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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

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DIXON | TEACHERS CONTRACT

Earlier, friendlier talks

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Board, union to get head start, use interest-based bargaining

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

Remember when ...

DIXON – Two years ago, 9 days of classes were canceled because of a teachers strike. This week, officials will be at the bargaining table, laying the groundwork to avoid a similar situation.

And they’ll be bringing two tools to the table: a more flexible bargaining method and a head start.

The 4-year contract agreed upon by the Dixon Public School District and the

Feb. 26, 2013: Dixon Education Association decides teachers will strike Feb. 28, 2013: Districtwide, students miss first of 9 days of classes March 19, 2013: Teachers ratify new 4-year contract Dixon Education Association in March 2013 is set to expire June 30.

Both sides will get together Thursday behind closed doors.

“We are going to have our first interest-

based bargaining session on Thursday,” said Margo Empen, superintendent. “The facilitator will review the aspects of interest-based bargaining with us, and we will start going through the process.”

Whereas both sides used traditional bargaining tactics during previous negotiations, this time around, both will use interest-based bargaining, in which the two parties collaborate to find mutually beneficial, win-win solutions.

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Look inside this edition to find stories, a list of local Veterans Day events and much more in our annual tribute to the defenders of our freedom.

DIXON

ROCK RIVER

Interim manager could be extended

Picturesque weather Fair conditions have river rockin’; expect more today

City Council wants Nord on board until O’Donnell can start

BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Paul (left) and Mickie Rieger of Dixon paddle their canoe into the boat ramp at Oppold Marina in Sterling on Monday afternoon after a 4-mile round trip on the Rock River.

ABOVE: Dave R. of Dixon takes a photo of a boat near the Dixon dam on the Rock River on Monday to use as a reference for a sketch.

BELOW: A fisherman takes advantage of the mild day to try his luck at the dam. Expect more clear skies and mild temperatures today, too. Rain is expected Wednesday, followed by gusting winds Thursday. See the 5-day forecast on A3.

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

DIXON | PETUNIA FESTIVAL

Wanted: Group to run sweet fundraiser After 40 years, garden club stepping down from pancake breakfast

BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM

DIXON – After more than 40 years, the Dixon Area Garden Club is ready to pass the spatula.

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Since the 1970s, the group has planned, set up, cooked and taken down the Petunia Festival Pancake Breakfast, which takes place every morning during the annual July festival.

Bill Ost, 74, the club’s vice president and the fundraiser’s main

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cook, said the breakfasts are something he has come to enjoy.

Every year, he has served more than 4,000 people. But both he and the garden club’s president, Terry Nichols, 73, said it’s time to step away.

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Terry Nichols Dixon Area Garden Club president

Bill Ost Dixon Area Garden Club vice president

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DIXON – The city is in talks to extend outgoing Interim City Manager David Nord’s contract through the end of the year.

The City Council voted unanimously in October to hire East Moline City Administrator Cole O’Donnell to replace Nord as city manager. However, Nord’s contract expires at the end of November, and O’Donnell can’t begin full-time in Dixon until January.

Not wanting to see an interruption David of manager Nord duties, Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said Monday that by the council’s next meeting Nov. 16, there would be a resolution to extend Nord’s contract through December.

Cole Nord would O’Donnell still be entitled to 6 months of severance pay following the end of his employment.

“That will make sure somebody’s at the helm,” Arellano said. “There are a lot of things scheduled to run through the end of the year. This gives [Nord] and the council a chance to tie up loose ends heading into the end of the year.”

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COMMUNITY WATCH Prophetstown Road; operation of uninsured motor vehicle, speeding, driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Aaron A. Fowler, 35, of Rock Falls; 8:18 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of First Avenue; driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Joel A. Cook, 53, of Sterling; 3:54 p.m. Friday at First Avenue and West 15th Street; operation of vehicle with suspended registration, operation of vehicle with expired registration, operation of uninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Donald E. Schick, 35, of Rock Falls; 4:57 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of U.S. Route 30 West; Whiteside County warrant; bonded out.

Dwight J.D. Banks, 21, of Rock Falls; 4:32 p.m.

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Correction The honor roll for Challand Middle School in Sterling published in the Nov. 7 edition of SV Weekend was missing the seventh-grade honors students. The list will be published in its entirety in Saturday’s edition.

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POLICE Sterling Police Russell L. Lifka, 61, of Sterling; 7:55 p.m. Sunday at 2900 E. Lincolnway; driving while license revoked, operation of uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Sharrae L. Howard, 35, of Sterling; 8:27 p.m. Sunday at West Fourth Street and Avenue H; Lee County warrant for retail theft, Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt (operation of uninsured vehicle); posted $600 bond.

Dixon Police Lucas W. Ackerman, 34, of Dixon; 12:10 a.m. Sunday on North Jefferson Avenue; domestic battery – subsequent offense, domestic battery, two counts of resisting, obstructing a peace officer; taken to Lee County Jail.

Mount Morris Police Stephen Z. Braden, 21, of Mount Morris; Oct. 19; parking in the wrong direction; given village ordinance citation.

Rebecca D. Grove, 46, of Mount Morris; Oct. 21; operation of uninsured motor vehicle, suspended, revoked driver’s license; given citations.

Dustin D. Cole, 31, of Monroe Center; Oct. 23; operation of uninsured motor vehicle; given citation.

Alexis M,. Walker, 19, of Mount Morris; Oct. 24; parking across the sidewalk; given village ordinance citation.

Lazaro Coli-Vasquez, 26, of Hanover Park; Oct. 25; registration canceled, suspended, or revoked for no insurance, no driver’s license; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Gregory M. Haas, 22, of Dixon; Oct. 25; no valid registration; given citation.

Carli D. Janecek, 18, of Mount Morris; Oct. 25; operation of uninsured motor vehicle, illegal transportation of alcoholic liquor; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Nicole S. Fahey, 21, of Lanark; Oct. 29; no valid registration; given citation.

William A. Kirk, 67, of Mount Morris; Oct. 29; Ogle

Rock Falls Police Juan A. Gomez, 17, of Sterling; 11 p.m. Sunday at 12th Avenue and West Second Street; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Corey S. Shipman, 30, of Sterling; 1:59 a.m. Sunday at First Avenue and East Second Street; driving without lights when required, driving under the influence; given notice to appear in court.

Robert A. Scheffler, 54, of Byron; 1:42 p.m. Saturday at Dixon Avenue and Marsha Lane; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Melissa M. Ferguson, 43, of Morrison; 1:26 p.m. Saturday at Dixon Avenue and Avenue E; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Justina D. Port, 58, of Dixon; 10:57 a.m. Saturday at West Second Street and Eighth Avenue; disobeying a stop sign; given notice to appear in court.

Ryan M. Buck, 24, of Princeton; 12:13 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of First Avenue; failure to wear seat belt; given notice to appear in court.

Austin W.E. Housley, 21, of Rock Falls; 7:51 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of

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Taylor S.M. Piper, 19, of Mount Morris; Nov. 2; Ogle County warrant; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Steven A. Blake, 29, town not available; Nov. 3; speeding; given citation.

Rudolph G. Ortega, 60, of Morrison; Thursday; no valid registration; given citation.

Jennifer N. Long, 30, of Mount Morris; Saturday; possession of paraphernalia; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Lucas A. Swift, 27, of Dixon; Saturday; no driver’s license; given citation.

Amboy Police Joshua L. Schaefer, 42, of Amboy; 9:29 p.m.

Wednesday at 16 W. Wasson Road, Lot 147; disorderly conduct; given ordinance violation.

Anita C. Drendel, 46, of Lee Center; 2:47 a.m. Sunday at 1125 B Inlet Road, Lee Center; driving while license revoked, operating uninsured vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report accident to police authority, failure to give aid or information after striking unattended vehicle; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Lee County Sheriff Vincent P. Clark, 31, of Dixon; 4:22 p.m. Sunday; warrant for violation of probation – failure to appear, warrant for contempt – failure to appear, Ogle County warrant; held at Lee County Jail.

Efrain Flores, 53, of Rolling Meadows; 4:57 a.m.

Sunday; driving under the influence; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Curt A. Ortmann, 23, of Dixon; 4:43 p.m. Friday; Ogle County warrant; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

John P. Kulpa, 39, of Palos Hills; 10:45 p.m.

Thursday; driving while license revoked, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana greater than 2.5 grams; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Aaron Harvey, 25, of Holcomb; 11:21 p.m. Sunday at Lindenwood Road and state Route 251; driving under the influence, loud muffler;

given citation, taken to Ogle County Jail, and held in lieu of bond.

Mason Chockley, 19, of Washington; 9:12 p.m.

Sunday in the 19000 block of state Route 64 East; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of marijuana less than 2.5 grams, speeding; given citation, taken to Ogle County Jail, and held in lieu of bond.

Kathryn Wallin, 18, of Byron; 2:56 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of state Route 72 East; illegal consumption of alcohol as a minor, zero tolerance; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Danielle Henshaw, 18, of Byron; 2:56 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of state Route 72 East; illegal consumption of alcohol as a minor; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Karissa Wiest, 18, of Hanover; 9:51 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of North River Road; driving while license suspended, unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Joshua M. Holton, 20, of Rochelle; Saturday; petition to revoke probation, Ogle County warrant for resisting, obstructing arrest; given notice to appear in court.

Michael D. Ramsey, 24, of Oregon; Saturday; Ogle County warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

Gregory Salmon, 18, of Sterling; 4:16 p.m. Friday at Wilson Mill and Milledgeville roads; possession of drug equipment; taken to Ogle County Jail, posted bond, and given notice to appear in court.

Joseph Lewis, 22, of Dixon; 5 p.m. Friday at 205 Mulberry Lane, Dixon; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Brian J. Clements, 26, of Dixon; Friday; petition to revoke probation; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Stevie L. Dodillet, 24, of Rochelle; Friday; Ogle County warrant for retail theft; given recognizance bond and notice to appear in court.

Hector HernandezGutierrez, 19, of Freeport; Friday; Ogle County warrant for failure to appear; posted partial bond and given notice

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Chad A. McLaughlin, 30, of LaSalle; Friday; Ogle County warrant for improper use of registration; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

John B. Wells, 30, of Oregon; Friday; Ogle County warrant for aggravated battery; given notice to appear in court.

State Police Kamrin J. Muhannad, 30, of Rockford; 10:42 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 39 South in Ogle County; driving while license suspended; given individual bond and notice to appear in court.

Aaron R. Hollins, 28, of Dixmoor; 3:03 p.m. Friday at U.S. Route 30 and state Route 251 in Lee County; driving while license suspended, speeding; given individual bond and notice to appear in court.

Information sought on hit-and-run crash in Sterling STERLING – Sterling police are asking the public for any information on a hitand-run crash which took place some time between 2 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.

Saturday.

A blue Ford F-250 truck was parked in the 300 block of West Sixth Street. The vehicle which hit the truck left the scene and is believed to have headed east on West Sixth Street.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sterling police at 815-632-6640 or Crime Stoppers at 877-6257867.

Churches, clergy promote organ, tissue donation STERLING – People can learn more about organ and tissue donation this weekend, thanks to the efforts of local churches and clergy.

As part of of the Rock Falls-Sterling Community Clergy Association’s effort to support the Donate Life campaign, a table will be set up at Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to provide people with information on becoming an organ and tissue donor.

In addition many local churches will take part in Organ/Donor Tissue Weekend Nov. 14 and 15.

Call Al Campbell, pastor, at 815-622-8220 for more information.

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STERLING

Lawrence Lofts shifts into construction mode Development group working on second downtown project

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

STERLING – One downtown redevelopment project is moving from financing to the construction stage, while another is in a conceptual phase.

Sterling Today, the city’s nonprofit development arm, learned last month that it would receive tax credits for the Lawrence Lofts project at 101 E. Third St., the building that houses the Whiteside Coun-

ty Courthouse on its ground floor.

The tax credits were the key Janna component Groharing in funding Executive the $5.5 mil- director of lion project Sterling Today a n d , n o w and Sterling that financ- Main Street ing for is falling into place, construction plans are beginning.

The project is facilitated by Rock Island Economic Growth Corp., a national nonprofit group that has worked with Sterling since 2009.

The organization specializes in redevelop-

ing blighted downtown buildings for residential and mixed use.

