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It’s not so easy Computer memories: Who owns them once we die?

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Army veteran Chris Dever, 44, of Sterling, pushes a van down the runway at Dixon Municipal Airport on Sunday afternoon. A recipient of a Purple Heart, Dever credits many muses for his setting of a Guinness Book of World Records mark.

PUSHED to the limit Chris Dever’s feat wasn’t just for the record. It was a reminder of charity, of perseverance – and it was a reminder to veterans that there’s no such word as ‘disabled’

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DIXON – For 2 hours, Chris Dever solidified his position as one of the toughest guys in the Sauk Valley’s history.

His bruised, battered, Purple Heart-worthy facade melted as he reflected on why he pushed a 6,125pound van a mile Sunday afternoon at Dixon Municipal Airport.

As he neared the cones – the goal line, as his “coach,” Scott Berge called them – he thought of one.

Singular. Thing.

PUSH continued on A104

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – When a loved one dies, laws cover how their houses, cars, and other property are passed on to relatives. But the rules are murkier – and currently far more restrictive – when it comes to pictures on Facebook, emails to friends or relatives and even financial records stored in online cloud accounts.

Google, Facebook and other companies have said a federal privacy law approved decades before digital storage became common prevents them from releasing electronic memories or records unless the account owner grants permission – even if the person is dead. Without an estate plan, families must try to crack their loved one’s passwords or take the costly step of litigating the matter to access photos and emails – and some have, with little success.

The laws governing how to divide belongings after someone dies have not caught up with the technological advances that have permeated the ways people communicate, but states have begun trying to bridge that gap. This year, Illinois was one of 19 states that passed similar laws to clarify what internet companies can release after someone dies and when information should remain inaccessible.

“I post quite a bit on Facebook. I post a lot of photos. If something were to happen to me, maybe my wife would like to have access to those photos,” said Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch, a state legislator from suburban Chicago who sponsored Illinois’ measure on the topic.

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Autumn – and a really big hot dog – on parade

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

LEFT: Kids watch Sunday as the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile passes through Oregon in the Harvest Time Parade, part of the festivities during Autumn on Parade. The 2-day annual event – it’s 46 years old this year – filled the streets with a parade and the courthouse lawn with crafts. More than 150 booths circled the courthouse, offering handmade, homemade and homegrown items. The event also featured an auto and tractor show, a 5K run/walk, an Olde English Faire, a doughnut-eating contest, food court and more. Go to http://autumnonparade.org to learn more about the event. ABOVE: The Southside Drill Team performs during the Harvest Time Parade during Oregon’s Autumn on Parade.

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For Scout, it’s all work for more play Teen takes matters into his own hands – along with tools and paint brushes – to fix up a childhood hangout that’s seen better days

Boy Scout Drake Dublo is working on his Eagle Scout project by fixing up, cleaning, and painting playground equipment at Tot Lot Park in Milledgeville.

Dublo, 17, played in the park when he was growing up. “It was kind of run down even then,� he said.

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MILLEDGEVILLE – Drake Dublo doesn’t seem like the kind of kid who enjoys being idle.

He plays free safety on the Milledgeville Missiles football team. He’ll be a forward on this year’s basketball team, and plays outfield on the school’s baseball team.

Off the courts or fields, Drake, the 17-yearold son of Mark and Sheila Dublo, competes in Scholastic Bowl, serves as class secretary, and is a National Honor Society member.

On weekends? He’s restoring Tot Lot Park on Charles Street. “I used to come here when I was a little kid, and it was kind of run down even then,� Drake said.

The work – he’s put in about 26 or so hours so far – is part of his Eagles Scout project for Boy Scouts Troop 55.

Tot Lot is almost as old as the village’s park district, which formed in 1969. Three years later, 2 and a half lots were purchased, playground equipment was installed, and Tot Lot Park was born.

Drake thought the park needed some attention, so he decided to make his Eagle Scout project getting Tot Lot Park in tip-top shape – which included installing and staining a new wood playset.

Some of the paint on the old playground equipment was chipped and faded, which stood in stark contrast to the new playset, so Drake is taking a brush in hand and brightening things up.

He’s also added two new picnic tables to the park, and a bench in honor of his late grandfather, Terry Pilgrim. “A lot of the funding for this came from his memorial fund,� Drake said.

Dublo plans to paint the remaining equipment, hoping to finish as soon as possible. “I know I’ve got to get done,� he said. “It’s been really hot and really windy for painting.�

Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

LEFT: Dublo installed a new playset at the park, staining it twice. RIGHT: The creatures in Tot Lot Park have seen better days, so Drake will be brightening things up with a fresh coat of paint.

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POLICE Sterling Police

Kelly E. McCue, 30, of Sterling; 2:57 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of Sixth Avenue; Lee County warrant for contempt of court; posted $100 bond.

Tressa L. Hunsberger, 25, of Sterling; 10:30 p.m.

Saturday in the 3900 block of East Lincolnway; leaving the scene of a property damage accident, operating uninsured motor vehicle; given state citations.

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Katie Dows, 30, of Dixon;

2:23 a.m. Sunday in the 300 block of West Chamberlin Avenue; aggravated battery, threatening a public official, resisting or obstructing peace officer; taken to Lee County Jail.

Dean Vance, 25, of Dixon; 1:44 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of West Chamberlin Street; driving under the influence, driving too fast for conditions; processed and released.

Nathan Donoho, 24, of Dixon; 1:44 a.m. Sunday in the 600 block of state Route 2; driving while license suspended, driving without lights when required; processed and released.

Girl, 17, of Oregon; 6:09 a.m. Saturday in the 500 block of South Lincoln Avenue; unlawful consumption of alcohol; released to her parents.

Trenton Anderson, 18, of Dixon; 6:09 a.m. Saturday in the 500 block of South Lincoln Avenue; driving under the influence, unlawful consumption of alcohol; processed and released.

Melissa S. Horton, 38, of Polo; 9:10 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; driving while

license suspended, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, failure to report accident to police authority; released on individual bond.

Chevy L. Wallace, 33, of Dixon; 4 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Lee County warrant for domestic battery – subsequent offense, domestic battery; posted bond and released with pending court date.

Nathan T. May, 27, of Dixon; 12:15 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Lee County body attachment; posted bond and released.

Lee County Sheriff Zachary I. Speir, 19, of Dixon; 12:13 p.m. Thursday; warrant for violation of probation – possession of a firearm with no Firearm Owners Identification card; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Robert T. Murphy, 46, of Davis Junction; 10:55 a.m.

Saturday on West Third Street in Byron; domestic battery; taken to Ogle County

Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Alberto Murillo, 25, of Rockford; 6:23 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of state Route 251 North; arrested on a charge of driving while license suspended, given citation for disobeying a stop sign.

William Pillion, 42, of Rochelle; Friday; driving while license suspended; given recognizance bond and released with notice to appear in court.

OGLE COUNTY – A Rockford man suffered minor injuries Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in the 10600 block of state Route 2 North.

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STERLING: PUMPKIN DASH

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ABOVE: Alexis Spears is held up by her mother, Jenna, as she picks out her pumpkin Saturday afternoon. BELOW: Kids and their parents pick out pumpkins after the races during the Pumpkin Dash.

ABOVE: Judging by the grin on his face, Lucas Mammosser, 3, of Rock Falls was happy to win his heat Saturday in the 3-year-old division at the Sterling Park District’s 25th annual Pumpkin Dash at Hoover Park. Kids 12 and under were grouped by age and dashed their way throughout the day at the park. Winners took home a big pumpkin, and the first 1,000 finishers pocketed a smaller one. Other activities included a petting zoo, bounce houses, ambulance tours, face painting, barrel rides and more. RIGHT: Kids take off from the starting line Saturday during the Pumpkin Dash.

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FBI working on film for teen encounters with police SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The Springfield FBI office is working with filmmakers to produce a video that agents hope will improve the interactions teens have with law enforcement officers when they’re pulled over.

The Central Illinois Film Commission is shooting the video, which should be available in high schools across the state by the end of the year,

The State Journal-Register reported.

The FBI said in a news release that the 20- to 25-minute video will reinforce what drivers should do when they’re pulled over and highlight important safety considerations to be taken when pulled over on an interstate, in a rural setting or within a city.

The video comes at a time of increased scru-

tiny of police-involved shootings and increased tension between black communities and law enforcement around the nation.

Schools across the state will be required to cover how to handle being stopped by the police in driver’s education class beginning next fall. The Illinois secretary of state will create the guidelines for schools.

Universities see enrollment drops SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Small and medium-sized public universities hurt by the state’s historic budget standoff saw the biggest enrollment declines this year compared with similar-sized schools in nearby states.

The nonpartisan Illinois Campaign for Political Reform said in a report released last week that Chicago State University’s enrollment declined by nearly 25 percent – the largest decrease among schools with less than 10,000 students.

Eastern Illinois University had the third highest decline in that group at 13 percent.

The report compared the schools with universities in Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Kentucky.

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OBITUARIES

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Teen birth rate hits an all-time low Tribune News Service

The birthrate among U.S. teenagers hit an all-time low in 2015, the seventh straight year a new record has been set.

Overall, there were 22.3 births for every 1,000 young women between 15 and 19, according to a report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That represents an 8 percent drop in just one year.

Declines like this add up. The teen birth rate is now 46 percent lower than it was in 2007 and 64 percent lower than in 1991, researchers at the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found.

That means the teen birth rate in the U.S. is now comparable to the rate in the African nation of Djibouti. It’s also closing in on those of Albania, the Slovak Republic and Serbia, according to data from the United Nations.

But despite the steady progress of American teens, they still lag other industrialized nations.

In Switzerland, for example, there are only 3 births for every 1,000 young women between the ages of 15 and 19.

In the U.S., the group that came closest to

a figure that low was Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. For every 1,000 Asian teens, there were 6.9 births.

Behind them were whites (16 births per 1,000 teens), Native Americans (25.7 births per 1,000 teens), black Americans (31.8 births per 1,000 teens) and Latinas (34.9 births per 1,000 teens). The birth rate for each of these groups declined over the last year, according to the report.

In addition, the gap between groups has narrowed substantially over the past 25 years. In 1991, the difference between the highest birth rate (104.6 births per 1,000 Latina teens) and the lowest (27.3 births per 1,000 Asian American teens) was 77 births per 1,000 teens. By 2015, the corresponding difference was 28 births per 1,000 teens.

The authors of the report attributed the across-the-board improvement to “declines in the proportion of teenagers who have ever had sex and, for sexually active teenagers, increases in the use of effective contraception practices,” they wrote. They also credited “increases in teen pregnancy prevention programs.”

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK ▼ Today’s visitations: Joyce Fortune of Tampico, 9:30-11 a.m. at Advent Christian Church in Prophetstown.

Ima Jean Spurgeon of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at Northside Baptist Church in Dixon.

Evelyn J. Lancaster of Morrison, 10-11 a.m. at BosmaRenkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Lucretia W. Little of Sterling, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling. ▼ Today’s funerals: Lucretia W. Little of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Ima Jean Spurgeon of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Northside Baptist Church in Dixon.

Joyce Fortune of Tampico, 11 a.m. at Advent Christian Church in Prophetstown.

Evelyn J. Lancaster of Morrison, 11 a.m. at BosmaRenkes Funeral Home in Morrison. ▼ Tuesday visitations: Alice A. Adolph of Chadwick, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church of

Chadwick.

Helen A. Becker of Maytown, 3-8 p.m., with the rosary recited at 2:30 p.m., at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy. ▼ Tuesday funeral: Alice A. Adolph of Chadwick, 10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church of Chadwick. ▼ Wednesday visitation: Helen A. Baker of Maytown, 9:30-10:15 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maytown. ▼ Wednesday funeral: Helen A. Baker of Maytown, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maytown. ▼ Saturday funerals: Dennis S. “Denny” Johnson of Mount Morris, 2-4 p.m. at Maggie’s Idle Hour in Mount Morris.

Thomas H. Stone of Walnut, 2-5 p.m. celebration of life at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manlius.

Frederick Wheeler of Iowa Falls, Iowa; burial at noon at River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia.

Clifford R. Golden MILLEDGEVILLE – Clifford R. Golden, 75, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at his home, after an extended illness.

McDonald Funeral Home in Milledgeville is handling arrangements.

Ronald J. Prozoris DIXON – Ronald J. Prozoris, 74, of Dixon, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at Dixon Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.

Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

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Helen A. Becker MAYTOWN – Helen Ann Becker, 79, of Maytown, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at Mendota Lutheran Home.

She was born July 16, 1937, in Marion Township, Lee County, the daughter of Bernard and Lucille (McBride) Bushman.

Helen was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maytown, and the Altar and Rosary Society. She was one of the originators of a sewing endeavor with other ladies called Little Dresses for Africa, which made britches and dresses for less fortunate children in Africa. Helen also danced in a square dancing club that traveled to area nursing homes, bringing entertainment to the residents.

Helen married Urban Becker on June 22, 1957, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy.

Survivors include her husband of Maytown; seven children, Debra (Al) Pendleton of Peoria, Tony (Beth) Becker, Mark (Kim)

Becker, Larry (Marge) Becker, and Steve (Karen) Becker, all of Amboy, Don Becker of Sterling, and Susan (Mark) Schuemann of Marion, Iowa; 23 grandchildren; 22 greatgrandchildren; and one brother, Ronald (Janet) Bushman of Dixon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Bernard and Charles Bushman; and one sister, Delores McGuire.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the rosary recited at 2:30 p.m., at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy. Visitation also will be from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maytown, with the Rev. Randy Fronek, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at St. Patrick Cemetery in Maytown.

A memorial has been established.

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STERLING – Donald A. Sier, 70, of Mapleton, formerly of Sterling, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at UnityPoint DIXON – Joan Sheridan, 90, of Dixon, died Sunday, Health–Methodist in Peoria.

Oct. 2, 2016, at Heritage Square in Dixon.

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OBITUARY Richard Trentlage of Fox River Grove, the creator of the Oscar Mayer Wiener jingle that immortalized the hot dog in song, and other jingle songs, smiles in Fox River Grove, Illinois, in 2000. The man who got generations of hot dog lovers humming along to the Oscar Mayer Wiener song has died at the age of 87.

CYBERSECURITY

Lawmaker: Russians will continue attacks on U.S. We must name and shame them, says Democrat WASHINGTON – Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that Russians will continue cyberattacks to interfere with U.S. elections unless something is done.

“I think the Russians respect one thing and that’s strength – if they see an open door, that’s an invitation to do more.

And I think we need to begin naming and shaming them, and work with our allies around the world who also have been hacked and interfered with by the Russians,” Schiff said on ABC’s “This Week.”

Schiff said he has no

doubt that the Russians are responsible for the hacking and he doesn’t think the Obama administration has any doubt either. Schiff said it’s “not a question of evidence.”

He said the Russians can’t manipulate vote results with the cyberattacks but could create doubts about the election by meddling with voter registration databases or doctoring emails and releasing them.

“The fact is that Americans already see the meddling. And I think it would be far worse if there is a problem with the election, and only after the election does the administration tell the American people – yes, the Russians were doing this and we knew it all along,” Schiff said.

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Man behind Oscar Mayer Wiener song dies CHICAGO (AP) – The man who got generations of hot dog lovers singing along to the Oscar Mayer Wiener song has died.

Richard Trentlage died Sept. 21 in Libertyville, Illinois, at the age of 87, according to an obituary posted online by a northern Illinois funeral home.

With the words, “Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener,” Trentlage helped solidify the company’s hot dogs as a piece of Americana. The

jingle he wrote appeared in a 1960s television commercial featuring cartoon children marching along and singing. The tune remained a fixture for the next half a century.

Trentlage was born in Chicago and began penning jingles as a high school student, starting with one about a fictional company he called Modern Plastic Brooms.

The idea was to dream up a believable sponsor for a school talent show

and sing the jingle during commercial breaks in a performance modeled after a radio program.

The Modern Plastic Broom jingle was evidently so memorable that his former classmates sang it during a 50th reunion.

Trentlage transformed his living room into a makeshift recording studio, inviting his own children to sing on audition tapes. His children even recorded “on-air” sessions.

“We were always getting out of school to hop a train and meet our dad at a Chicago recording studio,” his daughter, Linda Bruun, recalled in the funeral home obituary.

Trentlage was no onehit wonder. He also wrote “WOW! It sure doesn’t taste like tomato juice” for V8, “Buckle up for safety, buckle up!” for the National Safety Council and “McDonald’s is your kind of place!” for the burger chain.

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With the new laws, unless a person expresses otherwise, companies will release basic information from a user, such as the person’s email contact list, to help find friends or gather an inventory of a person’s assets. But to get the actual contents of the emails – even the subject lines – or photos and documents stored in a cloud service, people must proactively specify who they want to have their digital belongings.

The federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act, passed in 1986, didn’t anticipate the release of online information when executing

wills. Because probate law is typically left to the states, the laws legislatures are passing could effectively set new rules.

The Chicago-based Uniform Law Commission wrote the legislation states are passing with the support of internet companies, but that wasn’t always the case.

Initially, the commission wanted administrators of a person’s estate to have access to everything from users’ accounts in cases where someone did not leave instructions about what to do with their digital assets.

Only one state, Delaware, managed to pass that version of the commission’s proposal, but 27 legislatures tried and failed in 2014.

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States with legislation addressing access to digital records: http://bit.ly/1JHj4rv counsel at NetChoice, an industry group that represents the interests of such companies as Facebook, Google and PayPal, said the revised legislation “balances the needs of the bereaved with the privacy interests of the account holders and the people with whom they corresponded.”

West Virginia, Utah, and Iowa are among the dozen other states that have drafted bills seeking to join the 19 that enacted laws.

Facebook allows users to choose a “legacy contact” to access their account, and Gmail has an “account trustee”

option. In instances where people use those options, the companies’ agreements with them will supersede the state laws.

Even with the new laws, planning is necessary at a time when many still don’t think about the contents of their internet accounts as property.

“This is one of those many examples where the law really gets its power by giving people the knowledge that it exists,” said Washington state Sen. Jamie Pederson, the sponsor of the law passed there this year.

The promise of privacy companies offer

users has led to heartache and frustration for the families of account holders who have had to go to court for the right to access their relative’s emails and photos.

In 2005, Yahoo turned over more than 10,000 pages of emails in a CD to the family of Lance Cpl. Justin Ellsworth, a marine from Michigan whose family went to court for the material.

But others have not been successful.

The family of John Ajemain in Massachusetts has been unable to get his emails from Yahoo after his death in 2006.

And in 2012, Facebook quashed a subpoena from the family of Sahar Daftary, a model who fell to her death from an apartment building in

Manchester, England, in 2008.

In Virginia, after Ricky Rash’s 15-year-old son, Eric, killed himself in 2011, Facebook provided a CD with the contents of his account but not his password. Rash still struggles with the notion that for decades people have stumbled upon mementos while cleaning out a late parents’ home, but in the digital age those keepsakes can be out of reach.

“What is the difference of the shoebox full of letters and pictures under the bed or in the attic?” Ricky Rash asked.

“You go in as a child taking care of your parents’ estate, you may find something in those memoirs that surprises you.”

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ELECTION 2016 | PRESIDENTIAL RACE

The road to the White House runs straight through North Carolina State poised to be one of key swing states RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Republican Donald Trump can do little to stop Democrat Hillary Clinton from winning the presidency if she carries North Carolina, where their close race reflects the national liabilities of both candidates.

