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Reports: Inappropriate footage from boys’ locker room; police investigating

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521

MILLEDGEVILLE – Police are looking into reports that an inappropriate video of a student was shared with others

after being made in the boys’ locker room at Milledgeville High School.

The video was made using Snapchat, which is complicating the investigation, said Milledgeville Police Chief Jim Haag.

Snapchat is a photo- and video-sharing application for smartphones that is a notorious platform for sending explicit photos, because any image sent through Snapchat is visible for a maximum of only 10 seconds before it disappears forever. Because the video in question no longer exists, the investigation could take a long time to complete. Haag said.

“We had a complaint that went through the sheriff’s department, ... and an allegation was made that there may have been an inappropriate video made, which could make it a criminal matter, so now we’re kind of sorting out fact and fiction,” Haag said.

The chief said a parent made the complaint. So far, police

have interviewed a number of students, some of whom are on the school’s baseball team, Haag said.

“Unfortunately, we don’t know what was sent, since it was on Snapchat,” he said. “So that’s something that makes it more difficult for us to track down.”

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LOCAL EIGHTH-GRADERS TOURING WACC IN STERLING

Questions remain in student’s death State’s attorney to meet with investigators next week on March 1 shooting

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: John Geherke shows students from Montmorency School a gas leak in his building trades program Wednesday afternoon at Whiteside Area Career Center in Sterling. The WACC’s annual Career Quest continues today and Friday. More than 1,100 eighth-grade students from 14 area schools will be given a first-hand look at the programs by the current students and instructors.

LEFT: Eighth-grade students from Montmorency School get a preview of the commercial food program Wednesday afternoon at WACC. The tours will provide students a glimpse into auto repair, machining, welding, 3D printing, photography and television studios, a preschool, a commercial kitchen, computers, computer networking, programming, a health lab, carpentry, plumbing, electricity, criminal justice scenarios and more.

DIXON

Body pulled from river near Rock River Estates Discovery after woman was reported missing

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521

DIXON – A woman’s body was pulled from the Rock River near Rock River Estates

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after calls reported a missing person and the discovery of a submerged car on Tuesday.

The woman, identified as Melva M. Meridith, 56, of Dixon, was last seen driving away from her home in Rock River Estates about 9 a.m.

Tuesday in her 2002 Pon-

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The call reporting her missing was placed just before 5:30 p.m.

At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, deputies received a report of a car in the river near the boat

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lunch at Rock River Estates, a mobile home park along state Route 2 between Dixon and Sterling. Upon arriving, deputies were able to confirm no one was inside the car. They continued to search the river for its driver.

They then found Meridith’s body.

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ROCK FALLS – Two months after the shooting death of a Rock Falls High School student at the hand of a friend, the investigation continues into what happened that Saturday morning.

Early reports from Illinois State Police were quick to call the death of 15-year-old Matt Anderson an accident.

But with the investigation entering its third month, Trish it raises quesJoyce tions of whether the incident Whiteside County was so cut- State’s Attorney and-dried.

Whiteside County State’s Attorney Trish Joyce said Wednesday that she will meet next with with investigators and hopes to have lab reports to review at that time.

Calls to state police Lt. Victor Markowski, interim commander for Zone 2 investigations, and Monique Bond, state police spokeswoman, were not returned.

A Facebook page created shortly after Anderson’s death has almost 4,000 likes, with its fans sharing memories and photos and friends supporting each other through their time of grieving.

On June 28, this year’s third annual youth day, hosted by Giving Power to Adolescents, a youth organization, will be in honor of Anderson.

Half the proceeds earned by GPA at the youth day will be given to the Anderson family. The event has been named, “Youth Day: Anderson Strong.”

The day will include a 5K run, a craft fair, and a range of activities available throughout the day at Grandon Civic Center.

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Ex-Rep. confined to home Also barrred from computers, pending child pornography trial CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday released a former Illinois state representative on $4,500 bond but ordered him confined to his home pending trial on charges of possessing child pornography.

Keith Farnham, 66, of Elgin also was barred from using computers or having unsupervised contact with anyone under 18. He must wear a monitoring bracelet, and the judge ordered Farnham’s wife to be his custodian. That requires her to report if he meets the conditions of his release.

Farnham, a Democrat, resigned his seat in March after agents searched his home and state office. He hasn’t entered a plea.

A complaint released Monday said Farnham possessed videos depicting child pornography on

a computer. The document also provided graphic details about images sought and traded by Farnham online, many of them of children under 10 years old, according to the document.

Farnham previously supported state legislation that aimed to toughen penalties against child pornography owners.

After he resigned last month, Farnham said he had to attend to “battling serious health issues.�

He appeared at the court hearing with a portable oxygen tank.

His attorney, Terry Ekl, said after the hearing that he hadn’t reviewed the case and couldn’t discuss evidence. Elk said Farnham needs a lung transplant. “Between his physical health and these charges, he’s having a very difficult time,� Ekl said.

Former Illinois state Rep. Keith Farnham of Elgin prepares his portable oxygen tank upon arrival Wednesday at the federal building in Chicago, where he made his first court appearance since a federal complaint charged him with possession of child pornography. The 66-year-old Democrat resigned his seat in March, just days after agents searched his home and his state office. He cited “serious health issues.�

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Whose duty to find fraud? times the white team passed a basketball.

At the same time, the black team Kelly was passing a b a s k e t - Richmond Pope ball as both teams moved around in the same confined area.

The answer was 13, but the point was that while the audience was focused on what the white team was doing, it missed the moonwalking bear that made its way through the middle of the video.

Bruce looked at the quesion from two perspectives – factual and legal. “From the factual standpoint, I would stand on the Statement of Auditing Standards 99, which tells us in great detail that detecting fraud is an ongoing process to be considered throughout the entire auditing process,� Bruce said.

From a legal perspective, the Illinois Supreme Court, like courts in several other states, has adopted the audit interference doctrine. Bruce said that meant an auditor could not claim that a client was at fault unless there was interference with the audit.

Debate on issue uses Dixon as case study

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CHICAGO – Where does the responsibility fall for catching fraud – like that in the case of Rita Crundwell?

That was the topic of debate Tuesday night at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in downtown Chicago.

The debate was between Devon Bruce, Dixon’s attorney in the lawsuit against its former auditors and bank, and Kelly Richmond Pope, an associate professor in the school of accountancy and management information systems at DePaul University.

Pope suggested the responsibility is shared between the auditors and the municipality or company, because a regular audit isn’t designed to detect fraud.

It illustrate her point, Pope played a video of two teams – one wearing white and the other black – that prompted the audience to count how many

That interference, Bruce said, doesn’t refer to fraud or theft, but in not supplying Devon all necessary Bruce documents and answering questions. “In this particular case, knowing that law, I spent some time deposing the [CliftonLarsonAllen] employees that were involved in this audit,�

Bruce said. “And they readily acknowledge that the city of Dixon employees provided all of the documents that they needed, answered every question, and that there was no interference at all in the performance of their audit.�

The nature of financial fraud makes it difficult to find, Pope said, adding that Crundwell’s theft was an outlier in the way it was done and the amount that was taken.

Auditors are not law enforcement officials who are trained to find and investigate criminal activity, Pope said, adding that maybe catching fraud would be more effective if FBI agents were involved with regular audits. “The traditional audit is not going to find fraud,�

she said. “... This should be a shared responsibility. I believe that.�

At the end of the debate, Bruce was asked by an audience member whether it was going to be his argument, if the lawsuit had gone to trial, that Dixon’s part-time City Council was too unsophisticated to understand its responsibilities and budget management.

Bruce’s answer was no.

The city had a duty and responsibility in that regard, he said, and it was fullfilled by the city when it paid about $1 million over 20 years for the audits to be done by a respected firm.

Among the documents CliftonLarsonAllen received when doing the audits were fake invoices that Crundwell had used to steal nearly $54 million during 2 decades.

The auditors should have noticed – and investigated – those fake invoices, Bruce said, which would have brought Crundwell’s theft to light.

In September, the city settled the lawsuit with its former auditors and bank for $40 million. “The settlement speaks for itself,� Bruce said Tuesday night.

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Madigan ally files suit to stop term limits SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Hours before petitions were delivered to the State Board of Elections, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s top attorney filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a term limits ballot measure championed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner from being put to voters in November.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Cook County

by Michael Kasper, general counsel for the Illinois

Democratic Party, which is chaired by Madigan.

Madigan, who was first elected to the Legislature in 1970 and has been speaker since 1983, is chairman of the state Democratic Party.

The suit also challenges an effort to put on the ballot a measure asking voters to endorse an independent mechanism for redrawing election district lines after every U.S. census.

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BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529

DIXON – The City Council unanimously approved its budget during a special meeting Wednesday morning, the final day of the fiscal year.

Today marks the first day of the 2014-15 fiscal year, which runs through April 30.

The budget shows a total of $18.9 million in revenue and $22.9 million in expenses, according to Finance Director Paula Meyer.

The difference – about $4 million – will be made up with $1 million from lawsuit settlement funds and $3 million from the city’s two tax increment financing districts, Meyer said, to fund the work on River Street sewer and other projects.

The city’s general fund, the largest fund, is bud-

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The City Council also approved its schedule of meetings for the 201415 fiscal year. Meetings will again be held on the first and third Monday of each month, except when a holiday falls on one of those days.

The meeting time will be moved up an hour to 5:30 p.m.

The schedule was approved by a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Colleen Brechon voting against.

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OBITUARIES Glen J. ‘John’ Metz STOCKTON – Glen J. “John� Metz, formerly of Chadwick, died Monday, April 28, 2014.

He was born Dec. 9, 1921, at home in rural Mount Carroll, to his parents, Howard and Mina (Weidman) Metz.

When he was 16 years old, he worked for the Green Giant plant in Lanark, and farmed with his father in Mount Carroll. At age 20, they moved to Fair Haven, where he continued to farm with his father. He married Lila Wenger at age 22, on April 8, 1944, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa.

They farmed for many years in the ChadwickMilledgeville area. In 1954, he bought the Chadwick farm on Stransky Road. They had two daughters, Judy Shilling and Susan Smith.

He dairied until he was 55 years old. He raised Shetland ponies, and many registered quarter horses. From 1978 to 1983, he also worked for the state highway department. In 1983, he retired from farming.

After Lila’s death in 1985, he married Betty (Johnson) Shelly on Nov. 30, 1985, at Science Ridge Mennonite Church in Sterling. They moved to Dakota, where he and Betty lived for 2 years before buying a farm in Stockton, where she currently resides. Glen served on the Chadwick School Board for several terms, and was on several church councils and

taught Sunday school.

He especially enjoyed raising quarter horses, going on trail rides, and playing cards with friends.

He was a member of Freeport Mennonite Church.

Glen is survived by his wife, Betty; one sister, Ruby Doris Coleman of Rock Falls; two daughters, Judy Shilling of Houston and Susan (Dwight) Smith of Chadwick; two grandsons, Doug (Abby) Smith of Ballwin, Mo., and Bill Bunnell of Dallas; three stepdaughters, Gena (Robert) Fryer of Freeport, Joyce Goeke of Raytown, Mo., and Carolyn (David) Zuck of Dakota; one stepson, Steven Shelly of Freeport; and 15 stepgrandchildren.

Glen was preceded in death by his first wife, Lila; his parents; and five siblings, Carl Metz, Ada Rahn, Paul Metz, Ruth Downing, and Esther Kness.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Russell-Frank Funeral Home in Lanark. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Freeport Mennonite Church, 3416 E. Brick School Road, near Dakota.

Memorials have been established to Freeport Mennonite Church and the New Kingdom Trail Riders, a nonprofit riding therapy program.

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She also was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Victor and David Abts; and sister, Phyllis Hammer.

At her request, there will be no services.

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Donald O. Eckburg Steven Humphrey TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Steven Humphrey, 61, of Terre Haute, formerly of Rock Falls, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute.

He was born April 29, 1952, in Sterling, the son of Dale and Carol Humphrey. He was a band instructor at Honey Creek Middle School in Terre Haute. His students and bands won gold ratings at most competitions. He also played in the Terre Haute Community Band, and frequently directed it.

He is survived by his wife, Deborah; one son, Eric (Deirdre) of Chicago; his parents of Rock Falls; one brother, Scott (Sandy) of Pittsburgh; one sister, Jill Ely; and a special great-niece, Brittany Ely of Terre Haute.

He was preceded in death by one son, Patrick; and a brother-inlaw, Don Ely. DeBaun Funeral Homes Springhill Chapel in Terre Haute is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be made to Terre Haute Community Band.

GOLDEN, Colo. – Donald O. Eckburg, 83, of Golden, formerly of Amboy, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at his home.

He was born June 21, 1930, in Amboy, the son of Oliver N. and Myrtle E. Eckburg. He worked in insurance sales with Woodmen Accident & Life Insurance Co. Survivors include his wife, Patricia E. Eckburg of Golden; son, Jeffrey D. Eckburg; daughter, Dawn M. (Michael) DeMicco of Golden; brother, Richard Eckburg of Savannah, Ga.; a grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in

death by his parents; siblings, Jack Eckburg, Doris Thompson, Midge Ramsey, and Blair Eckburg; daughter, Michelle M. Eckburg; and son, Todd E. Eckburg.

A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 1500 Ford St., Golden. A reception will follow at Mount Vernon Event Center, 17173 Mount Vernon Road, Golden.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Golden Lions Club, P.O. Box 192 Golden, CO 80402, or the chapel at Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy.

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ILLINOIS

Botched execution under review Probe of Quinn

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Governor calls for investigation into procedures OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin named a member of her cabinet on Wednesday to lead a review of how the state conducts executions after a botched procedure that the White House said fell short of the humane standards required.

Fallin said Clayton Lockett, who had an apparent heart attack 43 minutes after the start of an execution in which the state was using a new drug combination for the first time, had his day in court. “I believe the death penalty is an appropriate response and punishment to those who commit heinous crimes against their fellow men and women,� Fallin said. “However, I also believe the state needs to be certain of its protocols and its procedures for executions, and that they work.�

Lockett convulsed violently and tried to lift his head after a doctor declared him unconscious, and prison officials halted the execution. Fallin said “an independent review� would

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Oklahoma State Senator Connie Johnson (left) and Rep. Seneca Scott (right) issue a statement on the Execution of Clayton Lockett and the Oklahoma death penalty Wednesday from the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City. Lockett apparently died of a massive heart attack during his botched execution. be effective and appropriate.