The development group and city representatives have called an informational meeting for local contractors, suppliers, and lenders from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday at The Rusty Fox, 1 E. Third St. “This is a meet-andgreet to get local contractors involved, and help determine who is interested in bidding for work on the project,” said Janna Groharing, executive director of Sterling Today and Sterling Main Street.

The two stories above the courthouse, vacant since the 1960s, will

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“There are people waiting for us to flip the pancakes out almost every morning,” Ost said. “You can always see the people, get to know them, get to know what they want their pancakes to be like. And it’s fun.”

Dave Johnson, vice president of the Petunia Festival Board, sees an opportunity for another group to take the reins, and hopes to find a replacement as soon as possible. Whoever steps up would take over a fundraiser that netted $12,000 a year for the garden club, which in turn, would donate $5,000 of those proceeds back to the festival.

“These guys put in the long hours,” Johnson said.

“They’ve put in a lot of effort into this event.”

Nichols and Ost both said they’d be willing to train another group of volunteers. Both of them stumbled into cooking breakfasts on a yearly basis for the scores of festivalgoers.

The breakfasts are a weeklong commitment – monthslong, if you count all the planning. Nichols said his group would dedicate Monday and Tuesday to setup before cooking Wednesday to Sunday.

Planning usually begins in March.

The garden club also used to pay for all the petunias in the festival. “[The pancake break-

fast] was our primary fundraiser,” Nichols said.

“We would help [the new group] get set up and get started. It’s going to take a group that’s going to be dedicated – people available for that 5-day timeframe.”

Club members are willing to show their successors how to use the grills, and fill them in on set-up requirements. Before the festival, the food must also pass inspection to make sure it’s safe to eat.

“We want to make sure that whoever takes over does a good job with it,” Johnson said. “It’s such a tradition of the festival.

You have to have your pancakes at least once or twice during the festival.”

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be converted into 20 affordable housing rental units. The one- and two-bedroom units will be 484 to 780 square feet in size.

Rock Island Growth President Brian Hollenback said, after 2 years of work, financing should be finalized in February or March. Construction would then start in the spring. More details on the timeline should be available at the meetand-greet.

Groharing said she has been told that construction would take about a year.

The development group is also working on a second project in Sterling’s downtown.

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OBITUARIES Frank D. ‘Don’ Smetana STERLING – Frank Donald “Don” Smetana, 84, of Sterling, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, surrounded by loved ones.

He was born Dec. 30, 1930, in Chicago. Frank served his country as a flight engineer in the Air Force, and then ended his long working career as a stationary engineer at Loyola Hospital in Maywood.

He was a skilled woodworker, a nature lover, and camping enthusiast. Frank and his wife loved to travel across the U.S. and England for reunions with his Air Force companions.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Jeanette “Jean” (née Zelinski) Smetana; his son, Mark (Valerie née Leong) Smetana of Hayward, California; daugh-

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ters, Judy (James) Leth of Fort Collins, Colorado, Jeannie (Michael) May of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Carol (Gregory) Cofer of Geneva, and Wendy Smetana of Aurora; and grandchildren, Nicholas, Matthew, Erica (Aaron Rowland), Ian, Alison, Chelsea, Gabriel, Paul, and Lauren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Jarmilla Smetana; his brother, Alan; and twin sisters, Mary and Josephine.

Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial celebration with family and friends will be in the spring.

Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling is handling arrangements.

He will be dearly missed by all.

“Vous et nul autre,” my love.

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DIXON – Alvin L. Harden Jr., 94, of Dixon, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at Liberty Court in Dixon. He was a lifetime area farmer and worked as a seed dealer for DeKalb Seed for 20 years before his retirement.

Alvin was born July 12, 1921, in Dixon, the son of Alvin L. Sr. and Dorothy (Braun) Harden. He married Betty D. Hill on Sept. 16, 1951, in Dixon.

She preceded him in death July 22, 2015. Alvin was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon. He served as the Nelson Township trustee for 14 years, and as Nelson Township supervisor for 14 years.

He is survived by two sons, Richard Allen (Julie) Harden and Gary Lee (Terry) Harden, and one daughter, Carol Ann (Paul) Wilson, all of Dixon; two brothers, Donald (Barbara) Harden and Edward Harden, and two sisters, Mary

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Jane Meyers and Janice Maves, all of Dixon; and five grandchildren, Steven, Laura, Cara, Nikki, and Nathan.

He also was preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother, Frances Fiscel Harden; two sisters, Helen Willett and Joanne Harden; and three brothers, Lyle, William, and Roger Harden.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Frank Langholf, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Mount Union Cemetery in rural Dixon.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to Immanuel Lutheran Church and the Lee County 4-H Foundation.

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ROCKFORD – Mary A. Steele, 89, of Rockford, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015.

She was born Nov. 1, 1926, in Chicago, to Jesse and Phyllis (Moya) Melendrez. Mary married her loving husband, Robert Steele, on April 6, 1956; they spent 59 wonderful years together before Robert’s passing this past March. Mary grew up in Dixon, and later moved to Rockford. She was a devout member of St. James Catholic Church in Rockford, and enjoyed baking pies for her family and friends.

She is survived by her children, DeeDee (Mark) Fassbinder, Valerie (Dan) Heaslip, and Robert (Meribeth) Steele; grandchildren, Nick (Anna) Nunally, Rachel

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3 face drug charges in NIU death DEKALB (AP) – Three men face drug charges stemming from the death of a Northern Illinois University student who fell from a dormitory window.

Campus police say NIU student Michael Kielhack, 20, and classmate Michael Z. Montgomery, 19 were arrested last week. Thomas P. Quirke, 19, of Aurora was also arrested.

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(Eric) Johnson, Michael Schoenberg, and Stephanie (Todd Hatfield) Schoenberg; greatgrandchildren, Luke and Emma Nunally; and siblings, Helen Clayton, Phil Melton, Connie Broderick, Dolly Biggerstaff, and Ben Melendrez.

She also was preceded in death by her parents and six brothers and sisters.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday and a memorial service at 10 a.m. Thursday at Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory, 1860 S. Mulford Road, Rockford. Burial will be at Arlington Memorial Park in Rockford.

Memorials may be directed to Mary’s family to be determined at a later time.

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DIXON – Royce L. Noirfalise, 56, of Dixon, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at his home.

He was born May 6, 1959, in Joliet, the son of LeRoy and Maxine (Blankenship) Noirfalise. Royce was an Illinois State Police District 15 trooper from 1987 until his retirement in 2012.

He was a member of the National Rifle Association and Tri County Gun Club.

Survivors include his fiancée, Angela Noirfalise of Dixon; his mother of Mount Morris; his stepdaughter,

McConnaughay of Texas, Donna (Dennis) McCoy, Daniel (Roxanne) Mahan, and Mary (Greg) Deatherage, all of Dixon, Susan (Mark) Kilayko of Barrington, Michael Boos of Glenview, Kim (David) McGreevy of Barrington, and Bobby Boos of Tampa, Florida; and many, many loving great-nieces, greatnephews, great-greatnieces, and great-greatnephews.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Lucian, Harry, and Alio Vittori; sisters, Mary Ripley and Laura Mahan; brotherin-law, Robert Boos; and nephews, Donald Ripley and Craig Boos.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday and the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Bernard Sehr officiating. Burial of cremains will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon. Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

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DIXON – Barbara A. Boos, 79, of Dixon, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

She was born Jan. 18, 1936, in Sterling, the daughter of Paul and Nina Vittori. Barbara was a Newman High School graduate. She was an accomplished beautician, and owned her salon, The Pink Poodle, in Rock Falls for several years. Barbara then became a beautician at the state hospital in Dixon before her retirement. She married William D. Boos on July 13, 1968. He preceded her in death June 6, 1989.

Survivors include her brother, Wayne (Rosie) Vittori of East Moline; brother-in-law, Richard (Eileen) Boos of Cary; nieces and nephews, Lucian (Sandy) Vittori of Nowthen, Minnesota, Sandra (Bruce) Barragree of Sandwich, Larry (Ann) Vittori of Erie, Louie Vittori of Texas, Michael Vittori of Sandwich, David (Roberta) Ripley of Winfield, Marvin (Donna) Ripley of Sterling, Marlene (Larry) Mitchell, Dennis Ripley, and Melvin Ripley, all of Rock Falls, Patty (Mahan)

Britney (Jake) Koenig of Washington state; one granddaughter, Elliette Rose Koenig; two sisters, Pondalea (Alan) Titterton of Byron and Jannan Quinn of Pontiac; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon. Cremation rites will follow.

A memorial has been established.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

Today’s visitations: John W. Schmitt of Thomson, 4-6:30 p.m. at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson.

Duane C. Reynolds of Rock Falls, 4-7 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Today’s funerals: Patricia Wright of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

William James “Bill” Wernick of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Faith Discovery Church in Polo.

Wednesday visitations: Marian Faye Glenn of Dixon, noon-2 p.m. at United First Church of Amboy.

Alvin L. Harden Jr. of Dixon, 4-7 p.m. at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Wednesday funerals: Duane C. Reynolds of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at Dixon Church of the Brethren.

John W. Schmitt of Thomson, 11 a.m. at Argo Fay United Methodist Church in Thomson.

Marian Faye Glenn of Dixon, 2 p.m. at United First Church of Amboy.

Thursday visitations: Mary Steele of Rockford,

9-10 a.m. at Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rockford.

Barbara A. Boos of Dixon, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Thursday funerals: Mary Steele of Rockford,10 a.m. memorial service at Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rockford.

Barbara A. Boos of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Friday visitations: Elwood Donald Voss of Ashton, 6 -8 p.m. at Beverage Lyons Family Funeral Home.

Royce L. Noirfalise of Dixon, 2-4 p.m. and 6 p.m.7 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday visitations: Orville E. Kuehl of Sterling, 9-10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Saturday funerals: Orville E. Kuehl of Sterling, 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Eris E. Mason, formerly of Dixon, 11 a.m. memorial service at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Elwood Donald Voss, 11 a.m. at Ashton Cemetery.

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Nord’s severance – worth $65,840 in pay and benefits – will come out of the city’s operational budget, Arellano said.

On Monday, Nord described this as a unique situation as far as manager transitions go. Normally, there is a 2-week lull in which there is no manager.

But Nord said he’s willing to stay on through the end of the year, as there are a number of

Next Meeting The Dixon City Council next meets at 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 16 at City Hall, 121 W. Second St. Go to discoverdixon.org or call City Hall at 815288-1485 for an agenda or more information. projects he’s working on that still need to be wrapped up.

“Most communities don’t have the opportunity to do this,” he said. “Typically, they’d appoint somebody as acting manager to take this on. This is a little unique in that [O’Donnell] is coming in. This opportunity for them is not typical.”

As O’Donnell’s tenure as city manager nears, Arellano said O’Donnell will come to Dixon on a part-time basis to get a handle on city operations.

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O’Donnell is expected to visit with city leaders this month to begin transitional work, and Nord plans to meet with him to discuss ongoing projects that O’Donnell will need to oversee when he begins full-time.

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Gambling licenses awarded to area businesses No action yet on Sterling Suzi’s

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SPRINGFIELD – Businesses in Whiteside, Lee and Carroll counties are among the recipients of video gambling licenses awarded in the latest round of state approvals.

The Illinois Gaming Board met Friday for licensing purposes. It is the seventh meeting held this year to make deter-

minations on an ever-growing list of applicants. The October meeting had been canceled.

Mr. Tequila Bar & Grill, 844 N. Galena Ave. in Dixon, Riley’s Lyndon Pub, 407 First Ave. in Lyndon, and My Go To Place, 5403 Riverview Road in Thomson, can now operate video gambling terminals.

Mr. Tequila, a Mexican restaurant, has been at the Dixon site since January 2013. Riley’s recently underwent a change in ownership. Ron and Mary Riley started running the pub June 1.

My Go To Place opened in September at the site of the former Nate’s Riverview Pizza Pub.

The video gambling application for Suzi’s Video Poker & Slots at 3219 E. Lincolnway in Sterling is still on the state’s pending list, so it will be at least another month before the new parlor can open.

Owner Suzi McAfoos also has a license pending in DeKalb; both applications were received Aug. 18. McAfoos has several parlors, including one at 1019 First Ave. in Rock Falls.

Sterling City Clerk Marie Rombouts said Suzi’s was given a city liquor license June 15. State statute requires that applicants for video gambling licenses first have a local liquor license.

