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Comprehensive Plan looks to the future of Carrollton INSIDE NEWS

Brady Brown named DAR Good Citizen.

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Kleidon resigns as alderman.

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More than 250 new laws take effect New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day.

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he Comprehensive Plan adopted by the Carrollton City Council at their December meeting has many long range goals and some that are already in the preliminary stages.

A comprehensive plan is an official public document adopted by a local government to state a desired vision for the future of the community and to serve as a policy guide for decisions regarding the city.

The plan acts as a working document making recommendations on issues concerning physical, environ-

mental, social and economic development of the community. It derives heavily from a thorough analysis of existing conditions as well as the recommendation of the planning commission and community members.

The Carrollton Comprehensive Plan is meant to serve as a guide, against which specific development plans and proposals can be checked to determine whether they are consistent with the goals and objectives of the city. It also provides the basis for the zoning ordinance of the city, increasing its legal validity.

The plan focuses highly on planning and zoning but before explaining the purpose of planning and zoning, it is important to distinguish between the two.

In general, planning can be described be defined as a scheme for making, doing or arranging something.

A community plan, in essence, sets the framework for future development based on a thorough assessment of existing conditions and goals and objects for the future.

It defines how the future community environment should be defining how the community environment should be whereby land use, major streets, utilities, etc. are integrated into a unified scheme. The plan can also serve, in part, to fulfill economic development objectives.

Zoning is the legal take the city uses to control land use. Specifically, a zoning ordinance regulates items relative to the use of land, height and size of

buildings, size of lots, size of yards, building setbacks and parking. It establishes definitions, standards and procedures for the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s governing body to review and approve specific land developments.

The infrastructure portion of the comprehensive plan contains elements that are already being addressed by the city.

According to the plan, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water distribution system is aged and in need of upgrades and repairs to serve the city in the future. This was already being addressed by the city earlier this year. The city committed to replacing the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water tower and water treatment plant.

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Carrollton committee go over future sidewalk work

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The Carrollton City Council Sidewalk Committee met with Benton and Associates Engineer Bill Sleeman Friday morning to discuss details of the Safe Routes to School Grant (SRTS) in the amount of $200,000 that the city received from the United States Department of Transportation earlier this year.

The SRTS grant is an approach that promotes walking and bicycling to school through infrastructure improvements, enforcement, tools, safety education and incentives to encourage walking and bicycling to school.

For Carrollton, the main goal was to improve the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sidewalks. Because the grant is federal money, the guidelines the city must abide by are many.

Plans have been submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to meet their letting date of April 24. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main date we have got to meet is submitting the final plans by Jan. 24 to meet their April (See, SIDEWALK, A2)

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I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to look at Santa Rollie Schroeder, 8, tries to convince little brother, Avery, 3, that Santa is really a cool guy. The boys and their dad, Eric, visited Haypress Falls this weekend and had their picture taken in an antique sleigh with Santa.

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Greene Prairie Press A fourth candidate has thrown his hat into the ring in Greene County for Circuit Judge. John W. Guntren, of rural Greene County joins Elliott Turpin, Matt Goetten and Zachary Schmidt to replace Judges James Day who is retiring at the end of 2020 after 30 years on the bench.

Guntren graduated from Jersey Community High School then attended Illinois College in Jacksonville where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science. He then attended the University of Dayton School of Law in Dayton, Ohio, where he graduated in 1982 with a Juris Doctorate degree. He obtained law licenses to practice in both, Ohio and Illinois.

Guntren opened his law office in Jerseyville in 1983 and has been a resident of Greene County since 1987. He is also a farmer residing on a small grain farm. He married the former Susan Burrus, and they have two children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do a very large amount of trial practice as well as appellate court trials,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is what I enjoy doing. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like sitting in an office â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I want to get out and travel and go to different counties.â&#x20AC;?

He has also been a courtappointed public defender in various counties in the area.

It was a mere nine days before filing deadline that Guntren decided to add his name to the Republican ticket, joining Schmidt.

Turpin and Goetten are running on the Democratic ticket. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t set out to do this in the beginning, but I was made aware by judges in both Greene and

JOHN W. GUNTREN Jersey county that there was going to be a retirement and therefore an opening,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m nearing a point in my career where I feel like I do have the experience, the ability and the energy necessary to take on a position of great importance, because I think I can continue on in that tradition of fairness and equality for everyone.â&#x20AC;?

But more importantly, Guntren wants to make sure the law is upheld. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I value our rights as American citizens and residents of Illinois, and it is very important to me to uphold both the United States and Illinois constitutions,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is important to me to have a justice system of courts that are fair and impartial and apply the laws in a manner that is equal and fair to everyone.â&#x20AC;?

Guntren doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think politics should even enter into the court system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really bothers me how they are throwing politics into the court system and the justice system,â&#x20AC;? he (See, GUNTREN, A2)

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Outdoor Truths: Gary Miller

Ideas of success have become twisted Success in hunting or fishing is measured differently by each individual.

Some consider each outing a success if fish or game is brought home. Others consider success by the opportunity to get away from work or to be with a family member or friend.

