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Cannabis grower launches $1.5 million expansion Oglesby mayor says GTI anticipates creating 40-50 new jobs By Tom Collins

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With a little over 100 days until recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois, Oglesby’s licensed cannabis grower is expanding and adding new jobs. Monday, Oglesby Mayor Dom

Rivara announced that Green Thumb Industries plans to launch a $1.5 million expansion of its operations in the next 30 days. Rivara termed it “an elaborate kind of operation” that, once completed, would create 40-50 jobs. Rivara said he has “mixed

emotions” about legalization — Oglesby, he said, would not modify its drug testing policy for city employees — but not at all conflicted about the economic development opportunity at hand. “How do you say no to jobs?” Rivara said. GTI wasn’t immediately avail-

able for comment Monday but company spokespersons had stated late last year the Oglesby facility would be used for research and development limited staff until at least 2020, by which time they anticipated recreational cannabis would be legalized in Illinois.

‘A long fall for everybody’

That prediction proved correct. In late June, Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted Public Act 101-27, which legalizes and regulates recreational cannabis starting Jan. 1, 2020. Monday’s announcement See GTI Page A3

Marijuana a concern for the alcohol industry Association that represents alcohol businesses says it didn’t support recreational pot By Ali Braboy

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Five weeks without having to mow the lawn? That sounds great unless you’re a farmer like Geoff Janssen of Rutland, where La Salle County officially is in a drought. Farmers already up to their necks in bad weather now are contending with abnormally dry conditions in Bureau and Putnam counties and, in Janssen’s neck of the woods, moderate drought. Recent rains will help but Janssen said the harvest outlook already looks dim, with yields expected to come in lower than average and no small risk of mud or frost to complicate harvest.

North central Illinois farmers were hurting already, now there’s a drought, too By Tom Collins

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Drive by Geoff Janssen’s farm in the La Salle County panhandle and the beans look green and healthy, at least to the untrained eye. Looks, however, can be deceiving. Janssen’s panhandle acreage (he farms in several counties, actually) is officially in a moderate drought and the bean stalks should be about 2 feet higher than they stand now. Plenty of his peers are dealing

with similar problems amid abnormally dry conditions following a Sahara-like summer. “Mid-July to mid-August was very hard,” Janssen said. “We went five weeks without mowing the yard and the dry weather did take a toll on our crops.” Janssen said he’s braced for a corn harvest that will come in 25% below last year’s yield and a bean crop that could fall off by substantially more. And that’s assuming he gets his crops out on time. The late start to planting has him and his

Janssen inspects a bean pod near his home. The corn yield projects 25% below last year’s total. The outlook for beans is worse; Janssen said he’ll be lucky if his bean yield is only down by a quarter of last year’s. peers a month behind already ground freezes. and more inclement weather “It’s going to be a long fall for — any combination of rain and everybody,” he lamented. mud or, worse, frost — could The U.S. Drought Monitor have him harvesting when the See FARM Page A2

Plenty of construction, expansion planned around Peru’s North Peoria Street By Brett Herrmann

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The area between Plank Road and North Peoria Street will be a hotbed of construction over the next few years for the city of Peru. Several construction and expansion projects are on the docket, and at Monday’s com-

mittee of a whole meeting, some of that work was put into motion. The committee discussed extensions of both 26th Street and Midtown Road and would later approve the engineering agreements for those projects in the regular city council meeting. These road extensions coincide with the construction of a

roundabout at the North Peoria Street and Plank Road intersection, along with sewer work and a potential new police station. “It’s going to be a busy area for the next two to three construction seasons,” said city engineer Eric Carls. “Timing is going to be of the essence.” The engineering agreements are with Peru firm Chamlin and

Associates. The agreements will allow the city to work on planning as the projects move forward. Carls said the base of the new roads can be built first while various construction work is going on and then be surfaced at a later date. The city also received bids for See PERU Page A5

Those working in the alcohol industry say Illinois hasn’t crossed all its T’s when it comes to recreational marijuana. A question one local business owner has is how do license holders determine if someone is high on marijuana or being overserved alcohol? Bob Stubler, an owner of the IV Super Bowl in Peru, attended an annual convention of the Illinois Licensed Beverage Association on Monday at Grand Bear Lodge in Utica. The ILBA is the oldest business trade association in the country dedicated to promoting and protecting the retail businesses that sell or serve beverage alcohol. It was organized in 1880, the ILBA’s website says. Recreational marijuana was one concern brought up at the conference. It becomes law on Jan. 1. “We, the ILBA, were opposed to recreational marijuana,” said Dan Clausner, executive director for the ILBA. “There’s no clear roadside sobriety check for marijuana.” He said the fear is someone is high on marijuana, then has a beer or glass of wine, gets pulled over, and the only thing recognizable on them is the beer, wine or liquor consumed. “So it gets thrown in our counts, in our DUI counts, and we’re totally against that.” Clausner said. Convention speaker state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) said these are concerns she has and had See ALCOHOL Page A5

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Doctor called fetal remains discovery ‘beyond comprehension’ By Felix Sarver SHAW MEDIA

A doctor who once worked as a backup physician for an abortion doctor called him “deranged” and a “psychopath” after learning authorities found more than 2,200 preserved fetal remains on his property in Will County. The Will County Sheriff’s Office announced last week that detectives and personnel from the Will County Coroner’s Office found 2,246 medically preserved fetal remains on the property of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer. Court records show Klopfer lived on Pine Court in Crete Township. Klopfer, who died Sept. 3, provided gynecological care, abortions and vasectomies at three clinics in Indiana, according to state records. The Medical Licensing Board of Indiana suspended Klopfer’s license in November 2016 after finding he violated state law and regulations at his clinics.

Dr. Geoffrey Cly, who is against abortion, said he worked for three years as a backup physician for Klopfer to address any complications from patients on which he performed abortions. Cly said he left that role after learning Klopfer was performing abortions on minors who had been sexually abused. Cly said in a statement that the news of authorities finding fetal remains at Klopfer’s property is “shocking and horrific.” He said Klopfer meets the definition of a psychopath. Since the disturbing discovery of fetal remains at Klopfer’s property, several Indiana state lawmakers have called on Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill to investigate Klopfer’s clinics in Gary, South Bend and Fort Wayne to see if they also have fetal remains. “It’s hard to imagine what this man was doing and what was going through his mind,” said Indiana state Rep. Ron Bacon.

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This image made from a Dec. 1, 2015, video provided by WNDU-TV shows Ulrich Klopfer in South Bend, Ind. More than 2,200 medically preserved fetal remains have been found at the Illinois home of the former Indiana abortion clinic doctor who died last week. Hill said in a statement that his office has “reason to believe there is an Indiana connection to these remains.” “This past weekend, I conferred with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and he and I have agreed to work together as my office coordinates an investigation,” Hill said. Hill said the discovery of the fetal remains “shocks the conscience.” The sheriff’s office, coroner’s office and Will County State’s Attorney’s Office are conducting

a joint investigation of the fetal remains at Klopfer’s property. The sheriff’s office declined to release further information and the state’s attorney’s office declined to comment. Will County Coroner Pat O’Neil failed to return calls Monday. Bacon said there are questions that need answers, such as what Klopfer was doing with the fetal remains, what his purpose was for keeping them and if patients were notified he had the remains.

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Gaming Board said Monday that state lawmakers need to change a law they enacted earlier this year if they ever hope to see a casino developed in the city of Chicago. That vote came in response to a feasibility study released in August that said such a casino would not be feasible given the

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was updated Sept. 12 to show moderate drought conditions, already prevalent west of Bureau County, have reached southern La Salle and Marshall counties, adding insult to a farm community that’s already borne its share of injury. “This is the year that just keeps on giving,” David Isermann, La Salle County Farm Bureau president, noted wryly. “You wake up in the morning and you wait to see what the weather is doing, what the president is doing and what the Department of Agriculture is doing. “There’s always something interesting going on.” Indeed, the list of farmers in the Illinois Valley who will fondly remember 2019 not only is shrinking, it’s hurtling toward zero. The list of agricultural woes this year

“onerous tax and fee structure” that lawmakers imposed. At its regular monthly meeting in Chicago, the board voted unanimously to adopt a resolution stating that, “based on results of the study as required by the Illinois Gambling Act, the board recommends that the General Assembly consider making modiﬁcations to the terms of the Chicago casino license authorized under the Illinois Gambling

Act.” Before lawmakers passed a massive gambling expansion bill this year, Illinois allowed up to only 10 “riverboat” casinos. Those casinos pay taxes to the state ranging from 15 percent to 50 percent of their “adjusted gross receipts.” Under the gambling expansion bill enacted this year, lawmakers authorized six more landbased casinos, including one in Chicago. However, according to

the bill, in addition to the taxes and fees that all casinos pay, the Chicago casino would be required to pay an additional 33.3 percent “privilege tax.” That would bring the eﬀective tax rate on a Chicago casino to roughly 72 percent, the report stated. The report was written by the consulting firm Union Gaming Analytics and it was delivered to the Gaming Board Aug. 12.

has been well-documented. An incessantly rainy May and June impeded spring planting and led to the latest start in 50 years, by some estimates. The summer solstice arrived June 21 this year and most crops weren’t in, meaning the corn and beans didn’t benefit much from the longest and sunniest days of the year. Farmers then hoped for warm, dry conditions and got their wish — a little too well, unfortunately. A sun-baked stretch in July and August led to dry conditions in the counties abutting the Mississippi River and the dryness began creeping east. Drought is by no means a statewide phenomenon, however. “August 2019 will be remembered for remarkable differences in monthly precipitation totals across Illinois, as well as the first appearance of drought in the state since September 2018,” said Trent Ford, Illinois state climatologist, noting wetter-than-average

conditions in a zone stretching from Springﬁeld to Mount Vernon. North of the state capital is another story. The Quad Cities region was hardest hit but virtually all of Bureau and Putnam counties was labeled “abnormally dry” with moderate drought reported to the southeast by the Marshall-La Salle counties line. Farmers aren’t panicking over drought because Sunday’s rain added to September’s much-needed precipitation. Nevertheless, the long-term weather outlook bears watching because there are two scenarios that would crown 2019 as the worst year on record — a distinction that may already have been secured. Behind door No. 1 is mud. Farmers may have welcomed the recent rains but if they keep coming the ground could turn into muck just as farmers are preparing to ﬁre up their harvesting machinery. Forecasts show no

deluge coming — there’s no more than 40% chance of precipitation through Sept. 30 — but anyone doing a rain dance is respectfully asked to put away the boogie shoes. Behind door No. 2 is frost. Janssen said the late start means harvest won’t begin until mid-October and, if their luckless streak continues, might not be ﬁnished until we start defrosting our Thanksgiving turkeys. Frost of some kind looks possible because the median start date for frost in North Central Illinois is Oct. 12. Farmers are clinging to hope that forecasters are right about above-average temperatures in autumn. The National Weather Service reports a 40% chance temperatures will remain above-average through Oct. 31.

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Toddlers can meet and read to dogs at La Salle Public Library Saturday Families are invited to join in with reading to the Reading Dogs at the La Salle Public Library 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday. Several Reading Dogs and their humans visit the library; there, the dogs are entertained with stories read by children. Kids choose a favorite short book and read aloud for about 5 minutes.

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Council OK’s golf carts, rules By Tom Collins

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If you want to tool around your Oglesby neighborhood in a golf cart, you can – provided the cart is fitted with safety features such as turn signals. Monday, the Oglesby City Council approved an ordinance, permitted by state law, authorizing golf carts and other motorized vehicles for use within city limits. Driving under the influence or with an open container will not be tolerated and the ordinance was worded to provide for police inspection (registration fee: $50) of vehicles, ensuring that all vehicles are up to snuff. “You still have the follow the rules of the road,” commissioner Tom Argubright said. And though the council has discussed the matter of length, Mayor Dom Rivara further pledged to revise the ordinance if the need arises. “If we miss something, we’ll go back and correct it,” Rivara said. “We’re not going to have people running up and down

the streets, driving unsafely and putting other people in danger.” The council approved the ordinance 5-0 after commissioner Jason Curran was assured the ordinance could be amended or even repealed if it spurs problems. AUDIT OK Also, the city got a good checkup from its auditor. Joel Hopkins, CPA, of Hopkins & Associates pronounced a “clean” audit with respect to records and said the city’s cash position increased favorably. “We’ve seen a really major improvement in the financial position,” Hopkins said. BRANCH-CHIPPING FEE Finally, the city finalized an ordinance on tree branches and yard waste. In addition to the twice-ayear chipping events, residents now can send for city workers to chip and remove branches and yard waste for a flat fee of $50. As previously reported, com-

Police department flap goes to a mediator A mediator has been retained to settle the flap between Oglesby’s police chief and police commissioner. Monday, Mayor Dom Rivara announced that Oglesby attorney Gary Peterlin had agreed to act as a mediator between chief Jim Knoblauch and commissioner Jim Cullinan, whose disagreements fractured the police force, city offi-

missioners had grown frustrated at how city workers were being dispatched for yard waste. At one point the council proposed limiting yearly pickups but eventually settled on a reasonable fee for city services.

cials and the public as a whole. Rivara said Peterlin already had begun mediation sessions but declined additional comment on the apparently closed-door talks. Knoblauch and Cullinan, reached privately after the meeting, also declined comment. — BY TOM COLLINS

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APOLOGY Curran apologized for breaches of decorum to Rivara and Amy Stone, whom he interrupted when, at a previous meetCITY OF OGLESBY FOLLOWS ing, she rose the podium with LEAD ON MARIJUANA TAX a prepared statement. “I don’t The council followed the lead think she deserved to be interof neighboring communities and rupted,” Curran said. adopted a 3% retailers occupation tax on cannabis growers. Tom Collins can be reached at Rivara emphasized this does not (815) 220-6930 or TCollins@ permit the sale of cannabis (legal shawmedia.com. Follow him on statewide after Jan. 1) but only Twitter @NT_Court.

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The 19th annual Jim Lattin Scholarship Fund 5K Fun Run/ Walk is set for 8 a.m. Saturday on a challenging, unique course on the grounds of St. Bede Academy and Abbey during homecoming weekend. For more information or an entry form, visit st-bede.com. Net proceeds from the event go to the Jim Lattin Scholarship Fund which benefits a student attending St. Bede Academy, with a portion going to the St. Bede Academy Alumni Association.

‘American Pickers’ spend a day at historic Herrcke Hardware

IVCC ag program ready for field day on campus farm on Wednesday The Illinois Valley Community College agriculture program, in partnership with Case IH and University of Illinois Extension, will conduct a field day at the campus farm along the west side of Orlando Smith Road 10 a.m.noon Wednesday. The field day is open to the public and features presentations by Kyle Dooley, Case IH Leader, Global Data Strategy and Analytics and Russ Higgins, University of Illinois Extension agronomist. IVCC ag program coordinators Willard Mott and Kathryn Lillie will provide a brief ag program overview. For information, contact Mott at (815) 224-0413 or willard_ mott@ivcc.edu.

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marks a major reversal for GTI, which first approached Oglesby in 2014 seeking to set up shop and anticipating 100 jobs and 5,000 pounds of product. However, demand was lower than forecast and there were regulatory problems with both the federal government and with the state of Illinois. At one point, GTI was growing one plant it couldn’t sell. The company’s fortunes seemed to bottom out in February 2017 when a company representative asked La Salle County for a $1 million reduction in tax assessment, which the county denied. At that time, GTI disclosed they anticipated 90,000 medical cannabis prescriptions issued statewide but only about 8,000 such prescriptions have been issued. At that time, only a quarter of the Oglesby facility was finished — a 10,000-square-foot “grow section” occupying two room — and a workforce of two cultivating fewer than 10 cannabis plants. Tom Collins can be reached at (815) 220-6930 or courtreporter@newstrib.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_Court.