Other pending licenses Lee County • Bonnell’s General Store, 200 N. Reeve St., Sublette • The Candy Factory, 2849 U.S. 30, Compton Whiteside County • Donnybrook Bakery Cafe, 203 W. Main St., Morrison • Julie’s Entertainment LLC, 1318 17th St., Fulton • Legends Bar & Grill, 921 Eighth Ave., Erie • Starlight Theater & Lounge, 314 First Ave., Sterling

• Perna’s Pizza, 200 W. Rock Falls Road, Rock Falls • Sammy’s Slots, 606 12th Ave., Rock Falls Carroll County • Hess’s Whiskey River, 521 Main St., Savanna • M&K of Chadwick Inc., 20 E. Second St., Chadwick • Mr. Z’s Sports Bar & Restaurant, 800 One Mile Road, Thomson Ogle County • Chana Tap, 104 Center Ave., Chana

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Rauner says he’s showing ‘compromise;’ Dems skeptical Governor announces agreement with labor and business groups CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office took steps in three areas Monday that the Republican administration said showed “compromise” during a budget stalemate, though some Illinois Democrats and advocates remained skeptical a day ahead of a legislative session at the Capitol.

The first-term governor announced an agreement with labor and business groups on proposed unemployment insurance changes. He also said the administration would ease restrictions on who qualifies for state-subsidized child care and drop plans to curb which elderly and disabled Illinoisans can get state-funded services, two issues that were heavily protested by advocacy groups.

“You’re seeing lots of legislative movement and compromise,” Rauner spokesman Mike Schrimpf said. “All of these issues ... took serious and lengthy negotiations with multiple parties.”

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Senate President John Cullerton’s spokeswoman, Rikeesha Phelon, said the chamber was “hopeful” the moves were a sign the administration was ready to resolve “larger budget issues.” But House Speaker Michael Madigan’s spokesman, Steve Brown, was unconvinced, saying some unemployment insurance ideas had already been settled, and legislation restoring funding to the child care assistance program was likely to emerge today.

Over the summer, R a u n e r drastically reduced who qualified for the low-income Gov. Bruce Rauner working parents program because there was no budget. His office also raised copays and instituted other requirements such as background checks. Advocates said the changes left some 70,000 low-income children without care.

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approval from a rulemaking committee that will meet Nov. 17.

While some advocates saw Rauner’s proposal as heartening, including the leading advocacy group Voices for Illinois Children, they still pushed for legislation.

“After 5 months of devastating cuts to child care, families and advocates are understandably wary of deals that might compromise Illinois’ commitment to ensuring

families can remain selfsufficient by working,” said Emily Miller, Voices policy director, in statement.

Rauner also officially abandoned plans to further restrict which elderly and disabled Illinois residents qualify for state services, notifying federal officials Monday that the state won’t change its way of assessing who gets help. The decision was essentially made last week, when Rauner

rewrote legislation covering the same issue. But his use of amendatory veto also limited qualifying residents to institutional or at-home care, not both. Rauner said Illinois has spent too much money on taxpayer-subsidized facility care “when less expensive and more appropriate options are available.”

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Ignition on? Cellphone off A

n Illinois State Police brochure titled “Distracted Driving: What is a Text Worth?” contains a statement that certain Sauk Valley drivers may wish they had heeded: “Practice good habits by turning your phone off before you drive so you won’t be tempted to answer calls on the road.”

During a 2-hour enforcement period by Lee County sheriff’s deputies on the morning of Oct. 29 along state Route 2 between Sterling and Dixon, five drivers were pulled over and issued citations for distracted driving.

The tickets were for not using a hands-free device or for driving while texting.

It’s been a state law for nearly 2 years that using a cellphone while behind the wheel is illegal.

Among the four exceptions to the law: reporting an emergency situation; using the

What we think Illegal cellphone use by drivers can be reduced through greater law enforcement or by drivers simply turning off their phones.

The first option will cost offending drivers a $75 ticket; the second option costs nothing. device hands-free or in a voice-activated mode; if you are parked on the shoulder of a roadway; and if you are stopped because of normal traffic being obstructed and your vehicle is in neutral or park.

Lee County Sheriff John Simonton plans to order additional enforcement operations because of complaints he has received from the public about a perceived rise in illegal cellphone use.

Other drivers can usually spot a cellphone user pretty quickly. The offending vehicle may drift out of its lane. You pass a vehicle and the driver’s gaze is averted downward. Or sudden

corrective movements might indicate the temporary distraction associated with cellphone usage.

Those who use their cellphones to talk or text while behind the wheel probably don’t understand what the fuss is all about.

They believe they can effectively multitask and cause no problems for themselves or fellow drivers.

UNFORTUNATELY, statistics don’t bear that belief out.

State Police report that using a cellphone while driving poses a serious cognitive distraction and can degrade driver performance.

“The use of a cellphone while driving increases your chance of getting into a crash by 400 percent,” an ISP brochure states. “Texting while driving makes you 23 times more likely to crash.”

In addition, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, inattentive driving was blamed for nearly 6,000 deaths in 2013 and half a million injuries.

Those statistics should be alarming enough to cause most sensible drivers to put aside their cellphones while behind the wheel.

For those who don’t, Sheriff Simonton’s deputies might soon show up in their rearview mirrors, lights flashing, ready to pull them over and issue $75 tickets.

The problem would quickly go away if cellphone users took the ISP’s advice: When you turn the ignition on, turn the cellphone off.

THE READER’S VOICE

Fraud victim looks for help from prosecutor RICHARD P. KOCH Morrison

I am the victim of a crime perpetrated by a fraudulent self-proclaimed home improvement contractor. I also am the victim of the Whiteside County State’s Attorney’s office.

In June, I paid a contractor to re-side our house. He cashed a $7,000 check, and we never saw him again.

My first call was to the Whiteside County State’s Attorney’s office. They told me to call the sheriff. The sheriff told me to call the state’s attorney.

The state’s attorney said to call the sheriff.

During this pass-thebuck game, I started a civil suit against the guy

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I learned this guy is a three-time felon and spent time in prison for residential burglary.

With this new information, I had suspicions, and was fearful, that I wasn’t the only victim.

I finally got a sheriff’s officer to write a police report.

The sheriff’s officer said there is home improvement fraud and would forward the information to the state’s attorney’s office. The state’s attorney victim advocate person (ironic title) called me, stating

they wouldn’t take the case since I won a civil judgment.

To date, 10 people have had the same thing happen to them by the same guy. I went back to the state’s attorney’s office with a list of the victims’ names. Every person seems bewildered the office will not pursue a criminal charge against this guy.

I was told [Whiteside County State’s Attorney] Trish Joyce would call me. It is Thursday, Nov. 5, and still no call, no criminal case, no justice.

The guy is ripping people off as I write. Guaranteed. I’ve learned it’s good to be a criminal in Whiteside County and bad to be a victim. I cannot figure out if it’s apathy or plain incompetence in the Whiteside County State’s Attorney’s office.

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‘Bloody barber’ of 14th Avenue greatly missed ROBERT DODD Sterling

It has come to my attention that many of Sweeney’s young, and not-soyoung, fans missed him this Halloween. Well, so did I. You see, the large, goodnatured but “bloodthirsty” barber was my own beloved son, Steven Dodd.

Steve passed away in his sleep this past April.

We all miss his largerthan-life portrayal of the Fleet Street monster.

None more than I. I believe that the set for the barbershop has been saved, but there is not one person that I am aware of who could even begin to fill the bloody apron of Sweeney Dodd.

The concept of a public meeting on Nov. 18 by the four legislative leaders and the governor sounds nice, but will it actually move the ball forward and break the months-long governmental impasse?

As you probably know, a group of good government types recently called on the state’s leaders to sit down and talk about solving the state’s budget issues. The four tops and the governor haven’t met as a group since late May. House Speaker Michael Madigan quickly accepted and then suggested that the meeting be held in public. The move has quite a few people scratching their heads because nobody expects anything will be solved while the public is looking on.

So, why bother?

A big reason is that the Democrats want the public to see what they have been seeing with their own eyes for months. The governor walks in, they say, exchanges pleasantries, then repeats the same basic talking points that he’s been making since April.

Top Democratic sources say that Rauner cannot talk in detail about much of his turnaround agenda.

They’ve asked relatively uncomplicated questions about tort reform, for example, and claim they’ve been met with empty stares.

“They can prep [Rauner] on the budget for the next month, and it won’t do any good,” fretted a top Republican shortly after Madigan suggested a public meeting.

It’s not that the governor isn’t bright. He is a very smart man. It’s just that he has never been a detail guy. And a big part of the problem with these negotiations is that many of the topics are nothing but details.

Even the far more experienced Madigan might be able to delve down only a couple of levels into the workers’ comp issue, but he doesn’t have the expertise to go much deeper than that, Democrats admit.

WHAT THEY NEED to do is set up some expert committees and let them deal with the details. But the experts can’t do that until the tops give them some sort of direction, and everybody is just floundering right now.

Anyway, back to the upcoming meeting.

Rauner did his level best the other day to once again tamp down expectations ahead of the meeting. “I don’t think it’s going to matter much,” the governor said, noting correctly that people don’t like to compromise

“Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.”

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in front of cameras.

Rauner and his legislative allies have been insisting that the governor be allowed to set the agenda, which has some of the good government reformers who initially proposed the sit-down worried that Rauner would attempt to hijack the meeting and insist on talking only about his turnaround agenda, which he wants

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

resolved before he will negotiate the budget.

The agenda includes some harshly anti-union proposals on collective bargaining, as well as some unacceptable (to Democrats and unions) changes in the workers’ compensation program and things like term limits and redistricting reform.

BUT THE GOVERNOR also said something last week that went almost completely unnoticed.

The governor told reporters that he was planning a “comprehensive agenda” for the meeting.

“We will include structural reform in the agenda,” Rauner said (predictably, since that’s code for his turnaround stuff), and then said, “We will include revenue and taxes on the agenda, we’ll include spending levels on the agenda.”

The idea may be to put the Democrats on the spot and finally make them talk about what taxes they want to raise.

The governor told top Democrats during a private meeting months ago that he would be willing to raise the income tax to 4.75 percent, which is a percentage point higher than its current level, if he got what he wanted on the turnaround agenda.

The Democrats have not yet accepted that proposal and have apparently been waiting for the governor to make his offer public.

I doubt anything gets done, but it might be fun to watch.

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Father’s family finds no time for daughter Dear Abby, A year ago, I ended a turbulent 5-year relationship with my boyfriend, “Alex,” that resulted in a specialneeds child. Alex is not living in reality when it comes to our daughter’s disabilities, and his family is not present in her life.

Our daughter, “Meghan,” spent months in the hospital before she was healthy enough to come home, and Alex’s family visited only a few times.

I have tried to resolve the issues with Alex’s family so our daughter can have a relationship with them, but it is still one-sided. Meghan’s paternal family will

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

send a present for her birthday or Christmas, but they spend no time with her. They have other grandchildren in other states who his mother drives hours to see, but she won’t drive 5 minutes to see my daughter.

I’d like to start reject-

ing the gifts they send Meghan with a note explaining why. I find it disturbing that they’ll spend money on my child, but are unwilling to spend time with her. I feel the gifts are a payoff. I don’t want Meghan to feel like the odd man out when she’s old enough to realize how she is treated compared to the other grandchildren.

Abby, what are your thoughts?

– End of My Rope Dear End of My Rope, I hate to see you sever your already tenuous ties with Meghan’s paternal family. Their behavior toward her might have something

to do with the fact that she has disabilities, or the “turbulence” of your 5-year relationship with their son.

If they would consent to it, I would recommend family counseling for all of you. However, if they won’t, and because you feel that their lack of involvement in Meghan’s life will eventually become hurtful to her, you are within your rights to reject their gifts and find more support for her within your own family.

Dear Abby, My son tells me no one wants to hang out with him at the small community college he

attends. He is a handsome, loving, polite young man who earned the citizenship award 3 years in a row in elementary school. His sister and I were discussing that maybe he is being too polite and it could turn people off. No one likes the “nice guy.” Do you have any advice I can give him?

– Raised a Good Boy Dear Rasied a Good Boy, I disagree with your statement that no one likes a nice guy. Nice people like nice people.

From this distance, I am unable to guess what your son’s problem might be.

However, it is telling

that you are seeking advice about his social problems, not him. The best advice you could convey to your son would be to talk about this with a counselor at school. Together, they may be able to figure out why he has trouble fitting in. You should also encourage him to get involved in activities, which should widen his circle of acquaintances.

