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Except for Spring Valley, most area police stations are 50+ years old and substandard By Tom Collins

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How old is La Salle’s police station? Chief Rob Uranich isn’t sure. Police have shared a city hall built decades before he was born and the only date he could pinpoint was a remodeling in 1973. Uranich isn’t pushing for a new police station — he knows the city doesn’t have that kind of money on hand — but when asked if La Salle’s station was outmoded, he didn’t pull any punches. “Could we use a new one?” Uranich said. “I think every police department could say, ‘Yeah, we could use one.’” With the notable exception of Spring Valley, every police chief interviewed said their force is working from an aged, deficient or obsolete building that was not designed to function as a police department, at least not by contemporary standards. Most also said their stations need significant upkeep and, if the money were there, would welcome new quarters. Peru police ignited red-hot debate this year when they proposed leaving the current station — a former car dealership the city moved into about 1967 — for a complex targeted for construction next year on land west of Hy-Vee. But the NewsTribune inquired of other police departments and found most are located in buildings that are as old (average age: 58 years) and as ill-suited as Peru’s. In La Salle’s case, Uranich estimated the building is at least 75 years old. La Salle police have no garage and no sally port for the secure entry of prisoners. On the other hand, Uranich said his space is adequate and the station’s two holding cells are sufficient. Here’s what the other police chiefs had to say.

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What’s it like working at a police station that’s at least 75 years old? La Salle officer Brian Camenisch can’t say because virtually every station he’s worked at in the Illinois Valley is as old or ill-suited to be a police station as La Salle’s aged headquarters. Peru police have gotten pushback on their plans for a new, centrally-located station but a NewsTribune inquiry revealed most departments (except Spring Valley) work from aged buildings that weren’t designed by contemporary police standards. That said, Knoblauch acknowledged that Oglesby lacks a sally port and garage for his fleet. These are deficiencies the city does not need to fix on a short-term basis but nonetheless would improve security for him, his officers, suspects in custody and the public as a whole. “The building is about 80 years old and it wasn’t designed to be a police station by today’s standards,” he said.

MENDOTA Chief Greg Kellen said he doesn’t need a new police station right this minute, but he’d like to kick start that discussion no later than 2024. OGLESBY The Mendota police station Chief Jim Knoblauch also isn’t was constructed in 1977 and pushing for a new police station recently was remodeled, both and said his space and holding to enhance the professional cells (two) are adequate for a See STATIONS Page A2 community of Oglesby’s size.

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Which of our towns could use a new police station? Almost all. Police departments typically work from old buildings retrofitted for police duty and most in need of updating. One exception is Spring Valley. Mayor Walt Marini, standing outside one of the area’s newer (2000) police stations, said the current dispute over building Peru a new station reminds him much of the red-hot question to replace Spring Valley’s in the late 1990s.

La Salle County voters can decide whether to keep an auditor Board puts the question on November 2020 ballot By Derek Barichello SHAW MEDIA

OTTAWA — On the Nov. 3, 2020, ballot, La Salle County voters will be asked: “Shall La Salle County eliminate the office of the elected County Auditor?” The County Board voted 20-5 Thursday in favor of putting the question on the ballot. Board members Mike Kasap (D-La Salle), David Torres (D-Oglesby), Tom Walsh (D-Ottawa), Douglas Trager (D-Ottawa) and Brian Dose

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(D-Ottawa) voted against putting the question on the ballot. The referendum is binding, meaning the county board will have to abolish the position if a majority of voters say yes. If the majority of voters say yes, La Salle County Deputy State’s Attorney George Mueller said the last day of the auditor’s position would be Nov. 30, 2020, when current Auditor Jody Wilkinson’s term expires. County Chairman Jim Olson, D-Seneca, said he believed the two positions in the auditor’s office would remain. An election for a new auditor will run concurrent with the ref-

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erendum on the Nov. 3, 2020, ballot, but a new auditor will only be seated if voters decide to keep the auditor position. “They’ll be running at their own risk,” Mueller said. Olson said the item was put on Thursday’s agenda after 23 board members signed a petition to do so. Russell Boe (R-Ottawa) said he wanted to put the question on the ballot early enough for potential candidates to know they would be running at their own risk of the position possibly being eliminated. See VOTERS Page A3

OTTAWA — The future of economic development in communities such as Starved Rock Country may lie in the already established infrastructure rather than larger, outside investors. At least that’s part of the message expected to be shared with both public and private community members during a local economic development summit this month. Chuck Marohn Jr., founder and president of Strong Towns, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Illinois Valley Community College’s room 124-125 to share his thoughts on how small communities cannot just survive but thrive in the current economy. Rick Brooks, Princeton resident and co-founder of Little Free Library, has been a supporter of Strong Towns ever since moving to Princeton five years ago. “The fundamental concepts that Chuck talks about and has done his research on, those concepts of economic development are somewhat counter-intuitive or at least not traditional. It’s good to see someone challenge the traditional strategies to economic development and have the data to support different approaches,” Brooks said. Marohn wrote a book on the subject and the Strong Towns organization produces a podcast and newsletters to share with communities interested in the ideas, a core component of which is re-assessing how economic deSee ECONOMIC Page A4

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Why are cities and towns slowly declining and how to approach the problem in a rational way? Why inducing growth and development just doesn’t work anymore. Why old and blighted areas are often more financially productive than shiny new ones. The power of “little bets” to strengthen communities and improve the lives of citizens. How humble public engagement can create amazing insights. The surprising ways that strong neighborhoods make us better people.

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environment and to prolong the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life expectancy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, the needs of law enforcement today are much diďŹ&#x20AC;erent than those needs required 40 years ago,â&#x20AC;? Kellen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building requirements have changed enormously, requiring more space and dedicated rooms.â&#x20AC;? Kellen said he hopes to form a committee tasked with designing a new building and developing a new site within the next three to ďŹ ve years.

OTTAWA Chief Brent Roalson said his records show the current station was completed and opened 1981. Ottawa has made â&#x20AC;&#x153;several adjustments and modiďŹ cationsâ&#x20AC;? over the years to meet the needs of the force. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, our station is at its maximum capacity in my opinion,â&#x20AC;? Roalson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had to modify our sally ports from a four-bay garage down to two bays since we were running out of space for evidence.â&#x20AC;? Similarly, the lobby was reduced in size to meet the needs for Ottawa Central

Dispatch, the parking is completely inadequate and the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever-shifting borders mean the station no longer is centrally-located. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The traffic pattern is such where oďŹ&#x192;cers have tried to leave the station for emergency response and there have been accidents and near-misses which have raised signiďŹ cant concerns,â&#x20AC;? he said. If oďŹ&#x20AC;ered a new station, Roalson wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say no. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, at this point I do not see it as an absolute need â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is more of a want,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In ďŹ ve to 10 years, this may change and it may switch to a need

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versus a want.â&#x20AC;? UTICA Chief Rodney Damron said the current village hall was constructed after the 2004 tornado destroyed the second-story facility that doubled as a police station and city hall. The police headquarters may be newer, but Damron acknowledged that Uticaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bare-bones operation, suitable for a village of 1,400, would not pass muster in a larger community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keeping in mind we are currently a part-time department without cells or a dispatch center, we operate very well with what we have with the help of other departmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; services,â&#x20AC;? Damron said. Damron said the La Salle County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office

provides dispatch and data entry. Similarly, his oďŹ&#x192;cers use the county jail or neighboring police precincts to process suspects in custody. And while computers, vehicles and other police equipment are updated as needed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our station is not in need of any upgrades, works well for us and should continue to work well for many years.â&#x20AC;? That could change if and when the village opts for a full-time police force, an objective spelled out in the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comprehensive plan. SPRING VALLEY Spring Valley stands alone in having a relatively new building (2000) that was designed speciďŹ cally to be a police department.

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Chief Kevin Sangston has been with the force 30 years and remembered when it operated out of the historic, but failing, city hall on Greenwood Street. In those days, there were no holding cells or designated interview rooms and the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computer infrastructure was badly damaged in a lightning strike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The building we had previous to this was way too small for our department and our call volume,â&#x20AC;? Sangston recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The design wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t conducive to the oďŹ&#x192;cers or to the citizens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would have been impossible to work in that building by todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technological standards.â&#x20AC;? Over no small opposition, the city invested in a new municipal complex including a police station that Sangston said has been more readily adapted to changing technology and security features. And while no police station is immune from problems (Spring Valley had a custodial standoff in 2005), Sangston said the new quarters represent a nightand-day improvement over what they replaced. Mayor Walt Marini said the current ďŹ&#x201A;ap reminds him much of the debate that preceded Spring Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to build new. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was quite a bit of controversy then,â&#x20AC;? Marini recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People wanted to keep the old one, but this is much better.â&#x20AC;? Tom Collins can be reached at (815) 220-6930 or TCollins@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_Court.

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Problems pile up due to low water pressure in Oglesby By Tom Collins and Brett Herrmann NEWSTRIBUNE STAFF

Water issues spelled trouble for the city of Oglesby on Friday, affecting both businesses and schools in town. A city-wide boil order was in effect. Oglesby Elementary announced on its website Friday morning that both the grade school and junior high would be dismissing at 10:15 a.m. due to water pressure issues that

were not expected to be resolved Friday. Illinois Valley Community College soon followed suit announcing its campus would close at 3:15 p.m. due to pressure issues. All evening activities were canceled as well. Oglesby City Commissioner Jason Curran said there were two problems that resulted in the water pressure issues. First, the city had taken the water tower offline for scheduled maintenance. Second, a water main ruptured

on west Walnut Street about two blocks east of Lewis Avenue. Curran explained the twin events produced extremely low pressure that prompted Oglesby elementary to take action. The water issues were affecting businesses in town as well. The Rootbeer Stand announced around 3 p.m. on its Facebook page that it would be closed the rest of the day due to the water main break and would look to reopen today.

MJ’s Pub and Grill was able to open its doors after a bit of a delay, employee Pam Ullstrom said. She said the restaurant was fully operational, but things were moving a little slower than usual. “Everything is taking longer because you have to boil everything,” Ullstrom said. “It’s inconvenient. But you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.” At Mr. Salsa’s Mexican Restaurant, manager Jorge Hermosillo said the water was

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BRIEFS L-P groups will have booths at Schimmer Ford test drive event Various L-P athletics and activities groups will host booths and additional activities for visitors to Schimmer Ford of Peru on Saturday during the Drive 4 UR School event. La SallePeru High School’s Renaissance program is partnering with Schimmer Ford 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, and during the event, for every valid test-drive of a new Ford completed, Ford Motor Co. will donate $20. Ford will continue to make donations up to $6,000 for L-P clubs and activities. Drivers must be 18 with a valid driver’s license.

Seems nobody counts change back correctly; Learn at Utica’s library Utica Public Library will host a class on counting change back from a purchase for yourself or someone else without the use of electronics 5-6 p.m. Monday. The library will have two groups for grades 6-8 grade and high school through adult. Make reservations at (815) 667-4509.

Church holds soup, sandwich, bake sale The Women’s Fellowship of First Congregational Church of La Salle will hold a soup, sandwich and bake sale 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 19 at the church, Fifth and Joliet streets.

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shut off around 2:30 p.m. but water pressure returned around 5 p.m. He said it did not affect the restaurant’s business hours, but the staff was unable to use the soda guns since a boil order was still in effect. “I just had to go out and buy a bunch of canned soda,” Hermosillo said.

A worker pours concrete at Starved Rock Lock and Dam. For the safety of visitors, the Illinois Water-way Visitor Center was closed Wednesday and Thursday, while a construction project is being completed. The visitor center reopened Friday, and the lock and dam was scheduled to reopen to commercial freight traffic at 6 a.m. today. All the concrete work on an upper sill and bulkhead slot at the lock was being done this fall, with a bigger project planned next year. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/ SCOTT ANDERSON

From pollution cleanup site to clean-energy generator Solar-power installation coming next year to one of DePue’s 2 Superfund locations By Kim Shute

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DEPUE — It was once plagued with contamination, but the site of a former gypsum/fertilizer stack in DePue is getting new life as a solar farm. A Massachusetts company, Ameresco, will develop the project in the next year in the reclaimed land just north of Route 29. Ameresco says the DePue Solar project will feature a 27-megawatt solar farm, comprised of more than 71,000 panels. In year one, the project will generate nearly 37,000 megawatts hours of green, emission-free energy. All power generated by the farm will be connected to the power grid. Once operational it will be sold to Ameren or another entity in the energy market. This project will be the largest solar farm built to date by Ameresco. “We’re very happy to have this project coming to DePue,” Village President Eric Bryant said. “The development of clean, renewable energy on a brownfield site is not only beneficial to the Village of DePue but also the state of Illinois and our renewable energy goals,” Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director John J. Kim

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He said the financial issues in the county motivated him to lead the petition, as well as the August hiring of a financial director to help draft budgets and handle grant reporting. “The financial director is handling a lot of what the auditor’s office should be doing,” Boe said. When asked if the petition push had anything to do with recent issues in the auditor’s office, he said “it has nothing to do with that to me.” Wilkinson and two auditor employees were charged in an overtime pay case last year, but Wilkinson was found not guilty by a judge, one of her deputies was found not guilty by a jury and charges were dismissed for her other employee. After being barred from her office last October, Wilkinson

Workers enter the closed-to-the-public U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup site at the former gypsum stack north of Route 29 on the north side of DePue. The “gyp stack” is left over from fertilizer production. A new solar-energy installation has been announced on top of the polluted site on top of an Illinois River bluff. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/ SCOTT ANDERSON

stated in a news release about the project. “This project exemplifies the prospects of economic development on brownfield properties and the solar farm will provide a positive economic benefit to the village, community and county for years to come.” Ameresco says that in order to protect the existing remediation on brownfield sites, solar arrays do not penetrate the ground. Instead, racking systems are carefully installed on ballast blocks entirely above ground.

WHEN WILL THINGS START HAPPENING? “Our company has been prioritizing the interconnection engineering for the tie-in of the solar facility to the DePue substation, but we will likely begin the contractor bid process for the construction of the solar facility closer to the end of 2019,” Louis P. Maltezos, executive vice president, Ameresco said. Construction is slated to begin in May or June and be completed sometime in late 2020.

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resumed her duties in May. The two auditor employees were fired in April. Wilkinson is pushing to get them reinstated through court proceedings, while the duo has asked the state labor board to review their case. Dose, who voted no to putting the question on the ballot, asked the county board why they are looking at just the auditor position for elimination. Since La Salle County has more than 75,000 people, the elected auditor post is created by state statute, but the position is not constitutionally required. Other positions, such as coroner and recorder, also are not constitutionally required and may be eliminated through a public referendum. In 2015, the county board opposed putting a question on the ballot to merge the recorder’s office with the county clerk’s office. “If this is a financial thing, we should be looking at all offices,” Dose said.

He noted the auditor’s office has one of the smallest budgets of county departments. Its budget is roughly $127,000 for payroll and office supplies, he said. Dose also pointed out the nature of the auditor’s job is to sometimes say no on certain expenditures, which makes it an unpopular post. Board Member Jerry Myers (R-Streator) who voted in favor of putting the question on the ballot, said the attention recent payroll issues brought to the office are why the auditor’s post is on the ballot. After the meeting, he and Alan Erbrederis (R-Somonauk) said there are no requirements of anyone who runs for auditor. Erbrederis said by hiring a finance director to handle the auditor’s traditional duties, the county board can hire someone who is a qualified certified public accountant with a finance background. The county auditor maintains a record of all contracts and

agreements, identifies spending and control practices, performs independent internal audits, accounts for assets and reports on the county’s finances, among other duties. Boe said none of the other counties he does business with have an auditor. Seventeen of Illinois’ 102 counties have elected auditors. None of La Salle County’s neighbors have an elected auditor, but only two of those counties have a population more than 75,000. When Kendall County’s population surpassed 75,000, its voters elected not to add an elected auditor position. Boe said it’s about letting the county’s residents have say on whether they want the position. Kasap, who voted against posing the referendum question, said he would be more accepting of the referendum question if it had come from a citizens’ petition. Mueller said 10% of regisSee VOTERS Page A5

POWERFUL NUMBERS DePue’s solar farm is projected to offset 25,947 metric tons of CO2 annually, which is equivalent to taking 5,509 passenger vehicles off the road for one year or powering 4,525 homes for a year.

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BRIEFS Nonprofit Bike Place hosts used bike sale PRINCETON — Princeton’s nonprofit organization, The Bike Place, will hold a used bike sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at 20 E. Columbus Street. Children’s and adult’s bikes will be sold for $30-$199 or best offer — ’teenie weenie’ bikes will be offered for free. For details, call (815) 797-2399. (815) 7972399 or (815) 797-2399.