The governor said the review, to be led by Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Thompson, will focus on Lockett’s cause of death, and that an independent pathologist will make that determination. The review will also look at whether the department followed the current protocol correctly, and will include recommendations for future executions.

Fallin said a stay for Charles Warner, who had been scheduled to die 2 hours after Lockett, is in place until May 13. She said Warner’s execution will be further delayed, if the review is not complete by then.

Warner’s attorney objected to the investigation being led by a member of Fallin’s cabinet. “I don’t consider that to be an independent investigation,� said lawyer Madeline Cohen.

Attorney General Scott

Pruitt, whose office has worked to keep secret details about the execution drugs, said he intends to assign investigators to work with Thompson.

The Oklahoma Board of Corrections planned to meet in a closed-door session today to discuss the investigation and “possible litigation� connected to Lockett’s execution. The department did not immediately respond to a request for details.

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Though Superintendent Tim Schurman wouldn’t speak specifically about the investigation, he did say his school district

takes allegations of this kind seriously. “We have a very strict bullying, hazing and harassment policy,� he said. “And any time a parent or student brings to the administration’s attention a concern of an incident like that

occurring, the administration immediately begins an investigation – a thorough investigation.�

Schurman said the school district had zero tolerance for bullying or harassment and that a serious case of bullying or

harassment could mean suspension or expulsion. “We take our students’ safety and security very seriously,� he said, “and any time a concern is brought up, it’s handled in a prompt and professional manner.�

CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Pat Quinn says his biggest achievements include cleaning up Illinois government after two scandal-plagued predecessors went to prison, but two backto-back probes into hiring and management in the Chicago Democrat’s administration have given his Republican challenger fodder to paint a contrasting picture.

A day after Quinn’s administration confirmed that Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s office subpoenaed records related to Quinn’s 2010 troubled anti-violence program, businessman Bruce Rauner appeared in Springfield on Wednesday and tried to link Quinn to imprisoned ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Illinois’ history of corruption.

The new probe comes after a federal lawsuit last week alleging wrongful hiring practices in Quinn’s Department of Transportation – which Illinois’ Repub-

lican congressmen questioned Wednesday – and The Associated Press Pat found that Quinn the Illinois Medicaid program paid millions for services for people who had already died. “Pat Quinn will say one thing and do another,� Rauner told reporters before delivering signatures for his term limits ballot initiative. “The evidence is clear, in Medicaid, with the neighborhood recovery initiative and in patronage, in the Department of Transportation. He’s clearly part of this culture of corruption and failure.�

The issues have shaken the Illinois gubernatorial race, expected to be one of the most competitive and expensive nationwide. Rauner, a venture capitalist from Winnetka, portrays himself as an outsider who’ll clean up Springfield.

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Study claims sheriff has too many duties Harn responsible for more than his state counterparts

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawmedia.com Shaw News Service

OREGON – A Rochelle woman recently told the Ogle County Board that its sheriff has too many duties.

Diane McNeilly said the Ogle County League of Women Voters recently did a study of several Illi-

nois county sheriffs and discovered that the Ogle County sheriff is responsible for more departments, employees, and money than his counterparts. “It doesn’t allow him enough time to do statemandated duties,� she told the county board April 15.

Besides overseeing the Sheriff’s and Corrections Departments, Ogle County Sheriff Michael Harn is also in charge of the Ogle County Emer-

gency Management Agency, the county’s Buildings & Grounds, Information Michael Technology, Harn telecommunications, and security for the courts, as well as all county properties.

In all, he oversees more than 80 county employees and a large share of the county’s budget. “The Ogle County Sheriff is responsible for more

departments and funds than other counties surveyed. Checks and balances and supervision can be an issue in delivering services,� the report McNeilly presented read.

McNeilly said the recommendation of the League of Women Voters is that the board remove Buildings & Grounds and Information Technology from the sheriff’s duties and instead appoint a department head for each.

McNeilly said seven of the 11 counties contacted

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responded to the organization’s request for information.

Ogle County officials did not respond, she said, and officials in three other counties told her Harn requested they not participate.

McNeilly said the three other counties that did not respond were Boone, LaSalle, and Whiteside.

The counties that participated were Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Kendall, McHenry, Stephenson, and Winnebago.

In none of the responding counties does the sheriff serve as computer services director, maintain the Information Technology System or maintain county buildings.

Winnebago County was the only one where, like Ogle, the sheriff also serves as the Emergency Management Agency director and provides security for all the county’s buildings and grounds.

Harn did not return a phone call seeking his comments for this story.

ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

Clothes can define defendant at trial Panel OKs $100M Public defenders for Obama library help clients with financial needs

BY JUSTIN KMITCH Daily Herald

WHEATON (AP) – While preparing clients for trial, one of the issues facing DuPage County Public Defender Jeff York is often his client’s wardrobe. “I usually will ask my client, ‘If you’re going to church with your grandmother, what would you wear?’� York said. “‘It’s really to make sure you get a fair trial. And you really would have a difficult time getting a fair trial dressed in orange and shackles.’�

Not everyone York and his staff represents has or can afford their own set of Sunday best.

Those who can’t, often have their courtroom attire selected from a little-known wardrobe department in the public defenders’ office, which is stocked with everything from ties to belts and shoes “It’s organized by size, so we can find clothes in a shorter amount of time,� York said. “A lot of times, you’d run to Kohl’s or Goodwill before your trial, and that was it. “That still happens when we may not have something in someone’s particular size, but we do

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Senior assistant Public Defenders Jennifer Maples (left) and Kristen Nevdal show off the many ties available for defendants at the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office Feb. 7 in Wheaton. They have an entire wardrobe of clothes to offer people ready to go to trial. have quite a few options and we use them a lot.

The whole reason for dedicating this space is to make sure we dress (the defendants) in a way that looks respectful and professional to the court and gives them their best, fair opportunity at trial.�

While the closet is reserved primarily for defendants on trial, it can prove useful just about any time. “A juvenile showed up once wearing a really inappropriate sweatshirt and then he took it off and had an even more inappropriate T-shirt,� said

Kristen Nevdal, senior assistant public defender. “The judge had him flip it inside out, but it’s nice to have [the wardrobe] as an option, if it were a trial.�

While pretty wellstocked, the wardrobe department doesn’t have everything. “I just had a trial where my guy had dimensions we did not have in the closet, so I had to run to the Goodwill,� Nevdal said.

Brian Jacobs, the deputy chief public defender known for his flashy bow ties, never expected he’d be responsible for dress-

IN BRIEF Chicago approves alcohol sales at 8 a.m. on Sundays #()#!'/ !0 n #HICAGOans will be able to purchase alcoholic beverages 3 hours earlier on Sunday.

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a measure that moves the current 11 a.m. time to buy beer, wine and hard liquor to 8 a.m. The ordinance applies to large grocery stores that are more than 10,000-square-feet and use NO MORE THAN PERCENT OF shelf space for alcohol sales. !LDERMAN 0ATRICK / #ONNOR INTRODUCED THE idea in January.

Chicago approves partial ban on plastic bags #()#!'/ !0 n 4HE Chicago City Council has approved a partial ban on plastic bags.

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ing his clients. Yet, he finds some of his most important decisions are made in his office’s wardrobe department. “They certainly don’t teach you how to do this in law school. I don’t know how to dress people. I can hardly dress myself,� Jacobs said. “I once dressed a client in a nice white Oxford and nice blue pants for trial.

He came out, and I immediately thought ‘He’s in a Department of Corrections outfit.’ I did such a bad job. He looked like he was coming from prison.

Those things happen.�

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – An Illinois House committee backed a $100 million plan Wednesday to lure Barack Obama’s presidential library to his home state, despite objections from Republicans who welcome the attraction but want no part of taxpayer financing.

House Speaker Michael Madigan said Illinois, which is already home to Abraham Lincoln’s library and historic sites, would lose an opportunity to document the 44th president’s legacy if it doesn’t up the ante in the competition. “We’re talking about a son of Illinois who became president of the United States,� Madigan told the Executive Committee before it voted 7-4 on party lines to send the proposal to the floor. “This library and museum will be dedicated to that son of Illinois, and it will become an international tourist attraction.�

Obama began his career as a community organizer in Chicago before he took a seat in the Illinois Senate in 1997, stepping up to the U.S. Senate in 2005 and assuming the presidency just 4 years later. Obama’s rise came as two consecutive Illinois governors went to federal prison for

corruption – including Rod Blagojevich, in part for trying to sell or trade Obama’s vacant congressional seat.

Obama himself has been dogged by association with a contributor who went to prison in the Blagojevich scandal as well as having to continually shake off Chicago’s age-old reputation for machine-style politics.

The committee vote was the second in as many weeks, after Republicans complained that the first vote was conducted by Democrats in the fastand-loose style for which the state has a reputation.

Hawaii, where Obama grew up, and New York, where he went to undergraduate school, are both bidding for the president’s papers in a competition for the 14th official presidential library maintained by the National Archives.

The University of Chicago, where Obama once taught constitutional law, Chicago State University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago all offered host sites for the library.

Groups from Bronzeville, the historic center of Chicago’s black culture, and the site of the former Pullman luxury train-car town, also want in on the action.

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Consider Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-term pledge only â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;temporaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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f Illinoisans fail to take seriously Gov. Pat Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pledge to serve only two terms as governor before stepping aside, they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be faulted.

Rueful voters, remembering Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spotty record for keeping his word, are rightly wary of his latest promise.

On Monday, the governor told reporters that term limits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which Illinois currently does not have â&#x20AC;&#x201C; would be good policy.

A longtime advocate of term limits, Quinn pledged to limit himself to two terms, if he is re-

elected on Nov. 4.

That means he would serve only one more term.

Of course, if he wins and keeps his promise, he actually would serve nearly 10 years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; two 4-year terms, plus the nearly 2-year unexpired term of Rod Blagojevich, which Quinn, previously the lieutenant governor, began serving in January 2009 after Blagojevich was impeached by the House, convicted by the Senate, and ejected from office.

But the vagaries of politics, particularly in Illinois, are such that we

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allowed Democrats to parlay the 53 percent of the total votes cast for A promise made this week by their House candidates Gov. Pat Quinn to limit himself to only into 60 percent of the one more term, if re-elected, should not be House seats; and to parlay the 52 percent of the taken seriously by rueful voters who well total votes cast for their remember his other broken promises.

Senate candidates into 68 percent of the Senate consider Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twopercentage points). seats. term pledge in the same The governor also once Holy mackerel! That category as his 2011 advocated for a fair and sounds fishy to us. signing of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;temporaryâ&#x20AC;? transparent redistricting, As for his pledge to income tax increase then signed the Demoâ&#x20AC;&#x153;fumigateâ&#x20AC;? state govern(which he now wants to cratsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2011 redistricting ment of all Blagojevich make permanent), and maps into law that sigappointees, Quinn has his 2010 pledge to sign nificantly marginalized been pretty quiet about an income tax increase Republican voters. that since making it in of no greater than 1 perAccording to the Yes 2009. centage point (the actual for Independent Maps Promises are made to rate he approved was 2 coalition, the new maps be broken, so they say.

The governor, and many other politicians, are living proof.

Hey, even Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hero, Secretary of State Jesse White, said after the 2010 election that he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run again in 2014, but then changed his mind.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty sure that Quinn could find plenty of reasons to run again in 2018 that would negate his pledge not to, in the event that he wins this fall.

So, voters would be wise to consider Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-term pledge as merely a â&#x20AC;&#x153;temporaryâ&#x20AC;? one.

EDITORIALS ELSEWHERE

Sterling had to go, and the NBA knew it Anti-racisim response sends clear message San Jose Mercury News Editorial Board

The world now knows what the NBA has to have known for 30 years: Donald Sterling is a racist.

One way or another, he had to go. NBA Commissioner Alex Silver understood that and took the proper course of action Tuesday, imposing a lifetime ban, a $2.5 million fine, and a directive to the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of governors to implement the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to new ownership.

This was a rare, courageous stand by a commissioner in professional sports history and re-establishes the NBA as the most progressive sports league in the world. The commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s act is even more impressive, considering that he has only on the job for only 3 months.

But sports fans also need to remember that the NBA let its Sterling problem fester for decades.

The other owners apparently were willing to turn a blind eye, because his views had yet to become public, and because under Sterling, the Clippers generally were considered the laughingstock of the league, seldom making the playoffs and routinely bungling draft picks, trades and contract decisions. Why bother with them?

WE MIGHT NEVER know the extent to which former Commissioner David Stern and the 29 other league owners knew about Sterlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racism, but there were strong hints.

In 2009, the billionaire real estate mogul paid a record $2.725 million to settle a federal housing discrimination case. He was charged with routinely seeking to exclude black and Latino tenants

Tuesday that Sterling admitted the voice on the recording was his. Silver said he did not know whether the Clippersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; owner, who himself is an attorney, would fight the lifetime ban and the forced sale of the team.

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from the properties he owned in the Los Angeles region.

Later that year, former NBA legend Elgin Baylor, the longtime Clippers general manager, who is black, sued Sterling for

wrongful termination.

Baylor said that Sterling ran the Clipper franchise with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;vision of a Southern plantation-type structure,â&#x20AC;? employing â&#x20AC;&#x153;poor black boys from the Southâ&#x20AC;? as players.

Baylor lost his lawsuit, but his claims are eerily echoed in the recording of Sterlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racial remarks that was released last week.

Silver, the current NBA commissioner, said

REGARDLESS, THE league did the right thing.

The NBA sent a clear message to the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players, 75 percent of whom are black, that it will not tolerate racist behavior.

Silver did not lose sight of the fact that it was the NBA that birthed the first black head coach of any major professional sport in Bill Russell.

The league was also the first to have a black general manager and a black owner.

Magic Johnson is reportedly interested in buying the Clippers.

The league couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a better outcome than for the NBA legend and savvy businessman to take over ownership from Sterling.

SPRINGFIELD SCOOP

Tired of being lied to, Illinoisans down on their state Poll: One-fourth believe Land of Lincoln is worst place in America SPRINGFIELD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Illinois is a terrific place to live.

At least, that is what I thought 15 years ago when I moved back to my home state after a stint as a reporter in Las Vegas.