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

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SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Wednesday, Nov. 11 Veterans Day: Cancellations have not been received for these; check ahead to see if meeting.

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 check, 11:30 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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.

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

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, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Milledgeville Woman’s Club, 1:30 p.m., Milledgeville library, 18 W. Fifth St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. 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, 815-2885212.

AMVETS 123, 7 p.m., VFW 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.

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Northern Illinois Star Gazers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 3G12, biology lab, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-2882852.

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, Nov. 12 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.

Blood pressure screenings, 8-9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

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

TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Mary’s Road, Sterling, 815626-0034.

Office of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., open, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 212 Third Ave., Sterling.

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

Free blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Caregiver Support and Education Group, noon, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church,

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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.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 5:30 p.m., 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.

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Tampico United Methodist Church, 202 Lincoln Ave. Appointments: 800-7332767.

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.

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

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

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

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

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Whiteside County Chapter 31115, 5:30 p.m., Our Savior

Lutheran Church, 21491 Hazel Road, Morrison.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

Sons of American Legion Post 12, 6:30 p.m., Legion Post, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815284-2003.

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

PEO Sisterhood Chapter KM, 7 p.m., home of Carol Fisher.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and 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.

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

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Obama, Netanyahu renew call for peace U.S., Israeli leaders talk face-to-face for first time in more than year WASHINGTON (AP) – Minimizing sharp differences, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to seeking elusive Middle East peace on Monday, though prospects for an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians appear ever further out of reach.

The U.S. and Israeli leaders’ meeting at the White House marked the first time they had talked face-to-face in more

than a year. They have long had a frosty relationship, and tensions peaked earlier this year amid Obama’s pursuit of an Iran nuclear deal that Netanyahu vigorously opposed.

Monday’s meeting was an attempt to reset ties for the final year of Obama’s presidency.

In comments to reporters before their private talks, they sidestepped their disagreement on Iran, with Obama calling it a “narrow issue.”

“We don’t have a dis-

agreement on the need to making sure Iran does not get a nuclear weapon, and we don’t have a disagreement about us blunting destabilizing activities in Iran that may be taking place,” Obama said. “So we’re going to be looking to make sure we find common ground there.”

Netanyahu didn’t mention the Iran matter at all in his public comments. But in their 2-hour-long private session, Obama and Netanyahu discussed

ways to cooperate to ensure Iran lives up to its commitments under the deal, said a senior Obama administration official, who wasn’t authorized to comment by name and requested anonymity.

In public, the leaders emphasized areas of shared interest, including negotiations on a new security arrangement and the goal of peace between Israelis and Palestinians, even as the two sides grapple with fresh outbreaks of violence.

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

The president and prime minister sought to mend their fractured relationship during their meeting.

Both sides receive Suu Kyi’s party claims victory in historic vote negotiation training MYANMAR

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – The party of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in virtually every seat in four states where results of Myanmar’s historic parliamentary election were known, signaling a sweep that could give it the presidency and further loosen the military’s stranglehold.

The announcement at the headquarters of the National League for Democracy set off a new round of jubilation among the party’s red-shirted supporters, who already had been celebrating the result of Sunday’s vote.

The NLD said it had won 44 of the 45 lower house seats and all 12 of the upper house seats from the party stronghold of Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city.

It also won all 38 seats in Ayeyarwaddy state, all but one of the 40 in Bago, and 11 out of 19 lower house seats and all 10 upper house seats in Mon state.

The trend was expected to continue in Myanmar’s remaining 10 states.

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Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party cheer Monday as they watch the results of Sundays’ general election on an LED screen outside the party’s headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar.

Even without official results, it was clear that the Union Solidarity Development Party was facing a rout. The party is made up former junta members who ruled the Southeast Asian country for a halfcentury and as a quasicivilian government since

2011. Many of its leaders conceded personal defeats in their races.

Although the government’s Union Election Commission did not announce the outcome of the Yangon races, the NLD has stationed representatives at counting

centers and kept its own tallies. The election commission has been slow in releasing the numbers.

The United States congratulated Myanmar on the election but noted that more work remains ahead on the country’s road to democracy.

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Scrabble, 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.

Karaoke, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

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

Wednesday, Nov. 4 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, 815288-9236.

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

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

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

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

Monthly Birthday Party, 11:45 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior

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Monthly Birthday Party, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

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, 815-5893925.

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

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

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

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, 815-336-2191.

Ham supper, 4:30-7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 202 N. Lincoln St., Tampico.

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

Monthly preschool lap-sit storytime, 6-8 p.m., Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm St., 815-456-2823.

Knit Wits Knitting Circle, 6:30-8 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-2847261.

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Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

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.

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, 815-5625050.

Beading class, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230., Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m. Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994.

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

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

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

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.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center,

Traditional bargaining tactics are based on fixed, opposing viewpoints, which tend to result in either a compromise or no agreement at all.

“The DEA is optimistic about the interest-based bargaining process,” said Karen Chamberlain, president of the DEA. Last month, both sides spent 2 days in interestbased bargaining training.

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Medical marijuana dispensaries begin sales Shops open in five cities across state CHICAGO (AP) – Regulated medical marijuana sales began Monday in Illinois with patients flocking to state-licensed retail shops in five cities.

Of 23 states with medical marijuana programs, Illinois has one of the most restrictive, requiring patients to undergo fingerprint-based background checks, limiting qualifying health conditions, mandating testing for pesticides, and banning home-grown pot.

All the moving pieces and a change in governors delayed the launch.

The pilot program expires in 2017.

Among the first buyers Monday was Maggie Chatterton, a 25-year-old homemaker in central Illinois, who drove with her husband and two children 20 miles to the Salveo Health & Wellness dispensary in Canton, where doors opened around 9:30 a.m.

Chatterton is emblematic of how Americans are rethinking marijuana. A gardener and beekeeper who sells her wares at

farmers markets, she’s concerned about side effects of prescription drugs and believes cannabis is safer. She said she taught her 4-year-old son it’s a natural medicine.

“I’m pretty excited about it. I didn’t think that something like this would happen in Illinois,” Chatterton said.

The price – $385 an ounce – seemed fair, she said, for a drug she hopes will help her manage spinal pain.

About 3,300 patients with Illinois-issued ID cards were able to purchase medical marijuana at one

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of five dispensaries opening Monday. Besides Canton, retail shops in Addison, Marion, Mundelein and Quincy were the first with possibly 25 opening by the end of the year.

In the southern Illinois city of Marion, about 100 people cheered when a dispensary called Harbory opened at 1 p.m. Kevin Sauls, 54, of Ridgway said he’d arrived at 5 a.m. and was first in line. He spent about $100 for a quarterounce of marijuana.

“We are making history today,” he told The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale.

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Ron Lindstaedt of Island Lake shows his prescription of medical marijuana, called Grape God Bud, on Monday after the opening of The Clinic Mundelein, a medical marijuana dispensary in Mundelein. Regulated sales began Monday in Illinois.

IN BRIEF AG seeks probe of costly project CHICAGO (AP) – Attorney General Lisa Madigan asked Illinois’ utility regulator on Monday to investigate an “out of control” gas pipe replacement project her office estimates could cost Peoples Gas customers in Chicago around $8 billion.

Her office filed petitions Monday with the Illinois Commerce Commis-

sion, which could lead to fines. One petition before the commission seeks a review of whether Peoples Gas violated a public utility law by withholding project cost estimates.

The other asks for an overall review of the company’s long-term Accelerated Main Replacement Program, which is swapping out aging pipes under Chicago streets.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Numbers game LSU freshman Ben Simmons is the fourth freshman to be named to the men’s basketball preseason AP All-American team. Simmons, 6-foot-10, averaged 28 points and 11.9 rebounds per game in high school.

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Thomas done as Illini AD Illinois parts ways with Thomas

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Sauk Valley’s Kiarra Harris spikes the ball during a match against Highland. Harris, a sophomore, helped the Skyhawks to back-to-back national tournament appearances. Sauk will head to Phoeniz, Arizona next week for the Nov. 19-21 tournament.

Toughest test aced Skyhawks punch ticket to nationals again

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A long day, and a long season, of volleyball came down to one match for Sauk Valley on Saturday at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.

The Skyhawks, after splitting matches against Moraine Valley and McHenry at the Region IV tournament, faced a do-ordie match against Waubonsee. Win, and a trip to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament awaited. Lose, and it was go home, say goodbye to the sophomores, and begin preparing for next season.

Sauk Valley, which had needed four games to win at Waubonsee in early

age tells you our passing was on, the hitters were on, and the setters were putting the ball where it needed to be.”

Making the match even more sweet is When: Nov. 19-21 that it came on the heels of a 25-16, 25-6, Where: Phoenix, Ariz.

25-19 loss to McHenry, a decision that Local team: Sauk Valley could have sent the Skyhawks into an irreversible tailspin.

October, played what head coach Jay “We just came back with a vengeance,” Howell termed was probably its best sophomore outside hitter Shiela Brownmatch of the year in rolling to a 25-16, ing said, “and it was like, ‘We’re going to 25-22, 25-23 victory. Kiarra Harris put go.’”

“They showed a lot of mental toughness down 20 kills, Tressa Schuler had 14 kills after losing to McHenry, who has been and 11 digs, and Kayci Howell dished 24 rated in the top 10 all year,” Howell said. assists in the match.

“That showed me a lot in that last match “Everyone did their job,” coach Howell said. “We had 47 kills and less than 10 hit- of the day.” ting errors. That kind of hitting percentACED CONTINUED ON B4

CHAMPAIGN – Illinois fired athletic director Mike Thomas on Monday, saying he had done nothing wrong but a change was needed after the department was plunged into crisis when football and women’s basketball players said they had been mistreated by their coaches.

Thomas, who will be paid $2.5 million to buy out the remainder of his contract, said he believes he acted appropriately but accepts the decision.

“I believe it is a good time to turn the page and put the focus of this organization back on the success and welfare of our student-athletes,” Thomas said in a prepared statement.

Thomas is the latest high-profile leader to be swept aside in the turmoil at the university, following the resignation of one of his top backers, chancellor Phyllis Wise, and the August firing of football coach Tim Beckman.

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NFL | BEARS 22, CHARGERS 19

Power outage in San Diego Bears shut down Chargers’ offense in win

BY BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer

SAN DIEGO – Zach Miller made a one-handed grab of a 25-yard touchdown pass from Jay Cutler with 3:19 to go, and the Chicago Bears beat the San Diego Chargers 22-19 on Monday night.

Cutler, who overcame an interception return for a touchdown and a fumble to throw for 345 yards, calmly led the Bears on the winning 10-play, 80-yard drive after the Chargers opened a 19-14 lead on rookie Josh Lambo’s 22-yard field goal.

Miller made a leaping grab AP with his right hand and scored.

Bears tight end Zach Miller (86) and receiver Alshon Jeffery cele- Rookie Jeremy Langford, subbrate the game-winning touchdown by Miller on Monday against bing for the injured Matt Forte, the Chargers in San Diego. The Bears won 22-19. ran in the 2-point conversion.

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It was the first lead for Chicago, which scored 15 points in the fourth quarter.

Cutler’s two TD passes broke the franchise record, giving him 139 with the Bears. He had been tied with Hall of Famer Sid Luckman.

The Bears (3-5) snapped a two-game losing streak. San Diego (2-7) lost its fifth straight.

Cutler never wavered in another tight game for Chicago.

He continually attacked San Diego’s depleted secondary, completing 27 of 40 passes.

Two plays before the TD throw to Miller, Cutler was hit and still completed a 12-yard pass to Alshon Jeffery on third-and-6.

San Diego’s Philip Rivers was 26 of 42 for 280 yards. It was the

first time in six games that he didn’t throw for more than 300.

The Bears had a rough first half, but the Chargers couldn’t put them away.

Cutler lost a fumble on a sack and then made an off-the-mark throw to Jeffery, which secondyear cornerback Jason Verrett intercepted and returned 68 yards for a 13-0 lead.

The Chargers suffered even more injuries.

Verrett hurt his groin one play after his pick-six and came out, but remained on the sideline.

Cornerback Patrick Robinson left with a neck injury.

Wide receiver Malcom Floyd, who is playing his last season, injured his left shoulder while diving trying to make a catch.

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Poking around Aquib Talib The NFL slapped Broncos CB with a one-game suspension Monday, after he poked Colts tight end Dwayne Allen in his eye.

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Welker signs with Rams The St. Louis Rams signed wide receiver Wes Welker, hoping he can help them dig out of a third-down problem.

