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Lawmakers still have much to do Inside A glance at bills pending in the General Assembly, and how lawmakers representing DeKalb County voted on them. PAGE A8

Illinois General Assembly under pressure as final month approaches By DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com Remember that student in class who waited until the last day to start studying for the final exam? That’s how state Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, describes the Illinois Legislature in May. The flurry of activity that

characterizes the last month of the spring session is about to begin for Syverson and other lawmakers representing DeKalb County. “Every year, things get pushed off,” Syverson said. “Now we have less than 30 days to deal with all the substantive issues.” The Daily Chronicle checked in with the county’s four local

lawmakers – Syverson, state Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, and state Reps. Robert Pritchard, R-Hinckley, and Tom Demmer, R-Dixon – on where they stand on the following substantive issues.

Pensions At least five pension reform proposals have been drafted during the spring session, but

none of them have gained much traction. In March, Pritchard and Demmer voted “yes” on legislation that caps the size of cost-of-living adjustments to state pensions. State employees currently receive a 3 percent compounded annual increase in pension benefits. House Bill 1165 would limit when and how much of a raise

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would be applied to an employee’s pension. The proposal would also increase the retirement age to 67 for state workers. “All of [the pension reform bills] are just a piece of what needs to be done,” Pritchard said. “I was voting to say, ‘Yes, this is a topic we need to address.’ ”

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Airline delays usher in vote Congress to end FAA furloughs By ALAN FRAM The Associated Press

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The New Residence Hall East is seen Thursday on the Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb. Beginning in 2015, freshmen and sophomores at the university will have to live in the dormitories for their first two years of college. Many local landlords worry about the new policy’s effect on the city’s housing market.

Sophomores must stay in dorms By DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Local landlords are still upset at Northern Illinois University’s decision to require sophomores to live in the dormitories beginning with students who will be incoming freshmen in 2015. NIU spokesman Paul Palian said there is research showing that students who live in the residence halls for a second year are more successful. “If we can position our students and give them a better chance at success, that’s only going to help,” Palian said. But landlords, particularly within the DeKalb Area Rental Association, are concerned about how the loss of prospective tenants could affect their bottom lines and the city as a whole. DARA President Will Heinisch estimated the rule would create 400 to 500 vacancies in the local housing market. Although most landlords will feel the effect, not everyone will react the same way,

Heinisch said. “The good landlords will be fine – the nice properties always rent first,” Heinisch said. “They can always lower their rents a little bit.” However, he was worried about what he described as being midrange properties, which could become vacant and distressed, eventually creating a hazard for the city. Heinisch estimated the vacancy rate in DARA-affiliated properties to be between 8 and 10 percent. When the new housing rule takes effect, he said that could rise to 12 to 13 percent, although overall enrollment has an effect on their vacancies, too. Palian said the second-year residency rule was not an attempt to generate revenue for the university. Rather, the measure is aimed at meeting the retention goal outlined in NIU’s Vision 2020 plan. “Housing is not a profit center for the university,” Palian said. The cost for a student to live in a dorm at NIU depends on the room and meal plan they choose. A student living in a triple suite in Doug-

Secretary Nanette Murray (left) and her son, J.T. Murray, the office manager at Pittsley Realty in DeKalb, check the July availability of apartments for a client Thursday in their offices. las or Lincoln halls on a $60-a-week meal plan pays $8,634 a year. A student living in double suite-as-asingle plus bathroom in Stevenson Hall with a $110-a-week meal plan pays $15,134 a year. Both NIU and Mason Properties, which Heinisch cited in his interview, have different guides detail-

ing the costs of living there. Both of the cost comparisons are favorable to the agency that published them. The NIU comparison guide makes generalizations about the cost of electricity and cable at an apartment.

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WASHINGTON – Furloughed air traffic controllers will soon be heading back to work, ending a week of coastto-coast flight delays that left thousands of travelers frustrated and furious. Unable to ignore the travelers’ anger, Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation Friday to allow the Federal Aviation Administration to withdraw the furloughs. The vote underscored a shift by Democrats who had insisted on erasing all of this year’s $85 billion in across-theboard budget cuts, not just the most publicly painful ones, for fear of losing leverage to restore money for Head Start and other programs with less clout and popular support. With President Barack Obama’s promised signature, the measure will erase one of the most publicly visible consequences of the budgetwide cuts known as the sequester. Friday’s House approval was 361-41 and followed the previous evening’s passage by the Senate, which didn’t even bother with a roll call. Lawmakers then streamed toward the exits – and airports – for a weeklong spring recess. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama would sign the bill, but Carney complained that the measure left the rest of the sequester intact. “This is a Band-Aid solution. It does not solve the bigger problem,” he said. Using the same Band-Aid comparison, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., said that “the sequester needs triple bypass surgery.”

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How they voted U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren, R-14th District, and Adam Kinzinger, R-16th District, voted “yes” on the bill to end FAA furloughs.

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Weight Watchers: 7:15 a.m. weigh in, 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. meetings Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb. Overeaters Anonymous Walkand-Talk meeting: 8 to 9 a.m. at the Northern Illinois University Lagoon, meeting at the NIU Lincoln Highway parking lot. www.oa.org; Contact: Marilyn at 815-751-4822. NICE Food and Clothing Center: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, by appointment other days, at 346 S. County Line Road in Lee. This nondenominational food pantry serves the southwest part of DeKalb County and the southeast area of Lee County. 815-824-2228. It Is What It Is AA(C): 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, 340 S. Stott St., Genoa, 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. North Central Illinois Wild Rose Chapter of Women on Wheels: 9 a.m. at Elburn Town and Country Library, with breakfast at Papa G’s restaurant in Elburn. All women motorcycle riders are welcome. www.nciwildroses.com; Gigi Beaird at gbeaird@niu.edu or 815-7661206. As Bill Sees It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Learning to Live Al-Anon group: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Newman Catholic Center annex, Normal Road in DeKalb; llc904@hotmail. com. Narcotics Anonymous: 10 to 11 a.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb; www.rragsna. org; 815-964-5959. Knights’ Saturday Burgers and More: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Club: 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Open to the public. Burger buffet: Noon to 2 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. The public is invited for lunch. Group Hope: Noon to 1:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road in DeKalb. This free support and discussion meeting is for NIU students and DeKalb community residents. Community facilitators are sought to volunteer to help others. Contact Dr. Charles Smith, 815-398-9628 or visit www. grouphope.org or www.dbsalliance. org. Lightning games: 1:30 p.m. at Genoa Veteran’s Club, 311 S. Washington St.; www.genoavetshome. us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@ yahoo.com or 815-751-1509. Back to Basics AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at Cortland Methodist Church, 45 Chestnut St., Cortland. Last Saturday is open meeting. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. AA Speaker Open Meeting: 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Saturday Night AA(C): 10 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Sunday Monthly Breakfast: 8 to 11 a.m. at the Sycamore Vet’s Club, 121 S. California St., Sycamore. Open to the public. Menu includes omelets, eggs to order, sausage, bacon, potatoes, pancakes, french toast, biscuits and gravy, toast, juice, coffee and milk. $7 for adults and $4 for children younger than 12. 24 Hours a Day AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Memories of DeKalb Ag: 2 to 4 p.m. at Nehring Gallery, Suite 204, 111 S. Second St., DeKalb. Free admission and open to all. www. dekalbalumni.org. Society for Creative Anachronism armored fighting practice: 4:30 p.m. behind Stevenson North at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. For Middle Ages-Renaissance history re-enactors. Visit www.carraigban.org or call 815739-5788 or 815-986-5403. Bread & Roses women’s chorus practice: 5:45 to 8 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. For information, call Patty Rieman at 815-758-4897 or visit www. breadandroseschorus.org. Steps And Traditions AA(C): 6 p.m. at Masonic Hall, Route 23, Genoa. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. No Longer Hopeless AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Any Lengths AA(C): 8 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

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Community spirit, past and present EDITOR’S NOTE

NEWSROOM Eric Olson Editor eolson@shawmedia.com

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Fifty-five years ago, a group of farmers from DeKalb and Lee counties helped plow the fields on the Howard F. Johnson farm a week after Johnson died of a heart attack. Johnson’s son, Gerry, still wishes he’d done more to thank them. recover from her injuries. The event is from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Four Seasons Sports, 1745 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children and students. There will be music, a 50/50 raffle, appetizers and an auction. News editor Jillian Duchnowski did a great job telling the story of event organizer Sheri Prutton earlier this week. If you can take the time to help, please do. Tax freedom: If you’re a working person who’s held a full-time job since the start of the year, congratulations. As of Thursday, you’re no longer working to pay off your tax obligations either to Uncle Sam, the state of Illinois, or your local property taxes. That’s according to the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan research foundation based in Washington, D.C. It takes longer for Illinoisans to pay off their tax obligations than almost anywhere else in the country. The only states where it takes longer, according to the Tax Foundation, are New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Illinois is still a relatively high-income state, with a per capita income of more than $44,000 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Only Minnesota does better in the Midwest. But we can no longer labor under the delusion that Illinois is somehow a lowtax state. Our state’s personal income tax rate is now 5 percent, increased from 3 percent in 2011. Despite guarantees of rolling back, it seems possible it will become permanent. Our home values have fallen and property tax rates continue to increase. And Gov. Pat Quinn wants to eliminate business tax incentives he calls loopholes to take millions more from corporate interests in the state. Is it any wonder that Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Florida Gov. Rick Scott think they can persuade Illinois-based businesses to relocate? Even so: Where are you going to go that doesn’t have problems? Texas has great barbecue and friendly people, Florida has great beaches and Walt Disney World, but neither can lay claim to being an American utopia. The per capita income in both states is below Illinois, too. Our state’s government is in a bad way, there’s no doubt, for all the reasons that we routinely hear about – unfund-

ed pension liability, a backlog of unpaid bills, ineffective leadership, and so on. But let’s not forget that it’s our government. The people running it come from our communities. They work for us. It is within our power to make changes for the good. Government moves slowly, and change can take time. That change, however, is coming. It may be uncomfortable, but it is inevitable. Who pays the least: In case you were wondering, the states with the earliest tax freedom days are Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and New Mexico. So if you really hate taxes, looks like it’s Dixie, the bayou, or the desert for you. Do you prefer giant bugs, alligators, or scorpions? Beatin’ ‘Betes: There are no shortage of running events to benefit good causes this time of year, and one of those is the Beatin’ ‘Betes 5K run being scheduled for May 4 at Hopkins Park in DeKalb. The race is set for 9 a.m. and will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Juvenile, or Type 1 diabetes, is not brought on by lifestyle choices – it’s an autoimmune disease that usually emerges in children and young adults. People with Type 1 diabetes must take insulin every day to survive. It’s an event I’ve worked on personally, along with my Leadership DeKalb classmates Shannon Barnaby of Foster and Buick, Michael Cullen Jr. of NB&T, Mandy Kakac of Northern Illinois Rehab, Carolyn Leist of KishHealth System, Mary Jo McAdams of NB&T, and Matt Wray of Frontier Communications. You can sign up to run or walk online. The short link is goo.gl/tm774. Working on this race has also given me a newfound appreciation, not only for the individual talents of my fellow event organizers, but also for the hard work that people must put in to make these types of events happen. Where would the good causes of the world be without these dedicated people? I don’t know. All you have to do to help is sign up and show up. I hope you can join us.

