WLPO/WAJK/WKOT 7,977 DESIGNS & SIGNS 2,864 WOZNIAK CONCRETE FINISHING CO 15,228 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 45,348 EXPENSE DISBURSEMENTS UNDER 2,500.00 114,843 EUCLID BEVERAGE 3,983 TOTAL COMPENSATION & EXPENDITURES $3,575,760 EUREKA SAVINGS BANK 553,800 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION SPECIAL DEBT GENERAL REVENUE SERVICE ENTERPRISE TOTAL Beginning Fund Balance $326,847 $1,464,673 $125,682 $1,917,202 Retained Earnings $(550,098) (550,098) Contributed Capital 743,468 743,468 Revenues 1,098,729 1,428,232 125 452,593 2,979,679 Expenditures (1,163,678) (1,956,809) (455,273) (3,575,760) Other Financing Sources 33,428 33,428 Uses (33,428) (33,428) Adjustments (53,166) 53,166 Ending Fund Balance $261,898 $936,096 $159,235 $1,357,228 Retained Earnings (Deficit) $(533,040) (533,040) Contributed Capital $743,468 743,468 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO ME THIS 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2019 JILL MARGIS, TREASURER I, LAURIE GBUR, CLERK OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH UTICA, LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS A TRUE COPY OF THE ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2019.

LAURIE GBUR, CLERK (September 24, 2019)