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Budget system Manny’s moves in, while Domino’s departs might get overhaul

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Kathy Kingery of Manny’s Pizza & Tacos works from the new Sterling location, in the site of the former La Mex restaurant at 312 Locust St., Monday afternoon. Manny’s plans to open Jan. 31. Its owner, Manny Castro, also has restaurants in Savanna and Fulton.

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 535

Pizza comes, and pizza goes.

For years, fans of Manny’s Pizza have been salivating over rumors that the popular eatery planned to open shop in Sterling.

Dreams came close to reality in July 2012, when Manny Castro, owner/operator of Manny’s Pizza in Savanna and Manny’s Too in Fulton, made a down payment on the former Ryan’s Family

Steakhouse, 3900 E. Lincolnway.

That deal fell through, though, after Ryan’s parent company, Buffets Inc., filed for bankruptcy that January, and mold was found in the building.

But the dream has blazed back to life: Manny’s Pizza & Tacos will open at 11 a.m.

Jan. 31 in downtown Sterling, in the site of the short-lived La Mex restaurant at 312 Locust St.

DIXON – In an effort to implement more “best practice” systems within the city, the Dixon City Council will consider changing part of its budgeting process, Mayor Jim Burke said.

The City Council is expected, at its regular meeting tonight, to place Mayor on file an ordi- Jim Burke nance that would switch the city from an appropriations system to a budget system for financial planning and management.

In an appropriations system, the city allocates the maximum the city could spend for a project, Mayor Jim Burke said, while the budgeting system would allocate what the city expects the cost to be.

For example, an appropriations system might say the city can spend up to $150,000 for a project estimated to cost $100,000, while a budgeting system would reflect only the $100,000.

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To attend The Dixon City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. today at City Hall, 121 W. Second St., on the second floor in the Council Chambers.

Go to www.DiscoverDixon. org or call City Hall at 815288-1485 for an agenda or more information.

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STERLING – Temperatures might not be as brutal as they were during a cold snap earlier this month, but it’s going to be downright uncomfortable outside for the rest of the week in the Sauk Valley.

Forecasters say the region is poised to see more frigid weather. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for the area until noon today.

The forecast high for today is 7 degrees, but with winds between 15 and 25 mph, it will feel like 20 below zero.

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Today Sunny but cold. Wind chill advisory in effect until noon. High 7, with wind chills approaching 20 below zero.

Tonight Snow showers possible. Low minus 1.

Wednesday A few a.m. snow showers, otherwise mostly cloudy. High 18. Low minus 3.

Thursday Sunny but bitter cold returns. High 3. Low minus 12.

Friday Partly cloudy, windy, and warmer.

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Wednesday will be a bit warmer, but the deep freeze is forecast to return Thursday. The National Weather Service predicts a high of 3 and low of minus 12. “It’s not to the extend

of the last outbreak but it’s still bitterly cold,� said Paul Collar, a meteorologist with the NWS. “With these temperatures, you’re going to have issues with exposed skin and frostbite, but not to the degree of severity of the last outbreak,� he said, describing it as “a normal cold event you’d see in a typical winter.�

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Burke said, because it reflects the most that could be spent for a project.

State law requires a budget officer for a budgeting system, Burke said, adding that Paula Meyer, the city’s finance director, would fill that position in Dixon.

The City Council will also vote to place on file a contract between Dixon Tourism and Midwest Entertainers Inc. The contract is for four musical tributes, Burke said, which will be fundraisers to help build the President

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Rock Falls officials say the Limestone Building along the city’s riverfront is not salvageable and are seeking a federal grant to pay for an environmental assessment that would precede demolition. been vacant for more than 20 years.

The assessment grant could then pave the way for additional federal money to pay for demolition costs.

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ROCK FALLS – A public meeting on a federal assessment grant for the Limestone Building will begin at 6:30 p.m. today in City Hall Council Chambers, 603 W. 10th St. The meeting is on the agenda as part of the regular Rock Falls City Council meeting.

The city will submit its application for a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to pay for an environmental evaluation of the blighted riverfront property at 201 W. First St. The building has

STERLING – The City Council on Monday approved a Sterling man’s petition to extend a special use permit for his proposed sports complex.

The request from former Newman baseball coach Larry Ybarra had received unanimous backing from the city’s planning commission on Dec. 19. Ybarra now has the special use zoning designation through Dec. 31.

Ybarra has obtained about 22 of the 45 acres he wanted for the $8 million project. He has an option for an additional 45 acres in the same area – at the northwest corner of Oak Grove Avenue and 23rd Street, off Lynn Boulevard.

Ybarra said he needed the extension to give him more time to find investors for the privately funded project. Ybarra said he was advised to raise about 35 percent of the money through private investors and finance the rest.

During the planning commission meeting in December, Ybarra had outlined some of his tourism projections. “Sanctioned softball tournaments could draw 8,000 to 15,000 people on weekends,� he said. “I feel this is the right thing to do for our area,� Ybarra said. “I envision hotels, restaurants, and increased tax revenues.�

The council passed the petition as part of its consent agenda. Before it was approved, Alderman

John Stauter voiced some concerns about another extension of the zoning arrangement. “There are residents out there that are against this,�

Stauter said. “I would hope he does something with it this year; this is our third go-around with this extension.� “They’ll have their opportunities to express their views on it later,�

Alderman Joe Martin said.

Some residents have voiced concerns to aldermen about lighting and traffic issues the complex could raise in the neighborhood.

The council originally approved the annexation agreement and R-1 special use permit for the land on April 16, 2012.

That agreement called for construction of the complex to begin within one calendar year of the pact.

The council extended the agreement for 6 months on May 6, 2013.

In other matters Monday, City Administrator Scott Shumard said a road project is planned for this summer near Sterling High School. The work will be done on Fifth Avenue between LeFevre and Miller roads. Included will be street resurfacing, new sidewalks, curb and gutters, crosswalks, additional lighting, and some reconfiguration of parking alignments. “It will be about a $500,000 project,� Shumard said. “The school district will help out with lighting costs, and the rest is all normal city street funding.�

Bids for the project are expected to be taken in March.

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Helen T. Grygiel DIXON – Helen T. Grygiel, 95, of Dixon, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at home surrounded by her loving family, after a short illness.

She was born Oct. 28, 1918, in Streator, the daughter of Stanley and Mucha (Mechelina) Bandura. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon and the American Legion Auxiliary in Oregon.

She married Joseph B. Grygiel on Aug. 10, 1940, in Streator. He preceded her in death on Nov. 28, 1989.

She is survived by three sons, Joe (Karen) Grygiel of Mars, Pa., Jim Grygiel of Oregon, and John “Jack� (Elaine) Grygiel of Rockford; grandchildren, Theresa (Tom) Wesseln, Donna (Greg) Raschke, Laura (Lyle) Rensink, and James (Jennifer) Grygiel; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Frank Bandura of Ottawa; two sisters, Sophia Bradach and Marian Gould, both of Streator; two sisters-inlaw, Josephine Bandura and Mary Ann Bandura, both of Streator; close

friends, Steve and Diane Bieser and family; and her goddaughter, Helen (Tom) Duffy.

She also was preceded in death by four brothers, John, Stanley, Stephen, and Victor Bandura; and one sister, Toni Hamara.

Helen’s family wishes to thank the staff at Morning Star Village Senior Living in Rockford for their wonderful care.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with the rosary recited at 6:30 p.m., Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Visitation also will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Friday and the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Pierre Polycarpe officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to St. Patrick Church in Dixon and Poor Clare Colettine Nuns of Rockford.

Visit www.thejonesfh. com to send condolences.

John R. ‘John John’ Jones STERLING – John R. Jones, 47, of Sterling, died Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at his home. He was employed at Kreider Services in Dixon for 5 years.

John was born March 25, 1966, in Sterling, the son of Melvin W. Russell and Wanda Louise Jones.

Survivors include his sister, Paula Russell, and his

half sister, Racheal (Mark) Ware, both of Rock Falls; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Cremation rites will be accorded.

There are no services. McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

Irene Schneider

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Debbie Lindgren (left) and Penny Cade share a laugh as they clean up the new Manny’s Pizza & Tacos restaurant in Sterling on Monday afternoon. In addition to featuring Manny’s signature pizza and tacos, the restaurant also will have a full-service bar.

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The 4,500-square-foot, family-owned restaurant will feature Manny’s signature pizza and tacos – basically the same menu as its other sites, said Castro’s daughter, Kathy Kingery. There also will be a full-service bar.

She and a handful of friends, family and others were hard at work at the new venue Monday, when the sounds of hammering and vacuuming and the scent of fresh paint filled the air.

Happily, the warm Mexican dÊcor fits the Manny’s theme, so not much remodeling is needed, Kingery said.

Manny’s also is known in its communities for supporting local schools with fundraisers and other events; that tradition will continue here, Kingery said.

For starters, Manny’s will be open Wednesday through Sunday, she said, and Tuesday hours will be added once staffing allows.

And while one Sauk Valley pizza parlor prepares to expand, another has called it quits.

Domino’s Pizza, 122 N. Peoria Ave. in Dixon, is no more.

Franchisee Arif Kahn

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

The sign for Domino’s Pizza is reflected in a window of the shuttered Dixon restaurant Monday afternoon. Franchisee Arif Kahn closed up shop Friday.

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company said, and Kahn could not be reached for comment.

Kahn also closed his

restaurant at 2501 E. Lincolnway in Sterling in June 2012 when his lease expired, Domino’s spokeswoman Jen Hug said at the time.

Attempts to move elsewhere in Sterling or Rock Falls were unsuccessful.

A Domino’s franchise in Freeport also closed a few years ago.

For those who have the craving, the Domino’s restaurant nearest Lee County residents is in Rockford; Whiteside County folks will have to travel across the Big Muddy, to Clinton, Iowa.

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STERLING – Irene Schneider, 89, of Sterling, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014.

Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling is handling arrangements.

Family of imprisoned man still hopeful

OMAHA, NEB.

Missionary holds news conference at his own request

2 deaths confirmed in blast at animal feed processing plant OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – An explosion Monday morning that brought down part of an animal feed processing plant in Omaha left at least two people dead and 10 others seriously hurt, authorities said.

