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AUG. 20-26, 2025 VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 16
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D. Aug. 20 8am-7pm
R. Aug. 21 8am-7pm
. Aug. 22 8am-6pm
. Aug. 23 8am-4pm
N. Aug. 25 8am-7pm
S. Aug. 26 8am-7pm
D. Aug. 27 8am-7pm
R. Aug. 28 8am-7pm
. Aug. 29 8am-6pm
. Aug. 30 8am-4pm
E ENDS AUG. 30 at 4 PM
WAS $19,995
INCLUDES $300 GAS CARD
2020 Jeep Compass
uto, 4x4, New Brakes, Bluetooth, Remote Start,
ND OF SUMMER SALE PRICE
$15,284 OR $299 Mth*
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PLUS $75 Lake Geneva Meats Gift Certificate
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INCLUDED WITH EVERY IN STOCK VEHICLE PURCHASE....
INCLUDED WITH EVERY IN STOCK VEHICLE PURCHASE ...
$75 .00
WAS $20,995
INCLUDES $300 GAS CARD
019 Ford Fusion Titanium
D, Auto All, Heated Seats/Steering Wheel, Remote Start,
V, Sunroof & More. Ford Certified Pre-Owned #P5677
ND OF SUMMER SALE PRICE
10 DAY EVENT
$17,938 OR $339 Mth*
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Lifetime
PowerTrain
Warranty
on most on most Pre-owned Pre-owned & New & Vehicles New Vehicles
With With Vehicle Vehicle Purchase Purchase
SAVINGS SAVINGS
$4,000 $4,000
NOW NOW $5,995
SAVINGS SAVINGS
$3,435 $3,435
WAS WAS $17,995 $17,995
SAVINGS SAVINGS
$3,545 $3,545
Vehicles Priced As As Low Low As As $5,995
DISCOUNTS AS AS HUGE AS AS $11,691
OVER 30 30 FACTORY CERTIFIED VEHICLES
WAS WAS $19,995 $19,995
WAS WAS $18,995 $18,995
$75 Lake Geneva Meats
As
INCLUDES INCLUDES $300 $300 GAS GAS CARD CARD
INCLUDES INCLUDES $300 $300 GAS GAS CARD CARD INCLUDES INCLUDES $300 $300 GAS GAS CARD CARD
2017 2017 Toyota Toyota Prius Prius 2018 2018 Mazda Mazda CX-5 CX-5 2016 2016 Honda Honda CR-V CR-V
New Brakes, New Brakes, Bluetooth, Bluetooth, Heated Heated Seats, Seats,
Navigation System, & Lane Keep Assist. #35204B
Auto All, Auto AWD, All, Heated AWD, Heated Seated, Seated, Rear View Rear Camera, View Camera,
New Tires New & Tires Brakes, & Brakes, Chrysler Chrysler GO. Certified GO. Certified #4521B #4521B
Seats,
Moonroof, Moonroof, & Rear & View Rear Camera. View Camera. #P3319A #P3319A
END END OF SUMMER OF SUMMER SALE SALE PRICE PRICE END END OF SUMMER OF SUMMER SALE SALE PRICE PRICE END END OF SUMMER OF SUMMER SALE SALE PRICE PRICE
$14,560 $14,560 OR $299 OR $299 Mth* $16,450 $16,450 OR $319 OR $319 Mth* $15,776OR $319 $319 Mth* FOR ALL
3.9% ***
Motor Trend 2025 Ford
F-150 Crew SXT 4x4
2025 Lease For Only Includes
Lease For Only
$300 Kwik Trip
Gas Card
$449 MTH ***
$399 MTH
As +
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Low 0
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$75 .00
Navigation System, & Lane Keep Assist. #35204B
7am to 3pm/$2 • Free Parking
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Racine County Fairgrounds
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END OF SUMMER SAVINGS SALE • 10 DAY EVENT!
HUGE
Great Savings At At The The End End of of
INVENTORY
4.99%
Financing For For
60 60Mths Mths † †
On On Select Select
Ford Ford Certified
Vehicles
SAVE
up to up to
$11,691
WAS WAS $9,995 $9,995
WAS WAS $11,995 $11,995
WAS WAS $17,995 $17,995
WAS WAS $15,995 $15,995
WAS WAS $19,995 $19,995
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Vehicles!
