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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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Glik’s opening Friday Promotions planned right off bat at clothing store

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

STERLING – Midwest clothing retailer Glik’s will open at noon Friday at Northland Mall.

Jeff Glik, CEO and president of the Granite City-based company, will be there for the event, along with his father, 89-year-old Joe Glik.

The fourth-generation leader of Glik’s will carry on the family tradi-

tion for store openings.

“We will cut 118 dollar bills and give it to the Chamber of Commerce,” Glik said. “It signifies the 118 years that Glik’s has been in business.”

Some special promotions are planned for the store’s first day in Sterling.

Founded in 1897, Glik’s is the nation’s 14th-oldest retailer. The company, which prefers to locate in rural areas, has more than 90 stores

in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota and North Dakota.

Glik’s carries men’s and women’s clothing, featuring brands like The North Face, Silver Jeans, Billabong, Hurley, Roxy, Fox, Under Armour, Southern Shirt Company, Flying Monkey Jeans, Alex and Ani, and Miss Me. The mall’s newest tenant will be next door to another clothing store, Maurices.

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Glik’s employees hang clothing Monday evening in preparation for the store to open at noon Friday, right next door to Maurices in Northland Mall in Sterling.

COLOMA TOWNSHIP

STERLING | PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

Head Start consolidates at school Financial

report gets submitted Supervisor confident township’s cooperation will see fines waived

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

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Casey Nance and Wyatt Zimmerman (both left) and Tasha Romano and Kendal Poff work on crafts Monday afternoon while touring the Head Start classrooms at Wallace School, 506 W. Fourth St., Sterling. There are 10 to 15 slots still available, said Carisa Valdez, the preschool program’s family and community service coordinator. She added that the program would like to have a waiting list, too, in case students’ families move out of the area.

Officials still hoping to fill more spots at Wallace School

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

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STERLING – Thanks to the Bi-County Special Education Cooperative’s exodus, Head Start has consolidated under one roof.

The preschool program, which already had four classrooms in Wallace School, added four more that were housed at Sterling Rock Falls Child Care, 1840 W. LeFevre Road.

Classes began Sept. 2, and officials held an open house Monday at the school at 506 W. Fourth St. “We moved our programs all here because we needed the additional space,” Director Jill Calkins said.

Bi-County moved in August to 2317 E. Lincolnway, Suite A., in Sterling to provide accessibility to the disabled, said Bob Sondgeroth, superintendent of Regional Office of Education No. 47 – which includes Whiteside, Lee and Ogle counties.

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ROCK FALLS – Coloma Township is no longer on the Illinois Comptroller’s delinquent reports list.

The township missed the Sept. 27 deadlines for submitting its fiscal year 2015 annual financial report, and for filing an extension request.

The township’s accounting firm, Winkel, Parker & Foster, completed the report last week, and the comptroller has changed the township’s reporting status.

“The accountants’ office called me Wednesday, and told me he had the report done,” township Supervisor David Blanton said.

“I guess the state posted it on Friday morning.”

Blanton said the township can now turn its full attention to working with the firm’s Dixon office to compile information for an audit or a compilation report.

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‘‘ ’’ ... as long as we communicate with them and make our best effort, we won’t be subjected to fines.

Dave Blanton

Next meeting

Elise Ulferts-Hume laughs with co-workers as she puts away artwork made by her students in her Head Start classroom.

To enroll Call Rachel DeSpain at 800-323-5434, ext. 34, for more information on the Head Start preschool program at Wallace School, 506 W. Fourth St., Sterling.

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“We’re going to talk this week about what information we need, and what everyone is comfortable with,” Blanton said.

Another accounting firm, Wipfli, had worked with the township for 18 months in efforts to produce an audit from years of records kept while Deb Burke was supervisor.

In 2013, the township was fined for failing to submit 4 years’ worth of financial reports to the comptroller’s office, leading to Burke’s resignation. The 2014 annual report was turned in after Blanton had requested an extension.

Auditors provide three levels of financial statements services – compilations, reviews, and audits.

Compilations provide the lowest level of assurance of the three, with reviews falling in the middle. The compilation option puts financial information in an accepted practices accounting format, but there is no testing of data with compilations.

After Burke’s departure, the township’s board decided it was too costly to have a 5-year forensic audit done, but it has been difficult to find a firm to put its stamp on an audit with limited information.

Blanton said the township is determined to move forward from the chaos of years past.

“One way or another, we’ll turn in something to the state, whether it be an audit or compilation report,” Blanton said.

State statute calls for

an audit after a change in township supervisors, but no fines are likely if one isn’t produced yet this year.

“They understand our situation, and as long as we communicate with them and make our best effort, we won’t be subjected to fines,” Blanton said.

Blanton said he thinks the fine from the late 2015 report will even be dropped. The fine started at $5 a day, and would not have increased to $10 until delinquency hit 15 days. The maximum fine is $20 a day without an extension.

The township also hopes to take a big step in restoring order before year’s end.

Boxes of records are piled up in the township office, but the lack of documentation for so many years has rendered much of the paperwork useless.

A temporary worker is still preparing the records for certification by a state archivist. That certification would allow the township to put documents on film and shred some of the clutter.

“Hopefully, we can get the archivist in here before the end of the year,” Blanton said.

“We need to get rid of some of this stuff from 25 years ago.”

Township Clerk Pam Erby said someone from the comptroller’s office will come in after the archivist has been there.

“The archivist will tell us what has to be archived, and what can be destroyed,” Erby said. “Then someone from the comptroller’s office will have to come in before anything is shredded.”

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

COMMUNITY WATCH rant; bonded out.

Grace Sodawasser, 53, of Sterling; 9:18 p.m. Friday at the intersection of First Avenue and West Second Street; no valid driver’s license, disobeying a traffic control device; given notice to appear in court.

Montana W. Brackenmeyer, 19, of Sterling; 7:14 a.m.

Saturday in the 1000 block of First Avenue; unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor; given notice to appear in court.

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POLICE Sterling Police Arlene T. Doden, 77, of Gibson City; 4:41 p.m. Sunday at East Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue; suspended registration – mandatory insurance violation; released with promise to comply.

Boy, 16, of Sterling; 8 p.m.

Sunday at West Lynn Boulevard and Avenue E; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply.

Rock Falls Police Brady A. Tarbill, 21, of Sterling; 8:25 p.m. Sunday at First Avenue and Third Street; disobeying a stop sign, no valid driver’s license; given notice to appear in court.

Janae M. Gallegos, 22, of Sterling; 2:55 p.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of U.S. Route 30 West; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Madeline R. Erickson, 17, of Rock Falls; 12:57 p.m.

Sunday in the 1600 block of U.S. Route 30 West; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Margaret A. Johnson, 62, of Sterling; 10:36 a.m. Sunday in the 1500 block of U.S. Route 30 West; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Johnathan P. Parent, 23, of Sterling; 2:51 p.m.

Saturday in the 800 block of East Second Street; driving under the influence, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, improper lane usage, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Nicole L. Weidel, 32, of Prophetstown; 4:05 p.m.

Saturday at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and 12th Avenue; operation of an uninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Douglas S. Buyers, 46, of Sterling; 4:29 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and 12th Avenue; driving while license suspended, Lee County warrant; taken to Lee County Jail.

Kristyn N. Ehnle, 18, of Bradford; 10:45 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Dixon Avenue; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Amy C. Drane, 46, of Rock Falls; 4:29 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of U.S. Route 30; Whiteside County war-

Dixon Police Tyler S. Bushman, 29, of Dixon; 12:10 a.m. Monday in the 500 block of South Highland Avenue; driving under the influence, no insurance, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; posted bond and was released.

Christine R. Starkweather, 50, of Rochelle; Monday in the 500 block of South Galena Avenue; driving while license suspended; posted bond and released pending a court date.

Joshua T. Murray, 25, of Dixon; 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Brinton Avenue; driving while license suspended; released with a pending court date.

Nathan T. Bishop, 34, of Dixon; 10:15 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Chicago Avenue; three counts of aggravated battery, three counts of battery; unable to post bond and taken to Lee County Jail.

Polo Police Boy, 14, of Polo; 8:23 p.m.

Oct. 6; runaway, obstructing a police officer; released to his parent.

Whiteside County Sheriff Richard M. Fonder, 28, of Sterling; 9:03 p.m. Sunday in Tampico; arrested on a charge of failure to properly secure a child under 8 years of age.

Brent D. Hamblen, 24, of Sterling; 1:04 a.m. Sunday on U.S. Route 30 west of Rock Falls; driving under the influence, speeding 100 mph in a 55-mph zone; processed at Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department.

Ryan J. Clardia, 27, of Rock Falls; 11:42 p.m. Saturday in rural Sterling; Whiteside County warrant for failure to pay or appear – driving while licenses suspended; taken to Whiteside County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Justin C. Rodriguez, 26, of Sterling; 11:04 p.m. Saturday; arrested on a charge of operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

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Glarus, Wisconsin; 10:37 p.m. Saturday on Freeport Road in rural Sterling; violation of Litter Control Act; given notice to appear in court.

Oscar Sosa, 27, of Sterling; 1:57 a.m. Saturday in Rock Falls; driving under the influence, driving while license revoked, speeding 42 mph in a 30-mph zone, resisting a peace officer with injury, illegal transportation of alcohol; taken to Whiteside County Jail and held pending a court appearance.

Alexander J. Stutzke, 29, of Rock Falls; 12:56 a.m. Saturday in Rock Falls; operating an uninsured motor vehicle; released on bond.

Austin R. Krug, 20, of Rock Falls; 12:34 a.m. Saturday in Rock Falls; operating an uninsured motor vehicle; released on bond.

Blake A. Blean, 21, of Morrison; 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at Heaton and Main streets in Morrison; possession of marijuana 2.5 to 10 grams; given notice to appear in court.

Courtney T. Felt, 22, of Prophetstown; 2:34 a.m. Oct. 6 on Frog Pond Road near Holly Road; possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Whiteside County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Amanda A. Black, 34, of Hillsdale; 12:19 a.m. Oct. 2 on Moline Road near the Fargo Road intersection; speeding 67 mph in a 55-mph zone, two counts of driving under the influence; given notice to appear in court.

Justin L. Thomsen, 21, of Rock Falls; 1:04 a.m. Oct. 2 on state Route 40 south of Rock Falls; no rear registration light, driving while license suspended; posted bond and released pending a future court date.

Deannie J. Smith, 32, of Rock Falls; 8:56 p.m. Oct. 1 in Rock Falls; operating an uninsured motor vehicle; posted bond.

Lee County Sheriff Junior Houston, 32, of Sterling; 8:33 p.m. Sunday;

warrant for contempt – nonpayment of fine; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Gayle E. Silva, 44, of Dixon; 8:10 p.m. Sunday; warrant for contempt – nonpayment of fine; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Ryan A. McClain, 35, of Franklin Grove; 4:59 p.m.

Sunday; Ogle County warrant; held at Lee County Jail.

Douglas S. Buyers, 46, of Sterling; 8:32 p.m. Saturday; warrant for contempt – nonpayment of fine; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Adolfo Vega, 19, of Amboy; 3:58 p.m. Saturday; possession of marijuana less than 2.5 grams; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Jason K. Kopitas, 28, of Dixon; 7:33 a.m. Saturday; driving under the influence; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Tanya M. Brooks, 58, of Dixon; 5 a.m. Saturday; driving under the influence; given notice to appear in court.

Richard L. Gallagher, 31, of Oregon; 6:27 p.m. Friday; warrant for contempt – nonpayment of fine; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Keith L. Burke Jr., 33, of Dixon; 9 a.m. Friday; warrant for contempt – failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Michael K. Hughes, 38, of Steward; Saturday; warrant for bad checks; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Maria Argueta-Hernandez, 36, of Rochelle; Friday; warrant for retail theft; given notice to appear in court.

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HOLIDAY CRAFT MALL OPEN IN ROCK FALLS

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Shelby Bowling, a teacher’s assistant with Head Start, posts her students’ birthdays on a birthday board Monday afternoon at Wallace School in Sterling.

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Mya Stewart, 8 months, of Sterling, looks around the room while her mom, Stacy Stewart, shops at the holiday craft mall at 901 W. U.S. Route 30 in Rock Falls on Sunday afternoon. Crafters and artisans are invited to rent space at the mall, which will be open weekends – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m.

Sundays – through Dec. 20. Booth rental is $45 to $50 a month, depending on the size of the booth, and renters keep all their earnings. Call Pat Leonard at 815-7181307 for more information.

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“The new facility is handicapped-accessible,� Sondgeroth said. “Wallace School is not handicapped-accessible. They were having a hard time meeting with parents coming in for appointments.�

The federally funded Head Start provides a free, comprehensive educational program and other services for about 190 students from

local low-income families. There also are about 45 staff members.

Six of the classrooms are for students ages 3 to 5, the other two are for ages 6 weeks to 3 years. “We consider ourselves a comprehensive program as well as a family development program,� said Carisa Valdez, Head Start’s family and community service coordinator. “Not only do we work with the child, but we work with the family as a whole. We try to be a

link between home and school.�

There are 10 to 15 slots still available, she said. “We’d like to fill those slots so we can serve children and families who are in the area and qualify for our programs.

We also want families on a waiting list, so if a child moves from the area, we can add another family right away.�

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Elmo M. Litts AMBOY – Elmo M. Litts, 84, of Amboy, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

He was born Dec. 2, 1930, in Sublette. the son of Elmo and Florence (Powell) Litts. He had worked for Bay Valley Foods in Amboy and Dixon for 50 years before his retirement, and for Spitts Plumbing and Heating. Elmo was an Air Force veteran, serving during the Korean War from 1950 to 1954, and also of the Army, serving from 1956 to 1958. He served as a Texas Ranger for 2 years in the 1950s.

He was a member of the Teamsters for 50 years, and as a senior in high school, was voted Amboy’s Favorite Son. Elmo was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Longhorns.

He married Barbara S. Wall Perkins on Aug. 21, 1976, in Amboy. She preceded him in death Nov. 7, 2009.

Survivors include his children, Mike (Tonya)

Litts of Dixon, Anthony (Sherri) Litts and Amy (John) Varga, both of Harmon, and Debra (Ramon) Olalde of Sterling; stepdaughter, Teresa Gonzalez of Mendota; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He also was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Bill, George, and Stanley Litts; and one sister, Elizabeth Kufman.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with military honors at 8 p.m. accorded by the Amboy American Legion, at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy. The family requests those attending to wear Dallas Cowboys attire, if they have it.

Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial of cremains will be at a later date at Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy.

A memorial has been established.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

Diane L. Tichler MORRISON – Diane L. Tichler, 63, of Morrison, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at her home.

She was employed for 34 years by General Electric Co. in Morrison before her retirement in 2008.

Diane was born June 18, 1952, in Morrison, the daughter of Ellsworth F. and Mary Jane (Leseman) Stralow.

She married Larry J. Tichler on Aug. 29, 1981, in Morrison. Diane was a member of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Morrison.

Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Ashley (Daniel) Deuth of Polo; one stepson, Paul Tichler of Dixon; and one

brother, Duane (Arnette) Stralow of Rock Falls.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison, with Ken Renkes, Ebenezer director of congregational care, and Bob Burton, pastor of Bethesda Lutheran Church, co-officiating.

Burial will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison.

A memorial has been established.

Visit bosmarenkes.com to send condolences.

Obituary information All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through Friday for the following day’s edition. They can be sent via e-mail, obituaries@saukvalley.com or fax, 815-625-9390.

Obituary corrections and

clarifications will appear in the Corrections box on page A2 the next publication day.

Receipt of all obituaries must be confirmed by phone.

For more information, call 815-625-3600 or 815284-2222, ext. 5530 or 5502.

Today’s visitations: Elma M. Haas of Polo, 10 a.m.-noon at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Urias D. Miller of Tampico, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Fairfield Amish Mennonite School, south of Tampico.

Joann H. Burke of Maytown, 4-8 p.m., with the rosary recited at 4 p.m., at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Elmer Milby of Rock Falls, 5-7 p.m., followed by military honors at 7 p.m., at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Today’s funeral: Elma M. Haas of Polo, noon at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Wednesday visitations: Joann H. Burke of Maytown, 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maytown.

