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EDUCATION

An arts revival at Tonica Grade School Students now provided opportunity to explore music and art interests

BY DAVE COOK news@tonicanews.com TONICA — When schools face tightening budgets, the first victim of cuts are often art and

music programs. However, Tonica Grade School (TGS) has announced students will again have access to the types of artistic training which have been proven to result in a better overall education.

Superintendent/Principal Chuck Schneider said the TGS district had cut the music program last year prior to his arrival and that the decision was the result of the dissolution of an intergovernmental agreement with another school district.

“What we’ve worked for and promised our board and the community was to strive to bring back our music and arts programs,” he said.

Schneider said the district has recently finalized an agreement with the Grand Ridge School District to hire and share a certified music teacher.

“We’ve hired a teacher and will have general music classes back in the elementary, K-5 grades and we’re also happy to be able to get the band and choir started again

for our older students,” he said.

Since some students didn’t have the chance last year to explore an interest in music, Schneider said the beginning band classes will be open to multiple grade levels.

To bring back an art program to TGS, the district has entered into an agreement with Young Rembrandts, an after-school art program which was recommended by parents who told the school the program was looking for schools to partner with.

According to the Young Rembrandts’ website, it was founded in 1988 and has since grown into an international franchise providing art education to thousands of students by teaching a step-by-step method to draw, the fundamental skill of visual arts.

Young Rembrandts franchises partner with preschools, elementary schools and community centers to either augment or supply art programs.

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TONICA

PICKING THE RIGHT PUMPKIN

Every second counts

Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 8-14

BY DAVE COOK news@tonicanews.com

Tonica News photo/Dave Cook

The Schneider family, Luke (from left), Evelyn, Rachel and Lily, of Utica, each selected their own pumpkin at the Boggio’s Pumpkin Harvest Craft Show which was held this past weekend in Granville. Visitors enjoyed browsing the wares of more than 200 vendors and there was also food, music and several attractions for children.

EDUCATION

Tonica Grade School Foundation seeking three new members

BY DAVE COOK news@tonicanews.com TONICA — With the state’s penchant for financial uncertainty, groups providing additional Vol. 143 No. 44 One Section - 8 Pages

support to their community’s schools have become increasingly important components of local educational success. One such group, the Tonica Grade School (TGS) Foundation, is looking for

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three new members to join its cause.

The TGS Foundation’s two main goals are to provide support which enhances the opportunities for both teachers and

students in a way which encourages academic and social success and to promote community support for the school.

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TONICA — No one expects a fire to break out in their home, but in those unfortunate cases every second counts. In the chaos of a burning home, it’s important for each family member to know what to do, so everyone escapes to safety.

The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) annual Fire Safety Week is scheduled for Oct. 8 to 14 and this year’s theme is “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” Rick Turri, public information officer with the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department, was recently asked to share some advice to help local families be prepared in the event of a house fire.

Turri said while fire will quickly grow, the smoke and heat it creates moves even faster. He recommended practicing EDITH (Exit Drills In The Home) before they’re needed.

“If you’re awakened from your sleep by a fire, everyone must make their next action a quick and correct action. It’s not the time to think about details, it’s time to react and get out,” Turri said.

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Fisher leaving to lead state newspaper group Has been publisher at BCR since 1993

BY SHAW MEDIA PRINCETON — During his 34 years with Shaw Media, Sam Fisher has been a champion of newspapers and a proponent for the public’s right to know.

Now, Fisher will do that work on behalf of newspapers statewide and nationally.

The Illinois Press Association on Sept. 27 announced that Fisher has been selected as the new president and chief executive officer for the IPA, Illinois Press Foundation and National Newspaper Association. The IPA represents more than 450 daily and weekly newspapers, including the Bureau County Republican. The NNA has 2,200 members.

• ARTS Continued from Page 1 “There are visible academic benefits for children that participate in our program.

Young Rembrandts’ students have fun while developing fundamental art literacy and improved academic abilities. We are passionate about helping children develop the skills they need to be successful,” Young Rembrandts founder Bette Fette said on the website.

“It’s for kids who want to go, parents do pay a fee and it’s after school, but we have about 17 kids go on Thursdays for about an hour. Our students have been very excited and their response has been positive about the opportunities they now have with both art and music,” Schneider said.

He added these types of programs provide students who learn in a different way a chance to be able to express themselves and bring out their creative side.

Fisher, who has been publisher of the Bureau County Republican, Putnam County Record and Tonica News since 1993, will join the IPA on Oct. 25.

Sam Fisher also was Fisher publisher of Sauk Valley Media from 2014 to earlier this year.

“It was a difficult decision to leave a great company like Shaw Media, which I’ve called home for so long,” Fisher said. “In the final analysis, I felt that this position was a good fit for me professionally; and I felt, given my newspaper experience, coupled with my knowledge of the association and Illinois newspapers, that I was also a good fit for the IPA.” Fisher is the immediate past chair of the IPA board of directors. He succeeds Dennis DeRos-

“For kids who aren’t sports-oriented, music and art provides an avenue for them to have an interaction in the school environment and to explore something they can be passionate about.

Doing any type of critical thinking exercises helps bring about better skills,” Schneider said.

Acknowledging that the expense of musical equipment can be inhibitive to families, TGS will try to have an array of instruments available for their students.

Schneider said the challenge with these programs is that available funding impacts the ability of what schools can offer.

“It’s important for the school to have well-rounded programs and it’s also important for families to support them through fundraisers and by always encouraging children to take advantage of what’s offered, because if interest wanes it’s hard to continue to justify it in the budget,” he said.

sett, who resigned his position in mid-May. IPA legal counsel Don Craven will continue to serve as the IPA’s interim president and CEO until Fisher’s official start.

