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Pushing for home delivery Lawmaker says ‘the time is now’ to bring back midwives, but doctors warn of risks SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Mishra Keller skirted a state law when she chose to deliver her second child at home with the help of a midwife, given that the trained birthing professionals have been barred from practicing since 1987 in Illinois. Keller, a holistic health coach in Evan-

ston, disagrees with the state’s stance, saying that midwives are a “good resource.” “With the right training, they can help people have positive outcomes,” she said. State Rep. Robyn Gabel agrees, and is making her second attempt in a year to get the Home Birth Safety Act to the

House floor – and hopefully into law. The act would issue licenses to midwives for the first time since 1963 and legalize the practice, which she says is needed give women more delivery options. But its passage is uncertain in the General Assembly, and the proposal is still staunchly opposed by doc-

Online HB4364: http://shawurl.com/2hc9 tors, who say there are possible risks to mothers and babies that could arise during at-home births. DELIVERY CONTINUED ON A4

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Hide and seek TOP: Damien Garcia, 4, snatches up eggs Saturday at the Coloma Park District’s egg hunt at Centennial Park in Rock Falls. The district scattered 2,200 eggs with tickets inside that could be redeemed for prizes. BOTTOM: Sheryl Beien sets out eggs Saturday morning at the Sterling Park District’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at Westwood Fitness & Sports Center. More than 10,000 eggs were hidden on four fields, which children were assigned to based on age. The Easter Bunny also dropped by. Go to http://shawurl. com/2hc5 to see a list of Easter Egg hunts coming this weekend in the Sauk Valley. MORE INSIDE: Turn to page 3A to see more photos of Saturday’s Easter egg hunts.

More than half of Illinois schools are deficit spending SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Most school districts across Illinois are spending more than they’re taking in and dipping into reserves or borrowing to stay afloat, according to new state data. On Wednesday, the 2016 School District Financial Profile Scores was released by the Illinois State Board of Education to gauge the financial health of the state’s 852 school districts, the Chicago Tribune reported. “On its face, this is a really good, positive report,” state board vice chairman Steven Gilford said at a meeting at which the report of the scores was approved, “but I think there’s a couple of pieces of this that are really, really troubling.” DEFICIT CONTINUED ON A4

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MOUNT CARROLL – Mount Carroll leaders want to help improve their city, but first they need money to do it. That’s where a tax increase comes in, and on Tuesday, that’s where the City Council will come in. Members will vote on a sales tax increase that will help fund projects in a proposed Business Development District. Council members came to a consensus 2 weeks ago to raise the retailers occupation tax within the proposed district by 1 percent, which would pay for various projects in the district. Groceries, medication, services, farm equipment, cars, trucks, ATVs, boats, RVs, and mobile homes would be exempt from the increase. SALES TAX CONTINUED ON A4

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – When Iowa’s largest city joined the boom in urban cycling, work crews painted more bike lanes, erected traffic signals especially for cyclists and installed rental bikes at self-service stands that catered to commuters and tourists alike. In Des Moines and scores of other U.S. cities, the efforts drew bike riders onto busy streets that were once the sole province of cars and trucks. The changes also heightened the risk of serious collisions like the one that threw Ken Sherman from his bicycle with such force that his body tore off the vehicle’s side mirror. Cyclists are frustrated that the growing support for two-wheeled transportation has only rarely led to tougher penalties for drivers who hit bikes, many of whom are never ticketed or receive only minor citations, even in accidents that permanently disable or kill cyclists. The motorist who hit Sherman was deemed to be at fault but was never charged with any wrongdoing. “I was upset and outraged,” said Sherman,

Ken Sherman, of Des Moines, Iowa, rides his bike on a trail March 14 in Des Moines. When Iowa’s largest city joined the boom in urban cycling, work crews painted more bike lanes, erected traffic signals especially for cyclists and installed rental bikes at self-service stands that catered to commuters and tourists alike. who suffered a punctured lung and broke his shoulder blade and collarbone. “I’ve wanted to get my arms around the laws we have and how they’re being enforced.” After his 2009 crash, he joined a bicycling association and began lobbying the Iowa Legislature for changes. Concerns about cycling safety have risen along with ridership. Bicycle commuting nationwide climbed 62 percent from 2000 to 2013, according to a census survey. In cities such as Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, it shot up by more

than 300 percent. Studies show that having more bicyclists on the road can actually improve overall safety by making motorists more aware of riders. But the increase in cycling has coincided with a 6.6 percent rise in injuries from car-bike crashes and a 1.5 percent increase in deaths between 2001 and 2013, according to the National Traffic Safety Administration. In 2013, 743 cyclists died in crashes with cars, and an estimated 48,000 cyclists were injured. Nearly 40 states have laws requiring passing motorists to give bicycles

at least 3 feet of space, and at least six offer special protections to cyclists and pedestrians. But few have backed up those laws with stiff fines for violators. That means even though it’s illegal for passing motorists to get too close to bicyclists in most states, violators face only small penalties, such as California’s $35 fine, which can rise to $220 if the bicyclist is injured. The penalty is the same in Virginia. A first offense in Wisconsin can range from $20 to $200. Minnesota last year became one of the few states to significantly stiff-

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POLICE Sterling Police Tyler Michael Chapman, 19, of Sterling; 12:04 a.m. Friday at Avenue E and West Fourth Street; improper use of registration, failure to secure new registration; state citations issued. Jace C. Meyer, 19, of Sterling; 12:43 a.m. Friday at First Avenue and West First Street in Rock Falls; disobeyed traffic control signal; state citation issued. Penny Depotter, 46, of Dixon; 4:26 p.m. Friday at East Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue; no insurance; state citation issued. Mathew J. Sheley, 17, of

Sterling; 5:38 p.m. Friday at Avenue D and West Fourth Street; use of electronic device while driving; state citation issued. Maribel Cervantes-Barrientos, 18, of Rock Falls; 9:48 p.m. Friday at East Fourth Street and Polo Road; failure to reduce speed to avoid accident; state citation issued. Carl D. Donovan, 72, of Sterling; 9:17 a.m. Saturday at East Third Street and Fourth Avenue; failure to wear seatbelt; state citation issued. Dwayne E. Hesser, 28, of Rock Falls; 11:55 a.m. Saturday in the 2200 block of East Fourth Street; Ogle County warrant for a traffic offense, no insurance; posted $200 bond.

Dixon Police Tyrus C. Gilliam, 23, of Dixon; 4:27 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of West Tenth Street; criminal damage to property; released and given notice to appear in court. Timothy Kanzler, 30, of Dixon; 10:17 a.m. Friday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and released with a pending court date. Dakota J. Porter, 20, of

Dixon; 1:32 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of West Graham Street; failure of sex offender to report change of address; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail. Tyrus C. Gilliam, 23, of Dixon; 4:58 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of South

en the penalty for motorists who hit cyclists, with passage of a $3,000 fine, but prosecutors must prove the driver was acting carelessly when the cyclist was killed or seriously injured. For simply passing too close, the fine remains small. Dorian Grilley, executive director of the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota, said he’s heard of only one person being ticketed for the offense in the past 25 years. A driver was cited for driving without insurance after he hit David Wuest in St. Paul, Minnesota, knocking him to the pavement and causing a brain injury that has left Wuest unable to work nearly 2 years after the April 2014 crash. An investigation determined that the motorist was at fault, but since he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the driver only had a pay a small fine. Wuest, of Minneapolis, said higher penalties could lead some motorists to be more careful around cyclists, but he thinks crashes will happen as long as bicycles travel so close to cars. He’s resumed riding but only on bike paths. “I assume people don’t want to hit cyclists,” he said, “but it keeps happening.”

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Keeping their eyes on the prize ABOVE: Asha Howard, 4, of Rock Falls searches for more eggs Saturday at the Coloma Park Districtâ€™s egg hunt. Hunters could gather up to 10 eggs to be redeemed for prizes afterwards. TOP RIGHT: Emily Ishmael scatters eggs Saturday morning at the Sterling Park District Easter Egg Hunt at Westwood Fitness & Sports Center. Ishmael was volunteering through Kohlâ€™s Associates in Action program, a program that encourages community service. BOTTOM RIGHT: Natalee Menchaca, 5, waits as her mom, Brittney, counts her Easter eggs at Centennial Park.

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Apple news: Where’s the hype? SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – It wouldn’t be an Apple event without some hoopla. But the company’s product announcement today doesn’t seem to be stirring much passion. Apple has invited tech reporters and analysts to its Silicon Valley headquarters, where CEO Tim Cook is expected to unveil some new additions to its current family of iPhone and iPad devices. So far, however, there have been no hints of any dramatic announcements, such as last year’s highly

anticipated Apple Watch debut, or major initiatives like the company’s long-rumored but yetto-materialize streaming TV service. Apple could use a shot in the arm. IPhone sales are levelling off, after surging last year to record levels that made Apple the world’s biggest company by stock market value. And many are wondering if Cook can come up with another big hit. And the very next day, Apple is set to square off in court against the FBI over its demand that the

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ated Press on condition of anonymity because CONTINUED FROM A1 she wants to protect her ability to continue helpA spokeswoman for ing pregnant mothers in Republican Gov. Bruce Illinois. Rauner said he would The woman, who said review the plan if it she became a midwife to reached his desk. help give more holistic Almost 30 states, includ- care to expecting mothing neighboring Wiscon- ers, assists up to five lowsin, allow the practice of risk clients a month and midwifery by nationally carries emergency tools certified professionals, such as anti-hemorrhage who receive fewer years of medication and an oxytraining than nurse-mid- gen tank. However, she wives and are not licensed did have to call 911 once for hospital births or because a baby wasn’t primary care. There are breathing. about 1,000 home births “[Emergency respondper year in Illinois, up ers] could very well ask from about 800 in 2011, me for proof of licensure according to or to sign a the Coalition document When states for Illinois with my Midwives. allow certified name and “The time informamidwives to be is now,” said tion that if licensed, MedGabel, an I provide icaid provides Evanston it I would save millions. Democrat, be putting of the meamyself at Rachel Wickersham, sure that will risk,” she president of Coalitions be heard in of Illinois Midwifery said. “The committee reality is in April. She we can’t and coaligive them tion memall of our bers say they are hope- information so we come ful the proposal will gain up with creative ways to support because of last give them our clients’ hisyear’s move by the Ameri- tory,” such as pretending can College of Obstetri- to be a family member or cians and Gynecologists birthing coach in order to to endorse training and stay with the mother in a education standards of hospital. the International ConOpponents overlook federation of Midwives. possible Medicaid savCoalition leaders also said ings, as low-income licensure could save the women who would norstate millions in Medicaid mally deliver at the hoscosts. pital could instead hire But Dr. Maura Quinlan, a midwife, said Rachel an assistant obstetrics Wickersham, the presiand gynecology professor, dent of Coalition for Illipracticing OB/GYN and nois Midwifery. A 2012 the chairwoman of Illi- study commissioned by nois’ ACOG chapter, said the coalition projected $5 the organization might million in Medicaid savbe more receptive to ings for Illinois. Gabel’s bill if it included Hospital births cost pathways for professional $10,000 or more. At-home midwives and doctors to births with a certified prowork collaboratively on fessional midwife would issues such as assessing cost between $2,500 and a mother’s risk prior to $5,000, she said, noting delivery. Problems that that because it’s mostly can arise during at-home an out-of-pocket expense, births include postpar- most women who hire tum hemorrhaging and midwives are upper-midthe need for resuscitation. dle class. “We see attempted home “When states allow cerbirths and the baby is dead tified professional midor hasn’t had oxygen or wives to be licensed, the mother is sick. We are Medicaid providers save a little jaded because we millions,” she said. see the disaster cases that Ultimately, midwives eventually come to the and doctors said their first ER,” Quinlan said. priority is the mother and A certified midwife who child. has practiced in Illinois “We all want the same and Wisconsin since 2010 thing,” said Quinlan. delivered Keller’s child, “This is not a turf battle. and spoke to The Associ- It’s a safety issue.”

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company help it unlock a mass shooter’s encrypted iPhone. While that dispute has drawn heated rhetoric, most Apple watchers say it’s unlikely to play a major role at today’s product launch. “There’s been a lot less noise” around today’s event, compared with similar gatherings in the past, said Gartner tech analyst Brian Blau. Even so, he cautioned against ruling out any surprises. “Apple is such a secretive company. They do keep things under wraps as long as possible.” While Apple has been

mum about its plans, several analysts expect the company will introduce an upgrade to its older, 4-inch iPhone 5S – aimed at consumers who haven’t sprung for the bigger-screen iPhone 6 models that Apple introduced 2 years ago. The new phone might come with features such as Apple Pay and the company’s fastest processor, which have previously been offered only on versions of the iPhone 6. Analysts and tech blogs say Apple also might unveil a new model of the iPad Pro.

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Actor from ‘Sopranos,’ ‘Rockford Files’ dies NEW YORK (AP) known as Lieutenant – Joe Santos, who Becker, the pal and played Lieutenant grudging helpmate Dennis Becker on of L.A. private eye “The Rockford Files,” Jim Rockford (James has died at 84. Garner) on NBC’s Santos died Friday in “The Rockford Files,” Santa Monica, which aired California, after from 1974 to a heart attack 1980 and scored earlier in the him an Emmy week, according nomination. to his agent AliThe New Yorkcia Beekman. born actor also Santos’ career had guest roles Joe spanned more on such series as Santos than 4 decades, “Magnum, P.I.,” from a guest shot on “Miami Vice” and “Naked City” in the “Hardcastle & McCorearly 1960s through a mick.” recurring role on “The Santos most recently Sopranos.” was seen in the 2015 But he was best film “Chronic.”

Helen E. Krone STERLING – Helen E. Krone, 79, of Sterling, died Saturday morning, March 19, 2016, at Walnut Manor. Helen was born Oct. 27, 1936, in Sterling, the daughter of Jack and Elizabeth (Lease) Gartner. She was a 1954 graduate of Community High School (Newman Central Catholic High School) and a 1992 graduate of Sauk Valley Community College. She married Weston Krone. Helen attained her real estate license, enjoyed bowling and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling. Surviving are her children, Gary (Carla) Krone of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Brian (Pam) Krone of Sterling, Brenda (Patrick) McDowell of Naperville, and Linda Krone (Sue Hansfield) of Cortland; brothers,

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Next meeting Officials estimate the tax increase would generate about $100,000 annually in a best-case

scenario. Business Development Districts are designed to help enhance the economic and social well being of a municipality through blight reduction, infrastructure improvements and other enhancements paid for in part by tax revenue. The designation also opens the door to grants that can be used to help pay for things such as signage and site improvements. The total cost for Mount Carroll’s business district is an estimated $10.3 million, which would pay for development plans, land assem-

The Mount Carroll City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 302 N. Main St.

