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Sammi Murley, manager at Obee’s Sub Shoppe in La Salle, makes sandwiches before the lunch hour rush. The minimum wage in Illinois will increase up to $15 per hour by 2025, which has many local small businesses bracing for the increased costs of operation. However, Chicago attorney Jeffrey Risch is urging employers to look closely at the new penalties assessed if you do not pay employees properly. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/ SCOTT ANDERSON

Watch for heftier ﬁnes with new minimum wage law By Brett Herrmann NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER

By this time next year, Illinois workers will make at least $10 an hour. By 2025, it will be up to $15. That’s the easy part to ﬁgure out. But local employers have a little more to keep their eye on than just the minimum wage. And a Chicago attorney spelled out the reasons why at a breakfast seminar Wednesday morning in Peru. Around 70 members of the

La Salle County to walk for suicide prevention By Brent Bader SHAW MEDIA

The community will come together to support itself and suicide prevention Saturday during the Out of Darkness La Salle County Walk in Ottawa. It’s an issue familiar to local attorney Alexis Ferracuti, chairperson for the event. She lost a friend while in law school she considered “funny, caring, smart and protected everybody around him.” “When we lost him I started thinking to myself, ‘Wow, I really didn’t know any of the signs.’ Anything about what depression See SUICIDE Page A3

business community attended the Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development seminar to hear Chicago attorney Jeffrey Risch discuss the coming changes in the minimum wage law. “I’m going to scare the hell out of you,” he warned the group. “You are in the crossfire here now more than ever because of individual liability.” Yes, Illinois’ current $8.25 minimum wage is set to increase in increments over the next five years. It will first increase to $9.25 on Jan. 1 and then again

But local employers have to be very mindful of the changes when calculating payroll because there are penalty components if they get it wrong. “Anybody want to know what the penalty components are if you get them wrong?” Risch asked. It starts with triple back pay. An employee is not only entitled to recover the wages they are owed, but triple that amount. MUCH BIGGER PENALTIES Risch said there is no avoid- Plus employers owe a statuary ing paying the set increases, penalty of 5% of the amount which were signed into law last February by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. See WAGE Page A2 to $10 on July 1, 2020. Then every January it will increase $1 until it reaches $15 per hour in 2025. “Everyone is talking about the amount per hour but that’s the easy part,” Risch said. “Nobody is paying attention to the penalty portion of it. It should be called the Illinois minimum wage and overtime law.”

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President Donald Trump is receiving backlash on Twitter this week from the Republican congressman, Air Force veteran and Reservist who represents the district that includes La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties. With Turkey attacking Syrian Kurds today, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who resides in Channahon and has an Ottawa office, reiterated that the Kurds were U.S. allies who helped to control and defeat Islamic State terrorists and now the United States has turned its back on them and opened a gate for Turkey to annihilate them. “Yesterday they were abandoned and @realDonaldTrump failed to fulfill his promise to destroy ISIS,” Kinzinger stated on Twitter on Wednesday. “50 American advisors prevented a Turkish attack. 50. The America I love is capable of a much higher calling. This is a failure. God bless the Kurds.” “Through the fight. They never imagined the toll (over 10,000) lives lost but they willingly fought. They defended their lands and the lands of Christians and Muslims alike. They faced ISIS directly.” As the week began, the president said he would start bringing troops home from the Middle East by removing U.S. troops from Syria where they were supporting Syrian Kurds and protecting the Kurds from the Turkish military. Kinzinger also questioned what the president means by saying Turkey will face repercussions if they cross a line and attack the Kurds in an “inhumane” way. He also criticized this tweet by the president today: “In case the Kurds or Turkey lose control, the United States has already taken the 2 ISIS militants tied to beheadings in Syria, known as the Beetles, out of that country and into a secure location controlled by the U.S. They are the worst of the worst!” Kinzinger tweeted in response: See SYRIA Page A2

Hispanic IVCC students share struggles and triumphs TONIGHT

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College isn’t normalized in Hispanic households, explained Mia Preciado, 19, of Mendota. “You don’t really hear ‘You’re going to college.’ It’s more like ‘Oh, where are you going to be working at next?’” Preciado said. Wednesday afternoon, five Hispanic Illinois Valley Community College students shared their struggles and triumphs at the college as part of a celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month. “Most of us are ﬁrst-generation students,” said Ashley Diaz to the NewsTribune after See IVCC Page A3

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of the underpayment per month that amount goes unpaid. And that is increased from 2%. FOR EXAMPLE Under the old law if an employee was underpaid $100 a month for one year they would be owed $1,200 in back pay plus damages ($1,200 x 2% x 12 months) for a total of $1,488. Under the new law if an employee is underpaid $100 a month for a year they would be owed $3,600 in back pay plus damages ($1,200 x 5% x 12 months) for a total of $4,320. There is a statute of limitations of three years on unpaid wages. WHAT ARE THE PITFALLS TO WATCH FOR? Risch said there are two major pitfalls to watch for that could result in employers having to dole out the back pay and penalties spelled out above. 1. The first is misclassifying employees. The minimum wage law has exempt and non-exempt employees for overtime benefits. Who’s exempt? Illinois’ Fair Labor Standards Act defines exempt employees as executive, administrative, professional, computer and outside sales. Those are positions such

as managers, human resources, lawyers, teachers and doctors who may not adhere to a 40 hour work week due to their responsibilities. Who’s not exempt? Everyone else. Pay them the minimum wage and required overtime beneﬁts for the hours they work. 2. The second major pitfall, Risch said, is not paying employees for every single minute they work. Risch said too often an employer may override an employee’s time record to make budget. And that is a big no-no from a legal standpoint if an employee is tracking their hours properly. “The employee should be tracking their time,” he said. “These time records are Gospel. These are ironclad.” EVERYONE TRACK THEIR TIME A doctor may work well over 40 hours a week, but Risch emphasized that all employees, exempt or non-exempt, need to be tracking their hours. Risch said in 2014, the Gov. Pat Quinn administration added an administrative rule for the Illinois Department of Labor that required a record of hours worked for all employees. Before February, there wasn’t much reason to enforce it though because there was no penalty. Now there is.

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Speaking at a Wednesday breakfast in Peru, Chicago attorney Jeffrey Risch said minimum wage increases are the easy part to calculate, but what employers should pay attention to are the new penalties surrounding the law. The Illinois Department of Labor can assess a $100 penalty per impacted employee per workday that the records are not kept. And those fines go directly to the Department of Labor’s Wage Theft Enforcement Fund. Risch said the best way to avoid penalties is to make each employee aware of their responsibilities to track their hours and update policies in the employee handbook. Brett Herrmann can be reached at (815) 2206933 or bherrmann@ shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_ SpringValley.

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OTTAWA — La Salle County Board members today will consider asking for a referendum question to abolish the county auditor office. County Board Chairman Jim Olson (D-Seneca) said a petition signed by 23 of the 29 board members was presented to him to put the question on Thursday’s county board meeting agenda. Olson said it was

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not his decision to put the item on the agenda, but he is following county board procedures by doing so. 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. If the county board elects to put the question on the November 2020 ballot, a majority of the county’s voters will be required to remove the position. Jody Wilkinson holds the post. She and two of her deputy auditors were charged last year in an overtime payroll case, but she was found not guilty in a bench trial. One deputy auditor was found not guilty by a jury and charges were dropped for the

other. Wilkinson and her deputies were barred last year from their office. A judge ruled the county board overstepped its bounds in barring Wilkinson, but her deputies were later fired — a decision they are contesting with the state’s labor board. 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. Wilkinson said eliminating the elected auditor’s position is a horrible idea. “If the county board has a personal issue with me, that’s

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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 would not 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. “The office itself has value, and I won’t be in it for another term,” she said. “The only other county with an appointed auditor is Cook County. Do they really want to be like Cook See AUDITOR Page A4

BRIEFS No space available for ghost hike, program at Starved Rock The Haunted Tales and Trails “Ghosts of Starved Rock’s Past” event scheduled for Oct. 26 is now full and closed to registration, according to a press release Wednesday from Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center. The program will be unable to allow room for walk-ins or a waiting list. To view future programs and events,

the session was over. Being a first-generation student is a struggle when parents don’t know how to help their students apply for college or know if they qualify for financial aid, she said. Parents of first-generation students may not even know what financial aid is, said Gabriela Nanez. “Basically we’re figuring it out on our own, step by step, trying to be successful,” said Diaz. During the question and answer session, someone in the crowd asked what the students wished their teachers knew about them and their background. Rutilio Arteaga said that his father attended high school, so he knew most of the material when Arteaga asked him for help, but now that he’s in college, it’s hard for him to ask for help on the current material. Arteaga shared that seeing the struggle his parents went through pushed him to further his education and set a good example for his younger brother. Nanez shared that it’s common to go to open house events and presenters leave out information that presenters think students already know, such as the fact that someone can choose between getting an associate of science versus an associate of arts degree. “All the stuff they think we know, we don’t,” Nanez said. Rebecca Moreno and Gabriela Nanez mentioned it can be uncomfortable and intimidating to ask questions in a room full of people who already know the answers to questions they may have. Lack of connections can make navigating college difficult as well. “There’s favoritism in the La Salle-Peru area,” said Moreno, mentioning some teachers will indicate when they know someone’s family and indicate when they don’t know someone’s family. Students lose out on scholarships when people don’t know their families. “You have to work twice as hard,” Moreno said.

How can IVCC and the community help Hispanic students more? Illinois Valley Community College student Rebecca Moreno said the college and community should offer more resources and show what opportunities are out there, especially considering the information and policies coming from President Donald Trump’s administration. IVCC student Gabriela Nanez said many people don’t go to college because they’re afraid and don’t know they can go to college if they don’t have their papers. (Undocumented people who graduated from an Illinois high school can attend college, but they’re not eligible for federal financial aid).