Shaw Media President and CEO John Rung lauded the work Fisher has done for the company’s newspapers and their readers.

“Sam had a tremendous career with us, and we are very grateful for his service,” Rung said. “We are sorry he is leaving, but as a member of IPA we will benefit from his tremendous leadership at an organization that is so important to the future of local journalism across the state.

We’re proud of him, and look forward to continuing our relationship with him in his new role.”

Fisher was selected after an extensive search process that spanned 4 months and included publishers from across the state and representatives from

• FOUNDATION Continued from Page 1 The foundation raises funds through various community events and then awards grants for different educational supplies, field trips and assemblies.

The group works with the Parent Teacher Council, principal, teachers and other groups to identify where they can provide the most support.

“We’d like people interested in giving back to the school and community. They don’t necessarily have to have children in the district either. We have a lot of members who are grandparents or are parents whose children are now in high school or college, but still want to help give back to TGS because they provide such a great foundation for our kids,” TGS foundation vice chairman LeeAnn Johnson said.

Johnson said the foundation’s main goal is to provide educational materials

the IPA, IPF and NNA boards of directors.

“I’m excited about this opportunity, as the IPA is such a great organization with such a talented staff,” Fisher said.

“I’ve always felt the role of the IPA is critical to the continued success of Illinois newspapers, and that’s why I have been in involved in the organization for so many years.”

Fisher and Lori Frick live in Princeton. He has two daughters, Meg, 17, of Princeton and Brooke (Tim) Miller of Woodstock, Ga.; and a son, Ben, of Princeton. He also has two grandsons. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, joining Shaw Media in 1983 and holding various management positions at the Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake and at the Kane County Chronicle before joining the Bureau County Republican.

for the teachers who might go above and beyond what their initial classroom funds can provide.

“Instead of them having to purchase things, we give them the chance to present to us their wish list. Then we look over the requests for great educational opportunities. It’s a great job because we get to give them the money to buy their supplies for our kids,” Johnson said.

From 2004 through 2016, the foundation has awarded more than $29,000 toward projects to improve the educational experience for Tonica’s students and staff. In 2016 alone the foundation awarded $10,800 to purchase two Promethean Boards, the interactive whiteboards which allows teachers to project images from a laptop or a computer and then interact with the displays through touch or specialized pens.

For more information on the TGS Foundation, visit the school’s website at www. tonicagradeschool.org or call Johnson at 815-257-8448.

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POLICE REPORTS LASALLE COUNTY SHERIFF

• FIRE Continued from Page 1

Aggravated battery At 3:35 a.m. Oct. 1, deputies responded to 2323 East 275th Road in rural Oglesby for a reported domestic problem and stabbing. Joshua Brozovich, 23, of Ottawa was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and domestic battery. Tonica, Cedar Point and Standard EMS responded. Both victims were transported to IVCH for treatment. The investigation, which is being conducted by the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, is ongoing.

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IN BRIEF Tonica burn ban in effect TONICA — Tonica Volunteer Fire Department Chief Alan Stremlau has issued an open burning ban as of Sept. 29.

Because of the current dry weather conditions, there’s a ban on all open burning throughout the response area of the Tonica Fire Department. This includes all trash, recreational fires, bonfires, and yard waste fires. No one is to engage in open burning unless they’re specifically permitted to do so by the fire chief.

This burn ban is in effect until the conditions for open controlled burning are no longer a danger to life or nearby property. Those living or operating in and around agricultural fields and wooded areas are reminded to be extra cautious.

Burning in Lostant banned LOSTANT — Lostant Fire Chief Andy Forrest has issued a ban, effective immediately, on burning within the Lostant Fire Protection District due to the current atmospheric conditions.

OTTAWA

SRRC announces new board chair O t h e r board members include Caroline Bressendorf, Katie Donofrio, Michelle Duttlinger, H e i d i E m m e t t , Ben Het- Tracy Justice tel, Tereza Hettel, Trisha Mangold, Helio Ruvalcaba, Corey Tedford and Beata Wroblewski.

Starved Rock Regional Center for Therapy and Child Development (SRRC) is a non-profit agency that serves more than 500 children per year.

Services include free screenings for children up to 3 years old and speech, developmental and physical therapy to children throughout the Starved Rock area.

SRRC also has a child care center for children with and without special needs in Ottawa, and toddler classes in Ottawa, Princeton and Peru.

For more information, visit www.starvedrockcenter.org.

OTTAWA

Dobrich faces additional charges for June hit-and-run fatality OTTAWA — Luke T. Dobrich, 39, of Oglesby now faces additional charges in the hit-and-run accident which killed Wyatt K.L. Wyatt, 22, of Spring Valley in June.

Wyatt’s body was found on Bottom Road between Granville and Peru and Dobrich was arrested soon after. He initially faced charges for one count of leaving the scene of an accident leading to a death, a Class

4 felony. Dobrich paid 10 percent of a $100,000 bond and was released pending his trial. On Sept. 26, a LaSalle County grand jury indicted Dobrich on the additional charges of one count of reckless homicide and two counts of aggravated DUI. Dobrich remains free on the original bond and his next court date will be an arraignment/status hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 20.

SPRINGFIELD

Illinois Press Foundation announces $5,000 grant opportunity for Illinois journalism programs SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Press Foundation has announced a $5,000 grant, for which Illinois high school and college journalism programs are eligible. This grant will reward the program that locates the most missing photos of Vietnam veterans for the foundation’s Wall of Faces effort.

