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Police nab wanted man after 24-hour search By Kim Shute BUREAU-PUTNAM BUREAU CHIEF
PRINCETON — Heavy police presence in Princeton on Tuesday did little to reassure citizens about a reported fugitive, but it paid off when several agencies surrounded and arrested the man they’d been hunting all day. Carlos D. Estade, 48, from Miami Beach, Fla., was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit at approximately 7:15 p.m. near Freedom House on Elm Place by officers from Illinois State Estade Police, Illinois State SWAT, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office, Princeton Police Department and Bureau County Emergency Management Agency. The search started the previous evening when Estade reportedly fled a traffic stop not far from Monterey Mushrooms on U.S. 6. By early Tuesday morning, it was reported that Estade, who wasn’t yet publicly named, was seen on foot in Princeton. Both the elementary and high schools went on soft lock-down, keeping students in the building for the day. At about 10 a.m. a large number of state troopers were called to a house on Sixth Street, north of Liberty Village, where they conducted a K-9 seach of outbuildings and surrounding fields. It was reported Estade abandoned a crashed vehicle there — no word yet on where he obtained it. After a brief search the area was cleared. Shortly after noon, state and Princeton police were called to the vicinity of a North Main Street business for a possible See NAB Page A2
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Thomas Laible of Henry works with Illinois Valley Community College instructor Tony Sondgeroth. Sondgeroth’s class is creating a steel sculpture for the Surround of Honor in Illini State Park, Marseilles.
Sculpting a memorial IVCC welding class does its part to honor fallen soldiers By Derek Barichello SHAW MEDIA
When a volunteer approached Illinois Valley Community College instructor Tony Sondgeroth about his class creating a steel sculpture for the Surround of Honor in Illini State Park, Sondgeroth said “there was no way I could tell him no.” “We were going to find a way to do this,” the instructor said. His students felt the same way, seeing it as an opportunity to create a real-world project. “You have to use your head,” said Thomas Laible of Henry of the experience. “It’s not just reading off paper, or a worksheet.” The roughly 700-pound rust
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built, it will be here for a long time.” Reed took the lead in improving the design. She wants to go into production welding for a career, but in between classes, she makes welding sculptures, using her artistic talents to make welding more fun. The project even had a short time when the computer system went down, making Reed draw designs “the old-fashioned way.” Sondgeroth sought out Laible to be another volunteer. “He said he needed my knowledge of the PlasmaCam table, my eye for design,” Laible said. The computer-controlled PlasmaCam table uses a plasma torch to cut and reproduce designs. Creating the soldier sculp-
ture was Laible’s first “big project.” Working for the last couple of weeks, Laible edited the design program, made the first cutout, then made the actual sculpture about 30% bigger. “It’s awesome; I didn’t think much about it at first,” Laible said. “I thought it would be another project with the PlasmaCam, but I’m really excited knowing this is going up as a tribute, a thank you to everyone, the soldiers who gave their life. This will be standing for the next 60 years. It’ll be there for awhile, and knowing that feels pretty great, actually.” Sondgeroth said several students from his class would take See SCULPTURE Page A2
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steel sculpture of a soldier kneeling toward the boots and gun of a fallen soldier will be a part of the Marseilles memorial paying tribute to all of Illinois’ fallen soldiers from Middle East conflicts. It is scheduled to be dedicated at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8. Sondgeroth announced he had an extra project if any students wanted to help. Rebecca Reed, of La Salle, was one of the volunteers, because “the fun part of welding is doing this kind of stuff.” Reed participated in the creation of the Heritage Park Vintage Wall Mural in Streator, and remembered the payoff. “It’s a great feeling,” said Reed, a St. Bede graduate. “After this is
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s third-ranking official is expected to tell House impeachment investigators Wednesday that political considerations were behind the agency’s refusal to deliver a robust defense of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. People familiar with the matter say the highest-ranking career diplomat in the foreign service, David Hale, plans to say that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior officials determined that defending
Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch would hurt the effort to free up U.S. military assistance to Ukraine. Hale, who arrived Wednesday morning to testify behind closed doors, will also say that the State Department worried about the reaction from President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, also one of the strongest advocates for removing the ambassador. Meanwhile, State Department Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl, who was subpoenaed to appear before the impeachment panel, was on the plane with Pompeo, who departed early Wednesday
morning for Germany. Two other witnesses who were scheduled for Wednesday — Russ Vought, the acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and Rick Perry, the Energy secretary — are not expected to show up. Yovanovitch, who was removed from her posting in May, has already appeared before investigators in the impeachment inquiry into Trump. She detailed efforts by Giuliani and other Trump allies to push her out of Ukraine, testifying that a senior Ukrainian official told her that “I really needed to watch my back.”
Hale is expected to shed more light on why the State Department did not step up to defend its top envoy in Kyiv. According to the people familiar with the matter, he will say he tried to distance himself and the department from the matter by removing himself from email chains about Yovanovitch. Hale, for example, never responded to an email sent by former top Pompeo adviser Michael McKinley urging Pompeo to speak out in defense of Yovanovitch after the White House released a partial transcript of Trump’s phone call with See UKRAINE Page A2
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10,25,50 YEARS AGO Nov. 6, 2009 — Motorists along Route 26 near Hennepin were seeing a change in the landscape. The Wetlands Initiative and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources were removing the common carp that had been stirring up Hennepin and Hopper Lakes. Nov. 6, 1994 — Dick Leon, Palace Bowl owner in La Salle, was promoting sports over drugs. He got a lot of promotional help when he flipped a hat emblazoned with the message “I got hooked on football, not drugs” to Bears legend Dick Butkus and he quickly wore it. Nov. 6, 1969 — Construction began for Spring Valley’s tallest building, the eightstory Bureau County Housing Authority senior housing
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time before or after class to help with the design. “After a while it became an entire welding department project,” he said. “I think we all firmly believed in what we were creating.” The Surround of Honor where the sculpture will be placed consists of steel panels that hold engraved bricks with the name, branch and hometown for each fallen soldier. The memorial is an addition to the Illinois Fallen Soldier Tree Memorial that was completed in October 2009. At that time, 250 oak trees were planted on a 2.5-acre meadowland site, along with a 7-ton granite stone with a bronze plaque. The site is located at the end of Hawk Road, on the far west of the park. The experience of creating something that will be used in the real world, Sondgeroth said, can’t be duplicated. “They get a much deeper appreciation for what they’re creating.”
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CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio sheriff says an investigation to determine the owner of sword wielded in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 is widening. Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil showed the sword at a press conference Wednesday. It was carried in battle by President William Henry Harrison and Continental Army Col. John Cleves Symmes, Harrison’s future father-in-law. Neil says the case could take weeks to resolve. Police in Connecticut seized the sword last month, just before an auction. Members of the HarrisonSymmes Memorial Foundation some 15 miles west of Cincinnati suspect it is a historical sword that disappeared 40 years ago
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the officials said. One official said Hale had “tried to take himself out of the loop on Ukraine.” But another official said Hale would defend Pompeo’s actions as “politically smart” for the State Department and its employees in the long run. The people familiar with the matter were not authorized to discuss Hale’s appearance publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
sighting which didn’t pan out. Princeton police issued a release at about 12:30 p.m. indicating their part of the search had been called off, deferring to state police to continue the search. “As of 12:30 p.m. we are calling off the search for the subject who fled the Illinois State Police traffic stop yesterday,” Princeton police said early Tuesday afternoon. “We have conducted extensive searches both on the ground and from the air with negative results. The subject has been identified and further investigation to determine his whereabouts.” Despite those assurances,
from the Cincinnati Historical Society. The would-be seller James Kochan says he thinks the missing Cincinnati sword was a copy. Kochan, of Wiscasset, Maine, says he is a veteran collector who bought the sword in 2015 from a collection being sold by Christie’s auction house in New York. He was offering it Oct. 19 as part of an auction of artifacts from the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic Wars and said the sale would benefit his Mars & Neptune Trust, dedicated to the preservation of American military and naval history, sites and artifacts from before 1850. However, Dave Sunberg, a member of the Harrison-Symmes foundation who searches for memorabilia to add to its museum, spotted the sword online the day before the auction and
emailed another foundation member. Windsor, Connecticut, police officers showed up at the auction house less than two hours before the sword was to go up for auction. Kochan said he had told the Harrison-Symmes foundation his sword was authentic and his to sell; he reluctantly turned it over to police. It’s now in custody in Hamilton County, where the HarrisonSymmes foundation historians say the Symmes family donated it to Hamilton County Probate Court in 1922. Documents show the court loaned the sword to the Cincinnati Historical Society, which used it in a 1976 Bicentennial display. Sometime within the next few years, it disappeared from a Cincinnati museum. Detectives will study letters, receipts, wills and probate records.
the search began again at 1:13 p.m. and continued until after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Bureau County Sheriff’s Department in a news release stated the following: “At 1:13 p.m., according to Bureau County Sheriff James Reed, deputies responded to a possible burglary in progress. The suspect was believed to be the same individual who fled from Illinois State Police CRIMPAT team and Princeton Police Department in two separate incidents during the previous 24 hours.” Little was heard following reports of the attempted burglary. However social media activity in several Princeton-area Facebook groups reported continued police presence on the city’s east side through the early evening
hours. At approximately 7:20 p.m. state police confirmed via social media that Estade had been apprehended. “Thanks to a cooperative effort between the Illinois State Police, the Princeton Police Department, the Bureau County Sheriff’s Department, and the Bureau County EMA, as well as the alert citizens of Princeton, the fugitive from yesterday afternoon’s fleeing incident is now in custody.” the statement read. Bureau County state’s attorney Geno Caffarini was unavailable at press time. Kim Shute can be reached at (815) 879-5200 or kshute@ shawmedia.com Follow her on Twitter at NT_Princeton2
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BRIEFS Veterans can eat for free at Lions club breakfast LAMOILLE — Veterans can eat free at the LaMoille Lions veterans breakfast 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 at the Lions club, 308 Howard St. The menu includes all-youcan-eat pancakes, eggs, sausage, ham, toast, milk, juice and coffee. All proceeds support the club.
Oglesby KCs hold fish/ shrimp fry Friday Oglesby Knights of Columbus will hold a fish and shrimp fry 4-7 p.m. Friday at the KC hall, 307 E. Florence St. Fried cod, eight-piece shrimp dinners or cod-shrimp combos are $10. Meals include fries, slaw and bread. Carry-out orders are an additional 50 cents. To place a carry-out order, call (815) 883-3181.