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dum questions to remove the auditor position have failed in Peoria, Tazewell FROM PAGE A3 and Champaign counties County?” Seventeen recently. Illinois counties have ‘ALL FOR THE PEOPLE elected auditors. None of La Salle VOTING ON IT’ County Board member County’s neighbors have Randy Freeman (R-Lostant) an elected auditor, but only two of those coun- said he was one of the 23 ties have a population members who signed the more than 75,000. When petition to put the quesKendall County’s population on Thursday’s agenda. tion surpassed 75,000, its Calling himself a moderate voters elected not to add on the issue, he said he will an elected auditor position. be voting in favor of the refDuPage County Auditor erendum. “I’m all for the people Bob Grogan, who serves voting on it,” Freeman as president of the Illinois Association of County said of whether to have Auditors, said referen- an elected auditor. “Let’s put it to them. The voters

are wise when it comes to the issues. ... I think it’s something we have to let people decide. I think my colleagues who signed the petition want to see what people think.” Freeman said he has mixed feelings, because he is in favor of citizens voting for county officials, but he said in the auditor’s situation, he believes it can be “a popularity contest.” “It’s not necessarily the most qualified person is elected,” Freeman said. “The County Board would be able to make a decision to hire a qualified individual to do a good job for the people. That’s why I’ll be in favor of putting it on the

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Business ballot.” There are no requirements to run for auditor; however, the elected individual must attend training provided by the state. In August, the county board hired a finance director starting at $70,000 for new grant reporting standards and to help prepare budgets. The post is a possible alternative to the auditor’s position. Some counties without an elected auditor operate with a finance director, including Grundy County. GIVE VOTERS THE CHOICE County Board Member Mike Kasap (D-La Salle) said he will vote no to put the question on the ballot. In a relatively balanced county of Democrats and Republicans, Kasap said he believes in giving the county the responsibility to vote for individual auditors. “I’d rather let voters make that decision than make it for them,” Kasap said. He said one argument for removing the elected auditor post is removing politics, but he said politics still will play a role, depending on who holds the majority of county board seats. INDEPENDENT VOICE Grogan, president of the Illinois Association of County Auditors, said auditors play an important role in larger county governments. For example, he said auditors are responsible for reviewing every county contract or agreement and making sure the county made correct payments, or was paid the correct amounts. While he said he once saved his county $300,000 in revenue through an internal review, he said most

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of the savings auditors identify are small amounts over the course of time, setting it apart from external audits. “An external auditor might look for the big errors, and consider anything lower than $1 million a rounding error,” Grogan said. “They aren’t necessarily looking for the $10 errors found in an internal audit.” Grogan said hiring a contractor to duplicate the work of an elected auditor’s office may cost more than $100,000, saying no accounting firm would work for less than $100 per hour. Wilkinson’s base salary in 2019 was $66,990. Her deputies’ base salary in 2019 was set at $50,918 and $49,376, respectively. “I don’t think any county has successfully outsourced that sort of thing,” he said. Grogan also said he believes having an elected auditor removes politics, because auditors answer to voters. Their job is to segregate financial duties and bring an independent financial review to county departments. He referred to the elected position as similar to an umpire. “If you are an elected auditor, you are the peer of other elected officials and it gives a certain gravitas when addressing issues,” Grogan said. “That’s different than being a staffer who has to answer to the County Board, and could be fired.” He said smaller counties may not need an auditor, but an entity “worth its salt” with hundreds of employees would not operate without financial review. — Shaw Media reporter Tom Collins contributed to this report.

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Little moments of some grace I’ve been overwhelmed lately with this “cancel culture” business. We’ve all made mistakes. We’ve all sinned, and we all will again. One of the great glories of life is that we can begin again. Our sorrow for our sins and awareness Kathryn Jean of our weaknesses keeps Lopez helping us NEWSPAPER get better ENTERPRISE and be betASSOCIATION ter. But we increasingly forget this. More and more, it seems the loudest voices in culture won’t make room for growth and redemption. And so, people despair because they think they are stuck. And things on the news don’t help, as we’re all sucked into more terrible news and anger. But did you notice the breath of fresh air recently? It was the day of the sentencing of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who killed a man, Botham Jean, when she accidentally entered his apartment, thinking it was hers. I hope you’ve heard by now Jean’s brother’s testimony of forgiveness for Guyger. Brandt Jean said to Guyger in the courtroom: “I love you just like anyone else ... I personally want the best for you.” He went on to encourage her to give her life to Christ. And then, as you may have seen, he hugged her. That was the love of God he displayed, and he was able to do so because he’s clearly encountered it in his own life. And you don’t have to believe in God to have some awe and gratitude about so much that exists, including the incredibly complex and wonderful human person! This message of forgiveness and the invitation to give your life to Christ is powerful. And you don’t have to be Christian to appreciate it. We need this kind of radical love and forgiveness in our culture and lives. One of my favorite writings of Pope Paul VI is about proclaiming Christ in the world. In a sermon, the pope said of Christ: “He is like us but more perfectly human, simple, poor, humble, and yet, while burdened with work, he is more patient. He spoke on our behalf; he worked miracles; and he founded a new kingdom: in it the poor are happy; peace is the foundation of a life in common; where the pure of heart and those who mourn are uplifted and comforted; the hungry find justice; sinners are forgiven; and all discover that they are brothers.” Another graceful moment came around the same time, but under much lighter circumstances. It was on late-night television, if you’ll believe that. Patricia Heaton was being interviewed by Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show” about her new comedy series, “Carol’s Second Act.” Colbert and Heaton had bonded during a previous interview about their shared Catholic faith. They had a lot of fun with it last time, and this time the conversation turned much more reflective. We need more reflection, self-awareness and mercy in the world. People feel like they are drowning. We’re in this together.

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OUR VIEW Don’t let your weather app ruin your weekend We’ve noticed a weather trend, and we’re not talking about climate change. The past three weekends, misleading hourly forecasts have been showing up on certain popular weather apps included with most cellphones. For example, in late September, The Weather Channel forecast, for several days leading up to Saturday, showed a high probability of rain all morning and all day. Even that Saturday morning, Sept. 21, the same app showed chances between 40% and 80% for rain every hour of the day. A downpour passed through around 8 a.m., but no rain fell for the rest of the morning. No storms appeared on the radar,

and the rain didn’t return until about 2 p.m. Just a handful of people showed up that morning for a fundraising run and other morning homecoming activities at St. Bede Academy, and the usually-crowded Vintage Illinois wine festival at Matthiessen State Park saw fewer visitors than usual. It did rain eventually. But a lot of weather apps displayed incorrect hourly forecasts, entirely keeping people away from weekend events. Nobody wins when their instant feedback through electronic devices causes them to cancel plans. “It’s bad for business,” a local golf course manager told the NewsTribune, speaking specifically about various apps. Some of those apps and websites make people think the morn-

ing’s a rainout when there’s actually time for 18 holes of golf, plus lawn-mowing and a grill-out. Yes, it rained quite a bit that weekend, when almost 2 inches of rain fell Sunday, Sept. 22, and the two-day Vintage Illinois canceled its second-day activities. It rained, way too much, the following weekend, as well, but again, many national forecasts and weather apps predicted a terribly rainy morning when it didn’t rain. Organizers of a car show that raises funds for Cops 4 Cancer canceled a Saturday afternoon event, as rain was forecast, but then it didn’t rain until later in the evening. In their defense, they figured owners of cars that never see rain or road salt would not have risked venturing out and did not want to drive into a muddy parking

lot. Looking for a moral to the story? Stay prepared for bad weather, but don’t rush to cancel a Saturday morning hike or reunion or event based solely on a forecast from Thursday. Again, daily forecasts usually prove true, but hourly forecasts vary too widely to give up completely on outdoor plans. Now, winter weather’s another story. When it comes to planning a road trip on possible snow or ice, it’s better to err on the side of caution and stay home. Still, with wintry weather more than a month away (we hope), the recent track record of incorrect 24-hour projections also should discourage school superintendents from canceling classes on a Tuesday based on a forecast from Monday morning.

Mr. Shakespeare has layeth a big, fat egg What movie fan hasn’t wanted the chance to review movies? Most of us have disagreed with a movie critic at least a time or two. He called it “formulaic,” but you loved it. She said it was wonderful, and Jim Mullen you thought NEWSPAPER it was like ENTERPRISE watching ASSOCIATION paint dry. Critics like little art-house movies, preferably with subtitles. You like blockbusters. But now, with Netflix, Hulu, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and other streaming services, you finally get a chance to even the score: Anyone can rate and review movies. Your “thumbs up” can cancel the critic’s “thumbs down.” You can bestow five stars to any film, no matter what the pros think. At last, your

opinion counts. It used to be that film critics were the only people who got to watch more than a few movies a week. But now, everyone can see everything. Twenty years ago, where could you even SEE a documentary? Certainly not at a movie theater. Now there are hundreds of them, just a click away. I’ve got hundreds of movies on my different watch-lists, more than I could ever watch in a lifetime — that is, if I want a life outside of watching movies. My lists have a combined 400 movies and TV shows waiting for me to watch. At two movies a week, that’s four years’ worth — and that’s if I never add another one, which is surely unlikely. Even if I watched one a day, I wouldn’t get to the bottom of my queue for over a year. Many people watch much more than that — a movie or two a night, plus they bingewatch TV series on the weekends. These are the true fans: They’ve seen hundreds of films and thousands of TV shows. They subscribe to everything —

HBO, Starz, Britbox, you name it. They watch on their phones in doctors’ waiting rooms, on buses and in airplanes. We all know people at work who seem to do nothing at their desks but watch videos. The content never runs out. Some services let you search for videos by their ratings, and you can set a filter so it will only show you things rated four stars and above. After all, why would you want to watch anything that most people didn’t like? Of course, there are still differences of opinion. Most people may hate something you love, and vice versa. My rating system is very simple. To me, a movie should only get five stars if it is one that you’d watch over and over again. Four stars if it was entertaining and I’d tell friends to see it. Three stars if it was OK, but nothing to write home about. For example, I gave the last movie I saw three stars. It was fun to watch, clever and exciting. It was a “formula” movie, but what’s wrong with that? The formula works. I’ve seen hundreds of films like this be-

fore, but the actors were easy to look at, the director was having fun with it, and it was brand-spanking new. It wasn’t a bad film, it just wasn’t great. “New” has a lot to do with ratings. Most of Shakespeare’s plays have been made into movies, so I looked up some of their ratings. “King Lear” only got three-and-a-half stars. “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” on the other hand, has fourand-a-half stars. In what world is that possible? It turns out that most of the filmed versions of Shakespeare’s plays are not rated as highly as “Avengers: Endgame” (four-and-a-half stars) or “Aquaman” (four stars). “The Tempest” only gets three. Apparently, Shakespeare has jumped the shark. If only he would come out with something new, something fresh, something with a little pizazz. A buddy film, perhaps. Or something with a car chase, or a superhero. “The Avenger of Venice”? “Batman of Verona”? Or a horror movie: “A Midsummer’s Nightmare.” It’d be ratings gold.

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Cannabis use in pregnancy linked to low birth weights Dear Doctor: Several studies have shown a correlation between marijuana use and low birth weight, and I understand that marijuana today has been cultivated to be much stronger than what was used in earlier years. Should this be a concern for women who are pregnant? Dear Reader: We’ve written before about the use of marijuana, also referred to as cannabis, dur-ing pregnancy, specifically in relation to morning sickness. And while it’s true that cannabis is effective in easing nausea, we recommend against its use during pregnancy. Cannabis is a complex plant that contains hundreds of chemical compounds, including those with psychoactive effects. Science’s understanding of cannabis’s properties, as well as its long-term effects on the human body, is in its early stages. What we do know is that chemicals in cannabis can pass through a woman’s body and into her fetus, and that may affect development. Several recent studies have drawn a connection between cannabis use during pregnancy and low birth weight, a term that refers to infants born weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces. Although low birth weight infants can be healthy, they are also at increased risk of complications such as an inability to fight infection, having trouble eating and not gaining weight. Cannabis use in pregnancy also has been linked to increased risk of preterm birth. A recent study from the Colorado School of Public Health analyzed heath data from 3,200 women and found that cannabis use during pregnancy was associated with a 50% higher risk of low birth weight. Close to 90% of women in the survey who had used cannabis during pregnancy also breastfed their babies, adding an-other unknown to the equation. As you mention, cannabis products today are 6 to 7 times more potent that they were in the 1970s, according to some estimates. Meanwhile, cannabis use among women who are pregnant has in-creased more than 60% between 2002 and 2014, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Current research suggests that 4% to 7% of pregnant women now use cannabis, often in the early months of pregnancy to deal with morning sickness. In a study published earlier this year, which also found a link between cannabis use and low birth weight, 22% of the 2,173 pregnant women screened positive for cannabis use. Our advice against cannabis use during pregnancy is not based on any specific study. Rather, it’s because too little is known about how the chemical compounds in cannabis may affect a developing fetus or a child’s later development. In our opinion, that lack of knowledge makes the potential risks of can-nabis use during pregnancy too great at this time. Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Send your questions to askthedoctors@mednet.ucla.edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations, 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1450, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Owing to the volume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.