Each trip may be different.

It may be that today’s goal is to catch more fish than the other competitors while tomorrows pleasure will be found in watching a grandchild catch his first bluegill.

Success means different things to different people and in different situations.

Most of the time, I measure success by the opportunity to be outdoors. If I’m blessed to harvest fish or fowl, it’s just icing on the cake. That doesn’t mean that I don’t hunt

or fish hard. It’s simply that I’ve learned that most of my trips bear no edible fruit.

For some people, this is not good enough. It seems they have a constant competition going on with others, and if they can’t match the wits of the television personalities, then their trip is a failure.

Most of us measure other areas of our life the same way. The world we live in equates success with possessions, power and popularity.

We assume if any person has these, they must be successful.

If that is true, what does that say about most of us?

It says we must be failures.

True success, however, is not measured by these things.

It is measured by obedience; namely our obedience to God. Did I do today what

God wanted me to do? If I can answer this question in the affirmative, I was successful. It doesn’t matter if my performance was in front of thousands or one. It doesn’t matter if it took great skill or if I just handed a cup of cold water to someone in need.

The scope of my service doesn’t matter to God. He only looks at my obedience.

This means that none of us need ever look at what we do as menial or unimportant. It also means that we all have opportunities to succeed and that what we do will never be compared with anyone else.

God created us all to succeed. This doesn’t mean our obedience is tied to our acceptance by God. It’s not. Please don’t make this assumption. Our obedience is not a requirement for our relation-

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ship, but only a result of it.

This makes doing w h a t God asks us to do a privilege and not an obligation. So, the next time God calls your number, know that not trying to set you up for failure, but for a great success.

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that my client and I got a fair shake, and I want to keep it that way.”

Respect is high on his list of values.

“I observe judges on how they treat people that come before them and most judges I see treat those who come before them with dignity and respect,” he said.

“That is how people should be treated whether they are right or wrong, whether they are a good person or a not so good person. Everyone still deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.”

(Continued from A1) said. “That is not the way it is supposed to be. We are supposed to have three separate branches of government.”

Guntren has had more than 30 years experience appearing before judges, and he said most of them have been fair.

“Most of the judges that I have encountered in my years of trial practice have been fair and honest,” he said. “They are thoughtful, they are knowledgeable and I can honestly say in almost all cases that I have tried, I have come out of it feeling

Comprehensive (Continued from A1) The sanitary sewer system is also aged, but in overall better condition than the water system. The sewer lines have been re-lined a couple years ago and are in decent shape. These lines will likely need to be completely replaced at some point in the future once it has been determined that they can no longer adequately serve the city.

The goals and objects have been developed as a reflection of the preparation of the comprehensive plan. Goals are generally defined as the ultimate aim toward which an aim is directed. The goals outlined are broad to provide a general framework for which the city can work from.

There are several overall goals of the comprehensive plan, and they serve as the primary basis for adopting the plan.

Decisions made with regard to development should be based on achieving the following goals: Q Promote and protect public health, safety and welfare of city residents.

Q Protect and enhance the local economic social and cultural climate.

Q Provide for an appropriate amount and arrangement of land uses for future expansion of the city.

Q Efficiently provide for essential public services and utilities.

Some of the goals and objectives developed come from the Carrollton Square Initiative effort, which included the development of a planning and economic development strategy to bolster Carrollton’s current assets and support the growth of downtown vitality, attraction and retention of residents, enhancement of visit amenities and increased investment and tax base.

There are several goals outlined in the area of economic development. These include: Q Strengthen and grow the city’s property and sales tax base and increase the number of jobs within the city through an expansion of economic activity within Carrollton.

Q Retain and attract quality industrial and other commercial enterprises within Carrollton in order to retain, expand and diversity of the city’s economic and employment base.

Q Continue to promote the city and municipal administration as business-

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(Continued from A1) deadline,” Sleeman said. “If we don’t meet that January deadline, we would have to wait till the June letting, which means construction would not start until August, and our goal is to have the project completed

by August.”

Sleeman said they are anticipating a 45-day window for completion of the project if it is started in June.

“Because it is federal money, paying for the construction engineer out of the grant has to be procured through a Request for Quotation (RFQ) proposals from a variety of engineers,” Sleeman said. “We will provide you with what you need to rate the engineering firm and choose one.”

The construction engineer is basically the overseer of the project.

“You have to have someone who knows IDOT documentation and will ultimately be responsible for the project,” Sleeman said. “You have to be prequalified in the field for construction inspection to be a residential engineer, and you (the city) will have to go out for the RFQ. There will be certain criteria you will judge and score them to ultimately negotiate a contract. We can help you, but we can’t be involved in the final process.”

There are several engineering firms in the area who have qualified personnel who could act as the construction engineer on the project including Benton and Associates and Heneghan and Associates

friendly while implementing and sustaining practices that support this position.

Q Establish Carrollton as a destination for regional-scale retailing.

Q Redevelop and revitalize the square as a city center with a small town character, which has a sense of place, is aesthetically attractive and provides residential and commercial activities and accommodates both vehicles and pedestrians.