When the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was finished in 1983, the wall listed about 58,000 servicemen and women who had either died in action or went missing in action during the war. Due to a fire at a government storage facility in 1973, the U.S. military lost millions of personnel records, including records for many of those who were listed on the wall. While the military and other organizations made efforts to recover the lost data, 24,000 veterans listed on the wall still had no picture in military records in 2013.

In January of this year, the Illinois Press Association/Foundation launched a coordinated effort among Illinois newspapers to recover the 579 missing Illinois Vietnam veterans’ pho-

tos. Since then, Illinois newspapers have worked with their communities and readers to locate 153 of the missing photos, and tell the stories of these no-longer faceless veterans.

Thirty-eight Illinois counties are home to the remaining 426 veterans without photos; however, the bulk of the missing photos, 323, are from Cook County.

With this grant, the IPF hopes to enhance the research skills of student journalists, honor Illinois veterans by locating the remaining missing photos, and provide operating funds to the winning journalism program.

Journalism programs can get started by following these steps: Go to www. vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/

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The search results yield a list of veterans from the specified location that are missing photos in their personnel files. Local newspapers, school yearbooks and church directories have proven useful sources for locating missing photos.

Once an image has been located, submit it directly to Foundation Director Kate Richardson so the school may be recorded as locating the photo. Send images as JPEGs to krichardson@illinoispress.org.

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Starved Rock Regional Center for Therapy and Child Development (formerly Easter Seals LBC) recently announced the appointment of Tracy Justice to board chair.

Justice is from Mazon and attended Seneca High School.

She received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Music from Carthage College and is a real estate closer at the Justice Law Firm, P.C. with offices in Ottawa and Streator.

She currently serves as secretary on the boards of the Ottawa Network of Young Executives (ONYX) and Run Starved Rock Country, the host of the Starved Rock Country Marathon.

Justice lives in Seneca with her husband, Tom, and their three children, Tynan, Tenley, and Tristan.

She was chosen by the board’s nominating committee and approved by a board vote on Aug. 17.

Frank Duttlinger was appointed as vice president, and Mark Pzyska was reinstated as treasurer.

Tonica Grade School’s Parent Teacher Council held its beer and wine tasting fundraiser at the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department on the evening of Sept. 30. Sponsored by Rudy’s Liquors, guests enjoyed sampling dozens of wines and craft beers as they ate and took their chances with a 50/50 drawing and several prizes in the silent auction. The council has previously held successful trivia nights, but they were happy to see people enjoying a new idea. The funds raised benefit the school and past donations have provided money for school events, supplies and equipment such as a new sound system. Pictured are Sarah Patyk (from left), Heather Scherman, Kari Leffelman and Julie Kilday.

He stressed the importance of an early warning. Having fire and carbon monoxide detectors located throughout the home are critical as early warning devices and their batteries should be changed at least annually. “(Changing the batteries) on your birthday would be a good present to yourself. The safety of your family is a priceless present,” he said.

Sitting down with your family to create an emergency exit plan is a crucial part of family safety. It’s also important to practice the strategy with children and elder residents and involve them in the planning. Safety is important to everyone, especially during an emergency.

“It’s better to know what to do before it’s needed than to not have a plan when it is needed. Have two ways out and close the door,” Turri said.

The NFPA advises families to draw a map of their home, marking two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit.

It’s also beneficial to practice your home fire drill twice a year. One should be conducted at night and one should occur during the day and each exit route should be practiced.

Children should also be taught how to escape on their own in case no one is there to assist them.

Additionally, ensure your house number is clearly marked and visible for the fire department as they respond.

As family members leave the home they should be mindful to close any doors as they exit. Closing doors will help restrict oxygen to the fire and this may slow the spread of the deadly combination of fire, smoke and heat.

Once outside, it’s imperative family members stay outside and never go back inside the burning home.

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Edgar Fellows combat toxicity in Illinois politics

The Editorial Page The Tonica News Sam R Fisher Publisher

Two of my favorite words – road trip B

esides free food, no two words get me as excited as road trip.

From the time I was young, I loved to travel in the car. It may have something to do with the fact that I’m genetically pre-disposed to loving the open road. My COMMENTARY great-grandfather, grandfather and father all have Lori driven semis for a living.

Boekeloo At 76 years old, my dad is still a full time truck driver.

He’s living the dream. I often get phone calls from him, stating, “Pack your bags!

We’re moving. It is so beautiful here!” I feel a rush as he describes the scenery, or relays a story of the people he has met in his travels.

My brother didn’t get this gene. He hates driving to Spring Valley for an errand. Now he is traveling to China on a regular basis, and I’m sure it’s against his will.

At 19, my best friend and I hit the road Thelma and Louise style, and made a quick trip to Oklahoma to see friends.

It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life.

We were sleep deprived, young, silly and adventurous. The 2 a.m. renditions of singing (at top volume) the Spider-Man Song will forever be burned in my memory.

As far as I remember, we didn’t shoot a rude trucker or fall in love with Brad Pitt, but we also didn’t drive my Ford Ranger off of a cliff to avoid the law, so I guess our story ended happier than the movie did. We did, however, pet buffalos and get attacked by some wild goats at a petting zoo.

When my daughter graduated from eighth grade, my gift to her was a road trip to Tucson. My grandparents had done the same for me several years earlier.

Many times during the trip she said, “Mom, this is the best thing you could have ever given me.” You have to remember, at this time in our lives, my attentions were always divided between work, the other children, being a mom, volunteer work, etc, so to have me as a captive audience and have my undivided attention was a gift to her. We had so much fun, stopping along the way and sight seeing.