AARP safe-driving program next week in Mendota, Princeton PRINCETON — AARP Driver Safety Program will be offered Oct. 16-17 at Mendota Area Senior Services, 1901 Tom Merwin Drive, Mendota; and Oct. 14-15 at Bureau County Senior Services, 16 W. Marion, Princeton. The classes are 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each day at each location. To register for Mendota, call (815) 879-3981. To register for Princeton, call ( 815) 539-7700. This is a classroom driver refresher course designed especially for drivers age 50 and over. At completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate that can be presented to their automobile insurance holder that may entitle them to a discount. There is a $15 fee for AARP members (with AARP membership card) and $20 fee for nonmembers; on the first day of class and payable to AARP for the instruction book and materials. You must attend both days.

Putnam County libraries offer health, reading, movie, poetry events HENNEPIN — Putnam County public libraries will be closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day and reopen Tuesday. Also: Hennepin library hosts story times for children ages 2-5 at 3:30 p.m. each Thursday. Liberty Village Hawthorne Inn Assisted Living of Peru will be at the Hennepin library for fall prevention lessons and free blood pressure checks at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Magnolia’s library will host Marydale Stewart and friends for “poetry/ditties reading” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. McNabb’s library movie night, including snacks and “Casper the Friendly Ghost,” starts at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The movie nights take place on the third Wednesday of each month. Standard library will host a craft session (popsicle stick scarecrows) at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Friends of the Canal will meet for hike Sunday SHEFFIELD — The Friends of the Hennepin Canal monthly Hike the Canal outing goes from Bridge 15 to Bridge 17 this weekend. All are welcome to join the group in a 4.8-mile hike at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the parking lot just west of the parkway visitor center west of Route 40 and south of Interstate 80.

State officials laud extra natural gas capacity along I-39 corridor WENONA — State Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) and Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) will be joined by local business leaders and elected officials at 10 a.m. Monday at Hearthside Foods on the south side of Wenona to announce details of a major natural gas infrastructure improvement project in Southern La Salle County. Ameren Illinois recently completed a natural gas line upgrade from Route 71 and Route 251, south along Route 251 to just west of Tonica. The $5.4 million project replaced approximately 3.25 miles of 4-inch high-pressure pipe with new 8-inch high pressure pipe, increasing capacity and pressure on this segment of the line as well as downline in communities such as Wenona and Toluca. Weaver and Spain say they, along with representatives from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, worked with Ameren leaders to accelerate the timeline for the project on request of local elected officials. Leaders will be at Hearthside Foods, to discuss how the project and additional energy capacity “can pave the way for business and agriculture-industry growth in the region.” Hearthside acquired the Oak State cookie factory in 2016.

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Students question congressman Kinzinger talks about Turkey, Syria, Trump, Twitter, and the border wall By Goldie Rapp SHAW MEDIA

GRANVILLE — Putnam County High School students took part in a question-and-answer session with U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Channahon Republican, on Thursday during a visit to the school. Students took the opportunity to pick Kinzinger’s brain about various ongoing issues including the attacks on Kurdish strongholds in Syria by Turkey, the funding of Trump’s border wall and homelessness among veterans. Students also were curious about Kinzinger’s long-term plan for Congress and whether he used personal beliefs or followed political affiliations when voting. With Kinzinger making recent headlines for criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out Syria, sophomore Lillian Sandberg asked Kinzinger where he stood the issue. He did not hold back, calling the situation a “catastrophe.” “America didn’t stand by its word and that will have an impact on the future,” Kinzinger said. “There’s going to be another war someday. … We’re going to need people to stand up with us. How do you convince people we’re going to stick by them after doing something like this?” Trump made the decision to pull 50 advisors/troops out of northern Syria earlier this week, paving a way for Turkey to attack Syrian Kurds who were U.S. allies that helped control and defeat Islamic State terrorists. Kinzinger said if he was in Trump’s shoes, his first move in solving this issue would be to first off, get rid of Twitter — an answer met with a loud applause among students. He’d then encourage Turkey to stop their attacks, cut off their ability to purchase weapons from NATO, tell the Russians to get out of Syria, and work with parties on a peace treaty. Jack Buffington, a Putnam County senior, asked Kinzinger what his opinion was on Trump using money from the general defense fund for a wall at the Mexico border. The congressman said while he did not like Trump using

Left: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (left) speaks with Putnam County junior Matthew Liebhardt (right) before Thursday’s assembly. Above: Putnam County junior Lucas Strawn poses a prepared question to U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger. SHAW MEDITA PHOTOS/GOLDIE RAPP

emergency funding to do it, he supported the wall because of the ongoing crisis at the border. He added the crisis has nothing to do with immigration, but rather the money and human trafficking issues created by drug cartels. Kinzinger said he wants immigration reform, which includes border security. Junior Lucas Strawn asked Kinzinger what was more important to him when voting — personal beliefs and moral obligations or following political affiliations. “For me, it’s about doing what’s right,” Kinzinger said. He added while members of

Congress have an allegiance to their party to some extent, it’s not uncommon to stray away from the party when it comes to something he feels strongly about, for example, his criticism of Trump for pulling troops out of Syria. “It risks making people mad, but you have to do what you think is right,” he said. Before fielding questions from students, Kinzinger shared his story of how he got into politics and what led him to being a congressman in his early 30s. Because of his young age, he spent most of his early career being discouraged by people

who said he couldn’t represent a district of 700,000 people. But he says he broke barriers and did it anyway. Today, he is serving his ninth year in Congress. He also shared how the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., changed his life and influenced his Air Force career. When he got out of the Air Force in summer 2009, that’s when he decided to run for Congress. He said it’s where he is supposed to be right now. He passed on advice to the students by encouraging them to never chase money in a career, as it doesn’t change the level of happiness. Chasing what one is most passionate about is where they will find the most happiness, all while leaving behind a legacy of good. Lastly, he urged students to learn to communicate issues with one another without hate. He said today’s generation in politics is relying on future generations’ ability to debate with one another while maintaining respect for each other.

Kinzinger has criticized the president, but is not ready to impeach Compiled by Tom Collins

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If the U.S. House votes to impeach President Donald Trump, then the congressman who represents much of North Central Illinois is a likely “no” vote. Thursday, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) told Jeremy Aitken of 103.9 FM WLPO that Trump crossed a line in his con-

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-velopment is viewed in smaller communities and how to finance it with limited resources. Brooks said he expects it will be a threepronged approach including how to attract more visitors, how to attract more residents and then how to develop a local economy that is appealing to the region as well as locally. Brooks recommends the “decision-makers” such as city council members and decision supporters such as those who serve on commissions or local business owners, members of local chambers and engaged citizens to attend the event, which should prove to be a conversation starter. Just be sure to bring an open mind. “He’s an iconoclast in some ways but more and more people are getting the message,” he added. The seminar came together when CL Enterprises CEO Peter Limberger met with Marohn and learned he would stop in Illinois as part of his Strong America Tour. The event is free due to a sponsorship from CL Enterprises. Limberger said he and his

tact with Ukraine’s president but said the conduct falls short of an impeachable offense. “I don’t think you ever involve a foreign leader in American domestic politics — ever,” Kinzinger said. “Now maybe it’s been done in the past, but it shouldn’t be done anymore. But to say that that’s criminal and impeachable is a step that I’m certainly not willing to take.”

wife, Inga Carus, believe the region has great prospects for a higher standard of living for all. “It all starts with efforts of each town; we simply can’t wait for a big corporation to build a huge plant and employ thousands of people — first of all, they never will come, secondly they will again walk away if the wind blows a different way because they have no ties to the region at all,” Limberger said. “Just recently we heard of the closure of Del Monte in Mendota with 400 jobs lost and also the shutdown of a sand mine which promised not too long ago a multitude of jobs. “Strong Towns is about a new concept of thinking how to make small towns once again vibrant communities where people want to live, work and play,” Limberger added. “This is why we are sponsoring the event on Oct. 22 and hope that many elected officials of the region will attend.” Brooks said the smaller communities have a “sense of place and a respect for history” but they also have an incredible reservoir of energy and eagerness to participate and improve their community, which is sometimes lacking in more urban areas. “I think we have undervalued that in the past,” he said.

Kinzinger described a “chaotic situation” and that Democrats “significantly jumped the gun” by raising talk of impeachment before solid facts were in hand. “Impeachment is a very high bar. The president might have very well have done something wrong but not impeachable, and it’s just a circus right now.” Kinzinger’s declared Democratic opponent took

issue with Kinzinger’s take of the Democratic response and Trump’s conduct as a whole. “An impeachment inquiry is the process by which the House seeks the facts,” said Dani Brzozowski. “To argue that Democrats have lost credibility simply because they have begun that inSee IMPEACH? Page A5

nesses tend to take shape. “We’ve sort of all been looking to someone else somewhere to make life cheaper and better and we’ve given up the unique strengths of our community that will help us thrive,” Brooks said. Brooks said the key to all of this is working together, and he hopes the conversation can begin with this seminar: “If we work together and we plan together, there’s tremendous potential in this region from inside and outside.” SUBMITTED PHOTO

Chuck Marohn Jr., founder and president of Strong Towns, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Illinois Valley Community College’s room 124-125 to share his thoughts on how small communities cannot just survive but thrive in the current economy.

He added that Marohn often encourages communities to identify strengths and build from that rather than focusing on weaknesses. Additionally, communities can look inward for assistance not only by assessing what they already have but geographically as well. Downtowns have proven to be more productive land than bigger developments on the edge of a city’s limits, where larger busi-

FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIPS AVAILABLE, WHERE TO REGISTER While the event is free due to already-established sponsorships, additional financial partnerships are being sought. Interested parties are encouraged to become a lead event sponsor for $1,000 or partnership sponsor for $500. They’re also encouraged to make smaller donations to support the event or register for the event and encourage others to attend. To register, visit srccf.org/ strong-towns-a-starved-rock-presentation-october-22nd. To inquire about a sponsorship, email Starved Rock Country Community Foundation President Pamela Beckett at pamela@srccf.org.

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-tered voters would have needed to sign a petition to bring the question to the ballot, meaning more than 7,000 signatures would have been needed. “Any citizen from any political party can circulate petitions to have their name placed on the ballot to run for auditor,” Kasap said. “I believe everyone should have that opportunity.” Wilkinson told Shaw Media on Wednesday she believed eliminating the elected auditor’s position is a horrible idea. “If the county board has

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-quiry process is itself an attack on democracy. The impeachment inquiry is an opportunity for us to learn the very facts Kinzinger seems so interested in uncovering. Brzozowski further stated Kinzinger downplayed the severity of Trump’s conduct with the Ukraine president, calling Kinzinger’s remarks “a

a personal issue with me, that’s their opinion,” said Wilkinson, a Democrat. “Due process has been served. Eliminating that elected position is throwing out the baby with the bathwater. The elected nature of the position gives an auditor independence that an appointed auditor not would have.” Wilkinson further stated her opposition has nothing to do with her political future, as she is not seeking re-election and has said so since her last election in 2016. DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan, who serves as president of the Illinois Association of County Auditors, said referen-

dum questions to remove the auditor position have failed in Peoria, Tazewell and Champaign counties recently. The county still would be required to conduct an external audit, many proponents of the referendum said Thursday. Grogan said an elected auditor performs a more extensive audit, potentially catching more small items over time, whereas an external audit does not go into detail. In August, the County

grave understatement that does not respect the seriousness of the situation.” “Additionally, to suggest that Kinzinger isn’t a staunch supporter of the president is also a misrepresentation of the facts. Kinzinger votes for the Trump agenda 94% of the time, including a vote to strip healthcare coverage from over 37,000 residents of the 16th district and a vote to cut taxes for the wealthy, which have lasting and detrimental eﬀects on the voters of this district.”

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Fed’s odd dilemma: Low jobless rate, pressure to do more By Christopher Rugaber AP ECONOMICS WRITER

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation’s unemployment rate at its lowest point since human beings first walked on the moon, you might expect the Federal Reserve to be raising interest rates to keep the economy from overheating and igniting inflation. That’s what the rules of economics would suggest. Yet the Fed is moving in precisely the opposite direction: It is widely expected late this month to cut rates for the third time this year. Welcome to the strange world that Jerome Powell inhabits as chairman of the world’s most influential central bank. Though unemployment is low, so are inflation and long-term borrowing rates. Normally, all that would be cause for celebration. But with President Donald Trump’s trade wars slowing growth and overseas economies struggling, Powell faces pressure to keep cutting rates to sustain the U.S. economic expansion. “It’s a very hard position for the Fed to be in,” said Diane economy’s ability to expand. Swonk, chief economist for Online shopping, international Grant Thornton, a consulting competition and a more frugal firm. consumer have held down inWhen Powell spoke at an flation. A weak pace of growth economics and undesirably conference in low inflation Yet now, with the Denver, his have forced the remarks were Fed to keep unemployment rate at scrutinized for borrowing costs any hints of the 3.5%, high inflation is historically low. Fed’s next steps. Once a downOne illusnowhere in sight. turn inevitably tration of the strikes, the Fed Fed’s unusual dilemma: The will have little ammunition left unemployment rate is now 3.5%, in the form of further rate cuts. the lowest level since 1969. The Persistently low interest rates Fed’s benchmark short-term rate are “the pre-eminent monetary stands in a range of just 1.75% policy challenge of our time,” to 2%. By comparison, the last Powell acknowledged in June. time unemployment fell below In response, the Fed has em4% — in 2000 — it raised its key barked on a far-reaching review rate to 6.5% to try to control in- of its monetary strategy and flation, which normally rises as tools, which includes a series of unemployment falls. Having its public consultations known as benchmark rate that high also “Fed Listens.” Its initiative is a gave the Fed room to cut rates tacit acknowledgement by the once a recession hit the next Fed of its peculiar economic year. quandary. Today’s economic landscape “Fed Listens” sessions have is dramatically different. The been held by nearly all of the same forces that are depressing Fed’s 12 regional banks. The growth and inflation and limitsessions, attended by high-level ing pay growth are also boxing bank staffers and sometimes in the Fed: Slowing population Powell himself, have included growth and sluggish worker labor advocates, community productivity are restraining the groups and academics special-

izing in worker training and education. The Fed says it will announce any changes to its strategies in the first half of next year. One likely change, Fed watchers say, is the adoption of an average inflation target that the Fed would aim to achieve over time. Since 2012, the Fed has set an annual target of 2%. But it hasn’t always been clear whether that is a ceiling or a more flexible goal. Central banks around the world began adopting inflation targets in the early 1990s to help keep a lid on prices. Yet now most of them are struggling to reach their limits. Since adopting 2% as a target, the Fed has missed it nearly continuously, with annual inflation averaging just 1.4%, according to the Fed’s preferred measure. In August, for example, U.S. prices excluding volatile food and energy costs rose 1.8% from a year earlier. An average target would require the Fed to let inflation run above 2% to offset those times when it fell below the target. Otherwise, businesses and consumers would start to expect permanently lower inflation.

Those expectations can turn into reality: Businesses may, for example, respond by providing smaller cost-of-living pay raises, thereby making it even harder for the Fed to boost inflation. (The Fed seeks a low level of inflation as a cushion against a destructive fall in wages and prices.) Supporters of average inflation targeting argue that it would help the Fed meet its objectives. Charles Evans, president of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, appeared to support this view in a speech last week. “Engineering a modest overshoot of our inflation objective better guarantees that we would actually meet our inflation target in the future,” Evans said. Yet average inflation targeting isn’t simple, Swonk notes. Given that the Fed has missed its objective for most of the past seven years, does that mean it should top 2% for seven years? Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at Northern Trust and a former Fed staffer, noted another concern: “If the Fed is having a hard time getting inflation to 2%, it would have an especially hard time getting it above that.” And failing to do so could erode public confidence in

the Fed. Some Fed officials aren’t that worried about where inflation is now. Esther George, president of the Kansas City Fed, warned Sunday night that cutting rates further to try to lift inflation would risk inflating bubbles in stocks and other assets. Other Fed officials back additional rate cuts because the Fed has appeared to worry too much about inflation in the past and has raised rates when unemployment still had room to fall. In 2014, for example, the Fed thought the unemployment rate wouldn’t be able to fall below 5.4% without accelerating inflation. So in 2017, after unemployment fell below 5%, the Fed continued a series of rate hikes in part to ward off potential high inflation. Yet now, with the unemployment rate at 3.5%, high inflation is nowhere in sight. “We misread the labor market,” Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said earlier this year, “thinking we were at maximum employment when, in fact, millions of Americans still wanted to work.”