INCLUDED WITH EVERY IN STOCK
INCLUDES INCLUDES $300 $300 GAS GAS CARD CARD
INCLUDES INCLUDES $300 $300 GAS GAS CARD CARD
INCLUDES INCLUDES $300 $300 GAS GAS CARD CARD INCLUDES $300 GAS CARD
INCLUDES $300 GAS CARD
2014 Ford Escape SE 2017 Ford VEHICLE ELPURCHASE...
5 INCLUDES DAYS $300 GAS CARD ONLY!
INCLUDES $300 GAS CARD
2014 Ford Escape SE 2017 Ford Expedition 2012 2012 Ford Ford Taurus Taurus SEL SEL 2017 2017 Nissan Nissan Armada Armada 2020 2020 Jeep Jeep Compass
Auto, Moonroof, Auto, Moonroof, Tow Package, Tow Package, Bluetooth, Bluetooth,
4WD/AWD, 4WD/AWD, 3rd Row 3rd Seats, Row Seats,
Auto All, Auto Rear All, View Rear Camera, View Camera, Satellite Satellite Radio, Radio, Auto, Loaded, WEDNESDAY
Auto, Loaded, Heated Heated Seats, Power Seats, Tailgate, Power Tailgate, 3rd THURSDAY
3rd Auto, 4x4, Auto, New 4x4, Brakes, New Brakes, Bluetooth, FRIDAY
Bluetooth, Remote Remote Start, Start,
Rear View Rear Camera, View Camera, & Satellite & Satellite Radio. Radio. #P3310A #P3310A Rear Rear View View Camera, Camera, New Tires New Tires #P3287A #P3287A
Entertainment Entertainment System System #P3362 #P3362 Row Seating, Row Seating, Bluetooth, Bluetooth, & Satellite & Satellite Radio. #45142A Radio. #45142A
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SAVINGS SAVINGS
$4,005 $4,005
$7,990 $7,990 OR $169 OR $169 Mth* Mth*
SAVINGS SAVINGS
$4,000 $4,000
$7,995 $7,995 OR $169 OR $169 Mth* Mth*
SAVINGS SAVINGS
$3,219 $3,219
We We
Buy Buy
Vehicles WED. WED. Aug. Aug. 20 20 8am-7pm
THUR. THUR. Aug. Aug. 21 21 8am-7pm
FRI. FRI. Aug. Aug. 22 22 8am-6pm
SAT. SAT. Aug. Aug. 23 23 8am-4pm
$300
$300MON.
MON. Aug. Aug. 25 25 8am-7pm
TUES. TUES. Aug. Aug. 26 26 8am-7pm
WED. WED. Aug. Aug. 27 27 8am-7pm
THUR. THUR. Aug. Aug. 28 28 8am-7pm
Payments FRI. FRI. Aug. Aug. 29 29 8am-6pm
As Low As Low As As SAT. SAT. Aug. Aug. 30 30 8am-4pm
$169mth * * SALE SALE ENDS ENDS AUG. AUG. 30 30 at at 4 PM 4 PM
SAVINGS SAVINGS
$4,115 $4,115
$11,880OR 8 AM - 7 PM$259 Mth* Mth*
SAVINGS SAVINGS
$3,500 $3,500
WAS WAS $19,995 $19,995
INCLUDES INCLUDES $300 $300 GAS GAS CARD CARD
2015 2015 Dodge Dodge Durango
Remote Remote Start, Heated Start, Heated Seats, Seats, & Bluetooth. & Bluetooth. #P3325 #P3325
END END OF SUMMER OF SUMMER SALE SALE PRICE PRICE
$16,495 $16,495 OR $329 OR $329 Mth* Mth*
10 DAY
EVENT!
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* EXCLUSIVE * EXCLUSIVE * EXCLUSIVE * EXCLUSIVE * EXCLUSIVE * EXCLUSIVE
MILLER MOTORS FATHER’S DAY SALE!
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PLUS
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June 11 th
SATURDAY
June 14 th
8 AM - 4 PM
SAVINGS SAVINGS
$4,711 $4,711
CHRIS MILLER NEAL MILLER GEORGE PENZEL TRAVIS HARDER BRANDON COOPER JUSTIN BORN KENNY DANIELS SCOTT LINDBLOOM MIKE SOBCZAK JAY PASSEY JAKE WEIDERT MIKE ASENCIO COLIN FREDRICK
OWNER GENERAL MANAGER MANAGER All credit All applications credit applications MANAGER will be will submitted. be submitted. Bring MANAGER your Bring trade, your title, trade, and/or title, MANAGER and/or payment payment book. Be book. prepared Be prepared to take to immediate take immediate delivery! delivery! No phone No phone calls please. calls please. No dealers No dealers allowed allowed until Monday, until Monday, September September 1, 2025. 1, 2025.
cash or cash trade or down. To approved credit. On select vehicles. Plus tax, title, license and service fee extra. Vehicle examples available at time of
SAVE $17,000
trade down. To approved credit. On select vehicles. Plus tax, title, license and service fee extra. Vehicle examples available at time of
printing. printing. Vehicles Vehicles May Not May Be Not Exactly Be Exactly As Shown. As Shown. Ends 8-30-25. Ends 8-30-25. **Some **Some restrictions restrictions apply. apply. Cannot Cannot be combined be combined with any with other any offers. other offers. Must take Must delivery take delivery of a Vehicle of a Vehicle to receive to receive a $300 a Gas $300 Card. Gas Card.
One giveaway One giveaway per purchase. per purchase. Prior sales Prior excluded. sales excluded. Ends 8-30- Ends 25. 8-30- † To 25. Approved Credit. Ends 8-30-25.
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2025 Ram
1500 Crew Big Horn 4x4 TO
2024 Dodge Charger
Daytona R/T AWD
Includes
Includes
Lease For Only Includes
10% OFF MSRP
$300 Kwik Trip
$300 Kwik Trip
$300 Kwik Trip
Gas Card
+
HUGE
$129 MTH *
SAVINGS
Gas Card
Gas Card
MIDWEST
$750 BONUS CASH
+
Lease For Only
OR
MSRP
MIDWEST
$70,670
$1,250 SFS BONUS CASH
Stk# EMPLOYEE 35256 PRICE ON REMAINING $259 †
$27,146 Total
Savings
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Stk# 34297
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$ 43,524
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June 12 th
8 AM - 7 PM
MONDAY
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$15,284 $15,284 OR $299 OR 8 $299 AM - Mth* 6 PM
Mth*
SAVINGS SAVINGS
June 16 th
$3,057 $3,057
8 AM - 7 PM
June 13 th
WAS WAS $20,995 $20,995
SALE ENDS
JUNE 16 th 7 PM
INCLUDES INCLUDES $300 $300 GAS GAS CARD CARD
2019 2019 Ford Ford Fusion Fusion Titanium Titanium
4WD, Auto 4WD, All, Auto Heated All, Seats/Steering Heated Seats/Steering Wheel, Remote Wheel, Remote Start, Start,
NAV, Sunroof NAV, Sunroof & More. & Ford More. Certified Ford Certified Pre-Owned Pre-Owned #P5677 #P5677
END END OF SUMMER OF SUMMER SALE SALE PRICE PRICE
$17,938 $17,938 OR $339 OR $339 Mth* Mth*
2025 Ram 1500 4x4 2025 Ford F-150 STX
Truck of the Year
PLUS
$ 300
KWIK TRIP
GAS CARD!