Public forum Community members can voice their opinion about the creation of a Business Development District during a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday at City Hall. Go to mtcarrollil.org or call City Hall at 815-244-4424 for an agenda or more information.

The district The proposed Business Development District would include properties on both sides of Market Street; on the bly, site preparation – including land clearance and site improvements – remodeling and repairing existing buildings and new construction, among other things. The proposed district

west side of Main Street from Market to Benton Streets; on both sides of Clay Street from Benton to Broadway Streets; on the south side of Broadway Street between College and Madison Streets; and on both sides of Madison Street between Benton and Broadway Streets. The district also includes properties on the east side of Clay Street from Seminary Street to the railroad tracks, properties west of Jackson Street on both sides of U.S. 52 and state Route 64 to the east end of the city’s corporate limits; and properties east of Clay Street on both sides of U.S. 52 and state Route 64 to the west end of the city’s corporate limits. A map is available for viewing at city hall.

includes the downtown and the southern parts of Mount Carroll. A map of the area is available for viewing at city hall. Before the council votes on designating the district in the coming

Schools: Reduced state aid, property wealth hit our bottom line spending more than their revenues in main operating accounts, such as for instruction, school maintenance and transportation expenses. The state hasn’t seen such a high percentage since at least the 2010 school year. Board of Education officials are concerned the

Dave Gartner of Madison, Wisconsin, and Peter (Nancy) Gartner of Princeton; a sister, Mary Henry of Phoenix; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Charles Gartner. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. Celebration of the Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling with The Rev. Bruce Ludeke, celebrant, officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. A memorial has been established to Newman Central Catholic High School or Sacred Heart Catholic Church in her memory. Go to mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

districts can look good on paper and increase their financial profile by borrowing and dipping into reserves. The districts issued long-term debt of $307.2 million in the year ending on June 30, 2015, which is less than the year before, but the number still troubling to

board officials. Some districts also are borrowing against future tax collections to pay bills. “They’re issuing debt and leveraging future revenues to sustain operations, ... and that is not good fiscal practice. It’s not what we do at home and not what any business would do,” Robert

Wolfe, chief financial officer at the Board of Education. Districts argue that they’ve been struggling for years due to reduced and delayed state aid, as well as declining property wealth, which is a key component of how much districts can borrow.

weeks, members want to hear from the community. A public forum will be held Thursday where business leaders and other members of the public can share their thoughts about the plan.

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks Saturday at a campaign rally in Phoenix. Sanders vowed to keep immigrant families together during a visit to Arizona, which holds its primary Tuesday.

Sanders visits U.S.-Mexico border during Arizona visit Clinton making last-minute push ahead of primary NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) – Standing in front of the tall, steel fence that divides the United States and Mexico, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Saturday vowed to keep immigrant families together during a visit to Arizona, which holds its primary Tuesday. Sanders was accompanied by Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada and U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva. He started the day walking along a small street next to the NogalesMorley Gate Port of Entry, where he spoke with two young immigrants about their struggles to obtain legal status in the United States. A small group of people who identified themselves as deported U.S. military veterans stood on the Mexican side of the border fence cheering for Sanders. A lone man protested Sanders and followed his group around to several locations. Standing in front of the fence that divides the two countries, Sanders accused Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who was also campaigning in Arizona on Saturday, of using harmful rhetoric. “I would hope that all of us are rightly appalled by the divisive, bigoted and xenophobic comments of people like Donald Trump,” Sanders said. Sanders vowed to expand two programs spearheaded by President Barack Obama which aim to protect immigrants from deportation. One, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, benefits youths who were brought to the country illegally as children. The

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks Tuesday during an election night event at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Clinton is making her own last-minute push to win Arizona. Former President Bill Clinton was campaigning for his wife in the state Sunday, and the former first lady and secretary of state has a rally today. other, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, would benefit parents whose children are U.S. citizens. The latter has not taken effect and is being argued in court. Sanders said he would fight to keep families together. “I am shocked by the fear and shocked by the sadness that grips so many of them,” Sanders said. The Vermont senator has focused his campaign almost exclusively on Arizona in the past week as he looks to rebound from his resounding defeat last week to Clinton. He drew a crowd of about 7,000 people in Tucson and followed that up with a visit to the Navajo Nation in what marks a rare visit by a White House candidate to the nation’s largest Indian reservation. His pursuit of the Native American vote included a visit by his wife to a sacred Apache site near the site of a proposed copper mine that Sanders and tribes strenuously oppose. Late Saturday, he held his fourth Arizona rally in the past 5 days, this time just outside of downtown Phoenix. Sanders is hoping for a win in Tues-

day’s Arizona primary to propel him through the next month when several states more favorable for him are due to vote. “Please, on Tuesday, make sure that you, your friends, your family come out to vote,” he told the crowd. “Let us see Arizona help lead a political revolution.” He has also sought the Latino vote in Arizona, aggressively challenging Arizona’s contentious Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has endorsed Trump, in a speech for his harsh immigration tactics. “It’s easy for bullies like Sheriff Arpaio to pick on people who have no power,” Sanders said. “If I am elected president – the president of the United States does have power. So watch out, Joe.” Clinton is making her own last-minute push to win Arizona. Former President Bill Clinton was campaigning for his wife in the state Sunday, and the former first lady and secretary of state has a rally today. She is running ads showing former Rep. Gabby Giffords voice her support for the candidate. She also has the support of most of the Democratic political establishment.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Donald Trump’s campaign in Arizona is centered on his hard line against illegal immigration, a stand that supporters embraced in a series of tense rallies ahead of Tuesday’s presidential primary in the border state. “Illegal immigration is gonna stop,” Trump said Saturday night in Tucson. “It’s dangerous,” he said. “Terrible.” Both in Phoenix and Tucson, Trump was introduced by former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who pushed tough immigration laws in office, and Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County sheriff who made his name by chasing down people who are in the country illegally. The county includes Phoenix and nearly two-thirds of Arizona’s population. Protesters showed up at every event. In Phoenix, they blocked the main road into his outdoor rally for several hours before it started. In Tucson, they interrupted him and some were tossed from the event. Police said Sunday that about half a dozen were arrested at the Arizona rallies, including two on misdemeanor charges of assault. Trump treated the latest protests with a mix of pacifist rhetoric and a mocking tone. “We love our protesters, don’t we?” he asked. As security removed one or more, he said: “We want to do it with love,” then added bitingly, “Get ‘em outta here.”

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks Saturday during a campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona. Trump’s campaign in Arizona is centered on his hard line against illegal immigration, a stand that supporters embraced in a series of tense rallies ahead of Tuesday’s presidential primary in the border state. In Tucson, one protester carried a sign with an image of a Confederate flag over an image of Trump; another wore a Ku Klux Klan-style sheet. A man in the crowd attacked the protester with the Confederate sign, kicking and punching him before being arrested. The protesters were led out by security. “It was a tough thing to watch,” Trump said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” adding, “But why would a protester walk into a room with a Ku Klux Klan outfit on?” Trump made clear, though, “We don’t condone violence.” The chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, told ABC that “as far as everyone getting involved in the crowds, leave it to the professionals” in law enforcement. As the rally attendees later streamed out of the Trump rally, protesters hurled two water bottles at them and called them racists.

Tempers flared at Trump’s large gathering in Phoenix, but without the violence that marred his event in Chicago a week before. For hours, about two dozen protesters parked their cars in the middle of the main road to the event, unfurling banners reading “Dump Trump” and “Must Stop Trump,” and chanting “Trump is hate.” Traffic was backed up for miles, with drivers honking in fury. The road was eventually cleared and protesters marched down the highway to the rally site, weaving between Trump supporters who booed and jeered them. Trump supporter Geroy Morgan, 62, made it to the rally but was furious at the demonstrators, some of whom still stood around after the event ended. “We come here, the silent majority, to express our opinions,” Morgan said. “They don’t have any permits or rights.”

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Will anything positive come from election? Trump versus Clinton won’t bring out the best in people

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EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1916

From our archives: Lowden’s ag attributes win endorsement What we thought: 100 years ago

Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The fol- most economical distrilowing items appeared bution among the conin the Telegraph from sumers. March 20 to 24, 1916. “Such a man as this would be of inestimable Another Lowden value to the endorsement people of for governor Illinois as their goverhat Illinor.” nois needs “You today is a must have governor who undersomeone in stands agriculture,” Frank O. mind, Docsaid Dr. W.E. Taylor of Lowden tor, since Moline, the well-known 1861-1943 you have soil expert, to a party of spoken so Lowden’s friends who were talking agricultural emphatipolitics a few days ago. experience cally upon “By this I mean,” he was praised continued, “not a man in a Telegraph the subject. Who is he?” editorial 100 who has a theoretical years ago. asked one idea of farming, but one Lowden, of his audiwho possesses a broad of Oregon, tors. went on to knowledge of agricul“Col. be elected ture; one raised on a governor in Frank O. farm and who knows all the November Lowden of about practical farming; 1916 election. Oregon,” one who has studied responded scientific methods and has tried them out on his Dr. Taylor instantly. “I have been to Sinnisown farm. sippi farm [near Oregon], “I do not mean a man and I know he has had who simply knows precisely the experisomething about tilling the soil, but one who can ence I have outlined. As give his reasons for rota- a farmer, he is practical tion of crops, what is the and far-seeing. “I believe that the best product to plant this farmers of the state year, and why it is likely who are interested in to be the best. He must stock raising will receive know the average yield of grain and its probable more encouragement, substantial support value. and cooperation from “That means he will Lowden than from any study soils and know man who has been mensomething of their productivity. He must know tioned for governor. “In addition thereto, how to utilize every porhe was a successful lawtion of his farm – what yer. In his early days, breed of cattle is best he was a school teacher for beef purposes and what is most valuable and has always had a for dairying. He should great interest in eduknow about hogs, poulcational institutions. try and horses. This Two and one-half terms means a broad, workable in Congress gave him knowledge of farming. a broad conception of “Then he should have national affairs. He is a a comprehensive idea good businessman and of marketing – how to possesses fine adminisget his products to the trative ability. markets and obtain their “I know of no one better

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EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Jeff Rogers Kathleen Schultz Tom Shaw

equipped for the position of governor, and I hope the people of Illinois will show their good judgment by sending Col. Lowden to Springfield next winter. ... – March 24, 1916

A result of unpreparedness An exceedingly serious matter is this report that the Army machine guns failed to operate when turned against the Villa raiders at Columbus, New Mexico. A failure of this sort is of a piece with the revelations concerning the unreadiness of our submarine squadron and the lack of effectiveness in the Army aviation division. Machine guns are made to work; unless they do, they are worse than useless. They are like a pseudo-preparedness scheme; they lull owners into a sense of false security. Had the guns been what they were supposed to be, Villa and his cutthroats might have been wiped out in the very midst of their iniquity, and the whole of the now impending trouble averted. Mexican outlaws generally would have been given a new and valuable conception of the dangers involved in meddling with Americans. The failure of these guns may mean the difference between war and peace. – March 20, 1916

Shoe leather becoming costlier A side effect of the faraway war [World War I] that interests every man, woman and child is the announcement of the fact that shoes must this

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season advance in price. The generally reported scarcity of leather and increased cost of tanning since the war, combined with an enormously increased demand for leather, all account for the advanced cost of footwear. Millions of pairs of shoes for the European armies have been and still are being made by American shoe manufacturers. On the average, these army shoes consume one and one-half as much leather as the average American man’s shoe. Knapsacks, saddles, harnesses and other material for the armies at war, and a general increase in equipment of the American Army and state militia, account for a still further demand on the none-too-large supply of leather. Munition plants have called for thousands of feet of leather belting, and the general picking up of business has started thousands of factories’ wheels and greatly augmented the call for belting. Autos have also made great and increasing inroads into the available leather supply for upholstering. Leather is a by-product. The supply cannot be increased at will as crops and metals are, but is dependent on the hide supply; and cattle are not killed, primarily, for their hides. The latest census reports show that the cattle population has decreased 20 percent in the past 10 years, and the population has increased the same percentage. Shoes, therefore, are to be more expensive. It is said that the increase for the present will be about 20 percent, but will very likely be more by next fall. – March 22, 1916

WASHINGTON – We now have an idea of the course of the general election campaign: Class warfare, bitter candidate encounters, nasty ads, obsession with meaningless issues, and an outcome that will anger half the nation. Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton will not bring out the best in us. One has no respect for facts and likes to rile his supporters while claiming he is a billionaire outsider without government experience. The other is often arrogant, has poor political instincts, and is as establishment as possible in a year when Washington is a synonym for incompetence. According to exit polls, a majority of Trump’s supporters are white, don’t have college degrees, and have low incomes. Clinton’s supporters include college-educated women, minorities and union members. Trump sponsored a video showing Clinton barking like a dog while Vladimir Putin laughs. In a pro-Clinton spot, women repeat uncouth words Trump has used to describe females. The games begin. One-fourth of Republicans say they don’t want to vote for Trump. Onefourth of Democrats say they don’t want to vote for Clinton. But this election will be no mealy-mouthed exercise for like-minded opponents. November brings us a definite choice. TAKE IMMIGRATION. Trump wants to deport 11 million people, build a wall and “make” Mexico pay for it. Clinton argues that illegal immigration has declined dramatically and no “wall” will ever be built along the southern U.S. border, let alone paid for by Mexico. And, she says, it’s physically impossible and morally wrong to deport 11 million people. Take trade. Trump wants to get rid of current trade deals, although they are legally binding agreements. Clinton argues that would hurt Americans by driving up prices and cutting jobs. She argues trade is not the cause of growing inequality in America. She notes we have a trade surplus in manufactured goods with 20 countries with trade pacts; 6,000 jobs are created for every $1 billion spent by foreigners on U.S. products. Trump says he will be the biggest jobs creator God ever made. Clinton says the president does not personally create jobs but implements policies

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that create the proper climate for creating jobs. She says that means improving education so that Americans can get skilled jobs and rebuilding broken infrastructure, such as dilapidated ports, roads and bridges. Both want to overhaul the outmoded tax system. Trump wants to give the rich more tax breaks. Clinton wants to eliminate loopholes she says already benefit the wealthy, Trump wants to return to torturing suspected terrorists. Clinton observes this tactic backfires because it’s used to justify torturing captured Americans. Trump would ban Muslims from entering the country. Clinton notes this is unconstitutional and morally reprehensible. Trump opposes collective bargaining; Clinton does not. He says workers make too much money; she says they don’t make enough. He is against a higher minimum wage; she says it is vital to improving our economy. THE RACE WILL BE diverting. Asked on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show who he consults, Trump said, “I am speaking with myself because I have a very good brain.” And we admit to being fascinated with how many suits and matching jewelry one woman can wear in a year. Meanwhile, nothing is getting done in Washington. After President Barack Obama nominated U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said holding hearings and voting on Garland would be a waste of time until the next president nominates someone. Never mind that Obama, who won re-election with a 5-million-vote surplus, has nearly a year left in office, is constitutionally mandated to make a nomination and the Senate is required to vote. Never mind that Garland is non-controversial, non-political, well-liked and respected by Republicans and Democrats as a competent, centrist jurist who has been a consensus nominee in the past. Never mind that McConnell would permit almost a year to go by without a full complement on the nation’s highest court. Exiting the presidential race, Marco Rubio warned us against becoming a nation of people who hate each other. Is it too late?