Imagine my excitement when a current employer announced she would have to make a trip to Tennessee. I flailed my arm in the air and volunteered enthusiastically to make the trip for her. It was almost seven hours one way, and I couldn’t be happier. I told her I would use the time to be quiet, reflect, and think (something I don’t have the time to do when I’m home).

To someone who isn’t inclined to love an open highway, my enthusiasm seemed puzzling, but she conceded, gave me some gas money and sent me on my way. Despite the heat, I opened the sunroof and windows and cranked Hair Nation on the radio, which did much to transport me back to my wild, carefree days. My singing was loud and filled with passion, and thankfully lost in the roar of the wind as I sailed down the road.

During this time, I began thinking about people who don’t like to travel. They get carsick, are frustrated by traffic, need to stop at rest areas frequently and dislike the whole process of getting from point A to point B. They whine like a toddler in a car seat, flinging their sippy cup in anger as they scream and fight and battle the confines of their safety device. Me? I’m like a golden retriever with my head out the window, tongue flapping in the wind, drooling all over the back seat windows.

In traveling through life, what kind of traveler are you?

Do you see the blessings and the scenery? Can you pick out the wildlife at the tree line and thank God for their beauty and presence? Do you revel in the clouds and enjoy the warmth of the sunlight on your face? Do you imagine the lives of your fellow travelers and use your imagination to create stories of what their lives may be like?

Maybe you don’t look up from the pavement traveling beneath your tires. Maybe you see that deer as a potential hazard and curse its presence near the road for fear it will force you to make that midnight phone call to Jake at State Farm. Are the clouds you see black with rain? Does the sunlight hurt your eyes? Are the stories about your fellow travelers wrought with the idea that they are only on the road with you in order to cut you off and make your journey miserable?

I challenge you to reflect on your journey. Look in your side view mirror and analyze your face, your thoughts, your feelings and see if you are getting the most out of life.

Take a moment. Put the sippy cup down. Turn up Hair Nation and rock on.

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ormer Illinois governor Jim Edgar (1991-98) has developed a bipartisan program for up-and-coming leaders in our state. It has the potential to take our politics from the gutter up toward constructive, problem-solving give and take.

The recent concord on state school funding, for example, a topic riven for years by regional and partisan rancor, may have resulted, in good part anyway, from bonds forged earlier in the Edgar Fellows Program.

Every summer since 2012, Edgar has gathered a new crop of 40 young mayors, fresh-faced state lawmakers and others for an intensive week-long crash course on how to get along and think about how to make Illinois better.

(Leadership programs, all valuable, are today so everywhere.

Yet, the Edgar Fellows Program is different, really different.)

“I wanted something that was diverse, bipartisan and drew people who were already committed and successfully involved in government and politics,” the moderate, one-time GOP governor told me recently. “People who are likely to make it big in Illinois.”

In a state where regional, partisan and economic differences are often razor sharp, Edgar’s focus is on getting people to work together.

“A lot of Chicagoans have never been south of I-80 (where three-quarters of Illinois lies),” Edgar, a downstate native, observes.

He recalls one Democratic city official exclaiming, only half in jest: “This is where I met my first Republican, and they’re not all bad.”

Edgar runs the program and is there for every minute of it. The Fellows are hosted at a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign retreat setting, but the program relies on private fundraising to cover most of the $350,000 a year cost.

Forty Fellows are selected each

UNDERSTANDING ILLINOIS Jim Nowlan year by an advisory committee for this by-nomination-only program. Readers of this column can nominate a local official, civic or business leader you think has the right stuff; send your nominations to sgrace@uillinois.edu.

Geographic and partisan balance are critical. Not every deserving nominee gets in. Some make it the second year.

The program has only been operating since 2012, yet already 52 Fellows are in or have made it to the state legislature (out of a total of 177 members in the House and Senate).

“My goal is that someday a Chicago mayor and Illinois governor will have met earlier, and bonded, as Fellows,” Edgar says.

That day may not be far off.

Three Fellows are running for governor next year, another is Cook County State’s Attorney and one is now in Congress.

Edgar says a key to the success of the program has been a rich mix of sessions during a week jam-packed with substantive issues like infrastructure and health care; process, as in labor negotiating, and of course leadership skill development.

Although based at a major university, over the years the speaker roster has shifted largely from academics — “often too pedantic,” Edgar says — to practical experience and lessons learned from top political, civic and business leaders.

Fellows are always riveted, for example, when regular guest and former Obama chief of staff Bill Daley tells of his night in the White House situation room when the U.S. took out Osama bin Laden.

A tea-totaler, Edgar is nevertheless struck by the value to the bonding process when Fellows

might slip away from their isolated retreat setting after a 14-hour day to hoist a few brews at a campus bar.

Back to school funding.

Small-town Democratic state senator Andy Manar, conservative downstate GOP senator Jason Barickman and Chicago Democratic, African-American state rep Christian Mitchell are all Edgar alums.

These three have also become leading students of our complex school funding. The trio were the keys to making the ground-breaking new school funding package reality.

“During the recent, intense tussle over school funding,” Barickman notes, “Christian, Andy and I debated and argued with one another publicly about school funding, but we did so on the substantive issues, not on the regional and partisan dimensions that often get in the way.”

Edgar wants the 240 Fellows thus far to keep building on connections forged at the U. of I., yet he hasn’t come up with a sureshot way to do so.