It was unclear if the death toll would rise as crews continued sifting through the rubble of the International Nutrition plant. Interim Omaha Fire Chief Bernie Kanger said the search was progressing slowly because the structure is unsafe.

Kanger wouldn’t provide an exact figure for the number of dead, but Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Monday afternoon that two deaths had been confirmed.

Thirty-eight people were working at the plant when the blast happened.

In addition to the two people who died and 10

who were hospitalized, seven people were hurt but refused treatment.

Officials have not said how many of the 19 others escaped. “We haven’t cleared the building yet because of the significant risk to our people,� Kanger said.

He said that he didn’t believe anyone who was still in the building Monday afternoon was alive.

A team of urban searchand-rescue experts arrived from Lincoln to help with the search.

Authorities don’t know what caused the blast, but Kanger noted that there were no hazardous chemicals at the plant. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will determine the cause.

The explosion knocked out the lights in the building and sent workers scrambling for safety.

SEATTLE (AP) – The family of an American missionary held more than a year in North Korea was heartbroken and encouraged by a brief news conference in which Kenneth Bae, wearing a gray cap and inmate’s uniform with the number 103 on his chest, apologized and said he committed antigovernment acts. “Our end goal is to see Kenneth reunited so he can recover emotionally and physically.

He has chronic health problems,� family friend Derek Sciba told The Associated Press. Sciba is a friend of Bae’s sister, Terri Chung of Edmonds, and part of a group pushing for Bae’s release. “On the one hand it’s heartbreaking to see him in a prison uniform at the mercy of folks in North Korea, but on the other hand it’s encouraging to see him and that he’s able to speak,� Sciba said.

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American missionary Kenneth Bae (second from right) arrives to speak to reporters Monday at Pyongyang Friendship Hospital in Pyongyang. Bae, 45, who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year, appealed for the U.S. to do its best to secure his release. ments at what he called a press conference held at his own request. He was under guard during the appearance. It is not unusual for prisoners in North Korea to say after their release that they spoke in similar situations under duress.

Bae spoke in Korean during the brief appearance, which was attended by The Associated Press and several other members of the foreign media in Pyongyang.

Bae, the longest-serving American detainee in North Korea in recent years, expressed hope that the U.S. government will do its best to win his release. He said he had not been treated badly in confinement. “I believe that my problem can be solved by close cooperation and agreement between the American government and the government of this country,� he said.

Bae was arrested in

November 2012 while leading a tour group and accused of crimes against the state before being sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. He was moved to a hospital last summer in poor health.

He made an apology Monday and said he had committed anti-government acts.

Bae said a comment last month by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had made his situation more difficult. “The vice president of United States said that I was detained here without any reason,�

Bae said. “And even my younger sister recently told the press that I had not committed any crime and I know that the media reported it. “I think these comments infuriated the people here enormously.

And for this reason, I am in a difficult situation now. As a result, although I was in medical treatment in the hospital for five months until now, it seems I should return to prison. And moreover there is greater difficulty in discussions about my amnesty.�

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Hopefuls cool to more marijuana legalization Candidates oppose recreational use of pot being allowed CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois may have a new medical marijuana law on the books, and two other states may have approved the drug’s recreational use, but the candidates for Illinois governor this year don’t support legalizing it outright in their state.

Their positions on whether Illinois should extend its four-year medical cannabis pilot project are not so clear-cut,

however, according to the candidates’ answers to a campaign questionnaire sent to them by The Associated Press. Most Republicans said it was too early to decide, but a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor who suffers from multiple sclerosis said it should continue, as did a Democratic challenger to Gov. Pat Quinn.

The question of further legalization could arise on the 2014 campaign trail as sick Illinois patients start getting access to marijuana.

Political experts say

medical marijuana hasn’t been a strictly partisan issue and there are other signs that Illinois could be willing to address full legalization, including Chicago loosening its punishment for those caught with pot. “This is going to be a one-step-at-a-time issue,� said Alan Gitelson, a Loyola University political science professor.

Quinn, who’s seeking re-election, signed a law in August legalizing the use of medical marijuana on a trial basis for severely ill people. State officials must issue regu-

lations before anyone can sign up, though.

Quinn, who didn’t respond to the candidate questionnaire, explained at the signing that he liked the law’s tight regulations and was moved to support it by testimony from a sick veteran. When asked about the issue Friday, he said only that the rule-making process will take time. “I have a whole team looking at our law,� he told AP after an event in Chicago. “It’s going to take a little bit of time.�

Quinn’s office said Friday that he doesn’t sup-

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port legalization of marijuana for recreational use.

All other candidates for governor and lieutenant governor told AP that legalized recreational use of marijuana shouldn’t be allowed.

Bruce Rauner and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford, both Republicans, simply wrote “No� when asked, “Should marijuana be legalized generally?�

Republican state Sens.

Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard, who both voted against the medical marijuana legislation, explained

themselves a little more.

Dillard said he listens to law enforcement on the issue; a sheriff’s association opposed the medical marijuana bill over concerns of motorists driving under the influence of marijuana.

Brady said the medical marijuana bill opens the door to legalization of recreational use. “I am opposed to the general legalization of marijuana or any other controlled substances, which are currently subject to regulation and governance by the federal government,� Brady said.

ILLINOIS PENSIONS

Study: Despite recent reform, deficit grows Researchers projected a $1B difference if state had not implemented legislation

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SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Recent pension reform legislation has been hailed as historic and groundbreaking, but the $160 billion savings plan ultimately won’t make much of a dent in the state’s growing deficits, a report released Tuesday says.

While the changes to the state’s major public pension systems will eliminate their unfunded liability over the next 25 years, the state’s deficit will increase to $13 billion during that time, according to the University of Illinois’ Institute for Government and Public Affairs study.

Institute researchers had projected a $14 billion deficit – a $1 billion difference – if the state had not implemented pension reform. “The deficit has gotten off the front burner,�

Institute Director Chris Mooney said. “And the pension solution, while important, in terms of (its effect on) the budget, it’s a red herring.�

Mooney said the Institute’s study was released purposely as campaigns for the 2014 general election begin to heat up.

“We want to make sure people know what’s going on, and don’t get complacent,� Mooney said. “This thing (this deficit) just drops like a rock regardless of what we do.�

The study, which the institute calls its “Fiscal Futures Project,� made projections by estimating savings from the pension reform plan and assuming that the state’s temporary income tax increase will roll back from the current 5 percent to 3.75 percent as scheduled in January of 2015.

Even if the temporary income tax is extended by lawmakers, researchers say the budget gap would be eliminated by half, standing at $7 billion in 2025.

The unfunded pension liability grew as lawmakers shorted or skipped required payments over the years. Regular overspending by the Legislature, even in healthy economic times, caused the deficit to rise.

The pension reform law, passed in December, followed years of debate about how to reverse decades of lawmakers and governors shorting or skipping pension contributions.

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Rauner’s ads help overcome a bumpy month Gubernatorial hopeful’s lead grows in polls

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

EDITORIAL | MARCH 18 PRIMARY

Fewer excuses not to vote T

he Illinois primary will take place 8 weeks from today. Voters will trek to the polls to have their say on which party candidates should advance to the Nov. 4 general election.

Primaries were considered an advancement a century ago. They took candidate selection out of the hands of party bigwigs in smoke-filled rooms and put it into the hands of the people.

That was the theory, at least.

In practice, many primary races are uncontested, so voters may not have much choice in the matter.

And the politicians who control the laws that govern primaries don’t always seem to have the voters’ best interests at heart.

Two years ago, primary turnout was 17.1 percent in Whiteside County and 25.6 percent

What we think

first time this year.

Don’t know where to vote? Your county clerk The March 18 primary is 8 weeks away.

Past experience indicates many registered has a list of polling places on the county website. voters won’t vote. However, their list It will also be published in newspapers as the of excuses has shortened. election nears.

Don’t know your prein Lee County. mation. The deadline to cinct? It’s printed on Four years ago, Whiteregister is Feb. 18. your voter registration side’s turnout was 14.3 Won’t be home on card. percent, and Lee’s was March 18? No-excuse Don’t know the candi18.1 percent. absentee voting and dates? Their names will But it is easier to vote early voting options be printed on sample these days, and the list exist. ballots, so voters can of excuses not to vote is Serving in the milieducate themselves. shorter. tary? Military absentee Don’t want to reveal Don’t know whether ballots are available from your party preference? you’re registered to your county clerk. vote? Simply call your Not registered but still Sorry, we can’t help you there. Proposals to elimicounty clerk’s elections want to vote? You can nate the public statedepartment and ask. register the same day at ment of party preference Also, you may visit www. the county clerk’s office for primaries have gone elections.il.gov on the and vote, between the Web, click “Registration 27th and 3rd days before nowhere in the Legislaand Polling Place Inforthe election, under grace ture. Maybe you should ask legislative candimation,� and type in voting provisions. dates whether they favor your name and ZIP code Think you’re too reform, and aggressively to see whether you are young to vote? People support those who do. registered. who will be 17 on That would eliminate Not sure how to regisMarch 18, but who will the last excuse for not ter? Again, contact the turn 18 by the Nov. 4 county clerk, or visit the general election, will be voting – unless you simply don’t care. clerk’s website for infor- allowed to vote for the

THE READER’S VOICE

Supply Closet looks ahead to aiding students BONNIE DONNELL Sterling

The Trinity School Supply Closet is beginning to prepare for the 2014-15 school year. We served about 800 students during August 2013 and anticipate that number increasing by at least half again in the fall of 2014.

We provide service to students from preschool through college within a 50-mile radius of Sterling-Rock Falls.

All supplies are provided through personal and corporate donations along with available grants. All help is volunteer.

Our hours are 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. We are located at 910 Second Ave., Ster-

Election letters The maximum length for letters to the editor endorsing candidates or discussing issues regarding the March 18 primary is 200 words.

Letter writers may not endorse the same candidate or issue more than once. The submission deadline is noon March 11. ling. Any questions may be answered by calling 815-441-1988 or 815-4418652.

We not only want to make the students aware of this opportunity, but we also want to make everyone aware of the great opportunity placed before you to help with donations of cash or supplies.

We are looking at a $10,000 budget for the 2014-15 school year; therefore, your help is

greatly appreciated.

Please prayerfully consider helping if you are able.

