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Murder count dropped State’s attorney: Charge filed too late to be prosecuted

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

DIXON – A Dixon man accused of causing the death of his daughter will no longer be charged with firstdegree murder.

Charles T. George, 36, is now charged only with four counts of aggravated battery of a child and one count of aggravated domestic battery of a child.

Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller said Monday that

because of “speedy trial” rules, the state wouldn’t be allowed to prosecute Charles George on a murder charge, because it was added to his indictment more than 120 days after his original demand for a speedy trial.

Sacco-Miller said the 120 days

would have expired in January 2011, making the December 2013 addition of the murder charge far too late. One of her assistants, she said, made her aware of the issue.

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No video gambling for gas stations Plug emphatically pulled on request for alcohol licenses

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

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ABOVE: Dixon Police Chief Danny Langloss shows off the “Key to the City,” a battering ram used to knock down doors. Twentyseven eighth-graders from Reagan, St. Anne and St. Mary’s schools attended Government Day on Monday in Dixon, with individual students shadowing government officials from the mayor to police and fire chiefs, and even a newspaper reporter.

RIGHT: Langloss (right) leads a tour of the safety building for students who job-shadowed a government official on Government Day.

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Prison worker under investigation Employee barred from facility; matter referred to prosecutors

BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525

DIXON – A contracted worker for the Dixon Correctional Center is under investigation after being walked off the state prison’s property last week, a state official said Monday.

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prison’s procedures, said Tom Shaer, spokesman for the Department of Corrections, who would not provide details. The matter has been referred to the Lee County state’s attorney’s office, which handles criminal prosecutions, he said.

The worker has been barred from returning to the prison,

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pending disposition of the matter, Shaer said.

“The employee is not involved in safety or security,” he said. “The alleged violation does not involve safety or security.”

State’s Attorney Anna SaccoMiller said she didn’t have enough information about the matter to comment.

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Shaer wouldn’t identify the worker’s gender, but Sauk Valley Media has learned the worker is a woman.

The prison was on lockdown for a couple of weeks last month because of a periodic, unscheduled inspection. That had nothing to do with the contracted worker, Shaer said.

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DIXON – The hopes of gas station owners to have video gambling terminals in Dixon were short-lived.

The Dixon City Council unanimously decided against allowing gas stations to apply for licenses to serve alcohol, which would allow them to have the gambling machines, after two owners had made such requests to the city.

In 2012, video gambling terminals became legal in Illinois for specific businesses.

Among those businesses allowed to have the terminals are truck stops, bars and restaurants, Mayor Jim Burke said, in addition to businesses with a liquor license and a pour Commissioner license, which David Blackburn allows them to serve alcohol.

Burke said allowing gas stations to serve alcohol would be “very poor public policy.”

Commissioner David Blackburn said that if gas station owners wanted to be able to have the gambling terminals, they should approach the state about amending the gaming statue to allow for that.

“I don’t know that we need to change local ordinances to turn gas stations into places that distribute alcohol,” he said.

Ed Miller, president of Evergreen Marketing, which owns the Shamrock Pub, said bars are already heavily taxed and regulated, adding that allowing more businesses to have video gaming terminals would take a growing revenue stream away from the city’s bars.

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Police and fire crews from across northern Illinois respond to a farm outside Genoa, where a 73-year-old farmer fell into a grain bin on his property. Leon Madey was found inside the grain bin around 4:15 p.m. Monday.

Man, 73, killed in grain bin accident Officials: Farmer was trying to dislodge corn

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GENOA – Leon Madey was trying to dislodge a hardened layer corn inside a grain bin on his rural Genoa farm when he fell died Monday afternoon, police said.

It took rescue crews from across northern Illinois more than 3 hours to remove the body of Leon Madey, 73, from the grain bin on his farm on Genoa Road. Madey was found dead inside the bin after an hourslong recovery effort, police said.

Officials did not know how far Madey had fallen, or how much corn was inside the bin, but said when they found him around 4:15 p.m., he was in a standing position about 6 to 7 feet from the bottom.

Madey was a lifelong farmer and also was as a volunteer firefighter with the Genoa-Kingston Fire Department for 20 years, retiring about 10 years ago, Fire Chief Bruce Kozlowski said. “He was a great guy,�

Kozlowski said. “A hard worker, good farmer, good firefighter.�

Madey and his son were trying to dislodge the corn, Kozlowski said. The son, who officials would not identify, walked away from the bin for an undetermined amount of time. When the son returned, his father was gone.

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It took rescue crews from across northern Illinois more than 3 hours to remove Madey’s body from the grain bin on his farm on Genoa Road. had gone into the corn bin alone, the son called 911 at 12:44 p.m., police said.

When the DeKalb County Sheriff’s police arrived, they searched other buildings on the farm before determining Madey had fallen into the bin. Crews cut holes on the side of the bin to allow corn to spill out before sending firefighters to rappel inside the bin to search for Madey.

More than 100 firefighters and rescue personnel responded to the scene from fire departments across northern Illinois.

They cut a handful of holes in the side of the bin, calling in semi-trailers to haul the corn away as firefighters and family members shoveled it out of the bin.

Around 4:15 p.m. rescue crews found Madey’s body. After being pulled from the bin Madey was taken by ambulance to Kishwaukee Hospital, Kozlowski said. Officials

did not know if Madey died from the impact of the fall or if he was suffocated by the grain that buried him. DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller could not comment on the cause of death, but said an autopsy would take place this morning.

Genoa-Kingston firefighter Randy Jennings said Madey left behind a wife and four children.

Madey’s family members declined to comment.

Jennings said Madey was like a father to him, because he grew up with Madey’s sons, who also were volunteer firefighters. He said he was devastated and shocked to learn Madey, who he said was a cautious man, had fallen into the bin. “It’s purely an accident,�

Jennings said. “For many people working on the farm, these things can happen in the blink of an eye. And you may be doing all the safety precautions you can, and these things still happen.�

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Cullerton: ‘Good chance’ plan will pass Senate president fears other proposals might have tougher road this spring SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said Monday that he’s confident his chamber could find the votes to extend the state’s income tax increase but fears other proposals may face a tougher road this spring.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Cullerton said he thinks there is a “good chance� the Senate can reach the 30-vote threshold needed to permanently keep the state’s income tax increase at its current 5 percent. If the rate rolls back to 3.75 percent as scheduled next January, it’s expected to create a loss of $1.6 bil-

lion in revenue, which Cullerton says would force “drastic� cuts to education and social services.

But because the tax increase faces a more difficult path in the state House, where Speaker Michael Madigan has a slimmer majority, the Chicago Democrat says the vote should start there first. “He has a tougher task, but we’ve both had success in trying to pass tough bills,� Cullerton said.

Meanwhile, Cullerton also outlined various obstacles for plans to increase the state’s minimum wage, pass gambling expansion leg-

islation and fix municipal pension systems across the state before the conJohn clusion of Cullerton, the session Illinois senate later this president month.

While a push to increase the state’s minimum wage from its current $8.25 to $10.65 an hour falls in line with a national Democratic election-year strategy, the proposal in the Illinois Statehouse lacks support from Democrats in swing suburban and downstate districts facing tough re-election bids. “I think, politically, there are still businesses, restaurants that are lobbying against it,� Culler-

ton said. “So many of the Democrats who I think should vote for it are not yet there.�

He described a “plan B� approach of placing a nonbinding resolution on the November ballot asking voters whether the state should increase the minimum wage as a more politically feasible option. Allowing vulnerable Democrats to see how their districts feel about the plan first, he said, could boost the courage of members, prompting them to vote for the proposal after the election.

At the same time, Cullerton said the fate of gambling expansion legislation estimated to bring between $400 million to $1 billion in revenue a year to the state is in the House’s hands.

DOWNTOWN DIXON GETS NEW BATCH OF TREES

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Larry McCormick of McCormick’s Nursery in Sterling plants a new Snowdrift Flowering Crab tree along Peoria Avenue on Monday in Dixon. The previous tree had died from improper planting. McCormick was hired to replace it, as well as other trees throughout downtown.

Council OKs overlay district Setbacks reduced from 100 feet to 0 over 32-block area

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570

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STERLING – The City Council approved an ordinance to establish a building setback overlay district affecting about 32 square blocks of primarily residential neighborhoods.

The district extends from parts of Wallace to 12th streets north and south and incorporates some homes from Locust to Eighth avenues east and west. The setback would be reduced from 100 feet to 0, to allow residents to make certain home improvements, such as adding a porch.

The average right of way in residential neighborhoods is 60 feet, Building and Zoning Superintendent Amanda Schmidt said. For many years, residents have left the zoning office frustrated after being told they couldn’t make an addition to their homes because of the huge right of ways. “This has been a problem for many years,�

Schmidt said. “It should have been corrected a long time ago.�

Citing some homes on Sixth Avenue as an example, Mayor Skip Lee wondered why more areas weren’t included in the overlay district. “We didn’t want to do the 80- or 90-foot right of ways; we just wanted to leave it at 100, for now,�

Schmidt said.

Homeowners in the district won’t notice the change, unless they come to the zoning office for a permit and

discover that their front yard setback is now 0 feet.

The Plan Commission on March 20 had recommended the overlay district as the best solution to the problem. Dustin Wolff, the city’s planning consultant, said the only other option would have been costly. “The city owns the right of ways and could have given them back to property owners, but the city would have had to redraw boundaries.

Changing the right of way would cost tens of thousand of dollars,�

Wolff told the Plan Commission.

The wide right of ways were likely established long ago, in case the downtown area became more commercial in scope, rather than residential, Wolff said.

After the change, there will still be about 25 feet between the front yards and sidewalks.

In other action, the city approved a new contract with Twin Cities Joint Fire Command Chief Gary Cook. Cook serves both Sterling and Rock Falls as the result of the cities’ intergovernmental agreement approved last September. Cook will receive a 2 percent increase in the new contract that extends through April 30, 2015.

pastor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing from his church.

Prosecutors said Monday that Bernard Johnson, 47, OF !UGUSTA 'A PLEADED guilty to felony theft from a place of worship. He is expastor of St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church on Chicago’s South Side.

Prosecutors accused him of taking out credit lines in the church’s name and making unauthorized personal purchases for more than $50,000. The thefts happened between 2008 and 2010. Prosecutors say he spent the money on dining, travel, clothing and entertainment.

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DIXON – Unforeseen circumstances caused the cancellation of the Lee County Tourism Council’s annual dinner meeting, set for May 14.

The dinner was to be Shady Oaks Country Club in Sublette.

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Patricia A. ‘Pat’ Folkers LYNDON – Patricia A. “Pat� Folkers, 68, of rural Lyndon, died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Pat was born Feb. 8, 1946, in Morrison, the daughter of Paul and Evelyn (Whitmore) Daniels. She married Gary Folkers on Dec. 10, 1966, in rural Sterling. Pat worked as a bookkeeper at Morrison Telephone Co. and Mills Motor Ford dealership in Morrison.

She and Gary opened Five Star Enterprises in Morrison in 1981, where she not only kept the books, but worked side by side with her husband operating the business.

Pat enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, baking, and submitting items in local craft shows. She loved helping others and had a special love for animals.

Survivors include her husband, Gary Folkers of rural Lyndon; one daughter, Sherri (Daryl

Fee) Dirks of Clinton, Iowa; two sons, Jeff (Barb) Folkers and Scott (Andrea) Folkers, both of Morrison; one brother, Merle Daniels of rural Morrison; and five grandchildren Dustin, Ashlee, Travis, Marissa, and Megan.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Shirley.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1601 16th Ave. Fulton. Cremation rites have been accorded. Private inurnment will be at a later date at Cottonwood Cemetery in Morrison.

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Randy M. Rice ROCK FALLS – Randy M. Rice, 58, of Rock Falls, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Genesis Medical Center in Silvis. He served in the Marine Corps for 12 years, then transferred to the Navy.

Randy was born Jan. 18, 1956, in Savanna, the son of Lawrence William and Shirley Jean (Tenley) Rice.

Survivors include his stepfather, Russell Burkholder of Rock Falls; one sister, Paula Rice, of Rock Falls; eight brothers, Richard (Connie) Rice of Thomson, Donald (Susan) Rice of Rock Island, Terry Lee Rice of Rock Falls, Michael (Misty) Rice of Evansville, Ind., Keith (Lisa) Rice and Kevin (Melinda) Rice,

both of Freeport, Tom (Melissa) Rice of Sterling, and Mark (Dani) Burkholder of Bloomingdale; one stepsister, Becky (Jim) Chandler of Texas; and one stepbrother, Mike Burkholder of Virginia.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Danny; two brothers, Gary and Steven; and one sister, Cathy.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Cremation rites will be accorded. Private family graveside service will be at a later date at Rock Island National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Kevin E. Fisher DEPUE – Kevin E. Fisher, 52, of DePue, died May 2, 2014, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

He worked as a truck driver for Double D Express in Peru for the last 12 years.

He was born June 11, 1961, in Dixon, the son of Ione Fisher.

Survivors include two sons, Chris Fisher of LaSalle, and Nick (April) Fisher of Walnut; five grandchildren; and his fiancĂŠe,

Peggy Warren of DePue. He was preceded in death by his mother.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy. Cremation rites will be accorded.

Burial of cremains will be at a later date at Woodside Cemetery in Lee Center.

A memorial has been established.

Visit www.thejonesfh. com to send condolences.

Harriet Pessman Wierema PHOENIX – Harriet Pessman Wierema, 94, of Phoenix, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Phoenix.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Thursday and a memorial service at 11 a.m. Thursday

at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison, with the Rev. Paul Andrews, pastor of Life Church of the Plains in Augusta, Kan. officiating. Interment will be private at Fulton Township Cemetery in Fulton.

DIXON – Alice L. Oswalt, 83, of Dixon, died Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Montrose Memorial Hospital in Montrose, Colo.

She was born Nov. 29, 1930, in Chicago, the daughter of Louis and Rose (Tomaszewski) Kendzierski. She married George W. Oswalt on Dec. 18, 1948, in Chicago. He preceded her in death on April 1, 2002.

She had been a nursing assistant, working at KSB Hospital in Dixon for 35 years, before her retirement in November 2013. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

She is survived by five sons, Brian (Sandra) Oswalt of Franklin Grove, Gary (Lana) Oswalt of Midlothian, Texas, Kevin (Sue) Oswalt and Timothy (Mary Beth) Oswalt, both of Dixon, and the Rev. Michael Oswalt of Olathe, Colo.; one daughter, Susan Humphrey of Amboy; 16 grandchildren Jennifer S., Jennifer M., Denise,

Jacob, Sami, Matthew, Mary Alice, Maxwell, Elizabeth, Margaret, Emma, Joseph, Andrea, Justin, Lindsay, and Brittany; and four great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Kellen, Brayden, and Drew.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Patrick Michael; her sisters, Dorothy Bielecki, Margaret Kendzierski, Rosemary Babich, and Bernice Laughrin; and her brothers, Raymond, Chester, Louis, and Eugene Kendzierski.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., with the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon. A prayer service will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Bernard Sehr officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

Visit www.thejonesfh. com to send condolences.