The weather leaves a bit to be desired, but folks here are pretty down to earth.

And there is a certain Midwestern sensibility here that I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found in other places Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived, such as Texas and Nevada.

So imagine my amazement when I read a Gallup poll this past week that says one-fourth of all Illinoisans believe they live in the worst

place in America.

Yeah, one out of four think the Prairie State is as bad as it gets.

By comparison, only 1 percent of Iowans say that about their state.

With so many selfesteem issues, perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for us Illinoisans to collectively lay down on a therapistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s couch and share our woes.

One can almost hear our collective neuroses coming to light: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, doctor, we had faulty father figures. You know: Blagojevich, Ryan, Walker, and that other fella who went to prison â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kerner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And doctor, we have trust issues. Our politicians lie to us. They will tell us a tax hike is temporary, and then turn around and try to make it permanent.â&#x20AC;?

One can almost picture a therapist sagely nodding and saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do

scottREEDER Scott Reeder is a reporter in residence for the Illinois Policy Institute.

Contact him at sreeder@ illinoispolicy. org.

you think you may bring some of these problems on yourself?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, doctor, we keep finding ourselves attracted to the wrong kind of people.â&#x20AC;?

OTHER STATES DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T have this â&#x20AC;&#x153;woe is usâ&#x20AC;? mindset.

For example, 75 percent of Alaskans and Montanans rank their state No. 1.

Perennially proud Texas has 68 percent of its residents say their state is tops.

So why are we Illi-

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noisans so down in the dumps about our home?

Well, much of it has to do with the way we are governed.

Of the past eight men we have elected governor, four have ended up in prison.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just plain sad.

But last year, a Gallup poll found something else: 71 percent of Illinoisans believe their taxes are too high.

We ranked fourth in the nation for taxpayer resentment.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it; folks are tired of being lied to.

Back in 2011, the Legislature voted in the middle of the night during a lame-duck session to jack up our income tax rates 67 percent. But they promised it would be temporary.

Now those same folks who promised the tax hike would partially expire in 2015 want to

make it permanent.

In fact, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if we see a vote to do just that before June 1.

But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s politics â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not Illinois.

ILLINOIS IS MORE than the shenanigans that happen under the dome in Springfield.

We are 12 million people strong, a state with a proud heritage.

We are a land that produced Lincoln, Grant, Reagan and Obama.

We have a proud history in agriculture, industry and science.

We are the honored home of the University of Chicago, Northwestern, the University of Illinois, and other worldclass institutions.

I grew up on a farm near Galesburg and live in a village near Springfield. I love the rolling prairie and watching my

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I have family members in the Chicago suburbs, as well as deep southern Illinois. And I have friends from Chicago.

People show enormous pride in their region.

But, somehow, many of us can be proud of being from downstate, the suburbs, or Chicago, but not of being from Illinois.

Illinois has big problems but not insurmountable ones.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to stop listening to the politiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; narratives and think for ourselves.

With a bit of perseverance, we can weather the challenges we face.

We Illinoisans should expect the best not only from those we elect â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but from ourselves.

Note to readers: Scott Reederâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column is underwritten by the Illinois Policy Institute.

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Finding common ground on different spiritual paths Dear Abby: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m writing to support â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feeling Coerced in San Diegoâ&#x20AC;?

(Feb. 14), who is uncomfortable attending church with her husband. I understand her feelings because I, too, am an atheist in a relationship with a religious man.

There is another option besides abstaining from church or attending only on major holidays, and that would be for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coercedâ&#x20AC;? and her husband to try a different church.

One religion that embraces atheist church members is Unitarian Universalism.

UU congregations are often made up of people from different back-

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grounds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Christian, Jewish, atheist and more.

The focus of the sermons is on living a good life, treating other people and our planet with respect, and following oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own path to spiritual enlightenment. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coercedâ&#x20AC;? and her husband could both feel at

home in such a congregaâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Coercedâ&#x20AC;? is great for tion. trying to accommodate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chelsea in Wichita her husband, but now that they see it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Dear Chelsea: Thank you work, he should stop for your suggestion â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pressuring her. She can one that was echoed by refrain from going to sermany other readers. I have vices, but should consider mentioned the Unitarian attending the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Universalist denominasocial events. This solution and its website (uua. tion worked well for us. org) before in my column.

My husband and my Readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comments were church friends get along enlightening: well.

Of course, this depends Dear Abby: I, too, am in on the nature of the a â&#x20AC;&#x153;mixed marriage.â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m church. Mine happens to religious and my husband be one of the more prois an atheist. We agree to gressive. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth a try. disagree on the matter. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kathryn in Religion (or lack of it) is a Ottawa, Canada very personal thing, and however we feel, we owe Dear Abby: I knew my each other respect for our husband was atheist when different views. we married. Our spiritual

journeys are different, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to change each other.

We agreed I would raise our kids Catholic. I never expect him to be at church with us on Sundays, but on important sacraments (baptism, first communion, confirmation), he is there with the whole family, because he realizes these events are important for his kids and me. He has become friendly with some of my clergy and fellow congregants, who accept him for the wonderful person he is.

Maybe in the future, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coercedâ&#x20AC;? could attend an event like a church spaghetti dinner, something outside of services, and get to know the people her

husband spends time with on Sunday. And he could spend a weekend doing a silent hiking retreat with his wife and her friends.

Respecting each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spiritual path is a first step toward appreciating each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s differences and growing together. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Blessed in Oregon

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ike the greatest of all superheroes, I have returned from the darkness to save humanity, get the girl, and deliver my newest list.

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OK, back the the real superheroes.

With the highly anticipated release of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Amazing Spider-Man 2â&#x20AC;? this weekend, what better way to celebrate than with a list of some of the best superhero and comic book movies in movie history?

I thought about finally committing to a ranking system, but these choices vary so much that comparing them wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really be fair. Like we all were during our kindergarten days, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all special in their own way.

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Incredibles,â&#x20AC;? like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cast of superheroes, can stand up to anything. The movie owns a 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toy Storyâ&#x20AC;? territory for an animated feature. Bob Parr, possibly better known as Mr. Incredible, and his family are hilarious, endearing, and strangely human throughout the movie.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Supermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Christopher Reeve is Clark Kent, and he is Superman. Gene Hackman is Lex Luthor.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no debating the 1978 classic crushes

every other adaptation of Superman that has followed. The movie practically created the foundation for the genre that has seen much success at the box office the last 10 to 15 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superman IIâ&#x20AC;? followed and barely missed a beat. Now, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superman IIIâ&#x20AC;?? Can we just pretend that movie never happened?

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Crowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunately poetic that Brandon Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accidental death during the filming of 1994â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Crowâ&#x20AC;? taught us that we all are, indeed, human.

Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final performance is chilling and memorable.

I watched this movie at a young age. Probably too young. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dark, and it took a viewing further down the road to really grasp what makes the film so special. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a must-see.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;X-Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first installment of the X-Men film series, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best. The cast

gets the job done, mostly thanks to stellar performances from Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, and Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier. Halle Berry also is great in her role as Storm. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been somewhat disappointed with the franchise since the release of â&#x20AC;&#x153;X-Menâ&#x20AC;? in 2000, but the first movie deserves a place in the top class in the genre.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Avengersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Marvel hit a grand slam with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Avengersâ&#x20AC;? in 2012. The casting is phenomenal. The Avengers is filled with actors and superheroes who have their own franchies, such as Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, and Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Throwing those successes together doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t automatically guarantee a winner at the box office, but when you add that to excellent writing and first-class special effects, you get a

super-humongous blockbuster. The best kind.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iron Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Robert Downey Jr. is my guy, and I know, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve discussed this before.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simply a great actor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one of the best of a generation. The actor again proved he could do anything, delivering an outstanding performance as Tony Stark/Iron Man. Terrance Howard compliments Downey well with a great supporting performance, and Jeff Bridges is absolutely perfect as Obadiah Stane. But, without a doubt, one of the best parts of the franchise has been the on-screen chemistry between Downey and Gwyneth Paltrow, in her role as Pepper Potts. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Man 2â&#x20AC;? wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up to snuff, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Man 3â&#x20AC;? came back with a vengeance last year.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Dark Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the undisputed heavyweight champion

MOVIE REVIEW | â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

IN BRIEF

More competent than â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Amazingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; I

BY ROGER MOORE MCT News Service

f thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tie that binds most of the characters of the Marvel Universe together, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the mutability of the supposedly immutable human body.

Characters are poisoned by radiation, zapped by electricity, bitten by spiders or broken, crushed, ruined or whatever.

And as Spider-Man cracks in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Amazing Spider-Man 2,â&#x20AC;? just â&#x20AC;&#x153;shake it off. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just your bones, muscles...â&#x20AC;?

But the real world doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work like that.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one reason this comic book world has such a lasting appeal.

Bullies are foiled, criminals are caught and great wrongs righted with supernatural intervention by supernaturally augmented humans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing 2â&#x20AC;? is kind of about that. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a violent film, with blood and death in between the digitally animated brawls. Human bodies are tortured and broken, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not always a web slinger there to stop that flipping police car, that hurtling bus, that Russian psychopath or that jet thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about to crash.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an altogether pleasant experience.

Things tend to drag, as director Marc Webb has problems with focus, keeping the many story threads straight, and continuity (watch Gwen Stacyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outfits). Many otherwise faceless extras pop off the screen as if heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about to give their nameless characters the same significance as Stan Lee himself â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who always has cameos in these Marvels.

But Andrew Garfield finds his voice as the character, making his second try at Peter Parker a caffeinated wise-cracker, enjoying his notoriety, talking to himself just like the guy in the comic book. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funny.

Clueless Aunt May (Sally Field) wonders

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why he has soot all over his face. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was ... cleaning the chimney!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We HAVE no chimney!â&#x20AC;?

Peter hums SpiderManâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme song and hurls himself into situations with a teenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recklessness. He almost misses his and Gwenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Emma Stone) high school graduation, dealing with a villain named Aleksei (Paul Giamatti).

But even though he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry the angst of Tobey Maguireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spidey, Peter has problems.

He sees Gwenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late dad (Denis Leary) everywhere he looks, and remembers his promise to the dead cop to distance himself from his

daughter, because of the danger.

Peter hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen the opening scene in the movie, in which we flash back to Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz) grisly deaths. And Peter has no idea that his great chemistry with long lost richkid pal Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) will go nowhere, because some of us remember 2002â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spider-Manâ&#x20AC;? and how Harry turns out.

Jamie Foxx is an ignored, humiliated electrical engineer who has an accident involving electric eels and power lines. That transforms him from a Spider-Man fanboy into a glowing blue

2.5 stars (Grade: C-plus) Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sony Pictures release.

Emma Stone, Jamie Running time: 2:20 &OXX 3ALLY &IELD $ANE MPAA rating: 0' $E(AAN 0AUL 'IAMATTI for sequences of sci-fi $IRECTED BY -ARC action/violence Webb, scripted by The movie opens at 2OBERTO /RCI !LEX +URTZ- Carmike Sauk Valley 8 in man, Jef Pinkner, James Sterling. Go to www.carVanderbilt. A Columbia/ mike.com for showtimes. guy in a hoodie. In the ethos of this movie, Peter/Spidey reasons with the tormented villains, trying to connect with the doomed rich kid (Osborn) or this â&#x20AC;&#x153;nobodyâ&#x20AC;? engineer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a nobody, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re SOMEbody!â&#x20AC;?

Except for Giamattiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Russian. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just ... bad.

Returning director Webb relies, again, on the 3-D (and IMAX, in some theaters) flying effects to cover the rough patches â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and there are many â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing 2.â&#x20AC;? While Garfield and Stone have a

of the world when it comes to superhero movies. Forget the comic books for a moment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dark Knightâ&#x20AC;? is a masterpiece of film. At its core, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fantastic crime drama that happens to have Batman, Joker and TwoFace in it. When Christopher Nolan, director, began his take on Batman with 2005â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Batman Begins,â&#x20AC;? you knew it was going to get good.

But this good? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if even Nolan expected that. Heath Ledgerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s posthumous performance was chilling, downright breathtaking at times. Through Batman, Christian Bale has found one of those career-defining roles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dark Knight Risesâ&#x20AC;? follwed in 2012 and honestly is good enough to earn its own spot on this list.

But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to stop somewhere. What are some of your favorites?

As always, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to hear them.

nice sass to their scenes, Webb can do nothing to give this relationship the longing and heat of the Kirsten Dunst/Tobey Maguire moments from the earlier films.

And Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team of screenwriters donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find any pathos in all this computer-animated flying and fighting, not until the finale.

So while this â&#x20AC;&#x153;SpiderManâ&#x20AC;? is, if anything, more competent than the first film, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still not one that demands that you stick around after the credits. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing there.

Movie schedule set for Grandon series STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With the weather improving by the week, the urge to get outside becomes stronger.

Have no fear, as Sterling Main Street is again set to offer some free fun for the whole family with its Movies at Grandon summer series.

The series begins at 7 p.m. June 2 with the movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monsters University.â&#x20AC;?

All movies are held at the Grandon Civic Center in Central Memorial Park in downtown Sterling.

All the movies throughout the summer will begin at 7 p.m. Plenty of seating is available, but attendees also can bring lawn chairs or a blanket to enjoy the movies.

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Spring concert and cookout set at DHS $)8/. n 4HE $IXON (IGH School choral department WILL PRESENT ITS ST ANNUAL outdoor spring concert AND COOKOUT -AY AT the Page Park band shell, between the Rock River and the football field.

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and pork chop meals will be available for purchase. The meals include chips, a bottle of water, and a cookie.

All proceeds support the choir department.

The concert will begin at 6 p.m., and will feature the #ONCERT #HOIR *AZZ #HOIR and Honors Choir, as well as various soloists from the department.

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FAMILY FUN Friday Fun with mom and son STERLING – Boys ages 3 to 13 can take their mothers on a date from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 2 for the “My Son Rocks! MommySon Date Night” at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

The event will include dinner, projects, dancing, games and a special story. Feel free to dress up for this special night. Tuition is $30 for mother and son.

Go to apm.activecommunities. com/woodlawnarts or call 815626-4278 or visit the Academy to register or for more information.

Woodlawn Arts Academy is supported by United Way of Whiteside County. Financial assistance is available for all programs.