Note to readers: Bonnie Donnell is the coordinator of the Trinity School Supply Closet.

Please list schedule of SVCC games WARREN LONG Prophetstown

For both the [Sauk Valley Community College] women and men, the paper does a nice coverage on the [basketball] games. But the thing I am disappointed in about the Gazette, is that they never show any standings in the conference for either women or men. They also should show the upcoming games under the standings.

I’ve watched this for

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years. Is there anything that can be done about it? This is our local college, and the Gazette does not support them.

One other thing about showing the upcoming games is that more people would go to the games. I went to a game last week, which was a very good game against IVCC, and there was hardly anybody there because the upcoming games are not shown in the paper.

Please do something about this.

Note to readers: The next SVCC men’s home game is 7 p.m. Saturday vs. Kankakee. After that, the women and men have back-to-back home games (5:30 p.m. women’s game and 7:30 p.m. men’s game) on Jan. 28 vs. Black Hawk East; Feb. 6 vs. Black Hawk; Feb. 11 vs. Kishwaukee; Feb. 13 vs. Highland; and Feb. 22 vs. Truman.

A solid week of horribly negative media coverage of Bruce Rauner was apparently outweighed by lots and lots of television ads, because his numbers are still rising.

A new Capitol Fax/ We Ask America poll found that Rauner’s lead increased in the Republican gubernatorial primary since late November.

The poll of 1,139 likely Republican primary voters taken Jan. 14 found Rauner getting 34 percent of the vote, with state Sen. Bill Brady at 17 percent, Treasurer Dan Rutherford at 15 percent, and state Sen. Kirk Dillard bringing up the rear at 9 percent.

A We Ask America poll taken Nov. 26, after Rauner launched his holiday season TV ad blitz, showed Rauner leading with 26 percent, to Brady’s 18 percent, to Rutherford’s 17 percent, to Dillard’s 10 percent. Those numbers confirmed a Public Policy Polling survey taken just days before, which had Rauner leading with 24 percent.

So, essentially, the rest of the pack hasn’t moved at all, while Rauner has added 8 points to his lead.

Last week’s poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percent. “Buoyed by a constant stream of quality TV ads, Mr. Rauner continues to gain ground,� said We Ask America pollster Greg Durham. “For now, it does not appear the negative press he’s recently received has resulted in producing any significant speed bumps.

This race is far from settled, but the Rauner camp must feel like their plan is working.�

As you already know, two issues have buffeted Rauner’s campaign since the holiday season ended.

He’s been hammered extensively for a December comment that surfaced in early January of Rauner demanding that the minimum wage be cut by a dollar an hour.

LAST WEEK, the media focused on Rauner’s successful effort to clout his suburban daughter into a Chicago public school, followed by a $250,000 contribution to that school.

But “earned media� attacks don’t work like they used to, particularly in GOP primaries where a hardcore strand of voters tends to discount the “mainstream media.�

Most important, though, is that none of Rauner’s opponents have yet to run a single TV ad.

Rauner’s massive TV spending is having a profound impact. Just 25 percent of GOP primary voters say they’re undecided.

“Every despot ... thinks that by confiscating books, banning articles, imprisoning people who seem too independent, he can blot out dissent and dissatisfaction.�

Edward Said, Palestinian writer, educator, 1996

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Republican gubernatorial primary survey Rauner.............. 34% Brady ................ 17% Rutherford ........ 15% Dillard ................. 9% Source: Capitol Fax/ We Ask America poll of 1,139 likely Republican primary voters taken Jan. 14; margin of error +/- 2.9 percent Rauner leads in almost every geographic region in the state, with his biggest numbers racked up in the vote-rich collar counties.

There, Rauner scores a whopping 44 percent.

He’s also way ahead in suburban Cook County, with 37 percent. And he has 27 percent in downstate, which puts him 8 points ahead of both Brady and Rutherford.

Rutherford leads in Chicago, according to the poll, but only by 8 points.

SPEAKING OF Rutherford, he reported raising about $400,000 in the fourth quarter last year and had just under $1.4 million in his campaign bank account.

When he puts that money on TV, Rutherford could take advantage of any effect that labor unions will have on the primary.

If the upcoming multimillion-dollar, labor unionfinanced TV advertising blitz manages to disqualify Rauner in GOP voters’ minds, then Rutherford’s ads could persuade those voters to head his way.

Right now, though, Republican primary voters are divided on whom they would choose if Rauner is taken out of the equation.

Brady has raised just about zero cash in the last 6 months, and Dillard’s campaign is barely staying afloat. So the poll and common sense indicate that Rutherford could be the most likely candidate to take advantage when the union money starts pouring in against Rauner.

But Rauner could then start attacking Rutherford, and anybody else who starts climbing in the polls.

It’s gonna get complicated.

And that’s very important to remember. The poll shows what it shows on the day it was taken.

But voters can express a preference based only on the information they currently have, and there will be a whole lot more info – mostly bad – coming very soon.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. | CELEBRATING HIS LIFE

‘There is still so much more to do’ Speeches, marches nationwide honor civil rights leader ATLANTA (AP) – Hundreds of people filled Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday to remember and reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., one of many events across the nation to honor the slain civil rights leader.

The service at Ebenezer featured prayers, songs, music and speakers. Across the country, there were also speeches, parades, marches and community service projects to honor King, an Atlanta native.

About 50 years ago Monday, King had just appeared on the cover of Time magazine as its Man of the Year, and the nation was on the cusp of passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But many of the themes of the civil rights struggle, such a as poverty, violence and voting rights, still resonate with people.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said there were not many states that can boast a native son that merits a national holiday before saying, “but we Georgians can.”

Deal said this year he would work with state legislators to find an appropriate way to honor the Nobel Peace Prize winner at the Georgia Capitol, which drew a standing ovation from the audience. He did not give any specifics, but civil rights leaders have suggested a statue at the state Capitol.

“I think that more than just saying kind thoughts about him we ought to take action ourselves,” said Deal, a Republican. “That’s how we embed truth into our words. I think it’s time for Georgia’s leaders to follow in Dr. King’s footsteps and take action, too.”

Deal also touched on criminal justice reforms his administration has tried to make, including drug and mental health courts and communitybased services to keep nonviolent criminals and young people out of prison.

Vice President Joe Biden addressed the National Action Network’s MLK Breakfast,

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ABOVE: Letters spelling “We Believe” are carried by a group during a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Monday in San Antonio.

LEFT: President Barack Obama and his daughter, Sasha, make burritos at DC Central Kitchen as part of a service project Monday in Washington in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Also helping were first lady Michelle Obama and daughter, Malia.

urging them to protect voting rights.

“Let me remind you all, it all rests ultimately on the ballot box, so keep the faith, or as my grandmom would say, ‘No, Joey, go spread the faith.’ It’s time to spread it,” Biden said.

New York City’s new Mayor Bill de Blasio marked the day by talking about economic inequality, saying it was “closing doors for hard-working people in this city and all over this country.”

“We have a city sadly divided between those with opportunity, with the means to fully partake of that opportunity, and

those whose dreams of a better life are being deferred again and again,” he told an audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

In Ann Arbor, Mich., activist and entertainer Harry Belafonte planned to deliver the keynote address for the 28th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium at the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium.

Arthur Goff, 38, of Frederick, Md., visited the King Memorial in Washington with his mother, his son, his sister and her children.

Goff’s mother, 68-year-old

Loretta Goff, said she was in nursing school in New York when King died in 1968 and remembers it being a traumatic time. Now, she said, everyone is responsible for continuing King’s legacy.

“There is still so much more to do,” she said.

In Memphis, Tenn., where King was assassinated, an audio recording of an interview with King was played at the National Civil Rights Museum. The recording sheds new light on a phone call President John F. Kennedy made to King’s wife more than 50 years ago.

Historians generally agree Kennedy’s phone call to Coretta Scott King expressing concern over her husband’s arrest in October 1960 – and Robert Kennedy’s work behind the scenes to get King released – helped JFK win the White House.

The reel-to-reel audiotape was discovered by a man cleaning out his father’s attic.

The father, an insurance salesman, had interviewed King for a book he was writing, but never completed it and stored the recording with other interviews he’d done.

At the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky., the centered showed King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the hour.

In August, tens of thousands of Americans visited the National Mall to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which he gave from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Several people who were scheduled to speak at that event but were cut because there was not enough time were invited to speak at Ebenezer.

King was born Jan. 15, 1929, and he would’ve been 85 years old. The federal holiday is the third Monday in January and has been celebrated since 1986.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Tuesday, Jan. 21 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Morning Whittle, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Line dancing, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

313 card game and Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave.,

Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m. Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Make-n-Take Winter Jewelry program, 10-11:30 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle. Registration: 815562-5050.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Wii and Yoga class, 1:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-625-0354.

Wednesday, Jan. 22 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council

on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Popcorn and quilting, 8:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

Pool players, 8:30 a,m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Crafting, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Mexican Train Dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Farkle, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

313 card game and Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,

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500 card game, noon, Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Sewing after lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Second Wind Entertainers, 1:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3253.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

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Vets deserve thanks even when it’s unwelcome Dear Abby: I just read the letter from “Twice Bitten in Washington� (Nov. 4), who had thanked veterans for their service to our country and received several negative responses. I’m a retired vet, dying from Agent Orange poisoning. I served two tours in Vietnam, and when I returned from Nam, I was called a baby killer, spat upon and refused taxi service because I was in uniform.

America has had a change in attitude since the Vietnam War. Today, many folks appreciate what the military is doing.

I have been thanked several times while wearing my Vietnam Veterans hat and it makes me feel great, to the point my eyes water.

Tell “Twice Bitten� to continue thanking the

their service. I would like to thank you and all the readers who responded to that column with such emotional and sometimes gut-wrenching stories.

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the one who was laid to rest, that maybe if we had DEARABBY looked harder, fought !BIGAIL 6AN harder, we wouldn’t have "UREN S lost a soldier. *EANNE When I returned home, 0HILLIPS COLUMN I reacted the way “Twice�

APPEARS described. I was resentful DURING THE Dear Abby: I would that someone would take WEEK THROUGH like to offer “Twice� an the time to honor me, 5NIVERSAL 0RESS explanation for the reacbut not the friends I lost.