The Rams are 4-for-37 on third down conversions the last three games.

Coach Jeff Fisher announced the signing during his news conference. The Rams had the 34-year-old Welker for a workout earlier in the day.

Welker had 49 catches for a career-low 9.5-yard average last year with Denver, but became a free agent and has not played this season.

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Astros, Nats build new spring ballparks The Washington Nationals and Houston Astros are getting a new home for spring training.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was in attendance Monday at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. The teams are expected to begin training and play spring training games at the $144 million facility in 2017.

When the stadium opens, it will end an 18-year absence of spring training baseball in West Palm Beach after the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos left the area in 1997.

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Russia slammed in doping scandal Russia’s status as a sports superpower and its participation in track and field events at next year’s Olympics came under threat Monday after a report accused the Russians of widespread, statesupported doping reminiscent of the darkest days of cheating by the former East Germany.

The findings by a commission set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency were far more damaging than expected.

The WADA investigation’s findings that Russian government officials must have known about doping and cover-ups, with even its intelligence service, the FSB, allegedly involved.

Russia hosted the last Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014 and will hold the next World Cup in 2018.

The 323-page report said that in Russia, “acceptance of cheating at all levels is widespread.” Among its findings, Moscow testing laboratory director Grigory Rodchenkov ordered the “intentional and malicious destruction” of 1,417 doping control samples to deny evidence for the investigation.

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Only one local team remains.

Going into the quarterfinal round, the Polo Marcos stand alone. Such an occurrence last happened in 2013, when the Newman Comets stood alone among the area.

The Comets and the Sterling Golden Warriors had the opportunity to join the Marcos in the quarters, but fell in both of their games Saturday at Roscoe Eades Stadium.

Stark County, a familiar opponent, stands in the Marcos’ way once more. The Rebels beat Polo in a second-round game in Wyoming last year. Beating the Rebels would put the Marcos in the semifinals for the first time since 1983.

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Sterling’s Latrell Vaughn runs into Washington’s Jared Urban, who dives at Vaughn’s legs during the Golden Warriors’ 12-7 secondround Class 5A loss on Saturday at Roscoe Eades Stadium. remaining. Lutheran and Marengo, both undefeated, will meet in Rockford on Saturday for conference bragging rights. This opportunity will be Marengo’s last, as it will leave the BNC after this school year.

Three Rivers teams Hall (2A), Princeton (3A), and Orion (1A) also remain. This is the first year that two teams from Bureau County (Hall and Princeton) have been in the quarterfinals since 2001 – when Hall rolled to the 3A championship and Bureau Valley and St. Bede also made the quarters.

Only one NUIC team, Polo, remains in the playoff field. The conference started the playoffs with eight teams.

Fellow NUIC teams Forreston, Lena-Winslow and Stockton lost second-round games. The Cardinals lost to Stark County, the Panthers lost to Orion, and the Blackhawks lost to Ottawa Marquette.

The circumstance is uncharacteristic for the powerful small-school football conference. Teams in the NUIC and its predecessor conferences – the Mid-Northern, Northwest Illinois, Northwest 8, and the first and second incarnations of the Upstate Illini, have combined for The defensive battle between 24 state final appearances and 42 Sterling and Washington saw the semifinal appearances since the fewest total points in a playoff playoffs began in 1974. game in the histories of either team. Washington won 12-7.

Sterling’s previous game with that distinction was its 20-0 Aside from Polo, that’s how quarterfinal loss to Metamora in many regular-season opponents 1995. of area teams are still alive in the Both teams’ punters were quite playoffs. busy, combining for 14 fourthGeneseo (4A), which lost to down boots – six by Sterling, Sterling in Week 7, is one of two eight by Washington.

Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference teams remaining, along with DeKalb (6A) from the East Division.

Polo takes over the lead as Big Northern teams Byron (3A), Illinois’s best defensive team, Lutheran (4A), and Marengo (4A) – which Rock Falls lost to in in terms of number of points allowed.

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The Marcos have allowed just 41 points, with their 40-0 shutout of Warren becoming their sixth blanking of an opponent this season.

Illinois’s previous leader, Arcola, beat Salt Fork 47-14 and has given up 48 points so far.

The Purple Raiders also have six shutouts.

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Polo’s Grobe brothers, Brooks and Brody, have now combined for more than 2,000 total yards this season.

Brooks Grobe, who rushed for 165 yards against the Warriors, has rushed for 1,237 yards and 16 touchdowns this season. Brody Grobe has 539 yards on quarterback keepers (19 against Warren), and 304 yards through the air (21 against the Warriors).

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Despite seeing his season end at the hands of Bishop McNamara, Newman’s Brady Rude surpassed 4,000 rushing yards for his career, after gaining 169 against the Fighting Irish.

Rude, who has scored 56 touchdowns in his career, had 1,774 rushing yards this season, 1,669 last year, and 674 as a sophomore on the Comets’ 2A championship squad.

Mizzou football forces change Missouri president, chancellor leave over race tension

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Missouri’s Ish Witter watches from the sidelines Thursday against Mississippi State. At least 30 members of the Missouri football team said they would not play again until the school president, Tim Wolfe resigned. Wolfe resigned Monday. meeting of the school’s governing board.

“This is not the way change comes about,” he said, alluding to recent protests, in a halting statement that was simultaneously apologetic, clumsy and defiant. “We stopped listening to each other.”

He urged students, faculty and staff to use the resignation “to heal and start talking again to

3 p.m.

• Sauk Valley at Richard J. Daley Women’s basketball 1 p.m.

• Sauk Valley at Richard J. Daley Girls swimming 1 p.m.

• Byron, Newman, Morrison, Sterling at Byron Sectional Volleyball TBA

• 1A state tournament, at Redbird Arena, Normal

On the tube TV listings

Today College football 7 p.m.

• Kent St. at Ohio, ESPN2 • Toledo at Cent. Michigan, ESPNU

Men’s basketball Noon

• Ferris St. at Michigan St., BTN 9:30 p.m.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The president of the University of Missouri system and the head of its flagship campus resigned Monday, with the football team and others on campus in open revolt over what they saw as indifference to racial tensions at the school.

President Tim Wolfe, a former business executive with no previous experience in academic leadership, took “full responsibility for the frustration” students expressed and said their complaints were “clear” and “real.”

For months, black student groups had complained that Wolfe was unresponsive to racial slurs and other slights on the overwhelmingly white main campus of the state’s four-college system. The complaints came to a head 2 days ago, when at least 30 black football players announced that they would not play until the president left. A graduate student went on a weeklong hunger strike.

Wolfe’s announcement came at the start of what had been expected to be a lengthy closed-door

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make the changes necessary.”

Hours later, the top administrator of the Columbia campus, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, announced that he would step down at the end of the year and shift to leading research efforts.

The school’s undergraduate population is 79 percent white and 8 percent black. The

state is about 83 percent white and nearly 12 percent black. The Columbia campus is about 120 miles west of Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael Brown was killed last year in a fatal shooting that helped spawn the national “Black Lives Matter” movement rebuking police treatment of minorities.

In response to the race complaints, Wolfe had taken little public action and made few statements. As students leveled more grievances this fall, he was increasingly seen as aloof, out of touch and insensitive to their concerns. He soon became the protesters’ main target.

Football practice was to resume today ahead of Saturday’s game against Brigham Young University at Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. Canceling the game could have cost the school more than $1 million.

Shaun Harper, executive director for the Study of Race and Equity in Education at the University of Pennsylvania, said the black football players “understood that they have the power.”

• Bellarmine at Indiana, BTN

NBA 6 p.m.

• Thunder at Wizards, NBA

NHL 6 p.m.

• Blues at Devils, FSN 6:30 p.m.

• Sabres at Lightning, NBCSP

Wednesday College football 7 p.m.

• N. Illinois at Buffalo, ESPN2 • Bowling Green at W. Michigan, ESPNU

Men’s basketball Noon

• UW-River Falls at Wisconsin, BTN

College volleyball 5 p.m.

• Tennessee at S. Carolina, ESPNU

Golf 9 p.m.

• BMW Masters, first round, at Shanghai, TGC

NBA 6:30 p.m.

• Pacers at Celtics, FSN 7 p.m.

• Clippers at Mavericks, ESPN 9:30 p.m.

• Spurs at Trail Blazers, ESPN

NHL 6:30 p.m.

• Canadiens at Penguins, NBCSP

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ABOVE: Sterling’s Dewey Landis leads a pack of runners at state Saturday afternoon in Peoria.

TOP RIGHT: Newman’s Matt Hodge runs with his team in Peoria.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Teagan McKenna of Newman runs Saturday in Peoria.

BELOW: Connor Murphy of Rock Falls runs in the cross country state finals in Peoria.

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The Sterling football team takes the field at the start of Saturday’s 5A playoff game against the Washington Panthers at Roscoe Eades Stadium in Sterling.

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ABOVE: Newman’s Shay Hafner runs Saturday in Peoria.

TOP RIGHT: Sterling’s Jacob Gebhardt runs Saturday in Peoria.

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Newman’s Eli Monier finds a hole in the middle of the Bishop MacNamara defense Saturday night.

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NBA | BULLS 111, 76ERS 88

Bulls deep-six the 76ers Philadelphia’s losing streak reaches 17 games

BY DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA – Jimmy Butler stuck a Sharpie inside a media scrum, using the marker as an imaginary recorder to pick up sound bites nearby from teammate Doug McDermott.

Butler could have used the Sharpie to mark a W on the schedule before the opening tip.

Playing the winless 76ers is about as automatic a win as a team gets these days – this decade, really – in the NBA. Nikola Mirotic had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Pau Gasol scored 16 points to lead the Chicago Bulls past Philadelphia, 111-88 on Monday night.

The Bulls played without Joakim Noah and still cruised to a 15-point

lead in the first quarter that they eventually stretched to 26. McDermott scored 18 points, Derrick Rose had 12, and the Bulls looked like title contenders against the woebegone Sixers.

“We needed something like this,” McDermott said. “We’ve had a couple of good practices but it’s good to play against someone else.”

The Bulls might have had tougher competition in an intrasquad scrimmage.

Philadelphia (0-7) has lost 17 straight games dating to March 27, 2015.

That matches the fourthlongest mark in franchise history, and three of those lengthy losing streaks have come since the start of the 2013-14 season.

The Sixers’ last win was March 25 against Den-

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The Bulls’ Pau Gasol (right) tries to pass the ball against the 76ers’ Jahlil Okafor (center) and Isaiah Canaan during Monday’s game in Philadelphia.

Chicago won 111-88. ver.

Jahlil Okafor continued to serve as a lone bright spot for the Sixers, shaking off a 2-for-10 start from the floor to finish 9 of 25 and have his

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Jordan Wilken and the rest of the Sauk Valley Community College volleyball team finished second in the Region IV Tournament this past Saturday. Next up is the NJCAA national tournament on Nov. 19-21 in Phoenix.

By the numbers Kills: Tressa Schuler, 468; Kiarra Harris, 440 Assists: Kayci Howell, 715; Haley McAuliffe, 616 Digs: Chelsi Blair, 472; Jordan Wilken, 325 Blocks: Erin Greene, 179; Brooke Williams, 107

first career double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds. Without Noah around to help out Gasol, Okafor shot 6 of 9 in the third and scored 14 points.

have competed in those events.

They lost to Lincoln Land three times this

season, and once each to ICC and Parkland – which is 53-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country.

“One of the things we took away from the national tournament last year is that with our schedule, we didn’t really see that caliber of play, so we wanted to step up our schedule,” Howell said. “It comes down to I knew we had a strong team, and I wanted to test us. It’s been good for us. It certainly allowed us to get through the region, and whether it will help us at nationals, we’ll see.”

The 16-team national tournament will be held Nov. 19-21 in the Phoenix (Ariz.) College gymnasium. Pairings will be determined later this week, and each team is guaranteed two matches.

Sauk Valley went 1-2 at the national tournament a year ago. Working together and communicating will be the keys for this year’s team to have a successful run, according to Browning.

“It’s a loud gym,” Browning said. “There’s two games going on at the same time, everyone’s cheering, and we just have to keep the communication up, and stay extremely positive.”

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The school also released final reports, more than 1,200 pages in all, on independent investigations into the allegations.

The football report found that Beckman pressured players to play hurt, sometimes profanely questioning their toughness in front of other players, and interfered in medical decisions. That echoed details that were disclosed when he was fired.