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Son still bears wounds of circumcision Dear Abby, I am a young man in college. When I was an infant, I was circumcised. Now, I feel violated that my parents decided to circumcise me without my consent. When the doctor performed the surgery, he took too much off, which causes me pain. When I was in grade school, I was sexually assaulted by an older classmate, but I feel much more violated from the circumcision because it took a part of me that I can never get back. I am filled with hate and anger toward my parents, even though I know it is unfair to them because they

dearABBY Abigail Van Buren’s (Jeanne Phillips) column appears during the week through Universal Press Syndicate.

believed they were making the right choice at the time. My parents know how I feel and are sorry, but I still have these negative feelings toward them because I can’t get the

procedure undone. Do you have any suggestions how I can overcome my dilemma and build a better relationship with my parents? – Cut Short in California

talk to a licensed mental health professional to help you work through your anger because it might be misdirected and a result of the sexual assault you experienced in grade school.

Dear Cut Short, Yes, I have several, and all of them involve talking to doctors. The place to start would be your student health center to determine exactly what is causing your pain and if there is help for it. A doctor there might refer you to a urologist, who might be able to get the problem corrected. In addition, I urge you to

Dear Abby, My husband and I live in a small house on a small lot. We don’t have children, but love kids. Our problem is our next-door neighbors, whose two elementary school-age boys have limited supervision. They’re always in our yard digging and leaving their toys around. Honestly, their own yard is bigger.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, March 22 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371. Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:457:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, 815-499-4866. Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-6262230. Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls. Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263467. Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon. Beading class, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Commodities, 10 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230. Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050. Senior Information Services, 10 a.m.-noon, Mount Carroll Senior Center, 306 N. Main St., 800-541-5479. Blood pressure checks, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252. Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, open; 6 p.m., women’s, open,, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, women’s; 7:30 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon. Sterling Noon Lions, noon-1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., 815622-9230. Sterling Rotary Club, noon, YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., . Dixon Noon Lions, noon, private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. Public is welcome. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, 12x12; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-9555. American Red Cross blood drive, 4-7 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815-625-0382. Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., 815-288-1328. Yoga, 5 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Cener, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673. Breast Cancer Networking Group, 6 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673. Overeaters Anonymous, 6 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-379-2293. Caregivers Support Group, 6 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-622-2820. NAMI Sauk Area, 6:30 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 325 state Route 2, Dixon, namisaukvalley@ gmail.com or 815-284-6417. Northeast Area Watch Group,

6:30 p.m., Dixon Police Department community room, 306 S. Hennepin Ave., schowell@dixonpd.com or 815-284-7197. Working Women’s Grief Support Group, 6:30 p.m., KSB Hospice office, Commerce Towers, 215 E. First St., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 N. Brown Ave., Ashton. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rolling Hills Progress Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls. Rock Falls Lodge 936 AF & AM, 7:30 p.m., 117 W. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon. Al-Anon-Alateen, 8 p.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Lutheran Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron. Wednesday, March 23 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371. Late clinics for family case management, WIC, and immunizations, Lee County Health Department, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371. Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-6262230. Bi-County Special Education Cooperative preschool screenings for Morrison School District, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-6:30 p.m., Northside Elementary School, 520 N. Genesee St., 815-772-2153. Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-564-2145. American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815-625-0382. Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave. People with Disabilities Support Group, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Civic Plaza I, Rock Falls, 815-625-7860 (voice) or 815-625-7863 (TDD). Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, Big Book, closed; 6 p.m., Big Book, tradition, closed, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon. Coping With New or Chronic Diagnosis, Emphasis on Cancer Diagnosis presentation, noon, Northern Illinois Cancer Treatment Center, 327 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-288-4673. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open; 7 p.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls. Free blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, 815-857-2550. Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., open, St. Patrick Community Center, 903 N. Caron Road, Rochelle. Parkinson’s Support Group, 2-3 p.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, 815-622-2800. Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll. Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., step, tradition, closed, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction. Caregiver Support Group, 6 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333. AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212. Whiteside County Democratic Party, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Carpenters Local Union No. 790, 1008 Seventh Ave., Rock Falls, 815625-4657, public welcome. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52., Amboy. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. Narcotics Anonymous, 7:15 p.m., open, 406 W. Second St., Dixon, dixonareana@gmail. com. Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-973-1490. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave.

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They constantly come over asking for candy, and the other day while my husband was working from home, he heard someone trying to open the door and pushing the keypad for entry. Needless to say, it was one of the boys. I have tried asking them nicely to retrieve their toys, etc., but I’m getting really frustrated and afraid I’m going to lose my patience soon and blow. Please help us. – Trying to Remain Nice Neighbors Dear Trying, You say you have spoken to the boys, but have you

spoken to their parents? That one of the boys would try to gain entry to your house – I assume thinking there was no one there – is worrisome, and the parents should be put on notice about it. (In some neighborhoods the outcome could be dangerous.) If you can’t get them to take action, then consider fencing your yard. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Prince of pop working on book Singer penning memoir due out in fall of 2017 NEW YORK (AP) – Pop icon Prince is writing a memoir to be released next year. Publisher Spiegel & Grau announced Friday it has acquired Prince’s book, which will be released in the fall of 2017. Prince said at an event in New York City on Friday night that the book’s working title is “The Beautiful Ones” and that the publishers made him “an offer I can’t refuse.” He added that the book will start with his first memory. “This is my first (book). My brother Dan is helping me with it. He’s a good critic and that’s what I need. He’s not a ‘yes’ man at all and he’s really helping me get through this,” Prince told the audience, which included Harry Belafonte, Trevor Noah, journalists and music industry players. “We’re starting from the beginning from my first memory and hopefully we can go all the way up to the Super Bowl,” he said. AP

At one point Prince asked the crowd: “You all still read books right?” The audience roared loudly. Prince said he just got off a plane, and said he was going home to change, but that he would return. “If you don’t mind, I’m going to go home and change real quick and come back and party with y’all,” he said. According to a press release about the memoir, “Prince will take readers on an unconventional and poetic journey through his life and creative work.” It says the book will include stories about Prince’s music and “the family that shaped him and the people, places, and ideas that fired his creative imagination.” The 57-year-old Minneapolis-born Prince is one of the most successful musical acts of all-time. He has released four albums in the last 18 months, including two on the Tidal streaming service last year. Prince presents the award for favorite album – soul/R&B at the American Music Awards on Nov. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. The pop icon is writing a memoir to be released next year.

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Duo will serve limited-edition pours from other communities MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – It’s a bar that serves nothing but tap water. For free. The concept, developed by two Minneapolis artists, started as popups across the country, ranging from an event at a North Carolina artists’ space to a waterfront fundraiser in Chicago to a 4-month run at an art museum in Arkansas. They’ve been such a hit that Colin Kloecker and Shanai Matteson are preparing to open a storefront Water Bar in northeast Minneapolis, a taproom serving pints of city water plus limitededition pours from other communities. Visitors will get to taste and compare, but the goal is bigger: connecting the public

with the scientists, utility employees, environmentalists and activists who will serve as bartenders. “It’s really about opening up a conversation with the idea that ‘Water is all we have,’ which is our tagline, because that’s all we’re serving,” Matteson said. “And then the conversation goes from there.” The timing is opportune, with the widespread attention on the crisis with lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan, and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton making water issues a personal priority for the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The storefront Water Bar, which is slated to open to the public in May, won’t serve pricey boutique “artisanal water” as

where your water comes from? What are you concerned about when it comes to water?’” said Kate Brauman, lead scientist for the Global Water Initiative at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment. Brauman worked the bar at a sustainability event on campus last year. It was so popular they ran out of cups. A 2014 pop-up Water Bar installation at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, was part of a contemporary art exhibition. “The best art displaces you from your everyday experience and allows you to think creatively and critically about yourself and your place In the world around you. And the Water Bar does that beautifully,” said Chad Alligood, one of the museum’s curators.

Colin Kloecker and his wife, Shanai Matteson, pose Wednesday with water in growlers and glasses in the building where they are preparing to open a storefront Water Bar in northeast Minneapolis, a taproom serving pints of free city water plus limited-edition pours from other communities. has been tried elsewhere – just plain-old tap water. Its funding will come from various sources, such as a neighborhood association and a crowdfunding website, as well as money from ongoing pop-up events. Any tips for the bartenders will go

WASHINGTON (AP) – Sherwin-Williams, which has long claimed to “cover the Earth” with its paints, is buying rival Valspar for about $9 billion in a move that it says will expand its reach in Asia and Europe. Sherwin-Williams said Sunday that it is paying $113 a share in cash, a 35 percent premium to the closing price of Valspar’s stock Friday. It valued the deal at $11.3 billion including the assumption of about $2 billion in Valspar debt. The combined company would employ 58,000 people and would have had revenue of $15.6 billion last year. John Morikis, president and CEO of Sherwin-Williams Co., said the deal will enable the companies to save $280 million annually within 2 years by cutting administrative expenses and raw-material costs. The savings should reach $320 million in the longrun, he said.

toward supporting allied organizations and providing seed funding for community projects. “What Water Bar does is let communities and experts come together and talk to each other about, ‘What are the issues here? Have you thought about

COMMUNITY EVENTS Monday, March 21 Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), 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., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 9 a.m.; and cards, 10 a.m. and noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Situation Room, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Euchre lessons and games, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. Register: 815-6229230 or 828-461-7979. Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Hand and Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252. Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Friendly Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925. Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925. Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-6258290. Bingo, Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779, 4:30 p.m. doors open, 5:30 p.m. kitchen opens and 6:30 p.m. bingo begins, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, 815-2883557. No computers. Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy. Sauk Valley Chess Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling; 815-622-8838.

Tuesday, March 22 Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230. Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 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, 815562-5050. Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Morning Whittle, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; and cards, 10 a.m. and noon, Hub

City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994. Triple Play Tuesday Program, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252. Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 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. Lunch and bingo, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon. Registration: 815732-3252. Organized bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Bingo, 12:15 p.m., Robert

Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925. Scrabble, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925. Karaoke, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Book Discussion Group, 6:30-8 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-284-7261. Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, 815-625-0354.

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Monday, March 21, 2016

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Obama calls visit to nation ‘historic’ President, family tour Old Havana HAVANA (AP) – Stepping into history, President Barack Obama opened an extraordinary visit to Cuba on Sunday, eager to push decades of acrimony deeper into the past and forge irreversible ties with America’s former adversary. “It is wonderful to be here,” he said. Obama’s whirlwind trip is a crowning moment in his and Cuban President Raul Castro’s ambitious effort to restore normal relations between their countries. While deep differences persist, the economic and political relationship has changed rapidly in the 15 months since the leaders vowed a new beginning. Wielding an umbrella on a rainy Havana afternoon, the president stepped off of Air Force One and was greeted by top Cuban officials – but not Raul Castro. The Cuban leader frequently greets major world figures upon their arrival at Jose Marti International Airport, but was absent on the tarmac. Instead, he planned to greet Obama today at Palace of the Revolution. Obama’s first stop was a Havana hotel, where he greeted U.S. Embassy staff and their families and noted the momentous nature of his visit – the first by a sitting U.S.

President Barack Obama arrives with first lady Michelle Obama as they exit Air Force One on Sunday at the airport in Havana. Obama’s trip is a crowning moment in his and Cuban President Raul Castro’s ambitious effort to restore normal relations between their countries. president since 1928, when Calvin Coolidge arrived in a battleship. “This is a historic visit, and it’s an historic opportunity to engage with the Cuban people,” said Obama, joined by first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha. Dozens of U.S. lawmakers and business leaders arrived separately for Obama’s visit. After greeting embassy staff, Obama and his family toured Old Havana by foot, including the

Havana Cathedral. They walked gingerly on the slippery wet stones in the square in front of the cathedral. A few hundred people gathered in the square erupted in applause and shouted Obama’s name as the first family stepped forward. For more than 50 years, Cuba was an unimaginable destination for a U.S. president, as well as most American citizens. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, doubling down on his opposition to President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, said Sunday that there’s no way the Republicancontrolled Senate will hold a confirmation vote – not even after the November election. In the party-line fight over whether to hold a confirmation vote on Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, Republicans have insisted on allowing the next president to fill the seat vacated by the death of Justice Antonin

Scalia. But that has raised speculation about what might happen if a Democrat wins in November: Would the Repbulican members of the Senate relent and accept Garland, who has a relatively moderate record? Or would Obama withdraw the pick, allowing the next president to make a different choice? McConnell dismissed the notion of a lame-duck confirmation vote. “I can’t imagine that a Republican-majority Senate, even if it were soon to be a minority, would want to confirm a judge who

would move the court dramatically to the left,” McConnell said on “Fox News Sunday.” “That’s not going to happen.” White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said Obama would not withdraw Garland’s name, no matter what happens in November. “We will stand by him from now until he is confirmed and he’s sitting on the Supreme Court,” McDonough said on the same program. That means Obama will stick by Garland through the end of his term, McDonough said.

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1961 after Fidel Castro’s revolution sparked fears of communism spreading to the Western Hemisphere. Domestic politics in both countries contributed to the continued estrangement well after the Cold War ended. “He wanted to come to Cuba with all his heart,” 79-year-old Odilia Collazo said in Spanish as she watched Obama’s arrival live on state television. “Let God will that this is good for all Cubans. It seems to me

that Obama wants to do something good before he leaves.” Ahead of Obama’s arrival, counter-protesters and police broke up an anti-government demonstration by the Ladies in White group, whose members were taken into custody by female police officers in a scene that plays out in Havana each Sunday. They’re typically detained briefly and then released. Obama’s visit was highly anticipated in Cuba, where workers furiously cleaned up the streets in Old Havana and gave buildings a fresh coat of paint. American flags were raised alongside the Cuban colors in parts of the capital, an improbable image for those who have lived through a half-century of bitterness between the two countries. Many Cubans were staying home in order to avoid extensive closures of main boulevards. The city’s seaside Malecon promenade was largely deserted Sunday morning except for a few cars, joggers, fishermen and pelicans. The president’s schedule in Cuba is jampacked, including an event with U.S. and Cuban entrepreneurs. But much of Obama’s visit was about appealing directly to the Cuban people and celebrating the island’s vibrant culture. FREE KITCHEN DESIGNS BY Jocelyn Lilly, Kitchen Design: 815-225-7677

“I don’t think that the Cuban people are going to be bewitched by North American culture,” Gustavo Machin, Cuba’s deputy director of U.S. affairs, told The Associated Press. “We don’t fear ties with the United States.” A highlight of Obama’s visit comes Tuesday when he joins Castro and a crowd of baseballcrazed Cubans for a game between the beloved national team and Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays. The president also planned a speech at the Grand Theater of Havana laying out his vision for greater freedoms and more economic opportunity in Cuba. Two years after taking power in 2008, Castro launched economic and social reforms that appear slow-moving to many Cubans and foreigners, but are lasting and widespread within Cuban society. The changes have allowed hundreds of thousands of people to work in the private sector and have relaxed limits on cellphones, Internet and Cubans’ comfort with discussing their country’s problems in public, for example. The Cuban government has been unyielding, however, on making changes to its single-party political system and to the strict limits on media, public speech, assembly and dissent.