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They tried to keep a low profile, said construction company owner and downtown building owner and renovator Mike Bird. But the crew and antique hunters from History Channel’s “American Pickers” couldn’t stay incognito for long. Bird said he was in his building at First and Wright streets in La Salle, working on renovations to the ballroom when they figured it out. “One of my workers was like, ‘No way! Now Way! It’s Mike from ‘American Pickers,’” Bird said. They went outside, found one of the antique-hunters’ vans outside of the historic Herrcke Hardware building and later found Mike Wolfe from the show getting something to eat at Obee’s sub shop with Judy Hubbard, wife of the owner of Herrcke’s. The staff had the show logos on the vans covered under white paper for much of the day as they went about their business, setting up for taping. By nightfall Saturday, about 40 people crowded the sidewalk near the vans and store, with many people peering in the windows or asking for autographs or photos with the cable TV personalities. Bird said, being a friend of Hubbard’s and a loyal customer while restoring the building next door, he was allowed into Herrcke’s to watch some of the proceedings. In the popular show, the stars of the show, who go just by Mike and Frank (Fritz) during the programs, ride together in a van and sometimes roll up to barns in the

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Mike Wolfe (left, center, with Mike Bird, left) from “American Pickers” showed up in La Salle over the weekend to negotiate some purchases of antiques from the former Herrcke Hardware building, and tried to keep a low profile. But the buzz spread around town and by nightfall, a crowd (right) had gathered on First Street to catch a glimpse of the cable TV celebrities from the Quad Cities area. woods or properties with interesting items outside, and knock on the door. At times, they follow some clues and find collectors who might be willing to show and sell a few items, ranging from old advertising signs to old cars, motorcycle parts and bicycles. Sometimes, they get a tip and follow up on it, as was the case with Herrcke Hardware, the family business that operated in the same building since the 1920s. A store which, during its lengthy going-out-of-business sale last year, often had unused, unusual items on the shelves, such as baseball bats from the 1950s, hockey sticks from the 1960s, mid-century fishing and hunting equipment, children’s toys and oddities, such as Roy Rogers flashlights. Hubbard said he would need clearance from a program producer before talking to the media. Bird said his understanding is the show could air four to six months from now. Without giving away any secrets from the show, Bird confirmed that Hubbard differed

from some of the folks the “Pickers” encounter who show no willingness to part with antiques. Bird has followed the show and figured it was scripted, and the parties struck deals before the cameras rolled. “It wasn’t scripted at all,” Bird said. The stars of the show crack jokes almost nonstop — Mike more than Frank. And when it comes time to negotiate a price, that happens live on tape, Bird said. He also said more deals appear to go down than wind up in the programs — the TV “Pickers” from LeClaire, Iowa near the Quad Cities have a real-life buying-and-selling business. Bird also said Wolfe complimented him on saving a big old building and creating retail space and said he is in the middle of a similar project in Iowa. He said Wolfe repeatedly urged him to have a neon sign made for his building in La Salle, too, in order to complete the look. Bird was glad to see the cast and crew patronizing some of the dining establishments in

downtown La Salle as well. Craig Sterrett can be reached at (815) 220-6935 or ntlocal@ newstrib.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_NewsEditor.

A fixture in La Salle for more than 120 years In 1897 Bill Hubbard’s greatgrandfather, Robert T. Herrcke, purchased the hardware stock of Harry A. and Howard G. Gibbs in La Salle and began running a hardware store at 627 First St. Herrcke Hardware remained there for 28 years before building the store at 431-435 First St., where it operated for 93 years. Back at the original hardware site at 627 First St., Hair’s Whats Happening salon has operated for 22 years. SOURCE: NEWSTRIBUNE ARTICLE ON HERRCKE’S CLOSING, BY JEFF DANKERT, JUNE 2018

Peru looks to address sidewalk, alley repairs By Brett Herrmann

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Peru has spent millions of dollars in infrastructure around the city over the past several years, but some residents may feel their neighborhood is being forgotten when it comes time for improvements. At Monday’s city council meeting, Peru Mayor Scott Harl made a proposal to the council to take care of some of these smaller projects around town that may get lost in the big picture. Harl said he would like to take $1 million out of the city’s reserves and put it in a discretionary fund to be spent over a 10year period. Each ward would be allocated a quarter of that money, or be budgeted $25,000 per year to take on sidewalk and alley projects that residents may call about.

Harl said most of the requests being made to the public works department right now are for sidewalk and alley repairs. He said the fund would leave the decision-making to the aldermen in their respective wards before it is brought to the full council. Some aldermen said they would like to get a better sense of Peru’s long-term planning so they do not overlap projects or replace sidewalk that the city was going to end up replacing anyway. City engineer Eric Carls said this long-term planning has led to some areas of town not having work done since they are scheduled for major overhauls. He said Peru’s east end near Sixth and Seventh streets will be a hotbed of sewer activities over the next decade and will see major infrastructure repairs during that time. But because that is in the plans for the future, the city has

THIS & THAT: SUBSTATION, POOL PROBLEM, SALUTE TO SCOUTS ä Peru is looking to see what to do about the Water Street substation. Mayor Scott Harl said the transformer has built up gases and may need to be addressed in the near future. He added it would be beneficial to the city to have a planned replacement of the substation, opposed to needing to make emergency repairs if it were to break down. ä Peru sent out requests for proposals for a feasibility study on installing a new pool and heard back from two companies. Westport Pools of Maryland Heights, Mo., and Counsilman Hunsaker of St. Louis each submitted proposals. Peru will be in contact with them. ä The city will provide police and fire vehicles to the St. Bede homecoming parade at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. ä Mayor Scott Harl recognized Eagle Scouts Christian Risk, Colton Sittler, Carson Vaske and Joseph Vlastnik with the “City of Peru Good Neighbor Recognition” for their various community projects to achieve the Eagle Scout rank. Projects included remodeling the concessions at Washington Park, painting the local food pantry, installing a story walk around Splash Field and landscaping work at Splash Field. been reluctant to spend money in that area on short-term fixes. Harl said the new fund may be in place by May 2020. The consensus among the council was to

move forward with it. Brett Herrmann is at (815) 2206933 or bherrmann@shawmedia.com.

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PUTNAM — Leon Gass will teach a class on the art of wood carving at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Putnam branch of the Putnam County Public Library.

Princeton library hosts program on The Biltmore PRINCETON — Visitors to Princeton Public Library can learn more about The Biltmore in Asheville, N.C., America’s largest private residence, a National Historic Landmark built in the 1880s by George Vanderbilt. The program is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. It’s one of North Carolina’s most popular tourist destinations.

Optimists seek more kindred spirits today to help community, youth PRINCETON — The Optimist Club of Princeton is hosting an informal informational meeting 5-6:30 p.m. today at Zearing Park for those interested in joining the club. The public is invited to come out for hot dogs, chips, drinks and ice cream. There will be a bouncy house and games to entertain kids of all ages. The Princeton Optimist Club has been around for over 50 years. The members meet once a month for a dinner meeting and program. The club does several projects throughout the year including Pumpkin Races in October and the annual Easter egg hunt. The motto of the Optimist Club is “Friend of Youth” and they are always looking for suggestions on how to work together with the community to benefit the youth of Princeton.

Hospital director will talk about next generation of healthcare tonight PRINCETON — At 6 p.m. today, Annette Schnabel, President and CEO of Perry Memorial Hospital, will be at the Princeton Public Library to give a presentation on “Transforming Healthcare for the Next Generation.” She will discuss the history of Perry Memorial Hospital and its changes throughout the past 100 years; challenges to rural healthcare access across Illinois and the country; and strategic planning for the future of healthcare in Princeton and the surrounding communities.

Reglin runs for re-election as circuit clerk PRINCETON — Bureau County Circuit Clerk Dawn Reglin has announced her intent to seek a second term as circuit clerk. Reglin was hired in 2005 by Circuit Clerk Michael Miroux and has continuously worked in the office until her election in 2016. The Office of the Circuit Clerk is responsible for maintaining Reglin a record of all cases filed and heard in the Bureau County court system. She said the job requires experience, management and organizational skills, plus attention to detail, knowledge of the law and knowledge of court procedures. “During my leadership, the office has been impacted by several mandates from the State of Illinois. The office has implemented mandatory electronic filing of civil cases, electronic filing of appeals and Research Illinois. The office has operated efficiently and improved customer service. The Bureau County Teen Court program has been maintained and updated with new board members and a coordinator,” she added. “Since I began my term, I have submitted court debt to the Illinois Comptroller’s Local Debt Recovery Program, that has resulted in additional money collected in unpaid court debt in the past two years. I have also worked with Credit Collection Partners in collecting over $130,000 in outstanding court See REGLIN Page A5

Chief deputy will retire, go part-time because of cuts By Dave Cook SHAW MEDIA

HENNEPIN — During Monday’s special meeting of the Putnam County Board, members approved additional steps to improve the county’s deteriorating financial condition. Despite reductions in both staff and other department expenses that have totaled roughly $275,000, the county still has a six-figure budget deficit to surmount. Board Chairman Steve Malavolti said county officials are striving to keep the county’s expenses at $2.9 million a year, or lower. The first action taken was to amend the abatement rates of the county’s portion of the BureauPutnam Enterprise Zone. With the exception of a separate levy for ambulance services, projects in the enterprise zone previously benefited from a 100% tax abatement for a decade. Following the amendment’s approval, future projects will now receive an abatement of only 75%.

ical figures under The board previously had been “I’ve got nothing the newly-approved amendtold many counment based on ties abate only a else to give. the addition of a portion of their taxes for indusI’ve already lost $5 million project within the zone. tries within their one, and I don’t According enterprise zones to Mehalic, the and remain sucwant to lose any abatement of cessful. 75% on a $5 milBoard memmore.” lion project could bers hope the bring in $12,350 new amend— Sheriff Kevin Doyle in annual revenue ment eventually to the county. provides some much-needed additional revenue SHERIFF’S OFFICE for the county. During a 2018 election, the STAFFING REDUCTION Following previous cuts to county tried to raise additional revenue through a countywide allowed overtime for members referendum to increase the cor- of the Putnam County Sheriff’s porate tax rate from .37 to .67, Office, as well as to replacement but it was rejected by more than vehicle purchases, the board ap75 percent of local voters. While proved the retirement of Chief 620 voters approved, 1,882 op- Deputy Chad Haage, with member Sheila Haage abstaining. posed the increase. His retirement, after 25 years At the .37 rate, the county collects about $553,000 a year. The of service, will be effective Jan. increased rate would have col- 31, 2020. On Feb. 1, 2020, Haage will lected about $1.04 million. Had it been approved, it would have return to the sheriff’s office as a closed the current deficit and part-time officer. He will not be likely prevented staffing cuts and allowed to work more than 999 discussions of service and bene- hours per year. Sheriff Kevin Doyle said this move will hopefit reductions. Supervisor of Assessments fully prevent the loss of addiTammy Mehalic previously pre- tional deputies. “I’ve got nothing else to give. sented the board with hypothet-

I’ve already lost one, and I don’t want to lose any more,” he said. Doyle said that besides Haage, the sheriff’s office has six fulltime deputies, but he added that one of those is assigned to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team. Haage serves as the investigative officer, and Doyle said his limited availability in the future will be a challenge. CANNABIS RETAILER TAX The board also approved a taxation ordinance that will allow the county to tax cannabis retailers 3.75% of their gross sales receipts if their business is located within an unincorporated area of the county. CHAIRMAN: CUT MORE Malavolti gave the board updated figures from the county’s department heads that include further potential cuts to their offices. The board will review the figures and further discuss them during a finance committee meeting at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 30. “This is about as tight a ship as you can get,” board member Charlie Lenkaitis said after looking at the proposed figures. “I told them to run as lean as possible,” Malavolti said.

Hennepin Canal’s biggest problem isn’t large State DNR, preservation official focuses on repair to small water-control gate By Craig Sterrett NEWS EDITOR

SHEFFIELD — With 100 miles of canal and 200 miles of levee, the No. 1 priority for the Hennepin Canal occupies less than half the width of the canal. That’s the word from Bob Appleman, programs manager for Illinois Department of Natural Resources as well as the deputy state historic preservation officer and director of the Illinois Office of Realty and Capital Planning. The Hennepin Canal staff and state overseers have plenty to be concerned about, ranging from beaver dams in drainage areas threatening the canal levees with possible washouts during flash flooding to not having a suitable trailer to transport heavy equipment to do canal levee repairs to prevent breaks. But Appleman considers priority No. 1 fixing, un-freezing or replacing the “guard lock” at Rock Falls. “It’s actually a water-control gate,” he said of the small gate and mechanism that moves it to regulate the amount of water that enters the feeder canal that provides water flow from the Rock River into the canal. “It’s the control mechanism we’re having trouble with.” Without the ability to shut off the water entering the canal, if there’s a break downstream in the feeder canal or the eastbound or westbound main channel of the canal, millions of dollars in collateral flood damage could occur to private or public properties alongside the canals. If the state can easily shut off the water flow from the Rock River, it can halt the flow to make repairs and limit damage to neighboring properties, said Appleman. Without that ability, the state has to find contractors to build a water bypass system for hundreds of thousands of dollars — which happened this winter and spring after a washout east of Tiskilwa — before it can make repairs. Appleman has no current estimate of what it might take to repair the gate, un-freeze its opening and closing mecha-

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Bob Appleman, a programs manager for Illinois Department of Natural Resources, as well as an official with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and Illinois Office of Realty and Capital Planning, says it’s a priority for the state to repair this water-control gate to protecting the entire canal and neighboring properties.

nism or replace the gate. Maybe it’s a $50,000 job, $100,000 or $250,000 or more expensive. “We need to evaluate how much of the structure needs to be fixed,” Appleman said. Over the next month or two, Appleman and the state will go through proper procedures to advertise for and find an engineer to evaluate the issue. It’s not a typical engineering evaluation, he said. Scuba diving will be needed for the evaluation, and when

repairs take place, a contractor probably will need to put in a temporary coffer dam to limit the amount of water that gets into the work area. “This is not that simple of a project,” Appleman said. “It’s not like fixing a spigot on the outside of the house. “Is it a replacement? Is it ice damage? Rust?” Whatever the case, Appleman emphasized the importance of controlling water flow its source. “It’s a valuable maintenance

item we need to have in place,” Appleman said. A DNR spokesman referred comment to Appleman last month but stated, “I can tell you we have to move through the selection and planning process yet, but hopefully will be able to move forward with repairs in the spring.” Craig Sterrett can be reached at (815) 220-6935 or ntlocal@ newstrib.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_NewsEditor.

Democratic candidate: Kinzinger’s reaction was ‘tone deaf’ Dani Brzozowski calls defense of Air Force stay at Trump resort corruption; U.S. Rep. notes: Rooms were $136 By Derek Barichello

Kinzinger’s district is challenging a statement the congressman made calling for Air Force offiA Democratic Congressional cials to stop any investigation candidate in U.S. Rep. Adam into Air Force crew who stayed SHAW MEDIA

at President Donald Trump’s resort in Scotland. La Salle County Democratic Chairwoman Dani Brzozowski, who announced last week her challenge to Kinzinger’s seat in 2020, said the Channahon Republican missed the point of why the story gained headlines. “The scandal is that, once again, Rep. Kinzinger has taken

an opportunity to defend the continued lining of President Trump’s pockets with taxpayer dollars,” Brzozowski said in a press statement. “It’s corruption, and Kinzinger both participates in that corruption and defends it. That’s the scandal.” Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran and member of the See ‘TONE’ Page A5

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Wisconsin Air National Guard, reacted to a Politico story reporting the joint Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard unit on a routine mission to Kuwait “went miles out of their way to spend the night at a resort in Scotland owned by President Donald Trump.” According to The Associated Press, the military transport took off from Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson in Anchorage in March and spent the night at Trump’s Turnberry resort, about 50 miles outside Glasgow. Kinzinger wrote in an op-ed for Fox News the Air Force crew was given a per diem for expenses, and has the right to pick any location and food choices within that amount, including the hotel room, according to the Department of Defense travel guidelines. Kinzinger called on Air Force officials to halt investigating the situation. The Democratic candidate said Kinzinger’s response is removed and “tone deaf” at a time when 40% of adults say they don’t have the ability to cover a $400 emergency. “The scandal here, of course, isn’t that our servicemen and women stayed in a decent hotel,” Brzozowski said. “The scandal is that Rep. Kinzinger took this opportunity not to point out critical economic challenges facing service members and veterans, or to draw attention to the people in his district for whom staying in a Trump hotel is an unfathomable luxury.” She said her father was a non-commissioned officer, noting there was a class difference between soldiers and commissioned officers, such as Kinzinger. She said her family was judicious in its spending with travel pay. “I can’t tell you how many stories my dad has about his ‘accommodations’ while traveling in the military,” Brzozowski said. “Certainly, there was no horseback riding on the beach, organic Scottish seaweed spa package, or ‘bucket-list’ golf course like the one featured at the Trump Turnberry.” Brzozowski said there are 1.4 million U.S. veterans who live in a household that participates in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Military flights making stopovers in Scotland are not unusual, and there were no rooms closer to the airport, Air Force spokesman Brig. Gen. Edward Thomas told The AP. A local government contractor made the Scotland reservations, and indicated there was not a room closer to the airport than the Trump resort, 54 miles away, Thomas said. He noted it was a reasonable distance to travel to receive the government rate for the rooms. He said the Trump resort had rooms for $136 a night, cheaper than a Marriott, which charged $161 a night. However, he said both are under the per diem rate of $166. Air Force overnight stays generally are based on mission requirements and government fuel contract availability, Kinzinger wrote, Kinzinger said some of his Air Force colleagues preferred pocketing the extra money from staying at a cheaper accommodation. “It’s a choice, and it’s that of our service members to make — not the firing squads on Twitter,” Kinzinger wrote. “And this choice is in the regulation written by our Department of Defense.”