Fieldcrest schools support renewable energy producers

The Fieldcrest school district is similar to many smaller rural Illinois school districts with aging buildings and infrastructure. With two buildings in need of significant repair and renovation, the likely costs of such projects are high. The revenue to pay for these projects normally must be paid entirely by property taxpayers of the district. However, in the event these renewable energy wind farms are approved for completion and are brought online, the district will have an additional revenue stream to help offset at least a portion of the renovation and repair costs to property taxpayers of the district. Questions have been raised regarding the effect of the state aid formula on property tax revenues from such farms. The state aid formula and the rules which govern state aid have changed tremendously since the first wind farm in the district several years ago. In the case of the Woodford County wind

farm, the district received — and continues to garner - significant net revenue, especially when declining enrollment and its previous effect on the old state aid formula was considered. Under the new state aid formulation (EBF) the district stands to gain a much higher net percentage of the property tax revenues. A more full explanation of the state aid formula and any offsets to increased property tax revenues have been provided along with this editorial. The Fieldcrest board and administration support the Akuo and Calpine energy companies as they move to the Marshall County zoning board approval stage. We stand ready to answer any questions which might arise regarding effects on the district’s budget and revenue streams.

OPEN FORUM Time to stand with our country, not the president

government ,typically this refers to an illegal, unconstitutional seizure of power by a dictator, the military, or a political faction. Re: Open Forum by Alice Now let’s study the word Boehm, Tonica “impeachment.” Impeachment Due to some dangerous words is set forth in the Constitution being said by Donald Trump, of the United States as one and repeated by some of his way of removing an incomsycophants in the media, I think petent president from office. we need a few words defined. Article 1, section 2 of our Yes,there is a serious effort Constitution gives the House of being made to get Trump out Representatives “the sole Power of office. This is being done by of Impeachment”. Article 1 secthe Democratic members of the tion 3 gives the Senate the sole House of Representatives of the power of “Trying” the impeachUnited States Congress. ment case,(“Try” as in trial) — As set forth in the sent to them from the House of Constitution, this is their duty, Representatives. “Impeachment” as a separate and co-equal hardly looks like “Coup.” branch of our government [to Next time let’s do two more act as a check and balance on words that Mr. Trump has been the Executive Branch of our using a lot lately: “Traitor” and government. “Treason.” Mr. Trump has called this a It’s time to stand with our “coup.” A “coup” is defined as country, not the “President.” a “sudden, violent, seizure of power from a government.” Bob Dellinger Wikipedia defines ‘coup’ as Oglesby “the overthrow of an existing

Most residents of Marshall County are aware of the Akuo and Calpine energy companies’ recent efforts to establish renewable energy wind farms in eastern Marshall County. The Fieldcrest Board of Education and administration would like to take this opportunity to publicly voice support for these efforts. As a result, the Fieldcrest board recently adopted a resolution of support for wind/energy farms which desire locations within the boundaries of the school district. The Board stated the following reasons for the support: significant property tax revenues over the life of the farms; educational opportunities for the students of the district; short and long-term job opportunities created by the wind farms; and support and promotion of sustainable and renewable energy sources.

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A time for refreshing our spiritual lives

BRIEFS Prayers for the Valley held Oct. 22 in Peru Prayers for the Valley will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Peru City Hall community room. This is an ecumenical Christian prayer gathering, usually held the fourth Tuesday of each month, open to all who desire to praise God and pray for the many needs of the Illinois Valley communities. Launched on Dec. 13, 2015, the movement was created as a response to spiritual oppression and the ongoing epidemic of substance abuse and suicides. For details, visit Prayers for the Valley on Facebook.

TEC for boys coming Nov. 2 to Peterstown PETERSTOWN — Applications are being accepted for the Nov. 2-4 Teens Encounter Christ retreat for boys at the TEC Center south of Mendota. TEC is an ecumenical (open to all Christian denominations) retreat for young adults age 1623, but preferably in their junior year of high school. Retreats run Saturday morning until late Monday. The cost is $50, with scholarships available. For details, contact Angie Heiser at (815) 303-7488 or public_relations@ peterstowntec.com or Robin Santman at (815) 780-8402. Want your church’s news on the religion page? Call (815) 2206930.

October with its changing colors reminds me that summer is over, fall has emerged, and the festive endof-the year holidays are just around the corner. October is the month that many congregations dot their calendars with celebrations to show apRev. Lee preciation to Iseley their pastor FIRST and staff. As CONGREGATIONAL a pastor this CHURCH OF honor always LA SALLE humbles me and reminds me how grateful I am to minister in the church! Yes, we are grateful for faithful pastors, but for me, this month prompts me to express appreciation for the congregations I have served over the years. These congregations are

made up of countless men, women and children who are members of God’s church family. Each comes with special gifts and abilities that bring new life to each congregation. The church is not special because of its pastor, or its property, or even its size. The church is special because it has been purchased and redeemed by Jesus Christ Himself, the chief Shepherd. The church has been given the responsibility to proclaim Jesus to others persuading them to become His disciples. Francis A. Schaeffer wrote: “There are, of course, many forms of Christian communities – local churches, theological schools, Christian colleges, etc. All of these are, or should be Christian communities though differing slightly in form. However, they are not entirely equal because, except for the local church, all the others have been chosen by man in the changing needs of the years. In the New Testament, however,

the church form has been commanded by God Himself for the era in which we live, that is, until Christ’s return.” (The Church at the End of the 20th Century, pg. 55) It has been my privilege to proclaim The Word of God and help make devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Perhaps October could be a month to renew our commitment to Christ’s church. The church is a mystery. There are no perfect pastors or congregations, but God’s will for us to be part of His body, the Church. If you are not a member of a local church, I hope you will be challenged to visit to find a place of warm welcome and acceptance. Look for members who love the Lord and reflect that quality by loving others. Note how they care for one another. Observe their outreach work into our community that extends even around the world. Attend a Bible study, a Sunday school class or group activity. You will be energized by the

Holy Spirit of God. Let’s use October as a time to refresh our spiritual life and demonstrate appreciation for one another within Christ’s body, the church. The story is told of a little boy who lived before electric lights. He sat at the window at nightfall, watching the lamplighter light the gas street lamps, moving from post to post along the street. The young boy’s father walked into the room and said, “Son, what are you looking at?” “Daddy, I’m watching that man out there knock holes in the darkness.” There is a lot of darkness in our world today. The church can be the light post dotting the streets of our communities. Each one of us can be the compassionate people He uses to knock holes in the darkness with the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. May you find peace, harmony, love, acceptance and joy as you become active within your church.

West Virginia mayor decides not to rename Christmas parade CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The mayor of West Virginia’s capital city quickly withdrew a decision to change the name of the annual holiday parade after intense backlash from church leaders.

News outlets report Mayor Amy Goodwin announced on Monday that she planned to rename the “Charleston Christmas Parade” the “Charleston Winter Parade” to demonstrate that Charleston is an inclusive city.

Officials from several churches criticized the decision and said they wouldn’t attend. State Senate President Mitch Carmichael called on Goodwin to allow citizens to exercise their freedom of religion.

Goodwin publicly reversed her decision on Thursday. In a Facebook post, she said “the kind of vitriol that has come forth” over the name change has been “disappointing and hurtful.”

CHURCH DIRECTORY ARLINGTON

ST. PATRICK CHURCH, Mass: Sunday 10:30am

HENRY

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 511 Wirt St, Sunday School 9:15am, Worship 10:30am (summer 9:30am), puppet team Wednesdays 7pm 309-364-3083 BUREAU SHEPHERD BAPTIST 1376 County Rd 1350N. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF BUREAU. GOOD - 10am Worship; Children’s Church 10am; 101 W Nebraska St. 815-659-3170. Pastor John Gray. Sunday Evening Service 6pm. Wednesday Bible Study & Sunday Worship - 9 am. Prayer 6:30. Glenn Foster, Pastor - 815-228-3775. Church Phone: 309-364-3151. gsbchenry@gmail. CHERRY com. www.goodshepherdhenry.com. CHERRY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. Worship, Sunday, 8:15am. Pastor Karen Karczewski. For more HOLLOWAYVILLE information, call 815-447-2360. HOLLOWAYVILLE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. HOLY TRINITY. (815) 894-2006. Mass Times: Confirmation Class 8:30am; Church Service 9:30am; Tuesday & Thursday 12:15pm, Saturday 4:00pm, Sunday School 9:45am. Pastor Mike Slutz Sunday 8:30am. CherryHolyTrinity.org

COMPTON

KASBEER

KASBEER COMMUNITY CHURCH. Pastor: Eric Siebert COMPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. Sun. (815) 875-1030. Sunday Service at 9:30 a.m. Worship: 9am. Sunday School all ages: 10:15am. Pastor Glen Stewart. Ph. 815/497-2491. Handicap LA MOILLE IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday Worship 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. www. COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST 73 North Main Worship 9am Sunday School 10:15am Pastor David immanuellutherancompton.org. 815-539-6567. Jungnickel 638-2348 or (815) 303-3516

DALZELL

ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH. Mass Times: Wednesday & Friday 8:00am, Saturday 5:30pm, Sunday 5:30pm, First Saturday Mass 8:30am Divine Mercy Chaplet Friday 3:00pm, Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel 8:00am-8:00pm daily

DEPUE

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF DEPUE. Sun. worship. 10:15am; Sun. school. 10:30am. Bible study, Tues. 1:30pm. Pastor Karen Karczewski. Office: 815447-2332. pastor@depueandcherryucc.org ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH. Sat Vigil Mass 4pm; Sun 10:15am & 12 Noon in Spanish; Confession Sat 3:15-3:45pm; 815-447-2552

DOVER

DOVER BIBLE CHURCH. Sunday Worship 9:30am. Sunday School 11:15am. Tuesday Women’s Bible Study 9am. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6pm. Pastor: Joe Denner (815) 643-2255.

EARLVILLE

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH. Sunday Worship 9:00 am. Sunday School 10:15 am. 815-246-9642 www.ImmanuelEarlville.net UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. 313 Stilson St. Worship Service 10:30a.m. Sunday School 9:15a.m. Pastor Sandra Smith. 246-9692

GRANVILLE

FIRST LUTHERAN (ELCA) 411 E Hopkins Ave Worship Service 10:30am Church School 9:15. SACRED HEART. Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m.; Sunday Mass 7 & 11:00 a.m.; Daily Mon. 5:00 p.m., Wed., Fri. 7:30 a.m. Confessions Sat. 3:00 p.m. UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL. 103 N. Church St. 8:30 a.m. Summer Garden Service. Traditional Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor Ron McNeill. 815-339-2305

HENNEPIN

ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH. 10th St & Dore Dr. Mass Saturday, 5:30pm; Sun. Mass 9am; Tues. 5:00pm & Thur. 7:30am; Confessions Sun. 8:15am

600 East First Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 For information call the

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LA SALLE

ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP. lasallechurch. org. “Life, and Life More Abundantly.” On the corner of 5th and Hennepin St. Join us in “VISION: PSALM24/7” as we plan to open our doors for prayer and live worship 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are currently open Tuesday thru Friday 9am-4pm, Sunday Morning Service & “KIDCORE” Children’s Ministry at 10:30am, Sunday afternoon Teen Service at 2pm, Wednesday Adult Bible Study at 6pm, Thursday Corporate Prayer at 10am-11am. CALVARY APOSTOLIC SANCTUARY. 16 Gunia Drive. Services Sunday 3pm and Thursday 7pm. 815566-3902 Find directions on our website www. calvaryapostolicsanctuary.webs.com CHRIST FAMILY CHURCH OF THE FOURSQUARE GOSPEL. 931 Third St. Sunday 10 a.m. Worship Service. Wed. 7 p.m. Graded Classes FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 200 - 24th Street. 815223-1333 firstbaptistchurchoflasalle.com Sun Sch9:30am, AM Service-10:30am, PM Service-6pm Wed. Services (adults, teens & children) 6:30pm FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 5th and Joliet St. Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m. www.firstconglasalle.org. GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1345 Chartres St. Sunday Worship - 9:00am; Sunday School 10am. HAVEN OF HOPE BIBLE CHURCH. 116 Sterling. Services Sunday 10 a.m. Prayer Service Thursday 6:30 p.m. Gospel Songfest first Sunday of the month at 5 p.m. joining with THE LIVING WORD CHURCH OF GOD at 159 Gooding St. in LaSalle. THE LIVING WORD CHURCH OF GOD. 159 Gooding St. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Evening 6 p.m. Wednesday Evening School 7 p.m. Rev. Cres Rios MIGHTY WORD CHURCH 599 Canaan Dr 815-2244067 Pastors Tom & Phyllis Arnold Sunday Worship 10:30am Wednesday service 7:00pm QUEEN OF THE HOLY ROSARY SHRINE. 529 4th St. Masses: Mon. & Fri. 8am; Tues., Wed. & Thurs. 7am & 8am (when school is in session, Wed. Masses are 7am & 9:15am); Latin Mass Sun. 10am. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Mon. 8:30am-5:30pm, closing with Benediction 5:15pm. Confession: Mon. 4:30-5:15pm (except second Mon. of month). 815/223-0641. SERVANT’S HEART OUTREACH MINISTRIES. 1119 8th St. Wed. Bible Study 7pm; Fri. Service 7pm; Sun. Service 9:30am; Pastors Michael & Robin Shaver. ST. HYACINTH. 927 10th St. Masses: Sat 4:00pm, Sun 9:00am & 12:00pm (Spanish). Adoration Tues, Wed, Thurs 9am-9pm. Confession: Tues, Wed, Thurs 7pm8pm (Thurs in Spanish & English). 815/223-0641. ST. PATRICK. 725 4th St. Masses: Sat 5:15pm, Sun 7:00am & 10:30am. 815/223-0641. ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 344 Joliet St., Worship Sun. 10:30am 815 220 0238. www.lcem.org.

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TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 829 4th St. Sunday School 9am; Worship 10:15; Air-conditioned; Handicap accessible; Childcare provided; Groups: Couples, Trinity 3, Youth Group. Pastor Betty Delgado - Cell 815-343-4426; Home 815-664-2783; Church 815-326-0480