Trump is struggling with conservative Democrats, especially women in the big and booming suburbs of Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, who’ve long been part of the GOP’s winning formula in North Carolina.

Clinton has her own worries: Younger voters who helped Barack Obama win the state in 2008 and come close in 2012 are far more hesitant to back her.

In a scenario playing out across the most contested states, Clinton’s pursuit of new supporters is aided by a huge, data-driven ground force in North Carolina, while Trump is sticking with his come-what-may plan.

“Both candidates have problems here,” said Paul Shumaker, an adviser to U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, who is seeking re-election. “But I think the Clinton people are more attuned about fixing their problems than Trump’s are.”

Clinton, in a visit Sunday to Charlotte, addressed congregants at a black church less than 2 weeks after the police-involved shooting death of a black man. The shooting led to two nights of violent protests and a debate over race relations.

“We’ve got to take action. We’ve got to start now, not tomorrow. Not next year, now,” Clinton said.

Polls suggest North Carolina, Ohio and Florida are among the most competitive states expected to decide the final steps on the path to the 270 electoral votes required to win the White House.

In all but one of the past nine presidential elections, the Republican nominee has taken North Carolina. Clinton’s apparent strength in once reliably Republican Virginia and swing state Colorado might mean a perilously narrow route to an electoral majority for Trump.

If Clinton captures North Carolina, Trump would have to carry perennially tight Ohio and Florida, plus Democrat-leaning Pennsylvania, and sweep less populous close states that appear increasingly out of reach.

Shumaker says GOP support for Trump is lower than usual in North Carolina, as estimated in private GOP and public polling. 2012 nominee Mitt Romney received more than 90 percent of the GOP vote in North Carolina, according to exit polls; Trump appears markedly short of that.

Trump, however, has promised to win over conservative Democrats, though he has little out-

Johnson could be big factor in home state WASHINGTON – Gary Johnson could make a big difference in his home state of New Mexico, a state with five electoral votes, according to a new Albuquerque Journal poll.

Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate, got 24 Gary percent Johnson support in the survey, conducted Sept. 27-29. Johnson was Republican governor of the state from 1995 to 2003.

Hillary Clinton got 35 percent and Donald Trump 31 percent in a state that’s been viewed as Clinton territory. Nationally, the Clinton-Trump race remains close, meaning Clinton probably can’t afford to lose a state where she’s seen as a favorite.

Sanderoff said Johnson is hurting Clinton more than Trump in the state, particularly among Hispanics, considered an important Clinton constituency. Johnson wins the backing of 31 percent of Hispanics. reach aimed at specific voter groups in North Carolina; Clinton does.

Perhaps the biggest unknown heading into the Nov. 8 election is whether African-Americans will turn out for Clinton at near the historic levels they twice did for Obama, the first black president.

Clinton dominates Trump among AfricanAmericans, who make up 22 percent of North Carolina’s voters, the biggest share of any of battleground state. Trump has done little to turn around long-standing support for Democrats by black voters.

Clinton has organizers on or near campuses of the state’s 12 historically black colleges and universities.

Moreover, early-voting restrictions enacted in 2013 by North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Legislature and GOP Gov. Pat McCrory were overturned after being ruled discriminatory toward black voters.

McCrory is up for reelection in November and trails Democrat Roy Cooper in a rare case where a down-ballot race could generate turnout for the presidential campaign.

“I think Democratic intensity on that issue – the attempt at voter suppression – is going to keep African-American turnout at the levels we’ve had lately,” said Ken Eudy, a Democratic campaign strategist.

Shumaker, the GOP senator’s aide, said that might be enough to lift Clinton in a close race.

“It’s going to come down to the wire,” he said. “And we’re a 2-point state.”

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What about our taxes?

In all the talk about Trump’s taxes, how the election will affect everyone elses’ tax bill is getting overlooked WASHINGTON (AP) – For America’s wealthiest families, the presidential campaign presents a stark choice: A big tax increase if Hillary Clinton wins the election – or a big tax cut if Donald Trump wins.

For everyone else? Right now, neither candidate is proposing major tax changes.

Tax policy is one of the issues on which the two nominees differ most.

Their approaches are likely to draw new attention in the wake of a New York Times report that Trump’s nearly $916 million in losses in 1995, according to tax records the paper received anonymously, means he may not have paid federal income taxes for as many as 18 years.

On trade, Clinton has backed off her previous support for free trade agreements and, like Trump, now opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a pact involving the U.S. and 11 other nations.

Trump has said he will spend twice as much on building and repairing roads, airports and other infrastructure as Clinton would.

On trade and infrastructure spending, Trump has taken a populist approach that jettisons Republican orthodoxy.

But on taxes, his proposed tax cuts for individuals and businesses are more in line with previous Republican candidates and elected officials. After two previous tries, he provided more details on his tax plans in a speech in New York last week – although he left one key component unclear.

Clinton, for her part, is proposing to raise taxes for the wealthiest households to pay for traditional Democratic proposals such as expanding access to higher education.

“Here, at least, they fall into very much traditional Democratic and Republican proposals,” said William Gale, codirector of the Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Brookings Institution and Urban Institute.

On taxes, the two candidates remain far apart.

Here are summaries of their proposals:

Taxes on higher incomes Trump: He would cut the top income tax bracket to 33 percent from its current level of 39.6 percent. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan has made the same proposal, which the conservative Tax Foundation said would help boost after-tax income for the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans by 5.3 percent.

Trump would also cap tax deductions at $200,000 per household.

Clinton: She is proposing several tax increases on wealthier Americans, including a 4 percent surcharge on incomes above $5 million, effectively creating a new top bracket of 43.6 percent. And those earning more than $1 million a year would be subject to a minimum 30 percent tax rate. She would also cap the value of many tax deductions for wealthier taxpayers.

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All the changes would increase taxes in 2017 for the richest 1 percent by $78,284, reducing their after-tax income by 5 percent, according to the Tax Policy Center.

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occur when a U.S. company acquires a foreign corporation, then relocates overseas, to avoid paying U.S. corporate taxes. The U.S. corporate tax rate of 35 percent is the highest in the developed world, though many companies use deductions and other strategies to avoid paying that amount. Trump would only tax repatriated corporate money at 10 percent to incentivize businesses to bring it back into the country.

Clinton: Would discourage inversions by making it harder for a U.S. company to classify itself as a foreign-owned to avoid U.S. taxation. She would also place an “exit tax” on companies that leave the U.S. while still keeping earnings overseas that haven’t been subject to U.S. tax.

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Taxes on middle incomes Trump: Would reduce the seven tax brackets in current law to three, at 12 percent, 25 percent and 33 percent. He’d also raise the standard deduction to $15,000 for singles and $30,000 for households.

Clinton: Says she will not raise taxes on the middle class. Her current proposals would have little impact on the bottom 95 percent of taxpayers, according to the Tax Policy Center.

Corporate tax rate Trump: Would cut the corporate rate from its current 35 percent to 15 percent. It’s unclear however, whether he’d allow “pass through” corporations, which pay taxes on revenue as personal income, to claim the 15 percent rate.

Doing so would cost an extra $1.5 trillion, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, which supports lower tax rates.

Clinton: Would not change the corporate tax rate.

‘Carried interest’ loophole Trump: Managers for private equity firms and hedge funds can classify their investment profits as “carried interest” and pay capital gains taxes on their income at rates that can be as low as half the regular income tax rate. Trump says he would eliminate the loophole, but hedge fund and private equity managers would be able to pay even lower tax rates should Trump let passthroughs enjoy his lower 15 percent rate.

Clinton: Would eliminate the loophole and tax carried interest as ordinary income.

Estate taxes Trump: Would eliminate the so-called “death tax” that is currently levied on estates worth more than $5.45 million ($10.9 million for married couples).

Clinton: Would increase the estate tax to 65 percent from 40 percent and apply it to more estates, starting with those worth $3.5 million ($7 million for married couples).

Trump: Wants to make child care costs taxdeductible, subject to caps based on income and the average price of childcare in a state. It would apply to stay-athome parents as well. It would expand the Earned Income Tax Credit to benefit lower-income earners who pay little or no income tax. Current law allows parents to claim a credit of up to $6,000 for child care expenses. He’d also let families put aside money in tax-exempt accounts to pay for child care.

Clinton: Has made several proposals intended to help limit child care expenses to 10 percent of a family’s income through a combination of expanded government spending and unspecified tax credits.

Corporate inversions Trump: Argues his steep cut in the corporate tax rate would end the practice of corporate “inversions,” which

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The family of Mary H. Frey would like to take this time to thank the doctors and nurses at KSB for their care while mom was in the hospital.

Special thanks to her doctor, Dr. Poonam Sachdev, and her nurses for the wonderful care mom received (Melinda and Holly) when we took her for check-ups and when she was ill. Their kindness and concern will always be remembered.

To all of the people who sent cards during mom’s illness and cards afterwards; the people who gave money towards memorials, masses, and money towards other things; the food that was sent to the house and the wonderful luncheon after the funeral the Catholic Women’s Club gave.

The flowers mom received were just beautiful from friends and family.

A special thank you to Father Sehr for his visits out to the house to see mom and for the beautiful mass at the church; for the beautiful service at the cemetery with Terry Wagner; and to Sam Berard for his visits to our house with communion for mom.

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Lastly, to Jones Funeral Home who have always been there for our family making things easier. There were also Mass cards, memorials, and a plant given but people forgot to sign their names and we’re sorry you didn’t get a thank you from us personally.

Mom was always smiling even when she was so sick. All of us kids were proud that she was ours.

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Big business says, ‘No way’ Not one CEO of a Fortune 100 company has donated to him

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llinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, walks to the governor’s office in 2015 at the Capitol in Springfield. A new documentary, “Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics,” produced by Illinois Policy Action, explores the web of influence one man can weave when he wields such great power for more than 3 decades.

Madigan’s army: Gaining power through patronage New documentary shows how he did it and at what cost to the people of Illinois

BY AUSTIN BERG Illinois Policy Institute

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aking a documentary about the most powerful politician in Illinois is not for the faint of heart.

Interviewees feared for their livelihoods. Three in-state production companies wouldn’t take the job, saying they couldn’t risk reprisal. The crew that decided to make the film received death threats.

This is Illinois’ political culture under House Speaker Mike Madigan’s reign.

Since House Democrats first elected him to the speakership in 1983, the state has had six governors, more than 200 state senators and 500-plus state representatives. The persistence of a lone figure is concerning.

That’s why Illinois Policy Action produced “Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics.” It’s a documentary exploring the web of influence one man can weave when he wields such great power for more than 3 decades.

Madigan was born into this system. It’s all he’s ever known.

And it has wreaked havoc on the state.

RISING TO PROMINENCE under the wing of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, one of the most important lessons Madigan learned was that building a patronage army was the key to longevity.

After becoming the 13th Ward committeeman in 1969, Madigan quickly began planting locals in government jobs and turning them into foot soldiers for the Democratic Party. “[I]n those days, when I became the ward committeeman, that was the biggest thing around,” Madigan said in a 2009 interview as part of the oral history of the late Chicago mayor.

“I mean, everybody wanted to

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be a ward committeeman. They knew the power of the patronage system.”

His candor is disturbing.

“They wanted a job in the patronage system,” he said in that interview. “I would tell them, ‘Yes, we can put you in a job.

But you’re going to Austin work for the DemBerg ocratic Party.’”

It’s no wonder Madigan was elected to the House of Representatives a year later, in 1970.

His army has only grown in the 45 years since he seized a seat in the Statehouse.

Filmed interviews with former politicians, professors and political commentators exposed the political machine the speaker has built.

“HE’S BEEN GETTING people jobs, getting promotions for his people, getting raises for his people. It’s what he does,” longtime Illinois political commentator Rich Miller said in an interview for the documentary.

He compared Madigan’s operation to that of mob leader Paulie Cicero in the organized crime movie “Goodfellas.” In return for support, the speaker provides protection for favored workers and Democratic House members.

“Everybody pays tribute up, but from the top down they take care of you. And that’s how they get the loyalty,” Miller said.

A 2014 Chicago Tribune investigation in the wake of Madigan’s Metra patronage scandal found more than 400 current or retired government employees who work elections for Madigan, donate regularly to his campaigns, register voters on his behalf, or circulate candidate petitions for him. That’s a conservative estimate.

It can be difficult for some Illinoisans to grasp the consequences of machine politics on their everyday lives.

Apathy and cynicism toward the state’s political system have become the norm. Gallup polling conducted just last year shows Illinoisans have the

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lowest trust in state government of any state in the nation – by far.

The system’s hidden victims are those caught up in it. Those who can’t escape.

The documentary includes an interview with a Madigan patronage worker. He insisted upon being picked up and dropped off in different locations.

“Since you’re working a government job, they know what your salary is, and you’re expected to turn over usually 8 percent of your salary, whether it’s cash or ticket sales or labor or manpower. Your job comes with a premium,” he said.

“I’m talking to you guys anonymously because I fear for my livelihood.”

Dick Simpson, political science professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, has observed that fear for more than 40 years.

“Mike Madigan controls your behavior because he controls your livelihood,” he said. “Most people who see [patronage] want a higher position themselves, so they keep their mouth shut.”

THE POWER IS intoxicating.

And it’s bipartisan.

Lee Daniels is the only other Illinoisan to serve as House speaker since Madigan took the reigns in 1983. He occupied the office for just 2 years. And he refused to condemn the speaker’s tactics.

“I believe in patronage done properly,” Daniels said in an interview. “I don’t believe in giving incompetent people jobs or people who don’t work for it. But you build a force by doing that.”

Illinoisans know patronage builds power. But at what cost?

For the answer, visit michael­ madigan.com to find a documentary screening near you.

Note to readers: Austin Berg is a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute, and worked as a writer and consultant on “Madigan: Power.

Privilege. Politics.” He wrote this column for the Illinois News Network, a project of the Institute.

Austin can be reached at aberg@ illinoispolicy.org.

NEW YORK – In this citadel of the rich and powerful, where the imperious Trump Tower looms over those who pull the financial strings, it is astonishing that not one CEO of a Fortune 100 company has donated to Donald Trump’s effort to become president.

After all, Trump’s logic in claiming he should run the nation is that he is a wealthy businessman who negotiates big deals and influences people. Trump is the Republican nominee, and a majority of top CEOs are Republican. But Trump’s argument is not swaying those who know him best, his fellow business leaders.

The Wall Street Journal analyzed donations to Trump through August and reported top CEOs are avoiding having anything to do with his presidential bid.

This is dramatically different from 4 years ago when, the newspaper said, about a third of Fortune 100 CEOs donated to Mitt Romney. This time around, many CEOs donated to Trump’s rivals during the primaries, and 11 have donated to Hillary Clinton.

Andrew Ross Sorkin, an esteemed financial columnist for The New York Times, found a number of business leaders think Trump is a bully and are steering away from him out of fear of reprisal.

Sorkin quoted Reid Hoffman, a founder of LinkedIn who recently created a card game that ridicules Trump, as acknowledging even he feared blowback from Trump.

“It’s the same thing like on school grounds, when people won’t go help the kid who is being bullied because they’re worried that the bully will focus on them,” Hoffman told Sorkin.

Also, CEOs have to answer to boards of directors and stockholders; getting into messy political controversies in a divided nation is not smart business.

NONETHELESS, IF business leaders truly believed that Trump could bring back jobs from overseas, where his Make America Great Again caps are made, or that he could single-handedly modify health and safety regulations, or that he could solve the problems of the inner city and end terrorism or triple economic growth and cut their taxes, they would probably hold their noses and endorse him.

They are not.

How does a buttoneddown pillar of the commu-

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nity endorse a man who, during his debate last week with Clinton, said about his profiting from the housing downturn that took millions of Americans’ homes away, “That’s called business, by the way”?

How can men and women who run multibillion-dollar companies with thousands of employees countenance a candidate who, when Clinton noted he paid no income taxes, boasted, “That makes me smart”?

How can bottom-line managers endorse a man who’s had a rash of business bankruptcies, opposes free trade, and is a pariah with big banks?

How can disciplined CEOs struggling to make their companies more diverse and tolerant give money to someone who calls a Latina Miss Universe, “Miss Piggy,” “Miss Housekeeping” and “Miss Eating Machine”? (And then, unasked, derided her for gaining a “massive” amount of weight.)

TRUMP AND HIS sycophantic team argue that lack of business support shows he is an outsider.

They say when he boasted he gave money to politicians because he knew they would do what he wanted, it means he knows how the system works.

But the opposite is true.

There is no evidence indicating Trump would not use the presidency to bully, to intimidate and to enrich his own businesses.

He has no specifics about the “change” he says he seeks.

Americans who are desperate for change should realize that change can be bad. Many think a Trump era would result in fewer jobs, lower wages, more trade wars, shooting conflicts and a nasty recession.

Not change we wish to see.

We are nearing the end game of this long cycle.

The Donald camp of supporters remains resolute.

Nothing will dissuade them from voting for a straight-talking guy who makes a mockery of political correctness. The Hillary team of backers sees her experience, preparation and eagerness to serve as indisputable qualifications to lead.

So it falls to the uncomfortable undecideds, who are squirming at having to decide. If they move to Libertarian Gary Johnson, Trump will win. If they stay home, Trump still might win.

It’s risky business, any way you look at it.

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Co-worker forced to hide discomfort Dear Abby, A woman I’ll call Betty Jo works in my office. We are only casual acquaintances. We speak in passing when time permits, but she has never invited me to lunch with her or suggested any interaction outside the job.

About 3 months ago, Betty Jo mentioned that she and her husband were planning a renewal of wedding vows and said she was going to invite me. In my mailbox at work, I found a poorly photocopied version of a formal invitation, with the following handwritten note at the top in large block letters: “CASH GIFTS ARE CHEERFULLY ACCEPTED!”

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

I did not plan on attending, since I felt that if Betty Jo really wanted me, she could have at least sent me an original invitation to my home.

Two weeks ago, while knitting during my lunch break, Betty Jo came up to me and asked about

the item I was working on. She then informed me that since I hadn’t yet given her a gift, I could complete my knitting project and give that to her! Abby, I was flabbergasted. It’s a customdesigned angora sweater, a gift for a cherished friend.

I mumbled something about being “busy as a bee” with projects to complete, and since that day I have gone out of my way to avoid any contact with Betty Jo. I’ve even managed to find an office with a door that locks in which to take my breaks.

First, am I behind the times or is requesting money on an invitation

a new trend? Second, why would this rude and clueless woman request such an elaborate gift from someone she barely knows? Third, how do I handle future interactions with her at the office? Please don’t reveal my name, city or state.

– Bothered and Bewildered Dear Bothered, You are not behind the times. To request a gift of money (cash, yet!) is still regarded by most people as bad manners.

Your co-worker asked you for the sweater you were knitting because she either has a lot of nerve, or doesn’t know

any better.

Please stop trying to hide from her. You don’t have to feel defensive for not attending her renewal ceremony or giving her a gift. Just maintain a polite and consistent distance, and continue to socialize with others as you always have.

Dear Abby, I am 50 and about to re-enter the dating scene. I’m financially stable and look forward to a nice retirement in the future. I hope to find a woman for a lasting relationship. However, I would like her to also be financially stable and building her own retirement fund.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, Oct. 4 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:457:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, 815-499-4866.

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-6262230.

Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9 a.m.- noon, Kroger, 2301 Locust St., Sterling, 815-6263467.