The latest women’s basketball investigation found no evidence to back up allegations from seven former players that, among other things, some were pressured to play hurt.

Interim chancellor Barbara Wilson praised Thomas for leading the athletic department through a difficult six months, but said the university’s sports programs needed a fresh start. She declined to offer details on exactly why she decided to fire Thomas.

“It’s time to put the

distractions of the past months behind us,” Wilson said at a news conference at Memorial Stadium. “This has not been an easy decision, but I believe it’s the one that will allow us to concentrate on the future.”

The move leaves hiring decisions still to be made on a head football coach, athleticdirector and their boss, the chancellor.

Wilson said no decision would be made on a football coach until the season ends. Interim coach Bill Cubit has made clear he’d like the job. And Wilson said it’s too early to say when and how Thomas will be replaced.

Senior associate athleticdirector Paul Kowalczyk was named interim athleticdirector. He said he planned to quickly meet with coaches and with major donors and business partners to try to assure them that the sports programs and projects such as the renovation of the State Farm Center basketball arena are on track.

“I’m going to take the helm at this point and try to calm the waters,” said

Upper bracket • No. 4 Polo (11-0) at Stark County (110), 2 p.m.

• No. 6 Orion (10-1) at No. 2 Ottawa Marquette (11-0), 3:30 p.m.

Lower bracket • No. 4 Carrollton (10-1) at No. 9 LeRoy (8-3), 2 p.m.

• No. 3 Arcola (11-0) at No. 2 Gibson CityMelvin-Sibley (11-0), 2 p.m.

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ment play at Lincoln Land, Parkland and Illinois Central – the first year the Skyhawks

Football

Upper bracket • No. 4 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (9-2) at No. 1 Tri-Valley (11-0), 2 p.m.

• No. 2 Annawan-Wethersfield (10-1) at Hall (9-2), 2 p.m.

Lower bracket • No. 12 Auburn (8-3) at No. 1 Pana (110), 2 p.m.

• No. 15 Athens (7-4) at No. 11 Nashville (8-3), 2 p.m.

Beefed-up schedule may help SVCC at nationals The Skyhawks (33-8) made their first-ever appearance at NJCAA nationals a year ago, and welcomed back a strong sophomore class that included setters Kayci Howell and Haley McAuliffe, hitters Harris, Brooke Williams and Browning, and defensive specialist Jordan Wilken.

It took some time for the sophomores to mesh with the incoming freshmen, but eventually, Sauk Valley became a well-oiled machine.

“In the beginning we were kind of timid,” Browning said. “The sophomores, our whole team was super close last year. At the beginning of the year this year, we were a little standoffish, because we didn’t know how everybody worked. Now, we click like crazy, and it’s great.”

“We knew from the beginning that we were a good team,” Williams added, “and if we played together, we’d be hard to beat.”

Howell beefed up his team’s schedule, with an eye toward peaking at the end. Five of their losses came in tourna-

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Kowalczyk, who added that Thomas offered to help him get up to speed.

“I feel for the guy.”

Allegations of mistreatment by former football player Simon Cvijanovic surfaced in May, and the report found that Beckman “employed tactics that violated standards related to sports medicine protocols and scholarships.”

The report said more than one trainer had left after interference from Beckman in medical decisions, and said team physicians had sometimes had to intervene.

One physician told investigators he had worked for other coaches at Illinois and elsewhere and had not seen coaches pressure medical staff to the degree he said Beckman did.

The report also included interviews with Beckman, who said he questioned players’ toughness as a motivational tool.

Beckman has indicated he might sue the university over his firing and his attorney, Bruce Braun of Chicago, on Monday

called the report a “thinly veiled” attempt to justify his termination by Thomas.

“Coach Beckman never intentionally placed a player in harm’s way, and while motivating his players to reach their full potential on and off the football field, he relied on the university’s trained medical professionals to determine when a player was unfit for practice or game participation,” Braun said in an emailed statement.

The report didn’t find wrongdoing by other members of Beckman’s staff, including Cubit.

The interim coach said Monday that he was unaware of any problems with Beckman’s treatment of players, but said interaction with medical staff was primarily the responsibility of the head coach.

Cubit added that when he took over, he thought the culture of the football program needed to change.

“A lot – being here a few years, some negativity has crept in,” he said.

Upper bracket • No. 8 Byron (9-2) at No. 5 Bishop McNamara (10-1), 1 p.m.

• No. 3 IC Catholic (10-1) at No. 2 Princeton (11-0), 5 p.m.

Lower bracket • No. 1 St. Joseph-Ogden (11-0) at No. 5 Bloomington Central Catholic (10-1), 4 p.m.

• No. 10 Tolono Unity (8-3) at No. 6 Monticello (10-1), 2 p.m.

CLASS 4A Upper bracket • No. 4 Geneseo at No. 1 Phillips (11-0), 7 p.m. (Gately Stadium) • No. 3 Rockford Lutheran (11-0) at No. 2 Marengo (11-0), 5:30 p.m.

Lower bracket • No. 4 Rochester (10-1) at No. 1 Belleville Althoff (11-0), 3 p.m.

• No. 3 Taylorville (11-0) at No. 10 Breese Mater Dei (8-3), 2 p.m.

CLASS 5A Upper bracket • No. 8 Tinley Park (9-2) at No. 5 St. Laurence (9-2), 7 p.m.

• No. 3 Joliet Catholic (10-1) at No. 7 Nazareth (9-2), 1 p.m.

Lower bracket • No. 4 Champaign Centennial (10-1) at Washington (11-0), 1 p.m.

• No. 3 Peoria Central (10-1) at LincolnWay West (9-2), 3 p.m.

CLASS 6A Upper bracket • No. 1 Montini (11-0) at No. 5 DeKalb (9-2), 1 p.m.

• No. 3 Riverside-Brookfield (10-1) at No. 2 Prairie Ridge (10-1), 2 p.m.

Lower bracket • No. 13 Hinsdale South (8-3) at No. 1 Lincoln-Way North (11-0), 6 p.m.

• No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin (11-0) at No. 6 Crete-Monee (9-2), 5 p.m.

CLASS 7A Upper bracket • No. 1 Glenbard West (11-0) at No. 9 Auburn (10-1), 1 p.m.

• No. 5 Cary-Grove (10-1) at No. 4 Batavia (10-1), 1 p.m.

Lower bracket • No. 31 Niles North (7-4) at No. 23 Bradley-Bourbonnais (8-3), 5 p.m.

• No. 6 Normal Community (10-1) at No. 3 Libertyville (11-0), 1 p.m.

CLASS 8A Upper bracket • No. 8 Homewood-Flossmoor (10-1) at No. 1 Loyola (11-0), p.m.

• No. 5 Brother Rice (10-1) at No. 13 Palatine (9-2), 2 p.m.

Lower bracket • No. 23 Chicago Marist (7-4) at No. 15 Oswego (9-2), 6 p.m.

• No. 6 Naperville Central (10-1) at No. 30 Waubonsie Valley (7-4), 1:30 p.m.

Volleyball 1A state tournament at Redbird Arena, Normal Friday’s semifinals • Clay City vs. Cissna Park, 9 a.m.

• Eastland vs. Annawan-Wethersfield, 10:30 Saturday’s games • Third place, 9 a.m.

• Championship, 10:30 a.m.

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T 0 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 South W L T 4 5 0 3 5 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 North W L T 8 0 0 5 4 0 2 6 0 2 7 0 West W L T 7 1 0 4 4 0 3 5 0 2 7 0

W New England 8 N.Y. Jets 5 Buffalo 4 Miami 3

Pct 1.00 .625 .500 .375

PF 276 200 209 171

PA 143 162 190 206

Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

Pct .444 .375 .250 .250

PF 200 174 170 159

PA 227 205 235 187

Pct 1.00 .556 .250 .222

PF 229 206 190 177

PA 142 182 214 247

Pct .875 .500 .375 .222

PF 192 213 195 210

PA 139 211 182 249

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East L T 4 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 South W L T Carolina 8 0 0 Atlanta 6 3 0 New Orleans 4 5 0 Tampa Bay 3 5 0 North W L T Minnesota 6 2 0 Green Bay 6 2 0 Chicago 3 5 0 Detroit 1 7 0 West W L T Arizona 6 2 0 St. Louis 4 4 0 Seattle 4 4 0 San Francisco 3 6 0 N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Washington Dallas

W 5 4 3 2

Pct .556 .500 .375 .250

PF 247 193 158 160

PA 226 164 195 204

Pct 1.00 .667 .444 .375

PF 228 229 241 181

PA 165 190 268 231

Pct .750 .750 .375 .125

PF 168 203 162 149

PA 140 167 221 245

Pct .750 .500 .500 .333

PF 263 153 167 126

PA 153 146 140 223

Monday’s result Chicago 22, San Diego 19 Thursday’s game Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games Detroit at Green Bay, noon Carolina at Tennessee, noon Chicago at St. Louis, noon Dallas at Tampa Bay, noon New Orleans at Washington, noon Miami at Philadelphia, noon Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon Jacksonville at Baltimore, noon Minnesota at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Giants, 3:25 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Atlanta, Indianapolis, San Diego, San Francisco Monday, Nov. 16 Houston at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s box score

BEARS 22, CHARGERS 19 Chicago San Diego

0 7 0 15 — 22 7 9 0 3 — 19 First Quarter SD–Woodhead 14 pass from Rivers (Lambo kick), 6:50.

Second Quarter SD–Verrett 68 interception return (kick failed), 9:58.

Chi–Bennett 1 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 6:53.

SD–FG Lambo 31, :03.

Fourth Quarter Chi–Langford 1 run (Gould kick), 14:02

SD–FG Lambo 22, 7:53.

Chi–Miller 25 pass from Cutler (Langford run), 3:19.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Chicago, Langford 18-72, Carey 7-28, Smith 1-11, Cutler 3-(minus 2). San Diego, Woodhead 6-33, Gordon 11-31, Brown 2-13.

PASSING–Chicago, Cutler 27-40-1-345.

San Diego, Rivers 26-42-0-280.

RECEIVING–Chicago, Jeffery 10-151, Bennett 8-57, Langford 3-70, Mariani 2-23, Miller 2-23, Wilson 1-15, Bellamy 1-6. San Diego, S.Johnson 7-68, Woodhead 6-78, Gates 6-69, Inman 3-28, Gordon 3-25, Herndon 1-12.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Chicago, Gould 47 (WL), 34 (WL).

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 5 2 .714 New York 3 4 .429 Boston 2 3 .400 Brooklyn 0 7 .000 Philadelphia 0 7 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 7 2 .778 Miami 4 3 .571 Washington 3 3 .500 Orlando 3 5 .375 Charlotte 2 4 .333 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 6 1 .857 Detroit 5 1 .833 Chicago 5 3 .625 Milwaukee 4 3 .571 Indiana 4 4 .500

GB — 2 2 5 5 GB — 2 2½ 3½ 3½ GB — ½ 1½ 2 2½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 4 2 .667 Houston 4 3 .571 Dallas 3 3 .500 Memphis 3 4 .429 New Orleans 0 6 .000 Northwest Division W L Pct Minnesota 4 2 .667 Utah 4 2 .667 Oklahoma City 4 3 .571 Portland 4 4 .500 Denver 3 4 .429 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 7 0 1.000 L.A. Clippers 4 2 .667 Phoenix 3 4 .429 L.A. Lakers 1 5 .167 Sacramento 1 6 .143

GB — ½ 1 1½ 4 GB — — ½ 1 1½ GB — 2½ 4 5½ 6

Monday’s results Indiana 97, Orlando 84 Chicago 111, Philadelphia 88 Minnesota 117, Atlanta 107 Denver 108, Portland 104 San Antonio at Sacramento, late Detroit at Golden State, late Memphis at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games Utah at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Washington, 6 p.m.

New York at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Boston at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Monday’s box score

BULLS 111, 76ERS 88 CHICAGO (111) McDermott 7-15 1-1 18, Mirotic 6-11 5-7 20, Gasol 7-17 2-2 16, Rose 6-14 0-1 12, Butler 2-6 2-2 7, Snell 3-7 2-2 10, Gibson 2-5 3-4 7, Brooks 3-8 4-4 10, Portis 1-3 0-0 2, Moore 4-8 0-0 9, Bairstow 0-2 0-0 0, Felicio 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-96 19-23 111.

