Gary Schroeder, 47, of Gilman, was killed Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Douglas Township.
According to the Iroquois County Coroner's Office, Schroeder was traveling south on 850 E Road about 8 a.m. He lost control of his vehicle and hit a bridge abutment at 1670 N Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Iroquois County sheriff's police are investigating the crash. An autopsy was planned.
Palmar amaranth originated in the Southwest but in recent years has spread east.
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Accused of violating a restraining order, the man from Momence all but confessed to the crime. Speaking through an interpreter, he pleaded his case.
"Tell him his attorney will not want him to talk about the evidence," said Judge Kathy Bradshaw-Elliott.
Then the public defender stepped in.
Far from unusual, the routine afternoon court call on Wednesday did include a first for most indigent defendants. A defense attorney was there from the very beginning when a judge decides how much it will cost to get out of jail.
"Without a [defense] attorney there, the only voice in the setting of bond is the state's," said Judge Clark Erickson, who two weeks ago initiated a policy that a public defender be present at the initial stages of a criminal case.
Though the accused have long enjoyed the right to an attorney, it took decades and nearly a dozen Supreme Court rulings before that right was expanded beyond a trial.
Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire
Trent Bridge
Batsman James Taylor, who missed Nottinghamshire’s defeat by Yorkshire because of England Lions duty, will join this match after the second day having played for England against Ireland. Riki Wessels will make way for Taylor.
Wicketkeeper Pete McKay will make his championship debut for Warwickshire even though he is nursing a broken finger. Tim Ambrose is ruled out by a broken thumb and William Porterfield (Ireland) and Boyd Rankin (England) are on international duty. Chris Woakes has recovered from a thigh strain and all-rounder Steffan Piolet has been recalled from loan with Sussex.
Somerset v Derbyshire
Taunton
England newboy Jamie Overton joins Jos Buttler (England) and George Dockrell (Ireland) on Somerset’s list of international absentees. Slow left-armer Jack Leach is in line to make his first appearance after six weeks out with a hamstring injury.
Derbyshire welcome back seamer Tim Groenewald from paternity leave but batsman Chesney Hughes is again missing for the same reason. Seamer Tony Palladino is added to the side beaten by Surrey.
Surrey v Middlesex
The Oval
Surrey welcome back paceman Jade Dernbach from Twenty20 international duty with England. But batsman Gary Wilson is again missing because of his Ireland commitments.
Middlesex are missing seamer Tim Murtagh who is also playing for Ireland. Former West Indies seamer Corey Collymore, left-armer Gurjit Sandhu and batsman Adam London are added to the squad.
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Division Two
Essex v Worcestershire
Chelmsford
Essex are without an overseas player after opening batsman Gautam Gambhir was forced to return to India at the weekend for family reasons. Ravi Bopara is again missing because of England commitments. Nick Browne replaces Gambhir and seamer David Masters has recovered from a neck spasm.
Worcestershire are without former Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera who split the webbing on a hand taking a catch in the win over Leicestershire. Former Derbyshire all-rounder Ross Whiteley is the likely replacement.
Glamorgan v Kent
Cardiff
Glamorgan welcome back seamer Michael Hogan who was rested for last week’s defeat by Northamptonshire. Off-spinner Ruaidhri Smith, who played for Scotland in this season’s YB40, is also in the squad and in line for a first-class debut.
Kent are without captain and off-spinner James Tredwell who is in England’s one day international squad. Seamer Mitchell Claydon has returned to Durham.
Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
Bristol
Gloucestershire have brought batsman Ian Cockbain and left-arm seamer Matthew Taylor, who have yet to feature in the championship this season into their squad. Seamer Graeme McCarter misses out.
Leicestershire will give a debut to batsman Angus Robson, younger brother of Middlesex opener Sam. Wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien (Ireland) and all-rounder Rob Taylor (Scotland) have international commitments.
Hampshire v Northamptonshire
Southampton
Hampshire have included seamer Ruel Brathwaite, who is on trial following his release by Durham, in their squad along with wicketkeeper Michael Bates. But James Vince suffered a knee injury in the defeat by Lancashire and Michael Carberry and Danny Briggs are in England’s one day squad.