• Eric Olson is editor of the Daily Chronicle. Reach him at 815-756-4841 ext. 2257, email eolson@shawmedia. com, or follow him on Twitter @DC_Editor.

Country superstar George Jones dies at 81 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice. Other great singers have come and gone, but this fact remained inviolate until Jones passed away Friday at 81 in a Nashville hospital after a year of ill health. “Today someone else has become the greatest living singer of traditional country

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Eric Olson On April 7, 1958, Howard F. Johnson died of a sudden heart attack as he was getting ready for bed. Johnson had farmed ground both in Victor Township in DeKalb County and Earl Township in Lee County, around Leland. At the time of Johnson’s death, much of that farm ground had yet to be plowed before the spring planting. Johnson’s son, Gerald “Gerry” Johnson was away serving in the Army at Fort Belvoir, Va. So, a week after the farmer’s death, farmers from as far as 10 miles away came out and worked together to help plow about 150 acres of the farm. There were 45 people with 37 tractors, all there to help a neighbor in a time of trouble. Gerry Johnson was in his 20s then. Now he’s pushing 80. But he has never forgotten the kindness his neighbors did his family. “It’s a burden I’ve been carrying all my life, how to repay these people,” Gerry Johnson said. “Boy, I wish I could hug every one of them.” Most of those who helped that day are no longer living, although he believes some are, including Les Smith, Les Grover, Orrin “Shorty” Hanouw, and Cliff Espevik. The farmers decided to pitch in to help the family at his father’s funeral, Johnson said. On April 14, 1958, a week after the father died, the group arrived to help. A pair of brothers, Hes Wesson and Wayne “Pete” Wesson of Leland, organized the effort, Johnson said. Today, Johnson keeps yellowed newspaper clippings and sheets of paper with handwritten rosters of the farm families who came to help that day, using tractors to pull three-bottom plows. In the end, their help ended up being crucial to the Johnson family in their time of tragedy. “They saved our year, saved our farming year,” Johnson said. Johnson, who had a college degree in business administration when he enlisted in the Army, would go on to work in agriculture, working with the credit department in a feed operation. After spending much of his career in Mason City, Iowa, he and his wife Kathy have returned to the area. He’s pretty sure that the community spirit the farmers in DeKalb and Lee counties showed that day in 1958 would show itself again today, too. “Farmers still know each other, they still talk,” Johnson said. “They know each other like they know their brother.” We still help: The community spirit those farmers showed that day continues in DeKalb County. Although it doesn’t always come in the form of tractor and plow, people in our communities still gather to help their neighbors when they are in need – even if they’ve never met them. One such opportunity is a fundraiser to benefit Teale Noble and her family. Noble, an 18-year-old senior at Sycamore High School, was seriously injured in a Feb. 27 car crash that killed 11-year-old Matthew Ranken. She is still struggling to

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music, but there will never be another George Jones,” said Bobby Braddock, the Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter who provided Jones with 29 songs over the decades. “No one in country music has influenced so many other artists.” He did it with that voice. Rich and deep, strong enough to crack like a whip, but supple enough to bring tears. It was so powerful, it made Jones the first thoroughly

modern country superstar, complete with the substance abuse problems and richand-famous celebrity lifestyle that included mansions, multiple divorces and – to hear one fellow performer tell it – fistfuls of cocaine. He was a beloved, and at times a notorious, figure in Nashville and his problems were just as legendary as his songs. But when you dropped the needle on one of his records, all that stuff went

away. And you were left with The Voice. That voice helped Jones achieve No. 1 songs in five separate decades, 1950s to 1990s. But his signature song was “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” a weeper among weepers about a man who carries his love for a woman to his grave. The 1980 ballad, which Jones was sure would never be a hit, often appears on surveys as the most popular country song of all time.

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8BRIEF Woman, 80, swallows diamond at charity event TAMPA, Fla. – The idea behind the Tampa Women’s Club charity event was simple. For $20, you could buy a flute of champagne and a chance to win a one-carat, $5,000 diamond. Organizers of the April 20 event placed $10 cubic zirconia stones in 399 of the 400 champagne glasses. The diamond was placed in the other. The problem? Eighty-year-old Miriam Tucker accidentally swallowed it. Tucker told local news media that she didn’t want to put her finger in the champagne, so she drank a bit. While laughing with women at the table, she realized she swallowed it. Already scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, she had a doctor recover the jewel.

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Veteran ‘truly one in a million’ DeKalb man gets Veteran of Month award

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By STEPHANIE HICKMAN shickman@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Jon Lehuta doesn’t think he’s special. But the 60-year-old U.S. Navy veteran of DeKalb is proud to represent his fellow military veterans. “I’m really pleased to be able to stand up here as an example, if nothing else,” he said. Lehuta was honored with April’s Illinois Veteran of the Month award Friday with several friends, family members and other military veterans in attendance. He received a certificate signed by Gov. Pat Quinn and the Illinois flag that had been flown above the State Capitol in Springfield. The award recognized Lehuta for going above and beyond the call of duty as a veteran for more than 30 years. Lehuta was nominated for the award by Herb Holderman, superintendent of the DeKalb County Veterans Assistance Commission. Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs assistant director Rodrigo Garcia said there are about a million military veterans in Illinois. “So, [Lehuta is] truly one in a million,” Garcia said. Originally from Brookfield, Lehuta moved to DeKalb in 1971 to attend Northern Illinois University, where he majored in meteorology. He left NIU and enlisted in the Navy in January 1974, serving as a weather observer and section leader stationed in Glenview. After returning to NIU and

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U.S. Navy veteran Jon Lehuta of DeKalb reacts while Rodrigo Garcia (not pictured), assistant director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, praises his service during a ceremony Friday at the DeKalb County Veterans Assistance Commission. Lehuta was chosen as Illinois’ Veteran of the Month for April. “I’m really pleased to be able to stand up here as an example, if nothing else,” he said of the award.

Lehuta points out the award designating him Illinois’ Veteran of the Month for April. graduating in 1980, he attended the Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School and became a weather officer on the USS Okinawa with assignments in Spain, California and Illinois. Lehuta had attained the

rank of lieutenant by the time he was honorably discharged. Then he continued his education in computer science at NIU. Lehuta has served as an adviser for NIU’s Veterans

Club and service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega and has emceed many local events such as Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies. He is currently on disability leave from the university, where he is employed as an information technology repairman. “I’m kind of a jack-of-alltrades,” he said. An issue Lehuta hopes to bring to light with his newfound recognition is the struggles veterans endure after they return from active duty. He said a two-year waiting list for veterans filing claims with the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs is unacceptable. He urged more politicians to stand up and represent veterans in Congress. “Vets need advocates,” he said. “We always have.”

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Senior citizen homeowners should notice a slight decrease in their property taxes when they get their bills next year. A law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn this week increased the homestead exemption for Illinois residents age 65 and older from $4,000 to $5,000 beginning in 2014. The adjusted exemption could save Illinois seniors as much as $200 a year on their property taxes. The exemption, which is available to all senior citizens, will knock an additional $1,000 off the equalized assessed value of seniors’ properties. State Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Hinckley, voted for the bill. “Trying to give some exemptions to the most vulnerable people seems to me to be good public policy,” he said. Pritchard said he realized the change wasn’t necessarily a good thing for residents across the board. “I know this might create some cost shift locally,” he said. “Anytime you exempt some residents, you’re plac-

ing the burden elsewhere.” Chief County Assessment Officer Robin Brunschon said this added reduction for senior citizens could result in higher property tax rates overall. “Somewhere, they’re going to have to make up that money,” she said. Although the county’s 2014 property tax rates have not been established yet, Brunschon gave an example of just how much money some of the county’s senior citizens could save. If the tax rate is around 9 percent in a particular area, she said the senior homeowner could save about $90. But Brunschon said the exact amount all homeowners would pay next year depends on the levy. “The assessed value is what makes up each property owner’s portion of the total levy,” she said. With more than 5,600 seniors who were enrolled in the exemption program last year, Brunschon said she believes the new law should benefit many senior citizens. “There are a lot of struggling senior citizens right now,” she said. “So this will hopefully help them out.”

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Ill. stops funding charter operator The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration has halted state funding for a large charter school operator, saying it violated the terms of a $98 million grant when failed to disclose that it had hired for construction projects in Chicago two companies owned by the brothers of one of the operator’s top executives. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday that it had obtained a letter in which the general counsel for a state agency notified the United Neighborhood Organization that it had cut off funding. “We believe that UNO’s failure to notify the Department of Commerce and Eco-

nomic Opportunity of an appearance of a conflict of interest arising from the familial relationship between a senior UNO official and two contractors hired to perform work with grant funds constituted a violation of ... the grant agreements,” wrote Charles M. Biggam, the general counsel for the agency, to Juan Rangel, UNO’s chief executive officer. Rangel, the head of the influential organization who also co-chaired Rahm Emanuel’s successful 2011 Chicago mayoral campaign, told the paper that UNO was “working ... to address the relevant issues.” UNO executive Miguel d’Escoto resigned in February.

8LOCAL BRIEFS Local fire departments receive state grants Three DeKalb County firefighting agencies have received state grants to purchase small equipment, protective clothing, breathing apparatus and other tools for firefighters, Gov. Pat Quinn’s office has announced. Under the program, the DeKalb Fire Department received $25,750, the Kirkland Community Fire District received $23,880 and the Sycamore Fire Department received $16,614. The grants were awarded through the Small Equipment Grant Program, aimed at increasing public safety and supporting Illinois’ first responders. Under the program, fire departments across the state are eligible for grants of up to $26,000. The grants were awarded to 96 Illinois fire departments, which received a total of $2 million.

Monday is Jazz Night at Sycamore High School The musical and singing abilities of Sycamore students will be on display at 7:30 p.m. Monday when Sycamore High School hosts its annual Jazz Night. This free concert in the high school auditorium will feature

a singing performance by the school’s Jazz Choir under the direction of Drayton Eggleson. The Jazz Ensemble will perform numbers including “Isfahan,” “Spain” and “Jack the Bear.” Scott Mertens, director of the Jazz Ensemble and music department chairman, said NIU faculty saxophonist Rich Moore also will be performing with the student musicians. The Sycamore music department also will unveil its grand piano during the performance.

National Day of Prayer event planned Thursday The public is invited to gather at noon Thursday at the DeKalb County Courthouse to mark the National Day of Prayer. The theme for this year is “Pray for America,” following the statement in Matthew 12:21, “In His name the nations will put their hope.” Specific prayers will be for the national, state and local governments, as well as for our schools, first responders including police and firefighters and the military. In case of rain, the gathering will move inside to Bethel Assembly of God, 131 W. Elm St., Sycamore.