“Alumni” are invited a couple of times a year to activities in Chicago and Springfield, but attendance has been spottier than he had hoped. “These are busy, ambitious people,” Edgar notes.

It’s way too early to tell, and the centripetal forces that draw Illinois politicos into their own, narrow partisan and regional worlds are strong.

Even so, observers like Edgar as well as many Fellows I have talked with are rather amazed at how compelling the bonds forged via the Edgar Fellows Program have become.

Let’s hope the better angels of our nature play out from this program and contribute to transforming the way politics is done in Illinois. We could sure use it.

Note to readers: Jim Nowlan of Toulon can be reached at jnowlan3@gmail.com.

Madigan reigns and remains – why?

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ouse Speaker Mike Madigan has no signature legislative accomplishment.

He has no obvious successor to his throne. He has no monument, unless you count billions of dollars in public debt.

What he does have is longevity.

No modern lawmaker has held a House speakership for longer.

Madigan broke that record earlier this year.

The obvious question: why does he remain?

Why not stop when you break the record for wearing the crown longer than anyone? The impact of public policy on the lives of Illinoisans clearly was never a driving force behind his political career. If it were, he would have retreated into hiding long ago.

Of course, Madigan remains because he controls a one-of-akind political machine in the Land of Lincoln.

Of course, Madigan remains because a group of about 20,000 Illinoisans are intent on re-electing him to represent a small patch of land near Midway Airport every two years.

Of course, Madigan remains because Democratic House members can’t bear voting for anyone

COMMENTARY Austin Berg else for speaker.

Of course, Madigan remains because he’s the only state legislative leader in the nation who also serves as a party chairman.

But these are simply mechanisms though which he maintains power. What makes him pursue that end, still? When has one eaten so much that one feels a need to push back from the table?

A recent column from Chicago journalist Phil Kadner might offer insight. Kadner wrote that in an interview 17 years ago, he asked Madigan what motivated him. “[Madigan] said there were two things that really mattered to him as House speaker,” Kadner wrote.

“The first was maintaining the Democratic Party’s majority in the Illinois House of Representatives.

The second was his daughter, Lisa Madigan’s, political career.”

The latter reason can speak for itself. But the former sheds fresh light on why Madigan is sticking around.

The 2018 gubernatorial election will decide more than just the executive branch. It will have a heavy sway on who sits in Madigan’s chamber, as well. That’s because next year’s election will determine who resides in the governor’s mansion when the state’s legislative map is redrawn following the 2020 census.

If a Democrat wins, Madigan will likely have no trouble doing what he’s done through several decades of Illinois history – draw the map heavily in favor of his party. But should Gov. Bruce Rauner stick around, Madigan would need to contend with the veto pen.

Can the speaker outlast Rauner? If so, his map will go a long way toward securing Democratic Party dominance in the General Assembly into the 2030s.

Perhaps then, as the final line is drawn and the new governor’s signature has gone dry, Madigan will excuse himself from the dinner table.

Austin Berg is a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute. He wrote this column for the Illinois News Network, a project of the Institute. Austin can be reached at aberg@illinoispolicy.org.

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COMMUNITY NOTES Quilt guild will meet on Oct. 11 HENRY — The Marshall-Putnam Quilt Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Henry Presbyterian Church.

After the business meeting, there will be a trunk show by Lisa Furleigh from Quilting in the Valley on “New Gadgets in Quilting.” Visitors are welcome for a small fee. The workshop is that morning from 9 a.m. to noon. The kits for those who signed up and paid will be available. Those who did not sign up should see the newsletter to see what items need to be cut ahead. Members should bring a machine, thread and any other supplies listed. Lunch will be on your own.

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Elks lodges will host free assessment clinic PERU — Mendota Elks Lodge 1212 and Oglesby Elks Lodge 2360, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation, will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on Thursday, Oct. 12. The clinic is from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and is by appointment only.

To make an appointment, call the

Illinois Elks Children’s Care office at 800-272-0074 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. There are no charges for any services at this clinic.

The clinic will be held at Illinois Valley Community Hospital, 925 West St. in Peru, in the first floor EKG/Pain Clinic area. Dr. Richard

Erickson of Carol Stream will be the clinician in charge.

No medical referral is necessary for the clinic, but physicians are welcome to refer patients to the clinic for a specific reason or second opinion. School nurses are welcome to refer children and families to the clinic.

UTICA

MENUS Lostant Grade School Breakfast Oct. 9 — No school.

Oct. 10 — Biscuits and gravy, yogurt, granola, fruit, cereal, juice, milk.

Oct. 11 — Create your own sandwich (croissant, sausage, egg, cheese), yogurt, granola, fruit, cereal, juice, milk.

Oct. 12 — Honey bun, yogurt, granola, fruit, cereal, juice, milk.

Oct. 13 — Pop Tart Friday, yogurt, granola, fruit, cereal, juice, milk.

Lunch Oct. 9 — No school.

Oct. 10 — Create your own walking taco (meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, chips), fruit, milk.

Oct. 11 — Chicken parmesan sandwich, bun, marinara sauce, cheese, fruit, carrot sticks, milk.

Oct. 12 — Pasta, meat sauce, garlic bread, broccoli, fruit, milk.

Oct. 13 — No lunch; 11:45 a.m. dismissal.

Tonica Grade School Breakfast Oct. 9 — No school.

Oct. 10 — Mini pancakes and syrup or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 11 — Scrambled eggs or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 12 — Muffin or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 13 — Glazed doughnut or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch Oct. 9 — No school.

Oct. 10 — Chili, bread

bowl, cheese cup and crackers or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, green beans, fruit, zert pudding, milk.