Oglesby junior high hosts Veterans Day Concert on Monday Oglesby Washington band and choir will honor veterans with a Veterans Day concert performance at 1:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11 in the Washington School gymnasium. All veterans, family, friends and community members are invited to attend.
IVCC hosts flag-raising ceremony Nov. 12 Oglesby American Legion veterans will conduct a flag ceremony shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 at Illinois Valley Community College to commemorate Veterans Day. The public is welcome to attend the event near the main entrance.
Flags replaced in Peru Peru Mayor Scott Harl announced the city of Peru completed its annual Veterans Day survey of all United States flags on city of Peru properties. The city replaced numerous flags that were no longer serviceable, which will be retired per the United States Flag Code. During the year, the city asks that residents report tattered or other flags needing to be retired to Harl’s office at (815) 2231148.
Winners named from Y’s DuckY DerbY event During the DuckY DerbY fundraiser for the Illinois Valley YMCA, Tony Sorrentino won a gift basket from Stone Jug by guessing the number of ducks in a car (311 ducks). Also, in the derby, Bill Jacobson won $250, for 10th place.
It’s car-versus-deer season on country roads PRINCETON — Bureau County Sheriff’s Department this week reported the following vehicle vs. deer accidents: Nicholas P. Rolando of 919 S. Fifth St., Princeton at 7:18 p.m. Oct. 25 at U.S. 6, ½ mile west of 2400 East Street, west of Princeton; Kevin A. Heinmann of 711 Morgan St., Joliet at 7:43 p.m. Oct. 25 at Interstate 180, ¼ mile north of 370 North Avenue; David R. Mussche of 305 S. Locust St., Wyanet at 9:35 p.m. Oct. 25 at Backbone Road and 1200 North Avenue; John H. Walters, of 105 S. Reed St., Sheffield at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at U.S. 6, ½ mile west of Route 40, Buda; and Leon Hernandez, of 3010 Arlington Drive, Princeton at 6:15 a.m. Oct. 30 at U.S. and 2900 East. Street, Hollowayville.
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L-P students rehearse for ‘Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit’ By Ali Braboy
Left: La Salle-Peru Township High School students Alonzo Dimas and Destin Seyller act out a scene in “Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit” during a rehearsal at the school. The play is about a fairy tale criminal justice system, the characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes are represented by two separate yet equally ridiculous groups: the fairy tale police who investigate fairy tale crime, and the fairy tale district attorneys who prosecute the fairy tale offenders. Below: The cast of “Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit” acts out scenes during a rehearsal of the play. The performances will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23 at Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium at La Salle-Peru Township High School.
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La Salle-Peru Township High School’s fall play offers a performance great for adults and children. L-P students will perform “Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit” by Jonathan Rand on Nov. 22 and 23. Many of the students in the performance haven’t done theater before, said director and drama club sponsor Kristen Koukol. This play is also her first show at L-P. “It’s been a learning curve,” she said. “It’s been a lot of fun and it’s been a lot of work, and a lot of people have helped me, so it’s been great.” Playscripts describes the performance as: “In the fairy tale criminal justice system, the characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes are represented by two separate yet equally ridiculous groups: the fairy tale police who investigate fairy tale crime, and the fairy tale district attorneys who prosecute the fairy tale offenders.” Koukol said the students have exceeded her expectations. “My favorite thing is the randomness, granted it is a script, but it’s still unpredictable,” said junior Destin Seyller of Peru, who thinks this performance is going to make a lot of people happy watching it. “I like that we can all work together, and it’s a real comedy, honestly,” said Trystan Bergeron, a freshman of Peru. “When we all start working together, We all go with the flow and whatever we do is laugh, even if we mess up.” Sophomore Alonzo Dimas of La Salle mentioned this is his first year in the drama club. “It’s really an experience,” Dimas said. “I’ve never really done anything like this. I’ve been wanting to for some time, but I just haven’t had the courage until this year.” Toree Sliwa, a sophomore of Peru, said the whole performance is very funny and people won’t be able to go a whole scene without laughing. What’s the students’ favorite part of the performance?
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The people they meet in the cast and the friends they make, said Alaina Stasiak, a junior of Tonica, and McKenzie Yarger, a junior of Oglesby. WHEN TO SEE IT The performances will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23 at Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium at La Salle-Peru Township High School. Doors open at 6 p.m. If you know a student or fac-
FARCE FOR YOU: … “In the fairy tale criminal justice system, the characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes are represented by two separate yet equally ridiculous groups: the fairy tale police who investigate fairy tale crime, and the fairy tale district attorneys who prosecute the fairy tale offenders.” ulty member, they are selling tickets during lunch periods, but otherwise tickets can be purchased at the door.
County offers flu shot clinic Thursday All should be on guard but this week’s clinic is seniors’ high dose OTTAWA — La Salle County Health Department is hosting a flu clinic 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at the department, 717 E. Etna Road, Ottawa. The influenza HD (high dose) will be available to anyone older than 65. Human immune defenses be-
come weaker with age. Aging decreases the body’s ability to have a good immune response. A higher dose of protection in the vaccine is added to give older persons a better immune response. This additional protection is intended to create a stronger immune response which will make the vaccine more effective in the elderly. All La Salle County Health Department influenza vaccines are preservative free. The fee for the seasonal flu shot will be $25. The fee for influenza HD will be $50.
Insurance billing will be provided for Medicare part B and Medicaid eligible clients and also for most health insurance companies. Vaccine for Children program is available to cover children that qualify for free vaccine. Attendees must have their insurance card with them. No doctor’s order is required. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. To lessen chances of developing the flu, adults and children need to practice good hygiene measures. Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing, and
educate children about hand to mucous membrane transmission. One of the best ways to protect against the flu is through frequent and thorough hand washing. People who are exhibiting “flu-like” symptoms should stay home from work, out of childcare and school to minimize transmission. Those unable to make the flu clinic, the health department also accepts walk ins or calls for an appointment. For more information on influenza call (815) 433-3366 or visit lasallecounty. org.
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Freedom House seeks Christmas gift sponsors PRINCETON — Every year, Freedom House provides Christmas gifts — supplied by generous community members — to needy children who are clients or dependents of current domestic and sexual violence clients. This year, the number of families in need has increased dramatically. If you are interested in sponsoring a child or family, contact program manager Amber Killian at (815) 872-0087.
Curious about honey and caring for bees? OTTAWA — Illinois Valley Beekeepers Association will meet 7-9 p.m. Friday at the University of Illinois Extension Center along Route 23 north of Interstate 80 at 1689 N 31st Road, Ottawa. This month is the board election and annual holiday potluck dinner.
Ali Braboy can be reached at (815) 220-6931 and abraboy@ shawmedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @NT_LaSalle.
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Illinois Valley Community College will open its classrooms and labs for “Explore IVCC” 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, but spring registration starts Thursday. The free event for prospective students, parents and community members begins with a panel of students as part of the welcome portion of the evening in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre. Attendees will then meet deans and faculty from various programs who will discuss majors and give tours of labs and classrooms. Current IVCC students will share their experiences and counselors will be available to discuss the college’s many academic programs. Free limited-edition IVCC t-shirts and food are provided to attendees.
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Modern grocery stores are unlike the ones many of today’s adults encountered when they were children. Grocery stores are not only bigger today than they were years ago, but they’re also stocked with items that weren’t available until relatively recently. One stroll through the produce section reveals just how dierent modern grocery stores are from those of yesteryear. Organic fruits and vegetables now take up ample real estate in grocery store produce sections. Many shoppers may wonder if they’re better o choosing organic versus traditional products, and research suggests they are. ˆ Organic foods contain less pesticides and toxic materials. A 2014 meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that organically grown crops were less likely than conventionally grown crops to contain detectable levels of pesticides. The analysis also found that organically grown crops were 48 percent less likely to contain cadmium than conventionally grown crops. Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal that can accumulate in the liver and kidneys, which the Global Healing Center says can affect blood pressure, induce bone damage and affect renal and dopamingeric systems in children. ˆ Organic crops contain more antioxidants than conventional crops. The same analysis also found that organic crops had significantly higher levels of antioxidants, which promote strong immune systems, than conventionally grown crops. Organic crops were found to con-
Peanut butter can be found in kitchen cabinets across the globe. And whether you’re fond of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or prefer peanut butter smeared on toast, chances are you can ďŹ nd a jar of this beloved spread in your pantry. While flavor might be the foremost reason people keep jars of peanut butter in their pantries, the nutritional value of peanut butter should not be overlooked. So just how healthy is peanut butter? The following are some notable reasons to pick up a jar of peanut butter and add more peanuts to your diet on your next trip to the grocery store. Q Peanut butter is loaded with antioxidants. A study from researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway found that peanuts contribute signiďŹ cantly to dietary intake of antioxidants. That’s a notable beneďŹ t, as the body needs more antioxidants than it can provide on its own. Antioxidants are chemicals that interact with free radicals and neutralize them, thereby preventing the damage they can cause. The National Cancer Institute notes that cell damage caused by free radicals may play a role in the development of cancer. Q Peanut butter can beneďŹ t your cholesterol levels. A 2015 study published in the Journal of Food Science
tain 69 percent higher levels of avanones and 51 percent higher levels of anthocyanins than their conventional counterparts. The extra antioxidants in organic foods is nothing to sco at, as the National Cancer Institute notes that antioxidants neutralize free radicals, excess levels of which can potentially lead to the formation of various types of cancer and other diseases. ˆ Organic products cannot contain synthetic hormones. Conventionally raised animals are sometimes injected with synthetic growth hormones so they will gain weight more quickly and produce more milk. Residue from those substances, which cannot be used in the production of organic meat and dairy products, is believed to contribute to widespread antibiotic resistance, according to the Biodesign Center for Environmental Security at
Arizona State University. In addition, some studies have suggested a strong connection between the hormones given to cattle and cancer in humans. ˆ Organic dairy products can promote cardiovascular health. A 2013 study from researchers aďŹƒliated with the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources found that organic milk contained 25 percent less omega-6 fatty acids and 62 percent more omega-3 fatty acids than conventional milk. The Organic Center notes that’s a considerable beneďŹ t, as higher amounts of omega-3 and lower amounts of omega-6 fatty acids helps promote cardiovascular health and support the immune system. When choosing organic products at the grocery store, consumers may be benefitting their overall Portion control is a big health in various ways. part of a healthy diet. In DE19B415 fact, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases notes that, when it comes to maintaining a healthy weight, how much food a person eats is just as important as what he or she eats. No two people are the same, so a portion that’s satisfying and healthy for one person won’t necessarily be the same for another person. Answering some common questions about food portions can help people understand this vital component of a healthy lifestyle. What is the dierence
and Technology noted that peanuts are an excellent source of resveratrol, phenolic acids, avonoids, and phytosterols that block the absorption of cholesterol from diet. Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels is an essential component of cardiovascular health. Q Peanut butter may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes. The Harvard School of Public Health notes that numerous studies have shown that people who routinely consume nuts or peanut butter in their diets are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than people who rarely eat nuts. It’s important that consumers recognize that the aforementioned benefits largely refer to peanuts and not necessarily peanut butter. As a result, when choosing peanut butter, shoppers should not consider all jars one and the same. When shopping, consumers should look for peanut butters made from just peanuts. The more ingredients
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AURORA – Members of a family who said they were asked to change their seats at a Naperville restaurant because of their skin color said they don’t plan to sue, but do want to see change. At a sometimes-tearful news conference Tuesday where men, women and children who were in the group talked about their experience, attorney Cannon Lambert said the family wanted to push Buffalo Wild Wings and its parent company, Georgia-based Inspire Brands, to admit that the episode never should have happened. Marcus Riley, Ashley Smith and Mary and Justin Vahl of Montgomery, four of the adults involved in the incident, spoke at the conference, surrounded by the 12 children who were with them at the restaurant. “We don’t have to file a lawsuit because there is no need to file if there is no disagreement on this not being right,” said Lambert, who is representing the families. “If you agree with us that this should never
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Marcus Riley, along with other members of a group of adults and children who were asked to move seats at the Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings because of their race, speaks out Tuesday during a news conference at Cathedral of Grace-St. John in Aurora. have happened, then we look forward to talking to you further.” On Oct. 26, Justin Vahl and Marcus Riley brought their family and friends to Buffalo Wild Wings, at 2555 W. 75th St. in Naperville, to celebrate one
of the children’s birthdays. After explaining their group had 18 people rather than 15 as he initially thought, Vahl said the host inquired about his skin color. “He asked me, ‘What race are you?’ “ Vahl said. “I was appalled and aston-
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks wobbled between small gains and losses in early trading today and major indexes hovered around record highs as investors digested the latest batch of corporate earnings. Investors have been focusing on mostly solid corporate earnings and encouraging economic reports over the last several weeks. The results have helped lessen worries about a potential recession. The boost in confidence has helped push major indexes to record highs. Health care stocks were the big winners in the early going. Drugstore operator CVS and kidney dialysis provider DaVita both made strong gains following solid earnings reports. The S&P 500 index was unchanged as of 10 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 7 points, or less than 0.1%, to 27,501. The Nasdaq fell 0.2%. The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks fell 0.3%.