ART EXHIBITS At The Next Picture Show DIXON – Running through Wednesday, the Sinnissippi Foundation will present its annual “Expressions” show at TNPS. Bids can be accepted online at www.thenextpictureshow.com, or at TNPS. The reception will be from 6 to 8 pm. Friday. All art pieces have been donated by local artists.

Stuart Roddy and Les Allen are showing their work on the Lower Gallery at TNPS. The work of Shelly Vidmar, member of TNPS, is showing at Sauk Valley Bank, 300 Walton Drive.

Currently in the front of the gallery, member/artist Kitto is working on a mural that will be installed on the back, outside wall of TNPS, facing the Beanblossom Parking Lot. The subject matter is the history of the Beanblossom from the 1800s.

Art at the Loveland DIXON – The art collection at the Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., and its many other exhibits are available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment.

Guided group tours can be scheduled by contacting Steve Wilson at swilson@lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-2842741.

Go to www.lovelandcommunityhouse.org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.

The art will be displayed through April 30.

At Woodlawn Arts Academy STERLING – Applications for upcoming art exhibits at Woodlawn Arts Academy are now available in the main office or can be downloaded at www.woodlawnartsacademy.com.

Fluid Expressions II, a watercolor exhibit, is open to artists of all ages. The deadline to submit artwork is May 16.

The exhibit opens with a public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. May 23 at the academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road. The exhibit runs through Aug. 15.

Applications for the 2014 Juried Art Show and Children’s Juried Art Show are also available. Artists are invited to apply for these shows by Aug. 4.

The Juried Art Shows will open with a public reception, including an awards presentation, from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at the academy.

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The Funnies will play from 9 to midnight tonight at The Cooler, 311 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Find The Funnies Band or The Cooler on Facebook for more information. and May 17, The Cal Stage Band.

At Cragel’s PROPHETSTOWN – Kenny O and Holly will play May 17 at the bar, 345 Washington St. Upcoming: May 31, Reflex Blues.

At Long Shot Bar & Grill ROCK FALLS – Whitlocked and Loaded will play Saturday at the bar, 3312 W. Rock Falls Road.

There is also an acoustic open mic night from 7 to 11 p.m. every Thursday.

Upcoming: May 14, Brushfire; and May 31, Drop Dead Dolly.

At Val’s Place DIXON – Acoustic open mic is open to the public at 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the bar, 316 W. First St. Musicians also are welome to join the band with Notorious Folk with Steve Catron at 8 p.m. every Tuesday night.

May 10 Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers ROCK FALLS – Country gentlemen Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 8 to 11:30 p.m. May 10 at Rock Falls American Legon, 712 Fourth Ave. Upcoming: 7-10 p.m. May 31 at Sterling Moose Family Center.

BOOK SIGNING Saturday Author in town STERLING – Tom Hoch will hold a book signing event from 1 to 3 p.m. at Book World Inc., 2900 E. Lincolnway.

Hoch, a resident of Thomson, will be available to sign copies of his book, “Discovering Balance.”

BANDS AND BARS Get listed!

Are you in a band that would like to be listed in Plan!t Sauk Valley’s free entertainment calendar? Are you a bar that offers live entertainment? Send an email with the band’s name, booking number and website or Facebook page, and gig or event schedule, or the bar’s event schedule, to Lucas Pauley at lpauley@saukvalley.com.

At Books on First DIXON – Dirt Simple will play from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Books on First, 202 W. First St. Go to www.booksonfirst.com or call 815-285-2665 for more information.

Upcoming: May 10, Carsick Radio; May 17, Comfort Food; May 31, Wade Buzzard; June 7, Matthew Ed Stillman; June 14, Lojo Russo; June 21, Flying Fish; and June 28, Dan Hagemann.

At Champs STERLING – The Cal Stage Band will play Friday, and will play Saturday with Scarletta at the bar, 216 Locust St. For more information, call 815626-6003.

Upcoming: May 10, The Cal Stage Band; May 16, Comedy night at 8 p.m., and acoustic night fo follow; May 17, Kris Hitchcock and Small Town Son; May 24, Trippin Molly; and May 31, Old Dogs New Chick.

At Cochran’s Pub STERLING – Doug Brundies will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday at the bar, 13464 Galt Road.

At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – The Funnies will play from 9 p.m. to midnight tonight at the bar, 311 W. Second St. The Midwest Derby Divas will be guest bartending from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, and Justin Morressy will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Killbourn will play Saturday.

There will be an open jam starting at 8 p.m. Sunday.

Upcoming: May 8, Danny Whitson; May 9, Rout 38; May 10, Kizmaz; May 11, Open Mic;

CONCERTS Tonight Benefit for cancer survivor ROCK ISLAND – Kimberly Kurtenbach Furness has performed for audiences for the past 2 decades in the area.

In January, Furness was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which required the removal of a sizable tumor, a complete hysterectomy, chemotherapy treatments, and many thousands of dollars in medical bills.

The performer’s friends knew it was time to give something back, which they will do with “Kim’s Kabaret: A Benefit Performance,” at 7 p.m. at Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave. More than two dozen performers will gather for the Kim’s Kabaret performance at Circa 21.

Tickets for Kim’s Kabaret are $25, and reservations can be made by calling the Circa 21 ticket office at 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

Friday First Fridays in Oregon OREGON – First Fridays Open Stage Music Show returns to the Oregon VFW. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are all acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music is varied and includes country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of all of the above. Admission is a donation.

All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-973-0942 for more information.

Upcoming: June 6 Saturday The Mummies are back DIXON – Here Come the Mum-

mies, the Nashville-based funk/ R&B band that played a sold-out show in September 2013, are coming back to play at 8 p.m. at the Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. General admission tickets are on sale and are $20. Tickets are general admission and are available at www.dixontheatre.com, or at Trein’s Jewelry and Venier Jewelers in downtown Dixon. To order by phone, call Dixon Main Street at 815-288-2308.

The band has been touring since 2002, in full mummy attire, throughout the country. They have been featured on the Bob & Tom Show, in Hollywood productions, and have been headlining festivals and fairs across the Midwest and beyond.

The true identities of the band are shrouded in secret, but if rumors are true, the band is made up of numerous Grammy Award-winning musicians. The costumes are believed to be used to prevent any contract disputes with their music labels.

For more information, call Dixon Main Street at 815-288-2308.

Band reuniting in Sterling STERLING – After a 6 year hiatus, the band Amigos Del Bario will perform at 8 p.m. in the Dairy Mart Plus banquet room, 308 16th Ave. There will be a tribute to Santana, as the band will span genres such as R&B, country and pop.

Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Tickets are on sale at Dairy Mart Plus, 312 16th Ave. There will be drink specials offered throughout the night.

For more information, call 815501-2910.

Sunday Final RSYO scheduled ROCKFORD – The Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Black, will present the final concert of the 2013-14 season at 3 p.m. May 4 at the Hononegah High School Performing Arts Center, 307 Salem St., Rockton.

The concert program, “English Festival,” will feature young violinist Sofiya Kyrylyuk, first-prize winner of the 2014 Rockford Symphony Orchestra/Rock Valley College Concerto Competition.

Kyrylyuk will perform “Introduction and Rondo Capricciosso,”

by Camille Saint-Saëns, with the orchestra.

Measure 5 from the Music Academy in Rockford, directed

by Rachel Handlin, will perform Dvorák’s “String Quartet No. 12, op. 96,” “American” and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis” with the RSYO. The program also includes William Walton’s Crown Imperial Coronation March and selections from Holst’s “The Planets.”

This performance also marks the final concert conducted by Black, who has led the ensemble since 2008. He added five small ensembles and led the orchestra to a second prize in the American Prize/Youth Orchestra Division in 2010. Black has accepted a position as assistant director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in Texas.

TIckets are $6 for students and $10 for adults.

For further information or to purchase tickets, visit the RSO website at www.rockfordsymphony.com or call 815-9650049.

May 16 Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the third Friday of the month, it’s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free; donations are accepted to help

with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to www.franklingroveil.org for more information.

Upcoming: June 20 May 20 and 22 Two concerts planned STERLING – Music students from Woodlawn Arts Academy will perform in two concerts in May. The students of Tony Regalado, Jennifer Seeley and Janel Stahr, will perform at 7 p.m. May 20. The students of Anne Whalen, Mardi Huffstutler and Janel Stahr, will perform at 7 p.m. May 22.

Both concerts will be in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, go to www.woodlawnartsacademy. com or call 815-626-4278.

CREATIVE WRITING Saturday and May 17 Club meets in Dixon DIXON – The Sauk Creative Writer’s Group is looking for new members interested in helping others with their manuscripts, screenplays, short stories, flash fiction and poetry. The group meets from 2 to 4 p.m., every other Saturday at Books on First in downtown Dixon.

The meetings provide writers a chance to meet others working on similar projects and to provide and receive valuable feedback on how to improve.

For more information, email Greg Smith at saukwritersgroup@gmail.com.

DANCE May 30 and 31 Dance recitals in Sterling STERLING – Tickets for Woodlawn Dance Academy’s 2014 Dance Recital, “All-Stars,” are on sale in the main office at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road. The recitals will be at 6:30 p.m. May 30, and at 2 and 6:30 p.m. May 31 at Centennial Auditorium in Sterling High School.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. All seating is general admission.

The recitals feature dancers ages 3 through adult who have been rehearsing at Woodlawn Dance Academy throughout the 2013-2014 school year.

Go to apm.activecommunities. com/woodlawnarts, call 815626-4278 or visit the main office for more information.

DOWNTOWN EVENTS May 10 Second Saturdays in Dixon DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings, featuring art, music and other cultural events, returns to various venues, mostly from 6 to 8 p.m. downtown, between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues.

Go to www.Second-Saturdays. com or find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

Upcoming: June 14 May 23 Fourth Fridays in Sterling STERLING – Fourth Fridays promotes the slogan “Think Local. Buy Local. Be Local.”

In addition to many of the participating businesses continuing to host cultural happenings, locals will also find special activities, events and savings opportunities as they explore the shopping, dining and services in Sterling.

Organizers also encourage reisidents to be local by getting involved in the community.

Go to www.fourthfridayspac.

June 28 and 29 Bloomin on the Rock DIXON – The 2-day event includes a garden walk with vendors and an evening of fine dining on the riverfront.

There will be a flower pot auction at the breakfast at 9 a.m.

Sunday.

The event is sponsored by the Rock River Garden Club.

FARMERS MARKETS In Sterling STERLING – The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, year round, in the historic Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. Find the market on Facebook, go to www.twincityfarmersmarket.com, or call 815-499-7268 for a list of vendors, upcoming events and more information.

FUN FOR A CAUSE Friday Show for animal shelter ROCK FALLS – The Happy Tails Humane Society will bring live comedy to the Sauk Valley with “Raise the Woof!” – a professional standup comedy tour that works with animal shelters to raise money – at 8 p.m. May 2 at Days Inn, 2105 First Ave. The tour features comedians who have appeared at major venues, and on HBO and Comedy Central.

Tickets are $25 and are available at www.happytailsanimalshelter.org and at Happy Tails Animal Shelter, 1408 McNeil Road. All proceeds go to the animal shelter.

If buying a table for eight for $200, attendees will receive VIP passes for an exclusive magic show before the comedy show.

The event again will feature desserts and cocktails for auction. An after-show party will feature karaoke, dancing and more.

Special-rate rooms are available at Days Inn for the night of the show. Mention Happy Tails when reserving a room.

For more information, call the animal shelter at 815-626-2994.

FOR HISTORY LOVERS Helpers wanted in Oregon OREGON – A continuing program of showcasing the heritage of Ogle County, the people, and their skills that built this county in the period from 1800 to 1950 will be portrayed in June at the Ogle County Historical Society’s Nash Museum.

The talents of artisans, as well as portrayals of historic individuals, will highlight the June gathering. Anyone with the ability to recreate the historic ways the needs of daily life were met during this time period is welcome to participate.

It is still possible for new participants to take part in the Historical Society program.

Opportunites to demonstrate skills from the 1800s and early 1900s, depict an historic figure, create period costumes, or work in the background for support are available.

Go to www.oglecountyhistoricalsociety.com or call 815-9734773 for more information.

GARAGE SALES AND ANTIQUE SHOWS May 9-11 Sales planned in Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce Spring Garage Sale Days will be May 9-11 in Rock Falls and Sterling.

Seller registration with the chamber is due by April 28. The cost is $10, and includes two garage sale signs, tips and the sale’s address placement on printed maps for distribution and online. A limited number of feature ads are available on the back of the maps for $10 each.

Late registrations will be accepted through May 5 for $15.

Go to http://rockfallschamber.com/2014%20spring%20 garage%20sales%20flier.pdf to download a registration form.

Forms can be mailed to Rock Falls Chamber, 601 W. 10th St., Rock Falls, IL 61071, or dropped off at the chamber office.

Free maps will be available for sellers and shoppers no earlier than noon May 8 at Shell gas stations in Rock Falls and Sterling, and at the Mobil station in Rock Falls. Maps also will be posted online, and can be printed from computers. For more information, call the chamber at 815-625-4500.

KARAOKE Tuesday At Charlie’s Bar and Grill MOUNT CARROLL – Karaoke is offered at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Charlie’s Bar and Grill, 123 W. Market St. Friday and Saturday Party with the James Gang Karaoke with the James Gang from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday at the Dixon VFW, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, and from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Roadhouse, 807 S. Seventh St., Oregon. Email jamesgang1996@ gmail.com for more information.

Upcoming: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. May 10 at Messie’s Bar and Grill, 117 N. River Road, Oregon; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. May 17 at Ralphie and Lu Lu’s, 812 Main St., Ashton; and 8 p.m. to midnight May 31 at Slurp and Burp, 4319 S. Loran Road, Pearl City.

AT THE MOVIES Through Sept. 2 Short film entries wanted CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois Film Office is looking for entries for this year’s Shortcuts contest for makers of short films.

The office will accept entries through Sept. 2.

The seventh annual contest offers a cash prize and the winning entry will be screened at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival in October.

Film makers must be over 18 to enter. The films must be 15 minutes or shorter, but can be in any format. That includes animation.

Last year’s winner was “The Painter,” a film by Kevin Cooper and Deanna Cooper about a boy who uses art as an escape from a violent world.

Go to www.film.illinois.gov for more information.