American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Erie High School, 435 Sixth Ave. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure checks and Caregiver Support Group, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Commodities, 10-11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Senior Information Services, 10 a.m. to noon, Heritage Center, 106 S. Broad St., Lanark, 800541-5479.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, open; 6 p.m. women’s, open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Dixon Noon Lions, noon, private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., 815-973-2105.

Public welcome.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon1 p.m., YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, 12x12; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Low Vision Group, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., 815-288-1328.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 5:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Overeaters Anonymous, 6 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-379-2293.

Twin City Educational Scholarship Board meeting, 6 p.m., YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling, 815-6257237.

TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-622-2820.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 N. Brown Ave., Ashton.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous, Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Rock Falls Eastern Star, 8 p.m., 117 Second, Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., home meeting, closed, call 815-284-2589.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Lutheran Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

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

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-6262230.

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

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

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

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:30-11 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Blood pressure check, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-564-2145.

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

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

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave. Flu vaccinations (adults and children), 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Ogle County Health Department, 903 C. S. Seventh St., Rochelle, 815562-6976.

Lee County Networking Council, 11:30 a.m., That Place on Palmyra, 628 Palmyra Road, Dixon, Jennifer, 815-288-9236.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Gratitude Group, noon, Big Book, closed; 6 p.m. Big Brook, tradition, closed, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous, Group, noon, open; 7 p.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

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

Free blood pressure checks, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, 815-857-2550.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., open, St. Patrick Community Center, 903 N. Caron Road, Rochelle.

Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Rock Falls Blood Donation Center, 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 800733-2767.

Share Your Life Story workshop, 1:30 p.m., Whiteside County Extension office, 12923

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Lawrence Road, Sterling, 815632-3611.

Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815625-0382.

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

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

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

Safe Harbor – Community Recovery Group, 6:30 p.m., Town Square Centre, 101 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-994-1953 or 908-361-7924.

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

AWANA, 6:20-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

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

Carroll County Fair Board, 7 p.m., Carroll County Fairgrounds, 28374 Milledgeville Road, Milledgeville, 815-2449444.

Touched By Suicide ... Survivors Gather, 7 p.m., Classroom 2, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815-5353402.

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

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

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave. Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District Board meeting, 8 p.m., U.S. Department of Agriculture Building, 16255 Liberty St., Morrison.

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Here are some tips to battle bad breath Tribune News Service

There are many causes of bad breath, also called halitosis.

The breakdown of food particles and other debris by bacteria in and around your teeth can cause a foul odor.

If your mouth becomes dry, such as during sleep or after smoking, dead cells can accumulate and decompose on your tongue, gums and cheeks, causing odor.

Eating foods containing oils with strong odor such as onions and garlic, can lead to bad breath.

Foul-smelling breath can also be a symptom of illness, such as lung disease, diabetes or liver failure.

To reduce or prevent bad breath: Brush your teeth after you eat. Keep a toothbrush at work to use after eating. Brush using a fluoride-containing toothpaste at least twice a day, especially after meals. Toothpaste with antibacterial properties has been shown to reduce bad breath odors.

Floss at least once a day. Proper flossing removes food particles and plaque from between your teeth.

Brush your tongue.

Your tongue harbors bacteria, so carefully brushing it can reduce odors. People who have

a coated tongue from a significant overgrowth of bacteria (from smoking or dry mouth, for example) can benefit from a tongue scraper, or use a toothbrush that has a built-in tongue cleaner.

Clean dentures or dental appliances. Clean it thoroughly at least once a day or as directed by your dentist. Clean dental retainers or mouthguards each time before you put it in your mouth.

Your dentist can recommend a good cleaning product.

Drink plenty of water.

To keep your mouth moist, avoid tobacco and drink plenty of water – not coffee, soft drinks or alcohol, which can lead to a drier mouth. Chew gum or suck on candy (preferably sugarless) to stimulate saliva. For chronic dry mouth, your dentist or physician can prescribe an artificial saliva preparation or an oral medication that stimulates the flow of saliva.

Adjust your diet. Avoid foods such as onions and garlic that can cause bad breath. Eating a lot of sugary foods also is linked with bad breath.

Regularly get a new toothbrush. Change it when it becomes frayed – about every 3 to 4 months, and choose a soft-bristled toothbrush.

Schedule regular dental checkups, generally twice a year.

Chew fresh parsley.

Chewing parsley can improve bad breath temporarily.

COMMUNITY EVENTS games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Hand and Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Bingo, Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779, 4:30 p.m. doors open, 5:30 p.m. kitchen opens and 6:30 p.m. bingo begins, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, 815-288-3557. No computers.

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Cath-

olic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 6:308:30 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling; 815-6228838.

Tuesday, Oct. 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, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

Burn exercise class, 8:309 a.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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

Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

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, 815-2889236.

Line dancing, 10:30 a.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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.

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

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

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

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

Karaoke, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside

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

Sublette Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., north shelter, Sublette Centennial Park, 815-713-5675.

Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m.,

Lanark City Park, 200 W. Claremore St., Lanark. Rain or shine.

Dixon Coin Club, coin grading, 6 p.m., and auction, 7 p.m., Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, 815-441-8343.

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Monday, Oct. 3 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Mexican Train dominoes, Wii Bowling 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Euchre lessons and games, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. Register: 815-622-9230 or 828-461-7979.

Situation Room, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

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Monday, October 3, 2016

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Students are rewriting some wrongs Foundation channels students’ knowledge into making Wikipedia entries more accurate and understandable LOS ANGELES – The time had come to choose a major at Caltech, and Alice Michel had a notion that intrigued her. But when she looked it up on Wikipedia, what she got was a whole lot of gobbledygook.

It was, she learned, an “interdisciplinary field of scientific research.” It had something to do with “the biosphere, the lithosphere and/or the atmosphere.”

Here was a subject worthy of an entire area of study on campus, but its Wikipedia entry was “totally useless.”

Lucky for geobiology, Michel wasn’t deterred. And before she graduated, as a senior project, she righted the wrong.

She read through dozens of research papers, reviewed her own notebooks, surveyed her peers and turned the geobiology entry into a 4,200-word article – complete with diagrams, photos and hyperlinks to related topics.

She was, in fact, one of hundreds of science students in the country who improved Wikipedia as part of their college coursework, in what many see as a boon for both the online encyclopedia and science education.

Immersed in their own worlds of chemical compounds, differential equations and complicated lab reports, scientists have long struggled with translating what they know to the world. But professors are increasingly finding ways to train those entering scientific fields to be better communicators. After all, how useful is a scientific breakthrough if no one understands it – or even knows about it?

Wikipedia has 500 million readers across the globe. Its content surfaces near the top of just about any Google search.

Since the crowdsourced encyclopedia first hit the internet in 2001, tens of millions of people around the world have been empowered to anonymously create, edit and write about topics minuscule and enormous, well-known and obscure.

The quantity has been unbeatable, the quality sometimes far less so – a matter of significance for such topics as medical ailments and prescription drugs that frequently are searched for by those in need of information.

Professors, once averse to Wikipedia, now see its potential.

Midterm papers and literature reviews – usually read only by the instructor or perhaps a teaching assistant – can be turned into comprehensive, accurate Wikipedia entries.

“College students are in this

great sweet spot where they’re picking up a lot of knowledge about science in their field, but they’re also still connected to that sense of not knowing. That’s a great time to write for the general audience,” said Eryk Salvaggio of the Wiki Education Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, spun off from the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia, whose goal is to train professors to improve the quality of Wikipedia’s content.

So far this year, 240 college science classrooms in the U.S. and Canada have improved the content of more than 2,500 articles and created 247 new ones, he said. All told, these webpages have been viewed more than 81 million times. The foundation’s goal is to double these numbers by the end of 2016, which it has dubbed the Year of Science.

To accomplish this, Wiki Ed, with the help of Google and the Simons Foundation, which

seeks to advance research in math and basic sciences, has been recruiting at conferences held by professional groups such as the American Society of Plant Biologists and teaming up to host Wikipedia-editing marathons with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Also helping the cause is what seems to be a generational shift in the perceived value of clear, accessible science communication.

In past decades, the attitude was “real scientists don’t talk to the public about their work.

You’re not awarded for popularizing science,” said Deborah Blum, director of MIT’s Knight Science Journalism Program.

But, she said, “we’re all going to be better off if we’re thinking about how we talk about science in an open, transparent, understandable way is integrated into the way we train scientists from the beginning.”

To the Electors of the State of Illinois: The Illinois Constitution establishes a structure for government and laws. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may propose changes to any part; (2) the General Assembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in the Legislative Article. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Constitution before they become effective. The purpose of this document is to inform you of proposed changes to the Illinois Constitution and provide you with a brief explanation and a summary of the arguments in favor of and in opposition to the proposed amendment.

Proposed changes in the existing constitutional amendment are indicated by underscoring all new matter and by crossing with a line all matter which is to be deleted.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ADD SECTION 11 TO ARTICLE IX OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION ARTICLE IX – REVENUE SECTION 11. TRANSPORTATION FUNDS (a) No moneys, including bond proceeds, derived from taxes, fees, excises, or license taxes relating to registration, title, or operation or use of vehicles, or related to the use of highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, airports, or to fuels used for propelling vehicles, or derived from taxes, fees, excises, or license taxes relating to any other transportation infrastructure or transportation operation, shall be expended for purposes other than as provided in subsections (b) and (c). (b) Transportation funds may be expended for the following: the costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation, including statutory refunds and adjustments provided in those laws; payment of highway obligations; costs for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and betterment of highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, airports, or other forms of transportation; and other statutory highway purposes. Transportation funds may also be expended for the State or local share of highway funds to match federal aid highway funds, and expenses of grade separation of highways and railroad crossings, including protection of at-grade highways and railroad crossings, and, with respect to local governments, other transportation purposes as authorized by law. (c) The costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation shall be limited to direct program expenses related to the following: the enforcement of traffic, railroad, and motor carrier laws; the safety of highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, or airports; and the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, maintenance, operation, and administration of highways, under any related provisions of law or any purpose related or incident to, including grade separation of highways and railroad crossings. The limitations to the costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation under this subsection (c) shall also include direct program expenses related to workers’ compensation claims for death or injury of employees of the State’s transportation agency; the acquisition of land and the erection of buildings for highway purposes, including the acquisition of highway rights-of-way or for investigations to determine the reasonable anticipated future highway needs; and the making of surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction and maintenance of flight strips and highways. The expenses related to the construction and maintenance of flight strips and highways under this subsection (c) are for the purpose of providing access to military and naval reservations, defense-industries, defense-industry sites, and sources of raw materials, including the replacement of existing highways and highway connections shut off from general use at military and naval reservations, defense-industries, and defense-industry sites, or the purchase of rights-of-way. (d) None of the revenues described in subsection (a) of this Section shall, by transfer, offset, or otherwise, be diverted to any purpose other than those described in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section. (e) If the General Assembly appropriates funds for a mode of transportation not described in this Section, the General Assembly must provide for a dedicated source of funding. (f) Federal funds may be spent for any purposes authorized by federal law.

EXPLANATION The proposed amendment adds a new Section to the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution that provides revenue generated from transportation related taxes and fees (referred to as “transportation funds”) shall be used exclusively for transportation related purposes. Transportation related taxes and fees include motor fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, and other taxes and user fees dedicated to public highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit (buses and rail), ports, or airports.

Under the proposed amendment, transportation funds may be used by the State or local governments only for the following purposes: (1) costs related to administering transportation and vehicle laws, including public safety purposes and the payment of obligations such as bonds; (2) the State or local share necessary to secure federal funds or for local government transportation purposes as authorized by law; (3) the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, maintenance, and operation of highways, mass transit, and railroad crossings; (4) expenses related to workers’ compensation claims for death or injury of transportation agency employees; and (5) to purchase land for building highways or buildings for to be used for highway purposes.

This new Section is a limitation on the power of the General Assembly or a unit of local government to use, divert, or transfer transportation funds for a purpose other than transportation. It does not, and is not intended to, impact or change the way in which the State and local governments use sales taxes, including the sales and excise tax on motor fuel, or alter home rule powers granted under this Constitution. It does not seek to change the way in which the State funds programs administered by the Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois Department of Transportation, and operations by the Illinois State Police directly dedicated to the safety of roads, or entities or programs funded by units of local government. Further, the Section does not impact the expenditure of federal funds, which may be spent for any purpose authorized by federal law.

FORM OF BALLOT Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution Explanation of Amendment The proposed amendment adds a new section to the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. The proposed amendment provides that no moneys derived from taxes, fees, excises, or license taxes, relating to registration, titles, operation, or use of vehicles or public highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, or airports, or motor fuels, including bond proceeds, shall be expended for other than costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation, costs for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and betterment of public highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, airports, or other forms of transportation, and other statutory highway purposes, including the State or local share to match federal aid highway funds. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

YES –––– NO

For the proposed addition of Section 11 to Article IX of the Illinois Constitution.

CAPITOL BUILDING SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE I, Jesse White, Secretary of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Proposed Amendment, the Explanation of the Proposed Amendment, Arguments in Favor of the Amendment and Arguments Against the Amendment and a true copy of the Form of Ballot for this call as the regularly scheduled general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as set forth in compliance with the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this 22nd day of June, 2016.

Jesse White Secretary of State This voter information material is available in written format in English, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Spanish, and Braille. It is also available in audio format in English. For more information visit www.cyberdriveillinois. com or write the Secretary of State’s office at 111 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62756.

Este material de información para el votante está disponible en formato impreso en inglés, chino, hindi, polaco, español y sistema Braille. También está disponible en formato de audio en inglés. Para obtener más información, visite www.cyberdriveillinois.com o escriba a la oficina del Secretario de Estado en 111 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62756. 此投票信息资料提供英语、中文、北印度语、波兰语、西班牙语书面版本，另有盲文版本。同时还有英语音频版本。如需更多信息，请访问 www.cyberdriveillinois.com，亦可致函州务卿办公室， 地址：伊利诺伊州斯普林菲尔德市东门罗街 111 号，邮编 62756（111 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62756）。 यह मतदाता सूचना अंग्रेजी, चीनी, हिंदी, पॉलिश, स्पैनिश तथा ब्रेल लिपि में लिखित स्वरूप में उपलब्ध है। यह अंग्रेजी में ऑडियो स्वरूप में भी उपलब्ध है। अधिक जानकारी के लिए www.cyberdriveillinois.com पर जाएँ अथवा राज्य सचिव के कार्यालय को 111 ईस्ट मनरो स्ट्रीट, स्प्रिंगफील्ड, इलिनॉयस 62756 पर लिखें। Ten materiał informacyjny dla wyborców jest dostępny w formie pisemnej w języku angielskim, chińskim, hindi, polskim, hiszpańskim oraz alfabecie Braille’a. Jest on również dostępny w formacie audio w języku angielskim. Aby uzyskać więcej informacji należy odwiedzić stronę internetową www.cyberdriveillinois.com lub napisać do biura Sekretarza Stanu przy 111 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62756.

Monday, October 3, 2016

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SUPREME COURT

One down, where to go?

Justices begin a new term, facing an empty seat full of uncertainty WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is set to begin its new term as it ended the last one, down one justice and ideologically deadlocked on a range of issues.

The absence of a ninth justice since Antonin Scalia’s death in February has hamstrung the court in several cases and forced the justices to look for less contentious issues on which they are less likely to divide by 4-4 votes.

It could be several months, at least, before the nation’s highest court is again operating at full strength.

“It’s a very interesting time at the court. That doesn’t necessarily translate into interesting cases.

In fact, it may translate into the opposite,” said Paul Clement, the Bush administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer and a frequent advocate in front of the court.

By law, the court convenes on the first Monday in October. But the key date this year is the second Tuesday in November, Election Day on Nov. 8.

How the presidential election turns out will go a long way toward determining the judicial outlook of the ninth justice, the direction of the court and the outcome of several cases already being heard and others that probably will be at the court soon.

A victory by Republican Donald Trump means the seat of Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February, would almost certainly be filled with a like-minded conservative. And if any of three justices in their late 70s or early 80s were to leave the court during a Trump presidency, conservative control could be cemented for a generation.

A win by Democrat Hillary Clinton probably would result in the confirmation of Judge Merrick Garland, whose nomination by President Barack Obama has been blocked

by Senate Republicans, or perhaps a more liberal choice. In either case, Democratic appointees would constitute a majority of the Supreme Court for the first time since the early months of the Nixon administration in 1969.

More significantly, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would lead a liberal majority that no longer would

be dependent on the support of a more conservative justice. That fifth vote has typically come from Justice Anthony Kennedy and, less often, Chief Justice John Roberts.

Such a shift could affect the court in profound ways, perhaps causing Roberts to moderate his views on some issues in order to retain the power to shape decisions, said George Terwilliger, a lawyer who has served in Republican administrations and worked with Roberts. The senior justice in the majority assigns the opinion-writer in a case.

Roberts “will be seeking in as many cases as possible perhaps a middle ground that takes him and perhaps one of his conservative colleagues to a position where they may not want to be,” Terwilliger said. “I think that’s John’s personality.”

If the election itself doesn’t yield a clear winner, the court could be asked to get involved, as it did 16 years ago in Bush v.

Gore, the case about Florida’s disputed voting outcome. The big difference is the court in 2000 was fully staffed and able to deliver a final ruling, even if half the country didn’t like it.

The court is starting off a term with eight justices for the first time in 25 years.

Clarence Thomas was confirmed in October 1991, a couple of weeks after that term began.

The court’s calendar so far is lacking in the kinds of blockbuster cases seen in recent years when it dealt with health care, gay marriage and abortion rights.

It includes a church’s challenge to its exclusion from a Missouri state program to provide rubberized surfaces in playgrounds, a dispute over whether disparaging names can receive trademark protection from the government, two redistricting cases involving the rights of minority voters and two appeals from death row inmates.

But, waiting in the wings are cases involving the rights of transgender people, immigration, climate change, voter identification and religious freedom. These are the sorts of issues that have split the court along ideological lines before. Some of those cases could be heard and decided in the spring.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE BONDS AND RIGHT TO FILE PETITION AND HEARING ON PROPOSED ISSUANCE

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Ordinance No. 16-17 adopted on September 29, 2016, the City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois (the “City”), intends to issue alternate bonds, being general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) payable from the hereinafter identified revenue source, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,100,000, and bearing interest per annum at not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by law at the time the Bonds are sold, for the purpose of (i) currently refunding certain of the City’s outstanding General Obligation Limited Tax Debt Certificates, Series 2008, which financed a sports complex and other capital projects and paid the costs of issuance of the Certificates, (ii) crossover refunding certain of the City’s outstanding Taxable General Obligation (Limited Tax) Debt Certificates, Series 2010 (Build America Bonds – Direct Payment), which financed certain general capital improvements in the City and paid costs of issuance of the Certificates (together (i) and (ii) constituting the “Refunding”), and (iii) paying certain costs of issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds shall be payable from (i) Telecommunications Taxes, Electric Utility Taxes and Gas Utility Taxes (collectively, the “Utility Taxes”), (ii) receipts of the State of Illinois income taxes (such distributive share referred to herein as the “Revenue Sharing Receipts”) imposed by the State of Illinois pursuant to the Illinois Income Tax Act and distributed pursuant to the State Revenue Sharing Act (together with “Utility Taxes” and “Revenue Sharing Receipts,” the “Pledged Revenues”) and (iii) ad valorem taxes of the City for which its full faith and credit have been irrevocably pledged, unlimited as to rate or amount (the “Pledged Taxes”). The ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds is attached hereto and appears below this notice.