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Distraught over the incident, one of the members of the group, Mary Vahl, explained what happened on social media, which has drawn national attention to the incident. Now the family says they want to see changes at Buffalo Wild Wings as they try to turn an awful experience into a teachable moment. Buffalo Wild Wings has announced that the employees involved that evening have been fired, but Lambert said the restaurant and its parent company still haven’t done close to enough. After the conference, a Buffalo Wild Wings spokesperson issued a response. “We believe that we can fully and positively address the requests that were made this morning,” spokeswoman Claire Kudlata said in an email. “We look forward to having a productive conversation with the guests. We’ve reached out and are awaiting responses so that we can establish an ongoing and open dialogue.” Lambert said Buffalo Wild Wings needs to take some steps to eliminate the possibility of this happening again. He talked about a zero-tolerance policy for racially bigoted words and actions, the implementation of racial bias screening during hiring, as well as establishing a hotline for employees to report similar incidents that have gone unreported. “We’re going into 2020 and we still have to deal with systemic racism,” Justin Vahl said.
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Why tariffs have not revitalized steelmakers By Bani Sapra and Paul Wiseman AP BUSINESS WRITERS
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s move last year to tax imported steel triggered jeers but also cheers. Its goal — to raise steel prices — threatened to hurt the legions of U.S. manufacturers that depend on steel. But at least it would benefit U.S. steel companies and the Americans who work for them. That was the idea, anyway. Yet Trump’s 25% tariffs, it turns out, have done little for the people they were supposed to help. After enjoying a brief tariff-induced sugar high last year, American steelmakers are reeling. Steel prices and company earnings have sunk. Investors have dumped their stocks. The industry has added just 1,800 jobs since February 2018, the month before the tariffs took effect. That’s a mere rounding error in a job market of 152 million and over a period when U.S. companies overall added nearly 4 million workers. Steelmakers employ 10,000 fewer people than they did five years ago. “Even with these very high tariffs, the industry has not been able to take advantage,” said Christine McDaniel, a senior research fellow at Mercatus Center, an economic think tank at George Mason University. Trump’s pledge to rejuvenate the steel industry had helped him win votes in the 2016 election in such key states as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. His inability to deliver a boom for the industry raises doubts about how he’ll fare in those states in 2020. Voters will be weighing whether to move on from Trump or reward him for at least taking the fight to foreign steel mills. What’s caused steel prices to fall are factors ranging from lower demand — thanks to a weaker global economy — to the industry’s own rush to boost production after Trump’s tariffs took effect. For the first few months after Trump’s tariffs took effect, steel prices did rise. The price of a metric ton of hot rolled band steel hit $1,006 in July 2018, according to the SteelBenchmarker website, which tracks steel prices. Since then, it has plunged to $557 — lower than before the tariffs. “Over time, (pricing has) come down, down, down, down, down,” said Mark Lash, president of United Steelworkers Local 1066 in Gary, Indiana, which represents about 1,400 workers at US Steel’s plant there. The president’s campaign against foreign steel has been overshadowed by his trade war with China over Beijing’s industrial policies, which are widely seen as predatory. But the steel tariffs came earlier and demonstrated Trump’s willingness to overturn seven decades of U.S. free-trade policies and aggressively target imports. By taxing imported steel, Trump risked raising costs for the many U.S. industries that use steel, straining ties with American allies and defying the limits of his authority to unilaterally punish trading partners.
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Time to better understand the legal processes If there’s one thing Americans understand, it’s TV cop shows. So here’s the deal: Donald J. Trump isn’t on trial, he’s under investigation. And the first thing that happens during any serious probe is that detectives question witnesses separately so they can’t Gene Lyons cook their NEWSPAPER testimony. ENTERPRISE If Witness ASSOCIATION A can’t be sure exactly Witness B is saying, there’s a better chance of getting a straight story. Just about everybody with a TV set understands these things. So it’s hard to imagine who that flash-mob of Republican congressmen thought they were kid-ding by storming the U.S. Capitol secure room where witnesses are being questioned in the House impeachment inquiry. According to them, confidential congressional hearings constitute an unprecedented Star Chamber proceeding. Supposedly, only Democrats were allowed to participate; Trump was being denied his constitutional right to an attorney, to cross-examine witnesses or examine the evidence against him. In a word, Trump was being
railroaded. In reality, none of that is true. Indeed, about half the indignant GOP congressmen were playing hooky from their duties as members of the very committees — Intelligence, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, etc. — conducting the inquiry. They could have been in the hearing room questioning witnesses, if they had any questions to ask. Instead, they staged a publicity stunt for TV cameras. Do they take their constituents for fools? Apparently so. Meanwhile, on Fox News, Sean Hannity promised to expose “something corrupt and dangerous to this democratic republic that we love. We will expose on this program the Democrats’ top-secret, their Soviet-style impeachment coup attempt ... an unprecedented unconstitutional attempt to nullify the will of the American people.” This is all but delusional. The U.S. Constitution gives the House of Representatives sole authority over impeaching the president, and says very little about exactly how. Hannity never did say what was unconstitutional about it, except as the word means “something I really, really don’t like.” House Republicans, of course, held hundreds of hours of confidential Benghazi hearings during the Obama administration, without finding much to illuminate the tragedy beyond
what was already known. On “Meet the Press” back in 2015, GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy explained the advantage of closed-door hearings. Largely because there’s less grandstanding and bickering among politicians, he said, “the private ones always produce better results.” Democrats thought Republicans were mainly blowing smoke, but never challenged their constitutional authority to do so. Remember when Hillary Clinton appeared under oath before Gowdy’s committee for 11 straight hours all by her lonesome? Assuming that the House votes to impeach Trump, he’ll have the benefit of his full constitutional rights — an opportunity to contest all the evidence against him, to have all the lawyers he wants, and to cross-examine witnesses. Just like any defendant on “Law and Order.” For that matter, remember when Bill Clinton testified before Kenneth Starr’s grand jury regarding his naughty activities with Monica Lewinsky? They broadcast the thing on national TV, inadvertently increasing sympathy for the big dope and pretty much dooming their chances to remove him. Not that it was Clinton’s finest moment. But that won’t be an issue for President Trump, who — you read it here first — will never testify under oath, come hell or high water. He has the consti-
tutional right to take the Fifth Amendment, and surely he will. What, then, will Trump’s defense consist of? So far, of maligning the honor and patriotism of witnesses, career public servants and combat veterans alike, who have blown the whistle on his Ukraine extortion plot. That’s essentially all he’s got. Along with teaching adepts of the Trump cult to detest domestic political opponents he calls “human scum.” Over the weekend, Trump explained why he notified his great friend Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about the impending raid against ISIS mass-murderer Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi while keeping Nancy Pelosi in the dark. The speaker of the House, third in line for the presidency, who has participated in more top-secret hearings than almost any living American, was deemed untrustworthy by this blowhard, who — were he not president — could no more earn a security clearance than he could dunk a basketball. Americans have grown so accustomed to Trump’s contumelious behavior that this isn’t even surprising. He’s essentially a WWE professional wrestling shill in a baggy blue suit. Clue: Any Trump statement that begins with “people are saying” or that relates someone calling him “sir” will be sheer, malicious fiction. He’s got a substantial proportion of Americans at one another’s throats.
What I love: ‘How do we all wish to live?’