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Lydia Vicic makes use of the quiet atmosphere at Illinois Valley Community College’s library. Today’s teens feel more stress than ever before due to academic workloads, extracurriculars and sports. Experts say striking the balance between stress and over-stress is important for maintainng a healthy lifestyle. Some students, such as L-P swimmer Emma Mertes (top photo) find that sports are both motivational and fun.

Experts agree that a little stress motivates teens. But how much is too much and what do area kids do to unwind? with after-school and weekend jobs, extracurricular activities, and of course, studies. But tofter a typically full day’s young people are busier than ever, with the rising popuday, Alina Allen, larity of travel sports and other activities that take place outside 15, comes home the school. to hit the books. Emily Carney, school counA high-achiever, the La Salle- selor and chairwoman of Peru Township High School Student Support Services at honor student from Peru keeps L-P, said she see more stress in busy in choir, various clubs youth today than before. A lot and year-long conditioning and of students participate in club rehearsals for her place on the sports and travel teams, she Cavelettes school dance team. says. When the stress comes, she Carney points out that these goes online, but not to veg on out-of-school activities have Netﬂix; instead, she may learn existed for a while, but she cona new song that she perfects on tends they weren’t as popular as her keyboard over the course of they are today. a few days or weeks. “It’s a lot more time-consumHer brother Jaiden, 13, is ing, with weekend events in difequally busy, as a member of the ferent places, even out-of-state Parkside Middle School’s bands commitments,” Carney said. and choirs. In the summers he That’s not necessarily a bad plays organized baseball, and, at thing. any given time of the year. He Carney says there are pluses treads the boards of area theand minuses to students’ inaters as an actor, where he encreased involvement in travel joys the camaraderie of the cast sports and other outside activand crew and fully embraces his ities, but she thinks it’s good time there. for students to be involved in When stress hits, Jaiden goes general. online as his sister does. But in“Involved students have a lot stead of learning songs and then more success indicators, so we expressing himself, he’s more want them to do those things,” introspective, researching topics she says. To her, the problem is that interest him, currently poli- that kids often don’t handle the tics and the ongoing trade issues responsibilities well. with China. Missy Killian is a counselor Teens always have been busy By Tom Henson

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at Illinois Valley Community College. “Stress and anxiety have been on the uptick for a variety of reasons,” she said. “Students are constantly plugged in, scheduled in a number of activities, with lots of pressure to succeed. This manifests itself in anxiety, and in perfectionism, which can lead to overachievement — ‘I have to succeed at this’ — or underachievement – ‘If I can’t do this perfectly, why should I try?’” Killian said balance is key. “Students have to achieve goals and manage responsibilities and get good grades, but they also have to engage in selfcare, and a lot of times that isn’t emphasized,” she says. “Getting enough sleep, eating healthy, exercising, staying connected SUBMITTED PHOTO with people, fostering relationships, and maintaining support Alina Allen of Peru finds that learning new music helps her to relieve stress. networks. It’s important to laugh and feel calm and settled, to 9, and each one is involved and relationships can often help in at least one activity. that.” Seventeen-year-old Emma, “Stress can be motivating,” 15-year-old Luke and 9-year-old she said. “It can put a little Quinn swim competitively. One adrenaline in our system, and activity. Easy, right? Not really. give us a little oomph to accomEmma is on the L-P swim plish a task, but decompression team and her practices are at is part of the equation.” the school, while Luke and Quinn swim at the Illinois ONE FAMILY DEALS Valley YMCA. Their practice WITH THE LOAD times also are all over the clock. Nikki Mertes of Utica is busy. Thirteen-year-old Will chose Her ﬁve children range from 19 See STRESS Page A8

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a balance between ‘What’s my limit?’ and ‘What’s too far?’” she said. And it depends on the student. “Some people know their limits or know how to keep a balance, or over time they’ve ﬁgured it out what they need to do to be successful,” Carney said. For instance, the Allen kids have found online resources helpful in decompressing. But one teen’s stress-reliever is another’s enabler of procrastination.

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The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry has recommendations Ç Exercise and eat regularly. Ç Get enough sleep and have a good sleep routine. Ç Avoid excess caffeine, which can increase feelings of anxiety and agitation. Ç Avoid illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Ç Learn relaxation exercises (abdominal breathing and muscle relaxation techniques). Ç Develop assertiveness training skills. For example, state feelings in polite, firm, and not overly aggressive or passive ways: (“I feel angry when you yell at me.” “Please stop yelling.”) Ç Rehearse situations that cause stress. One example is taking a speech class if talking in front of a class makes you anxious.

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STRIKE A BALANCE To help ﬁnd balance, Carney suggests achieving the proper mindset with music. “I want the students to have a playlist speciﬁc to what they want – a pump-me-up playlist for a few minutes if they need a boost. Or, if they’re stressed, calming music. Music can impact moods. And we’re capable of changing those moods,” she said. Carney also is a fan of physical activity. Yoga seems to be today’s go-to solution. But she feels an excellent physical-activity option is right in our backyard, and unique to the Illinois Valley. “Hiking at the state parks is the perfect stress reliever,” she said.

Ç Learn practical coping skills. For example, break a large task into smaller, more attainable tasks. Ç Decrease negative self-talk: Challenge negative thoughts with alternative, neutral or positive thoughts. “My life will never get better” can be transformed into “I may feel hopeless now, but my life will probably get better if I work at it and get some help.” Ç Learn to feel good about doing a competent or “good enough” job rather than demanding perfection from yourself and others. Ç Take a break from stressful situations. Activities like listening to music, talking to a friend, drawing, writing, or spending time with a pet can reduce stress. Ç Build a network of friends who help you cope in a positive way. Source: https://www.aacap.org/ AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_ Families/FFF-Guide/Helping-Teenagers-With-Stress-066.aspx

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Mendota soccer locks up BNC title Anthony Tolentino scored a pair of goals Wednesday as the Mendota boys soccer team rolled to a 6-1 victory over Winnebago on the road to win the Big Northern Conference championship. The Trojans (15-4-1) finished 8-0 in the conference. Emiliano Arteaga, Ivan Figueroa, Jasiel Watson and Jose Sandoval each had a goal for MHS.

IVCC men’s soccer wins at home Pumi Maphumulo scored an unassisted goal Wednesday to lift the IVCC men’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Madison in Oglesby. Joel Figueroa made eight saves for the Eagles.

Mendota hosts five-team meet Dixon swept a five-school cross country Meet on Wednesday in Mendota. In the girls race, Dixon won with 15 points followed by Oregon (57) and Streator (68). Hall and Mendota did not have full teams. Jamie Dooley led the Lady Trojans as she placed 23rd in 23:53. In the boys race, the Dukes won with 25 points followed by Streator (59), Oregon (88), Hall (95) and Mendota (110). Andrew Stamberger paced the Trojans as he finished 16th in 19:06.

BV volleyball falls to Newman Makanna Sabin had eight digs Wednesday as the Bureau Valley volleyball team lost 25-13, 25-14 to Newman in a Three Rivers Conference East Division match in Sterling. Lauren Wirth added nine assists for the Storm (17-11, 4-4 TRC East).

Kenrick’s grand slam lifts Nats into NLCS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit with a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night and advance to the NL Championship Series against St. Louis. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw blew a 3-1 lead by allowing homers to Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto on consecutive pitches in the eighth. The wild-card Nationals open the NLCS at St. Louis on Friday night. The seven-time defending NL West champion Dodgers, who led the NL with 106 wins, remain without a World Series title since 1988. Adam Eaton walked against Kelly leading off the 10th, Rendon doubled on a drive that lodged in the left field wall and Soto was intentionally walked. Kendrick hit a 97 mph fastball just over the wall in center for his second career slam. The other one was a game-ending, 11th-inning drive against San Francisco in August 2017.

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La Salle-Peru junior Drake Weber (No. 23) runs the ball as teammate Julius Sanchez (No. 9) blocks during the Cavaliers’ 35-6 victory over Ottawa last week. The Cavs (5-1) begin a tough three-game stretch Friday as they take on Morris at Howard Fellows Stadium in Peru. L-P’s final three regular season opponents are a combined 14-4.

Cavs start tough three-game stretch to close regular season with Redskins Morris (4-2, 3-1) at L-P (5-1, 4-0)

Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WLPO-AM 1220, WLPO-FM 103.9 Twitter: @NT_SportsEditor Last week’s results: L-P 35, Ottawa 14; Sycamore 35, Morris 6 Morris players to watch: QB Zach Reddinger (130 yards passing, TD run last week), RB/DB Brandon Phelps (rushing TD, INT return TD in Week 5) L-P players to watch: RB Carlos Larios (220 yards, TD on 34 carries last week), QB Tyler Hartman (304 passing yards, 6 TDs, 478 rushing yards, 7 TDs this season), RB/DB Tre’von Hunter (interception each of last two games)

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There’s been a buzz around La Salle-Peru Township High School since Friday when the football team earned its fifth win to become playoff eligible for the first time in a decade. “It’s definitely exciting,” L-P senior Jake Wagner said. “The community likes it. We’re getting compliments from teachers.” Now, the Cavaliers (5-1) return home to Howard Fellows Stadium in hopes of showing just how good they are when they play host to Morris (4-2) in an Interstate Eight Conference game at 7 p.m. Friday. “We’re expecting a good crowd,” Wagner said. “A lot of people want to see if we’re legit. This is a chance to show that we are.”