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8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

DeKalb city Denzel L. Dickey, 22, of the 7900 block of South Richmond in Chicago, was arrested Friday, April 26, on a DeKalb County fraud warrant and obstructing identification. Arturo Miguel, 22, of the 800 block of Edgebrook Drive in DeKalb, was charged Friday, April 26, with keeping a disorderly house, permitting persons to make loud noises and permitting disturbances. Courtney L. Wilson, 21, of the 700 block of Fotis Drive in

DeKalb, was charged Friday, April 26, with keeping a disorderly house and cannabis. Jonathan R. Quinones, 19, of the 800 block of Lucinda Avenue in DeKalb, was charged Thursday, April 25, with retail theft. Dilnoza Baymatova, 20, of the 700 block of Lucinda Avenue in DeKalb, was charged Thursday, April 25, with retail theft. Tamara L. Pitstick, 42, of the 1000 block of Springdale Lane in DeKalb, was arrested Thursday, April 25, on a failure-to-appear warrant for driving under the influence. Roger G. Adkerson, 50, of the 1100 block of Rushmoore Drive in DeKalb, was arrested Wednesday, April 24, on a failure-to-appear warrant for battery.

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8OBITUARIES CHARLOTTE LEE ATKINS Born: Dec. 14, 1937, in Glasgow, Mont. Died: April 24, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. DeKALB – Charlotte Lee Atkins, 75, formerly of Martinsville, Ill., died Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in DeKalb. She was born Dec. 14, 1937, in Glasgow, Mont., the daughter of Ray Lee and Arlene LaBrie Lee. Charlotte was a 1956 graduate of Martinsville High School. She received a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 1960 and a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University in 1966. Her career and lifelong passion was teaching. She was a business educator at Veedersburg (Ind.) High School, Yorkville High School, Miami University (Ohio), Joliet Junior College, Waubonsee Community College and Kishwaukee College. She was a member of numerous professional organizations. She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca, and son-in-law, Robert Gelinas, of Portsmouth, Va.; brother, Larry (Diane) Lee of Sanford, Fla., and their family; and aunts, uncles, cousins and special friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Ray “Skeet” Lee and mother, Arlene Boyer. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Greenwell Funeral Home with the Rev. John Gartelos officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday before the service at the funeral home, 30 N. Washington St., Martinsville. Memorial contributions can be directed to the TAILS Humane Society (tailshumanesociety.org; 2250 Barber Greene Road, DeKalb, IL 60115) or Women for Women International (www.womenforwomen.org; P.O. Box 9224, Central Islip, NY 11722-9224). Local arrangements were completed by Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore. For information or to sign the online guest book, visit ButalaFuneralHomes.com. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

MARY M. CURRIE Born: Aug. 18, 1953, in Morris, Ill. Died: April 26, 2013, in St. Charles, Ill. ST. CHARLES – Mary M. Currie, 59, of St. Charles, Ill., passed away peacefully Friday, April 26, 2013, at home with her loving family surrounding her. Born Aug. 18, 1953, in Morris, the daughter of Russel and Virginia (Wilkinson) Philips, Mary married the love of her life, Bruce B. Currie on June 28, 1975, at First Congregational Church in Mazon. She received her elementary education at Hume School in Waubonsee Township and graduated from Morris Community High School in 1971. She received her associate degree from Joliet Junior College in 1973 and her bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 1975 and her master’s degree from Northern Illinois University in 1986. Mary spent 36 years in education. She taught 10 years at various school districts: Geneva, Glendale Heights, Kaneland and Batavia while teaching a variety of grade levels. Mary then moved into administration by working in Kaneland and Sycamore. She spent her last 18 years in education as principal of Sycamore’s West Elementary School. Her passion and love for the students, staff and curriculum was evident. She is survived by her loving husband, Bruce; one son, Robert of St. Charles; three sisters, Ruth Ann (Jim) Benson of Morris, Kathy (Lar-

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CLAYTON H. REITAN Born: Oct. 10, 1926, in Grove City, Minn. Died: March 25, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. DeKALB – Clayton Harold Reitan, Ph.D., 86, of DeKalb, Ill., died Monday, March 25, 2013, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, DeKalb. He is survived by his wife, Jean; daughter, Karen Reitan of Chicago; sons, Christopher Reitan of Bloomington and Timothy Reitan of DeKalb; granddaughters, Elaine and Claire Reitan; brothers, Earl and Phillip Reitan; and numerous nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place at Anderson Funeral Home Crematory. The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, with the Rev. Blake Richter officiating and full military honors. A reception follows. For his complete obituary, visit AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

DIANA L. RYBURN Born: Jan. 21, 1947, in Hillsboro, Wis. Died: April 24, 2013, in Oregon, Wis. ONTARIO, Wis. – Diana L. Ryburn, 66, of Ontario, Wis., passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at her daughter’s residence in Oregon, Wis. Born Jan. 21, 1947, in Hillsboro, Wis., the daughter of Max and Helen (Hutchens) Downing, Diana attended and graduated from Hinckley High School in Illinois in 1965. She worked for the phone company and First National Bank for a number of years. Diana went to work for the U.S. Postal Service in the late ‘80s and retired as a rural carrier in 2010. She enjoyed watching the Packers, playing cards, sweets and was an avid gardener (some may even consider her obsessed!). She always had a smile, even throughout her

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Wells on Nov. 12, 1960, in Scottsburg. Ellen’s life was proof that “dynamite comes in a small package.” She was very active in every community she lived in: president of the Crawfordsville, Ind., Jayshees at age 21; a Cub Scout den mother in Marshalltown, Iowa; establishing a teen center in St. Peter, Minn.; a volunteer for the Rape Crises Center in Rochester, Minn.; coordinator of Sexual Assault Services at the Ben Gordon Center in DeKalb; the first victim/witness assistant in the DeKalb County State’s Attorney’s Office; board member of DeKalb County Hospice and volunteer for Hospice and Kishwaukee Community Hospital. She also had a very green thumb and worked in various floral shops and greenhouses around the country. A lot of her community and gardening activity had to cease when she suffered a brain aneurysm in 1998 and lost memory of how to do the things she loved. But she never lost her quick smile and cheerful outlook. She was a pleasure to be around, even when one knew she was suffering. Ellen was always enthusiastically supportive of her loving husband, Emerson, and their sons, Ed (Broni) of Norwood, Colo., and Eric (Sandy) of Hayden, Colo., who all survive her. Also surviving are her mother, Margaret Smith of Kokomo, Ind.; granddaughter, Allison Maddux, and grandson, Anthony Maddux, of Hayden; uncle, Dr. John (Lois) Strouse of Muncie, Ind.; aunt, Rena Strouse of Bee Springs, Ky.; brother-in-law, Ivan (Beulah) Wells of Scottsburg; sister-in-law, Estel Daniel of Prairieville, La.; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her father, Max Smith, and sisters, Elaine Smith and Edith Keene, all of Kokomo; brother-in-law, the Rev. Melvin Daniel of Prairieville; and several aunts and uncles. Dr. Ahmad, Dr. Chang and the Kishwaukee Community Hospital staff are thanked by the family for extending Ellen’s life twice in her last few years and making every effort for a third time. The family requests that memorials on Ellen’s behalf be made to the donor’s choice of charity or to DeKalb County Hospice, 2727 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, IL 60115; visit dekalbcountyhospice.org for information. At a later date, an informal celebration of life will be held to remember and honor the life and contributions of this fantastic daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, friend to all, and community contributor. For information, to sign the guest book or leave thoughts, visit AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, DeKalb, at 815-756-1022. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

illness. Diana mostly enjoyed being with her family and grandson. Diana will be remembered for her easy smile, infectious laughter, sassy sense of humor, tasty Green Bay Packers potluck contributions, but mostly her undying devotion to her children and her “Little Guy.” She is survived by her children, David Kenneth Ryburn of Oregon and Julie Ann (Justin) Germaine of Oregon; grandson, Tristan Germaine; siblings, Vicki (Rusty) Baie of Waterman, Connie Elting of Hampshire and Sandra Hutchens of Viroqua, Wis.; many nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Ron Downing; and brother-in-law, Bernie Elting. A celebration of Diana’s life will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Torkelson Funeral Home, 720 Madison St., Ontario. A gathering will follow at River’s End Bar & Grill in Ontario. Private family burial will be at a later date. Memorials can be made to American Cancer Society, 8317 Elderberry Road, Madison, WI 53717. Online condolences can be made at www.gundersonfh.com. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

OLGA M. WALDHIER Born: April 5, 1920, in Sweden Died: March 13, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. SYCAMORE – Olga Margaret Waldhier, 92, of Sycamore, Ill., died Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, with the Rev. Dr. Janet Hunt officiating. Visitation will follow the service, from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at The Grand Victorian, 1440 Somonauk St., Sycamore. For her complete obituary, visit AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or for information, call 815-756-1022. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.

M. ELLEN WELLS Born: March 10, 1943, in Scottsburg, Ind. Died: April 25, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. DeKALB – M. Ellen Wells, 70, of DeKalb, Ill., passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, DeKalb, of complications resulting from treatment for a COPD-induced hospitalization. Born March 10, 1943, in Scottsburg, Ind., the daughter of Max E. and Margaret (Strouse) Smith, Ellen attended Scottsburg and Kokomo schools. She married Emerson A.

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Fans will flock to stores to get free comic books By DOUG OLESON doleson@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Comic book enthusiasts love the first Saturday in May. Since 2002, that day – this year it’s May 4 – has been designated as Free Comic Book Day. It’s perhaps the most important day of the year for comic book stores, said Charles Fischer, manager of Graham Crackers Comics at 901C Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb. “It’s like a federal holiday for comic book stores,” Fischer said. “It’s our biggest day of the year, and it’s a wonderful way for us to reach out to the community.” NIU senior and fellow comic book aficionado Vince Vacco said he wants to see “all the new stuff.” “I went last year and got the Disney Channel’s ‘Top 10 Deadliest Sharks,’ ” he said. Besides free books, store employee Nick Bade said it’s a chance for comic book lovers to get together to share their interests.

Free Comic Book Day When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4 Where: Graham Crackers Comics, 901C Lucinda Ave., DeKalb For information: Call the store at 815-748-3883. To find other participating comic book stores, visit Comic Shop Locator, www. freecomicbookday.com/StoreLocator During the event, Fischer said, customers can choose three books from among 30 titles marked “Free Comic Book Day” behind the front counter. They can select three more from overstocked collections near the back of the store, for a total of six free comics for each customer. “We may run out of titles, but not books,” said Fischer, adding that those wanting popular titles should get to the store as early as possible. “I can’t guarantee that we’ll still have Spider-man or Superman or Batman by closing.” Since 2002, more than 27

million comic books have been given away to nearly 8 million people worldwide on Free Comic Book Day. The event is sponsored by a panel representing all parts of the comic book industry. “The goal of Free Comic Book Day is to promote the comic book medium to new customers young and old and celebrate independent comic-book retailers and their stores,” Jason Blanchard, Diamond Comic Distributors marketing director, said. “Comics are exciting and a great tool for introducing young children to the world of reading.” Fischer said Free Comic Book Day will bring hundreds of customers of all ages to his store. Some will spend the day going from one participating store to another to add to their collections. Many of the curious, he said, will become regular costumers. “Comics aren’t just for kids,” Fischer said. “This day is tons of fun.”