George “Victor” Crabb of Sterling, 10-10:30 a.m. at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Diane L. Tichler of Morrison, 4-7 p.m. at BosmaRenkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Elmo M. Litts of Amboy, 4-8 p.m., with military honors accorded at 8 p.m., at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Wednesday funerals: Urias D. Miller of Tampico, 10 a.m. at Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church south of Tampico.

Felipe Mendez Ramirez of Sterling, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Parish Center in Sterling.

Joann H. Burke of Maytown, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maytown.

George “Victor” Crabb of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Thursday funeral: Diane L. Tichler of Morrison, 10:30 a.m. at BosmaRenkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Friday visitation: Dale DeCrane of Polo, 9-11 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico.

Friday funeral: Dale DeCrane of Polo, 11 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico.

Felipe Mendez Ramirez SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico – Felipe Mendez Ramirez, 60, of Sterling, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in San Luis Potosi.

He was born Aug. 18, 1955. Felipe worked for Union Pacific Railroad for 30 years.

Survivors include his daughter, Felicia Ramirez, and two sons, Felipe Ramirez and Sergio Ramirez, all of Sterling; four grandchildren, Mauricio Garcia, Abrianna Ibarra, Connie Ibarra, and Isaac Ibarra;

two brothers, Armando (Gracie) Ramirez and Lalo Ramirez; and four sisters, Teresa Ramirez, Irma (Geraldo) Lopez, Maria de Jesus Ramirez, and Rosa (Arturo) Perez.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Jorge Ramirez; and special nephew, Sergio Ramirez.

Services were Saturday in San Luis Potosi. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Parish Center in Sterling.

Richard L. Reuter OHIO – Richard L. Reuter, 72, of Ohio, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Colonial Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Princeton.

Richard was born Dec. 31, 1942, in Princeton, the son of Ivan and Doris (Johnson) Reuter. He did farming, trucking, and custom shelling in the Ohio area during his lifetime. He was a former member of Ohio United Methodist Church.

He is survived by one brother, Donald (Barb) Reuter of Ohio; one sis-

ter, Mary Reuter of Oglesby; one brother-in law, Chuck Johnson of Bloomington; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Linda, two nephews, and a niece.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Garland Funeral Homes handled arrangements.

A memorial has been established to the Ohio Fire Department.

Visit garlandfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Dale DeCrane POLO – Dale DeCrane, 83, of 206 E. Elkhorn St., Polo, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Dale was born Aug. 15, 1932, in Atkinson, the son of Edward and Augusta (DeSutter) DeCrane. He attended Hutslander Grade School and St. Bede Academy in Peru. He married Mary Ann Manthe on April 19, 1952.

She died July 24, 1993.

He served in the Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

He is survived by one son, Martin (Tracey) DeCrane of Polo; one daughter, Angie (Steve) Buckley of Lyndon; four grandchildren, Samuel, Spencer, Halie, and Joshua DeCrane; one

great-grandchild, Sienna DeCrane; and several nieces and nephews.

He also was preceded in death by his parents: two brothers, Wilber and Vincent; one sister, Marjorie Causemaker; and a special friend, Corinne Richmond.

Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday and the funeral at 11 a.m. Friday at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico, with Mike Winkelman, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Tampico. Garland Funeral Home in Tampico is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Visit garlandfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

George ‘Victor’ Crabb STERLING – George “Victor” Crabb, 76, of Sterling, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He was employed for 32 years at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling.

Victor was born Dec. 10, 1938, in Los Angeles, the son of Charles and Catherine (Warkentin) Crabb.

He served in the Air Force from 1957 to 1961. Victor married Judith Tranor on May 23, 1961, in Reno, Nevada. She preceded him in death April 11, 2004. He married Mary L. Greathouse on Jan. 7, 2006, in Sterling.

Survivors include his wife of Sterling; two daughters, Rochelle Contreras of Reno, Nevada,

and Tina Newcomer of Sterling; one son, Timothy Eugene Crabb of Sterling; two stepdaughters, Lorri Ann (Terry) Reynolds and Kathleen Marie Snow, both of Rock Falls; and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by his parents and a brother in infancy.

Visitation will be from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and the funeral at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, with Dalmus Meeks, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

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Jean McConnaughay PERU – Jean McConnaughay, 82, of Peru, formerly of Dixon, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Peru.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Donna L. Nicklaus DIXON – Donna L. Nicklaus, 80, of Dixon, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, at Sterling Pavilion.

Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

STERLING

Deaf inmates’ lawsuit proceeds Police seek info Class-action status granted by federal judge

CHICAGO (AP) – Attorneys who brought a 2011 complaint alleging the Illinois Department of Corrections violated the constitutional rights of deaf inmates said Monday that the case is proceeding after a federal judge granted classaction status to the lawsuit.

The complaint alleges deaf and partially deaf prisoners have limited access to sign language interpreters, hearing aids and other accommodations at Illinois prisons. The result, attorneys say, is exclusion and isolation because the prisoners can’t communicate, effectively leaving them to miss religious services, hearings, court-mandated classes, doctors’ visits and, sometimes, emergency evacuations.

Both sides were negotiating a settlement, but attorney Alan Mills said talks broke down.

Last week, Judge Marvin E. Aspen in Chicago granted class-action status – which extends any relief to current and future deaf and partially deaf inmates – and

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Just imagine being locked away in a cell, completely depending on your jailers or cell mates to bring you anything you need to survive, and you can’t communicate with them.

Alan Mills, attorney

determined there was evidence to support most claims the state challenged, according to a 110-page ruling. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief, asking for systemwide changes, including requiring hearing tests during medical screenings when inmates are first incarcerated.

“Just imagine being locked away in a cell completely depending on your jailers or cell mates to bring you anything you need to survive and you can’t communicate with them,” said Mills from the Uptown People’s Law Center, one of the groups bringing the lawsuit.

Corrections spokeswoman Nicole Wilson declined to comment, citing pending litigation.

Similar cases have been brought in Kentucky and Virginia, which settled a lawsuit in 2010 by agreeing to provide videophones, interpreters and visual notification of meals.

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IDOC violated the inmates’ due process rights, the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws.

The initial lawsuit represented 11 inmates, though one has since died and another been released, according to Mills. Some have been deaf since birth; others have significant hearing problems. Mills said there could be many more inmates impacted, but prisons haven’t consistently tracked them.

“The court properly concluded that we have presented significant proof of systemic violations of the rights of deaf and hard of hearing IDOC inmates, and

that our clients should be treated as a collective group that faces similarly unacceptable and dangerous conditions, not merely as random individuals facing ad hoc infractions of the law,” attorney Bob Michels from Winston & Strawn said in a statement.

The lawsuit claims inmates are routinely handcuffed during disciplinary hearings, preventing them from using sign language to defend themselves. It also states prison officials deny requests from prisoners for hearing aids or a visual system that would alert them to safety announcements.

Accessible telephones and closed-captioning on televisions are not always available to deaf inmates, according to the complaint.

A status hearing is set for Dec. 10.

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STERLING – A 16-year-old boy was hit by a Jeep while riding his bicycle downtown Monday evening, and the Sterling Police Department is looking for details.

The boy, whose name was not released by the

department, was taken by ambulance to CGH Medical Center.

A news release from the department said the boy was eastbound on his bike at 5:20 p.m. in the 400 block of East Third Street, when a southbound black Jeep emerged from the alley between Third and Fourth avenues and struck the bicycle.

Anyone with any information on the hit-andrun is asked to call the department at 815-6326640.

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WASHINGTON

Do teen offenders deserve second chance?

Justices to decide on sentences for young prison ‘lifers’ WASHINGTON (AP) – Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Hurt was on truant patrol when he came across a teenager in a Baton Rouge park on a cool fall morning. The teenager pulled a gun from his jacket, panicked, he said, and shot Hurt dead.

That tragic sequence took place more than a half-century ago, 9 days before the Kennedy assassination in 1963. The teenager, Henry Montgomery, is now 69 years old and has been behind bars almost ever since, serving a life sentence. He wants the Supreme Court to give him a chance to get out of

prison before he dies.

Three years ago, the justices struck down automatic life sentences with no chance of release for teenage killers. The question for the court in Montgomery’s case, to be argued today, is whether that decision in Miller v. Alabama should be extended retroactively to Montgomery and hundreds of other inmates whose convictions are final.

In the 5-4 decision in 2012, Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the majority that judges weighing prison terms for young offenders must take into account “the mitigat-

ing qualities of youth,” among them immaturity and the failure to understand fully the consequences of their actions.

A win for Montgomery at the Supreme Court would not necessarily lead to his release. But he would be allowed to present evidence about his childhood and family situation, as well as about his rehabilitation during his long imprisonment.

Through legislative action or court rulings, 18 states have allowed inmates like Montgomery to be given new prison sentences or to ask for their release, according to

The Sentencing Project.

Louisiana is among seven states that have declined to apply the Supreme Court ruling retroactively.

The issue is under review in some other state courts and legislatures.

Nine states abolished the sentence outright after the 2012 decision, bringing to 15 the number that prohibit life terms for those under 18, according to the Phillips Black Project, a public interest law group that focuses on the most severe prison sentences.

Seven states have no inmates serving such sentences.

HERE’S HOPING THEY HAVE A GOOD RUN

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The Supreme Court building is shown July 2014 in Washington. The Supreme Court is examining the case of a Louisiana teenager who killed a sheriff’s deputy in 1963 to decide whether its ruling to throw out mandatory life in prison without parole for juveniles should apply to older cases.

ILLINOIS

Potential delegate candidates emerge for 2016 election

AP

Stephanie Reinhart kisses Mark Jockel at their wedding at the 8-mile mark during the Chicago Marathon on Sunday in the Boystown neighborhood of Chicago. Reinhart says she got her simple wedding, and Jockel got “several thousand guests.” Chicago Marathon organizers gave the couple customized bride and groom bibs. They toasted with Gatorade. The couple met 2 years ago through the Chicago Area Runners Association.

IN BRIEF

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Hospital advocacy group gets leader

Records: Illini athletics part of $1.5M vehicle program

CHICAGO (AP) – Two Illinois hospital organizations with plans to merge have decided on a name, a chief executive, and long-term goals.

The Illinois Hospital Association and the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council announced Monday that their merger begins in January.

The entity’s formal name will be Illinois Health and Hospital Association. It will be known by the brand name IHA. Illinois Hospital Association CEO Maryjane Wurth will lead IHA. Dan Yunker of MCHC will be an executive vice president, and president and CEO of the Midwest Healthcare Institute, a regional entity that will offer innovative solutions to hospitals and health care organizations.

A new board will be announced in the coming months. The group’s long-term goals will include helping hospitals improve performance and advocating for reform of health care delivery in Illinois.

CHAMPAIGN (AP) – An open records request has found that 57 University of Illinois athletics employees, including coaches, administrators and wives, are part of a program in which car dealers provide them use of $1.5 million worth of vehicles.

Thirty-three dealers are part of the Fighting Illini Wheels program, The (Champaign) News-Gazette reported.

Athletics officials can drive the cars for personal and business use, but have to pay for gas and maintenance. The athletics department pays for insurance and registration, and the benefit is taxable.

Men’s basketball coach John Groce drives a 2015 BMW X5 worth more than $68,000.

Athletic Director Mike Thomas has a 2014 Hyundai Equus worth $55,000. Interim football coach Bill Cubit has a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse worth about $22,600.

“It’s a perk of the position,” athletics department spokesman Kent Brown said. “It’s a benefit for staff members who do a lot of driving.

It gives dealers the ability to support the program in a unique way.”

Six other officials at the University of Illinois campus have takehome privileges for vehicles, which can be used only for business purposes. University spokesman Tom Hardy said those six officials are senior administrators who “travel occasionally, if not frequently, between all three of

the campuses and other parts of the state.” President Timothy Killeen doesn’t get a vehicle, but he can request one from the university motor pool.

The Fighting Illini Wheels program considers the vehicles donations, and in return gives dealerships Illini sporting event tickets and advertising through the athletic department, Brown said. Most dealers donate new vehicles and either put a mileage or months-used limit on the cars, letting dealers resell them when they’re turned in.

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Nominating conventions for the 2016 presidential race are nearly a year away, but names of potential Illinois delegates to both the Republican and Democratic meetings are popping up.

Leaders of both parties, which will gather in July and name their nominees to face off against each other in the November 2016 election, must gather scores of representatives to do the voting.

The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported that Democrats from Illinois will send 190 delegates and 13 alternates to their Philadelphia festivities; while Republicans will draft 69 delegates and 66 alternates and see them off to Cleveland. Of those, most will be elected at primary elections next spring; others are appointed.

The presidential campaigns have begun putting together their delegate slates. Republican State Rep. Raymond Poe of Springfield backs former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. So

does former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar and state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington.

Poe, who’s been a Bush backer since he hosted George H.W. Bush on his farm during the 1988 campaign, is unconcerned that Jeb Bush, son and brother of presidents, is trailing Donald Trump and Ben Carson in the polls. Bush is well-organized and in it for the long haul, he said.

“We need that stability and we need that experience,” Poe said.

On the Democratic side, front-runner Hillary Clinton, an Illinois native and former U.S. secretary of state, will release a full slate of delegates, said Kevin Conlon of Wilmette, a key supporter.

Delegate hopefuls for GOP Ohio Gov. John Kasich include Nancy Kimme of Chicago, who was chief of staff to the late Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, and Springfield Alderman Cory Jobe. Kimme said Kasich’s job as a “chief executive” and record of success in his home state bode well for a White House bid.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner (right) greets former Republican Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar in November 2014 in Springfield. Nominating conventions for the 2016 presidential race are nearly a year away, but names of potential Illinois delegates to both the Republican and Democratic meetings are popping up. Edgar backs former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

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EDITORIAL

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

Joe Heller, Heller Syndication

Bureau leader good choice as auditor general What we think The Legislative Audit Commission’s recommendation that a longtime Bureau County lawmaker be appointed state auditor general is a good one. We encourage the state House and Senate to concur.

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f Illinois state representatives and senators agree with the Legislative Audit Commission, then Illinois’ next auditor general will hail from Bureau County.

We speak of state Rep. Frank J. Mautino, a Democrat from Spring Valley.

We believe Mautino is a good choice to replace retiring Auditor General William Holland, who will step down Dec. 31 after 23 years.

Mautino, 53, has extensive experience in state government. He has served in the House for 24 years, the past 4 as assistant majority leader.

Mautino is considered an expert on state budgeting procedures. He also has served on the Legislative Audit Commission, so he is well versed in the Legislature’s role in reviewing the audits produced by the Auditor General’s Office and seeing to it that their recommendations are fully considered by the various departments and agencies in question.

The office of auditor general is actually a state constitutional office, but unlike the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and comptroller, the auditor general is not elected by voters.

Instead, that person is selected by the Legislature for a 10-year term.

The lengthy term is designed to shield the auditor general from politics. The selection process also ensures that the auditor general is responsive to the interests of the Legislature that the taxpayer dollars it appropriates and the budgets it approves are administered properly.

When he announced his upcoming retirement,

Holland was widely praised for the way he has run the office for the past 23 years.

That’s saying something, because before he took office in 1992, Holland had served as chief of staff for former Senate President Phil Rock, an Oak Park Democrat.

Some people then were concerned that Holland might not be impartial.

Instead, Holland shed his politics and conducted his duties in a fair and straightforward manner. He became a well-respected watchdog over the expenditure of public funds.

MAUTINO WOULD DO well to emulate Holland in that regard. As Holland was closely associated with a Democratic Senate president, Mautino similarly is closely associated with powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat.

It speaks well of Mautino that the bipartisan Legislative Audit Commission voted nearly unanimously (11-1) to recommend him. That means Democrats and Republicans believe him to be the best choice out of four finalists.

Approval by the full Legislature could come later this month, which would mark the end to 4 decades of a Mautino family member in the House. Mautino’s father, Richard, was a lawmaker from 1975 until his death in 1991.

It would also mark a new chapter in Frank Mautino’s career in public service, taking on an important watchdog role with responsibilities to all Illinoisans.