L-P’s five wins have come against teams that are a combined 9-21 with its lone loss coming against Morton (4-2). With Morris, the Cavs start a three-game stretch against teams that are 14-4 with the last two games — Sycamore (5-1) and Kaneland (5-1) — on the road. “It’s going to be a true test of where we’re at,” L-P coach Jose Medina said. “We’ve marked these last three games on the calendar. They’re going to be tough ones. We were trying to get to that mark where we’re playoff eligible. We’ve reached that. Now it’s about trying to get another one, two or maybe even three more wins. By no means will it be an easy task. All three of these programs have been tough in the playoffs in the last few years.” Not only will Friday’s game

serve as a measuring stick, but it also has conference title and playoff implications. The Cavs are still in the hunt for the Interstate Eight crown as they are one of two teams in the league at 4-0 along with Sycamore, while a sixth win would guarantee L-P a its first playoff berth since 2009. The Redskins, who are 3-1 in the conference, still have a shot at the conference title and are hoping to return to the postseason after falling short last year. “It’s a big game for both of us,” Morris coach Alan Thorson said. “Unfortunately, losing to Sycamore (35-6 last week) probably took us out of the conference title race, but L-P is still in the hunt. Hopefully, something See CAVS Page B2

NLDS GAME 5: CARDINALS 13, BRAVES 1

Record first inning propels St. Louis into NLCS ATLANTA (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals turned the diamond into a giant pinball machine, dinging hits all over SunTrust Park. By the time the Atlanta Braves finally got the third out, it was the most productive first inning in postseason history. The Cardinals scored 10 runs their first time up and dealt Atlanta another playoff heartbreak, routing the Braves 13-1 in decisive Game 5 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday. “That was crazy,” said Marcell Ozuna, one of five players who batted twice in the stunning outburst. “We got a good opportunity — and we took it.” Before many fans had reached their seats, the Cardinals were already booking plans for the NL Championship Series, where they will face Washington in a bestof-seven set beginning Friday at Busch Stadium. The wild-card Nationals knocked off the favored Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3

innings in a Game 2 win, Mike Foltynewicz retired only one hitter before getting yanked. First baseman Freddie Freeman booted a potential double-play ball that might have limited the damage. The Cardinals scored their final run of the inning on a strikeout — a wild pitch in the dirt that skipped away from catcher Brian McCann. “We just strung together a bunch of great at-bats,” Wong said. It was Atlanta’s 10th straight postseason round loss since its last victory 18 long years ago, tying the ignominious mark set by the Chicago Cubs between 1908 and 2003. Carrying on the tradition that AP PHOTO/JOHN BAZEMORE started at Atlanta-Fulton County St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (right) celebrates with team- Stadium, moved on to Turner mate Daniel Ponce de Leon after the Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 13-1 in Field and is now becoming an annual occurrence at SunTrust Game 5 of their National League Division Series on in Atlanta. Park, it was a visiting team that in their own Game 5, getting a “We know we can beat anyone got to celebrate in the A-T-L. grand slam from Howie Kendrick at this point,” Kolten Wong said. The Cardinals broke out in the 10th inning. For the Braves, it might take a T-shirts and caps, hopped around It will be St. Louis’ first NLCS while to get over this debacle. in the middle of the infield and trip since 2014. After pitching seven scoreless gathered on the pitcher’s mound

for a team portrait with the center field video board looming as a backdrop. For the 13th time in 21 postseason appearances since moving to Atlanta, the Braves finished the year with a loss on their home field. “It was more of a shock than anything,” said Josh Donaldson, whose homer provided the lone Atlanta run. “You don’t expect something like that to happen, especially with how well we played all season.” The Cardinals batted around and got more than halfway through their order a second time before the Braves even came to the plate. Tommy Edman, Dexter Fowler and Wong all had two-run doubles as St. Louis equaled the highest-scoring inning in postseason history. No team had ever scored 10 runs in the very first inning of a postseason game. The Cardinals made several See CARDS Page B3

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Scoreboard

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Home games are dark, road games are white

THU NLDS Game 5 Braves 4:02/TBS Sharks 7:30 p.m. NBCSC Next: Saints 10-20, 3:25 FOX

FRI TBD

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SAT

SUN

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Jets 6 p.m. NBCSC

OFF

Tuesday, Oct. 1: Washington 4, Milwaukee 3

Fieldcrest at Ridgeview-Lexington, 7 p.m.

(Best-of-5)

Little Ten Conference Tournament Consolation final: LaMoille-Ohio vs. TBD, 5 p.m. Third-place match: Earlville/ Newark loser vs. TBD, 6 p.m.

TBD

Championship: Earlville/Newark winner vs. TBD, 7 p.m.

Oilers 7:30 p.m. NBCSC/ NHLN

OFF

WILD CARD

Princeton at Kewanee, 7 p.m. Rockridge at Bureau Valley, 7 p.m. Eastland-Pearl City at Amboy-LaMoille, 7 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

MON

TBD

Stillman Valley at Mendota, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY Princeton at Sterling Invitational, 9 a.m. Fieldcrest at Prairie Central Invitational, 9:30 a.m.

OFF

FOOTBALL

WGN-AM 720, Cardinals games can be heard on WLPO-AM 1220 or WLPO-FM 103.9

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

and Bears games can be heard on WBBM-AM 780.

GIRLS TENNIS

Cubs games can be heard on WSCR-AM 670, White Sox games can be heard on

TODAY

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

p.m.

BOYS SOCCER Little Ten Conference Tournament Championship: Earlville vs. Newark-Senca, 7:30 p.m.

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY Fieldcrest, El Paso-Gridley, Delavan at Tri-Valley, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL La Salle-Peru at Sycamore, 6 p.m. St. Bede at Princeton, 6 p.m. Putnam County at Lowpoint-Washburn, 7 p.m. Seneca at DePue, 6 p.m.

GIRLS GOLF

Tremont at Fieldcrest, 7 p.m.

La Salle-Peru at Class 2A Normal Community Regional

Marquette at Henry, 7 p.m.

St. Bede, Putnam County at Class 1A Kewanee Regional

Little Ten Conference Tournament Semifinal: Earlville vs. Newark, 6 p.m.

Princeton, Bureau Valley at Class 1A Geneseo Regional

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Thursday, Oct. 10: Tampa Bay (Glasnow 6-1) at Houston (Cole 20-5), 6:07 p.m.(FS1) N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0 Friday, Oct. 4: N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 4 Saturday, Oct. 5: N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 2 Monday, Oct. 7: N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1 National League

Sunday, Oct. 13: N.Y. Yankees at Houston or Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:08 p.m.(Fox or FS1)

x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: NL at AL (Fox)

Tuesday, Oct. 15: Houston at N.Y. Yankees or N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay (Fox or FS1) Wednesday, Oct. 16: Houston at N.Y. Yankees or N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay (Fox or FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 17: Houston at N.Y. Yankees or N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay (Fox or FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 19: N.Y. Yankees at Houston or Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees (Fox or FS1)

St. Bede at Dixon Tournament, 8 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 6: L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington 4

Putnam County, DePue, Henry at Tri-County Conference Tournament at Lowpoint-Washburn, TBD

Monday, Oct. 7: Washington 6, L.A. Dodgers 1

Mendota at Princeton Tournament, 8 a.m. Fieldcrest at Beecher Invitational, 8 a.m.

BASEBALL

Kewanee at St. Bede, 4:30 p.m.

St. Bede at Monmouth-Roseville, 7 p.m.

Rochelle at Princeton, 4:30

Sherrard at Hall, 7 p.m.

CONTAINING REDDINGER Behind quarterback Zach Reddinger — who is getting Division I interest, including a preferred walk-on offer from Northern Illinois — the Redskin offense was very high scoring up until last week. Morris was averaging 45.1 points per game going into last

Tuesday, Oct. 8: Tampa Bay 4, Houston 1

x-Sunday, Oct. 27: AL at NL (Fox)

National League

GIRLS TENNIS

happens to Sycamore and we can try to finish one or two. For the playoffs for us, two years ago we were in the state title game and last year we missed out. We definitely want to get back in the playoffs. To get that fifth win and become eligible, that’s all we’ve been talking about. It’s a very important game for us.”

Monday, Oct. 7: Tampa Bay 10, Houston 3

Saturday, Oct. 26: AL at NL (Fox)

Friday, Oct. 4: Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 2

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Saturday, Oct. 5: Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1

Friday, Oct. 25: AL at NL (Fox)

N.Y. Yankees vs. Houston-Tampa Bay winner Saturday, Oct. 12: N.Y. Yankees at Houston or Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:08 p.m.(Fox or FS1)

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

Fieldcrest at Class 1A Metamora Regional

Cavs

Houston 2, Tampa Bay 2 Friday, Oct. 4: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 2

American League

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

IVCC at Mike Lalaeff Memorial Invitational

Morris at La Salle-Peru, 7:15 p.m.

American League

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

x-Sunday, Oct. 20: N.Y. Yankees at Houston or Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees (Fox or FS1)

MEN’S GOLF

Joliet at IVCC, 6 p.m.

DIVISION SERIES

MLB POSTSEASON

week’s game with Sycamore. The Spartans limited Reddinger to 130 yards on 11-of-24 passing. He scored his team’s lone touchdown on a 1-yard run. “They’re one of the more balanced teams we’ve seen so far,” Wagner said. “They’re about 60-40 run-pass. It’s something we have to get used to. They have a strong quarterback. We have to make sure to contain him and make sure we don’t let him get outside the pocket.” Thorson said his team must play well up front and take care of the ball. “It all starts with the line,” Thorson said. “We’re two teams that have different styles but philosophy wise, we’re trying to do the same thing — run the ball and set up the pass. If we don’t win at the line of scrimmage, we’re in trouble. Our line has to come out

St. Louis vs. Washington Friday, Oct. 11: Washington at St. Louis, 7:08 p.m.(TBS)

St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2 Thursday, Oct. 3: St. Louis 7, Atlanta 6

Saturday, Oct. 12: Washington at St. Louis, 3:08 p.m.(TBS) Monday, Oct. 14: St. Louis at Washington (TBS) Tuesday, Oct. 15 St. Louis at Washington (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at Washington (TBS)

Friday, Oct. 4: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 0

x-Friday, Oct. 18: Washington at St. Louis (TBS)

Sunday, Oct. 6: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1

x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Washington at St. Louis (TBS)

Monday, Oct. 7: St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4, 10 innings

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Wednesday, Oct. 9: St. Louis 13, Atlanta 1

Tuesday, Oct. 22: National League at American League

Wednesday, Oct. 9: Washington 7, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings

(Fox) Wednesday, Oct. 23: NL at AL (Fox)

Washington 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Thursday, Oct. 3: L.A. Dodgers 6, Washington 0

FRIDAY

Earlville at Class 1A Aurora Central Catholic Regional

Wednesday, Oct. 2: Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 1

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

and do their job. We have to pick up their shooters and handle the pressure they’re going to give us. “The weather looks a little iffy. For both teams, turnovers are going to be key. In the two game we lost, we turned the ball over. Every other game we were clean. We pride ourselves on really working on that. We definitely have to hold onto the ball.” GRIND IT OUT All season long, the Cavs have relied heavily on the running game. Last week was no different as L-P ran for 295 yards in its 35-14 win over Ottawa with Carlos Larios leading the way with 220 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries. L-P quarterback Tyler Hartman also threw for a pair of touchdowns against the Pirates.

x-Tuesday, Oct. 29: NL at AL (Fox)

Arizona 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 San Jose 4 0 4 0 0 5 17 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Wednesday’s Results Buffalo 5, Montreal 4, OT Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 0 Vancouver 8, Los Angeles 2 Today’s Games Detroit at Montreal, 6 p.m.