With Every In Stock Vehicle Purchase
2024 2025 Ford MODELS Mustang
IN STOCK!!! Includes
Mach-E Select AWD
OR
$300 Kwik Trip
Gas Card
sku# 35173
sku# 45067
0 % +
0
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0 % +
Includes
Blackstone Grill & 0 %
0
Financing For Payments
Blackstone Grill &
$75 Certificate! Financing For
$1,500 0
Payments
Financing For Payments
Ford
$75 Certificate!
Stk# 45146
Stk# 45067
Summer APR
Stk# 45254
48
mths 90
Days
72
mths
Sales Cash
90
Days 48
mths 90
Days
*24 month lease. 10,000 miles/year. $4,990 down plus taxes, title, $399 service fee & 1st month payment due at delivery. To approved credit. Ends 8-30-25. **Some restrictions apply. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Must take delivery of a Vehicle to receive a $300 Kwik Trip Gas Card.
One giveaway per purchase. Prior sales excluded. Ends 8-30- 25. ***36 months. 10,500 miles/year. $4,990 down, plus tax, title, $399 service fee & 1st months payment due at delivery. To approved credit. Ends 8-30-25.
150 + NEW Fords, Chryslers, Dodges, Jeeps, & Rams
†
†† 36 month lease. 10,000 miles a year. $4,990 down plus taxes, title, $399 dealer service fee & 1st month payment due at delivery. To approved credit. Ends 8-30-25. ††† 36 months. 10,500 miles/year. $4,990 down, plus taxes, title, $399 service fee & 1st months payment due at delivery. To approved credit.
Ends 8-30-25. Vehicles available at time of printing may not be exactly as shown. ^Available on stock #34297. Ends 8-30-25.^^Plus tax, title, and doc fee. Includes All Rebates. Ends 8-30-25.
*Available On In Stock Vehicles Only. Cannot be combined with any other offers. One giveaway per purchase. Must take delivery. Prior sales excluded. Ends 6-16-25. **To approved credit. Not all vehicles are eligible. Ends 6-16-25. ***Employee pricing on almost all new Stellantis vehicles.
Other rebates may also be eligible, see dealer for details. Ineligible vehicles include Ram 1500 RHO, Jeep Wrangler 392, Jeep Gladiator Sport Nighthawk. Ends 6-16-25. † On Select Models. To Approved Credit. Vehicles Available at time of Printing, May not be exactly as shown. Sale Ends
6-16-25. ††Employee pricing on almost all new Ford vehicles. Ineligible vehicles include 25MY Transit Passenger Van, Expedition, Super Duty, Bronco Raptor, Ranger Raptor, F-150 Raptor and Raptor R, Bronco 2DR/4DR Stroppe Edition, Mustang Dark Horse, Mustang GTD, Mustang
Shelby GT/GT500, Mustang Mach1, F-450 & F-550 Chassis Cabs, E-Series: E-450 Cutaway & E-450 Stripped Chassis, F-Series Stripped Chassis: F-53 Class A Motorhome Chassis & F59 Commercial Stripped Chassis, F-650 & F-750 Chassis Cabs. Ends 6-16-25.
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with Every Vehicle Purchase
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MSRP †
2025 Jeep Wrangler
Stk# 35153
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EMPLOYEE PRICING ††
2025 Ford
Escape ST-Line AWD
Lease For Only
$339 MTH †††
Lifetime
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Lifetime
Car Washes with Every Vehicle Purchase
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with Every Vehicle Purchase
Seats,
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HI-LITER / MCN • AUG. 20-26, 2025 • 2
Tradespeople, contractors, nominations wanted
Nominate a deserving veteran for home improvement project eligibility
SLOANE’S
SUMMER VACATION
The first adventure of summer
was glow in the dark golf. We
watched loud fireworks. The
next day we went to the Candle
Mercantile. You pick your favorite
sents to use for your candle or
difuser. We have gone to Mars
and Dip In The Bay. I went to
Manitowish Waters. We saw
the Skiing Skeeters. They were
amazing! I finished Opti Sailing
Camp and made youth teachers.
Maddie and Cam came to visit.
My sister and I went to Covenant
Harbor and rode the banana boat.
Soon I will see my new cousin,
and go to the demolition derby!
y Cynthia Wolf
ONTRIBUTOR
Nominations are open and
ome improvement project
arriors are wanted for the
econd year of the 30 Days
or 30 Vets initiative, coorinated
by The Bremer Team
Keller Williams Success
ealty.
In the first year of the proram,
launched last summer,
ore than $200,000 worth of
ome improvement projects
ere awarded to 30 of the
ozens of area U.S. military
eterans who were nominatd.
Actually, due to word of
outh and contractor, busiess
and community support,
he program was expanded
o accommodate 34 projects,
aid Dawn Bremer, owner
nd president of the McHeny-based
Bremer Team.
“None of this would have
een possible without the
ncredible contractors who
tepped up time after time
hen I asked,” Bremer said.
They didn’t just repair
omes. They helped restore
ope for these veterans, and
hat, to me, is irreplaceable.”
To nominate a veteran for
he 2025 awards list, click
he “Nominate a Veteran”
utton at 30daysfor30vets.
om. Contractors, businesses
nd others wishing to support
he effort should click “Doate”
at 30daysfor30vets.
om or reach out to Bremer at
remerteam18@gmail.com.