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CHICAGO – A prosecutor told jurors Friday that a one-time suburban Chicago water official lied for decades about drawing village water from a well tainted with a cancer-causing chemical, while her attorney declared her a scapegoat of an inner circle of powerful men. Former water department supervisor Theresa Neubauer, 55, has pleaded not guilty to lying to authorities about Crestwood pumping polluted water, which they allegedly did in order to boast to voters in the 11,000-resident village about keeping water rates low. The competing claims about Neubauer came during

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Panel: Structures may be needed to boost lakes By JOHN FLESHER The Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A U.S.-Canadian panel urged both nations Friday to consider installing water retention structures to boost levels on Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, which fell to their lowest point on record in January and have lagged well below their historical average since the late 1990s. The International Joint Commission, which advises the two federal governments about shared waterways, called for a study of placing inflatable gates or other devices in the St. Clair River, the outlet at the southern end of Lake Huron. Officials have acknowledged that dredging, gravel mining and other human activities eroded the river bottom in the last century, accelerating the volume that flowed out of Lake Huron toward Lake Erie.

Owners of Huron shoreline property, particularly in Canada’s Georgian Bay, have demanded action for years to offset the losses, although federal scientists say rising evaporation and declining rain and snow are the biggest reasons for the lake’s drop-off. In a letter to the governments, the commission proposed investigating ways to raise Huron and Michigan by 5 to 10 inches. Although considered two separate lakes, they are connected by a 5-milewide strait and are the same elevation above sea level. “Although future water levels are uncertain, we cannot ignore the damage” already done from record lows, said Joe Comuzzo, chairman of the Canadian delegation to the commission. Although not endorsing specific measures, the panel suggested focusing on adjustable devices that could be activated during low-water pe-

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Area lawmakers oppose gay marriage bill; split on marijuana • LAWMAKERS Continued from page A1 H.B. 1165 and other bills have moved onto the Senate but have sat in various committees. Syverson said he did not expect the Senate to move on them. “We have to stop playing games with this issue,” Syverson said. “If they fail to do that before they adjourn, then shame on the leadership here in Springfield because this is too important of an issue.”

Concealed carry In December, a federal appeals court ruled that the legislature must pass some law allowing people to carry concealed handguns in public by June 9. If they don’t, it is presumed that concealed carry will be allowed without any restrictions. Any concealed carry bill that will set statewide standards requires the preemption of home rule authority. That means the vote threshold on these bills are raised from a simply majority to a three-fifths majority. Pritchard and Demmer

co-sponsored H.B. 997, which would have the Illinois State Police issuing concealed carry permits that would allow someone to carry a handgun on their person. The proposal, however, only garnered 64 votes, seven short of threefifths. Bivins said he was working on a concealed carry proposal with another senator, Chicago Democrat Kwame Raoul. However, people didn’t react well to his concept of giving Chicago a carve out for concealed carry permits. “It was problematic for members on both sides,” Bivins said. Demmer compared concealed carry and pensions, noting that they are both important issues, but how the Senate and House are tackling them are very, very different. What passes in the House, he added, might not gain traction in the Senate.

Gambling Still working its way through the legislative sausage-making is a gambling expansion bill. Syverson is a co-sponsor of S.B. 1739, which would allow for five new casi-

What’s happening in the General Assembly Tracked bills and their respective statuses: • House Bill 494 – Moratorium on Virtual Charter Schools: Passed the House, 80-36, with Pritchard and Demmer voting yes. Currently sitting in the Senate’s education committee. • House Bill 997 – Concealed Carry Regulations: Failed in the House, with Pritchard and Demmer voting yes. Motion was filed to postpone consideration. • House Bill 1165 – Pension Reform: Passed the House, 66-50, with Pritchard and Demmer voting yes. Currently sitting in the Senate’s executive committee. • Senate Bill 10 – Legalizing Gay Marriage: Passed the Senate, 34-21, with Syverson and Bivins voting no. Currently waiting debate and final vote in the House. • Senate Bill 1739 – Gambling Expansion: Sitting in the Senate’s executive committee. For information on the Illinois General Assembly and the legislation it is considering, visit www.ilga.gov.

required to marry same-sex couples if it is against their beliefs. Bivins and Demmer said they believe marriage is between a man and a woman. Syverson and Pritchard said the arguments that proponents of gay marriage are using were mentioned during the civil union debate, which the state legalized in 2011. “This one, I guess, I didn’t see the urgency of doing it,” Syverson said. “What the real purpose was – outside of changing terminology – I guess that’s why I joined the others and didn’t support that.”

Medical marijuana nos around the state, including one in Chicago and another in Rockford. The bill would also allow for slot machines at the state’s racetracks. However, the other legislators were opposed or lukewarm in their support for the expansion. Bivins, citing his experience as a former sheriff, said he opposed any expansion of gambling. Demmer said he wanted people to be aware of the costs of gambling.

Pritchard was skeptical of the bill being passed this year, noting that it comes up every year. “I’m not convinced this year is going to be any different,” Pritchard said.

Gay marriage All four legislators voiced their opposition to S.B. 10, which would legalize gay marriage. The bill contains language stating that religious denominations are not

The Illinois House took the first steps to legalizing medical marijuana earlier this month. Under the proposal, a doctor can prescribe someone with a “debilitating medical condition” up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana during a 14-day period. Pritchard voted yes on H.B. 1, while Demmer voted no. Pritchard described the bill as being much better than previous versions. “This bill was significant-

ly different, and I thought it addressed a lot of the concerns people were saying,” Pritchard said. He noted that the legalization has a sunset clause of four years, so the General Assembly can consider later if the program has worked. Demmer said that although he’s aware of the potential benefits of medical marijuana, he felt the General Assembly was not qualified to discuss matters like these. Bivins expressed similar sentiments. “I don’t know if that’s been proven,” Bivins said. “I don’t know anyone in the GA who can say this is a legal and safe drug. That’s what we would be doing if we pass this law.” Demmer said his opinion would change if an agency like the Food and Drug Administration came out in favor of medical marijuana. Syverson said he’s in favor of it provided the bill maintains strict rules on use.

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Retention has been issue for NIU The New Residence Hall Community Center is seen Thursday on the Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb.

• DORMS Continued from page A1 Gas is factored in as well, although not every apartment in the city has a gas hookup. The Mason Properties guide solely looks at price-persquare foot, although it adds 400 square feet to NIU options for common areas. Palian said university officials are concerned about keeping students in school through their sophomore year. In fall 2010, that retention rate was 71 percent. Compared with other schools in the Mid-American Conference that have second-year dorm-residency requirements, NIU has the lowest retention rate, Palian said. “Since 2000, a substantially higher number of sophomores have withdrawn from NIU in good standing than freshmen on an annual basis,” Palian

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said. The second-year residency requirement is expected to change that, he added. Heinisch said the rule would cause a continued downturn in enrollment, which has been declining at NIU since fall 2006. “Times have changed,” Heinisch said. “Students want more convenience and more options, and that’s more easily provided by the outside environment. ... That’s why

there is a large vacancy out there now in NIU properties.” Mike Pittsley, owner of Pittsley Realty, said most of his 600 units are rented to NIU students. Although increasing enrollment would help both the university and the community, Pittsley acknowledged retention is an issue. “The problem is the retention of students,” he said. “If this helps keep students there ... I think we’ll be fine.”

GOP: Delays political move • DELAYS Continued from page A1 The FAA and Transportation Department did not respond to questions about when the furloughs would end. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who helped craft the measure, was told by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday that the agency is “doing everything they can to get things back on track as quickly as possible,” said Collins spokesman Kevin Kelley. In the week since the furloughs began, news accounts have prominently featured nightmarish tales of delayed flights and stranded air passengers. Republicans have used the situation to accuse the Obama administration of purposely forcing the controllers to take unpaid days off to dial up public pressure on Congress to roll back the

sequester. “The president has an obligation to implement these cuts in a way that respects the American people, rather than using them for political leverage,” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said in a written statement. “Unfortunately for this administration, the term ‘sequester’ has become synonymous with fear,” Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., said during the debate. Halting the furloughs was the latest example of lawmakers easing parts of the sequester that became too painful. They previously used a separate, wide-ranging spending bill to provide more money for meat and poultry inspectors. Attorney General Eric Holder cited extra funds in that same bill as the reason the Justice Department would be able to avoid furloughs.

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After near-stall in 2012, economy picks up The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – After nearly stalling in late 2012, the American economy quickened its pace early this year despite deep government cutbacks. The strongest consumer spending in two years fueled a 2.5 percent annual growth rate in the January-March quarter. The question is: Can it last? Federal spending cuts, higher Social Security taxes and cautious businesses are likely to weigh on the economy in coming months. Most economists say they think growth, as measured by

the gross domestic product, is slowing in the April-June quarter to an annual rate of about 2 percent. Many predict growth will hover at that subpar level the rest of the year. Friday’s Commerce Department report on GDP showed that consumers stepped up spending at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the January-March quarter – the biggest such jump since the end of 2010. Growth was also helped by businesses, which responded to the greater demand by rebuilding their stockpiles. And home construction rose further. Government spending

sank at a 4.1 percent annual rate, led by another deep cut in defense. Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, foresees more improvement in the second half of the year. “The second-half acceleration will be supported by improved household finances, pent-up demand for autos and the ongoing recovery in housing,” Guatieri says. “We are seeing significant housing-related consumer purchases in such areas as furniture.” GDP is the broadest gauge of the economy’s health. It measures the total output of goods and services produced

in the United States, from haircuts and hamburgers to airplanes and automobiles. The government will provide two updated estimates of first-quarter growth based on more complete data. Whatever the revised data show, estimated first-quarter growth will likely remain far above the economy’s scant 0.4 percent growth rate in the October-December quarter. In a healthy economy, GDP growth of 2.5 percent or 3 percent would be considered solid. But in today’s still-struggling recovery, the economy needs faster growth to quickly shrink unemployment.

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Jack Yonally rings up a customer Feb. 25 at Lodge’s store in Albany, N.Y. The Commerce Department issued its first estimate Friday of how fast the U.S. economy grew in the January-March quarter.

Obama cautious on Syria response Use of chemical weapons not yet proven, he says The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Proceeding cautiously, President Barack Obama insisted Friday that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would change his “calculus” about U.S. military involvement in the 2-year-old civil war – but said too little was known about a pair of likely sarin attacks to order aggressive action now. The president’s public response to the latest intelligence reflected the lack of agreement in Washington over whether to use America’s military to intervene in the civil war – and if so, how. But lawmakers in both parties expressed concern that inaction could embolden Syrian President Bashar Assad and perhaps other countries including North Korea and Iran. U.S. officials declared Thursday that the Syrian government probably had used chemical weapons twice in March, newly provocative acts in the civil war that has killed more than 70,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more. The U.S. assessment followed similar conclusions from Britain, France, Israel and Qatar – key allies eager for a more aggressive response to Syrian conflict. Obama, in his first comments about the new intelligence disclosure, said Friday, “For the Syrian government to utilize chemical weapons on its people crosses a line that will change my calculus and how the United States approaches these is-

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Vehicles are parked Friday at the Devens Federal Medical Center in Devens, Mass. The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, charged in the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, had been moved from a Boston hospital to the federal medical center at Devens, about 40 miles west of Boston.