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fines and fees since 2016. “I owe much of my success to my experienced staff for their dedication and hard work to adapt to ever changing procedures, laws and mandates. All deputy clerks have been cross-trained in other departments within the Office to help meet everyday demands. I am an active board member of the Bureau County United Way, Illinois Association of Court Clerk’s Zone 4 Secretary, Manlius Township Clerk, Greenville-Manlius Multi Township Treasurer and former Village of Manlius Trustee.

Cost of business and changing trends may be affecting bars By Ali Braboy

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Dan Burke has noticed a number of bars in the Illinois Valley are either for sale or closed. Nowadays, younger adults hold more house parties and stay home instead of going out as in the past. said Burke, vice president of the Starved Rock area Illinois Licensed Beverage Association chapter 176. Burke is one of the local leaders in the food and beverage industry hosting the state convention of the Illinois Licensed Beverage Association this week at Grand Bear Lodge, where legislation was discussed that affects bar owners and those in the hospitality industry statewide. Although not in attendance at the convention, a bar manager of Elle’s Tap in Peru said he’s noticed the area “looks a little quiet” and “softer” when it comes to traffic when he goes for rides in town than years past. After 36 years in the job, Kevin “Sluba” Ellerbrock has seen spurts of slower traffic. He did mention the cost of owning a bar has gone up over the years but couldn’t pinpoint the exact reason for “softer” traffic. Burke, an owner of the former 516 On First and Two Fools in La Salle, said the younger adults who do go out go out later in the night than people used to and come home closer to midnight, which is earlier than people used to be out. “It’s expensive to go out,” he said. “If you notice, drinks are going up,” explaining that the cost of doing business has gone up over the years for taverns, night clubs and bars. With all the new rules, regu-

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Bob Windy (left) and Jeff Yosowitz, co-owners of Star Union Spirits in Peru, talk with Katy Gough with Magnuson out of Rockford on Monday afternoon at Grand Bear Lodge in Utica. They were attending the annual convention of the Illinois Licensed Beverage Association this week where legislation was discussed that affects those who work with alcohol and the hospitality industry statewide. lations and licensing involved, “it’s quite costly to run a bar,” he said. Although not as many people go out on Friday or Saturday nights as in the past, he said “Sunday Fun Day,” has become popular for the area. Many people hop around for an hour or two on Sunday mornings and clear off the scene by noon or 1 p.m. He said many bars have Bloody Mary specials. “There are more people out on a Sunday morning at 11 than

in the past, and these topics are being dis-

cussed with authorities statewide. “Impairment is very important to be able to be understand,” she said, and she does fear that there will be instances where it may not be clear if someone was overserved or high on cannabis. She encourages those who are interested in the topic to attend local government meet-

there on Saturday at 11 (p.m.),” Burke said. Will the hard times get better for bars? He thinks we’ll see a stronger influence on chains such as Applebee’s, TGI Friday’s which have more money behind them, but there are a few corner bars that will do well. He predicts those who’re not current with today’s innovations in the bar industry will be weeded out. Are bar closures a statewide

ings and be vocal about concerns. Over 2,500 Illinois retail liquor businesses belong to the ILBA, a not-for-profit corporation. Its members include taverns, restaurants, fraternal clubs, package stores, bowling centers, golf courses, hotels, gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. About 189 people registered from all over Illinois for the three-day convention, and there were 34-39 vendors who came to the event that makes members aware of new and

and national phenomenon? “I think there’s some of that everywhere, but I think it’s particular in our area,” Burke said, explaining that there are many bars per capita here. The days of going out and tearing the town up until closing hour have gone by the wayside with new DUI laws, he said. Ali Braboy can be reached at (815) 220-6931 and countyreporter@newstrib.com. Follow her on Twitter @NT_LaSalle.

upcoming legislation that affects their work. Stubler said he attended the event to learn more about legislation. These are questions state officers have to figure out, Stubler said about the trouble about determining if someone is high on marjuana or being over served alcohol. “How come things aren’t in place?” Ali Braboy can be reached at (815) 220-6931 and countyreporter@ newstrib.com. Follow her on Twitter @ NT_LaSalle.

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Council split 3-2 on allowing recreational marijuana sales Same voting margin on tax for legal sales in 2020 By Goldie Rapp SHAW MEDIA

PRINCETON — Princeton City Council voted 3-2 Monday to impose a 3% tax on marijuana sales if a dispensary opens in Princeton next year. Mayor Joel Quiram and council members Ray Swanson and Jerry Neumann voted in favor of the tax, while council members Hector Gomez and Ray Mabry voted against it. Mabry said he opposes the sale of recreational-use marijuana within city limits. Gomez, a longtime member of Community Partners Against Substance Abuse, has taken a public stance against recreational marijuana. Last week, the city council learned the new law legalizing

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the road improvement and roundabout project, with Advanced Asphalt of Princeton submitting the low bid at $3.9 million. The bid could not be accepted at Monday’s meeting since it was turned in too late to make

however, was challenged by resident Geraldine Woodlief who pointed out people who don’t have Facebook had no idea a poll was being taken online. “So if we get a count of many more and they don’t want it, are you going to vote that way?” she asked. Neumann, Quiram and Swanson all said on Monday they have had several people reach out to them and expressed their support of a marijuana dispensary. Mabry and Gomez said an “overwhelming majority” of people reaching out to them were against it. “If you are in favor of this, please come talk to me,” Mabry said. “I’m not saying Jerry (Neumann) or Joel (Quiram) are wrong, I just get a different communication from people. What I hear face-to-face or over the phone is that they want me to vote against recreational marijuana being sold in city limits.”

recreational marijuana on Jan. 1 allows every community to have a dispensary. Therefore, it is now up to the city’s planning and zoning board to determine the proper zoning matters for a dispensary north of the railroad tracks. They meet on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The zoning board’s recommendation will be voted on by the city council Oct 21. If the recommendation is approved, it will advance to a second and final reading Nov. 4. If the recommendation is not approved, the city council will vote on Nov. 4 to ban a marijuana dispensary. City council members are sticking to their original viewpoints on this controversial issue, which was heavily discussed at a council meeting earlier this month. At that time, Neumann said he needed more time to think about where he stood on the issue, but he made it clearer Monday night by shar-

ing a public statement. “It’s my job to listen to both sides of an issue and make a decision consistent with the majority,” he said. The majority he referred to was Quiram’s recent Facebook poll that received 1,400 responses and showed 80% of voters were in favor of a dispensary in Princeton. “It’s my job to listen to both sides of an issue and make a decision consistent with the majority. We live in a democratic society where laws are created to serve the people. That means every citizen has a voice and their government makes laws based on the will of the people,” he said. “Our democracy does not allow me to reject or ignore the voices of the majority. This vote is not a referendum on whether marijuana should be allowed or banned. It’s about allowing someone to open a business.” The mayor’s Facebook poll,

the agenda. The council also debated the bidding process since the state’s prequalification process limited the number of companies that could bid. “We certainly want people that are qualified, but when the state is limiting competition I find it discouraging,” said alderman Mike Radtke. Mayor Scott Harl said the qualifications process is in place to make sure the city is getting

responsible bidders for the proj- an initial five-year contract, with ects. renewal options. The agreement the city is lookWHERE DOES DISPATCH GO? ing to present would have the If Peru does relocate its new city take care of maintenance police station in the North on the building during the initial Peoria Street area, Illinois Valley five years. Regional Dispatch likely will not follow suit. Brett Herrmann can be reached But that does not mean they at (815) 220-6933 or bherwill leave Peru. The city is will- rmann@shawmedia..com. ing to lease the current police Follow him on Twitter @NT_ station to the dispatch outfit on SpringValley.

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new jobs and be a boost for the agriculture industry. It also is a testament to the city, chamber and others that did a stellar job in helping to attract such a project to our area.

Three things to watch for this week in the Illinois Valley: 1. ADM flour mill on Wednesday will host a grand opening at its new Mendota facility. What: The mill is a $150 million investment that began more than two years ago. The company already owned a rail loop on the east side of Interstate 39 and south of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. Why: ADM officials said the mill will meet the growing demand for flour in the Midwest. Why it’s important to you: Jobs. This major investment could translate into more than 100

2. We are asking you to join in the “madness.” The annual Mad Hatter Ball takes place Friday at Celebrations 150. It’s for a great cause. What: The event features food, fun, a Mad Hatter and the crowning of a queen. More importantly, it showcases the work of young artists. This year’s honorees include: Emma Anderson, piano, and Reid Rynke, vocalist, La Salle-Peru Township High School; Erin Daniel, vocalist, and Alaina Gallion, dance, Ottawa Township High School; Victor Heredia, piano, and Mia Mautino, visual art, Hall High

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The country described by the Democrats running for president is mired in child poverty, riven with economic unfairness and broken in its approach to health care, crime and guns. The country presented by President Donald Trump is roaring and ascendant — and, hey, how about those moderating prescription drug prices? The reality, of course, is more complex than this tale of two nations. After three turns on the debate stage by the Democratic candidates, it’s become clear that for the most part they hew to actual statistics and other fundamentals more closely than does Trump, who routinely says false things and repeats them as if willing them into being. That’s not to say the Democrats are beacons of accuracy. Some will use older statistics when newer ones don’t suit their argument or give a selective reading of history when that fits the story they want to tell.

School; and Teaghan Tillman, visual art, Mendota High School. Tickets are $35 each and are available at the door or in advance at www.nciartworks. com or (815) 228-8204. Why: This ball benefits ARTwork’s programs and activities. NCI ARTworks assist artists of all ages. Why it’s important to you: Last year, the Illinois Arts Indicator Work Group proposed that arts education should constitute 5 percent of a school’s total state rating. Locally, schools are doing their part to achieve this ranking and better. It’s impressive to see this year’s honorees hail from several disciplines, including music, dance or visual arts. 3. L-P’s iconic Howard Fellows Stadium is scheduled to be resurfaced with turf. That

won’t happen this week but a fund drive is under way to pay for the project. What: The school board in July approved new turf contingent on raising a minimum of half the cost — $450,000 — through donations by May 31, 2020. Why: The current Howard Fellows surface has been deemed unsafe. This would be the school’s first since football field renovation since the mid1990s. Why it’s important to you: The board has opted to pay for the new field through donations. Unlike other major L-P renovations, this won’t come out of taxpayers’ pockets. That’s good news for taxpayers who are shouldering much of the cost of L-P’s recent multi-million dollar building renovation.

GUNS TRUMP: “Democrats want to confiscate guns from law-abiding Americans so they’re totally defenseless when somebody walks into their house with a gun.” — remarks Thursday to House Republicans in Baltimore. THE FACTS: That’s a vast overstatement. No Democratic candidates have proposed stripping all guns from Americans. One of the top 10 candidates, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, has proposed confiscating assault-type weapons such as the AK-47 through a mandatory buyback program. MIGRANTS JOE BIDEN, on the treatment of migrants in his time as Barack Obama’s vice president: “We didn’t lock people up in cages.” — Democratic presidential debate Thursday. THE FACTS: Yes they did. The “cages” — chain-link enclosures inside border facilities where migrants have been temporarily housed, separated by sex and age — were built and used by the Obama administration. The Trump administration has been using the same facilities. Democrats routinely accuse Trump of using cages for migrant children without acknowledging the same enclosures were employed when Biden was vice president. HEALTH CARE BERNIE SANDERS: “Every study done shows that ‘Medicare for All’ is the most cost-effective approach to providing health care to every man, woman and child in this country.” — Democratic debate. THE FACTS: No, not every study. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a report earlier this year that total spending under a single-payer system, such as the one proposed by Sanders, “might be higher or lower than under the current system depending on the key features of the new system.”

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Trump and the challengers from within Mark Sanford, the former representative and governor of South Carolina, has now joined former representative Joe Walsh and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld in challenging President Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential Byron York nomination. NEWSPAPER Of course ENTERPRISE they have ASSOCIATION no chance. But the hope of some Democrats and NeverTrumpers is that a primary challenge will weaken the president enough that he will lose to his Democratic opponent in the general election. Trump adversaries often note that no president who has faced a significant primary challenge in the last 50 years has gone on to win re-election. They point to President George H.W. Bush, who lost in 1992 after a primary challenge by Pat Buchanan. To Jimmy

Carter, who lost in 1980 after a primary challenge by Ted Kennedy. To Gerald Ford, who lost in 1976 after a primary challenge by Ronald Reagan. And to Lyndon Johnson, who withdrew in 1968 after a primary challenge by Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy. How can Donald Trump have a chance to win in 2020, now that he is facing challengers of his own? The answer is that there are primary challenges and then there are primary challenges. To say the least, there is a significant stature gap between Sanford-Walsh-Weld and the challengers of the past. Robert Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Ted Kennedy were major political figures at the height of their careers when they decided to take on sitting presidents. Buchanan was a well-known White House aide, commentator, television personality and all-around legend among conservatives. Sanford, Walsh and Weld are all former officeholders whose best years in politics are behind them. “Let me ask you something,” Buchanan told me in a recent conversation. “If Trump were not running in 2020, how would

Joe Walsh and Bill Weld and Mark Sanford do in the New Hampshire primary? They would do nothing. Their calling card is, we can’t stand Trump and he ought to be thrown out. If that’s all it is, it’s wholly negative.” Buchanan stunned Bush in New Hampshire in February 1992, taking 37% of the vote against the president’s winning total of 53%. Buchanan went on to chip away at Bush, winning between 20% and 35% of the vote in primary after primary. When it was over, Buchanan totaled 22% of the vote overall. He did it on the strength of a solid agenda. Reading Buchanan’s Dec. 10, 1991, speech announcing his candidacy, one is struck today by how contemporary it sounds — Buchanan staking out positions on trade, nationalism, interventionism, culture and the economy that seem remarkably current. “We will put America first,” Buchanan declared. Besides his obvious talent, Buchanan had other advantages over today’s challengers. Perhaps the biggest is that he was the only GOP opponent of the president. The other was that Bush had always had a

problem with the more conservative wing of the Republican Party. “That’s where the vacuum was,” Buchanan recalled. “It was among conservative Republicans dissatisfied with Bush, who believed Bush had promised certain things, and hadn’t delivered, and didn’t care about them.” That is how Buchanan, a conservative favorite, won 37% of the vote in New Hampshire against a president of his own party. But is there an analogous situation today with Trump, not among conservatives, with whom Trump is quite popular, but with moderate Republicans? Perhaps there is an opportunity for a hypothetical not-Trump candidate. But it seems unlikely that Weld, or Walsh, or Sanford would be that candidate. The president has serious reasons to worry about losing in the general election. In the RealClearPolitics average of polls, his job approval rating stands at 43%, against a 53.9% disapproval rating. Even though Trump won in 2016 with a high personal disapproval rating, there’s no assurance the states that gave him the election by narrow margins last time.

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‘Ghostbuster’ sequel to focus on a family of original film

By Ryan Pearson

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The upcoming “Ghostbuster” sequel will focus on the descendants of the original ghost-catchers who rushed around New York City in proton packs and jumpsuits. Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd revealed details of the new film, saying it is expected out next year and will star Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon and McKenna Grace. Reitman directed the original 1984 film and Aykroyd co-wrote and co-starred in it. Reitman’s son, Jason, is directing the new movie. “I think it’s a wonderful story because people seem to continue to be interested in 35 years after we came out with the first one. And I think we’re trying to expand it a little bit. And I think Jason’s movie does that,” Ivan Reitman said Thursday. “This is a story about a family.” Both men were at Universal Studios Hollywood, where they were promoting a “Ghostbusters”-themed “Halloween Horror Nights” maze attraction. The franchise was last revived in 2016 with a group of four actresses — Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones — taking over as the title characters, a gender reversal from the original. Aykroyd, who is a producer along with Reitman on the new “Ghostbusters,” praised the 2016 film but said it was time to hand off the mantle “to a new generation.” “Although the girls’ movie kept the concept and the ideas alive — and it was really good, they were great in it — it wasn’t like giving it to the new generation, the actual descendants of the original Ghostbusters. So we’re going to link to the DNA old and new there,” he said.