OPEN MIC Musicians welcome in Mount Carroll MOUNT CARROLL – Open mic is on tap at 4 p.m. every Sunday at Charlie’s Bar and Grill, 123 W. Market St. Friday Acoustic open mic planned DIXON – Local musicians are welcome to perform from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Dixon VFW, 1560 Franklin Grove Road. Musicians and bands play a 15 minute set.

THEATER Friday, Saturday and Sunday Comedy coming to Byron BYRON – To close the 19th season for the Byron Civic Theatre, “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” adapted from the classic film comedy “Monty Python and The Holy Grail,” will be shown Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday night, and 2 p.m. for the Sunday show.

“Spamalot” retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table and, according to a news release, features a “bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people.”

The 2005 Broadway production won three Tony Awards, including “Best Musical,” and received 14 Tony Award nominations.

Tickets for the public will go on sale Monday and today for BCT members. Tickets are available for adults, students and seniors.

To purchase a ticket, call the box office at 815-312-3000 from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Tickets also are available online at www.bctmagic.com or by emailing tickets@bctmagic.com.

This production contains mature themes and language.

May 9 through 11 Join Dorothy and friends MORRISON – “The Wizard of Oz” will be presented in the MHS auditorium, 643 Genesee Ave., at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

The stage version is very similar to the well-known movie and is appropriate for all ages.

Tickets are $5 for all ages.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at Fitzgerald’s Pharmacy in Morrison and will also be available at the door.

For more information, call 815772-4071.

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Sanayiaha Lovelace, 9, has her teeth cleaned by Dr. Erica Zolnierczyk onboard the Will County Community Health Center Mobile Dental Services vehicle April 8 in University Park. Will County has been running the mobile dental service van since late 2011, after receiving in 2010 a grant to start the program. Between 2012 and 2013, the van service treated 1,641 patients.

Dentists on the move in Will County Mobile service vans growing in popularity

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JOLIET (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Michelle Bankston loves having her childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teeth cleaned by Will Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mobile dental service.

The Will County Health Department offers dental service to anyone in the county their van can reach. The vanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior looks like a dentistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office with dental chairs and computer equipment. Nearby is a waiting room with a TV playing cartoons for the children who await their cleanings.

One of them is Bankstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Maurice, 11, who is not a fan of the fluoride the dentists put in his mouth. But his mom thinks itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantastic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My husband has private insurance, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s terrible,â&#x20AC;? Bankston said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With this, they bill my insurance and a grant picks up the difference, so my kids can get their teeth done. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cost me out of pocket.â&#x20AC;?

Will County has been

running the mobile dental service van since late 2011, after receiving in 2010 a grant to start the program. Between 2012 and 2013, the van service has treated 1,641 patients.

Funding received from the state ended in 2013, and now the program is supported by Will County, United Way, Orland Park Dental Services and Miles of Smiles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is to serve as many patients as possible,â&#x20AC;? said Sangita Garg, dental director for Will County Community Health Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of these patients seen in the mobile van cannot get their treatment, and they are referred to a dental clinic.â&#x20AC;?

The mobile van will travel to homeless shelters, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelters, health fairs, schools and universities. At first, the van traveled twice a week, but now goes out three times a week. Many of the patients are underprivileged and come from underserved areas, Garg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of these kids, they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard of flossing and they really need to floss and brush their teeth,â&#x20AC;? said Lendita Istogu, a dental assistant whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been working for

the mobile service since it began.

She said the service helps parents get their children ready for school and helps detect cavities early on.

Sanayiaha Lovelace, 9, said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visited the van many times before. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a fan of the numbing substances put in her mouth, but she likes the outcome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They make my teeth clean,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Lovelace goes to the Playhouse day care in University Park, which has been receiving visits from the mobile dental service for the past few years, said Bankston, the director at the day care.

She said the van visits every 6 months.

Garg said the dentists in the mobile van will do fillings and simple extractions, which they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do in the first year of the service. They will also start providing preventative services such as exams and fluoride treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is prevention and education at a young age,â&#x20AC;? Garg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to go to day cares, and we try to use fluoride treatment to prevent diseases.â&#x20AC;?

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Exelon buying Pepco Holdings for $6.83B The combined utility businesses will serve approximately 10 million customers and have a rate base of approximately $26 billion.

Under terms of the deal, Exelon will pay $27.25 per Pepco share, an 18 percent premium to the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $23.10 closing price on Tuesday.

Shares of Pepco rose $1.51, or 6.6 percent, to

$24.30 before the opening bell on Wednesday.

Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Exelon will put $100 million into a customer investment fund to be used across the Pepco utilitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; service territories as each state public service commission feels is appropriate for customer benefits, such as rate credits, assistance for low-income customers and energy efficiency measures.

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Philip Morris swiftly decried Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling by a three-judge panel of the Mount Vernon-based 5th District Appellate Court, saying it would ask the Illinois Supreme Court to review the matter. As that takes place, Philip Morris said, the latest decision is automatically stayed.

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Leaving L.A. Mike D’Antoni resigns as Lakers coach after guiding team to the franschise’s worst record (27-55) in an 82-game season. He has overall record of 455-426.

Thursday, May 1, 2014 Numbers game That is the post position that the 140th Kentucky Derby favorite, California Chrome, drew on Wednesday at Churchill Downs. Chrome is a 5-2 favorite. The second favorite, Wicked Strong, drew the unfavorable 20 post.

Sports for the Sauk Valley fan!

BASEBALL | ROCK FALLS 6, SHERRARD 2

Digging deep in sixth Rockets post five runs in single inning to top Tigers

BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555

ROCK FALLS – The difference in Wednesday’s baseball game between the Rock Falls Rockets and the Sherrard Tigers might have been a sliding catch by right fielder Reid Akerman.

The Rock Falls sophomore Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com pulled the heroics with two Rock Falls’ Jacob Mammosser slides past Sherrard catcher outs and the bases loaded in Austin Hildebrandt during Wednesday’s non-conference home the top of the seventh inning. It game. Mammosser was called safe, and the Rockets won 6-2. concluded a quickly paced 6-2

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win for the Rockets (12-7).

“You know there were a few plays today that we didn’t make that we should have,” Rock Falls coach Donnie Chappell said.

“But then we made some really good plays. If Reid doesn’t make that play in the seventh, who knows what happens.”

What if is the question the Tigers will be asking after taking a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth.

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Star of the game: Austin Donoho, Rock Falls, 2B, 2 RBI Key players: Nathan Earl, Sherrard, 5 IP, 3 Austin R, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 Donoho SO, 2 BB; Dustin Rock Falls Huycke, Rock senior Falls, 1 H, 2 runs Up next: Rock Falls at Mendota, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday

GIRLS BASKETBALL | STERLING

Coach V for Warriors

Looking on the Sterling tabs Vasquez for girls hoops position bright side

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551

Positives found in Dixon’s loss to Barbs

Ryan Vasquez has worn many coaching hats over the past 13 years.

He’s now set to wear one that he’s coveted all along – head coach of a varsity sport at his alma mater.

On Wednesday, Vasquez accepted the varsity girls basketball coaching position at Sterling High School. His hiring will be officially approved at the May 28 school board meeting.

“This is why I’ve been building my résumé, to try to get to the top,” said Vasquez, a 2001 SHS graduate. “I feel I’ve grown as a coach, and this is the opportunity I’ve been looking for.”

BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 554

DIXON – Despite trailing by five runs after the top of the third inning, the Dixon Duchesses were actually feeling pretty good about themselves Wednesday afternoon against DeKalb.

After two early runs in both the first and second, the Duchesses’ defense had helped starter Beccah Jones wiggle out of a couple of jams, including stranding three runners after the Barbs loaded the bases with one out in the third inning.

In fact, out of three chances to do some major damage to Dixon’s chances, DeKalb didn’t really capitalize like it could have on any of them.

But despite Jones getting stronger as the game wore on, and the Duchesses putting together a bases-loaded rally of their own in the bottom of the third, the Barbs left cold and breezy Reynolds Field with a 10-2 victory in a NIB-12 crossover contest.

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Ryan Vasquez coached the Sauk Valley Predators during the 2013 season. Now, the 31-year-old Sterling graduate will be the head girls basketball coach at Sterling High School.

High school: Sterling (2001) College: Ashford (2007) FYI: Coached 2 years with Sauk Valley Predators. ...

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GIRLS BASKETBALL | OREGON

Lambrigtsen to Loyola Oregon star to play for former gold medalist

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551

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Dixon’s Brooke Bailey makes contact during Wednesday’s game against DeKalb. The Duchesses lost the NIB-12 crossover game 10-2.

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School: Oregon Class: Senior The last 5 days have been a bit of a whirlFYI: Will play baswind for Oregon High School senior Sam ketball at Loyola of Lambrigtsen, but hopefully now she’s set Chicago next season. for at least the next 4 years. ... 2-time SVM player Lambrigtsen, Sauk Valley Media’s girls of the year. ... Averbasketball player of the year the past aged 22.5 points, 5.1 2 years, gave a verbal commitment on rebounds, 3.6 steals Wednesday to attend Loyola of Chicago. and 2.2 assists this She will receive a full-ride scholarship to past season. play basketball for the Ramblers.

Everything transpired in less than a Lambrigtsen said. “It all happened for a week.

“All of this happening just before reason, and I couldn’t be happier about it.” school got out, it’s just been amazing,” LOYOLA CONTINUED ON B2

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Oregon’s Sam Lambrigtsen, who has been Sauk Valley Media’s girls basketball player of the year the last two seasons, verbally committed to Loyola University in Chicago on Wednesday.

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ll right, fine, so it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compare with playing in a Game 7.

When the Blackhawks returned to practice Wednesday at Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IceHouse West, no sellout crowd went bonkers. No dancebeat pop songs blared from the speakers. No foghorn reverberated through the building.

Instead, the only shriek came from coach Joel Quennevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whistle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it was OK,â&#x20AC;? said Quenneville, who gave his players a rare 2-day break after they knocked out the St. Louis Blues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would expect even better tomorrow.â&#x20AC;?

Spoken like a two-time Stanley Cup champion.

Always wanting more.

The mustachioed coach probably will not want his team to hear this, but the Hawks already have a head start on their second-round playoff series. Because while the Hawks rested and prepared, the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild poured their blood, sweat and tears into a winner-take-all Game 7.

their next opponent, the Hawks focused on their TOMMUSICK own personnel during .ORTHWEST practice. Quenneville (ERALD led the Hawks through SPORTS REPORTER power-play drills, 2EACH HIM penalty-killing drills, AT TMUSICK odd-man rushes, and a SHAWMEDIA variety of other quickCOM hit exercises.

The Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top line of Bickell, Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa For that matter, a half- tested goaltender Corey Crawford as much as dozen playoff teams possible. Crawford used waded into the choppy his leg pads to stop a waters of Game 7 on low shot by Bickell, Wednesday. The Avalanche hosted the Wild, and he used his glove to swat away a wrist the New York Rangers hosted the Philadelphia shot by Hossa, but then Flyers, and the San Jose Toews got the better of him with a perfectly Sharks welcomed the placed wrist shot that Los Angeles Kings. nearly popped the GatoIt marked the fifth rade bottle off of the top time in NHL history, of the net. and the first time since Could fast-paced drills 2003 that three or more Game 7s were played on help the Hawks sustain their good vibes from the same day.

Meanwhile, the Hawks a first-round win? Or would momentum in absorbed zero hits and accumulated zero bruis- the next series belong es. After a workmanlike, to the team that won a Game 7? hour-long practice, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you lose players headed home to it,â&#x20AC;? Quenneville said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I watch games on TV. think both teams have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be watching,â&#x20AC;? it. In a new series, you Hawks forward Bryan want to make sure you Bickell said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the try to keep it and suscouch with my two tain it. â&#x20AC;Ś dogs.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;For sure, the team Woof.

Rather than fret about that wins [Game 7],

theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be sky high and excited about starting the series. But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been off that long. We know how hard and challenging it was. I think that last series should give us some excitement in our game, as well.â&#x20AC;?

Bickell (and, presumably, his two dogs) agreed with the coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely momentum,â&#x20AC;? Bickell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And confidence, too, for what we did being down 2-0 and swinging back and playing good hockey every game.â&#x20AC;?

Momentum is nice and confidence is dandy, but the Hawks have two Stanley Cup championships since 2010 because of their players. Now, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all fully rested, including recently injured players such as Toews and Patrick Kane.

Heck, Crawford looked so relaxed that he might as well have been wearing sandals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to rest,â&#x20AC;?

Crawford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most important thing is the mental break.â&#x20AC;?

In other words, the exact opposite of playing in a stressful Game 7.

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The sequence of events started last Friday, when Lambrigtsen was among about 100 players to participate in the Blue Star Showcase in Waukegan. She played in three games, and caught the eye of Loyola coach Sheryl Swoopes.

NCAA regulations forbid Swoopes from having contact with players at the showcase, so Swoopes contacted Lambrigtsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AAU coach, John Penney, who in turn contacted Lambrigtsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Boyd.

Sam then contacted Swoopes, and an official visit was set up for Tuesday.

While in Chicago, the Lambrigtsens toured the campus, met with academic advisors, trainers and team members, and ate lunch and dinner.

The visit lasted about 10 hours. Lambrigtsen was taken with the campus, which is on the banks of Lake Michigan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They offered me a scholarship right before

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Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sam Lambrigtsen scored 2,044 points in 4 years as a Hawk. She is taking her talents to Loyola of Chicago next fall. dinner,â&#x20AC;? Lambrigtsen said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take me long to accept. I had already made up my mind that if they were going to offer, I was going to take it.â&#x20AC;?

A national letter of intent from Loyola will be mailed to Lambrigtsen in the next few days.

When she gets it, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll sign it and fax it back.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also have a ceremony at Oregon High School.

Loyola is a private Jesuit university of slightly more than

15,000 students in Chicago. The Ramblers play in the Missouri Valley Conference, and the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team posted an 11-21 mark in 2013-14, including 6-11 in league play.

One of the major selling points for Lambrigtsen was the chance to play for Swoopes, a six-time WNBA all-star and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She also led Texas Tech to a national championship in 1993. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents are WNBA

fans, so they knew all about coach Swoopes,â&#x20AC;?

Lambrigtsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Googled her name to find out more about her, and oh my God, she was a great player. To be coached by her is just going to be incredible.â&#x20AC;?