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Monday, March 21, 2016 Numbers game The ACC has 6 teams which have advanced to the Sweet 16 this year, the most ever by one conference. The ACC (2015) and Big East (2009) are the only leagues to have 5 Sweet 16 teams.

TRACK & FIELD | NIB-12 INDOOR MEET

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Fox says Bears not Sterling uses indoor meet to prepare for outdoors done yet Coach thinks more moves still on tap

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STERLING – Terrance Bruce moved faster than ever before. Bruce, a Sterling sprinter, finished sixth in the 60-meter dash in 7.35 seconds Saturday. What was encouraging for the Golden Warriors senior, however, was that it came out of nowhere. “That was the fastest 60-meter dash that I’ve ever ran,” Bruce said. “And it’s not even a sprint event I focus on as much. But I’m surprised that I ran that fast.” Bruce added a second-place finish in the 400 with a 51.82 at the NIB-12 indoor conference meet at Westwood Sports Complex. He was edged in the 400 by .32 after tiring out at the end while running the smaller indoor track’s two laps. “The 400, I thought I had first place,” Bruce said. “But my body gave out at the last 30 to 40 meters ... I lost by three-tenths of a second” Bruce ran a 51.8 and at the end of last season, and noted he was faster than he thought at this point in the season. Meanwhile, Arthur Atwell was the center of attention for a moment in Saturday’s meet. The Geneseo senior already broke his own NIB-12 indoor conference meet pole vault record that he set last season by more than a foot, and he was going for more. Those around the runway clapped and cheered as Atwell tried for 15 feet, 6 inches, but the bar rattled and fell on each of his three attempts.

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Sterling’s Dewey Landis runs the third leg of the boys 3,200-meter relay race Saturday morning during the NIB-12 Indoor Meet at Westwood Sports Complex. The Golden Warrior boys placed fifth, and the girls finished fourth. He settled for 15-1, a number Atwell, however, won’t be that it’s only March, and teams that would have won him the pleased until he repeats that haven’t even competed outClass 2A state title last season. this summer at the state outdoors yet. Atwell commanded an audi- door meet. ence with his performance. It’s important to remember PACE CONTINUED ON B2

MEN’S BASKETBALL | NCAA TOURNAMENT | SECOND ROUND | VILLANOVA 87, IOWA 68

The Bears traded tight end Martellus Bennett on Wednesday with a goal toward being better this season. And they’re not done making moves. Bennett was shipped to the New England Patriots along with the last of three sixth-round draft picks the Bears had in exchange for a fourth-round pick. It leaves Zach Miller atop the team’s depth chart at the position. “Whether it was Jared Allen or Jon Bostic or whoever we have traded, we are doing it technically get us better,” coach John Fox said Sunday afternoon at the NFL’s spring meeting. “You don’t do that if you don’t believe that is helping you. Anytime you make a trade, you have guys you feel comfortable with on your team, and we’re that way at tight end. We finished the season with Zach Miller after Marty went on IR, and that’s the direction we’re going moving forward. And we’re not done by any stretch.” Fox didn’t specify if the Bears were going to do more work at the tight end position, but that would not be a surprise. A source said the Bears were looking into additional tight ends late last week. Right now, veteran Rob Housler and younger players Khari Lee and Gannon Sinclair are the only other tight ends under contract. BEARS CONTINUED ON B4

Hawkeyes easily handled by Villanova Iowa can’t come close to catching up after Wildcats’ first-half blitz BY JIM O’CONNELL AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK – Iowa started the season on quite a roll – and ended it with quite a thud. The Hawkeyes, who were ranked as high as third after beating then-No. 1 Michigan State, lost 87-68 to secondseeded Villanova on Sunday in the second round of the South Regional. The run of not reaching the Sweet 16 since 1999 keeps going and the blowout – Iowa trailed by as many as 34 points – meant the seventh-seeded Hawkeyes finished the season losing seven of their final 10 games. “It’s a very hard task just to make this tournament, let alone win a game here,” said point guard Mike Gesell, one of four senior starters. “So I’m very AP proud of my guys, the way we Villanova’s Josh Hart (3) knocks the ball away from Iowa’s Adam handled ourselves all season. Woodbury (34) during the first half of a their second-round NCAA The season’s a grind. There’s a lot of ups and downs during the Tournament game Sunday in New York. Villanova won 87-68.

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season, and we kept plugging along, kept working hard every day, and getting better every single day.” Villanova was a lot better on Sunday. “I’d say they did a very good job of moving the ball, and I think we didn’t come out with the intensity defensively that we needed against a team like that,” Gesell said. “They’re a team that is very unselfish. They just play within themselves.” Ryan Arcidiacono scored 16 points, and Daniel Ochefu had 11 rebounds for Villanova, which advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since it went to the Final Four in 2009. Arcidiacono, Ochefu and the rest of Villanova’s seniors made it to the tournament’s second weekend for the first time. They were upset in the round of 32 the last two seasons and didn’t make it that far as freshmen. HANDLED CONTINUED ON B3

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Bears head coach John Fox doesn’t think the team is done making moves, and believes there is still more that can be done to make them a better team.

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Badgers rally past Xavier. Roundup, B3.

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Hawks raise money for Special Olympics The Oregon boys & girls bowling teams raised $1504 for Special Olympics through an overnight bowl-a-thon at Plum Hollow Lanes March 5-6. Boys bowlers Billy Paul, Austin Strite, Joe Miranda, A.J. Nordman, Kyle Lundquist, Jacob Coleman, Derek Poole and Justin Poole, and girls bowlers Kaylee Corbin, Victoria Barnhart, Emily Corbin, Ali Scheidecker, Abi Scheidecker, Caitlyn Kaltenbrun, Anna Head, Alexandra Duncan and Maddie Bradfield all participated in the event, which raised more money than in any other previous year. BOYS BASKETBALL

Althoff wins 3A state title Jordan Goodwin’s double-double led Belleville Althoff to a 62-37 victory over Lincoln-Way West in the Class 3A state championship Saturday in Peoria. Goodwin had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and added five assists and three steals as Althoff (32-2) outscored Lincoln-Way West 52-25 after the first quarter. Tarkus Ferguson added 11 points and seven rebounds. Marco Pettinato and Cameron Gavin scored 10 points each for Lincoln-Way West (22-10), with Gavin adding six rebounds, four assists and three steals.

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Raiders open with sweeps AFC baseball, softball win twice; EP baseball, softball win By SVM Sports Staff

The AFC Raiders opened the baseball season with a doubleheader sweep of Earlville-Leland on Saturday in Ashton. The Raiders won the first game 5-1, as Stephen Brooke struck out seven in five innings on the mound. AFC pitchers held Earlville-Leland to four hits in the game, while Ryan Rod was 3-for4 at the plate with a double and an RBI, and Levi Meurer went 2-for-2. In the second game, AFC scored three in the first and two runs each in the second and third in a 13-3 win in six innings. Rod started and struck out seven in 3 1/3 innings, then David Atkinson came on in relief and earned the win, allowing one hit in 2 2/3 innings of work. Meurer was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and Jacob Hilliker had a double and drove in two runs.

Erie-Prophetstown 10, Wethersfield 0, 5 inn.: Erie-Prophetstown

Saturday’s stars Levi Meurer, AFC baseball, 4-for-6, 3 RBIs in DH sweep Stephanie Thulen, EP softball, leadoff HR, 3 RBIs Haley Weidner & Saige Barnett, BV track, 2nd-place finishes at Byron Indoor Classic Erika Zimmerlein & Megan Grady, Amboy track, 2ndplace finishes in Bloomington

led by Haley Weidner’s runnerup finish in the 3,200 (12:14.27). Also for BV, Saige Barnett (35-2 1/4) and Lexie Jacobs (34-3 3/4) went 2-3 in the shot put, while Addison Moreland added a pair of third-place finishes, in the long jump (14-5 1/2) and triple jump (32-7 1/2). Jessica Loudenburg finished fourth in the pole vault (8-0). BV scored 44 points, one behind fifth-place Prairie Ridge. Harlem won the team title with 103 points. Amboy runs at Last Chance:

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batted around in the first inning and scored six runs, then added four runs in the second, and four more in the fourth on their way to a win at home. Stephanie Thulen led off the first with a solo home run and finished with three RBIs for EP. Ashley Davis had three hits and two RBIs, Emily Cox drove in three runs, and Kylie Ackerman added two RBIs. In the circle, Ackerman allowed two runs and two hits in three innings, striking out three. AFC sweeps Earlville: The Raiders beat Earlville 5-3 and 6-4 in a nonconference doubleheader Saturday in Ashton. Cassidy Koning and Laci Meurer each won in the circle for AFC (2-0). Girls track & field

pitchers Kale Orman, Brenden Howell, Ian Wirt and Justice Cole combined for nine strikeouts in a one-hit shutout at home to open the season. The Panthers scored two runs in the first, added a run in the second, then added seven more in the bottom of the fourth. Jordan Chander doubled and drove in two runs, while Wirt added a triple and two RBIs. Bureau Valley 6th in Byron: Nathan Pierceson also had two The Storm placed sixth in the RBIs. 10-team Byron Indoor Classic,

Erika Zimmerlein and Megan Grady both recorded a runner-up finish as the Clippers ran at the Last Chance Meet at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Zimmerlein was second in the 200 in 26.52 seconds, and added a fifth in the 60 (8.19). Grady took second in the 3,200 (11:54), and Amboy got sixth-place finishes from Erin Hosto in the 800 (2:34.88), and the quartet of Zimmerlein, Cassidy Corcoran, Kaitlin Boers and Katelynn Pankhurst in the 800 relay (1:52.87). Boys track & field Amboy 11th in Byron: The Clippers were 11th at the Byron Indoor Classic, led by Josh Gross’ fifth-place finishes in the 400 (56.01) and the long jump (18-11). James Blackburn added a fifth in the 3,200 (10:42.61), and Thomas Stamberger was sixth in the 800 (2:15.89) as Amboy finished with seven points. Crystal Lake Central won the 11-team meet with 78.

Local events

Today Baseball 4:30 p.m.

• Eastland at Oregon • Newman at Amboy • Rockridge at Erie-Prophetstown • Orion at Morrison • Riverdale at Fulton • Kewanee at Bureau Valley

Softball 4:30 p.m.

• Sterling at Chatham-Glenwood (2) • Eastland at Oregon • Newman at Amboy • Rockridge at Erie-Prophetstown • Orion at Morrison • Riverdale at Fulton • Kewanee at Bureau Valley

On the tube TV listings

Today Men’s basketball • NIT, George Washington at Monmouth, ESPN 8 p.m.

• NIT, Georgia Tech at South Carolina, ESPN 10:30 p.m.

• NIT, Washington at San Diego St., ESPN2

Women’s basketball 5:30 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, second round, ESPN2 8 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, second round, ESPN2

MLB 8 a.m.

• Spring training, White Sox vs. A’s, at Mesa, Ariz. (tape-delayed), MLB

Day is wire-to-wire winner at Bay Hill

Akron wide receiver Andrew Pratt was hospitalized Saturday after being shot in the stomach by teammate Scott Boyett. Boyett shot Pratt as the receiver entered the offensive tackle’s apartment without knocking, leading Boyett to think there was a burglar in his apartment. Boyett rushed his teammate to an emergency room before police arrived on the scene. Pratt was transferred to Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center and is in stable condition. No charges have been filed after both players admitted to police it was a pure accident, according to a report from Ohio.com. Both players were questioned by police separately and shared the same story.

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Chicago Curie rallied from an early deficit to beat Lisle Benet 65-59 in the Class 4A state championship game Saturday in Peoria. Devin Gage scored 23 points, and Treavon Martin added 10 points and 14 rebounds for Curie (27-4), which outscored Benet 42-31 after halftime. James Dockery had 14 points, Daniel Sobolewski added 12 points, and both grabbed eight rebounds for Benet (31-4).

Akron player shot by teammate

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Jason Day turned his fortunes quickly with a birdie and a clutch par save from the bunker on the final two holes to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday in Orlando, Fla. Day closed with a 2-under 70 for a one-shot victory over Kevin Chappell. Day was one shot behind and facing two of the toughest holes at Bay Hill. He hit his tee shot on the par-3 17th to 12 feet and made it for birdie, and then got up-and-down from just under 100 feet away in a bunker to win by one shot. Chappell made bogey on the 18th hole and shot 69.

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ABOVE: Sterling’s Maegan McCue (right) competes in the 3,200 run during Saturday’s NIB-12 Indoor Meet at Westwood Sports Complex in Sterling. BELOW: Sterling’s Mitchell Petrosky clears the bar on his first attempt Saturday in the pole vault.

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Both Sterling teams found comfort in that reminder. The two teams had runners set personal records, and used the meet to gear up for the outdoor season. The Golden Warriors boys team finished fifth out of nine teams with 39 points, behind winner DeKalb (119), Geneseo (113.5), Kaneland (72) and Yorkville (47). The Sterling girls squad took fourth with 33, trailing Yorkville (130), Kaneland (110) and DeKalb (102). “Really, the important thing at these meets is just getting a time,” Warriors girls coach Tyler Gaumer said. “It’s nice to have a number, a starting point, to show them. People tend to not remember what happens at an indoor conference meet.” Gaumer wasn’t under-

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selling some solid performances; he made sure to watch Atwell during the Maple Leaf senior’s valts. The ninth-year coach was drawing positives from a competitive meet. Sterling has had a lot of success in recent years in sending athletes to state, and the team is showing signs of doing that again. Maggie McPherson finished third in the 1,600 with a 5:24.62, just 12 seconds slower than her state final time last season. Erin Long had a strong meet, posting an 8.23 in the 60 dash that earned her third. “I’m very, very surprised that I’m faster than what I thought I would be indoors,” Bruce said. “I’m going to keep working hard outdoors, and make sure our team is working hard as well. Our team is very hard-working team, and we plan on having a great outdoor season.”