OGLESBY

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 1110 S. Columbia Ave. Sunday School 9:30am. Worship 10:30am. 883-8715. HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH. 311 N Woodland Ave. Mass Sat 4pm & Sun 8am & 11am; Confession Sat 3:15-3:45pm; Sun 7:15-7:45am/10:30-10:45am. 815-883-8233. holyfamilyparishoglesby.com OGLESBY UNION CHURCH 100 E Walnut LEONORE RICHLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. Worship Evangelical,Sunday School 9am Worship 10:30 am - 8:00 am 1st Sunday each mo. CC Class - 8:20am SEVENTH-DAY PROTESTANT CHURCH - Pastor Paul Sun. School 9:00-10:00am. Rev. Mark Nowakowski Rahoi, Saturday Services, Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH. 1851 East 950th. Worship Service 11:30 a.m., 110 W. 8:30am. Sun. Worship. Pastor Dan Stalker. OTTAWA STS. PETER & PAUL OF LEONORE. 1 mile S. of Leonore (957 N. 17th Rd, Tonica). Saturday - CROSSBRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH. 4161 Confession 5:45pm, Mass 6pm; Sunday Mass 10am; Columbus St. Services - Sat. 5pm; Sun. 9am & Wed. Mass 9am. 815-672-2474 10:30am. www.crossbridgecommunity.com DEER PARK COMMUNITY CHURCH. “The Little Church on the Prairie” 1103 2401st Road (Deer Park LOSTANT LOSTANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. Worship Road). Sunday Service 10 a.m. FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD. 1131 First Avenue, Service 9am. Rev. Mark Nowakowski, Pastor. RIVER OF DESTINY CHURCH. Sun. Worship 9:30am; Ottawa, IL 61350. Sunday Pre-Service Prayer 9:00 Wed. Bible Study 7pm Pastor Yong Brierly. 368-8117 a.m. Sunday Morning Service 10:00 a.m. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 103 W. McKinley Rd. Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. Confessions are by Worship 9:30am. Sun. School 11am. 815-433-0239 appointment only. Mass at 8:00 a.m. on Thursdays FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC Sunday - 9:00 a.m. Adult Education & Sunday School; 10:00 a.m. (815) 853-4558. Father Patrick Greenough OFM Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour. FREEDOM LUTHERAN CHURCH. 1527 East US MAGNOLIA CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH. 14030 IL Highway Rt. 52. Services 10:30 a.m. 815-792-8642. Hwy 18 (Jct Rt 18 & 89). 815/869-3019. Sunday HERITAGE CHRISTIAN CENTER, 900 Hitt St. Sun. School 9am Children & Adults; Sun. Worship 10am Service: 10AM. Wed. Bible Night Study: 7PM. 815Nursery avail.; Wed 6:30pm Prayer & Bible Study. 434-0507 www.heritagechristiancenter.net Pastor Dave Van Laar / Fire Chaplain. MAGNOLIA UNITED METHODIST. Worship 9am. PAW PAW Pastor Gaurav Holkar 309-750-9389. PAW PAW BIBLE CHURCH. 410 7th St 627-8704 Sunday School 9am - Worship Service 10am Awana Sunday 5pm - Wednesday Prayer 7pm MCNABB EMMAUS LUTHERAN Hwy 89 Morning Worship 8:30 a.m. Church School 9:30 a.m. PERU McNABB UNITED METHODIST. Worship 10:30am. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY. 703 Grant. Sun Pastor Gaurav Holkar 309-750-9389. Worship 11am. Testimonial Teleconference Mtg, Wed. NEW HOPE PARISH OF THE UNITED METHODIST 7:30pm. 712-432-1620, access code 1081395#. CHURCH Worship: Hennepin 8:00; Magnolia 10:00; CROSSBRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH. 1725 4th McNabb 11:15. Pastor Joshua Wiggs 618-201-5677 St. (by Debo Ace Hardware). Sun. Services 9am & pastorjoshuawiggs2017@gmail.com 10:30am. www.crossbridgecommunity.com SOCIETY OF FRIENDS-QUAKERS, Sunday School EAGLE ROCK CHRISTIAN CENTER. 2930 Meridian 10am. Sunday Worship 11am. Contact Rachel 815- Rd. (Dalzell Rd.) Fri. 7pm, Sat. 6pm (663-1478) 339-2530 or Dick 815-866-8282. FAITH CHURCH, 800 Wenzel Rd. Sunday Worship Service 9:45am; Wed. Midweek Ministries 6:30pm. Steve Adamson, Pastor. 815-223-2701. www. MENDOTA CHRIST’S CHURCH 1107 Main St. (815) 503-3273. faithchurchag.com Sunday Bible Study (all ages) 9:30am; Sunday FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PERU 1124 Sycamore St Worship 10:30am (nursery provided); Prayer Sunday School 9:30am; Worship 10:35am. Evening Service 5pm; Doug Karius, pastor 815-664-8227. meeting every Wednesday 6:30pm FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1003 5th Ave. FIRST CHURCH. 1830 7th St. 815-326-9474. Sunday: Worship 10am; Coffee Hour 11am; Bible Study Wed. Kidzchurch 1:30pm; Worship 3pm. Thursday Bible 9:30am and 7pm. Rev. Susan Presley. 815-538- Study 7pm. firstchurchperu.org 5603. www.fpcmendota.com FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF PERU. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 100 E 6th 1431 4th St 815-223-0722 Sun 10:30am Worship. St. 815-538-5587. Fall Schedule: 9am Praise Nursery/Children’s Church provided during service. Worship. 9am Sunday School. 10:30am Traditional 9am Sunday School all ages. Pastor Carl Hammer Worship. For details call (815) 538-5587 or visit GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 2403 Shooting Park firstumcmendota.org Rd. Sun. Bible Class 9am; Worship 10am; Childrens ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH. 607 10th Ave. 815- Church & Nursery. Tyler Sultze, pastor. 815-223-2854 539-5626. Services: 5pm Saturday; 9am Sunday IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH. 2146 Meridian UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, Rt 251 North, Rd. Sunday School 9:15am. Sunday Worship Mendota;Sun.Chr.Ed.10 am, Worship 11:30 am 10:30am. Pastor Dan Stalker. Wed.7 pm;mendotaupc.org KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES. ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 808 Jefferson 916 Monks Ave, Peru, 815-224-1621. 10 am Sun St 538-2186 9am Worship 10:15am Sunday School (English), 1 pm Sun (Spanish) Everyone welcome, no collections. Dave Jacobs (815) 780-1297 PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH. Holiday Inn Express NEW BEDFORD Room, 5253 Trompeter Road. Elder Robbie NEW BEDFORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH. (Disciples Meeting pastor. Phone 312-809-0871. 10:30 a.m. and of Christ). Sun.: Adult/Youth Sun. School 9:15am; Webb, Blended Traditional/Contemporary Worship 10:30am 1 p.m. each Third Sunday. (children’s church during worship); Mon.: Adult Bible REDEEMER MO SD LUTHERAN Rte. 6 W edge Peru. Study 10am; Wed.: Youth Grp 6pm. Pastor Brian Sun. - Church Service & Sun. School 10:30am. 815Moore. Facebook: “New Bedford Christian Church” 220-1550 www.redeemerlutheran.comcastbiz.net SHOOTING PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH. 4281 Shooting Park Rd. SS 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m., NORWAY 6:30 p.m.; Prayer & Bible Study Wed. 7 p.m. Gary A. NORWAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. 2642 N. McKee, pastor. 223-2800 3650th Rd., Sheridan, IL 60551. Located in Norway. ST. BEDE ABBEY CHURCH, 24 US 6 West. Services Pastor Rich Fassig. 815-751-2290 Monday-Saturday 7:45 a.m., Sunday 10 a.m.

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ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN, 2000 Luther Dr., Peru. Worship: Saturday 5:30pm; Sunday 10:15am; Sunday School 9am. Pastor Tom Redig ST. JOSEPH’S. 815 Schuyler St. Masses: Sun. 7, 10 & 11:30am; Sat. 4pm; Peru Catholic School Mass Fri. 10:15am (unless elsewhere). Msgr. Soseman, Admin. ST. MARY CHURCH 1325 6th St. Mass: Sat. 5:30pm; Sun. 9:15am. Thurs. 12:10pm. Confession Sat. 5:15pm. 223-0315 ST. VALENTINE CHURCH 1109 Pulaski St. Mass: Sat. 4pm; Sun. 8am & 10:45am. Latin Mass 5:30pm Tues. Confession Sat. 3:15-3:45 ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. 1521 Sixth St. Sunday School 9am, Worship 10:15 am Handicapped, A/C. 815-223-2671. www.zionuccperu.org.

PRINCETON

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC) 1028 S. Sixth St., 815-879-9181. Sunday School/Bible Study 9:45am; Sunday Morning Worship 11am; Sunday Evening Bible Study 6pm; Thursday Prayer/Study Group 10:30am & 6:30pm. Rev. Frank Gervasi. FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 116N Pleasant St. 815875-1685 Pastor William Shields. Sunday Worship 9:30am. Sunday School 10:45am. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 320 Park Ave. E. “The Story” All Ages 9am; Sun. Worship 10:30am; Office Hrs: M-Th 12-4pm; 815-875-1306; Rev. Angela McClane FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF PRINCETON. 316 South Church St. 8:00-9:00am Traditional Worship; 9:15-10:15am Sunday School, children & adult; 10:30-11:30a.m. Contemporary Worship. All are invited to join with us in worship each Sunday morning. Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors. HAMPSHIRE COLONY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 604 S. Church St. 815-875-2329. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David Barnes. HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH. 818 N Church St. Sunday School 9:30; Morning Service 10:30; Pastor Chad Delhotal. 815-303-7462 OPEN PRAIRIE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. 25 E. Marion St., (815) 872-5150. Rev. Dr. Adam Webber. Sun. Worship 10:30am. Wed. Centering Prayer 8:30am. On Facebook or at www.openprairie.org. THE PEOPLE CHURCH. www.thepeoplechurch.com 3525 N. Main St. Sun. 8:30am & 10:15am. Childcare. Lead Pastor Bob Henkelman. ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. “Church on the Hill.” 15199 2825 E. St. 815-8752313. Sunday Worship 9am Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day; 9:30am Sept.-May. Sunday School, ages 3 through Grade 6, held during worship hour Sept.-May. Rev. S. Kim Lee-Brown, Pastor. ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass Schedule: Mon. & Thurs. 5:15pm, Tues., Wed. & Fri. 7:00am, Saturday Vigil 4:00pm, Sunday 7:30am, 9:00am & 10:30am. Confessions Mon. & Thurs. 4:30-5:00pm, Saturday 3:00-3:45pm or by appointment. ST. MATTHEWS LUTHERAN CHURCH. 416 E. Dover Rd. 815-879-6491. Pastor Scott Schmidt. Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m.; Sunday Education 10:15 a.m. (all ages, Sept-May); E-mail: StMatthewsPrinceton@ gmail.com; Twitter: @prscott-stmatts UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF PRINCETON. 2303 South Main St. Sun 10am & 5pm; Wed 7:30pm

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SHERIDAN UMC 219 S. Bushnell. Worship 9am; Sun Schl 10:15am. Pastor Melissa Meyers 815-496-2021

SPRING VALLEY

GRACE MINISTRY CHURCH. 121 E St. Paul St. Sun. 10:30am-12pm. Wed. 7pm-8pm. Every third Sun. of mo. 6pm-8pm. Pastor Rey Limberg 815488-6174. https://graceministrychurch.wixsite.com/ graceministrychurch NATIVITY OF OUR LORD. Weekly Masses at St. Anthony Church, 510 Richard A. Mautino Drive: Saturday 4:30pm; Sunday 8am & 10:30am. SPRING VALLEY APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE 14012 Route 89; Kids Power Hour Sunday 10am (transportation provided); Sunday Service 11am & 6pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7pm; 815-878-8884 SPRING VALLEY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (Congregational). 227 E Erie St. Sun. Serv. 10am. 815-663-1951. www.springvalleyucc.com. ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH 211 E. Minnesota St. Spring Valley Sunday Divine Liturgy 10am TEMPLO CHRISTIANO CHURCH. 100 E. 4th St. (815) 663-3023 Worship Sun. 10am Bible Study Wed 7pm. VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH, 327 E. St Paul. Sun. 10am; Wed. 6:30pm Youth Ministry and Bible Study. 815-780-1301 www.valleycommunitychurch.net

TISKILWA

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH. Sat Vigil Mass 6pm. Confession 5:45-6pm. 815-447-2552 TISKILWA BIBLE CHURCH, 235 W. Main St. Pastor David Ross. 815-646-4463. Adult Sunday School 9:30. Service 10:30. WILLOW SPRINGS MENNONITE,16621 Kentville Rd,Tiskilwa,815-646-4287 Sunday Worship 9:30am Sunday School for all after worship.

TOLUCA

ST ANN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH-S.ChestnutSt& W.SantaFeAve. Mass Sat 5:15pm 815-452-2043 Father Patrick Greenough OFM

TONICA

TONICA UNITED METHODIST-423 E Wauponis. Adult Sunday School 8:30am; Ages 3-14 Sunday School 9am. Worship 10am followed by Fellowship. Nursery provided. 815-442-8465. Pastor Deepak Samuel Holkar

TROY GROVE

FAITH BIBLE FELLOWSHIP. 208 W. South St. Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. 815-539-2393.

UTICA

ST. MARY’S CHURCH 303 S. Division St. Fr. Mike Driscoll; Mass Sat 5pm; Sun 8 & 10am; Confession Sat 4-4:45pm & Sun 7:15-7:45am. 815-667-4677. stmarysutica.org UTICA BAPTIST CHURCH 211 E. CHURCH STREET 10:30AM&6PM SUNDAY SCHOOL 930AM 815-667-4867. PASTOR LLOYD JOHNSON. Facebook: “Utica Baptist Church” WALTHAM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 809 N 3450 Rd. Sunday Worship 10am; Sunday School 9am. Rev. Joel Stevenor. 815-667-4611.

PUTNAM CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 301 Center St. (off WALNUT Rt. 29). Sunday School 9am. Worship 10am. Terry Broady, pastor. 815-437-2292. P.O. Box 22, Putnam, FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF WALNUT (Disciples of Christ). 109 Red Oak Rd. Sun.: Adult Bible Study IL 61560 8am; Blended Traditional/Contemporary Worship 9am; Youth Sunday Church 10:15am; Christian SEATONVILLE Women’s Fellowship 1st Thurs. mo. Pastor Brian SEATONVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH Sun Worship Moore. Facebook: “First Christian Church Walnut IL” 9am. Sun Schl. 10:15am Mid-Wk Service Thurs 6pm. Rev. Bill Jacobsen.

WENONA

ST. MARY’S. Masses 4:45pm Sat. & 9am Sun. Father SERENA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. 2259 E. Rt. Patrick Greenough OFM #52. Pastor Rich Fassig. 815-751-2290

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WYANET

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Canal washout east of La Salle This photo was taken Wednesday night on the Illinois and Michigan Canal between La Salle and Utica. Don’t plan on riding a bike this weekend from La Salle to the Burgoo Festival on the canal towpath. Part of it is closed after a portion of the trail just east of Split Rock east of La Salle washed out. The path will remain closed for the weekend, but I&M Canal site superintendent Dan Bell hopes to reopen it as soon as possible. 5-Day Forecast TODAY

TONIGHT

High: 54°

Low: 39°

Breezy and cool Mainly clear with clouds and sun

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High: 54° Low: 31° Partly sunny and cool

High: 55° Low: 40° Mostly cloudy and remaining cool

High: 57° Low: 37° A chance for showers in the afternoon

Almanac TEMPERATURE Statistics for Peru through 2 p.m. yest. High 67° Normal high 66° Low 41° Normal low 42° PRECIPITATION 24 hrs to 2 p.m. yest. Total month to date Normal month to date Total year to date Normal year to date

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Fort Madison 58/38

Illinois Valley 54/39

Quincy 59/41

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you expressed yourself. There is no need to rush. Feel comfortable letting her have her space to try out the sayings that she is bringing home. Let her define them for you, based on her generation’s understanding of the terms. Consider that you have plenty of time to tell her what happened when you were growing up. When you do, trust that she will take in your stories, even if she doesn’t react to them in the moment. Dear Harriette: I totally disagree with your response to the person who stated that her workplace — which smelled of body odor due to people not wearing deodorant — does not allow employees to wear fragrances. You advised her to wear it anyway. This is a hygiene issue. — Follow the Rules Dear Follow The Rules: Several readers wrote in about this question and my response — pointing out that many people have allergies and other sensitivities to fragrance, and I was not right in saying it is OK to wear fragrance. You are right. And yet, I will just say that sometimes one action can provoke another. It might be easier for a company to address a fragrance issue than a hygiene issue — at first.

Why? Because whether or not it is correct, it can be difficult for people to tell each other that they smell bad due to body odor rather than an abundance of fragrance. The conversation starter could be about fragrance and then it could lead to cleanliness. People smell lots of different ways, and I have learned that where people come from often affects their body odor, mainly due to what they consume. This is a difficult path to navigate without hurting somebody’s feelings. But you can do it. And a good human resources team should be able to speak to cleanliness in a general but direct way, hopefully leading to a fresh-smelling office. In my book, the reader should do whatever it takes to get the company to double down on hygiene. But it is true that there are plenty of people who cannot tolerate strong fragrances. Let’s make sure that when the issue is addressed in a work setting that poor hygiene is considered as seriously as strong fragrance. Otherwise, I am not willing to say that the fragrance wearer has to succumb to peer pressure. You can send questions to askharriette@harriettecole.com or c/o Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

Tokarczuk, Handke win Nobel literature prizes due to sex abuse allegations that rocked the secretive Swedish Academy, which selects the laureates. Handke’s literary work was described as exploring “the periphery and the

specificity of human experience” with linguistic ingenuity. Tokarczuk is only the 15th woman to win the Nobel literature prize in more than a century.

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St. Joseph’s Altar and Rosary asked to donate items to vets home The Altar and Rosary Society of St Joseph Church in Peru will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 in St Joseph’s Halle, Peru. The program will be a speaker from Illinois Veterans Home at La Salle. Members are to donate requested items such as punch balls, box cake or brownie mix, bird seed, hot chocolate packets, 6-inch decorated plates and Forever stamps. All women of the parish are welcome.

Herb guild plans Tuesday meeting The Illinois Valley Herb Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.15 at the Putnam County Senior Center in Standard. The program is by Kelly Larimer on essential oils. Refreshments will be provided by club members Jan Webster and Terry Kaveney. New members are welcome.

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Eugene and Joan (O’Neil) Kunkel of 319 Hennepin St., Granville celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. The couple was married Aug. 7, 1954, in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ottawa by Monsignor Sheedy. Attendants were matron of honor Jean Jagelski; bridesmaids Marge Griglione and Teresa Kunkel; best man Chris Kunkel; and groomsmen Mick Kunkel and Joe Kunkel. Mr. Kunkel farmed until retirement. Mrs. Kunkel is a homemaker. They are members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Granville. They are the parents of Kevin (Becky) Kunkel, Granville; Brian (Julie) Kunkel, Elburn; Tim (Cheryl) Kunkel, Princeton; Patrick (Grethel) Kunkel, Miami Lakes, Fla.: and Chad (Cheri) Kunkel, Batavia. They have 13 grandchildren: Justin (Jessie) Kunkel, Matthew (Haleigh) Kunkel, Brittany (Kevin) Twardowski, Calvin (Camille) Kunkel, Katie (Alex) Chappell, Tara (Neal) Knauf, Sofia Kunkel, Joshua Kunkel, Christian Kunkel, Alex Kunkel, Abby Kunkel, Blake Kunkel and Ben Kunkel. They also have five great-grandchildren, Trent, Thomas, Jude, Peyton and Cooper (and one due in December).