HOCKEY

Anaheim at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

NHL

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 6 p.m. Edmonton at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W Buffalo 4 3 Boston 3 3 Toronto 4 2 Detroit 3 2 Montreal 3 1 Tampa Bay 3 1 Florida 3 1 Ottawa 2 0

St. Louis at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

L OT Pts GF 0 1 7 18 0 0 6 7 1 1 5 16 1 0 4 10 0 2 4 13 1 1 3 11 2 0 2 9 2 0 0 4

GA 11 4 13 9 14 10 14 9

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Carolina 4 4 0 0 8 17 Washington 4 2 0 2 6 10 Philadelphia 2 2 0 0 4 8 N.Y. Rangers2 2 0 0 4 10 Pittsburgh 3 1 2 0 2 9 N.Y. Islanders3 1 2 0 2 7 Columbus 3 1 2 0 2 7 New Jersey 3 0 2 1 1 6

GA 11 10 3 5 9 8 14 16

Anaheim at Columbus, 6 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W St. Louis 3 2 Colorado 2 2 Nashville 3 2 Winnipeg 4 2 Dallas 4 1 Chicago 1 0 Minnesota 2 0

L OT Pts GF GA 0 1 5 8 7 0 0 4 9 5 1 0 4 13 9 2 0 4 14 15 3 0 2 10 12 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 4 9

Pacific Division GP Anaheim 3 Edmonton 3 Vegas 3 Calgary 3 Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 3

L OT Pts GF GA 0 0 6 8 3 0 0 6 14 9 1 0 4 12 6 1 1 3 9 9 2 0 2 10 8 2 0 2 11 17

Washington at Nashville, 7 p.m. San Jose at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Colorado, 8 p.m. Vegas at Arizona, 9 p.m. Friday’s Games Florida at Buffalo, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Edmonton at N.Y. Rangers, Noon Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 3 p.m. Nashville at Los Angeles, 5 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 6 p.m. Florida vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 6 p.m. Columbus at Carolina, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Boston, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Chicago, 6 p.m. St. Louis at Montreal, 6 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 7 p.m.

W 3 3 2 1 1 1

“I think for us, it’s assignment football,” Thorson said. “The last couple of years we haven’t seen a ton of Double Wing or Wing-T type offenses, but we’ve already played Rochelle and Sycamore runs a lot of that. We already have some games under our belts with similar offenses. L-P runs it a little different than Rochelle. For us defensively, it’s still the same. Our guys need to be in the gaps, play disciplined and make sure they do their job because L-P is very good at making you think the fullback has it and the quarterback pulls it and vice versa. We have to do a good job of tackling everybody. “We can’t fall asleep on the pass because even though they’re a running team, they’ve shown they can throw the ball effectively.” Medina said the Cavs must

Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 8 p.m. Calgary at Vegas, 9 p.m. Philadelphia at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

avoid a slow start after being down 14-6 at halftime last week. “The biggest thing is consistency,” Medina said. “Right off the bat, if we get the ball, we have to drive down the field and try to get some points whether it’s a field goal or a touchdown. We can’t have penalties or negative plays. If we can grind it out against them, hopefully we’ll be successful. “The kids need to understand it’s an important game. This team is not just going to sit there. They’re going to come punch us in the mouth and we need to respond and get after it. We hope to get a little momentum and we can continue to build off that.” Kevin Chlum can be reached at 220-6939, or at kchlum@ shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_SportsEditor.

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Red Devils looking to become playoff eligible St. Bede (0-6, 0-4) at MonmouthRoseville (2-4, 1-2)

Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WSOG-FM 88.1 Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Kewanee 47, St. Bede 14; M-R 21, Erie-Prophetstown 14 Need to know: The Titans, who reached the Class 3A quarterfinals last season, have won their last two games. â&#x20AC;Ś The Bruins are looking to avoid seven losses in a season for the first time since going 1-8 in 1993. â&#x20AC;Ś M-R quarterback Rashaun King is a threat with his arm and his legs. He completed 6-of-9 passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns while running for 91 yards and a score last week. â&#x20AC;Ś M-Râ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Colton Russell ran for 105 yards on 16 carries last week, while Jack Thompson caught two passes for 72 yards and a pair of touchdowns. â&#x20AC;Ś The Titans gave up 10.5 points per game in their two wins after allowing 28.8 points per game during their 0-4 start. â&#x20AC;Ś The Bruins have allowed 41 points or more in four games this season. â&#x20AC;Ś St. Bede quarterback Braden Damerell has completed 68-of123 passes for 706 yards and three touchdowns with seven interceptions. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also run for 161 yards and five scores. â&#x20AC;Ś St. Bedeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tyreke Fortney has caught 26 passes for 339 yards and a TD.

Sherrard (1-5, 1-2) at Hall (4-2, 3-1) Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WAJK-FM 99.3 Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Princeton 41, Hall 0; Riverdale 21, Sherrard 14 Need to know: The Red Devils have won the last two meetings against the Tigers, including 45-0 last fall. â&#x20AC;Ś Hall is looking for its fifth win to become playoff eligible for the third season in a row. â&#x20AC;Ś The Red Devils were averaging 310 yards per game going into last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s matchup with Princeton, and the Tigers held Hall to just three rushing yards. â&#x20AC;Ś Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last shutout prior to the Princeton loss was 364 days before in a 27-0 loss to Newman. â&#x20AC;Ś Grant Resetich

returned at quarterback for the Red Devils last week. He served a 4 1/2-game suspension then played receiver in his first half back before taking over as QB. He completed 8-of-17 passes for 78 yards against Princeton. â&#x20AC;Ś Sherrard threw three interceptions in the red zone last week. â&#x20AC;Ś Sherrardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bryce Davis returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown against Riverdale.

4A No. 5 Stillman Valley (6-0, 6-0) at Mendota (0-6, 0-6)

Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WGLC-AM 100.1 Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Byron 61, Mendota 0; Stillman Valley 52, North Boone 28 Need to know: Last year, the Trojansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; closest loss of the season came against the Cardinals as Stillman Valley beat MHS 28-15. â&#x20AC;Ś Stillman Valley has won three straight games against Mendota. â&#x20AC;Ś The Trojans have been outscored 112-0 in the last two weeks. â&#x20AC;Ś Stillman Valley trailed by six points in the second quarter against North Boone before rallying to win by 24. Mendota lost 19-7 to North Boone in the opener, which is the Trojansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; closest loss in coach Keegan Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15-game tenure. â&#x20AC;Ś SV quarterback Chad Gerig was 6-of-9 for 187 yards and four touchdowns last week while also running for 84 yards and a score. Joe Kuthe caught six passes for 165 yards and three TDs for the Cardinals. â&#x20AC;Ś Mendota has not surpassed 89 offensive yards in either of the last two games. â&#x20AC;Ś Mendotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andres Castenada and Cody Jenner have scored two touchdowns each, which accounts for all of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TDs this season.

3A No. 9 Princeton (5-1, 4-0) at Kewanee (3-2, 4-0)

Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WZOE-AM 1490 Twitter: @bcrsportseditor Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Princeton 41, Hall 0; Kewanee 47, St. Bede 14 Need to know: Whoever wins will be in the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat for the Three Rivers Conference

Mississippi Division title as both teams enter undefeated. The Tigers have the easier path the rest of the way as they close league play with Monmouth-Roseville (2-4) and Erie-Prophetstown (2-4), while the Boilermakers have Hall (4-2) and Sherrard (1-5). â&#x20AC;Ś The Tigers held Hall to just three rushing yards after the Red Devils entered averaging 310 rushing yards per game. â&#x20AC;Ś PHS quarterback Tyler Gibson threw for two touchdowns and ran for two scores last week. â&#x20AC;Ś Princeton running back Ronde Worrels is averaging 123 yards per game. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scored at least one touchdown every week. â&#x20AC;Ś Kewaneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tayvlan Taylor ran for 181 yards and three TDs against St. Bede, while quarterback William Bruno threw for 181 yards and three scores with Kavon Russell catching three passes for 89 yards and two TDs.

Rockridge (2-4, 0-4) at Bureau Valley (0-6, 0-3), 7 p.m.

Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WZOE-FM 98.1 Twitter: @tommyrosemedia Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Morrison 42, BV 0; Newman 28, Rockridge 6 Need to know: The Storm have not scored more than seven points in the last four weeks while giving up an average of 41.8 points per game during that span. â&#x20AC;Ś The Rockets need to win out to become playoff eligible for the 10th straight season. â&#x20AC;Ś Rockridge fell behind 28-0 against Newman before Brayden Deem threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Peyton Dye with 13 seconds left to avoid the shutout. â&#x20AC;Ś Rockridge managed just 223 yards against the Comets with 60 of those coming against Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reserves. â&#x20AC;Ś Niko Zarlatanes ran for 84 yards on 13 against for Rockridge last week. â&#x20AC;Ś Evan Echberg took over at quarterback the last two games for BV and has completed 4-of-8 passes for 49 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. â&#x20AC;Ś BVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mac Nugent has run for 270 yards on 67 carries.

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214.3

172.5

41.5

Fieldcrest

175.3

193.8

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La Salle-Peru

278.2

57.5

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need to worry about any more offense with budding ace Jack Flaherty on the mound, coming off one of the great second halves by a starting pitcher in baseball history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We took the crowd out of it,â&#x20AC;? Fowler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew Folty would try to get

ahead of us. We were trying to get some good pitches to hit. It was a little easier to see the ball today.â&#x20AC;? Manager Mike Shildt let the 23-year-old Flaherty throw 104 pitches over six innings, surrendering four hits for the first postseason win of his blossoming

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306.8

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251

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M. Lorton (FHS)

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Castrejon (FHS)

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758

Worrels (PHS)

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Wozniak (Hall)

545

Larios (L-P)

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Walk (Hall)

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Hartman (L-P)

478

Norman (A-L)

334

Heinecke (Hall)

294

Nugent (BV)

270

Starr (PHS)

190

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Quincy 46/48

Champaign 63/68

Decatur 72 62/64

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Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WRCV-FM 101.7 Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Galena 41, Amboy-LaMoille 6; Aquin 34, Eastland-Pearl City 27 Need to know: The Clippers have scored more than one touchdown in a game just once this season while giving up 48.2 points per game. â&#x20AC;Ś E-PC trailed 28-13 in the third quarter but scored twice more, including with 3:51 left, to pull within a point at 28-17. ... E-PCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Logan Krell has rushed for 414 yards and four touchdowns on 112 carries while catching eight passes for 109 yards and a score. â&#x20AC;Ś Quarterback Lane Christians has completed 42-of-74 passes for 535 yards and three touchdowns with five interceptions for the Wildcatz. â&#x20AC;Ś A-Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Preston Henekl has completed 33-of-76 passes for 350 yards and three TDs while also throwing 10 intercep-

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COLLEGE Michigan at Illinois

Eastland-Pearl City (2-4) at AmboyLaMoille (0-6), 7 p.m.