Q Retain small businesses throughout the community.

Q Enhance the design and aesthetics in commercial areas throughout the city, including these areas of private and public structures, landscaping and signage.

Q Identify opportunities for housing development.

Q Maintain the quality of physical development in the city’s’ residential neighborhoods.

Infrastructure and city services goals include: Q Efficiently utilize existing utility capacities and provide for system extension to serve new development in such a way that costs borne by the city and developers are reasonable, fair and equitable.

Q Provide for a system of arterial and collector streets to enable safe, efficient and non-congested means for vehicular traffic flow.

Q Provide residents and businesses with the highest quality water through the most efficient means possible.

Q Ensure that the city is served by an adequate and up-to-date sewer system.

Q Provide adequate storm water management throughout the city.

Q Enable Carrollton’s citizens and businesses to access the most current communication systems (internet, telephone, etc.)

Q Identify, meet and maintain the city’s infrastructure needs.

Q Traffic circulation within the city will be enhanced through maintaining an adequate street system.

Q Improve overall street maintenance.

Q Continue to improve the aesthetics of existing and future city-owned rights of way.

Q Make travel within and between neighborhoods and to neighborhood commercial centers safer and more efficient.

Q Provide and improve community

facilities and services that enhance the quality of life in Carrollton and make the community an attractive place for residents and businesses.

Land-use goals and objectives include: Q Preserving the nature environment as much as reasonably possible during the urban development process.

Q Developing new commercial areas to meet the future demand for retain and office establishments, which will also enhance the city economic base, be developed in a quality manner and not conflict with residential areas.

Q Resident land to house existing and future residents of the city will be provided in appropriate areas of the city and surrounding area.

Q Areas adjacent to the city will be annexed to ensure appropriate future growth areas for the community.

Q Utilize future land-use maps and zoning ordinances to guide development in the city.

Q Decision making at the city level must be particularly cognizant of the interrelatedness of land-use planning and transportation planning as it relates to residents’ travel time to access everyday necessities.

Livability goals include: Q Making Carrollton a distinctive and attractive livable community, possessing a strong sense of place.

Q Maintaining Carrollton’s position as a family-oriented community within the region in order to attract and retain school aged families.

Q Promoting and encourage tourism to the city, highlight Carrollton’s long standing civic traditions.

Q Maintaining a high standard of other public facilities to support the safety, health and welfare of community residents.

Q Continuing to provide for a wide range of quality recreational opportunities by improving/expanding recreational facilities per the needs/desires of city residents.

Q Increasing the amount of open space/ green space accessible to city residents.

Q Ensuring proper safety and maintenance of the existing parks and recreation facilities.

Q Making Carrollton a pedestrian friendly community.

in Jerseyville and Hutchison Engineering in Jacksonville.

The city will need to approve the guidelines for the RFQ by Feb. 13 and go out for quotes. Those quotes will need to be in by March 6 and presented at the March 12 council meeting. The council would potentially approve the engineer at that time.

The goal is to have the council enter into an agreement with the selected engineer at the April 9 meeting.

“Also, on that night, we are thinking of doing a joint agreement with IDOT telling them where the money from the grant is going to go,” Sleeman said. “Basically, you will be accepting everything and saying ‘this is what we are going to do.’”

Of the $200,000, $175,000 of it will go toward the construction of sidewalks and $25,000 will go toward engineering fees.

April 24 is the main letting meeting, and the city will either accept or reject the bids received from contractors to perform the work.

“If the bids come in at say, $289,000, you are going to have to drop back and figure out what to do,” Sleeman said. “IDOT will be aware of the bids, and after the meeting, they will pick the lowest bid contractor. All construction will go through IDOT – they pick everything and they pay all of the contractors.”

Before the pre-final submission on Nov. 25, the city had a walkthrough on

the project with Benton and Associate Engineer Mike McEvers, IDOT and federal workers.

“When they walked through, they saw other stuff that needed to be added to the project,” Sleeman said. “We don’t know what those exact costs will be ’til it’s done but it looks like it could add nearly $30,000 to the project, of which the city would be responsible.”

However, the city doesn’t have to do these additions at this time.

“If you take out those add-ons, we come up with a cost of $184,259 for construction, which would bring the project cost to $208,258 which would require the city put in $8,000 towards the project,” Sleeman said. “However, if you get an engineer that gets the project done in 10 days, then your engineering fees are going to drop to half.”

Regardless, once the bids are let, the city cannot reduce or increase the project.

“If the bids come in at $150,000, you can’t increase the amount of work and you will be giving money back, which is stupid,” Sleeman said. “You want to be right at the threshold of $200,000. You want to spend every dollar of your money.”

The construction engineering cost that has been done by Benton and Associates comes to $16,500, which is reimbursable from the grant, but the city has to pay it now and then request the money from the grant.

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Mrs. Griswold presided over the meeting in the absence of the regent, Mary Frances Tunison. Minutes of the November meeting were read and the treasurer’s report was given. All obligations have been paid. Mrs. Anthony Gresham gave the Indian minute.