Needed are materials and
radespeople to perform reodels,
flooring or painting
rojects, roofing jobs, HVAC
pgrades, deck or ramp projcts
and more. Also needed
re cleaning and junk reoval
services, furniture,
écor and appliances, meals,
ift cards or self-care items.
inancial contributions to
upport all of the efforts are
ighly encouraged.
“If you have a service,
roduct or skill, we can find
vet who needs it,” Bremer
aid. “Even one donation
an change someone’s life.
et’s show up for those who
howed up for us.”
Bremer said the first year’s
fforts were greatly supportd
by Home Depot. She sinled
out Geri Quirk-Blanken,
anager of the Volo Home
epot store, and Sarah Stiler,
manager of the McHenry
store, for high praise.
“Without them, this would
not have happened,” she said.
Quirk-Blanken said the
Home Depot Foundation and
Team Depot members from
stores within the chain’s
northern Illinois district already
are on board to support
the coming year’s projects.
“We really enjoy giving
back to the community
through our partnership with
30 Days for 30 Vets,” she
said.
Michael Adams, a Bremer
Team agent who also is a
U.S. Marine veteran, stopped
by the home of U.S. Army
Sgt. Retired Johnathan Draper
in Lakemoor July 31 to
check out Draper’s recently
completed project. Lennar
homebuilders removed
and replaced a dilapidated,
unsafe back deck, adding a
wide ramp for the disabled
vet.
“Talking to all of these
veterans, especially the ones
who have received a home
improvement project and
hearing their feedback, it’s
the motivation to keep me
pushing with Dawn and the
rest of the team to do this
again and again and to give
back to this community that I
care so much about,” Adams
said. “I’m incredibly excited
for the launch of our second
year.”
Draper, who lives in
Lakemoor with his youngest
daughter, Evie, and their
pet dog, said he was overwhelmed
by the help he was
provided. It included not only
the deck and ramp, but also
gated fencing so that he could
have a safe running spot for
the family’s beloved Staffordshire
Labrador, Willow.
And Lennar didn’t stop there,
Draper said.
“They also installed landscaping,”
said Draper, a
36-year-old who served from
2007 to 2011. “They put in
bushes and flowers all around
the outside of the deck and inside
the fence. I’m not versed
on plants. I don’t know what
they are, but they are beautiful.”
Bremer said what was
done for Draper is one of the
many examples of generosity
that the 30 Days for 30 Vets
initiative has fostered to date,
including the work of Len-
This summer I went to
the fair the day school
ended. I went with friends
and my cousin. I like to
do volleyball. So I did a 4
day camp. I’m also going
to try out for a volleyball
team instead of a camp.
Somedays I got to my
grandparents and go
on the boat, swimming,
fishing off the pier. And I’m
excited, I recently got my
braces off. I also have been
hanging out with friends.
Hailee
nar as well as Jett’s Heating
and Air, Innovative Home
Concepts, Weatherwise and
many others. And she looks
forward to seeing how this
year’s program will develop.
“I’m overwhelmed with
pride and gratitude,” Bremer
said. “What started as a mission
to give back to those
who have sacrificed so much
has turned into something
bigger than I could have
ever imagined. Watching this
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project come to life last year
and seeing it grow to what it
is this year reminds me of the
power of community.”
The Bremer Team – Keller
Williams Success Realty is
a real estate brokerage with
Above: Not
only did Lennar
homebuilders
replace a back deck
and add a ramp
for U.S. Army Sgt.
Retired Johnathan
Draper of Lakemoor,
they also added
bushes, flowers and
reseeded his lawn.
The project was
part of the initial
year of 30 Days for
30 Vets, now taking
nominations for its
second-year awards.
At left: U.S. Army Sgt.
Retired Johnathan
Draper of Lakemoor
looks toward the
new ramp on the
completely rebuilt
back deck that
Lennar homebuilders
provided as part of
the 30 Days for 30
Vets program.
MICHAEL ADAMS PHOTOS
Hi-Liter/MCN
offices at 1218 N. Green St.,
McHenry. The firm is known
for charitable endeavors such
as diaper drives, supporting
Kids in Need of McHenry
County, and its 30 Days for
30 Vets initiative.
Labor Day traffic safety
campaign underway
Lake County participating
with 200-plus other agencies
The Lake County Sheriff’s
Office is one of over 200 law
enforcement agencies across
Illinois participating in the
statewide “Drive Sober or Get
Pulled Over,” “Drive High Get
a DUI,” and “Click It or Ticket”
campaigns this Labor Day.
From Aug. 15 through
Sept. 2, deputies will be focused
on stopping impaired
driving and reducing other
dangerous driving behaviors.
Deputies will also be enforcing
seat belt laws as part of
the “Click It or Ticket” initiative.
Buckling up is the most
effective way to prevent serious
injury or death in a crash.
Everyone in the vehicle – front
seat or back – should be properly
buckled, every trip.
In addition to alcohol, officers
will be on the lookout
for drivers impaired by cannabis
and other drugs. Messages
like “Drive Sober or
Get Pulled Over” and “Drive
High Get a DUI” are part of
a statewide education and enforcement
effort aimed at saving
lives.
This local effort is part of
a larger statewide campaign
supported by the Illinois Department
of Transportation,
which administers the “Drive
Sober or Get Pulled Over”
and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns
with federal highway
safety funds.
The initiative is reinforced
by IDOT’s “It’s Not a Game”
media campaign running
across radio, TV and digital
platforms to highlight the
deadly consequences of impaired
driving.