We believe Mautino is up to the challenge. We wish him well.

THE READER’S VOICE

Step forward; help Crop Walk fight hunger JAN ANDERSEN Sterling

More than 800 million people around the world, including some in our community, suffer from chronic hunger. The committee for the SterlingRock Falls Crop Walk is looking for volunteers to walk to help stop hunger from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The 2015 Crop Hunger Walk will be held that day at the Sterling High School track.

Walkers can walk from 30 minutes to 2 hours.

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Jeff Rogers

The Crop Walk supports Church World Service, which fights hunger and malnutrition around the world. Twenty-five percent of the funds raised locally will stay local and go to the Sauk Valley Food Bank.

Please get a group together from your church or business and raise money by walking. If you are unable to walk, we would appreciate a donation for our walkers.

To participate by walking or donating, please call Roxanne Carpenter at 630-629-9464.

Note to readers: Jan Andersen is a committee member from Wesley Methodist Church in Sterling.

ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT

Each day brings more pain More painful tax bills, too, so where’s the outrage?

Each day that passes without a state budget agreement, our tax bills grow, and so do the damaging programming cuts that hurt our friends and neighbors.

Now into our fourth month without a state budget, in-home respite care for the developmentally disabled is being cut at agencies around the state, a friend of mine tells me. Mentally ill patients are being told to wait or deal with new psychiatrists.

People are losing their jobs. Others are retiring early, reports Springfield State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke, or leaving the state because they’ve had enough of the political gridlock.

Big lottery winners aren’t being paid. Vehicle license sticker reminders no longer are being mailed. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says he doesn’t know how much longer he can keep the state buildings open in Springfield.

The bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability said state tax revenue collections for the first 3 months of the fiscal year were down by $1 billion. Comptroller Leslie Munger says by the new year, Illinois will have at least $8.5 billion in unpaid bills and will owe another $4.3 billion to universities and others who have yet to be paid.

That’s $12.8 billion owed. Divide that by 4.09 million taxpayers in Illinois last year, according to nonpartisan think tank Truth in Accounting, and you get more than $3,100 per taxpayer.

If you live in Chicago,

madeleine DOUBEK Madeleine Doubek is an award-winning journalist and chief operating officer for Reboot Illinois.

Email: madeleine.doubek@ rebootillinois. com.

tack on at least another $750 to $1,000 for those taxes and fees. That’s just to try to play catch-up.

For thousands of needy residents and those who work at careers trying to

Illinois Budget Stalemate

105 days

without a state budget for the fiscal year that started July 1.

help them, it’s probably already too late.

And yet, not many of us seem to care. I don’t hear people on the street talking about the political gridlock. None of us seem to be trying to do much about it.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, in an interview with WROK Radio in Rockford, Munger said moving back to the 5 percent income tax rate from the 3.75 percent rate we’re currently paying won’t really “even make a dent”

in the state’s debt.

So, potentially, we face more than a $3,100 bill and an income tax rate beyond 5 percent. Do we care now? Do we maybe want to try to put some pressure on Gov. Bruce Rauner and House Speaker Mike Madigan to call an end to this nonsense? Needy Illinois residents already are suffering. The rest of us will pay for this ego-driven game of political chicken.

And now it is all about politics. The politicians whose salaries we pay aren’t even pretending to do our business on a “continuing basis” anymore. They haven’t been there for a while and won’t show up at the Capitol for another several weeks.

That’s because now it’s all about the next election. This stale standoff likely won’t end until at least January, perhaps not until after the March 15 primary. Rauner and Madigan and the rest need to see who will have a contested primary and who won’t and how that affects who can vote for a tax hike and who can’t. And none of the Illinois House and Senate candidates turn in petitions to run until Nov. 30. Then, there’ll be the usual weeks of checking signatures and trying to toss people off the ballot.

January is when a tax increase can be passed with a simple majority rather than a supermajority, making the job of sticking us with the bills a bit easier for both the Democrats and Republicans.

We are sick. That’s the metaphor one astute

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Will the state run out of money before January?

That’s one of the big questions.

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Madeleine Doubek

insider used with me recently. We’re going to have to take our medicine at some point. The longer we wait, the sicker the patient gets. And the more painful the cure becomes.

IN JANUARY, WE’LL have 6 months left in the current fiscal year at the same time we should be budgeting for the next one. Because of court orders and spending already baked into law, the state already is spending 90 percent of $37 billion – last year’s spending – but it’s collecting only $32 billion.

Will the state run out of money before January?

That’s one of the big questions. The other is whether enough or any of us in the downtrodden silent majority who are about to get socked with less government services and skyrocketing tax bills and fees will care enough to speak up.

We aren’t just sick.

We’re comatose.

Note to readers: Madeleine Doubek is chief operating officer of Reboot Illinois. She is a former executive editor of the Daily Herald and had been a political writer for the newspaper.

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Attorney General Lisa Madigan – www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov Comptroller Leslie Munger – www.ioc.state. il.us

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Secret could land woman in legal trouble Dear Abby, I’m writing regarding the letter from “She’s Killing Them in Indiana” (July 8) and your response to the writer, whose friend is HIV-positive and doesn’t tell her partners her diagnosis.

I am a disease intervention specialist in Indiana and work specifically with STDs like HIV. In Indiana, there is a duty-to-warn law that requires anyone who is HIV-positive to inform any past or present sexual or needle-sharing partners of her/his HIV status. At the time of diagnosis, all providers inform the patient of this, and disease intervention specialists like me are required to get a signed copy of this law from

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

The person who wrote you should contact the Indiana State Department of Health’s Recalcitrant Program and inform them of this situation. All information is kept confidential. Counseling could be provided, and then if she continues not informing, legal action could be taken against her.

– Melissa Murawski

HIV-positive individuals.

This year, there was a large outbreak of HIV in a rural southern area of Indiana. More than 100 new infections occurred within just 3 short months. If individuals like this woman do not inform partners, then the risk is high for another outbreak.

Dear Melissa, Readers were upset about the gravity of that letter. They felt it was not only a health issue but also one of morality, and the legal issues could land the writer’s friend in serious trouble, including jail. You are right that the person who wrote that letter should

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contact the appropriate authorities and report her friend’s dangerous and risky behavior.

Dear Abby, My wife and I have been together for 10 years.

Like all couples do, we’ve had our ups and downs, but we love each other very much. Two months ago, we welcomed our first son into our family; we are overjoyed.

Raising a newborn has its challenges because babies don’t come with an owner’s manual. Our communication has always been good, and we work hard in our relationship to keep it that way. When we disagree, we try not to fight in front of the baby or raise our voices.

But something my wife does bothers me.

She talks about me to the baby. An example: “Apparently you’re too stressful for Daddy right now, but not for me.” I have asked her to please not do it. I understand that he’s only 2 months old and can’t understand her, but I don’t feel disparaging me in front of him is right. Am I wrong?

Or am I being overly sensitive?

– Needs Help in New York Dear Needs Help, I don’t think you’re being overly sensitive.

It is important for an infant’s development that the parents talk to him or her. While your baby might be too

young to understand what’s being said right now, your wife is forming a habit that both of you might regret later.

It implies that she is the “good mommy” and you are the “bad daddy” who can’t deal with his son. If this continues, at some point the boy will get the message, and it won’t be good for the relationship you have with her or the one you have with your son.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Wednesday, Oct. 14 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

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

Rock River Center Board meeting, 7:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 730-8:30 a.m., J.J.’s Restaurant, 337 N. Main Ave., Milledgeville, 815-7724213.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown, 815-7724213.

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

Henry Pratt Retiree breakfast, 9 a.m., Red Apple, 1130 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure check, 9-10:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St. Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013 or 800-782-1584.

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:3011 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, 815564-2145.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Blood pressure check, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Lee County Council On Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

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

Blood pressure checks, 11 a.m.noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

BorgWarner retiree lunch, 11:30 a.m., River’s Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon.

Lunch and Learn, noon, Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

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

Lee County Welfare Council, noon, Mr. Tequila, 844 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

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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.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

Milledgeville Woman’s Club, 1:30 p.m., Milledgeville library, 18 W. Fifth St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., open, St. Patrick Community Center, 903 N. Caron Road, Rochelle.

Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, step, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-677-9694.

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

Sauk Valley Gold Wing Riders, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Rock Falls Candlelight, 2200 First Ave., 815-6256763.

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

AMVETS 123, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

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

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

Northern Illinois Divers Association, 7:30 p.m., Angelo’s II, 2525 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Northern Illinois Star Gazers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 3G12, biology lab, Sauk Valley

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Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-973-1490.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave. Thursday, Oct. 15 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 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.

Free blood sugar screening, 8-9 a.m., Community Health Services Department, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota. 815-5397461, ext. 3291, weekdays.

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North Central Illinois Logistics Council, 8-9:30 a.m., Room C316, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave., Oglesby, 815-220-3425.

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

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

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Prairie State Legal representative, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Aging and Disability Resource Center representative, 10 a.m., Robert Fulton

Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-622-9230.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 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.

Parish Nurse Networking meeting, noon, CGH Professional Building, 15 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-625-0400, ext.

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

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

Chair exercises, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Healthy Lifestyles Club, 1 and 7 p.m., ground-floor conference room, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota, 815-539-7461, ext.

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Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointment: 815-284-9555.

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.

Kids Coping with Cancer support group, 3:30 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

Lee County Democratic Central Committee, 6:30

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Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave, 815-6224629.

Sauk Valley Landlord Association meeting, 7 p.m., Coventry Living Center, 612 W. St. Mary’s Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and Al-Anon-Alateen, 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 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-4415327.

Sterling Rock River Masonic Lodge 612, 7:30 p.m., 113 1/2 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 201 N. Division Ave., Polo.

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

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Fibromyalgia Support Group, 6 p.m., Suite 215, Positive Changes Acupuncture, 609 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-4995425.

Facing the Challenge cancer support group, 6 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Sauk Valley Gluten-Free Support Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815973-0537.

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

River Cities Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth St., 815499-5618.

Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars, 7 p.m., VFW Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

ELECTION 2016 | DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION

Debate a breakout chance for O’Malley, others DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Stuck far behind Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Martin O’Malley needs a breakout moment in the party’s first debate to catch up to the front-runners.

And he knows it.

“This will really be the first time that nationally voters see that there’s more than one alternative to this year’s inevitable front-runner, Secretary Clinton,” O’Malley said.

“It’s a very, very important opportunity for me to not only present my vision for where the country should head, but also 15 years of executive experience, actually

Jim Webb

Hillary Rodham Clinton

accomplishing the progressive things some of the other candidates can only talk about,” he said.

The former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore got into the race at the end of May, after telegraphing for some time his plans to seek the White House in 2016. The entries of the two others who will be onstage tonight in Las Vegas, former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb and former Rhode Island Sen.

Bernie Sanders

Lincoln Chafee

Lincoln Chafee, were surprises to most.

But all three have one thing in common – an inability so far to generate any of the enthusiasm among voters that has pushed Sanders into and kept Clinton at the top of the field. All three poll in low single digits in early preference surveys, well below even Vice President Joe Biden, who has yet to say if he’ll make a late entry into the race.

O’Malley has been open-

ly critical of the Democratic National Committee and the decision to hold six primary debates, with four scheduled in early primary states before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. He has mounted a push for the party to expand the number, even encouraging protests in front of Democratic Party headquarters.

The party hasn’t budged, but O’Malley is undaunted. He has campaigned aggressively in Iowa and New Hampshire, far more than Webb or Chafee. He is critical of Clinton for her recent shifts on policy issues, among them her opposition to the TransPacific Partnership trade deal, which he calls a “reversal.”

AP

Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks Aug. 28 in Minneapolis. The Republican presidential contest has been aflutter for months, with all that preening and cackling from an overcrowded colony of rivals. Now, it’s time for the Democrats to spread their wings before a national audience, with their first debate tonight in Las Vegas.

ISRAEL

TURKEY

Recent blasts further polarize nation Netanyahu accuses

Arabs of incitement in wave of stabbings

Violence has been building since July ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – The suicide bombings that ripped through a rally promoting peace in Turkey’s capital have magnified the political uncertainty ahead of a key election Nov. 1 and raised fears that the country might be heading toward an extended period of instability.

The blasts – Turkey’s bloodiest in years – have further polarized the country as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tries again for a ruling majority in parliament.

And with political winds blowing against the ruling party, the election could create new power struggles just as the country grapples with more than 2 million refugees and tries to avoid being drawn into the chaos in neighboring Syria and Iraq.

This is a dramatic and dangerous time for the mostly Muslim nation and NATO ally, so often cited as an example of stability in a tumultuous region.

AP

Leftist protesters stand by a barricade they set on fire Monday in Istanbul’s Gazi district during minor clashes with Turkish security forces following a protest against Saturday’s Ankara bombing attacks.

“We are now facing uncharted waters in terms of deadly violence in Turkey,” wrote Omer Taspinar of the Brookings Institution in Today’s Zaman, an opposition newspaper.

“We are also in uncharted waters in terms of political polarization in the country.”

Turkey has suffered a spiral of violence since

July, when a similar suicide bombing killed 33 Turkish and Kurdish activists in a town near the Syrian border, ending a cease-fire. Kurdish rebels blamed Turkey’s government, and hundreds have been killed since then in the renewed conflict with security forces.

No one has claimed responsibility for Sat-

urday’s explosions at the Ankara peace rally, which killed at least 97 people and wounded hundreds.

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said Monday that the two bombers exploded about 11 pounds of dynamite each, and that authorities have detained “a large number” of suspects.

JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinians carried out three stabbings Monday in Jerusalem, leaving a teenage Israeli boy in critical condition.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily accused the country’s Arab leaders of helping incite weeks of violence.

Two of the attackers, both teenage boys, were killed.

In a fiery speech at parliament, Netanyahu accused Arab parties of “undermining” the country. He called on Israel’s Arab citizens to “kick out the extremists among you.”

Netanyahu spoke on another bloody day, the latest in a monthlong wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence.

In a new setback for efforts to restore calm, the Quartet of Mideast mediators – the U.S., the U.N., the European Union and Russia – postponed a trip to the region. Edgar

Vasquez, a spokesman for the State Departm e n t ’ s Bureau of Near East Benjamin Affairs, said Netanyahu it was at the request of the Israeli government due to the circumstances.

Israeli police reported three separate stabbings across the city, including an assault by two attackers in the east Jerusalem area of Pisgat Zeev. Police said the pair seriously wounded a 20-year-old man before attacking a teenage boy on a bicycle.

The boy was critically wounded before police shot and killed one of the attackers, while the second was run over by a car.

Abdel Nasser Manasra, a relative of Ahmed, 13, and Hassan, 15, said both were cousins. He did not know which had been killed.

Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Book Club, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Second Wind Entertainers,

1:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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

Skeet shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-3362191.

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS Tuesday, Oct. 13 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., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

Kings on Corner card game, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Community coffee, 10 a.m.

Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Sing-a-long with Margo, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

GE Retired Ladies luncheon,

11:30 a.m., Wagon Wheel, 1711 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-6256680.

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

Birthday Potluck Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Scrabble, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., Lanark City Park, 200 W. Claremore St., Lanark. Rain or shine.

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

Wednesday, Oct. 14 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m.,

Fourth Avenue and West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815-6254500.

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, 815-6229230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

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

Kings on Corner card game, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Wii bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Canasta, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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.

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

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

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815589-3925.

Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior

Letters to Santa Sauk Valley Media will be featuring “Letters to Santa” to be printed in the Daily Gazette and Telegraph Wednesday, December 23, 2015.

We would like to invite children of the Sauk Valley area to participate.

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Friday, November 20, 2015, to be included in this section.

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How might East beat the contract?

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Paul Cezanne, who produced a series of paintings featuring card players, said, “The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.”

That was quite some claim, but in today’s deal East has a chance to dangle a carrot that might cause a “revolution” between North and South.

First, though, this week we are wondering when declarer should ruff and when he should discard. This is another straightforward example. South is in four hearts.

West leads the club jack, and the defenders keep playing the suit. What should declarer do?