Oct. 11— Chicken strips, carrots, onion rings, fruit, milk.

Oct. 12 — Baked potato, diced ham and cheese cup or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, banana bread, fruit and veggie bar, milk.

Oct. 13 — Cheese or sausage pizza, lettuce, fresh fruit, Rice Krispies treat, milk.

Putnam County Community Center Oct. 9 — Roast beef sub with cheese, potato chips, broccoli, carrot sticks, apricots.

Oct. 10 — Chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, rolls, muskmelon, dessert.

Oct. 11 — Sausage and pepperoni pizza, salad with toppings, applesauce, gelatin.

Oct. 12 — Baked spaghetti, salad with toppings, garlic bread, pears, dessert.

Oct. 13 — Swedish meatballs with egg noodles, green beans and carrots, fruit cocktail.

Bread, butter, fruit juice and 2% milk are available with meals. For reservations, call 800-757-4579 24 hours in advance of the day’s meal. The menu is subject to change. Meals are available to senior citizens 60 plus at no cost, but donations are appreciated. The meal program is partly funded by donations, so they have a suggested donation of $5 per meal. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m.

The annual Burgoo Festival is this weekend UTICA — The LaSalle County Historical Society’s annual Burgoo Festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8, in the village of North Utica.

This year marks the 48th anniversary of this event, making it one of the largest, long-running festivals in the state of Illinois. The festival’s signature dish is Burgoo Stew, a pioneer dish consisting of beef, chicken, pork and vegetables, which is cooked over an open fire throughout the night and served to festival attendees. Local chef Mike Eller-

brock returns as this year’s Burgoo Meister.

The festival begins on Saturday, at 11 a.m., when the Canal Market opens featuring more than 100 vendors. An antique car show, sponsored by the Utica Fire Department, along with live music runs from 1 to 7 p.m.

The festival resumes on Sunday when 375-plus vendors line the streets of Utica from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Burgoo Stew and other food items will be available as well as live music featuring Bluegrass Express and Bourbon Aristocracy.

This year there will be a brand new app for attendees and vendors alike. Attendees will be able to use the app to view vendor maps and locations, see upcoming events and connect with other attendees. The app is called Whova. Download the Whova app at the Itunes or Google Play Store. Search Burgoo, once you select the event use the invitation code burmp.

For more information, visit www. lasallecountyhistoricalsociety.org, email events.lchs@gmail.com, see Facebook or call 815-667-4861.

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Cast announced for Stage 212’s ‘6 Rms Riv Vu’ LASALLE — Fall has plenty of room for laughs as Stage 212 presents “6 Rms Riv Vu,” Bob Randall’s classic romantic comedy.

Paul Friedman, a married advertising copywriter and Anne Miller, a discontented housewife, meet when each shows up at the same time to inspect an apartment for rent. When they discover the door has been locked accidentally, trapping them inside, they are forced to wait for rescue together. A connection slowly develops as they pass the time by sharing details of their respective lives.

Featured in the cast are Devon Ford as Ann Miller, Ryan Ziegler as Paul Friedman, Phil Valle as the superintendent, Maryhelen Bidasio as the woman in 4-A, Laurie Innis as Janet Friedman, Adam Oldaker as Richard Miller, Caryn Brown as the pregnant woman and Jake Kinsella as the expectant father.

The production staff includes director Ken Schroeder, producer Kyle Foley, assistant producer/ costumer/stage manag-

er Dixie Schroeder, assistant director/stagehand Rob Mellen, set design/ construction Mike Kreush and Todd Harzheim, light operator Brian Brown and sound operator Rachel Black.

“6 Rms Riv Vu” will be

presented Nov. 3-5 and 10-12 at Stage 212, 700 First St., LaSalle. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m. Tickets will be available to the general public for $15 each beginning Monday, Oct. 23, and

may be purchased by visiting the box office between 4 and 6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. and noon on Saturday or by calling 815-2243025 during the same hours.

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Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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The Tonica News Classifieds 815-875-4461 999 • Legal Notices CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LaSALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) TIMOTHY S. WHALEN) Deceased ) No. 2017-P-195 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Timothy S. Whalen. Letters of office were issued on September 7, 2017 to Kerrylyn Whalen

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Rodriguez and Jamie Scott Whalen, 1251 W. Stephenson St., Freeport, IL 61032 as Co-Administrators whose attorney is John Balestri, 149 Gooding Street, LaSalle , IL 61301 Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of court, LaSalle County Courthouse, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters and any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 7th day of September.

John Balestri Attorney For Estate 149 Gooding Street LaSalle, IL 61301 Phone: 815-223-6600 Published in the Tonica News Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2017.

ORDINANCE NO 17-18-1 ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF JULY, 2017 AND ENDING THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE 2018 WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the Lostant Community Library District, of the County of LaSalle, State of Illinois, has prepared or caused to be prepared a tentative form of the Annual Budget and Appropriation for said Library District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018 and the same has been conveniently available for public inspection for at least thirty (30) days prior to final action thereon; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, notice of which was given thereto by publishing notice thereof in the Tonica News, a newspaper of general circulation in the Lostant Community Library District and the notice appeared in said newspaper.