Boston bomb suspect moved FBI searches landfill by his college The ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON – Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhohkar Tsarnaev was moved from a hospital to a federal prison medical center while FBI agents searched for evidence Friday in a landfill near the college he was attending. Tsarnaev, 19, was taken from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he was recovering from a throat wound and other injuries suffered during an attempt to elude police last week, and was transferred to the Federal Medical Center Devens, about 40 miles from Boston, the U.S. Marshals Service said. The facility, at a former Army base, treats federal prisoners. “It’s where he should be; he doesn’t need to be here anymore,” said Beth Israel

patient Linda Zamansky, who thought his absence could reduce stress on bombing victims who have been recovering at the hospital under tight security. Also, FBI agents picked through a landfill near the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where Tsarnaev was a sophomore. FBI spokesman Jim Martin would not say what investigators were looking for. An aerial photo in Friday’s Boston Globe showed a line of more than 20 investigators, all dressed in white overalls and yellow boots, picking over the garbage with shovels or rakes. U.S. officials, meanwhile, said that the bombing suspects’ mother had been added to a federal terrorism database about 18 months before the deadly April 15 attack – a

Dzhohkar Tsarnaev, 19, is charged in the April 15 bombing at the Boston Marathon.

disclosure that deepens the mystery around the Tsarnaev family and marks the first time American authorities have acknowledged that Zubeidat Tsarnaeva was under investigation before the tragedy. The news is certain to fuel questions about whether President Barack Obama’s administration missed opportunities to thwart the marathon bombing, which killed three people and wounded more than 260. Tsarnaev is charged with joining with his older brother, now dead, in setting off the shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs. The broth-

Planned Parenthood gets president’s backing in fight By DARLENE SUPERVILLE The Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said are efforts by states to turn women’s health back to the 1950s, before the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide, and singled out the GOP-governed states of North Dakota and Mississippi for criticism. “When politicians try to turn Planned Parenthood into a punching bag, they’re not just talking about you,” Obama said, becoming the first sitting president to address the abortion-rights group in person. “They’re talking about the millions of women who you serve.” Obama asserted that “an assault on women’s rights” is under way across the country, with bills introduced in more than 40 states to limit or ban abortion or restrict access

to birth control or other services. “The fact is, after decades of progress, there’s still those who want to turn back the clock to policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century,” he said. “And they’ve been involved in an orchestrated and historic effort to roll back basic rights when it comes to women’s health.” President Last month, Barack N o rth DakoObama ta Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed a law that bans abortions as early as six weeks, or when a fetal heartbeat is detected, making the state the most restrictive in the nation in which to get the procedure. Obama said “a woman may not even know that she’s pregnant at six weeks.” More than a year ago in Mississippi, a “personhood”

ballot initiative that would have defined life as beginning at fertilization was defeated by 58 percent of voters in November 2011, the same election in which staunch abortion opponent Phil Bryant, a Republican, was elected governor. Bryant had campaigned for the initiative. Abortion opponents are expected to soon begin a signature-drive to get a similar initiative on the ballot in 2014 or 2015. “Mississippi’s a conservative state, but they wanted to make clear there’s nothing conservative about the government injecting itself into decisions best made between a woman and her doctor,” Obama said of the voters there. The president lauded Planned Parenthood’s nearly 100 years of providing cancer screenings, contraception and other health services for women and assured those fighting to protect abortion rights that they have an ally in him.

ers are ethnic Chechens from Russia who came to the United States about a decade ago with their parents. Investigators have said it appears that the brothers were angry about the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Two government officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the investigation, said the CIA had Zubeidat Tsarnaeva’s name added to the terror database along with that of her son Tamerlan Tsarnaev after Russia contacted the agency in 2011 with concerns that the two were religious militants. About six months earlier, the FBI investigated mother and son, also at Russia’s request, one of the officials said. The FBI found no ties to terrorism. Previously U.S. officials had said only that the FBI investigated Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

sues.” He has issued similar warnings for months, saying the use of chemical weapons or transfer of the stockpiles to terrorists would cross a “red line” and carry “enormous consequences.” Seeking to show resolve, Obama added Friday that “I’ve meant what I said.” The president is facing political pressure from a familiar contingent of senators, led by Arizona Republican John McCain, favoring a quick and strong U.S. response. But even those lawmakers appear opposed to an American military invasion and are instead supporting creation of a protective “nofly zone” or another narrow, safe zone inside Syria, along its border with Turkey. Some lawmakers voiced concern that if Obama doesn’t make good on his promise to respond aggressively if it’s shown that Assad used chemical weapons, his inaction could send a damaging message to the world. “There’s no question that when the United States takes a position that this crosses a line that our failure to respond has implications,” said Rep. David Cicilline, a Democratic member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “So that if we, in fact, determine that chemical weapons were used, I think the expectation is that we and the coalition and others take some action.” Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., wondered whether the red line was “turning into a pink line.” White House officials insisted Obama’s caution was not an indication that the line was shifting. Officials said firm evidence of a chemical weapons attack would trigger a U.S. response – unspecified – and would not be contingent on the size and scope of the use.

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This 1913 Liberty Head nickel – one of only five known to exist – was auctioned Thursday night during the Central States Numismatic Society show in Schaumburg for $3,172,500.

Rare 1913 nickel fetches $3.1 million at auction The ASSOCIATED PRESS RICHMOND, Va. – Four Virginia siblings who never let a rare 5-cent piece slip through their fingers, even when it was declared a fake, have been rewarded for their devotion to a humble family heirloom after the century-old coin sold for more than $3.1 million. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five known to exist, was sold to two bidders for $3.17 million at an auction Thursday night in suburban Chicago. The children of the late Melva Givens of Salem will divide $2.7 million, before taxes. While pleased with the price, which topped the presale estimate by Heritage Auctions of $2.5 million, Givens’ children said Friday it was a bittersweet parting of a coin that never should have

been minted and has an improbable history. “I guess I still feel kind of sad about it and I’ll probably feel that way for a while,” said Ryan Givens, 66, who attended the auction with two siblings. “It’s been in the family for so long.” The nickel was minted surreptitiously, discovered in a car wreck that killed its owner and forgotten in a closet for decades after it was pronounced a fake. The coin was struck at the Philadelphia mint in late 1912, the final year of the Liberty nickel, but with the year 1913 cast on its face – the same year the beloved Buffalo Head nickel was introduced. A mint worker is suspected of producing the five coins and altering the die to add the bogus date. The five remained together under various owners until the set was broken up in 1942.

A North Carolina collector, George O. Walton, purchased one of the coins in the mid-1940s for a reported $3,750. The coin was with him when he was killed in a car crash March 9, 1962, and it was found among hundreds of coins scattered at the crash site. One of Walton’s heirs was his sister, Melva Givens. She was given the coin after experts declared it a fake. Melva Givens put the coin in a box with other family items and stuck it in a closet, where it stayed until her death in 1992. Curious, the children finally brought the coin to the 2003 American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Baltimore, where the four surviving 1913 Liberty nickels were being exhibited. A team of rare coin experts concluded it was the long-missing fifth coin.

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8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Show support for Boston victims

as well to show their support. The run/walk will begin at 6:30 p.m. May 6. All of the proceeds To the Editor: will be donated to onfundboston. My name is Tyler Berger org to benefit the victims and and I am 14 years old and an eighth-grader at Sycamore Mid- their families. The idea of two individuals dle School. I wanted to share a story about deciding that because they share an event that is about to happen the same passion as the victims, to do something to show their in our community. Everyone support is mind-boggling to me. has heard and followed all the They are opening this event to things involving the horrific families, individuals, students, Boston Marathon bombing. I have learned that no matter how walkers or runners. I can’t wait to be part of this! far away you live, things like this can affect you and your commu- I feel like sometimes big things happen and you want to do nity. I think that what two teachers something but you don’t know what to do. who work for Sycamore School This I can do, and feel like I am District 427 have decided to do supporting the good in humans, is why I love the town I live in. not the bad. Travis Flewelling and Kristy So if you feel helpless, or like Ricker, avid runners themselves, you’re just one person, who wanted to show their solidarity with the victims of the marathon wonders what can you do, come join Mr. Flewelling and Mrs. and decided to pull together a solidarity run, “Sycamore 427 for Ricker and show your support for the victims. Boston.” Anyone who would like to join Tyler Berger in by running or walking can Sycamore donate $20, and receive a T-shirt

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for the uncertain effects of implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Illinois, estimated by analysts at approximately $3,000 in extra costs per employee. Higher minimum wages do not alleviate poverty. Although the few employees who earn a wage increase might benefit from a wage hike, those who lose their jobs are noticeably worse off. Moody’s Analytics has warned that Illinois is in danger of falling back into recession, one of just a handful of states in danger. Moody’s says, “Illinois has been among the Midwest’s weakest and is underperforming the nation in most economic gauges.” As the job creators in Illinois, we cannot stand idly by and see our state slip back into a recession. Not now. Not ever again.

To the Editor: Illinois job creators are speaking with one voice: Adverse consequences from hiking Illinois’ minimum wage will far outweigh the alleged benefits that some are trying to accomplish in Springfield. Senate Bill 68 will seek to increase Illinois’ minimum wage to $10 an hour. Illinois already has the fourth-highest minimum wage in the country at $8.25 an hour, higher than all neighboring states. Employers cannot bear the repercussions of a minimum wage hike, and jobs will be lost. Although national unemployment has dropped, unemployment in Illinois continues to rise this year, now standing at 9.5 percent. The overwhelming number of minimum wage workers are David Vite young people 16 to 19 years old, President and CEO, Illinois Retail Merchants often in their first job, and their Association rate of unemployment stands at 26.5 percent in Illinois and 48 Kim Maisch National Federation of Independent Business, percent in the city of Chicago. Illinois State Director Employers already are bracing

Stop droning on with false comparisons Shortly after the terror bombings in Boston last week, two different media people made statements that were alarming to say the least. Two days after the attack, McClatchy reporter Amina Ismail asked White House spokesman Jay Carney: “President Obama said that what happened in Boston was an act of terrorism. Do you consider the U.S. bombing on civilians in Afghanistan ... a form of terrorism?” As usual, Carney didn’t have an answer and referred the reporter to the Department of Defense. What Carney should have said is this: “Are you kidding me? U.S. policy in Afghanistan is designed to protect civilians, and thousands of our military people have been killed and wounded doing just that. Your question is an insult to them, to this country and to the intelligence of any sane person.” That’s what Carney should have said. Four days later, Tom Brokaw appeared on “Meet the Press.” The former NBC News anchor has drifted sharply to the left with age, much like Walter Cronkite did. Amazingly, Brokaw equated drone warfare with the Boston bombings. “I think we also have to examine the use of drones, which the United States

VIEWS Bill O’Reilly is involved in. There are a lot of civilians who are innocently killed in drone attacks in Pakistan, in Afghanistan and in Iraq,” he said. “And I can tell you having spent a lot of time over there, young people will come up to me on the streets and say, ‘We love America, but if you harm one hair on the head of my sister, I will fight you forever.’ And there is this enormous rage against what they see in that part of the world as a presumptuousness of the United States.” When I heard Brokaw say that, I was stunned. Isn’t this the guy who made millions of dollars writing about the glory of “The Greatest Generation” winning World War II? Didn’t “the greatest generation” kill millions of civilians in Japan and Germany in order to defeat the atrocious villains those populations supported? I believe they did. But America is not supposed to defend itself against a different set of atrocious villains who hide among civilians in mountain redoubts? As I said on TV:

“Would you invade Pakistan, Tom, or just sit back while al-Qaida and the Taliban send more killers our way? It’s either-or, Tom – one or the other.” I believe invading Pakistan might cause some civilian casualties. Brokaw’s loopy analysis wants you to believe that “good” Muslims are being alienated by how the U.S. defends itself in the war on terror. Well, so what? Are the “good” Muslims actively helping the world fight jihad? Are they, Tom? And then there’s the Boston equation. Drone attacks are designed to kill mass murderers. The Boston Marathon bombing was designed to kill an 8-year-old boy. One of the terrorists put his bomb right at the boy’s feet on Boylston Street. Do Ismail and Brokaw not understand that injecting battlefield measures into a civilian terrorist attack situation is inappropriate to say the least? Apparently, they do not. Everyone makes mistakes. Brokaw just made a huge one. I hope he acknowledges it.