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NCAA TOURNAMENT | SATURDAY ROUNDUP

Hoosiers pull away Top seeds Kansas, UNC, Virginia all win By the Associated Press

Wisconsin’s Bronson Koenig (24) shoots a last-second 3-pointer over Xavier’s Remy Abell to give Wisconsin a 66-63 victory in a second-round NCAA Tournament game Sunday in St. Louis.

Badgers come back Irish rally late to top SFA; Terps roll past Hawaii By the Associated Press

Bronson Koenig hit two 3-pointers in the closing seconds, the second as the final buzzer sounded, to lift seventhseeded Wisconsin to a 66-63 come-from-behind upset of second-seeded Xavier in an East Region second-round game Sunday in St. Louis. Koenig finished with six 3-pointers and 20 points for the Badgers (22-12), who trailed 58-49 with just over 6 minutes to play. Ethan Happ had 18 points, and Vitto Brown added 12 for Wisconsin. Koenig’s deep 3 with 11.7 seconds remaining tied the score at 63-all, then Zak Showalter drew a charge form Xavier’s Edmond Sumner with 4.3 seconds left. The Badgers called timeout after crossing halfcourt, and Koenig caught Happ’s inbounds pass in front of the Wisconsin bench and buried the fallaway 3 to win it. Remy Abell and Jalen Reynolds had 13 points apiece for the Musketeers (28-6).

No. 6 Notre Dame 76, No. 14 Stephen F. Austin 75: Rex

Pflueger tapped in a missed shot with 1.5 seconds left, and the Fighting Irish rallied from a five-point deficit in the final minute to win an East Region game in New York.

Demetrius Jackson, who led Notre Dame (22-12) with 18 points, missed a shot on a drive to the basket as the final seconds ticked down. Zach Auguste’s putback attempt also rimmed out, but Pflueger flipped that rebound in for his only basket of the game. Thomas Walkup scored 21 points for SFA (28-6). South Region

West Region

No. 1 Oregon 69, No. 8 St. Joseph’s 64: Dillon Brooks

scored 25 points to lead the Ducks into the Sweet 16 with a win in Spokane, Wash. Elgin Cook added 18 points, and freshman Tyler Dorsey added 14 points – including five straight late to give the Ducks (30-6) a 61-60 lead. DeAndre’ Bembry led the No. 5 Maryland 72, No. 13 Hawks (28-8) with 16 points. No. 2 Oklahoma 85, No. 10 Hawaii 60: Melo Trimble’s 24 VCU 81: Buddy Hield scored points and eight rebounds led the Terrapins in Spokane, Wash. 18 of his 36 points in the final Diamond Stone added 14 8 minutes to help the Sooners points for Maryland (27-8), hold on in Oklahoma City. which recovered after Hawaii Jordan Woodard scored 17 points, and Isaiah Cousins took a 39-36 lead early in the added 15 for Oklahoma (27-7). second half. Mike Thomas had Melvin Johnson scored 18 of 19 points and 11 rebounds for his 23 points in the second half Hawaii (28-6). for VCU (25-11), and JeQuan Midwest Region Lewis added 22 points. No. 10 Syracuse 75, No. 15 No. 3 Texas A&M 92, No. 11 Middle Tennessee St. 50: The Northern Iowa 88, 2OT: The

Orange used a 21-2 run midway through the second half to take control of what had been a close game in St. Louis. Michael Gbinije poured in 23 points, and Tyler Lydon scored 14 for Syracuse (21-13). Darnell Harris had 11 points to pace the Blue Raiders (2510), who trailed just 40-39 with 16:02 to go before making just one of their next 16 shots.

Aggies rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final 30 seconds of regulation in Oklahoma City. Alex Caruso scored 25 points, and Danuel House scored all 22 of his points in the second half and overtime for A&M (28-8). Jeremy Morgan had 36 points and 12 rebounds for UNI (2313), which committed four turnovers in the final 29 seconds to aid the Aggies’ comeback.

Freshman Thomas Bryant scored 15 of his 19 points in the final 8 minutes, helping the fifthseeded Indiana Hoosiers earn a spot in the regional semifinals in Philadelphia with a 73-67 victory over fourth-seeded Kentucky on Saturday in an East Region game in Des Moines, Iowa. Yogi Ferrell had 18 points, and Troy Williams finished with 13 for Indiana (27-7), which is headed back to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013 thanks to a 17-4 run that provided a 10-point lead with 4 minutes left. Tyler Ulis scored 27 points for Kentucky (27-9), which suffered its earliest NCAA Tournament exit since 2008 – when it lost to a Marquette team then led by current Indiana coach Tom Crean. Jamal Murray had 16 points for the Wildcats, who got to within 69-67 before the Hoosiers closed it out at the free-throw line.

than a minute left. Sheldon McClellan added 18 points. Fred VanVleet and Shaquille Morris scored 12 points apiece for the Shockers (26-9), who took the lead at 43-42 with 10:24 to go before Miami took it back. West Region No. 4 Duke 71, No. 12 Yale 64:

The Blue Devils saw a 27-point first-half lead dwindle to three in the final minute, but made enough free throws down the stretch to beat the pesky Bulldogs in Providence, R.I. Grayson Allen scored 29 points, including five 3-pointers, and Brandon Ingram added 25 points and five rebounds for Duke (25-10). Brandon Sherrod led Yale (237) with 22 points, and Justin Sears added 12 points and 11 rebounds. Midwest Region No. 1 Virginia 77, No. 9 Butler 69: The Cavaliers shot 73 percent

No. 1 North Carolina 85, No. from the field after halftime to 9 Providence 66: Brice Johnson

had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Tar Heels pulled away to win an East Region secondround game in Raleigh, N.C. Joel Berry II added 15 points for North Carolina (30-6), which needed second-half runs of 8-0 and 10-0 to pull away. Kris Dunn scored 29 points for Providence (24-11), and Ben Bentil added 21 points before fouling out. Both players were saddled with foul trouble for most of the game. South Region

No. 1 Kansas 73, No. 9 UConn 61: Wayne Selden Jr. had 22

points and seven rebounds, Perry Ellis scored 21 points and grabbed eight boards, and the Jayhawks rolled to victory in Des Moines, Iowa. Selden and Ellis combined to shoot 17-for-27 from the field for Kansas (32-4), which took control early on and led by as many as 24 points in the first half. Sterling Gibbs had 20 points for the Huskies (25-11), who lost an NCAA Tournament game for the first time under Kevin Ollie.

No. 3 Miami 65, No. 11 Wichita St. 57: The Hurricanes bounced

back after blowing a 21-point lead midway through the second half to win in Providence, R.I. Angel Rodriguez scored 28 points for Miami (27-7), including a 3-pointer to help the ’Canes regain control with a little more

pull away in a physical matchup between teams with very similar styles in Raleigh, N.C. Malcolm Brogdon scored 22 points, Anthony Gill added 17, and Marial Shayok finished with 12 for Virginia (28-7), which reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in 3 years. Andrew Chrabascz scored a season-high 25 points for Butler (22-11), and Roosevelt Jones added 18 points.

No. 4 Iowa St. 78, No. 12 Little Rock 61: The Cyclones held Tro-

jans star Josh Hagins in check, and cruised into their second Sweet 16 in 3 years with an easy victory in Denver. Georges Niang scored 28 points, and Matt Thomas chipped in 16 points for Iowa State (23-11), which held Hagins to eight points, including just two in the first half. Roger Woods had 19 points for Little Rock (30-5).

No. 11 Gonzaga 82, No. 3 Utah 59: Eric McClellan scored

22 points, Domantas Sabonis added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Zags rolled to victory in Denver. Kyle Wiltjer added 17 points for Gonzaga (28-7), which led wire-to-wire. Jakob Poeltl, the 7-foot post star for Utah (27-9), was held to just five points and four rebounds after getting into foul trouble early on.

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“It was definitely a big-time sigh of relief,” Arcidiacono said. “I was ecstatic that we won our game against Iowa, because we know how good of a team they are. But I’m just happy for our senior class to be able to get to experience it.” The Wildcats (31-5) will meet third-seeded Miami on Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky. Villanova lost in the round of 32 as a No. 1 seed last season, and as a No. 2 seed in 2014. But there was no doubt in this one. The Wildcats led 54-29 at halftime. The closest Iowa (22-11) got was 16 points in the final minutes. “Great leadership by Ryan Arcidiacono and Daniel Ochefu,” coach Jay Wright said. “I’m thrilled for that senior class that they get to play in a Sweet 16.” Josh Hart scored 19 points, Kris Jenkins had 15, and Jalen Brunson added 12 for the Wildcats, who outscored Iowa 18-0 in fast-break points and finished 10-for-19 from 3-point range. Jarrod Uthoff led Iowa with 16 points. Nicolas Baer had 15, and Peter Jok scored 11. The Wildcats took command about 12 minutes in. While Villanova was hitting almost every shot – the Wildcats made seven of their first 10 3-point attempts – Iowa couldn’t come up with a basket to stem the tide. The Hawkeyes went 5 minutes without a field goal, and

Indiana’s OG Anunoby (3) and Kentucky’s Alex Poythress fight for a rebound during their second-round NCAA Tournament game Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.

BLACKHAWKS/BULLS ROUNDUP

Hawks shut out in shootout Efficient Rose leads Bulls past Jazz at U.C. By the Associated Press AP

Villanova’s Jalen Brunson (left) fends off Iowa’s Jarrod Uthoff (right) during Sunday’s second-round NCAA Tournament game in New York. Villanova took a 39-21 lead. It didn’t get any better for Iowa, and it couldn’t have remained any better for the Wildcats against the Hawkeyes’ zone. Villanova, which wasn’t fazed in the least by Iowa’s midcourt trap, closed the half on an 8-0 run. The 54 points were the most the Wildcats have ever scored in a half in the NCAA Tournament. “We were just hitting on all cylinders,” Wright said. Villanova shot 60.6 percent in the half and had just four turnovers, none of which Iowa

scored off of, and it turned the Hawkeyes’ eight turnovers into 12 points. The Wildcats outrebounded Iowa 19-12. Wright said he told Iowa coach Fran McCaffery when they shook hands: “Hey, I’m sorry. We haven’t played a first half like that in a long time.” And the Hawkeyes couldn’t make a run in the second half. “It’s hard to come back. You’ve got to make 3s,”McCaffery said. “We had good looks at it from 3. If we could have made a few, maybe it would have been a little bit different.”

Charlie Coyle scored the only goal in the shootout to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday at the United Center. Andrew Shaw scored his 12th goal to end an 11-game drought, and linemate Richard Panik connected to end a 14-game streak without a goal to bring the Blackhawks back from a 2-0 deficit. Scott Darling made his third straight start and finished with 32 saves, but got beat by Coyle, Minnesota’s first shooter, for the game-winner. Nino Niederreiter had his 18th goal and added an assist, and Eric Haula also scored in regulation as the Wild improved to 4-0 against Chicago this season. Devan Dubnyk stopped 29 shots through overtime, and then was

perfect in the shootout against Chicago’s Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Artemi Panarin. Bulls 92, Jazz 85: Derrick Rose scored 22 points on 10-for-15 shooting as short-handed Chicago won Saturday at the United Center, snapping Utah’s fourgame winning streak. Taj Gibson had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Nikola Mirotic added 15 points for the Bulls (35-33), who remained in eighth place in the Eastern Conference despite playing without Pau Gasol (right knee swelling) and E’Twaun Moore (left hamstring). Derrick Favors led the Jazz with 24 points. Gordon Hayward, Utah’s leading scorer with 20.1 points per game, had nine points on 4-for-13 shooting after missing two games with plantar fasciitis of the right foot.

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Baseball Saturday’s results at Prophetstown

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 10, WETHERSFIELD 0, 5 inn. Wethersfield 000 00 — 0 1 2 Erie-P’town 210 7x — 10 11 1 W – Kale Orman (1-0). L – Boswell. ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN (1-0) Multi hits – Jordan Chandler 2, Ian Wirt 2, Brett Emery 2. 2B – Wirt. 3B – Chandler. RBI – Chandler 2, Wirt 2, Nathan Pierceson 2, Emery, Levi Floming. at Ashton Game 1

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Jimmie Johnson (48) takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.

Johnson gets No. 77 in style California native wins at Fontana for record sixth time BY GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

FONTANA, Calif. – Jimmie Johnson somehow saved his fastest lap for last, and Southern California’s favorite racing son soared to another historic victory. Johnson pulled away in overtime to beat Kevin Harvick on Sunday for his record sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Fontana. With his 77th career victory, Johnson passed Dale Earnhardt for seventh place in NASCAR annals. And he did it in style: Johnson was third on the late restart, but he surged past leader Denny Hamlin while giving a little bump to Harvick before side-drafting and pulling away. After showcasing his famed skills to snare another landmark win, the 40-year-old Johnson got a bit reflective when asked about his place in the sport. “I feel like physically and mentally, I’m the best that I’ve ever been in my career,” the six-time series champion said. “I’m in the space I want to be in, which makes me want to stick around and do this for a lot of years. There’s no guarantees about when you’re going to win and have success, so I’ve been very, very fortunate to win 77 of these things, which blows my mind.” Johnson finished with his fastest lap of the race to claim his second overtime win of the young season, adding Fontana to Atlanta. He has won three of his last eight races after a 20-race winless skid in his Hendrick

Motorsports Chevrolet. Harvick was in position to win for the second consecutive week before second-place Kyle Busch blew a tire with two laps to go. Hamlin got off pit road first for his first lead of the race, but Johnson’s fresh tires and cleverness gave him the speed needed to get ahead. “I knew we had a great car, and the caution fell at a good time,” Johnson said. “The run before, I just didn’t have the tires on the car to race with those guys. I got a great run off of Turn 2, and I thought, ‘Man, I’ve got a shot at this thing,’ which I didn’t expect to have. Harvick has been so fast.” Johnson is from El Cajon, just outside San Diego. He won at Fontana in 2009 and 2010, but hadn’t finished higher than ninth in his last four races at his closest thing to a hometown track, 1 hour east of Los Angeles. Harvick finished second to Johnson for the ninth consecutive time that the California natives have taken the top two spots. “That was the worst it’s taken off on the restarts,” Harvick said of the last lap. “But we weren’t good on the restarts for four or five laps, unless we were by ourselves. We weren’t able to drive it in like I needed to. Just didn’t have the front tires turning, and then the back wouldn’t grip. Still a good day for us.” Hamlin was third, followed by Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Martin Truex Jr. was in contention until late contact with Logano, which left Truex furious.