The conservation minute concerned contaminants in can lids. Mrs. Fowler read a letter thanking the group for the cookies sent by the chapter to the USO installation at Lambert-St. Louis airport.

Money-making ideas for the chapter were discussed.

The next meeting will be held on Saturday morning, Jan. 4, 2020, at the home of Regent Tunison.

Apple Creek Prairie Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, honored their annual DAR Good Citizen winners with a meeting on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 8, 2019, at the Lee-Baker-Hodges Building on the Carrollton square.

Brady Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chad Brown of rural White Hall, was honored as the DAR Good Citizen winner from North Greene High School. He was presented with a certificate and pin by Mrs. John Griswold, treasurer of the chapter. Mr. Brown was accompanied by his mother and sister. Two other winners were unable to attend. They were Adalinn Lamb of Greenfield High School and Dominich Kehr of Carrollton High School. Those present enjoy

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Barrow Baptist Church news Hello from Barrow Baptist Church. Our service times are 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, followed by 10:30 a.m. morning worship with children’s church or nursery service available. Everyone is welcome to either or both services.

On Sunday, Dec. 29, we had 23 attending Sunday school and 25 in attendance for morning worship.

Remember our men and women in uniform and the leaders of our nation in your prayers. Others to remember include Gerald and Junia Day, Lloyd Eldred, Dan Seely, Bob Krempasky, Rich Caskey, Eric Murphy, Rod

and Connie Sturgeon, Hunter Carriger, Harold, Don and Keith Jefferson, Tyrah Timmerman, Dean Howard, Juanita Muntz, Jim Simmons, Bill McNeece, Armilla Berry, Doug Norris, Noel Smith, Gayla Jones, Mary Forsting, Tom Caskey, Cookie Smith, Sandy Griffin, Angie Schoondyke, Eva McClenning, Karen Henderson, Marsha Baumgartner, Sandy Bruns, John Kiefling, Art Rogers, David Steinacher, Janet Coonrod, Deb Winters, Sara Fitzjarrold, David Wells, Karla Cannon, LeaAnn Manley Roberts, Kelsie Manley, Stacie Baze, Sue Bower, Andy Ross, Smoky Smock, Kailey Whicker,

Ryan Crawford, David Schutz, Keith Hardwick, Dorothy VanGiesen, Marty Rhoads, Greg Howard and the families of Harold Baird and Boris Lyman.

There are no birthdays or anniversaries to report for this week.

During morning worship, we sang a few songs and then shared Christmas memories. A lot shared their favorite memories or traditions.

Hopefully everyone had a very Merry Christmas and will have a safe and happy New Year.

That’s all for this week. Have a good week and share a smile with everyone you meet.

Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle: It seems like 2019 went by faster than the previous year so I guess the old saying is correct: “Time flies when you are having fun.”

My question to our congregation this morning and to our readers is what are you carrying into the New Year?

By that I mean what baggage are you dragging along with you? Is that baggage of distrust, hurt feelings, trying to rid yourself of bad habits, discouragement, working many long hours coming between you and God? Do you think that God just doesn’t care about you anymore and that he has

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abandon you? Have you ever thought that it was you that abandoned God? God in the person of the Holy Spirit will never leave you nor abandon you at anytime in your life here on this earth.

Remember Jesus said in Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Our text can be found in 2 Cor. 1:3-5. These scriptures speak of comfort and encouragement, I invite you to read these verses and see how the God of comfort cares for his children.

We drawing near to the end of our Lottie Moon Christmas offering. Because

of the New Year falling on Wednesday Jan.1, there will be no Wednesday evening Bible study. The Bible study will resume on Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Our recent prayer requests are Betty, Ava and Dan, Ray and Patty, Nancy, Travis, Harold, George Campbell, Pastor David. If you know of someone who needs a Bible please contact me and our church will gladly give them a Bible.

We invite you to join us each Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. for our worship service.

We are a small country church that loves the Lord and teaches and preaches the word of our God. See you in church.

Mark Allen Arnold, 55 of Roodhouse passed away Sunday morning December 22, 2019 at his home. He was born March 14, 1964 in Jacksonville the son of the late Denzil Lee Arnold Jr. and Jessie Eloise Covey.

He married Tracy Greeley Vaughn and she survives at home. Also surviving are his children; Jordyn (Steven) Blackketter of Roodhouse, Jobe (Kelsey) Arnorld of White Hall, Stacy (Greg) Burcham and Ashley (Jordan) Saffell both of Carlinville, Tyler (Shawnee) Vaughn of Athensville and Kyle Greeley of Chesterfield, IL, 13 grandchildren and a sister Terry Hardwick of Fresno, CA, and 2 brothers Michael (Robbin) Arnold of Winchester and Douglas (Patti) Arnold of Roodhouse, several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents and his wife Jill Kern Arnold.

Mark was a graduate of North Greene High School. He served in the US Marines. He worked as a self employed contractor for many years and currently owned operated the

General Store in Roodhouse.

He served as a Deacon for the Milton Christian Church, and as a board member of the Milton Village board for many years.