• Veteran TV news anchor Bill O’Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” and author of the book “Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama.”

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Thumbs up: To DeKalb County Community Gardens, which is expanding this year. The group’s projects include a new, 30-bed garden near the DeKalb County Community Service Department, 2550 N. Annie Glidden Road. Volunteers are working on the garden today after leaders received $1,500 in federal grants for it. The garden will include a winding walking path, a circular bed with herbs, and wildflowers, prairie grass and picnic tables. The vegetables that grow there will serve the Women, Infants & Children program, Veterans Assistance Commission, residents at Heritage Woods and families enrolled in Head Start. The garden likely will provide a parklike atmosphere for the community, as well as produce for local people in need. Thumbs down: To The Associated Press and the vulnerability of social media to hacking. On Tuesday, hackers took over the AP’s Twitter feed, posting a bogus news alert saying that there had been explosions at the White House and President Barack Obama had been injured. AP quickly disavowed the information, but in only two minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 143 points. Although the loss was quickly recovered, our country’s news organizations must be vigilant about securing their channels of communication. Likewise, the increasing incidents of “hacking” of Twitter accounts show that the social media service must become more secure if it is to continue to be relied upon for news, as it is today by many. Thumbs up: To the Genoa-Kingston High School football team. The team presented the Genoa-Kingston United Way with a $250 check Monday after raising more money than they needed at a fundraiser. The football players figured they should return the extra funds to the community after it offered them so much support. We applaud the initiative the team members took in hosting the fundraiser and the thoughtfulness behind the decision to make a donation themselves. Thumbs down: To continuing high unemployment. According to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the unemployment rate in DeKalb County was 8.9 percent in March, compared with 8.5 percent in March 2012. With two out-of-state governors making overtures to Illinois business owners in the past week, perhaps it is time that legislators in our state to stop thinking of new ways to tax businesses and shift focus to encouraging badly needed economic growth and job creation. Thumbs up: To another successful NIU Cares Day. Hundreds of Northern Illinois University students were sent to local schools, libraries, animal shelters and community agencies last Saturday to lend a hand however they could. They spent the day planting, painting, cleaning, sorting and assisting with events at sites around the community. This annual event is in its seventh year. It’s great to see so many students giving back to the community. Thumbs up: To DeKalb High School. DHS ranked among the top 100 high schools in Illinois and the top 10 percent of high schools nationwide, according to a list in U.S. News and World Report. The magazine ranked schools based on reading and math scores, taking into account the percentage of minority and low-income students who performed well on state tests, and on test scores for college-level courses offered through Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs. Like almost every public institution, DHS has its share of detractors, and has had its struggles. Hopefully this bit of recognition inspires faculty, administrators and students to keep working hard and gives the community a sense of pride in its school.

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Texas fertilizer plant explosion preventable The potential for the widespread devastation that occurred in West, Texas, should have been foreseen, especially given the known destructive power of chemical fertilizers containing volatile ammonia-based compounds. Ammonium nitrate, which was stored at the West Fertilizer Co., is what set off the nation’s worst industrial accident in 1947 in Texas City and brought down the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in a 1995 bombing. In small rural communities, developers and business owners sometimes receive less-than-rigorous oversight from local officials and regulators when it comes to establishing safety buffers to protect housing and schools from industrial dangers. Decision-making regarding the top priority – safety – can be complicated by businesses’ community ties, lifelong friendships and residents’ job opportunities. Grain elevators and fertilizer tanks may conjure up images of lush crop fields and peaceful agrarian settings, but the storage tanks holding chemical ingredients are literal powder kegs if mishandled. Not only can they explode, they can leak poisonous gases and pose serious health threats to nearby residents. West is hardly alone; rural communities across the country have similar arrangements. Only two years ago, nearby Waxahachie, Texas, was rattled by a Magnablend chemical-mixing plant explosion that forced 1,000 residents to evacuate. That town’s residents say that environmental repercussions persist today. Even though the damage in West cannot be undone, answers to all these questions are necessary. Dallas Morning News

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WEDNESDAY

Mix of sun and clouds

Partly sunny and seasonal; few sprinkles

Partly sunny, breezy and mild

P. sunny and warm; isolated t-storm

Cloudy and cooler with showers and storms

A nice start to the weekend as high pressure dominates the East Coast. Surface winds will come out of the south and southeast helping to bring temperatures in the mid-60s along with some clouds. Low pressure will move northeast from the Gulf Coast, spreading clouds and a few sprinkles. Winds will be out of the northeast keeping temperatures in the 60s.

FRIDAY

Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy, and windy; few windy and chilly showers

Winds: S/SE 5-15 mph

Winds: NE 5-10 mph

UV INDEX

ALMANAC

THURSDAY

Winds: S/SW 10-15 mph

Winds: S 10-20 mph

Winds: W/NW 10-15 mph

Winds: NW 10-20 mph

Winds: N/NW 10-15 mph

REGIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL WEATHER

DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................................. 63° Low .............................................................. 35° Normal high ............................................. 64° Normal low ............................................... 42° Record high .............................. 92° in 1986 Record low ................................ 30° in 1980

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date ....................................... 6.78” Normal month to date ....................... 2.77” Year to date ......................................... 14.07” Normal year to date ............................ 8.06”

Sunrise today ................................ 5:56 a.m. Sunset tonight ............................. 7:49 p.m. Moonrise today ......................... 10:22 p.m. Moonset today ............................. 7:15 a.m. Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 5:55 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ........................ 7:50 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow ................ 11:24 p.m. Moonset tomorrow .................... 8:11 a.m.

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The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.

AIR QUALITY TODAY

May 9

Lake Geneva 64/42 Rockford 65/44

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

Dixon 64/41

Joliet 66/45

La Salle 64/47 Streator 65/46

Source: National Allergy Bureau

Evanston 64/46 Chicago 66/47

Aurora 66/42

POLLEN INDEX

Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Waukegan 63/40

Arlington Heights 67/46

DeKalb 64/44

Main ofender ................................................... N.A.

Hammond 67/48 Gary 67/47 Kankakee 64/47

Peoria 62/47

Pontiac 65/47

Watseka 65/47

May 17 May 24

NATIONAL WEATHER

Hi 66 60 66 65 63 67 66 64 64 65 64 65 67 65 63 60 59 64 65 60 63 67 63 65 66

Today Lo W 42 c 51 r 44 c 44 c 49 sh 44 c 45 c 47 sh 45 c 46 pc 46 c 46 c 43 c 46 c 45 sh 46 sh 42 pc 42 c 44 c 48 r 42 sh 43 c 40 c 42 c 43 c

Tomorrow Hi Lo W 68 48 pc 69 49 pc 71 50 pc 70 50 pc 69 48 pc 69 47 pc 69 48 pc 69 47 pc 72 50 pc 63 46 pc 71 51 pc 71 50 pc 70 48 pc 72 50 pc 71 50 pc 69 51 pc 62 46 pc 70 48 pc 70 50 pc 70 48 pc 70 48 pc 70 49 pc 62 44 pc 69 48 pc 70 48 pc

RIVER LEVELS

WEATHER HISTORY

Full

On April 27, 1928, winter returned briely to Bayard, W.Va. Over 34 inches of snow fell in 24 hours, West Virginia’s heaviest April snowfall ever.

May 2

Kenosha 61/41

8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.

0-50 Good, 51-100 Moderate, 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 Unhealthy 201-300 Very Unhealthy, 301-500 Hazardous

SUN and MOON

Last

Janesville 66/43

City Aurora Belleville Beloit Belvidere Champaign Elgin Joliet Kankakee Mendota Michigan City Moline Morris Naperville Ottawa Princeton Quincy Racine Rochelle Rockford Springield Sterling Wheaton Waukegan Woodstock Yorkville

Location

7 a.m. yest.

Kishwaukee Belvidere Perryville DeKalb

4.81 9.49 4.70

Flood stage

9.0 12.0 10.0

24-hr chg

-0.30 -0.32 -0.38

DRAW THE WEATHER Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries

City Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Boston Bufalo Charleston, SC Charlotte Chicago

Hi 73 63 71 63 69 75 67 66

Today Lo W 59 sh 46 s 44 s 45 s 47 s 57 pc 52 sh 47 c

Tomorrow Hi Lo W 72 60 t 61 51 pc 67 52 pc 67 50 pc 68 48 c 74 61 t 63 57 r 68 49 pc

Ice

City Cincinnati Dallas Denver Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles

Hi 65 79 71 82 63 66 89 79

Today Lo W 52 sh 57 pc 43 s 68 pc 51 sh 48 c 68 s 59 s

Tomorrow Hi Lo W 67 52 t 82 60 pc 75 45 s 80 66 t 68 49 c 73 57 pc 92 70 s 80 59 pc

City Louisville Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York City Philadelphia Seattle Wash., DC

Hi 62 85 73 81 69 71 61 74

Today Lo W 56 r 75 s 50 s 66 c 50 s 48 s 47 sh 49 s

Legend: W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow lurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

Tomorrow Hi Lo W 70 53 t 84 73 s 74 50 pc 80 62 t 70 54 pc 71 54 pc 59 47 sh 68 56 pc

Stormy Aiedan, Cornerstone Christian Academy Mail your weather drawings to: Geoff Wells, 1586 Barber Greene Road, DeKalb, IL 60115

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Sports

Musick: New Bears linebacker Jon Bostic, taken in the second round of the NFL draft, has a big challenge ahead of him. PAGE B4

SECTION B Saturday, April 27, 2013 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