Tobias T. ‘Toby’ Rosalez COVINGTON, La. – Tobias Troy “Toby� Rosalez, 41, of Covington, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Saint Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. He was employed as a union carpenter for Local 790 for 6 years in Illinois. In Covington, he was employed by a concrete finishing company.

Toby was born May 23, 1972, in Sterling, the son of Joan (Krebs) and Evaristo Rosalez Sr. Survivors include one son, Tristan Rosalez of Rock Falls; his father, Evaristo of Nachusa; his mother, Joan of Arlington, Texas.; three broth-

ers, Evaristo (Stacey) Rosalez Jr. of Sterling, Bryant Rosalez of Salt Lake City, and Bailee Rosalez of Rock Falls; one sister, Britne Rosalez of Rock Falls; and special friends, the Breland family of Covington.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents and several uncles and aunts.

A gathering of family and friends will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Rock Falls Eagles Club.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Bagnell and Son Funeral Home in Covington is handling arrangements.

ILLINOIS | MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM

Hearing’s purpose goes up in smoke Event geared toward patients turns into networking session for growers CHICAGO (AP) – A public hearing on Illinois’ new medical marijuana program morphed into an informal networking session Monday, with wouldbe growers, retailers and patients collecting business cards and sharing trade secrets.

The hearing in Chicago drew about 200 people, with two dozen testifying about proposed rules for the state’s 4-year pilot program. Pharmacists said they should play an official role. Patients asked for lower fees. A businessman promoted a Colorado company’s expertise in

growing and selling. “It’s similar to a gold rush,� said political consultant Roberto Caldero of Chicago, who, like many, attended only to observe. “Everybody’s trying to stake out their claim.�

The Illinois Department of Public Health hearing was intended as a forum for patients, not the business owners planning to apply for licenses to grow and sell cannabis. But most of the comments came from entrepreneurs eager to get involved in what could be a $20 million to $30 million industry.

Jonathan Caulkins of

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, a leading expert on marijuana legalization, calculated the annual sales for Illinois at the request of The Associated Press.

But in a recent phone interview, he stressed it was his best guess, based on the size of the black market and assumptions about Illinois’ restrictive law, which limits the illnesses that can be treated and prohibits patients from growing their own.

Illinois officials haven’t publicly estimated the size of the potential market or the taxes it could generate

from 21 cultivation centers selling to 60 dispensaries.

Recreational marijuana would continue to be illegal.

In Colorado, legislative economists estimate the state will sell nearly 2 million ounces of recreational pot next fiscal year. At an estimated $200 an ounce, Colorado would sell nearly $395 million worth. “They should have made this legal 35 years ago,� said Ralph Wilson, who spoke Monday, saying he wants to be involved as a grower. “I would have been wealthy by now, instead of a poor schoolteacher.�

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Ralph Wilson (left) looks at a business card he was handed Monday after he testified at a public hearing on proposed rules for Illinois’ new medical marijuana program in Chicago, while would-be patient Steve Fix right speaks. The Illinois Department of Public Health held the hearing to gather public feedback on proposed regulations in the 4-year pilot program.

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She is also asking the court that George, if convicted, be ordered to serve his sentences consecutively, or one after the other – as opposed to serving the sentences concurrently, which is what usually happens with multiple charges in felony cases.

A judge will decide whether George gets consecutive sentences only if the state obtains a conviction.

Because the minimum sentence for a Class X felony is 6 years, and he’s charged with four of them, George could face a minimum of 24 years in prison, Sacco-Miller said.

A second grand jury was called, and the first-degree murder charge was added, after new information was obtained from

doctors and Sacco-Miller was made aware of a court decision in a similar case. “There was a brand new case that came out on abusive head trauma that was, in my opinion, less overt than this was,� SaccoMiller said.

The defendant in that case, she said, was convicted of first-degree murder.

According to court documents, in September 2010, George “knowingly, without lawful justification ... slammed T.O.G. on to the floor causing skull fractures and shook T.O.G. causing severe brain injury, rib fractures and retinal detachments which ultimately caused the death of T.O.G.�

His daughter, 3-month-old Tamari, died 5 days later at a Rockford hospital.

George remained in Lee County Jail on Monday on $1 million bond.

Streetscape project

The City Council also reviewed four proposed designs for the northwest corner of Peoria Avenue and First Street, as part of the downtown streetscape project, before deciding to go with the proposal it reviewed during a meeting last week.

Scott Brown, of Wendler Engineering Services Inc., showed the City Council designs for a greenspace to go along with a proposed John Dixon statue last week.

After Brown told the City Council the Historic Preservation Commission and the architect were recommending a larger area, which would reduce the number of parking spaces, the City Council asked to see several proposals.

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At the end of Government Day, the students attended and helped run the weekly city council meeting.

The option Brown presented last week, according to a majority of the commissioners, presented the best combination of parking and green space.

No vote was taken on the discussion item, which was meant to give Brown direction for the final design.

The design favored by the council will increase the lot’s parking spaces from 46 to 49.

Burke was in favor of more green space on the corner and said he thinks the city is focusing too much on adding parking spaces. “Streetscaping is about beautification and attracting people to downtown,� he said. “And I think this park should be larger.�

In the other designs, the parking lot had between 46 and 48 spaces.

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PRINCETON – When the Big Sky wind farm started a few years ago in Bureau County, it set aside money in escrow, in case the company abandoned the project and the county needed to take down the turbines.

That money was required by the county.

The account contains nearly $1.8 million.

Now, the wind farm’s prospective owner wants to do away with the escrow account and go, instead, with a letter of credit, which is a bankguaranteed promise to pay.

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At a meeting Monday night, the zoning board was expected to recon-

sider the issue. The County Board is slated to vote on Pittsburgh-based Ever Power’s request next Tuesday.

Ever Power has 114 turbines, about evenly split between Bureau and Lee counties, many of which surround the Bureau County village of Ohio.

Deb Anderson, who lives in that area, has long called for more regulation of wind turbines, including tough decommissioning standards. “A letter of credit is only as good as the paper it’s written on,� Anderson said. “The way the banking industry is right now, what’s to say the bank won’t go belly up?�

Besides, she said, the nearly $1.8 million is nowhere near the amount of money that would be needed to take down the turbines.

Former Franklin

Grove Village President Bob Logan, who has researched wind energy issues, agreed. “Cash escrow means you have the money on hand,� Logan said. “If the [wind] companies go bankrupt, as many of them do, the letters of credit are worthless. Cash escrow is definitely better than a line of credit.�

Ever Power is about ready to close on the purchase of the Big Sky wind farm from Indiabased Suzlon, said Mike Speerschneider, the company’s public policy officer. “We think a letter of credit is just as safe,� he said. “We’re working with the county to work within the parameters of the decommissioning plan.�

Lee County has a letter of credit for its half of the Big Sky project, Speerschneider said.

HEALTH AND MEDICAL

First American MERS patient might leave hospital soon, improving daily No one who had contact with him has tested positive MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) – The first American citizen diagnosed with a mysterious virus from the Middle East is improving daily and could be released soon from an Indiana hospital, although he will be isolated at home, health officials said Monday.

The man has been hospitalized at a Munster, Ind., hospital since April 28. Officials said he fell ill with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, after flying to Chicago last month from Saudi Arabia, where he is a health care worker at a hospital in Riyadh.

The patient is an American citizen, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. The World Health Organization said he was in his 60s.

While health officials said the virus is not highly contagious, the hospital isolated at home 50 employees identified as having come in contact with the man before he was diagnosed, said Dr. Alan Kumar, chief medical information officer at Community Hospital, where the man has been treated.

Also as a precaution, members of the man’s family have been told to stay home and wear masks if they leave, Kumar said.

No health workers or family members who have had contact with the patient have tested positive for the virus, which has an incubation period of 2 to 14 days and appears in most cases within 5 days, said Indiana State Department of Health Commissioner William VanNess II. VanNess II said discovery of the MERS case in Indiana was “a scary situation.� “There are a lot of unknowns as you’ll find out about this particular virus,� he said. “As a physician, the father of five sons and grandfather to six, I understand the concerns and worries.�

Since MERS was discovered 2 years ago, at least 400 people have had the respiratory illness, and more than 100 people have died. All had ties to the Middle East region or to people who traveled there.

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Dr. Daniel Feikin, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control, fields questions Monday at a news conference at the Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., to discuss patient with the MERS coronavirus (shown below) in Indiana.

in Indiana flew from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to the United States on April 24, with a stop in London. He landed at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and took a bus to Indiana, health officials said. He went to the emergency room last Monday with a fever, cough and shortness of breath.

“He no longer has any oxygen requirements.

He’s in good spirits. He’s eating well, and we have started the discharge planning process at this time,� Kumar said.

The patient understands he will need to remain isolated when he leaves the hospital, Kumar said.

The man does not recall working directly with a

MERS patient in Riyadh, but said the hospital where he worked did have some MERS cases, officials said.

Federal and state officials are still trying to contact about 100 people who may have been on the airplane or bus with the patient. About threequarters of the people on the plane had been contacted, said Dr. Daniel Feikin, an epidemiologist with the CDC. State health department spokeswoman Amy Reel said the state was using credit card receipts to try to reach passengers who were on the bus from O’Hare to Highland, Indiana. The CDC said 10 bus passengers had been tested.

After the patient was determined to be at-risk for MERS, he was isolated in a room that has a contained air system, Kumar said. The hospital was able to identify employees who came in contact with him by reviewing video surveillance and checking radio trackers on employee identification badges that monitor where employees have been, Kumar said.

Medical personnel who now come in contact with him wear gloves, a gown, mask and eye protection, Kumar said.

MERS belongs to the coronavirus family that includes the common cold and SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, which caused some 800 deaths globally in 2003. There is no known cure.

Feikin said there are no known cases of the virus spreading through casual contact, but it was not surprising MERS had reached the United States. “We know that infectious diseases do not respect international boundaries. In this day and age of global travel and trade, infectious diseases can spread almost anywhere,� he said.

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ROCK ISLAND – Representatives from various news outlets, including Sauk Valley Media, KWQC, the Quad-City Times, WQAD, and the Moline Dispatch, assembled at the Rock Island County Courthouse Monday morning for a tour in advance of Nicholas Sheley’s murder trial.

The jury selection for the trial is expected to begin in full force Monday, with prospective jurors coming in Friday to attend a brief orientation and to fill out a questionnaire.

The trial is expected to last 2 weeks.

Sheley will stand trial for the June 2008 murders of Brock Branson, 29; his fiancĂŠe, Kilynna Blake, 20; her 2-year-old son, Dayan; and Kenneth Ulve, 25.

Sheley already has been convicted of the murders of Ronald Randall, 65, of Galesburg, and Russell Reed, 93, of Sterling. He is serving two life sentences without parole for those crimes.

Sheley also is charged in the deaths of Arkansas couple Jill and Tom Estes, both 54, who were killed in Festus, Mo.

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Teens shoot cars with a BB gun, then crash Boys charged after ending up in ditch

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ASHTON – Three boys threw things off an Interstate 88 overpass and shot cars with a BB gun over the weekend, then shone a bright light into the eyes of drivers, authorities said.

The boys ended up in a ditch.

About 4 a.m. Sunday, Lee County sheriff’s deputies were called to the Brooklyn Road overpass, where they found the three teenagers crashed in a nearby ditch. The car was seized. “They crashed as they were leaving the area and went into a ditch,�

Sheriff John Varga said Monday. “I don’t know if they saw the deputies or not before leaving.�

One of the teens suffered a head injury and was taken by ambulance to Rochelle Community Hospital, where he was treated and released, Varga said.

The boys were charged with attempted vehicle endangerment. The driver was cited for not having a valid driver’s license, failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision, failing to secure a passenger between the ages of 8 and 18 in a safety restraint, failing to report a vehicle collision, and leaving the scene of an injury accident.

The teens were released to their parents, according to a news release.

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EDITORIAL | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

End the cheating; embrace redistricting reform Nov. 4 N

obody likes cheaters.

Baseball players who use pine tar on the outside of their bodies or steroids on the inside are roundly rebuked.

Olympic athletes caught using banned substances have their medals and records taken away.

World-class bicyclists who resort to doping to get an illegal edge can be banned from the sport.

Cheating in elections should be treated the same way.

Call it out for what it is, and act to end it.

A most insidious form of cheating in Illinois is the gerrymandering that takes place during oncein-a-decade redistricting.

Both parties have done it when they got the chance. By redrawing legislative districts the secret, sneaky way, the party in power can gain maximum advantage, while the party out of power suffers the consequences.

Don’t believe that gerrymandering has any real impact?

Consider the balance of power in the Illinois General Assembly before the new, gerrymandered map, drawn that time by Democrats, took effect in 2012, and after it took effect.

Before the 2012 election, Democrats had a 64-54 advantage in the House.

Afterward, it was a 71-47 advantage.

Before the 2012 election, Democrats had a 35-24 advantage in the Senate.

Afterward, it was a

What we think We commend the Yes for Independent Maps coalition for its successful campaign to gather enough signatures to place a redistricting-reform constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot.

We urge voters to support it.

40-19 advantage.

The real kicker?

While Democrats captured a combined total of 53 percent of the votes cast for House members, they actually won 60 percent of the total seats.

And, while Democrats won a combined 52 percent of the votes cast for Senate members, they actually won 68 percent of the total seats.

Those figures, provided to columnist Rich Miller by the Yes for Independent Maps coalition, quantify the staggering unfairness foisted upon voters by the current redistricting process.

behind closed doors, a more neutral, 11-person mapmaking commission (four Democrats, four Republicans, and three independents) would be created to do the job.

Steps would be taken to block politicians, state employees, lobbyists or state contractors from serving.

The final map would have to be approved by at least seven commissioners, including at least two Democrats and two Republicans.

If that doesn’t work by the deadline, then the top Republican and Democratic justices on the state Supreme Court VOTERS WILL HAVE would appoint a “spethe opportunity to great- cial commissioner� who ly lessen the influence of would have the power to politics in redistricting draw the final map. process on Nov. 4.

The commission The Yes for Indepenshould produce better, dent Maps coalition, more representative diswhich includes members tricts that aren’t skewed from both parties, turned by crooked lines and in more than 532,000 are less likely to elect signatures Thursday to crooked politicians. place a constitutional What we need are comamendment on the balpetitive districts where lot to reform the rediselected representatives tricting process. and senators are held That number is well accountable for their above the minimum actions, and where they requirement of about actively seek to solve 300,000 valid signatures. the myriad problems of The amendment, if our deadbeat state, not approved, would commerely to retain their pletely change the seats through another redistricting system for election cycle. the Illinois House and A great problem with Senate. Instead of politi- the current districts is cians drawing the maps that competition is sup-

pressed when districts are drawn for the advantage of one party or the other. Even in a map drawn by Democrats after the 2010 Census, some Republican safe districts were created by packing as many Republican voters into a district as possible. Senate District 45, where state Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, hasn’t had a Democratic opponent the past two elections, is an example.