Lambrigtsen averaged 22.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 2.2 assists this past season to lead Oregon to a 19-12 record and a regional championship.

She scored 2,044 points in her high school career.

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Karlie Mellott rapped out four of Sterlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 16 hits in a 12-0 blanking of LaSalle-Peru on Wednesday in LaSalle.

Two of Mellottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hits were doubles, and she also drove in two runs.

Erin Stroup had three hits, including a double, with two RBIs, while Nadia Trujillo, Abri Hale and Darien Bardoner also had two hits.

Lexy Staples tossed a 3-hitter for the Golden Warriors (13-5, 5-1 NIB-12 West), with four strikeouts and three walks.

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Callie Gosney hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first to get Rockridge off to a fast start.

again, then won it with a run in the bottom of the ninth.

Alli Henson drove in four runs for Oregon, Kasey Lapp had three RBIs, while Alana Leamanczyk, Bre Bicksler, Emily Perkins and Abby Baker added two each. Perkins led a 21-hit attack with four.

Baker got the win with five innings of one-run relief.

Brecke Stullinget homered, doubled twice, singled and drove in five runs for Mendota.

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Geneseo 10, Sterling 0, seven runs in the bottom 5 inn.: The Golden War-

hits, including a double, for Rock Falls in a loss to of the seventh to tie the riors were held to one hit Rockridge in Taylor Ridge. score at 15, added another in a road loss to the Maple Dodd (2-2) was also run in the eighth to tie it Leafs.

Warren-Stockton 13, Eastland 7: The Cougars

gave up six runs in the top of the third inning on their way to a home loss to the Blackhawks.

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Missiles second at home:

Cooper Pauley won an event to lead Milledgeville (61) to second place behind Lena-Winslow (83) in a fourteam meet in Milledgeville.

Also competing were Pearl City (59) and AFC (28).

Pauley won the 1,600 in 4 minutes, 58.03 seconds.

Also for the Missiles, the 1,600 relay team of Troy Litwiller, Zach Schmidt, Josh Waite and Jason Brubaker won in 3:53.8.

AFCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mike Finn won the 100 (11.72), while Trevor Ramsey won the 200 (25.82).

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looked like we were going to peck away and maybe get to 10 runs to end the game early,â&#x20AC;?

DeKalb coach Jeff Davis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But credit Dixon, because their pitcher threw strikes, their defense played well, and they never let us pull away.â&#x20AC;?

After DeKalb (11-5) arrived late, it was Dixon (5-10) that came out cold.

After the first two batters reached in the top of the first, Morgan Newport ripped a triple to deep left field for a 2-0 DeKalb lead.

But Jones kept Newport at third thanks to a lineout, groundout and popout, then did the same thing over the next two innings.

After a passed ball and a sacrifice fly by Erin Karazewski, Jones ended the second by getting a flyout to left. She then left the bases full of Barbs in the third with a soft liner to center and a popout to first, after allowing an RBI single to Jessica Townsend with one out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was tough after warming up to stop and wait a while before the game started,â&#x20AC;? Jones said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but I relied on my defense to help limit what they got, and it actually kept our momentum up.

Keeping them from having a really big inning kept us in the game, and I think it helped us play with more confidence and play to our highest potential.â&#x20AC;?

The Duchessesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bats responded in the bottom of the third. Allison Newman and Kari Wolfe drew one-out walks at the bottom of the order, then leadoff hitter Bre Grobe singled to center to load the bases.

After a strikeout, Erin Smith and Jones ripped back-to-back RBI singles to left to cut the deficit to 5-2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first couple of innings, we were down

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DeKalbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jessica Townsend (bottom) is tagged out by Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bre Grobe as she dives back to third base during the second inning Wednesday at Reynolds Field.

Townsend was caught in a rundown, and was called out when she returned to the base already occupied by her teammate Claire Koertner (12). The Barbs beat the Duchesses 10-2 in a NIB-12 crossover game.

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But DeKalb starter Katie Kowalski (5-2) got a strikeout to end that threat, then allowed only a second single to Smith

the rest of the way. She finished with 13 strikeouts in a four-hitter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were able to minimize the damage, just like they had been doing to us,â&#x20AC;? Davis said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and that turned things around for us.â&#x20AC;?

The Barbs scored one run over the next three innings, but put the game away with a four-run, fivehit seventh.

After walking four hitters through the first four innings, Jones (1-3) struck out five over the final three frames. Seven of the 10 runs she allowed were earned, and DeKalb finished with 15 hits.

But even with the loss, Dixon coach Chris Jones was encouraged by the effort he saw from his squad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody was out there working together as a team, really supporting their pitcher,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blame any one person, but shouldered

the load as a team, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to see. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just have to keep working, keep improving, and keep getting more aggressive and trying to make things happen instead of just letting them. We stayed right with them for six innings today, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another step in the right direction.â&#x20AC;?

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Rock Fallsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Clay Velazquez doubles to start the sixth inning Wednesday against Sherrard. The hit started a five-run rally that led to a 6-2 win.

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Left-handed sophomore Nathan Earl had kept the Rocketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bats in check through five innings by throwing strikes and relying on his defense. The few hardhit balls by the Rockets were hit on a line into Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defensemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gloves.

That is until Clay Velazquez led off the sixth with double to the right-field fence. Next up was Dustin Huycke, who laid down a slowrolling bunt down the third-base line. No one could recover the ball quick enough to get the speedy Huycke at first.

Earl then jumped out to a 0-2 count on Dallas Jones. The No. 3 hitter refused to go down easy, and eventually coaxed the walk. That loaded the bases and marked the end of the day for Earl.

Blake Lampo took over and got Jacob Mammosser to ground into a fielderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice that forced Velazquez out at the plate.

That brought up Donoho, who had started the day on the mound before shifting to shortstop. Huycke scored on a wild pitch to Donoho, who later in the count smacked a 1-2 pitch up the middle to score two more runs and give Rock Falls a 4-2 lead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are going to be days where you hit the ball hard and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right at them,â&#x20AC;? Donoho said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much you can do about it. But, Clay does a great job of

leading off, and his double got us going.â&#x20AC;?

Donoho moved to second on a throw to the plate on his RBI single.

He came around to score as he stole third, and the throw down to third sailed into left field. Cayden Erickson would drive in Trace Hippen later in the inning with a single to push the lead to 6-2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly happy with how we played early,â&#x20AC;? Chappell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were a little lazy at times. But we snapped out of it and fought back against a pretty strong team.â&#x20AC;?

Erickson (4-1) earned the win with three innings of relief. He allowed a single run in the fifth, and then loaded the bases in the seventh with two outs before Akerman ended it with his diving catch.

Donoho pitched the first four innings. Sherrard (14-4) scored its first run in the first on two walks and an error. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought both kids pitched pretty well,â&#x20AC;?

Chappell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our only game this week, and we wanted to get our top two guys work. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Cayden was used to coming out of the bullpen, but he battled with it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I gave up a couple walks in that first inning, but overall I felt pretty good out there,â&#x20AC;? Donoho said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our defense played pretty good today, and Cayden came in and did great to finish it off.â&#x20AC;?

The Rockets scored a lone run in the first on an RBI single by Mammosser that scored Huycke.

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Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer before drawing a careerhigh four walks and Nate Schierholtz drove in three runs, rallying the Chicago Cubs over the Reds 9-4 Wednesday night in Cincinnati.

Starlin Castro went 3-for-4 with two doubles for the Cubs, who matched their season-high in runs on the way to their second win in their last three games following a four-game losing streak.

Brayan Pena hit a solo homer for the Reds, who have lost four of five.

Edwin Jackson (2-2) beat Cincinnati for the second time this year, allowing four runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. Brian Schlitter, Wesley Wright, Neil Ramirez and Hector Rondon combined for two-hit relief.

With the score tied 3-3 in the fifth, the Cubs loaded the bases with no outs against reliever Nick Christiani (0-1). Mike Olt hit into an RBI forceout, and Schierholtz followed with a sacrifice fly.

Schierholtz added a two-run single off Sean Marshall against a drawn-in infield in a four-run ninth.

Tigers 5, White Sox 1: Max Scherzer threw six scoreless innings and the Tigers beat the White Sox to finish a two-game sweep in Chicago.

Scherzer (3-1) won his third straight start, allowing four hits while striking out seven to become the first pitcher in team history with at least seven strikeouts in each of his first six starts.

He also became the first in the majors to do it since Tim Lincecum

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Vasquez, 31, has extensive experience coaching boys basketball. He coached middle school and junior high basketball in Sterling from 2001-2004, then worked

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at the high school level (freshman, sophomore and varsity assistant) from 2007-2013.

He also coached the Sauk Valley Predators semi-pro team, as an assistant in 2011-12 and head coach in 2012-13.

He noted taking over a girls team will be no adjustment at all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basketball is basketball,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the Xâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are the same.â&#x20AC;?

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that included three RBIs, and Matt Adams hit a three-run homer as the Cardinals beat the Brewers in St. Louis.

Jon Jay had three hits and a walk his first four trips to the plate. The Cardinals avoided a three-game sweep by the team with the best record in the major leagues.

Shelby Miller (3-2) worked around homers to Mark Reynolds and Carlos Gomez, allowing three runs and six hits in six-plus innings.

plans and what will be expected of them.

When asked what style the Golden Warriors will use, Vasquez didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always preached defense,â&#x20AC;? Vasquez said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and that is going to be a staple of our team.

Defense is what wins championships, and that is what we are going to emphasize.â&#x20AC;?

There were eight outof-district candidates for the job, according to Sterling Athletic Director

Greg King, but none were interviewed for the job.

Vasquez, who has worked in the technology department at Sterling High School since 2012, was the in-house candidate he had pegged for the job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ryan is a young coach who has worked his way up the ranks,â&#x20AC;? King said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the hardest-working assistant coaches Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever been around. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a head coach of a semi-pro basketball team. It was kind of a no-brainer.â&#x20AC;?

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SPRINT CUP Aaronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 499

NASCAR Sprint Cup 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Matt Kenseth 3. Carl Edwards +YLE "USCH $ALE %ARNHARDT *R *OEY ,OGANO "RAD +ESELOWSKI *IMMIE *OHNSON 2YAN .EWMAN "RIAN 6ICKERS TIE 'REG "IFFLE !USTIN $ILLON +YLE ,ARSON $ENNY (AMLIN TIE 4ONY 3TEWART

Site: Talladega, Ala. Schedule: Friday, practice &OX Sports 1, 1 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying &OX NOON 3UNDAY RACE

NOON &OX Track: Talladega Superspeedway (oval, 2.66 miles) Race distance: MILES LAPS Fast fact: Season points leader Jeff Gordon leads ACTIVE DRIVERS WITH SIX Talladega victories Next race: (OUR %NERGY 400, May 10, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Mo.

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Sage Karam, 19, has parlayed an Indy Lights championship into a ride in the upcoming Indianapolis 500. The only hiccup is that the senior in high school will have to miss prom.

Site: Talladega, Ala. Schedule: Thursday, prac tice; Fri day, quali FYING &OX Sports

p.m.); Sat URDAY RACE P M %30.

Track: Talladega Super speedway (oval, 2.66 miles) Race distance: 311.22 miles, 117 laps Fast fact: Darrell Wallace Jr. and Sam Hornish Jr. ARE DRIVING FOR *OE 'IBBS 2ACING Next race: )OWA

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Karam missing prom to race in Indy 500 "Y THE !SSOCIATED 0RESS

CAMPING WORLD TRUCK Last race: $EFENDING series champion Matt Crafton won the RAIN delayed race at Martinsville on March 30.

Next race: 3&0

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Kansas City, Mo.

INDYCAR Last race: Ryan HunterReay coasted to his sec ond straight VICTORY AT "AR BER -OTOR sports Park IN !LABAMA

when the RAIN SHORT ened race finished under caution. Andretti Autosport teammate Marco Andretti was second.

Next race: 'RAND 0RIX OF Indianapolis, May 10, Indianapolis Motor Speed way, Indianapolis

Sage Karam has found only one speed bump in landing a ride in the Indianapolis 500: He canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to the prom.

Karam was set to bring girlfriend Anna de Ferran, daughter of 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran, to his Nazareth Area High School prom, until his new job got in the way. The 19-year-old Karam, the reigning Indy Lights champion, struck a deal this week to drive the No. 22 Chevrolet in his Indianapolis 500 debut.

Qualifying is on May 17, the same day as his prom, forcing Karam to start his engine in Indianapolis instead of renting a limo in Pennsylvania. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never been to a prom before,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was kind of looking forward to it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good excuse to miss it.â&#x20AC;?

Securing a ride for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greatest Spectacle in Racingâ&#x20AC;? from Chip Ganassi isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a bad graduation gift. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always said when I was younger, I wanted to race in the 500 my senior year,â&#x20AC;? Karam said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some kids kind of laughed at that idea. Even adults. I always stuck by it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I always was going to do. Now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turned into a reality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cool feeling to be 19 and know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to race in the

biggest race in the world.â&#x20AC;?

Karam is from Nazareth, Pa., the hometown of the Andretti family. He spent months wondering if he could parlay his feeder system championship into an IndyCar ride. He got the break he needed when he signed with Ganassi in a driver development role.

Karam will race in his first Indianapolis 500 next month in a car fielded jointly by Chip Ganassi Racing and Dreyer & Reinbold Kingdom Racing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked my whole life to get to this point,â&#x20AC;? Karam said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To finally sign a contract with

my name on it that means Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m racing in the 500, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an insane feeling.â&#x20AC;?

Driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, Karam won the Indy Lights championship, the ultimate reward for a season built on three wins, nine podiums, two poles, and 163 laps led.

He ditched a final year of class for online courses, as he chased his open-wheel dream.

Karam ran the first two Tudor United Sports Car races with Ganassiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organization. Ganassi plans to use Karam in the remaining endurance races. But there are no immediate plans for Karam to race in IndyCar after the 500. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew if I was given the opportunity, I had to impress,â&#x20AC;?

Karam said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an awesome feeling knowing that these guys are really putting a lot of time and effort into me to groom me.â&#x20AC;?

Karam, a high school wrestler, just signed a 6-month lease for a place in Carmel, Ind., and plans to absorb all he can in IndyCarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epicenter.

Karamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prom is on hold, but he does plan on walking with his class for the June 10 graduation ceremony, maybe with one more accessory to go with his mortarboard hat and gown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got that Indy 500 champions ring on,â&#x20AC;? he said.

New road course getting rave reviews

FORMULA ONE Malaysian Grand Prix

"Y THE !SSOCIATED 0RESS

Last week: Lewis Hamilton won in Shanghai for his third straight victory.

Next race: 3PANISH 'RAND 0RIX -AY 11, Circuit de Catalunya, "ARCELONA

NHRA Last week: Erica EndersStevens raced to her sec ond Pro Stock victory of the season.

Antron Brown won in Top Fuel, and Robert Hight topped the Funny Car field.

Next race: Summer .ATIONALS -AY !TLAN TA $RAGWAY #OMMERCE 'A

INDIANAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; IndyCar drivers were unified Wednesday: The new road course at Indianapolis is a whole lot better than the old one.

Heck, they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even find anything to complain about.

After a 6-hour test session on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile course, virtually every driver who took laps around Indianapolis Motor Speedway raved about the course, praising everything from the curbs to the turns to the chicanes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m impressed,â&#x20AC;? defending series champion Scott Dixon said after posting the fastest lap of

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the day, 126.161 mph. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The track was just so much fun today. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a demanding circuit, the cars all seem very close, so I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to create some fantastic racing. The sections, especially seven, eight, nine, 10, really keep you on your toes.â&#x20AC;?

Dixon was just one of the guys who applauded the modifications, even in chilly, overcast weather.

The old course had been routinely panned by racers on two and four wheels for being

too slick, having too many different track compositions, and a lack of passing areas. A $5 million-plus offseason face lift has changed everything.

Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Simon Pagenaud said fans could see side-by-side racing through the first four turns on race day. There are hardbraking turns everyone acknowledges will test the drivers, and speedway President Doug Boles said there are still some finishing touches that need to be applied.

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Those who competed on the old Formula One course, which opened in 2000, contend the modifications have been worth every penny. Just ask Colombiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Juan Pablo Montoya or Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Takuma Sato. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are two or three really hard-braking turns, so I think there will be a lot of late-braking carnage that will make fans very happy,â&#x20AC;? said Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Martin Plowman, Satoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teammate.

That, too, was by design.

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This week, we are looking at strong jump shifts.

These show some 13-16 high-card points and either an excellent one-suiter, or a prime two-suiter with responder having length in both his suit and his partner’s suit.

Now look at today’s auction.

What do you make of the two rebids, North’s two notrump and South’s three hearts?

When South responds two spades, North has such wonderful clubs that he can infer South must have a spade one-suiter, not a black two-suiter.

So North might immediately launch into Blackwood.

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give his partner space to describe his hand, South’s three hearts announces long spades with a control or two in hearts and not in diamonds (the suit he skipped).

He would have rebid three clubs with both black suits.

How should South plan the play in six spades after West leads the diamond queen?

Declarer can afford one trump loser, not two. With this suit combination, the best play is to start by cashing the ace.

When the jack drops, South continues with the spade queen to drive out the king and claims.

Note that if declarer starts with a losing spade finesse, he will have a nasty guess on the second round: Finesse again or cash the ace? Also, if the spade ace is greeted by the two and nine, South crosses to the dummy with a diamond and leads a spade toward his hand. He has no guesswork at all. © 2014 UFS

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Call 284-2222 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2007-5CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20075CB PLAINTIFF Vs. Krystle R. Bubrick; et. al.

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13 CH 00071 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 7/31/2013, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 6/5/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

1 Month Free!

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

815-562-7368 st

MT. MORRIS 1 Br. All utilities, plus cable/Internet incl., $400/mo.

Call Todd 815-994-2050

PIN 11-28-327-011 Improved with Multi-Family Unit COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 811 Leroy Avenue Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

POLO 2BR, A/C & appliances furnished, attached garage, no smoking and no pets. Deposit and references req. $495/mo. 815-9463191 after 5 pm.

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

ROCK FALLS

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

1BR, $375/mo.

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815-625-7043

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

STERLING 1 & 2BR Apts. All utilities pd. Sec. 8 OK. 815-622-6887

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

1 or 2BR, $380 & up. 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

1&2 BR for $400 -$525 Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1413-08136.

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

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

DEFENDANTS

13 CH 00071 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 7/31/2013, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 6/5/14 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 19 OF THE W.E. AND M.T. MOUCK'S RE-SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH PART OF LOTS 1, 2 AND 3, IN BLOCK 1 OF MERILL AND HAPGOOD'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS; ALSO THE WEST 8 INCHES OF THE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 20 IN SAID W.E. AND M. T. MOUCK'S RE-SUBDIVISION, SITUATED IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 11-28-327-011 Improved with Multi-Family Unit COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 811 Leroy Avenue Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-08136.

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 15 TO: Gerald Houston; First Trust and Savings Bank; Unknown Owners and Occupants and Parties Interested and The Whiteside County Clerk YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of Whiteside County, Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 2, 2011, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described real estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year 2010, to-Wit All that Part of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Block 11, in the upper part of the Town (now Village) of Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois which lies Southerly o f the Southerly line of State Bond issue Route 80, now Illinois State Route 84, excepting part of Lot 4 in Block 11, of upper Albany, Village of Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois, Bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 4, thence North 31 degrees 55 minutes 45 seconds West, along the Southwesterly line thereof, a distance of 68.11 feet to the Southeasterly right of way of S.B.I. Route 80 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Illinois Route 84; thence North 69 degrees 06 minutes 05 seconds East along said Southeasterly right of way line, a distance of 72.52 feet to the Northeasterly line of said Lot 4; thence South 31 degrees 55 minutes 14 seconds East, along said Northeasterly line, a distance of 54.83 feet to the Easternmost corner of said Lot 4, thence South 58 degrees 32 minutes 53 seconds West along the Southeasterly line of said Lot 4, a distance of 71.18 feet to the point of beginning and Lots 5 and 6 in Block 11, in the upper part of the Town (Now Village) of Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois. Certificate 2010-00049 PIN: 06-24-409-004 YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale has filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESEID County, Illinois in the same proceedings wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2014 AT 9:00 A.M. or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTS BUILDING, 200 N. KNOX ST., MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-7725189. Last day for redemption is AUGUST 2, 2014 Dated March 13, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PUCHASER/PETITIONER Lawrence Bruckner, 1100 Locust Street; Thomson, IL 61285; 815-259-3168 April 29, 30, May 1, 2014

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Request For Bids: The Lee County Council on Aging is requesting written bids for repairing plaster walls and painting walls of the Post House Ballroom.

Specifics include: . ! ning and prep of surfaces to be painted. atching plast '. painting all painted surfaces in Ballroom, bathrooms, closet(. "oving and replacing sound baffles. Evidence of insurance is required. Submit bids to LCCOA, 100 W. 2nd St. Dixon, IL 61021 no later than Friday May 9, 2014 all 815-288-9236 with questions or to make an appointment to view.

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Terry Bailey; Beth Bailey; Midland Funding LLC; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

14 CH 21 Property Address: 310 Grant Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Terry Bailey and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: THE SOUTHERLY FIFTH (50) FEET OF THE WESTERLY ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET OF LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK FIFTY-SIX (56) IN THE TOWN OF WEST DIXON (NOW A PART OF THE CITY OF DIXON), ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 07-08-06-430-007 Said property is commonly known as: 310 Grant Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Terry Bailey and Beth Bailey and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 2008003320 Book 0805 Page 3072 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that 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 Office of the Clerk of the Court at Lee County on or before May 19, 2014, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. Lindberg FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) April 17, 24, May 1, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF15 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF15, Plaintiff, vs.

Joshua M. McCrea, Fallon L. McCluskey aka Fallon L. McCrea, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Franklin A Division of National City Bank, Unknown Owners, Generally, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

13 CH 109 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 2/21/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County will on 5/9/2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Ogle County Sheriff's Department, Administrative Building, 103 Jefferson Street, Oregon, Illinois 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 162 AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NUMBER 6 OF HARVEST GLENN SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK D OF PLATS, ON PAGE 42 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0109248 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 11-22-405-025 COMMON ADDRESS: 523 Autumnwolf Drive, Davis Junction, IL 61020 The improvement on the property consists of: single family residence.

Sale terms: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance due within (2) two business or the following Tuesday. The property offered for sale is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

The City of Sterling will receive sealed bids for the removal of a one story building with partial basement, and an attached 1 car garage and drive located at 603 13th Avenue and legally described as; East of Broadway Lt 8 (ex W 51 of S 15) Blk 60 MF in the City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois; PIN: 11-22177-037.

Bids will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2014 in the Code Enforcement Office, Coliseum Building, 212 3rd Avenue, Sterling, Illinois. All bids received will be opened and read aloud.

The contract documents, including specifications and forms of contract and bond for completion of work, are on file at the Code Enforcement office of the City of Sterling.

All proposals shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check payable to the City of Sterling for an amount which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the bid, to be held as damages should the bidder to whom an award is made fail to execute the contract and bond for performance of work.

Labor employed on this work shall be paid not less than the minimum rate of wages for the various classifications of workers employed. The City of Sterling reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Payment of this work will be by check upon completion of work. There will be no progress payments.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a contract bond on the form of bond furnished by the City of Sterling, which bond is attached to the Contract Documents. A cash bond or authorized Letter of Credit is also acceptable.

No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least ninety (90) days.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY OF STERLING Marie Rombouts City Clerk May 1st, 2014

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF15 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF15, Plaintiff, vs.

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13 CH 109 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 2/21/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County will on 5/9/2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Ogle County Sheriff's Department, Administrative Building, 103 Jefferson Street, Oregon, Illinois 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 11-22-405-025 COMMON ADDRESS: 523 Autumnwolf Drive, Davis Junction, IL 61020 The improvement on the property consists of: single family residence.

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The judgment amount was at $180,227.62.

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, LLC, 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 2300, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 2016679.

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AUCTIONS

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May 1st- 4th Thurs. & Fri. 11-5 Sat. & Sun. 11-3 6154 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon Just North of Flagg Rd. No Early birds Please!

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 ASHTON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. May 2: 8am4pm, Sat. May 3: 8am-1pm HUGE Indoor Rummage Sale/Bake Sale/Garden Center Reynolds Church, 2496 Reynolds Rd., Ashton Saturday markdowns!

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DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8-3 1917 Paulsen Rd. Beautiful Brand name clothing, mostly new girls clothes sz 10/12, 14/16, Jr. & Womens S-2xl, Some boys sz 18, Mens M & L. Accessories & womens shoes, Newman H.S. Girls uniforms and sportswear. Home dĂŠcor, antique dishware, S&P shakers, 43â&#x20AC;? projection TV, misc.

Fri. Only 8-5 462 Kilgore Rd. People to People Student Tuition Fundraiser.

Craftman mower 4 yrs. old, solid wood entertainment center, TV's 40â&#x20AC;? & 19â&#x20AC;?, white bookshelf, solid wood jewelry case, video games, ant. record player, hutch, Scholastic books, Teachers materials.

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

Thurs., 4-7, Fri. 7-4, Sat. 8-1 463 IL Rt. 2 (the old Don Mullery Ford / Castelon subdv.

(RR Raiders Baseball Fundraiser) 11 families Lots of boys clothing 8-12, ladies clothing sporting equip. Halloween, foosball table, WII, computer, lots of old office chairs & desks, lots of misc.

Thurs., Fri., Sat., May 1, 2, & 3 8-4 30769 E. Thome Road, Indoor Estate/Moving Sale baby grand piano, organ, antique desk, antique table & chairs, other furniture items, dishes, tools, & much more!

No early sales.

Fri. 3-7, Sat. 9-3 3809 E. 17th St. 2 Family Sale. Girls clothes 0-6x, XL maternity clothes, infant car seat, 2 wheel utility trailer, sm. dog crate, area rug, ceiling fan, housewares, toys, books, lots of misc. items.

I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

PROPHETSTOWN GARAGE SALES 624

BIG Consignment Sale Thurs. 9-6, Fri. 116, Sat. 9-4 Early Sales Starting Wed. Bizarre Americana 609 W. Third St.

By Steel Worker's Credit Union bottom Ave. G Bridge Beds- twin, full, queen, king, $90.

Recliner, sm. desk, matching sofa & chair, sofa, dressers, love seat, micro. stand, gun rack, 8â&#x20AC;? futon mattress, TV stand, new queen/ king box springs, office chair. Like new washer, dresser, chest freezer, coffee & end tables, headboards.

Air cond., table & chairs- sm. & big sets, sofa sleeper, toddler bed, black gas stove like new, ent. center, double reclining sofa.

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Prophetstown's Spring City Wide Garage Sales are Saturday, May 3rd You can pick up your garage sale map at Prophets Mini Mart, Conoco or Prophet Family Restaurant

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 8-4 & Sat. 8-1 27716 Madlyn Dr. (Off Buel Rd) Large Sale!

Furniture, baby items, clothes, household, and lots of misc.

Fri. 8-4 & Sat. 8-Noon 28528 Summer St. Don't miss this one! Multi-Family Sale. Lots of name brand clothing: Children's Place, Gap, H&M, Old Navy. Also misc. and household items.

Friday 7:30-4 & Sat. 8-noon 28095 Logan St. (off Buell Rd.) Moving Sale!

0-21 mo. boy's & maternity clothing, household items, nice furniture, Santa collection, antique table & buffet, sm. freezer, micrometers, table saw, Kennedy Machinist toolbox, LT 155 John Deer Lawn Tractor, 1,000 BTU Reddy heater, misc.

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

Fri. & Sat. 8-2 2207 11th Avenue HUGE Garage Sale brand name clothes for boys & girls 2T-5T, men & women's & girl's, baby clothes, baby items, boy's bed set, lots of toys!

Household items & dĂŠcor, lots of misc!

Fri. 7 AM to 5 & Sat. 7 AM to 2 1608 E. 18 th St. Multi-Family Sale Bakers rack, pack & play, toddler's car seats, Longaberger baskets, Elvis plates, LOTs of infant thru toddler clothing, adults xl yard tools, 2004 Harley Davidson w/ chrome, lots of misc.