Fast-food world: Part 2 ‘Holy Chicken’ takes view from corporate world By Mark Kennedy

AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

NEW YORK (AP) — Last time out, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock ate only fast food for a month. This time, he’s the one dishing out the fried stuff. Spurlock has gone from being an avid Big Mac consumer in “Super Size Me” to serving his own chicken sandSpurlock wiches in “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!” — a sober look at an industry that processes 9 billion animals a year in America. “I think the intention is to kind of give you a different perspective of the fast-food world — the fast-food commodity world — from a much more corporate point of view,” said Spurlock. Viewers watch as the filmmaker goes to Alabama to learn about raising chicks and follow the process all the way until he opens his own chicken restaurant in central Ohio, the nation’s test-market capital. It’s been 15 years since he ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet. Since then, he’s seen See CHICKEN Page A8

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Jim Carter stars as Mr. Carson in a scene from “Downton Abbey.” The highly-anticipated film continuation of the “Masterpiece” series that wowed audiences for six seasons, will be released Friday in the United States.

Did you lose Downton Abbey in the British fog? Catch up here — and get ready for the movie By Leanne Italie

AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

NEW YORK (AP) — Does it feel like forever since we lost the style, splendor and scandals of “Downton Abbey?” Well, dust off your jewels and put up the kettle because the twists and turns at your favorite Yorkshire estate in early 20th-century Britain are back with a feature film, to the delight of fans and “Masterpiece,” among others involved in creating the show. “When we agreed to co-produce the television series we had no expectation that this was going to become a darling of the American audience,” said Susanne Simpson, deputy executive producer for “Masterpiece.” ‘‘It was really a surprise to all of us.” So, what to do about all those delicious details that may have faded after the six-season, upstairs-downstairs series ended in 2015 in the United Kingdom and the following year in the United States. We’ve got you covered with this guide to Downton’s past, but first a quick catch up on the cast. Key aristocrats and their original actors are back, including the Crawleys, of course. Hugh Bonneville is Robert Crawley, the 7th Earl of Grantham, and Elizabeth McGovern is Cora, his countess. They have three daughters, including their eldest, the opinionated Lady Mary, played by Michelle Dockery. Maggie Smith reprises her

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Elizabeth McGovern (from left)), Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox star in a scene from “Downton Abbey.” role as the wry matriarch Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham. So does her frenemy, Isobel Crawley Grey, played by Penelope Wilton. Below stairs, Joanne Froggatt remains Anna May Bates, lady’s maid to Mary, and Brendan Coyle returns as her selfless hubby, John Bates. There are newcomers on the big screen, but we’ll get to that later.

WHERE WE LEFT THINGS The PBS series concludes on New Year’s Eve, heading into 1926. The rich are selling off their estates in the crash and the middle class is ascending, but there’s even bigger news: Anna procures a shiny silver electric hair dryer at Mary’s request. You know, because progress. And it’s a beaut. Daisy, the assistant cook, can’t resist it, mak-

ing a mess of her hair. In other Anna news: She gives birth in Mary’s bedroom, on New Year’s Eve during Edith Crawley’s wedding, no less, as the series winds down. Sadly, Mr. Carson (the estate’s top dog as butler) has “the palsy,” which did in the careers of his dad and granddad. He agrees See ‘DOWNTON’ Page A8

These area fans weigh in on ‘Downton’ the TV show, the movie Brief intro on who you are, why you watched the TV show and will you see the movie: My name is Debbie Grivetti Buffington. I live in Hennepin and never miss an episode. I watched “Downton” because I love everything about it! The cast, the time period, the clothes, the castle, the scandals, the heartbreak, the surprises, the whole Crowley family and their love! As for the movie, of course I will see it! Favorite character and why: Hands down my favorite character is the Dowager Countess, Lady Violet Crowley! She throws out “zingers” as good as any Italian Grandmother, sometimes better! So many times she made the show! Favorite plot line: I loved AND hated Matt and Lady Mary’s storyline! When he died I swore I’d never watch it again! I lied. I loved that Carson and Mrs. Hughes found love and Anna and Bates storyline ... wow! Favorite episode: I really don’t have a favorite episode, one is better than the next! If you were the director, what would you like to see happen in the movie: The producers did exactly

what I hoped to see ... the Queen is coming! I’m binge watching every season now so I am ready and to make sure I haven’t forgotten anyone or anything! ***** Brief intro on who you are, why you watched the TV show and will you see the movie: I’m Courtney Driscoll. I’m married to Garey and we have three children, Evan, Camryn, and Lauren. I was introduced to “Downton Abbey” in 2013 after I had my last baby, and I have watched and re-watched it ever since. Favorite character and why: Violet Crowley. I think her oneliners are my absolute favorite thing about her. Violet’s sarcasm and dry humor is material I tend to gravitate towards. I enjoy her strong willed personality, and stiff upper lip attitude. Another aspect of her character that I appreciate is her subtle British nods of affection to her loved ones. It shows that she’s still human with a heart underneath her hard exterior. Favorite plot line: I don’t know if I would call it my favorite due to the content, but definitely the most impactful plot line, in my opinion, was when Anna

was raped by Lord Gillingham’s valet, Mr. Green. I don’t typically get moved to tears watching TV or movies, but this was something that moved me like nothing I’ve ever watched. They did a respectable job conveying such raw and real emotion on such a difficult topic, that impacts so many of us. I really liked the way this particular plot twisted and resolved. Favorite episode: One episode that sticks out in my mind immediately is when Carson was overly opinionated on Mrs. Hughes’ cooking after they were married. She then proceeded to pretend to be too hurt to cook, and she “dished back” what he was dishing her. I’m not at all saying my husband is like this ... but how relatable? It makes me chuckle watching this episode. If you were the director, what would you like to see happen in the movie: I would love to have the children of DA grown up, and see how the baton is passed down to them to begin active roles in the estate responsibilities. ***** Brief intro on who you are, why

you watched the TV show and will you see the movie: I’m Eric Tinley, social sciences instructor at Princeton High School, avid history, science fiction reader and TV/movie buff. Favorite character and why: Actress Maggie Smith (Violet Crowley), the matriarch of the Crowley family. She is smart, sassy and the first person anyone turns to in a crisis, she’s there for her family but won’t stand for any of her nonsense. Favorite plot line: I enjoy the historical aspect of 14 years of global change — a world war, the second industrial revolution, women’s rights and “scandalous” fashions. Also the clash of the social classes. If you were the director, what would you like to see happen in the movie: I’m sure Violet would like to get her own way in everything and the last word with her very sharp tongue. Also, to protect her family at all costs. She would also like to return to the old ways (pre-war) and have everyone know their place. — Tom Collins and Kim Shute, NewsTribune staff

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OTTAWA — Illinois Valley Quilters Guild at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in Ottawa Boy Scouts Museum, 1100 Canal St. Members will have a “yard sale” at the meeting. Many guild members will be selling new and used quilting items. Some items include featherweight sewing machines, vintage quilts, sewing notions, patterns, fabric yardage, wool, scrap packs, embellishments and yarn, books

Oglesby legion auxiliary to meet Oglesby American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in the clubroom. Officers will be installed and 2020 dues accepted. Chairpersons are Alice Ebner and Sharon Washkowiak.

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villainous Thomas Barrow take over. Leading up to her wedding, Lady Edith (the former spinster and one of Mary’s sisters) is surprised at The Ritz by Bertie Pelham, who had previously broken her heart. The arrangements for them to meet were an act of rare kindness on the part of Mary for Edith after years of rocky rivalry between the two. Pelham begs Edith’s forgiveness before the show concludes with their nuptials. First, Edith comes clean about her daughter, Marigold, who was born out of wedlock, and fends off the initial “damaged goods” qualms of Bertie’s judgy mother. “Edith is going to be happy. Just think about that,” gushes her American mom, Cora. “Hoorah,” rejoices Lord Grantham. “LORD KNOWS THEY DON’T DESERVE THEIR LUCK, THOSE TWO” That’s how Robert once summed up the Bateses. Before their happily ever after, with a brand new son, Anna and John had no luck. Anna was sexually abused by her stepfather and fought back with a knife before arriving at Downton. John is an injured war hero (he uses a cane after taking shrapnel in one leg) who was Robert’s soldier-servant during the second Boer War and saved Robert’s life in an explosion. Robert repays the debt by employing John as his new valet, but John must withstand all manner of resistance from doubters on staff who think his disability makes him unsuitable for the job. John’s personal life was equally challenging. His horrid first wife, Vera, killed herself with arsenic and set it up to look like he murdered her. John was sent to prison for a long stretch but was later freed. He had already spent time in prison after taking the fall for Vera in a theft of regimental silver. Specifically, 1924 wasn’t kind to Anna and John. Anna was attacked and raped by a visiting valet, Alex Green, but she tells only Mrs. Hughes, the housekeeper. Green turns up dead after

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masquerade as one made by Denker. When Denker is forced to attempt a broth, which is awful — to the delight of Spratt — his scheming backfires. Violet covers for Denker as she samples the foul soup: “It is, delicious,” Violet manages, spoon in hand. “There’s a point, Spratt, where malice ceases to be amusing.” Denker huffs at Spratt during a Christmas party: “God, you are a dreary little man.”

mysteriously being pushed or falling into traffic at Piccadilly Circus. Anna is charged after a witness reports seeing her near the body on the busy London road. Word also leaks of her earlier knife incident, with prosecutors planning to use that against her as evidence that she’s capable of violence. John is desperate to see Anna cleared. He falsely confesses to the murder as she awaits trial and then flees to Ireland. The two are eventually let off the hook and reunited. Got that? “IT IS, DELICIOUS” Gladys Denker. Septimus Spratt. Violet Crawley. Is there anything more fun on “Downton” than these three? In 1924, Violet hires Denker as her lady’s maid to replace Collins, who was never given a first name, by the way. Denker is an issue for Spratt, her butler, as Collins pretty much deferred to him. The sharptongued Denker, who pops up in Season 5, is another matter. The scheming is divine, especially in the episode in which Denker lies about her ability to make a good chicken broth. She doesn’t, and Spratt sets out to make sure Violet is well aware, including a sink dump of Daisy’s good soup intended to

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Spurlock came forward to detail his own history of sexual misconduct. FROM PAGE A7 He confessed that he an explosion in restaurants had been accused of rape while in college and had stressing freshness, artissettled a sexual harassanal methods, farm-to-table goodness and ethically ment case with a female assistant. He also admitted sourced ingredients. But nutritionally not much has to cheating on numerous partners. “I am part of the changed. problem,” he wrote. “There has been this Two years on, he said massive shift and people he’s “in the process of say to me, ‘So has the food continuing to heal and gotten healthier?’ And I continuing to get better say, ‘Well, the marketing and make amends to the sure has,’” he said. The film was to premiere people that I need to.” “For me there was a moat the Sundance Film ment of kind of realization Festival in 2017 but it was shelved at the height of the — as somebody who is a truth teller and somebody #MeToo movement when who has made it a point

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DEAD BUT NOT FORGOTTEN The series spans 14 years, starting in 1912, and the dead sort of piled up. Let us honor some of them here. Robert had no sons so his first cousin, James Crawley, was his presumptive heir. James’ only son was Patrick, who was unofficially intended for Mary, though she had little use for him. James died and Patrick was presumed dead in the sinking of the Titanic at the beginning of the series. That’s how Matthew Crawley — a distant relative — became Robert’s new heir. Technically speaking, he was a third cousin, once removed. Matthew fell truly, madly, deeply for Mary, but Mary — being Mary — took her time over eight tumultuous years before she finally accepted his second marriage proposal. They married in May 1920.

of trying to do what’s right — of recognizing that I could do better in my own life. We should be able to admit we were wrong.” Ironically, Spurlock’s film about fast-food chicken reemerges during a food feud over friedchicken sandwiches, with the nation obsessed with a Popeyes version. But viewers of “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!” may skip that menu item once they learn about the cruelty used to make it. Spurlock focuses on two parts of the fast-food world: chicken farmers stuck in a peculiar financial system and the attempt by fast-food chains

to deceive customers into thinking they’re eating healthier. Spurlock finds that advertising terms such as “all-natural,” ‘‘cage-free“ and ”hormone-free“ are virtually meaningless. He discovers that offering his chickens a few inches of walled-off space outside means they are now officially ”free-range.” He finds that 99% of the chickens we eat are produced by five companies. Talking to farmers, he uncovers a reward system they consider rigged, one they complain makes them “indentured servants” to Big Chicken.

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IN BRIEF White Sox fall 5-3 to Twins MINNEAPOLIS (AP) As the Minnesota Twins move closer to a postseason berth, José Berríos’ confidence grows. Berríos pitched into the eighth inning to win his second straight start, Mitch Garver hit a go-ahead double and the Twins rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 Monday night. Confidence is real, and every single guy here needs it to succeed to be their best self and their best version of them on the field, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. José certainly had it. Seeking their first AL Central title since 2010, the Twins opened a five-game lead over second-place Cleveland. At 92-58 with 12 games left, Minnesota is assured of its best record since finishing 94-68 in 2010. Given an extra day of rest between starts, Berríos (13-8) allowed two runs and five hits in 7 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts and two walks. He was rewarded with a standing ovation when he was removed. Every outing I’m feeling better and better, Berríos said through a translator. My arm was feeling great today. Berríos’ 188 1/3 innings are four shy of his career high, set last year. The two-time All-Star has changed his postgame routine in order to stay fresher between starts. He pitched into the eighth inning for just the fifth time this season. Tyler Duffey finished the eighth, and Sergio Romo allowed Eloy Jiménez’s homer leading off the ninth before getting an out. Taylor Rogers needed just eight pitches to finish a six-hitter for his 27th save in 33 chances. Following a weekend series against the Indians, Minnesota started a final stretch against teams with losing records: the White Sox, Kansas City and worst-in-the-majors Detroit. White Sox starter Reynaldo López gave up five runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

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BOYS SOCCER: MENDOTA 4, HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK 0

Defensive change fuels MHS victory By Brandon LaChance

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MENDOTA — Although the Mendota boys soccer team has an impressive record and are undefeated in the Big Northern Conference, the Trojans realize tweaks can still be made. One change came Monday in a non-conference match against Hinckley-Big Rock, as MHS coach Nick Myers attributed moving freshman Rafael Romero

from the midfield to the center back position to strengthen the Trojans’ defense. The defense shutout HBR, while Mendota’s offensive weapons continued to score for a 4-0 Trojan victory. “We’ve been getting lucky. We’ve been giving up three or four goals a game, but we’re outscoring the other teams,” Myers said. “I’m more of a defensive minded coach so that has been bothering me. The one change

we made tonight and it worked was, we put Rafa Romero — he’s a (6-foot-2) freshman and has been subbing in as a midfielder — in the back as a center back and moved Abraham Guzman in the midfield. It seemed to work. “(Romero) literally won every ball in the air. With his size, it’s going to take a lot to win a ball from him. We’ve talked about it, we have to stop the bleeding. We have to quit coming out flat footed and giving up easy goals.

That’s been our downfall.” Mendota’s accurate passing led to three fast goals against the Royals. The first goal came at 7:23 when sophomore Yahir Diaz led senior Emiliano Arteaga’s goal with a beautiful cross pass through three HBR defenders. “We should have had more than four goals, but we did pretty good,” Diaz said. “We communicated well and were talking See MENDOTA Page B3

MLB: CUBS 8, REDS 2

Schwarber lifts Cubs

Brees tears ligament on throwing hand NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been diagnosed with a torn ligament near the thumb of his throwing hand that is expected to sideline him at least six weeks, said a person familiar with the situation. Brees has elected to have surgery, but it is not yet clear when the operation will take place or who will perform it, the person said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the diagnosis has not been announced. Brees left Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams in the first quarter after the thumb on his right hand hit the hand of on-rushing Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald on the follow trough of a throw. The Saints lost the game 27-9, with backup Teddy Bridgewater going 17 for 30 passing for 165 yards during the last three-plus quarters.