Notice is hereby further given that if a petition signed by 201 or more of registered voters of the City is submitted to the City Clerk of the City (the “City Clerk”) within 30 days of publication of this notice, asking that the within 30 days of publication of this notice asking that the question of the issuance of the Bonds (the “Proposition”) be submitted to referendum, then the Proposition shall be submitted to the electors of the City at the consolidated primary election to be held on the 28th day of February, 2017, unless there are no voters scheduled to cast votes for any candidates for nomination for, election to or retention in public office, in which case the Proposition shall be submitted to the electors of the City at the consolidated general election to be held on the 4th day of April, 2017. If no petition is filed with the City Clerk within said 30 day period, the Bonds shall be authorized to be issued. A form of petition is available from the City Clerk at the principal office of the City at 200 West Main Street, Morrison, Illinois. /s/ Melanie T. Schroeder City Clerk City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois ORDINANCE NO. 16-17 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2016 of the City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,100,000 for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding obligations of the City and paying for costs related thereto.

WHEREAS, the City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois (the “City”), is a municipal corporation and body politic of the State of Illinois, duly created, organized and existing under the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended (the “Municipal Code”), and having the powers, objects and purposes provided by said Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City (the “Corporate Authorities”) has determined that it is necessary to (i) currently refund certain of the City’s outstanding General Obligation Limited Tax Debt Certificates, Series 2008, which financed a sports complex and other capital projects and paid the costs of issuance of the Certificates, (ii) crossover refund certain of the City’s outstanding Taxable General Obligation (Limited Tax) Debt Certificates, Series 2010 (Build America Bonds – Direct Payment), which financed certain general capital improvements in the City and paid costs of issuance of the Certificates (together (i) and (ii) constituting the “Refunding”), and (iii) pay certain costs of issuance of the Bonds (as such term is hereinafter defined), all for the benefit of the inhabitants of the City; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the Refunding, including legal, financial, bond discount, printing and publication costs, capitalized interest, and other expenses (collectively, the “Costs”), is not less than $2,100,000, and there are insufficient funds on hand and lawfully available to pay such costs; and WHEREAS, up to $2,100,000 of alternate bonds need to be issued at this time pursuant to the Local Government Debt Reform Act, 30 ILCS 350/1 to 350/18 (the “Act”); and WHEREAS, it is necessary for the best interests of the City that the Refunding be completed, and in order to raise funds required for such purpose it will be necessary for the City to borrow an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $2,100,000 and in evidence thereof to issue alternate bonds, being general obligation bonds payable from (i) Telecommunications Taxes, Electric Utility Taxes and Gas Utility Taxes (collectively, the “Utility Taxes”), (ii) receipts of the State of Illinois income taxes (such distributive share referred to herein as the “Revenue Sharing Receipts”) imposed by the State of Illinois pursuant to the Illinois Income Tax Act and distributed pursuant to the State Revenue Sharing Act (together with “Utility Taxes” and “Revenue Sharing Receipts,” the “Pledged Revenues”) and (iii) ad valorem taxes of the City for which its full faith and credit have been irrevocably pledged, unlimited as to rate or amount (the “Pledged Taxes”), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,100,000, all in accordance with the Act; and WHEREAS, if the above-mentioned revenue source is insufficient to pay the alternate bonds, ad valorem property taxes upon all taxable property in the City without limitation as to rate or amount are authorized to be extended to pay the principal of and interest on the alternate bonds; WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 15 of the Act, the City is authorized to issue alternate bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,100,000 for the purpose of providing funds for the Refunding and to pay the Costs; NOW THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows: Section 1. Incorporation of Preambles. The Corporate Authorities hereby finds that all of the recitals contained in the preambles to this Ordinance are full, true and correct and does incorporate them into this Ordinance by this reference.

Section 2. Determination To Issue Bonds. It is necessary and in the best interests of the City to complete the Refunding and pay the Costs, alternate bonds of the City are hereby authorized to be issued and sold in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,100,000, known as “General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2016” (the “Bonds”) of the City, said Bonds being payable from (i) Telecommunications Taxes, Electric Utility Taxes and Gas Utility Taxes (collectively, the “Utility Taxes”), (ii) receipts of the State of Illinois income taxes (such distributive share referred to herein as the “Revenue Sharing Receipts”) imposed by the State of Illinois pursuant to the Illinois Income Tax Act and distributed pursuant to the State Revenue Sharing Act (together with “Utility Taxes” and “Revenue Sharing Receipts,” the “Pledged Revenues”) and (iii) ad valorem taxes of the City for which its full faith and credit have been irrevocably pledged, unlimited as to rate or amount (the “Pledged Taxes”).

Section 3. Publication. This ordinance, together with a notice in the statutory form, shall be published once within ten days after passage hereof by the Corporate Authorities in the Daily Gazette; the same being a new paper of general circulation in the City, and if no petition, signed by 201 electors (said number being the greater of (i) seven and one-half percent (7½%) of the registered voters in the City or (ii) the lesser of 200 registered voters or 15% of registered voters), asking that the question of the issuance of the Bonds be submitted to the electors of the City, is filed with the City Clerk of the Corporate Authorities within thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of this Ordinance and said notice, then this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect and the Bonds shall be authorized to be issued. A petition form shall be provided by the City Clerk at the principal office of the City, located at 200 West Main Street, Morrison, Illinois, to any individual requesting one.

Section 4. Additional Ordinances. If no petition meeting the requirements of applicable law is filed during the petition period hereinabove referred to, then the Corporate Authorities may adopt additional ordinances or proceedings supplementing or amending this Ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of the Bonds and prescribing all the details of the Bonds, so long as the maximum amount of the Bonds as set forth in this Ordinance is not exceeded and there is no material change in the purposes described herein. Such additional ordinances or proceedings shall in all instances become effective in accordance with applicable law. This Ordinance, together with such additional ordinances or proceedings, shall constitute complete authority for the issuance of the Bonds under applicable law.

Section 5. Additional Proceedings. If no petition meeting the requirement of applicable law is filed during the petition period hereinabove referred to, then the preparation and distribution of a preliminary official statement relating to the Bonds is hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to deem the preliminary official statement nearly final.

Section 6. Severability. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance.

Section 7. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions or orders, or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, specifically the ordinance adopted by the Corporate Authorities on the 12th day of September, 2016, are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.

Section 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law

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PASSED this 29th day of September, 2016.

APPROVED by me this 29th day of September, 2016. /s/ R. Everett Pannier Mayor, City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois ATTEST:

/s/ Melanie T. SchroederCity Clerk City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois

BINA Notice The Mayor and City Council of the City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois will hold a public hearing on October 24, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. The hearing will be held in the Whiteside County Board Room located at 200 East Knox Street, in Morrison, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments on the proposal to sell bonds in the amount of up to $2,100,000 for the purpose of (i) currently refunding certain of the City’s outstanding General Obligation Limited Tax Debt Certificates, Series 2008, which financed a sports complex and other capital projects and paid the costs of issuance of the Certificates, (ii) crossover refunding certain of the City’s outstanding Taxable General Obligation (Limited Tax) Debt Certificates, Series 2010 (Build America Bonds – Direct Payment), which financed certain general capital improvements in the City and paid costs of issuance of the Certificates (together (i) and (ii) constituting the “Refunding”), and (iii) paying certain costs of issuance of the Bonds.

By: /s/ Melanie T. Schroeder

Title: City Clerk

Oct. 3, 2016

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Inspiration comes from friends, family, fellow veterans PUSH

“I’m not one-tenth as crazy as him,” said Rich “Snooky” Rutherford, t one of several muses “ I t j u s t m a d e m e Dever credits. remember my brothers,” “Yeah, but I didn’t give Dever, 44, of Sterling said. my kidney to someone “I made it back. Some of else, either,” Dever said them didn’t. This was a as he heaved the van, inch way to remember them.” by inch with his posterior.

On Sept. 13, 1993, Dever He also credits local took a sniper’s round powerlifters and, most of between the ribs, which all, the guy who sat in the ran through about an inch driver’s seat Sunday, his from his spine. That was nephew, Cody Dever, 27, 3 weeks before the Bat- who’d love nothing more tle of Mogadishu, also than to serve in the miliknown and Black Hawk tary, if it weren’t for his Down, in Mogadishu, heart transplant at age 5, Somalia. and his kidney transplant Dever was a member at 13. of the Army’s “My big2-14 Infantry gest inspiraOnline extra 10th Mountion is the guy Click on this story behind the tain Infantry Division QRF. at saukvalley.com wheel,” Dever to watch Chris Two members said “They Dever push a van, lost their lives didn’t give part of his 1-mile in that battle. him a chance march to a GuinAnother, Russ to survive, and H o f e r , 5 8 , ness Book of World that was years Records mark. remembers and years Dever’s return ago.” to base.

One year ago, Dever “They had to blow a hole pushed a Toyota Tacoma in the wall to get back in,” a mile near The Branhe said before Dever’s dywine, but it wasn’t undertaking Sunday, pre- Guinness Book of World ceded by this warning: Records-accredited. For “If you guys see me the past couple of years, throwing up, that’s natu- he’s just been practicing ral,” Dever said to a crowd for this. While massive of a few dozen who came men have pushed planes out to watch his feat. “I’m and similar masses a 100 used to it by now.” yards or so, there was a Luckily, no one saw void in Guinness’ book: anything from Dever’s pushing a vehicle a mile. stomach on the tarmac, So Devers reached out to not literally, anyway. But Guinness a few months figuratively speaking? ago and, a couple of weeks You bet. Guts, and lots of ago, the record-keeping them. fixture approved the catAbout a tenth of a mile egory. Dever said at about into the trek, he shed his the half-mile mark that in compression sleeves and about 12 weeks, he’ll get wrist supports. His right his certificate. hand had fallen asleep, “But first, I’ve gotta finwhich Dever shrugged ish this,” he said. “You off. get to a point where your He alternated between body has nothing to do pushing, palms pressed, with it. It’s about the fingers splayed, against training you’ve done. It’s the rear windows of the about the nutrition, and van of his church, Amaz- the mental preparation.” ing Grace Assembly, to To turn the controls over putting his rear into it, to his mettle, he worked pushing his back to its his way up to 3,500 leg very limits. reps, and 3,500 more with Near the quarter-mile his arms, on a parked point, a plane lifted off vehicle in his driveway. from Charles R. Walgreen That workout took about Field, about 30 meters 4 hours. behind the van’s bumper.

“If you work, you train, “If it weren’t for you, and you listen to othnone of us would be able ers, you can attain great to be that close to a plane goals,” he said. “On my taking off on a runway,” first day of training, I Berge said. “Thanks for completed my first goal. that, buddy!”

The next goal was the next CONTINUED FROM A1

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Veteran Chris Dever stops to rest while pushing a van down the runway at Charles R. Walgreen Field on Sunday afternoon. RIGHT: Dever pushes a van down the runway. day of training, and it just grew and grew. You only eat an elephant one bite at a time.”

He’s a regular contributor to charities, especial Kids Hope USA, which works for at-risk children, but would like to inspire anyone. Of any demo-

graphic. Any body type.

Any place in life.

“This is me saying donate to a charity … any charity,” he said. “But this is also me saying, ‘I’m not dead yet.’ When the world labels you a disabled vet, it’s up to you to prove the world wrong.”

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FOOTBALL | WOODEN SHOE BOWL | FULTON 35, MORRISON 13

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GOLF | RYDER CUP

No doubt about it Fulton slips past Morrison to win Wooden Shoe Bowl for U.S.

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

FULTON – It wasn’t easy, but Fulton will be able to slip on the Wooden Shoe for the third consecutive season.

The Steamers took advantage of a critical Morrison error and pulled away late to post a 35-13 victory before a big crowd on Saturday night. Fulton (5-1, 3-0 Three Rivers Rock) became playoff eligible by reaching the five-win mark, and gets to keep the coveted Wooden Shoe trophy that goes to the winner of the game between the two neighborhood rivals.

“It feels pretty good, and we’ve come a long way since the beginning of the season,” senior quarterback Tyler Sweenie said.

“Obviously we didn’t come out the way we wanted to start, but we came out after halftime and finished the way we wanted to.”

Fulton was able to pull away due in large part to the accurate right arm of Sweenie. Morrison (2-4, 1-2) did a good job of slowing the Steamers’ rushing attack, especially early, so FulPhilip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com ton took to the air.

Sweenie was an efficient 9-for- Fulton’s Cole McClary (48) fights for extra yardage as Morrison’s Ethan Fischbach (left) and Aaron 12 for 181 yards, including a Deter tackle him Saturday night during the Wooden Shoe Bowl in Fulton. The Steamers won their 21-yard touchdown pass to Ty third straight game in the Three Rivers Rock rivalry, beating the Mustangs 35-13.

Paulline. Seven of Sweenie’s completions went for at least 10 Star of the game: Tyler Sweenie, Fulton, 9-for-12 passing, 181 yards, TD yards, with the longest being a Key performers: Tyler Bruggenwirth, Fulton, 3 receptions, 99 yards; Nate Bush, Morrison, 5 carries, 53-yarder to Tyler Bruggenwirth 77 yards, 2 TDs early in the fourth quarter.

Up next: Morrison at Orion & Bureau Valley at Fulton, both 7:30 p.m. Friday SHOE FITS continued on B34

VOLLEYBALL | STERLING INVITATIONAL

Warriors runners-up at own invite Sterling doesn’t lose a set in pool play, but falls to Metamora in final

BY ERIC INGLES eingles@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5555 @Eric_Ingles

STERLING – The Golden Warriors cruised through pool play at the Sterling Invitational on Saturday at Westwood Sports Complex, but ran into Metamora in the final match of the day, falling 25-15, 25-22.

Sterling had trouble with the Metamora hitting combination of Maddie Stott and Amanda Greening in the first set, as the Redbirds were able to build a 22-12 lead. Kaylee Martin had three kills in the span of four points to cut the lead to 23-15, but Metamora closed the set out.

The Golden Warriors led early in the second set thanks to a Martin kill and an ace by Olivia Pilgrim, but a block and a kill by Stott and a kill from Jackie Beaver put the Redbirds in front 7-5.

The teams traded points back and forth, with Sterling finally getting a pair of kills from MarPhilip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com tin to tie the game 17-17. The set Sterling’s Miranda Williams (13) goes up for the block on a would then be tied at 18, 19, 21 Metamora hitter during the title match Saturday afternoon at the and 22 before Metamora closed Sterling Invitational at Westwood Sports Complex. Metamora it out with two kills from Beaver beat the Golden Warriors 25-25, 25-22 for the championship. and a kill from Reagan Begole.

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“Metamora’s a really good team, and we stuck with them to 22 in that second set,” Martin said. “We know some areas we need to clean up on, and once we clean up on them, hopefully we can get them next time.”

The Redbirds’ multiple hitters and combinations kept Sterling on its toes defensively.

“They had a really fast offense, so we weren’t set a lot of times when they were already in the air swinging,” Martin said. “We just have to recognize quicker and watch our hitters more than the ball.”

The Golden Warriors had not dropped a set up until that point, cruising through pool play with a 25-19, 25-23 win over Pecatonica; a 25-11, 25-8 win over Alleman; and a 25-17, 25-13 win over Bureau Valley.

In the first match of the championship round-robin, the Golden Warriors beat Peoria Christian 25-9, 25-13. Sterling scored the first six points of that match, three on aces by Katelyn Smoot, before back-to-back kills by Martin.

RUNNERS-UP continued on B24

Americans take control early to reclaim Cup

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

CHASKA, Minn. – Patrick Reed shook his fists with fury for every big putt he made.

Phil Mickelson leaped higher than when he won his first Masters. Ryan Moore delivered the final point in this American masterpiece Sunday at the Ryder Cup. The 17-11 victory over Europe was their biggest rout in 35 years.

Only this was more than just 3 days of exquisite golf at Hazeltine. This victory began 2 years ago in Scotland, when Phil Mickelson publicly criticized U.S. captain Tom Watson and a process that he felt put the Americans in position to fail far too often.

“When put in the right environment, the U.S. team brought out some amazing golf,” Mickelson said, “and we’re bringing back the Ryder Cup because of it.”

Sure enough, that 17-inch gold trophy was gleaming on a table, right next to a couple of champagne bottles on ice.

This wasn’t about being maybe the best team ever assembled. The Americans were a team, and that was all that mattered. For the first time since 1975, every U.S. player won at least one match. And for the first time since 2008, the Ryder Cup is staying in America.

Four years after Davis Love III saw his team blow a 10-6 lead at Medinah, he watched them make more birdies and eagles than he could count as they filled the scoreboard with American red and took any suspense out of the outcome.

NO DOUBT continued on B44

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The United States’ Zach Johnson celebrates his singles win Sunday at the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine in Chaska, Minn. The U.S. beat Europe 17-11.

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Cubs win finale; Cards miss out on wild card, B4.

Gebhardt, Warriors win in Peoria, B2.

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Monday, October 3, 2016

LOCAL ROUNDUP

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Gebhardt wins in Peoria

Local events

Wildcats knock off Hawkeyes

Sterling boys take team title; Weidner 2nd at Elmwood

SVM staff, wire services

Justin Jackson ran for 171 yards, and Austin Carr caught three touchdown passes as Northwestern held on to beat Iowa 38-31 on Saturday.

Trae Williams’ interception in the final minute secured the win for the Wildcats (2-3, 1-1 Big Ten), who scored touchdowns on three straight drives in the second half for their first win at Kinnick Stadium since 2009.

C.J. Beathard threw for 204 yards and a touchdown – but was sacked six times – for Iowa (3-2, 1-1), which snapped its ninegame regular-season Big Ten winning streak.

Northwestern’s Clayton Thorson threw for 164 yards. Carr – his favorite target and the Big Ten’s receptions leader – has caught a touchdown pass in four straight games.

Jackson became the fourth player in Northwestern history to reach 3,000 career yards. The junior’s 58-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter regained the lead for the Wildcats.

Illini can’t hold off Cornhuskers Terrell Newby ran for 113 of his 140 yards and scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and No. 15 Nebraska survived a scare from Illinois with a 31-16 win in Lincoln.

Newby touched the ball on 18 of Nebraska’s last 21 plays from scrimmage and the Cornhuskers (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) won going away after being down 16-10.

They also avenged a 14-13 loss last year in Champaign.

Illinois (1-3, 0-1) got off only 10 offensive plays after taking its six-point lead with 7:40 left in the third quarter. The Illini have lost 14 straight, and 23 of 24 against Top 25 opponents.

Wolverines beat Badgers Wilton Speight threw a tiebreaking, 46-yard touchdown pass to Amara Darboh midway through the fourth quarter, and Jourdan Lewis had a spectacular one-handed interception as No. 4 Michigan beat No. 8 Wiconsin 14-7 in Ann Arbor.

Jim Harbaugh led the Wolverines (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) past a Top 10 team for the first time since their Rich Rodriguez-led team rallied to beat the ninthranked Badgers in 2008.

Wisconsin (4-1, 1-1) had the ball at its 8 with 2:59 and no timeouts left. They went for it on fourth-and-10 from their 8, and Alex Hornibrook’s deep pass was picked off by Lewis.

Lewis leaped to snatch the ball out of the air with his right hand and pinned it against his hip.

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Paced by individual champion Jake Gebhardt, the Sterling boys cross country team took top honors in the 34-team Peoria Central Invitational on Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

The Golden Warriors amassed 132 points, 20 fewer that runner-up Freeburg. Metamora (160), Danville (187) and Marion (196) rounded out the top five teams.

