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Getting buriedMorris girls basketball
falls to Sycamore / 14
Time off OK’dSuperintendent deals
with family illness / 9
COAL CITY
Stepping inChannahon officer helps
alleged abuse victim / 6
LOCAL NEWS
FEEDING THEHUNGRY
Area food pantries still
in need of donations / 3
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RDHERBERT G. LANE I
Herbert G. Lane I, age 78, of Otta-wa, formerly of Marseilles, passedaway Tuesday, January 6, 2015.Arrangements by Seals Campbell
Funeral Home. 815-795-5151.
RUSSELL C. OLSONBorn: Dec. 16, 1929Died: Dec. 22, 2014
Russell C.Olson,age85, ofMorris,passedawaypeace-fully, December22,2014, at theRegencyHealthcareCenter
inMorris. BornDecember 16, 1929, hewas the sonof the lateOscar andAnna(Fatland)Olson.At theageof 16, Russell acquired
his pilot’s license, by flyinghis father’ssmall plane, solo.He served in theArmyduring theyears 1951 to 1953.OnDecember 16, 1950, hemarriedMargaretRose. Russellwasa farmerandanover the road truckdriver.Russell is survivedbyhiswife; andhis
twosons, Tom(Debbie)Olsonof FortVilla, IN and JimOlsonofMorris; threegrandchildren, Stephen,Annaand JohnOlson; andhis stepbrother, Dan (Linda)OlsonofMorris.AMemorial Service to celebrate
Russell’s lifewill beheldonSaturday,January 10, 2015, at 1:00p.m., at theU.C.Davis-CallahanFuneralHome,locatedat 301W.WashingtonStreet inMorris.Officiatingwill bePastor SteveLarsonof First BaptistChurchofMorris.Cremation riteshavebeenaccorded.Arrangementshavebeenentrusted
withU.C.Davis-CallahanFuneralHome,301WWashingtonStreet,Morris,Illinois. For further information, visitthewebsite atwww.ucdaviscallahan.comor contact the funeral homeat815-942-0084.Online condolencesmaybemade to the family byvisitingthewebsite.
ELWYN THURWANGERBorn:March 12, 1928; in Kewanee,IL
Died: Jan. 3, 2015; in Kissimmee, FL
Elwyn “LeRoy”Thurwanger, age86, of Ottawa, diedon Saturday, Janu-ary 3, 2015, at theOsceola RegionalMedical Center inKissimmee, Florida.A memorial mass
will be held at 10:00a.m., on Saturday,January 10, 2015, at
St. Columba Church, in Ottawa, withRev. David Kipfer, Pastor. Visitationwill be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., onFriday, at the Mueller Funeral Home,in Ottawa, with liturgical prayers at3:45 p.m.LeRoy was born on March 12,
1928, in Kewanee, to Edward andElsie (Hawks) Thurwanger. Hemarried Mary E. Faber, on May 3,1952, in Santa Barbara, California.LeRoy served in the United StatesArmy, and was awarded the BronzeStar for his service in Korea. He wasa milkman, was self employed asa Sealtest distributor, worked atPitstick Dairy for most of his career,and then retired from Prairie Farms.LeRoy was a member of St. ColumbaChurch.He is survived by his wife, Mary
of Ottawa; 6 children, Donna(Robert) Walton, Mary Ann(Charles) Van Grevenhof, CathyFultz, Janet Cetwinski, Gary (Donna)Thurwanger, and David (Sandy)Thurwanger; 15 grandchildren; 10great-grandchildren; and manyloving cousins, in-laws, nieces,nephews and friends.He was preceded in death by his
parents; 2 sons-in-law, James Fultz,and Darrell Poirier; 5 brothers and 3sisters.Memorials may be directed to the
donor’s choice.You may sign the online guest-
book and share remembrances atwww.MuellerFH.comMueller Funeral Home, 800 First
Avenue, Ottawa, IL 61350815-434-4433
BARBARA A. WILLIAMSBorn: Aug. 21, 1935; in Odessa, MODied: Jan. 6, 2015; in Channahon, IL
Barbara Ann(Duke) Williams,age 79, of Channa-hon, passed awaypeacefully at homewith her familyby her bedside onTuesday, January 6,
2015. Born August 21, 1935 in Odes-sa, Missouri, she was the daughterof the late Dillon A. and Vona Cile(Peal) Duke.Barbara was raised and educated
in Odessa. Although she raised herfamily in the Channahon/Minookaarea, home will always be Odessa,Missouri.She enjoyed her family, playing
cards, dice games, and going to ga-rage sales. Barbara was a memberof the Eastern Star.Survived by her sons, DonWilliams
of Custer Park, IL, Mike (Patty) Wil-liams of Channahon, Chris (Sarah)Williams and DougWilliams, all of
Odessa, MO; nine grandchildren; and7 great-grandchildren.Barbara was preceded in death
by her parents; her brother, BuddyDuke; and her late husband andfather of her boys, C. C. “Buck”Williams.A private memorial service to
celebrate Barbara’s Life will be heldon Friday, January 9, 2015, at theU.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home,located at 301 W. Washington Streetin Morris. Officiating will be ChaplainJimMcGuire of Joliet Area Commu-nity Hospice. Cremation rites havebeen accorded.In lieu of flowers, donations to the
Joliet Area Community Hospice, 250Water Stone Circle, Joliet IL 60431,would be appreciated.Arrangements have been entrust-
ed with U.C. Davis-Callahan FuneralHome, 301 WWashington Street,Morris, Illinois. For further infor-mation visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan.com or contact thefuneral home at 815- 942-0084.Online condolences may be made tothe family by visiting the website.
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Need still great at area pantriesBy HEIDI LITCHFIELD
MORRIS – The holidaysare behind us, but the needfor food and personal items inGrundy County continue.
Area food pantries saiddonations typically are thelargest during November andDecember with Thanksgivingand Christmas, but for variousreasons slow down once thenew year rolls around.
“Historically donations godown in January and Febru-ary,” said Cathy Milne of Helpfor Hope and formerly withCoal City Clothes Closet. “Asweather starts to get nicer andpeople get out of their house,more in the spring, it will pickback up.”