ELSEWHERE IN THE state, the remaining Democratic voters were spread out to put more Senate seats into play for their party. As mentioned earlier, the map worked exceedingly well for Democrats in 2012.

They parlayed 52 percent of the votes cast in all Senate districts into 68 percent of the seats (40 of the 59 total).

If that’s not cheating, legal though it may be, we don’t know what is.

We commend the Yes for Independent Maps coalition for the very difficult challenge its members undertook to reform Illinois’ redistricting process.

We urge judges to stifle any challenges to placing the proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot, including the lawsuit filed by a friend of House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, who opposes redistricting reform.

And we urge voters, come Nov. 4, to embrace the opportunity to fix Illinois’ broken redistricting system.

End the cheating, and let the public win for a change.

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I commissioned a We Ask America poll on April 21 of the races for governor, comptroller and treasurer. But I forgot to put the candidates’ party labels in the poll’s questions. The results came out very weird.

Bruce Rauner led Gov. Pat Quinn by 11 points in that poll, 49 percent to 38 percent. Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka trounced Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon by an astounding 27-point margin, 56 percent to 29 percent. And state Rep. Tom Cross led state Sen. Mike Frerichs in the state treasurer’s race by 13 points, 33-20.

The Topinka crosstabs were bizarre. The Republican was leading among Democrats, 55-30, ahead in Chicago 57-23, and among African-Americans, 55-22. No way.

Garbage in, garbage out, as they say, so I dumped the poll and ran a new one on April 27. This time we identified the candidates’ party affiliations.

The results were strikingly different.

In the second poll conducted April 27, which specifically told respondents which candidate was a Democrat and which was a Republican, Republican Rauner and Democrat Quinn were tied, 44 to 44 – an 11-point swing.

Topinka still led big, but by a much more believable 51-38 – a 14-point swing. And Republican Cross’ lead over the Democrat Frerichs dropped to 41-37 – a 9-point swing.

Both polls had almost identical partisan breakdowns of respondents, and both had similar margins of error, plus or minus 3.21 percent in the first poll and plus or minus 3.14 percent in the second.

THE CROSSTABS SHOW just how dramatically the results changed when voters were given candidate party labels.

In the first poll, which didn’t give voters the candidates’ party labels, Rauner led 62-27 among downstaters. But the second poll, which did include the partisan info, Rauner’s downstate lead dropped to 52-33. Among whites, Rauner led 57-33 in the first poll, but 51-38 in the second, when they knew which party the candidates belonged to.

The partisanship impact was even more clear with traditionally Democraticleaning constituencies.

Rauner’s recent TV ads have featured his Democratic wife, and the first poll found that Rauner actually led Quinn among women, 44-41, when women weren’t told which

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party he or Quinn represented. But when women did have that partisan information, they flipped big to Quinn in the second poll, 48-38.

When African-Americans weren’t told that Rauner was a Republican, he trailed Quinn, 55-22.

But when black voters were given both candidates’ party labels, Quinn led Rauner, 70-19. That’s still not horrible for Rauner, but far more believable.

Rauner ran some Spanish-language TV ads after the primary was over, and the first poll, which didn’t tell Latino voters that he

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One poll of Illinoisans, who weren’t given the candidates’ party labels, gave Rauner a 49 percent to 38 percent lead over Quinn. But when party labels were added in a new poll, Quinn and Rauner tied, 44 percent to 44 percent.

was a Republican, showed him winning that crucial demographic by 3 points, 37-34. But the second poll, which identified Rauner as a Republican, had Quinn winning Latinos, 52-36.

Let’s look at the Topinka numbers, which were what initially made me realize that I’d made a wording mistake. Topinka has been around for decades, and voters clearly like her. She’s also a liberal-leaning Republican, which makes her much more electable in Illinois.

But Topinka’s 55-30 lead over Simon among Democrats in the first poll was more than reversed to a 24-67 deficit when Democrats were told that Topinka was a Republican. Her initial 57-23 lead in Chicago and 55-22 margin among African-Americans were also reversed in the second poll, when she trailed Simon 35-54 in the city and 29-58 among African-Americans.

And her 55-28 lead among women dropped to 48-40 when voters knew that Simon was a Democrat and Topinka was a Republican.

If it wasn’t before, it’s now crystal clear that a large number of likely voters cast their ballots based on partisanship. And as a result, the Republican Party faces a gigantic hurdle in Illinois.

That’s probably not news to most of us, but at least now it’s somewhat quantifiable.

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Packaging promises more than it can deliver Dear Abby: I recently went in on a gift with my friend “Ali” for our other friend, “Gena.” Ali offered to purchase and wrap the gift, a nice wallet from an inexpensive store. Imagine my surprise when Ali turned up at Gena’s birthday party with the wallet elaborately wrapped in expensive designer paper.

At first, I thought she had spent more of her money and upgraded our gift, but when Gena unwrapped the designer packaging to reveal the original wallet we had selected, I was taken aback. It turned out that

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Ali had reused the wrapping paper from a gift her husband had given her, disguising our present as something it wasn’t.

Gena was clearly disappointed. Other guests

who had been eyeing it looked excited at first, then confused. I felt our gift wasn’t appreciated, and we ended up looking cheap. I was at a loss for words. What would have been the appropriate way to handle the situation? Is this normal gift-wrapping practice, or did Ali cross the line?

– Flabbergasted in Florida Dear Flabbergasted: Reusing wrapping paper isn’t unusual. Gena’s reaction to the gift was inappropriate. Instead of letting her disappoint-

ment show, Gena should have smiled and graciously thanked you and Ali for her gift. (Remember the phrase, “It’s the thought that counts”?) As for you, all you needed to say was “Happy Birthday!”

Dear Abby: With Mother’s Day nearly upon us, would you remind your readers that stepmothers are worthy of recognition, too? If one has any regard for the feelings of his or her stepmom, PLEASE make her day by calling or visiting her and telling her how much she means to you. And I don’t mean

a phone call at 9 p.m.

I married my husband when his sons were in their late teens. Every Mother’s Day for 14 years I have been reminded that his sons choose not to recognize me, even though our relationships are very good. (One of them is a stepfather himself.) It’s a real heartbreaker, believe me.

– Giving Up On Waiting in Oregon Dear Giving Up On Waiting: If you think you are the only stepmother who feels unappreciated on Mother’s Day, think

again. I have heard from many stepmothers who have written letters that are variations on this theme. There can be reasons for it – the fact that you didn’t raise them, fear that it would be somehow disloyal to their birth mother, unresolved relationship issues or just being preoccupied.

If you haven’t discussed this with your stepsons, perhaps you should. Or better yet, your husband should. But if that doesn’t solve the problem, for your own sake, stop brooding about it and direct your attention elsewhere.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Wednesday, May 7 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

AARP driver safety class, 8 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Dixon Correctional retiree breakfast, 8 a.m., Rivers Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois spring registration Internet cafe’, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Rock Falls Service Center, 221 First Ave., Suite 1.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Prophetstown High School, 310 Riverside Drive. Appointments: 800-7332767.

Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013.

Senior Information Services, 10 a.m.-noon, Community United Church of Christ, 346 Chicago Ave., Savanna, 800-541-5479.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 10-11 a.m., People’s National Bank, 112 Main St., Tampico.

Free blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure

clinic, 11 a.m.-noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, grapevine; 3:30 p.m., closed; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, tradition, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon and 8 p.m., open, Big Book, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

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

Free blood pressure checks, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-8572550.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. American Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815-625-0382 or 800-733-2767.

“Warm Season Crops” program, 5-6:30 p.m., Ogle County Extension, 421 W. Pines Road, Oregon, 815-732-2191.

Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 203 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

Buddy Bags packing, 5-6 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 815541-2122.

Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, steps, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E.

Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

YWCA sexual abuse survivors women’s group, 5:30-7 p.m., second floor, 115 W. First St., Dixon, bbraid@ywsauk.or or 815625-0333.

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

Men’s Cancer Group, 6 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

Buddy Bags donations accepted, 6-7 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 815-541-2122.

Living Well With Diabetes Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

Carroll County Fair Board, 7 p.m., Carroll County Fairgrounds, 28374 Milledgeville Road, Milledgeville, 815-244-9444.

Touched By Suicide ... Survivors Gather, 7 p.m., Hospice of the Rock River Valley, 264 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-438-2345.

Dixon Sports Boosters Club Board meeting, 7 p.m., Dixon High School, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive.

American Legion Post 12, 7 p.m., 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Wednesday worship at the barn, 7 p.m., Chaplin Creek Village, 1715 Whitney Road, Franklin Grove.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 560 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave.

Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District Board meeting, 8 p.m., United States Department of Agriculture Building, 16255 Liberty St., Morrison.

Thursday, May 8 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

Twin City Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

AARP driver safety class, 8 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

TOPS IL 1426, 8:30-9 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 9 a.m., Coloma Homes, 401 W. 18th St., Rock Falls.

Free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weighin, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Mary’s Road, Sterling, 815-626-0034.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling.

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. First Steps and Beyond for Survivors meeting lunch, 11:30 a.m., Sunrise II Family Restaurant, 101 W. Second St., Byron. Reservations due by 10 a.m. Thursday: 815-732-2499.

Caregiver Support and Education Group, noon, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling, 815-6267333, ext. 317.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church,

114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 5:30 p.m., open, beginners; 7 p.m., closed, step, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12 and 12; 8 p.m., closed, 12 and 12, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

KSB Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1-2:30 p.m., second floor, Town Square Centre, 102 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Open house, 2-7 p.m., Unity Christian High School, 711 10th St., and Unity Christian Elementary School, 1000 11th Ave., Fulton, 815-589-3912.

American Red Cross blood drive, 2-7 p.m., Tampico United Methodist Church, 202 Lincoln Ave. Appointments: 800-7332767.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 2:30 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

Free Naturalization/Immigration Services, 3-5 p.m., Sauk Valley Community College Room 1E08, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 309-736-7727.

Alzheimer’s Support Group, 3:30 p.m., Terrace Conference Room, Pinecrest Manor, 414 S. Wesley Ave., Mount Morris, 815734-9069.

Narcotics Anonymous, 4-5 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013.

Alzheimer’s Support Group, 5 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-441-4452.

Speak Boldly Toastmasters, 6 p.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., Sterling.

Breast Cancer Networking Group, 6-7 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673.

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois spring registration Internet cafe’, 6-8 p.m., Rock Falls Service Center, 221 First Ave., Suite 1.

Ladies of the Elks, 6:15 p.m., Wagon Wheel, 1711 W. Fourth St., Sterling.

TOPS, 6:30 p.m., Rock Falls United Methodist Church, 210 Fourth Ave., 815- 625-0431.

Sons of American Legion Post 12, 6:30 p.m., Legion Post, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Al-Anon, 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling.

Sterling Optimist Club, 7 p.m., Candlelight Inn, 2907 N. Locust St., Sterling.

Whiteside County Natural Area Guardians, 7 p.m., Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison, 815-772-3811.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and Ala-Non, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Big Book, Rolling Hills Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Anne Church, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7:30 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-284-7569.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, United Steelworkers, 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Tuesday, May 6 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Bingo, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.,

Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on

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

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

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Ful-

ton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Dixon Coin Club, coin grading, 6 p.m., and auction, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-535-8427.

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First court hearing on ballot initiatives lawsuit Brief hearing set loose timeline for weeks ahead CHICAGO (AP) – Attorneys involved in a lawsuit aiming to block term limit and political redistricting initiatives from the ballot made an initial court appearance Monday, the first step in a case that could affect voter turnout in November.

The brief hearing essen-

tially set a loose timeline for the weeks ahead, with both sides and the judge urging a quick result ahead of the election.

Another hearing was set for Wednesday.

It was a gathering of some of Cook County’s most prominent attorneys, adding to the spotlight on initiatives that are popular with voters and have become campaign issues for Illinois’ hotly contested gubernatorial race. Republican busi-

nessman Bruce Rauner, who’s leading the term limits ballot initiative, is challenging Gov. Pat Quinn, a Chicago Democrat who’s championed term limits in the past.

The lawsuit, which argues that state election officials shouldn’t spend public money on the proposals, was filed by election attorney Michael Kasper. He’s represented many top Democrats over the years, including House Speaker Michael

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Madigan. Lawyer Lori Lightfoot, once a finalist to head the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, represented those fighting the lawsuit claiming that yet more money will be spent to adjudicate the case.

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Mary Mikva, daughter of former federal judge and former congressman Abner Mikva, disclosed in court that she was connected to people on both sides of the case

if attorneys wanted to raise objections, though it appeared neither side did. She said Kasper represented her during her election, which he confirmed in court.

Kasper declined to comment to reporters after the hearing.

Representatives for both ballot initiatives questioned the timing of the lawsuit, which was filed last week as both groups delivered hundreds of thousands of signatures

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Fruit and vegetables are served during lunch service April 29 at the Patrick Henry Elementary School in Alexandria, Va. Starting next school year, pasta and other grain products in schools will have to be whole-grain rich, or more than half whole grain. That includes rolls, biscuits, pizza crust, tortillas and even grits. The requirement is part of a government effort to make school lunches and breakfasts healthier.

Schools seeking changes to healthier lunch rules Officials cite expenses, difficulty to put requirements in place ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Becky Domokos-Bays of Alexandria City Public Schools has served her students whole-grain pasta 20 times. Each time, she said, they rejected it.

Starting next school year, pasta and other grain products in schools will have to be wholegrain rich, or more than half whole grain. That includes rolls, biscuits, pizza crust, tortillas and even grits.

The requirement is part of a government effort to make school lunches and breakfasts healthier.

Championed by first lady Michelle Obama, the new standards have been phased in over the last two school years, with more changes coming in 2014.

Some schools say the changes have been expensive and difficult to put in place, and school officials are asking Congress and the Agriculture Department to roll back some of the requirements. Their main concerns: finding enough whole grain-rich foods that kids like, lowering sodium levels and keeping fruits and vegetables from ending up in the trash.

In interviews, school nutrition directors across the country mostly agreed that healthy changes were needed in school lunches – long famous for daily servings of greasy fries and pizza.

Kids have adapted easily to many of the changes, are getting more variety in the lunch line and are eating healthier. USDA says more than 90 per-

to the State Board of Elections. “That smells of politics to me, but it’ll really be up to the court to decide,� Michael Kolenc, campaign manager of Yes for Independent Maps, told reporters after the hearing.

His group wants an independent commission to determine Illinois’ political boundaries. Rauner’s group wants to limit state lawmakers’ time in office.

cent of schools are meeting the standards.

But Domokos-Bays and other school nutrition directors say they would like to see some revisions.