Gebhardt crossed the finish line in 14 minutes, 46 seconds, 9 seconds ahead of the next finisher, Jake Gillum of Metamora. It was a PR for Gebhardt, and only 18 seconds off the Sterling school 3-mile record of 14:28 set by Pat Fortney in 1974.

Dewey Landis (7th, 15:11), Bryce Tessmann (19th, 15:34), Isaiah Moorman (50th, 16:09) and Mikio Martinez (55th, 16:17) rounded out the Sterling lineup.

Dixon finished eighth with 269 points. Jonah Fulton (27th, 15:38) and Sean Masterson (29th, 15:40) led the Dukes.

Sierens 33rd at Elmwood-Brimfield: Bureau Valley’s Bradley

Sierens finished in 17:28.7 at the Elmwood Brimfield Invitational.

Austin Catton finished 46th in 17:51.6, and Kurt Bitting finished in 18:36.7.

Central Catholic’s Adam Schlenker won the race in 15:52.9. Elmwood-Brimfield won the team championship.

Girls cross country Weidner 2nd in Elmwood:

Bureau Valley’s Haley Weidner took second at the ElmwoodBrimfield Invitational, finishing in 18:51.0. Overall winner Ryan Block of Knoxville finished in 18:44.1.

Eureka won the team title with 75 points. Bureau Valley scored 256 to finish 12th.

Saturday’s stars Jake Gebhardt, Sterling XC, won Peoria Invite in PR time of 14:46.9 Haley Weidner, BV XC, 2nd at Elmwood-Brimfield Invite in 18:51.0 Logan Lazansky, Oregon soccer, 2 goals in victory Kerry Mullen & Lauren Moeller, Sterling swimming, 1 individual win, 2 relay wins each Duchesses 5th at Peoria:

Girls swimming

Warriors 3rd at UT: Sterling set a

pair of meet records in the sprint relays to highlight a third-place finish at the United Township Sprint Classic.

The 100 freestyle relay team of Sarah Page, Sami Royer, Lauren Moeller and Kerry Mullen won in 51.51. The same foursome took the 200 freestyle relay in 1:46.84.

Individually, Mullen led the way in the 50 freestyle (25.94), while Moeller took first in the 150 freestyle (1:31.58).

United Township won the meet with 494 points, and was followed by Macomb (281), Sterling (254) and Newman (73).

Volleyball Rockets 2-3 at Riverton: After winning its first two matches Friday, Rock Falls dropped all three Saturday contests at the Riverton Invite.

Kenzie Olson had 40 kills and four stuff blocks for the Rockets (14-9), while Alex Romo and Maddie Sands each added 20 kills; Sands also had 28 digs. Sydney Young’s 42 digs led the team, as did Annie Austin’s 56 assists.

Emily Marcum chipped in 19 kills and 14 assists.

Eastland 3rd in Moline: Led by all-tournament selections Makenzie Fink and Ashley Beyers, the Cougars went 2-1 at the Moline Invite to earn a tie for third place.

Eastland (16-8) beat Davenport (Iowa) West 25-19, 25-21, then topped Quincy Notre Dame 25-21, 25-22. The Cougars then lost to Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Kennedy 25-12, 25-14.

Paced by 10th-place finisher Nicquelette Fazekas, Dixon finished fifth in the 30-team Peoria Invitational at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

The Duchesses had 243 points, behind Metamora (84), Lake Villa Lakes (163), Normal U-High (171) and Mundelein Carmel (178).

Fazekas crossed the finish line is 18 minutes, 13 seconds. Kira Goral was next in 18:50, good for 50th place.

Sterling was ninth as a team with 272 points. Leading the Golden Warriors were Maggie McPherson (33rd, 19:12.4) and Madilyn Barnhart (35th, 19:12.9).

Boys soccer Oregon 6, Byron 3: Eduardo Guzman dished three assists, and Logan Lazansky had two goals as the Hawks topped the visiting Tigers.

Berto Dominguez, Petr Smid, Skylar Carlson and Brendon Riesselman each had goals for Oregon, while Kaden Humphrey added an assist.

Sycamore 3, Dixon 0: The Dukes fell to 10-6 after being shut out by Faith Christian def. Cornerstone the Spartans at Sauk Valley Com- 25-14, 25-21: Michal Schuler had munity College.

10 kills and four aces as the FalCornerstone 3, Faith Christian cons won at home Friday night.

Meghan Van Buren chipped 0: The Falcons ventured to Sycamore on Friday and were handed in with 16 kill assists and eight points for Faith Christian (19-4). a shutout loss by Cornerstone.

Today Girls golf 4 p.m.

• Erie, Mercer County at Galva • Rock Falls at Alleman

Boys soccer 6 p.m.

• Geneseo at Dixon

Volleyball 6 p.m.

• Faith Christian at Morning Star 7 p.m.

• Polo at Forreston • West Carroll at Galena

Tuesday Women’s volleyball 6 p.m.

• Carl Sandburg at SVCC

Cross country 5:20 p.m.

• Amboy, Eastland, Newman at Panther Invite, Erie

Boys golf TBA

• Dixon, Rock Falls, Sterling at 2A Stillman Valley Regional, at PrairieView (Byron) • Amboy, Bureau Valley, Erie, Fulton, Morrison, Newman, Prophetstown at 1A St. Bede Regional, at Spring Creek (Spring Valley) • Eastland, West Carroll, Polo at 1A Eastland Regional, at Lake Carroll (Lanark) • Oregon at 1A Oregon Regional, at Silver Ridge

Boys soccer 4:15 p.m.

• Lutheran at Oregon 6 p.m.

• Sterling at Ottawa

Girls swimming 4:30 p.m.

• Byron, Boylan at Sterling 5 p.m.

• Moline at Morrison

Girls tennis

Dixon 2nd, Comets 3rd in their pools RUNNERS-UP

Volleyball 5 p.m.

• Byron at Dixon

CONTINUED FROM B1

t Martin finished the day with 43 kills, 25 digs and 10 blocks. Josi Borum had 70 assists and 25 kills, Mya Pearson had 18 kills and eight blocks, and Pilgrim had 16 digs.

Dixon finished second in Pool B, then went 1-1 in Pool BB. In pool play, the Duchesses fended off Fulton 19-25, 25-22, 15-6 and beat Rochelle 25-7, 23-25, 15-10 before falling to Peoria Christian 25-18, 27-25.

The Duchesses beat Pecatonica for their third three-set win of the day, winning 25-19, 23-25, 25-18. Dixon trailed 17-13 in the second set before kills from Brenna Melvin and Jessa Long put the Duchesses briefly in the lead.

Dixon was in control of the third set early, getting the first five points, including an ace from Maddie Melvin. Three kills from Abbie Devine later in the set helped close things out.

The Duchesses fell to Rockford Lutheran 25-16, 25-21 in their final match.

Fulton, Newman and Bureau Valley all finished third in their respective pools in the morning, and all wound up facing each other in the afternoon pools.

The Steamers fell to Peoria Christian 25-16, 16-25, 15-13, and beat Rochelle 25-18, 25-8.

Facing Three Rivers rivals in the afternoon, Fulton beat Bureau Valley 25-17, 25-13, and beat the Comets 25-18, 25-16.

Against the Storm,

4:30 p.m.

• Rkfd. Lutheran at Dixon • Newman at St. Bede

6 p.m.

• Sterling at Yorkville • Rkfd. Christian at Oregon • Kewanee at Bureau Valley • Prophetstown at Newman • Berean Baptist at Faith Christian 7 p.m.

• Orion at Erie • Morrison at Riverdale • Amboy at Pecatonica • Rock Falls at Annawan • Eastland at River Ridge • AFC at Orangeville • Milledgeville at Dakota • Polo at Durand

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Sterling’s Kaylee Martin (8) slams a kill against Metamora during the title match of the Sterling Invitational on Saturday at Westwood Sports Complex.

Fulton rushed out to a 10-1 lead in the second set, and moments later got a kill from Jordan Price to make it 12-2.

Saige Barnett answered with a kill for BV, but Fulton then went on a run, paced by kills from Rachel Huizenga and Phoebe Tiesman, and a block by Daekota Knott.

Against the Comets, Fulton took control in the first set with kills from Jensen Schrader and Knott, and Knott taking care of an overpass.

Kills from Mary Jensen helped the Comets cut into the lead, but Fulton closed the set out with an ace from Abby Willging, one of 14 she served up for the day.

“It was really like a roller coaster,” Newman coach Debbi Kelly said.

“We’re up at times, then we’re down. We’ve just got to get better.”

Brooke Huizenga led the Steamers with 30 kills in the tournament.

Rachel Huizenga had 25 kills, Tiesman had 19 kills, Schrader had 53 assists, and Taylor Curley chipped in 46.

Bureau Valley fell to Pecatonica 25-17, 25-11 in pool play, then pulled out a three-set win over Alleman, 25-18, 22-25, 18-16.

Christen Hurley led the Storm with 19 kills. Barnett and Ellen Johnson each had 16 kills. Nicole Wirth had 32 assists.

“I liked what I saw

today,” Bureau Valley coach Caitlyn DeMay said. “I saw a lot faster play, and the way varsity ball should be played.

I tweaked the lineup a little bit, and I liked what I saw. I liked the momentum, and I liked the offense it brings.”

Newman beat Rockford Jefferson 29-27, and fell to Rockford Lutheran 25-15, 25-9 and Metamora 25-14, 25-18. The Comets beat BV 25-23, 25-20.

Madalyn Wilson had 34 kills and 24 digs, and Cassidy Wilson had 27 kills. Madison Craft had 36 assists, Cate Payan added 35 assists, Hannah Wilson had seven blocks, and Mady Ferris had 88 digs.

• Thunder at Real Madrid, NBA 7 p.m.

• Bucks at Bulls, NBA 9 p.m.

• Jazz at Trail Blazers, NBA

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Soccer 7:55 a.m.

• Women, FIFA U-17 World Cup, Spain vs. New Zealand, at Irbid, Jordan, FS2 10:55 a.m.

• Women, FIFA U-17 World Cup, Germany vs. Canada, at Amman, Jordan, FS2 1 p.m.

• Women, FIFA U-17 World Cup, Venezuela vs.

Cameroon, at Amman, Jordan, FS2 3 p.m.

• Women, FIFA U-17 World Cup, Jordan vs. Mexico, at Irbid, Jordan, FS2

Monday, October 3, 2016

SCOREBOARD Prep football Saturday’s result at Fulton

FULTON 35, MORRISON 13

M F First downs 14 22 Total yards 257 385 Rushes-yards 30-211 42-185 Passing yards 46 200 Passing (C-A-I) 4-15-3 10-13-0 Fumbles-lost 2-1 4-0 Penalties-yards 8-60 11-105 Punts-ave.

2-38.5 3-42.6 Morrison 0 7 6 0 — 13 Fulton 0 14 7 14 — 35 Second quarter F – Austin Rash 1 run (Cole McClary kick) 6:35 F – Ty Paulline 21 pass from Tyler Sweenie (McClary kick) 1:50 M – Nate Bush 2 run (Ethan Fischbach kick) :31.8 Third quarter M – Bush 36 run (kick failed) 8:27 F – Rash 3 run (McClary kick) 5:24 Fourth quarter F – Paulline 19 pass from Austin Schroeder (McClary kick) 8:02 F – Nate Wierema recovered fumble in end zone (McClary kick) 4:18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Morrison: Bush 5-77, Fischbach 3-31, Jarrett Ruchotzke 3-30, Cody Southern 8-22, Reilly Dolan 5-22, Aaron Deter 3-15, Thomas Dykema 3-14. Fulton: Rash 15-72, Michael Pidde 14-53, Paulline 2-28, Sweenie 7-21, Schroeder 4-11.

PASSING – Morrison: Dolan 4-14-3, 46 yards; Fischbach 0-1-0, 0 yards. Fulton: Sweenie 9-12-0, 181 yards; Schroeder 1-1-0, 19 yards.

RECEIVING – Morrison: Fischbach 2-38, Southern 1-4, Dylan Keller 1-4. Fulton: Tyler Bruggenwirth 3-99, Paulline 3-68, McClary 2-34, Schroeder 2-9.

Records: Morrison 2-4 (1-2 TRAC Rock), Fulton 5-1 (3-0)

Boys cross country Saturday’s results

Peoria Central Invitational

at Detweiller Park, Peoria 3 miles Team scores 1. Sterling 132, 2. Freeburg 152, 3.

Metamora 160, 4. Danville 187, 5. Marion 196, 6. Lake Villa Lakes 218, 7. Springfield 246, 8. Dixon 269, 9. Waterloo 277, 10.

Peoria Notre Dame 317, 11. Carlinville 336, 12. East Peoria 362, 13. Mattoon 373, 14.

Bloomington 375, 15. Morton 375, 16. Fenton 393, 17. Mt. Zion 400, 18. Charleston 401, 19. Alleman 432, 20. Carbondale 445, 21. Mt. Vernon 458, 22. Mundelein Carmel 465, 23. Champaign Central 560, 24.

Urbana 629, 25. Limestone 652, 26. Benton 696, 27. Galesburg 723, 28. Richwoods 739, 29. Chicago Leo 814, 30. Pontiac 850, 31. ROWVA-Galva 863, 32. Peoria 904, 33.

Belleville Althoff 1,004, 34. Princeton 1,117 Top 5 finishers 1. Jake Gebhardt (Sterling) 14:46, 2. Jake Gillum (Metamora) 14:55, 3. Charlie Parrish (Freeburg) 15:03, 4. Zach Young (Marion) 15:05, 5. Atlantis Green (Carbondale) 15:07 Other Sterling runners: 7. Dewey Landis 15:11, 19. Bryce Tessmann 15:34, 50.

Isaiah Moorman 16:09, 55. Mikio Martinez 16:17, 167. Jack Wike 17:51, 208. Dillon Nitz 18:48 Dixon runners: 27. Jonah Fulton 15:38, 29. Sean Masterson 15:40, 44. Andrew Lohse 16:04, 84. Blain Masterson 16:31, 85. Christian Seagren 16:33, 128. Jacob Heller 17:09

Girls cross country Saturday’s results

Peoria Central Invitational

at Detweiller Park, Peoria 3 miles Team scores 1. Metamora 84, 2. Lake Villa Lakes 163, 3. Normal U-High 171, 4. Mundelein Carmel 178, 5. Dixon 243, 6. Urbana 244, 7.

Waterloo 252, 8. Peoria Notre Dame 267, 9.

Sterling 272, 10. Springfield 298, 11. Freeburg 328, 12. Morton 329, 13. Mt. Vernon 342, 14. Mattoon 347, 15. Charleston 364, 16. Geneseo 371, 17. Carbondale 380, 18.

Mount Zion 414, 19. Galesburg 492, 20.

Carlinville 508, 21. Danville 525, 22. Alleman 564, 23. Belleville Althoff 586, 24. Limestone 624, 25. East Peoria 660, 26. Jersey 722, 27.

Champaign Central 741, 28. Princeton 766, 29. Bloomngton 769, 30. Richwoods 846 Top 5 finishers 1. Kari Lalumandier (Metamora) 17:35, 2. Grace Breitbach (Peoria Notre Dame) 17:43.2, 3. Jenna Schwartz (Waterloo) 17: 43.5, 4. Olivia Schmitt (Lakes Community) 17:46, 5. Meagan Moreno (Morton) 17:56 Dixon runners: 10. Nicquelette Fazekas 18:13, 22. Kira Goral 18:50, 45. Mekenzie Harden 19:22, 57. Taylor Renkes 19:29, 114.

Katie Lawton 20:42, 127. Madison Stegbauer 20:59, 130. Leah Drengenberg 21:01 Sterling runners: 33. Maggie McPherson 19:12.4, 35. Madilyn Barnhart 19:12.9, 55.

Megan Barnhart 19:28, 65. Madisyn Nicklaus 19:39, 89. Erin Long 20:03, 91. Madison Bland 20:09, 141. Maegan McCue 21:28

Elmwood-Brimfield Invitational

Team scores 1. Eureka 75; 2. EPG 118; 3. Deer CreekMackinaw 124; 4. Knoxville 165; 5. Canton 192; 6. Stark County 194; 7. ElmwoodBrimfield 207; 8. Lewistown 228; 9. Bloomington Central Catholic 233; 10. MonmouthRoseville 234; 11. Macomb 253; 12. Bureau Valley 256; 13. Tremont 284; Weathersfield 288; 15. Fieldcrest 418; 16. South Fulton 433; 17. Sherrard 450; 18. Farmington 466; 19. Mercer County 487; 20. Orion 506 Top 5 individuals 1. Ryan Block (Knoxville) 18:44.1; 2. Haley Weidner (BV) 18:51.0; 3. Emma Argo (Eureka) 18:53.1; 4. Anna Heffren (Lewistown) 19:02.6; 5. Abby Lewis (BCC) 19:04.5 Other BV runners: 48. Heather Williams 22:10.5; 59. Hannah Williams 22:35.7; 60.

Savanah Wall 22:36.8; 90. Marissa Mungia 24:08.8; 91. Kaitlyn Mungia 24:08.9; 98.

Sydney Sweenie 24:32.1

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NFL | BEARS 17, LIONS 14

Hoyer puts Bears on the board Chicago snaps a pair of 6-game skids in first win of season vs. Lions

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – Brian Hoyer led the Chicago Bears to their first win, and maybe gave coach John Fox something to think about in the process.

Hoyer threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns filling in for Jay Cutler, rookie running back Jordan Howard ran for 111 yards, and the Bears earned their first win of the season with a 17-14 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The Bears (1-3) got a win after starting 0-3 for the second time in as many seasons under Fox. They also stopped a sixgame home losing streak, as well as a six-game slide against Detroit (1-3), though things got tight near the end.

Chicago was leading 17-6 when Andre Roberts

returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown. Golden Tate then caught a 2-point conversion pass from Matthew Stafford to cut it to 17-14 with 1:52 left, but the Bears recovered the onside kick.

Hoyer was on target in his second straight start with Cutler nursing a sprained right thumb. He completed 28 of 36 passes against a defense missing the injured Ezekiel Ansah and DeAndre Levy.

Fox has been noncommittal when asked if Cutler will start when he is ready to return, and he wasn’t about to tip his hand after this one. Chicago visits Indianapolis next week.

“I’d like to enjoy this for at least a few hours,” Fox said.

Hoyer shrugged off a similar question, saying, “It’s my role to do what-

ever’s asked of me. Today, I’m going to enjoy the victory. Whatever they say to me tomorrow, then that’s what I’ll prepare to do. I think that’s being a professional about it.”

Eddie Royal caught seven passes for 111 yards and a touchdown, Zach Miller caught a touchdown pass, and the Bears gained 408 yards in just their second home win in 10 games under Fox. The Lions dropped their third straight, with Stafford struggling to find open receivers and a short-handed run game once again unable to get going.

Stafford was 23-for-36 for 213 yards, and was intercepted twice deep in Bears territory. He got picked off by Jacoby Glenn on a miscommunication with Tate near the end of the first half.

AP

Bears running back Jordan Howard (24) avoids a tackle Sunday against the Lions at Soldier Field. The Bears won 17-14 for their first home win in 364 days.

And the Lions had the ball on the Chicago 23 when Deiondre Hall picked off a pass intended for Anquan Boldin with about 4 minutes left

in the game.