E-L 000 001 0 — 1 4 0 AFC 120 002 x — 5 14 1 W – Stephen Brooke (1-0). L – Campbell. AFC Brooke (5 IP, 2 H, 7 K, 1 BB), Dylan Pitzer (2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 4 K, 1 BB). Multi hits – Ryan Rod 3, Levi Meurer 2, Adam Mairs 2, David Atkinson 2. 2B – Atkinson, Rod. RBI – Rod, Brooke, Pitzer, Garrett Sanford, Tyon Davis. Game 2

AFC 13, EARLVILLE 3, 6 inn. E-L 000 300 — 3 4 6 AFC 322 204 — 13 11 2 W – Atkinson (1-0). L – Shannon. AFC (2-0) Ryan Rod (3 1/3 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 7K, 3BB), Atkinson (2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 2 K, 1 HBP). Multi hits – Meurer 2, Cody Penick 2. 2B – Meurer, Penick, Atkinson, Jacob Hilliker, Tyon Davis. 3B – Rod. RBI – Meurer 3, Hilliker 2, Penick, Atkinson, Garrett Drew, Ed Hoffman.

Softball Saturday’s results at Prophetstown

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 15, WETHERSFIELD 2, 5 inn. Wethersfield 101 00 — 2 3 2 Erie-P’town 641 4x — 15 16 2 W – Kylie Ackerman. L – Litton. ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN Ackerman (3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 3 K, 3BB), Bekah Ryan (2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K). Multi hits – Ashley Davis 3, Stephanie Thulen 2, Delaney Tegeler 2. 3B – Davis. HR – Thulen. RBI – Thulen 3, Emily Cox 3, Davis 2, Ackerman 2, Chelsie Carber, Alicia Stout, Addie Glassburn.

Boys track Saturday’s results

NIB-12 Indoor Conference at Westwood, Sterling Team scores 1. DeKalb 119, 2. Geneseo 113.5, 3. Kaneland 72, 4. Yorkville 47, 5. Sterling 39, 6. Rochelle 28, 7. LaSalle-Peru 26, 8. Sycamore 19, 9. Ottawa 1.5 Winners & top locals 60 – 1. Antonio Tate (DeKalb) 7.04, 6. Terrance Bruce (Sterling) 7.35; 200 – 1. Antonio Tate (DeKalb) 22.12, 11. Andrew Spaulding 24.76; 400 – 1. Colfay Pointer (Rochelle) 51.50, 2. Terrance Bruce (Sterling) 51.82; 800 – 1. Brendon Sebastian (L-P) 2:05.72, 10. Garret Winfield (Sterling) 2:15.52; 1,600 – 1. Trevor Wills (Yorkville) 4:33.51, 2. Jacob Gebhardt (Sterling) 4:36.32; 3,200 – 1. Matt Richtman (Kaneland) 9:55.76, 9. Mikio Martinez (Sterling) 10:48.81; 60 hurdles – 1. Andrew Pischke (Geneseo) 8.14, 4. Bobby Tribble (Sterling) 8.70; 800 relay – 1. Geneseo 1:32.93, 6. Sterling 1:38.32; 1,600 relay – 1. Geneseo 3:34.81, 2. Sterling 3:39.27; 3,200 relay – 1. Geneseo 8:24.50, 4. Sterling 8:38.30; High jump – 1. Will Daniels (Geneseo) 6-4, 5. Zach Kirchoff 5-10; Pole vault – 1. Arthur Atwell (Geneseo) 15-1, 14. Drew Seigmond (Sterling) 8-1, 15. Mitchell Petrosky (Sterling) 8-1; Long jump – 1. Antonio Tate (DeKalb) 21-11 1/4, 8. Andrew Spaulding (Sterling) 18–11 1/2; Triple jump – 1. Izaiah Webb (DeKalb) 42-7, 5. Zach Kirchoff (Sterling) 39-1; Shot put – 1. Sam Weisz (Yorkville) 54-11 1/2, 6. Marcus Shetter (Sterling) 42-8

Girls track Saturday’s results

NIB-12 Indoor Conference at Westwood, Sterling Team scores 1. Yorkville 130, 2. Kaneland 110, 3. DeKalb 102, 4. Sterling 33, 5. Geneseo 29, 6. LaSalle-Peru 26, 7. Sycamore 17, 8. Morris 10, 9. Rochelle 8 Winners & top locals 60 – 1. Brimonet Buggs (DeKalb) 7.85, 3. Erin Long (Sterling) 8.23, 5. Sabrina Chamberlain (Sterling) 8.34; 200 – 1. Allie Heinzer (Kaneland) 25.63, 8. Ashleigh Tira (Sterling) 28.38; 400 – 1. Nicole Sreenan (Kaneland) 57.24, 9. Katelyn Grell (Sterling) 1:04.48; 800 – 1. Rachel Hickey (L-P) 2:22.08, 8. Megan Barnhart (Sterling) 2:33.83; 1,600 – 1. Alexis Grandys (Yorkville) 5:11.91, 3. Maggie McPherson (Sterling) 5:24.62; 3,200 – 1. Summer Pierson (Yorkville) 11:23.28, 7. Maegan McCue (Sterling) 14:06.21; 60 hurdles – 1. Savannah Long (DeKalb) 9.00, T9. Samantha Hibbard (Sterling), Anna Ivarson (Sterling) 11.00; 800 relay – 1. Yorkville 1:49.04, 4. Sterling 1:51.46; 1,600 relay – 1. Kaneland 4:12.31, 5. Sterling 4:26.81; 3,200 relay – 1. Yorkville 10:02.20, 3. Sterling 10:18.40; High jump – 1. Sydney Anderson (Yorkville) 5-6, 9. Megan Geiger (Sterling) 4-8; Pole vault – 1. Louisa Washburn (Yorkville) 11-1, 6. Kallie Zuidema (Sterling) 8-1; Long jump – 1. Erika Furbeck (Geneseo) 16-3 1/2, 3. Erin Long (Sterling) 15-8 3/4; Triple jump – 1. Sydney Anderson (Yorkville) 33-9, 7. Gabrielle Celestino (Sterling) 29-1 1/2; Shot put – 1. Alyssa Furbeck (Geneseo) 36-11, 10. Akira Tanton (Sterling) 28-3 1/2

Boys basketball

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The Bears and coach John Fox will continue to look for players who fit the team’s scheme and identity.

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The Bears have signed or re-signed 13 players since the start of the new league year on March 9. They’ve made significant moves during the owners meetings in the past 2 years, signing defensive linemen Ray McDonald and Jarvis Jenkins last year, and adding Jared Allen 2 years ago. It would probably be a mistake to expect any big moves from the team, however. The

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big free-agent deals are done, and it’s bargain shopping now. Keep in mind players will continue to come available as some of the teams with new regimes discard players that are not viewed as scheme fits. Often times, that takes place after the draft or in the late spring. That’s how the Bears were able to add cornerback Tracy Porter last year. The next big event for the club will be the draft, with the Bears holding the 11th pick in the first round, and 9 picks total.

IHSA State Tournament at Carver Arena, Peoria CLASS 3A Friday’s semifinal results • Lincoln-Way West 45, Peoria Manual 41 • Belleville Althoff 66, Westchester St. Joseph 62 Saturday’s results Third place • Manual 56, St. Joseph 55, OT Championship • Althoff 62, Lincoln-Way West 37 CLASS 4A Friday’s semifinal results • Chicago Curie 55, Rockford Auburn 53 • Lisle Benet 49, Chicago Simeon 48 Saturday’s results Third place • Simeon 83, Auburn 55 Championship • Curie 65, Lisle Benet 59

Men’s basketball NCAA Tournament

First Four At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March15 Florida-Gulf Coast 96, Fairleigh Dickinson 65 Wichita State 70, Vanderbilt 50 Wednesday, March 16 Holy Cross 59, Southern 54 Michigan 67, Tulsa 62 EAST REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday’s results At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina 83, Florida Gulf Coast 67 Providence 70, Southern Cal 69 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Indiana 99, Chattanooga 74 Kentucky 85, Stony Brook 57 Friday’s results At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Stephen F. Austin 70, West Virginia 56 Notre Dame 70, Michigan 63 At Scottrade Center St. Louis Wisconsin 47, Pittsburgh 43 Xavier 71, Weber State 53

Round of 32 Saturday’s results At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina 85, Providence 66 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Indiana 73, Kentucky 67 Sunday’s results At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Notre Dame 76, Stephen F. Austin 75 At Scottrade Center St. Louis Wisconsin 66, Xavier 63 At Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 North Carolina (30-6) vs. Indiana (27-7) Wisconsin (22-12) vs. Notre Dame (23-11) Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday’s results At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Miami 79, Buffalo 72 Wichita State 65, Arizona 55 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa UConn 74, Colorado 67 Kansas 105, Austin Peay 79 Friday’s results At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Villanova 86, UNC Asheville 56 Iowa 72, Temple 70, OT At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. Hawaii 77, California 66 Maryland 79, South Dakota State 74 Round of 32 Saturday’s results At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Miami 65, Wichita State 57 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Kansas 73, UConn 61 Sunday’s results At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Villanova 87, Iowa 68 At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. Maryland 73, Hawaii 60 At KFC YUM! Center Louisville, Ky. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Kansas (32-4) vs. Maryland (27-8) Villanova (31-5) vs. Miami (27-7) Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Semifinal winners MIDWEST REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday’s results At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Butler 71, Texas Tech 61 Virginia 81, Hampton 45 At Pepsi Center Denver Iowa State 94, Iona 81 UALR 85, Purdue 83, 2OT Utah 80, Fresno State 69 Gonzaga 68, Seton Hall 52 Friday’s results At Scottrade Center St. Louis Syracuse 70, Dayton 51 Middle Tennessee 90, Michigan State 81 Round of 32 Saturday’s results At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Virginia 77, Butler 69 At Pepsi Center Denver Gonzaga 82, Utah 59 Iowa State 78, Arkansas-Little Rock 61 Sunday’s results At Scottrade Center St. Louis Syracuse 75, Middle Tennessee 50 At The United Center Chicago Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Virginia (28-7) vs. Iowa State (23-11) Syracuse (21-13) vs. Gonzaga (28-7) Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL Round of 64 Thursday’s results At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Duke 93, UNC Wilmington 85 Yale 79, Baylor 75 Friday’s results At Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City VCU 75, Oregon State 67 Oklahoma 82, Cal State Bakersfield 68 Texas A&M 92, Green Bay 65 Northern Iowa 75, Texas 72 At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. Oregon 91, Holy Cross 52 Saint Joseph’s 78, Cincinnati 76 Round of 32 Saturday’s results At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Duke 71, Yale 64 Sunday’s results At Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City Oklahoma 85, VCU 81 Texas A&M 92, Northern Iowa 88, 2OT At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. Oregon 69, Saint Joseph’s 64 At The Honda Center Anaheim, Calif. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Oregon (30-6) vs. Duke (25-10) Oklahoma (27-7) vs. Texas A&M (28-8) Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At NRG Stadium Houston National Semifinals Saturday, April 2 South champion vs. West champion East champion vs. Midwest champion National Championship Monday, April 4 Semifinal winners Sunday’s box scores

VILLANOVA 87, IOWA 68 IOWA (22-11) Uthoff 6-12 2-4 16, Woodbury 0-3 1-2 1, Clemmons 3-6 3-4 9, Gesell 3-8 0-0 6, Jok 4-12 1-1 11, Wagner 1-1 0-2 2, Fleming 1-1 0-0 2, M. Soukup 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 1-2 0-0 3, S. Soukup 0-0 0-0 0, Ukah 0-0 0-0 0, Ellingson 0-0 0-0 0, Uhl 1-2 0-0 3, Baer 7-13 0-0 15. Totals 27-60 7-13 68. VILLANOVA (31-5) Jenkins 6-9 0-0 15, Hart 7-11 4-4 19, Ochefu 3-5 0-0 6, Brunson 5-10 0-0 12, Arcidiacono 5-8 4-4 16, Lowe 0-0 0-0 0, Booth 2-6 2-2 8, Farrell 0-0 0-0 0, Bridges 3-4 0-0 6, Reynolds 1-1 3-7 5, Rafferty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-54 13-17 87. Halftime–Villanova 54-29. 3s–Iowa 7-24 (Uthoff 2-5, Jok 2-7, Williams 1-2, Uhl 1-2, Baer 1-4, Clemmons 0-1, Gesell 0-3), Villanova 10-19 (Jenkins 3-5, Arcidiacono 2-3, Brunson 2-3, Booth 2-4, Hart 1-4). Rebounds–Iowa 29 (Jok, Uthoff 6), Villanova 32 (Ochefu 11). Assists–Iowa 14 (Gesell 6), Villanova 23 (Jenkins 6). Fouls– Iowa 19 (Gesell out), Villanova 16.

WISCONSIN 66, XAVIER 63 WISCONSIN (22-12) Hayes 2-10 2-4 6, Happ 7-10 4-5 18, Brown 5-9 0-0 12, Showalter 2-5 0-0 4, Koenig 6-15 2-2 20, Hill 1-5 0-0 2, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Iverson 1-1 0-2 2, Illikainen 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 25-59 8-13 66. XAVIER (28-6) Reynolds 6-7 1-2 13, Sumner 4-13 3-7 11, Bluiett 3-11 0-0 7, Abell 3-9 5-5 13, Davis 1-5 2-2 5, Austin Jr. 0-0 0-0 0, Farr 0-1 2-3 2, Gates 0-0 1-2 1, O’Mara 2-2 0-0 4, Macura 3-6 0-0 7. Totals 22-54 14-21 63.

Halftime–Xavier 33-30. 3s–Wisconsin 8-27 (Koenig 6-12, Brown 2-5, Illikainen 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Showalter 0-1, Hill 0-2, Hayes 0-5), Xavier 5-16 (Abell 2-5, Bluiett 1-2, Macura 1-3, Davis 1-3, Sumner 0-3). Rebounds–Wisconsin 38 (Hayes 8), Xavier 36 (Reynolds 9). Assists–Wisconsin 12 (Hayes, Hill 3), Xavier 10 (Sumner 5). Fouls–Wisconsin 21, Xavier 17.

3s–Utah 8-27 (Hood 3-10, Mack 2-3, Neto 1-1, Hayward 1-4, Ingles 1-5, Booker 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Lyles 0-2), Chicago 6-19 (Rose 2-2, Mirotic 2-6, Portis 1-2, McDermott 1-2, Brooks 0-2, Holiday 0-2, Dunleavy 0-3). Rebounds–Utah 50 (Gobert 7), Chicago 50 (Gibson 10). Assists–Utah 22 (Mack 8), Chicago 24 (Butler 6). Fouls–Utah 14, Chicago 12. Technicals–Utah defensive three second, Chicago defensive three second.