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Dear New Slang: Right now, what’s most important is for you and your daughter to enjoy your time together and for her to feel open to sharing her experiences with you. Bite your tongue until a moment comes when you can share a story with her about your life and the ways in which

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian writer Peter Handke won the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes for literature on Thursday, after a year’s hiatus in awarding the prize

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Dear Harriette: My teenager comes home almost every week trying out new slang. So far, nothing is profane. Some of the sayings hail from back SENSE & in my SENSITIVITY day, a thouHarriette Cole sand UNIVERSAL years ago. UCLICK She hates when I tell her that, though. She wants to think that she and her friends are original. Should I just let her think that her new words are new to the world? Part of me wants her to have a sense of history, but I don’t want to spoil the moment when she is sharing her discoveries with me. — New Slang

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Weekend, October 12-13, 2019

PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Morris La Salle-Peru

13 0

Montmouth-Roseville 20 St. Bede 0

Hall Sherrard

35 0

Stillman Valley Mendota

Princeton Kewanee

49 7

Rockridge Bureau Valley

Fieldcrest Ridgeview-Lexington

43 0

Eastland-Pearl City 27 Amboy-LaMoille 6

PREP FOOTBALL: 2A NO. 9 PRINCETON 49, KEWANEE 7

Tigers stay undefeated in league

36 20

44 6

PREP FOOTBALL: HALL 35, SHERRARD 0

Devils bounce back, earn key fifth win

PHS in sole possession of ﬁrst place in TRC Mississippi By Tommy Rose SHAW MEDIA

KEWANEE — The Princeton football brought a rivalry trophy back home and secured a playoff berth with a decisive 49-7 win over Kewanee on Friday night. The win gives the Tigers (6-1) sole possession of first place in the Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division with a 5-0 record with two games remaining. “Obviously, it’s a huge rivalry game, and emotions got a little high tonight,” PHS coach Ryan Pearson said. “But this win gets us in the playoffs and keeps our conference championship hopes alive.” The Boilermakers fumbled on their opening drive when Tayvian Taylor was brought down at the PHS 18-yard line. Ronde Worrels wasted no time getting Princeton’s first points on the board, scoring on an 82-yard run followed by a successful two-point conversion to put the Tigers up 8-0. “We did a good job of executing right off the bat,” Pearson said. “It was important to get out of the gate quick, and I thought the kids did that.” After shutting down Kewanee’s next possession, PHS scored again on a short run by Ethan Wright at 4:54 in the first quarter with Jamie Reinhardt’s PAT kick extending the Tigers’ lead to 15-0. PHS scored at 7:41 in the second quarter with a standing-up TD run by Worrels to extend the lead to 22-0. See TIGERS Page B3

Hall senior Marshall Walk (No. 25) runs the ball during the Red Devils’ 35-0 victory over Sherrard in a Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division game Friday in Spring Valley. SHAW MEDIA PHOTO/ JEN HEREDIA

By Brad Martin Sr. NEWSTRIBUNE SPORTS WRITER

Coming off a big loss to Princeton a week ago, Hall was looking to get back on the winning track. The Red Devils did just that as they cruised on both sides of the ball for a 35-0 victory over Sherrard in a Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division game Friday in Spring Valley on homecoming. The Hall defense forced a fumble on the ﬁrst play of the game, but the Red Devils were unable to do anything with it and turned

the ball over on downs. But after the Red Devil defense shut down the Tigers offense again, Hall’s oﬀense got going. Austin Heinecke gained 6 yards on a sweep and another 15 yards on a double reverse. A 13-yard run from Dalton Brust set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Marshall Walk that put Hall ahead 7-0. As it did the entire night, Cole Wozniak and the Red Devil defense completely smothered the Tigers’ oﬀense and forced a punt. Hall got the ball to Heinecke again, and he waited patiently for

PREP FOOTBALL: MORRIS 13, LA SALLE-PERU 0

Cavs lose defensive battle By Kevin Chlum

NEWSTRIBUNE SPORTS EDITOR

On a night that was tough for both offenses, it became even tougher for La Salle-Peru early in the game when quarterback Tyler Hartman was carted off on a stretcher. Without their leader, the Cavaliers couldn’t get much going offensively, managing just 139 yards, completing just one pass and turning the ball over three times. “He’s a leader,” L-P coach Jose Medina said about Hartman. “He’s a leader of that offense and he’s a leader of the team. It stunk to lose him, but the next guy has to come in. We’ll evaluate, see how he’s doing and see how things go from here on out.” Morris, meanwhile, managed to get its ground game going just enough to pull out a 13-0 victory in an Interstate Eight Conference game on Friday at Howard Fellows Stadium in Peru. “We started off slow,” running back Brandon Phelps said. “Our offense is usually our strong suit and it really slumped today, but our defense played great.” The win was No. 5 for the Redskins (5-2, 4-1 Interstate Eight), making them playoff eligible a year after missing out on the postseason. “The fifth win is huge,” Phelps said. “That means playoffs for us and a chance at state.” The loss snapped a five-game

NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/SCOTT ANDERSON

La Salle-Peru senior Nick Krolak (right) sacks Morris quarterback Zach Reddinger during the Cavaliers’ 13-0 loss in an Interstate Eight Conference game Friday in Peru. winning streak for the Cavaliers (5-2, 4-1 Interstate Eight), who continue their challenging ﬁnish to the regular season with a trip to Sycamore (6-1, 5-0 Interstate Eight) next week. “We just have to continue to get better,” Medina said. “Offensively, whether Tyler is back or now, (backup quarterback) Sean (Whitﬁeld) is going to have to step up and be the

leader of that oﬀense and make some plays. We have to get back to fundamentals. Defensively, we have to move around and stay aggressive.” The L-P defense kept the Cavs in the game throughout. The Cavs, led by Nick Krolak pestering the Redskins in the backfield, held Morris to no See CAVS Page B3

the oﬀensive line and Wozniak at fullback to lead the way for a 42-yard run. On third-and-11, Walk again found the end zone, time from 21 yards away to put the Red Devils ahead 14-0. “This team is so unselﬁsh,” Wozniak said. “It’s not about me. It’s about us and tonight we got the job done on both sides of the ball.” After a booming 65-yard punt from Sherrard on the next possession, Hall went back to the run game that had been working so well. Walk started things out with a

9-yard run followed by runs of 9 and 10 yards from Wozniak. A 15-yard touchdown run by Heinecke was called back by a holding penalty, but that just delayed the inevitable as he later scored from a yard out for a 21-0 halftime lead. “I can’t say enough about the guys on the line and the backs in front of me,” Heinecke said. “Without those guys being so dominant, we wouldn’t be having the success that we are having.” To start the second half, Hall didn’t skip a beat as the Red See RED DEVILS Page B3

PUTNAM COUNTY’S ALI CIUCCI Year: Senior Sport: Golf Do you have any nicknames? I have Mama Al, which the boys golf team gave me, and Al Bear, which my sister gave me. What is your favorite Halloween candy? Candy corn. What is the best Halloween costume you’ve worn? I remember dressing up as a chicken when I was little. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why? I would probably go to Hawaii because I love how blue the water looks in pictures and how beautiful the weather is. What movie do you never get tired of watching? Ciucci ‘Mama Mia.’ Last week’s accomplishments: Ciucci shot a 98 to win the Tri-County Conference Tournament title. She also was the medalist in meets against La Salle-Peru and Princeton. Ciucci on her performance: Pontiac is a really tough course for me. It always has been, but I’m really happy with my performance because I did better than last year in the tournament. Being able to win was pretty awesome considering it’s my senior year. Coach Chelsi Straughn-Niewinski says: She’s been solid as always. I think she was a little disappointed with her front nine at the conference tournament, but on the back nine she played so much better and was able to win. It was really cool to see her bounce back. She also played well her last couple times at Edgewood, which was awesome to see.

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Scoreboard Fourth quarter

Fumbles-lost

2-0

4-2

MHS — Phelps 6 run (kick fail), 3:02

Punts-Avg.

1-20

6-31.66

TEAM STATISTICS

PASSING: H — Resetich 3-8 for 52 yards. S — 7-16 for 45. RUSHING: H — Grant Resetich 3-31; Mac Resetich 2-25, TD; Heinecke 10-125, 2 TD; Wozniak 16-48; Brust 3-21; Gurrini 2-2. S — Yeater 4-(-10); Bynum 10-38; Bernier 1-(-1); Moody 2-(-11); Moritz 2-(-8).

L-P

MHS

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

First downs Rushes-yds

6 41-124

14 45-208

Home games are dark, road games are white

Passing yds

C-A-I

1-11-1

4-16-2

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Penalties-yds 8-70

3-20

Fumbles-lost

3-2

3-1

Punts-avg

6-27.3

4-31.5

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: L-P — Larios 19-59; Whitfield 8-32; Hunter 5-27; Noonan 5-0; Hartman 3-4; Sanchez 1-2. MHS — Phelps 25-171, 2 TDs; Reddinger 15-34; Landers 5-3. PASSING: L-P — Whitfield 1-101, 15 yards; Hartman 0-1-0. MHS — Reddinger 4-16-2, 32 yards. RECEIVING: L-P — Sanchez 1-15. MHS — Laurie 3-17; Swartz 1-15 At Spring Valley 0000—0

Hall

7 14 7 7 — 35

RECEIVING: H — Grush 2-44; Resetich 1-3. S — Moody 2-11; Bernier 1-3; Davis 2-22; Moritz 2-9. At Mendota Stillman Valley 44, Mendota 6 SV

16 28 0 0 — 44

MHS

0060—6

SCORING PLAYS First quarter SV — Lagerhausen 1 run (Gallardo kick), 9:00 SV — Lagerhausen 3 run (Gallardo kick), 5:20 SV — safety, 2:56

Hall 35, Sherrard 0 Sherrard

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Second quarter

Jennings 6-26, TD; De. Willis 5-44; Da. Willis 3-12; Frost 4-23; Gerig 2-41, TD; Kunce 3-21; Fleming 1-(-11); Engelkens 1-3; Duffy 1-2. PASSING: MHS — Landgraf 0-100. SV — Gerig 5-7-0, 65 yards; Fisher 0-1-1.

City 14

Academy) 6

Byron 41, Rockford Lutheran 6

Dakota 20, Galena 12

Cahokia 60, Mount Vernon 7

DeKalb 49, Naperville North 19

Calhoun/Brussels Co-op 26, Winchester (West Central) 7

Decatur MacArthur 40, Springfield Lanphier 7

Camp Point Central 32, Unity/ Seymour Co-op 28

Deerfield 23, Vernon Hills 20

RECEIVING: MHS — None. SV — Kuthe 2-15; Lagerhausen 1-16; Hodges 2-34.

Carbondale 50, Belleville (Althoff Catholic) 21

SCORES AROUND THE STATE

Carlinville 40, Hillsboro 8

Downers South 40, Berwyn-Cicero Morton 6

Carmi White County 20, Johnston City 12

Downs Tri-Valley 27, Heyworth 20

Carrollton 44, Pleasant Hill (P.H.-Western Coop) 12

DuQuoin 49, Anna-Jonesboro 20

Carterville 34, Sparta 16

Dunlap 38, Bartonville (Limestone) 26

ALAH 44, Sangamon Valley/ Tri-City Co-op 13 Abingdon 28, Lewistown 0 Aledo (Mercer County) 16, Monmouth United 0 Andrew 33, Lincoln Way Central 21 Annawan/Wethersfield (FB Coop) 40, Mid-County Coop 0 Annawan/Wethersfield (FB Coop) 40, ROWVA/Galva/Williamsfield Co-op 0 Antioch 34, Round Lake 6

Chicago (C. Military Academy-Bronzeville) 25, Clemente 0

Auburn 61, Riverton 7

Chicago (Hansberry College Prep) High School 22, Kelly 0

TODAY

Fieldcrest at Beecher Invitational, 8 a.m.

Scoring plays

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY

MEN’S GOLF

First Quarter

Princeton at Sterling Invitational, 9 a.m.

IVCC at Mike Lalaeff Memorial Invitational

H — Walk 2 yard run, (hernandez kick), :55

SV — Gerig 30 run (Gallardo kick), 4:51

Second Quarter

Beardstown 43, Jacksonville Routt 14

Fieldcrest at Prairie Central Invitational, 9:30 a.m.

FOOTBALL

SV — Jennings 1 run (Gallardo kick), 2:56

Beardstown 43, Routt Catholic/Westfair Christian Academy Co-op 14

Lowpoint-Washburn/Henry at Bunker Hill, 1 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS Interstate 8 Conference Tournament at La Salle-Peru, TBA St. Bede, Princeton at Mendota Invitational, 8 a.m.

HIGH SCHOOL Varsity

Third Quarter

At Peru

H — Heinecke 43 run, Hernandez kick), 9:57

Morris 13, La Salle-Peru 0 MHS (5-2, 4-1)

0 0 7 6 — 13

L-P (5-2, 4-1)

0000— 0

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

SCORING PLAYS

La Salle-Peru at United Township Invitational, 9 a.m.

First quarter No scoring

St. Bede at Dixon Tournament, 8 a.m. Putnam County, DePue, Henry at Tri-County Conference Tournament at Lowpoint-Washburn, TBD

Fourth Quarter

TEAM STATISTICS Hall

Second quarter No scoring Third quarter MHS — Phelps 22 run (Hansen kick), 10:18

SHS

First downs Rushes-Yds.

25 4 52-362 19-8

Passing-Yds.

C-A-I

3-8-0

7-15-0

Penalties-Yds.

6-59

3-15

Aurora (East) 46, West Chicago 24 Bartlett 39, Larkin 10

MHS — Jenner 5 run (kick failed), :23

Belleville East 17, Alton 7

Fourth quarter No scoring

Bethalto Civic Memorial 34, Waterloo 14

TEAM STATISTICS

Biggsville West Central 18, Woodhull-AlWood (Ridgewood) 8

MHS

H — Mac Resetich 27 run, Hernandez kick), 6:24

Rushing yds Passing yds

35-155 38-209 0 65

C-A-I

0-10-0

5-8-1

Penalties-yds

9-70

3-20

Chatham Glenwood 48, Normal University 0

Argenta-Oreana 58, Decatur Lutheran/Decatur Christian Co-op 28

SV — Lagerhausen 4 run (Gallardo kick), 11:28 SV — Lagerhausen 6 run (Gallardo kick), 8:44

FOOTBALL

Cerro Gordo-Bement Coop 34, Blue Ridge 12

Chester 41, Sesser-Valier-Waltonville 20

Mendota at Princeton Tournament, 8 a.m.

Third quarter

Casey-Westfield 55, S. Newton, Ind. 14

Arcola 62, Tri-County 20

AREA EVENTS

H — Walk 21 yard run, (Hernandez kick), 9:40 H — Heinecke 1 yard run, (Hernandez kick), :43

Cary-Grove 16, Algonquin (Jacobs) 6

Benton 43, Massac County 20

Dwight-Gardner South Wilmington Coop 45, Gilman Iroquois West 13 East Alton-Wood River 66, South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville Co-op 6 Edwardsville 40, Belleville West 14 Effingham 48, Taylorville 6 Elgin 48, Bensenville (Fenton) 7 Elk Grove 56, Wheeling 33 Elmwood Park 49, Guerin 18

Chicago Christian 42, Chicago (Christ the King) 0

Evergreen Park 19, Blue Island Eisenhower 18

Chicago Mt. Carmel 28, De La Salle 21 Chicago Sullivan 18, Kennedy 12 Christopher-Ziegler-Royalton 21, Eldorado 10 Clifton Central 29, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 14

Eureka-Roanoke-Benson 41, Tremont 6

Fairbury Prairie Central 48, Stanford Olympia 7 Fairfield 47, Edwards County 3 Farmington 61, Elmwood-Brimfield 6 Farmington Central 61, Elmwood-Brimfield 6 Fenwick 17, St. Patrick 9

Coal City 36, Lisle 7 Columbia 56, Breese Central 18

Bloomington Central Catholic 28, Rantoul 14

Crete-Monee 44, Thornwood 12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Bogan 10, Maria 8

RUSHING: MHS — Angulo 7-43; Landgraf 10-12; Jenner 13-82, TD; Stremlau 4-17; Thome 1-1. SV — Lagerhausen 10-245, 4 TD;

Bolingbrook 34, Sandburg 13

Crystal Lake Central 28, Dundee-Crown 7

Breese Mater Dei 49, Granite

Durand/Pecatonica 28, East Dubuque 8

Chicago (Urban Prep Charter/ Bronzeville) 16, Brooks Academy 14

Bismarck-Henning 35, Fithian Oakwood 6

Bradley-Bourbonnais 37, Stagg 0

Downers North 14, Oak Park River Forest 7

Crystal Lake South 14, McHenry 7

Fieldcrest 43, Colfax Ridgeview (co-op) 0 Fisher 30, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 26 Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland (FCW) 52, Champaign Judah Christian 7 Flora 7, Newton 0

Curie 66, Chicago (Solorio

Foreman 22, Chicago Academy 16

PREP FOOTBALL: ROCKRIDGE 36, BUREAU VALLEY 20

AREA ROUNDUP

Storm can’t match Rockets

Knights cruise in Colfax

By Kevin Hieronymus SHAW MEDIA

MANLIUS — Football weather returned to North Central Illinois, and Rockridge turned a cold shoulder on the Bureau Valley homecoming crowd Friday night. The Rockets scored the first touchdown of the game and the last one on the way to a 36-20 victory over BV in Three Rivers Conference Rock Division play. “We are making progress defensively,” BV coach Mat Pistole said. “Credit goes to Rockridge for really executing offensively and staying on schedule. The kids keep working really hard and improving every day. “Our focus is to win the play, not worry about a previous play or outcome, and each week we seem to be winning more and more plays, so I’m proud of that. We are going in the right direction and we are really proud of our kids.” BV senior running back Mac Nugent helped warm up the

Storm faithful with some red hot running of the ball down the field. He rushed for more than 180 yards, scoring three touchdowns, answering Rockridge scores each time. “Football means a lot to Mac,” Pistole said. “He’s battled a lot of injuries through his career. He’s still not 100 percent, but he shows up every day and works his tail off. I was really happy to see him come out with the game he had. The next couple games, we’re going to really ride him. He’s our stallion right now, so we’re going to give him a lot of opportunities. He took advantage of it tonight, for sure.” Nugent got the Storm on the board with a 17-yard scamper with 3:30 left in the second quarter to trim the Rockridge lead to 14-6. After rambling 43 yards down to the 3-yard line, Nugent bulled in from a yard out at 3:09 mark of the third quarter to make it 22-14. Then he raced downfield one more time for a 42-yard touch-

down in the fourth quarter. Dalton Dean’s conversion run cut the Rockets’ lead to 29-20 with 6:44 remaining. Niko Zarlatanes added his second touchdown of the night as the Rockets went ahead 36-20 with 3:31 left. The Storm got off to a rough start, fumbling the ball away on their first play of the game. The Rockets made them pay with a 38-yard pass from quarterback Brayden Deem to Peyton Locke with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first. Deem called his own number for a 1-yard run to end the first quarter with the PAT kick making it 14-0. “Their offense is designed to get you into space and make you tackle in space. They do a really nice job of it and executed very well,” Pistole said. “We’re just not where we want to be tackling wise, but we’ll get there. I felt like our kids played extremely hard and were in the right spots. The next step is for us is to actually make the plays.”