“We were just not sharp at all,” coach Jim Caldwell said. “There was no rhythm to it. That’s my fault.”

FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

Morse, Diaz making plays with feet for Warriors

By SVM Sports Staff

Sterling quarterback Trey Morse was helping move the ball with his feet on Friday in a win over Yorkville. He carried 11 times for 60 yards, and has now rushed 48 times for 367 yards this season.

Two of his carries Friday came from scrambles, gaining 30 yards on a pair of them during one second-quarter drive.

The scrambles, he said, were a product of reading the coverage.

“Their corners played way off, so they took away the deep ball,” Morse said. “Our offensive line created a good pocket, and I was able to step up into it and run for quite a few.”

The rest of his carries were on designed keepers and read-options, including a touchdown late in the second quarter.

“The reason he’s getting those pulls is because they’re flowing so hard to our running backs because our running backs are doing such a good job,” Sterling coach Jon Schlemmer said. “We still have to block. We’re reading one guy, but we still have to get the other guys blocked.”

Record kicker: Sterling kicker Tony Diaz was a perfect 5-for-5 on extra points in the Golden Warriors’ 41-0 win over Yorkville, and he now holds the school record for most PATs in a career.

He came into the week tied with Raciel Ocampo with 129. Diaz now has 134 for his career, and is 37-for-38 this season.

Owen Oetting. A huge yellow ribbon located in the north end zone was a constant reminder of Oetting, a freshman football player.

Fulton and Morrison battled it out in the Wooden Shoe Bowl, and in the end, it was the Steamers who were able to hoist the trophy in front of their cheering fans.

Both teams had brief postgame meetings on opposite ends of the field. When the Steamers were done, they walked Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com toward the Mustangs to A yellow ribbon sits just past the end zone at Fulton High School during the congratulate them on Wooden Shoe Bowl on Saturday night. The ribbon is in support of the Morrison a solid effort, as well as High School family, after a freshman student died this week. to share a few hugs and tears. Morrison assistant “That’s a part of our acquired enough playoff and we’re going to have game that I think get’s to play really, really hard coach Jamie Rodriguez points to assure a safe overlooked a bit is our bet of making it in the 4A the next 3 weeks to hope- praised players from specials,” Schlemmer fully scratch out a couple both teams for their playoffs with those two play under trying cirsaid. “What Tony’s able wins.” victories. cumstances, and said a to do with his kickoffs, he Rockets senior wide Rock Falls hosts Stillprayer. got a couple in the end receiver Michael Berenman Valley (1-5) and “This week was really zone, being able to make Dixon (5-1) in the next 2 tes might have thought a long,” Morrison junior two field goals, clutch. weeks before traveling to little of that coming into quarterback/safety Reilly That’s a huge thing that this past Friday.

Woodstock North (4-2) Dolan said. “I don’t think moving on throughout “We had three wins to round out the regular we could have made it the rest of our season, under our belt,” said season. through without the help we’re going to need.”

Berentes, who caught a Rockets coach Rich from our school and the Diaz made a pair 40-yard TD pass from Montgomery knows just schools around us. Owen 34-yard field goals Frihow precious the goal of Logan Pillars for one of Oetting made a really big day, and is edging closer playoff football is to the the Rockets’ scores. “We to the Sterling career were feeling really confi- impact on everybody he athletes and coaches in met. This week reminded record in that category as the program, but sure dent about what we can us of our loss of Payton well. hopes that getting caught do, but I think we didn’t come with enough inten- Cook and our loss of in a numbers game Three games to go: sity. I don’t think we were Woody Bramm. wasn’t on the minds of Rock Falls’ quest to “I think this week prepared mentally.” the kids. escape the 23-year brought the best out of “Unfortunately, that’s doldrums of a playoff A nice touch: Sportseverybody.” the worst thing about drought hit loose gravel manship came to the Cook was an MHS any type of postseason after their 48-16 loss at forefront at the game junior when he died in in football,” MontgomWinnebago. between Morrison and ery said. “The kids think The Rockets sit at 3-3 Fulton on Saturday night a car accident this past March, while Bramm, a about it too early, and after winning three of at Steamer Field. longtime statistician and you’ve got to get to four their first four games.

The game was pushed supporter of Mustang Two more wins are need- before you get to five. back a day due to the ed to become playoff eli- We’ve put ourselves death earlier in the week athletics, also died in a against the wall now, car accident in June. gible, and they will have of Morrison student

Saturday’s results

4th annual United Township Sprint Classic

at East Moline Team scores 1. United Township 494, 2. Macomb 281, 3. Sterling 254, 4. Newman 73 100 medley relay – 1. United Township 58.53; 150 freestyle – 1. Lauren Moeller (Sterling) 1:31.58; 100 IM – 1. Abby Jansen (UT) 1:05.04; 50 freestyle – 1. Kerry Mullen (Sterling) 25.94; 50 butterfly – 1.

Maren McIlvaine-Newsad (M) 29.23; 100 freestyle – 1. Abby Jansen (UT) 56.45; 250 freestyle – 1. Caitlin Dassow (UT) 2:40.25; 100 freestyle relay – 1. Sterling (Sarah Page, Sami Royer, Lauren Moeller, Kerry Mullen) 51.51; 50 backstroke – 1. Brandi LaFountaine (UT) 28.62; 50 breaststroke – 1. Alison Ogden (UT) 36.23; 200 freestyle relay – 1. Sterling (Sarah Page, Sami Royer, Lauren Moeller, Kerry Mullen) 1:46.84

Women’s tennis Saturday’s results at Sauk Valley Community College

SAUK VALLEY 8, McHENRY 1 Singles 1. Nadia Trujillo (SVCC) def. Georgia Redmond 6-1, 6-4 2. Allie Shank (SVCC) def. Sarah VanValkenberg 6-0, 6-0 3. Chantel Ordean (SVCC) def. Madison Schweitzer 6-3, 6-1 4. Macy Sullivan (SVCC) def. Jasmine O’Brien 6-1, 6-4 5. Sydney Lippens (SVCC) def. Sabrina Mirza 6-3, 6-1 6. Emily Berogan (SVCC) def. Veronica Gonzalez 6-0, 6-1 Doubles 1. Trujillo, Shank (SVCC) def. Schweitzer, O’Brien 6-0, 6-2 2. Redmond, VanValkenberg (M) def.

Ordean, Lippens 7-5, 2-6, 10-8 3. Sullivan, Berogan (SVCC) def. Mirza, Gonzalez 6-0, 6-0 Record: Sauk Valley 3-4

Fulton’s aerial attack makes difference vs. Morrison SHOE FITS

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t “We knew coming into the game they were going to bring the house to stop our backfield,” Sweenie said. “That’s what they did, but it opened some things up with the passing game.”

Fulton’s running game did get going later in the game, with Austin Rash (15 carries, 72 yards) and Michael Pidde (14-53) grinding away against a tiring Morrison defense. Rash scored on a pair of short TD runs.

One of the Steamers’ offensive linemen, Nate Wierema, got into the act when he recovered a fumble in the end zone for the final touchdown with 4:18 to play.

Fulton led 14-0 with just under 2 minutes to go in the first half, but Morrison came storming back. It drove 66 yards in just five plays right before halftime, with Nate Bush plunging in

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Morrison’s Dylan Keller (2) reaches out for a tipped pass Saturday night during the Wooden Shoe Bowl in Fulton. from 2 yards to get his team on the board and slice the deficit to 14-7.

The Mustangs got within a point when Bush got loose for a 36-yard TD run early in the second half. A missed extra point

left the score at 14-13.

Fulton came back with a TD drive of its own to go ahead 21-13, but Morrison again went on a march, aided by some crucial penalties by the Steamers.

The drive reached the Fulton

12 when, on a second-and-10 play, Mustangs QB Reilly Dolan coughed up the ball, and it was recovered by the Steamers’ Cole McClary.

“I fumbled it from the snap,” Dolan said. “I think I was just getting a little too excited. I was thinking ahead of myself. Our team played well, but we could have finished it a little stronger.”

Fulton scored on its next possession, and when Dolan was picked off by the Steamers’ Bryce Grant on the first play of Morrison’s next drive, the game was out of reach for the Mustangs.

Morrison hurt itself with three interceptions and a lost fumble against Fulton, which is ranked No. 7 in the latest Class 1A poll.

“I thought we played a very good Fulton team real well for the majority of the game,” Morrison coach Cory Bielema said.

“Them being one of the topranked teams in the state, they keep playing, and that talent and will is going to come out.”

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WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Truex keeps on rolling Late-season surge continues with 2nd Chase win

BY DAN GELTSON AP Sports Writer

DOVER, Del. – Martin Truex Jr. watched season after empty season as other drivers hoisted trophies and celebrated championships, and wondered if he was running out of time to become a winner.

Bad cars, bad teams, bad luck.

Whatever the cause, Truex was a journeyman driver seemingly doomed to a mediocre career. Now, what quantifies as a downer in Truex’s career rebirth is that he failed to actually sweep the first round of the Chase – but two out of three is pretty dominant.

“We’re not messing around, I guess,” Truex said. “We are here to get it done.”

Truex’s late-season surge extended Sunday at Dover International Speedway for his second victory in the first three Chase races. Truex won for the fourth time this season in the No. 78 Toyota, and paired this Chase win with his opening victory at Chicagoland.

“Kind of a bonus win,” crew chief Cole Pearn said.

“We didn’t need it all.”

Well, plenty of other Chase drivers did.

Tony Stewart finished

AP

Martin Truex Jr., (78) holds the checkered flag as he does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday in Dover, Del. 13th, and the three-time NASCAR champion was knocked out of contention in the first elimination race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

“I’ll tell you one thing, this one race, whatever happens, is not going to define the season this team has,” Stewart told his team over the radio.

The Cup champion in 2002, 2005 and 2011 fell just short of keeping a drive for four alive.

“We kept making it better all day. That is as good as we had,” he said.

Chris Buescher and Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray also dropped out of the Chase.

The field was sliced from 16 drivers to 12.

Austin Dillon finished eighth, and moved from outside the points cutoff of the Chase to a transfer spot and advanced to the next round.

Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch joined Truex and Dillon in the next round that opens at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Kyle Busch was second at Dover, followed by Chase Elliott, Keselowski, Kenseth and Logano – the only five other cars that finished on the lead lap.

MLB ROUNDUP

Cubs finish with flourish Sale, Sox lose finale; Cards win, but miss playoffs By the Associated Press

Matt Szczur doubled home two runs with two outs in the ninth inning, and Miguel Montero followed with a homer as the Chicago Cubs finished one of their most successful seasons with a flourish, beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Sunday.

With victory No. 103 in the books, the Cubs headed back to Wrigley Field for their first playoff game on Friday against the winner of the NL wild-card game.

The Cubs led the majors with their most victories since 1910. That’s no longer the reference point, however. The postseason focus is 1908, the last time they won a World Series.

Kyle Hendricks finished as the ERA leader at 2.13 on Sunday despite a ragged performance.

He gave up four runs and six hits in five innings,

forcing in one run with a of the season was not bases-loaded walk. enough for the St. Louis Twins 6, White Sox 3: Cardinals, who missed Byron Buxton hit the the playoffs for the first game’s first pitch for an time since 2010. inside-the-park home Matt Carpenter homrun, and Minnesota beat ered, and Randal Grichuk Chris Sale in manager keyed a six-run seventhRobin Ventura’s final inning with a two-run game with Chicago. double to lead St. Louis Miguel Sano added a past Pittsburgh at Busch three-run homer off Sale Stadium.

(17-10), who allowed five But the Cardinals (86runs and six hits over 76) were eliminated five innings. The White while still on the field Sox (78-84) finished their when San Francisco (87fourth straight losing sea- 75) beat the Dodgers 7-1 son despite Jose Abreu’s and earned the second run-scoring single that NL wild card. gave him 100 RBIs. St. Louis outfielder Matt J o s e B e r r i o s ( 3 - 7 ) Holliday was brought allowed one run and four into the game momenhits in five innings. The tarily to play left field in Twins (59-103) closed the ninth inning. He was with two straight wins given a standing ovation after setting the record and taken out before the for most losses since the first pitch. The Cardinals franchise began play in announced Friday they Minnesota in 1961. plan to decline his 2017 Cardinals 10, Pirates option and allow him to 4: A win on the final day become free agent.

U.S. never trails during weekend NO DOUBT

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t “There was a lot of pressure on these guys over the last couple years,” Love said. “We haven’t had a good run lately, and I’m thrilled for them that they got the win. ... This team has been questioned and beat up for a long time, and I’m proud of the way they came together.”

Europe, going for its fourth straight victory, never really had a chance.

Reed outdueled and outshouted Rory McIlroy in a match so dynamic that they halved three straight holes with birdies. McIlroy holed a 60-foot putt up the slope on the par-3 eighth and cupped his hand to his ear to a loud an occasionally obnoxious crowd. Reed followed with a 35-foot birdie putt, wagging his finger at McIlroy. They bumped fists and patted each other on the back. McIlroy’s putter went cold, and Reed holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to secure the 1-up victory.

Mickelson and Sergio Garcia combined for 19

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U.S. captain Davis Love III is surrounded by his players as they pose with the Ryder Cup on Sunday at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. birdies, eight of them over the last five holes.

Mickelson made an 18-foot birdie on the final hole, crouched and then leaped in the air, capping off a big week under more pressure than usual because of his strong voice in all these changes.

One of the changes from the Ryder Cup Task Force that Europe mocked was to spread out the captain’s picks until the very end. The last one went to Moore, who was added to the team only last Sunday. A week later, he was celebrating a 1-up victory

Monday, October 3, 2016

over Lee Westwood that clinched the cup.

“You’re only as strong as your 12th man right there,” Brandt Snedeker said to him.

There wasn’t much for Europe to do.

“They did everything I asked of them. They tried their heart out. They worked hard. They fought hard,” European captain Darren Clarke said. “The American Ryder Cup team deserved to win.

And we’re all gutted and disappointed. And we will be back stronger to fight in 2 years’ time in Paris.”

MLB American League East Division

W L Pct GB x-Boston 93 69 .574 — y-Toronto 89 73 .549 4 y-Baltimore 89 73 .549 4 New York 84 78 .519 9 Tampa Bay 68 94 .420 25 Central Division

W L Pct GB x-Cleveland 94 67 .584 — Detroit 86 75 .534 8 Kansas City 81 81 .500 13½ Chicago 78 84 .481 16½ Minnesota 59 103 .364 35½ West Division

W L Pct GB x-Texas 95 67 .586 — Seattle 86 76 .531 9 Houston 84 78 .519 11 Los Angeles 74 88 .457 21 Oakland 69 93 .426 26 x-clinched division; y-clinched wild card Saturday’s results N.Y. Yankees 7, Baltimore 3 Cleveland 6, Kansas City 3 Atlanta 5, Detroit 3 Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 0 Toronto 4, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 4, Texas 1 Houston 3, L.A. Angels 0 Oakland 9, Seattle 8, 10 innings Sunday’s results Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 L.A. Angels 8, Houston 1 Tampa Bay 6, Texas 4, 10 innings Toronto 2, Boston 1 Atlanta 1, Detroit 0 Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Oakland 3, Seattle 2 Cleveland 3, Kansas City 2 End of regular season Sunday’s box score

TWINS 6, WHITE SOX 3 Minnesota Chicago

ab r h bi ab r h bi Buxton cf 4 2 2 2 Eaton rf 4 2 1 0 J.Plnco ss 4 0 1 1 Ti.Andr ss 5 0 1 0 Grssman dh 5 1 1 0 Me.Cbrr lf 3 0 1 1 Sano 3b 4 1 2 3 Abreu 1b 2 0 1 1 K.Vrgas 1b 5 0 0 0 Morneau dh 2 0 0 0 Kepler rf 3 1 2 0 Av.Grca dh 1 1 1 0 Edu.Esc 2b 3 0 0 0 T.Frzer 3b 4 0 1 0 J.Mrphy c 3 0 0 0 Avila c 3 0 0 0 Schafer lf 4 1 1 0 Narvaez c 1 0 0 1 C.Snchz 2b 4 0 0 0 Le.Grca cf 0 0 0 0 Shuck cf 4 0 0 0 Totals 35 6 9 6 Totals 33 3 6 3 Minnesota 104 001 000 — 6 Chicago 001 000 110 — 3 LOB–Minnesota 8, Chicago 8. 2B–Buxton (19), Kepler (20), Ti.Anderson (22), Av.Garcia (18). HR–Buxton (10), Sano (25).

SF–J.Polanco (3).

IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Berrios W,3-7 5 4 1 1 3 3 O’Rourke 1 1/3 0 1 1 1 4 Wimmers 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 Rogers 1 1 1 1 0 0 Kintzler S,17-20 1 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago Sale L,17-10 5 6 5 5 1 6 Minaya 1/3 0 1 1 2 0 Turner 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 2 Beck 1 2 0 0 0 3 HBP–by Berrios (Abreu), by Minaya (Kepler).