HI-LITER / MCN • AUG. 20-26, 2025 • 3
Help the holiday spirit come early
Jeeps on the Run Toys for Tots Run registration now open
By Cynthia Wolf
CONTRIBUTOR
You don’t have to be Buddy
the Elf to radiate a little early
Christmas spirit.
You need only to visit jeepsontherun.com,
where registration
is now open for the 13th
annual Jeeps on the Run Toys
for Tots Run and after-party
scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 7.
For $30 per Jeep and $5 per
after-party ticket (no Jeep ownership
required to attend the
after-party), registrants receive
the gift of knowing they’ll place
smiles on kids’ faces this holiday
season. Event organizers
coordinate with U.S. Marines
Toys for Tots to benefit families
in Lake and McHenry counties,
with more than 50,000 families
supported over the past 12 years.
Cash donations buy additional
toys after the run, said
Mike Missak, president of
Jeeps on the Run. The organization
has raised more than $2
million in cash and toys since
2013, giving primarily to Toys
for Tots but also to charities
including the American Cancer
Society and the American
Heart Association, as well as
area food pantries.
Jeeps registered for the 2025
event will gather once again at
the location of event title sponsor
Ray Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Ram in Fox Lake and travel
to the Marriott Lincolnshire
Resort in Lincolnshire, where
semi-tractor trailers will await
participants’ toy donations. The
decorated Jeep procession is
capped at 500.
“We typically sell out, so
register those Jeeps ASAP,”
Missak said, adding that 2025
is shaping up to prove exceptionally
exciting. “Not only do
we have a new, $46,375 Jeep
Gladiator to raffle off, but our
after-party crew also is looking
to add some impressive new
interactive activities for all who
attend.”
While activities details, as
well as the live band selection,
are still coming together, one
ever-popular VIP’s presence is
definitely a lock. “Santa will
be there,” Missak said. “We
pinned that down before we
said goodbye to him last year.”
Ray Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Ram president and dealer principal
Ray Scarpelli Jr., who
has donated roughly $300,000
to Jeeps on the Run in the form
of new Jeeps for raffling and
other support, said he is looking
forward to another successful
event.
“For a lot of folks, the Toys
for Tots Run equates with the
launch of the holiday season,”
Scarpelli said. “Families have
such a terrific time, and it is
wonderful to witness the generosity
of the community. I’m
proud to be associated with
such a well-run, fun event that
benefits so many.”
Event sponsorships remain
available, starting at $350. For
information, email mike@jeepsontherun.com.
For more information about
the run or after-party, or to register,
visit jeepsontherun.com,
where Jeep raffle tickets and
merchandise also may be purchased.
Only 3,000 Jeep raffle
tickets will be sold; tickets are
$20 each.
To keep up to date on the
latest, follow the group on Instagram
@jeepsontherun, follow
their public Facebook group or
check them out on YouTube.
Jeeps on the Run also has implemented
a new text-alert system
for those who want time-sensitive
updates regarding upcoming
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cocaine dealer
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Special Investigations Group, a
High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Area funded task force, concluded
an investigation that resulted in the
arrest of a Beach Park woman for
dealing drugs, including sales that
occurred within 500 feet of a middle
school.
This year, SIG detectives learned
Karla L. Rangel-Tirado, 30, of the
37800 block of North Metropolitan
Avenue, Beach Park, was actively trafficking narcotics
in the area. During the investigation, detectives
conducted multiple undercover controlled purchases of
cocaine from Rangel-Tirado. Two of the transactions
took place within 500 feet of a Middle School in
Waukegan.
On Aug. 11, SIG detectives conducted a traffic stop
and took Rangel-Tirado into custody without incident.
After reviewing the case, the Lake County State’s
Attorney’s Office approved the following charges:
• Two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance
within 500 feet of a school (Class X felonies)
• Two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance
(Class 1 felonies)
• Two counts of Unlawful Possession of a
Controlled Substance (Class 4 felonies)
“Whether it’s a large-scale trafficking operation
or an individual dealer targeting our communities,
our Special Investigations Group is committed to
disrupting the sale of dangerous drugs,” said Sheriff
John D. Idleburg.
“Selling cocaine near a school is especially
egregious, and I commend our detectives for their
diligent work to keep our neighborhoods safe,”
Idleburg added.
Rangel-Tirado remains held in the Lake County Jail
pending an initial court hearing.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless
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Man sentenced to 16 years
for drug-induced homicides
McHenry County State’s
Attorney Randi Freese announces
that on Aug. 11,
Raynardo O. Gonzalez, 54, of
Chicago, Ill., was sentenced
to a total of 16 years in the Illinois
Department of Corrections
by the Honorable Tiffany
Davis.
Gonzalez entered a negotiated
plea to two counts of
Drug-Induced Homicide, a
Class X felony, where he accepted
responsibility for his
act of conducting a heroin
transaction in Chicago that
resulted in the fatal overdose
deaths of two Harvard residents.
In August of 2022, the Harvard
Police began an investigation
after two next door
neighbors in a residential
neighborhood both suffered
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fatal heroin
overdoses
on the same
day. Gonzalez
had been
a long-time
friend of
the first victim.
The investigation
revealed
that the first
Raynardo O.
Gonzalez
victim had traveled from his
home in Harvard to meet
Gonzalez in Chicago to purchase
heroin for both himself
and his neighbor.
Following the transaction,
that victim immediately drove
back to Harvard and gave his
neighbor his portion of the
purchased heroin. Both men
ingested the heroin within
their respective homes, which
resulted in their deaths. With
input and agreement of both
victims’ families, Gonzalez
was sentenced to a ten (10)
year prison sentence on Count
1 to run consecutive to six (6)
years on Count 2 for a total
sentence of sixteen (16) years
imprisonment.