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The Fieldcrest defense held Ridgeview-Lexington to minus-four yards of total offense, forced three turnovers and had a safety Friday as the topranked Knights rolled to victory in a Heart of Illinois Conference crossover in Colfax. Kenton Castrejon led the Fieldcrest (7-0) offense as he ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries. Matt Lorton threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns.

Eastland-Pearl City 27, Amboy-LaMoille 6 Preston Henkel tossed a 21yard touchdown pass to Marcus Winn on Friday as the Clippers fell in a Northwest Upstate Illini Conference crossover in Amboy.

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Emma Benson had 13 assists, 12 digs and 11 points Friday as Earlville lost 21-25, 29-27, 25-16 to Serena in the thirdplace match of the Little Ten Monmouth-Roseville 20, Conference Tournament. In the consolation final, St. Bede 0 Somonauk defeated LaMoilleJoe Edwall recovered a pair of Ohio 25-21, 25-20. fumbles for the Bruins, but the Emma Lundquist had five offense couldn’t get much going points and three aces for L-O. in a Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division loss Friday BOYS SOCCER in Monmouth. Braden Damerell completed Riverdale 3, Princeton 2 12-of-21 passes for 143 yards The No. 10-seeded Tigers fell with an interception while running 14 times for 40 yards for St. to the No. 8 Rams in a Class 1A Bede (0-7, 0-5 TRC Mississippi). Mendota Regional quarterfinal Friday in Port Byron.

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Lady Bruins claim first regional title since 2010 By Kevin Chlum

NEWSTRIBUNE SPORTS EDITOR

There was a moment of shock before the St. Bede girls golf team fully realized what it accomplished Thursday. “It took a second,” St. Bede coach Rich Cummings said. “Their mouths dropped and they looked at each other and were like, ‘We won?’ Then they really embraced winning and embraced each other. They were emotional. There were a lot of tears shed.” The Lady Bruins carded a 384 to win the Class 1A Kewanee Regional by five strokes over the host Boilermakers. Peoria Notre Dame placed third with a 397. “It was amazing,” Cummings said. “It was a complete surprise really. Coming in, we knew what Kewanee was capable of and we knew what Peoria Notre Dame was capable of. Our girls came together. They played an amazing front nine. That’s what really carried us through. I think the depth we have with six capable golfers out there is really what helped us immensely.” It was the first regional title for St. Bede since 2010. Along with the Lady Bruins, five area individuals advanced to sectional play as well. “They were going out for a team dinner to celebrate,” Cummings said. “They’re having a ball with it as they should. We drove by football practice and honked the horn and yelled out the window at those guys. They stopped practice and gave us round of applause. That was nice for them. They’re really enjoying it. “I’m really proud of the girls.” Payge Pyszka, who was golfing in the No. 5 spot, led the Lady Bruins with a 92, while sopho-

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Left: Putnam County senior Ali Ciucci watches her shot during the Class 1A Kewanee Regional on Thursday. Ciucci shot an 88 to place second individually and advance to Monday’s St. Bede Sectional at Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley. Right: St. Bede sophomore Ally Mendoza (left) smiles as she gets cover from the rain Thursday. Mendoza carded a 97 to help the Lady Bruins win the regional title.

more Ally Mendoza and freshman Gianna Grivetti each shot a 97. Senior Andi Cattani rounded out the scores for St. Bede with a 98. “Payge Pyszka came out and shot the round of her life,” Cummings said. “Andi Cattani, who had some struggles early in the year, is our senior leader and she had a great front nine. She had her best round of the year today. It was a team effort.” The Lady Bruins now get to return home for the sectional Monday at Spring Creek Golf Course. “If you look at the field coming, you could almost say it’s the state championship,” Cummings said. “If you’re in the area and a golf fan and you want to see some great high school golf, get out there Monday. It’s going to

be a tournament that’s up for grabs with some of those great programs coming. “We’re a young team and I hope the girls learn a lot from it.” Other area players who will be there are Putnam County’s Ali and Gracie Ciucci and Princeton’s Izzi Hall. Ali Ciucci shot an 88 on Thursday to place second individually at the Kewanee Regional behind Kewanee senior Riley Hansen (79). “It felt really good,” said Ali Ciucci, who birdied No. 16. “I was not expecting second place, that’s for sure. When I saw the final scores, I got really excited and I was proud of myself. “My drives were really good today, but my short game was not as good as it usually is.” Ali Ciucci shot a 44 on the

front and back nines. “She was just consistent throughout the whole round,” PC coach Chelsi Straughn-Niewinski said. “She had a couple holes where she had double bogeys then she’d bounce right back and didn’t let it get out of control. She didn’t have anything higher than a six, which is always helpful.” Ali Ciucci is hoping to shoot a career best on Monday and qualify for the state tournament for the first time. “I hope to shoot in the low 80s since I know the course pretty well,” Ciucci said. “That’s really all. I hope to shoot a personal best, so better than 84.” Gracie Ciucci shot a 112 to grab the last individual spot. “When she came in, I don’t think she thought she’d make it,” Straughn-Niewinski said. “I

started looking around at the scores and said, ‘I think you’re going to be in the last spot,’ and she’s like, ‘No way.’ She was pretty excited once she found out she did make that last spot.” Princeton’s Hall shot a 99 to advance out of the Class 1A Geneseo Regional. In Class 2A, La Salle-Peru had a pair of golfers advance out of the Normal Community Regional. Senior Ella Newell carded a 101 to earn her spot. “It feels pretty good,” Newell said. “I’ve been working for it for a long time. “I started off kind of rough. I was not hitting my best and I took a penalty for hitting the wrong ball, but I made the best of it and came back and started hitting good.”

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Sports PREP FOOTBALL: 4A NO. 5 STILLMAN VALLEY 44, MENDOTA 6

Trojans find positives in blowout loss to Cardinals By Don Baldin

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MENDOTA — On a cold and blustery evening in Mendota, a sparse but spirited crowd welcomed in state-ranked and undefeated Stillman Valley, and the visiting Cardinals showed why they are so highly regarded as the rolled to a 44-6 victory over Mendota in a Big Northern Conference game. Though it was 44-0 at halftime and a running clock in the second half, MHS coach was able to take some positives from the evening. “We played them hard the first couple drives and made them earn it, then we made a couple mistakes and they took advantage as good teams like they are do,” Hill said. “In the second half we had a couple of good drives to build on for our game in Rock Falls next week.” The game began with the Trojans kicking off to the

Cardinals. Stillman Valley took possession at its own 34 and used its pounding running game to hammer the ball down the field until fullback Logan Lagerhausen plunged in from a yard away to start the scoring. Following an Omar Gallardo extra point, SV grabbed a 7-0 lead with only three minutes expired in the contest. Mendota’s first possession resulted in a three-and-out and Stillman Valley use a good return to setup on the Trojan 22yard line. Four plays later, Lagerhausen hit pay dirt again, this time from 3 yards out, and after a successful PAT, the score was 14-0 Cardinals. Mendota started its next drive on its own 13, but a bad snap pinned the Trojans back on the 2, and they took an intentional safety to make it 16-0 with 2:56 left in the first. Stillman Valley began it’s third

drive on the Mendota 49 and drove to the Trojan 30 before Mendota tackle Mauricio Escatel made a big stop and force SV into a fourth-and-7. But quarterback Chad Gerig found Lagerhausen out of the backfield for a first down. The second quarter started with Stillman Valley on the Mendota 9, and on the second play of the quarter, Lagerhausen ran it in from 4 yards out to increase the advantage to 23-0 with 11:28 until the half. Stillman Valley’s defense held strong and forced the Trojans to a quick three-and-out, but a nice punt from Damien Magallanes pushed SV back to its own 43. The Mendota defense — led by Chris Sandoval and Jae’Shaun Hughes — did its best to dig in and forced a fourth-and-long before Gerig found Joe Kuthe for 16 yards and a first down. The drive continued down to the 6, and Lagerhausen scored his fourth touchdown of the half,

giving the Cardinals a 30-0 advantage. Following a Trojan punt, the Cardinals began their next possession at their own 47-yard line and drove to the Trojan 30 before Gerig kept the ball off the left side and scampered the distance to put SV up 37-0 with 4:51 left until intermission. The Trojans then turned the ball over on downs at their own 35, giving the Cardinals a short field and the high-octane uptempo offense knew what to do with it. The Cardinals marched down the field with Logan Jennings topping off the drive by bulling his way in from a yard out to put Stillman Valley up 44-0 heading to the break. The second half began with a running clock, but the Trojans continued to fight and saw their offense come to life on the opening drive as they marched 70 yards to the end zone to cut the score to 44-5.

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La Salle-Peru quarterback Sean Whitfield (No. 10) throws the ball as he’s pressured by Morris lineman Patrick Mcpherson during the Cavaliers’ 13-0 loss Friday in an Interstate Eight Conference game in Peru.

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points and 132 yards in the first half while intercepting two passes and recovering a fumble. “Defensively, we played great,” Medina said. “We did some good things to stop their run game. They got a couple big plays, but it’s bend don’t break. We just couldn’t put points on the board. We had opportunities and we just didn’t have guys make plays. They made more plays than we did.” The Redskins made a blocking adjustment at halftime, and Phelps ran for 99 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the second half. “Our coaches came in and lit a fire under us,” Phelps said. “We were playing for playoffs and playing for a winning record, and we showed it in the second half. “No. 7 (Krolak) was really blowing us up (in the first half). Our offensive line made some adjustments, blocked him and opened up huge holes. It was great.” The Redskins capitalized on an L-P miscue early in the second half. Morris lineman Devin Bailey pounced on an L-P fumble on the second play of the half to give Morris possession at the L-P 29yard line. On the third play of the drive, Phelps broke free for a 22-yard

Along the journey, MHS got four carries for 30 yards and the touchdown from Cody Jenner, two runs for 25 from Uzi Angulo and a big first down run from quarterback Ted Landgraf. The drive used up all but 23 seconds of the third quarter and sent the game to the final period 44-6. Stillman Valley started the final quarter with the ball on its own 38 and drove down to the Trojan 13 where Magallanes picked off a Justin Fisher pass to give the home team one more shot at some points. The Trojans drove to the Cardinal 20, but time expired and the Cardinals left with a 44-6 victory. “I have a good group of kids,” Hill said. “They played hard to the end and never quit. They take pride in what they do. For the third week in a row, they are all academically eligible and that says a lot.”

touchdown run, and Henry Hansen’s extra point put the Redskins up 7-0 with 10:18 left in the third quarter. “That was great,” Phelps said about the first score. “After the forced fumble, we had a lot of momentum going and that touchdown kept the momentum going. We just kept it rolling through the second half.” L-P’s next three drives ended in an interception, a punt and a turnover on downs, but the Cavalier defense kept Morris from getting anything else going. Finally, the Cavs started to move the ball on their fifth possession of the second half, which began at the L-P 40. The Cavs used eight running plays to advance to the 19, but a negative 2-yard run and an incompletion set up fourth-and-8. L-P drew Morris offsides to give the Cavs fourth-and-3 from the 16, but Carlos Larios was stopped short of the first down. “I think we just didn’t execute,” Medina said about the stalled drive. “It boils down to being consistent and we weren’t consistent.” The Redskins took over on the 14 and marched 86 yards, capping the drive on a 6-yard touchdown run by Phelps. Kevin Chlum can be reached at 220-6939, or at kchlum@ shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_SportsEditor.

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Princeton junior Ronde Worrels (No. 28) runs the ball during the Tigers’ 49-7 victory over Kewanee in a Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division game Friday in Kewanee.

Hall’s Austin Heinecke (No. 22) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the Red Devils’ 35-0 victory over Sherrard in a Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division game Friday in Spring Valley.

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The Big Blue defense rose to the occasion again with two big plays on Kewanee’s next drive. Wyatt Davis broke up a potentially big pass play then Drew Harp forced a fumble by the Boilermakers on their own 36-yard line. “One thing I was really proud of was our kids’ fight,” Pearson said. “From the top level of our roster with our seniors to the lower level kids who got in, they gave a great effort tonight. “That’s what we expect them to do, and tonight they certainly didn’t disappoint.” Davis was handed the ball by quarterback Tyler Gibson and he took it all the way in for Princeton’s fourth TD of the night at 6:12 in the second quarter. The PAT kick was unsuccessful, but the Tigers were clearly in the driver’s seat with a 28-0 lead.

Kewanee finally got on the scoreboard on a TD pass from quarterback Will Bruno to Kavon Russell to make the score 28-7, which remained until the end of the first half. Worrels helped the Tigers pile on more points with a TD run at 7:34 in the third quarter. The “Rondo Express” was allowed to make another stop in the end zone at 5:31 in the third quarter. After cutting another Kewanee drive short, PHS mounted another scoring drive featuring running back Max Taylor. Taylor was handed the ball three times for big gains, but the fourth time was the charm as he scrambled in for a TD run at 1:09 in the third quarter to put the Tigers’ lead at 49-7. “There was great blocking all around,” Taylor said. “Ethan (Wright) opens up a lot of holes for me.” Taylor’s TD set the running clock in motion to make that lead the eventual winning score.

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Devils went to the air with Grant Resetich finding Jacob Grush open for a 21-yard completion. Then it was Heinecke again as he waited for his blockers and used his speed to bust free for a 43-yard touchdown run that put the Red Devils ahead 28-0. Hall drove the field again, but two penalties wiped out two touchdowns and the drive eventually ended with the Red Devils turning the ball over on downs. In the fourth quarter, a block from Wozniak allowed Mac Resetich to break free down the sideline for a 27-yard touchdown run that rounded out the scoring for the 35-0 Red Devils’ victory. With the win, the Red Devils move to 5-2 on the season and are now playoff eligible. A win against Fulton next week would guarantee them a spot. “This is Hall football,” Walk said. “We expect to be in the playoffs, but we still have

“This is Hall football. We expect to be in the playoffs, but we still have work to do. We want a higher seed and a home playoff game, so we’re still going to come out and fight the last two games.” Hall senior Marshall Walk work to do. We want a higher seed and a home playoff game, so we’re still going to come out and fight the last two games.” Heinecke led Hall with 125 yards rushing and two scores on 10 carries, while Walk had 110 yards and two TDs on 16 carries. Brad Martin Sr. can be reached at 2206939 or at ntsports@shawmedia.com.