WHEREAS, all other legal requirements have been duly complied with by the Board of Trustees of the Lostant Community Library District; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LOSTANT COMMUNITY LIBRARY DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTY OF LASALLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: That the following sums, or so much thereof as by law may be authorized, be and the same are hereby budgeted, set aside and appropriated for all Corporate Library Purposes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2017 and the objects and purposes, for which said appropriations are made, and the amounts thereby appropriated for such purposes are as follows; towit: GENERAL LIBRARY TAXES AND REVENUE FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES: 1. For salaries $ 22,000.00 2. For library materials $ 5,000.00 (including books, software, tapes and periodicals) 3. For children’s programs $ 1,500.00 4. For utilizes $ 3,000.00 5. For postage and supplies $ 500.00 6. Office supplies and equipment $ 5,000.00 7. For programs/special events $ 1,000.00 8. For furniture $ 2,500.00 9. For bond and insurance premium $ 3,000.00 10. For legal fees $ 1,000.00 11. For audit and accountant’s fee $ 2,500.00 12. For building maintenance and improvements $ 7,500.00 13. For continuing education $ 1,500.00 14. For contingencies $ 1,000.00 15. For Special Reserve Fund (75 ILCS 16/50-50) $ 105,139.43 TOTAL $ 162,139.43 Appropriated for the foregoing expenses from projected cash on hand June 30, 2017 $ 105,139.43 Appropriated for the foregoing expenses from miscellaneous gifts

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE The Lostant Fire Protection District Board of Trustees will hold its annual hearing on its 2017-2018 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. at the Lostant Fire House, 101 East First Street, Lostant, Illinois. Copies of the proposed Budget and Appropriation Ordinance are available for inspection at the Lostant Firehouse, the Illini State Bank of Lostant, and the Lostant Post Office.

Published in the Tonica News Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2017.

ORDINANCE 602 AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CORPORATE PURPOSES OF THE VILLAGE OF TONICA, ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON THE 1ST DAY OF MAY, A.D. 2017 AND ENDING ON THE 30TH DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2018 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Tonica, Illinois: SECTION I: That said several sums of money are hereby appropriated from monies received by said Village and anticipated to be received in the fiscal year as follows: Revenues Total General Fund Revenue 252,103.00 Total Water Fund Revenue 210,700.00 Total Sewer Fund Revenue 1,632,700.00 Total MFT Fund Revenue 20,100.00 Total TIF Fund Revenue 38,400.00 TOTAL REVENUE 2,154,003.00 SECTION II: That the following sums or so much thereof as may be authorized by law, be and the same are hereby appropriated for the corporate purposes of the Village of Tonica, Illinois, as hereinafter specified, for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st day of May, A.D., 2017 and ending on the 30th day of April, A.D., 2018.

10-100-5000 ADMIN SALARIES 16,000.00 10-100-5006 ADMIN UNEMPLOYMENT 200.00 10-100-5009 ADMIN PAYROLL TAXES 14,000.00 10-100-5010 ADMIN LIABILITY INSURANCE 8,000.00 10-100-5011 ADMIN HEALTH INSURANCE 6,000.00 10-100-5100 ADMIN OFFICE SUPPLIES 2,000.00 10-100-5101 ADMIN POSTAGE 500.00 10-100-5102 ADMIN SUPPORT SERVICES 1,000.00 Continued on page 7

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and donations $ 500.00 Appropriated for the foregoing expenses from the income of interest $ 500.00 Appropriated for the foregoing expenses from special purpose grants $1,200.00 Appropriated for the foregoing expenses from the income of photocopy and miscellaneous $ 100.00 Appropriated for the foregoing expenses from the tax for General Library purposes $ 26,000.00 Estimated cash expected to be on hand June 30, 2018 $-0Section 2: Any unexpended balances in the General Library Fund, appropriations will be deposited into the Special Reserve Fund pursuant to a plan in accordance with Chapter 75, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Section 16/40-50.

Section 3: The Secretary of the Lostant Community Library District is hereby authorized and directed to have this Ordinance published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within this library district.

Section 4: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.

Passed by the Board of Trustees of the Lostant Community Library District and approved by the President thereof this 20 day of September 2017.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LOSTANT COMMUNITY LIBRARY DISTRICT ATTEST: /s/Norma Lightle Secretary Published in the Tonica News Oct. 6, 2017.

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8 • The Tonica News • Friday, October 6, 2017 999 • Legal Notices Continued from page 7 10-400-5000 PARKS SALARIES 10-400-5006 PARKS UNEMPLOYMENT 10-400-5009 PARKS PAYROLL TAXES 10-400-5102 PARKS SUPPORT SERVICES 10-400-5600 PARKS REPAIR / MAINT / TOOLS 10-400-5601 PARKS SUPPLIES 10-400-9000 PARKS EVENTS/ FEST 10-500-5000 BLDGS/GROUNDS SALARIES 10-500-5006 BLDGS/GROUNDS UNEMPLOYMENT 10-500-5009 BLDGS/GROUNDS PAYROLL TAXES 10-500-5104 BLDGS/GROUNDS PERMIT FEES 10-500-5152 BLDGS/GROUNDS ELECTRICITY 10-500-5153 BLDGS/GROUNDS NATURAL GAS 10-500-5300 BLDGS/GROUNDS LEASING 10-500-5600 BLDGS/GROUNDS REPAIR & MAINT 10-500-5601 BLDGS/GROUNDS SUPPLIES TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENSES WATER FUND 20-100-5000 SALARIES 20-100-5006 UNEMPLOYMENT 20-100-5009 PAYROLL TAXES 20-100-5010 LIABILITY INSURANCE 20-100-5100 OFFICE SUPPLIES 20-100-5101 POSTAGE 20-100-5102 SUPPORT SERVICES/TESTING 20-100-5103 GARBAGE/RECYCLING SERVICES 20-100-5105 DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS 20-100-5106 TRAINING 20-100-5111 UNIFORMS 20-100-5112 LEGAL ADVERTISING 20-100-5115 BANK CHARGES 20-100-5152 ELECTRICITY 20-100-5300 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 20-100-5501 LEGAL FEES 20-100-5600 REPAIR & MAINT 20-100-5601 SUPPLIES/LAB 30-001-5300 30-001-5500 30-001-5501 30-001-5502 30-100-5000 30-100-5006 30-100-5009 30-100-5010 30-100-5100 30-100-5101 30-100-5102 30-100-5105 30-100-5106 30-100-5107 30-100-5111