A funeral service was held at 6 pm Friday December 27, 2019 at the AirsmanHires Funeral Home in Roodhouse. Visitation with the family was from 4 pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Memorials can be made to the Milton Ballfields, or the Jack Speeks Fishing Derby.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.airsmanhires.com The Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Roodhouse is in charge of the arrangement

Hillview Baptist Church news Birthdays: Lynnellen Briggs Announcements: Hymn Sing tonight Message: Matthew 14: 22-33 “What is your focus?”

This is about Peter’s focus.

Jesus was performing many miracles so crowds of people are gathering to see him. We should be like those people and put our focus on Jesus.

The disciples were in a boat fishing when a storm came up, creating a lot of wind, and they were far from shore. They saw someone walking on the water and thought it was a ghost. He identifies himself and said fear not, it is I. Peter had faith and started to walk on the water, but when he took his eyes off Jesus, he began to sink.

In 2020, we might find that we have problems and get afraid, but Jesus is always with us and we should not fear. We all may be called to do something we are not comfortable with but if we keep our eyes on Christ, he will help us. We should be like Peter and cry out, “Lord save me.” When we call out to him, he will reach out and pull us up.

White Hall Calvary Baptist Church news Sunday, Dec. 29; Pastor Carl opened with prayer and announcements. Scripture from Ephesians 2:1-10.

God will cast our sins as far as the east is from the west. His forgiveness is forever. A fresh start in our life is only a prayer away — a promise of a new you.

Count it all good when we go through trials and tribulations, because God will grow you in your spiritual walk.

With Jesus Christ, you can have a fresh start. You can be made anew. It doesn’t

matter who you are, he can make you anew. You are a co-air of Christ. We should remain in prayer all day. Start your day with prayer and end your day with prayer. And, remain in prayer through out the day. Come together with others and pray continually. Serving others in his name. We should be about growing in Christ.

Sunday evening, we gathered at Calvary with five churches represented.

We prayed for our world leaders, our government, our schools, food pan-

tries, illness of those who are sick, our churches, our leaders, our pastors of each church and to be open to all of God’s greatness and the greater things he is going to do as we move into 2020.

The Lord’s supper was observed.

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 6 p.m.

Come and join us at Calvary as we worship and pray to our Heavenly Father for all of his greatness.

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Don’t mess with Santa Grinch Santa Grinch proved just who was in charge as he lays across a Greene County Sheriff’s car last week. In the North Greene area, the Grinch is almost as popular as Santa.

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Preparing for the New Year “Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.”

Lamentations 3:40 NIV

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he start of a new year is an ideal time for quiet and prayerful reflection about our lives. What have we experienced in the previous year, and what have we accomplished?

What were our successes, and how might we build on them in the year to come? Conversely, where did we fail, and how might we repair those failures, or at least avoid them in the new year?

Surely all of us would benefit from a more faithful prayer life and a commitment to treat our fellow man with more kindness. New Year’s resolutions are notoriously short-lived, despite good intentions. The gyms which are full of eager exercisers in January are often half empty in February. One way to improve the odds that we will follow through on our resolutions is to ask God for help in keeping them. As the psalmist advises, “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” (Psalm 127:1 NIV) Ask God for help in keeping your resolutions, and consider offering them up to God. It may also help to track

your progress in a diary, a notebook, or on your phone or computer. Keep your resolutions simple and realistic and realize that you’re probably going to slip up occasionally on things like dieting and saving money, so don’t fret about occasional slip-ups. Finally, if there are things you want to do but dread doing, such as exercise, try to pair them with something you enjoy, like listening to music, or give yourself a reward, such as allowing yourself to watch your favorite show after exercising.

–Christopher Simon

These religious messages are published each week in the Greene Prairie Press as a service to our churches and are sponsored by the listed business firms.

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Illinois Valley Senior Citizens menu Reservations must be made by 1:00 p.m. on the day prior to the day you wish to eat. If you have made reservations and cannot attend, please notify center (217) 942-6414.

Whole wheat bread served daily except as noted (*).

2% milk served daily.

Monday, Jan. 6: Chicken pot pie, biscuit*, wax beans, plums, butterscotch pudding.

Tuesday, Jan. 7: Chicken alfredo, garlic bread*, broccoli, mixed fruit, cookies.

Wednesday, Jan. 8: Hamburger on bun*, potato wedges, baked beans,

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fruit cocktail, cheesecake with cherries.

Thursday, Jan. 9: Potato soup, ham salad sandwich, three bean salad, apricots, muffins.

Friday, Jan. 10: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, peaches, dessert bar.

Menu subject to change based on product availability.

Call local center to learn about events and activities.

Bingo on Tuesdays.

In case of bad weather, tune your radio to WJBM 1480 AM or WJIL 1550 AM.

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Caroling at the nursing home

Kleidon resigns as alderman

Journee Vinyard and her third grade class at North Greene Elementary went to White Hall Nursing and Rehab in White Hall and sang Christmas carols for the residents. Nursing home resident Mary Patterson loved their performance.

White Hall Mayor Brad Staats, left, presents Alderman Mike Kleidon with a plaque for serving 14 years as an alderman for the city. Kleidon resigned after moving to a different ward.