Fri. 8-4, Sat. 8-12 3512 9th Ave (off Science Ridge Rd or 37th St) Specialty Hostas, Irises, pies, mower, bikes, clothes (M&W), boys 4-8, girls 2-5, hand tools, bag chairs, old bottles & tins, scrubs M&L, kitchen, books, shoes, collectibles, fishing poles and lots of misc.

Friday 8-3 & Sat. 8-noon 2205 21st Ave. L. baskets, cookie jars, great knickknacks & holiday, mantle clock, groovy girls, furniture, Build a Bear & outfits, ladies clothing & teen boots & shoes.

Cash Only Saturday, 8-1 St. Paul Lutheran Church 1701 16th Ave. Rummage Sale Folding chairs, snow skis, wooden rocker and misc.

WW2 German Navel Battle Flag.

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APPLIANCES

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FURNITURE

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Nice oak office desk, new leather desk chair. $165 815-625-0449

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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Mobility Elect. Scooter for sale by owner.

Lightweight, easy to handle. Long lasting batteries.

Excellent Condition. $950. Call 815-626-0240

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 6 kittens to give away to good homes only. Call 815-625-7686 Free Cats, cats only.

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Friday 7:30-5 & Saturday 7-3 10060 Buell Rd. Girls 0-24 mo.

Boys 0-12 mo.

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

Commercial ice machine for sale, Manitowoc 650 lb.

Cuber w/ ice bin, $950, Norlake 6'x6' walk in cooler, $1,000.

Norlake 6'x4' walk in freezer, $1,000. John Deere leaf sweeper, new $225, regulation size foosball table, $95.

Call Dan at 815-4415772.

LAWN MOWERS

779

2012 J.D. Rider Hydro. 42” deck 18.7/hrs, 19.5HP $1300 815-9733372 or 288-5804 Simplicity Conquest garden tractor, 50” mower, 18hp. Like new.

235 hrs. $2,000/ firm. 815-499-7308

LAWN & GARDEN

781

2002 John Deere X585 4x4.

54” mulching mowing deck, 51” rotary broom MC519 bagging cart. 46” snow thrower. $9,900. Call 815441-7500 Lawn Mowing & Garden Rototilling 815-973-5757 or 815-973-0056

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS 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.

TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

“Jet” 7 in. x 12 in. horizontal-vertical band saw, new.

Paid $1400. Asking $700 cash. 815915-3279 Dixon

WANT TO BUY 795 OLD ADVERTISING SIGNS WANTED Beer, Gas, & Oil Auto, Farm, Soda Hunting & More.

Please call Mike @ 651-451-3786 Will buy crochet, knitting books and magazines. Leave message. 815-4997386

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE (2) Raynor Garage doors, complete.

7x18 & 7x9. Insulated. $600 total 815-946-3572 140 sq. ft. engineered hardwood flooring.

Handscraped Potomac Plank Birch, ½ ”x5” planks, $400 815772-2226 2 yr old refrig. $200 obo, 1 yr. Old gas stove $200 obo, John Deere MX5 finishing mower 3 point hitch $1250 815-994-3339 200+ Antique beer can collection. $75 takes all. 815-2883798 2000 oak kitchen cabinets Carpet 69¢sq/ft Builder Discount 626-4561 5,000 mulch, fertilizer, lawn care, Scott's Crab Grass Preventer. $25 Builder Discount 500 Plus pen collection in frames $100 815-9734772 500 plus pencil collection in frames $100 815-9734772 Blacktop Seal Coating Early Order Discounts Fritz Asphalt 815-499-2940 Chapel Hill Sec. M. 4 graves. $500 ea. Will pay transfer fees. Call 815718-3164 If you need Gravel hauled call 815499-7195 King size 1 pc.

Mattress.

Good Condition. $100.

815-631-1906 Lg. stack of Rough Sawn hardwood lumber, oak, walnut cherry, good for projects. $1,500 815-288-3301

DIRECTV, Internet, Phone Starting @ $69.99/mo!

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Limited time Call Now! 1-855-631-8292 Moving Sale Solid oak dinning room table w/ 3 leaves & 6 chairs $800. China cabinet $100. 5 Solid oak bar stools. $150/set. Casino slot machine. $350. Walnut Piano $100. All in good condition. Call 815-631-0246 NEW women's Asic Gel Flux size 7, salmon & teal. $65 815-499-0721 New Womens Nike Track Shoes Sz. 9 $10 815-631-0002 Patio Table with 4 chairs & umbrella $40 815-284-0946 Retro kitchen table w/ 4 padded chairs. Pink and black. $75. Call 815-732-6530 after noon.

Scooter Store Power Chair TSS300, like new condition, $4,000 new, asking $650, 815-849-5466 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Twin, full, queen, king beds. Washer, dryer, dbl. reclining sofa, dresser, recliner, like new black gas stove.

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HORSES & SUPPLIES

Horses for Sale or Trade. All reasonable offers considered. Also Sundowner 5th wheel horse trailer for Sale.

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1991 Corvette Convertible, auto, 33K mi., teal, exc. cond., $15,000 815-716-8904

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1995 Honda Passport 4x4 Very reliable!!! $1500 815-973-6972 1999 Toyota Camry, newer tires.

Gold. $1050. Call 803-539-1807 2007 Acura TL Graphite grey, loaded, automatic, 82k miles, Great cond. $13,800 obo 815-535-8503 2007 Hyundai Accent 2dr hatch, 1 owner, very clean.

Auto., air, 114k. No rust, no dents, no disappointments. $5700 815-9736609 after 5 pm creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

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USED AUTOS 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Reg. Cab, 32,000 Miles

TRAILERS/RVS

945

2002 Keystone Montana 5th Wheel, fully loaded, beautiful fireplace, 3 slide-outs, 4 canopies, gorgeous inside & out, outside shower, exc, cond., $18,000 815-4405200 2008 Camper/ Toy Hauler. Sleeps 4, kitchen, bath, ducted heat, A/C, very clean. $12,000 Call 815-626-7278 3 small trailers for sale. $1,000/obo.

Call 815-626-1779 6pm-9pm.

AUTOS WANTED

960

AUTOS WANTED

960

ONLINE CLASSIFIEDS AT

$$$

815-441-0246 ABSOLUTELY

THE BEST CASH PAID FOR JUNK or

Unwanted (running or not)

VEHICLES $150-$2000

We Pay the BEST! Guaranteed!

Fastest Pickup All calls answered 7 days a week.

Licensed Dealer

815-441-0246

2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 2008 Buick Enclave 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT

Sunroof & Leather

2002 Pontiac Montana 2001 Pontiac 6XQ¿UH 4-door

1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4 1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4

1998 Ford F-700 Dump Truck Gas

(Don't be lied to, this number is not affiliated with any other number in paper)

$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 815-499-3543

CASH 4-CARS

SELL

We are licensed & insured to buy vehicles. Running or non running, scrap, Ect. 7 days a week.

All Calls Answered!

those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad

(815)499-3543 $$$$$$$$$$$$$ We Buy Used cars & trucks.

Call Dixon ATV 815-288-2146

625-3600 284-2222

YOUR ONE PRICED DEALERSHIP

Hassle Free Buyi me of ng o H

Business Hours: Monday 8 to 8, Tues.-Fri. 8 to 5, Saturday 8 to 3

*Plus tax, title, license & doc fee.

Credit Problems?

Bad Credit? No Credit? We might be able to help! If you're looking to buy a vehicle we have many financing options available through qualified lenders. Call Brett Simpson today at 815-2855313. Ken Nelson Auto Plaza.

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD.

TRUCKS

910

1997 Ford F-150, needs transmission work. $2000 OBO 815-288-7083

ONE TEAM

489 ILLINOIS ROUTE 2, DIXON, IL 61021 CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON RT. 2 BETWEEN DIXON & STERLING BUSINESS HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8PM SATURDAY 8AM-5PM

www.DIXONFLM.com 815-288-3366 ONE PRICE - OUR BEST PRICE UPFRONT AND DISPLAYED ON EVERY VEHICLE EVERY DAY.

Stk# AD787A

2013 Chevrolet Impala WOW ONLY 11,000 MILES!

Suggested Retail ..................$19,526 Our Discount..........................$1,775

YOUR PRICE

17,751* 29,991

$

Stk# AE8239A

2013 Ford Fusion SE REMAINING FACTORY WARRANTY

Suggested Retail ..................$23,640 Our Discount..........................$2,149

YOUR PRICE

21,491*

$

2013 Dodge Journey

Stk# BE8065A

AWD, CREW

Suggested Retail ..................$23,847 Our Discount..........................$2,168

YOUR PRICE

21,679*

$

Stk# GP4961

2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Prem.

CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!

Suggested Retail ..................$25,620 Our Discount..........................$2,329

YOUR PRICE

23,291*

$

Stk# GP4933

2013 Ford Explorer LTD CERTIFIED PRE OWNED

Suggested Retail ..................$37,935 Our Discount..........................$3,449

YOUR PRICE

34,486*

$

Stk# EE8135A

2012 Chrysler Town & Country TOURING, VERY CLEAN

Suggested Retail ..................$23,860 Our Discount..........................$2,169

YOUR PRICE

21,691*

$

ONE PLAN - TO SELL ALL VEHICLES WITHOUT HAVING THE PRESSURE OF NEGOTIATING A PRICE.

Stk# BE8261A

2012 Ford F-150 Super Crew XLT REMAINING FACTORY WARRANTY Suggested Retail ..................$32,649 Our Discount..........................$2,968

YOUR PRICE

29,681*

$

Stk# BD8088B

2012 Ford Fiesta Sedan CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED

Suggested Retail ..................$12,888 Our Discount..........................$1,172

YOUR PRICE

11,716*

$

Stk# AE8167A

2012 Toyota Prius Hatchback REMAINING FACTORY WARRANTY

Suggested Retail ..................$22,540 Our Discount..........................$2,049

YOUR PRICE

20,491*

$

912

★4 wheel drive★ 4 door, 2002 Chevy Blazer 815-631-6678

MOTORCYCLES

935

1979 Harley Davidson Custom Ironhead. One Of a Kind! Features SS Carburetor, dual disc front brakes, GMA rear master cylinder disc brakes, shortened shocks, custom paint light gray, with lots of medal flake, lots of chrome, quick release seat, custom turn signals. Turn key ready. Selling due to health reasons, runs great! $5,100 Call 815535-7104 please leave a message.

1981 Hondamatic 450. 1,110 mi., Vetter Fairing, saddle bags. $2200 815-946-2823 1999 Goldwing GL500, white, 50th Anniversary.

41,400mi. $8500.

815-535-3703 2004 Harley 883 Sportster, silver, windshield, lug& gage carrier safety guards. 23K. mi. $4000. Call 815-564-8041.

BOATS/MOTORS

940

18' Cobalt boat & trailer luxury V8 all ready to have fun in! Have all maintenance records $2500 815-9943339

TRAILERS/RVS

ONE GOAL

DIXON

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AUTOMOBILES

AUTOMOBILES

945

2007 Club Car elec. golf cart. Lift kit, tires, wheels, back seat, radio, lights. $3800. 815716-0457.

Stk# GP4947

2012 Volkswagen Jetta CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED

Suggested Retail ..................$17,141 Our Discount..........................$1,558

YOUR PRICE

15,583*

$

Stk# GP4940B

2011 Chevrolet HHR 2LT ONLY 32,000 MILES

Suggested Retail ..................$15,392 Our Discount..........................$1,399

YOUR PRICE

13,993*

$

2011 Ford Escape

Stk# BE8196A

ONLY 35,000 MILES

Suggested Retail ..................$19,770 Our Discount..........................$1,797

YOUR PRICE

17,973*

$

ONE GOAL - TO PROVIDE A HASSLE FREE VEHICLE BUYING EXPERIENCE.

2011 Mazda CX-9

Stk# FE8118A

CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED

Suggested Retail ..................$26,924 Our Discount..........................$2,448

YOUR PRICE

24,476*

$

Stk# GP4951

2010 Ford F-150 Supercrew ONLY 34,000 MILES

Suggested Retail ..................$34,092 Our Discount..........................$3,099

YOUR PRICE

30,993*

$

Stk# EE8163A

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED

Suggested Retail ..................$20,181 Our Discount..........................$1,835

YOUR PRICE

18,346*

$

Stk# GP4932

2010 Mercury Mariner Premier 4x4 CERTIFIED PRE OWNED

Suggested Retail ..................$18,688 Our Discount..........................$1,699

YOUR PRICE

16,989*

$

Stk# AE8297A

2010 Chrysler Town & Country ONLY 38,000 MILES

Suggested Retail ..................$19,132 Our Discount..........................$1,739

YOUR PRICE

17,393*

$

Stk# BD7548B

2009 Chevrolet Silverado NICE TRUCK

Suggested Retail ..................$22,139 Our Discount..........................$2,013

YOUR PRICE

20,126*

$

ONE TEAM - FRIENDLY LOCAL EMPLOYEES TO SERVICE ALL YOUR VEHICLE NEEDS

2009 Mercury Mariner

Stk# BE8249A

JUST IN

Suggested Retail ..................$16,226 Our Discount..........................$1,475

YOUR PRICE

14,751*

$

Stk# EE8030A

2009 Volkswagen Passat LOADED

Suggested Retail ..................$12,620 Our Discount..........................$1,147

Stk# EE7990A

2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse CONVERTIBLE

Suggested Retail ..................$10,992 Our Discount..........................$999

YOUR PRICE

9,993*

$

YOUR PRICE

11,473*

$

Stk# EE7874B

2008 Chevrolet Impala LOW MILES

Suggested Retail ..................$15,313 Our Discount..........................$1,392

Stk# BD7996A

2007 Dodge Ram 1500 MUST SEE

Suggested Retail ..................$19,407 Our Discount..........................$1,764

YOUR PRICE

17,643*

$

YOUR PRICE

13,921*

$

Stk# BE8226A

2006 Ford Ranger XLT JUST IN AND PRICED TO SELL

Suggested Retail ..................$14,213 Our Discount..........................$1,292

Certified pre owned Ford warranty CPO- 7yr. 100,000 powertrain -- VW CPO- 2 yr. 24,000 Bumper to bumper - Mazda CPO- 7 yr. 100,000 powertrain. * Plus tax, title, license or doc fees, dealer not responsible for pricing errors. Photos for illustration only.

YOUR PRICE

12,921*

$