PHILADELPHIA (88) Grant 4-12 3-4 11, Holmes 4-9 3-5 11, Okafor 9-25 3-8 21, McConnell 3-8 0-0 6, Stauskas 2-13 0-0 5, Sampson 2-4 2-2 6, Wood 4-10 1-2 9, Canaan 1-5 0-0 3, Thompson 2-8 0-0 5, Pressey 4-6 1-2 11.

Totals 35-100 13-23 88.

Chicago 31 21 24 35 —111 Philadelphia 22 21 19 26 — 88 3-Point Goals–Chicago 10-25 (McDermott 3-6, Mirotic 3-7, Snell 2-3, Moore 1-1, Butler 1-3, Bairstow 0-1, Brooks 0-1, Rose 0-3), Philadelphia 5-25 (Pressey 2-2, Canaan 1-3, Thompson 1-4, Stauskas 1-7, Wood 0-1, Sampson 0-1, McConnell 0-2, Grant 0-2, Holmes 0-3). Fouled Out– None. Rebounds–Chicago 63 (Mirotic 10), Philadelphia 71 (Okafor 15). Assists– Chicago 28 (Rose 7), Philadelphia 19 (McConnell 8). Total Fouls–Chicago 19, Philadelphia 13. A–13,879 (20,318).

Men’s college basketball The Associated Press’ 2015-16 preseason All-America team, with school, height, year and votes from a 65-member national media panel (key 2014-15 statistics in parentheses): • Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga, 6-10, senior, 51 votes (16.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.9 apg, 53.6 fg pct, 46.6 3-pt fg pct).

• Georges Niang, Iowa State, 6-8, senior, 46 (15.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.5 apg, 40.2 3-pt fg pct, 80.5 ft pct).

• Kris Dunn, Providence, 6-4, junior, 43 (15.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 7.5 apg, 2.7 steals) • Buddy Hield, Oklahoma, 6-4, senior, 40 (17.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 82.2 ft pct).

• Ben Simmons, LSU, 6-10, freshman, 27 (High School: 28.0 ppg, 11.9 rpg, 4.0 apg).

Others receiving votes: Melo Trimble, Maryland, 26; Marcus Paige, N. Carolina, 20; Malcolm Brogdan, Virginia, 17; Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin, 11; Ron Baker, Wichita St., 9; Skal Labissiere, Kentucky, 9; Fred VanVleet, Wichita St., 9; Perry Ellis, Kansas, 4; Wayne Selden, Kansas, 3; Yogi Ferrell, Indiana, 2; Jakob Poeltl, Utah, 2; Kyle Collinsworth, BYU, 1; Anthony Gill, Virginia, 1; Damian Jones, Vanderbilt, 1; Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga, 1; Tyler Ulis, Kentucky, 1; Denzel Valentine, Michigan St., 1.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Montreal 13 2 1 27 59 Ottawa 7 4 3 17 42 Tampa Bay 7 7 2 16 38 Boston 7 6 1 15 47 Detroit 7 6 1 15 33 Florida 5 6 3 13 37 Buffalo 6 8 0 12 32 Toronto 2 8 4 8 29 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Rangers 10 2 2 22 42 Washington 10 3 0 20 43 Pittsburgh 9 5 0 18 31 New Jersey 8 5 1 17 37 N.Y. Islanders 7 5 3 17 40 Philadelphia 5 6 3 13 28 Carolina 6 8 0 12 30 Columbus 4 11 0 8 35

GA 29 42 38 45 36 35 41 45 GA 25 31 28 36 37 39 40 54

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF Dallas 12 3 0 24 54 St. Louis 10 3 1 21 40 Minnesota 8 3 2 18 38 Nashville 8 3 2 18 35 Winnipeg 8 5 2 18 42 Chicago 8 6 1 17 39 Colorado 4 9 1 9 36 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF Los Angeles 9 5 0 18 35 Vancouver 6 4 5 17 43 San Jose 7 7 0 14 38 Arizona 6 6 1 13 35 Anaheim 5 7 2 12 22 Calgary 5 9 1 11 37 Edmonton 5 10 0 10 39 Today’s games St. Louis at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

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

Colorado at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

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

Calgary at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

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

N.Y. Islanders at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

GA 39 31 35 31 41 38 42 GA 29 36 36 38 33 59 47

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Do you win nine this way or that?

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Liana Liberato, a television and film actress, said, “I started theater when I was three, and I started doing professional acting when I was nine.”

Today’s deal revolved around the numbers three and nine.

South was in three-notrump. Can you see the three ways he could have collected nine tricks? West started with three rounds of hearts, and East discarded a spade and a diamond.

Note South’s initial takeout double. In the balancing position, a one-no-trump overcall is weak, not strong. Then, when North had sufficient to advance with two spades over two hearts, South had an easy jump to three no-

trump. South had six top tricks: two hearts and four diamonds. He had potential winners in both black suits, but West, who was marked with the missing aces, was threatening to establish and

run his hearts. Declarer had to make it too expensive for West to take tricks with those aces.

At trick four, South led his low spade. If West had jumped in with his ace, declarer would have claimed his contract with three spades, two hearts and four diamonds. So West played low.

Now South repeated the formula.

He won with dummy’s spade jack, played a diamond to his hand and led a low club. If West had taken that trick, declarer would have had nine tricks via one spade, two hearts, four diamonds and two clubs.

But when West ducked again, South won with dummy’s queen and led a spade to his queen to get home with two spades, two hearts, four diamonds and one club. © 2015 UFS

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY ORDER FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) NO. 15MR114 Request of: Roger Anthony Metz NOTICE OF PROGRESS CALL This case is set for Progress call before Judge Daniel A. Fish on January 8, 2016. All parties or their counsel are to be present before the Court at this Progress Call at: 9:00 a.m. Failure to appear will result in dismissal or default.

Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court November 3,10,17 2015

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CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

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REAL ESTATE 202 SERVICES PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference , limitation or discrimination based on race, color,religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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HIGH TRAFFIC AREA1200 sq.ft.

110 E. 2nd St. Rock Falls 815-535-3237

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POLO 4BR Ranch home in quiet neighborhood. 3 ½ car garage, C/A, central vacuum, finished bsmt. w/fire place.

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Siding, windows, roof all new in last 7 yrs. $140,000 Call 815-973-5429 for showing.

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APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 STERLING

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Ranch, riverfront, 3BR, 1.75 BA, 2 Fire places, full finished basement w/ bar. 2 car att. garage & 1 detached.10X16x30 All Elect., Radiant Heat, Central Air Reduced! Asking $165,000 Rent $1,000. mo.

No gas or water bills Pictures on saukvalley.com available NOW! 815-441-5706

STERLING 3BR project house, 401 W 6th St. $20k 815-718-5488 3BR, 1BA Ranch, 1 car garage.

Patio, fenced in back yard. $75,000 Call 815-718-0416

A ROOM w/ kitchenette. All util. No pets. $420/mo. + dep. Non-smoking.

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Attractive 1 & 2 apts. with BR. some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

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DIXON 1 + BR A/C, heat, water, garbage incl. $625/mo. + dep.

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2 cemetery lots located at Garden of Faith Chapel Hill Memorial Park 714 Section S. 1 & 2 asking $1500 & transfer fee applies 928-715-7576

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DIXON MANOR APT- 2BR, 1 BA., CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN, SECURITY BLDG, HARDWOOD FLOORS, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CLEAN, QUIET. CALL FOR INFO & SHOWING, ERICK; 815-7395806.

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2BR duplex townhouse, Idle Oaks Sub., attached garage, $750/mo. + dep. & lease req.

815-631-7610.

3BR, duplex Incl. stove, fridge & A/C. $495+dep. 1yr lease. Call Vickie 815-973-4444

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Large 2 BR $475 Pets OK. Sec. 8 is OK. Harmon, IL 815-562-7368

PROPHETSTOWN 3BR Luxury apartment- 202 Market St. $1,200/month.

2BR Apartment109 E. 2nd St. $500/month.

Kophamer and Blean Realty 815-772-2728

ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 2BR, laundry H/U. $500/mo. + $500/ dep. NO PETS! Call 815-499-7430.

2BR, stove, refrig., air, garage. $500 + dep. No smoking, no pets. 563-6131756 or 815-4382690.

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

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STERLING 2BR upper 309 5 Ave. Stove, refrig.

Water, sewer, garbage incl. $450/ mo. $450 dep. No pets.815-499-7253 th

2BR, $420 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

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

Small Year 'round cottage on Rock River w/deck. Lots of river frontage.

Heat furnished.

7296 Rock Nation Rd. 815-761-2435 or 815-562-7854

MILLEDGEVILLE 3BR, 1½ car garage, $650+ dep.

No smoking or pets.

815-973-7076

NEW TODAY 3BR Country Home- 21887 Pigeon Rd., $900/month Kophamer and Blean Realty 815-772-2728

1BR, $400 + dep.

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815441-4591.

3BR apt. 600 Griswold Ave. (Woosung is the town to Dixon). next Newly renovated and new appliances. No pets. $525/ mo. Sec. dep. req. Call Matt 310-750-5663

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DIXON 302 Cedar Street Sm. 2 BR, 1 car garage, basement, appliances & A/C No smoking, no pets. Deposit & ref. $550 month; lease? Newly remodeled, available 11/7/15. 815-7160939

MOBILE HOMES 311

Over 4,000 sq. ft. of rental space in downtown Dixon.

Can be split up.

High traffic area, municipal parking, 60 spaces, for warehouse, retail or office. Call 815440-1249.

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3BR Home632 E. Lincolnway $700/month Kophamer and Blean Realty 815-772-2728

ROCK FALLS 2BR, 1ba., Bsmt., patio, garage, C/A No pets. $600/mo. + dep. 815-6255228.

3BR, 2 bath, gas fireplace upstairs and down, great room with hardwood floor. 3 car garage. 614 E 5th St., R.F. $1075/m.

309-219-4500.

STERLING 2BR Townhome $600/mo. Hampton Apts. 625-7043

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Part-time Registered Nurse 2nd and 3rd shift - $1000 bonus C.N.A. Positions: PT 1st shift; PT 2nd shift; PT 2nd shift PT Dietary Aid Good Samaritan Society - Prophets Riverview is accepting applications for RN’s, PT’s, and CNA’s.

Please go and apply online at www.good-sam.com.

AA/ A/E /EOE, M M//F/V F/Vet/H V /Handicap, Drug Free Workplace.

310 Mosher Dr. Prophetstown, IL 61277 815-537-5175

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

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NOTICEPURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

If you are looking for a great place to work, Perry Memorial Hospital invites you to apply!

We are looking for a Full Time Medical Records Coordinator.

Applicant must be a certified coder with knowledge of ICD-10, supervision experience preferred, and knowledge of medical terminology. For more information, and to apply, visit

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Avonlea Cottage of Dixon RN or LPN Part Time and PRN Apply in person 503 Country Side Lane in Dixon or call 815-288-6044

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Environmental Health and Safety Manager Local company is looking for an Environmental Health and Safety Manager to fulfill its environmental and safety needs and responsibilities. This person will plan, establish, implement and maintain a variety of occupational health, safety and environmental programs. They will also develop educational and training materials for employees.

This position will require three to five years of combined education and work experience in the safety and environmental fields.

Leadership and excellent communication skills are required for this full-time position.

The company offers a competitive wage and benefit package.

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RN/LPN $2500 CNA $1500 We are looking for dedicated professionals to assume key positions on our team! If you are committed to quality care, we offer: excellent starting wage; vacation; holiday pay; medical; dental; vision; 401K; advancement opportunities; and more! For an immediate interview, apply in person or call Lynette at (815) 284-3393.

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Healthcare & Rehab 800 Division St Dixon, IL 61021

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Butler Transport Your Partner in Excellence.

CDL Class A Drivers Needed.

Sign on Bonus.

All miles paid.

1-800-528-7825 or

www.butlertransport.com

Snow removal for sidewalks in the early mornings needed.

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Full time Janitor position. Send resume with references to Don at P.O. Box #303, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Sedona Staffing now hiring for Assembly, Welders & IT Specialist.

Please apply in person at 1515A W Rt. 30 Rock Falls 61071

Holland & Sons, Inc. Dixon, IL is currently seeking applications for a detail person. This will be a full or part time position.

Applications can be picked up at 908 Bloody Gulch, Dixon IL, 61021

Wanted Ebay Technician 815-625-5498

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Graphic Arts Express Graphic Arts Express in Oregon, IL currently has an opening for a hourly part-time Weekend Driver.