PUBLIC NOTICE City of White Hall will be picking up Christmas Trees (wood only) after the Holidays.

If you would like your Christmas tree picked up please put your tree along the side of your road/ curb.

You may also call the phone numbers 217-2485557 or 217-883-2052 to have your tree picked up.

By Order of White Hall City Council

Carmen Ensinger/Greene Prairie Press

Hometown Pride Award

The home of Vicki Pedigo on Sixth Street in Carrollton has been awarded the Carrollton Lions Club Hometown Pride Award for December. Extensive improvements have been made including exterior painting, new downspouts, front porch replacement, new handrailing on front and side porches with solar lights and backyard flower garden with walking path. Left to right: Keaton, Kendrick, Vicki Pedigo, Lions Club member Albert Roth and Nick Graham.

SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS Carrollton Grade School menu Monday, Jan. 6: No school.

Tuesday, Jan. 7: Chicken nuggets, corn, mandarin oranges, cinnamon bears.

Wednesday, Jan. 8: Chili cheese tots, pineapple, chocolate pudding.

Thursday, Jan. 9: Cheese pizza, green beans, applesauce, animal crackers.

Friday, Jan. 10: Hot dog on bun, baked beans, pears, apple oat bar.

Breakfast Menu: Monday – Biscuits/gravy; Tuesday – French toast sticks; Wednesday – Sausage egg biscuit; Thursday – Breakfast pizza; Friday – Cheesy oven eggs, Entree , Fresh fruit, juice, toast and milk served daily.

Cereal and yogurt offered as an alternative breakfast entree. Lunch Entree alternative: Peanut butter only and peanut butter & jelly sandwich. Bread and milk served daily with lunchchocolate, white, strawberry milk.

Menu subject to change.

Carrollton High School menu Monday, Jan. 6: No School.

Tuesday, Jan. 7: Chick-

en & noodles, glazed carrots, dinner roll, baked apples.

Wednesday, Jan. 8: Chili cheese tots, strawberries, animal crackers.

Thursday, Jan. 9: Hot dog on bun, baked beans, orange wedges, cinnamon bears.

Friday, Jan. 10: Lasagna roll ups, lettuce salad with cheese and tomatoes, ranch or french dressings, peaches.

Breakfast Menu: Monday – Biscuits/gravy; Tuesday – Breakfast pizza; Wednesday – Oven scrambled eggs with cheese and tater tots; Thursday – French toast sticks with syrup and bacon; Friday – Build a bagel. Entree— fresh fruit, juice, toast and milk served daily.

Cereal and toast offered as an alternative breakfast entree. All breakfast served with milk, juice and fruit.

Menu subject to change.

juice–20 cents, milk–30 cents.

Lunch: Monday, Jan. 6: BBQ rib on bun, baked beans, mixed fruit, kids snack mix, milk.

Tuesday, Jan. 7: Turkey and cheese on bun, mixed vegetables, mandarin oranges, baked Doritos, milk.

Wednesday, Jan. 8: Beef fiestada, salsa, pears, tortilla chips, milk.

Thursday, Jan. 9: Pork patty on bun, green beans, applesauce, pudding, milk.

Friday, Jan. 10: Chili with oyster crackers, peanut butter sandwich, string cheese, peaches, milk.

If available extras are offered as follows: Entree–50 cents, vegetable or fruit–25 cents, milk–30 cents.

North Greene Elementary Greenfield School lunch menu menu Breakfast: Monday, Jan. 6: Pop tart or cereal.

Tuesday, Jan. 7: Yogurt or cereal.

Wednesday, Jan. 8: Cinnamon roll or cereal.

Thursday, Jan. 9: Bagels and cream cheese or cereal.

Friday, Jan. 10: Biscuits and sausage gravy or cereal.

Offered daily: Toast, juice, fruit, milk. If available extras are offered as follows: Entree–50 cents,

Tuesday, Jan. 7: Chicken tenders, green beans, peaches, rice krispie treat, milk.

Wednesday, Jan. 8: Hamburger on bun, tritators, pears, fruit snack, milk.

Thursday, Jan. 9: Chicken and noodles, mixed vegetables, hot roll, applesauce, milk.

Friday, Dec. 10: Fish sticks, potatoes, mixed fruit, cookie, milk.

Menu subject to change.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PIKE COUNTY, PITTSFIELD, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Jeremy D. Para; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2019CH10 NOTICE OF SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 08/09/2019, the Sheriff of Pike County, Illinois will on January 10, 2020 at the hour of 8:45 AM at Pike County Courthouse 100 East Washington Street 2nd Floor Courtroom of courthouse 3LWWVÂżHOG ,/ RU LQ D SODFH otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Pike and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The &RQGRPLQLXP 3URSHUW\ $FW ,/&6 J

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Improved with Residential The property will NOT be open COMMONLY KNOWN AS: for inspection and Plaintiff makes 6WDWH +LJKZD\ no representation as to the con1HZ &DQWRQ ,/ dition of the property. ProspecSale terms: 10% down of the tive bidders are admonished to KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW FKHFN WKH &RXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO the close of the auction; The bal- information. ance, including the Judicial sale IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGfee for Abandoned Residential OR (HOMEOWNER), YOU Property Municipality Relief HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN Fund, which is calculated at the ,1 3266(66,21 )25 '$<6 rate of $1 for each $1,000 or frac- AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER tion thereof of the amount paid OF POSSESSION, IN ACby the purchaser not to exceed CORDANCE WITH SECTION LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV LV GXH 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS within twenty-four (24) hours. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE The subject property is subject to LAW. general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes For information: Examine the levied against said real estate FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLIIÂśV and is offered for sale without attorney: Codilis & Associates, any representation as to quality 3 & : 1RUWK )URQWDJH or quantity of title and without re- Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL course to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;?