In the early days of October, I was finally able to fulfill a lifelong wish and spend a few days carousing the back roads of Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. For those who don’t know, Mesa Verde is home to some of the THE WRITE world’s best preserved TEAM ancient ruin sites. Paul From simple Wheeler sandstone SHAW MEDIA constructions to five-story apartment complexes, the remains give full display to the ingenious architecture and lifestyle of the ancestral Puebloan peoples. Beginning around 500 A.D., the Puebloan began occupying the entire Four Corners area of the American West. For over 700 years, they farmed the mesa tops of these vast canyon land-
scapes, building intricate communities beneath the cavernous canyon walls. Of course, like anything else, reading about a place and actually being there are two very different things. Spending time hiking through miles of these historic canyonlands, one begins to see and feel the ways and lifestyles of the people themselves. To be honest, I’ve always been drawn to the lifestyles of tribal cultures, mostly because their ways of life reflect far more closely what we, in modern times, mean by the term “democracy.” These early communities, constrained by the ebb and flow of natural law, sustained an egalitarian social order that upheld the good of the many as its primary objective. In fact, the Greek historian, Josiah Ober, defines democracy as “the capacity to do things together.” Measured by Ober’s standards, the ancient Puebloan were far closer to democracy than what is currently being passed off in America. In a recent interview, Astra Taylor, documentary film maker of “What is democracy?” and
founding member of the Debt Collective, stated, “Capitalism is antithetical to democracy in the sense that the concentration of wealth undermines political equality. It’s not just that rich people can buy off politicians or pay lobbyists; it’s that all decisions get made based on the bottom line: whether we invest in a mental health care system that’s never going to be profitable but would improve people’s lives; whether we burn down the Amazon, even if it causes the planet to overheat, or invest in the restoration of wetlands with no financial return. I often find myself going back to a definition offered by Aristotle, who names three types of governments: rule by one, which is monarchy; rule by the few, which is oligarchy; and rule by the many, which is democracy. And he says that since the poor will always outnumber the rich, democracy, by definition, means rule by the poor. We’ve lost sight of that class component. I love that idea of collective capacity and asking that Socratic question: “How do
we want to live?” Visiting Mesa Verde gives one the very real sense that the ancient Puebloans knew how they wanted to live. And did it well. Of course, there will be those who would argue that comparing our current state of affairs to any tribal culture is comparing apples and oranges, and in many ways they would be right. Populations and technologies change, and in that change, so go social necessities and initiatives. For better or worse, we are far less constrained by the tides of nature than the ancient Puebloans were. Yet, the basic tenet of culture and democracy has always been to live in a way where the needs of the many outweigh the wants of the very few. Are we still conscious enough to demand that? Paul Wheeler grew up in Oak Lawn and now lives with his wife and daughter in the Ottawa area. He is a paraeducator in Ottawa. He can be reached at tsloup@shawmedia. com.
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This cake will knock your socks off Sock-it-to-me Cake
(courtesy of grandbabycakes) For the Cake Batter 1 (15.25 ounce) yellow butter cake mix 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup granulated sugar 4 large eggs 1/4 cup room temperature water For the Pecan Filling 1 cup chopped pecans 2 tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg For the Glaze 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
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There is something magical about roasted butternut squash. Its orange flesh softens into sweet, nutty squidginess, which is easily transformed into a puree. It’s hard to believe something so rich and sugary can be loaded with nutrients and beta carotene, but so it is. One cup of butternut squash provides a glutton’s worth of vitamins A and C, as well as a healthy shot of potassium, manganese and fiber. When roasted, its natural sugars are coaxed out and gently caramelized, accentuating the squash’s inherent nutty flavor. In this recipe, roasted butternut squash mingles with its fall buddies — apples, cider and loads of warming spices — yielding an essential autumn soup. Serve the soup as a starter to any meal, or dress it up in little shot glasses as a fancy starter when entertaining a crowd. It’s a great way to kick off the holiday season.
1½ tbsp milk Preheat oven at 350. Liberally spray a 10-cup bundt pan with non-stick baking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, sugar, eggs along with 1/4 cup of room temperature water until completely smooth. Pour 2/3 of batter into prepared bundt pan. In a small bowl, whisk together pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg until combined. Evenly pour the filling over the batter then add the remaining cake batter over the top.
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Sock-it-to-me Cake is similar to a coffee cake with a yellow cake based with a cinnamon-pecan ribbon running throughout. It’s easy and quick to make.
Sock-it-to-me Cake easy to make, not too sweet This month, my Pinterest pick is coming to you courtesy of the 1970s. Baking season has started (except every third day when it’s 75 degrees out) so I decided to look for a cake recipe I haven’t tried before. Kim Shute I decided on a bundt cake BUREAU for a couple COUNTY REPORTER reasons. Mostly because I didn’t want a frosted cake — my kids just don’t need that much sugar, but partly because I wanted something easy and unfussy. Most of the recipes I looked
at called for so much butter and sugar, they’re called pound cakes for a reason, but that’s not what I had in mind. Eventually, I stumbled onto a recipe called sock-it-to-me cake and that fit the bill perfectly. From what I read, it’s name may have come from the vintage TV show “Laugh In,” and apparently you weren’t a hostess with the most-ess in the ‘70s without this recipe. Sock-it-to-me Cake is similar to a coffee cake with a yellow cake based with a cinnamon-pecan ribbon running throughout. It’s easy and quick to make. For those of you who are novice bakers, it starts with a cake mix so you won’t feel intimidated, for those of you with more baking experience, it’s got enough add-ons to make it acceptable to serve to guests without feeling like a short cut. For
you purists out there, you can Google a from-scratch recipe if you really want to impress. The cake comes together quickly with the addition of sour cream, eggs, oil and a little sugar. Pour 2/3 of the batter into the pan, sprinkle with a cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and pecan mix then top with the remaining batter. Bake for about 40 minutes, cool and drizzle with a powdered sugar glaze. The recipe reminds you to liberally grease the pan, something I’ll reiterate. I sprayed mine down like a fire hose, and despite an extra slick pan and cooling for an appropriate time I still had a section that stuck, dissecting one side of the cake making me say words you wouldn’t want your kids to hear. My older daughter really liked
this cake because she said it wasn’t too sweet and it had a good flavor. My younger daughter “doesn’t like nuts in things” which I cannot support, but said she thought it was good because it tasted like a cinnamon roll. My husband said it was OK which is the descriptor he uses for about 98 percent of the dishes I put before him. He’s a man of no words, so I’ve come to interpret that as it’s good, he likes it and I can add it to the regular roster. Overall, I’d give it two thumbs up so give it a try at your next get together and party like it’s 1972. Kim Shute can be reached at (815) 879-5200 or kshute@ shawmedia.com. Follow her on Twitter at NT_Princeton2
Bourbon can make many foods even better Sweet potatoes are one way to go By Elizabeth Karmel
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If ever there was a season for bourbon, it’s fall. The rich, round vanilla notes of a good bourbon complement our favorite autumn foods. That goes for meats, vegetables and sweets. It’s an equal opportunity spirit that makes everything taste better. A splash of bourbon is an easy way to up the flavor ante and elevate your home cooking. For example, a little bourbon and brown sugar mixed with butter, salt and pepper transforms ordinary sweet potatoes and winter squash into a side dish that steals the spotlight. To coax all the flavor out of these vegetables, make sure to roast instead of boil them. One of my signature dishes is Sweet Potato Bourbon Mash (https://www. elizabethkarmel.com/recipesarchive/2019/10/8/sweet-potato-bourbon-mash-with-praline-topping?rq=praline). When I am feeling extra fancy, I top the mash with sweet and spicy praline pecans. It’s good all year long but tailor-made for Thanksgiving, and a sophisticated substitute for traditional marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes. My go-to kitchen bourbon is
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A sweet potatoes dish with pecans and bourbon is a great holiday dish. A splash of bourbon is a very easy way to up the flavor ante and elevate your home cooking. Maker’s Mark because of the high vanilla and caramel notes and the round full flavor. But I like to use different bourbons for different uses. If I am using bourbon to flambe a pork chop, for example, I use Booker’s Bourbon because it has a high-alcohol content. The current batch of “Country Ham” Booker’s is perfect for finishing a grilled pork chop with a quick table-side flambe. In fact, if you are a fan of country ham and prosciutto, I suggest you serve some thin slices with a thimble of this bourbon as an appetizer. It is a perfect pairing — take small bites of your favorite salty ham with a small sip of this uncut, unfiltered barrel-strength sweet and fiery bourbon. Flambe sounds old-fashioned, and it is. But it is also a “wow” presentation, and leaves the pork with a whisper of whiskey
flavor that adds dimension to the chop. I like to brine my thick-cut chops, grill them directly and finish them over indirect heat before dousing with Booker’s and setting them on fire. Be sure to do this on a heat-resistant platter or sheet pan. After the flames have burned out, remove to a platter, let rest for 10 minutes, carve and serve. My favorite new bourbon is Uncle Nearest. It is being distilled in honor of the first African American master distiller, Nathan “Nearest” Green. The bourbon is bold and spicy with caramel and maple notes. Lately, I have been using it to make whiskey butter that I put on top of a grilled or cast-iron seared steak. It’s also great on fish, chicken and pork. Since oil and water, or in this case butter and bourbon, don’t mix, I soak chopped shallots in
a tablespoon of bourbon and then mix them into soft butter, and add a bit of coarse salt, white pepper and chopped curly parsley for a multi-use whiskey butter that finishes any dish. If I don’t have time to make a homemade dessert, I frequently serve dressed-up ice cream and cookies. I buy the best-quality vanilla ice cream that my grocery store carries, drizzle it with Knob Creek Smoked Maple Bourbon Whiskey, serve it with crisp store-bought cookies like Pepperidge Farm Bordeaux cookies and call it a night! The smoky maple bourbon isn’t overly sweet and doesn’t taste artificial like many syrupy liqueurs on the market. It’s also good drizzled on baked or grilled fruit, or in fall squash purees.
Curried Apple and Butternut Squash Soup
Active Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes Yield: Makes 4 to 6 large bowl servings or 16 to 18 small appetizer shots, depending on size of glass 1 medium butternut squash, about 2 pounds Extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, diced 1 tablespoon curry powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste 3 cups chicken stock 1 cup apple cider 1 tablespoon light brown sugar 1 to 2 teaspoons salt, to taste 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Creme fraiche or sour cream for garnish Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut the squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Lightly brush the exposed flesh with olive oil. Place squash, cut-side-down, on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the flesh is fork-tender, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh and set aside. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until softened without coloring, 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the apple, curry powder, cumin, coriander and cayenne. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the roasted squash and chicken stock. (There should be just enough stock to cover the squash and apples. If needed, add additional stock to cover.) Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pot, and simmer until the apples are very soft, about 20 minutes. Carefully puree the soup in batches in a food processor (or with an immersion blender). Return the soup to the pot and stir in the apple cider, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Warm thoroughly over medium-low heat and taste for seasoning. Serve warm, garnished with a small spoonful of creme fraiche.