Note North’s raise to two

hearts. With a weak hand, tell partner as quickly as possible. Yes, if South is 4-5 in the majors, spades could be the better trump suit. Then North hopes his partner has enough to bid higher, when South

would rebid two spades.

Should declarer discard his inevitable diamond loser at trick three?

Certainly not. That would put his contract on the spade finesse, when he has 10 top tricks: three spades, five hearts and two diamonds.

Well, in theory 10 top tricks.

After ruffing at trick three and drawing trumps ending in his hand, South runs the spade nine (the lowest card that can win the trick if the finesse is working). Now an East with steely nerves can dangle a tasty-looking carrot. He ducks smoothly. Then when South runs the spade queen, East ducks again. If declarer greedily assumes the finesse is winning, he will take a third finesse, but East will produce the king out of his back pocket, and the contract will go down one. © 2015 UFS

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Operations appear on track after day of delays About 800 of carrier’s 3,355 flights were held back at least 15 minutes DALLAS (AP) – A day after technology problems delayed hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights, the carrier’s operations were running more smoothly Monday.

Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins said workers fixed a failed software application that had caused the problems.

He did not provide more details or describe the application but said there was no indication that hackers were to blame.

The Dallas airline had

been warning passengers early Monday morning to print boarding passes ahead of time and arrive at the airport 2 hours early.

Airline officials said later that there was no longer a need to arrive early, but that passengers might still want to print boarding passes at home in case of long lines at airport ticket counters.

On Sunday, Southwest suffered intermittent technical issues on its website, mobile app and in its phone centers and airport checkin systems. It used backup

vided shade canopies to travelers stuck in lines outside the terminal.

On Monday morning, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport tweeted that operations were returning to normal with few delays and shorter lines. Flight-tracking services indicated few, if any, Southwest delays by noon Eastern time.

Southwest Airlines Co. carries more than 100 million passengers a year within the United States, more than any other airline. On most days, its ontime performance is about average for a U.S. airline.

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A Southwest Airlines jet lands in February 2014 at Love Field in Dallas. Southwest Airlines said Monday that it had fixed the technology problems that delayed hundreds of flights Sunday, and that it expected a normal day of operations. systems to manually check Passengers reported long in some passengers. lines at several airports The airline said that about including major hubs like 800 of its 3,355 scheduled Los Angeles Internationflights were delayed at al, where airport workers least 15 minutes Sunday. handed out water and pro-

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Through the first 8 months of 2015, 78 percent of Southwest flights arrived on time, ranking seventh among the 13 largest airlines whose performance is reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Airlines are large, complex organizations that are heavily dependent on technology, and even brief outages can strand thousands of passengers. United Airlines and American Airlines both experienced computer problems this summer. Both fixed the problems within a day and said that there was no indication of hacking.

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Princeton economist wins Nobel for work on poverty The Associated Press

Angus Deaton has dug into obscure data to explore a range of problems: the scope of poverty in India. How poor countries treat young girls.

The link between income inequality and economic growth.

The Princeton University economist’s research has raised doubts about sweeping solutions to poverty and about the effectiveness of aid programs. And on Monday, it earned him the Nobel prize in economics.

For work that the award committee said has had “immense importance for human welfare, not least in poor countries,” Deaton, 69, will receive a prize of about $975,000 from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Deaton’s research has “shown other researchers and international organizations like the World Bank how to go about understanding poverty at the very basic level,” said Torsten Persson, secretary of the award committee.

He becomes the sixth scholar affiliated with

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Angus Deaton gets a salute from a fan as he sits in a cart before going to a gathering in his honor Monday at Princeton University in New Jersey, after it was announced that he won the Nobel prize in economics for improving understanding of poverty and how people in poor countries respond to changes in economic policy.

Princeton to win the Nobel in economics since it was first given in 1969.

“That lightning would strike me seemed like a very small probability event,” Deaton said at a news conference at Princeton. “There are many people who are worthy of this award.”

Deaton grew up in a family of modest means.

“Not having money can give you a perspective on the world that you don’t get other ways,” he said.

“Most people in my family thought I should be out [working] in the fields, not reading books. Fortunately, my father didn’t think that way.”

For Deaton, who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and holds dual U.S. and British citizenship, everything starts with an analysis of data.

“Thinking about numbers hard is one of the things I think is really important,” Deaton told The Associated Press.

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Numbers game The Bulls blew a 20-point lead Monday in a 123-115 loss to Pelicans in an exhibition game. Chicago rookie Bobby Portis had 20 points and 11 rebounds.

MLB PLAYOFFS | NLDS | GAME 3 | CUBS 8, CARDINALS 6

Cards deep-sixed

Cubs club half-dozen homers in win

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Rock Falls’ Brayden Hamblen finished second Monday at the Amboy Invite at Shady Oaks Golf Course.

Russell injured

CHICAGO – The young sluggers of the Chicago Cubs are making themselves at home in the playoffs.

On a rare off night for Jake Arrieta, the Windy City rookies bashed their way to the brink of the NL Championship Series – and into the record book.

Jorge Soler, Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber connected as the Cubs set a postseason record with six home runs in beating the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 Monday at Wrigley Field for a 2-1 lead in the NL Division Series.

Arrieta struck out nine before departing in the sixth inning, and the bull-

Finding leaders for the pack

• Cubs shortstop Addison Russell left in the fourth with tightness in his left hamstring. Russell made a headfirst slide into third on a two-out triple. A trainer and manager Joe Maddon then came out to check on the rookie, who was replaced by Javier Baez. pen finished the job in the first playoff game at Wrigley Field in 7 years.

“To see the ball fly out of the yard as many times as it did was incredible,” Arrieta said.

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The Cubs’ Jorge Soler (center) celebrates his two-run home run with Chris Coghlan during Monday’s game at Wrigley Field. The Cubs hit an MLB playoff record six home runs in their 8-6 win.

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AMBOY – Brayden Hamblen and Seth Williams were easy to spot Monday at Shady Oaks Golf Course at the Amboy Invitational.

The two Rock Falls Rockets were side-by-side behind leader Tanner Chada through the first mile.

For the rest of the race, Hamblen gave Chada a battle for the top spot at the prestigious 1A cross country race, while Williams remained a respectable distance behind the two.

Those were the glaring reasons why the Rockets placed fifth at the 25-team invite.

But both runners and coach Mark Truesdell shined the light on senior Jonathan Cameron as a big contributor to the success.

“All year long, Coach has had us running as a pack,” Williams said. “That method has made better runners of the entire lineup. But it was time for someone to move up, and today it was Jonathan Cameron. He had a great race, and that’s what we’ll need when we get to the sectional.”

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Running home • Megan Grady finally felt comfortable on her home course on Monday. That was a good thing for the Clipper junior. Read about the girls race on B4.

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Sterling’s Nick Ceruzzi tees off Monday during the 2A Freeport Sectional at Park Hills West Golf Course. Ceruzzi earned a spot in the state tournament by surviving a sevenplayer playoff for the last five spots.

GOING SOLO

Sterling’s Ceruzzi lone area 2A player to advance

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FREEPORT – Nick Ceruzzi wore a sly smile, as if he just got away with something he shouldn’t have.

But there was no denying that the Sterling sophomore golfer belonged. He had the best score in a seven-golfer playoff for five spots to advance to the Class 2A state tournament out of the Freeport Sectional.

Ceruzzi, fresh off an evenpar performance on the tricky par-5 No. 1, was standing in the parking lot at the Park Hills Golf Course trying to find the words to describe

More cuts • Locals didn’t fare much better on Monday at the 1A Byron Sectional at PrairieView. See who made it to state on B3. what he just accomplished.

“I don’t know what to say,” said Ceruzzi as he looked over his shoulder at the course. “It was fun. I knew a 79 would be good, and it turned out to be

good enough to get into the playoff.”

He put himself in a position to advance, and didn’t miss.

He was the lone area golfer to advance to the 2A state tournament from the sectional.

Ceruzzi shot a 7-over-par 79 in regulation, which tied him with six other golfers, including Dixon’s Cole Ruckman.

It was a nervous couple of hours of watching the large scoreboard as scores began to trickle in. Once a handful of high 70s began popping up, Ceruzzi stopped counting and instead opted to take some cuts on the driving range to stay warm.

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SPRING VALLEY – Olivia Pultorak of Dixon and Jaeden Workman of Morrison stayed cool in a pressure-packed situation at the Class A St. Bede girls golf sectional on Monday at Spring Creek Golf Course.

As a result, they get to go someplace cool – the state golf tournament, slated for Friday and Saturday at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur.

Pultorak and Workman survived a five-way playoff for four spots to earn their state berths.

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Rock Falls’ Payton Law putts during Monday’s Class A St. Bede Sectional.

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One less Gator Will Grier Florida quarterback suspended for season after violating NCAA’s rules on banned performanceenhancing drugs.

Jacquizz Rodgers Bears backup running back placed on injured reserved after fracturing his arm on punt return team during Sunday’s win.

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Rose could be cleared within a week

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Derrick Rose may be cleared to begin activity within a week, and be able to practice shortly thereafter, Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said Monday.

The Bulls haven’t ruled Rose out for the opening game of the regular season against Cleveland Oct. 27.

He had surgery Sept. 30 on a fractured left orbital bone suffered in practice a day earlier.

Today Boys soccer 4:15 p.m.

• 1A Oregon Regional, Oregon vs. Rockford Christian 6 p.m.

• Ottawa at Sterling Girls tennis 4:30 p.m.

• Newman at Jefferson Volleyball 6 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Sarkisian fired

by USC Southern California fired Steve Sarkisian on Monday, 1 day after the troubled football coach was put on leave.

Athletic director Pat Haden made the move 1 day after determining Sarkisian showed up at school in no condition to lead practice, although Haden refused to reveal specifics about the coach’s condition. Offensive coordinator Clay Helton was appointed interim coach Sunday.

USC hasn’t elaborated on Sarkisian’s problems, but the second-year coach had an embarrassing public display in August at a pep rally where he appeared to be intoxicated while giving a speech. Sarkisian later apologized and said he had combined alcohol and medication, but promised not to drink again during the season.

Former A&M player suspected in killing Police say former Texas A&M wide receiver Thomas Johnson has admitted to randomly attacking and killing a man on a Dallas jogging trail.

Dallas police Deputy Chief Rob Sherwin says Johnson admitted to killing the jogger with a “large-edged weapon” in a random act of rage on the White Rock Creek Trail early Monday.

Johnson played for the Aggies in 2012. He had three catches for 22 yards in A&M’s 29-24 win at top-ranked Alabama. He disappeared a few days later and wasn’t seen until he appeared at his family’s Dallas home 3 days later.

NFL

Charles to miss rest of season Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.

The star running back hurt his knee in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to Chicago. An MRI on Monday confirmed the tear.

Charles was making a cut deep in Bears territory on Sunday when his right knee buckled at a gruesome angle. The four-time Pro Bowl selection needed help from a trainer and linebacker Justin Houston to get off the field.

Cardinals sign veteran Freeney The Arizona Cardinals have signed veteran defensive end/outside linebacker Dwight Freeney to a 1-year contract.

The move comes after the Cardinals’ top outside pass rusher, Alex Okafor, went down with a calf injury in Sunday’s 42-17 victory at Detroit.

The 35-year-old Freeney, a seven-time Pro Bowl player and three-time firstteam All-Pro, ranks 21st in the NFL in career sacks with 111½, and led the league with 16 sacks in 2004.

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Sterling’s Tyler Willman (left) and Kurt Anderson celebrate with Sterling’s Turner Morse after an interception Friday night against Geneseo at Roscoe Eades Stadium. The Warriors’ win clinched Sterling’s spot in the 2015 playoffs.

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Newman and Sterling join Polo as area playoff teams so far after Week 7 wins.

The Comets and Golden Warriors won their sixth games on Friday to clinch a spot in the playoff field. Polo (7-0) clinched last week.

This year is the 19th in which both Newman and Sterling will compete in the playoffs in the same year, the first of which was in 1987.

Of the 12 other local teams, seven of them still have an opportunity to clinch.

Here are some other numbers of note from Week 7:

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Prior to its loss to Winnebago on Friday, Oregon was on a five-game winning streak when entering a regular-season game with four losses.

The Hawks played with their backs against the wall in each of the past two seasons, winning their last three regularseason games last year, and winning the last two in 2013.

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Six field goals were made in

games involving local teams.

Sterling’s Tony Diaz saw his kick of 37 yards become the deciding factor in the Golden Warriors’ 17-14 win over Geneseo, and was the longest of the six kicks.

Others were made by Polo’s Brad Cavanaugh (25 yards), Oregon’s Brayton Finch (22), Kewanee’s Alejandro Alejandre (25) against Erie-Prophetstown, Mendota’s Jesus Quintana (28) against Rock Falls, and Orion’s Ryan Fowler (22) against Morrison.

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West Carroll’s 24-20 win at East Dubuque marked the first time in 8 years that the Thunder secured at least five wins in the regular season.

The Thunder went 6-5 in 2007, bowing out in the second round of the playoffs.

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Since 2008, that’s how many overtime periods it has taken Morrison to finally end one with a win.

Friday’s 20-17 singleovertime win against Orion avenged last year’s 26-20 triple-overtime defeat. In 2008, the Mustangs couldn’t come out ahead after a combined seven extra sessions against

Amboy and Bureau Valley.

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Dixon’s 44-36 win against Stillman Valley marked the first time in 14 years that the Dukes secured at least five wins in back-to-back seasons.

The Dukes finished 9-2 in 2000 and 7-3 in 2001 during Bill Lech’s 2-year tenure as coach.

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Polo takes over as Illinois’ defensive leader with just 21 points allowed this season.

The previous leader, Marshall, lost to Apollo Conference rival Newton 31-25 after allowing only seven points coming in.

Whitney Young has the second-best defense with 26 points allowed.

8,681

Move over Caleb Pratt. Make way for James Robinson.

The Rockford Lutheran running back dethroned Pratt – a 2007 Westville graduate – at the top of the list for most career rushing yards. Robinson ran for 228 yards in a 56-19 win over Byron, giving him 8,681.

To get to 10,000, Robinson needs to keep his season average of 299.50 up for five more games.

• Sterling at Geneseo • Rock Falls at Byron 6:15 p.m.

• Hall at Bureau Valley 6:30 p.m.

• Newman at St. Bede • Oregon at Lutheran • Forreston at Polo 7 p.m.

• Amboy at Riverdale • Morrison at Fulton • Prophetstown at Sherrard • Eastland at Stockton • Aquin at Milledgeville • Pearl City at West Carroll 7:30 p.m.

• Orion at Erie

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Something is happening here I t was Stephen Stills who wrote and Buffalo Springfield that sang, “There’s something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear.”

It was December of 1966, and while Stills clearly had a very different subject matter in mind, the lyrics that became an anthem from Buffalo Springfield for the peace movement of the ’60s absolutely apply to the 2015 Bears through 5 weeks of the 2015 season.

In a game the Bears shouldn’t have won and seemingly couldn’t win, they took a huge step forward as a team and as an organization with their improbable 18-17 win Sunday over Kansas City.

The Chiefs had a lot more talent on the field than the Bears did, and who knows what happens if Jamaal Charles doesn’t go down or if Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith hadn’t done his best Jonathan Quinn imitation for the better part of the game?

But the bottom line is the Bears had the biggest hearts on the field, were the better-coached team and worked with what they had, executing much better than the Chiefs almost to the end.

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without Alshon Jeffery, Eddie Royal, Jermon Bushrod, Will Montgomery and Antrel Rolle, the Charles injury is irrelevant.

The Chiefs should have hammered the Bears, with or without him.

Sure, Smith stunk, but I’ve seen enough of Smith’s games, including the Chiefs’ 45-44 loss to the Colts in a 2013 AFC wild-card game, to know Smith is capable of playing like an All-Pro. Vic Fangio and his guys had a ton to do with Smith’s woeful performance.

After looking like they were going to be blown out with the first half coming to an end, the Bears stopped Jeremy Maclin 3 yards short of a first down at their 16 and forced a field goal to make it a 17-3 game.

Next, the Chiefs received the second-half

kickoff and went 71 yards on 13 plays, only to have Pernell McPhee block a 27-yard Cairo Santos field-goal attempt, and the Bears defense took over from there.