Residents continue to showup for food and personal itemslike toilet paper, laundry de-tergent, toothpaste and sham-poo though.
Donna Larkin Lake withNorthern Illinois Food Banksaid the drop off in donationsis felt at all levels during Jan-uary and the organization istrying to get the message outthat hunger is a year-roundneed.
“Foods and funds are onpeoples minds during the hol-idays,” Larkin Lake said. “Weappreciate that at the holidaytime, but that need is ongo-ing.”
Milne said Help for Hopeis focusing its efforts on theworking poor and keepinglater hours so those cominghome from work can still getassistance. She said the major-ity of residents in her area gettheir food from the Coal CityFood Pantry at Coal City Unit-ed Methodist Church, so she isfocusing more on other needs.
“We really need paper prod-ucts like toilet paper, papertowels,” Milne said. “We alsoneed laundry and dish wash-ing soap, and nonperishablefood items since we don’t havea refrigerator.”
Those needing assistanceor who would like to donatecan contact Help for Hope at
815-370-7817.Crystal Nelson, with the
food pantry run by the Churchof Hope in Gardner, said shehelped 296 families during 2014and already has helped 10 fam-ilies this year. The first twoshe gave food to on New Year’sDay.
“We had four families justyesterday. It’s hard times,that’s for sure,” Nelson said.
Nelson said she gets helpfrom St. Lawrence CatholicChurch in South Wilmington,as well as donations from area
residents.Church of Hope pantry
services residents in Gard-ner-South Wilmington HighSchool District, which in-cludes residents from Gard-ner, South Wilmington, EastBrooklyn, Braceville and Cen-tral City.
Residents in need in thearea or those wishing to do-nate can call the Church ofHope to make arrangements at815-237-8312.
Joann Waisath, with theMazon Food Pantry located at
Park Street Church in Mazon,serves residents who live inthe Mazon-Verona-KinsmanGrade School District.
She said cereal is the No. 1need at the pantry, with meatbeing a close second, followedby paper products and soap.
Waisath said residents in
her area are referred to thepantry when they contactWe Care of Grundy County,or they learn of the pantrythrough word of mouth.
The pantry is run with do-nations from the townships,Grundy County Farm Bureau,and food drives from localschools and groups.
“Our community is verygenerous,” she said.
If someone is in need orwould like to donate, call ParkStreet Church in Mazon tomake arrangements at 815-448-5514.
We Care of Grundy Coun-ty’s food pantry services thosein Morris with everythingfrom food to toilet paper andpersonal items.
Executive Director De-nise Gaska, said comparedto the rest of the year the do-nations drop in January, butbecause We Care gets so manyholiday donations it usuallyholds them over. The summermonths is where they see theirbiggest needs.
“We see the biggest needin summer when kids aren’tgetting a free lunch at schoolso the needs are greater athome,” Gaska said.
Lori Sandgren, with WeCare, said it is able to get foodcheaper through Northern Il-linois Food Bank than most
Heidi Litchfield – [email protected]
Volunteer Verneda Olson stocks the shelves at the We Care food pantry Wednesday in Morris.
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State plan would help nuclear plantsby punishing carbon-based providers
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GARDNER – Residentsin Gardner again enjoyed abreak from water and sewerbills in December to Commis-sioner Dick Hileman said.The village started giving theChristmas-time break in 2009.
Hileman said he hopes thevillage can continue to giveresidents the break from thatbill as officials move forwardin 2015.
“We’re in financially goodshape,” Hileman said. “Wehave no bonds, no debt, andabout $2 million in the bank.”
The village has completed98 percent of the water linereplacement job it started 15years ago, completing a bigphase of it in 2014.
With the new water linesthat have been added over thepast decade, the village hasgone from about 20 leaks ayear to one or two leaks. Offi-cials hope once they are com-pleted it will slow down evenmore.
Commissioner Mike Ser-ena said the previous waterlines were installed incorrect-ly.
When the lines were re-placed in the 1990s, gravelwas not used and a leak woulddrain the water tower in amatter of 5 to 10 minutes, be-fore anyone was aware therewas a leak, Hileman said.
Moving forward with waterand sewer project, the villagenow is looking at the stormsewer system.
The village will begin workon the storm sewers this year,spending between $400,000 and$450,000 to replace sections ofred clay tiles that are unableto handle the drainage of wa-ter.
Serena said the village hashad to battle standing waterwhen there are heavy rains incertain areas of town, whichis why the village is replacingstorm sewers.
Business also has turnedaround in Gardner in the past
several years, with MidwestIndustrial Supply going intothe former Kellogg’s buildingand Hot & Son’s Truckingmoving to the area.
Hileman said sales tax hasjumped tremendously.
“We’re trying to get in atruck stop or a motel at the I-55intersection,” Hileman said.“If we could get one of thosein, we would no longer need tocollect property taxes for thevillage.”
The village also is hoping tobe selected as one of the state’s22 medical marijuana cultiva-tion center locations. In Sep-tember, the Gardner VillageBoard approved an applicationby Bill and David Mennie ofthe village of Mark. They arewaiting to hear from the stateto see if it will be approved.
Hileman said the villagealso approved video gamingas being legally allowed in thevillage and the revenue fromthe machines has allowed thevillage to give back to the com-munity.
Both Hileman and Sere-na said the village is oftenapproached for donations tovarious causes, but they don’tbelieve the taxpayer’s moneyshould be used to provide forthose requests. So the additionof the video gaming allowsGardner to donate withouttouching taxpayer dollars.
“I’ve always been one of theguys that can’t agree with do-nating tax dollars. I’ve alwayssaid what I might think is agood nonprofit, the taxpayersmay not,” Serena said.
Hileman said the villagewas able to donate to two areachurches, Gardner Lions, a se-nior citizen group, Boy Scoutsand Girl Scouts, as well as ath-letic programs at both Gard-ner-South Wilmington HighSchool and Gardner GradeSchool.
“The mayor, Tom Wise hasalways believed in supportingpeople if we can do it,” Hile-man said. “He asked me if Icould find a way to do it, andthis was the way.”