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Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber (right) celebrates his three-run home run off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Kevin Gausman with Ben Zobrist during the first inning of Monday’s game in Chicago. The Cubs defeated the Reds 8-2. By Jay Cohen

AP SPORTS WRITER

CHICAGO — Playing without Anthony Rizzo, the Chicago Cubs turned to Kyle Schwarber. And Nicholas Castellanos. And Alec Mills. It seemed like everyone helped out. Schwarber hit a three-run homer and made a diving catch in left field, and the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory. Castellanos added a two-run double in the eighth inning as Chicago moved a season-high 14 games above .500. The Cubs

have outscored opponents 59-18 during their streak. “This is the time,” Castellanos said. “We’re facing adversity and we’ve got to stare it down. There’s a lot of guys in this room who’ve got to step up.” The Cubs (82-68) pulled within a half-game of Washington for the top spot in the wild-card standings and stayed two games back of NL Central-leading St. Louis, which held off the Nationals for a 4-2 win. Steve Cishek, Mills (1-0), Rowan Wick, Kyle Ryan and David Phelps combined for 5 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of an ineffective Cole Hamels. It was Mills’ first major league

Boroski lives his dream Joe Boroski recently witnessed something he didn’t know if he would have the opportunity to experience. He had the chance to see his grandson play varsity football. “I’m 73, I played football at Hall and I coached business and economics at Hall for 30 years,” Boroski said. “My kid (Brian Boroski) played at Hall and his son (Cullen Boroski) is a junior at Class 8A A SPORTING Zion-Benton. When you CHANCE think about living long Brandon enough to LaChance see your NEWSTRIBUNE grandson SPORTS WRITER play, that’s a dream. “And it happened. I couldn’t believe it.” The former Red Devil had a football-full day Aug. 29 as his wife MaryAnn Boroski and

win in his 17th big league appearance. “Every time he shows up, he does something good for us,” manager Joe Maddon said, “and he does it in a very quiet, professional manner. He’s outstanding.” It was Chicago’s first game since Rizzo had an MRI that showed the big first baseman had a moderate lateral right ankle sprain sustained during Sunday’s 16-6 victory over Pittsburgh. Rizzo will wear a walking boot for five to seven days, casting doubt on his availability for the rest of the season. “We’re not shutting any doors, but we’re realistic that this is a

Lady Cavs still undefeated After Monday’s 25-20, 25-22 victory over Yorkville in La Salle, the La Salle-Peru volleyball team still hasn’t given up a set this season as it remains undefeated (11-0). Against the Lady Foxes, Kamryn Olson recorded 13 points, 12 assists, 12 kills, two aces and a block, while Paige Champlin had 11 assists and nine points.

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Joe Boroski (right) didn’t know if he would live long enough to see his grandson Cullen Boroski (center) play football. On Aug. 29, Boroski saw his bloodline in action as his son Brian Boroski coached the Zion-Benton freshman team and Cullen started his first varsity game. grade Cullen asked me, him traveled to Kenosha, Wis. ‘Grandpa what position did to watch the Zee-Bees battle you play,’ I said, ‘I played nose Indian Trail. tackle,’” Joe Boroski said. “He The day started with the asked, ‘What is a nose tackle Boroski couple checking out and what does it do?’ I told Brian and his freshman team. him, ‘My job is to beat up the Brian has been the freshman center, so I destroyed the whole football coach and a chemistry play.’ He looked at me and said, teacher at Z-B for 25 years. ‘Oh, I don’t see any centers It ended with them watching over me.’ Cullen make his first varsity “They play a west coast start at right tackle in a 54-34 offense and they some times loss. “When he was in seventh See LACHANCE Page B3

legitimate injury that under ideal circumstances would take some time to heal,” president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said. Cincinnati (70-81) had won three of four, but the Reds went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base. “We had opportunities early and didn’t get enough out of those,” manager David Bell said. “It turns out that was kind of the difference.” Kevin Gausman (3-9) pitched two innings in his first start since the Reds claimed him off waivers from the Braves last month. The

Putnam County def. LaMoille-Ohio 25-13, 26-24 The Lady Panthers were almost taken to three sets by the Lady Lions, but PC held on to win Monday’s non-conference contest in LaMoille. PC (5-4-1) was led by Morgan Hundley’s 14 assists, seven digs, four aces and a kill. Caitlyn Cioni had a team-high five kills for the Lady Panthers, while Avery Lamis had a team-best eight points and the lone PC block. Kiersten Shevokas tallied eight points and two aces for L-O. Ki’Ayana Moore recorded five blocks and Kylee Brown had

team highs of seven assists and four kills.

Mendota def. Princeton 25-21, 28-26 MHS evened their record to .500 (5-5) with a hard fought non-conference victory against the Tigresses Monday at Mendota. Ella Massey did a little bit of everything with 15 assists, 12 digs, three blocks and two kills, while Anna Bokus recorded 10 points, seven kills and three aces. PHS (6-4) was led by Katie Bates’ 15 assists, 12 digs, two kills and an ace. McKenzie Hecht had a team-high seven kills and Abby Peterson led the defense with 14 digs.

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Scoreboard Fieldcrest, 7 p.m.

Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Henry at Seneca, 7 p.m.

Earlville at Dwight, 4:30 p.m.

Earlville at Hinckley-Big Rock, 6:30 p.m.

CO-ED GOLF

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Fieldcrest at Livingston County Invitational, 1 p.m.

Black Hawk at IVCC, 6 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Home games are dark, road games are white

WEDNESDAY

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

Reds Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Reds 7:05 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 6:15 p.m. WCIU/ ABC7/ WGN/ FOX WGN ESPN MLBN MLBN Twins Twins 6:40 p.m. 6:40 p.m. NBCSC NBCSC

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Tigers Tigers 6:10 p.m. 5:10 p.m. NBCSC NBCSC

Cubs Nationals Cubs Nationals Cubs 12:15 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:15 p.m. FSM/ FSM/ FSM/ FSM FOX MLBN MLBN MLBN Next Mon, 7:15 Redskins ESPN

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Cubs games can be heard on WSCR-AM 670, White Sox games can be heard on WGN-AM 720, Cardinals games can be heard on WLPO-AM 1220 or WLPO-FM 103.9 and Bears games can be heard on WBBM-AM 780.

TODAY

nam County, Fieldcrest at Ot tawa Six-Team Meet, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS GOLF La Salle-Peru at Morris, 4 p.m.

Hall, Putnam County, Princeton, Kewanee, West Carroll at Bureau Valley, 4:30 p.m.

St. Bede, Hall at Newman, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

Stark County, Somonauk at Putnam County, 4 p.m.

La Salle-Peru at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Mendota at Oregon, 4 p.m.

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

Princeton, Bureau Valley at Fulton, 4 p.m. Amboy-LaMoille at Forreston, 4 p.m.

Princeton at Streator, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Fieldcrest, Henry at Eureka Invitational, 2:30 p.m.

Sycamore at La Salle-Peru, 6 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER

Princeton at St. Bede, 7 p.m.

Sandwich at La Salle-Peru, 6 p.m.

Erie-Prophetstown at Hall, 6 p.m.

Princeton at DePue-Hall, 4:30 p.m.

Putnam County at Midland, 7 p.m.

Dixon at Mendota, 6 p.m. Princeton at DePue, 6:30 p.m.

Newman at Bureau Valley, 6 p.m.

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY

DePue at Woodland, 6 p.m.

La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Put-

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at

La Salle-Peru at Rochelle, 6 p.m. Bureau Valley at Hall, 6 p.m.

BOYS GOLF Morrison, Fulton at St. Bede, 4 p.m. Putnam County, Midland at Seneca, 4 p.m. Bureau Valley, Rockridge at Orion, 4 p.m. Hinckley-Big Rock at Earlville, 4:30 p.m.

Peoria Christian at Putnam County, 7 p.m. Rockford Lutheran at Mendota, 6 p.m. Princeton at Newman, 6 p.m. LaMoille-Ohio at Serena, 6:30 p.m. DePue at Lowpoint-Washburn, 6 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER Earlville at Somonauk, 4:30 p.m.

CO-ED CROSS COUNTY Putnam County at St. Bede, 4:30 p.m.

Flanagan-Cornell at Fieldcrest, 7 p.m.

Indianapolis 19, Tennessee 17 Baltimore 23, Arizona 17

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

New England 43, Miami 0

IVCC at Triton, 4 p.m.

East

Buffalo 28, N.Y. Giants 14

WOMEN’S TENNIS

W New England 2 Buffalo 2 N.Y. Jets 0 Miami 0 South W Houston 1 Indianapolis 1 Tennessee 1 Jacksonville 0 North W Baltimore 2 Cleveland 1 Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh 0 West W Kansas City 2 Oakland 1 L.A. Chargers 1 Denver 0

Rockford Christian at Mendota, 4 p.m. Princeton at Sherrard, 4 p.m. Henry at Roanoke-Benson, 4 p.m. Somonauk at Earlville, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER La Salle-Peru at Morris, 4:30 p.m. Mendota at Winnebago, 4:30 p.m. Sterling at Princeton, 6 p.m.

PF PA 76 3 45 30 19 40 10 102

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .500 .500 .000

PF 41 43 60 38

PA 42 47 32 53

L 0 1 2 2

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .000 0 .000

PF 82 36 37 29

PA 27 46 62 61

L 0 1 1 2

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .000

PF 68 34 40 30

PA 36 44 37 40

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY

W Dallas 2 Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Giants 0

L 0 1 2

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .000

PF 66 52 31

PA 38 51 63

L.A. Rams at Cleveland, 7:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 Chicago at Washington, 7:15 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League

CINCINNATI REDS — Selected the contract of INF Christian Colon from Louisville (IL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Claimed INF Corban Joseph off waivers from San Francisco.

Atlanta 24, Philadelphia 20 Monday’s Result Cleveland 23, N.Y. Jets 3 Thursday, Sept. 19 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 Miami at Dallas, Noon Oakland at Minnesota, Noon

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled C Luis Torrens from Amarillo (TL). Reinstated RHP Garrett Richards from the 60-day IL. Transferred LHP Adrian Morejon to the 60-day IL. FOOTBALL

Baltimore at Kansas City, Noon

National Football League

Atlanta at Indianapolis, Noon Detroit at Philadelphia, Noon Denver at Green Bay, Noon

East

Amboy-LaMoille at Rochelle

Chicago 16, Denver 14

Cincinnati at Buffalo, Noon

Hinckley-Big Rock at Earlville, 4:30 p.m. Hall, Putnam County at St. Bede, 4:30 p.m.

Kansas City 28, Oakland 10 L.A. Rams 27, New Orleans 9

L 1 1 1 2

Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

National League

Houston 13, Jacksonville 12

T Pct 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000

New Orleans at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Green Bay 21, Minnesota 16

San Francisco 41, Cincinnati 17

L 0 0 2 2

Houston at L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

Seattle 28, Pittsburgh 26

Detroit 13, L.A. Chargers 10

NFL

Carolina at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Matt Blood director of player development; Kevin Buck director of baseball administration; and Mike Snyder director of pro scouting. Promoted Brad Ciolek to supervisor, domestic scouting operations; Di Zou to manager, baseball systems; and Hendrik Herz and Chad Tatum to scouting analysts. Claimed RHP Eric Hanhold off waivers from the New York Mets. Designated LHP Ty Blach for assignment.

MEN’S SOCCER

La Salle-Peru at Sycamore, 4 p.m.

PA 34 36 46 50

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

FOOTBALL

BOYS GOLF

PA 19 37 33 24

Newark at Earlville, 6:30 p.m.

St. Bede, Putnam County at Fieldcrest, 4:30 p.m.

THURSDAY

PA 45 48 55 50

Woodland at Henry, 6 p.m.

GIRLS GOLF

IVCC at DuPage, 3 p.m.

Sunday’s Results Dallas 31, Washington 21

IVCC at Lincoln, 6 p.m.

Sterling, Indian Creek, Prophetstown at Princeton, 4 p.m.

Washington 0 2 0 .000 48 South W L T Pct PF Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 37 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 36 New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 39 Carolina 0 2 0 .000 41 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 31 Detroit 1 0 1 .750 40 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 44 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 19 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 72 L.A. Rams 2 0 0 1.000 57 Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 49 Arizona 0 1 1 .250 44 Thursday Result Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 14

ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived injured DT Ra’Shede Hageman. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed RB Elijah McGuire from the practice squad. Placed QB Drew Stanton on injured reserve.

N.Y. Jets at New England, Noon N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed S Raven Greene on injured reserve. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed CB Mark Fields to the practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS — Claimed TE Kaden Smith off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers. Waived RB Paul Perkins. NEW YORK JETS — Signed QB Luke Falk from the practice squad. Waived S Bennett Jackson. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed WR Amara Darboh to the practice squad. Wavied WR Emanuel Hall from the practice squad. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed DL Stefan Charles, DL Jeremiah Clarke, OL Tristan Nichelson and DB Robert Priester to the practice roster. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned G David Tendeck, D Axel Bergvist, D Dennis Busby, D Connor Hall, D Brady Lyle, C Liam Kirk, C David Levin, C Valentin Nussbaumer and RW Eric Uba to their junior teams. American Hockey League LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Re-signed F Steven Swavely to a one-year contract. COLLEGE FORDHAM — Named Lindsey Scherf assistant track and field/cross country coach. MINNESOTA STATE — Named Scott Nelson director of marketing and community engagemant. PROVIDENCE — Named Kevin Gould men’s assistant lacrosse coach/offensive coordinator. RANDOLPH — Named Shakena Richardson women’s assistant basketball coach. VIRGINIA — Signed men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett to a one-year contract extension.

NFL: BROWNS 23, JETS 3

Beckham puts on show in MetLife return By Dennis Waszak Jr.

AP PRO FOOTBALL WRITER

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Odell Beckham Jr. felt right at home again — in the end zone and on the highlight reels. With an 89-yard touchdown catch and a spectacular one-handed grab in his return to MetLife Stadium, the Browns wide receiver helped lift Cleveland past the short-handed and banged-up New York Jets 23-3 on Monday night. “We got the ball in (No.) 13’s hands,” Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry said, “and let him go.” Beckham, traded from the Giants in March, helped the Browns (1-1) bounce back from a 30point loss to Tennessee in their opener to top the Jets (0-2) and give Freddie Kitchens his ﬁrst win as Cleveland’s coach.

It all came after Beckham called out Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams last Thursday, saying the coach — then with the Browns — instructed players to hurt him in a preseason game in 2017. Williams denied Beckham’s accusations and jokingly asked reporters: “Odell who?” Williams, who led the Browns to a 5-3 record as their interim coach last season, also chided reporters for giving Beckham attention and wouldn’t call him one of the NFL’s most dynamic players. “Everything fuels me,” Beckham said. “Good comments, bad comments, I feel all of that. I just want to be the very best that I can and be the leader I am supposed to be.” Well, Williams clearly knows who Beckham is now. The coach was seen shouting angrily on the

sideline after Beckham’s touchdown. “Who?” Beckham said when asked about Williams’ comments. “No, everybody has the right to their own opinion. He’s a phenomenal coach, he’s got a great defense, but I’m done talking about it, you know? We won, so I just tried to make plays to help the team.” Beckham ﬁnished with six catches for 161 yards and the TD from Baker Mayﬁeld, who couldn’t believe Williams’ comments. “He said that? Jesus,” the Browns quarterback said, shaking his head. “Next question. Not a dynamic football player? OK.” New York lost quarterback Trevor Siemian to an ankle injury in the second quarter, and Luke Falk — promoted from the practice squad earlier in the

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day — played the rest of the game. Siemian was starting in place of Sam Darnold, who’s sidelined for at least a few weeks while recovering from mononucleosis. “Yeah, it’s been a weird week,” Falk said. “A week ago, I was on the practice squad and then tonight I’m standing in front of you guys after playing in a game.” The Jets couldn’t get anything going on oﬀense, and the Browns blew open the game late in the third quarter. Falk led the Jets on their longest drive of night to that point — 60 yards — but Le’Veon Bell could only get 1 yard on a fourthand-2 pass, turning the ball over on downs at the Browns 11. On the next play, Mayﬁeld hit Beckham with a slant pass, and the receiver outran the Jets’ defenders all the way to the end zone for an 89-yard TD that put Cleveland up 23-3 with 3:32 remaining in the third quarter. “That did it and that was huge for us,” said running back Nick Chubb, who had a 19-yard TD run. “We took all the momentum away from them with that long run. After that, it was our game to lose.” Beckham helped the

Browns take a 3-0 lead on their first possession on Austin Seibert’s 23-yard field goal — a drive highlighted by a spectacular 33-yard, one-handed grab that got Cleveland down to the Jets 4. It was reminiscent of Beckham’s highlight-reel, one-handed reception for the Giants on “Sunday Night Football” as a rookie in 2014. On this one, Mayfield found Beckham down the right sideline, and the receiver stuck out his right hand to snare the ball behind Nate Hairston, starting in place of Trumaine Johnson — in nearly the same spot as his big catch five years ago. And, yes, Beckham was wearing his expensive watch — despite the NFL telling him last week not to. Beckham then had to come out of the game briefly because officials made him change his mirrored visor, saying it was reflective. He returned with a clear visor on his helmet. Seibert’s 48-yarder gave the Browns a 6-0 lead with 6:15 left in the opening quarter as Cleveland outgained New York 101-4 in the first quarter. “We’ve got to take a hard look at this and figure

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Their affection is timeless. Their devotion is ageless. Their love is forever. Ashley Heagy La Salle-Peru Swimming & Cross Country Heagy had a busy and successful week. In swimming, she won two individual events and swam on two winning relays Tuesday, won an event and earned three seconds on Wednesday and had two seconds and a third on Saturday. In cross country, she won the Princeton invitational by nearly two minutes.