Fangio started dialing up pressures that included Lamarr Houston and Willie Young, and each garnered their first QB sacks of the season.

Tracy Porter had another excellent game in coverage, primarily on Maclin, who was held to 85 yards on eight catches after back-to-back monster games with double-digit catches and more than 140 yards in each. The Bears’ kiddie corps at safety of Adrian Amos and Harold JonesQuartey again avoided the spotlight and made enough plays to get another win.

Fangio is clearly an excellent coach, who is making this defense far bigger and better than the sum of its parts.

At the end of the day, however, the main plotline in the Bears’ heroic victory over the Chiefs is once again the play of Jay Cutler.

Sure, Matt Forte’s huge, but he’s an AllPro giving the team what it expects.

Martellus Bennett struggled in Kansas City,

and while Marquess Wilson, Josh Bellamy and Cameron Meredith all made big plays, none have done enough to convince us they have futures with the team.

Hroniss Grasu went from awful to impressive in 60 minutes, and Kyle Long was outstanding.

But for the better part of Sunday, Cutler was an elite quarterback.

Who can honestly say they saw that coming?

Is it thanks to Adam Gase? John Fox? It “ain’t exactly clear” yet, but they’re obviously not hurting.

And here’s one more thought. Eddie Goldman, Grasu, Jeremy Langford, Amos, Patrick Omameh, McPhee, Sam Acho, Jones-Quartey, Porter and other contributors all have one thing in common – none of them were here last year.

It seems Ryan Pace has something to do with this as well.

Hear me folks, it’s early. This is still a .500 team on its best day.

Not every Sunday will go the way this one did.

But what’s happening here is that Pace and Fox know they’ve got a rebuild on their hands, and their plan might just be a little bit ahead of schedule right now.

• NLDS, Game 4, Cardinals at Cubs, TBS 7:07 p.m.

• NLDS, Game 4, Dodgers at Mets, TBS

NHL 6:30 p.m.

• Lightning at Red Wings, NBCSP 8 p.m.

• Blues at Flames, FSN

Soccer 1:30 p.m.

• Euro 2016 qualifying, Norway at Italy, FS1 • UEFA European qualifier, Czech Republic at Netherlands, ESPN2 5:55 p.m.

• Men’s national teams, Costa Rica at U.S., ESPN

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ABOVE: Morrison’s Ben Tegeler drives his ball on the second hole at PrairieView Golf Course during the 1A Byron Sectional. His teammate, Noah Hogue, was the only local to advance to the state meet.

BELOW: Prophetstown’s Jaden Taylor drives his ball during Monday’s tournament.

Waiting hardest part Hogue battles through wind, doubt to advance was time to tee off.”

West Carroll junior Anthony Mendoza also played the waiting game, but he didn’t get that chance. He carded an 84, then BYRON – With the windy conhung out in the clubhouse with ditions and long waits between his parents, teammates and coach shots, Morrison’s Noah Hogue until it was apparent that he’d be was ready to call it quits on his one stroke too high. high school golf career.

“I’m happy to be really close,” But the Mustang senior will have he said, “but it was a little disapto wait a few more days for that. pointing to be one stroke off and Hogue’s par in a five-way playnot be able to get one of those off at Monday’s Class 1A Byron state spots when I’ve played so Sectional earned him one of the well all throughout the year. final two spots at this weekend’s “I definitely could have made up 1A state golf tournament at Prairie a lot more shots today, and that Vista in Bloomington. would’ve given me a secure spot “I’m just glad I made it to state at state, but I just couldn’t pull it finally,” Hogue said. “That was the only thing I wanted to do this Hogue and IC Catholic’s Connor together. I’ve got one more year year. Last year, I was two strokes Leahy fought the twilight and the though, and I’m really going to work on my game this winter and off, so it was nice to make up for crosswind to shoot pars on the next summer.” that today.” first playoff hole, while Oregon’s Byron won the team title with a With winds howling across the Matt Myers, Stockton’s Alex Stav329, while Elgin St. Edward (335) course and play dragging along, er and Aurora Christian’s Brett and Chicago Christian (337) also Hogue told coach Andrew TenSeward were knocked out with earned state berths. Aurora Chrisboer on the 15th hole that he was bogeys or worse. tian just missed with a 339. ready for the season to be over.

“I didn’t even think I had the Sophomore Trent Snodgrass After Hogue’s up-and-down in score to get in a playoff,” Hogue made it a Tigers double-dip, as the playoff, his coach teased him said, “and then I hit one of my he parred the first playoff hole about it on the walk back to the best drives, and my best chip all to beat IC Catholic’s Trey Morris clubhouse. day. That was the best time to do “It was terrible; every hole felt it – and it’s going to be fun at state after the two had fired matching 77s in the medalist hunt. like it took 30 minutes, and I prob- this weekend.”

“It’s just so great to win the team ably had 15 minutes in between Unlike Hogue, who went right title, especially after losing five every shot that I took,” Hogue from his round to the playoff, of our six varsity players over the said. “I just wanted to go home on Myers had to wait for quite a last 2 years,” Snodgrass said. “We a few holes. while after his round was over.

“But it’s worth it because I made The junior spent some time hang- didn’t feel like we were the greatit to state, and that’s the only ing around the scoring area, then est team, but we came out with good scores today and showed thing that matters. Now I get to went out and warmed back up, what we can do when we come play some more golf before the still not completely sure if he together as a team. year’s over.” was going to get back out on the “I felt confident in the playoff, Hogue was in the last group on course. the course, and with that four“I was hoping 83 would get pret- because I had practiced the tee shot 1,000 times on the range – some’s scores not reported, ty close to the cutoff, and once which goes the same direction as there was a four-way tie at 83 for I saw the groups after me start the 10th hole. Once I piped my the final two state spots. When to come in with higher scores, I tee shot, I felt really good with Hogue’s score was written on the knew that it was probably going board, that turned into a five-way to be a playoff,” Myers said. “I was the second shot, and I got up and tie, and the playoff started quickly just happy that I got one more down for a par from short of the to try and beat the darkening green. This just feels so great right chance, and I just tried not to skies. think about what it meant until it now.”

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Ceruzzi sticks to plan in playoff SOLO

Star of the tournament: Nick Ceruzzi, Sterling, advanced to state after winning seven-golfer playoff with even-par 5 Up next: Ceruzzi at 2A state meet, Friday & Saturday at Weibring Golf Club, Normal

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When the time came for a playoff, Ceruzzi was ready. He birdied the first hole during his round, and decided to go with the same approach.

“I just went with what worked the first time,” he said.

The lefty, hitting a ball with red markings that made it look like a mini soccer ball, hit 4-iron off the tee into the middle of the fairway.

The 6-iron was next out of the bag, and his ensuing wedge shot had him on the green where he two-putted for 5, sealing his spot at this weekend’s state meet at Weibring Golf Club on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal.

Ceruzzi was tested early on in his round. He birdied No. 1, then bogeyed No. 2, but bounced back for another birdie on No. 3 to get him going early on. That third hole was important, as he proved to himself that he could

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Rock Falls’ Nolan Moeller chips out of the sand Monday at the 2A Freeport Sectional at Park Hills West. Moeller shot a 93. overcome some errors.

“It took a lot of hard work to get my game to where it is now,” said Ceruzzi, who advanced to state for the first time. “But a lot of it was getting my mental game right. Being able to move on after bad shots was the biggest part.”

Ruckman also ran into trouble at the end of his

round, but his 1-over 37 on the front kept him afloat. He bogeyed 17 and 18, and thought that would have put him out of contention, but his 79 held up and gave him a shot.

His tee shot on the playoff hole went well right and was forced to tee off again, and landed in

the middle of the fairway. But his next shot went right again, and he couldn’t recover.

Ruckman, a junior and sectional qualifier a year ago, was eliminated after the first hole, as two other golfers needed a second to determine the final state qualifier.

Geneseo won the team title with a 319, ahead of Wheaton St. Francis (321) and Vernon Hills (323). All three teams advanced. Aurora Central Catholic’s Mac Cowen was the medalist with a 76.

Rock Falls (376) finished 12th out of 12 teams, and was led by Cooper Kilberg’s 87, while Nolan Moeller and Mitchell Guzzle each added a pair of 93s.

Sterling (342) was ninth.

They will join Fulton’s Mackenna Munson and team runner-up Eastland, who did not have nearly as tense of a waiting period at the end as locals who earned state berths.

After nearly 7 grueling hours on a wind-swept golf course, the late starters finally completed their rounds. As the scores were posted in the Spring Creek clubhouse, there were some yelps of elation, a few nervous laughs, and a few groans from golfers who were on the outside looking in.

The cutoff score to advance to state was 16-over-par 89, achieved by five players who were not on the three advancing teams. Those players were Pultorak, Workman, Sherrard’s Nikki Schmitt, Rockford Lutheran’s Caitlin Schoepfer, and Forreston’s Kaitlin Korf.

Of the five, Pultorak played the hole in textbook fashion. Her drive on the 305-yard, doglegleft par 4 left her a mere 50 yards from the pin, in the middle of the fairway. She wedged onto the green, and two-putted from about 15 feet.

“When I saw my tee shot, I was like, ‘Holy crap, I’m 50 yards from the pin,’” Pultorak said. “I knew my sand wedge would work, because I’ve been hitting it well all day. I just made an easy swing, and I knew I was set.”

It was the second consecutive year Pultorak was involved in a playoff. In 2014 at Lake Carroll, she, Ali Scheidecker of Oregon and Arraia Hicks of Princeton tied with 93s, with two playoff berths available. Inclement weather prevented the playoff from taking place, however, and all three ended up at state.

Workman’s playoff tee shot ran through the fairway, just in front of the adjacent eighth green.

She had about 100 yards to the first green, and a row of pine trees to go over.

With a pitching wedge in her hand, she lofted the ball cleanly over the trees, landing the ball short of the green. It ran out to about 20 feet, from where she two-putted for a par.

“I knew once it got over the trees, it was going to be pretty good,” Workman said. “I just had to finish it off.”

Workman’s last hole in regulation play was the 101-yard 18th, where she stuck a shot to about 6 feet. Her birdie putt grazed the edge of the cup.

“I missed it by a centimeter,” Workman said, “and I thought maybe that I needed that birdie to make it to state.”

Workman tied for 27th at last year’s state tournament, and feels that experience will be invaluable this time around.

“I think I play my best at state, so I’m happy to be going back again,” Workman said. “I don’t think I’ll be as nervous this time around.”

The final two spots from the playoff went to Schmitt and Schoepfer, who each made bogeys on the hole – with Schoepfer draining a curling 5-footer to earn her berth.

Korf was over the green in two, chipped up short, then three-putted for a six. She needed Schoepfer to miss her bogey putt to remain alive.

Munson was able to remain in the comfort of the clubhouse while the playoff was being held, after she carded an 85.

She cemented her state berth by scoring an eagle

Area qualifiers Eastland (team) Olivia Pultorak, Dixon Jaeden Workman, Morrison Mackenna Munson, Fulton on the downwind 397yard, par-5 17th hole, where she drained a 7-footer.

“I hit a good drive, then a 7-iron onto the green,” Munson said. “That was my first-ever eagle. I was pretty excited about that.”

Munson carded a 45 on the front nine, then brought it home with a 2-over-par 40 on the back.

The back nine was considered the tougher of the sides, as it was more exposed to the wind, and some of the tougher holes played into the teeth of that howling breeze.

“That was the side I had trouble with [Sunday],” Munson said of her practice round. “I played it much better today.”

Eastland, which placed third at last week’s Oregon Regional, rose up and nearly earned top team honors. The Cougars amassed a 367 team score, only one behind Geneseo. Byron (376) edged Metamora (377) for the third and final team berth.

Eastland has qualified for the sectional as a team in each of the 4 years of the program’s existence, but this is the first time it has gone one step further.

“This is crazy,” the Cougars’ Grace Norton said. “I don’t think it’s really sunk in yet that we’re actually going to go. We’ve talked about it since the start of the year – we’re really good this year, we could maybe make it – but getting here and performing like we did, it’s pretty special.”

“I’m super-excited,” Eastland coach Jason Hill added. “It’s something we’ve worked at for the last couple of years, and finally got it. It’s nice to see the girls happy after all of the hard work that they did.”

Counting scores for the Cougars were posted by Karissa Freidag with 79, Norton with 86, Bailey Heckman with 93, and Chloe Anderson with 109.

Also competing was Jenna French (116).

Freidag tied Geneseo’s Monica Lieving for the low score, and they had a playoff for medalist honors. After each parred the par-5 10th hole, Lieving parred the par-4 11th, while Freidag had a bogey.

“If my team didn’t make it to state and I lost, it would be a little upsetting,” said Freidag, who broke 80 for the first time.

“I told [coach] Jason coming in even if I lost this, I’m happy because me and my team are going to state.”

Erie finished ninth as a team with a 405 total.

Leading the way for the Cardinals was Sera Bebon, who had a 90 and missed out on the playoff by one stroke.

Oregon was 10th in the team standings at 415. Abi Scheidecker was low for the Hawks with a 95.

Competing individually but not advancing were West Carroll’s Hayley Guilinger with 97, Prophetstown’s Rachael Driscoll with 109, and two Rock Falls golfers – Liz Lego (112) and Payton Law (128).

• A pair of Sterling golfers, Rachel Spencer and Abbigail Sheets, competed at the Class AA Normal Community Sectional at Weibring Golf Course in Bloomington. Spencer carded a 107, while Sheets had a 118.

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LOCAL SPORTS

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY | AMBOY INVITATIONAL

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys cross country Monday’s results Amboy Invitational at Shady Oaks Golf Course, Amboy 2.9 miles Team results 1. Monticello 105, 2. Elmwood-Brimfield 115, 3. El Paso-Gridley 140, 4. Johnsburg 141, 5. Rock Falls 183, 6. Newman 184, 7.

Bishop McNamara 247, 8. Beecher 256, 9.

Fieldcrest 259, 10. Sherrard 264, 11. Illinois Valley Central 264, 12. Henry-Midland 264, 13. Winnebago 342, 14. Durand-Pecatonica 354, 15. Ottawa Marquette 358, 16. Putnam County 435, 17. Plano 461, 18. Farmington 467, 19. Knoxville 474, 20. Sandwich 478, 21. Seneca 493, 22. Lisle 503, 23.

West Carroll 529, 24. South County 570, 25. Ridgewood 571.

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ABOVE: Erie-Prophetstown’s Emily Hanover (right) looks over her shoulder while running toward the finish line Monday during the Amboy Invite at Shady Oaks Golf Course.

BELOW: Newman’s Teagan McKenna tries to catch a runner during Monday’s girls race.

Finally at home at home Amboy’s Grady comfortable at Shady Oaks for first time

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

AMBOY – Very few runners at Monday’s Amboy Invitational have as much experience on the hilly terrain of Shady Oaks Golf Course as Clipper junior Megan Grady.

So, it shouldn’t have been a surprise to see her shoot off the line and take an early lead at one of the biggest 1A meets of the regular season.

Yet, it sort of was – at least to Grady.

“I was so glad to feel comfortable here,” Grady said. “In the past, I really haven’t been comfortable in this race. Today, I handled the hills better, and I got out ahead.

“I wanted to be with the leaders because I know how good they are, and that will get me ready for the next few weeks.”

Grady placed eighth in 18 minutes, 17.9 seconds.

Winning the race was GardnerSouth Wilmington’s Daly Galloway in 17:03.0. She was 12 seconds ahead of PORTA’s Adrienne Brauer.

“It’s amazing to see a runner like Daly, and what she’s able to do on a course like this,” Grady said. “We get to practice on it quite a few times every year, but that’s not the same. You can’t simulate what it’s like when the gun goes off for a big meet like this.”

PORTA repeated as champions with 77 points, ahead of Aurora Central Catholic at 92.

Newman was the highest-finishing local team in ninth at 285 points.

The Comets were led by Teagan McKenna, who placed 18th in 18:54.9.

“I was doing really well,” McKenna said. “I hit that big hill the first time really well, but by the second time, I felt like I was walking up the hill. It’s just a tough course, and a tough field of competitors.”