IP H R ER BB SO Pittsburgh Vogelsong 5 5 1 1 3 1 Bastardo BS,2 2/3 2 3 3 1 1 Hughes 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 Nicasio L,10-7 0 3 3 3 0 0 LeBlanc 1 2 3 1 0 0 Williams 1 1 0 0 0 2 St. Louis Wainwright 6 6 2 2 3 8 Broxton W,4-2 BS,3 1 2 2 2 0 2 Kiekhefer 2 1 0 0 1 1 Nicasio pitched to 3 batters in the 7th

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England 3 1 0 .750 81 61 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 87 68 N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 79 105 Miami 1 3 0 .250 71 89 South

W L T Pct PF PA Houston 3 1 0 .750 69 73 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 84 111 Indianapolis 1 3 0 .250 108 125 Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 62 84 North

W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 84 72 Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 108 80 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 78 82 Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 74 115 West

W L T Pct PF PA Denver 4 0 0 1.000 111 64 Oakland 3 1 0 .750 108 106 Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 83 92 San Diego 1 3 0 .250 121 108

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA 3 0 0 1.000 92 27 3 1 0 .750 101 77 2 1 0 .667 63 61 2 2 0 .500 99 112 South

W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 3 1 0 .750 152 124 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 77 128 Carolina 1 3 0 .250 109 118 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 114 130 North

W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 3 0 0 1.000 64 40 Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 75 67 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 62 97 Detroit 1 3 0 .250 95 102 West

W L T Pct PF PA Los Angeles 3 1 0 .750 63 76 Seattle 3 1 0 .750 79 54 San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 90 107 Arizona 1 3 0 .250 92 80 Thursday’s result Cincinnati 22, Miami 7 Sunday’s results Jacksonville 30, Indianapolis 27 Buffalo 16, New England 0 Chicago 17, Detroit 14 Seattle 27, N.Y. Jets 17 Washington 31, Cleveland 20 Houston 27, Tennessee 20 Atlanta 48, Carolina 33 Oakland 28, Baltimore 27 Dallas 24, San Francisco 17 Los Angeles 17, Arizona 13 New Orleans 35, San Diego 34 Denver 27, Tampa Bay 7 Pittsburgh 43, Kansas City 14 Today’s game N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington

National League East Division

W L Pct GB x-Washington 95 67 .586 — y-New York 87 75 .537 8 Miami 79 82 .491 15½ Philadelphia 71 91 .438 24 Atlanta 68 93 .422 26½ Central Division

W L Pct GB x-Chicago 103 58 .640 — St. Louis 86 76 .531 17½ Pittsburgh 78 83 .484 25 Milwaukee 73 89 .451 30½ Cincinnati 68 94 .420 35½ West Division

W L Pct GB x-Los Angeles 91 71 .562 — y-San Francisco 87 75 .537 4 Colorado 75 87 .463 16 Arizona 69 93 .426 22 San Diego 68 94 .420 23 x-clinched division; y-clinched wild card Saturday’s results N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 3 San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Washington 2, Miami 1 Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 4 Atlanta 5, Detroit 3 Arizona 9, San Diego 5 Milwaukee 4, Colorado 3, 10 innings Sunday’s results Washington 10, Miami 7 Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 2 San Francisco 7, L.A. Dodgers 1 Arizona 3, San Diego 2 Atlanta 1, Detroit 0 Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 6, Colorado 4, 10 innings St. Louis 10, Pittsburgh 4 End of regular season Sunday’s box scores

CUBS 7, REDS 4 Chicago Cincinnati

ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler cf 2 1 1 0 Peraza ss 4 0 0 0 L Stlla 3b 2 0 0 0 D Jesus 2b 4 1 1 0 Bryant 3b 2 0 1 0 Votto 1b 4 0 1 0 J.Baez ss 2 0 1 0 Duvall lf 3 1 1 0 Rizzo 1b 3 0 0 1 Schbler cf 3 1 0 0 Coghlan 1b 1 0 0 0 T.Holt cf 0 0 0 0 Zobrist 2b 2 0 0 0 E.Sarez 3b 3 0 1 1 Almora cf 1 1 0 0 Brnhart c 3 1 1 2 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 Renda rf 4 0 1 1 Kwasaki 2b 1 1 1 0 Stphnsn p 1 0 0 0 Heyward rf 1 1 1 0 Kvlehan ph 1 0 0 0 Szczur rf 3 1 1 2 J.Diaz p 0 0 0 0 Soler lf 2 0 0 0 Wa.Prlt p 0 0 0 0 Mntgmry p 0 0 0 0 Ohlndrf p 0 0 0 0 Joe.Smt p 0 0 0 0 R.Cbrra ph 1 0 0 0 T.Wood ph-p 1 0 0 0 B.Wood p 0 0 0 0 Grimm p 0 0 0 0 R.Iglss p 0 0 0 0 M.Mntro ph 1 1 1 2 Irbrren ph 1 0 0 0 Edwards p 0 0 0 0 Cntrras c-lf 4 1 2 2 Hndrcks p 2 0 0 0 Fdrwicz ph-c 2 0 0 0 Totals 35 7 9 7 Totals 32 4 6 4 Chicago 001 100 014 — 7 Cincinnati 300 100 000 — 4 DP–Cincinnati 1. LOB–Chicago 10, Cincinnati 5. 2B–Heyward (27), Szczur (9), E.Suarez (25), Renda (2). HR–M.Montero (8), Contreras (12).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Hendricks 5 6 4 4 1 4 Montgomery 1 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Smith 1 0 0 0 0 2 T.Wood 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 Grimm W,2-1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards S,2-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati Stephenson 4 4 2 2 5 4 Diaz 2 0 0 0 1 3 Peralta H,2 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 Ohlendorf H,3 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 Wood H,15 1 1 1 1 0 2 Iglesias L,3-2 BS,2 1 3 4 4 1 2 HBP–by Hendricks (Schebler).

CARDINALS 10, PIRATES 4 Pittsburgh St. Louis

ab r h bi ab r h bi Jaso 1b 3 2 2 2 Crpnter 1b 2 1 1 4 G.Plnco rf 4 0 0 0 A.Diaz ss 4 1 0 0 McCtchn cf 5 0 2 2 Molina c 5 1 3 1 Kang 3b 4 0 0 0 Car.Kll c 0 0 0 0 Joyce lf 3 0 1 0 Pscotty rf 5 1 2 1 Hanson 2b 4 0 0 0 J.Prlta 3b 4 1 1 0 Fryer c 4 0 2 0 G.Grcia 3b 1 0 1 0 Flrimon ss 4 0 0 0 Moss lf 5 1 1 0 Vglsong p 2 1 1 0 Hlliday lf 0 0 0 0 Bstardo p 0 0 0 0 Pham lf 0 0 0 0 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 Gyorko 2b 3 2 1 1 A.Frzer ph 1 1 1 0 Grichuk cf 4 1 1 2 Nicasio p 0 0 0 0 Wnwrght p 2 0 1 0 LeBlanc p 0 0 0 0 Jo.Mrtn ph 1 1 1 0 T.Wllms p 0 0 0 0 J.Brxtn p 0 0 0 0 J.Rgers ph 1 0 0 0 M.Adams ph 0 0 0 1 Kkhefer p 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 36 10 13 10 Pittsburgh 000 020 200 — 4 St. Louis 001 003 60x — 10 E–Kang (16). DP–St. Louis 1. LOB–Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 8. 2B–Molina (38), Grichuk (29), Wainwright (8). HR–Jaso (8), Carpenter (21). CS–Fryer (3). SF–Carpenter (4), M.Adams (3).

Sunday’s box score

BEARS 17, LIONS 14 Detroit Chicago

0 3 3 8 — 14 7 0 7 3 — 17 First Quarter Chi–Royal 4 pass from Hoyer (Barth kick), 6:35.

Second Quarter Det–FG Prater 50, 2:19.

Third Quarter Det–FG Prater 21, 7:18.

Chi–Miller 6 pass from Hoyer (Barth kick), 3:34.

Fourth Quarter Chi–FG Barth 25, 10:09.

Det–Roberts 85 punt return (Tate pass from Stafford), 1:52.

Det Chi First downs 16 23 Total Net Yards 263 408 Rushes-yards 18-66 29-114 Passing 197 294 Punt Returns 2-100 3-17 Kickoff Returns 3-71 1-29 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-21 Comp-Att-Int 23-36-2 28-36-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 2-8 Punts 5-49.0 4-49.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 10-76 8-55 Time of Possession 26:46 33:14 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Detroit, Riddick 11-31, Stafford 2-17, Zenner 3-12, D.Washington 2-6.

Chicago, Howard 23-111, Bell 3-6, Hoyer 3-(minus 3).

PASSING–Detroit, Stafford 23-36-2-213.

Chicago, Hoyer 28-36-0-302.

RECEIVING–Detroit, Boldin 6-31, M.Jones 5-74, Ebron 4-42, Riddick 4-27, Zenner 1-22, D.Washington 1-8, Roberts 1-8, Tate 1-1. Chicago, Royal 7-111, White 6-55, Meredith 4-28, Jeffery 3-46, Miller 3-31, Howard 3-21, Paulsen 2-10.

MISSED FIELD GOAL–Chicago, Barth 50.

College football Big Ten East

Conference Overall

W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Michigan 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Maryland 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 Ohio State 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 Indiana 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750 Penn State 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Michigan State 0-2 .000 2-2 .500 Rutgers 0-2 .000 2-3 .400 West Nebraska 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Wisconsin 1-1 .500 4-1 .800 Iowa 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Northwestern 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 Minnesota 0-1 .000 3-1 .750 Purdue 0-1 .000 2-2 .500 Illinois 0-1 .000 1-3 .250 Saturday’s results Indiana 24, Michigan State 21, OT Maryland 50, Purdue 7 Michigan 14, Wisconsin 7 Nebraska 31, Illinois 16 Northwestern 38, Iowa 31 Ohio State 58, Rutgers 0 Penn State 29, Minnesota 26, OT Saturday, Oct. 8 Iowa at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Maryland at Penn State, 11 a.m.

BYU at Michigan State, 2:30 p.m.

Indiana at Ohio State, 2:30 p.m.

Purdue at Illinois, 2:30 p.m.

Michigan at Rutgers, 7 p.m.

State schedule

Saturday’s results North Dakota St. 31, Illinois St. 10 N. Illinois 31, Ball St. 24 N. Iowa 42, S. Illinois 21 SE Missouri St. 21, E. Illinois 14 S. Dakota St. 52, W. Illinois 14 Saturday, Oct. 8 Youngstown St. at Illinois St., 2 p.m.

Indiana St. at W. Illinois, 3 p.m.

N. Illinois at W. Michigan, 5:30 p.m.

S. Dakota St. at S. Illinois, 6 p.m.

Tennessee St. at E. Illinois, 6 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s result No. 6 Houston 42, UConn 14 Friday’s result No. 10 Washington 44, No. 7 Stanford 6 Saturday’s results No. 1 Alabama 34, Kentucky 6 No. 2 Ohio State 58, Rutgers 0 No. 5 Clemson 42, No. 3 Louisville 36 No. 4 Michigan 14, No. 8 Wisconsin 7 No. 9 Texas A&M 24, South Carolina 13 No. 11 Tennessee 34, No. 25 Georgia 31 North Carolina 37, No. 12 Florida St. 35 No. 13 Baylor 45, Iowa State 42 No. 14 Miami 35, Georgia Tech 21 No. 15 Nebraska 31, Illinois 16 No. 16 Mississippi 48, Memphis 28 Indiana 24, No. 17 Michigan State 21, OT California 28, No. 18 Utah 23 South Alabama 42, No. 19 San Diego St. 24 No. 20 Arkansas 52, Alcorn State 10 Oklahoma 52, No. 21 TCU 46 Oklahoma State 49, No. 22 Texas 31 No. 23 Florida 13, Vanderbilt 6 No. 24 Boise St. 21, Utah State 10

AP Top 25

Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (53) 5-0 1514 1 2. Ohio St. (6) 4-0 1451 2 3. Clemson (1) 5-0 1403 5 4. Michigan (1) 5-0 1334 4 5. Washington 5-0 1234 10 6. Houston 5-0 1233 6 7. Louisville 4-1 1160 3 8. Texas A&M 5-0 1113 9 9. Tennessee 5-0 1045 11 10. Miami 4-0 909 14 11. Wisconsin 4-1 882 8 12. Nebraska 5-0 821 15 13. Baylor 5-0 805 13 14. Mississippi 3-2 712 16 15. Stanford 3-1 711 7 16. Arkansas 4-1 528 20 17. North Carolina 4-1 497 NR 18. Florida 4-1 391 23 19. Boise St. 4-0 385 24 20. Oklahoma 2-2 324 NR 21. Colorado 4-1 276 NR 22. West Virginia 4-0 240 NR 23. Florida St. 3-2 230 12 24. Utah 4-1 86 18 25. Virginia Tech 3-1 85 NR Others receiving votes: W. Michigan 76, UCLA 56, LSU 49, North Dakota St. 46, Auburn 46, Georgia 42, Oklahoma St. 41, TCU 26, Maryland 23, Air Force 17, San Diego St. 10, Michigan St. 7, South Florida 6, Arizona St. 4, California 3, Indiana 3, Texas 1.

Amway Coaches Top 25

Record Pts Pvs 1. Alabama (57) 5-0 1544 1 2. Ohio State (3) 4-0 1474 2 3. Clemson (2) 5-0 1437 3 4. Michigan 5-0 1348 5 5. Houston 5-0 1256 7 6. Washington 5-0 1250 9 7. Texas A&M 5-0 1132 10 8. Louisville 4-1 1105 4 9. Tennessee 5-0 1101 11 10. Miami (Fla.) 4-0 902 14 11. Baylor 5-0 876 13 12. Nebraska 5-0 860 15 13. Wisconsin 4-1 844 8 14. Mississippi 3-2 671 17 15. Stanford 3-1 635 6 16. North Carolina 4-1 587 23 17. Arkansas 4-1 525 22 18. Florida 4-1 490 21 19. Boise State 4-0 341 NR 20. West Virginia 4-0 309 NR 21. Florida State 3-2 257 12 22. Oklahoma 2-2 228 NR 23. Colorado 4-1 144 NR 24. Utah 4-1 117 18 25. Western Michigan 5-0 86 NR Others receiving votes: LSU 77; Michigan State 71; Maryland 70; Georgia 65; Air Force 59; UCLA 50; Virginia Tech 50; Oklahoma State 43; TCU 32; South Florida 24; Arizona State 23; Auburn 21; Texas Tech 11; San Diego State 10; California 7; Indiana 3; Troy 3; Minnesota 2; South Alabama 2; Southern California 2; Southern Mississippi 2; Appalachian State 1; Eastern Michigan 1; Middle Tennessee 1; Wake Forest 1.

Golf Ryder Cup Results At Hazeltine National Chaska, Minn.

Yardage: 7,628; Par: 72

UNITED STATES 17, EUROPE 11 Sunday Singles United States 7½, Europe 4½ • Patrick Reed, United States, def. Rory McIlroy, Europe, 1 up.

• Henrik Stenson, Europe, def. Jordan Spieth, United States, 3 and 2.

• Thomas Pieters, Europe, def. J.B. Holmes, United States, 3 and 2.

• Rickie Fowler, United States, def. Justin Rose, Europe, 1 up.

• Rafa Cabrera Bello, Europe, def. Jimmy Walker, United States, 3 and 2.

• Sergio Garcia, Europe, halved with Phil Mickelson, United States.

• Ryan Moore, United States, def. Lee Westwood, Europe, 1 up.

• Brandt Snedeker, United States, def.

Andy Sullivan, Europe, 3 and 1.

• Dustin Johnson, United States, def. Chris Wood, Europe, 1 up.

• Brooks Koepka, United States, def.

Danny Willett, Europe, 5 and 4.

• Martin Kaymer, Europe, def. Matt Kuchar, United States, 1 up.

• Zach Johnson, United States, def. Matt Fitzpatrick, Europe, 4 and 3.

Saturday Foursomes Europe 2½, United States 1½ • Rory McIlroy and Thomas Pieters, Europe, def. Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson, United States, 4 and 2.

• Brandt Snedeker and Brooks Koepka, United States, def. Henrik Stenson and Matt Fitzpatrick, Europe, 3 and 2.

• Justin Rose and Chris Wood, Europe, def. Jimmy Walker and Zach Johnson, United States, 1 up.

• Sergio Garcia and Rafa Cabrera Bello, Europe, halved with Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, United States.

Fourballs United States 3, Europe 1 • Rory McIlroy and Thomas Pieters, Europe, def. Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, United States, 3 and 1.

• J.B. Holmes and Ryan Moore, United States, def. Danny Willett and Lee Westwood, Europe, 1 up.

• Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar, United States, def. Martin Kaymer and Sergio Garcia, Europe, 2 and 1.

• Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, United States, def. Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson, Europe, 2 and 1.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup

Citizen Soldier 400 Results

Sunday At Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. Lap length: 1 mile (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400 laps, 0 rating, 45 points.

2. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400, 0, 40.

3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400, 0, 38.

4. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 0, 38.

5. (4) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 400, 0, 36.

6. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 0, 35.

7. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 35.

8. (14) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 33.

9. (7) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 399, 0, 32.

10. (18) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 32.

11. (22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 399, 0, 30.

12. (17) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 29.

13. (15) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 28.

14. (10) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 399, 0, 27.

15. (11) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 398, 0, 26.

16. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, 398, 0, 25.

17. (19) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 397, 0, 24.

18. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 396, 0, 24.

19. (21) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 396, 0, 22.

20. (23) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 395, 0, 21.

21. (34) Brian Scott, Ford, 395, 0, 20.

22. (26) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 395, 0, 19.

23. (16) Chris Buescher, Ford, 394, 0, 18.

24. (28) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 394, 0, 17.

25. (12) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 394, 0, 16.

26. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 394, 0, 15.

27. (35) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 393, 0, 14.

28. (24) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 393, 0, 13.

29. (31) Landon Cassill, Ford, 392, 0, 12.

30. (32) David Ragan, Toyota, 392, 0, 11.

31. (33) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 391, 0, 10.

32. (30) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 390, 0, 0.

33. (37) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 387, 0, 8.

34. (36) Timmy Hill, Ford, 386, 0, 0.

35. (39) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 385, 0, 6.

36. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 384, 0, 5.

37. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 354, 0, 4.

38. (20) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 281, 0, 3.

39. (40) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, engine, 196, 0, 2.

40. (13) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, engine, 192, 0, 1.

Race Statistics Winner’s Average Speed: 130.967 mph.

Caution Flags: 4 for 22 laps.

Lead Changes: 14 among 6 drivers.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Truex, 6 times for 181 laps; Ky.Busch, 3 times for 99 laps; J.Johnson, 2 times for 88 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 6 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 6 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 5 laps.

Top 16 in Points: 1. B.Keselowski, 2087; 2. M.Truex, 2086; 3. Ky.Busch, 2085; 4.

M.Kenseth, 2078; 5. J.Logano, 2073; 6.

D.Hamlin, 2071; 7. K.Harvick, 2071; 8.

J.Johnson, 2070; 9. C.Edwards, 2068; 10. C.Elliott, 2068; 11. Ku.Busch, 2067; 12. K.Larson, 2057; 13. A.Dillon, 2052; 14.

J.McMurray, 2052; 15. T.Stewart, 2046; 16. C.Buescher, 2027.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

STERLING FEDERAL BANK, F.S.B., Plaintiff, vs.

HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR LEGATEES OF SUSAN LOYD, DECEASED, ELIZABETH J. SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, KIPP MEYERS AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE and KIM VAN STONE Defendants.

No. 16 CH 44 PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: UNKNOWN OWNERS NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS HEIRS at LAW AND/OR LEGATEES OF SUSAN LOYD, DECEASED An Affidavit for Publication having been filed, because upon due inquiry you cannot be found so that process can be served upon you.

Notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners, Non-Record Claimants, and Heirs at Law and/or Legatees of Susan Loyd, Deceased, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that an action was commenced in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Case No. 2016 CH 44, by the Plaintiff Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B. against you, in which the Complaint seeks foreclosure of a mortgage dated January 31, 2007, and recorded February 2, 2007, as Document No. 2007000672 among the Land Records of Lee County, Illinois, in which Plaintiff is the Mortgagee of certain real estate owned by Mortgagor, Susan Loyd (now deceased), and that foreclosure of mortgage action is now pending in said Court. The current record title holder of the affected real estate is the Heirs at Law and/or Legatees of Susan Loyd, and the property is legally described as follows: Lot 10, in Woessner's First Subdivision in the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 21 North, Range 9 East of the 4th P.M., according to the plat thereof recorded August 31, 1956 in Book “F” of Plats, pages 24 and 25, situated in the County of Lee in the State of Illinois Common address: 1217 Tee Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021 Consequently, unless you, Unknown Owners, Non-Record Claimants, and Heirs at Law and/or Legatees of Susan Loyd, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Illinois, at the Lee County Courthouse, 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois, on or before November 2, 2016, a default judgment may be entered against you at any time after that date, in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint. /s/ Denise McCaffrey Denise McCaffrey, Lee County Circuit Clerk Lisa A. Gabriel - ARDC 6196272 WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081 815-625-8200 Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2016

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Public Notice is hereby given that on September 20, A.D., a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside Illinois, County, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting business the known as Lien's Lotus Salon, located at 17 East Third Street Sterling, IL 61081.

Dated this 20th day of September, A.D. 2016.

Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2016 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby that on A.D. September 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all the owning, persons conducting and the transacting business known as American Windows at 415 located Chicago Ave. Dixon, Il. 61021.

Dated this 21st day of September A.D. 2016.