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Olson reached some impressive milestones this week as she recorded her 1,000th career kill and her 1,000th career point as L-P remained perfect. She had 12 points, 10 digs, seven kills, two aces and a block against Morris and 17 points, 12 assists, six digs, four kills and two aces against Plano.

Diaz had a big week with a hat trick against Byron, a goal against Ottawa and an assist in an overtime win over Genoa-Kingston.

Lorton complete 14-of-18 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown while also running for a TD as the Knights moved to 3-0.

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out what’s going on,” Jets coach Adam Gase said. NOW WHAT? Siemian was sidelined after throwing a long incomplete pass to Ryan Griffin. Cleveland’s Myles Garrett slammed into him, and fell on top of him. Siemian appeared to roll his left ankle as Garrett, who was penalized for roughing the passer, sent him to the turf. Siemian was on crutches and his left foot in a walking boot in the locker room. He will have an MRI on Tuesday. Falk replaced Siemian with 7:58 left in the half and helped the Jets get their first points on a 46yard field goal by Sam Ficken, the team’s fourth kicker since July. Siemian finished 3 of 6 for 3 yards, while Falk was 20 of 25 for 198 yards as the Jets lost their seventh straight at home, dating to last season. STATS Mayfield, who beat the Jets last year in his NFL debut during a Thursday night game that ended Cleveland’s 19-game winless skid, was 19 of 35 for 325 yards, including the TD to Beckham, and an interception. ... Garrett had three of the Browns’ four sacks. ... Bell had 68 yards rushing on 21 carries and 10 catches for 61 yards for the Jets. EMOTIONAL RETURN Browns defensive end Chris Smith played after his girlfriend, Petara Cordero, was killed in a car accident last week. The 26-year-old Cordero was killed after she exited Smith’s Lamborghini and was standing on the highway’s shoulder when she was hit by an oncoming car. INJURIES Browns: TE David Njoku sustained a concussion in the opening quarter and didn’t return. ... S Morgan Burnett injured his quadriceps. Jets: LB Jordan Jenkins left in the first quarter with a calf injury. ... WR Demaryius Thomas, making his Jets debut after being acquired from New England last week, injured a hamstring. UP NEXT Browns: host Los Angeles Rams next Sunday night in their second straight primetime game. Jets: at AFC East rival New England next Sunday.

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Sports MLB: CARDINALS 4, NATIONALS 2

Ozuna’s four RBIs, throw to plate helps Cards win By Warren Mayes

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ST. LOUIS — Dakota Hudson is a big fan of Marcell Ozuna’s arm. Ozuna drove in four runs and threw out a runner at home plate from left field, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Monday night. “That’s the second one he’s had for me this year,” Hudson said of Ozuna’s assist to the plate. “He’s looking really good. He threw a perfect one in there to save a run.” St. Louis maintained a twogame NL Central lead over the second-place Chicago Cubs, who closed within a half-game of the Nationals for the top NL wild card Nationals manager Dave Martinez missed the game following a heart procedure in Washington, and bench coach Chip Hale was in charge of the dugout. “I’m sure he’ll give us a call after the game if he’s up,” Hale said. “I know he’s been through a battery of tests. Hopefully he’s feeling good.” Ozuna hit a two-run homer in the first off Stephen Strasburg, who walked Dexter Fowler leading off. “I was in the same division as him and I faced him a lot,” Ozuna said. “I know this guy. I know what I can handle to get a good at-bat.” Ozuna has faced Strasburg 41 times and has 12 hits, including three home runs and six RBIs. “I figured based on his numbers that Ozuna would have a good night, but I feel that way every night about him,” St. Louis manager Mike Shildt said. “It was a nice, nice job by him all the way around tonight. I’m pleased with the homer and two-run but the throw, he’s put a lot of time, effort and energy in his arm. He is sincere about being a complete player.” Washington tied the score 2-2 on Víctor Robles’ RBI single in the fourth and Anthony

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card a 207 to best Princeton’s 233. Orion didn’t have a team score with only three golfers. Gianna Gravetti shot a 51, Alyssa Heitz added a 52 and Camile Carlson chipped in a 54 for the Lady Bruins. Izzi Hall was the Tigresses best golfer with a 53.

Sandwich 218, La Salle-Peru 248

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St. Louis Cardinals’ Marcell Ozuna (No. 23) follows through on a two-run home run during the first inning of Monday’s game against the Washington Nationals in St. Louis. The Cardinals beat the Nationals 4-2. Rendon’s 34th homer leading off the sixth. Ozuna charged on Robles’ hit and made a one-hop throw to catcher Yadier Molina, who tagged out Asdrúbal Cabrera trying to score from second. “I’m getting my rhythm back,” Ozuna said. “I’m almost there.” Sean Doolittle (6-5) walked Fowler with one out in the seventh, Hunter Strickland walked Paul Goldschmidt with two outs and Ozuna doubled just inside the left-field line, just the second hit in 11 at-bats for the Cardinals with runners in scoring position. “He just missed with his pitch,” Hale said. “He just sort of pulled it across the plate, and Ozuna did

Pirates Invitational Monday at the Senica Deer Park Golf Club. Yorkville won with a 316, Minooka was second with 317 and Ottawa finished third with 324.

At Peoria Henry-Senachwine was third in a Tri-County Conference triangular Monday at the Newman Golf Course. H-S finished with a 220 to fall behind Peoria Christian’s 164 and Seneca’s 177.

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The Lady Cavaliers fell in an La Salle-Peru 2, Serena 1 The Cavaliers were victorious Interstate Eight Conference dual in Monday’s non-conference Monday in Sandwich. match at the La Salle Sports At Pontiac Complex. Fieldcrest carded a 507 to finish seventh in Monday’s Pontiac Orion-Sherrard 8, Princeton 1 Invitational. Calli Nix shot a 106 for the PHS couldn’t keep up with it’s Knights best score, which tied opponent Monday in Princeton. her for ninth. Prairie Central won the invite WOMEN’S SOCCER with a 417.

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La Salle-Peru graduates Sabrina Poole and Mya Hewitt scored goals for the Eagles but it wasn’t With a score of 345, La Salle- enough to pull out a non-conferPeru took fourth at the Ottawa ence win Monday in Palatine.

At Oglesby

LaChance FROM PAGE B1

never see a guy over them. It’s not like when we used to play a five-man front on defense. When I coached, we ran a 4-4.” Cullen is a three-sport athlete as he finished third in the junior varsity North Suburban

Cubs

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right-hander has been a starter for most of his career, and Bell wanted to give him another look in that spot while giving the rest of his rotation an extra day of rest. Gausman got into trouble in the first when Chicago put runners on first and second with one out. Schwarber then connected for the second straight day, driving a 2-2 pitch deep to center.

a nice job.” Hudson (16-7) won for the sixth time in seven starts, giving up two runs and five hits in seven innings. “I didn’t have very much tonight,” Hudson said. “The ball was moving a lot, but I didn’t have the best command. I had to battle with what I had.” John Brebbia, Andrew Miller and Martínez followed with perfect relief. One day after he was released from a hospital following respiratory problems caused by asthma and allergies, Martinez needed just two pitches to retired Ryan Zimmerman on a flyout for his 20th save in 23 chances.

“I told them I had two innings in me because right now, I feel good. I needed just two pitches,” Martinez said. “I’m focused to compete. I was happy to get out there. They need me. I’m ready for tomorrow and the next day.” Strasburg gave up two runs, three hits and four walks in five innings, his shortest outing since Aug. 3. He is 3-2 in his last nine outings after winning seven straight starts in late June and July, leaving his record at 17-6.

his 27th hold. BASE BURGLERS Molina, Kolten Wong, Tommy Edman and Dexter Fowler all stole second base, raising the Cardinals’ NL-leading total to 109.

UP NEXT Nationals: LHP Patrick Corbin (12-7, 3.20) is 1-2 with a 4.89 ERA against the Cardinals. His lone win came in 2016 when he pitched for Arizona. Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (9-13, 4.28) beat the Nationals 5-1 on May 1 when matched HOLD ON Miller tied his season best with against Max Scherzer.

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Dolphins’ odds of winning SB, 20,000 to 1 By Steven Wine

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season-opening 59-10 loss to Baltimore. The Dolphins gave up 16 points on the Patriots’ first nine drives before the defense collapsed from the toll of carrying Miami’s punchless offense on a hot day. “We played together, we communicated, we played hard,” linebacker Jerome Baker said. “That’s the little light that we had. Ultimately we didn’t get the job done.” The defense lost a starter Monday night when the Dolphins traded disgruntled defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a first-round draft pick in 2020.

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins had forced a punt for once, and Jakeem Grant was about to field the kick when teammate Johnson Bademosi ran into him and sent him sprawling, so the ball was downed at the 8-yard line. This team literally cannot get out of its own way. The Dolphins are 0-2 and have been outscored 102-10; no team since 1961 had a worse point differential after two games. Miami’s odds of winning the Super Bowl have soared to 20,000 to 1, or 20 times worse than any other team. Here are things to know about WHAT NEEDS HELP the team that’s winning the race The Dolphins were shut out to the bottom in 2019: at home for the first time since 2010 and netted 38 yards in the WHAT’S WORKING first three quarters. An awful Miami’s defense was bet- offensive line might make it ter in Sunday’s 43-0 loss to impossible to quarterback the New England, if only because Dolphins, but rookie coach the bar was set so low in the Brian Flores is weighing whether

Conference wrestling rankings last year as a sophomore. He also recorded 10 kills in one boys volleyball match as an underclassman. Seeing his grandson put on shoulder pads and a helmet and take the football field was special in more ways than simply watching him play. Football has been a Boroski tradition since Joe played for

Hall in 1960-63 and Brian played from 1984-87 and was on the Red Devils’ first playoff team in 1987. “It doesn’t get any better than this,” Joe Boroski said.

“I kind of put my team in a hole right there,” Gausman said. It was No. 37 for Schwarber, the highest total for a lefty batter for the Cubs since Hall of Famer Billy Williams hit 37 in 1972. Schwarber also robbed pinch hitter Derek Dietrich with a stellar grab on his liner to left in the fourth. Phillip Ervin’s sacrifice fly cut Chicago’s lead to 3-2, but Cishek struck out Eugenio Suárez looking to end the inning.

IN-GAME CHANGE Reds infielder Josh VanMeter left in the fourth inning because of a family medical issue. He started at first base after Joey Votto was scratched with an illness.

Brandon LaChance is a NewsTribune sports writer. He can be reached at 220-6995, or blachance@shawmedia. com. Follow him on Twitter @ NT_LaChance.

HE’S HERE The Reds promoted infielder Christian Colón from Triple-A Louisville. Colón was hit by a pitch while batting for Gausman in the third and scored on Curt Casali’s bases-loaded walk. It was Colón’s first major league appearance since June 20, 2017, for Miami against Washington.

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as a team. We’ve been playing together for awhile, so we know where everyone is at and our style of play.” Only 3:10 after Arteaga’s goal, senior Ivan Figueroa scored at 10:33 to give MHS a 2-0 goal. Arteaga made a three-goal advantage at 19:49 with his second goal of the match. “On Saturday we took a tough loss to Ottawa (5-2) and it was a tough lesson to learn,” Arteaga said. “Defensively we’ve been struggling, but we’ve been strong up top for the last couple of years. We just try to have fun out there. “I’ve played with Yahir and a couple other sophomores for a while. We go to DeKalb and play there. We know each other and we’re about the same speed. We have fun and know where each other are going to be.” After heading into halftime with a 3-0 score, the Trojans added an insurance goal at 63:43 by sophomore Jose Ruiz.

to switch from Ryan Fitzpatrick to Josh Rosen as the starter Sunday at Dallas. “After a couple of weeks like that, we’re evaluating all positions,” Flores said. “We haven’t made any final decisions yet. Right now, it’s Fitz.” Fitzpatrick’s passer rating after two games is 39.9. Rosen played in the fourth quarter Sunday and went 7 for 18 for 97 yards with an interception and two dropped throws. STOCK UP Baker (12 tackles) and cornerback Xavien Howard were excellent, and tackle John Jenkins had the best push of the season on a sack of Tom Brady. STOCK DOWN Fitzpatrick passed for only 89 yards and threw two pick-sixes in less than two minutes. The second one came on a pass that deflected off the hands of running back Kalen Ballage, who had another drop earlier.

With the sub-sectional seeding meeting just around the corner, MHS (8-3-1, 5-0 BNC) is trying to collect as many wins as possible. However, the Trojans run into a difficult task at 6 p.m. today as they host Dixon - which is 8-1-1 and also 5-0 in the Big Northern. “We’ve kind of struggled the last four or five days,” Myers said. “We squeaked out a (5-4) overtime win against GenoaKingston and we just didn’t show up to play Saturday against Ottawa. We had a team meeting before the game against Hinckley and that was the one thing we tried to address. “We have to move forward and help the two forwards up front. Emiliano and Yahir are talented - don’t get me wrong but they’re not going to be able to take on four or five defenders by themselves. We preached to get the mid-field forward and getting in on the attack.” Brandon LaChance can be reached at 220-6995, or blachance@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_ LaChance.

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6 big retirement mistakes — and one defense For starters, don’t ignore your spouse By Liz Weston

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One of the biggest retirement mistakes you can make is not realizing what you don’t know. I regularly hear from people in or near retirement who misunderstand how Social Security works, dramatically underestimate life expectancies or fail to plan for big expenses, such as long-term care or taxes. These aren’t folks looking for advice. They’ve already made up their minds and want to argue about financial planning precepts, such as when to take Social Security or how much retirement is likely to cost. But what they think they know just isn’t so. The reality is that most people don’t get good, objective financial advice before they retire, says actuary Steve Vernon, consulting research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity. Many people simply wing it, figuring that if they have a Social Security check and a little savings, somehow everything will work out. 1. THINKING YOU’LL DIE YOUNG (OR AT LEAST EARLY) If you die early in retirement, your worries about paying for

it are over. Live longer, though, and you easily could outlive your money. That stacks the deck in favor of waiting to start Social Security, since each year you put it off from age 62 to 70 increases your benefit by about 7% to 8%. That’s a guaranteed return on a stream of income that you can’t outlive or lose in a stock market downturn. Plus, you may live longer than you think. 2. IGNORING YOUR SPOUSE Speaking of Social Security: When one spouse dies, one of the couple’s two Social Security checks goes away. The survivor has to get by on the larger of the two checks. It’s important to maximize this survivor benefit by having the higher earner delay filing for Social Security as long as possible. 3. CARRYING DEBT INTO RETIREMENT If you’re wealthy, having debt may not be a big deal — you have plenty of income to make the payments, and your investments may be earning more than you’re paying in interest. If you’re not rich, though, you may be pulling too much from your savings to service the debt. That could increase the chances you’ll run out of money. Big withdrawals from retirement funds also could push you into a higher tax bracket and increase your Medicare premium. Give

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Retirement is complicated, and your decisions can have irreversible consequences. Talking with a professional — ideally a fee-only financial planner — could save you from a costly mistake. yourself some options by planning to have debt paid off by retirement. 4. FAILING TO PLAN FOR LONG-TERM CARE If there’s anything people want to ponder less than death, it’s decrepitude. Yet someone turning 65 today has a 70% chance in the future of needing help with daily living tasks, such as bathing, eating or dressing. Family and friends will help some, but about half will incur costs for long-term care — and 15% will incur costs of $250,000 or more. 5. ASSUMING YOU CAN WORK LONGER About half of retirees report

leaving the workforce earlier than they had planned. A few get lucky, thanks to windfalls or strong stock markets. Many more retire because they lose their jobs and can’t find replacements or because of ill health (their own or a loved one’s). 6. PUTTING OFF RETIREMENT TOO LONG Sometimes, the grasshoppers get it right. Time, good health and energy are all finite resources. Spend a few hundred bucks of your hard-earned savings on a fee-only financial planner — and find out if it’s time to start living the future you’ve been saving for.