3YNDICATE tion she received. I served It was a long time before two tours in Iraq and I realized that by honorlost some good friends. ing me with their sincere military vets. It means When vets return home thanks, they were honora lot, especially to vets from war, home is a scary ing every soldier we have like me. Sure beats being place. The life we lived ever lost. Now when I am called a baby killer. and breathed is no longer. thanked, I shake hands, I – Vietnam Vet After spending so much hug, and I thank them for time fearing the unknown their respect.

Dear Vietnam Vet: I and protecting ourselves To “Twice�: Never stop! received many letters physically and emotionDo not be afraid. We are like yours from Vietnam ally, we can’t stop. not hateful or angry. We vets who were also not Many of us came home are scared and sad. Your thanked for their serfeeling guilty that we expression of thanks vice when they returned lived while others died – means more than any home. Like you, they very ashamed that we might parade, any medal or any much appreciate hearing not have done enough, award could ever mean. a “delayed� thanks for that we should have been – Brandon in Indiana

Dear Abby: As a soonto-be-retired career Army officer, I am one of those who feel awkward when people thank us for doing our jobs. The Army was a career I chose, knowing the hardships and what would be asked of me.

The military is filled with all kinds of people, and even though I may not always be in the mood for a stranger to approach me when I’m out and about, deep down inside it is refreshing to know that what I do is appreciated. – Phil in Washington State Dear Abby: One day while walking in a cemetery, we saw an elderly gentleman leaning on the arm of his caregiver, and we realized he was looking at a veterans memorial. My wife approached

and asked if he was a veteran. He looked at her and said “Yes,� and she said, “Thank you very much for your service and your bravery.� He immediately teared up and croaked out a “Thank you.� His caregiver rolled her eyes.

My wife got into her face and said, “You have a hero on your arm, so show him some respect!� The veteran cried harder, grabbed my wife’s hand and said, “No one has ever said that to me, ESPECIALLY my caregiver.� – Kimit in the MIdwest Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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Nuclear cutback underway In return, economic sanctions against Iran partially lifted TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran unplugged banks of centrifuges involved in its most sensitive uranium enrichment work on Monday, prompting the United States and European Union to partially lift economic sanctions as a landmark deal aimed at easing concerns over Iran’s nuclear program went into effect.

The mutual actions – curbing atomic work in exchange for some sanctions relief – start a 6-month clock for Tehran and the world powers to negotiate a final accord that the Obama administration and its European allies say will be intended to ensure Iran cannot build a nuclear weapon.

In the meantime, the interim deal puts limits on Iran’s program – though it continues low levels of uranium enrichment.

Tehran denies its nuclear program is intended to produce a bomb.

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In this Jan. 6, 2013, photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter feeds bread to a cat in the old city of Aleppo, Syria. Syria’s uprising was not destined to be quick.

Instead, the largely peaceful protest movement that spread across the nation slowly turned into an armed insurgency and eventually a full-blown civil war.

Unexpected Iran invitation could scuttle long-awaited peace talks GENEVA (AP) – A lastminute U.N. invitation for Iran to join this week’s Syria peace talks threw the long-awaited Geneva conference into doubt Monday, with the U.S. saying the offer should be rescinded and the main Westernbacked Syrian opposition group threatening to skip the event entirely.

The surprise invitation, extended Sunday

by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, set off a flurry of diplomatic activity to salvage the talks aimed at ending Syria’s ruinous threeyear civil war.

The conference is set to begin Wednesday in the Swiss luxury resort city of Montreux, with high-ranking delegations

from the United States, Russia and close to 40 other countries attending. Face-to-face negotiations between the Syrian government and its opponents – the first of the uprising – are to start Friday in Geneva.

But the uproar over Iran’s invitation threatened to scuttle the entire event.

The Syrian National Coalition issued an ultimatum, saying that Iran must commit publicly within hours to withdraw its “troops and militias� from Syria and abide by a 2012 roadmap to establish a transitional government.

Otherwise, the group said, the U.N. should withdraw its invitation for Tehran to take part.

The coalition, which had voted late Saturday to attend after months of rancorous debate, said if those conditions are not met by 7 p.m.

GMT Monday, it would not attend the talks.

But Hadi Bahra, a member of the coalition’s political committee, said the group was willing to be flexible, to a degree, with its deadline. “If there are serious efforts and commitment, then it will be extended, but for sure not beyond midnight,� he told The Associated Press.

AP

An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency inspector cuts the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium enrichment Monday at the Natanz facility, 200 miles south of the capital, Tehran. sion of some sanctions – though other sanctions remain in place.

In part a reflection of a thaw between Washington and Tehran, the moves coincidentally occurred on the 33rd anniversary of the end of the Iran hostage crisis.

The holding of 52 Americans for 444 days by radical Iranian students that ended Jan. 20, 1981 was followed by more than three decades of U.S.-Iranian enmity that

only began to ease last year with signs that Iran was ready to meet U.S. demands and scale back its nuclear activities.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague called the deal “an important milestone� – but not the ultimate goal. “It’s important that other sanctions are maintained and the pressure is maintained for a comprehensive and final settlement on the Iranian nuclear issue,� Hague said.

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by Hoboken mayor ‘false’ and ‘illogical’ TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s administration on Monday pushed back against a claim that Superstorm Sandy relief funding was withheld from a severely flooded city because its Democratic mayor wouldn’t sign off on a politically connected real estate venture.

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno strongly denied Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer’s claims as “false� and “illogical� on Monday, the day before Christie’s second-term inauguration. And Marc Ferzan, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Rebuilding, told reporters in a conference call that Hoboken has been treated no differently than other cities with respect to storm relief funds.

Zimmer said on Saturday that Guadagno pulled her aside at a supermarket opening in May and said Hoboken’s storm recovery funds hinged on Zimmer’s approval of a commercial development whose lawyer and lobbyist are close to the governor. On Sunday, Zimmer told CNN the ultimatum was delivered on behalf of the governor, a possible 2016 presidential candidate.

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Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno speaks to a group of volunteers Monday during the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service in Union Beach, N.J. Guadagno denied allegations by the Hoboken mayor that Superstorm Sandy relief funding was withheld from the city because the mayor wouldn’t sign off on a politically connected real estate venture. and does not withstand scrutiny when all of the facts are examined.� “Any suggestion that Sandy funds were tied to the approval of any project in New Jersey is completely false,� she said.

Zimmer met with investigators from the U.S. attorney’s office for several hours on Sunday and gave them journal entries she said were made at the time of the conversation. She also has offered to take a lie-detector test or testify under oath.

Ferzan, during his conference call, declined to comment on the “back and forth� regarding

Zimmer’s claims. But he said claims that Hoboken received less than its fair share of disaster aid were a “mischaracterization.�

Superstorm Sandy, which was spawned in October 2012 when Hurricane Sandy merged with two other weather systems, killed people in 10 states, but New Jersey and New York were hit the hardest. It’s New Jersey’s worst natural disaster.

Ferzan said the state has received more than $14 billion in requests statewide for Hazard Mitigation grants but has only about $300 million to dis-

burse. Christie administration officials have said Hoboken has requested more than $100 million in such funding. “Obviously $300 million versus $14 billion, that’s a big delta,� Ferzan said.

He said the state has tried to prioritize its funding and programs to address the “communities most in need� and purposely directed most of the recovery funding toward homeowners, business owners and renters.

Federal authorities and state legislators are investigating another scandal involving the Christie administration – allegations that the governor’s top aides orchestrated traffic jams in a northern New Jersey town, Fort Lee, by blocking off lanes to the George Washington Bridge, possibly to punish the town’s Democratic mayor for not endorsing the governor for re-election.

Assemblyman John Wisniewski, a former chairman of the state Democratic Party who is leading a legislative probe, said the new allegations may be part of a pattern of abuses of power in the Christie administration and would be treated seriously.

Republicans called the investigation partisan and called on Wisniewski to step down. Wisniewski said the investigation by his bipartisan panel would continue.

The lieutenant governor did not take questions on Monday.

CHILD PORN CASE

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Woman seeking $3.4M from man arrested with two images of her WASHINGTON (AP) – A woman whose childhood rapes by her uncle were captured on camera and widely traded on the Internet wants the Supreme Court to make it easier for victims of child pornography to collect money from people who view the brutal images on their computers.

The case being argued at the Supreme Court on Wednesday involves a Texas man who pleaded guilty to having images of children engaged in sex acts on his computer.

Doyle Randall Paroline is appealing an order holding him responsible for the full amount of loss-

es, nearly $3.4 million, suffered by the woman known as Amy. Of the several hundred incriminating images on Paroline’s computer, just two were of Amy. Advocates for child pornography victims say that holding defendants liable for the entire amount of losses better reflects the ongoing harm that victims suffer each time someone views the images online.

The threat of a large financial judgment, coupled with a prison term, also might deter some people from looking at the images in the first place, the advocates say. “The threat that a per-

son in the child pornography market may well bear the entire cost of the harm done to the victim, even if they are a ‘minor player,’ is likely to be a large deterrent, especially when the harm done typically runs into the millions for a victim’s lifetime of care,� said Marci Hamilton, a law professor at Yeshiva University.

Hamilton wrote a brief in the case on behalf of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.

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Despite Obama’s plans to shift the National Security Agency’s mass storage of Americans’ bulk phone records elsewhere, telephone companies do not want the responsibility. And the government could face privacy and structural hurdles in relying on any other entity to store the data.

Constitutional analysts also question the legal underpinning of Obama’s commitment to setting up a panel of privacy experts to intervene in some proceedings of the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees the NSA’s data mining. Obama has asked Congress to set up such a panel, but senior federal judges already oppose the move.

The secret courts now operate with only the government making its case to a federal judge for examining someone’s phone data. Civil libertarians have called for a voice in the room that might offer the judge an opposing view.

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Another winter of discontent

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heo Epstein seldom shows it, but the pressure to turn the Cubs into a perennial winner reveals itself in the more obvious flecks of gray hair on the guy who turned 40 last month.

Epstein never admits it, but his patience with some of the job’s idiosyncrasies must be threadbare compared with when he became Cubs president in October 2011.

Every now and then, Epstein lets his guard down just long enough to make you wonder if he sensed all along the cultural reconstruction project at Clark and Addison would be more challenging than he ever acknowledged.