Henry won the first game 34-26. The Wildcats will play host to Bunker Hill for a third game this season on Oct. 26 at Flanagan High School. â&#x20AC;Ś The Chargers are the only winless team among the 16 schools in Illinois that play eight-man football. â&#x20AC;Ś Bunker Hill averages 18.7 points per game and has scored multiple touchdowns in every game but one. â&#x20AC;Ś The Wildcats have only scored more than a touchdown once, and that was the first game against Bunker Hill.

Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Martinsville 44, L-W/Henry 0; Schlarman 26, Bunker Hill 20 Need to know: This is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. L-W/

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St. Bede at Monmouth-Roseville Monmouth Sherrard at Hall

Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Fieldcrest 42, Deer CreekMackinaw 6; Tremont 22, R-L 13 Need to know: The teams did not play last season. The Knights beat RidgeviewLexington 34-6 in 2017. â&#x20AC;Ś Fieldcrest has not allowed more than one touchdown in any game this season. The Knights are allowing 125.5 rushing yards and 34.8 passing yards per game. â&#x20AC;Ś Fieldcrestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kenton Castrejon leads the area in rushing with 758 yards on 112 carries. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also run for 13 touchdowns. â&#x20AC;Ś The Knights had a big game through the air last week as Matt Lorton completed 20-of-37 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns. â&#x20AC;Ś Jaxon Cusac-McKay caught six passes for 105 yards and a TD last week. He also returned a punt for a touchdown. â&#x20AC;Ś R-Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jared Leake threw TD passes of 88 yards and 15 yards last week. â&#x20AC;Ś Grant VanWickle ran for 92 yards and 23 carries for the Mustangs against Tremont.

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tions. â&#x20AC;Ś Austin Norman has run for 334 yards and two scores on 92 carries for A-L..

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PIGSKIN PREDICTIONS WITH THREE GAMES left, area teams are in two camps â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those in the playoffs or right on the cusp and those who are still searching for win No. 1. Will Hall become playoff eligibile this week? Will L-P and Princeton guarantee postseason spots? Will St. Bede, MHS, BV and A-L get that elusive first win?

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Cusac-McKay (FHS)

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Fortney (SBA)

339

Winn (A-L)

261

Covington (FHS)

251

Croissant (SBA)

213

Weber (L-P)

203

H. Lorton (FHS)

154

Atkinson (PHS)

141

Castenada (MHS)

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career. Flaherty loaded the bases in the fifth after drilling Ronald AcuĂąa Jr. with a fastball, but induced an inning-ending groundout from Freeman. This one, though, will long be remembered for what happened before Flaherty even took the mound.

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76/52/s 62/41/s 84/58/s 62/41/r 63/42/s 86/75/pc 50/40/pc 41/34/sn 75/67/c 67/55/pc 64/43/s 57/32/s 86/66/s 85/74/s 89/59/s 71/52/pc 90/61/s 62/48/sh 60/48/r 71/36/pc 79/56/pc 81/45/s 61/46/s 59/37/s 77/52/pc 58/47/sh 65/38/s 75/54/pc

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WEEKEND La Salle-Peru Township High School Fall Choral Concert — Oct. 10. 7 p.m. Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium at L-P. Free and open to the public. 2nd Friday at Westclox: Time for Art & Music — Oct. 11. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Paintbox Gallery, Westclox building, Peru. Exhibit by Christine Mateu and NCI ARTworks Center exhibit” Disruption” featuring collaborative works by River Valley Visuals. Free, family-friendly, open to the public, light refreshments. Bluegrass and Gospel Music Jam — Oct. 12. 6-10 p.m. Ophir Community Building, Triumph. No alcohol or smoking. Admissions free but donations accepted. Proceeds to fund maintenance and repair of the building. Reserve a spot by calling (815) 414-8081. Shadows of the Blue and Gray — Oct. 12-Oct. 13. City County Park, Princeton. Park opens at 9 a.m. each day. Civil War-era camps with demonstrations and competitions. Civil War re-enactment, music, more Peru Fire Department Open House — Oct. 12. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fire station tours, fire truck and aerial platform rides for kids, bounce house, fire safety house, and more. Trivia Night — Oct. 12. Holy Trinity Church, Cherry. Door open at 6 p.m. with trivia at 7 p.m. Proceeds to benefit Holy Trinity Church and Maintenance Funds. Food, raffles for purchase. Register at (815) 8942283 or 894-2006 OmniHonors Awards Celebration — Oct. 13. Senica’s Oak Ridge, La Salle. Presented by The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund. Cocktails at 4:30 p.m., buffet stations and cash bar available. Live music will be performed by Al and Jeannie Brown and the celebration will feature Ron McCutchan as the master of

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MUSIC Community Drum Circle — Oct. 20. 11:30 a.m. Westclox atrium, Peru. Led by Kevin Kramer. Part of the 3rd Sunday Market and Nightmare on Fifth Street. Free, familyfriendly. Halloween Concert — Oct. 20. 2 p.m. Westclox atrium, Peru. By the Music Suite 408 violin and ﬂute studios under the direction of Sue Gillio, Jen Etscheid and Constance Deal. Part of the 3rd Sunday Market and Nightmare on Fifth Street. Free Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra “New Beginning’s” — Nov. 3. 3 p.m. Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium at La Salle-Peru Township High Schoo. Featuring John Hagstrom, trumpeter of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, on “Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto;” Dvorák’s New World Symphony, and music by Grieg and Kabalevsky. Admission is by season membership or individual ticket, available online at ivso.org or at the door. Adult $20; student K-12 free, College with an ID $5. Sponsors are Wendy and Aziz Asphahani and Season Sponsors, Ottawa Radio and Regional Media. Bluegrass and Gospel Music Jam — Nov. 9. 6-10 p.m. Ophir Community Building, Triumph. No alcohol or smoking. Admissions free but donations accepted. Proceeds to fund maintenance and repair of the building. Reserve a spot by calling (815) 414-8081. Other dates: Dec. 14, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 14, April 11 and May 9 “Patsy Cline Christmas” – Dec. 16-

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SPECIAL EVENTS Chili Supper — Oct. 14. 4-7 p.m. Oct. 14 in St. Joseph’s Halle, Peru. Meals $7 for adults, $3 for children under 10 (children 3 and under eat free) and include chili, coleslaw, cornbread, brownies and beverage. First Congregational Church of Bureau Annual Fall Festival Dinner and Bazaar — Oct. 17. 4-6:30 p.m. Church fellowship hall. Dinner, bake sale and bazaar. The menu includes chicken casserole, salads, rolls, homemade pies and desserts, and beverages. $8 for adults, $4 for children 6-12, and children 5 and under free. Carryouts available. Tickets at the door. Remembering Marshall Field’s — Oct. 18. Noon. Uptown Grill, La Salle. Includes lunch and presentation by Leslie Goddard (www. lesliegoddard.info). Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 1. $50. (815) 224-8119 for tickets and info. Oglesby Harvest Fest — Oct. 19. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Downtown Oglesby near Senica Square. Craft and vendor fair; trick or treating and a parade at 3 p.m. From 3-5 p.m., there will be face painting, a petting zoo, magician, pumpkins and food for the ﬁrst 200 kids who come through and the cost is free. Also a bags tournament for $10 per

person; registration ends at 10:30 a.m. Spring Valley Fire Department Community Open House — Oct. 19. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. At the station. Fireﬁghters will offer tours of the station and answer questions about different equipment used by the department. Serving hotdog, chips and drinks. Nightmare on Fifth Street — Oct. 20. 2-5 p.m. Music Suite 408, Peru. Community Halloween Party in conjunction with the 3rd Sunday Market at Westclox. Art activities, music performances, Community Drum Circle at 2:30 p.m. led by Kevin Kramer; treats, businesses open; free and open to the public. Come in costume! Buck a Burger Night — Oct. 24. 5-8 p.m. La Salle VFW. Dollar burger and dollar fries. These burgers can be either hamburgers or cheeseburgers, no extra charge for cheese. Dine-in only. (815) 223-6665. Open to public. Proceeds to beneﬁt veterans organizations. Halloween Tales and Stories — Oct. 26. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Starved Rock Visitors Center. Halloween tales and stories from storyteller Bill Myers. For all ages “Broadway Christmas” – Dec. 2-3. 11:30 a.m. Starved Rock Lodge, Utica. The sounds of Broadway and Christmas with Phil and Amy. This Chicagoland duo will get you into the Christmas spirit with their unique duets and solos. $36 per person. (815) 220-7386.

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and believe in your ability to make a difference. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t let change disrupt your day. Consider what’s happening and who is masterminding the changes, and whether it’s beneficial for you to take part. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Take a serious look at what’s available and choose whatever makes the most sense. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take an overall view of what’s going on around you to avoid being taken for granted. If someone asks for too much, refuse them with no hard feelings. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’re heading in the right direction. Change can be exciting if you oversee every step.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Look for opportunities. Do your research and verify what’s being offered. Don’t expect everyone to be honest. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Express your thoughts and check out new possibilities. Socializing will lead to exciting encounters that will spark your imagination. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Keep busy and focus on finishing what you start. Someone will complain if you fall short on a promise. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Getting together with people who share your beliefs will encourage you to do something that will improve your life. Romance is encouraged. Newspaper Enterprise Assn

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yourself from a problem, it will be easier to see what to do. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Make up your mind and follow your heart. It’s up to you to make a move, so don’t wait for someone to make choices for you. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Use your intelligence, fortitude and insight to help you make wise decisions. Moderation should be a priority. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Have an open mind, be willing to learn and make choices based on facts. Getting upset won’t help you get ahead. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — A day trip or meeting will spark your interest in something that can help you

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Gary Hiller

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Gary L. Hiller, 63, of Edwardsville, born Sept. 23, 1956, in Granite City to Marie F. (nee Wheatley) and the late Fred L. Hiller, passed away Oct. 6, 2019, in Creve Coeur, Mo. Friends may gather with the family 4-6 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Hill Funeral Home, Glen Carbon. A service to celebrate Gary’s life will be held immeMr. Hiller diately following the visitation, at 6 p.m., with Pastor Larry Ridenour oﬃciating. A second service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Bache Chapel, Van Orin. Friends may gather with the family from noon Saturday until the start of the service. Gary will be laid to rest at Van Orin Repose Cemetery. After graduating from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Gary worked for 35 years as a supervisor in the trucking industry. His most recent position was with FedEx Freight in St. Charles, Mo. Gary was a former resident of northwest Indiana for 25 years. In his spare time Gary studied his family genealogy, tracing his ancestry back to Revolutionary War veterans and beyond. Through his research he created a family tree with over 20,000 names. Gary will be remembered as an amazing father and a loving husband. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Pam Hiller; sons, Brian (Juliette) Hiller, Stephen (Paul Hatley) Hiller and Brad Hiller; brothers, Jim (Wendi) Hiller and Tom (Jodi) Hiller; sister, Diana (John) Housley; fatherand mother-in-law, Dale and Evelyn Wenzel; ﬁve grandchildren; his dog Maggie; as well as many extended family members and friends. Memorials may be directed to American Cancer Society or to Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Missouri Chapter.