Truth-in-Sentencing will
require that Gonzalez serve
75 percent of his sentence
prior to release from custody.
Following that prison sentence,
he will be placed on
a term of Mandatory Supervised
Release for 18 months.
State’s Attorney Freese is
grateful for the extensive efforts
of Sergeant Eric See of
the Harvard Police Department
and the collaborative
work with FBI Special Agent
Jeremy Bauer of the Chicago
Field Office of the Cellular
Analysis Survey Team.
Freese is proud of the work
that the McHenry County
State’s Attorney’s Office
does in partnership with law
enforcement to prosecute
overdose deaths in McHenry
County. She emphasized that,
“all drug dealers who sell
death to McHenry County
residents will be investigated
and prosecuted, regardless of
whether or not they physically
set foot in McHenry County.”
This case was successfully
prosecuted by Chief of Staff
Ashley Romito and Assistant
State’s Attorney Shelby Page
with the important assistance
of State’s Attorney’s Office
Victim Witness Coordinator,
Polo Fabian.
Car versus pedestrian traffic crash in Ingleside
Lake County Sheriff’s traffic crash with injuries. pears to have been walking The pedestrian was transported
Crash Investigators are investigating
Sheriff’s deputies arrived and to an area hospital with
in the roadway. Based on
a car versus pedestri-
an traffic crash that occurred
on Wednesday afternoon in
found a 79-year-old woman of
Ingleside seriously injured.
Preliminary investigation
evidence at the scene, it appears
the driver of the Nissan
attempted to swerve to avoid
critical injuries. Preliminary
information indicates the pedestrian
may have memory issues
Ingleside.
shows a Nissan Altima, driven
and left her home without
striking the pedestrian, but
On Aug. 13 at approximately
by a 41-year-old woman was unable to.
her caretaker’s knowledge.
1:50 p.m., Lake County
Sheriff’s Deputies responded
of Wood Dale, was traveling
eastbound on Big Hollow
The driver of the Nissan
and a small child in the back
The crash remains under
investigation by the Lake
to Big Hollow Road near Road. As she was traveling seat were uninjured. The County Sheriff’s Office Tech-
Leonard Avenue, Ingleside, eastbound, she struck the driver of the Nissan is cooperating
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Team.
Texas GOP chairman: Illinois a winnable ‘purple state’
Republicans recruiting candidates and trying to hone message
By Peter Hancock
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
The chairman of the Texas
Republican Party said last
week that he thinks Illinois
is winnable for the GOP in
2026, despite the party’s lack
of success in recent elections.
Speaking to a joint meeting
of the Illinois party’s state
central committee and county
chairs, Abraham George
pointed to the fact that Donald
Trump won 43.5 percent of
the vote in Illinois in the 2024
presidential election. That
was three points more than
he received in 2020, when
he lost his first reelection bid
to Democrat Joe Biden, and
nearly five points more than
he received in his first presidential
run in 2016.
The closer margins, however,
were mostly due to
fewer votes for Democratic
candidate Kamala Harris, as
Trump improved his vote total
by just over 2,000 from 2020
to 2024.
“That’s not a blue state
anymore. That’s a purple
state,” George said. “This
state can flip to a Republican
pretty fast.”
The meeting of party officials
last week was a precursor
to the annual Republican
Day festivities at the Illinois
State Fair, an event where
the party showcases its major
candidates for the next round
of elections and tries to generate
enthusiasm among its core
base of voters.
Gerrymandering battle
George was invited to
speak to the group largely because
of the ongoing controversy
in his home state over
congressional redistricting, a
controversy that has spilled
over into Illinois politics.
The Texas Legislature is
currently meeting in a special
session to consider several
issues, including relief for
victims of deadly floods that
struck the state in July.
In addition, at Trump’s
request, the Republican-controlled
Legislature is also
considering a mid-decade
congressional redistricting
plan that is designed to give
the GOP at least five additional
seats. That would raise their
total to at least 30 out of the
state’s 38-seat delegation.
To prevent the Texas House
from voting on that plan, dozens
of Democratic lawmakers
fled the state on Aug. 3, with
many of them lodging in Illinois.
That has prevented the
Texas House from mustering
the two-thirds quorum required
for it to do business.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker,
a Democrat, has openly welcomed
the Texas lawmakers
to stay here. He has also suggested
that if Texas Republicans
follow through with their
redistricting plans, Democratic-led
states like Illinois and
California could retaliate by
redrawing their own maps in
favor of Democrats.
But George criticized the
outrage that Pritzker has
shown over the efforts in Texas,
given how heavily gerrymandered
the Illinois maps already
are. He noted that while
Trump won 43 percent of the
vote in 2024, Republicans
hold only three, or 18 percent,
of the state’s 17 congressional
seats.
“You know, Democrats,
they don’t hate gerrymandering.
They hate losing,”
George told the Illinois Republicans.
“Because if you
haven’t looked at your map,
they love gerrymandering.
I was looking at the map of
Illinois and the congressional
seats. I’m like, I don’t think
this is possible in a computer
system.”
Recruiting candidates
Despite the optimism expressed
last week, Republicans
have been slow to announce
runs for some of the
higher-level offices that will
be up for election in 2026.
Those include races for governor
and all other state constitutional
offices, all 17 congressional
seats and a U.S.
Senate seat being vacated this
year by the state’s senior senator,
Dick Durbin.
One Republican who has
decided to run is former state
party chairman Don Tracy, a
Springfield attorney, who has
announced he intends to run
for Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat.