“One of the things we were smart about was not to put a timetable on it,’’ Epstein said Friday at the start of the Cubs Convention.

A clock can’t tick louder on a tenure if nobody starts it.

Fans still trust Epstein to do it right in due time because of his Red Sox baseball cachet, no matter how long it takes at a place known for waiting, especially if it means tearing everything down completely before building it back up like nobody ever has.

Which brings us to this weekend.

Nothing against the Sheraton Chicago, but a more appropriate venue for this Cubs Convention would have been the Shedd Aquarium.

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Dixon’s Laron Carr shoots over Sterling’s Draque Penaflor-Heier during a game on Dec. 12. The Dukes are off to a 13-3 start despite having only two home games so far. Dixon will host Rock Falls today at 7:15 p.m.

Little brother grows up

Dukes no longer punching bag in boys basketball Offensively, Dixon (13-3, 3-1 NIB-12 West) is averaging 56 points per game, as opposed to 45.3 a year ago. The field goal s $IXON S LAST CONFERENCE percentage is at 47.9 percent, up from 37.9 title was in 1967.

Coaches often like to think of their teams percent. The 3-point percentage is at 35.7 as a family. s $IXON S LAST REGIONAL TITLE percent, up from 31.5 percent.

With that being the case, the Dixon boys was in 1986.

“Last year, we’d just pass it around the basketball team has been the little brother perimeter, somebody would try to drive that is perpetually picked on by older sibadversity, and didn’t let it affect them,” lings. The Dukes won just four of 56 games third-year Dixon coach Jason Mead said. “It and kick it out for a three, because we the past two seasons, with the bulk of those didn’t affect their work ethic, which is very weren’t big enough to finish,” junior guard Cal Jarrett said. losses by wide margins. hard for teenage kids. It’s a testament to This year, players like the 6-foot-3 Jarrett, The thing about little brothers, though, is their character.”

5-8 guard Laron Carr, 5-11 guard Matt Cofthey grow up, and when they do, watch out.

Out of necessity, Mead had to trot out the That’s the phase the Dukes find themselves equivalent of a fresh-soph team the past two fey and 6-7 sophomore forward Isaiah Roby have the ability to take the ball to the basin now – they’re now delivering some beat- seasons, because those players were his best ket with more authority. They can finish, or ings instead of just absorbing them. option. While the losses mounted, valuable still kick it out to open shooters.

“I have a lot of kids that have put in a lessons were learned. They are now paying lot of time, and have gone through some dividends on both ends of the court.

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Surge squashed by Clippers Erie wakes up too late in Three Rivers North loss to Amboy

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Amboy’s Kennedy Dinges (left) drives past the defense of Erie’s Bailee Classen during Monday’s game in Erie. The Clippers won 36-20.

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ERIE – For three quarters, the Erie Cardinals lacked intensity on Monday. Then the switch went on for the last 8 minutes.

Unfortunately for the Cardinals, it was too little, too late. The Amboy Clippers had already secured a Three Rivers North victory with a score of 36-20.

Amboy (14-5, 7-2 Three Rivers North) took advantage of Erie’s rough first quarter and jumped out to the lead. Four different Clippers chipped in a basket apiece to give them a 9-2 lead.

Defensively, a 2-3 zone by Amboy forced the Cardinals (15-8, 5-4) into rushing shots.

“Well, first of all, they missed some wide-open shots,” Amboy coach Mike McCracken said. “That helps when you play a 2-3 zone. We did a pretty good job of boxing out, getting out on them and rushing their shots a little ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Newman’s Ivey, Amboy’s Wilhelm honored, B3.

Star of the game: Kennedy Dinges, Amboy, 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals Key performers: Rachel Cobert, Erie, 7 points, 4 rebounds; Kaitlyn Liebing, Amboy, 8 points, 8 rebounds bit. I’m a little greedy, though, and I wanted no good looks at all, and I think for the most part we did that.”

Erie cut the deficit to 11-7.

“We really didn’t play with a sense of urgency,” Erie coach Brian Howell said. “We didn’t play hard. We didn’t get into transition like we normally do. We walked the ball up the floor. You know, it was just one of those games we played terrible.”

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Champ Bailey battled injuries all season, but played well in Sunday’s AFC Championship game against the Patriots in Denver. Bailey, who is finishing his 15th season, is going to the Super Bowl for the first time, after the Broncos’ win over the Patriots.

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Bailey gets Super Bowl chance after tough 15th season that cost them several starters, including Von Miller and Chris ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Harris Jr. Champ Bailey finally gets a Bailey is one of the league’s top chance to live up to his name. cornerbacks, but he’s clearly on The 12-time Pro Bowler is the downslope of his spectacular headed to his first Super Bowl in career that includes the most Pro his 15th – and most trying – NFL Bowls by a defensive back in NFL season, one in which he missed history.

11 games and parts of two others Bailey was greeted in the locker because of a nagging foot injury. room by former teammate John “It hurt not being out there,�

Lynch, who was with him the Bailey said after Denver topped previous time he’d come this New England in the AFC chamclose to the Super Bowl – 2,919 pionship game, “but here I am. days earlier.

I’m on the field and my team’s One week after sealing a playoff still in the running. That’s what win with a 100-yard intercepit’s all about.� tion return to hand Tom Brady Bailey’s subdued celebration his first playoff loss back in 2006, and measured reaction in deliri- Bailey had another interception ous Denver stood in stark conin his grasp and the end zone trast to the scene in Seattle later in his sights, but Hines Ward Sunday night, where Seahawks somehow came down with the cornerback Richard Sherman football instead, and Pittsburgh stole the spotlight with his game- went on to beat Denver 34-17 for saving deflection, his taunting of the AFC title following the 2005 Michael Crabtree and his televi- season. sion rant on the field afterward. “I said he’d play really big, and I The two contrasting styles will think quietly he really did,� Lynch draw much attention in the days said. “It’s been a tough year. leading up to the Super Bowl on Everyone thinks he’s old, over the Feb. 2. hill, but he’s been a great player Sherman is the 25-year-old throughout his whole career, and trash-talking leader of the great players, when it matters league’s best defense, Bailey the most, play great.�

35-year-old sage of a unit that’s Bailey had no spectacular been through the ringer this sea- plays this time, no pick-6s or son, but has come on strong over takeaways or forced fumbles or the past month despite injuries sacks, just his usual steady play

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and calming leadership. He was hardly tested by Brady at all and finished with three tackles. “I thought yesterday was his best performance of the season,� coach John Fox said Monday.

Peyton Manning, who knows a little bit about overcoming injuries and long odds to reach the Super Bowl, said he was “certainly happy for Champ, I know a lot of people are.� “There’s a guy – let’s see, Champ’s 1 year younger than me so he’s in his 15th season – like I said, it’s hard to get to the Super Bowl. It’s hard to win it, but I’m telling you it’s hard to get there,�

Manning said. “I’m glad that he’s back out there on the field. He’s battled through some injuries and has stayed at it and been committed to his rehab.�

Bailey started just three games this season, and he finished just one of those, against Jacksonville on Oct. 13. After aggravating his foot injury in his two other starts, he was relegated to slot duty by the time he finally got healthy in mid-December.

That changed when Harris got hurt in the Broncos’ playoff win over San Diego, and Bailey started Sunday opposite Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, then moved into the slot on passing downs to thwart the heart of the Patriots’ offense.

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What better place in Chicago for an exhibit depicting rock bottom?

That’s where the team the Ricketts family bought almost 5 years ago finds itself as fans gather for the organization’s annual midwinter money grab.

The only way the Cubs can go from here is up after the worst 2-year stretch in franchise history, followed by an offseason teetering between irrelevance and embarrassment.

With at least one top prospect from a suddenly fertile minor league system expected at Wrigley Field around the All-Star break – infielder Javier Baez – perhaps Cubs fans finally can circle progress on the 2014 calendar if young players such as Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro bounce back.

Even agreeing that the Cubs can sink no lower this season requires a measure of optimism usually in ample supply this time of year. Usually.

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Cubs president Theo Epstein, seen here being introduced in 2011, has stuck to his plan for the organization despite impatience from fans.

But this has been anything but a usual stretch for the Cubs, whose convention could have included a session on crisis mismanagement with Clark the Cub running around the ballroom with a microphone, talkshow-host style.

Unveiling the mascot last week invited ridicule the Cubs made worse by responding to the sophomoric critiques that were as easy to predict as a firstpitch fastball — and would have been easier to just ignore.

Instead, with little else to occupy attention in

a slow news week, the Chicago sports media squeezed every ounce of meaning out of a story that had nothing to do with the team’s commitment to winning.

Smirking, Epstein called the uproar a “Clarkophony,’’ a nod to the noise around town that was louder than anything over the Cubs doing so little to change a team coming off 96 losses.

That surprised Epstein more than the furor over a furry friend. “If I was a fan of the Chicago Cubs following the offseason, I would have hoped for more

this winter, honestly, I’m not going to hide the ball from you,’’ Epstein said.

So why didn’t the Cubs do more than make more than a dozen minor league moves and sign a few nondescript players who made everyone Google?

Theoretically, The Plan says one day money will be no object after the Cubs sign a lucrative new television-rights deal (before 2015) and long-awaited Wrigley Field renovations (before Ald. Tom Tunney retires) open more revenue streams.

Gleaming state-of-theart facilities in Mesa, Ariz., and the Dominican Republic reportedly are nice enough to give minor leaguers second thoughts once they report to the decaying building on the North Side. Enthusiastic new manager Rick Renteria, hired only because Epstein erred in evaluating Dale Sveum, already left an impression talking to rookies in Spanish and English. “It was a great moment,’’ Epstein said.

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Newman senior wrestler won the 170-pound bracket at the 51st Princeton Invitational on Jan. 11. He beat LeRoy’s Caleb Wilson 7-3 in the championship bout.

Delaney Wilhelm

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CHICAGO – Kobe Bryant looked resplendent in a dark suit. Derrick Rose made a brief appearance in the Bulls’ locker room pregame – after his rehabilitation exercises, of course.

With those stars injured, TNT dropped this game from its national Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule.

But what the Bulls’ 102-100 overtime victory over the Lakers lacked in star power, it tried to make up with late-game drama.