Former Surrey and Gloucestershire wicketkeeper Jon Batty has been brought out of retirement by Northamptonshire because David Murphy is playing for Scotland and Ben Duckett has a knee injury. Slow left-armer Graeme White, re-signed on-loan from Nottinghamshire, and batsman Rob Keogh are in the squad.
Two Gilman men were arrested Friday morning for a string of burglaries in Gilman, Danforth and Crescent City over the course of several months.
Michael J. Causey, 34, and David R. Blair Jr., 34, were arrested by Iroquois County police after power tools, jewelry and antique coins linked to at least seven burglaries were found in their separate residences, according to an Iroquois County police press release.
Police also found heroin at their residences — both in the 400 block of North Main Street. Both were taken to Iroquois County Jail.
AURORA — Health officials are informing the public that an Ohio-based grower has voluntarily recalled 465 boxes of cilantro because of possible contamination.
The product was shipped to retail stores in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio earlier this month. Buurma Farms Inc. is recalling the cilantro because it could be contaminated with Listeria bacteria, an organism that can cause serious illness.
The cilantro was distributed through Meijer and Ben B Schwartz and Sons in Michigan the week of Aug. 5 and could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product has a Buurma Farms twist-tie on it.
The Food and Drug Administration has a list of stores that may have received the product on its webstie.
Customers may contact Buurma Farms at 419-935-6411 during regular business hours.
Offices to be subject to election in Iroquois County next year are county clerk, treasurer, sheriff, regional superintendent of schools and 10 county board posts — three in District 1; 1 in District II, 3 in District III; and 2 in District IV. Party committeemen in all 31 precincts also will be up for election.
Petitions will be available in the county clerk's office at the Bury Administration Center, 1001 E. Grant St., Watseka. For more information, call 815-432-6960.
There were no Friday and Saturday night demolition derbies for the first Will County Fair. A draft horse pull, likely, but no demo derbies.
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. in 1904. At times this week it will seem like there are that many in the parking lots at Peotone for the 110th fair.
The fair opens Wednesday and runs through Sunday.
It will be a fair with an absence — the first in 90 years without the physical presence of Milbert Johnson, who devoted two-thirds of his life to organizing the annual celebration of agriculture, home economics and family fun.
Undoubtedly, however, Johnson will be at the fair, on the lips of the many who knew him and benefited from his leadership over at least 60 years as a fair board member, the bulk of them as board president.
Mr. Johnson, who farmed 400 acres near Peotone, died Jan.
Paul Collingwood’s side leapfrogged Middlesex and Sussex into second with their haul of 23 points as Mark Wood’s five for 44 wrapped up victory on the final day at Chester-le-Street.
Table-toppers Yorkshire now lie only 25.5 points ahead of Durham and have played a game more. The two sides face off at Scarborough on Wednesday in an encounter that could go a long way to deciding the destination of this year’s trophy.
Surrey, meanwhile, are rooted to the bottom of the table and now seem certain to suffer relegation after a season where the acquisition of several high-profile overseas players has failed to transform their fortunes.
The latest recruit, Hashim Amla, did his best to hold up Durham with a superb innings of 89 on debut, but his dismissal shortly before lunch by Mark Rushworth hammered the final nail into Surrey’s coffin.
Seamer Wood returned career-best figures as he dismantled Surrey’s lower order, including three in four balls either side of the interval. Keeper Phil Mustard was also in the thick of the action with six catches, including a spectacular diving effort to remove Chris Tremlett.
The title picture also moved into sharper focus in Division Two, as leaders Lancashire secured a nine-wicket win over Worcestershire. Glen Chapple’s side are now 34 points clear of second-placed Northamptonshire, who were frustrated by the weather in their draw with Essex earlier in the week.
Lancashire’s push for victory at Worcester hinged on removing the in-form Moeen Ali (109), who on Saturday had completed his second century of the match, and his sixth score of over 50 in his last six home innings. It was veteran Chapple who made the crucial breakthrough, finding Moeen’s edge to give keeper Gareth Cross one of his five catches.
Tom Smith and the in-form Kyle Hogg polished off the tail, and despite some useful resistance from Jack Shantry (31) and Joe Leach (20), Worcestershire’s total of 241 left Lancashire only 88 to chase for victory.
That meagre target was achieved in some style, with young opener Luis Reece continuing his fine introduction to Championship cricket with 56 not out off 51 balls. He and Ashwell Prince steered Lancashire home for the loss of only one wicket to record a fifth win in the last six games.