Speaking to reporters last
week, he conceded it is a
“daunting task” for a Republican
to run for any statewide
office in Illinois, given the
Democrats’ significant fundraising
advantage.
“They usually outspend
us three-to-one, five-to-one,
10-to-one,” he said. “I think I
can beat them if it’s only fiveto-one.
If it’s 10-to-one or
20-to-one, it will be a bigger
challenge.”
But fundraising isn’t the
only challenge facing Republicans
in a statewide race.
They also face the reality
that in recent statewide races,
Democrats have consistently
outpolled Republicans
in Illinois by roughly a 55%
to 45% margin. That means
to be considered viable, any
given Republican needs to
attract about 6 percentage
points more than GOP candidates
have typically gotten in
recent elections. Based on the
last race for a U.S. Senate seat
in 2022, that would amount to
about 246,000 votes.
Asked how he intends to
attract those votes, Tracy
said, “by running a good campaign,
by having a big team,
by taking advantage of the
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U.S. News & World Report releases list of ‘best hospitals’ annually
Northwestern Medicine
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rankings. For the 14th consecutive
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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“Every day our physicians,
nurses and staff demonstrate
their commitment to better
medicine, better outcomes
and better patient care” said
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officer, Northwestern Memorial
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as one of the top hospitals
in the U.S.”
Below are highlights for
Northwestern Medicine hospitals
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In addition to retaining its
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and metropolitan Chicago.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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top 10 in 8 specialties: Cardiology,
Heart & Vascular
Surgery (No. 7); Diabetes &
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(No. 6); Pulmonology
& Lung Surgery (No. 7); and
Urology (No. 10).
Northwestern Medicine
Central DuPage Hospital is
ranked No. 7 in both Illinois
and the Chicago metropolitan
area. The hospital was also
recognized as High Performing
in 17 procedures and conditions,
as well as five specialties
including Geriatrics,
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Step back in time at
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owers-Walker House is a
reek revival 1854 restored
ome where events allow vistors
of all ages to immerse
hemselves in a historical experience
through the help of
volunteers in historical attire.
Each event is free with no
registration required.
Archaeology Awareness
Sunday, Sept. 7, noon –
4 p.m. at Powers-Walker
House, Glacial Park, Route
473302
“Being named among the
top hospitals in the region
reflects our deep commitment
to clinical excellence,
innovation, and patient-centered
care,” said Ken Hedley,
President of Northwestern
Medicine Central DuPage
Hospital. “This achievement
is shared by every member
of our team who brings their
best each day, making it possible
to deliver breakthrough
medicine to patients across
the western suburbs.”
Northwestern Medicine
Lake Forest Hospital is
ranked at No. 8 in both Illinois
and the Chicago metropolitan
area. The hospital
31 and Harts Road, Ringwood.
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and staff – who work
tirelessly to ensure every
patient receives exceptional,
high-quality care,” said
Seamus Collins, President
of Northwestern Medicine
Lake Forest Hospital. “At
Northwestern Medicine, we
are committed to bringing
advanced care to the northern
suburbs, making leading-edge
medicine more accessible
to the communities
we serve.”
Northwestern Medicine
Huntley Hospital, Northwestern
Medicine McHenry
Hospital and Northwestern
Medicine Woodstock Hospital
combined are ranked
No. 10 in both Illinois and
Chicago metropolitan area.
The hospitals are also recognized
as High Performing in
12 Procedures & Conditions
and four specialties, including
Geriatrics, Orthopaedics,
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery,
and Urology.
“We are proud to have our
hospitals recognized for the
quality and safety of the care
we provide,” said Matt Carlen,
President of Northwestern
Medicine Huntley Hospital.
“This honor underscores
the passion and professionalism
of our staff, who make
our hospital a trusted destination
for care for residents of
Huntley and beyond. We are
grateful for this recognition
and remain committed to advancing
health for all those
we serve.”
“We are honored by this
recognition, which highlights
the strength of our extraordinary
clinical teams and their
dedication to delivering excellence
and compassionate
care to our communities,”
said Catie Schmit, President
of Northwestern Medicine
McHenry and Woodstock
Hospitals. “Northwestern
Medicine continues to expand
access to advanced
treatments and services beyond
downtown Chicago,
ensuring our patients receive
leading-edge care close to
home.”
Northwestern Medicine
Palos Hospital is ranked No.
17 (tie) in Illinois and No. 16
(tie) in the Chicago metropolitan
area.
“This recognition from
U.S. News & World Report
underscores our mission to
deliver academic-level care
in the south suburbs,” said
Mike Vivoda, President of
Northwestern Medicine Palos
Hospital. “It’s a reflection of
the incredible physicians and
staff at Palos Hospital who
work tirelessly to ensure that
leading-edge care isn’t just
available downtown – it’s
available in communities
across the suburbs, allowing
patients to heal close to home
and family.”
To view the full U.S.
News & World Report rankings,
visit usnews.com.
To learn more about
Northwestern Medicine, visit
NM.org.
Experience the historic Powers-Walker House
Living history open house will be held at Glacial Park this fall
p.m. at Powers-Walker
House, Glacial Park, Route
31 and Harts Road, Ringwood.
Attendees can bask in
the twilight ambiance of this
1850s house by candlelight
and lamplight while enjoying
a fall evening viewing
the ever-changing colors
in the Lost Valley Marsh.
Smell the aromas and see
what is being baked in the
wood-burning stove. Candlelight
at the end of the day
may seem peaceful, but visitors
can learn just how the
early settlers finished their
day’s work in dim lighting at
this event.
Harvest Time in 1858
Sunday, Nov. 9, Noon
- 4 p.m. at Powers-Walker
House, Glacial Park, Route
31 and Harts Road, Ringwood.