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PIKE COUNTY PITTSFIELD ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Ruth Reeves, AKA Ruth E. Reeves; J Mark Reeves, AKA J M Reeves, AKA J Reeves; The United States of America Defendants.

Case No. 2018CH26 410 South Corey Street, Griggsville, IL 62340 Judge John Frank McCartney NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on March 22, 2019, Paul F. Petty will on February 7, 2020, at the hour of 9:00AM at the Pike County 6KHULIIÂśV 2IÂżFH 3LNH &RXQW\ Courthouse, 100 East Washington Street (Lower CourtURRP 3LWWVÂżHOG ,/ sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 410 South Corey Street, Griggsville, IL 62340 Parcel Number(s): 43-056-013 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, D FDVKLHUÂśV RU FHUWLÂżHG FKHFN for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is IXUWKHU VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601. Phone number: $WWRUQH\ ÂżOH number: 19-000401.

Edward R. Peterka MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6220416 Email: StateEFiling@manleydeas.com 1.1, 1.8, 1.15

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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

GREENE PRAIRIE PRESS

Horse abuse court hearing postponed

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press A hearing scheduled on Dec. 17 for Ken Hobson, the accused, of starving four horses in rural Greene County, has been postponed until Jan. 6 because of a conflict in scheduling with the special prosecutor assigned to the case.

Because Hobson was formerly a Greene County Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney, a special prosecutor from the Appellate Prosecutorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office was assigned to the case. That special prosecutor was Matt Goetten, also a former Greene County Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney.

Goetten has been involved with the Brian Burns murder case in Saline County, which was the reason for the continuance.

Hobson, 61, is charged with two counts of cruel treatment and two counts of ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duties in Greene County Circuit Court after four horses were found near death on his farm in Bluffdale.

The horses were reportedly severely emaciated and some of them had wounds that had not been treated and were infested with maggots when the Greene County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department intervened. The horses were transferred to Randyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rescue Ranch in Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Fallon where they received veterinary treatment.

The cruel treatment charges allege that Hobson, between June 18 and Sept. 17, cruelly treated the horses by failing to provide adequate food and veterinary care to a palomino colt and a 15-year-old bay gelding in his care who both had open wounds that went untreated.

The ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duties charges allege that Hobson neglected his duties as an owner by failing to provide adequate food and water to a 25-year-old paint mare and a 10-year-old buckskin mare.

Prior to the seizure of the horses by the Greene County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department, the horses were already the subject of an investigation by the

Illinois Department of Agriculture alleging abuse. The department received the complaint earlier this year and made a visit to the property instructing Hobson to seek veterinary care for the horses, which he did not do reportedly.

It was also reported that Hobson would not voluntarily surrender the horses so the Greene County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department took the horses on Sept.

18. There were six other horses on the property that were not removed.

Cruelty to animals charges are a Class A Misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail and/or fine up to $2,500. The ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duties charges are a Class B Misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,500.

Hobson requested a public defender, and Tom Piper was assigned as his attorney.

The case is scheduled for a conference call on Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. with presiding judge Jack Davis, II, Goetten, Piper and Hobson.

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By GREG BISHOP The Center Square On Jan. 1, the new recreational cannabis law is just one of the scores of new laws that will take effect.

In Illinois, more than 250 new laws take effect Jan. 1 that will affect parents, employers, drivers, students and those in the criminal justice system.

For parents, one new law allows minors 12 and older to get preventative STD treatments such as HIV PrEP medications without parental consent. ID cards for minors will cost $5, not $10.

If your child is a paid performer, a new law requires at least 15 percent of gross earnings be deposited into a trust fund they can access when they turn 18.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out and need to use a baby changing table, one new state law requires every public building with public restrooms to have at least one safe, sanitary, convenient and publicly accessible baby diaper changing station accessible to women.

Also, any single-occupancy bathrooms in public must have a sign that notes â&#x20AC;&#x153;restroomâ&#x20AC;? and not any specific gender.

If you have cats, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to get rabies inoculations. Feral cats are exempt.

A new law also starts the process of the Illinois treasurer creating the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program, which will use tax dollars to provide a $50 college-savings fund for each baby born in the state, though newborns wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be enrolled until January 2021.

Starting Jan. 1, medical cannabis can be administered to qualified patients at all schools, public and private.