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Business owner questions cutting landline Dear Harriette: I have had a landline for my business for more than 20 years, but I hardly ever use it anymore. I have been looking for ways to cut costs, and I had the thought that I should just make my cellphone my primary number. Most of the SENSE & calls that I get SENSITIVITY on voicemail are solicitors Harriette Cole anyway, so I don’t think I UNIVERSAL will miss too UCLICK much business. I’m a little nervous, though, since I have had my number for so long. I do use social media and have a website where I can
list my cell number. What do you think? Is it time to go for it? — Going Wireless Dear Going Wireless: You would be surprised by how many businesses are letting go of their beloved landlines these days. Many businesses that do not have to have a physical presence are going mobile, and they’re getting rid of their brick-and-mortar establishments or landlines in the process. In some cases, you may be able to get your telephone carrier to allow you to turn your landline number into a cell number. In many cases, you cannot. But if you do enough promotion with your website and social media outlets with the new number — especially since you say you get fewer calls to your landline these days — you should be OK. Dear Harriette: My husband
passed away two years ago. I am still having a hard time getting over this loss. We used to do everything together, and I miss him so much. I still work and go through my life, but it is hard. In the past few months, several elders in my community have died, and I have not been able to go to their funerals. It has been too emotional. As I was getting dressed to go to one of them, I started hyperventilating. It was awful. My family doesn’t understand. They think I am being selfish. I don’t think I am. I can’t deal with death right now. What can I say to my family to get them off my back? — Grief-Stricken Dear Grief-Stricken: Grief does not have a timeline. Each person suffers loss differently. Many people who have suffered loss have a hard time going to funerals because these events trigger mem-
ories of their recently departed loved ones. It is OK for you to stay away from funerals for now. What you might also consider is going to grief counseling. Getting professional support may help you to figure out how to release the profound sorrow that you are feeling. It doesn’t mean you will ever forget your husband — nor should you. But you may learn coping skills that allow you space to find happiness and groundedness. When you feel solid, it will be easier for you to honor others who have passed by attending their homegoing celebrations. Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams. You can send questions to askharriette@harriettecole. com or c/o Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.
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Airbnb agrees to provide host records to Hawaii By Audrey McAvoy
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HONOLULU (AP) — Airbnb Inc. has agreed to provide Hawaii with records of many of its island hosts as the state tries to track down vacation rental operators who haven’t been paying their taxes. Airbnb and the state Department of Taxation reached the agreement last week after negotiating the scope of a subpoena sought by the state. First Circuit Court Judge Bert Ayabe approved the agreement. Ayabe still must rule on whether the state has met the requirements for serving the subpoena. A hearing before the judge has been scheduled for Wednesday. The state needs the court’s permission to serve the subpoena because its investigation targets a group of taxpayers and not specific individuals. “We are pleased to have reached a compromise with the Hawaii Department of Taxation that protects hosts’ privacy and provides adequate data to help them enforce against individuals who skirt tax laws,” Airbnb said in a statement. The company said it remains committed to working with state leaders to collect and remit taxes on behalf of hosts, which it says would generate $64 million a year for Hawaii. The state’s court filing said it has struggled to collect taxes from vacation rental and bed-andbreakfast operators in part because many hosts don’t generate enough revenue for Airbnb to send the IRS relevant tax forms for them. It also blames the relative anonymity hosts are given on the Airbnb website, where rental operators are often identified by a first name. In addition, many Hawaii hosts have been illegally running their businesses without permits. Hawaii’s counties issue permits for short-term rentals, and each of them has different regulations. Honolulu, the most populous county, cracked down on illegal operators with a strict new law enacted earlier this year. Before this law took effect, Honolulu was estimated to have about 800 legal vacation rental and bed-andbreakfast units and about 10 times as many illegal ones. Details of the agreement filed in state Circuit Court last week said Airbnb will provide the Department of Taxation with the records of the 1,000 hosts who made the most revenue from 2016 through 2018. The company will give these hosts two weeks’ notice before it hands over the information. Airbnb will provide the state with anonymized data for hosts who had more than $2,000 in annual revenue during those years. The state may then request individualized records for these hosts, though it will be able to obtain information on only 500 hosts every two weeks. If a host files a legal motion challenging the transfer of records, Airbnb won’t provide the state with the data until the legal case is resolved. The department cited statistics to justify the need for its subpoena. It said its investigation of 600 Airbnb hosts found many didn’t have a license to charge the general excise tax, a state levy similar to a sales tax, or an account to charge the transient accommodations tax, the state’s hotel tax. Of about 500 hosts who received income from Airbnb, 76 percent had at least one delinquent general excise tax or transient accommodations tax return, it said. Nicholas Mirkay, a University of Hawaii law school professor, said the agreement appears to be a breakthrough for the state so long as the judge finds Hawaii has a reasonable basis to serve the subpoena.
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IN BRIEF IVCC men’s basketball wins on buzzer beater Reggie Loury drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the IVCC men’s basketball team to a 76-75 victory over Illinois Central in a non-conference game Tuesday in East Peoria. Tyler Rodgers scored a game-high 25 points for the Eagles (2-0), while Jacarr Boone contributed 21 points. Braden Edington added 17 points, eight steals and five assists for IVCC.
Hickey earns MVC academic honors La Salle-Peru graduate and Illinois State University sophomore Rachel Hickey earned multiple academic awards in the last week. Hickey was named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team. She also was named a recipient of the Elite 17 Award at the MVC Championships on Saturday. Elite 17 Awards honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA competing at each of the MVC’s 17 team championships. Hickey, who placed eighth at the conference meet, has a 4.0 GPA as a double major in marketing and journalism.
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Eagles have many new faces in 19-20
Former PC boys coach, IVCC men’s assistant takes over women’s team By Brad Martin Sr.
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Gibson earns Horizon League honor La Salle-Peru graduate and Wright State University senior Taylor Gibson was named the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week. Gibson put down a matchhigh 15 kills on 23 swings with no errors in a win against Milwaukee. She followed that with 13 kills on 28 attempts in a win over Green Bay. The Vikings are 20-4 overall and 9-3 in the Horizon League.
Youth waterfowl hunting day scheduled at Donnelly/DePue DEPUE — A special youth hunt will take place through the Youth Waterfowl Hunting Permit at IDNR sites, including Donnelly/ DePue State Fish and Wildlife Area. All waterfowl hunters, including those participating in the Youth Hunt, are required to register with the Harvest Information Program (HIP). In order to register with HIP, hunters will need to have their hunting license number available. Hunters should register for HIP at the license vendor when they buy their hunting license or by calling 1-888-6PERMIT (1-888-6737648) or online through the IDNR website at www.dnr. illinois.gov.
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Earlville graduate Emily Cook (No. 23) goes up for a layup during a game last season. Cook is one of two returning sophomores along with Putnam County alumna Presley Hatton. The pair will help lead the way for the Eagles in their first season under new coach Josh Nauman.
After seven seasons as head coach of the Putnam County boys basketball team followed by the last two years as an IVCC men’s basketball assistant, Josh Nauman has taken over as the head coach of the IVCC women’s team in 2019-20. “I was ready to be a head coach again,” Nauman said. “I missed it and was ready to do that again. When the women’s job opened up, I decided to make the change after about 21 years with the boys in high school and then the last two here, but this is a fun group to be around. The athleticism is different with the girls. We had to take out all the alley-oop and dunk plays. No Lisa Leslie’s out there, but I think the girls listen better and the girls don’t seem to care about who the star is or who gets the most points and things like that. They just want to get better as a team.” The Eagles will be young this season with eight of the 10 players being freshmen — including two players from Ottawa who didn’t play last year. One of the two sophomores — Putnam County graduate Presley Hatton — is unable to play basketball until the IVCC volleyball season is over. The other sophomore retuning is Earlville alumna Emily Cook, who will be looked upon to be the leader, especially early on. “Emily has been strong so far,” Nauman said. “She’s been doing most of the ball handling for us and has just been solid al around.” Freshman Gabby Englehaupt, a Hall graduate, was strong in her first college game with 20 points in a 60-51 loss to Morton. “I think she told me her high in high school was 18 points, so a nice way to start her college career,” Nauman said. Also scoring in double figures with 10 points against Morton and looking to provide the same spark throughout the season is La Salle-Peru graduate Aubrie Roda. Nauman expects her to be one of the Eagles top shooters and ball handlers. Hall graduate Janessa Hart, St. Bede alumna Naomi Ochuba and Meredith Sidwell, from Deer Creek-Mackinaw, will be in the post for IVCC. “Meredith came a ways from See WOMEN Page B3
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Herman pleased with players on and off court By Brad Martin Sr.
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Sixth-year IVCC men’s basketball coach Chris Herman wanted to bring in high character players as well talented individuals for the 2019-20 season. So far, he is pleased with what he sees on and off the court from his 14-player roster. “This is really a great group of guys,” Herman said. “We wanted talented guys on the court and in the classroom and I couldn’t be happier with what I’ve seen so far.” But aside from high character guys, Herman has some talent that he thinks can make the Eagles successful this season. “This team is probably in the best shape that I’ve had so far,” Herman said. “Also, I think I’ve put more stuff in than any other year and part of that is because these guys have really bought into what we’re trying to do here. I’m really excited about this group.
“I think I’ve put more stuff in than any other year and part of that is because these guys have really bought into what we’re trying to do here.” IVCC coach Chris Herman We have a very tough schedule against ICC and then a couple of Division I (junior college) teams, but I think we can have some success against them. The guys can’t hang their heads if we don’t because those games can only help us come postseason time.” Of the talent the Eagles have is freshman Joey Murphy from Pontiac who was an honorable
mention all-state selection. He is currently dealing with a hip injury. “He’s a really talented player,” Herman said. “He tried practicing, but is in a lot of pain and will have an MRI to make sure it’s nothing serious. Hopefully, at some point he can play because he’s a heck of a player.” IVCC opened the season with a win over Morton, which made the national tournament last year and was receiving votes for the top 25. “We seem to have really bought into the 1-2-2 defense,” Herman said. “Against that defense teams tend to speed up against it and shoot a lot of 3’s that maybe they wouldn’t shoot otherwise. Morton did make 13, but they shot a ton of them and just kept going.” The Eagles have some playNEWSTRIBUNE FILE PHOTO ers of their own who can shoot the long ball, including Connor DePue graduate Rahim Strong (No. 50) works against a defender during a game last season. Strong is expected to be an inside-outside threat for the See MEN Page B3 Eagles this season.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: ILLINOIS 78, NICHOLS STATE 70
Feliz helps Fighting Illini edge Colonels in OT Feliz helps Illinois hold off Nicholls State 78-70 in OT CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Andres Feliz scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Illinois beat Nicholls State 78-70 in overtime on Tuesday in a season opener for both teams. Ayo Dosunmu scored 21, Giorgi Bezhanishvili added 11 points, and freshman big man Kofi Cockburn had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Fighting Illini. Nicholls State was led by Dexter McClanahan’s game-high 25 points. Elvis Harvey Jr. added 16 points for the Colonels. Illinois was up 30-19 at the
half and led by 20 points early in the second half before going cold. Nicholls State went on an 8-0 run late in regulation to tie the game at 64-64 with 1:48 left. Meanwhile, the Illini went the final five minutes of regulation without a field goal. “I thought we were outplayed tonight,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “We just weren’t mentally tuned in. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled we won the game. But we’ll do better next time.” Nicholls State coach Austin Claunch did not meet with the media.