SYCAMORE

DOUBLE NELSON Pitching tandem dominating batters AP photo

Nets try to avoid big hole against Bulls CHICAGO – Deron Williams (above) is struggling. Joe Johnson is hobbled, and the Brooklyn Nets suddenly look as if they could be headed for an early playoff exit. They trail the Bulls 2-1 after back-to-back losses and will fall into a really big hole in this best-of-seven series if they lose Game 4 this afternoon. It’s a tough spot for a team that won 49 games in its first season in Brooklyn and ended a six-year playoff drought. The Nets answered one question by announcing a contract extension for general manager Billy King on Friday. Now they need to find their touch after shooting 35 percent the past two games. Williams is having trouble getting to the paint. Johnson’s ailing left foot is feeling “a lot better,” but remains a concern. And Gerald Wallace is not sure where he fits in. Even with all those questions, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said: “We know how good they are.” The Nets just aren’t showing it at the moment, and the frustration appears to be mounting. A slasher who prefers playing in the open court, Wallace went from 14 points in Game 1 to just two on 1-of-7 shooting, with Brooklyn unable to push the ball in a 90-82 loss Monday night. And things were no better for him or the Nets in Game 3 on Thursday. Wallace hit only 2-of-8 shots for five points and joined Reggie Evans on the sideline for the entire fourth quarter in a 79-76 loss, watching as C.J. Watson’s 3 at the buzzer missed and a late rally came up short. “I couldn’t tell you my role now,” Wallace said at the team hotel. “I don’t have a clue what my role is on this team.” It was a surprising comment so late in the season, but interim coach P.J. Carlesimo basically shrugged it off and pointed the finger at himself. “I just think we’re going through a tough time right now. That’s what playoffs are all about,” Carlesimo said. “We’re all frustrated. And we have to – I have to – do a better job constantly defining roles and redefining roles so we can perform the way we’re capable.” – Wire report

By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com Sycamore baseball coach Jason Cavanaugh probably could have let pitcher Cole Nelson finish his start Tuesday against DeKalb. After all, the junior allowed only six hits through the first six innings of Monday’s 4-2 win. But when you’ve got a pitcher as good as Scott Nelson warming up, Cavanaugh thought, he might as well bring in the sure thing. “When you’ve got the big unit ready

to go, I think you’ve got to use [Scott Nelson],” Cavanaugh said. “He’s kind of the nice secret weapon off the bench that’s not really a secret anymore.” Entering the season, Cavanaugh wasn’t sure where the Spartans’ shutdown pitching would come from. Sycamore is 13-5 overall, 6-2 in the Northern Illinois Big 12 East. As the season has progressed, he’s found out the team has more than enough with the two Nelsons developing

See SPARTANS, page B3

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com

Sycamore’s Cole Nelson delivers a pitch to DeKalb batter Jared Johnson during the bottom of the third inning Monday in DeKalb. Sycamore defeated DeKalb, 4-2.

SYCAMORE GIB SEEGERS CLASSIC

Hooker leads Spartans to 2nd

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

8WHAT TO WATCH

Sycamore’s Dion Hooker outraces teammate Kevin Maillefer in the finals of the 100-meter dash in the Sycamore Gib Seegers Classic on Friday in Sycamore.

NBA playoffs Brooklyn at Bulls, Game 4, 1 p.m., CSN, TNT

Sophomore wins 400, 200 and 100 meters

The Bulls can take a commanding 3-1 series leads today. Center Joakim Noah is expected to be available, too. Thibodeau expects to keep him to about 25 minutes because of the plantar fasciitis in his right foot.

8KEEP UP ONLINE Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Want the latest from the area’s prep sports scene? Follow our coverage on Facebook by searching for DC Preps or on Twitter at twitter.com/dc_preps. Follow our NIU athletics coverage on Facebook by searching for Huskie Wire or on Twitter at twitter.com/HuskieWire.

By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com SYCAMORE – Dion Hooker said his legs felt like jello as he crouched into the blocks for the 200-meter dash final in the Gib Seegers Classic on Friday. The Sycamore sophomore had won the 400 just a few events earlier, coasting to victory with a time of 52.08 second. That came after he won the 100 going away and also ran the 100 and 200 preliminaries. “I felt really tired,” Hooker said. “Finishing that 400 and not having that much time in between, that’s tough.” Tired legs or not, Hooker showed he was a cut above the field, charging through the finish line with a time of 22.98, beating the second-place finisher by more than a half second. Hooker, the area’s best finisher, led the Spartans to second place in the meet, finishing 4.66 points ahead of fourth-place DeKalb. Sycamore also had standout finishes on the track in the 3,200, where Mark Stice

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and Adam Millburg finished second and third, as well as the 800, where Alex Handel finished second. Field events, though, are where the Spartans made up valuable points, with a few athletes finishing higher than their seed. Matt Perrson came into the day seeded fifth in the pole vault, but he leapt three spots to finish second with a vault of 11 feet, 9 inches. Logan Wright finished third in the high jump with a leap of 6-1, and Evan Short was fourth in the shot put with a toss of 46-3.

See TRACK AND FIELD, page B3

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

DeKalb’s Antonio Tate competes in the long jump during the Sycamore Gib Seegers Classic on Friday.

KORCEK’S CORNER Mike Korcek

Bye-bye big-league NIU radio Issues? You know I always have issues. Question No. 1: Pun intended, but what’s The Score on Northern Illinois University intercollegiate athletics not renewing the WSCR-AM radio contract only four months after an unprecedented Orange Bowl appearance? This is not a good omen for the Boise State of DeKalb County. If you hadn’t heard, the University of Illinois and WSCR-AM announced that Illini football and men’s basketball will be carried exclusively on The Score starting in 2014-15. For the Huskies, it’s bye-bye 50,000-watt AM signal, and bye-bye saturation exposure in 38 states and parts of Canada, not to mention Chicago and the Midwest. However you rationalize this latest news, it’s not good for the best and most productive football program in the state for the past decade (82 wins, seven bowl berths, two Mid-American Conference titles). After four-plus decades of talking about being big-time, NIU football finally can market BCS victories, a Top 25 national ranking, NFL talent, a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate, plus state-of-the-art on-campus athletics facilities. Question No. 2: How do you market the Huskies current-era with diminished media platforms? To wit: Column inches in the Chicago Tribune? Down (one story on spring practice). The weekly TV coaches show produced by NIU Media Services – a show that dated to the Bill Mallory era? Kaput. Mutliple football broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet Chicago? Not anymore. Now WCSR-AM? The end. Building on the Orange Bowl? Externally, our Huskies seem to be stuck in reverse. Being on The Score put the Huskies in the radio big leagues, toe-to-toe with in-state Big Ten Conference rivals Illinois and Northwestern. The potential numbers that WSCR could deliver were perfect for a state school begging to tell its many good stories in a pro sports-dominated market. According to my research, there are 13 50,000-watt AM sports format stations in the country, and NIU was on one of the biggest. Problems? Sure, most of us bristled at some of the negative on-air comments by some of the on-air talent over the years. Poking fun is part of their shtick. The morning of the Illinois annoucement last week, the WSCR-AM staffers were ripping coach Tim Beckman and making up facetious questions. “Hey coach, what assistant did you fire this week?” or “Why did (athletics director) Mike Thomas hire the wrong guy from Toledo?” Give someone a microphone, everybody’s a comedian.

See KORCEK’S CORNER, page B3

SPORTS

Page B2 • Saturday, April 27, 2013

8UPCOMING PREPS SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY

Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7)

Baseball Plano at Indian Creek, 10 a.m., noon Sterling at Sycamore, 10 a.m., noon Genoa-Kingston at HinckleyBig Rock, 10 a.m., noon DeKalb at Kaneland, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Softball Plano at Indian Creek, 10 a.m., noon Geneseo at Kaneland, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Aurora Central Catholic at GenoaKingston, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Girls Soccer Genoa-Kingston at Harvard, 10 a.m. Indian Creek at Winnebago tournament Sycamore at Freeport Pretzel Cup Boys Track Hinckley-Big Rock at Oregon Invite, 9:30 a.m. Boys Tennis DeKalb at Harlem quad, 8:30 a.m. Girls Badminton DeKalb hosts Independent Conference Meet, 10 a.m.

8SPORTS SHORTS Ruckman allows 2 hits in win over Miami (Ohio) Northern Illinois freshman pitcher Jordan Ruckman threw a complete-game two-hitter in the Huskies’ 3-1 series-opening win over Miami (Ohio) on Friday. Ruckman walked two and struck out six to 2-6 on the year. Jamison Wells and Tommy Hook each went 2 for 5 with an RBI for the Huskies (17-22, 12-4 Mid-American Conference) while Alex Klonowski finished 2 for 4 with an RBI. Eli Anderson, who has won his past five starts, takes the mound for NIU when the teams continue their series at 1:05 p.m. today at Ralph McKinzie Field.

NIU men’s tennis upsets Ball St. in MAC semis The NIU men’s tennis team upset top-seeded Ball State, 4-2, in the MAC tournament semifinals Friday in DeKalb. The Huskies (16-8) advance to play second-seeded Western Michigan in today’s final, which begins at 1 p.m. Frederic Cadieux (No. 1 singles) and Dor Amir (No. 2 singles) both earned wins for NIU, while Cadeiux and Max Phillips got a victory at No. 1 doubles, with Amir and Simon Formont winning at No. 3 doubles. It’s the first MAC final appearance for NIU since 2004. The Huskies are only the second MAC team since 2000 to upset the top seed in the semis.

Packers sign Rodgers to $110M contract extension GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers signed franchise quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Friday to a five-year contract extension through the 2019 season, eight years after they stopped his slide down the draft board and took him with the 24th pick in the first round. The deal, according to a person with knowledge of the contract who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team has not released the details, is worth as much as $110 million, with $40 million guaranteed.

Chargers take Manti Te’o in 2nd round of NFL draft SAN DIEGO – Manti Te’o spent Thursday night with his family in Hawaii, watching the first round of the NFL draft and expecting a phone call that never came. That call finally came Friday. San Diego Chargers rookie general manager Tom Telesco moved up seven spots in the second round to draft the Notre Dame linebacker, apparently not worried about a hoax involving a fake girlfriend and a poor performance in the national championship game that have dogged Te’o for four months. “I did expect to go in the first round. But things happened and all it did was give me more motivation to get better,” Te’o said in a conference call with reporters. – From staff, wire reports

AP photo

Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews (left) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal in the first period against the Flames on Friday night at the United Center.