By JULIE WERNAUChicago Tribune
Il linois governmentalagencies Wednesday issuedreports proposing ways toprop up Exelon’s ailing nucle-ar power plants.
The agencies suggestedChicago-based Exelon’s fi-nancially struggling nuclearplants could be kept open byfavoring Exelon because itcreates electricity withoutproducing greenhouse gas-es. The policy would punishcompetitors who use car-bon-based fuels that producecarbon dioxide.
Several state agencies de-livered reports to the stateLegislature touting the en-vironmental and economicbenefits of the state’s six nu-clear power plants, which areowned by Exelon, includingthe Dresden and Braidwoodplants.
The agencies were direct-ed to issue the reports inline with a House resolutionpassed last year under thedirection of Speaker MichaelMadigan.
“We thank the state for itsattention and work on suchan important issue for Illinoisand the future of the state’senergy assets,” said an Ex-elon spokesman, adding thatthe company would reviewthe report and issue a state-ment later.
The $31 billion company isthe country’s largest owner ofnuclear plants, and has beenlobbying for policies thatwould reward it for not emit-ting greenhouse gases.
Madigan’s resolution alsocalled for pro-nuclear lobby-ing of the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, the Fed-eral Energy Regulatory Com-mission, electric grid opera-tors and Congress.
More than half the powerproduced in the state comesfrom coal and natural gasplants and renewable ener-gy, but none of those compa-nies has received that kind oftreatment from Madigan.
Exelon expects to see aboost to its bottom line froma proposed federal “carbonrule” as its competitors faceshutting down or paying tocurb or offset pollution. Theaggressive goals set by theU.S. EPA would reduce green-house gases by 30 percentfrom 2005 levels by 2030.
While the rule isn’t expect-ed to kick in for three years,the company is pushing statelawmakers to hash out legis-lation in the spring, saying itwill decide the fate of sever-al financially ailing nuclearplants this year.
Exelon has said that at
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Kansas City27/5
El Paso50/31
Denver44/12
Billings26/-5
Los Angeles75/55
San Francisco63/48
Seattle50/39
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Sun and MoonToday Friday
Sunrise 7:20 a.m. 7:20 a.m.
Sunset 4:41 p.m. 4:42 p.m.
Moonrise 8:23 p.m. 9:20 p.m.
Moonset 9:03 a.m. 9:33 a.m.
Dresden Is. L&D through 3 p.m. yesterday
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Normal low .......................................... 16°
Peak wind ......................... 21 at NNW mph
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Station Fld Prs Chg Station Fld Prs ChgMorris .................. 13 ..... 5.90 ... +0.01
Marseilles L&D ... 473 ... 12.83 ... +0.21
Ottawa ............... 463 . 459.86 ... +0.01
Starved Rock L&D 450 445.18 ... +1.71
Near La Salle ....... 20 ... 14.74 ... +1.43
Henry ................... 23..... 16.00..... +0.25
Peoria .................. 18..... 12.07...... -0.12
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Minneapolis 15 -6 sn 2 -10 pc
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Hammond 18 3 pc 6 -2 s
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are investigating. The coro-ner’s office said toxicologyresults still are pending.
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By JEANNE MILLSAP
Shaw Media Correspondent
CHANNAHON – Channa-
hon police officer John Blough
thought he was pulling over a
lost motorist just before mid-
night a few weeks ago.
By the time his shift ended,
the driver had been arrest-
ed on several domestic abuse
charges. His boss, Police Chief
Jeff Wold, said Blough proba-
bly saved the life of the car’s
passenger – a Joliet woman
who allegedly had just been
thrown off a second-floor bal-
cony and forced into the vehi-
cle to be taken to an unknown
location.
“I’m not sure what would
have happened to her if Officer
Blough hadn’t made the traffic
stop,” Wold said.
Blough, a fourth-year rook-
ie, received this week a letter
of commendation from his de-
partment for the Dec. 22 inci-
dent.
“Your actions removed a vi-
olent offender from the streets
and saved the victim from ad-
ditional harm,” Wold stated to
Blough in the letter. “You more
than likely saved the victim’s
life.”
It was midnight, almost on
the dot, when Blough saw a
Dodge Charger headed east on
Route 6 near McKinley Woods
Road with its high beams on.
The driver had passed a couple
of cars and had not dimmed
his lights. He also was driving
much slower than the speed
limit; Blough thought maybe
he was lost and looking at road
signs.
Once pulled over, the driver
was polite and apologized for
the high beams. The passenger
was facing away from him, but
Blough said she told him theywere going to her mother’shouse in Ottawa.
That was the first red flag:going east would be the wrongdirection for Ottawa, and chil-dren know how to get to theirmothers’ homes, he said.
Blough said the driver toldhim he didn’t have his license.He gave him a name Bloughsoon discovered was a fake.The age the driver gave himdidn’t ring true either.
The supervising night shiftofficer, Dustin Carlson, soonpulled up behind Blough’ssquad, and Blough told himhe suspected something elsewas going on. When Blough re-turned to the Charger, the situ-ation became clear.
“At that time, she leanedover to me,” he said of the pas-senger, “and I saw fresh bruis-es on her face. I asked her ifshe was in a fight, and he saidyes. ... I asked him if it was withhim, and he gave a nervous
BRIEF
Chief: He probablysaved a kidnapvictim’s life
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But the nuclear giant isn’t
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Last May, Exelon shrewdlyturned its weakness as a nucle-ar generator into a long-termstrength.
The strategy involved twonuclear plants in Illinois and athird in New Jersey. The threeplants lost out on power con-tracts at an auction becauseExelon bid them high and theplants were deemed too expen-sive. But those losses ultimate-ly became a win for Exelon be-cause the market was left withfewer plants to provide power,thus driving up prices for Ex-elon’s remaining plants.
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However, We Care can’talways order items like toi-let paper and laundry soapbecause of lack of product,so they look to others forhelp with those donations.
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About that time, Blough
and Carlson were notified by
Western Will County Com-
munication Center that it was
looking for the same type vehi-
cle in which a female was re-
ported being held captive by an
ex-boyfriend.