Applicant must be at least 23 with a Class A CDL with tanker and hazmat endorsements and a clean driving record.

Visit our website at Gaxinc.com to apply or call 866-732-6828 Mon to Fri 8am to 4pm.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER SaukValley Media has a full-time opening for a Graphic Designer in our advertising department. Our Graphic Designers work in specialized teams withAccount Executives and Customer Service Representatives to create effective ad campaigns for area businesses.

The ideal candidate should have experience with Macintosh computers, InDesign, and Photoshop, with creative design, layout ability and accurate typing skills.

Must demonstrate initiative, independent decision making ability, be self directed, organized and skilled in multitasking and time management.

If you are interested in joining our team, send resume to: Donna McDonald Advertising Operations Manager Sauk Valley Media P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 dmcdonald@saukvalley.com

Please send resume to the following: Sauk Valley News P.O. Box 1310 Sterling, IL 61081

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LOOKING FOR QUALITY CARRIERS Streets 6th -11thAve., Greenridge, 19th St.

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Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

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Material rial Requirements Planning Controller Con Chief Nursing Officer This position provides direction to an organized nursing staff and other patient care departments that are dedicated to providing high quality nursing care for the needs of patients. This position is part of the Administrative Team and is a direct report to the Chief Executive Officer. Qualified Candidates must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois,have a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years nursing administration or management experience.

Electronic Medical Record Coordinator This position coordinates training and processes related to our electronic medical record system. Qualified candidates must have a bachelor’s degree.

Registered Nurse We currently have several opportunities for registered nurses in our Medical/Surgical, Emergency and Operating Room departments.

For a full listing of opportunities available at MCH or to apply online, please visit our website: www.morrisonhospital.com

Work for a dynamic, innovative and growing World-Class automotive supplier! BorgWarner is currently accepting resumes for a Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) Controller. If you are self-motivated and are committed to continuous learning, professional growth and success, please read on…

Our MRP Controllers are part of our Supply Chain Team. They support efficient production operations through coordinating the optimal delivery of purchased items. This involves sales order analysis, logistics support, customer and supplier relations and problem resolution. Successful candidates will possess a Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain-related field, two years of related production-planning support or training, a good understanding of manufacturing and ERP processes, strong PC skills, strong problem-solving & communication abilities and work well in a fast-paced environment.

Our work environment values learning, team work, innovation and continuous improvement. Professional development is supported through a generous educational assistance policy. We offer a very competitive compensation and benefits package, including a savings and investment plan with company match. BorgWarner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For immediate consideration please visit our Career Opportunity Site at www.borgwarner.com OR submit your resume to….

BorgWarner Emissions Systems Attention: Human Resources bwhite@borgwarner.com 1350 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021 Fax: (815) 288-7613 EEOC

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SAUK VALLEY Genl. Contracting

Eikenberry Sheet Metal 412 E. 3rd Sterling Service work heating & cooling; gas, electric. Free estimates. Accept Visa & MC on all new installations.

ASSOCIATED Services Enterprise, LLC

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FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

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Alterations SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummert's Hardware Sterling, Rock Falls, & also Shaw's Marketplace 214 Washington Prophetstown

815-989-8320

Basement Waterproofing Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

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Excavating Hauling •Tandem Dump Trucks •Skidsteers Guaranteed Low Rates 815-618-2717

Gutter Cleaning GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

Power Washing

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Remodeling

Handyman HANDYMAN/ GENERAL CONTRACTING Bathroom/Kitchen Rehabs, Complete Remodels, Drywall Painting, Flooring (tile, linoleum, wood, carpet) All types of home repairs.

Free Estimates Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428 LawnCare Service •Pot Holes •Leaf clean up •House clean up •Large hauling (dirt, gravel, sand) •Gutters •Pressure washing •Snow Plowing •Free Estimates• 815-590-6336

Advanced Cleaners Maid/Janitorial Carpet

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www.mullerslane farm.com

Haul/Clean Service JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Fully Insured Free Estimates!

815-632-3822 www.advanced cleaners.biz

D & G House Cleaning & Prepping Service •Weekly, Bi-Weekly or Monthly availability.

Home or Office •Move in or out, one time extensive deep cleaning.

Home, rental, or estate.

•One Time Special Occasion Cleaning We can work with you to achieve whatever it is you need!

Call for Free Estimate 815-718-1714 815-718-0054

Dumpster Rental

Home Improvement Morris Handyman ** 30 Years Plus ** ** Experience ** -Kitchen & Bath Remodeling -Flooring, Siding, Sewer Roding 779-861-2509

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction

Winter is the

Painting

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

Farm Services BENNY'S On The Spot Welding Service •On Site Welding •Repair Services Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum Call Benny 779-245-3364

DAN'S HOME REPAIR Commercial Residential Interior & Exterior Painting Remodeling Gutter cleaning.

15 yrs. Experience Insured

815-677-7970

PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165

Furniture Repair Day's Furniture Repair Repairing recliners, chairs, sofas.

Repairing mechanisms , seat springs, re-gluing.

815-626-5136

Residential Painting & 15 years experience •Painting Inside & Out •Power Washing •Decks (815)973-0858 shazta@msn.com

•Climate Controlled Storage •Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental •Confidential Document Shredding •We Ship FedEx & UPS! •Expert Packaging Services •Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies •EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales •Office Hours: Mon-Fri. ☛ 8:306, Sat. ☛ 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212

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“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Roofing/Siding

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

815-626-1333

BILL'S LAWN SERVICE •Mowing •Garden Tilling •Yard Clean Up FREE Estimates Call 815-441-6073

High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

Tree Service

Randy L. Moore

Lawn Care

www.allsafe center.com

Dale Collin Stump Grinding Call 815-564-7892 *Free Estimates*

perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel bath or kitchen!!

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

Windows

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

Storage

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-213-0704 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Snowmobile Repair Snowmobile Repair

Frank's Performance

Snowmobile & ATV Service Repair & Accessories Be Ready Before The Snow Flies!!

10576 Buell Rd. Rock Falls 815-622-9370

Storage

Call Theresa today!

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

GREAT RATES 815-973-3613

BRAD'S TREE SERVICE A division of Timber Industries, LLC. Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674 Cole's Complete Tree Service Tree Trimming Stump Removal

Snow Removal Snow Plowing Licensed and Insured *Free Estimates* 25HR Emergency Service Call 815-718-2997 Donnie Cole colestree service@outlook.com

MEISTER TREE CARE Specializing in all of your tree care needs.

Certified pesticide & herbicide applicator & line clearance tree trimming .

Storm clean up & specialty work.

Free Estimates No job too big or too small!

Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal!

815-994-1750

Nate's Tree Service

*Tree Removal *Trimming *Lot Clearing Fully Insured & FREE Estimates Through Month of October Remove One Tree Get Free Stump Removal

815-677-8682 Nate Nicklaus

Owner/Operator

TV Repair

TELEVISION IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New Serving the Sauk Valley and More Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

Water Softeners The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

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Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Part Time Maintenance position available at multi-unit apartment community.

General electrical, plumbing and construction knowledge needed. Indoor and outdoor required. work Must be a team player, have valid driver's license/ transportation and be able to pass a background check.

Email resume to: dixonriver11@aim. com or mail to 624 Marclare St. #12, Dixon, IL. TO OUR

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

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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160 ACRE LAND AUCTION Tues., Nov. 17th at Deer Valley Country Club Anderson Land Co. 815-718-1878, Duncan Land and Auction 815-631-0558

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

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9 cu.ft. Kenmore commercial chest freezer. Runs & looks exc. $150.

815-564-0969.

BICYCLES

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26” ladies bike w/ manual, extra tubes, gloves $50 815-288-4910

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Found in Snavely Subdv. In Sterling young tortoise shell cat/ kitten.

Call 815-441-5432.

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Three cushion couch $100, matching chair $50, brown/tan pattern. Rocker/ recliner $50, maroon. Good cond.

815-590-6144

HEALTH & FITNESS

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NEW TODAY

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EC 550 Water Ionizer, New in box, paid $1160, asking $500 815-7723413

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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Inogen portable oxygen concentrator, 15-200 Inogen One G2 system, 2 batteries, ac & dc power cords.

Backpack & cart.

Like new. $3800 new/asking $2500.

815-772-3413 New GoGo Scooter. Exc. condition.

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WANT TO BUY 795

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

AKC Lab Puppies 2 black males 8 wks old. Strong FC background. All vet work complete.

Hips cert. EIC Clear. $600 563-212-3265.

Looking to buy, reliable, good shape, late model car, (5-6 yrs old) Prefer 4DR, Chevy or Ford. 5060k mi. extras not imp. 815-631-3631

Cat & Kitten -Gorgeous Tuxedo colors; F, spayed 1 yr.

M, 5 mo.; very sweet, need loving indoor home together.

815-5357061

Snow Plow blade for a 1998 Chevy C1500 truck.

815-441-4659

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Golden Doodles ready now.

Apricot. $700$800. 563-2127307

2 Andersen Windows 52 ½” T & 37 ½” W $300 Culligan Water Softener $150 815-946-3572

Wanted: Tea Cup size F Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free. 815-5649022 after 2:00.

4,000 oak kitchen cabinets in stock.

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AUTOMOBILES

2006 Yamaha golf cart, gas. Lots of extras, runs great.

815-994$2500.

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70 VHS tapes in good condition. All for $25 815-2842685 Dorm Refrigerator. $20 works great.

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1989 Jaguar XJ6, $700/obo. Needs work. Call 815564-0297.

2011 BMW 35i Z4 Roadster, 12K mi. & in pristine cond.

Garaged in heated & carpeted facility.

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Call 815-626-4048

1992 Isuzu Carry All, no rust. Runs great! $1500. 815994-3339.

1992 Chevy Cavalier, Sport Coupe 90k mi. 1 owner AT. PS PB A/C Newer Tires good cond. $2,495/OBO 815-499-7255

2007 Toyota Camry, silver, 17K mi. $12,500. Call Jeff 815-631-7610.

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2011 Toyota Camry LE, high mi. but in very good clean cond. Good mechanics. $8500 obo. 815-441-7673

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94 Buick Century Front end has damage, possible fix or for parts 160k mi. Many new parts. $625 815-289-6890

2014 Cadillac ATS Luxury Edit., silver, black leather. 4yr GM bumper to bumper warranty, 9K mi. $29,000.

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Yamah Concole piano w/ bench model M2E. Excl. condition – new $2,200/ asking $400 Idle Oaks 708-227-5485

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94-02, Dodge Ram, short bed, Leer topper, blue. Nice! $500 OBO 815-535-1950

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2001 Chrysler Town & Country LIMITED 200k. mi.

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201k mi. $1,495.

815-499-2539

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14 ft. Utility trailer. $500. See @ 1113 9th Ave. by Alley in RF. 815-626-3819

2005 Nissan 4wd truck, $6,000 815499-7060

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14ft. Flat bottom boat, wide, w/trailer. Fish finder, foot trolling controls, motor, pedestal $800/obo. seats.

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1995 Ford Ranger 93k. mi. Runs & drives great! $3,500 obo.

815-441-6483

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2000 Polaris 500 Turbo cooled 6x6 utility ATV w/dump bed/hitch/winch/ snowplow $4600, low hrs. 815-6316359.

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2013 FXDB Harley Davidson, red, low miles $11,000.

815-973-3944

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1995 Ford F150 ext. cab w/Meyers plow. 146Kmi.-11K on engine. $4500 815-535-3531.

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Sauk Valley Auction Calendar

Complete sale bills are published in Sauk Valley Classifieds.

November 11 - 12:00 NOON

4270 S. Wilson Mill Rd., Polo Bob Millhouse Estate Public Auction Service - 815-946-2660

November 14 - 10:30 A.M.

IL Rt. 84 Fulton Consignment Auction Chuck Lindsay Auction - 815-441-7006

November 17 - 10:00 A.M.

160 ACRE Land Auction - held at Deer Valley Country Club Anderson Land Co. - 815-718-1878 or Duncan Land and Auction - 815-631-0558

Reminder- Dixon IL Auction every Tuesday at Auction City. Start 3:00p.m.

Lee Hollingsworth, Auctioneer - 288-5814 Note- any cancellation will be noted in paper.

To place your auction in the newspaper or the Auction Calendar contact: Jennifer Diehl - Inside Sales Executive Sauk Valley Media 815-284-2222 or 815-625-3600 ext.655

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