Taj Gibson’s lefthanded layup off Mike Dunleavy’s inbounds dropped through as the overtime buzzer sounded, setting off a wild celebration.

The Bulls improved to .500 (20-20) for the first time since sitting at 7-7 on Nov. 27. And Joakim Noah did little to dispute Tom Thibodeau’s pregame assessment that the Bulls’ emotional leader is in the best stretch of his career.

Noah posted his 13th straight double-digit rebounding game and put his fingerprints all over the regulation finish. D.J. Augustin took care of overtime, in which the Bulls rallied

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Noah finished with 17 points, 21 rebounds and six assists. “I think it is his best stretch, in all aspects,�

Thibodeau said. “In 2010, he started off like this. Then he got hurt.

That’s when he tore the ligament in his thumb.

Right now, he’s playing so well on both sides of the ball. And we need him.�

Augustin scored a season-high 27 points, including five straight in overtime to cap a 7-0 run that Gibson started with two free throws.

Gibson’s 12 points made him one of six Bulls in double figures. “Thibs just said, ‘Go to the basket hard,’� Gibson said in an on-court postgame interview about the final play.

Nick Young’s 31 points led the Lakers, and his baseline jumper with 6 seconds left tied the game before Gibson’s heroics.

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Amboy’s Delaney Wilhelm tries to get past Erie’s Caitlin Maloney during Monday’s game in Erie.

The Clippers won 36-20.

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Luckily for the Clippers, they found an answer to the Cardinals’s rally.

That answer was junior Kennedy Dinges. In the remaining 4 minutes of the half, the point guard had seven points, which was capped off with a three-point play. This gave the Clippers the momentum and a 20-11 lead at half. “Last year, as a sophomore, I also started,�

Dinges said. “That has helped me to become a leader on the team.

Being a point guard has also made that easier. I have a lot of good girls that back me up and support me.� “She really took charge,� McCracken said, “and played a real smart game tonight.�

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26-11 with 2 1/2 minutes remaining in the third. “I called a timeout and chewed them out,�

Howell said. “I called a 30-second timeout right before the end of the third. I got on their case about going hard, and getting a better effort.

We laid into them, and they responded positively.�

Sophomore Rachel Cobert responded with a pair of buckets to close out the quarter. The Cardinals trailed 26-17 at the end of three quarters.

The Cardinals did not turn this intensity into any points, as once again Dinges closed things out for the Clippers. She converted a trio of baskets in the final stanza to solidify the win for Amboy.

Rachel Cobert scored Erie’s only three points of the fourth. The final bucket for the Cardinals fell with about 5 minutes left.

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Boys Rock Falls (5-10) at Dixon (13-3)

Boys Bureau Valley (13-7) at Newman (17-1)

Girls Dixon (10-7) at Sterling (13-9)

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Boys Polo (18-2) at Milledgeville (12-2)

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When: 3ATURDAY Where: -ILLEDGEVILLE ( 3 NUIC East: 0OLO

Milledgeville 4-1 On the line: 2IVALRY GAME WITH KEY .5)# %AST POSITION AT STAKE Players to watch: "RAD #AVANAUGH 0OLO SO ' +AMERON $AW4YNE -ILLEDGEVILLE ' !* $OLLMEYER 0OLO SR # *ORDAN (ARRIS -ILLEDGEVILLE JR ' #ALEB 3KOOG -ILLEDGEVILLE SR & -AX 3IMMONS 0OLO JR & Outlook: The Missiles have MADE ONE OF THE BEST TURNAROUNDS THIS SEASON IN THE AREA .OW IT S TIME TO TEST THAT IMPROVEMENT AGAINST THE BEST THAT THE .5)# %AST HAS TO OFFER 4HEY PLAY FRONTRUNNER !QUIN ON 4HURSDAY AND FOLLOW THAT UP WITH RIVAL 0OLO 'OOD SHOWINGS IN BOTH COULD BUILD CONFIDENCE GOING INTO A TOUGH REGIONAL SVM pick: Polo

AT A GLANCE Boys basketball Northern Illinois Big 12 West Conf.

/TTAWA $IXON 3TERLING ,A3ALLE 0ERU 'ENESEO 3TREATOR

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PREP ROUNDUP

Girls basketball Northern Illinois Big 12 West Conf.

/TTAWA 3TERLING 'ENESEO $IXON ,A3ALLE 0ERU 3TREATOR

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Behind the Scheidecker sisters, Alyson and Abigail, the Oregon girls bowling team finished second at the Big Northern tournanent on Monday at Don Carter Lanes in Rockford.

The Hawks had a pinfall of 5,197, behind just Marengo, which had 5,308.

Alyson Scheidecker finished second overall with a six-game total of 1,211, two pins behind the individual champ, Rockford Lutheran’s Dakotah Hazelwood. Hazelwood rolled a last-game 221 to overtake Scheidecker, who finished with a 190.

Abigail Scheidecker placed fifth overall with a six-game total of 1,161.

Big Northern West Big Northern West 2OCKFORD ,UTHERAN 7INNEBAGO "YRON -ENDOTA 2OCK &ALLS 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY /REGON

Conf.

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Jefferson MLK tournament s ,UTHERAN )NNOVATION South Beloit MLK tournament s "YRON 3TOCKTON s "YRON .ORTH "OONE Manny’s Shootout s -ILLEDGEVILLE /REGON

Conf.

All

Today’s games s "UREAU 6ALLEY AT .EWMAN

s &ULTON AT -ORRISON

s 0ROPHETSTOWN AT %RIE

s 2IVERDALE AT !MBOY

Friday’s games s !MBOY AT "UREAU 6ALLEY

s %RIE AT &ULTON

s 0ROPHETSTOWN AT -ORRISON

s 2IVERDALE AT .EWMAN

Conf.

4-1

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12-2

Saturday’s results Manny’s Shootout s !QUIN 7EST #ARROLL s &ORRESTON %ASTON 6ALLEY South Beloit MLK tournament s (ARVARD !&# s $AKOTA /RANGEVILLE s .ORTH "OONE /RANGEVILLE s !&# 3OUTH "ELOIT s 3TOCKTON $AKOTA s 3TOCKTON /RANGEVILLE s -OOSEHEART 3OUTH "ELOIT Monday’s results South Beloit MLK tournament s %AST $UBUQUE 3OUTH "ELOIT s -OOSEHEART !&# s "YRON $AKOTA s .ORTH "OONE !&# s 3OUTH "ELOIT /RANGEVILLE Today’s game s 0ECATONICA AT 7EST #ARROLL

Wednesday’s games s 0OLO AT )NDIAN #REEK

s /RANGEVILLE AT 3OUTH "ELOIT

NUIC West

Saturday’s results South Beloit Shootout s "YRON 3TOCKTON s 3TOCKTON $AKOTA s -OOSEHEART %AST $UBUQUE s 3TOCKTON /RANGEVILLE s %AST $UBUQUE (ARVARD Manny’s Shootout s !QUIN 7EST #ARROLL Monday’s results South Beloit Shootout s %AST $UBUQUE 3OUTH "ELOIT s 3TOCKTON .ORTH "OONE s %AST $UBUQUE 3TOCKTON Today’s games s "ENTON AT 3CALES -OUND

s 0ECATONICA AT 7EST #ARROLL

s 0LATTEVILLE AT 'ALENA

0ROPHETSTOWN !MBOY 2IVERDALE %RIE .EWMAN -ORRISON "UREAU 6ALLEY &ULTON

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Monday’s results s !MBOY %RIE s 0ROPHETSTOWN 2IVERDALE

All

!QUIN $AKOTA $URAND &ORRESTON !SHTON &RANKLIN #ENTER /RANGEVILLE 3OUTH "ELOIT -ILLEDGEVILLE 0OLO 0ECATONICA

Conf.

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s $AKOTA AT 3OUTH "ELOIT

s !QUIN AT &ORRESTON

s $URAND AT /RANGEVILLE

s 7ARREN AT -ILLEDGEVILLE

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s 3OUTH "ELOIT AT 0ECATONICA

Friday’s games s 0OLO AT &ORRESTON

s $AKOTA AT 0ECATONICA

s !&# AT -ILLEDGEVILLE

s ,ENA 7INSLOW AT !QUIN

s 3OUTH "ELOIT AT /RANGEVILLE

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s 0EARL #ITY AT ,ENA 7INSLOW

s 0LATTEVILLE AT 'ALENA

s 3TOCKTON AT 22 3-

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s 'ALENA AT 7ARREN

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Alyson Scheidecker /REGON BOWLING ND AT "IG .ORTHERN TOURNEY Destinee Howard 3TERLING BOWLING SERIES Allison Prestegaard !&# HOOPS POINTS REBOUNDS

BLOCKS and 186 to account for her series total. Magan Tintori was next with 192, 210 and 177 for a 579 series.

Boys basketball

Raiders lose two: AFC ventured

to the South Beloit MLK Tournament and dropped a pair of games, 63-38 to Mooseheart and 73-72 to North Boone.

Bret Gittleson led the way against Mooseheart with 21 points. He and Matt Gendusa each scored 18 against North Boone, with Kevin Kurz (16) and Bobby Larke (10) also reaching double figures.

Girls basketball

Prophetstown 77, Riverdale 31:

The Prophets outscored the Rams 33-6 in the final quarter to break open what had been a competitive game in Port Byron.

Clare Kramer paced a balanced Prophetstown (21-2, 9-0 Three Rivers North) attack with 14 points, Karlie Stafford had 13, and Cydney Westen added 10.

Sydney Mericle paced Riverdale (13-9, 6-3) with 14 points.

AFC 63, Milledgeville 54: Cassidy Koning had 14 points, six rebounds and four steals as the Raiders topped the Missiles in Ashton.

Also for AFC (11-6, 4-3 NUIC East), Alisyn Essex had 13 points and six boards, Krista Beach had 11 points, six rebounds and four steals, and Allison Prestegaard finished with 11 points, 11 boards and eight blocked shots.

For Milledgeville (5-15, 2-6), Taylor Grenoble had 17 points, and Jenna Bibler added 15.