“We advised WESCOM we
had that vehicle,” Blough said.
Minooka Police Sgt. Matt
Chinski arrived to assist.
The driver, Derrick D. Wil-
liams-Scott, 26, of Joliet, was
arrested. Blough said he cursed
at the officers and tried to kick
out the squad car’s window.
Once Williams-Scott was
away from his passenger,
Blough said the woman told
him Williams-Scott hurt her.
“She was very scared,”
Blough said, “and she was in
excruciating pain. She couldn’t
even lie down. ... Channahon
paramedics are top-notch.
They got her safely out of the
car, and they did a good job at
calming her down and realiz-
ing that helping her was their
No. 1 priority.”
Williams-Scott was charged
with aggravated domestic bat-
tery, domestic battery, unlaw-
ful restraint and interfering
with the reporting of domestic
violence by Joliet police. Chan-
nahon turned him over to Jo-
liet police since the crimes oc-
curred there, Wold said.
Bond was set for Wil-
liams-Scott at $500,000. He is
next scheduled for a pre-trial
hearing at 9 a.m. Jan. 20.
After Monday’s Village
Board meeting, where Blough
received the commendation,
Trustee Missey Schumacher
said Blough is a hero for recog-
nizing a dangerous situation.
“He more than likely saved
her life if not that night, then
some night in the future,”
Schumacher said. “I thank
John for trusting his instincts
because that could have been a
routine traffic stop where they
were sent on their way.”
Blough said he appreciated
receiving the commendation.
“I was just doing a job,” he
said. “That’s what we’re all
here for. It’s always a team job,
and I enjoyed that our depart-
ment recognizes when a good
job is done.”
Jeanne Millsap for Shaw Media
Channahon police officer John Blough (right) was given a commen-dation by Chief Jeff Wold (left) at Monday’s Channahon Village Boardmeeting.
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COAL CITY – Coal Cityschool board presidentKen Miller told the boardWednesday one of Super-i n t e n d e n t K e n t B u g g ’ sdaughters is experiencinga serious illness requiringcontinuing medical care.
Bugg said in a phone callWednesday his daughter,Megan, was diagnosed withcancer on Dec. 30 and hasstarted chemotherapy.
“During the next 30 daysor so, Dr. Bugg will primar-ily be with his daughter,”Miller read from a state-ment. “He may work fromtime to time, either in thedistrict or at the medicalfacility, as he is able. ButDr. Bugg’s focus right nowneeds to be with his daugh-
ter.”The board approved the
appointment of TammyElledge, director of curric-ulum and assessment, toserve as acting superinten-dent on days when Bugg isunable to work.
Miller said there are cer-tain things only a superin-tendent can do, so the boardneeded to appoint Elledge toserve as acting superinten-dent when Bugg is not avail-able.
“That was the hardestthing I’ve had to read,” Mill-er said after the meeting.
Bugg said he was awareof the situation and appre-ciates that the board hasgiven him a 30-day leave ofabsence if he needs it.
“I don’t know if I willneed it, but I’m glad they of-fered it to me,” Bugg said.
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ShabbonaMiddle School studentsnamedDAR essay contest winners
MORRIS DAILY HERALD
MORRIS – Imagine a blus-
tery winter day in 1892, you
have just completed an ardu-
ous sea journey to the New
World. Your mother has told
you that a new life is to be
had here. This New World is
promised to be free of poverty,
famine, drought and religious
persecution.
The ship finally has ar-
rived in America, but you are
not guaranteed entry into the
“Land of the Free” quite yet.
Ellis Island, America’s feder-
al immigration station, is now
your gateway between the Old
World and the New World.
Shabbona Middle School
students recently were in-
vited to imagine a similar
scenario and put their ideas
into an essay, according to a
news release. The Daughters
of the American Revolution
sponsored an essay contest
entitled, “A Child’s Journey
Through Ellis Island.”
Each student was to imag-
ine him or herself traveling
through Ellis Island in 1892
and describing the experience
to a cousin who never has
heard of Ellis Island. The con-
test was open to all students
from fifth through eighth
grades in Grundy County.
Barb Boma and Alice Klu-
sak, representatives from
the Alida C. Bliss Chapter of
DAR, presented the awards at
Shabbona Middle School last
month. Out of the 62 entries
received from Shabbona stu-
dents, one winner was selected
from each grade level.
The sixth grade winner was
Andrea Barron, seventh grade
winner was Sophie Mennen-
ga and eighth grade winner
was Isabella Prignano. The
winners were presented with
a bronze medal. Additionally,
the winners each received a
$25 check. The entries were
sent to the DAR District and
will qualify for state and na-
tional contests.
Photo provided
Shabbona Middle School students recently participated in a DAR es-
say contest. The winners were eighth-grader Isabella Prignano, sev-
enth-grader Sophie Mennenga and sixth-grader Andrea Barron.
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Quinn’s leaves
disappointing legacyOnly days remain in Gov. Pat
Quinn’s tenure as Illinois’ top elected
official.
His legacy as governor can be
summed up in one word: Disappoint-
ing.
The Pat Quinn who leaves Spring-
field on Monday when Gov.-elect Bruce
Rauner is sworn in is not the same Pat
Quinn who entered politics in the early
1980s.
The early Pat Quinn was a political
reformer. He fought for the public and
increasing its power in government.
He fought for smaller government. He
became a consumer watchdog. Those
traits gave hope that maybe Quinn
would do the same as the state’s top
leader.
Instead, this Pat Quinn leaves office
as a typical Springfield politician,
finding jobs for friends and failing
to change how things work in state
government. At least he’s not heading
to jail, which is an accomplishment for
an Illinois governor.
Quinn, as lieutenant governor,
assumed the governor position in Jan-
uary 2009 after Rod Blagojevich was
impeached. Since taking office, Quinn
has been a poor leader. Too often, he
stood on the sidelines and watched.