McKenna finished and very quickly went to the Comets’ tent and put ice on her left knee.

“I hurt my knee right after the conference meet a couple weeks ago,” McKenna said. “We’re not sure what’s wrong with it yet, but

we’ve been treating it with ice a lot.”

Amboy placed 14th with 350 points. Jennifer Popovich was the next runner in the chute for the Clippers after Grady with a 70thplace finish in 20:53.2.

Erie-Prophetstown was 18th with 484 points. Emily Hanover was 83rd in 21:16.2.

Bureau Valley was 19th with 487 points. The Storm’s top runner was Heather Williams in 82nd (21:11.5).

Rock Falls was 22nd with 560 points, led by Michaela Busch (77th, 21:01.0), and Oregon was 26th with 650 points.

Top individuals 1. Tanner Chada (Aurora Christian) 14:35.5; 2. Bradyen Hamblen (Rock Falls) 14:42.3; 3. Seth Williams 14:53.7; 4. Matt Stelmasek (Johnsburg) 14:59.9; 5. Hunter Cobbley (El Paso-Gridley) 15:11.9; 6. Alex Helmuth (Monticello) 15:15.3; 7. Andy Layden (El Paso-Gridley) 15:18.5; 8. Zach Mesplay (Monticello) 15:18.6; 9. Matt Osmulski (Elmwood-Brimfield) 15:20.9; 10. James Blackburn (Amboy-LaMoille) 15:26.5.

Other Rock Falls results: 71. David Villa 17:00.5; 80. Jonathan Cameron 17:18.6; 85. Breu Knox 17:21.6; 90. Jonathan Ross 17:25.0; 133. Colton Peterson 18:34.2 Bureau Valley result: 76. Yulian Osorio 17:10.9 Erie-Prophetstown results: 82. Kyle Behrens 17:19.9; 87. Jonah Green 17:23.1; 149. Austin Freitag 19:11.8 Newman results: 14. Chris Ahlers 15:37.5; 30. Ethan Nash 16.17.6; 43.

Spencer Mauch 16:31; 61. Shay Hafner 16:50.9; 88. Quentin Larson 17:23.3; 163.

Drew Henson 19:54.8; 176. Clay Jungerman 20:30.6 Oregon results: 106. Zack Hawkins 17:55.5; 147. Arne Wendler 19:08.0; 189.

Jacob Ebens 21:51.9 West Carroll results: 81. Daniel Hartman 17:19.4; 113. Jacob Casey 18:01.7; 127. Caleb Stines 18:23.8; 169. Indigo Zach 20:11.9; 191. Thomas Knight 22:03.7

Girls cross country Monday’s results Amboy Invitational at Shady Oaks Golf Course, Amboy 2.9 miles Team results 1. PORTA 77, 2. Aurora Central Catholic 92, 3. Seneca 136; 4. Sandwich 170; 5. Monticello 184; 6. Knoxville 202; 7. Winnebago 246; 8. Westmont 253; 9. Newman 285; 10.

Annawan-Wethersfield 291; 11. Byron 312; 12. Ottawa Marquette 314; 13. Illinois Valley Central 317; 14. Amboy 350; 15. Fieldcrest 381; 16. Princeton 407; 17. Plano 432; 18.

Erie-Prophetstown 484; 19. Bureau Valley 487; 20. Sherrard 506; 21. Princeville 559, 22. Rock Falls 560, 23. Farmington 565, 24. Ridgewood 571, 25. Mendota 594, 26.

Oregon 650 Top individuals 1. Daly Galloway (Gardner South) 17:03.0; 2. Adrienne Brauer (PORTA) 17:15.3; 3.

Abby Fioresi (Aurora Central Catholic) 17:27.3; 4. Maria Brauer (PORTA) 17:49.4; 5. Kayla Schiera (Sandwich) 17:51.4; 6.

Evan Bruno (Seneca) 17:57.2; 7. Alyssa McPike (Monticello) 18:12.7; 8. Megan Grady (Amboy) 18:17.9; 9. Faith Provost (Bishop McNamara) 18:20.0; 10. Morgan Elmore (Monticello) 18:20.2 Other Amboy results: 70. Jennifer Popovich 20:53.2; 105. Kelynn Boyle 21:48.7; 137. Kaitlyn Ortgiesen 22:34.4; 139. Kaitlin Boers 22:36.6; 144. Madaline Foster 22:40.5 Bureau Valley results: 82. Heather Williams 21:11.5; 92. Nateleigh Nugent 21:26.6; 120. Hannah Williams 22:07.1; 160. Marissa Mungia 23:24.8; 181. Sydney Sweenie 24:26.0; 187. Savanah Wall 24:59.8 Erie-Prophetstown results: 83. Emily Hanover 21:16.2; 87. Olivia DeWitte 21:22.1, 124. Mackenzie Clary 22:14.1; 164. Lauren Sibley 23:34.8; 169. Stephanie Sandrock 23:51.9; 195. Aly Wetzell 25:19.6; 206. Michelle Cooney 27:53.0 Newman results: 18. Teagan McKenna 18:54.9; 72. Kelsey Simpson 20:55.9; 76.

Kate Bonnell 20:59; 98. Natalie Amazola 21:38.8, 109. Elizabeth Oswalt 21:50.9; 151. Jillienne Roe 22:46.8; 171. Kirsten Tunink 23:59.1; Oregon results: 108. Mayra Nava-Moytol 21:50.0; 170. Kesley Handschuh 23:57.6; 188. Rosie Sarantakos 25:00.1; 189.

Abby Newman 25:00.1; 190. Jessica Brink 25:01.3; 197. Addison Kitzmiller 25:31.5; 198. Naia Cisneros 25:31.7 Rock Falls results: 77. Michaela Busch 21:01.0; 99. Anneli Ruhnke 21:40.1; 146.

Kamryn Hey 22:41.9; 196. Bailee Reynolds 25:27.9; 205. Mackenzie Schueler 27:45.2; 207. Marissa Chavez 27:55.7 West Carroll results: 89. Hailey Barsema 21:23.5; 173. Hannah Knight 24:16.1; 178.

Lauren Dauphin 24:25.5; 209. Jessica Barr 28:35.1

Boys golf Monday’s results

2A Freeport Sectional at Park Hills Golf Course (West) Par 72 (Top 3 teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the 2A state tournament on Friday and Saturday) Team scores 1. Geneseo 319, 2. Wheaton St. Francis 321, 3. Vernon Hills 323, 4. Kaneland 323, 5. North Shore Country Day 331, 6. Sycamore 335, 7. Burlington Central 340, 8.

Woodstock Marian 341, 9. Sterling 342, 10. Wheaton Academy 343, 11. RichmondBurton 363, 12. Rock Falls 376 Medalist: Mac Cowen (Aurora Central Catholic) 76 Individual state qualifiers Cowen (ACC) 76; Nick Adamczyk (G-K) 77; Will Marshall (Kaneland) 78; Grant Gosden (Wheaton Academy) 78; Joe Sherman (Burlington) 78; Brett Glennon (Kaneland) 79; Trent Scott (Sycamore) 79; Drew Miles (N.Shore Country Day) 79; Nick Ceruzzi (Sterling) 79; Grant Fisher (Johnsburg) 79 Dixon scores: Cole Ruckman 79, Jacob Bonnell 94 Other Sterling scores: Nick Olds 84, Ryan Blackburn 87, Nate Olson 92, Brady Bostelman 93, Adam Oelrichs 109 Rock Falls scores: Cooper Kilberg 87, Mitchell Guzzle 93, Nolan Moeller 93, Bronson Mintun 103, Andrew Ashley 104, Drew Gray 121

Class 1A Byron Sectional at PrairieView Golf Club Par 72 (Top 3 teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the 2A state tournament on Friday and Saturday) Team scores 1. Byron 329; 2. St. Edward 335; 3. Chicago Christian 337; 4. Aurora Christian 339; 5.

IC Catholic 345; 6. Riverdale 349; 7. Northridge 357; 8. Indian Creek 360; 9. West Carroll 368; 10. Stockton 369; 11. Fulton 371; 12. Polo 375 Medalist: Trent Snodgrass (Byron) 77* Individual state qualifiers Trey Morris (IC Catholic) 77; Paul DiFranco (Northridge) 78; Tyler Bussert (Riverdale) 79; Devin Johnson (Aurora Christian) 79; Matt Tamar (Rockford Lutheran) 79; Joe Reinisch (Chicago Parker) 80; Peyton Gatz (Indian Creek) 81; Kane Hyde (Galena) 82; Noah Hogue (Morrison) 83*; Connor Leahy (IC Catholic) 83* West Carroll scores: Anthony Mendoza 84, Sean Keckler 87, Carmeron Ehlers 92, Aaron Haring 105, Dawson Wurster 108, Matt Haring 113 Fulton scores: Brett Terrock 90, Ryan Dail 92, Dustin Rowland 93, Jason Sikkema 96, Jake Outzen 97, Dylan Temple DQ Polo scores: Christopher Rademacher 90, Mack Llanas 90, Brix Clayton 92, Tristin Woddin 103, Trevin Woodin 106 Amboy-LaMoille score: Caleb Sarff 90 Eastland score: Curt Strauss 97 Erie score: Levi Floming 92 Other Morrison score: Ben Tegeler 96 Newman score: Jacob Rude 90 Oregon scores: Matt Myers 83, Mitchell Nehrkorn 88, Adam Merrill 89 Prophetstown scores: Jaden Taylor 89, Jackson Ames 94 * – won 1-hole playoff

Girls golf Class A Peru St. Bede Sectional at Spring Creek Golf Course Par 73 (Top 3 teams and 10 players not on those teams advance to state) Team scores 1. Geneseo 366, 2. Eastland 367, 3. Byron 376, 4. Metamora 377, 5. Sherrard 382, 6.

Morton 387, 7. Eureka 390, 8. Rockridge 402, 9. Erie 405, 10. Oregon 415, 11. Mercer County 418, 12. Canton 426 Medalist: *Monica Lieving (Geneseo) 79 Individual state qualifiers Amber Bausch (Alleman) 84; Katy Schmitt (Sherrard) 85; Jillian Stone (Rockridge) 85; Mamie Ambrosch (Metamora) 85; mackenna Munson (Fulton) 85; Natalie Hooper (Rockford Lutheran) 88; Nikki Schmitt (Sherrard) 89; Olivia Pultorak (Dixon) 89; Jaeden Workman (Morrison) 89; Caitlin Schoepfer (Lutheran) 89 Eastland golfers: Karissa Freidag 79, Grace Norton 86, Bailey Heckman 93, Chloe Anderson 109, Jenna French 116 Erie golfers: Sera Bebon 90, Madison Newton 98, Riley Redell 107, Sharon Kuhlemier 110, Heather Coers 114, Lexus Georgean 123 Oregon golfers: Abi Scheidecker 95, Ali Scheidecker 103, Abby Martin 104, Haley Repass 113, Breanna Bicksler 129, Allison Hunt 164 West Carroll golfer: Hayley Guilinger 97 Prophetstown golfer: Rachael Driscoll 109 Rock Falls golfers: Liz Lego 112, Payton Law 128 * – won 1-hole playoff

Hamblen makes run for first, falls just short LEADERS

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Cameron finished fourth among the Rockets in 80th place with a time of 17 minutes, 18.6 seconds. David Villa was the third Rocket in the chute in 71st at 17:00.5.

“I made that challenge today,” Truesdell said.

“When we run in a pack, and someone pushes themselves to go faster, the rest of the pack will work harder to catch up. It makes everyone better.”

The Rockets finished with 183 points. Monticello won the team title for the second consecutive season with 105 points, 10 points ahead of Elmwood-Brimfield.

“The top 10 teams at our sectional were here today,” Hamblen said.

“So we wanted to see where we stacked up, and what we need to do to move up in the field.”

Newman finished a point behind Rock Falls in sixth with 184 points.

Chris Ahlers was the Comets’ top finisher in 14th in 15:37.5.

The battle for first was compelling throughout,

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Amboy’s Romeo Blackburn runs toward the finish line Monday during the Amboy Invitational at Shady Oaks Golf Course. Blackburn finished 10th in 15 minutes, 26.5 seconds. and Hamblen pulled briefly ahead after the 2-mile mark.

But Hamblen attributed hitting the big hill lovingly called “Cardiac Hill” too hard, and Chada passed him shortly after.

“I made my move too early,” Hamblen said. “I got over the hill, and got ahead, but then didn’t have as much left as he did. With about 800 meters left or so, I got my

wind back and started to close ground on him.”

Chada won in 14:35.5.

Hamblen finished in 14:42.3, and Williams had a time of 14:53.7.

Williams cut time from his performance last year at the invite, and kept the leaders in range.

“The first half-mile was really slow,” Williams said. “I don’t know why that was. But I was pretty comfortable out there. I

kept up with the leader and with my teammate.

I am pretty happy with how the race went.”

The only other local top-10 finisher was Amboy’s Romeo Blackburn.

The senior placed 10th in 15:26.5.

“I just set my pace, and felt like if I kept that, I would be able to move up in the field,” Blackburn. “That’s what happened.

“This is a really good way to see where I am at compared to some of the best runners, and it went pretty well.”

Blackburn was the only Clipper boy to run the varsity race.

West Carroll was the only other Sauk Valley team to field a full squad, and the Thunder finished in 23rd with 529 points. Daniel Hartman was the Thunder’s top runner at 17:19.4.

Erie-Prophetstown had three runners, led by Kyle Behrens (82nd, 17:19.9).

Oregon also had three runners, and its best runner was Zach Hawkins (106th, 17:55.5) Bureau Valley’s lone runner was Yulian Osorio (76th, 17:10.9).

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Polo’s Tristin Woodin chips his ball onto the 18th green during the Class 1A Byron Sectional on Monday at PrairieView Golf Course in Byron. Woodin carded a 103 as the Marcos placed 12th in the team standings.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami

W 4 3 3 1

Indianapolis Tennessee Houston Jacksonville

W 3 1 1 1

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore

W 5 3 2 1

Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City

W 5 2 2 1

East L T 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 South L T 2 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 North L T 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 West L T 0 0 3 0 3 0 4 0

Pct 1.000 .750 .600 .250

PF 149 95 124 65

PA 76 55 105 101

Pct PF PA .600 99 113 .250 102 91 .200 97 135 .200 93 145 Pct 1.000 .600 .400 .200

PF 148 120 118 123

PA 101 95 132 137

Pct 1.000 .400 .400 .200

PF 113 107 116 117

PA 79 124 134 143

NATIONAL CONFERENCE N.Y. Giants Dallas Washington Philadelphia

W 3 2 2 2

Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay New Orleans

W 5 4 2 1

Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

W 5 2 2 0

Arizona St. Louis Seattle San Francisco

W 4 2 2 1

East L T 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 South L T 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 North L T 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 West L T 1 0 3 0 3 0 4 0

Pct PF PA .600 132 109 .400 101 131 .400 97 104 .400 117 103 Pct 1.000 1.000 .400 .200

PF 162 108 110 103

PA 112 71 148 143

Pct 1.000 .500 .400 .000

PF 137 80 86 83

PA 81 73 142 138

Pct PF PA .800 190 90 .400 84 113 .400 111 98 .200 75 140

Thursday, Oct. 8 result Indianapolis 27, Houston 20 Sunday’s results Chicago 18, Kansas City 17 Green Bay 24, St. Louis 10 Buffalo 14, Tennessee 13 Cincinnati 27, Seattle 24, OT Atlanta 25, Washington 19, OT Tampa Bay 38, Jacksonville 31 Philadelphia 39, New Orleans 17 Cleveland 33, Baltimore 30, OT Arizona 42, Detroit 17 Denver 16, Oakland 10 New England 30, Dallas 6 N.Y. Giants 30, San Francisco 27 Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets Monday’s result Pittsburgh 24, San Diego 20 Thursday’s game Atlanta at New Orleans, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18 Kansas City at Minnesota, noon Miami at Tennessee, noon Washington at N.Y. Jets, noon Arizona at Pittsburgh, noon Cincinnati at Buffalo, noon Chicago at Detroit, noon Denver at Cleveland, noon Houston at Jacksonville, noon Carolina at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Baltimore at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

San Diego at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

New England at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Dallas, Oakland, St. Louis, Tampa Bay Monday, Oct. 19 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s box score

STEELERS 24, CHARGERS 20 Pittsburgh San Diego

0 3 7 14 — 24 7 0 0 13 — 20 First Quarter SD–Gates 12 pass from Rivers (Lambo kick), 9:50.