NEVER TOO LATE Down 66-64 after Harvey’s two free throws with less than two minutes left, the usually hot-handed Trent Frazier scored his first points of the game, sinking two free throws to send the game to overtime. “It was obviously a tough game tonight,” Frazier said. “I just have to find a way to help us win.” Illinois finally warmed up in the extra frame, with Feliz hitting two field goals and two free throws to seal the victory. “I’m a team guy,” Feliz said. “And I’m going to do what the
team wants and needs.”
BIG PICTURE Illinois was expected to coast past Nicholls State, but poor shooting (27 of 61 from the field) and turnovers (Illinois had 23 to Nicholls State’s 16) made things a lot closer than they should have been. It could be rust or just opening night jitters, but coach Brad Underwood’s squad needs to get it together before starting a two-game road trip.
THE BIG MEN Giorgi Bezhanishvili (6-foot9) and Cockburn (7-0) provide considerable height and strength under the basket, but Underwood wants more. “There should be collisions under that rim, like freight trains, with those two in there,” Underwood said. “We had some of that tonight, but we need more.” The pair combined for 21 points and 18 rebounds Tuesday. “They’ll get there,” Underwood said. “It’s just a matter of time.”
UP NEXT Illinois: The Illini begin a twogame road trip against Grand Canyon on Friday before facing No. 21 Arizona on Sunday.
NHL: SHARKS 4, BLACKHAWKS 2
Marleau’s goal helps San Jose past Chicago Sharks snap five-game skid, Blackhawks finish road trip 1-2-1 By Josh Dubow AP SPORTS WRITER
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San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones (No. 31) holds on to the puck next to Chicago Blackhawks center Ryan Carpenter during the third period Tuesday in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patrick Marleau celebrated a milestone night with a much-needed goal that built confidence for the slumping San Jose Sharks. Marleau scored while playing in his 800th consecutive game, and the Sharks snapped a five-game losing streak Tuesday with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. San Jose had been outscored 22-8 during the skid and failed to earn a point or hold a lead at any point during a stretch that left last season’s Western Conference runners-up near the bottom of the standings. “It feels good to get that first one and we were able to build off that,” Marleau said. “It’s nice playing with the lead.” Marleau gave San Jose its first lead in six games shortly after the Blackhawks had killed off a penalty early in the second
“It seems we take one step forward and two steps back almost every game.” Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane period. Timo Meier sent a shot from the slot toward the net and it deflected off Marleau’s skate and past Robin Lehner. It was Marleau’s third goal of the season, with all three coming against Chicago. Longtime teammate Joe Thornton got the second assist, his first on a score by Marleau since the 2017 playoffs. Thornton has assisted on 122 of Marleau’s 554 career goals. “That’s always special,” Marleau said. “It’s always a big moment. There probably should be a lot more assists from him the way he
Vote for your choice of the Athlete of the Week from the 4 nominees listed. These athletes were selected by the NewsTribune sports staff. Selection was based on sports accomplishments this past week.
We Will Be Closed MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th Ashley Heagy L-P cross country
Kamryn Olson L-P volleyball
Ronde Worrels Princeton football
Kenton Castrejon Fieldcrest football
Heagy ran an 18:19 to place third at the Class 2A Bloomington Sectional and earn a trip to the state meet.
Olson had 16 kills, 16 points, 12 assists and 11 digs to lead the Lady Cavaliers to their fifth consecutive regional championship. She had 15 assists, six kills and five digs in the regional semifinal.
Worrels ran for 255 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a 6126 victory over North Boone in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs. The junior became the school’s all-time leading rusher in the game. -
Castrejon ran for 193 yards and a pair of touchdowns to help the Knights to a 20-8 victory over West Carroll in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs.
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sets people up. It was good to get that one tonight.” Marleau signed with Toronto in the summer of 2017 before returning to his original team early this season in time to score twice in a win at Chicago on Oct. 10. Evander Kane added a short-handed goal later in the second when he won a race to a loose puck against Dominik Kubalik and beat Lehner to the short side for his ninth of the season. Tomas Hertl and Meier also scored for the Sharks. Martin Jones made 19 saves, including one against Kubalik on a breakaway early in the third period. “I thought we did a good job defending,” San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. “They put a little bit of pressure on, but I thought defensively we worked really hard at it and in the offensive zone we were harder, too. We spent more time down there and held on to more pucks. That hardness and heaviness has to be a part of our game every night.” The Blackhawks looked flat most of the night in the finale of a four-game road trip, getting outshot 23-3 at one point. But they got late goals from Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith to make it a one-goal game with 1:54 to play. “This is how it’s been going for us all year,” forward Patrick Kane said. “It seems we take one step forward and two steps back almost every game. If we don’t put ourselves behind the 8-ball we can be a team that wins games. We need to make better decisions on the ice.” Meier sealed it with an empty-netter. Lehner made 28 saves. NOTES The only player to score more goals off assists from Thornton is Joe Pavelski with 127, according to NBC Sports California. ... San Jose D Radim Simek returned to the lineup for the first time since injuring his knee last March 12. ... Sharks forward Melker Karlsson missed the game with an upper-body injury. ... Chicago went 1-2-1 on the trip. UP NEXT Blackhawks: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
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Kuzma’s big fourth helps L.A. rally past Chicago By Jay Cohen
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CHICAGO — LeBron James and Anthony Davis watched and cheered as Kyle Kuzma powered a big fourth-quarter run for Los Angeles. Sure, James was his usual brilliant self. But Kuzma’s performance was a big deal for the rolling Lakers. James had 30 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his third consecutive triple-double, and Los Angeles rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 118-112 on Tuesday for its sixth straight victory. Kuzma scored 11 of his 15 points in the final period during his third game after missing the start of the season with a right ankle injury. The 24-year-old guard got hurt while playing for USA Basketball this past summer. “I’m getting there,” Kuzma said. “It’s a process, I know. It’s all about being
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Dee-Mack, but her parents went to school here and she has family here and we’re glad to have her,” Nauman said. “We also have Naomi Ochuba from St. Bede who is going to pay a lot and be active in the paint for us.” Madelynn Uitermarkt is a fiery guard from Kewanee who provides some scoring and a lot of energy and quickness, according to Nauman. Ottawa graduates Maddie Porter and Zoe Miller are excited to be back on the court. “Maddie Porter of Ottawa got a hold of the
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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (right) drives to the basket past the Chicago Bulls’ Otto Porter Jr. during the first half Tuesday in Chicago. patient right now because I haven’t really had much basketball time since August.” Kuzma averaged 18.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game last season. The Lakers are hoping he can provide a viable third option alongside the leading duo of James and Davis.
“Kuz got into a rhythm, and that’s what he’s capable of,” James said. Los Angeles trailed by 19 before outscoring Chicago 38-19 in the fourth during the finale of a three-game trip. Kuzma began the quarter with seven straight points, part of a 16-0 run
that lifted the Lakers to a 96-93 lead with 8:12 left. James was on the bench for most of the big spurt, and Davis watched the entire run from the sideline. “A.D. was in foul trouble. Bron was exhausted,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “Both of those guys needed to stay on the bench and other guys needed to step up, and they did.” Chicago lost for the fifth time in six games. Zach LaVine scored 26 points, and Wendell Carter Jr. had 11 points and 11 rebounds in his third straight double-double. Coby White and Otto Porter Jr. each scored 18 points. “This one hurts,” LaVine said. “We were beating them up until the fourth quarter. We’re showing we can play with these teams. We know we’re talented. We’ve had 10-, 12-, 16-point leads on a lot of teams, but we’re losing games. It’s frustrating.”
point of the team is going to be defense, but shooting is an area where the Eagles 1 Aubrie Roda Fr. 5-4 G may struggle. 4 Gabby Englehaupt Fr. 5-6 G “It’s not a strong shoot12 Presley Hatton So. 5-10 F ing unit for sure,” Nauman 13 Madelynn Uitermarkt Fr. 5-4 G said. “I think the speed of the college game is the big14 Maddie Porter Fr. 5-7 F gest adjustment from high 20 Zoe Miller Fr. 5-8 G school. But I think that 23 Emily Cook So. 5-6 F part will get better and I think for a lot of freshmen 30 Janessa Hart Fr. 5-10 F the shooting will improve 34 Naomi Ochuba Fr. 5-11 F some as the game slows 42 Meredith Sidwell Fr. 5-10 F down for them.” The Eagles are 0-1 on Coach: Josh Nauman the season after a 60-51 school before I even got the to have her. Then Zoe loss to Morton. IVCC rejob and said she regretted Miller heard Maddie was turns home Nov. 12 to face not playing in high school,” playing and thought she Malcolm X College. Nauman said. “She wanted wanted to give it a shot as to try to play and at the well, so I’m happy to have Brad Martin Sr. can be time we only had five girls them both.” reached at 220-6939 or at Nauman said the strong sports@newstrib.com. so I was more than happy
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The Bulls used a 16-2 run to open a 60-42 lead with 2:49 left in the first half. Carter’s two foul shots made it 63-44 with 2:10 to go. “We’ve got to learn to finish,” coach Jim Boylen said. “They finished and we didn’t.” Kuzma got some help as the Lakers rallied in the fourth. Quinn Cook scored eight of his season-high 17 in the final period. Dwight Howard had a key block on White during the big run.
James helped close it out after he checked in with 8:37 remaining. He found Davis for an alley-oop jam that made it 114-101 with 2:04 left. Davis finished with 15 points and seven rebounds in his first game in his native Chicago since he was acquired in a trade with New Orleans. UP NEXT Bulls: Visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.