When the state needed leadership on
pension reform, Quinn failed to pro-
vide any. When the state needed to ex-
amine spending and make hard budget
decisions, he raised your taxes by 67
percent. During a lame-duck legislative
session. By trading state jobs for “yes”
votes. His 2010 Neighborhood Recovery
Program, which is under federal inves-
tigation, was seemingly nothing more
than a a political slush fund to help
shore up city votes ahead of an election
that Quinn won by a slim margin.
Quinn has signed some landmark
legislation, including laws abolish-
ing the death penalty, legalizing gay
marriage and approving medical
marijuana. He’s always been a staunch
supporter of military veterans.
Ultimately, Quinn’s failed policies,
poor leadership and Illinois’ still
uncertain future will define the Pat
Quinn era. It’s too bad Illinois got that
Pat Quinn as governor, and not Pat
Quinn the reformer.
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speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.THE FIRSTAMENDMENT
The road to hell is paved with inattention“Like it or not, we must be good to
the poor, because if we’re not, we’re
going to hell.”
That’s a quote I’ve heard a few
times now from Archbishop Charles
J. Chaput of Philadelphia. It happens
to be one of my all-time favorites, be-
cause one cannot escape it. It prompts
an instant examination of conscience:
What am I doing to help? What have I
done today? And what have I done for
the person right in front of me and for
the person who is suffering a world
away? What more can I do?
Pope Francis also is this blunt.
Time and again, he turns his attention
to the indifference of the world, to the
tendency of humans to ignore the suf-
fering of their fellows, even as it goes
on right under their proverbial noses.
On Christmas Day, this is how he
put it: “My thoughts turn to all those
children today who are killed and
ill-treated, be they infants killed in the
womb, deprived of that generous love
of their parents and then buried in the
egoism of a culture that does not love
life; be they children displaced due to
war and persecution, abused and tak-
en advantage of before our very eyes
and our complicit silence. I think also
of those infants massacred in bomb at-
tacks, also those where the Son of God
was born. Even today, their impotent
silence cries out under the sword of so
many Herods.”
Writing about his time in Rome
helping to elect Pope Francis in an
e-book titled “Praying in Rome,” New
York Archbishop Timothy Dolan
reflected on Chaput’s comment about
the road to hell: “[W]hile that’s a
rather blunt statement, all of us need
to reconnect to this vital lesson.” And
about the pope, he said: “Francis is
reminding us ... [t]o take care of the
poor, to visit the imprisoned, to feed
the hungry, to clothe the naked, to
welcome the stranger, to tend to the
sick.”
As Edward Norman writes in his
2002 book “Secularisation:” “The
church is the body of Christ in the
world. This is nearly a literal descrip-
tion for those who locate themselves
in the tradition of the historic
understanding of Christianity: Christ
committed himself to a living compa-
ny of people, who were for all time to
convey his truth. To be Christian is
to be integrated with this body, this
company.”
This, of course, is counter to a
culture that values its independence,
even as the talk of “choice” often
insists on rejecting the worldview
described above, one that sees human
nature as fallen and God’s love for us
a gratuitous gift which compels us to
grateful, radical action in surrender
to His will.
As Norman writes: “Modern
people, including many Christian
adherents, are now impatient of doc-
trine – of personal submission to God
– and are only too willing to trade it in
for the easier allure of the service of
humanity. This attracts the plaudits
of modern opinion, is less divisive, is
now less socially marginalizing also,
and allows the individual freedom to
contrive religious and moral ideas
designed to express privately held
beliefs.”
A Christianity without truth,
without right and wrong and clear
awareness of sin and evil, reconcilia-
tion and redemption, is not for real. It
misses the boat.
Which is why the pope, if you lis-
ten to him, talks time and again, too,
of the devil. It’s not to terrify the peo-
ple he shepherds, but to wake up the
world. Indifference has consequences.
And for the Christian, it’s eternal.
The Christian difference of a life lived
for others, out of love, brings with
it witness to faith, hope and joy. I’m
guessing it wasn’t under your tree or
in any gadget, but it’s a promise for
the new year for anyone serious about
resolute renewal.
• Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fel-low at the National Review Institute,editor-at-large of National Review On-line and founding director of CatholicVoices USA. She serves on CardinalDolan’s Pro-Life Commission withDr. Nolte. She can be contacted [email protected].
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Redskins girls suffer road loss to SpartansBy STEVE NITZ
SYCAMORE – Threes were
raining down Tuesday night
in the Sycamore High School
gym.
The Spartans knocked
down three in the first quarter
of their 71-21 win over Morris,
building a big lead. Sycamore
(13-2) knocked down a total of
10 3-pointers in the victory.
Five of those 3-pointers
came from Spartans senior
guard Bailey Gilbert, who was
honored as Sycamore’s all-
time leading scorer after the
win. Gilbert finished with a
game-high 23 points.
“Her game has evolved so
much to the point where now
she’s a scorer. She makes oth-
er people around her better,”
Sycamore coach Brett Goff
said. “That’s the nice thing
about her, she’s really worked
at it. I’m proud of the fact that
she’s accomplished this, and
hopefully, we’ve got some
more good things to come this
year.”
Sycamore was able to get a
number of good looks against
the Redskins (11-5) defense. It’s
something the Spartans have
been able to do all season, be-
cause of the inside presence of
Drake signee Madelyne John-
son.
“You can focus on their
3-point shooters, and then
they’ve got great post players,”
Morris coach Kate Carey said.
“So, you focus on their posts
and they’ve got great 3-point
shooters. They’re just an all-
around good basketball team.”
The Spartans got off to a
20-2 lead on Morris at the end
of the first quarter, and led 38-5
at halftime. Sycamore used a
strong full-court press which
stifled the Redskins’ offense.
“Couldn’t get the ball past
halfcourt,” Carey said. “There
were kind of some mental
breakdowns on our side.”
On the other side of the ball,
it was just tough for Morris to
find an answer for the Spar-
tans’ offensive attack. Goff
likes the way his group is roll-
ing right now.
“It’s nice to be back on the
home floor. It’s been awhile
since that’s happened. We usu-
ally play pretty well at home,”
he said. “We’re really clicking
on all cylinders. I have nothing
to complain about tonight.”
Leona Burton finished with
six points for Morris. Emily
Burling added five.