Lancashire’s haul of 24 points leaves them in pole position in Division Two, and if Yorkshire can see off Durham this week in the top flight, there will be short odds indeed on a good year for the Roses in the County Championship.
Then, the subject of her induction into the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame at the recent Illinois State Fair came up.
She's been described as a long-time leader of the Prairie 4-H Club in the Beecher area. "Thirty-one years," she recalls.
"It's longer than that, Mom," said daughter, Courtney Selucky, "Thirty-three."
Maybe so, Scharnhorst admits. "I went through it with all my kids and started on the grandkids."
"I was shocked to get the award," she said of the honor. "I never thought about that. I just enjoy working with kids and their projects. I believe there is a project for every kid and most of them succeed."
She, her husband, Don, and their daughters have helped those kids succeed and that's a major part of what county fairs are all about.
Iroquois DU banquet
The annual banquet of Iroquois County Ducks Unlimited will be at held Friday, Aug. 30 at the Iroquois County Fairgrounds. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner will be served from 5:30-7.
Tickets are $55 for a steak dinner and year's membership, including DU magazine; $70 for couples ticket, two dinners, one membership; $30 for youngsters, dinner and Greenwing membership; sponsorships are $250. There will be a silent auction and live auction.
For tickets and more information, call Ted Heideman at 815-383-2973 or Jeff Taylor at 815-383-6004.
Officials in Iroquois County are worried about the financial future of the emergency telephone system that serves nearly 30,000 people, spread out in the third largest county in Illinois.
Nita Dubble, 911 coordinator for the county, has reported that the Emergency Telephone System Board, which has provided one-third of the emergency system funding, is running out of revenue.
Traditional land-line telephones are taxed $2 per month for 911 purposes, but people have been trading home phones for cellphones, which are taxed at only 73 cents per month.
Beyond those losses, Gov. Pat Quinn swept $9 million in telephone taxes into the general fund for other uses last year, costing Iroquois County $40,000, according to County Board Chairman Rod Copas, of Onarga.
"This is an ongoing problem because the state is pushing more funding responsibility on local government," he said.
The county, the city of Watseka and the ETSB each have provided about $136,000 per year for the operation of the 911 system, Copas said.
Two Gilman men were arrested Friday morning for a string of burglaries in Gilman, Danforth and Crescent City over the course of several months.
Michael J. Causey, 34, and David R. Blair Jr., 34, were arrested by Iroquois County police after power tools, jewelry and antique coins linked to at least seven burglaries were found in their separate residences, according to an Iroquois County police press release.
Police also found heroin at their residences — both in the 400 block of North Main Street. Both were taken to Iroquois County Jail.
Stephen Moore formed one half of a brutal opening partnership that helped Lancashire demolish Yorkshire. Action Images / Craig Brough There were wins for Warwickshire, Kent and Lancashire in tonight’s Friends Life t20 matches.
Lancashire went top of the North Group of the Friends Life t20 by thrashing arch-rivals Yorkshire at Old Trafford. The Vikings could muster just 124 for eight after opting to bat as Lancashire’s bowlers bowled superbly. Adam Lyth hit 32 off 24 balls and looked to have got things back on track alongside Gary Ballance (28 off 31 balls) after the loss of two early wickets. However, Mitchell McClenaghan was again superb, taking two for 19, while there were two wickets for Tom Smith and a tidy spell of left-arm spin from Simon Kerrigan (1-22).
Lancashire openers Stephen Moore and Tom Smith then didn’t take long to put the result beyond doubt. The pair put on 88 in less than eight overs before Smith was finally stumped off Azeem Rafiq (2-14) for a 22-ball 42. Moore, though, remained until the end and finished not out with 66 from 35 balls, while Karl Brown helped hasten the win by hitting 19 off just seven balls.
Warwickshire kept their quarter-final hopes alive by beating Gloucestershire by seven wickets in the Midlands/Wales/West Group. The Bears batting, for once, prospered as all of their top three passed 30 and they overhauled the Gladiators’ 145 for seven with 14 balls to spare. Openers William Porterfield (34 off 30 balls) and Varun Chopra (37 off 35) added 68, with Rikki Clarke then smashing 40 off only 21 deliveries. Tom Smith was the comfortable pick of the Gloucestershire attack, returning figures of two for 14 from four overs of left-arm spin.