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Sports BOYS SOCCER: EARLVILLE 5, NEWARK-SENECA 1

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Red Raiders win third straight Little Ten title

L-P volleyball earns No. 2 seed, will play in 3A Ottawa Regional

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HINCKLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; There are times when it seems an athlete can do little wrong and no matter what the opposing team tries to do to slow them down, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to no avail. That was the case for Earlville junior Devyn Kennedy during Thursday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship match of the 38th annual Little Ten Conference Boys Soccer Tournament against Newark-Seneca at Hinckley-Big Rock. Kennedy scored three goals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including the matchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst tally a little more than a minute in â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and also passed oďŹ&#x20AC; for a pair of assists to help the top-seeded Red Raiders capture their third consecutive tournament title with a 5-1 victory over the No. 2-seeded Norsemen, who also fell to Earlville in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ nal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is extra special deďŹ nitely to be able to score three goals and our team winning this for the third straight season ... this is just going to motivate us heading into regionals next week,â&#x20AC;? said Kennedy, who now has 15 goals and 17 assists on the campaign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ďŹ rst one really got everyone going. ... I felt like we grabbed the momentum and never let it go. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to try a keep the same energy I had tonight and hopefully score three more next week to help our team win a regional again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early in the season, we struggled a little bit, but right now we are really clicking. We were ready to go from the start tonight and I think it showed.â&#x20AC;? After Kennedy gave Earlville (15-2) the early lead on a chipped goal on which he was able to outrun two N-S defenders and beat keeper Silas Odum, the Red Raiders made it 2-0 with 22:54 left in the opening half when sophomore Bryar Keller found the back of the net oďŹ&#x20AC; a crossing pass from Kennedy. Then, after Earlville had a pair of shots hit the crossbar, Kennedy struck again at the 5:53 mark. After a foul, an alert quick restart by Landon Larkin just outside the Norsemen third found Jarred Fries at the top of the box and his ďŹ&#x201A;ick backward found Kennedy, who scored from 15 yards out. Newark-Seneca (11-9-1) made it a two-goal contest just 39 seconds later when Stevie Martin took advantage of a miscommunication in the Earlville defense, picked up a loose ball and chipped a shot in to make it 3-1 heading to halftime. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up that early goal and we hang in there for a while, anything can happen,â&#x20AC;? said NewarkSeneca coach Jane Crowe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really felt at halftime that even though we were down 3-1 we were OK, but then (Earlville) scored again right

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Earlville junior forward Devyn Kennedy (No. 19) controls the ball in front of Newark-Seneca freshman midfielder Joe Martin during the Red Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5-1 victory in the Little Ten Conference Tournament championship game Thursday in Hinckley. away to start the second half ... that really turned things for us. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that has been a problem for us all season, giving up quick goals, and it just comes down to coming out stronger in each half. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We needed to match Earlvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intensity and we just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that. I think it may be a little bit in our heads, playing them five times in the last two years and not being able to beat them. Instead of coming out conďŹ dent to start, we were a little back on our heels.â&#x20AC;? The Red Raiders did indeed strike quickly in the second half as Fries poked home a score oďŹ&#x20AC; a Kennedy pass just 39 seconds in. Kennedy then completed the hat trick with 26:50 left

on an 18-yard strike from the left wing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scoring early was something we not only talked a lot about Wednesday at practice, but again before the match tonight,â&#x20AC;? said Earlville coach Larry Heiden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also talked a lot about ďŹ nishing the chances when we had them because Silas is a two-time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and without a doubt will be a three-time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all-conference keeper and they have very good defenders in Steve Bartkus and Cody Kinsella back there as well. The longer the match stayed close, the more confidence that would give Newark-Seneca. We needed to ďŹ nd a way and then just over a minute into things, we did.â&#x20AC;?

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a plan that will benefit you in many ways. The changes you initiate now will improve your reputation and status. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Channel your energy into something constructive. A sensitive issue involving money or a joint venture should be handled calmly. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — If you watch what others are doing, it will give you some good ideas about how to handle an important matter. Romance is in the stars. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take a step back, consider your options and avoid making a hasty decision. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — The change will help you figure out what you should be doing and how to im-

prove your life. Romance is encouraged. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Sign up for something that will challenge you to be your best. Don’t let someone else’s pressure result in indulgent behavior on your part. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ll be torn between what you want to do and what you should do. Ask for help and take care of responsibilities first. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Don’t let complaints and criticism get to you. Don’t overspend on entertainment. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — A change of pace and place will be enlightening. Travel, romance and socializing are encouraged. Newspaper Enterprise Assn

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Obituaries

For the Record

Virginia White

William Burris

Annette Peterson

Virginia E. White, 89, passed away suddenly Oct. 9, 2019, in Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, Dixon. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18 in Faith Lutheran Church, Rochelle, with Pastor Joy Alsop officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Memory Gard-ens, Rochelle. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Friday in the church. Unger-Horner Funeral Home, Rochelle, is assisting the family with arrangements. Virginia was born June 11, 1930, to Rudolph A. and Lola I. (Klinefelter) Gromann in Troy Grove at her grandmother’s farm home. She married Frank J. White on June 6, 1954, in Mrs. White Mendota. He preceded her in death on Oct. 22, 1996. Virginia was a member of Rochelle Hospital Auxiliary and an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mendota. Once she moved to Rochelle, she became a faithful, enthusiastic member of Faith Lutheran Church. Virginia is survived by her three children, Karla (Ron) Williams of Minnetonka, Minn., Karen (Tony) Ayala of Rochelle and Steve (Jodie) White of Cloquet, Minn.; nine grandchildren, Nicholas (Deborah Ann) White, Caitlan Ayala, Keisha Williams, Hannah (Jacob) Hamalian, Meagann (fiancé Derek Stultz) Ayala, Shanisse (Dakota Martin) Williams, Emma White, Lydia (fiancé Les Jacob) White and A.J. (Katie Schoenborn) Ayala; and two great-grandsons, Leo Ayala and Theodore Martin. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by three brothers, Donald, Harold and Rudolph Jr., Gromann. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Faith Lutheran Church, 14206 E. Flagg Road, Rochelle, IL 61068. Find a guestbook at www.UngerHorner.com.

William J. Burris, 80, of Peru passed away Oct. 10, 2019, at his home. A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Sunday in Mueller Funeral Home, Peru with the Rev. J.A. Small of St. Joseph’s Church, Peru officiating. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Mr. Burris was born Dec. 6, 1938, in Spring Valley to William M. and Edna (Shipp) Burris. Mr. Burris He married Linda Patarozzi on Oct. 24, 1959, in St. Anthony’s Church, Spring Valley. Mr. Burris was a machinist and in management at Sauer-Danfoss for 36 years. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Church and the Eagles in Peru. He was coach and umpire for Peru Little League baseball for more than 36 years having a field named after him. He was involved in the Illinois District 20 baseball as an administrator and was an avid youth and high school wrestling fan and scout. Survivors include his wife, Linda; six children, Jeff (Kathy) Burris of Oglesby, William Burris of Iowa and Sylvia (Jeff) Ballard of Peru; Jason Burris of Rochester, Minn., Victor (Gina) Burris of La Salle and Greg (Denise) Burris of Wyanet; 29 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one brother, Richard L. (Kate) Burris of La Salle; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother and four sisters. Memorials may be directed to PADS homeless shelter, Peru. Remembrances may be shared at www.MuellerFH. com.

Annette M. Peterson, 82, of Dixon passed away Oct. 8, 2019, at Heritage Square, Dixon. She worked as a legal secretary for The Trimble Law Office of Princeton and Pignatelli & Associate of Rock Falls. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon Mrs. Peterson with the Rev. Joseph O’Don-nell officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Lawn Memorial Park, Princeton. Arrangements were completed by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. Annette was born June 7, 1937, in Princeton, the daughter of Arthur and Esther (Johnson) Norene. She married Leo Peterson on May 25, 1957, in Princeton. Annette was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Princeton growing up, and was a longtime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon. She enjoyed gardening, photography, antiquing and most of all spending time with family. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years Leo Peterson; two daughters, Sara (Ricky) Teague of Providence, Ky., and Kristi Crochet of Clay, Ky.; four grandchildren, Samantha (Jeremy Adams) Peterson of Madisonville, Ky., Tabetha (Andrew) Harris of Madisonville, Ky., Nicholas Crochet of Louisville, Ky., and Jessica Crochet of Madisonville, Ky.; several great-grandchildren; one sister, Doris (Robert) Walton of Delphi, Ind.; one brother-in-law, Joe (Patricia) Peterson of LaMoille; and many nieces and nephews. Annette was preceded in death by her parents; one infant son, Bradley Melvin Peterson; and three sisters, Fern Wingo, Marian Sneed and Ruth Edlefson. Memorials may be directed to American Juvenile Diabetes Association or St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon. Condolences may be sent to www.prestonschilling.com.

Irvin ‘Gus’ Gustafson Irvin W. “Gus” Gustafson, 91, of Princeton died at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 10, 2019, in Liberty Village, Princeton. Per his wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and there will be no services or visitation. He was born July 31, 1928, in Malden, the son of Frank and Esther (Johnson) Gustafson. Gus married Monica Foster in 1992. He graduated from Malden High School. Gus served in Korea with the 2nd Infantry Division and participated in the Battle of Bloody Ridge and Heartbreak Ridge. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge. Mr. Gustafson He worked for the Research Department of Pioneer Hybrid International for 40 years. Gus was a member of the Princeton Elks Lodge. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He especially enjoyed flying in to fishing outposts in northern Ontario. He is survived by stepson Eric (Candace) Foster of Princeton and their children Chase and Haiden Foster; and stepson John (Linda) Smith of Princeton; five nieces and nephews, Jody Johnson, Janie Estes, Steve Strugala, Rob Strugala, Dan Strugala and Allen Gustafson; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, and six siblings, Inez Gustafson, Mildred Saunders, Vivian Strugala, Lois Schertz, Gilbert Gustafson and Everett Gustafson. Memorials may be directed to the donor’s choice. Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton assisted with arrangements.

Michael ‘Mike’ Carter Michael “Mike” Carter, 60, of La Salle passed away at 2:33 a.m. Oct. 10 in his residence with his family gathered at his bedside. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in Burgess Funeral Home, La Salle. A service will take place at the funeral home at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Betty Delgado of Trinity United Church of Christ will officiate. Mike was born July 24, 1959, in St. Mary’s Hospital in La Salle to Richard and Joan (Dimmick) Carter. He married Jackie Thomas Brown on July 18, 2009, in Matthiessen State Mr. Carter Park. He was employed by the city of La Salle for 27 years as a wastewater operator. He was coowner and operator of Sparky Electric in La Salle. He was a Life Scout. His wife, family and friends always came first to him. His special times were on the bike with Jackie traveling with no destination and no disappointments. He is survived by his wife; three sons, Jeff (Andrea) Carter of Arizona, Nicholas (Anna Klobnak) Brown of La Salle and Audie “AJ” James Brown of Miami, Fla.; one daughter, Jennifer Wagner of La Salle; five grandchildren; one brother, Jerry (Karen Foss) Carter of Utica; one sister, Gail Cain of Greensville, S.C.; nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles; and his 4-legged children, Lady Luck, Ace of Spades and Kiki. He was preceded in death by his parents; a nephew (Bradley Carter); and his dog “Black Jack.” In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family for his favorite charities. Online condolences may be expressed at wwwe.burgessfh.com.

Evon Eugene Towne

Mary Pattelli

Evon Eugene Towne, 67, of Marseilles died Oct. 10, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Praise Center Assembly of God, Ottawa. Visitation will be on 2-5 p.m. Sunday in Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, Marseilles. Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Mary (Marconi) Pattelli, 93, of Peru died Oct. 11, 2019, in Heritage Manor, Peru. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home, La Salle with the Rev. Thomas Otto of La Salle Catholic Parishes officiating. Burial will follow at Ladd Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:3010:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.

Martin ‘Marty’ Rue Martin J. “Marty” Rue Sr., 73, of Peru died Oct. 10, 2019, in Heritage Health, Mendota. Funeral services are pending with Hurst Funeral Home, La Salle. Services will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 19 with a visitation 4-7 p.m. Oct. 18. A full obituary will appear in Monday’s edition.

Richard Wertz Richard J. Wertz, 54, of Dimmick passed away Oct. 10, 2019, in St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria after a brief illness. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Hyacinth Church in La Salle with the Rev. Thomas Otto officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Sublette. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday in St. Hyacinth Church, La Salle and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until time of services, also in the church. Hurst Funeral Home in La Salle is handling the arrangements. Rich was born May 9, 1965, in Mr. Wertz Peru to James and Shirley (Anglavar) Wertz. He married Stacey Leffelman on Nov. 27, 1993, in Peru. Rich worked for 20 plus years as a delivery driver for Coca-Cola in Peru and then farmed alongside his fatherin-law and two brothers-in-law. He was a member of St. Hyacinth Church, La Salle. Rich enjoyed fishing, hunting, sports, coaching his kids and mowing his grass. He was an avid L-P fan. He loved to talk and no one was a stranger to Rich. Rich was survived by his wife, Stacey of Dimmick; one daughter, Abby O’Malley of La Salle; two sons, Andy and Max Wertz at home; one sister, Debbie Duncan of La Salle; one niece and three nephews, Whitney, Tyler, Nick and Ryan; his father-in-law, Gene Leffelman of Sublette; and two brothers-in-law, Shawn and Scott Leffelman. He was preceded in death by his parents; motherin-law, Sue Leffelman; and stepmother-in-law, Faye Leffelman. Pallbearers will be Nick Duncan, Tyler and Ryan Leffelman, Tom Lijewski, Doug Janka, Don Kowalczyk, Todd Witek and Matt Anglavar. Memorials may be directed to the family for a fund to be established in Rich’s name at a later date. Online condolences may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.hurstfuneralhomes.com.

David Westerman Jr. David E. Westerman Jr., 66, of La Salle died at 1:04 p.m. Oct. 11, 2019, in St Francis Medical Center Peoria. Arrangements are pending with Ptak Funeral Home, Peru.

NEWSTIP Scott Bauer is the winner of this week’s newstip for submitting a photo of the Planter’s Nutmobile. The photo appeared Wednesday. Each week, readers are invited to call with story or photo ideas that the staff would not learn about from other sources. Checks are mailed to winners. Next week’s tip is worth $25. POLICE REPORTS HENNEPIN — The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office forward theft

charges to the Putnam County State’s Attorney’s Office on Tuesday against a 16-year-old Hennepin resident who allegedly stole cigarettes from a business in Hennepin, the sheriff’s office said. The charges stem from a month-long investigation PRINCETON — Anthony J. Heide, 42, of Sterling was charged with domestic battery at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday in the 2200 block of North Main Street, according to Princeton police.

Hall king and queen

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Hall High School announced its homecoming king and queen Thursday night although the parade and pep rally were postponed until Friday evening. Homecoming king was Jacob Wilson (left), son of Rufus Wilson of Spring Valley, and homecoming queen was Madelyn Hultz (right), daughter of Scott and Nichole Hultz of Spring Valley. First runners-up were Greg Larsen and Teanna Cattani; second runners-up, Grant Resetich and Hunter Jones.

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Tianna Hood marches with the Hall Deeds Club in the homecoming parade on Friday.

Little progress in Mendota contract talks MENDOTA — Mendota Education Association grade school teachers began Thursday night by holding a rally with 112 members in front of Northbrook School to support the teachers in their negotiations. And by the end of the session, the Mendota teachers’ union said it would file its second “charge” of unfair labor practice with the Illinois Labor Relations Board “for regressive bargaining,” according to a press release from Brandon Scheppers, MEA co-president. The two parties have planned another meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, and the union’s intent-to-strike date of Thursday, Oct. 16 remains in place. In brief, the two sides continue to disagree on the amount the district should contribute to the Teachers Retirement System, and they are a couple of percentage points apart on the amount the district should contribute toward teachers’ families’ insurance. The union says the board acted unfairly when it gave the union a proposal that did not reflect a concession on TRS the union had just offered. In addition, the union says one part of a proposal by the board took away family insurance, but school board president and spokesman Sean Pappas said the board offered a proposal giving teachers who don’t want family insurance an option to receive a greater retirement contribution from the district than those who do. n Read a more detailed report at newstrib.com.

David “Hymie” Billhymer David “Hymie” Billhymer, 62, of Peru died at 12:13 p.m. Oct. 11, 2019, in Heritage Health in Peru. Visitation is tentatively set for Thursday, Oct. 17 in the Burgess Funeral Home, La Salle.

Patricia Mathieu

Judy Zehrung

Patricia A. (Neilsen) Mathieu, 84, of Ottawa died the morning of Oct. 11, 2019, in the home of her daughter and son-inlaw in Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 18 in St. Francis of Assisi Church, with the Rev. David Kipfer, officiating. Burial will follow at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday in Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa with the rosary recited at 3:45 p.m.

Judy Lynn Zehrung, 59, of Ottawa died Oct. 10, 2019. Services will be at Grace Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday, with her husband, Pastor Dave Zehrung, officiating. Burial will follow at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa, and at the church on Wednesday, one hour prior to the service.