In the sophomore game,
Morris beat Sycamore in
three overtimes by a score of
45-39. Meghan Jurak scored
15 to lead the Redskins, while
Meghan Smith scored 11.
Photos by Monica Synett – [email protected]
ABOVE: Sycamore’s Bailey Gilbert (left) matches up to Morris’ Le-ona Burton in the second quarter Tuesday in Sycamore. Burton ledMorris with six points in the 71-21 loss. BELOW: Sycamore’s Mad-elyne Johnson eyes the hoop between Morris defenders MeghanSmith (left) and Rylie Harr.
“You can focus on their 3-point shooters, and then they’ve got great post
players. So, you focus on their posts and they’ve got great 3-point shooters.
They’re just an all-around good basketball team.”
Kate CareyMorris girls basketball coach
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Morris brings the intensity in win over Coal City
Right from the start Tues-day night, something aboutthe Morris boys basketballteam looked different.
So far this season, theRedskins have had a tendencyto start a game a little com-placently, then turn thingsup as the game wears on. OnTuesday, in a 61-39 win overCoal City, the intensity wasthere from the get-go.
From the opening tip, Mor-ris coaches Joe Blumberg andTodd Kein were exhortingtheir team to go hard, movefaster, push the tempo, attackthe boards. And the Redskinsresponded. The result was afaster-paced game, on bothoffense and defense. One thatsuited the talents of the play-ers on the floor.
“We experiemented alittle,” Blumberg said. “Weexpected a battle with CoalCity and we got one. Theyfought us hard.
“But we wanted to have anew attitude. We wanted totry to speed the game up alittle. Our three guards [JakeWalker, Evan Bjelland andAustin Patterson] are really
our strength, so we wanted tomake the most of what theycan do. They can get up anddown the floor. Sometimes,that leads to bad shot selec-tion, but that’s something wecan work on.”
In the half-court offense,Morris continued to use itsmotion set, but ran it muchmore quickly. Ball movementwas crisp, as were the cutsthrough the lane. Forward
Griffin Sobol certainly tookadvantage, finishing with ateam-leading 15 points and– through three quarters –eight rebounds, many off theoffensive glass. In fact, for aguard-oriented team, Mor-ris had one of its best postoutputs of the season. Notonly did Sobol score 15, butJackson Shannon chippedwith six points and JacobBrady had five.
“Stats aren’t real big tous, but we challenged Griffinto come out and get a dou-ble-double tonight,” Blum-berg said. “We knew CoalCity wouldn’t have anyonethat could match his size andathleticism around the bas-ket, so we wanted him to takecharge in there.
“He really did a great jobof cutting hard to the openspace. Once the other players
saw what was happening
when he did that, they all did
it. They wanted their points,
too.”
Defensively, Morris picked
up their intensity as well.
They hounded the Coal City
ballhandlers on the perime-
ter, forcing the offense to start
much farther out than the
Coalers wanted. The scrappy
Coalers hung with Morris
during the first half, trail-
ing by just six at halftime.
But the pressure eventually
wore them down, and Morris
opened the game up with a
17-3 run to start the second
half, largely because of pres-
sure defense and turnovers.
The guard trio of Walker,
Bjelland and Patterson will
continue to be the team’s
bread and butter, and if they
get hot from beyond the arc,
Morris can hang with any-
body. But by playing tighter
defense and getting more
production from inside, the
Redskins seem to be on their
way to a balanced attack that
can force teams to defend the
entire floor. And that makes
any team dangerous.
• Rob Oesterle is a sportsreporter for the Morris DailyHerald. He can be reached [email protected].
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Morris guard Jake Walker pushes the ball upcourt in a 61-39 win over Coal City on Tuesday night in Morris.
Walker had 11 points.
AREA ROUNDUP
Morris girls bowlers strike down SterlingSTAFF REPORTS
STERLING – Call them
road warriors.
On Tuesday, the Morris
girls bowling team traveled to
Sterling and came away with
a 3,327-2,658 win.
Leading the Redskins was
senior Jordan Tiritilli with a
623 series that featured games
of 224, 199 and 200. Other con-
tributors were senior Taylor
Warwick with a 615 series
and classmate Jessica Winter
with 608.
“With this season being
halfway done, it is wonderful
to see all of the seniors con-
tributing to the team in bigways,” Morris coach HarryBanks said. “I feel comfort-able to see these girls go in thefuture because of how muchthey have taught the youngergirls on the team. I am excitedto see where the future takeseveryone involved.”
The Morris JV team alsotook home a win, toppingSterling, 2,438-2,184. Joce-lyn Carroll led with a 487 se-ries, while Ann-Marie Hayesrolled a 436 series.
BOYS BASKETBALLSeneca 55, Serena 40: Sen-
eca outscored Serena, 32-17,
in the second half to break a23-23 halftime tie and comeaway with the nonconferencewin Tuesday night. BrandonViken led Seneca with 13points, 11 in the second half,while Ross McCormick had12 points. Ben Rohder scoredeight points, and Arik Apple-bee added seven.
GIRLS BASKETBALLProvidence Catholic 53, Coal
City 27: Nicole Borgetti ledCoal City (10-6) with 14 pointsand seven rebounds Tuesdaynight in Coal City, while Mad-ison Bunton had nine pointsand four boards.
Oswego East 36, Minooka
32: Sydney Arlis led Minooka
(10-5, 3-2) with 15 points in the
Southwest Prairie loss Tues-
day in Minooka.
BOYS BOWLINGMinooka 3,213, Romeoville
2,851: Chris Dombrowski
fired off a series of 699 to lead
the Indians, while Jack Rus-
sell rolled a 650, Kai Devine
had 639 and Alex Guglielmuc-
ci rolled 618. Ryan Koesema
rolled a 597 series for Minoo-
ka, while Dylan Pickett had
two games that totaled 367 and
Kris Koesema rolled a game
of 170. Minooka won the JV
match, 3,226-2,333, as Thomas
Honiff rolled a 696 series and
Austin Schomig rolled a 677.