SEWER FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ACCOUNTING/AUDIT LEGAL FEES ENGINEERING FEES SALARIES UNEMPLOYMENT PAYROLL TAXES LIABILITY INSURANCE OFFICE SUPPLIES POSTAGE SUPPORT SERVICES DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS TRAINING TRAVEL/MILEAGE UNIFORMS

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13,000.00 100.00 3,000.00 100.00 5,000.00 2,000.00 5,000.00 12,000.00 150.00 3,000.00 100.00 2,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 2,000.00 238,800.00 45,000.00 200.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 500.00 1,500.00 500.00 45,000.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 100.00 12,000.00 1,000.00 500.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 164,300.00 1,500,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 40,000.00 35,000.00 200.00 9,000.00 5,000.00 500.00 500.00 5,000.00 500.00 500.00 150.00 500.00

30-100-5112 30-100-5115 30-100-5116 30-100-5152 30-100-5500 30-100-5600 30-100-5601

LEGAL ADVERTISING BANK CHARGES INTEREST DUE ELECTRICITY/PUMPING ACCOUNTING/AUDIT REPAIR & MAINT SUPPLIES/LAB

500.00 100.00 40,000.00 12,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 1,666,450.00

40-001-5300 40-001-5501 40-001-5502 40-100-5600 40-100-5601

2008 ALTERNATE BOND FUND Interest Principal Total 2008 Alternate Bond Fund MOTOR FUEL FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS LEGAL FEES ENGINEERING FEES REPAIR & MAINT SUPPLIES

50-100-5112 50-100-5500 50-100-5501 50-100-5502 50-100-9000 50-100-9001 50-100-9002 50-100-9003 50-100-9004 50-100-9005 50-100-9006 50-100-9007

TIF FUND LEGAL ADVERTISING ACCOUNTING/AUDIT LEGAL FEES ENGINEERING TIF PUBLIC PROJECTS/REIMBURSEMENTS DEMOLITION/REHAB ROADWAY/BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS SANITARY SEWER SIDEWALKS STORM SEWER TENNIS COURTS/PARK WATER DISTRIBUTION

$25,000.00 $26,137.00 $51,137.00 18,000.00 500.00 5,200.00 500.00 500.00 24,700.00 500.00 1,000.00 7,500.00 5,000.00 325,000.00 5,000.00 45,000.00 50,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 30,000.00 10,000.00 489,000.00

SECTION 3: That any unexpended balance of any items of any appropriation made by this Ordinance may be expended in making up any insufficiency in any other item of appropriation made by this Ordinance.

SECTION 4: This Appropriation Ordinance is adopted pursuant to procedures set forth in the Illinois Municipal Code, provided any limitations in the Illinois Municipal Code in conflict with this Ordinance shall not be applicable to this Ordinance, pursuant to Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois.

SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and due publication, in accordance with the law.

ADOPTED THIS 18th day of September, 2017, pursuant to a roll call vote of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tonica, LaSalle County, Illinois, as follows: President: Kevin Sluder Approved by the Village President of the Village of Tonica, LaSalle County, Illinois ATTEST: Village Clerk Heather Sherman Published in the Tonica News Oct. 6, 2017.

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NOTICE Tonica Grade School is seeking estimates for snow removal. Estimates need to include a break down of plowing and salting parking lots and west side playground in addition to a separate cost for snow removal/ salting the north sidewalk from entry door to corner of Hiawatha and Wequaush; Wequash south to cemetery; and sidewalk/stairs on the south-side of the building from east parking lot to start of walking path in front of curved entry doors. Please set up an appointment with Mr. Chuck Schneider, Superintendent to go over locations tel: 815442-3420. Submit estimates to Mr. Schneider via email cschneider@ tonicagradeschool. org or mail to Tonica Grade School, 535 N. 1981st Road, Tonica, IL 61370. Estimates due by October 16, 2017 Published in the Tonica News Oct. 6, 2017.

Letters of office were issued on June 30, 2017, to Gabrellia Sedam, whose attorney is Gary Gearhart, GEARHART LAW OFFICE, 951 Fifth Street, LaSalle, Illinois 61301.

Claims against the Estate may be filed with the office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Downtown Courthouse, 119 W. Madison St., Ottawa, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, within six 6) months from the date of issuance of letters. Any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

GREG VACCARO Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary L. Gearhart GEARHART LAW OFFICE Attorney for Plaintiff 951 Fifth Street LaSalle,IL 61301 Phone: (815) 223-8009 FAX: (815) 223-8003 Published in the Tonica News Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2017.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY OTTAWA, ILLINOIS IN RE: THE ESTATE ) OF DEBORAH J. ) MALLERY, ) DECEASED. ) NO. 2017-P-138 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of Deborah J. Mallery, late of Peru, Illinois.

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Presenting Sponsor: Heartland Bank & Trust Co. Keynote Sponsor: Perry Memorial Hospital Major Sponsors: St. Margaret’s Health, Illinois Valley Community College, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Liberty Village, Flowers by Julia