Off-spinner Ateeq Javid had earlier continued his excellent competition by taking three for 26. There were also two wickets for fellow offie Jeetan Patel as only Gloucestershire skipper Michael Klinger got going, hitting 68 off 52 balls.
Kent won their South Group dead-rubber game against Sussex at Canterbury. Darren Stevens hit 67 off only 44 balls as the Spitfires posted 173 for three after choosing to bat. Fabian Cowdrey had got the innings off to a flying start with a 21-ball 40. Sussex then lost Dwayne Smith fourth ball for a duck to Adam Riley, but looked to be fighting back. Matt Machan made a fluent 67 off 48 balls, while there were contributions from Rory Hamilton-Brown (24 off 23 balls) an Chris Nash (31 off 24). However, the Sharks ended their 20 overs short on 164 for six.
Tomorrow’s FLt20 Fixtures: (start times in brackets, BST)
North Group, Durham v Leicestershire at Chester-le-Street (1740)
The home side can still realistically reach the quarter-finals following their impressive recent form. Graham Onions has been released to play by the ECB, although Paul Collingwood is still unavailable due to a thumb injury.
Durham squad: Mark Stoneman (captain), Phil Mustard, Scott Borthwick, Ben Stokes, Gordon Muchall, Will Smith, Michael Richardson, Gareth Breese, Ryan Pringle, Chris Rushworth, Graham Onions, Usman Arshad.
The Foxes still have a slim chance of making the last eight, but a defeat to Durham will see them definitely eliminated. Robbie Williams has been added the squad after recovering from injury.
Leicestershire squad: Josh Cobb (captain), Greg Smith, Joe Burns, Niall O’Brien, Shakib Al Hasan, Shiv Thakor, Michael Thornely, Ned Eckersley, Rob Taylor, Anthony Ireland, Robbie Williams, Alex Wyatt, Matthew Boyce, James Sykes.
South, Middlesex v Surrey at Lord’s (1815)
The star-studded London Derby sees Ricky Ponting make his final appearance for Surrey, while Eoin Morgan returns to the Panthers’ side after recovering from injury. Morgan’s return gives the home side an interesting selection dilemma as they have to decide who to omit from their strong batting line-up.
Middlesex squad: Paul Stirling, Dawid Malan, Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, Adam Voges, Adam Rossington, Neil Dexter (captain), Gareth Berg, Ollie Rayner, Kyle Mills, Ravi Patel, Gurjit Sandhu, Josh Davey.
Weather Forecast: There is the possibility of a heavy shower pretty much anywhere in England tomorrow. However, in between those, it should be mostly sunny, especially in the afternoon. Temperatures will peak at between 22 and 24 degrees Celsius.
County Cricket News In Brief:
Work has started on the £85 million redevelopment of the Essex County Ground at Chelmsford. When complete, there will be a new cricket centre, pavilion, media centre and club shop, as well as extensive catering and event facilities that are so important to county’s finances. Capacity at the ground will also increase from its present 4,500 to 7,500.
Murray Goodwin has been offered a new one-year contract by Glamorgan after impressing since moving from Sussex at the end of 2012. However, he is still hoping for a two-year deal.
Durham CCC are hopeful that first-team coach Geoff Cook will return to work before the end of the season according to interim coach Jon Lewis. Cook suffered a heart attack earlier this year and was placed in a coma, but is now recovering at home.
Northamptonshire captain Stephen Peters is hoping to be fit in time for their next LV= County Championship game against Gloucestershire on 2nd August. He has missed the last 10 weeks of the season with a broken finger but made his comeback in a second XI game earlier this week. Also nearing fitness is batsman Rob Newton and all-rounders Steven Crook and Andrew Hall.
James Taylor will miss all of Nottinghamshire’s remaining Friends Life t20 group matches after being asked by the ECB to play for Sussex against the Australians this weekend. Taylor is favourite to replace the injured Kevin Pietersen in England’s line-up for the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford.
Yorkshire batsman Jack Leaning is to spend this winter playing grade cricket in Sydney under the captaincy of Tykes team-mate Phil Jaques.