GRADE SCHOOL BASKETBALLShabbona 8th Boys 39, Net-
tle Creek 15: Austin Hatcher
led Shabbona (11-6) with 14
points, while Austin Hastings
had seven. Ryan Lain and
Perry Willis each scored six
for the Braves.
Lockport Kelvin Grove 8th
Boys 38, Saratoga 18: Jacob
Overbeck led Saratoga (7-10)
with eight points and Patrick
McCabe added four.
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BEARS ANALYSIS
Receivers didn’t meet expectations this seasonBy KEVIN FISHBAIN
This is a part of the series of2014 positional reviews, goingback and analyzing the posi-tives, negatives, key momentsand what’s to come at each po-sition for the Bears.
What worked: The best, mostconsistent player in this groupwas probably Martellus Ben-nett, who set a franchise recordfor catches by a tight end (90)and was second on the teamin receiving yards with 916, acareer high. What’s amazingis that Bennett could have hadeven bigger numbers, as a fewkey plays that resulted in picksor incomplete passes camewhen the tight end was open.
He worked the seam and theflat well, played through inju-ries and was a top target for JayCutler.
Alshon Jeffery finished withstrong numbers, leading theteam in receiving yards (1,133)and touchdowns (10), and Bran-don Marshall dominated in SanFrancisco and had a big gamein Atlanta.
What didn’t: Expectationswere not met all across the widereceiver unit. Jeffery spoiled usin 2013 with his highlight-reel,jump-ball catches down thesideline or in the end zone, andas often as Cutler tried thisseason, they did not result incompletions at nearly the samerate. It would have been askinga lot for him to duplicate thosekinds of catches and the num-
bers we saw, but the bar was sethigh after his breakout season.
Marshall played throughan ankle injury, part of thereason his numbers were thelowest since his rookie sea-son. He missed the final threegames with fractured ribs anda collapsed lung. There weremore stories about Marshall’ssessions with the media or onTwitter than his game-chang-ing plays.
Marquess Wilson got plentyof attention in training camp,but he was set back with a frac-tured clavicle and didn’t showmuch in the final two monthsto show he is the next big thingin the Bears’ offense. Josh Mor-gan was mostly a nonfactor atthe No. 3 wideout spot, alongwith Santonio Holmes during
his stint with the Bears. DanteRosario made some nice catch-es and was capable as a leadblocker, but No. 2 tight end isstill an offseason need.
Arguably the biggest prob-lem with the top two wideouts,considered the best duo in thegame heading into the season,was penalties. Brandon Mar-shall was penalized seven times(two were declined) and Jefferyhad an astonishing five falsestart penalties among his sevenflags. Bennett shouldn’t be ab-solved when discussing flags,either, as he also was penalizedseven times (two declined), in-cluding two offensive holdingpenalties.
Moments that mattered: Thebest highlight from a receiverhad to be Marshall’s one-hand-
ed catch in San Francisco. Hewas playing on a bad ankle, andthat was one of three touch-down grabs. Jeffery’s 74-yardcatch in Atlanta would be aclose second.
Sticking with the themeof our section on Cutler, howabout Marshall’s lost fumble inWeek One against the Bills? Itwas his first lost fumble since2011, came in Bills territory andled to a Buffalo field goal.
Not to take away from Ben-nett’s sensational season, buthis two memorable momentswere the almost-touchdown atthe end of the first half againstthe Packers, and the missedblock out in front of Matt Forteon a screen pass against Caroli-na that likely would have led toa touchdown.
Bears GM candidate Ballard comes with college coaching backgroundBy KEVIN FISHBAIN
Twenty years ago, ChrisBallard was evaluating talentin Texas, helping recruit play-ers for Texas A&M-Kingsville,a school near the Gulf of Mex-ico that has produced manyNFL players, from John Ran-dle to current Bear RobertoGarza.
For the past 15 years, Bal-lard has been evaluating NFLtalent, and his resume couldbe good enough to make himthe next Bears general man-ager.
Ballard was reportedly in-
terviewing with George Mc-Caskey, Ted Phillips and ErnieAccorsi on Wednesday. LakeDawson and Brian Gaine, whointerviewed Tuesday, bothplayed in the NFL before join-ing scouting staffs. Ballard’scoaching background couldhelp set him apart.
Ron Harms, a member ofthe College Football Hall ofFame, hired Ballard in 1994, afew years after failing to landBallard as a player. Ballardplayed wide receiver at Wis-consin. Ballard was coachingat a high school in Texas, andthe head coach called Harms.
“This particular coach had
sent me another young manthat had been on his staff andended up doing quite well withus,” Harms said Wednesday.“He said, ‘I’ve got another onethat’s a good one.’ ”
Ballard visited Harms andjoined the staff as a graduateassistant before being hiredfull-time. He coached wide re-ceivers in 1995, the secondaryin 1995 to 99 and was the defen-sive coordinator in 2000.
“I could see that he had alot of skill,” Harms said of hisfirst impression of Ballard.“He was an excellent coach,good recruiter, got along wellwith everybody, had good peo-
ple skills. That’s how I endedup with him, and I felt veryfortunate to have him.
“... Chris is a likable guyand everybody liked him. Hedidn’t ruffle any feathers.I don’t know anybody thatdidn’t think well of him.”
As far as Ballard’s eye forspotting talent, Harms saidthere was no question aboutthat.
“Obviously he had thattalent. He could spot that,”Harms said about Ballard’sability on the recruiting trailand judging talent on the ros-ter. “He was pretty thoroughabout it. He was always very
energetic about people he wasrecruiting, and energetic inselling them to us and the restof the staff.”
Harms, who coached for33 years at three differentprograms and won one NAIAtitle, explained how Ballard’sexperience with a coachingstaff could give him an edgewhen it comes to the generalmanager position.
“I think it’s an advan-tage,” he said. “It’s kind oflike knowing every aspect ofyour business from the bottomto the top. Obviously, havingthose kinds of experienceshave served him well.”
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CROSSWORD SUDOKU BRIDGE by Phillip Alder
CELEBRITY CIPHER
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Pablo Neruda said, “The booksthat help you most are those thatmake you think the most. Thehardest way of learning is that ofeasy reading; but a great book thatcomes from a great thinker is a shipof thought, deep freighted with truthand beauty.”