Dukes have sights set earning new banners BROTHER

Saturday’s results s $URAND 3OUTH "ELOIT s !QUIN 0OLO s &ORRESTON -ILLEDGEVILLE s 0ECATONICA /RANGEVILLE Byron MLK tournament s $AKOTA 3T "EDE s 2OCKFORD #HRISTIAN $AKOTA West Carroll Shootout s &ORRESTON 7EST #ARROLL

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Sterling 2,278, Galesburg 2,091:

Destinee Howard turned in a 584 series as the Golden Warriors topped the Silver Streaks at Blackhawk Lanes.

Howard rolled games of 196, 202

Monday’s stars

CONTINUED FROM B1

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s -ORRISON AT "UREAU 6ALLEY

s 0ROPHETSTOWN AT !MBOY

s 2IVERDALE AT %RIE

NUIC East

NUIC East

Conf.

Saturday’s results s 2OCK &ALLS AT %ASTLAND PPD Byron MLK tournament s "YRON 'UILFORD s "YRON .ORTH "OONE

Three Rivers North

Three Rivers North

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s /REGON AT "YRON

Thursday’s game s ,UTHERAN AT 7INNEBAGO

!QUIN 0OLO Milledgeville $AKOTA 0ECATONICA $URAND !SHTON &RANKLIN #ENTER &ORRESTON 3OUTH "ELOIT /RANGEVILLE

Conf.

Today’s results s %ASTLAND AT /REGON

s 2OCKFORD #HRISTIAN AT 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY

Today’s game s 2OCK &ALLS AT $IXON

.EWMAN "UREAU 6ALLEY -ORRISON &ULTON 0ROPHETSTOWN 2IVERDALE !MBOY %RIE

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Monday’s results Jefferson MLK tournament s .EW 4RIER ,UTHERAN /4 South Beloit MLK tournament s "YRON $AKOTA s -OOSEHEART "YRON

Oregon bowling finishes behind Marengo; Sterling beats Streaks

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Friday’s games s $IXON AT 3TREATOR

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s /TTAWA AT 2OCHELLE

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Hawks second at Big Northern

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“The 3-pointers that we are shooting are more open, they’re more in rhythm, and a lot more of them are inside-out, as opposed to just passing around the perimeter and shooting,� Mead said. “They’re easier looks, and we’re making them at a much higher percentage than last year.�

Dixon has also become more stingy on the defensive end. Mead emphasizes man-toman, and it’s working.

The Dukes are allowing 43.8 points per game, down from 59.1 a year ago. “If we have a bad offensive night, then we can make it up with our defense,� Carr said. “It’s something we take a lot of pride in.�

Dixon has also improved greatly in two other key areas – rebounding and turnovers.

The Dukes are averaging 29.5 boards, and have a +7.1 margin per game.

A year ago, Dixon averaged 26.3 rebounds, and faced a -9.2 deficit per game.

As for turnovers, they average 11.4 a game, down from 15.8 a year ago.

Naysayers point to the Dukes’ schedule. Their three tournaments, at Orion, West Carroll and Plano, feature small-school teams and account for the bulk of their games so far. Still,

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Dixon’s Matt Coffey protects the ball during the Dukes’ win over Sterling in December at Lancaster Gym. Dixon hosts Rock Falls today. it’s a similar slate of games from the last 2 seasons, and Dixon was losing those games.

Mead apologizes to nobody for the schedule. “Nobody was saying, ‘Man, they can’t even beat 1A teams,’� Mead said. “They were saying, ‘They can’t beat anybody.’ Now that we’re winning, it’s, ‘Well, all they do is beat 1A schools.’ ...I think we needed to learn how to win, and how to play with a lead. Those are things that we had never done. We didn’t have experience doing that.

We were always playing

from behind.�

Mead got into the West Carroll tournament this year in anticipation of taking on 1A power Eastland in the finals.

Inclement weather forced cancellation of the final two rounds of the event.

The West Carroll event will be replaced on the 2014-15 Dukes’ schedule by the Sterling MLK tournament, which will include a host of larger schools. “It’s all a process,�

Mead said. “I’m excited to see where we’re headed, not only for this season, but for seasons

to come.�

For an athlete like Jarrett, the last 6 weeks of the season hold wonder and promise, instead of playing out the string until baseball season arrives. He spoke of seeing banners on the wall of Lancaster Gym, reminders the Dukes haven’t won conference since 1967 and a regional title since 1986. “The past few years, we really haven’t had much respect,� Jarrett said. “This year, we go into every game expecting to win. It’s a new mindset for us, and we like it. This is just the beginning.�

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS

U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs.

CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. PLAINTIFF

The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2007-5CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20075CB PLAINTIFF Vs.

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12 CH 00056 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

ELIZABETH ROSENOW A/K/A ELIZABETH J ROSENOW; FIFTH THIRD BANK, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO FIFTH THIRD BANK (WESTERN MICHIGAN); UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS

Krystle R. Bubrick; et. al.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/5/2013, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 2/20/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

13 CH 96 30591 WOODSIDE DRIVE ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on November 6, 2013, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on March 6, 2014, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment:

13 CH 00071 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 7/31/2013, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 3/6/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

PIN 07-08-05-454-009 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 907 South Peoria Avenue Dixon, IL 61021

PIN 11-28-327-011 Improved with Multi-Family Unit

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

TAX NO. 17-11-403-004 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 30591 WOODSIDE DRIVE ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 Description of Improvements: SPLIT LEVEL SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $31,870.89. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1308745 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

January 21, 28, February 4, 2014

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 811 Leroy Avenue Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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 successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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

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 successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF 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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1413-10486.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS

The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2007-5CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20075CB PLAINTIFF Vs. Krystle R. Bubrick; et. al.

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13 CH 00071 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 7/31/2013, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 3/6/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 19 OF THE W.E. AND M.T. MOUCK'S RE-SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH PART OF LOTS 1, 2 AND 3, IN BLOCK 1 OF MERILL AND HAPGOOD'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS; ALSO THE WEST 8 INCHES OF THE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 20 IN SAID W.E. AND M. T. MOUCK'S RE-SUBDIVISION, SITUATED IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 11-28-327-011 Improved with Multi-Family Unit COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 811 Leroy Avenue Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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 successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF 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. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-1308136.

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CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. PLAINTIFF VS ELIZABETH ROSENOW A/K/A ELIZABETH J ROSENOW; FIFTH THIRD BANK, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO FIFTH THIRD BANK (WESTERN MICHIGAN); UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 96 30591 WOODSIDE DRIVE ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on November 6, 2013, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on March 6, 2014, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT 21 OF STONEGATE ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO. 2 IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 18, 1969, AS DOCUMENT NO. 339356, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 17-11-403-004 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 30591 WOODSIDE DRIVE ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 Description of Improvements: SPLIT LEVEL SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $31,870.89. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1308745 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

January 21, 28, February 4, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS QUICKEN LOANS, INC., Plaintiff, Vs. CHERYL J. MURPHY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

13 CH 87 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: CHERYL J. MURPHY UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on December 23, A.D. 2013, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Danielle's Critter Creations located at 1111 W. 21st St., Rock Falls, IL 61071. rd Dated this 23 day of December, A.D. 2013.

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No. 13 P 148 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Jesus Gutierrez. Letters of Office were issued on January 9, 2014, to Eduardo Gutierrez, 39 Crissey Avenue, Geneva, Illinois, 60134, as Independent Representative, whose attorney is names below.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on before the 14th day of July, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act (ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed of delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the representative's attorney within ten (10) day after it had been filed.

Eduardo Gutierrez Independent Representative for the Estate of Jesus Gutierrez, Deceased William R. Shirk Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for Estate 301 East Main St. Morrison, IL 61270 Jan. 14, 21, 28, 2014

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12 CH 00056 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/5/2013, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 2/20/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PART OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 112 IN THE TOWN (NOW CITY) OF DIXON BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON LOT LINE 45 FEET TO A STAKE SET IN THE GROUND FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE WESTERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES, A DISTANCE OF 120 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES, A DISTANCE OF 55 FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES EASTERLY 120 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1; AND THENCE NORTHERLY ON THE LOT LINE 55 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, RESERVING A RIGHT-OF-WAY 5 FEET WIDE AND 55 FEET LONG OFF THE WESTERLY SIDE AND RIGHT OF WAY 5 FEET WIDE AND 120 FEET LONG OFF THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF THE ABOVE PREMISES AND GRANTING THE RIGHT OF USE A RIGHT OF WAY 5 FEET WIDE AND 120 FEET LONG LYING SOUTHERLY OF AND ADJOINING THE STRIP RESERVED FOR RIGHT OF WAY OFF THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF SAID PREMISES; ALSO THE RIGHT TO USE A DRIVEWAY 10 FEET WIDE LEADING TO NINTH STREET FOR WHICH RIGHT OF USE WAS RESERVED IN DEEDS EXECUTED IN THE FALL OF 1949, SAID STRIP OF GROUND 10 FEET WIDE BEING SET APART FOR A DRIVEWAY TO THE JOINT AND COMMON USE AND BENEFIT OF REBECCA CRAMER AND HUSBAND AND THEIR HEIRS, TENANTS, GRANTEES AND ASSIGNS FOREVER, IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 07-08-05-454-009 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 907 South Peoria Avenue Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

LOTS 217 AND 218 IN WHITE OAK ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO. 14 TOGETHER WITH PART OF FRACTIONAL SECTIONS 8 AND 9, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE 4TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 216 IN WHITE OAK ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO. 14 AS LOCATED IN SAID SECTIONS 8 AND 9; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 216, BEING A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 3307.05 FEET, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 75.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 08 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST, ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE, 56.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE TRACT OF LAND BEING DESCRIBED; THENCE EXTENDING SOUTH 08 DEGREES 12 SECONDS 45 MINUTES EAST ON SAID WESTERLY LINE OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE, 165.45 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF WITH OAK ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO. 12 BEING LOCATED 165.43 FEET EASTERLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 218 IN SAID WHITE OAK ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO. 14; THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES WEST, ON SAID WESTERLY EXTENSION, 165.43 FEET TO THE SAID SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 218; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOTS 218 AND 217, ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 3307.05 FEET, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 182.23 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 216; THENCE NORTH 81 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST ON A DIRECT LINE, 49.32 FEET TO THE SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS 797 Riverside Dr, Dixon IL, 61021 PIN # 07-02-08-400-009 and which said Mortgage was made by: CHERYL J. MURPHY, the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Ally Bank Corp. f/k/a GMAC Bank as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2009006090; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Denise A. Mc Caffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court 309 S. Galena, Bx 325, Dixon, IL 61021-0325 on or after February 20, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 223 W. Jackson Boulevard, Ste. 610 Chicago, IL 60606

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If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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 successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF 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. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-10486.