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Wilson, of Hope, Ind., who made three against Morton. DePue graduate Rahim Strong is expected to be a threat to shoot the ball or play inside. “Rahim has really worked hard, especially in the weight room,” Herman said. “He was 290 when I first got him here and now he’s down to 220. He just wants to play and he’s hungry. He’s got to control his emotions at times, but he had 14 points and seven rebounds (in the opener).” Jacarr Boone, from Brownsburg, Ind. who played one season on the JV squad at Division II Kentucky Weslyan, is expected to be a big scorer and solid defender. “Absolutely great kid,” Herman said. “He never hangs his head and always has a smile, but the kid can also flat out score. He had 29 against Morton and has long arms that really make him a solid defender as well.” Reggie Loury, from Riverside-Brookfield, comes from a team that was 28-5. Loury hit 59 3’s before his
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Bulldogs lost to 4A runner-up Chicago Curry. Tyler Rodgers also comes from a successful program in Eldorado/Albuquerque in New Mexico and is another guy who can put up some points for the Eagles. “Tyler Rodgers was getting some big juco looks and New Mexico State was also interested in him,” Herman said. “He tore his ACL, but in high school his team was runner-up in 6A, which is the highest class. He’s another talented kid from a good school who can be successful for us as well.”
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Edington, from Terre Haute, Ind., and Vyshonn Munson, who is back from and ACL tear and was in the top 20 in assists/turnover ratio in the country last year, are both expected to be key contributors. La Salle-Peru graduate John Senica is a player Herman said is a Dennis Rodman-type player who can jump out of the building, while Tyus Smith, a Homewood-Flossmoor graduate, and Putnam County alumnus Kaleb Wright also will see time. “We have some decent size,” Herman said. “We’re not huge, but we have good length and I think if they keep working hard who knows what we can accomplish.” Andre Ballard, from Miami, Fla., figured to be a big contributor, but he is lost for the year to an Achilles injury IVCC returns to action Friday when it faces Lincoln Trail College at the Olney Classic at 5p.m. The Eagles return home Nov. 14 to play Joliet Junior College.
Joey Murphy, of Pontiac, was an honorable mention all-state selection in high school and Herman anticipates him being a key player for the Eagles when he’s back from a hip injury. “He’s a really talented player,” Herman said. “He tried practicing, but is in a lot of pain and will have an MRI to make sure it’s nothing serious. So hopefully as some point he can play because he’s a heck of a player.” Fieldcrest alumnus Clay Wells joined the Eagles Brad Martin Sr. can be late and provides some reached at 220-6939 or at size inside at 6-5. Braden ntsports@shawmedia.com.
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NEWCOMERS CULBERTSON — George Culbertson and Lindsey Porter, girl, Oct. 28, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. ETZENBACH — Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Etzenbach (Sally Newcomer) of Granville, girl, Nov. 1, St. Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley. SOMMER — Mr. and Mrs. Ryan (Franklin) Sommer and Kharyn Sommer of Granville, girl, Nov. 1, St. Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley. KONCZAK — Edward Konczak and Erin Karlosky of Oglesby, girl, Oct. 17, St. Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley. PANTOJA — Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pantoja (Silvia Perez) of La Salle, girl, Oct. 29, St. Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley.
Mary Barbara Strunk, 89, of Princeton died Nov. 5, 2019, at Cabin Livin’ Senior Care, Hennepin. Arrangements are pending at Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton.
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Kenneth Rynkewicz Kenneth G. Rynkewicz, 85, of Granville died Nov. 4, 2019, in St. Joseph’s Nursing Center, Lacon. As per Kenneth’s wishes, there will be no services. Helmer-Shields Funeral Home, Granville, is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Voters in some states are deciding whether to roll back conservative policies adopted in earlier eras. Ballot measures in Tucson, Arizona and the states of Colorado and Washington gave voters another say on hot-button social issues: immigration, gambling, taxes and affirmative action. Also, in New York and New Jersey, voters agree to change the way some elections will be decided and approved restrictions on Airbnb and other shortterm rental companies. Among the highlights: ARIZONA: Voters in the liberal enclave of Tucson appear to be overwhelmingly rejecting a proposal to designate it as Arizona’s only sanctuary city. NEW JERSEY: Voters in a city that’s just a few minutes by train from lower Manhattan approved restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rental companies. NEW YORK: Voters in New York City passed a measure to adopt a rankedchoice voting system in some future elections. The new system, which passed with overwhelming support, will let people rank up to five candidates in order of preference, rather than picking just one to support. Maine and San Francisco, already use ranked choice voting systems. COLORADO: A measure that would legalize sports betting and tax it to help conserve water is being considered in Colorado. WASHINGTON: Voters are deciding whether minority status should be considered in state employment, contracting and admission to public colleges. The measure asks people whether they want to change laws that prohibit state government from giving preferential treatment.
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convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments: Marco Lopez, 32, of 301 S. Vermillion St., Streator (unlawful possession of a fictitious ID); Felicia Suess, 29, of 216 Emmett St., Kinsman (two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance; unlawful possession of a hypodermic James S. Cushman, 34, of syringe); Edward Lopez, 101 Vine St., DePue was 31, of 114 S. St. Paul picked up at 9:03 p.m. St., Mark (two counts Friday at 417 W. First St. of domestic battery); on an original Bureau Jacob Sluder, 22, of 912 County warrant for unColorado St., Marseilles lawful delivery of a con(two counts of aggravated trolled substance, Spring battery); Michael Willis, Valley police said. 34, of 406 W. 99th Place, Chicago (three counts PRINCETON — Zachary of unlawful delivery of R. Hamm, 18, of Princeton a controlled substance; was charged with criminal aggravated fleeing and damage to property at eluding); Timothy Lynch, 9:34 a.m. Oct. 28 in the 36, of 111 N. State St., 2100 block of N. Main rear unit, Rutland (two Street, Princeton police counts of unlawful delivPOLICE REPORTS said. ery of methamphetamine); Kelly S. Crickman of Cody Halberg, 25, of 17 Spring Valley reported PRINCETON — Douglas Lehigh Ave., Oglesby that her vehicle was L. Sampo, 32, of Arlington (unlawful possession of struck by an unknown was charged with failure a controlled substance); vehicle at 8:17 p.m. to signal, operating an Nicholas Bower, 32, of 652 Monday at 999 N. Strong uninsured vehicle and Hartford, Aurora (resiAve., Spring Valley (JFK driving with a suspended dential burglary); Jeremy Elementary School), license at 4:36 p.m. Koesler, 46, of 1951 Spring Valley police said. Thursday at Warren and N. 17th Road, Streator Crickman said she came Main streets, according to (driving while revoked); out of a basketball game Princeton police. Jacob Day, 28, of 2213 at JFK and noticed the Caton Road, Ottawa damage done to her vehiPRINCETON — (driving while revoked); cle. No one was around Jeffrey D. Estrada, 57, of Christopher Kummer, the vehicle at that time, Princeton was charged 29, of 1113 S. Charles police said. with improper lane usage, St., Ottawa (aggravated failure to reduce speed to Gilberto P. Rodriguez, avoid an accident, driving DUI); Christopher Gretz, 37, of 229 W. Bluff 35, of 623 Ninth St., La with a revoked license, St., Marseilles (driving Salle was charged with no operating an uninsured valid driver’s license and vehicle and driving under while revoked); Barbara no insurance at 8:40 p.m. the influence of alcohol Robbins, 34, of 2776 E. Tuesday at 36th Street and after a one-vehicle acci2625th Road, Marseilles Progress Boulevard, ac(burglary); Richard Baker, dent at 7:44 p.m. Friday cording to Peru police. at South Church and East 50, of 11471 Timberline Central streets, according Drive, Granville (unlawful Kristina Ludes, 34, of possession of a controlled to Princeton police. Grand Ridge was charged substance); Kyle Dichiera, with failure to give inPRINCETON — Samuel 30, of 8137 Quartz Lane, formation after striking Smartsville, Calif. (unlawL. Okuly, 48, of Princeton unattended property, fail- was charged with doful possession of cannabis ure to report to police au- mestic battery at 11:15 with intent to deliver); thority, no insurance and Fred Feit, 63, of 60 Lone p.m. Sunday in the 600 driving while suspended block of West Peru Street, Pine Ave., Dunedin, Fla. or revoked at 11:25 p.m. (unlawful possession of Princeton police said. Monday in the 400 block cannabis with intent to of West Main Street, La PRINCETON — Lane M. deliver); Rickey Hayes, Salle County Sheriff’s 31, of 26580 Berg Road, Nelson, 21, of Princeton Office said. Southfield, Mich. (unlawwas charged with doful possession of methmestic battery and no SHEFFIELD — Todd A. amphetamine, unlawful valid driver’s license at th Nelson, 51, of 1230 E. 10 possession of a controlled 1:18 a.m. Saturday in the St., Kewanee was charged 400 block of Backbone substance); Janeka Brown, with driving under the 27, of 634 N. 23rd St., Fort Road East, according to influence of alcohol at Dodge, Iowa (unlawful Princeton police. 11:16 p.m. Oct. 25 at possession of metham8811 U.S. 6, according to phetamine); Edward Kent, PRINCETON — Bureau County Sheriff’s 54, of 813 W. Joliet St., Hannah C. Isaacson, 22, of Office. Ottawa (driving while Princeton was charged revoked); Kennedy Stanley, with leaving the scene of 19, of 105 W. Pleasant an accident at 3:58 a.m. LADD — Elijah J. Ave., Sheridan (unlawful Oct. 27 in the 00 block Skoflanc, 23, of 9934 N possession of a controlled 850th Ave., Hennepin was of W. Warren Street, charged with failure to re- Princeton police reported substance); Dondi Vetter, Monday. 49, of 215 Buchanan port an accident at 12:25 St., Ottawa (domestic a.m. Oct. 26 at Elm Street PRINCETON — and Western Avenue, acbattery); Anaya Jackson, cording to Bureau County Trevaughn D. Donaldson, 25, of 1311 S. Harding, 24, of Fayette, Miss., was Sheriff’s Office. Chicago (unlawful possescharged with operating sion of a controlled subHOLLOWAYVILLE — an uninsured vehicle stance); Shannon Stillwell, and no valid registration Brendan R. Woitynek ,18, 22, of 536 S. Park Road, at 4:46 p.m. Friday in of 2836 Fourth St., Apt. Lombard (unlawful pos21, Peru was charged with the 600 block of North session of a controlled Main Street, according to substance); Kathleen Stolp, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report Princeton police. 33, of 604 McKinley St., an accident, failure to Apt. 3D, Ottawa (two Crystal Krogulski, 41, of reduce speed to avoid an counts of unlawful posses223 W. Erie St., Spring accident and operating sion of a controlled subValley was charged with an uninsured vehicle at stance); Eric Fischer, 39, 6:51 a.m. Oct. 27 at U.S. 6 no valid driver’s license homeless (unlawful posat 1:21 a.m. Wednesday and 2500 East Street, acsession of a stolen motor cording to Bureau County (Nov. 6) at May Road and vehicle); Theresa Crumb, Route 251, Peru, La Salle 27, of 1506 Homewood Sheriff’s Office. police said. Ave., Dodge City, Kan. PRINCETON — Marissa (unlawful possession of Stephanie Wadsworth, S. Mencos, 25, of 540 a controlled substance); 30, of 2219 W. Jefferson S. Euclid Ave. Apt. 2, Jean Timmerman, 36, of St., Joliet was charged Princeton was charged 1215 La Salle St., Ottawa with open container at with failure to reduce (unlawful possession of 10:16 a.m. Tuesday at 527 a controlled substance); speed to avoid an acciEighth St., La Salle police dent and driving under Nicole Waterworth, 37, said. the influence of alcohol of 109 17th Ave., Apt. I, at 11:27 p.m. Oct. 27 at Ottawa (unlawful possesLA SALLE COUNTY U.S. 34 and 1250 North sion of a controlled subGRAND JURY Avenue, according to stance, resisting a peace OTTAWA — A La Bureau County Sheriff’s officer). Salle County grand jury Office.