MARYLAND 73, HAWAII 60 HAWAII (28-6) Thomas 8-12 3-4 19, Jankovic 5-17 1-2 14, Bobbitt 1-8 4-5 6, Smith 5-11 1-2 11, Valdes 2-14 1-2 6, Tummala 0-2 0-0 0, Jovanovic 1-4 0-0 2, Drammeh 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-70 10-15 60. MARYLAND (27-8) Carter 3-6 1-1 7, Layman 4-8 2-2 10, Stone 6-8 2-2 14, Sulaimon 3-7 8-9 14, Trimble 5-14 13-14 24, Brantley 0-1 0-0 0, Nickens 0-3 2-2 2, Dodd 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 22-48 28-31 73. Halftime–Maryland 28-27. 3s–Hawaii 4-19 (Jankovic 3-6, Valdes 1-5, Smith 0-1, Drammeh 0-1, Thomas 0-2, Bobbitt 0-2, Tummala 0-2), Maryland 1-18 (Trimble 1-6, Carter 0-1, Brantley 0-1, Sulaimon 0-3, Nickens 0-3, Layman 0-4). Rebounds– Hawaii 42 (Thomas 11), Maryland 36 (Carter 9). Assists–Hawaii 13 (Bobbitt 7), Maryland 8 (Sulaimon, Trimble 3). Fouls–Hawaii 22, Maryland 18 (Carter out).

NOTRE DAME 76, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 75

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 72 40 23 9 89 Tampa Bay 72 41 26 5 87 Boston 73 39 26 8 86 Detroit 72 36 25 11 83 Ottawa 73 34 31 8 76 Montreal 73 33 34 6 72 Buffalo 73 29 34 10 68 Toronto 71 25 35 11 61 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts x-Washington 71 51 15 5 107 Pittsburgh 72 40 24 8 88 N.Y. Rangers 72 40 24 8 88 N.Y. Islanders 70 38 23 9 85 Philadelphia 70 34 24 12 80 New Jersey 73 35 31 7 77 Carolina 72 31 27 14 76 Columbus 72 29 35 8 66

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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (28-6) Walkup 7-13 7-7 21, Holyfield 6-9 2-2 15, Floyd 6-13 0-0 16, Charles 4-9 0-0 9, Pinkney 2-2 0-0 5, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, J. Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Geffrard 4-13 0-0 9, Cameron 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 9-9 75. NOTRE DAME (23-11) Beachem 6-13 1-1 15, Auguste 8-9 0-2 16, Farrell 3-5 2-2 8, Jackson 6-8 4-4 18, Vasturia 3-11 1-2 9, Pflueger 1-2 0-0 2, Ryan 0-0 0-0 0, Colson 2-3 4-5 8. Totals 29-51 12-16 76. Halftime–Notre Dame 42-41. 3s–Stephen F. Austin 8-27 (Floyd 4-9, Pinkney 1-1, Holyfield 1-3, Charles 1-4, Geffrard 1-5, Walkup 0-2, J. Johnson 0-3), Notre Dame 6-17 (Jackson 2-3, Vasturia 2-5, Beachem 2-8, Farrell 0-1). Rebounds– Stephen F. Austin 27 (Holyfield, Walkup 5), Notre Dame 31 (Auguste 15). Assists– Stephen F. Austin 19 (Pinkney 8), Notre Dame 15 (Vasturia 5). Fouls–Stephen F. Austin 15, Notre Dame 12. Saturday’s box score

INDIANA 73, KENTUCKY 67 INDIANA (27-7) Zeisloft 1-5 0-0 3, Williams 4-12 5-7 13, Ferrell 6-13 5-6 18, Hartman 1-2 0-0 2, Bryant 6-8 7-9 19, Bielfeldt 2-3 0-0 5, Anunoby 3-4 0-1 7, Johnson 2-4 0-0 6, Burton 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 17-23 73. KENTUCKY (27-9) Labissiere 2-6 0-0 4, Ulis 10-20 4-5 27, Briscoe 2-3 3-3 7, Poythress 1-5 4-4 6, Murray 7-18 1-2 16, Lee 2-3 0-0 4, Matthews 0-0 0-0 0, Hawkins 0-0 3-4 3, Willis 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 24-57 15-19 67. Halftime–Indiana 33-32. 3s–Indiana 6-21 (Johnson 2-3, Bielfeldt 1-2, Anunoby 1-2, Ferrell 1-4, Zeisloft 1-5, Bryant 0-2, Williams 0-3), Kentucky 4-16 (Ulis 3-6, Murray 1-9, Willis 0-1). Rebounds–Indiana 30 (Bryant, Ferrell 5), Kentucky 34 (Murray 7). Assists–Indiana 13 (Ferrell 4), Kentucky 8 (Murray 4). Fouls–Indiana 22, Kentucky 24 (Ulis out). NIT Second Round Thursday’s result Valparaiso 81, Florida State 69 Friday’s result BYU 80, Virginia Tech 77 Saturday’s result Creighton 87, Wagner 54 Sunday’s results Florida 74, Ohio State 66 Saint Mary’s 77, Georgia 65 Today’s games George Washington (24-10) at Monmouth (28-7), 6 p.m. Georgia Tech (20-14) at South Carolina (25-8), 8 p.m. Washington (19-14) at San Diego State (26-9), 10:30 p.m. Quarterfinals March 22-23 Creighton (19-14) vs. BYU (25-10) Valparaiso (28-6) vs. Saint Mary’s (29-5) South Carolina-Georgia Tech winner vs. Washington-San Diego State winner Monmouth-George Washington winner vs. Florida (21-14) At Madison Square Garden New York Semifinals Tuesday, March 29 Game 1, 6 p.m. Game 2, 8:30 p.m. Championship Thursday, March 31 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

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Atlantic Division W L Pct x-Toronto 48 21 .696 Boston 40 30 .571 New York 28 43 .394 Brooklyn 19 50 .275 Philadelphia 9 61 .129 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 41 29 .586 Miami 40 29 .580 Charlotte 39 30 .565 Washington 34 35 .493 Orlando 29 40 .420 Central Division W L Pct x-Cleveland 49 20 .710 Indiana 36 33 .522 Chicago 35 33 .515 Detroit 36 34 .514 Milwaukee 30 40 .429

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Southwest Division W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 59 10 .855 — Memphis 40 30 .571 19½ Houston 35 35 .500 24½ Dallas 35 35 .500 24½ New Orleans 26 43 .377 33 Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Oklahoma City 48 22 .686 — Portland 36 35 .507 12½ Utah 34 36 .486 14 Denver 29 41 .414 19 Minnesota 22 47 .319 25½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB y-Golden State 62 7 .899 — L.A. Clippers 43 26 .623 19 Sacramento 27 42 .391 35 Phoenix 19 50 .275 43 L.A. Lakers 14 55 .203 48 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division Saturday’s results Denver 101, Charlotte 93 Oklahoma City 115, Indiana 111 Detroit 115, Brooklyn 103 Washington 99, New York 89 Miami 122, Cleveland 101 Atlanta 109, Houston 97 Chicago 92, Utah 85 Memphis 113, L.A. Clippers 102 San Antonio 87, Golden State 79 Sunday’s results Dallas 132, Portland 120, OT Toronto 105, Orlando 100 New Orleans 109, L.A. Clippers 105 Boston 120, Philadelphia 105 Utah 94, Milwaukee 85 Sacramento 88, New York 80 Today’s games Denver at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Orlando at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at Chicago, 7 p.m. Golden State at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Saturday’s box score

BULLS 92, JAZZ 85 UTAH (85) Hayward 4-13 0-0 9, Favors 11-18 2-5 24, Gobert 1-4 0-0 2, Mack 5-11 3-4 15, Hood 5-17 1-1 14, Booker 1-3 0-0 2, Ingles 1-7 0-0 3, Neto 4-5 0-0 9, Lyles 2-5 0-0 4, Johnson 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 35-86 7-12 85. CHICAGO (92) Dunleavy 0-3 1-1 1, Gibson 7-9 1-1 15, Felicio 2-3 0-0 4, Rose 10-15 0-0 22, Butler 6-14 1-2 13, Mirotic 5-12 3-4 15, Brooks 2-4 0-0 4, McDermott 3-9 0-0 7, Holiday 1-4 0-0 2, Portis 3-7 2-3 9. Totals 39-80 8-11 92. Utah 19 21 27 18 — 85 Chicago 25 25 29 13 — 92

Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 73 43 21 9 95 236 211 73 42 22 9 93 194 185 73 42 24 7 91 203 179 72 36 23 13 85 197 185 73 34 28 11 79 194 186 72 37 31 4 78 195 202 72 29 37 6 64 184 216 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Los Angeles 71 44 22 5 93 196 160 Anaheim 71 40 22 9 89 182 164 San Jose 71 40 25 6 86 211 185 Arizona 71 31 33 7 69 188 214 Calgary 72 31 35 6 68 200 223 Vancouver 71 27 32 12 66 167 205 Edmonton 74 29 38 7 65 179 216 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot Saturday’s results Minnesota 3, Carolina 2, SO Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1 San Jose 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Toronto 4, Buffalo 1 Ottawa 5, Montreal 0 Detroit 5, Florida 3 Columbus 6, New Jersey 3 Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 0 St. Louis 3, Vancouver 0 Tampa Bay 2, Arizona 0 Los Angeles 2, Boston 1 Sunday’s results Anaheim 3, Winnipeg 2, OT New Jersey 2, Columbus 1 Pittsburgh 6, Washington 2 Calgary 4, Montreal 1 Minnesota 3, Chicago 2, SO Colorado at Edmonton, late Arizona at San Jose, late Today’s games Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 6:30 p.m. Calgary at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Nashville, 7 p.m.

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WILD 3, BLACKHAWKS 2, SO Minnesota 0 2 0 0—3 Chicago 0 2 0 0—2 Minnesota won shootout 1-0 First Period–None. Penalties–Parise, Min, double minor (high-sticking), 2:15. Second Period–1, Minnesota, Haula 11 (Niederreiter, Fontaine), :50. 2, Minnesota, Niederreiter 18 (Schroeder, Granlund), 7:04. 3, Chicago, Shaw 12 (Panarin), 8:38. 4, Chicago, Panik 4 (Desjardins, Keith), 13:21. Penalties–Hossa, Chi (tripping), 4:55. Third Period–None. Penalties–Panarin, Chi (roughing), 4:44. Overtime–None. Penalties–Anisimov, Chi (goaltender interference), :48. Shootout–Minnesota 1 (Coyle G, Parise NG), Chicago 0 (Toews NG, Kane NG, Panarin NG). Shots on Goal–Minnesota 7-10-16-1–34. Chicago 13-10-7-1–31. Power-play chances–Minnesota 0 of 3; Chicago 0 of 2. Goalies–Minnesota, Dubnyk 28-22-6 (31 shots-29 saves). Chicago, Darling 7-6-3 (34-32).

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 Results Sunday At Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif. Lap length: 2 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (19) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 205 laps, 44 points. 2. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 205, 41. 3. (3) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 205, 39. 4. (9) Joey Logano, Ford, 205, 38. 5. (18) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 205, 36. 6. (8) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 205, 36. 7. (5) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 205, 35. 8. (11) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 205, 33. 9. (15) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 205, 32. 10. (10) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 205, 31. 11. (27) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 205, 30. 12. (21) Brian Scott, Ford, 205, 29. 13. (24) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 205, 28. 14. (4) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 205, 27. 15. (13) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 205, 26. 16. (34) Landon Cassill, Ford, 205, 25. 17. (23) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 205, 24. 18. (29) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 205, 23. 19. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 205, 23. 20. (7) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 205, 21. 21. (25) Aric Almirola, Ford, 205, 20. 22. (35) David Ragan, Toyota, 205, 19. 23. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 205, 18. 24. (1) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 205, 17. 25. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 205, 16. 26. (36) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 205, 15. 27. (33) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 205, 14. 28. (12) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 205, 13. 29. (38) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 205, 12. 30. (26) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 205, 11. 31. (30) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 205, 10. 32. (17) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 204, 10. 33. (16) Chris Buescher, Ford, 204, 8. 34. (39) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 200, 7. 35. (14) Ryan Blaney, Ford, accident, 195, 6. 36. (37) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 195, 5. 37. (22) Greg Biffle, Ford, engine, 146, 4. 38. (31) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, accident, 120, 3. 39. (32) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, accident, 46, 2. Race Statistics Winner’s Average Speed: 137.213 mph. Time: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 17 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.772 seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 33 laps. Lead Changes: 26 among 8 drivers. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Harvick, 9 times for 142 laps; J.Johnson, 6 times for 25 laps; M.Truex Jr., 3 times for 21 laps; C.Edwards, 3 times for 9 laps; J.Logano, 2 times for 3 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 2 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 2 laps; C.Elliott, 1 time for 1 lap. Wins: J.Johnson, 2; D.Hamlin, 1; K.Harvick, 1; B.Keselowski, 1. Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 195; 2. J.Johnson, 184; 3. C.Edwards, 171; 4. D.Hamlin, 170; 5. Ky.Busch, 170; 6. J.Logano, 165; 7. Ku.Busch, 148; 8. D.Earnhardt Jr., 145; 9. B.Keselowski, 142; 10. A.Dillon, 139; 11. M.Truex Jr., 127; 12. J.McMurray, 125; 13. A.Almirola, 120; 14. R.Stenhouse Jr., 119; 15. M.Kenseth, 113; 16. C.Elliott, 110.

Golf PGA – Bay Hill Par Scores Sunday At Bay Hill Club & Lodge Orlando, Fla. Purse: $6.3 million Yardage: 7,419; Par: 72 Final a-amateur Jason Day 66-65-70-70 — 271 Kevin Chappell 68-68-67-69 — 272 Troy Merritt 67-69-67-71 — 274 Henrik Stenson 67-66-70-71 — 274 Zach Johnson 70-70-68-68 — 276 K. Aphibarnrat 70-69-73-65 — 277 Jamie Lovemark 68-68-71-70 — 277 Hideki Matsuyama 70-69-71-67 — 277 Paul Casey 68-69-72-69 — 278 Francesco Molinari 68-72-69-69 — 278 Justin Rose 68-66-71-73 — 278 Derek Fathauer 70-66-69-74 — 279 Smylie Kaufman 69-71-68-71 — 279 Chris Kirk 68-71-69-71 — 279 Ben Martin 71-70-71-67 — 279 Adam Scott 67-73-70-69 — 279

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Sauk Valley Community College will receive bids for a project entitled 2016 Abatement Project - Contract 2 until 2:00 o'clock PM local time on the 8th day of April 2016, at the Business Office of Sauk Valley Community College, located at 173 IL Route 2, Dixon, Illinois 61021, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bids are requested by the Board of Education of Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 for 2016 Life Safety Work at Rock Falls High School, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois. Work is to be carried out in accordance with Bidding Documents prepared by Basalay, Cary & Alstadt Architects, Ltd., 620 W. Lafayette Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350.