Michael ‘Mike’ Carter Michael “Mike” Carter, 60, of La Salle died in his residence at 2:33 a.m. Oct. 10, 2019. Arrangements are pending in Burgess Funeral Home, La Salle.

Larry Lauer A memorial service has been scheduled for Larry Lauer, 59, of Pantego, Texas, formerly of Mendota, who died July 26. Family and friends are welcome at a memorial Mass at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota. A gathering will take place in the school basement after Mass.

William Burris William J. Burris, 80, of Peru died Oct. 10, 2019, in his home. Arrangements are pending at Mueller Funeral Home, Peru.

Enrique Lemus Mass of Christian burial for Enrique Lemus, who died Oct. 7, 2019, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Holy Cross Church, Mendota. The Rev. Peter Pilon will oﬃciate. Burial will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday in Schwarz Funeral Home, Mendota.

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Board says cannabis sales should be in ‘adult use zones’ By Kim Shute BUREAU-PUTNAM BUREAU CHIEF

PRINCETON — If any cannabis-related business comes to Princeton, the city’s Plan Commission is determined to contain it to an area where it will be out of sight, out of mind. The board agreed to a recommendation that the city council adopt an ordinance that will limit any cannabis-related business, whether it be for growing, processing, dispensing or retail sales to designated “adult use zones” north of Interstate 80. Those zones are outside of residential areas and are located in an area of the city where they will be the least likely to be seen by children according to the board. The city at this time has

imposed an ordinance that would tax cannabis businesses at 3% should they locate here, but that isn’t necessarily the last word on the matter. State statute assumes a cannabis business can locate within any given municipality unless they adopt an ordinance denying such businesses. Princeton Council has not yet voted on whether to ban cannabis businesses. “If we don’t have an ordinance in place, can anyone just show up Jan. 1 and put it anywhere”? questioned board member Jackie Davis. City Clerk Pete Nelson said he didn’t have a clear answer to that question, but said if the plan commission didn’t come up with an ordinance the city council would. “I don’t really want it here,” Davis said, “But if it does come here I want it to be north of the interstate.” “I think we should limit

it to zone M2 (north) which is already zoned ‘adult use’ and prohibit it from south of the railroad tracks,” Matt Keutzer said. “I’m 100 percent against it,” chairperson Jim Scruggs said. “I would like to keep it to a place that discourages anyone from wanting to build here.” Scruggs said he wanted to limit the proposed area to as small of an area as possible, a move Nelson cautioned him about. “You have to be careful limiting the area too much,” Nelson said, “I hate to use the word ‘rights’, but perhaps it is ‘rights’ is the word, for enterprises to come here. “They could contest such a narrow area.” “Well, I’d like to do whatever we can to keep them out,” Scruggs said. In the end, the commission, with the exclusion of Scruggs who voted no, will ask the city to pass an ordinance limiting cannabis to

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Princeton Plan Commission this week approved a plan for the city council to limit any marijuana related business contained to areas north of Interstate 80. The area designated as zone M2- shown in blue on the map, is outside of residential areas of the city and is already approved by ordinance for ‘adult use’ businesses such as strip clubs. north of Interstate 80, with special use permit only and require a minimum of 1,500 feet from any residence.

For the Record NEWCOMERS GLEIM — Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gleim (Cassy Noonan) of Mendota, girl, Oct. 8, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. CLARIFICATION In Wednesday’s story about Bureau County Board approving a construction bid for the new law enforcement center, it should be clariﬁed that the project plans still include an addition onto the building on Ace Road. Tweaking of the original plan eliminates the need for a kitchen addition. POLICE REPORTS Emily H. Voights, 31, of Bloomington was charged with driving while suspended at 12:49 a.m. today on northbound Interstate 39 at the Oglesby exit, Oglesby police said.

Joshua D. Meagher, 31, of 515 Illinois St., Peru was picked up at 10:01 p.m. Tuesday at his residence on a La Salle County warrant charging him with aggravated driving under the influence, La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said.

struck the rear of a van driven by Mildred M. Cheval of 129 Oak Park Estates, Granville, according to Spring Valley police. Darshay S. Nelson, 26, of 619 Chestnut St., Wenona was charged with no valid driver’s license at 9:25 p.m. Wednesday at Kenosha Avenue and Walnut Street, Oglesby police said.

A vehicle driven by Jose C. Hurtado of 656 East St., DePue struck a deer at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday on Route 29 at Coal Michael F. Perry, 33, of 8 Miners Road, according to Spring Blackstone St., Sutton, Mass., Valley police. was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Plank Road and Alexis M. Harris, 19, of 914 Interstate 80, Peru police said. S. Church St., Princeton was charged with driving too fast for conditions following an SUVCarole Gwin of Morris was not versus-minivan crash at 3:39 injured when her car struck a p.m. Wednesday at Dakota and deer at East 19th and North 16th Hennessey streets, according roads in Otter Creek Township to Spring Valley police. Harris at 7:34 p.m. Wednesday, accordwas eastbound on Dakota Street ing to La Salle County Sheriﬀ’s when the SUV she was driving Oﬃce.

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Area firefighters help at trench rescue The MABAS Division 25 Technical Rescue Team was called before 4 p.m. Wednesday to Pontiac to assist with a “trench rescue,” officials from Utica and La Salle confirmed. A 911 dispatch called for additional help in Pontiac due to a man trapped in a 12-foot hole or trench, with dirt caved in. This morning, Pontiac fire chief Jacob Campbell said the person had become buried from the waist down, and was alive when he was freed, after about four hours. He was taken to the Pontiac hospital and then flown by Life Flight to St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Utica sent two members of the TRT, and dispatchers also alerted Peru, Oglesby, Earlville and Mendota fire departments. Read more at newstrib.com.

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Lacon standoff ends peacefully

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LACON — A friend of a man who would not come out of a house for police for four hours Wednesday coaxed him out and into a car for a ride to the hospital, according to Lacon Police Department. Lacon police received a call about a situation involving a man in the 500 block of South Prairie Street on the south side of the Marshall County city, and also saw some alarming posts by the man on social media. When officers arrived around 7:30 p.m., the man was seen outside the house, carrying a rifle. Lacon police chief Troy Palm said the man yelled something at one of the responding officers, but the officer could not determine exactly what the man said. Palm said the man re-entered the home, and police set up a perimeter and kept the residence surrounded for about four hours. Palm said it was not the man’s house, but he had been staying at the house with a friend. Lacon police were not releasing the man’s name this morning. Illinois State Police, Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and Henry Police Department assisted at the scene. Emergency crews were staged for part of that time near Routes 26 and 17. When the friend persuaded the man to take a ride to a hospital, the police followed them to the hospital. No charges had been filed as of 7 a.m. today. Palm said a report likely will be completed over the weekend.

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OTTAWA — Can auditor Jody Wilkinson rehire her two ﬁred deputies? A judge from outside La Salle County must be brought in to answer that question. This morning, Wilkinson appeared on her lawsuit seeking reinstatement of deputies Tori Artman and Pamela Wright. However, the hearing didn’t get far. La Salle County Circuit Judge Eugene Daugherity announced the ﬁling of a motion seeking a new judge in the case. The move was not com-

“It’s clear that the state’s attorney is playing political games.” Jody Wilkinson, county auditor pletely unexpected. Judge Joseph Hettel had, earlier, recused himself from the case and the partisan nature of the case, paved the way for an outside judge to be brought in. Daugherity set an Oct. 24 status hearing, but one attorney signaled action

was unlikely to be taken then. It may be some time before the chief judge’s ofﬁce identiﬁes a judge from outside the 13th Judicial Circuit (also includes Bureau and Grundy counties) to take the case. Later this morning, Wilkinson stated: “It’s clear that the state’s attorney is playing political games. George Mueller stated in chambers that the situation has become Karen’s (Donnelly’s) pet project. It’s been going on for over a year. “I would think they would be prepared for this case to go to court, and these stall tactics are nothing but a political vendetta.”

Ottawa burglary suspects indicted OTTAWA — A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and indicted three men for a September burglary in which they were allegedly caught on the homeowner’s surveillance camera. Xavier Bennett, 21, and Wesley Brewer, 19, and Michael Thompson, 24, all of Ottawa, all were indicted on charges of residential burglary, a Class 1 felony with a base sentencing range of

4-15 years in prison. Bennett and Brewer are being held in La Salle County Jail in lieu of $35,000 bond and Thompson is being held on $60,000. All three became suspects after police were summoned Sept. 16 to the 1200 block of Ontario Street. A homeowner retrieved surveillance footage of the entry and posted it on Facebook. — By Tom Collins

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Buffalo Rock may get bison from Midewin herd Buffalo Rock State Park may be getting a new bison around the first week of November. IDNR is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to acquire an additional bison at Buffalo Rock to serve as a companion to Pebbles, the 14-yearold resident bison of the park. Holly, the park’s 20-year-old matriarch bison, had an illness and was euthanized Sept. 5. Holly had lived at the park since 2005, and soon gave birth to Pebbles.

“We are seeking a 2-year-old female to reside with our 14-year-old, Pebbles at the park,” said Daniel Bell, site superintendent for the Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail in Morris. “It is anticipated that the bison will come from the herd located at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie near Wilmington. We expect to transport the bison to Buﬀalo Rock around the ﬁrst week of November.” Bison were reintroduced to Midewin in October 2015.

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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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Male Blue Heeler Buddy was last seen downtown. REWARD $5,000 Call 1-815-866-4753 with any information

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

Experienced Carpenter Pay based on experience, year round work. Send resume to: News Tribune, Box 440, 426 2nd St., La Salle, IL 61301

Vermilion Riverfront Farm for Sale Deer Park Township 65.7 Acres with buildings Cropland, Timber, Pasture, Hunting, Fishing cddmfarm2018@gmail.com

Turn Key vending business for sale. Machinery, accounts, vehicles, inventory, equipment support. Serious inquires only. Call after 6pm 815-488-4614

1BR & 2BR Apartments for rent in LaSalle Peru area. Stove & refrig , some utilities included. Call 815-252-3004 Lasalle-3br 1.5 ba detached garage. $700/mo +$1,000 dep. No pets. 815-488-6813 Oglesby spotless 2BR, CA, all appliances, detached garage, $800/mo. 1St, last & dep. Call 815-228-2211 Spring Valley clean 2BR, stove & frid. Included. Call 815-252-1713 Spring Valley: 1 bd, appllia, lawn care, off st parking, No Smoking/Pets $525mo + dep. Call 815-830-3386

3BR apts. Available in Oglesby. All utilities included No pets/smking Laundry on site. Background check req. 815-579-1786 Marquette Manor Apartments 1 & 2 Bedroom apts. Newly remodeled, centrally located. Call 815-224-1454

Oglesby-Large 2BR, UP, LR/DR all appliances, CA, quiet wooded area. No pets. $600/mo/deposit. Call 815-228-2211 Oglesby: 1BR & Efficiencyapts. Utilities incl. $295/mo & up. Call: 815-681-9007

Utility Billing Clerk The City of Peru is accepting resumes for a full-time Utility Billing Clerk. Responsibilities will include, but not limited to, calculating and preparing bills, entering payments, generating reports, and assisting customers. Requirements include a minimum of three years clerical experience and strong communication skills (both oral and written). Associates degree and experience in accounting or related field preferred. Must reside within 10 miles of Peru city limits within six months of hire. Send resume including employment history and education no later than October 31, 2019 to: City of Peru Attn: Human Resources P.O. Box 299 Peru, IL 61354 Fax: 815-223-9489 Phone: 815-223-0061 kreese@peru.il.us www.peru.il.us

Ladd-1 mi North of Casey's on 89-Sat 8-5, Sun 8-12 Vintage, odd, eclectic, stuff. No clothes or baby items.