The ECB and all 18 first-class counties, as well as Scotland, have announced that children under 16 will be admitted free to the majority of Yorkshire Bank 40 games in August providing they are accompanied by a paying adult. 31 games are covered under the offer and more information can be found on the ECB’s website.
Gloucestershire will start on minus two points in next year’s T20 competition after being found guilty of preparing a “poor” pitch at Cheltenham for their match against Warwickshire on 14th July. The home side made just 96 after being asked to bat, with the Bears batsmen then struggling for fluency before finally overhauling their target. The ECB found no mitigating circumstances that contributed to the condition of the pitch and the penalty was imposed as per the regulations.
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Mascarenhas has played for Hampshire for 18 years during which time he has picked up five domestic trophies.
First-class figures:
195 matches 450 wickets (average 28.22) Best bowling figures: 6-25 - Hants v Derbyshire, 2004 17 x five-wicket hauls 6,495 runs (average 25.07) Top score: 131 - Hants v Kent, 2006 Eight x 100s, 23 x 50sTwenty20 stats:
121 matches 142 wickets (average 19.83) Best bowling figures: 5-14 - Hants v Sussex, 2004 Two five-wicket hauls, one four-wicket haul 1,313 runs (average 19.59) Top score: 57no - Otago v Canterbury, 2009 Three x 50sList A (limited-overs):
261 matches 300 wickets (average 26.47) Best bowling figures: 5-27 - Hants v Gloucs, 2002 One five-wicket haul, nine four-wicket hauls 4,283 runs (average 24.90) Top score: 79 - Hants v Worcestershire, 1999 and Hants v Kent, 2004 27 x 50s The 35-year-old was also selected for England in 20 one-day internationals and 14 Twenty20 internationals."It's been the hardest decision of my life, I've been here for so long," Mascarenhas told BBC Radio Solent.
Born in London but raised in Australia, Mascarenhas returned to England to play in the Southern League before joining Hampshire in 1996 and taking 6-88 against Glamorgan at Southampton on his debut.
He won his Hampshire cap in 1998 and is the only current player who played for the county in the last century.
He scored the first century to be made at The Rose Bowl, against Worcestershire in 2001, and took the first hat-trick recorded in Twenty20 cricket as part of his career-best 5-14 against Sussex at Hove in 2004.
Mascarenhas also played a big part in his team's victorious 2005 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy campaign.
He was awarded a benefit year by Hampshire in 2007 and, furthermore, was recognised by his country with an England call-up for their one-day squad to face India in the same year.
During the series, Mascarenhas hit five sixes in a single over from Yuvraj Singh at The Oval - a unique record for any England player.
He was appointed Hampshire captain in 2008. In that same year he was the first English player to be selected to play in the Indian Premier League for the Rajasthan Royals.
"The best accolade that can be afforded to a retiring cricketer is that he will be difficult to replace.
"He was the ultimate one-day player. Dimi had the ability to hit the ball out of the ground, and his nagging accuracy and trademark off cutter when bowling, accounted for countless batsmen.
"He should have played more one-day internationals than he did, but he was deemed half a yard too slow. If only the England selectors at the time had had more faith.
"His four-day appearances though had been drying up recently as a lifetime in cricket began to taken its toll.
"It's worth remembering too that no English player has had more experience in and around the world's richest tournament - the Indian Premier League."
In recent seasons, he has been a key part of one of the most successful periods in Hampshire's history, helping the team win the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy and playing an integral part in the side's victorious Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign last season.As Twenty20 captain, he led the side to the 2012 title and played in the early rounds, but not the semi-final or final, when they won the competition two years earlier.
In total, he has scored more than 12,000 runs in all formats and taken nearly 900 wickets.
"I feel I have so much left, but my Achilles just isn't up to it and, as a result, I have to retire," he said.
"I have had an amazing time here for 18 seasons; there have been many highs and lows, but one thing that has stayed constant is the guys I have played with. All have been tremendous talents and, more importantly, top blokes. "
Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove believes Mascarenhas deserves legendary status at the club for his 18-year contribution.
"Dimi has established himself as a true Hampshire icon and will be impossible to replace," said Bransgrove.
"His uncomplicated style and positive manner have made him a huge influence in and around the dressing room and his passion and commitment to the cause ensured that he would always be a crowd favourite."