Your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teachers will have to start teaching Illinois history. There are also requirements that schools maintain age-appropriate sexual harassment policies on their websites and in student handbooks. There is also a requirement sexual education classes teach the meaning of consent.

Schools could begin teaching about workplace sexual harassment and discrimination in high school curriculum.

Students wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to take Algebra II to take an advanced placement computer science class.

There will also be grants

the Illinois State Board of Education can start awarding for school safety and security like a metal detector or professional development.

Drivers have a host of updates to the law theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to know.

It will be illegal to watch or stream video while behind the wheel.

Passing a stopped school bus could get you a $300 fine for the first offense and $1,000 for the second offense. There are also increased fines and penalties for violating Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Law, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move over law in construction zones and when approaching stationary vehicles on the side of highways.

The Secretary of State will have to inform people about the zipper merge method and to include at least one question about Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Law on driver tests.

Drivers also canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use vehicles with smoked or tinted lighting lens covers.

Specific farm wagon trailers and other qualified equipment wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to have license plates beginning New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, saving $250 a pop.

There are several new specialty license plates or plate decals coming in 2020.

Come Jan. 1 the Secretary of State may issue Cold War license plates, Disabled Veterans license plates and United Nations Protection Force license plates.

Specialty plate decals for universal plates can be issued for K-9 for Veterans, two for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Local Lodge 701, and decals for developmental disabilities awareness.

Children and stepchildren of deceased police officers or firefighters can get police and fire specialty license plates.

Another new law makes both the Disabled Veteran and ISERVE license plates available for motorcycles.

Employers wanting to use artificial intelligence in video interviews have new regulations to follow. Employers also canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t inquire into or use an arrest record as a basis for an employment decision.

Arrest records also canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be used to refuse to engage in real estate transactions.

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Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also stiffer penalties for certain crimes in places of worship.

In civil law, nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images will be a civil violation. Another law prohibits posting private compromising images of another person and allows a person to obtain a â&#x20AC;&#x153;take-downâ&#x20AC;? order to have the image removed from the internet.

It will be against the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s civil laws if a genetic testing company shares any genetic test information or personal information of consumers with any health or life insurance company without written consent from the customer.

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And if you want to be a Chinese herbologist you have to get a license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

For prisoners in the Illinois Department of Corrections or even pretrial detainees in county jail, there are some updates coming Jan. 1.

County jails must better facilitate opportunities for pre-trial detainees to vote in elections.

Illinois Department of Corrections inmates wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay a $5 co-pay for medical or dental services. IDOC also canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sue an inmate to recoup the cost of their imprisonment. And when an inmate prepares to be released theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go through the Re-Entering Citizen Civics Education Act with information about civics in a nonpartisan program.

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#11884 4X4 LEATHER LOADED CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#76719A 75TH ANNIVERSARY PACKAGE CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

76661B QUAD CAB CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$11,000 2016 RAM 1500 CREW CAB BIGHORN 4X4 #76599A CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$22,000 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING L PLUS #76684A LEATHER DVD LOADED CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

2017 DODGE JOURNEY GT AWD

2017 DODGE CHARGER SE #11839A SE FULL POWER CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$28,000

$25,000

$25,000

$27,000

#76740A LOADED ALL WHEEL DRIVE CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$19,000

$21,000

2017 DODGE JOURNEY

2017 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED

2017 JEEP CHEROKEE OVERLAND

2017 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED

#76555A SE 4CYL CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#76705A SAHARA HARDTOP CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#76683A 4X4 V6 CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#76674A 4X4 V6 CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$14,000

$35,000

$23,000

$26,000

2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED

2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING PLUS

2018 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT

2018 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON

#76548A LIMITED SUNROOF NAVIGATION CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#76709A CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#11852A FULL POWER CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#76677A LIFT KIT 35â&#x20AC;? TIRES LOADED WITH OPTIONS CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$28,000 2018 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SPORT #76595A LIFT KIT MANY UPGRADES CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$25,000

2018 RAM 2500 CREW CAB 4X4 LARAMIE

2018 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE #11880 4X4 680 MILES CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

2019 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT #11893 FULL POWER CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#11891 LEATHER LOADED 6800 MILES CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$21,000

$36,000

$48,000

$19,000

$22,000

$47,000

2019 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT

2019 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND

2019 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED

2019 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

#11885 FULL POWER CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#76714A LOADED CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#76676A SUNROOF LEATHER LOADED CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#11904 FULL POWER CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$22,000

$39,000

$32,000

$35,000

2019 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK

2019 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED

2019 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4

2019 RAM 1500 QUADCAB 4X4

#11894 V6 CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#11887 LUXURY GROUP II LOADED CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#11903 SLT CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

#76574A V6 TRADESMAN CHRYSLER CERTIFIED

$28,000

$36,000

$26,000

$28,000

All Payments are with approved credit with Tax, License, Title and doc fee as down payment. 4.9 for 60 months on 2009 model, 4.9 for 72 months on 2010-2016 Models. No Payments for 90 days requires Bank Approval.

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JACKSONVILLECHRYSLERDODGE.NET

JACKSONVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM

217-243-3371

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217-243-3333

800-851-6039

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