They say the standards were put in place too quickly as kids get used to new tastes and school lunch vendors rush to reformulate their foods. When kids don’t buy lunch, or throw it away, it costs the schools precious dollars. “The regulations are so prescriptive, so it’s difficult to manage not only the nutrition side of your businesses but the business side of your business,�

Domokos-Bays said.

Schools don’t have to follow the requirements, but most do – if they don’t, they won’t receive government subsidies reimbursing them for free and low cost lunches for low-income kids.

Some of the main challenges reported by school nutrition directors: Whole grains: While many kids have adapted to whole grain rolls, breads and even pizza crusts, some schools are having problems with whole grain-rich pastas, which can cook differently. USDA’s Janey Thornton, a former school nutrition director, says the government is working with the food industry to develop better pastas.

Whole grains have also proved a hard sell for some popular regional items, like biscuits and grits in the South. Lyman Graham of the Roswell, New Mexico, school district says tortillas are one

of the most popular foods in his area, but the whole wheat flour versions are “going in the trash.�

Sodium: Schools will have to lower the total sodium levels in school meals next school year and then will have to lower them even further by 2017.

School lunch directors say the 2017 target – 935 milligrams total in an elementary school lunch and 1,080 milligrams in a high school lunch – isn’t feasible and say kids will reject the foods. USDA’s Thornton acknowledges the food industry isn’t there yet but encourages frustrated school lunch directors to “worry about today first before we imagine the worst down the road.�

Fruits and vegetables: The standards require every student to take a fruit or vegetable to create a balanced plate. The reaction among students has been mixed. “If the kids don’t eat the food, then all I have is healthy trash cans,� said Peggy Lawrence, director of nutrition at Georgia’s Rockdale County Public Schools.

Healthier snacks: Schools will for the first time this year have to make sure that all foods, including vending machines and a la carte lines, meet healthier standards. While many schools have already moved to make snacks healthier, others depend on snack money to help operate their lunchrooms and are worried about a sales dip.

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Deadly side effect to fracking boom Traffic deaths up more than 400 percent since 2004 in spots in 6 drilling states CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Booming production of oil and natural gas has exacted a littleknown price on some of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roads, contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities in states where many streets and highways are choked with large trucks and heavy drilling equipment.

An Associated Press analysis of traffic deaths and U.S. census data in six drilling states shows that in some places, fatal-

ities have more than quadrupled since 2004 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a period when most American roads have become much safer even as the population has grown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are just so swamped,â&#x20AC;? said Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva of Karnes County, Texas, where authorities have been overwhelmed by the surge in serious accidents.

The industry acknowledges the problem, and traffic agencies and oil

companies say they are taking steps to improve safety. But no one imagines that the risks will be eliminated quickly or easily. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it slowing down anytime soon,â&#x20AC;? Villanueva said.

The energy boom, fueled largely by new drilling technology, has created badly needed jobs, lifted local economies and drawn global manufacturers back to the United States. But the frenzy of drilling activity contributes heavily to the flood of traffic of all kinds that experts say has led

to the increase in serious accidents and deaths.

Not all of the crashes involved trucks from drilling projects, and the accidents have been blamed on both ordinary motorists and heavy equipment drivers.

But the accidents have devastated families: two young boys crushed to death last year by a tanker truck in West Virginia; a Pennsylvania father killed by another tanker in 2011; a 19-year old Texas man fatally injured in 2012 after colliding with a drilling truck on his way to work. A month

later, on the same road, three retired teachers died in another collision with a truck.

Deadly crashes are â&#x20AC;&#x153;recognized as one of the key risk areas of the business,â&#x20AC;? said Marvin Odum, who runs Royal Dutch Shellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exploration operations in the Americas.

Crashes often increase when the volume of traffic goes up, whether because of an improving economy, a new shopping mall or more people moving into the area.

Still, the number of traffic fatalities in some regions has climbed far faster

than the population or the number of miles driven.

In North Dakota drilling counties, the population has soared 43 percent over the last decade, while traffic fatalities increased 350 percent, to 63 last year from 14 fatalities 10 years ago. Roads in those counties were nearly twice as deadly per mile driven than the rest of the state. In one Texas drilling district, drivers were 2.5 times more likely to die in a fatal crash per mile driven compared with the statewide average.

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Oliveri works closely with students, helping each one find his or her niche in the kitchen. One likes decorating desserts.

Another likes using recipes.

Kole Fager, an 18-yearold senior at Guilford High School, specializes in fruit trays. He especially likes making garnishes. He, too, has his eyes set on a food industry career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it would be a good thing to have in the future,â&#x20AC;? Fager said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to know how to cook and be able to show other people how to cook.â&#x20AC;?

East High School senior Sandy Ocon, 17, cuts carrots and celery for soup April 15 at Hoffman House in Rockford. Ocon is one of eight juniors and seniors from across the district who have spent much of the year learning their way around the kitchen at Hoffman House. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handswho help show them the tray for Rockford School on. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better than being ropes.

Board members in in a classroom doing â&#x20AC;&#x153;This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a lab,â&#x20AC;? Oliveri December. They made homework,â&#x20AC;? Ocon said said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a real resthe appetizers for the Wednesday as she diced taurant.â&#x20AC;? districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Those carrots and celery for The students pitch Who Excel nominee soup. in wherever needed, Students learn hard explained Rich Johnson, skills, such as how to use vice president and execumixers and grinders, and tive chef at Hoffman soft skills, such as how House. They trim chickto be a good employee, en. They make dressing. said Patty Oliveri, the They cook eggs. They districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culinary arts bake bread. instructor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the end of the year, The districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partnerthey can step in and work ship with the Hoffman side by side with our Show your appreciation & recognition to the men and House restaurant is going staff,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. women of our Armed Services with a message in on 27 years. Every day, Students have helped students get to be in a prepare food for banthe Telegraph & Daily Gazette. working kitchen alongquets with more than Your National Military Appreciation Month side cooks and chefs 200 guests. They made Greeting will appear on and other employees a fruit and vegetable

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hile most of their classmates are sitting at desks, listening to lectures or burying their noses in books, members of a Rockford School District culinary arts program slip away each day to get elbows-deep in fruits, vegetables and desserts.

The students â&#x20AC;&#x201C; eight juniors and seniors from across the district â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have spent much of the year learning their way around the kitchen at Hoffman House. The students chop and dice.

They learn about presentation, baking, food preparation, sanitation and safety. They get experience using commercial kitchen equipment.

When they complete the program, students have a year of culinary education that often leads to employment at area restaurants, bakeries and grocery stores or post-secondary education in culinary arts or hospitality.

East High School senior Sandy Ocon, 17, hopes to join the more than 400 Rockford School District students who have completed the program.

Working at a restaurant suits her, she said.

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An injured female performer is lifted onto a stretcher after a platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus on Sunday in Providence, R.I. At least nine performers were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below, while an unknown number of others suffered minor injuries.

Snapped clip suspected in circus accident; 2 performers critical Eight aerial acrobats fell at least 20 feet PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Investigators suspect that a snapped clip sent eight aerial acrobats plummeting 20 feet or more during a daring performance, an experience one injured performer likened to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;plunge into darkness.â&#x20AC;?

The clip, a common type called a carabiner thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s used for everything from rock climbing to holding keyrings, was one of several pieces at the top of a chandelier-like apparatus that suspended the performers, fire officials said.

After the accident, the 4to 5-inch steel clip was found in three pieces on the ground with its spine snapped.

Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare stopped short of say-

ing the carabiner caused Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accident at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus, witnessed by about 3,900 people, many of them children. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is trying to make a final determination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if it was metal fatigue, if it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t properly positioned or something else,â&#x20AC;? Pare said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know.â&#x20AC;?

Two of the acrobats were in critical condition Monday and all eight were still hospitalized with injuries, including a pierced liver and neck and back fractures, as well as head injuries. None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening, said Stephen Payne, a spokesman for Feld Entertainment, Ringlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parent company.

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the United States, Brazil, Bulgaria and Ukraine, the circus said. A dancer on the ground was also injured and was released from the hospital Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are hopeful that all of these performers will achieve a full recovery and be able to return to the show at some point,â&#x20AC;?

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Roitner Neves, the father of one of the injured women, Widny Neves, said she broke her right arm and suffered back and neck fractures.

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She is 25 and from Joinville, Brazil, where her family owns a circus academy.

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The content of the prayers is not significant as long as they do not denigrate non-Christians or try to win converts, the court said in a 5-4 decision backed by its conservative majority.

Though the decision split the court along ideological lines, the Obama administration backed the winning side, the town of Greece, N.Y., outside of Rochester.

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CEO out in wake of big security breach CFO steps in as interim president NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Targetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job over a breach of customer data, showing how responsibility for computer security now reaches right to the top.

Gregg Steinhafel, who was also president and chairman, stepped down nearly 5 months after Target disclosed a huge pre-Christmas breach in which hackers stole millions of customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; credit- and debit-card records. The theft badly damaged the chainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation and profits.

Steinhafel, a 35-year veteran of the company and chief executive since 2008, also resigned from the board of directors, Target announced Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was the public face of the breach. The company struggled to recover from it,â&#x20AC;? said Cynthia Larose, chair of the privacy and security practice at the law firm Mintz Levin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new era for boards to take a proactive role in understanding what the risks are.â&#x20AC;?

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ership at Target.â&#x20AC;? The board also said that he â&#x20AC;&#x153;held himself personally accountable.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last several months have tested Target in unprecedented ways,â&#x20AC;? Steinhafel wrote in a letter to the board that was made available to The Associated Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the beginning, I have been committed to ensuring Target emerges from the data breach a better company, more focused than ever on delivering for our guests.â&#x20AC;?

The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stock fell more than 3 percent Monday morning to $60.15.

Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan was named interim president and CEO. Under Steinhafelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership, Target won praise for its expansion into fresh groceries and its 5 percent discount for customers who use its branded debit and credit cards. In 2009, he defended the company against a proxy fight waged by hedge fund manager William Ackman, who was pushing his own candidates for the board.

But Target has been criticized for reacting too slowly to the shift toward shopping on mobile devices. Target just started to let shoppers order items

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John J. Mulligan, Target Corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief financial officer and executive vice president, testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee about recent cyber attacks on Target retail stores and security breaches of consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; financial information March 26 at the Capitol in Washington. Mulligan has been appointed interim president after Target announced Monday that chairman, president and CEO Gregg Steinhafel is out nearly 5 months after the retailer disclosed the breach. hafel, 59, suggests the company wants a clean slate as it wrestles with the fallout. But the resignation leaves a leadership hole at a time when the 1,800-store chain is facing many other challenges.

The company, known for its trendy but afford-

able housewares and fashions, is struggling to maintain its cachet while competing with Wal-Mart and Amazon.com. Target is also grappling with a disappointing expansion into Canada, its first foray outside the United States.

Experts say the breach,

which highlighted the flaws in Targetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security system, seemed to be the final straw.

The Target board said in a statement that after extensive discussions with Steinhafel, they both â&#x20AC;&#x153;have decided it is the right time for new lead-

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Key Walgreen revenue metric increases 7.6 percent in April DEERFIELD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Walgreenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revenue from established drugstores topped analyst expectations and jumped 7.6 percent last month, helped by a later Easter holiday that also hurt sales growth in March.

The Deerfield-based company said Monday that revenue from the front-end of its stores, or the area outside the pharmacy, rose 8.2 percent in April, in part because Easter fell on April 20 as opposed to March 31 last year. Easter tends to boost sales in the front-end of drugstores, which sell candy and other items for the holiday.

Walgreen Co. competitor Rite Aid Corp. said last week it saw a similar ben-

efit in April. Both drugstore chains also reported drops in front-end sales during March.

Walgreen and Rite Aid are the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and third-largest drugstore chains, respectively, based on the number of stores. The second-largest, CVS Caremark Corp., doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t report monthly sales publicly.

Revenue from stores open at least a year is considered a key indicator of a retailerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial health. It strips away the volatility of recently opened or closed stores.

Walgreen also said Monday that pharmacy revenue from its established stores climbed 7.3 percent last month compared to April 2013.

Analysts expected, on

average, a nearly 6.3 percent rise in overall revenue from established stores and about 6.6 percent and 6 percent increases from the front-end and pharmacy, respectively, according to Thomson Reuters.

Walgreen ran 8,231 drugstores at the end of April, or 145 more than it did at the same time last year. Counting the new stores, total April sales climbed nearly 9 percent to $6.49 billion.

Shares of Walgreen edged up 59 cents to $69.45 on Monday morning, while the Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 500 index fell slightly. The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stock had already climbed about 20 percent so far this year, as of Friday.

Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot dog chain brand may be for sale OAK BROOK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Portillo Restaurant Group, owner of the popular fast food chain â&#x20AC;&#x153;Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,â&#x20AC;? announced April 30 that the company is exploring financial alternatives, including the sale of its fast casual division.

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Analysts also say Target botched its Canadian expansion by moving too aggressively. The company opened more than 120 stores in the latest year and lost nearly $1 billion.

On Dec. 19, Target disclosed a breach of 40 million credit and debit card accounts over a nearly 3-week period before Christmas. Then on Jan. 10, the company said hackers also stole personal information â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including names, phone numbers, and email and mailing addresses â&#x20AC;&#x201C;from as many as 70 million customers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately, too much rained down on Gregg Steinhafel,â&#x20AC;? said Brian Sozzi, CEO and chief equities strategist at Belus Capital Advisors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no way he could escape the black vortex of news.â&#x20AC;?

Target reported in February that its fourth-quarter profit fell 46 percent on a revenue decline of 5.3 percent as the breach scared off customers.

Targetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sales have been recovering, but it expects to feel the effects for some time. The breach has spawned dozens of legal actions that could prove costly.

rants throughout the Chicago area as well as California, Arizona and Indiana. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve enjoyed significant growth over the past 50 years, experiencing same-store sales increases over the last 10 years in the Chicagoland area, even when the economy as a whole suffered,â&#x20AC;? The Portillo Restaurant Group

CEO, President and Founder Richard Portillo said in a news release.

The sales from the restaurants exceeded $300 million in 2013 and opened two more â&#x20AC;&#x153;successfulâ&#x20AC;? units in Arizona, according to the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an exciting opportunity for the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history,â&#x20AC;? Portillo said.

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Clean sweep White Sox slugger Jose Abreu named AL player and rookie of the month after batting .270 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 32 RBIs and 20 runs in 29 March and April games.

Numbers game That will be Michael Vick’s new number with the New York Jets. He paid $10,000 to Michael Quigley, who previously had the number, and all of the money will be donated to charity.

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BASEBALL | STERLING 14, DIXON 4

Round one to Sterling Warriors’ bats come alive in 14-4 rout of Dukes

BY PATRICK PETROSKY ppetrosky@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085 ext. 5554

STERLING – The Dukes and Warriors renewed their baseball rivalry Monday night, in the first of three matchups this week.

It is also a possible preview of the first round of the regional, with the winner of the series taking home-field advantage.

Sterling dominated late to take home the first game, 14-4.