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, (6300801) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Chicago, Illinois 60603

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF LEE, ss — In the Circuit Court for the 15 Judicial Circuit, LEE County, FIFTH THIRD BANK, an OHIO BANKING COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. HELEN M. VOGEL et. al., Defendants, Case No. 16 CH 65.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you Unknown Owners-Tenants and NonRecord Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court for the 15 Judicial Circuit, LEE County, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 4, BLOCK 1 IN NORTHERNVIEW SUBDIVISION, PART OF LOT 30 OF MOELLERS SURVEY LOCATED IN SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE 4TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN.. PIN: 07-02-28-354-001. Commonly known as: 1119 Sinnissippi Street, Dixon IL, 61021, and which said Mortgage was made by HELEN M. VOGEL, as Mortgagor(s) to Fifth Third Bank (Western Michigan), as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 2012006168, and the present owner(s) of the property being HELEN M. VOGEL, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Dated, Dixon, Illinois, September 29, 2016 Denise A. McCaffrey, Clerk.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. October 3, 10 & 17 2016 STATE OF ILLINOS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, COUNTY OF LEE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DOROTHY L. ROBERG, Deceased.

1501 Lowell Park Road, Dixon, IL 61021 Date & Place of Death: 08/08/2019- Dixon, Illinois NO. 2016 P 62 PUBLICATION NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR

1. Notice is hereby given of the death of DOROTHY L. ROBERG who died on August 8, 2016, a resident of 1501 Lowell Park Road, Dixon, Illinois.

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5. On September 6, 2016, an Order entered Admitting the Will to Probate Appointing the Representative was entered.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS STERLING FEDERAL BANK, F.S.B., Plaintiff, Vs. 2016 CH 23 SHERRY L. ECKHARDT AND SKIPPY D. ECKHARDT Defendants, PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: Sherry L. Eckardt 3744 Ravenwood Circle Waterloo, IA 50702 or. Sherry L. Eckardt 1701 Eagles Crest Avenue, Unit B15 Davenport IA, 52804 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given you, Sherry L. Eckhardt, Defendant in the above-entitled action, that an action has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Case No. 16 CH 23, by Plaintiff Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., in which the Complaint seeks foreclosure of a mortgage owned by Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., dated March 16, 2016, and recorded March 19, 2007, as Document No. 2007-001649, among the land records of Lee County, Illinois, in which Plaintiff is the Mortgagee of certain real estate owned by Sherry L. Eckhardt, and that foreclosure of said mortgage action is now pending in said court and that the property affected by said cause is described as follows: Unit No. B-2 in The Pheasant Run Condominium of 1217 Washington Avenue as delineated on a survey of the following described real estate: A part of Lot 18 of Moeller's Survey in Section 29, Township 22 North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Lee County, Illinois, described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Lot 18; thence South 88°51'22” West on the North line of said Lot 18, 212.50 feet; thence South 0°00'12” West a distance of 105.49 feet; thence North 89°00'54” East, a distance of 212.50 feet to the East line of said Lot 18; thence North 0°00'00” East on the East line, a distance of 105.97 feet to the said place of beginning, which survey is attached as Exhibit “A” to the Declaration of Condominium recorded as Document No. 424191 and amendments filed as Document No. 425630 and No. 426841 together with its undivided percentage interest in the common elements, all in Lee County, Illinois. commonly known as 1217 Washington Avenue B2, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

Consequently, unless you, Sherry L. Eckhardt, file your answer to the Complaint in the action or otherwise make your appearance in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Illinois, at the Lee County Courthouse, 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois, on or before October 20, 2016, a default judgment may be entered against you at any time after that date, in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint.

September 14, 2016

6. Within forty-two (42) days after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the validity of the Will by testimony or witnesses to the Will in open court, or other evidence, as provided in Article VI 5/6-21 (755 ILCS 5/6/21).

7. Within six (6) months after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to contest the validity of the Will as provided under Article VIII 5/8-1 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8-1).

8. The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4).

September 13, 2016

HEIDI I. McKEE, Executor

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LEE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT JOB TITLE: Mechanic JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for repairing and maintaining the highway department’s eet of dump trucks, heavy equipment and light vehicles. Also includes snow and ice removal and other highway maintenance duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High School diploma and extensive experience in diesel and automotive mechanics is required. Relevant ASE certiďŹ cations desirable; must possess a valid State of Illinois Class B CDL (with air brakes) and ability to obtain a Class A CDL within 6 months of hire; will conform to the County’s Drug and Alcohol Policy; will be subject to background check. For further information see leecountyil.com APPLY TO:

Ltd., exc. condition., new tires/brakes, leather int., power windows/ seats. 90,100 mi. $5,600

Lee County Engineer 1629 Lee Center Road P.O. Box 193 Amboy, IL 61310 busmang-lee@comcast.net

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 17, 2016

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LEE COUNTY CUSTODIAN Applications are being accepted for a permanent, full-time, custodial position for Lee County. Applicants must have general knowledge of cleaning and routine light maintenance.

A HS diploma/GED and a valid driver’s license are required.

Pre-employment substance abuse testing and background check will be performed. Competitive salary and full beneďŹ ts.

Application and job description are available online at www.leecountyil.com or at the Old Lee County Courthouse, Board Chairman’s OfďŹ ce, 3rd oor, 112 E. 2nd St., Dixon, IL. Completed applications must be received by 4:30p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2016. EOE SM-ST09541-1011

HELP WANTED

AUTOMOTIVE HELP WANTED Due to an increase in vehicle sales Kunes Country Auto Group has the following positions open at our Sterling Ford, and Sterling Chrysler locations.

Entry Level Techs Automotive Detailers

We require our new employees to have the ability to work well with others and maintain a positive attitude throughout the workday We offer Highly Competitive Pay Plans along with: Flat Rate Based on Experience and CertiďŹ cations, Performance Based Pay Plans, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance,401k Retirement Plan, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacations, Paid Training, Employee Discount Program

Contact Joe McGlennon 815-631-5167 SM-ST10302-1007

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Earn up to $35,000 Sauk Valley Media, a respected and dominant media company located in Sterling, IL, has an opening in our Advertising Department. This entry level position would be responsible for selling advertising in a variety of print and online products, including but not limited to newspapers, magazines, websites, direct mail pieces and much more.

Sure, some sales experience is desired, but we look for a person with personality, drive and ambition more than just past sales experience. We are always willing to train a person who shows the desire to grow and learn from our other seasoned veterans in this business. And best of all, we are a fun bunch of people to work with, we work hard but we like to have fun along the way.

CNA POSITIONS NO MANDATED SHIFTS! **SIGN ON BONUS**

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WANTED Experienced Painters 2 or more years experience with brush/roll and spray.

MUST HAVE valid driver's license 815-626-5289

To apply, contact Joanne Wollack R.N., Director of Nursing 430 Martin Road • Rock Falls, IL 61071 (815) 626-4575 EOE

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Joem.@kunescountry.com

If you are looking for change of career or are new to the workforce and want to join an established but growing company, then we'd like to talk with you. Base pay along with a liberal commission program makes this an excellent opportunity to make money.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to: Jennifer Heintzelman at JHeintzelman@saukvalley.com -- OR -3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081 Shaw Media is a Drug Free Employer.

Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

This posting may not include all duties of the position An Equal Opportunity Employer

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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))

AUCTIONS

615

ANTIQUE/ COLLECTIBLE AUCTION SUNDAY OCT 9, 10AM 801 E. FRANCIS FIELD NEW LENOX DETAILS/ PHOTOS: AUCTIONZIP.COM ID#9525 Hintze Auction Service Inc. Lic#444.000480 Lic#440.00682 Cell 815-228-7634 llinois Waterfront & Recreational Land Absolute Auction 10/22 10AM 4 Tracts 112.68+ acres United County Auctions, Appraisals & Realty 812-243-1303 David Shotts, Jr., Auctioneer IL Lic#440.000310 UCMarshall.com Terms: Visit website or call for complete terms.

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Maytag washer. condition Good $100 (moving from 815-973area) 4300

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 Antique school desk with ink well. $75. 815-625-4165 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

GUNS & ARCHERY

706

Bernett Cross Bow Red dot site. Hard case, 4 arrows, cranking cock. $300 815-441-7636

APPLIANCES

710

Whirlpool washer, not pretty but runs fine. $75. 815-4413208.

WOOD / FUEL

746

FIREWOOD Hardwoods split & delivered $70/ load 815-626-6875

FURNITURE

755

Antique ¾ Bed $300; 815-284-8321 New & used furniture, beds & appliances wholesale.

And much more!

815-718-4385.

FURNITURE

755

Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477 Solid oak hutch top style dresser, chest of drawers, 1-3 drawer night table. $500 for all.

Call 815-499-8679.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

XLarge tall leather brown lift chair, Like new. $1400 new selling for $750 obo. Text or call 815-590-8479

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Purebred American bully puppies.

8wks. 1st shots & dewormed. Pedigree papers. $400 779-537-4861 Wanted: Tea Cup size F Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free. 815-5649022 after 2:00.

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

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN MOWERS

779

John Deere LT 160, automatic, 2 new back tires, 38” $675/obo. deck.

815-441-3552.

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Simplicity Lawn Tractor; hydro 44” deck, 16HP Kohler.

Very good condition. $600 815284-6792 L/M

SNOWBLOWERS 782 MDT electric start.

21” 2 cycle snow blower. $275 815-626-2434

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

785

Pro-form spacesaver digital rowing machine $80 obo 815-285-1162

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 779-245-2950

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 4-16” Mini Cooper chrome wheels with tires.

Like new $400.

815-380-5025 Bags game/ bags included. $75.

815-821-5084 Child's riding dump truck, battery operated. $85.

815-626-4664.

Classic For Baby Only stroller, never used. $50. 815625-4165

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE Coffee & 2 end tables (great shape) $50 815-288-3688 George Forman 5 plate grilling machine, never used. $40. 815-625-4165 Hammock w/ (like new) stand $35 815-288-3688 Hot Tub Viking Legend, 6-7 person with cover & lift. $1,500.

Call 815-501-9292 House plants for sale. $3 & $5 each.

Call 815-284-9906 “Life Size” Jenga game. Canvas bag included. $30 815-821-5084 Maytag Dryer; good cond. (moving from area) $100 815-973-4300 Monaco Dynasty pusher Bus model 8.3 cummins. make offer. $25,000.

815-847-8904 Paper backs, Romance Danielle Steel and others.

100 for $50 815-456-2839 Red oak, white oak, R/S or plain any size. Molding also. 815-847-8904 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Singer sewing machine $35 815285-1162 Surfometer mounted on 18x24 granite surface plate. $100 815-625-2109 Yard Yatitzee, metal container $20. 815-821-5084

HAY & STRAW

825

Horse hay, 100 bales. $4 each.

Call 815-631-4746

POULTRY / SUPPLIES

845

For Sale: 4 young Lavender Orpington Roosters $24 815-438-4385

FARM EQUIPMENT

AUTOMOBILES

905

CLASSIC CARS

904

Red, 83' Mustang GLX convertible V6, auto. White leather interior, 51k mi. Excellent cond. $5,700 OBO 815-625-7936

AUTOMOBILES

905

NEW REAL DEAL

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ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $42!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/16 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1995 Camero Z28 convertible, triple black, leather, LT1 engine, 44k mi., asking $14,500 / obo 815-626-7278 after 5 pm 1997 Lincoln Town Car Signature, 155K mi., black, $3000/obo 815-440-4621

1986 Wellcraft boat and trailer, Inboard & outboard 180 American, Mercury Cruise 170 HP. $2600 815-441-2242

2011 Cadillac SRX loaded, leather, sun roof. Asking $21,500. Like new.

39,800mi. Call 815535-1021.

Caddy DeVille only 62K mi. loaded. All work perfect. Exc. cond.

Must see. $4900.

815-994-1614.

04' Newmar Dutch Star. 40ft. Spartan Chassie, 370 cummins; 6sp. Allison trans. 2 slides, 2 A/C, full basement, computerized jacks; loaded; no smoking.

49,500 mi. kept in heated shed. Exc. cond. $83,000 obo 815-791-5585

creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

1989 Chevy Motor Home (Bounder) 454 engine, 34' long. Ready to go, stored in winter $6000 FIRM 815-535-8021

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

1999 Buick LeSabre, 140k mi.

Many new parts. $1850 or make offer. 815-677-1637

S.U.V.S

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2004 Buick Rainier. All wheel Dr. heated leather sun roof, very well maintained. $4,800.

815-632-0780

VANS

911

2000 Ford Conversion Van, white, 124,000 miles, 4 Captain's chairs + bench converts to bed. VGC, $6,900.

815-535-2380

4X4S

912

1996 Jeep Cherokee 4dr., 4whl. dr.

Well maintained, runs great! $1500 779-861-3735.

PARTS & ACC.

925

'73-'86 Chevy truck door, r. hand – no rust $50 815-285-1162

MOTORCYCLES

2010 Harley Davidson Limited.

62K mi. Has extras. $13,500 815-499-3924 Yamaha Vino 125cc Scooter, like new, 77 actual mi., 1 owner, $1500 815-946-2038

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With a little discipline and compromise, you can come out on top when dealing with children, elders or loved ones.

1988 Sea Nymph, 20HP Mercury Motor Live well.

New wood & carpet.Boat trailer, pedestal seat, Aerator pump, bilge pump. $2,500 obo.

815-440-6446

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- A subtle change to the way you look, act or do things will result in favorable offers and suggestions. A benefit will come from an unexpected but solid source.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Set the record straight and let people in both your personal and professional lives know what you want to accomplish.

Once you establish your position, help will be offered.

1989-1990 Lowe Back-Troller, 40hp Johnson, w/ 6hp Yaht Evinrude, Club Trailer, asking Call $3500/obo, 815-631-2510

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Keep your conversations simple, straight and to the point. Someone who feels the need to compete with you will misinterpret what you have to say. Challenge anyone trying to dupe you.

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★1988 ProCraft★ 1780V, fish & ski, pristine cond., many extras, $6400/obo 815-946-2311

2006 24ft. Pontoon 90HP Evinrude E-Tec motor.

Some work needed. $6,500 815-973-6778

TRAILERS/RVS

945

1997 Ford Ranger 4x4, 4.0, flatbed, sidestep box, new brakes, drums, rotars & ujoints, rebuilt trans., new Meyer 6 ½ ft. plow, new paint, $3900 815-626-2461 2008 34' Cedar Creek 5th wheel trailer. Winter package w/ 3 slide outs & 2003 Club car golf cart. $20,000 OBO 815-441-5403 2009 Cardinal 5th wheel trailer with three extra large King slide-outs. size bed, 32” flat screen TV and w/d hookup. Kitchen island w/sink, fireplace w/retractable 42” flat screen TV, 2 Lazy Boy leather rocker/ recliner chairs, central vacuum, heated holdtanks and ing much more! Exc. cond., low miles and non smoking. $30,500. Call 815716-3536.

2010 Cameo 36 FWS 5th Wheel, self leveling, central vac, 2 A/C, double ref., king bed, washer/dryer, like new furniture, much more. $34,900 815-440-4666.

Nice 7x8 Aluminum Trailer with ramp. $500.

Call 815-739-6118

935

1986 Harley FXST C model, considered vintage bike.

Apes, 2” shot guns, maxed out chrome. Must see to appreciate! $6,000/ obo. 815625-4943.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Accepting and adapting to what’s going on around you will better position you for what’s to come. Keep your strategy simple but effective, and play to win.

AUTOS WANTED

960

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PUBLIC AUCTION Auction City Sales 2505 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 61021

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 3:00 p.m.

Hand and power tools, metal shelving units, rototiller, snowblower, upright freezer-brand new with receipt.

Clean line of furniture.

For full photo listing go to auctionzip. com, Auct. ID 19068.

Auction City Sales Auctioneer: Ample Food Lee Hollingsworth Seating Stand Phone 815-288-5814 IL. License #40000730

940

1999 Cadillac DeVille; black; Good condition. $2,900 obo. 815288-7910 2002 Ford Taurus many new parts, good gas mileage, $2300/obo 815718-0144 2003 Subaru Legacy AWD, $3500/ obo. Call 815-625-3928.

2004 Pontiac Grand AM, high mi.

Runs good. 4 new tires. Good work car. $1800/obo.

815-772-4963 or 815-499-1428 2004 Saturn 4DR L300, power everything, alum. wheels, 3.0 V6 engine. NICE CAR. 137,800mi. $3895 815-625-9490 2004 Taurus, gold, garage checked, runs great! $1200 779-245-8070 2006 Pontiac Torrent, 113K miles, $5,000 815-7185941 2008 Grand Prix, 4dr, V6, brown, sunroof, heated leather, 124k, perfect cond. $7350 obo. 815-378-5847

855

John Deere LA with tag & belt pulley. Runs good.

Needs painted. $3200 815-631-9667

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Concrete Contractors ➊SIMON MASONARY➊ Brick, Block & Stone Work, Griding & Truckpointing New & Repair NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Chimneys & Foundations Bonded and Ins. ★Free Est.★ Call Cris Sosa 312-771-1310

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

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Bicycles GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

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

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Fireplaces Fireplaces Gas Wood Stoves Inserts Log Sets Doors Service Repair Install Visit our Showrooms Anselmo's 1235 W. LeFevre Rd., Sterling 815-625-3519

We Take Your Fun Seriously!

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Furniture Restoration Strip, Refinish, Repair Re-glue, Touch-ups.

Custom Woodworking & Finishing Shop Anselmo's Inc. 1235 W. LeFevre Rd., Sterling 815-625-3519

Genl. Contracting

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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!!

OCD GREEN CLEANING Wanted: Beautiful homes that need weekly cleaning services.

Call 815-625-5811

Clock/Watch Repair CLOCK, WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR •We repair and restore all brands and types of clocks and watches •We make house calls on Grandfather clocks •We repair all types of jewelry, and all work is done on premises •Appraisal Services Professional Jeweler for over 25 years.

KRIEGER TIME AND JEWELRY CO. 618 S. Main St. Princeton, IL 815-872-8321

Concrete Contractors

CONCRETE • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios CONSTRUCTION •Garages •Additions •Remodeling •Decks • Homes 38 yrs. Experience 815-626-9026

Tree Service

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!!

Gutters

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Home Improvement REYES REMODELING & DRY WALL Complete Line of Remodeling & Dry Wall •Carpentry •Kitchens •Bath •Basements No Job Too Small! ★40 years★ experience 815-535-8488

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Roofing/Siding

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Power Washing

Serving the Sauk Valley Areas for over 15 years •On the Job Manufactured • Expert Installation •Competitive prices •Best Quality Materials, Guaranteed •5� and 6�

Seamless Gutters for Residential, Industrial & Commercial Needs •Leaf Free Gutter Protection Systems •Licensed •Bonded •Insured FREE Estimates 815-213-0704

Haul/Clean Service

Lawn Care License-Bonded Insured NO JOB TOO SMALL All your home Improvement needs Remodeling of baths, basements & kitchens Custom showers Siding-Decks etc.

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Stump Removal DALE COLLIN STUMP GRINDING 815-564-7892 Insured FREE Estimates Clean Up Available All stumps ground out 8-10 inches below ground. • Lawn Mowing & Rototilling 20 Yrs. Experience

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

Furniture Refinished Bicycle Repairs Tune-Ups Overhauls

Remodeling

JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

815-989-8320

Basement Waterproofing

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Professional industrial equip.

Done right the first time!

Call 815-441-0246

Cole's Complete Tree Service Tree Trimming Stump Removal Licensed and Insured *Free Estimates* 25HR Emergency Service Will meet or beat any written tree estimates.

Call 815-718-2997 Now accepting credit/debit cards Donnie Cole

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Water Softeners

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Storage

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

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Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding Licensed/ Insured.

Whiteside Area 815-590-1677

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