LEGAL The following list of storage unit’s contents will be offered for sale or other disposal at B&B Mini Storage, 1051 38th St, Peru, IL 61354 at 9 AM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019: Cody Mazzorana, P69 The following list of storage unit’s contents will be offered for sale or other disposal at B&B Mini Storage, 356 N 30th Rd, LaSalle, IL 61301 at 10 AM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019: Richard Nowakowski, L91 The following list of storage unit’s contents will be offered for sale or other disposal at B&B Mini Storage, 308 Plaza Dr., Mendota, IL 61342 at 11 AM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019: Rachel Burress, M-19 (October 10 & 17, 2019)

Saturday, October 12 1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m.

Lasalle-820 25th St. Sat & Sun 8-4 Antiques, collectibles, beer signs, No Early Sales. Peru: 1409 Sunset Dr. Thurs. - Sat. 9-? Final indoor Moving sale! Prices reduced! Peru: 830 8th St. 2 blocks west of St. Valentines Church, Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-?. Liquidation Sale

Peru,Spring Valley, Ottawa 1,2,3 bd Apts & houses 626-262-1673 SPRING VALLEY Apartments for Rent! For more info, call 815-343-9066

Peru 2BR, down, all appliances, $600/mo. + dep. & ref. No pets/smkig. Call 815-223-7419 PERU OAK TERRACE APTS. Studios, 1-2 BR, Appli., Large, Spacious,Patios, Quiet area, near shopping & I-80 Starting at $505. Call 815-579-8561 OR 815-410-5150

Sweet Corn 1 & ½ miles South of Tonica All Yellow. Call 815-442-3661

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Office/Apartment For Sale! All brick, 2 story office building, 8 rooms, 2nd floor kitchen, 1.5 baths, basement, hot water heat, window and central air, off street parking, zoned B-2 commercial.

216 S. Hennepin Ave. Neat & clean 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 2 car garage. Charming character, hardwood ﬂoors. New furnace & AC. All new windows #10522064 $84,900 HOST: CHRIS HOPPS 815-252-5273

Spring Valley 721 West Cleveland St . Sat only 10/12 9-1 HUGE sale Something for everyone.

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LEGAL NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS October 10, 2019 LaSalle County Housing Authority 526 E. Norris Drive Ottawa, IL 61350 815-368-3461 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Housing Authority of LaSalle County (HALC). REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about October 26, 2019 the Housing Authority of LaSalle County will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Capital Grant Funds, to undertake a project known as Demolition / Disposal of Residential Properties. The project will list for sale 24 residential properties throughout LaSalle County. In the event that any of the properties do not sell, then HALC will complete a demolition / disposal of any remaining properties. The total estimated cost is pending the number of properties that sell. The project will be funded through annual Capital Grant Funds received by HALC. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Housing Authority of LaSalle County has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the Housing Authority at 526 E. Norris Drive and North Central Illinois Council of Governments (NCICG) at 613 W. Marquette Street, Ottawa, IL and may be examined or copied weekdays 9 A.M to 3 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the office of NCICG. All comments received by October 25, 2019 will be considered by the Housing Authority prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing. ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The Housing Authority of LaSalle County certifies to HUD that Jim Olson in his capacity as County Board Chairman consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Housing Authority of LaSalle County to use program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the Housing Authority’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Housing Authority of LaSalle County; (b) the Housing Authority has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Mike Siry at Illinois Office of Public Housing 77 West Jackson, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604. Objections to the release of funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection received after November 12, 2019 will be considered by HUD. Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period. Jim Olson, Chairman LaSalle County (October 10, 2019)

LADD OPEN HOUSES!

Peru 1517 ½ Water St. Nice, 1BR up, on the river Stove, fridge, dishwasher, microwave, w/d, den, balcony. $575/mo. Lease Call 815-925-9512

Utica: 732 N 2853rd Rd. - Fri., Sat & Sun 8:30am-? Huge American Girl Doll sale!! New dolls, furn., clths, & acc. hshld & girls clths & Misc.

Commercial Downstairs Rent the Upstairs Apt. for Addtl. income

326 N. Chicago Ave. Spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath new construction. Beautiful open ﬂoor plan, main level laundry, 2 bedrooms on main level. #10534139 $130,000 HOST: WENDY FULMER 815-252-8280

2409 Fourth St. Peru, IL 61354 815-223-1088

OPEN HOUSES! Saturday, October 12th 11:00 am-12:30 pm

Biederstedt Consultants 1105 Peoria St • Peru, IL 61354

815-223-1212

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Boat For sale 1989 Four Winns 24ft with trailer. Runs good $2,900. Call 815-664-8075 Leave message

2007 Layon Camper trailer, w/ 2 slide out, sleep 6, fishing boat, grill. At FishNFun, McNabb, IL. 17Ft. Clark Built deep well fishing boat. Yamal 82 HS, moter w/150 HS kicker, boat trailer w/new tires. Call 815488-8106 for more information.

2010 34ft. Tiffin motor home w/3 slides. To view call 815-481-4128 66” Covir runs needs work. $2,000 OBO Call 309-847-4031 CAR FOR SALE 2015 1.6 liter Black Nissan Versa SL, 4 Door, EXCELLENT condition, 62,900 miles. Asking price is $8,000 or best offer. Call 630877-1686. Location is Oglesby, IL

Ford 2000 F350 4x2, DRW Crew cab, 7.3L turbo diesel, XLT. 76,700 miles, has never been in the snow. $18,000 Call 815-326-2779

326 Northwestern St, Spring Valley HOST: BONNIE LESTER Just Reduced! One of a Kind! Well built 3 bedroom brick home on 5.69 scenic acres in town! Birch cabinets, insulated 3+ car garage, city water & brand new septic. Spring fed creek, wooded land. A must see property. #10521511 $174,900

846 27th St, LaSalle HOST: BOB VANDRIMMELEN All new! So nice 3-bedroom ranch home with sunken family room. New doors, new drywall, new carpeting, ﬂooring, wiring, kitchen, bath, 1.5 car garage & so much more. #10519254 $124,900 2409 Fourth St. Peru, IL 61354 815-223-1088

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NEW LISTINGS

Jonesville - All 4 units on 1.985 acres, vacant bar, 1 bedroom rental, 1,800 sq ft shop, 1.800 sq ft garage. #10536719. . . . . . . . . . . . . $189,900

Spring Valley - Very nice 4-bedroom, 3-bath ranch home, 2nd kitchen, 2-car garage. #10538472 . . . . . . . . . . . . $164,900

Mendota - Lovely 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch home on 3+ acres, 2-car insulated garage, additional building. #10538971 . . . . . . . . . . . . $162,500

Tonica - Home with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, beautiful woodwork throughout, 2-car garage. #10541144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,500

Peru - Custom built 4-bedroom, 4-bath home, 4-car garage, approximately 10 acres. #10541161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $389,000

LaSalle - Spacious 4-bedroom, 2-bath home on corner lot, main level laundry, off street parking. #10541213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,900

LaSalle - Neat & clean 2-bedroom, 1-bath home, covered back porch, off street parking. #10541221 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,900

Ottawa - Move right into 3-bedroom, 2-bath home on corner lot with open ﬂoor plan, 2 car garage. #10542548 . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,000

Oglesby - Be your own boss with this 3.5 acre campground, right across from Mattheissen State Park #10542477. . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,000

A MUST SEE!

Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch home on 7+/- acres, approximately 5 acres are tillable. Newer hardwood ﬂooring, sunny kitchen, main level laundry, updated roof & furnace, city water. Large 4.5 car garage. Charming patio to enjoy the scenic yard. Close to Baker Park for hiking, frisbie golf, ﬁshing & more. #10531451. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$247,900

CALL: BONNIE LESTER 815-228-7565

2409 Fourth St. Peru, IL 61354 815-223-1088

OPEN HOUSES Saturday, October 12 344A Cassidy Ct, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am-12:00pm . . .Host: Wendy Fulmer . . . . .4 bedroom, 2.5 bath . #10526639 . . . $172,500 717 Grifﬁth, Ottawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am-12:00pm . . .Host: Chris Hopps . . . . . . .2 bedroom, 1 bath. . . #10483872 . . .$138,500 326 Northwestern St, Spring Valley . 11:00am-12:30pm . . .Host: Wendy Fulmer . . . . .3 bedroom, 1 bath. . . #10521511. . . . $174,900 378 Carlene Dt, LaSalle . . . . . . . . . . 11:00am-12:30pm . . .Host: Karen Yade . . . . . . .3 bedroom, 2 bath. . . #10490890 . . . $216,000 1203 Buffalo St, Peru . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00am-12:30pm . . .Host: Carol Wlodarchak. . .3 bedroom, 1.5 bath . #10486010 . . . $119,900 846 27th St, LaSalle . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00am-12:30pm . . .Host: Bob VanDrimmelen .3 bedroom, 1 bath. . . #10519254 . . . $124,900 1454 N 2401st Rd, Ottawa . . . . . . . 11:00am-12:30pm . . .Host: Barb Kuzma. . . . . . .4 bedroom, 2 bath. . . #10507241 . . . $148,000 216 S Hennepin, Ladd . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00pm-2:30pm. . . . .Host: Chris Hopps . . . . . . .2 bedroom, 1 bath. . . #10522064 . . . .$84,900 326 N Chicago Ave, Ladd. . . . . . . . . 1:00pm-2:30pm. . . . .Host: Wendy Fulmer . . . . .4 bedroom, 2 bath. . . #10534139 . . . $130,000 10 Brook View Dr, LaSalle . . . . . . . . 1:30pm-3:00pm. . . . .Host: Barb Kuzma. . . . . . .4 bedroom, 2.5 bath . #10459683 . . . $265,000

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Congratulations

ASSOCIATE OF THE MONTH SEPTEMBER 2019

KAREN YADE

Wendy Fulmer 815-252-8280

on closing $3 Million in sales so far in 2019.

2409 Fourth St. Peru, IL 61354

815-223-1088