“It’s not really hard to get them up for a Dixon or Rock Falls, but we have been talking about turning the season around, and it started with today,” Sterling coach Nick Pepper said. “We played a good Dixon team that we thought we could compete against, Brandon Dennis pitched well for us, and we also had good approaches at the plate.”

Dixon (5-15, 1-9 NIB-12) snagged an early lead, as Angelo Valdes opened the game with a double, stole third, and baited a throw to steal home. While the Dukes did score, three runners were stranded on base. The 1-0 lead was short-lived, as Sterling (4-14, 3-5 NIB-12) quickly answered in the bottom of the first ... and didn’t look back.

“When we get the bases loaded like that, the goal is to get more than one,” Dixon junior Cal Jarrett said. “It wasn’t very timely hitting by us. We need to make more productive outs, especially when they come back in the bottom half of the inning.

“We needed to come back after that and give it our best, but

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Sterling’s Turner Morse lays down a bunt Monday against Dixon at Gartner Park. The Golden Warriors rolled to a 14-4 victory. instead, we went down quietly.”

Dennis, who was also the starting pitcher for the Warriors, led off with a double, and was batted in by a bunt from sophomore Turner Morse. Morse was then batted in on a single from senior Bryant Lilly to give Sterling a 2-1 lead after one inning.

The Dukes then ran into pitching problems, and the walks started to add up quickly in the third inning. Seniors Ryan Dixon and Michael Conley, and

junior Payton Murphy all combined to walk 11 Sterling batters. This ultimately plated four runs in the third for the Warriors, to extend their lead to 6-1.

“We had a good first inning,” Dixon coach Sam Gallucci said, “but then our pitchers started walking. Pitching is the name of the game in baseball. Today we just struggled, and when that happens, it is tough to compete.

All I can say is we come back tomorrow and we play them

at home. We’ve got to turn this thing around right now, and I think we can.”

In the fourth, Sterling sent 11 hitters to the plate, and took advantage of scattered walks and hits to score seven runs and take a 13-1 lead after four.

Baserunners were sparse for the Dukes, thanks to the arm of Dennis and the tough Sterling defense around him.

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TRAC meet on the diamond Amboy, Newman combine for 24 runs, 29 hits in conference clash

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

STERLING – Hitting was contagious Monday afternoon at Newman High School. Once the Amboy Clippers caught the bug, it eventually spread to the Comets … but it wasn’t nearly enough to dig all the way out of a double-digit hole.

Amboy pounded out 19 hits and took advantage of nine Newman errors, but missed the chance to put away the Three Rivers North win early. The Comets battled back in the final three innings, but ended up falling 16-8.

“We haven’t been building up that big lead lately, and teams have come back on us,” Amboy coach Kelly Whitman said.

“Today, we got some runs early, but I was really happy to see us keep it going through the game, Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com even when Newman rallied.”

All nine Clippers had at least Amboy’s Karlee Doege throws a pitch during the Clippers’ game one hit, seven had multiple against Newman on Monday in Sterling. Amboy won 16-8.

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Star of the game: Sydney Wilhelm, Amboy, 3-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBIs Key performers: Hannah McCoy, Amboy, 2-for-5, 4 RBIs; Madeline Ely, Amboy, 3-for-5, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Jenna Stevens, Newman, 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Stacia Walter, Newman, 2-run HR Up next: Amboy at Kewanee, 4:30 p.m. today; Newman at Riverdale, 4:30 p.m. Thursday hits, and eight different Amboy players drove in runs. The bottom of the order set the tone, as 7-8-9 hitters Sydney Wilhelm (3 RBIs), Hannah McCoy (4 RBIs) and Courtney Rhine (2 RBIs) combined for nine of the Clippers’ 15 RBIs. The offensive explosion came on the heels of a bit of a rough stretch for Amboy (12-7, 5-3), and has them thinking positive thoughts heading into the home stretch.

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ere’s what I found in the Minnesota Wild locker room after the Blackhawks’ resounding 4-1 win Sunday at the United Center.

Two large trash bins filled mostly with empty paper cups featuring Gatorade logos. Two oscillating fans, not in use. What seemed to be miles of discarded hockey tape. A half-empty jar of Pedialyte. A white dry-erase board that someone had wiped clean.

“Twenty-five after,” a team official barked as a few players lingered at their lockers.

“Twenty-five after, on the bus.”

It wasn’t exactly an uplifting scene.

Don’t feel too badly, Minnesota. This is how the Hawks treat most of their guests.

The Hawks’ bus continues to gather speed after six consecutive playoff wins, including four against the St. Louis Blues and two against the Wild. They’ll take a 2-0 series lead to Minnesota today for Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, and it’s not crazy to think that they could complete the sweep Friday.

Nobody knows for sure whether brooms will be needed, of course. Hockey is the most random major sport we have – that’s not an insult, merely an observation – and one measly bounce can turn around a game and a series.

In the third period Sunday, the Wild flirted with that game-changing bounce.

Then, Hawks goalie Corey Crawford squished their hopes with his fly swatter.

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The Wild’s Mikael Granlund (64) is checked by the Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa (81) during Sunday’s game in Chicago. The Hawks won 4-1 for a 2-0 series lead.

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tiger Woods described his recovery from back surgery as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very slow processâ&#x20AC;? that offered him no timetable on when he can return for a summer filled with big championships.

Woods already missed the Masters, choosing to have microdiscectomy surgery March 31 to relieve pain from a pinched nerve.

In a wide-ranging blog on his website Monday, Woods said he is still sore from the incision, and his only contact with golf clubs is a few putts and chips that do not require him to rotate his back. He said tests showed no arthritic changes, which he attributed to being in good shape and strong in his legs and abdomen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I made the decision to have surgery because physically, I just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a golf swing,â&#x20AC;? Woods wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That pretty much sums it up.â&#x20AC;?

Though he is uncertain when he can even start hitting half-shots, Woods made it sound as though he would not be ready for the U.S. Open on June 12-15 at Pinehurst No. 2, the major championship course where he has the most experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said several times, I hope to be back sometime this summer, but I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know when,â&#x20AC;? Woods said.

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That tournament is 2 weeks after the U.S. Open and 3 weeks before the British Open, with the PGA Championship, FedEx Cup playoffs and Ryder Cup filling out a busy lineup of big-time golf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can understand why I want to hurry up and get better,â&#x20AC;? Woods said.

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With only a few days remaining until the Players Championship tees off, TPC Sawgrass is still scrambling to get the course ready.

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Dixon junior struck out 10 and walked two in a 2-hitter May 1 against Ottawa, allowing just one unearned run in six innings. He also had two hits in the Dukesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2-1 win, their first conference victory of the season.

Lauren Meurer

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The Newman Comets seized control of a Three Rivers North matchup with a four-run fourth inning Monday against the Amboy Clippers, and went on to win the home game 10-3.

Quincy Coomes pitched a complete game for Newman, giving up only five hits and one earned run while striking out four and walking two. Alex Buhler hit a three-run double for Newman, while Brandon Burke had three hits, including a double, and a pair of RBIs. Logan Thake took the loss for Amboy, which led 3-2 heading into the fourth. He lasted five innings, and gave up only two earned runs and nine hits, while striking out three and walking two. Dallas Appleman and Skyelar Zimmerman drove in runs for Amboy.

Morrison 12, Riverdale 0, 5 inn.:

Ryan VanZuiden struck out nine in a four-hitter for the Mustangs, who won the Three Rivers North game in Port Byron.

Ben Tegeler led the offense with a pair of doubles and three RBIs.

Monday’s stars Ryan VanZuiden, Morrison baseball, 4-hitter Brandon Burke, Newman baseball, 3 hits, 2 RBI, 2B JD Gieson, Dixon track, won 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles & long jump Nolan McGinn, Newman track, won 100 & triple jump eight hits in going the distance for the Steamers in a Three Rivers North win at home.

Devon Ballard drove in two runs for Fulton (10-11, 6-4 Three Rivers North). Frank Monier took the loss for BV. Orangeville 4, AFC 3: Jacob Hilliker had two hits and drove in a run for the Raiders (5-11, 1-9 NUIC East) in a road loss to the Broncos.

Troy Mairs (1-5) took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) and seven hits, with a hit batter and six strikeouts.

Boys tennis L-P 3, Dixon 2: Sam Bratt and

Annawan-Wethersfield 6, Erie- Zach Healy won their singles Prophetstown 3: One bad inning matches for the Dukes in a road

sunk the Panthers at home, as the Flying Geese scored all six runs in the sixth inning.

Kyle Coleman had a pair of hits for EP, including a solo home run.

Jordan Chandler and Austin Meadows each added an RBI. Adam Hayes took the loss on the mound, giving up five runs (four earned) and three hits.

Fulton 5, Bureau Valley 4: Ethan Jones struck out nine and allowed

loss to the Cavaliers.

The No. 1 doubles team of John Brechon and Keenan Longan, and the No. 2 team of Ian South and Justin Wilson dropped three-set matches.

Mendota 3, Sterling 2: The Golden Warriors got wins at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles in a nonconference loss at home.

Jack Nitz won 6-4, 6-2 in singles play, while Zak Khan and Dustin

Stoudt won 6-2, 6-4 in doubles.

Sterling’s No. 2 doubles team of Hunter Wolfe and Gage Bright went three sets, but lost 7-5 in the third.

Boys track Sterling wins triangular in Dixon:

The Golden Warriors scored 74 points to beat the host Dukes (63) and Sycamore (48) at A.C. Bowers Field.

Jonathon Landis won the 1,600 (4:46.86) and 3,200 (10:42.67) to lead Sterling.

JD Gieson led Dixon with three wins, taking the 110 hurdles (16.16 seconds), the 300 hurdles (41.02) and the long jump (20-1). Kyle LeBlanc won the 100 (11.45), Matt Coffey won the 200 (23.68), and both ran in the winning 400 relay (45.65).

Newman wins in Lena: Newman won a five-team meet hosted by Lena-Winslow. The Comets finished with 163 points, while Galena-East Dubuque-River Ridge took second with 107 points.

Nolan McGinn won the 100 (12.12 seconds) and the triple jump (39 feet, 11½ inches) for Newman. Regan Todhunter took first in the 300 hurdles (43.32), and was runner-up by .3 seconds in the 100 hurdles (16.52).

Clippers win triangular: Josh Gross won the 400 (56.37 seconds) and long jump (17 feet, 11 inches) as Amboy (91) topped visiting Somonauk (46) and Milledgeville (38) in a triangular.

For the Missiles, Cooper Pauley won the 1,600 (5:02.36) and 3,200 (10:43).

Monday’s results at Sterling

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Dixon 100 03 – 4 5 3 Sterling 204 71 – 14 11 1 W – Brandon Dennis L – Ryan Dixon DIXON (5-15, 1-9 NIB-12) Ryan Dixon p 2-1-1, Angelo Valdes ss 3-11, AJ Murdock 1b 1-1-0, Cal Jarrett rf 2-11, Nate Grocke 3b 2-0-1, Connor Sperling c 3-0-0, Brandon Jagitsch lf 3-0-1, Riley Mehrenr 2b 2-0-0, Cody Mighell cf 1-0-0, Mike Conley p 1-0-0. Totals: 20-4-5 Ryan Dixon (2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 6 BB), Payton Murphy (1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 K, 4 BB), Michael Conley (1 2/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB) and Sperling. 2B – Valdes, Grocke. SB – Valdes 2, Dixon, Murdock. RBI – Jarrett, Grocke. LOB – 6.

STERLING (4-14, 3-5) Brandon Dennis p 3-2-2, Turner Morse ss 3-2-2, Brady Siegmund 2b 3-0-0, Bryant Lilly cf 4-1-2, Esteban Sosa 1b 4-2-2, Stephen Geiger dh 1-2-0, Zach Rehmert c 1-1-0, Quentin Borum rf 3-1-1, Rafael Escalante 3b 2-1-2. Totals: 24-14-11.

Dennis (5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 7 K, 4 BB) and Rehmert. 2B – Dennis 2, Escalante. SB – Morse 2. CS – Rafael Sosa. RBI – Dennis 3, Escalante 3, Lilly 2, Morse 1. LOB – 6. at Newman

NEWMAN 10, AMBOY 3 Amboy 102 000 0 – 3 5 3 Newman 011 413 x – 10 10 3 W – Quincy Coomes L – Logan Thake NEWMAN (12-7, 4-5) Coomes (7 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 2 BB) and Shayne Allen. Muti hits – Trevor Bolin 3, Brandon Burke 3, Allen 2, AJ Sharp 2.

2B – Alex Buhler, Burke. RBI – Buhler 3, B. Burke 2, Dillon Heffelfinger, Bolin, Allen, Michael Ely. AMBOY Logan Thake (5 IP, 7 R, 2 ER, 9 H, 3 K, 2 BB), Tim Clark (1 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 2 BB) and Jordan Ernst. Multi hits – Chris Jones 2. 2B – Dallas Appleman, Jones. 3B – Clark. RBI – Skyelar Zimmerly, Appleman. at Prophetstown

ANNAWAN-WETHERSFIELD 6, ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 3 A-W 000 006 0 – 6 4 1 E-P 010 001 1 – 3 6 2 W – Bennett L – Adam Hayes ANNAWAN-WETHERSFIELD Bennett, Nichols, Jenkins and VanopDorp.

RBI – Nichols 2, Buckley, VanopDorp.

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN (8-11, 6-2 TRAC) Hayes (5 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 H, 4 K, 3 BB), Evan Cooper (2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K).

Multi hits – Kyle COleman 2. HR – COleman. RBI – Coleman, Jordan Chandler, Austin Meadows. at Port Byron

MORRISON 12, RIVERDALE 0, 5 inn.

GIRLS ROUNDUP

Missiles roll past Aquin in Freeport Panthers, Fillies slug way to wins; Cards shut down Hawks

By SVM Sports Staff

Monday’s stars

Milledgeville lashed out 24 hits on Morgan Adolph, Milledgeville, its way to a doubleheader sweep of home run, triple, double, 5 RBIs Aquin on Monday in Freeport.

In the opener, Morgan Adolph Brooke Stralow, Morrison was a single shy of hittng for the softball, 2 triples, 5 RBIs cycle and drove in five runs as the Aubrey Ingram, Forreston-Polo Missiles rolled to a 14-2 win in softball, grand slam six innings. Kayleigh Leddy also Clare Kramer, E-P softball, homered and drove in four runs 2 hits, 4 RBIs for Milledgeville, and Courtney Lexy Duncan, Dixon track, won Swalve added two RBIs. In the second game, Swalve hom- 200, 400 & long jump, also ran in ered, doubled and drove in four winning 400 relay runs as Milledgeville posted a 10-2 North) scored 15 runs in the bottom victory.

Erie-Prophetstown 23, Annawan- of the fourth to put the game away.

Forreston-Polo 12, Oregon 0, 5 Wethersfield 3: The Panthers routed the Flying Geese at home, using inn.: Aubrey Ingram’s grand slam highlighted a seven-run first inning a balanced offensive attack.