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LEGAL SELF-STORAGE AUCTION The following items will be offered at An Auction at Curtin Mini-Storage, 201 S. Columbia Ave., Oglesby, IL 61348 On Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. (815) 883-8383 UNIT # Occupant: Description: #01 Ken Lunn HOUSEHOLD #28 Gavin Hutch HOUSEHOLD #32 Larry Short HOUSEHOLD #34 Dawn Savage HOUSEHOLD #40 Mary Lemus HOUSEHOLD #47 Craig Campbell HOUSEHOLD #51 Todd Chipman HOUSEHOLD (October 5, 12, 2019) LEGAL Legal Notice Michael D. & Kimberly A. Sharp ,owners Consumer Financial Services of Aurora, Lein Holder of a 2006 Dodge Dakota VIN #1D8HB582X6F169580. The intent to enforce a mechanic’s lein pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3, if payment of $6750.00 is not made by November 18, 2019 to Gregg’s Automotive 2955 N Illlinois State Route 178, Utica Illinois, 61373. 815-667-3030. (Oct. 5, 12, 19, 2019)

LEGAL Request for Sealed BID The County of LaSalle, Illinois is seeking bids from qualiﬁed ﬁrms for Tourism 2020 Visitor Guide Ad Sales; Visitor Guide and Brochure Design & Production; Visitor Guide and Brochure Printing & Packaging & Initial Shipping; Visitors Guide and Brochure Distribution; Website and Website Maintenance; Electronic Social Media & Maintenance; and Media Production-Ad Design & E-Newsletter. RFB information on this project can be found at http://lasallecounty. org/county-bidding/. BID packets will be distributed during the MANDATORY PRE-BID meeting at 1:00 p.m. on October 29th. 2019 at the LaSalle County Gov Complex located 707 E. Etna Road, in Room 250, Ottawa, IL (October 12, 2019)

The Learning House Childcare Preschool has openings. DCFS Licensed. Call 815-224-1248

LaSalle Elementary School District 122 is seeking: Full Time Custodian 2nd Shift. High School degree or equivalent required. Job related experience is desired. Duties include: to provide custodial services at assigned site(s); ensuring an attractive, sanitary and safe environment for students, staff and visitors. Performs a variety of special cleaning operations and assists in preparing facilities for classroom activities, building operations, and school events. Specific skills are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Email resume and letter of recommendation to employment@lasalleschool s.net or hand deliver/mail to the District Office at 1165 Saint Vincent Ave, LaSalle, IL 61301.

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“Baby” Season 2 Season 2 of the controversial Italian drama “Baby” launches Friday, Oct. 18, on Netflix. Season 1 introduced viewers to Chiara (Benedetta Porcaroli “Sconnessi,” 2018) and Ludovica (Alice Pagani “The Poison Rose,” 2019), two teenage girls who are from a wealthy area of Rome and attend an elite school. Being bored with their lives and classmates, the girls begin to live double lives as high-end prostitutes in the city’s underworld. Similar to the Spanish Netflix series “Elite,” “Baby” is a dark teen drama. Watch as the girls balance normal teen life with their promiscuous alter-egos when Season 2 premieres this Friday. “Eli” Just in time for Halloween comes Netflix’s new horror movie “Eli,” premiering Friday, Oct. 18. “Eli” follows the story of a young boy named Eli (Charlie Shotwell “The Nightingale,” 2018), who has a grave illness. Desperate to find a cure, his parents, played by Max Martini (“The Purge”) and Kelly Reilly (“Yellowstone”), take him to an isolated clinic where Dr. Horn (Lili Taylor, “American Crime”) has promised experimental medi-

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players, skids and Catholics when this cult hit returns for Season 7. “Looking for Alaska” Another of John Green’s critically acclaimed teen novels has been adapted for the screen, but this time as a TV series. Coming to Hulu on Friday, Oct. 18, “Looking For Alaska” stars CharliePlummer (“Granite Flats”) as Miles Halter, who, bored of his life at home, leaves

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ood things are said to come in threes, and for actress Patricia Heaton, the third time’s certainly looking to be a charm. Heaton has struck critical, cultural and ratings gold not once, but twice before. As loving, overworked mother Frankie in “The Middle” and caring, authoritative mom Debra Barone on “Everyone Loves Raymond,” she has spent a whopping 18 years on comedy soundstages. One year after the wrap of the 215-episode run of “The Middle,” Heaton is back in the new medical comedy “Carol’s Second Act,” airing Thursday, Oct. 17 on CBS. The series centers on the life of Carol Kennedy, played by Heaton. Carol is a retired divorcée who, after raising her children into adulthood and admitting disinterest for her teaching career, decides to make good on her dreams of becoming a doctor. In her 50s with nothing but young aspirations carrying her forward, Carol cuts her teeth with the rest of the hospital’s ambitious interns. And, with more than a few years to hang over her peers and quite a few of her superiors, Carol’s path into her new-found career is as clumsy as it is life-affirming. What might surprise viewers is how Carol’s age is used in the show, and that relates directly to what Heaton found most uplifting and appealing about playing this character. The actress spoke to Patheos about the portrayal of a woman actively pursuing her desires when her age tends to be synonymous with a lack of movement and helplessness. “It’s refreshing,” Heaton said. “It’s definitely a show about the strength and the value of the experience of older women — It’s about people not becoming invisible after the age of 50, and how the world needs us.” The press materials and first few episodes of the show have certainly found the humor in the disparity between

Carol’s age and the youth of her co-workers. However, it’s done in a way that emphasizes the struggle between different generations when communicating with each other, rather than relying on predictable “old people are clueless” jab comedy. Speaking with On TV Today, the show’s executive producer, Emily Halpern, had commented on Carol’s age as both the comedic premise and heart of the show. “We thought, let’s put her center stage and put her in an environment where her age is actually her strength,” she said. That’s the kind of strength that Heaton’s fans should be excited about, because it’s the same sort of no-nonsense attitude she’s used in her previous sitcom performances, but in a completely different context. With “The Middle” and “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Heaton’s trade rested on the adventures that come with motherhood and wifedom. In a career move that mirrors that of the titular character herself, Heaton is changing gears and putting her comedic prowess to use in situations that don’t require her to be the scene’s frazzled mom or to find the absurd in domestic life. “Carol” sees Heaton finding her performance in the complexities of divorce, an empty nest, work hierarchies and the daily happenings at Loyola Memorial Hospital. With a resume and talent as reliable as Heaton’s, it’s bound to be a thrill to watch her perform as the show finds its footing. Not only should viewers be excited for this new chapter in Heaton’s career, they should also be excited to see the rest of the cast of “Carol’s Second Act” in action. The main cast features the great Kyle MacLachlan (“Twin Peaks”) as Dr. Stephen Frost, senior attending physician, and Ito Aghayere (“Elementary”) as Dr. Maya Jacobs, Carol’s chief resident. JeanLuc Bilodeau (“Baby Daddy”), Sabrina Jalees (“In Real Life”) and Lucas Neff (“Raising Hope”) portray Daniel,

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Sabrina Jalees, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Patricia Heaton and Lucas Neff in “Carol’s Second Act” Lexie and Caleb, respectively, the three other interns in Carol’s first-year residency group. The show’s introductory episodes since its September premiere have set the tone for the series. From Carol’s workarounds of hospital policy to Daniel’s blood-drawing gags to the interventions of a

pharmaceutical representative (played by Ashley Tisdale, “Hellcats”) at work, the series creates jokes for its environment in a way that is always lighthearted. Even details such as episode titles (i.e. “Dr. Mom,” the third episode to air) indicate a clear desire for “Carol’s Second Act” to find the funny in

boundaries, especially those designed for older women, not to mention clumsy, blurry beginnings. With the vast majority of a season to go, audiences are likely in for a treat as the show continues to grow into its own. At 61, Heaton is not only redefining the space available on television for women

her age, but she is doing so in the same genre she’s been playing in for more than 23 years. Both the Emmy winner and her new sitcom demonstrate that a show can delight audiences by both reinventing the wheel and polishing it. Tune in to “Carol’s Second Act,” airing Thursday, Oct. 17, on CBS.

:769;: ;/0: >,,2 Saturday 8:00 a.m. ESPN College GameDay (3h) (Live) 11:00 a.m. (5) (6) (13) (25) IMSA Auto Racing SportsCar Championship Petit Le Mans. From Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta-- Braselton, Ga. (3h) (Live) (7) (8) (17) (19) NCAA Football Michigan at Illinois. From Memorial Stadium Illinois-- Champaign, Ill. (3h) (Live) (18) (32) (43) NCAA Football Oklahoma vs. Texas. From Cotton Bowl-- Dallas, Texas (3h30) (Live) ESPN NCAA Football South Carolina at Georgia. From Sanford Stadium-Athens, Ga. (3h) (Live) ESPN2 NCAA Football Memphis at Temple. From Lincoln Financial Field-Philadelphia, Pa. (3h) (Live) 11:30 a.m. FSMW NCAA Football Georgia Tech at Duke. From Wallace Wade Stadium-- Durham, N.C. (3h30) (Live) 2:00 p.m. (7) (8) (17) (19) ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (1h) (Live) 2:30 p.m. (2) (4) (7) (8) (17) (19) (23) (31) NCAA Football (3h) (Live) ESPN2 NCAA Football Cincinnati at Houston. From TDECU Stadium-Houston, Texas (3h) (Live) 3:00 p.m. (18) (32) (43) MLB Pre-game Show (30m) (Live) 3:30 p.m. (18) (32) (43) MLB Baseball Game 1 American League Championship Series. (3h) (Live) 4:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Scoreboard (30m) (Live) 5:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football (3h) (Live) 5:30 p.m. (7) (8) (17) (19) ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (30m) (Live) FSMW Blues Live Pregame (30m) (Live) 6:00 p.m. (7) (8) (17) (19) College Football Scoreboard (30m) (Live) ESPN2 NCAA Football Mississippi (Ole Miss) at Missouri. From Memorial Stadium-- Columbia, Mo. (3h) (Live) FSMW NHL Hockey St. Louis Blues at Montréal Ca-

nadiens. From Bell Centre-Montreal, Que. (2h30) (Live) 6:30 p.m. (5) (6) (13) (25) NCAA Football USC at Notre Dame. From Notre Dame Stadium-- South Bend, Ind. (3h30) (Live) (7) (8) (17) (19) NCAA Football (3h30) (Live) 7:00 p.m. TBS MLB Baseball Game 2 National League Championship Series. (3h30) (Live) 8:00 p.m. PRMT Mixed Martial Arts Melvin Manhoef vs. Yannick Bahati Bellator 230. From Ex Palalido-- Milan, Italy (3h) (Live) ESPN NCAA Football (3h) (Live) 8:30 p.m. FSMW Blues Live Post-game (30m) (Live) 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (15m) (Live) 9:15 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Football Hawaii at Boise State. From Albertsons Stadium-- Boise, Idaho (3h) (Live) 10:00 p.m. TNT Mixed Martial Arts ONE: Century. (2h) (Live) 12:05 a.m. ESPN F1 Auto Racing Japanese Grand Prix. From Suzuka Circuit-Suzuka, Japan (2h) (Live)

Sunday 7:00 a.m. (5) Chicago Marathon (4h) (Live) 9:00 a.m. ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown (3h) (Live) 10:30 a.m. (32) Bears Game Day Live (30m) (Live) 11:00 a.m. (2) (4) (23) (31) The NFL Today (1h) (Live) (18) (32) (43) Fox NFL Sunday (1h) (Live) Noon (2) (4) (23) (31) NFL Football Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs. From Arrowhead Stadium-- Kansas City, Mo. (3h25) (Live) (18) (32) (43) NFL Football Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings. From U.S. Bank Stadium-- Minneapolis, Minn. (3h) (Live) 12:30 p.m. (5) (6) (13) (25) Countdown to Green (30m) (Live) 1:00 p.m. (5) (6) (13) (25) NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500. From Talladega Superspeedway-Talladega, Ala. (4h) (Live)

ESPN2 NCAA Volleyball Michigan vs. Nebraska. Women’s From Bob De Vaney Sports Center-- Lincoln, Neb. (2h) (Live) FSMW NCAA Soccer Kansas at Texas Tech. Women’s From John Walker Soccer Complex-- Lubbock, Texas (2h) (Live) 1:30 p.m. ESPN UEFA Soccer Croatia vs. Wales. Euro 2020 Qualifier. From Cardiff City Stadium-- Cardiff, Wales (2h30) (Live) 3:00 p.m. (18) (32) (43) The OT (30m) (Live) ESPN2 NCAA Volleyball UCLA vs. Colorado. Women’s Boulder, Colo. (2h) (Live) 3:25 p.m. (2) (4) (23) (31) NFL Football Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets. From MetLife Stadium-- East Rutherford, N.J. (3h05) (Live) 6:00 p.m. (5) (6) (13) (25) Football Night in America (1h20) (Live) 7:20 p.m. (5) (6) (13) (25) NFL Football Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers. From Dignity Health Sports Park-- Carson, Calif. (3h10) (Live) 11:00 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (30m) (Live)

Monday 11:30 a.m. FSMW Blues Live Pre-game (30m) (Live) Noon FSMW NHL Hockey St. Louis Blues vs. New York Islanders. From Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum-- Uniondale, N.Y. (2h30) (Live) 12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL PrimeTime (1h) (Live) 1:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (1h30) (Live) 2:30 p.m. FSMW Blues Live Post-game (30m) (Live) 7:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Football Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers. From Lambeau Field-- Green Bay, Wis. (3h15) (Live) TBS MLB Baseball Game 3 National League Championship Series. (3h30) (Live) 11:00 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (30m) (Live)

Tuesday 12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (1h30) (Live) 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Live (30m) (Live)

:769;: -,(;<9, In tune with De Bruyne: Manchester City take on Crystal Palace By Ryan Guebert TV Media

ollowing a hiccup in Gameweek 5 that saw Manchester City lose 3-2 to newly promoted Norwich City, the Premier League champions responded with an 8-0 victory over Watford. Manchester City players have some ground to make up if they plan to defend their league title. The Citizens take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday, Oct. 19. Tune in to NBC for live coverage of the match. Look for the brilliance in midfield from playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, who has returned from an injury-plagued 2018-19 season. De Bruyne was sidelined for nearly three months at the start of last season after injuring his right knee and missed another month of action after hurting his left knee upon his return to the starting lineup. De Bruyne finished the season with two goals and two assists in 19 appearances and had beaten that tally in only six matches (two goals, seven assists) this season. The Belgian international will easily reclaim his

6:15 p.m. ESPN2 CONCACAF Soccer United States vs. Canada. Nations League. (2h15) (Live) 7:00 p.m. TBS MLB Baseball Game 4 National League Championship Series. (3h30) (Live) 11:00 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (30m) (Live)

Wednesday 12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (1h30) (Live) 2:00 p.m. TBS MLB Baseball Game 5 National League Championship Series. (3h30) (Live) 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Live (30m) (Live) 7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks. Pre-season. From Madison Square Garden-- New York City, N.Y. (2h30) (Live) ESPN2 NCAA Football South Alabama at Troy University. From Veterans Memorial Stadium (Troy)-Troy, Ala. (3h) (Live) FSMW NCAA Volleyball Kansas State vs. Oklahoma. Women’s (2h) (Live) 9:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers. Pre-season. From Staples Center-- Los Angeles, Calif. (2h30) (Live)

Premier League Playmaker of the Season title from 2017-18 should he carry on at this pace. A player who could have easily seen a move to a top-flight club such as City is Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha. It was no secret that the Ivorian winger was disappointed entering this season after his transfer request was unfulfilled in the summer. Zaha had tremendous market value following his 10 goals and five assists from last season. However, he has since struggled to find the scoresheet and could see less interest when the January transfer window opens if he doesn’t pick up the pace from past seasons. Zaha has the opportunity to showcase his value when he takes on the champions in the prime-time match on Saturday. Palace has already performed an upset over Manchester United, thanks to a lastminute winner from Patrick van Aanholt at Old Trafford in August. The Eagles will look to repeat that performance when they take on Manchester City at home on Saturday, Oct. 19. Catch live action from Selhurst Park on NBC.

Thursday 12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (1h30) (Live) 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Live (30m) (Live) 6:30 p.m. (18) (32) (43) NFL Pre-game Show (30m) (Live) FSMW Blues Live Pregame (30m) (Live) 7:00 p.m. (18) (32) (43) NFL Football Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos. From Empower Field at Mile High-- Denver, Colo. (3h30) (Live) ESPN2 Mixed Martial Arts PFL 8. From Mandalay Bay Casino-- Las Vegas, Nev. (2h30) (Live) FSMW NHL Hockey Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues. From Enterprise Center-- St. Louis, Mo. (2h30) (Live) 7:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Countdown (30m) (Live) 8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football UCLA at Stanford. From Stanford Stadium-Stanford, Calif. (3h) (Live) 9:30 p.m. FSMW Blues Live Post-game (30m) (Live) 11:00 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (30m) (Live)

Friday 12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live

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