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS JESSICA DEGNER; MATTHEW LINDSTROM A/K/A MATTHEW P LINDSTROM A/K/A MATT LINDSTROM; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES; ASSET ACCEPTANCE, LLC UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 184 703 WOODBURN AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, MATTHEW LINDSTROM A/K/A MATTHEW P LINDSTROM A/K/A MATT LINDSTROM; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit:

and which said Mortgage was made by, JESSICA DEGNER; MATTHEW LINDSTROM A/K/A MATTHEW P LINDSTROM A/K/A MATT LINDSTROM; Mortgagor (s), to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of WHITESIDE County, Illinois, as Document No. 8488-2006; and for other relief.

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LOT 6 AND THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 4 IN WEST STERLING, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Circuit Clerk Whiteside Cty Courthouse 200 East Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270 on or before February 6, 2014, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 PA 1012336

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ASHTON â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

DIXON 1BR appl. water, sewer, garbage, incl. Remodeled, offroad parking, no pets. $395 mo + dep. 815-378-2151 1BR upper apt., garage, stove, fridge, & water furn. near KSB, No pets or smoking.

Deposit required.

815-732-7662.

1BR upper, very spacious. Heat & water paid. $390/ mo. No pets. 815284-1263 2BR laundry, appl. garage. No pets.

815-499-3753.

Administrative Assistant (Full time Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday)

Description: Rochelle Community Hospital is seeking an Administrative Assistant. This position is responsible for providing administrative and clerical support to the Vice President of Patient Care Services and the Director of Quality. Provides clerical support for all nursing units and various committees. Greets guests, answers phones, takes minutes, routes correspondence, coordinates meetings and meeting packets, prepares memos, letters, reports, power point presentations and other various duties.

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DIXON

STERLING

2BR Upper, northside, clean, quiet.

Appl., A/C, new flooring, on-site laundry, lg. storage room, garage. No pets. Security dep. $500/mo. 847-8361906 3 BR. 2nd floor apt.

528 Morgan. $550/mo. Pets ok!

708-203-6677 Condo Style, 2BR apt. w/private entrance and deck.

Appliances included plus W/D. Water, sewer, garbage provided.

Tenant pays elec. Off road parking. No pets.

Lease & dep. req. $650/mo. Call 815378-2151 DIXON MANOR APTS- 2BR CLEAN QUIET, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, APPLIANCES INCLUDED, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CALL ERICK 815-739-5806 DIXON MANOR APTS- 2BR CLEAN QUIET, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, APPLIANCES INCLUDED, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CALL ERICK 815-739-5806 Efficiency Upper, appl. W & D, water, sewer, garbage, incl. Off-road parking, no pets. $310 mo + dep. 815378-2151 Modern clean, 2BR. Stove, refrig., D/W. No smoking or pets. $475. 815652-3365.

Nice 2BR garage & fireplace, garbage & water inc. $575 + dep. 815-973-5886

NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS

Quiet 2 BR apt., 2nd floor, new flooring & paint, near downtown, $485 $500/mo. 815-2620756

HARMON 1st Month Free!

2BR, appl. incl. Pet friendly. $475/mo.

815-562-7368

POLO 2 BR., appl., water, sewer & garbage incl. Coin laundry on site. $425 mo. + $400 dep. 815378-7820.

PROPHETSTOWN

Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily

Call Me 2-Rent (815)632-7368 (Located Behind Nor Northland thland Mall)

Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431 2 BR., clean, QUIET, coin laundry.

641-777-7261 2BR Duplex, 512 W 5th St. $375/mo.

815-499-5575.

2BR with attached garage.

Beautiful sun porch. 4407 W. Lincolnway, apt A. Big back yard.

Call 815-590-2191.

2BR, stove & refrig. furnished, $450 lease and dep. req.

H & H rental Properties LLC. 815625-7995 2BR. Stove & refrig. provided. Pay own utilities. Share garage. Lease & dep. req. 815-6263609.

Apts. No pets. Call 815-716-0367.

Nice LG 2br, stove & refrig. $575 + dep. 815-631-6678 Park Setting, newer 2BR, L/R, garage, NS, 1 floor, near CGH, energy efficient, 1832 2nd Ave., $585/mo.

815-499-0199.

2 Bed Apt. for Rent: Unit #3 at 109 E. Second Street, Prophetstown. $525/month Includes 1 garage space, storage in the lower level, and coin laundry located in the lower level as well. Call Ken Kophamer (815) 631-6115

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

ROCK FALLS

FOR RENT HOUSES & APTS. svla.org

1BR, $375/mo.

Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 2BR stove, refrig.

C/A, garage W/D $500 mo. + dep. & lease. Call 563613-1756 or 815438-2690 2BR, stove, refrig. furn. heat, water & sewer included, $525/mo. + dep.

815-499-9957.

Clean, 1 BR. Applc. Inc. $400 Call 815-718-5278 Completely remodeled 2 BR, located 1 ½ mi. outside RF, on 3 acre lot w/ use of a 35 acre lake. $700/ mo. plus utilities.

No pets. Call 815-626-2145 Edon Apts. 2BR, $480 mo., $400 dep. Refs. req. No dogs.

815-5379190, 815-4413999.

Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $425 + dep. 815-625-4701

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HOMES FOR RENT

310

CHADWICK 3BR, 1.5 bath. 2 car garage. No pets. $525/mo.

815-499-1793

DIXON 1BR, Stove & refrig. incl. No pets.

Tenants pay utilities + dep. $400/ mo. Available now!

815-440-2613 3BR, 1ba. NE side. $695/mo. 815-9736768.

Beautiful Riverfront Home in historic Dixon Illinois.

2400 sq. ft. open concept ranch, wet bar, outside workshop, boat landing, Pets welcome. $1550/mo. + dep.

(815) 440-7793 For Rent Condominium On the River Boat Dock Incl.

2 BR 2BA Upper 1400 sq. ft.

1 Car garage Snow removal Lawn care $925/mo. + util.

Lease-opt to buy 815-378-2151 Small 2BR garage, no pets. $535 + Dep. Call 815-4402145.

MORRISON 3 BR, 2 BA country home on 16 acres, hunting rights included. $900 per month. Call Kophamer & Blean Realty (815) 7722728.

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1BR, W/D in unit, D/W Woodlawn Rd. $500/mo. 815535-7077.

Nice clean, 1-2 BR, appliances., no pets. $450 + dep.

815-622-4344

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EMPLOYMENT

STERLING 2 BR w/ garage, newly remodeled, $600/mo. + dep., 815-625-8475 or 815-535-6619 Free Housing, utilities, cable & internet and small living allowance in Exchange for part time mature Personal Assistant in Sterling.

This is a live-in position.

Interested candidates please contact Rick at: rick25119@gmail.com

or 510-508-3894.

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ABC AmeriCorps of SVCC offering immediate opportunity at Kreider Services/25 hours weekly. Living Allowance/Education Award. HS diploma/GED, legal US resident, background checks, reliable transportation. SVCC is EOE. Applications online at: svcc.edu/ americorps or call 815-8356313 for more information.

LG 2BR, 2 ba.

Home. 108 E. 6th St. $650 mo. + security deposit. 815303-0026.

Nice 3 bed Ranch, all renewed, 2003 16th Ave., Why Rent? $698/mo.

815-878-7399 Rent to own. 2BR 815-622-9665. Realtor Owned.

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

311

1200 sq. ft. 10 E. Miller Rd. Sterling.

815-625-9638 Great location!

Approx. 1,000sq.ft.

Call 815-499-7448.

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

315

DIXON $395 2BR. 1 Mo. Free 630-965-1470 or 815-716-3703

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402

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Responsibilities include: daily billing, data entry, check scanning, tearsheets, billing reports and monthend closing, reconciliations and filing. This position also provides support in the areas of circulation billing, data entry and payment posting, backup for accounts payable, customer servicefront desk reception and weekly mail delivery to the local post office.

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Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

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EXPERIENCED DRIVERS Wanted to haul bulk feed & grain, to our feed lots 600 mi. radius of Clinton IA. Year around steady work drivers must have Class A CDL and tractor trailer experience. Belt trailer experience a plus!! Full benefit package.

563-249-9292.

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Custom Cabinet Shop in Forreston looking for help in the following positions: *Finisher *Laminator *Cabinet Maker Call 815-9389016 or send resume to: Danlee Wood Products PO Box 383 Forreston, IL 61030

Free Housing, utilities, cable & internet and small living allowance in Exchange for part time mature Personal Assistant in Sterling.

This is a live-in position.

Interested candidates please contact Rick at: rick25119@gmail.com

or 510-508-3894.

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Full Time Director of Nursing Must be an RN, exp. preferred, Responsible for upholding superior standards of care for a 97 bed skilled facility. a Must be able to lead, motivate and mentor the nursing team.

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CAB DRIVER Must know & live in Dixon. Week-ends a MUST! 815-2851000 CDL Driver Needed Rock River Cartage is a family owned flatbed carrier. $50,000 + a yr.

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EMPLOYMENT

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Northern Grain Marketing is seeking Experienced CDL drivers. Immediate openings for temporary local grain hauling.

Hours may vary.

To inquire call Tom Wilson @ 815-973-3016.

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED For a unique Opinion Focus Group to be held at the Brandywine Easy/Fun! $100 PAID SAME DAY Coffee, danish, lunch provided.

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Schwan's Home Service of Freeport is currently accepting applications for Route sales Representative positions.

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Legal Assistant Join the best. Our prominent, general practice law firm seeks a selfmotivated Legal Secretary to join our elite team.

Duties include project management, client interaction, scheduling and calendaring, document production, filing, and answering phones. Computer skills required; dictation skills preferred.

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To apply please send your cover letter and resume to either saukvalleylaw @gmail.com or send replies to Box #:1196 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

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Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

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2013 NISSAN MURANO

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A

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2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE

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per 167 month

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