Stephanie Thulen, Emily Cox, and sparked the Cardinals to a road and Clare Kramer all had two victory against the Hawks.

Abby Peterson tossed a one-hitter hits for EP, and Ashley Davis and Savannah Mettler both had home for Forreston-Polo (14-4), with eight runs. Kramer had four RBIs, while strikeouts. The only hit she allowed Mettler and Davis both finished was a single to Sommer Rhea with two outs in the fifth inning. with three.

Orangeville 11, AFC 1, 6 inn.: Kylie Ackerman improved to 16-0 The Raiders managed just three in the circle.

Morrison 16, Riverdale 0, 5 inn.: hits off the Broncos’ Tori Clark in Brooke Stralow tripled twice and Orangeville.

Clark struck out 10 and walked drove in five runs as the Fillies one, and helped herself with three crushed the visiting Rams.

Morrison (17-2, 7-1 Three Rivers RBIs.

Track & field Dixon wins triangular at home:

The Duchesses swept the four relays and won seven individual events to win a three-team meet at A.C. Bowers Field, scoring 92 points to top Sterling (68) and Sycamore (15).

Lexy Duncan won the 200 (26.55 seconds), 400 (59.63) and long jump (16 feet, 8 inches), and also ran a leg in the 400 relay (53.54).

She was joined on that squad by Shannon Lahey, Hailey Houck and Addison Huizenga; Houck and Huizenga teamed with Kirsten and Katie Pitman to take the 1,600 relay (4:24.81).

Kirsten Pitman joined Katie Dewey, Brittani Sohn and Jayda Haime to win the 800 relay (1:58.54), while the foursome of Courtney Seagren, Mekenzie Harden, Carlie Sherman and Kaite Binkley took the 3,200 relay (10:33.43).

Lahey added a win in the 100 (13.44), and Seagren took the 1,600 (5:42.42).

Ashleigh Tira was a double-winner for the Golden Warriors, winning the 100 hurdles (17.23) and 300 hurdles (48.86).

Dukes start fast, but fizzle out vs. Warriors STERLING

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An opening walk in the top of the fourth sparked some interest from Dixon’s bench. It was quickly taken away, as a ground ball to second baseman Brady Siegmund turned into a double play.

Dennis pitched a complete game, giving up four runs on five hits, and had seven strikeouts.

Dennis also went 2-for-3 from the plate with two doubles, and three RBIs. “You hope that when you pitch, you get the same calls for yourself at the plate, but that’s not always true,” Dennis said.

“I was seeing the pitches Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com well tonight. They say Dixon’s Payton Murphy pitches Monday against Sterling. The Dukes dropped a when you see them, they 14-4 decision to the Golden Warriors. look like beach balls. On the mound it’s the same Sterling 14, Dixon 4 (5 inn.) exact thing, except it’s Star of the game: Brandon Dennis, Sterling, complete game win; 2-for-3, 2 2Bs, 3 about a quarter size and RBIs you just hope to get it in there. We were hitting well Key performers: Rafael Escalante, Sterling, 2-for-2, 2B, 3 RBIs; Angelo Valdes, tonight, and it felt good to Dixon, 2B, 2 SB, R know if I made a mistake it Up next: Sterling at Dixon, 4:30 p.m. today wasn’t that big of a deal.”

Morrison 434 10 — 12 6 1 Riverdale 000 00 — 0 4 5 W – Ryan VanZuiden. L – Dylan Rose MORRISON (10-5, 8-0 Three Rivers North) VanZuiden (5 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 9 SO, 4 BB).

Multi hits – Ben Tegeler 2. 2B – Tegeler 2, Joey Brackemyer, Kollin Burn. RBI – Tegeler 3, Justin Jensen, Bill Lee Greul. at Fulton

FULTON 5, BUREAU VALLEY 4 Bureau Valley 101 020 0 — 4 8 1 Fulton 211 100 X — 5 5 2 W – Ethan Jones. L – Frank Monier BUREAU VALLEY Multi hits – Josh Mead 2, Ryan Young 2, Chris Shynk 2, Gage Smith 2. 2B – Mead, Young, Smith. RBI – Smith, Shynk, Kyle Rokey, Young.

FULTON (10-11, 6-4 Three Rivers North) Multi hits – Seth Sanderson 2. 2B – Sanderson, Paul Velasco. RBI – Jones, Devon Ballard 2, Jack Reed, Sanderson at Orangeville

ORANGEVILLE 4, AFC 3 AFC 000 102 0 — 3 5 3 Orangeville 110 011 X — 4 7 0 W – Brown. L – Troy Mairs (1-5) AFC (5-11, 1-9 NUIC East) Mairs (6 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 6 SO, 1 HBP) and Tristan Bushman. Multi hits – Jacob Hilliker 2. RBI – Bushman, Hilliker.

ORANGEVILLE Brown (7 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 9 SO, 3 BB) and Folgate. Multi hits – Obert 3, Bollon 2. 3B – Stewart, Bollon. RBI – Obert, Brown, Welsh, Alber

Softball Monday’s results at Newman H.S., Sterling

AMBOY 16, NEWMAN 8 Amboy 026 322 1 — 16 19 3 Newman 001 052 0 — 8 10 9 W – Karlee Doege. L – Lakyn Waldschmidt (7-4).

(At bats-runs-hits) AMBOY (12-7, 5-3 TRAC North) Kelsie Thurman 2b 5-1-1, Madeline Ely ss 5-2-3, Destinee Oenes 3b-p-3b 4-2-3, Kaitlyn Liebing c 5-3-2, Karlee Doege p-3b-p 5-2-2, Micaela McCoy cf 2-3-1, Sydney Wilhelm 1b 5-3-3, Hannah McCoy lf 5-0-2, Courtney Rhine dp 4-0-2, Kennedy Dinges rf (flex) 0-0-0. Totals: 40-16-19.

Doege (4 1/3 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 7 SO, 2 BB), Oenes (1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 3 WP), Doege (1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB) and Liebing. 2B – Thurman, Oenes, Rhine.

3B – Oenes. HR – Ely. RBI – H.McCoy 4, Wilhelm 3, Ely 2, Rhine 2, Oenes, Liebing, Doege, M.McCoy. SB – Ely 2. LOB – 7.

E – Ely, Oenes, Thurman.

NEWMAN (10-9, 3-5) Mady Ferris 2b 4-2-2, Julie Hurd c 4-2-2, Jenna Stevens 3b 4-2-2, Mary Alice Oswalt ss 4-0-1, Stacia Walter 1b 3-1-1, Lakyn Waldschmidt p 3-0-1, Abigayle Ammon cr 0-1-0, Madalyn Klein cf 1-0-0, Sarah Walls rf 2-0-0, Rachel Grennan lf 3-0-0, Sarah Trujillo rf-cf 4-0-1. Totals: 32-8-10.

Waldschmidt (7 IP, 16 R, 13 ER, 19 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 2 WP) and Hurd. 2B – Ferris, Hurd, Oswalt. HR – Walter. RBI – Stevens 2, Walter 2, Hurd, Oswalt, Grennan. SB – Stevens. CS –Trujillo. LOB – 9. E – Grennan 3, Trujillo 2, Oswalt 2, Hurd, Klein. at Morrison

MORRISON 16, RIVERDALE 0, 5 inn.

Riverdale 000 00 – 0 1 Morrison 010 (15)X — 16 9 W – Allie Wiersema. L – Venhuizen MORRISON (17-2, 7-1 Three Rivers North) Multi hits – Lauren Rice 2, Lauren Vos 2, Brooke Stralow 2. 3B – Stralow 2. RBI – Stralow 5, Shannon Finneran 3, Chelsea Eads 2, Wiersema, Jaeden Workman, Lauren Pannier, Emma Sitzmore, Vos. at Oregon

FORRESTON-POLO 12, OREGON 0, 5 inn.

Forreston-Polo713 01 — 12 11 2 Oregon 000 00 — 0 1 7 W – Abby Peterson (10-2). L – Abby Baker.

FORRESTON-POLO (14-4) A.Peterson (5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 8 SO) and Olivia Peterson. Multi hits – Destiny Darmon 3, A.Peterson 3. 2B – Jess Slater. HR – Aubrey Ingram.

OREGON Baker (4 IP, 11 R, 11 H, 3 BB), Sommer Rhea (1 IP, 1 R, 1 SO, 1 BB) and Bre Bicksler.

at Prophetstown

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 23, ANNAWAN-WETHERSFIELD 3, 5 inn.

A-W 000 30 – 3 7 5 E-P 269 6x – 23 14 1 W – Kylie Ackerman (16-0). L – Kaila Dunfee ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN Multi hits – Stephanie Thulen 2, Emily Cox 2, Clare Kramer 2. 2B – Thulen, Bryce McCormick, Addison Morse, Alicia Stout.

HR – Ashley Davis, Savannah Mettler. RBI – Kramer 4, Mettler 3, Davis 3.

ANNAWAN-WETHERSFIELD Multi hits – Dunfee 2, Lauren Schmidt 2. 2B – McKenzie Hoogerwerf. 3B – Schmidt. at Freeport Game 1

MILLEDGEVILLE 14, AQUIN 2 Milledgeville 401 216 — 14 14 2 Orangeville 000 110 — 2 4 1 W – Kendra Schave. L – Keely Slace.

MILLEDGEVILLE Schave (5 1/3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB), Sam Schmidt (2/3 IP, 1 SO). Multi hits – Ally Bush 2, Taylor Grenoble 2, Morgan Adolph 3, Courtney Swalve 3. 2B – Bush, Adolph, Brey Henson, Jenna Bibler, Shannon Graff. 3B – Adolph. HR – Adolph, Kayleigh Leddy. RBI – Bush, Adolph 5, Swalve 2, Leddy 4, Schave.

AQUIN Slace (6 IP, 14 R, 13 ER, 14 H, 8 SO, 5 BB). Multi hits – Kendahl Sahaeter 2.

2B – Schoeter, Sam Grinnel. RBI – Hailey Truman.

Game 2

MILLEDGEVILLE 10, AQUIN 2 Aquin 000 002 0 — 2 2 6 Milledgeville 203 311 X — 10 11 3 W – Adolph. L – Schoeter.

MILLEDGEVILLE Adolph (4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 9 SO, 2 BB), Holly Brall (3 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 SO). Multi hits – Swalve 2, Bibler. 2B – Swalve, Schave, Brall. HR – Swalve. RBI – Taylor Grenoble, Adolph, Swalve 4, Schave, Brall.

AQUIN Schoeter (6 IP, 10 R, 4 ER, 11 H, 4 SO, 5 BB). 2B – Grinnel. RBI – Truman. at Orangeville

ORANGEVILLE 11, AFC 1, 6 inn.

AFC 001 000 — 1 3 5 Orangeville 410 501 — 11 11 3 W – Tori Clark. L – Cassidy Koenig.

AFC Koenig (5 2/3 IP, 11 R, 5 ER, 11 H, 7 SO).

2B – Kayla Colwell.

ORANGEVILLE Clark (6 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 10 SO, 1 BB).

Multi hits – Morgan Stramm 3, Kaylee Sager 3, Kelsey Bollon 2. 2B – Clark, Sager. HR – Sager, Bollon. RBI – Clark 3, Sager 4, Miranda Rodebaugh, Bollon.

Boys tennis Monday’s results at LaSalle

LASALLE-PERU 3, DIXON 2 Singles 1. Sam Bratt (D) def. Luke Hartauer 6-4, 7-6 2. Zach Healy (D) def. Alex Strickler 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 Doubles 1. Drake Bruhns, Zach Giovanini (LP) def.

John Brechon, Keenan Longan 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 2. Aaron Pellican, Mason Clark (LP) def. Ian South, Justin Wilson 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 3. Cody O’Brien, Darien Fletcher (LP) def.

Andy Clark, Bronson Helfrich (fft. due to illness) Record: Dixon 3-7 (2-6 NIB-12 West)

Boys track Monday’s results at A.C. Bowers Field, Dixon

STERLING 74, DIXON 63, SYCAMORE 48 Event winners 100 – Kyle LeBlanc (Dix) 11.45; 200 – Matt Coffey (Dix) 23.68; 400 – Eric Aurand (Syc) 54.52; 800 – Alex Handel (Syc) 2:03.06; 1,600 – Jonathon Landis (Ster) 4:46.86; 3,200 – Landis (Ster) 10:42.67; 110 hurdles – JD Gieson (Dix) 16.16; 300 hurdles – Gieson (Dix) 41.02; 400 relay – Dixon (Quinton Douglas, Connor Lafferty, Coffey, LeBlanc) 45.65; 800 relay – Sterling (Dimitri Bruce, Terrance Bruce, Dale Mikan, Andrew Spaulding) 1:36.92; 1,600 relay – Sycamore 3:36.05; 3,200 relay – Dixon (Chance Fisher, Ben Davis, Daniel Pottorff, Bryson Forrest) 8:48.47; High jump – Logan Wright (Syc) 6-0; Pole vault – Ian Lovell (Syc) 10-0; Long jump – Gieson (Dix) 20-1; Triple jump – Jacob Kirchhoff (Ster) 42-3½; Shot put – Evan Short (Syc) 51-7; Discus – Josh Knie (Ster) 140-7 at Amboy

AMBOY 91, SOMONAUK 46, MILLEDGEVILLE 38 400 – 1. Gross (A) 56.37; 300 low hurdles – 1. Schmidt (M) 47.41; 1,600 – 1. Pauley (M) 5:02.36; 200 – 1. Henkel (A) 24.42; 1,600 relay – 1. Somonauk 3:44.94; Shot put – 1. Stuepfert (A) 39-9; Discus – 1. Becker (A) 105-9; Long jump – 1. Gross (A) 17-11; Triple jump – 1. Litwiller (M) 37-3; High jump – 1. Ohlendorf (A) 5-10; 3,200 relay – 1. Amboy 9:55; 400 relay – 1. Somonauk 46.94; 3,200 – 1. Pauley (M) 10:43; 110 high hurdles – 1. Schmidt (M) 16.61; 100 – 1. Ohlson (S) 11.33; 800 – 1. Blackburn (A) 2:15.63; 800 relay – 1. Somonauk 1:39.5 at Lena-Winslow Team results 1. Newman 163; 2. GEDRR 107; 3. LenaWinslow 102; 4. Pearl City 90; 5. Dakota 46.

Individual results 100 – 1. Nolan McGinn (N) 12.14; 3. Ethan Nash (N) 12.17. 110 hurdles – 1. Caleb Flack (G) 16.22; 2. Regan Todhunter (N) 16.52. 1600 – 1. Drew Rosengren (N) 5:00.47; 2. Clay Jungerman (N) 5:04.2.

1600 relay – Newman 3:48.80. 200 – Tristan Fox (L) 23.46. 300 hurdles – 1. Regan Todhunter (N) 43.32; 2. Nash 43.5. 3200 – Bryson Reyes (N) 10:28.86.

3200 relay – Lena-Winslow 8:54.33.