BRIEFS Sondgeroth joins board at State Bank of Cherry Daryl Sondgeroth has been named to the board of directors for State Bank of Cherry, according to Dan Wujek, State Bank of Cherry and Cherry Bancorp president. Sondgeroth is a lifelong farmer and businessman. Sondgeroth “The State Bank of Cherry will benefit from having Daryl share his knowledge and expertise with us regarding business and banking,” said Wujek. “With the addition of Daryl to the board,” he added, “we affirm and deepen our commitment to agriculture and the agriculture industry.” In addition to his farming operation, Sondgeroth is involved in a number of other enterprises, including a custom farming and crop-spraying business, a tiling and backhoe business and a trucking partnership with his brother. He has leadership roles as an 18-year trustee of the Mendota-Troy Grove Fire District and as a director of Mendota Mutual Insurance Co. for the 16 years.

US stocks dip as energy companies fall By Damian J. Troise

Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil processing facility could U.S. oil dropped 5.4% limit supplies from the 3,040 8,280 composite NEW YORK (AP) — S&P U.S.500to $59.50 a barrel, biggest oil exporter. while world’sNasdaq Close: Close: 8,153.54 2,960 were mostly lower 8,060 stocks in 2,997.96 Brent, the international Change: -9.43 (-0.3%) Change: -23.17 (-0.3%) early trading this morning benchmark, fell 6.1%10to 2,880 7,840 10 DAYS DAYS as investors await updates $64.82. 3,040 8,400 on oil output at a damaged Oilfield services com- Spot prices Saudi fell GRAINS 10 A.M. 2,960 Aramco facility and pany Schlumberger 8,100 look ahead to a key inter- 4.1% and oil producer Hess Corn.........................$3.51 +0.01 Soybeans.................$8.42 -0.01 est2,880 rate decision from the dropped 5.9%. 7,800 Federal Reserve. On Monday, oil prices Energy companies gave spiked more than 14% over GOLD AND SILVER 2,800 7,500 back some of Monday’s concerns that an attack on Gold..................$1,511.40 +4.70 as the price of oil reMoney&Marketsgains treated.

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I moved to the Illinois Valley in 2008 and have worked as a speech and language pathologist in hospitals, schools, and outpatient clinics. I have recognized the lack of therapy services that our families need and so decided to open Speech Suite 815 in the spring of 2018. My intention is to provide quality feeding, speech, language, and oromyofunctional therapy services locally.It breaks my heart when I hear that families are traveling on a weekly basis to the suburbs, Peoria, or Bloomington. I want to bring these services here. Research supports intervening early with children and so this has become my passion. Due to this, I don’t support the “wait and see” approach when it comes to child development. My philosophy is to educate and give tools to families so that they become the expert in feeding and communicating with their child. I hope to use my 10 years of experience and my specialized training to help your little one find success at home. I hope to establish local resources for families whom have received diagnosis and recommendations on treatment, but these specialty therapies are hours away. This is my passion. This is my heart. This is where I hope to succeed in the Illinois Valley. Speech Suite 815 is located at 145 E Walnut St in Oglesby, IL. Pictured ~ Tracy Spencer – IVAC Ambassador, Doneida Larsen – IVAC Ambassador, Tami ThomasLeonatti – IVAC Board Vice President, John, Ben, Abigail Gedraitis, Nicole Gedraitis – Owner, Joni Hunt – IVAC Executive Director, Dominic ‘’Dom’’ Rivara – Mayor of Oglesby, Kathy Pullam – IVAC Ambassador, Michel King – IVAC Ambassador, TJ Templeton – IVAC Board President, Danielle DeCarlo – IVAC Ambassador President

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Sally Sue’s Coffee – LaSalle Sally Sue’s welcomes its second cafe in the Illinois Valley. We are proud and honored to continue serving the community. The LaSalle cafe features breakfast and large variety of coffee drinks including nitro cold brew. The cafe will also serve as great location for business meetings. Pictured are John ‘Doc’ Lavieri, Michelle Terry – Kathy DeSerf , Tyler Reaska – Owner, Sally Reaska, Emily Wingate, James ‘Diz’ Demes, Brian & Leah Inman. DO YOU HAVE A NEWSTIP? Send story and photo ideas to csterrett@shawmedia.com or call (815) 220-6935.

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Obituaries

For the Record

Gary Sale

Arleen Dean

Gary Sale, 68, of Sycamore, formerly of Peru, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sept. 13, 2019, from complications of heart disease at Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Church, Peru, with Abbot Philip Davey, O.S.B. of St. Bede officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Spring Valley. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday in Hurst Funeral Home, La Salle. Additional visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Friday in the church. Gary was born June 12, 1951, in La Salle at St. Mary’s Hospital, son of Jean C. and the late Walter “Wally” J. Sale. Gary was the first of seven children. He grew up on the family farm and had a love of farming. He is a 1969 graduate of St. Bede Academy. He was a starting lineman on the highly dominant 1968 varsity football Mr. Sale team and was inducted into the St. Bede Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. After high school, Gary was admitted to Marquette University where he graduated in 1974 with a degree in civil engineering. Gary began his career working as a civil engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation. Later, he became the assistant supervisor for engineering and construction for the DeKalb County Highway Department, from which he retired. Gary was a self-taught genealogist and he generated many hundreds of years of family trees of the Sale, Meyer, Schwindaman and Shortell families of his grandparents. Gary loved playing pool and was a lifelong, avid fan of the Chicago Bears. He traveled the United States to cheer on his Bears at many games. For two decades, Gary and his mother, Jean, toured the United States and the world together. When his mother no longer traveled abroad, Gary continued to travel solo. Gary was an avid collector of elephant figurines. Like the animal he admired, he was large and steadfast as well as bold when challenged. Gary is mourned by his mother, Jean (Schwindaman) Sale; his companion of many years Cheryl Maness; her sons Scott and Bradley (Lindsay) and her grandsons Zack and Kyle; his sisters, Mary Fries, Peggy (Kevin) Riley, Joanne Sale, and Kathy (Pete) Seegebrecht; his brothers Stephen (Nanci) and Michael (Debbie) Sale; his nieces and beloved godchildren Abigail and Allison Sale; and his 11 other nieces and nephews, Matt and Jake Fries, Jeff and Kerry Sale, Stephanie, Jenny, and Nicole Sale, Colin and Caitlin Riley, and Max and Blake Seegebrecht. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Bede Academy. Online condolences may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.hurstfuneralhomes.com.

Arleen Dean, 77, of La Salle, a lifelong resident of La Salle-Peru, passed away at 7:05 a.m. Sept. 13, 2019, in the emergency room at Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in St. Valentine Church, Peru. Monsignor Richard Soseman, pastor of Peru Catholic Parishes will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Hyacinth Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday in Burgess Funeral Home, La Salle, with the rosary recited at 4:30 p.m. Additional visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Friday in the church. Arleen was born March 2, 1942, at St. Mary’s Hospital, La Salle to Sylvester and Clara (Ossowski) Wyszinski. She married Kenneth Dean on Dec. 27, 1965, in St. Hyacinth Church. Arleen worked at the La Salle State Mrs. Dean Bank and attended Illinois Valley Community College at night, while raising three boys to achieve her degree in nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at IVCH in Peru for over 30 years. Her love for her profession was very gratifying to her. She had a comforting personality for her patients and their respective families. Arleen and Ken loved traveling seeing the country with their three sons on long summer vacations. She was extremely proud and excited to follow her boys through their sporting and school events. She was an avid volunteer at La Salle-Peru Township High School and St. Bede Academy, and Peru Little League. Arleen and Ken would travel to Europe while their son Rich was stationed there for the U.S. Army. Their stays for 30 days would include seeing the countries of; Germany, Italy, Ireland and Greece. She was an only child. She loved Kenny’s family with their colorful personalities. She enjoyed hosting or attending Dean family events. After retiring in 1999 from nursing, she and Ken bought a lovely condominium in Delray Beach Florida. When the harsh Midwest winters arrived, she would escape to sunny warm Florida in which she would also be close to her sons Jim and Rich, and of course her two grandchildren, Andrew and Michael. Once old man winter left La Salle she would return. Her son John, his wife Kim and her three grandchildren; Olivia, Morgan and Mitchell who live in Peru would be waiting for her arrival. Having lunches with her grandson Mitchell was always comforting and uplifting to her with his comical personality especially after the loss of her husband Kenny. After Kenny’s passing in 2015, she stated many times that she wouldn’t have made it through that heart-breaking time if it wasn’t for her family, friends, and neighbors calling or visiting her. With her outgoing personality she made many friends here and in Florida. The coffee club, made up of girls she grew up with, and her many friends from the South Shore Boat Club in Peru, and the Spring Valley Boat Club always put a smile on her face. She cherished those friendships deeply in her heart. She is survived by three sons, Jim (Mary) Dean of Florida, John (Kim) Dean of Peru and Rich (Michelle) of Florida; five grandchildren, Olivia, Andrew, and Michael Dean, all of Florida, and Mitchell and Morgan Dean of Peru; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband in 2015 and her parents. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family for her favorite charities. Online condolences may be expressed at www.burgessfh.com.

Melody Kay Faber Melody Kay Faber, 64, of Paw Paw and formerly of Bushnell, passed away Sept. 14, 2019, at home with her family by her side. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23 in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Melody was born Nov. 7, 1954, in Avon to Kenneth and Frances (Whitten) McCleery. She married Cloyd “Duffy” Yocum and later Allen Faber on Jan. 25, 1991. Melody graduated Bushnell High School in 1972. She loved reading, baking, canning, sewing, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her husband Mrs. Faber Allen of Paw Paw; two sons Chris (Jamie) Yocum of Mapleton and Justin Yocum of Prairie City; two daughters Stephanie (Josh) Havens of Mt. Sterling and Nicole Faber of Paw Paw; five grandchildren, Parker Jackson, Berkley Jackson, Carter Havens, Paityn Havens, and Kylie Marks; two brothers, Mike (Kathie) McCleery of Bushnell and Kevin (Janis) McCleery of Jackson, Mich.; three sisters, Daryl Gray of Macomb, Karen (Ed) Jackson of Bushnell and Vicky (Kenneth) Warmath of Robstown, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother Timothy McCleery. Memorials may be directed to the Paw Paw Fire Department or the family.

Gregory Tondi Gregory Tondi, 59, of rural Cedar Point died Sept. 16, 2019, in his home. Arrangements are pending in Helmer-Shields Funeral Home, Granville.

Craig Deming Craig Deming, 62, of Mendota died Sept. 16, 2019, at OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota. Arrangements are pending at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota.

After 5 long years In loving memory of Anne Dinges 6-8-1937 till 9-17-2014 To our dear wife, Mother and grandmother. Your life was a blessing Your memory a treasure You are loved beyond words missed beyond measure. Love” Bernie and family

Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies NEW YORK (AP) — Cokie Roberts, the daughter of politicians who grew up to cover the family business in Washington for ABC News and NPR over several decades, died Tuesday in Washington of complications from breast cancer. She was 75. ABC broke into network programming to announce her death and pay tribute. Roberts was the daughter of Hale Boggs, a former House majority leader from Louisiana, and Lindy Boggs, who succeeded her husband in the job. Roberts worked in radio and at CBS News and PBS before joining ABC News in 1988. She was a congressional reporter and analyst who co-anchored the Sunday political show “This Week” with Sam Donaldson from 1996 to 2002. Roberts, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002, but kept working.

Taliban kill 24 at Afghan president’s rally; President Ashraf Ghani unhurt KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a campaign rally by President Ashraf Ghani in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and wounding 31. Ghani was present at the venue but was unharmed, according to his campaign chief. Just hours later, an explosion struck near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul but details on that blast were not immediately known. The Taliban claimed both attacks. The violence comes as Afghanistan faces presidential elections on Sept. 28 — a vote the Taliban vehemently oppose. The insurgent group has warned Afghans not to vote in the election, and said their ﬁghters would target election campaigns as well as polling stations. In Tuesday’s attack in northern Parwan province, the bomber rammed his motorcycle packed with explosives into the entrance of the venue where Ghani was campaigning on the outskirts of the city of Charakar.

There were many women and children among the casualties, said Dr. Qasim Sangin, a local oﬃcial. Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for Parwan’s governor, said the rally had just begun when the explosion occurred. Local television footage of the attack showed twisted wreckage and charred remains of military and police vehicles that were apparently positioned near where the powerful blast Firdaus Faramarz, spokesman for the Kabul police chief, said there was no immediate information about any casualties in the Kabul blast, which took place near Massood Square, a deeply congested intersection in the center of Kabul. NATO and U.S. compounds are located nearby as are several Afghan government ministries. Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, released a statement to the media saying Taliban suicide bombers were behind both attacks.

NEWCOMERS PRESTHUS — Damien Presthus and Alyssabeth Milton of Oglesby, girl, Sept. 13, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. O’BOYLE — Joshua O’Boyle and Kourtney Ewald of Princeton, boy, Sept. 13, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. VERCIMAK — Mr. and Mrs. Mike Vercimak (Delle Peterson) of Mendota, boy, Sept. 16, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. POLICE REPORTS Nathan Baker, 28, of 932 Third St., La Salle was picked up at 10:58 a.m. Saturday at his residence on a failure-to-appear La Salle County warrant charging him with possession of cannabis, La Salle police said.

April J. Thompson, 34, of 1222 LaHarpe St., La Salle was charged with driving under the inﬂuence of alcohol at 12:55 a.m. Monday at Ninth and Tonti streets, La Salle police said. Andrea D. Funfsinn, 41, of 1001 Eighth St., La Salle was charged with driving under the inﬂuence of alcohol, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and expired registration sticker at 2:11 a.m. Saturday at Eighth and Tonti streets, La Salle police said. Brian Parsons, 49, of 1232 First St., La Salle was charged with domestic battery at 8:34 a.m. Sunday at his residence, La Salle police said.

Jeffrey M. Heth, 36, of 2329 N. 45th Road, Leland was picked up at 10:06 p.m. Monday in his residence on a Kendall County warrant for failure to appear (aggravated criminal sexual assault), La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said. A vehicle driven by Jose C. Hurtado of 656 E. St., DePue struck a deer at 9:51 p.m. Sunday on Route 29 near Briarcliff Drive, according to Spring Valley police. Corey B. Smythe, 43, of Putnam turned himself in at 8:30 a.m. Saturday on a Putnam County warrant for domestic battery, according to Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Janette N. Picatto, 29, of 2830 Fourth St., No. 36, Peru was charged with driving under the influence and driving under the influence with blood-alcohol content above .08 at 1:48 p.m. Sunday at 11th and West streets, Peru police said.

Robert J. Martin, 46, of 807 Park Ave., LaMoille was charged with driving too fast for conditions after a three-vehicle crash at 2:49 p.m. Friday on Route 251 near the ramp to Interstate 80 eastbound, Peru police said. Martin was charged after striking from behind a Brenda Rowland, 28, of vehicle driven by Rodney 1040 Second St., Apt. 200, La Salle was charged J. Pietrowski of La Salle, with no valid driver’s liwhich in turn struck from cense at 2:13 p.m. Sunday behind a vehicle driven at Fifth and Marquette by Gary E. Poisson of Peru, streets, La Salle police police said. All refused said. treatment.