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PRINCETON — Tina J. Klemencic, 46, of 113 Canal St., was charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license at 4:41 a.m. Saturday at Route 29 and 2700 East Street, according to Bureau County Sheriff’s Office.
Novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal tales of grace and beauty, has died. He was 86. The Baton Rouge Area Foundation, which sponsors a literary award in Gaines’ honor, confirmed he died Tuesday in his sleep of cardiac arrest at his home in Oscar, Louisiana. “Ernest Gaines was a Louisiana treasure,” foundation president and CEO John Davies said in a statement. “He will be remembered for his powerful prose that placed the reader directly into the story of the old South, as only he could describe it. “We have lost a giant and a friend.”
Dog park supporters have location in mind Group envisions a facility north of the Metro Center By Jim Dunn SHAW MEDIA
PRINCETON — Princeton Park Board members heard a presentation by supporters of a proposed dog park at a meeting this week that was attended by more than 60 spectators who support the idea. Princeton Dog Park Friends is a group made up of Chris Blanford, Benjamin Fisher, Ann Marie Glaviano and Barry Mayworm. They have researched area dog parks to see how they operate and gathered ideas about how a dog park could be brought to Princeton. Dog parks are fenced-in, grassy places where dogs are allowed to run off their leashes and play with their owners. Blanford explained that he moved back to the area about 3½ years ago. “Through my medical training, I was in various towns, and we really enjoyed, my wife and I, going to the dog parks … in the various towns we lived in along the way.” He said they were happy to return to Bureau County, but “the one thing that we definitely miss is not having a place to run our dogs that was designated for dogs.” In his presentation, which included visuals projected on a screen, Blanford reviewed various aspects of dog parks, how they operate elsewhere, and where the best location for one would be in Princeton. After considering several park district sites, Blanford said the group recommends a site north of the Bureau County Metro Center. A lawn already exists there, and existing Metro Center parking could be utilized. The dog park’s proposed dimensions, as designed by Fisher, would be 200 feet by 133 feet. It would have an L-shaped fenced area for large dogs, with a remaining smaller fenced area for small dogs. In the middle would be a shelter. A vinyl-clad, chain-link fence would surround the park, and members would access it through membership swipe cards. Blanford said the group was looking for a convenient location with good parking and accessibility, good visibility, with access to electricity and water and that was already maintained. If that location was chosen, holes No. 3 and 4 of the disc golf course would have to be realigned, Blanford said. Blanford said the group
hopes to raise money through donations to finance the park’s construction, and suggests that annual membership fees of $25 for park district residents and $30 for non-residents be charged to cover ongoing expenses. In response to questions about liability, immunizations and visitors, it was stated that the district’s liability insurance that covered dogs at other parks ought to extend to this one; that dogs would be required to have rabies shots; and that out-oftown, non-member visitors to the area would not be allowed to use the park to start with. The dog park group seeks approval of the site from the board, and only then would its members begin raising funds for the project. Board members agreed to put the topic on the agenda for discussion at their next meeting, which will be at 5 p.m. Nov. 18. LATER DISCUSSION Later during Monday’s meeting, after the dog park committee members and supporters left, the dog park idea came under discussion as board members reviewed Superintendent of Parks Keith Scherer’s report. Scherer was asked what he thought of the dog park idea, and he said he had concerns regarding nearby neighbors, snow removal, and how the proposed location would affect access to the area from the park district’s Peru Street property. Other discussion centered on the cost to reroute several disc golf holes, and the lack of an alternative site for the dog park. Several board members said they preferred having several options regarding a location. The additional cost of water, electricity and employees’ time dealing with the dog park also was brought up. Park Board President Andy Marti said the board hasn’t had that many people attend a meeting in six years. Vice President Dennis Nink said, “We need to take a look at their needs,” noting the dog park supporters are “taxpaying citizens.” Executive Director Elaine Russell said places other than park district property should also be looked at, and said the board did not have to make a decision about the dog park at its next meeting. “There’s a lot to consider here,” Russell said.
State police identify body found in river Still investigating death of Wheaton man Authorities have identified a body recovered Saturday from the Illinois River. Michael J. Warmerdam, 37, of Wheaton was ID’d following an autopsy conducted by the McLean County Coroner’s Office on Sunday, according to a press release Tuesday from Illinois State Police. Authorities were alerted by a kayaker about a body in the water on Saturday. Around 2 p.m., Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation
Police contacted the Illinois State Police to investigate the body, which was discovered in the river upstream from Starved Rock Lock and Dam and north of Starved Rock State Park. “At this time, no additional information will be released, as this is an active and ongoing investigation,” the press release said Tuesday afternoon. Anyone with any information is asked to contact ISP Zone 3 Investigations at (815) 224-3032.
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Slovenian grotto in La Salle Celebrating at the Slovenian grotto after the All Souls Day cemetery walk were Slovenian Union members (from right) Debbie Pohar and club president Debbie Mecum with Morgan and Cheryl Wilson. The grotto that was completed a couple of years ago and updated this year at St. Vincent Cemetery, La Salle. Wilson designed and installed the landscaping, and has offered to maintain the plants. Names of donors and supporters appear on the grotto structure, and the name of the patron saint of Slovenians appears at the top front.
It’s deer season on area roadways, too OTTAWA — No traffic tickets were issued after Carol McLachlan of Mendota was eastbound on U.S. 52 near Troy Grove, slowed to avoid a deer and then a westbound vehicle driven by Zachary Rinaldo of Mendota struck the deer and
launched it into McLachlan’s vehicle at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. Both drivers were treated and released by Troy Grove emergency medical technicians.
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Report card: Mendota High School is a commendable MENDOTA — The Illinois State Board of Education recently released the annual Illinois Report Card, which provides a detailed look at each school’s progress on academics, student success, school culture and climate and financial investments. Mendota High School has prioritized college and career preparation and demonstrated growth in its graduation rate. The high school’s rating is based upon proficiency in English Language arts, math, English Learner progress and graduation rate. Mendota High School continues to invest in offering additional summer opportunities and career and technical options for students. Last summer, select incoming freshmen students were able to attend a Summer Bridges Program. In November, the current eighth graders
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LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE OF REALTY & CAPITAL PLANNING DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE SERVICES & CONSULTATION NOTICE OF SEALED BID PROPOSALS FOR FARM LEASING Sealed bid proposals for farm leasing will be accepted by the Department of Natural Resources for two agriculture lease, consisting of approximately 225 acres of agricultural farm ground. The acreage is located near the Matthiessen State Park. Bid forms and related information will be discussed at a Mandatory Vendor Conference to be conducted by the Department of Natural Resources at the Starved Rock State Park site office located at 2678 N State Route 178, Utica, Illinois 61373 on November 20, 2019 1:00 p.m. Prospective bidders will need to download and print the necessary forms from the Bid Buy Website at www.bidbuy.illinois.gov prior to the vendor conference. Plan to arrive early for assistance in registering on Bid Buy or register prior to the meeting online at www.bidbuy.illinois.gov Bids and supporting documents are due by 2:00 p.m. December 11, 2019 to: Department of Natural Resources, Attn: Eric Michael, Fiscal/Procurement, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield IL 62702. Bids will be opened at that time. Public may attend the bid opening. The farm lease shall be awarded to the responsive, responsible, qualified bidder with the highest price. The State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources, shall not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age or handicap in admission to, or treatment or employment in, programs or activities. The Department of Natural Resources reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. BY ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colleen Callahan, Director (November 6, 2019)
LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE OF REALTY & CAPITAL PLANNING DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE SERVICES & CONSULTATION NOTICE OF SEALED BID PROPOSALS FOR FARM LEASING Sealed bid proposals for farm leasing will be accepted by the Department of Natural Resources for two agriculture lease, consisting of approximately 100 acres of agricultural farm ground. The acreage is located near the Starved Rock State Park (Grand Village State Historic Site). Bid forms and related information will be discussed at a Mandatory Vendor Conference to be conducted by the Department of Natural Resources at the Starved Rock State Park site office located at the Starved Rock State Park Site office at 2678 N State Route 178, Utica, Illinois 61373 on November 20, 2019 1:00 p.m. Prospective bidders will need to download and print the necessary forms from the Bid Buy Website at www.bidbuy.illinois.gov prior to the vendor conference. Plan to arrive early for assistance in registering on Bid Buy or register prior to the meeting online at www.bidbuy.illinois.gov Bids and supporting documents are due by 2:00 p.m. December 11, 2019 to: Department of Natural Resources, Attn: Eric Michael, Fiscal/Procurement, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield IL 62702. Bids will be opened at that time. Public may attend the bid opening. The farm lease shall be awarded to the responsive, responsible, qualified bidder with the highest price. The State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources, shall not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age or handicap in admission to, or treatment or employment in, programs or activities. The Department of Natural Resources reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. BY ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colleen Callahan, Director (November 6, 2019)
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will experience a Career and Technical Education (CTE) day in collaboration with the Area Career Center and MHS CTE teachers. “Our faculty and community work very hard to maintain a four-year graduation rate at and above the state level,” said Principal Denise Aughenbaugh. “It requires we focus on helping our freshmen be on track and exposed to a variety of curriculum. It is important that our students can take a well-rounded curriculum with required coursework and electives that allow them to experience career options.” Mendota High School’s ongoing efforts to maintain a ninth grade on track rate of 87% and four year graduation rate of 87% are reported. There are 379 students enrolled in at least one CTE course.
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