400 – Tristan Fox (L) 50.53. 400 relay – Pearl City 47.89. 800 – 1. Justin Peters (L) 2:15.57; 3. Warren Melton (N) 2:23.52.

800 relay – Pearl City 1:40.86. Discus – Chris Wilson (N) 117-1½. Shot put – Kado McNeely (G) 42-3½. High jump – Mike Leverton (L) 5-8. Long Jump – Caleb Flack (G) 20-1. Triple Jump – 1. Nolan McGInn (N) 39-11½; 3. James Nelson (N) 32-11½

Girls track Monday’s results at A.C. Bowers Field, Dixon

DIXON 92, STERLING 68, SYCAMORE 15 Event winners 100 – Shannon Lahey (Dix) 13.44; 200 – Lexy Duncan (Dix) 26.55; 400 – Duncan (Dix) 59.63; 800 – Mercedes Sanchez (Ster) 2:26.19; 1,600 – Courtney Seagren (Dix) 5:42.42; 100 hurdles – Ashleigh Tira (Ster) 17.23; 300 hurdles – Tira (Ster) 48.86; 400 relay – Dixon (Lahey, Hailey Houck, Addison Huizenga, Duncan) 53.54; 800 relay – Dixon (Katie Dewey, Brittani Sohn, Jayda Haime, Kirsten Pitman) 1:58.54; 1,600 relay – Dixon (Huizenga, Ki.Pitman, Katie Pitman, Houck) 4:24.81; 3,200 relay – Dixon (Seagren, Mekenzie Harden, Carlie Sherman, Katie Binkley) 10:33.43; High jump – Morgan Zuidema (Ster) 4-10; Pole vault – Kallie Zuidema (Ster) 8-6; Long jump – Duncan (Dix) 16-8; Triple jump – Maggie Bushman (Dix) 33-5½; Shot put – Jordan Totten (Ster) 32-2; Discus – Kacey Koch (Dix) 94-11

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Semien sends Sox past Cubs Tiebreaking double in 12th lifts White Sox to win at Wrigley By the Associated Press

Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking RBI double in a two-run 12th, Jose Quintana pitched one-hit ball over seven innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 3-1 at Wrigley Field on Monday.

Quintana and five relievers combined on a four-hitter, and the White Sox came away with the win after dropping four straight and six of seven to their crosstown rivals.

The winning rally started when Alexei Ramirez singled off Justin Grimm with two out and stole second. Tyler Flowers walked, and Semien lined a 1-1 pitch over third baseman Mike Oltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head to make it 2-1.

Grimm (1-1) plunked pinch-hitter Paul Konerko on the left arm to load the bases and walked Alejandro De Aza to make it a two-run game.

In the bottom half, Matt Lindstrom walked Welington Castillo leading off before Nate Schierholtz bounced into a double play. He then gave up a

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The White Soxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alexei Ramirez (10) scores on a Marcus Semienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s double in the top of the 12th inning Monday at Wrigley Field. The Sox won 3-1. single to Olt and struck out Luis Valbuena for his fifth save in eight chances.

Daniel Webb (3-0), who struck out the lone batter he faced, got the win.

Both teams got dominant starts, with Jeff

Samardzija and Quintana each allowing one run on a cool night with the wind blowing in. Samardzija threw three-hit ball over nine innings.

The lone hit off Quintana was a leadoff double

Matt Carpenterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-run double in the fifth inning helped carry the visiting Cardinals past the slumping Braves, who shook up their lineup but still lost their seventh in a row.

Desperate for more offense, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez batted pitcher Aaron Harang eighth and put second baseman Ramiro Pena in the ninth spot. Pena had two hits, including a seventh-inning homer that brought the Braves within a run.

Shelby Miller (4-2) got the win and Trevor Rosenthal earned his ninth save.

Hawks thinking sweep with 2-0 lead MUSICK

How close had the Wild come to tying the game CONTINUED FROM B1 and silencing a sellout crowd?

Fine, so it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a fly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inches,â&#x20AC;? Coyle said, swatter. It was a goalten- shaking his head. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You ders stick, and Crawford know?â&#x20AC;? used it like a baseball bat Yes, I know. (Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell to swat a puck out of mid Coyle, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I air as it tumbled toward brought it up.) the net. His acrobatic â&#x20AC;&#x153;He gets a tip on that,â&#x20AC;? save prevented what said Coyle, replaying the would have been a game- sequence in his mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If tying goal by the Wild to he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, it could be in make it 2-2. the net, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a differInstead, the Hawks ent game right there. But scored twice in the final 3 thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how it goes. Someminutes to seal a 4-1 win. times, you get bounces.

Wild forward Charlie Sometimes, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

Coyle had a front-row Again, a reminder: This seat for the highlightis how the Hawks treat reel save. After Crawford most of their guests. swatted the puck, it landThe Hawks are so taled on the top of the net ented on offense, defense and prompted a whistle. and between the pipes

that they often leave opponents shaking their heads after games and wondering what just happened. Coach Joel Quennevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crew is 5-0 on home ice during the playoffs, and they share the NHL lead with 29 goals scored during the postseason.

Meanwhile, Crawford continues to be a stalwart in the net.

Off of the ice, Crawford is soft-spoken and humble, or basically the total opposite of what we all witnessed in Grant Park last summer. He described his save in simple terms of action and reaction, even though few people on Earth could do what he did.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;[It] kind of popped up and I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure if it was falling back toward the net, so I just tried to whack it behind the net,â&#x20AC;? Crawford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just caught enough of it. I almost missed it, where it might have gone in. Just enough to land on top.â&#x20AC;?

Just enough.

Too bad, so sad, Minnesota. Please discard your paper cups in the trash bins. Your bus is waiting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a play or two away,â&#x20AC;? Wild coach Mike Yeo said.

Yep. And Crawford made the play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that far off,â&#x20AC;?

Yeo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That game was hanging there for us.â&#x20AC;?

Yep. And Crawford swatted it out of mid air.

Clippers continue to hit after Comet rally DIAMOND

CONTINUED FROM B1

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt like we broke out of it, and we really needed this,â&#x20AC;? McCoy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to beat our rivals, and we came out and played with a lot of confidence, and we hit better and fielded better and played together as a team after a good start.â&#x20AC;?

McCoy started things off with a two-run single in the top of the second, then Amboy stretched the lead to 8-0 with a sixrun third. After RBI singles by Destinee Oenes, Kaitlyn Liebing, Micaela McCoy and Wilhelm, Rhine capped the inning with a two-run double to left-center.

After Newman (10-9, 3-5) answered in the form of a Julie Hurd RBI single, the Clippers dodged a bullet when Karlee Doege got a groundout and a flyout to end the third and strand Comets on second and third.

Wilhelmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second RBI single in as many at-bats, and Hannah McCoyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second two-run base hit made it 11-1 in the fourth, then Oenes scored in a wild pitch before Doege knocked in Liebing for a 13-1 Amboy lead going to the bottom of the fifth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once we got that first hit, then the next hit, everybody went up to the plate thinking they were going to get one,â&#x20AC;? Wilhelm said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got scared a little bit when Newman started coming back, but we took a deep breath and picked things back up when we got up to bat again.â&#x20AC;?

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Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jenna Stevens rips a two-run single in the fifth inning Monday against Amboy in Sterling.

The Comets lost to the Clippers 16-8.

The comeback came at just the right time for the Comets. Staring at a run-rule loss to a team who beat them on a walkoff home run in Amboy earlier this season, Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bats finally caught Amboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fire.

Mady Ferris singled, then Hurd doubled to lead off the fifth. Jenna Stevens smacked a tworun single to left-center, them scored two batters later on Stacia Walterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homer to right-center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was over the fence,â&#x20AC;? said Walter, who celebrated Senior Day with the big bang. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt good, but I hurried to first and was just thinking, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Keep going, keep going.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; When I saw it bounce, I slowed down and just enjoyed it a little.â&#x20AC;?

Rachel Grennanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RBI fielderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice capped

the five-run frame, and Newman stuck around for the final two innings.

Ely crushed a two-run homer to left in the top of the sixth to stretch the lead back to 15-6, but a baserunning gaffe ended that inning. In the bottom of the sixth, Mary Alice Oswalt drove in Hurd, then Stevens stole home on a snap throw to first with the bases loaded to get the Comets back to within seven at 15-8.

But the Clippers finished things off, as Wilhelm drove in Doege for a 16-8 lead in the top of the seventh, then Doege set the Comets down in order in the bottom â&#x20AC;&#x201C; only the second 1-2-3 inning for either team, after Doege struck out the side in the second. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happy with what we saw on the scoreboard,â&#x20AC;? Walter said

of her teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rally, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we wanted to make sure things didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end that way. We built each other up, and finally got some good things going.â&#x20AC;?

Stevens had two hits and was on base four times, while Ferris and Hurd had two hits each and were both on base three times. Newman knocked Doege out of the circle in the fifth, but the freshman got the final five outs to close things out for Amboy after Oenes came on for a stretch in the fifth and sixth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talked about the negatives first, but we like to finish with the positive, and we showed some character today,â&#x20AC;?

Newman coach JD Waldschmidt added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looked like we were going to get 10-runned, but the girls responded, and hopefully we can use that momentum the next couple of weeks heading into the postseason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we have to field the ball better. When you give a good team as many extra outs as we gave them, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be an uphill battle.â&#x20AC;?

The fact that her team made the most of those bonus opportunities is what made Whitman happy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a lot of good atbats, and a lot of clutch hits today; it seemed like it was contagious,â&#x20AC;?

Whitman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I made one little change in the lineup, and it seemed to work; I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be switching it now. Hopefully this sets the tone for the rest of this week, and the rest of the season.â&#x20AC;?

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE-MORRISON, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

ANDY M. MCCLEARIN, Defendant.

12-CH-155 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1308 HARVEY DR. STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on April 5, 2013, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 11-19-278-005 Commonly known as: 1308 Harvey Dr., Sterling, IL 61081

W13-0255 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE DIXON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, NA; Plaintiff, vs.

TERRY V. WEST; ROBYN A. WEST; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TERRY V. WEST IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBYN A. WEST, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 11 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on May 2, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of Patrick E. Ward, Ward and Ward, 316 South Peoria, Dixon, Illinois 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1207 IL Route 26, Dixon, IL 61021.

P.I.N. 18-08-33-400-004.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

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will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on June 5, 2014 at 10:00 AM, the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $84,179.41.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: The bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Notice of Proposed Tariff Changes Electric Service Schedule Ill. C. C. No. 1

To the Electric Patrons of Ameren Illinois Company d/b/a Ameren Illinois: Ameren Illinois (or the “Company”) hereby gives notice to the public that on April 17, 2014, it has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC” or “Commission”) proposed changes in its rates and charges, for electric delivery services throughout its territory in Illinois pursuant to its Rider MAP-P, performance-based formula rate tariff, and the update calculation of rates and charges per the proposed formula rate tariff.

The changes are applicable to Ameren Illinois Rate Zones I, II and III as more fully described below. The changes in rate schedule are proposed to take effect with the January 2015 billing period after the Commission issues its final Order. The Commission has up to 240 days to complete this proceeding and issue its final Order.

This filing conforms to Illinois Public Acts 097-0616, 097-0646 and 098-0015 (the “Law”). These Public Acts also require the Company to spend $625 million in electric system modernization investments over the next 10 years that will benefit customers and the creation of 450 new jobs during the peak program year. In addition, the Law requires the Company to meet various performance metrics intended to increase reliability, reduce outage durations and provide improved service to customers, or be subject to financial penalties.

The proposed updated formula rate revenue requirement results in an overall annual increase of $206.4 million from the electric revenue requirement last ordered by the ICC in Docket No. 13-0301. The revenue requirement change by Rate Zone results in overall annual increases of $75.7million, $ 22.7 million, and $ 108.0 million for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively, prior to implementing single tariff pricing measures among certain Rate Classes and Rate Zones.

For the DS-1 Residential Delivery Service classification the proposed rates and charges result in 29.9%, 17.6%, and 22.5% changes in the electric delivery service and Electric Distribution Tax (ÒEDTÓ) cost recovery revenue for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively compared to the charges that are in effect today. The rates for delivery service and EDT cost recovery constitute only a portion of the total bill of a customer currently taking bundled electric service from Ameren Illinois or taking supply service from a third-party supplier.

Under the Company's proposal, for a residential customer using 5,000 kWh annually (or average of 417 kWh monthly), the effect of the delivery service bill changes being proposed by the Company produce 15.2, 11.6, and 13.2 percent average monthly bill changes (or $6.88, $5.37 and $6.32) for bundled service in Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively compared to the delivery service charges that are in effect today and purchased power charges effective through May 2014. For a residential customer using 10,000 kWh annually (or average of 833 kWh monthly), the effect of the delivery service bill changes being proposed by the Company produce 12.9, 8.3, and 10.7 percent monthly bill changes (or $9.55, $ 6.37and $8.45) for bundled service in Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively compared to the delivery service charges that are in effect today and purchased power charges effective through May 2014. For a residential customer using 18,000 kWh per year (or average of 1,500 kWh monthly), the effect of the delivery service bill changes being proposed by Company produce - 10.3, 5.6 and 8.7 percent monthly bill changes (or $11.85, $ 6.68 and $10.86) for bundled service in Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively compared to the delivery service charges that are in effect today and purchased power charges effective through May 2014.

For non-residential customers, the proposed changes in electric delivery service and EDT cost recovery revenue for each of the three Rate Zones are: * For DS-2 Small General Delivery Service classification, 37.2, 38.3 and 33.6 percent changes for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively; * For DS-3 General Delivery Service classification, 32.1, 18.8, and 35.0 percent changes for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively; * For DS-4 Large General Delivery Service classification, 43.4, 26.7 and 36.2 percent changes for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively; and * For DS-5 Lighting Service classification, 35.6, 16.4 and 33.4 percent changes for Rate Zones I, II and III, respectively.

A new optional rate class, DS-6 Temperature Sensitive Delivery Service, is available to customers eligible for DS-3 General Delivery Service or DS-4 Large General Delivery Service.

A copy of the proposed change in schedule may be inspected at the Ameren Illinois offices at 300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois or online at www.icc.illinois.gov/e-docket/.

Customers should be advised that the Commission may alter or otherwise amend the rates or conditions of service after hearings are held pursuant to 83 Ill. Adm. Code. 200, and may increase or decrease individual rates in amounts other than those requested by Ameren Illinois All parties interested in this matter may obtain information with respect thereto either directly from Ameren Illinois or by addressing the Chief Clerk of the Illinois Commerce Commission, 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY d/b/a Ameren Illinoi217-241-1701s By: Richard J. Mark, President & CEO April 29, May 6, 2014

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE-MORRISON, ILLINOIS

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

ANDY M. MCCLEARIN, Defendant.

12-CH-155 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1308 HARVEY DR. STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on April 5, 2013, the following described real estate, to-wit: Lot 29 in Douglas Park Subdivision in the East half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded May 20, 1953.