Second Quarter Pit–FG Boswell 47, 4:24.

Third Quarter Pit–Blake 70 interception return (Boswell kick), 3:21.

Fourth Quarter SD–FG Lambo 40, 14:49.

SD–Gates 11 pass from Rivers (Lambo kick), 8:02.

Pit–Wheaton 72 pass from Vick (Boswell kick), 7:42.

SD–FG Lambo 54, 2:56.

Pit–Bell 1 run (Boswell kick), :00.

Pit SD First downs 14 24 Total Net Yards 349 406 Rushes-yards 27-155 19-52 Passing 194 354 Punt Returns 5-27 2-5 Kickoff Returns 2-62 1-30 Interceptions Ret. 1-70 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 13-26-1 35-48-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-9 2-11 Punts 8-40.3 5-53.4 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-86 7-54 Time of Possession 26:17 33:43 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Pittsburgh, Bell 21-111, Vick 1-24, D.Williams 5-20. San Diego, Gordon 15-42, Woodhead 4-10.

PASSING–Pittsburgh, Vick 13-26-1-203.

San Diego, Rivers 35-48-1-365.

RECEIVING–Pittsburgh, Bell 4-16, Miller 3-46, Brown 3-45, Heyward-Bey 2-24, Wheaton 1-72. San Diego, Gates 9-92, Gordon 7-52, K.Allen 6-57, Woodhead 5-66, Green 5-50, Floyd 3-48.

MISSED FIELD GOAL–San Diego, Lambo 60 (SH).

College football Big Ten West Iowa Northwestern Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Nebraska Purdue

Conf.

2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2

Overall 6-0 5-1 4-2 4-2 4-2 2-4 1-5

East

Conf.

Overall Michigan State 2-0 6-0 Ohio State 2-0 6-0 Michigan 2-0 5-1 Penn State 2-0 5-1 Indiana 0-2 4-2 Rutgers 0-2 2-3 Maryland 0-2 2-4 Saturday’s results • Iowa 29, Illinois 20 • Michigan 38, Northwestern 0 • Michigan St. 31, Rutgers 24 • Minnesota 41, Purdue 13 • Ohio St. 49, Maryland 28 • Penn St. 29, Indiana 7 • Wisconsin 23, Nebraska 21 Saturday’s results • Iowa at Northwestern, 11 a.m. (ABC) • Purdue at Wisconsin, 11 a.m. (BTN) • Rutgers at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. (BTN) • Michigan St. at Michigan, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) • Nebraska at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) • Penn St. at Ohio St., 7 p.m. (ABC)

MAC West Conf.

Overall Toledo 2-0 5-0 Western Michigan 1-0 2-3 Northern Illinois 1-1 3-3 Central Michigan 1-1 2-4 Ball State 1-2 2-4 Eastern Michigan 0-2 1-5 Saturday’s games • W. Michigan 41, Cent. Michigan 39 • Toledo 38, Kent St. 7 • Akron 47, E. Michigan 21 • N. Illinois 59, Ball St. 41 Saturday’s games • W. Michigan at Ohio, 11 a.m.

• E. Michigan at Toledo, 11 a.m.

• Buffalo at Cent. Michigan, noon • N. Illinois at Miami (Ohio), 1:30 p.m.

• Georgia St. at Ball St., 2 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s game No. 15 Stanford vs. No. 18 UCLA, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s games No. 21 Boise St. at Utah State, 8 p.m.

No. 24 Houston at Tulane, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Ohio State vs. Penn State, 7 p.m.

No. 2 Baylor vs. West Virginia, 11 a.m.

No. 3 TCU at Iowa State, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Utah vs. Arizona State, 9 p.m.

No. 5 Clemson vs. Boston College, 6 p.m.

No. 6 LSU vs. No. 8 Florida, 6 p.m.

No. 7 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan, 2:30 p.m.

No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Alabama, 2:30 p.m.

No. 11 Florida State vs. Louisville, 11 a.m.

No. 13 Mississippi at Memphis, 11 a.m.

No. 14 Notre Dame vs. USC, 6:30 p.m.

No. 17 Iowa at No. 20 Northwestern, 11 a.m.

No. 19 Oklahoma at Kansas State, 2:30 p.m.

No. 22 Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan, 11 a.m.

MLB DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Houston 2, Kansas City 2 Thursday, Oct. 8: Houston 5, Kansas City 2 Friday, Oct. 9: Kansas City 5, Houston 4 Sunday’s result: Houston 4, Kansas City 2 Monday’s result: Kansas City 9, Houston 6 Wednesday’s game: Houston (McHugh 19-7) at Kansas City (Cueto 11-13), 7:07 p.m. (FS1) Texas 2, Toronto 2 Thursday, Oct. 8: Texas 5, Toronto 3 Friday, Oct. 9: Texas 6, Toronto 4, 14 inn.

Sunday’s result: Toronto 5, Texas 1 Monday’s result: Toronto 8, Texas 4 Wednesday’s game: Texas (Hamels 7-1) at Toronto (Stroman 4-0), 3:07 p.m. (FS1) National League All games televised by TBS St. Louis 1, Chicago 1 Friday, Oct. 9: St. Louis 4, Chicago 0 Saturday, Oct. 10: Chicago 6, St. Louis 3 Monday’s result: Chicago 8, St. Louis 6 Today’s game: St. Louis (Lackey 13-10) at Chicago (Hammel 10-7), 3:37 or 7:07 p.m. x-Thursday’s game: Chicago at St. Louis, 3:37 or 7:07 p.m.

New York 1, Los Angeles 1 Friday, Oct. 9: New York 3, Los Angeles 1 Saturday, Oct. 10: Los Angeles 5, New York 2 Monday’s result: Los Angeles (Anderson 10-9) at New York (Harvey 13-8), 7:37 p.m.

Today’s game: Los Angeles at New York, 7:07 p.m. x-Thursday’s game: New York at Los Angeles, 7:07 p.m.

Monday’s NLDS box score

CUBS 8, CARDINALS 6 St. Louis

r 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

h 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

bi 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chicago

ab r h bi Fowler cf 4 1 1 1 Soler rf 2 2 2 2 Cahill p 0 0 0 0 T.Wood p 0 0 0 0 AJcksn rf 0 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 5 1 2 2 Rizzo 1b 4 1 1 1 StCastr 2b 4 1 2 1 Schwrr lf 3 1 1 1 Strop p 0 0 0 0 Denorfi lf 0 0 0 0 ARussll ss 2 0 1 0 Baez pr-ss 2 0 2 0 MMntr c 3 0 0 0 Arrieta p 2 0 0 0 Richrd p 0 0 0 0 Cghln rf-lf 2 1 1 0 HRndn p 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 8 6 Totals 33 8 13 8 St. Louis 000 202 002 — 6 Chicago 010 132 01x — 8 E–J.Baez (1). DP–St. Louis 1. LOB–St. Louis 6, Chicago 7. 2B–Heyward (1), Jh.Peralta (1). 3B–A.Russell (1). HR–Piscotty (2), Heyward (1), Fowler (1), Soler (2), Bryant (1), Rizzo (1), St.Castro (1), Schwarber (1). SB–J.Baez (1). CS–A.Jackson (1). S–Fowler.

IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis Wacha L,0-1 4 1/3 6 4 4 3 5 Siegrist 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 Maness 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 Wainwright 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 2 J.Broxton 1 1 1 1 1 2 Chicago Arrieta W,1-0 5 2/3 5 4 4 2 9 Richard H,1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Cahill H,2 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 T.Wood H,1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Strop H,1 1 0 0 0 0 2 H.Rondon 1 2 2 2 0 0 HBP–by Arrieta (Moss).

MCrpnt 3b Pisctty 1b Hollidy lf Heywrd rf JhPerlt ss Pham cf Wnwrg p GGarci ph JBrxtn p Molina c Moss ph T.Cruz c Wong 2b Wacha p Siegrist p Maness p Grichk cf

ab 5 4 4 4 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 2 0 0 2

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 3 0 0 6 13 6 Montreal 3 0 0 6 10 4 Detroit 2 0 0 4 8 3 Ottawa 2 1 0 4 9 8 Florida 1 1 0 2 7 2 Buffalo 1 2 0 2 6 9 Toronto 0 2 1 1 5 12 Boston 0 3 0 0 7 16 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 3 0 0 6 12 6 N.Y. Islanders 1 1 1 3 7 9 Philadelphia 1 1 1 3 4 10 Washington 1 0 0 2 5 3 Carolina 0 2 0 0 4 6 New Jersey 0 2 0 0 4 8 Pittsburgh 0 2 0 0 1 5 Columbus 0 3 0 0 6 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA 2 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 4 8 6 2 1 0 4 11 7 2 1 0 4 9 6 1 1 0 2 10 8 1 1 0 2 5 4 1 1 0 2 6 6 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 2 0 0 4 7 1 Arizona 2 0 0 4 6 2 Vancouver 1 0 1 3 7 4 Calgary 1 1 0 2 4 7 Anaheim 0 1 0 0 0 2 Edmonton 0 2 0 0 1 5 Los Angeles 0 2 0 0 2 9 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s results Tampa Bay 6, Boston 3 N.Y. Islanders 4, Winnipeg 2 Buffalo 4, Columbus 2 Philadelphia 1, Florida 0 Vancouver at Anaheim, late Today’s games Nashville at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Washington, 6 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Ottawa at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Boston at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Nashville Minnesota Winnipeg Chicago Colorado St. Louis Dallas

WNBA playoffs FINALS (Best-of-5) Indiana 2, Minnesota 2 Sunday, Oct. 4 Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Tuesday, Oct. 6 Minnesota 77, Indiana 71 Friday’s result Minnesota 80, Indiana 77 Sunday’s result Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Wednesday’s game Indiana at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Transactions FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed RB Antone Smith. Placed RB Jacquizz Rodgers on injured reserve.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed KR-PR Marcus Thigpen. Released QB Josh Johnson.

ST. LOUIS RAMS — Released RB Trey Watts.

COLLEGE NCAA — Suspended Mississippi junior LT Laremy Tunsil for seven football games, ordered him to pay the value of the extra benefits he received to charity and do community service for receiving several improper benefits.

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NFL | STEELERS 24, CHARGERS 20

Steelers shock Chargers Bell’s TD as time expires lifts Pittsburgh past San Diego

BY BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer

SAN DIEGO – Le’Veon Bell scored on a 1-yard run out of the wildcat formation as time expired to give Mike Vick and the Pittsburgh Steelers a stunning 24-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Monday night.

With 5 seconds left, Bell took the direct snap, ran left and was buried in traffic before diving for the end zone and getting the ball across the line as Donald Butler dragged him down.

“I got to get it in,” Bell said when asked what he was thinking. “We still had a timeout left. I was thinking we still have a timeout left, so I’m thinking, ‘OK, maybe if I get stopped, maybe run like 4 seconds off and get a timeout and we could kick a field goal. I wanted to end the game right there.”

Thousands of Pittsburgh fans waving Terrible Towels went nuts as the Steelers improved to 3-2.

San Diego dropped to 2-3.

Star of the game: Le’Veon Bell, Steelers, 111 rushing yards, winning TD run Key performers: Philip Rivers, Chargers, 35-for-48 passing, 365 yards, 2 TDs, INT; Antonio Gates, Chargers, 9 catches, 92 yards, 2 TDs FYI: Gates became 2nd TE in NFL history with 100+ TD catches (Tony Gonzalez) Vick, having an awful game until the fourth quarter, kept the drive alive with a 24-yard scramble up the middle, and then a 16-yard pass to Heath Miller to the 1-yard line one play before Bell’s big run.

An unnecessary roughness call against San Diego’s Jahleel Addae moved the ball a half-yard closer to the end zone.

“It’s not how you start. It’s how you finish,” Vick said.

San Diego called a timeout before Pittsburgh ran the gutsy play.

Bell ran 21 times for 111 yards.

San Diego rookie Josh Lambo kicked a go-ahead, 54-yard field goal with 2:56 left.

Vick, making his second straight start in place of injured Ben Roethlisberger, couldn’t get much going until he and Markus Wheaton hooked up on a 72-yard touchdown on a stop-and-go route to tie the game at 17 with 7:42 left.

The Chargers then moved down the field for Lambo’s kick. Eight days earlier, the rookie kicked a 34-yarder as time expired for a 30-27 win against Cleveland.

Lambo also was short and left on a 60-yard attempt just before halftime against the Steelers.

Antonio Gates returned from a four-game PED suspension and caught a 12-yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers in the first quarter, and then had an 11-yard TD grab with 8:02 left to give the Chargers a 17-10 lead. Gates has 101 career TDs, joining Tony Gonzalez (111) as the only tight ends to reach that milestone.

MLB PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP

Game 5s to decide both ALDS Royals rally late to beat Astros; Blue Jays hold off Rangers By the Associated Press

Astros shortstop Carlos Correa couldn’t handle a deflected grounder that might have been a double-play ball, helping the Kansas City Royals rally for five runs in the eighth inning to beat Houston 9-6 Monday in Houston and force their playoff series to a decisive Game 5.

Correa homered twice, doubled, singled and drove in four runs in Game 4 of the AL Division Series. Houston took a 6-2 lead into the eighth, but a tough error charged to the 21-year-old rookie keyed the Royals’ comeback to even the matchup at two games apiece.

Game 5 will be back in Kansas City on Wednesday night.

AP

Blue Jays 8, Rangers The Royals’ Eric Hosmer (35) launches a two-run home run against the Astros 4: In Arlington, Texas, during Game 4 of the ALDS on Monday in Houston. The Royals won 9-6.

Toronto went deep early and used a pair of Cy Young winners to force a deciding Game 5 in the AL Division Series.

Josh Donaldson and Chris Colabello hit home runs before 40-year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey threw his first postseason pitch, and the Blue Jays won Game 4 to send the series back to Toronto.

The decisive Game 5 is Wednesday. Cole Hamels

starts for the Rangers against Marcus Stroman in a rematch from Game 2, which Texas won in 14 innings.

After losing the first two games in the series at home, the Blue Jays won both games in Texas in a span of 24 hours.

Dickey, the 2012 NL Cy Young winner, allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings and was pulled with a 7-1 lead and a runner on base.

Then 2012 AL Cy Young winner David Price took over and pitched three innings, getting the win after losing in the opener.

NLDS

Mets 13, Dodgers 7:

Curtis Granderson drove in five runs, Yoenis Cespedes homered into the second deck, and New York overcame Matt Harvey’s early struggles to win at home for a 2-1 lead

in the NL Division Series.

Travis d’Arnaud also homered as the Mets set a franchise postseason record for runs in their first playoff game at Citi Field.

Harvey fell behind 3-0 in the second inning before the Mets broke loose.

Mets rookie left-hander Steven Matz tries to close out the series tonight, as the Dodgers send 2014 NL MVP Clayton Kershaw to the mound on 3 days’ rest.

Cubs set homer record in Game 3 victory DEEP-SIXED

CONTINUED FROM B1

The Cubs held a share of the previous postseason homer record, hitting five in Game 1 of the 1984 NLCS against San Diego.

If the Cubs can win for a third straight time today, the once woebegone franchise will advance to the NLCS for the first time in 12 years. The Cardinals, who led the majors with 100 wins this season, have won at least one playoff series in each of the last 4 years.

Jason Hammel starts at home in Game 4. John Lackey, who won the opener, pitches for the Cardinals.

Jason Heyward and Stephen Piscotty homered for St. Louis, which got to Arrieta for four runs in his worst start in 4 months. But the Cardinals were unable to keep the Cubs in the ballpark.

St. Louis trailed 8-4 before Piscotty hit a two-run shot with two out in the ninth, a scary moment for a towel-waving crowd of 42,411 used to playoff heartache. But Hector Rondon retired Matt Holliday on a harmless bouncer to second, and the party was on.