The proposed work for which Sauk Valley Community College is soliciting bids consists of, but is not limited to, the following: General construction of approximately 11,000 SF of interior walls, doors, windows, ceilings and associated finishes including flooring and associated HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection and Electrical work and the removal and replacement of exterior window system and other associated work. Contract documents, including drawings and Technical Specifications, are on file at the Building and Grounds Office at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 IL Route 2, Dixon, Illinois 61021, and at the office of the Project Engineer, Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc., 809 East Second St., Dixon, Illinois 61021. Contract Documents may be obtained after March 21, 2016. Copies of the Contract Documents including Project Manual and the Construction Drawings shall be obtained electronically in PDF format from the Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc. website at www.Willett Hofmann.com. Contractors shall click on “Bid Login” on the homepage of the website and follow instructions. The eBidDoc# (project number) is 4362189 for this project. The Contract Documents can be downloaded in PDF format from the website by depositing Ten Dollars ($10.00) by credit card. Contractors can also obtain the Contract Documents in PDF format on a DVD by depositing Fifty Dollars ($50.00) with Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc., 809 East 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois. All said deposits are nonrefundable.

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Automotive Technician Due to an increase in vehicle sales Kunes Country Auto Group has the following positions open at our Morrison Chevrolet, Sterling Ford, Sterling Chrysler, and Oregon Chrysler locations. Certified Chrysler Techs (SIGN ON BONUS) Level B Flat Rate Techs We require our new techs to have the ability to work well with others and maintain a positive attitude throughout the work day.

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Contract Type: Single prime lump sum contract. Submission of Bids: Bids will be accepted until 10:00 A.M., April 13, 2016 at Rock Falls High School, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071. Bids will be publicly opened at that time. Pre-Bid Conference: March 24, 2016, 11:30 A.M. at Rock Falls High School, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois. Sign in at the Main Office. The facility will be available for viewing at this date. Owner reserves the right to disqualify bidders that do not complete a site visit. Additional visits will be at the convenience of the Owner. Contact Bryan Berogan, Head of Maintenance, Rock Falls High School (815-4999553) to schedule visits other than pre-bid conference. Site visits that are not pre-arranged with the school district representative will not be permitted. The site will not be available for visits after April 11, 2016. Availability of Bidding Documents: Bidding Documents will be available on and after March 16, 2016 and may be examined at the office of the Architect; at the office of the Board of Education, Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301; at the office of Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association, 1111 S Alpine St., Rockford, Illinois; McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge, www.dodge.construction.com; www.cmdgroup.com; and at Illinois Valley Contractor's Association, 1120 First St., LaSalle, IL. Prospective prime contract bidders may obtain Bidding Documents at the office of the Architect on or after above stated date by request, and by depositing $100.00 per set in the form of cash or check made payable to the Architect. Bidders will be limited to two (2) sets. Requests for mailed sets of Bidding Documents must be accompanied by a non-refundable remittance of $15.00 per set to cover mailing and handling costs. Such remittance must be in the form of a separate check made payable to the Architect. Deposits will be refunded upon return of the Bidding Documents in good condition, without markings, notations or other defacings, within ten (10) days after bid opening date. Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid amount proposed, in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made payable to the Owner, or a Bid Bond, must accompany bids. Selected bidder is required to provide a satisfactory performance bond and labor & material payment bond covering the full performance of the contract, irrevocable letter of credit or other security. The costs of the bonds are to be included in each contractor's bid proposal. Selected Bidders must assure that all persons employed by Bidder, and all applicants for such employment, will not be discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex, age or national origin.

A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the Sauk Valley Community College, negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (at par value) or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid shall be submitted with each bid.

The successful bidder will be required to pay prevailing rates of wages to all employees engaged in the project work. Such prevailing rates to be as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor to all laborers, workmen and mechanics performing work under this contract , for the area in which the project is located, and shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12). All Contractors' Bonds shall include a provision as will guarantee the faithful performance of such prevailing wage clause as provided by the bid specification or contract.

A pre-bid conference has been set for March 30, 2016 at 10:00 AM at the Building and Grounds Office at Sauk Valley Community College.

Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any irregularities in the Bidding, and to award contract in Owner's best interests.

Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project, and that the CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Sauk Valley Community College is an equal opportunity employer. Sauk Valley Community College does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities. Sauk Valley Community College reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by Sauk Valley Community College for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the Contract. BY ORDER OF SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Date: March 21, 2016

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Project Description: The work consists of miscellaneous interior remodeling, faculty restrooms, a PE classroom and associated locker room restoration, tuck pointing and replacement of approximately 17,000 S.F. of EPDM roofing at Rock Falls High School 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071.

KOZENY & MCCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC. (6315218) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Suite 1850 Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF Lee, ss IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY DIXON, ILLINOIS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. AMY S. KETCHUM, KARL E. KETCHUM, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERSTENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, Case No. 16 CH 1 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY DIXON, ILLINOIS, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX (6) IN BLOCK NINETEEN (19), IN WEST END ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DIXON, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID ADDITION RECORDED IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN: 07-08-06-483-023. Commonly known as: 1618 Factory Street, Dixon, IL 61021, and which said Mortgage was made by AMY S. KETCHUM, KARL E. KETCHUM, as Mortgagor (s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Vision Mortgage Group, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 2010006005, and the present owner(s) of the property being AMY S. KETCHUM, KARL E. KETCHUM, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY DIXON, ILLINOIS, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 on or before APRIL 6, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint. Dated, Dixon, Illinois. Clerk of the Lee County Circuit Court. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Last known addresses: Defendant Address: 1618 Factory Street, Dixon, IL 61021 March 7, 14, 21, 2016

Board of Education Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301 101 12th Avenue Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 2016 RFHS Remodel-Masonry-Roofing 00 10 00 – 1 SUPERVISOR'S STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS HAHNAMAN-HUME-MONTMORENCY MULTI-ASSESSMENT DIST. #9 FUND I, Doug Wetzell, Supervisor of Hahnaman-Hume-Montmorency Multi-Township Assessments Dist. #9, Whiteside County, State of Illinois, being duly sworn, despose and say the following statement is a correct report for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2015. DOUG WETZELL, CHAIRMAN Beginning Balance January 1, 2015, $22,449.92 Revenues: Property Taxes $20,170.14

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Expenses: Assessor Salary $14,760.00 ; Jason Schneider, $765.00; Board Salary $900.00; Assessor's Expense $2,666.76; Computer Consultant $975.00; Internet $437.40; Insurance $500.00; Other Expenses $565.11; AT&T $601.76 Total Expenditures $22,171.03 Balance on Hand December 31, 2015 $20,449.03

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I, LOIS LEFEVRE, CLERK OF MULTITOWNSHIP DISTRICT #9, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS A TRUE COPY OF THE CHAIRMAN'S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, ENDING DECEMBER 21, 2015. LOIS LEFEVRE MULTI-TOWNSHIP CLERK February 22, 2016 March 21, 2016 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

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Public Notice is hereby given that on March 4 A.D. 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons ownconducting ing, and transacting the business known as Global Graffiti Music located at 604 Main Street, P.O. Box 229, Ashton, IL 61006.

Public Notice is hereby given that on March 7 A.D. 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Sam I Am The Computer Man located at 604 Main Street, P.O. Box 229, Ashton, IL 61006.

Dated this 4th day of March A.D. 2016 Cathy Myers County Clerk by Gerianne Knack Deputy March 14, 21, 28, 2016

Dated this 7th day of March A.D. 2016 Cathy Myers County Clerk by Gerianne Knack Deputy March 14, 21, 28, 2016

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B8 Automotive Experienced Detailer Wanted for successful used car business. Full time with benefits. Please apply in person at: Credit Auto Sales, 601 IL Route 2 Dixon. AZZ Inc. Is currently looking to fill multiple full-time positions at our Dixon facility. Apply at: AZZ Galvanizing, 310 E. Progress Drive Dixon, IL 61021 We offer: Competitive Wages/Incentive program/401K/ Excellent benefits Can You Dig It? Heavy Equipment Operator Career! We Offer Training and Certifications Running Bulldozers, Backhoes and Excavators. Lifetime Job Placement. VA Benefits Eligible! 1-866-362-6497 Class A CDL Driver needed Local hauling, late model equip. furnished. Call Humphrey Trucking, 815-973-1825.

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CDL Drivers FT Seasonal Help Wanted CDL class B min. Paid overtime. Local delivery. Apply in person or call Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd, Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248. Experienced Custom Applicators Ag background a plus. FT positions available. Paid Benefits. Apply: Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd. Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248

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Grain Farm Help wanted. Class A CDL required. Experience preferred. Dixon, IL. Call 815288-5000. Konz Restaurant & Lounge is currently looking for Wait Staff & Bartenders. Please apply at 112 S. Main St., Walnut.

Looking for Seasonal Part Time CDL Drivers Must have a valid Class A License, clean driving record and be available to work weekends. Interested candidates may call Dan at (815) 590-6562 for more info NOW HIRING! Farm Equipment Operator Full time position operating MFWD and tracked farm tractors. Maintenance work in the off season. M & R Farms 815-288-3136

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Part-time help needed for local grain farm duties in Dixon area. Call 815-973-1825.

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Knowledge of legal terminology and procedures; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information; proficient in the use of personal computers and related word processing and database software applications. Starting salary $ 10 per hour with the possibility of becoming full time in the near future. Submit resumes to Lee County State’s Attorney’s Office, Attn: A. Sacco-Miller, 309 S. Galena Avenue Dixon, IL 61021. Deadline for acceptance of resumes is 4/1/16.

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Tri-County Opportunities Council Position Openings

Infant Toddler Teacher: Sterling 40hrs./wk.; full year. Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or closely related degree with a minimum of 21 credit hours in ECE. Infant-Toddler Support Teacher: Sterling 30hrs./wk. full year; Minimum of AAS in early childhood education, child development, or closely related degree with a minimum of 21 credit hours in ECE.

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Serenity Hospice & Home is seeking caring, compassionate Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA) to join our team. Full time position with benefits. Previous experience in hospice or home care and computer-based charting preferred. Applications are available at www.serenityhospiceandhome.org or at the Serenity Home, 1658 S. IL Route 2 in Oregon, Illinois. Call 815-732-2499 for more information.

Bus Monitor: Sterling and Dixon 20 hrs./wk.. school year; Minimum of high school diplomas of GED and excellent driving record. Must have held a valid drivers license for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years prior to hire. For information and application contact Tri-County Opportunities Council at 815/625-7830 or visit or website at www.tcohelps.oeg T.C.O.C. is an Equal Opportunity Employer an a United Way Partner

2nd and 3rd Shift Electronic Production Support Techinicians Work for a GROWING, dynamic, innovative World-Class automotive supplier! BorgWarner is currently accepting resumes for the following: Hourly 2nd and 3rd shift Electronic Production Support Technicians. If you are self-motivated and are committed to continuous learning, professional growth and success, please read on… Our Electronic Technicians set-up, trouble shoot, re-fit and maintain equipment on our production lines and manufacturing operations. Successful candidates will possess strong knowledge and abilities in the following: equipment and machine troubleshooting, PLC’s, electromechanical devices, machine guarding, automation, instrumentation and mechanics. A related Associate’s Degree or equivalency along with communication, problem-solving, organizational and team-work abilities are also required. Our work environment values learning, team work, innovation and continuous improvement. Professional development is supported through a generous educational assistance policy. We offer a very competitive compensation and benefits package, including a savings and investment plan with company match. For immediate consideration please submit your resume to…. BorgWarner Emissions Systems Attention: Human Resources awolcott@borgwarner.com 1350 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021 Fax: (815) 288-7613 EEOC

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Excavating

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Active Const. (815) 499-1871 Kitchen & Bath Remodels Additions, Garages Siding, Windows, Handicap, Ramps Concrete Work WE DO IT ALL! Anything Interior Exterior 35 year experience FREE Estimates And We Will Call You Back!

Golf Instruction Jim Stewart “Dr Golf”

205 E. 1st St. Dixon, IL 61021 (815)622-8180

Cleaning Service

ADVANCED CLEANERS

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Construction

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it! Call Ben 815-590-2694

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Serving the Sauk Valley Areas for over 15 years •On the Job Manufactured • Expert Installation •Competitive prices •Best Quality Materials, Guaranteed •5” and 6” Seamless Gutters for Residential, Industrial & Commercial Needs •Leaf Free Gutter Protection Systems •Licensed •Bonded •Insured FREE Estimates 815-213-0704

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Haul/Clean Service

Home Improvement

The Softener Man

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PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

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Painting

Gutter Protection Systems Owner Scott Shaffer 815-677-5579 Dixon, Illinois

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Gutters

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• •Garages •Drywall •Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

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FURNITURE

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Leather reclining loveseat, black. Like new. Pd. $1500, sell for $900. Call 815-499-1061. Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477 New furniture & beds wholesale also used: Twin, full, queen, king beds. Elec. & gas stoves, bunk beds, dryer, washer, table & chairs, recliners, sofa, dresser, full/qu. BR set, 3pc. L/R set, refrig. 815-718-4385.

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No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s). Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

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805

60.16 acres, Sterling Township Class A soil. Avail. for 2016 asking $13,900/acre. Bird Realty 815-973-6768

PASTURE LAND WANTED 816 Want Pasture Land to rent 2016 and beyond. Would be willing to repair / build fence. Deuth Farms 815-440-8291

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Auction City Sales 2505 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 61021 Tuesday, March 22, 2016 3:00 p.m. Start

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1992 GMC, $1,800 Good condition. 815-499-6408 1995 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer 4x4 new motor trans. 6.4 $3000. Call 815441-2559 2005 International 9200I CatC13, 430 hp, 10/spd wheel base 185”, gear ratio 355, new wet kit, 699,708 mi., $20,800 815-8786878

VANS

911

2000 Chevy Astro LS E&D AWD. V/G cond., mechanically well maintained Good tires. 138K mi. $4000. 815-537-5603. or 815-564-8787

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PARTS & ACC.

925

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MOTORCYCLES

935

2008 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 10,400 mi, Exc. cond. $11,800. 815-626-3248.

BOATS/MOTORS

940

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TRAILERS/RVS

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2005 Jayco, Jay Feather Lgt. 25Z, full kitchen, bath, queen bed, 1 slide out sofa. Sleeps 6. Many options. $8000. 815-2257798 before 9 P.M. 2005 Winnebago Minnie Winnie, two slides, generator, HWH hyd. Levelers. 11,800 orig. mi Always stored inside. $41,000. 309659-2488. 2015 “BIG TEX” 7'x10' trailer, 15” wheels, ramp tailgate, 2 new spare tires on rims, $2000 815-6251606

AUTOS WANTED

960

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