Permanent Index Number: 11-19-278-005 Commonly known as: 1308 Harvey Dr., Sterling, IL 61081 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on June 5, 2014 at 10:00 AM, the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $84,179.41.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: The bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

April 22, 29, May 6, 2014

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION NACHUSA TOWNSHIP April 1, 2013 to April 1, 2014 Beginning Balance $107050.40 Taxes 78877.21 Replacement Tax 14890.67 Interest 131.11 Grant-clean-up 417.00 Rent 1000.00 Toirma Ins. 396.00 Culverts 341.29 Social Security 915.70 Misc.

526.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS $204,545.38 EXPENDITURE SUMMARY Those over $2500.00 R. Appelquist. Rick Appelquist. Com Ed. Johnson Oil. Lee F.S. Toirma Ins. A.F.T. Exv. Social Security. Franklin Grove Bank. Conmat. Renner Quarries. Hornung Tiling. Appelquist Trucking. Machinery Maintenance Co. TOTAL EXPENDITURES $159219.47 TOTAL BALANCE 45325.91 April 28, 2014 Richard Appelquist-Supervisor.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF: LUCILLE G. GRENNAN Deceased NO. 14 P 49 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of Lucille G. Grennan. Letters of Office were issued on April 15, 2014, to Veronica Tschosik, Eugene Grennan, Terry Grennan, Bernadette Hermes and Carlene Jenner, as Independent Executors whose attorney is Philip E. Koenig, 1515 4th Ave. Suite 201, Rock Island, IL 61201. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Whiteside County Courhouse, Morrison, IL or with the representative, or both, on or before November 17, 2014, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

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W13-0255

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE - DIXON, ILLINOIS

BANK OF AMERICA, NA; Plaintiff, vs.

TERRY V. WEST; ROBYN A. WEST; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TERRY V. WEST IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBYN A. WEST, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 11 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on May 2, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of Patrick E. Ward, Ward and Ward, 316 South Peoria, Dixon, Illinois 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER, 261.69 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND; THENCE WESTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 253.06 FEET, THENCE NORTHERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 192.32 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 253.06 FEET TO THE SAID EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG SAID EAST LINE 192.32 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1.12 ACRES MORE OF LESS. ALSO AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SAID SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE SAID EAST LINE, 454.01 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE WESTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 52.11 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 52 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 47 SECONDS, MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 41.40 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO SAID EAST LINE, 27.10 FEET TO THE SAID EAST LINE, THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 33.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ALL SUBJECT TO THAT LAND USED FOR PUBLIC ROAD PURPOSES AND ANY EASEMENT OF RECORD, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1207 IL Route 26, Dixon, IL 61021.

P.I.N. 18-08-33-400-004.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W13-0255.

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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF FRANKLIN GROVENACHUSA TOWNSHIPS MULTI-ASSESSORS FUND April 1, 2013 to April 1, 2014 RECEIPT $4415.57 Beginning Balance Taxes $11965.18 Interest 20.07 TOTAL RECEIPTS $16400.82 EXPENDITURES C.Bollman $8000.00 Board 560.00 S.S. 654.84 Toirma Ins. 500.00 Audit 400.00 Schooling 1102.34 Travel 200.00 Legal 355.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11772.18 Balance $4628.64 C.D. 4500.00 TOTAL BALANCE $9128.64 Richard Appelquist-Treasurer April 28, 2014

F13100575 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Ken Burnell; City of Dixon; BMO Harris Bank, National Association f/k/a Harris , National Association, s/b/m with Amcore Bank, N.A. s/b/m to AMCORE Investment Group, N.A. as Trustee under a Trust Agreement dated the 17 day of March, 2008,known as Trust; Unknown Beneficiaries of Trust Agreement dated the 17 day of March, 2008, known as Trust Number 15960; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants 13 CH 91 Property Address: 407 South Dixon Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Ken Burnell; Unknown Beneficiaries of Trust Agreement dated the 17 day of March, 2008, known as Trust Number 15960; and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD 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 40 FEET OF THE EAST HALF OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 51 IN THE TOWN (NOW CITY) OF DIXON, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 07-08-05-278-009 Said property is commonly known as: 407 South Dixon Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Ken Burnell and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 2007005540 book 0708 page 0628 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 29, 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) Attorney No. Cook 26122, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 April 29, May 6, 13, 2014

School Photography Request for Proposal (RFP) Amboy Community Unit School District No. 272 is accepting proposals for school photography services for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years, according to the specifications in the RFP. Sealed proposals in response to the RFP will be accepted in the office of Jeff Thake, Superintendent, until 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 12, 2014. The Superintendent will assess the proposals received and notify submitting companies as to which, if any proposal will be recommended to the Board of Education.

The district reserves the right to refuse all proposals, and/or negotiate with the successful company for minor changes.

However, companies should be aware that the district would not negotiate terms of specifications of the RFP prior to opening of proposals. Any oral clarification given on the specifications of the RFP should not be construed to be binding on the district.

Notification of acceptance of a proposal will be made as soon as proposals have been reviewed. However, the acceptance of the school photography proposal will not be final until approved by Amboy Community Unit District No. 272.

This approval is anticipated in the scheduled meeting of the Board on June 26, 2014.

Sealed proposals may be mailed or hand-delivered to: Jeff Thake Amboy Community Unit School District No. 272 11 E. Hawley Street Amboy, IL 61310 Informal, non-binding, inquireies may be made to: Jeff Thake, Superintendent (815) 857-2164 jthake@amboy.net May 6, 2014 CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY,ILLINOIS ESTATE OF RENA W. ZUIDEMA Deceased.

No.14 P 48 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of RENA W. ZUIDEMA . Letters of Office were issued to SHARON L. SWANSON, 751 Manor Hill Place, Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with a Representative, or both, on or before October 23, 2014, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (l0) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 16th day of April, 2014.

Sharon L. Swanson Independent Representative Mark E. Zumdahl WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081-0400 815-625-8200 April 22, 29, May 6, 2014

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Harbor Crest Home An 84-bed skilled care facility in Fulton IL, is in need of /LPN 's 2nd and 3rd shifts /CNA's: All shifts /Part time Bus Driver Must be able to practice in Illinois and pass Background test. Apply online or in person at: harborcrest2 @mchsi.com 817 17th St, Fulton IL. EOE

LARSEN COOPERATIVE, NEW London Wisconsin is seeking a qualified General Manager.

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Mendota AgriProducts, Inc. NOW HIRING Maintenance Supervisor $25/hr. plus OT Apply with-in 448 N. 3973 Rd. Mendota, IL 61342

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The All American Bar & Grill in Rock Falls is currently searching for an experienced Restaurant Manager. Interested candidates, please submit resumes to humanresources @akhospitality.net 2105 1st Ave. Rock Falls IL. 61071

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Shining Star Children's Advocacy Center seeks a full-time FAMILY ADVOCATE. This position will support families impacted by child abuse in understanding their rights as victims, and providing them with information and support throughout the criminal justice and healing process.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in a human service or criminal justice field and a minimum of 3-5 years of experience working with children, victims, families, and/or individuals in crisis and excellent communication skills.

Benefits include generous paid leave and retirement plan. Shining Star CAC welcomes diverse applicants. Interested applicants should send cover letter, resume and list of references to sbrantley@ shiningstarcac.org or Shining Star Children's Advocacy Center 215 E. 1st Street Suite 110, Dixon

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

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 1 mo. old kitten, female tabby, free to a good home 815-284-1130

★ NEW TODAY ★ Mastiff English AKC from huge parents, champ lines. Pd. $950.

Will sell $600 obo 815-652-4383 or 815-440-5657 MASTIFF English AKC. Large pups from huge parents Champ lines. $950 Call 309-945-2371

★ NEW TODAY ★ Rottweiler puppies, registered, st had 1 shots, parents on site. $600 815-973-3883 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!

LAWN MOWERS

779

Briggs 4.5hp on Weed Eater 20” mower, $100 815288-4330 Briggs 6hp on Craftsman 21” mower, baggermulcher. $90 815288-4330

LAWN MOWERS

779

Ready to mow, Sabre made by John Deere about 9 yrs. Old, 14.5 HP Kohler Engine, 38” deck. 2 owners.

Good shape. $350.

815-626-8657 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 Mustang pull behind yard cart w/removable gate $50 815-284-4787

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

2003 Ford Taurus SE Station Wagon. 151K mi. Good condition. $2500 Boat-Motor-Trailer, 1979 Monark 14' boat. W/ 7.5 HP Mercury engine. $500 815456-2412 Before 8:30 P.M.

Lg. stack of Rough Sawn hardwood lumber, oak, walnut cherry, good for projects. $750 815-288-3301 Lilac bushes $5 815-994-2371 Longaberger Pottery. 8 plates, 7 bowls 6 mugs.

Ivory. All $80. 815441-5688 Moving Sale!

Lawn cart, pull spreader, dethatching pull rake w/ 6 spring reels, baker rack, copper fire pot & toy chest.

815-625-9407 Scooter Store Power Chair TSS300, like new condition, $4,000 new, asking $650, 815-849-5466 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text

24”Bike, 21spd.

Schwinn High Plains $55 815284-1094 3, Onan Generators & a 355 Chevy Motor, low mileage. 815-4994066 5,000 mulch, fertilizer, lawn care, Scott's Crab Grass Preventer. $25 Builder Discount Blacktop Seal Coating Early Order Discounts Fritz Asphalt 815-499-2940

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 Looking to buy young Pomeranian or Shih tzu. 815213-1589

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 10” Craftsman table saw, 2 side, 1 back extension, Dado insert $100 815-288-4330 140 sq. ft. engineered hardwood flooring.

Handscraped Potomac Plank Birch, ½ ”x5” planks, $400 815772-2226 1950's JC Higgins (Sears) golf clubs (7) & Bag; nice $15 815-946-2204

Box of 34 books, various titles dated from 1939-1990's.

Must take all. $10.

815-625-3117 Chapel Hill Sec. M. 4 graves. $500 ea. Will pay transfer fees. Call 815718-3164 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.

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White range hood.

All in good condition. $250. 815625-7525 after 3.

1950's Tabletop record player, works, 33-45-78 $35 815-275-3131

Hot water pressure washer.

5GPM 3000 PSI mounted on single axial trailer. $3500 815-266-1898

2000 oak kitchen cabinets Carpet 69¢sq/ft Builder Discount 626-4561

Johnny Jump Up flower, looks like a violet, $3.00 815994-2371

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Good cond. 815849-5153

HORSES & SUPPLIES

835

Blue Ridge western saddle w/ blanket & bridle $235 815-275-3131 Horses for Sale or Trade. All reasonable offers considered. Also Sundowner 5th wheel horse trailer for Sale.

815-7724223

AUTOMOBILES

905

AUTOMOBILES

905

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2007 Hyundai Accent 2dr hatch, 1 owner, very clean.

Auto., air, 114k. No rust, no dents, no disappointments. $5700 815-9736609 after 5 pm Credit Problems?

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TRUCKS

910

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

MOTORCYCLES

935

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

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1991 Corvette Convertible, auto, 33K mi., teal, exc. cond., $15,000 815-716-8904 1999 Toyota Camry, newer tires.

Gold. $1050. Call 803-539-1807 2000 Toyota Camry, full pwr. $3475 815-288-3100 2007 Acura TL Graphite grey, loaded, automatic, 82k miles, Great cond. $13,800 obo 815-535-8503

CELEBRITY CIPHER

by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

TODAY’S CLUE: J equals W “ K L R Z A’ X W O Z K M O C Z C W H X S Z J M H FWXZ, RZA IFZABS MWUWX LZXOWC C F H C R Z A’ X W C W H X K M O S Z J M I Z T W ZMW WBIW’I FWXZ.” -- EWUKM VZICMWX Previous Solution: “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.” -- Frida Kahlo (c) 2014 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Universal Uclick 4-16

Astrograph Strive for independence and a minimum of outside interference.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Wrap up all old business so you can begin to prepare for new endeavors in the year ahead.

It would be wise to keep your intentions a secret. Once all the pieces are in place, you should have no problem getting things done. Strive for independence and a minimum of outside interference.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Your plans may not conform to what family members have in mind. Keep to yourself and don’t waste energy trying to convince others of your ideas. Work on fine-tuning your concepts; the time to present them will come soon enough.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Take advantage of any chance you get to draw an audience.

You can make great progress by promoting what you have to offer. Speak your mind in order to gain support.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your health may become troublesome today. Be vigilant so that minor ailments don’t worsen. Financial dealings will prove profitable. Take care of personal paperwork and legal matters.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Avoid being overbearing today. Show your friends and colleagues that you have a sense of humor and can be a team player. People will find you more attractive if you’re congenial.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Be aware of your surroundings and keep your defenses up.

Protect your valuables and be prudent with regard to handouts.

A jealous colleague will try to undermine you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -It’s unfortunate, but you cannot always protect the ones you love.

Offer them your support, be a sounding board and give positive suggestions, but don’t try to take over their lives.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Someone will get the wrong idea if you appear to be wasting time. Keep busy, do your job diligently, and resist the urge to put off things that should be completed today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Travel and educational activities will bring you the highest return. Your adventurous mood will lead to new discoveries, connections and

PUZZLE ENTHUSIASTS: Get more puzzles in direction. Embrace the future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your patience and tolerance will be lacking today.

Before you blurt out something hurtful, consider being on the receiving end of your intended comment. It’s a good time to put your energy into selfimprovement.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Meet-and-greet events will lead to new friendships and opportunities. Don’t move too quickly. Savor the moment and build on solid ground. Strive for equality.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Focus on finishing what you start. Proof that you have what it takes to be successful will be directly linked to accomplishing what you promise. Put your best foot forward.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You can accomplish anything you set your mind to if you stay focused. Embrace a challenge with strength and courage, and you will grab the attention of someone who can influence your future. ©2014 UFS

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MOTORCYCLES

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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.

2002 Honda Goldwing, 68,600 mi. w/ trailer, $12,500w/out trailer $10,500 AND 1998 Kawasaki Voyager 67,870 mi., $3,500 Call 815625-2013.

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

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; NEW TODAY â&#x2DC;&#x2026; For Sale: 1995 Suzuki Intruder 800 V-Twin, 13K mi., & 2003 Suzuki Savage, 650cc, 14K mi., 815-4382779 Kawasaki 2009 Vulcan Classic 1700 CC 4,900 mi. $6,500 Black.

1995 FXSTC Red 26,260 mi. $6,200 2001 FXST Red$7,700.

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TRAILERS/RVS

945

17 ft. 2009 Shasta Camper, $11,000 firm. Very clean.

Like new.

815625-0067.

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

2008 Camper/ Toy Hauler. Sleeps 4, kitchen, bath, ducted heat, A/C, very clean. $12,000 Call 815-626-7278 2010 26â&#x20AC;? Starcraft Camper. 1 slideout, sleeps 6.

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