If you ever find one of thesecolumns hard, get a deck and lay outthe deal, turning over the cards as thedescription of the play proceeds.
Today’s column contains adefensive problem. East has to readthe deal to find the way to defeat thefour-spade contract. West leads highfrom his doubleton diamond. Easttakes three tricks in the suit, Westdiscarding the heart two on the third.What should East do next?
In the bidding, North had anunenviable rebid. He did not want tobid one no-trump without a diamondstopper. He did not want to raisespades with a low tripleton. So herebid two clubs, despite having onlya five-card suit. South’s two-diamondcue-bid was an artificial game-force.When North indicated secondaryspade support, South jumped to fourspades.
West’s diamond-nine leadguaranteed that he had started witha singleton or a doubleton. (As he hadnot supported the suit, with threelow diamonds, he would have led hislowest.)
West’s heart pitch denied a highheart, and East could see that theclub finesse was working if declarerneeded it. So the defense had to col-lect a trump trick. With that in mind,East led another diamond, whichpromoted West’s spade jack as thefourth winner.
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Dear Doctor K: I have some-thing called Morton’s neuro-ma. Can you explain what itis, and what I can do to relievethe pain?
Dear Reader: A neuromadevelops when a nerve is com-pressed, injured or pinched,causing swelling and pain. Aneuroma in the area betweenthe third and fourth toes, orbetween the second and thirdtoes, is known as a Morton’sneuroma. (I’ve put an illustra-tion of Morton’s neuroma onmy website, AskDoctorK.com.)
Morton’s neuroma caus-es sharp, burning pain andnumbness in the toes andfoot. You may feel like you’vestepped on a tiny hot coal andcan’t get rid of it. At the sametime, you’ll have the discon-
certing experience of not beingable to feel your toes. Some-times the nerve tissue becomesso thickened you can feel orsee a lump.
Women, particularly thosewho wear tight shoes, are atgreatest risk for Morton’s neu-roma. The best way to preventthe condition is to wear shoeswith wide toe boxes. Tight,pointed shoes squeeze bones,ligaments, muscles and nerves.High heels may worsen theproblem by shifting yourweight forward. Over time,this combination can cause
the nerves to swell and becomepainful.
Wearing shoes that provideenough room in the toe box isalso the first step in treatingMorton’s neuroma. For instantrelief when pain flares up,try taking your shoes off andrubbing the area. The nervecan get trapped below the liga-ment, and rubbing can move itback to its natural position.
Your doctor or a foot-carespecialist may recommendlower heels and metatarsalpads. These pads providecushioning under your neu-roma and better arch supportto redistribute your weight.Custom shoe inserts will helpcorrect structural problemsand distribute the pressuremore evenly.
If you’re in severe pain,your doctor may give you aninjection of a local anestheticcombined with a corticosteroidto relieve the inflammationand pain. If you keep pressureoff the toes and wear wideenough shoes, the problemmay gradually disappear.
For severe or persistentpain, you may need surgery toremove the neuroma. Once thenerve is gone, you permanent-ly lose feeling in the affectedarea.
One alternative to sur-gery is to undergo neurolysisinjections. These use chemicalagents to block pain signals.Another alternative is to take aprescription pain reliever thatalleviates nerve pain.
At Harvard Medical School,
we survey patients abouthealth topics that they wouldbe most interested in learningabout. Not surprisingly, thereare many votes for healthylifestyle (like healthy eatingand exercise). And also manyvotes for the major diseases,such as heart disease, cancer,strokes, diabetes and Alzhei-mer’s disease.
But you’d be surprised howmany people vote for learningmore about how to deal withtheir aching feet. A lot of ushave sore feet, and Morton’sneuroma is one of the morecommon causes.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
VILLAGE OF MINOOKAGRUNDY, WILL, AND KENDALL
COUNTY, ILLINOISNOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Village of Minooka will re-ceive sealed proposals for the fol-lowing improvement project at theClerk's office, 121 E. McEvillyRoad, Minooka, Illinois 60447 un-til 10:00 A.M. on January 19,2015.
DEMOLITION OFEXISTNG BUILDING
101East McEvilly Road
Sealed proposals for the Demoli-tion of an Existing Building in theVillage of Minooka will be publiclyread aloud at the Village Hall at10:05 A.M. on January 19, 2015.No bid shall be withdrawn after theopening of the proposals withoutthe consent of the President of theBoard of Trustees and the Board ofTrustees, Village of Minooka for aperiod of sixty (60) days after thescheduled time of closing of the re-ceipt of bids.
All proposals shall be sealed inan envelope, addressed to the Vil-lage of Minooka, Attn.: VillageClerk. The name and address ofthe bidder and the name of theproject shall also appear on theoutside of the envelope. Proposalsmust be submitted on the formsprovided by the Engineer.
The Contract Documents, includ-ing specifications, are on file at theoffice of the Engineer, RobinsonEngineering, Ltd., 10045 West Lin-coln Highway, P.O. Box 1267,Frankfort, Illinois 60423-1267,and may be obtained from the En-gineer's office at a cost of $25.00.The contract documents will be is-sued until 5:00 P.M. on January16, 2015. No refund will be givenfor documents received from theEngineer.
A certified check/bank draftdrawn on a solvent bank or bidbond, payable without condition tothe Village of Minooka in anamount not less than ten percent(10%) of the bid shall be submit-ted with each proposal, as a guar-antee that, if the proposal is accept-ed, a contract will be entered intoand the performance of the contractis properly secured.
The bid security of the successfulbidder will be held as a perfor-mance bond for the faithful perfor-mance of the contract.
Pre-qualification of bidders is re-quired.
Bidders are advised that thisContract will be subject to the Illi-nois Prevailing Wage act.
The awarding authority reservesthe right to waive technicalities andto reject any or all proposals asprovided in the said “SupplementalSpecifications.”
By order of the Presidentand Village BoardVillage of Minooka, Grundy County,Kendall County and Will County, IL
(Published in the Herald-News andthe Morris Daily Herald, January 6,7, 8, 2015. HN1552)
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