Visitors can step back
in time to the 1850s during
harvest season and try their
hand at corn shelling, grinding
corn into flour, or making
a corn husk or yarn doll.
Attendees can observe
harvest activities such
as baking bread in the
wood-burning cookstove
and grinding herbs for winter
use while touring the
historic farmhouse to learn
more about its restoration.
McHenry County Conservation
District currently
owns and protects over
25,800 acres of open space,
which provides wildlife habitat
preservation, educational
opportunities and recreational
amenities for the citizens
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Pollination issues add to crop concerns
By Daniel Grant
FARMWEEK
Recent rounds of “million-dollar
rains” helped crops
in many areas deal with the
stress of heat indices in excess
of 100 degrees.
But the crops are far from
made as issues ranging from
poor pollination to disease
pressure threaten to take the top
end off yield potential.
The portion of the crop rated
good to excellent nationwide
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decreased a point for corn to
Issues with tassel wrap have been reported in some
73 percent and increased by 2
cornfields this season, which affected pollination. As of
points to 70 percent for soybeans
as of July 28 compared
July 28, the majority of corn in Illinois (92%) was silking,
3 points ahead of the average pace. Meanwhile, USDA
to the previous week, USDA
rated 70% of the U.S. soybean crop good to excellent as
reported.
of July 28, up 2 points from the previous week.
“We’re really fortunate. We
got 3 to 4 inches (of rain) right
before the latest heat wave,”
Ryan Gentle, agronomy manager
for Wyffels Hybrids, told
DeLoss Jahnke of the RFD Radio
Network.
“We’d be in a lot worse
shape if we didn’t get that,” he
said. “We’ve got good (yield)
potential, but we need a few
more showers through August.”
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Pollination issues pop up
One issue that’s caught
a lot of farmers off guard is
poor pollination in some fields
caused by tight tassel wrap.
The relatively new phenomenon
is caused during excessive
growth of the corn plant when
not many branches are available
to pop the last leaf open
during pollination, so a small
portion of the tassel must pollinate
the whole ear.
“It’s a factor of a few different
things from what we’ve
been seeing,” said Gentle, who
hasn’t found the issue yet in
Wyffels hybrids. “It’s part
environmental, genetics and
what the industry has selected
for.”
Large corn tassels can produce
up to 4 million pollen
grains while even “normal”
sized tassels produce up to
2 million pollen grains. But
it takes about only 1,000 to
fertilize an ear, so the seed
industry subsequently selected
genetics over the years for
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Democrat Party’s drift toward
leftist socialism and crazy
social things like boys and
girls sports. They are opening
the door for us. But I’m going
to need help. I can’t do this on
my own.”
Illinois Democrats, meanwhile,
have made it clear that
a big part of their message
will be to focus on the Republican
Party’s drift toward
the right under the Trump
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corn that doesn’t use as much
energy to produce the pollen
grains, according to Gentle.
But stress from extreme
heat this year made it more difficult
for the smaller tassels to
emerge in some fields, which
led to pollination issues. The
average overnight temperatures
from June 15 through
July 15 were the fifth hottest
for that 30-day stretch in more
than a century, Gentle reported.
“In genetics and hybrids
that aren’t affected, we’ve got
pretty normal pollination out
there,” Gentle said. “But, in
some fields I’ve looked at I’ve
seen anywhere from 10 to 40
percent of ears affected. And
of those affected, I’ve seen
anywhere from 10 percent of
kernels missing to up to 50
percent.
“If you’re worried, call
your seed rep and get out and
look,” he said. “Even if you
take 10-15 percent off the top
of 240-250-bushel corn, that
adds up really fast.”
Jeff Guilander, FarmWeek
crop watcher from Jersey
County, reported problems
with tight tassel wrap in his
area.
“Green snap, twisted tassels
and husks that are too tight
around the ear seem to be of
concern,” Guilander said. “It
makes me wonder about the record
yield (181 bushels per acre
for corn) USDA is expecting.”
administration, which has
pushed through a package of
steep cuts in social spending
and large tax breaks for upper-income
taxpayers, as well
as the deployment of military
personnel on the streets of
Los Angeles and Washington,
D.C.
Fox News analyst Gianno
Caldwell drew cheers from
the crowd during his keynote
State Fair speech when he told
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Crop diseases
on the move
Meanwhile, farmers continue
to apply fungicides as the
heat and humidity in July was
a good recipe for the spread
of crop diseases. Tar spot and
southern rust have already been
confirmed at numerous locations
around the state.
“In my area, gray leaf spot
is the trigger for many of the
fungicide applications,” Gentle
said. “And we’ve also had reports
of southern rust. It blows
up on storms, and we’ve had
plenty of those.”
Tar spot typically spreads
when conditions are humid
and cool, so cooler weather to
start August could be something
to watch.
CropWatchers Daniel Herriott,
Champaign County, and
Josh Sullivan, Christian County,
both reported farmers are using
more drones in their areas
to apply fungicides this year
than in the past.
“This year, (the use of
drones) has certainly picked
up significantly,” Herriott told
RFD’s Jim Taylor. “We’re
very fortunate. We’ve had
pretty good moisture, so the
crops are handling the stress
nicely so far.”
This story was distributed
through a cooperative project
between Illinois Farm Bureau
and the Illinois Press Association.
For more food and farming
news, visit FarmWeekNow.com.
the crowd it “took guts” for
Trump to activate the National
Guard and federalize policing
in the nation’s capital.
Tracy also rejected the suggestion
that Trump’s political
agenda has been extremist.
“The Trump agenda is
peace, prosperity and law and
order,” he said. “I think most
Americans, including most
Illinoisans, support that agenda.”
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