Arrieta improved to 18-1 with a 1.00 ERA in his last 22 starts dating to June 21, but he was far from his usual dominant self. He hadn’t allowed more than three runs in a game since a June 16 loss to Cleveland.

AP

The Cubs’ Addison Russell (22) slides into third base with a triple as the Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter waits for the throw during Game 3 of the NLDS on Monday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs won 8-6 for a 2-1 series lead.

And it didn’t matter, not one bit.

“Today we got his back – just like he always got our backs,” second baseman Starlin Castro said.

Schwarber, Castro and Bryant homered against Michael Wacha in his first playoff appearance since he threw the final pitch of the 2014 postseason for the Cardinals, a game-ending, three-run shot for Travis Ishikawa in the NLCS against the Giants.

Bryant’s two-run drive made it 4-2 with one out in the fifth, and chased Wacha in favor of Kevin Siegrist. But Anthony Rizzo

followed with another long ball, a drive to right for his first hit of the playoffs.

Even Adam Wainwright got into the act, serving up Soler’s two-run shot in the sixth. Soler, who struggled with injuries for much of the year, is 4-for-4 with two homers, four RBIs and five walks in the series.

The final homer for Chicago went to Dexter Fowler, practically an elder statesman in Joe Maddon’s youthful lineup. Fowler doesn’t turn 30 until March, but Soler, Bryant, Rizzo, Schwarber and Castro are all 26 or younger.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY-DIXON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF vs.

ANDREW A. BENTZ; ERICA L. BENTZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 14 CH 43 Address: 321 E. Bradshaw Street Dixon, IL 61021 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 4, 2015, I, Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois, will on November 19, 2015 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the Old Lee County Courthouse 112 E. Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 321 E. Bradshaw Street, Dixon, IL 61021 P.I.N.: 07-02-32-208-020 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $67,241.96 Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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 and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

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IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number IL 14 9989.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA PLAINTIFF

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Michael Moore a/k/a Michael David Moore; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00029 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 6/8/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 11/12/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 10-13-15-451-003 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 352 Henry Road Harmon, IL 61042 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1504947.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY-DIXON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF vs.

ANDREW A. BENTZ; ERICA L. BENTZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 14 CH 43 Address: 321 E. Bradshaw Street Dixon, IL 61021 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 4, 2015, I, Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois, will on November 19, 2015 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the Old Lee County Courthouse 112 E. Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: A PART OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 27 IN THE TOWN OF NORTH DIXON (NOW A PART OF THE CITY OF DIXON), BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK AND RUNNING THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK TO A POINT WHICH IS 250 FEET EASTERLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES NORTHERLY, 150 FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES EASTERLY, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK; AND THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK, 150 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 321 E. Bradshaw Street, Dixon, IL 61021 P.I.N.: 07-02-32-208-020 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $67,241.96 Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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 and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number IL 14 9989.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 9989

October 6, 13 & 20 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PUBLIC NOTICE Proposed Construction, Operation and Maintenance of an Excess Flow Storage Pond Dam in Whiteside County Notice is hereby given all interested parties that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Water Resources (IDNR/OWR) has received an application from the City of Morrison for a permit authorizing the construction, operation and maintenance of the Excess Flow Storage Pond Dam on the southern side of Morrison in Section 19, Township 21 North, Range 5 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian in Whiteside County.

The proposed structure has been provisionally classified as a small-size Class II dam. The plans show that the proposed embankment will be approximately 1300 feet from Rock Creek; the embankment will have a maximum height of nine feet and a maximum impounding capacity of six acre-feet. The interior of the basin is to be lined with a geomembrane. Influent wastewater exceeding the capacity of the new treatment facility will be pumped to the Excess Flow Storage Pond and diverted back to the new facility for treatment when excess inflows subside.

You are herein provided, per the State of Illinois “Rules for Construction and Maintenance of Dams”, opportunity to request a hearing regarding the classification and/or submit written statements regarding the structure to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Water Resources, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, Illinois 627021271. Any request for a classification hearing must be in writing and include sufficient information to establish the degree of threat to life and property damage in the event of a dam failure. Hearing requests should be mailed to the Office of Water Resources and must be received by the close of business on October 29, 2015. Inquiries may be directed to Mark McCauley at (217) 524-1047.

October 13, 2015

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R11, Plaintiff, Vs. ANGELINA HOWEL; LEE EUGENE HOWELL; BLACKHAWK AREA CREDIT UNION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

15 CH 49 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: LEE EUGENE HOWELL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS COMMITMENT IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT SEVENTY-FIVE (75) IN FARGO ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DIXON, ALL IN LEE COUNTY ILLINOIS COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1201 Elm Place, Dixon, IL 61021 PIN # 07-08-04-354-005 and which said Mortgage was made by: Angelina Howell and Lee Euguen Howell, Wife and Husband, the Mortgagor(s), to Ameriquest Mortgage Company as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Book 0512 Page 1218; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Denise McCaffrey-Ehrmann Clerk of the Circuit Court 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 on or before November 5, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 223 W. Jackson Boulevard, Ste. 610 Chicago, IL 60606 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this law firm is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Our File No.: C15-18907 Oct. 6, 13, 20, 2015

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

Wells Fargo Bank, NA PLAINTIFF

Vs.

Michael Moore a/k/a Michael David Moore; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00029 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 6/8/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 11/12/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 15, THENCE NORTHERLY ON THE WEST LINE, OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 240.00 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 181.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE WEST ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALSO PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, SAID POINT BEING NORTH 00º34'20' EAST, A DISTANCE OF 240.00 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH 00º34'20" EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 24.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89º49'27" EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 181.50 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 00º34'20" WEST A DISTANCE OF 24.00 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 89º49'27" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 181.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PIN 10-13-15-451-003 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 352 Henry Road Harmon, IL 61042 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-15-04947.

Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 2015

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

CITY OF STERLING, a municipal corporation, Petitioner, vs.

DOUGLAS M. RAMSEY, Deceased, TRUSTEE OF THE DOUGLAS M. RAMSEY LIVING TRUST DATED AUGUST 18, 2000, BRENT RAMSEY, EDDIE CHATTIC, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, c/o LAWRENCE BRUCKNER, UNKNOWN OWNERS and UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OR LEGATEES OF DOUGLAS M. RAMSEY, Deceased, Respondents.

No. 2015 MR 136 ST PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Unknown Owners and Unknown Heirs at Law or Legatees of DOUGLAS M. RAMSEY, Deceased, that the aboveentitled cause of action to seek a judicial declaration of abandonment and an order authorizing execution of a judicial deed to the property to the City of Sterling described below is now pending in the Circuit Court of Whiteside County.

If you fail to answer the petition filed in said action by November 5, 2015, an order declaring the property abandoned may be entered on or after that date and an order entered authorizing a judicial deed to transfer the property to the City of Sterling may be entered on or after that date, in accordance with the prayer of the petition, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/1131-1(d). The property which is the subject of this action is described as follows: Lot 3 in Block 41 of Wallace's Addition to the Town, now City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded October 1, 1856 in Plat Book 1, page 28, commonly known as 807 Avenue E, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Pin #11-21-326-009 WITNESS_______Sept. 23____2015 /s/ Susan E. Ottens____ Clerk of the Circuit Court WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., Attorneys for Petitioner 202 East Fifth Street, P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081-0400 Telephone: (815) 625-8200 Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF VS Debra J. Frazee; Kenneth K. Frazee; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, DEFENDANT(S) 15 CH 80 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: DEBRA J. FRAZEE; Kenneth K. Frazee; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Lots 6,7 and 8 in Block 1 in Teats and Blagg`s Addition to the Village of Erie, Whiteside County, Illinois, excepting that part used and occupied for railroad purposes.

Commonly known as: 1303 Main St., Erie, IL 61250 and which said mortgage was made by, Kenneth K Frazee and Debra J Frazee, husband and wife; Mortgagor(s), to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 152142003; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270 on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2015 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: (312) 239-3432 Fax: (312) 284-4820 Attorney No: 6238055 File No: 15IL00237-1 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this firm may be deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

Oct. 13, 20, 27, 2015

Ordinance #2015-10-16 which repeals and recreates Chapter 102, Zoning Ordinance, of the Municipal Code and Official Zoning Map; Resolution #R2015-10-18 Authorizing the Sale of Real Property to Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation at 506 West Third Street and 1002 West Fourth Street; Resolution #R201510-16 to close Locust from Third Street to Fifth Street for Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm; and Resolution #R2015-1017 to close Locust from Fifth Street to the river for the Holiday parade on Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 12:30 to 3:00 pm were passed at the October 5, 2015 City Council meeting.

These documents are published in pamphlet form and available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Marie Rombouts City Clerk

October 13, 2015

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Production Supervisor To be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities and effectiveness of the Dixon, IL finishing production crew(s); assuring appropriate staffing levels, coverage and other practical matters; and employee relations, including management of related administrative duties (payroll, vacation, attendance, performance evaluations, personal target setting and work schedules).

Requirements include any combination of education and experience equivalent to a BS in engineering or related field and 2-3 years supervisory experience in a paper converting/finishing environment and knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical maintenance. Must serve as an effective team leader and possess excellent communication skills with the ability to relate well with h a diverse constituency. Must have well-developed problem m-solving skills and demonstrated inventiveness and initiative. Previous computer experience, including MS Office pro oducts and automated production management systems, require ed.

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KRIEGER TIME AND JEWELRY CO. 618 S. Main St. Princeton, IL 815-872-8321

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Free Estimates No job too big or too small!

Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal!

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ARK Dayschool has openings for children 0 – 14 months. We are a licensed daycare center located in the First United Methodist Church at 202 S. Peoria Ave. in Dixon 815284-8580

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I can do any household chore, laundry, dishes, errands. One time only or weekly rates available.

Contact me @ 815-973-6588

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

AUTOMOBILES

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

AKC PUPPIES Whelped 08/30/2015 National field champion blood lines. EIC Clear, Hips certified, all vet work completed. 4 black males, 1 yellow male. Ready for new homes on 10/16/2015. $800.

Call 563-212-3265

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.

NordicTrack T5.3, iFit calorie burn & distance workouts, 10 inclines, 10 speeds, intermix acoustics 2.0. $250/obo. 815772-3116

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No Checks or Early Sales

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

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Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

WOOD / FUEL

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815-626-6875

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FURNITURE

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King Size Box Spring. Like new. $50. Call 815-677-0895 Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

AKC YELLOW PUPPIES FOR SALE: Whelped 08/25/2015 EIC Clear, Hips certified, all vet work completed. Proven great disposition, excellent hunters.

1 male and 2 females. Ready for new homes on 10/09/2015. $600 Call 563-212-3265 Tosa Puppy (lg. breed), Free as a co-own to the right home.

Call 815626-6382 after 7pm.

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.

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Call 815-973-5325

Vintage Ethan Allen 3 piece Pine “Old Tavern” desk & shelving unit. $650. 815-973-5630

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New GoGo Scooter. Exc. condition.

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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LAWN & GARDEN

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Call us 625-3600 284-2222

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792

Propane Gas Heater, Brad Nailer, Electric Hand Sander, Bench Grinder, Delta Sander, Reciprocal Saw, Floor Fan, Bike Rack & Pipe Wrenches.

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815-652-4415

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815-626-8861.

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Skid loader in any condition & 66 or 67 Nova seats.

563-212-7699

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 100 yr. old steamer trunk, complete. $100 Call 815-284-8960 2 Western saddles and 2 saddle racks. 2 Cider presses. Old feed sign. Best offer.

815-288-6153 Ash tray collection of all 50 states and over 30 countries. $150.

Call 815-284-2097 Dozer loader; Oliver 550; Clark forklift, Chevy 1 ton truck; 24' box truck. 815-6264561, 625-5498.

Duro Star Welder Generator, 50-210 amp, 4000 watt, never used. $1299 new, sell for $950.

563-241-2787 If a blacktop contractor has raised the contract price for your job after work was commenced, please contact Erin 815-621-4727.

Older Magic Chef refrigerator, works good. $50 815-438-2547

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2011 New Holland Rustler 120 Utility Vehicle, auto tilt 66 hrs., bed, diesel, enclosed cab, $10,000 815441-7881 Parting out Allis Chalmers WD 45, wide front, set of tires, rims & rear wheels & other misc. parts. 815499-7333.

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2000 Nissan Frontier, great cond., ext. cab, 90K mi., 815$4,000/obo 441-5825

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'05 Dodge Caravan Stow 'n Go. Runs Great!

144K. $3,800 or obo. 815-631-4467

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1995 GMC Safari w/Coachmen pk.

120K. Blue/white, no rust, clean.

Runs great! $3499 815-456-3716.

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. Very dependable & rusty.

201k mi. $1,795.

815-499-2539

PARTS & ACC.

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94-02, Dodge Ram, short bed, Leer topper, blue. Nice! $500 OBO 815-535-1950 Splash Guards for 2015 Colorado.

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2003 750 Honda Shadow, 17,058 mi., $2400/obo 815-631-9681 or 815-535-3503 2010 Harley Davidson Street Glide, 21K mi., silver, $15,200 563249-7415

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NEW TODAY 2003 Coachmen camper, self contained. New awning & tires. Exceptionally clean. $5750. Call 815716-0475.

2009 Colorado 5th Wheel Exc. Cond.

2 slides, great floor plan, many extras $25K 815-9734327

TRAILERS/RVS

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2012 16' Wells Cargo cargo trailer, v-nose, tandem axel, side door & ramp door, $3700 / obo 815-677-1533 2013 Monte Carlo Edition Limited travel trailer. 40ft.

2BR, 2 A/C's, 2 slide outs. Washer dryer. Perfect for lots lake or travel.

Many extras. Exc. cond. $25,400.

682-561-3643.

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AUTOS WANTED

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Call Dixon ATV 815-288-2146

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815-284-2097

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1970 VW Beetle, runs & stops good, economical, new tires, $4500 815645-8382 1988 Cadillac 60K mi. Loaded, leather, everything works perfect.

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815-994-1614.

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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: S equals U “CA CV YZOB CHGJOADXA AFDA UJHZX JL AFCV TJSXAOB RZ HDNZ D U D O Z J L A F Z N D X I Z O V J L J VA Z J G J O J V C V. ” - - O C A D H J O Z X J Previous Solution: “When one man ... has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.” -- Jacques Cousteau (c) 2015 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Universal Uclick 10-13

Astrograph You Wont Make Any Progress If You Wait For Others Tuesday October 13, 2015 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- This is an ideal time for a short getaway or vacation. You may feel restricted by your circumstances, and a chance to take a break and think matters through would do you good.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Don’t allow anxiety or doubt to stop you from making the most of your skills. Your confidence will get a boost when you receive a positive response from your peers.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- A chance encounter with an old friend will give you valuable insight into your financial future. Listen and learn from those who’ve experienced a similar journey.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Someone will try to take advantage of your sympathetic nature. Offer advice, not money, when you are approached for a handout. Minor differences will plague a romantic relationship.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You are extremely loyal, but it’s time to free yourself of associates who are making you look bad. Constantly bailing out careless or inconsiderate

people will hurt you mentally and physically.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A rash decision will cause regrets. Make sure you fully understand what is expected of you before you make a commitment or sign a contract.

Don’t agree to something that might jeopardize your security.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Lady Luck is in your corner.

If you play by the rules, you can expect monetary gains through investments or games of chance.

It is vital that you not neglect your health.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Younger family members or acquaintances will cause distress.

Contain your temper. Reiterate the rules to get your household back on track. Romance is highlighted. Make special plans for two.

22) -- You will be pleasantly surprised by an unexpected change. Being inflexible or rash will limit your options. If you let matters unfold naturally, you will enjoy the outcome.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- A big break is heading your way.

Let everyone know what you have to offer. Your passionate approach will put you in the running for an employment opportunity.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You won’t make any progress if you wait for others to help you.

Do everything yourself so you can take full credit for what you achieve.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t limit yourself to the old familiar routine. Spice up your life by taking part in recreational or educational activities. A longlasting friendship will result from events you attend.

CANCER

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