Car stolen from Galesburg involved in La Salle crash By Brett Herrmann NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER

A serious crash Friday in La Salle stemmed from a stolen vehicle incident at Galesburg High School. Just before 5 p.m. Friday, Illinois State Police pursued a car on Interstate 80 before it exited on Route 351 in La Salle and crashed north of the Flying J truck stop. The lone passenger in the car, a 14-year-old girl from Galesburg, was transported from the scene via LifeFlight helicopter. Illinois State Police District 17 did not have a report on the incident available as of Tuesday morning. The car was heavily damaged and was towed from the scene. However, Galesburg police say the girl had

stolen a teacher’s vehicle earlier that afternoon. Police were called to the high school around 4 p.m. for a hit-and-run incident, apparently involving the stolen vehicle. A teacher, who WQAD News 8 reports as Shawn Hickey, noticed his car keys were missing and then found his vehicle was gone as well, which was reported to police. Galesburg police say the incident is still under investigation until they can talk to the girl, who reportedly just started at Galesburg High School on last Monday. Brett Herrmann can be reached at (815) 2206933 or bherrmann@ shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_ SpringValley.

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Jacob Reimann, 26, of 643 State St., Ottawa was picked up at 5:04 p.m. Monday at his residence on a La Salle County warrant for a probation violation, La Salle County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce said.

Patrick Ashley, 51, of 720 South Western Ave., Aurora was picked up at 10:44 a.m. Sunday at Third and Crosat streets on a Bureau County warrant charging him with operation of an uninsured motor vehicle, La Salle police said.

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Not-guilty plea entered in child porn case Sheffield man requests jury trial on pornography possession charge By Goldie Rapp SHAW MEDIA

PRINCETON — The 45-yearold Sheffield man arrested Sept. 3 on charges of possession of child pornography is out on bond after

pleading not guilty during an arraignment hearing Thursday. Kenneth Smith waived his right to a preliminary hearing and an indictment by the Bureau County grand jury, which allowed for his arraignment hearing to be moved up one day earlier than originally scheduled. After he pleaded not guilty, Smith demanded a jury trial. Bureau County Circuit Judge Marc Bernabei set Smith’s jury trial for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12. His pretrial was set for 2 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 24. If found guilty of the Class 2 felony, Smith faces 3-7 years in prison. He also could be sentenced to serve county jail time from six months or up to four years’ probation. Smith could also be ordered to pay fines totaling anywhere from $1,000 to $100,000 and have to register as a sex offender for life. When Illinois State Police executed a search warrant at Smith’s home on Sept. 3, forensic examiners found hundreds of images

on his cellphone and electronic tablet of child pornography involving girls between the ages of 5 and 7 years old. Police had been notified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) that Smith had downloaded child pornographic images. During an interview with police, Smith admitted to downloading some of the images. Police say Smith told them he would look at the images and delete them when he realized the

girls were juveniles. Smith made his first appearance in court Sept. 4, where his bond was set at $15,000; he had to post $1,500 to be released. The bond comes with a condition that he is not allowed to access the internet or be in possession of electronics with internet access while out on bond. Goldie Rapp, Senior Staff Writer at the Bureau County Republican can be reached at (815) 875-4461, EXT 6335.

TONICA

Cruise-in brings in $4,300 for fire department Tonica sees progress on sites, roads that were deteriorating FOR THE NEWSTRIBUNE

nearly $4,300 to donate to the department. “I’d like to do it again,” Beenenga said, with a target date of Aug. 22, 2020. With gratitude for all the effort, participation and varied contributions, the board agreed.

TONICA – It was a good year for the Tonica Cruise-In. Bob Beenenga, who with his wife, Mary Beth, organizes the annual event, told the village board on Monday the proceeds donated to the local volunteer fire department were “the biggest ever.” A total of $5,000 in usable receipts came in through donations, entry fees and 50/50 drawing funds. Expenses totaled a little more than $700, leaving

CONSTRUCTION NOTES ä The board passed a resolution to seek and support a permit from the Illinois Department of Transportation, which is required for Casey’s General Store’s installation of a commercial entrance at its new location under construction on Ray Richardson Road and Route 251. ä Additionally, the board accepted two low bids for roadwork along East Wauponis Street, from Route 251 to the

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Cameron E. Moline Jr., 26, of 101 E. Erie St., Spring Valley is a patient listed in good condition at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, for injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident at 8:59 p.m. Friday on Shooting Park Road at Route 251, Peru police said. Moline was hurt after being struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Keenin M. Brandner, 16, of 107 School St., Granville, police said. Brandner was ticketed for failure to yield, police said.

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home and leaving after a resident spotted them. Ottawa police responded at 8:20 a.m. Monday to 1205 Ontario St. for a report of a burBy Brent Bader glary in progress. SHAW MEDIA After an investigation, police OTTAWA — Three men were believed three male entered the caught on camera entering a home and fled the area after

AROUND TOWN ä Robert Steele, village attorney, is working to ensure a clean title on the former Tonica Nursery property purchased by the village. In the meantime, efforts will begin soon to cut back the overgrowth, with a view toward mowing the property. ä Trustee Robert Foltynewicz reported on his findings in consultation with North Central Illinois Council of Governments. He said that though the likelihood of obtaining a grant for a sidewalk along Ray Richardson Road may be remote, its prospect may be enhanced somewhat should the effort be tied to providing a sidewalk to a

school. This matter will be explored further for future consideration. ä Trustee Todd Anderson received word that various streetlights are out along Oak Street and at the Pontiac Street bridge. Marc Lemrise, superintendent of public works, will notify ComEd of the outages. ä Having passed an ordinance in June prohibiting the discharge of grass clippings on village streets, Village President Kevin Sluder will ensure the ordinance is posted on the village web site and Facebook page, with a hard copy displayed at the post office. Village police shall enforce the ordinance, which includes fines of $50 for first-time offenders, $100 for the second offense and up to $500 for the third.

the resident was alerted to their presence. Ottawa Police Capt. Dave Gualandri said it appears to be an isolated incident, and the investigation continues. Security camera footage of the incident was uploaded to Facebook — and has been shared

659 times — and appears to show three men in masks entering the home and exiting just under a minute later, before re-entering the home and rushing out of the home five seconds later.

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La Moille H.S. seeking girls basketball head coach, girls basketball assistant coach, and cheer coach. Resume to: Wanda DeLong at delong@lamoilleschools.org

LaSalle County Highway Department The following positions are available: Routeman Mechanic Engineering Technician I Civil Engineer 1

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new village maintenance building on the northeast part of town. Combined costs are expected to total $249,000. ä Rock Solid Stabilization and Reclamation, Inc., headquartered in Genoa City, Wis., will provide reclamation services to re-establish a solid roadway base, at a cost of $137,270. ä Advanced Asphalt of Princeton will lay asphalt, at a cost of $111,420. ä Illinois Department of Transportation inspected village bridges, with favorable results, said Jack Kusek, village engineer. “They look good,” he said. Rollers and bearings on the Pontiac Street bridge will need to be monitored for wear, and pilings on the Oak Street bridge will eventually need to be painted,

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PERMANENT, FULL-TIME POSITION available immediately in agricultural office. Salary range $16.10$29.00 per hour plus benefits. A copy of the vacancy announcement is available at the Bureau County FSA Office located at 312 E. Backbone RD. Princeton, IL. Applications MUST be submitted through www.USAJobs.gov by September 18, 2019. The job announcement number is IL2019-0036. We recognize and appreciate the benefits of diversity in the workplace. People who share this belief and reflect a diverse background are encouraged to apply. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Provide, Employer, and Lender

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Antiques Metal Dr. Pepper Cooler, Ornamental sleigh, Wrought Iron 100+ year old table w/4 chairs outdoor use, Iron Dog Statue, Oak dressing table / desk w/mirror, Hoosier cabinet Call 815-343-9816

Cherry 2BR, 1 small ,corner lot, 2 car garage. $425/mo. + dep. 1 year lease, No Pets 815-8942836 or 815-228-7436 LaSalle Clean 3 Bedroom Stove & Fridge included. Call 815-252-1713

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Peru: 2108 Manor Ln. Fri. & Sat. 8-4. Men's clths, shoes, kitchen décor, books, Misc.

Utica : 31 Oak Bluff Terr. Wed. 8-6, Thurs. 8-5 Picnic Table, keurig, Microwave, clths, Patagonia, Northface, Under Armor, Longaberger, antique furn., lots of hshld items.

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LEGAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS MIDLAND STATES BANK, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN W TYLER AKA JOHN TYLER, ANGELA TYLER AKA ANGELA S. TYLER, MERS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. and COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Defendants. 18-CH-211 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2827 2ND STREET PERU, IL 61354 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on July 26, 2019, the Sheriff of LaSalle County will at 10:45 AM on November 1, 2019 in the Sheriff’s Office Lobby at the Government Complex, 707 Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois, sell at the public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate, to-wit: THE WEST 50 FEET OF THE SOUTH 120 FEET OF OUTLOT 8 IN WESTERN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PERU, EXCEPT COAL AND MINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO MINE AND REMOVE THE SAME, SITUATED IN LA SALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number: 17-17-328-021 Commonly known as: 2827 2nd Street, Peru, IL 61354 The Judgment amount is $50,598.29. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of LaSalle County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. For information contact Plaintiff’s Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1). If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Veronika L. Jones (#6313161), Its Attorney Of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 Send Notice/Pleadings to: Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) Email: Non-CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Telephone: (217) 422-1719 Facsimile: (217) 422-1754 I3128275 (September 17, 24 & October 1, 2019)

Seahawk Pedal Boat with canopy. $325.00 Please call 815-303-6665 or 815-866-5088

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.

25' Cherokee. center kitchen, dinette, sofa, front bed, shower tub, AC/furnance, TV-AM-FM disc radio, Exceptional. $7500. Call 815-223-7593

2010 Winnebago Via Motorhome, 25' Class A, 1 slide, Mercedes Diesel Motor, excellent condition, most all options, 52,000 miles. Asking $64.500 815-481-3564

1925 Model T Touring runs good, asking $5,800. Located in Mendota 815-252-3533 leave a message 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

SOFA & LOVESEAT – Microfiber, each have 2 powered headrests and footrests. Approx 18 months old, like new condition, $1500. 815-488-3229

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

LEGAL Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year Beginning 1 July 2019 and Ending 30 June 2020 WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the Peru Public Library, of the Counties of LaSalle and Bureau, State of Illinois, caused to be prepared a tentative form of the Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation and which has been conveniently available for public inspection for at least thirty days prior to final action; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on September 12, 2019, notice given at least thirty days prior thereto as required by law, and all other legal requirements have been duly complied with. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Peru Public Library District of the Counties of LaSalle and Bureau, Illinois, as follows: SECTION 1: That the following sums, or so much may be authorized by law, are budgeted, set aside and appropriated for the specified Library Purposes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020; and the objects and purposes for which said appropriations are made, and the amounts thereby appropriated are as follows: FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES: 1 For administrative purposes: a. Payroll $274,673 b. Legal $3,500 c. Continuing Education $1,500 d. Dues $750 e. Health Insurance $33,000 f. Supplies $4,000 g. Postage $1,000 h. Public Relations $3,000 i. Miscellaneous $3,000 2 For the collection: a. Books $32,500 b. Donations $5,000 c. Dvd $4,000 d. eBooks $3,000 e. Music cd $1,000 f. Magazines/Newspapers $4,000 g. Subscriptions $8,000 3 For Contractual Services $3,000 4 For Contingency Expenses $5,000 5 For Programs & Projects $17,000 6 For PrairieCat $15,000 7 For Utilities $10,000 8 For Operating Supplies $5,772 9 For Miscellaneous $4,000 Total $441,695 FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FUND PURPOSES: Social Security & Medicare $23,158 Total $23,158 FOR ILL MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND: Ill Municipal Retirement Fund $30,000 Total $30,000 FOR AUDIT PURPOSES: Contractual Services - Audit $5,000 Total $5,000 FOR LIABILITY, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: 1 Insurance $10,000 2 Unemployment $1,525 3 Workers Comp $1,600 3 Bonds $500 4 Risk Management & Loss Control $41,760 5 Contingency $2,500 Total $57,885 FOR BUILDING & MAINTENANCE PURPOSES: 1 Building Maintenance $8,600 2 Building alterations $51,400 3 Maintenance/supplies $3,000 4 Telephone & Internet $4,600 5 Equipment Maintenance $9,205 6 New Equipment $6,000 7 Utilities $14,000 8 Contingency $2,500 Total $99,305

FOR THE PURPOSE OF A WORKING CASH FUND: Working Cash Fund $125,000 Total $125,000 SECTION 2: Appropriated for the foregoing expenses from the following estimate of revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by the Library District in the fiscal year: Projected cash on hand July 1, 2019 $0 Special Reserve Fund $30,000 Replacement Taxes $37,000 Misc gifts and donations $5,000 Interest $2,000 Grants $15,000 Fines and Fees $22,000 Tax for Corporate Fund $380,000 Tax for FICA $23,158 Tax for Audit $5,000 Tax for IMRF $30,000 Tax for Working Cash $125,000 Tax for Liability & Insurance $57,885 Tax for Building & Maintenance $ 50,000 Expected Cash on hand June 30, 2020 $0 Total $782,043 SECTION 3. That all unexpended balances of any item(s) for which an appropriation is made by this budget and appropriation ordinance may be expended in making up any insufficiency or deficit in any item(s) for which an appropriation is made by this ordinance. SECTION 4. That all unexpended balances not applied in the manner set forth in Section 3 of this ordinance may be transferred to the special reserve fund created by Ordinance 16/17-018 of this District, said fund to accumulate as provided in said Ordinance. SECTION 5. That a certified copy of this ordinance be published at least once after passage in a newspaper published or circulated in the District. SECTION 6. This Ordinance is effective immediately upon passage and approval. Passed by the Board of Trustees of the Peru Public Library this 12th day of September 2019. Board of Library Trustees of Peru Public Library (district) By: Michael Watts, Board President ATTEST: Mary Lindenmeyer, Secretary

(September 17, 2019)

2012 Madza 5. - 5 door hatchback, 135,000 hwy miles, well maintained, new brakes & tires. $4,000 obo Call 815-894-3560 leave message.

1987 Honda Helix 250CC Very nice shape, fun to drive, 15,500 miles. Asking $1,400 located in Mendota. Call 815252-3533 leave a message

2014 Ford Escape Crossover SUV 49,000 miles, includes 6 year 100,000 mile warranty, excellent condition, gold color, blue tooth, media, phone, USB, backup cam,$12,000 or best offer, Peru, IL 815-223-5146

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

Ridley Feed Ingredients, an Alltech company, specializes in thoroughly researched, competitively priced micro feed ingredients, vitamin and mineral premixes, and feed additives. We are seeking candidates to join our team at the Mendota, IL facility for the following full-time positions. Maintenance (2nd shift) This position is responsible for ensuring plant equipment is maintained according to standards. This includes troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues for a variety of equipment and processes. This person will also perform light fabrication and other duties as assigned. Prior maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting is required, along with experience in the areas of welding, fabrication, hydraulics, pneumatics, and basic 3 phase electrical, gear box rebuilding, boiler certification and OSHA requirements regarding guarding, lockout/tagout and related safety items. General Production This position is assigned to operate equipment within established guidelines for efficiency, safety, and product quality along with completing paperwork/computer entry as required. The equipment will vary and include manufacturing equipment, packaging equipment, and other equipment unique to individual plants. Qualified candidates will have high school diploma (or equivalent), experience in a manufacturing environment, and be able to work in a quickly changing/fast paced environment. Candidates must be able to routinely lift up to 50 lbs. throughout the shift, climb stairs, ladders, be physically active throughout the shift, and work under various weather and environmental conditions. Alltech provides competitive pay with an annual incentive opportunity. Our complete benefit program includes a choice of health and dental plans, vision plan, a 401K plan, flexible spending accounts, holidays, vacations and more! Please apply in person 1609 1st Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 or online at employment@ridleyinc.com

NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS MIDLAND STATES BANK, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN W TYLER AKA JOHN TYLER, ANGELA TYLER AKA ANGELA S. TYLER, MERS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. and COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Defendants. 18-CH-211 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2827 2ND STREET PERU, IL 61354 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on July 26, 2019, the Sheriff of LaSalle County will at 10:45 AM on November 1, 2019 in the Sheriff’s Office Lobby at the Government Complex, 707 Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois, sell at the public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 17-17-328-021 Commonly known as: 2827 2nd Street, Peru, IL 61354 The Judgment amount is $50,598.29. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of LaSalle County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. For information contact Plaintiff’s Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1). If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Veronika L. Jones (#6313161), Its Attorney Of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 Send Notice/Pleadings to: Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) Email: Non-CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Telephone: (217) 422-1719 Facsimile: (217) 422-1754 I3128275 (September 17, 24 & October 1, 2019)