BLACKHAWKS 3, FLAMES 1

Kane, Toews lift Blackhawks Next

By MATT CARLSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews scored 3:28 apart in the first period, and the NHL-leading Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames, 3-1, on Friday night. Marcus Kruger added a goal in the third period for the Hawks, who are 11-1-2 in their past 14 games. They (36-6-5) will wrap up the regular season tonight at St. Louis. Corey Crawford was sharp in making 25 saves and keeping the Hawks in the lead throughout. The only goal he allowed was Chris Butler’s short-hand-

at St. Louis, 7 p.m. today, WGN, 97.9-FM ed tally – Butler’s first goal in 65 games. Joey MacDonald stopped 35 shots in the final game of the season for the Flames (19-25-4), who failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight year. The Hawks clinched the Presidents’ Trophy, given to the NHL team with the best regular-season record, on Wednesday. Kane and Toews both have a

CUBS 4, MARLINS 2

team-leading 23 goals. Kruger’s score was his first goal in 32 games. The Flames skated without several injured regulars, including Alex Tanguay, Jiri Hudler, Curtis Glencross, Tim Jackman, and rookie Sven Baertschi. Calgary coach Bob Hartley was forced to use a lineup loaded with young players. Hawks goalie Ray Emery, who is 17-1, sat out because of a lower body injury, so Carter Hutton backed up Crawford. Entering the game, Crawford and Emery had combined to give the Hawks the NHL’s lowest team goal-against average at 1.97. The last time the

Hawks led the NHL defensively was in the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season when Hall-ofFamer Ed Belfour played 42 games as their No. 1 goalie. Kane gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead 9:34 into Friday’s game. After Patrick Sharp’s shot toward an empty net deflected off the shaft of Calgary defenseman Mark Cundari’s stick, Sharp jumped on the loose puck behind the net. He fed Kane, who beat MacDonald on the short side from close range. Toews made it 2-0 moments later when he swept into the crease and popped in a rebound of Brandon Saad’s shot from the slot.

WHITE SOX 5, RAYS 4

Rizzo hits pair of Peavy, White Sox home runs in win power past Rays Next

The ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI – Anthony Rizzo had two home runs and four RBIs to power the Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night, giving the Cubs back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Rizzo’s second career twohome run game gave him eight on the season, the most by a Cubs left-handed hitter in April. Billy Williams (1970) and Henry Rodriguez (2000) each hit seven. Scott Feldman (1-3) allowed two runs in 6⅔ innings, Kevin Gregg recorded his second save, and Darwin Barney had three hits for the Cubs, who beat Miami, 4-3, on Thursday and had been 0-6 after a win. Rizzo, who hails from nearby Parkland, Fla., came into the

at Florida, 6:10 p.m. today, CSN+, AM-720 game mired in a 1-for-20 slump and hitting .173 on the season, but broke out in a big way going 3 for 4 and also stole a base. He hit a two-run homer off Wade LeBlanc (0-4) in the first inning to deep center field estimated at 420 feet and followed that blast with an estimated 413-foot two-run shot to the upper deck in right field in his next at-bat, again off LeBlanc, who allowed four runs in six innings. Joe Mahoney hit his first career homer for the Marlins in the fourth to cut the deficit to 4-1.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Jake Peavy pitched well into the seventh and the White Sox supported him with three homers to rally from a three-run deficit and beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, on Friday night. Peavy (3-1) gave up home runs to Matt Joyce and Evan Longoria and fell behind 3-0 in the fourth, but the Sox overpowered Rays starter Roberto Hernandez (1-4) for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Peavy allowed three runs and six hits, with seven strikeouts, in 62/3 innings. Hector Gimenez, Tyler Greene and Conor Gillaspie all homered for the Sox. Trailing 3-1 in the fifth, the Sox hit two home runs to take

Next vs. Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. today, CSN, AM-670 a 4-3 lead. Gimenez, catching for the first time since leaving Monday’s game after getting hit on the lower left leg with a pitch, hit his first career homer to cut the Rays’ lead to 3-2. Greene’s tworun home run, his first of the season, gave the Sox a 4-3 lead. Gillaspie’s solo shot in the sixth gave the Sox a 5-3 advantage and their second straight game scoring at least five runs. Hernandez gave up all five runs and eight hits while striking out five in six innings. He had given up two home runs in 24⅔ innings this season.

8WEEKEND TV SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY’S SCHEDULE NBA playoffs L.A. Clippers at Memphis, Game 4, 3:30 p.m., TNT Indiana at Atlanta, Game 4, 6 p.m., ESPN Oklahoma City at Houston, Game 4, 8:30 p.m., ESPN Pro hockey New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m., NBC Detroit at Dallas, 6 p.m., NBCSN Blackhawks at St. Louis, 7 p.m., WGN San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m., NBCSN Pro football NFL Draft, Rounds 4-7, 11 a.m., ESPN, NFLN Pro baseball Cincinnati at Washington, Atlanta at Detroit or Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 11:30 a.m., FOX Tampa at White Sox, 6 p.m., CSN Cubs at Miami, 6 p.m., CSN+ San Francisco at San Diego, 7:30 p.m., or Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, 8 p.m., MLB Golf Champions Tour, Legends of Golf, second round, noon, CBS

PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, third round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., CBS Auto racing NHRA, Spring Nationals qualifying, 2 p.m., ESPN2 NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Toyota 400, 6:30 p.m., FOX Soccer Premier League, West Ham at Manchester City, 6:30 a.m., ESPN2 MLS, Fire at Montreal, 3 p.m., NBCSN Track and field Penn Relays, noon, NBC Drake Relays, 7 p.m., ESPN2 (same-day tape) College baseball Michigan at Indiana, 3:30 p.m., BTN Texas at Baylor, 8 p.m., ESPNU College softball Georgia at Florida, 11 a.m., ESPNU Michigan at Nebraska, 1 p.m., BTN Men’s lacrosse Loyola (Md.) at Johns Hopkins, 1 p.m., ESPNU Princeton vs. Cornell, 3 p.m., ESPNU Notre Dame vs. Syracuse, 5:30 p.m., ESPNU

Tampa Bay at White Sox, 1 p.m., WGN Atlanta at Detroit, 7 p.m., ESPN Pro hockey Ottawa at Boston, 6 p.m., NBCSN Golf Champions Tour, Legends of Golf, final round, noon, CBS PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, final round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., CBS Equestrian Rolex Championships, 3 p.m., NBC (same-day tape) Auto racing NHRA, Spring Nationals, 1 p.m., ESPN2 Soccer SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE Mexican Primera Division, Atlas NBA playoffs at Puebla, 4 p.m., ESPN2 (same-day N.Y. Knicks at Boston, Game 4, tape) noon, ABC College baseball Miami at Milwaukee, Game 4, Purdue at Michigan State, 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m., ABC BTN San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, Game 4, South Carolina at LSU, 2 p.m., ESPN Stanford at Oregon, 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m., TNT ESPNU Denver at Golden State, Game 4, North Carolina at North Carolina 8:30 p.m., TNT State, 6 p.m., ESPNU Pro baseball Men’s lacrosse Cubs at Miami, noon, CSN Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, noon, TBS ACC Tournament, noon, ESPNU Boxing Heavyweights, Chris Arreola (352-0) vs. Bermane Stiverne (22-1-1); Luis Carlos Abregu (34-1-0) vs. Antonin Decarie (27-1-0), for vacant WBC Silver welterweight title; champion Sergio Martinez (50-2-2) vs. Martin Murray (25-0-1), for WBC middleweight title, 7:30 p.m., HBO Champion Peter Quillin (28-0-0) vs. Fernando Guerrero (25-1-0), for WBO middleweight title; champion Danny Garcia (25-0-0) vs. Zab Juday (42-7-0), for WBA/WBC super lightweight title; Amir Khan (27-3-0) vs. Julio Diaz (40-7-1), 8 p.m., SHOW

Tuesday Golden State 131, Denver 117, series tied 1-1 Wednesday Oklahoma City 105, Houston 102, Thunder lead series 2-0 Indiana 113, Atlanta 98, Pacers lead series 2-0 San Antonio 102, L.A. Lakers 91, Spurs lead series 2-0 Thursday Miami 104, Milwaukee 91, Heat lead series 3-0 Bulls 79, Brooklyn 76, Bulls lead series 2-1 Memphis 94, L.A. Clippers 82, Clippers lead series 2-1 Friday New York 90, Boston 76, Knicks lead series 3-0 San Antonio at L.A. Lakers (n) Denver at Golden State (n) Today Brooklyn at Bulls, 1 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 3:30 p.m. Indiana at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Sunday New York at Boston, noon Miami at Milwaukee, 2:30 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m. Denver at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Monday Bulls at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. Indiana at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday x-Milwaukee at Miami, 6 or 7 p.m. x-L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7 or 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 7 or 8 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday x-Boston at New York, TBA x-Atlanta at Indiana, TBA x-Houston at Oklahoma City, TBA Thursday x-Brooklyn at Bulls, TBA x-Miami at Milwaukee, TBA x-San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, TBA x-Denver at Golden State, TBA Friday x-New York at Boston, TBA x-Indiana at Atlanta, TBA x-Oklahoma City at Houston, TBA x-L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBA Saturday, May 4 x-Bulls at Brooklyn, TBA x-Milwaukee at Miami, TBA x-L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBA x-Golden State at Denver, TBA Sunday, May 5 x-Boston at New York, TBA x-Atlanta at Indiana, TBA x-Houston at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBA x-if necessary

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Blackhawks47 36 6 5 77 154 99 y-Anaheim 47 30 11 6 66 137 113 y-Vancouver 47 26 14 7 59 125 114 x-St. Louis 47 28 17 2 58 126 114 x-Los Angeles 47 26 16 5 57 130 116 x-San Jose 47 25 15 7 57 122 113 Detroit 47 23 16 8 54 121 115 Minnesota 47 25 19 3 53 119 126 -------------------------------------------------------Columbus 47 23 17 7 53 117 118 Phoenix 46 20 18 8 48 116 123 Dallas 47 22 21 4 48 130 139 Edmonton 47 18 22 7 43 118 132 Calgary 48 19 25 4 42 128 160 Nashville 47 16 22 9 41 110 136 Colorado 46 15 24 7 37 110 145

EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Pittsburgh 47 35 12 0 70 157 116 x-Boston 46 28 13 5 61 127 102 y-Washington 47 26 18 3 55 146 128 x-Montreal 47 28 14 5 61 145 125 x-Toronto 47 26 16 5 57 144 129 x-N.Y. Islanders48 24 17 7 55 139 139 x-Ottawa 46 24 16 6 54 111 100 x-N.Y. Rangers 47 25 18 4 54 126 112 -------------------------------------------------------Winnipeg 48 24 21 3 51 128 144 New Jersey 47 19 18 10 48 112 125 Buffalo 48 21 21 6 48 125 143 Philadelphia 47 22 22 3 47 131 140 Carolina 47 19 24 4 42 125 152 Tampa Bay 47 18 25 4 40 145 145 Florida 47 14 27 6 34 107 168 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division; z-clinched conference Two points for a win, one point for OT loss Friday’s Results Blackhawks 3, Calgary 1 Buffalo 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 (SO) Edmonton 6, Minnesota 1 Colorado at Phoenix (n) Today’s Games New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m. Detroit at Dallas, 6 p.m. Nashville at Columbus, 6 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. Boston at Washington, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Ottawa, 6 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 6:30 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 6 p.m. End of regular season

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct 11 8 .579 11 10 .524 9 10 .474 10 12 .455 8 11 .421 East Division W L Pct Boston 16 7 .696 Baltimore 13 9 .591 New York 13 9 .591 Tampa Bay 10 13 .435 Toronto 9 15 .375 West Division W L Pct Texas 16 7 .696 Oakland 13 10 .565 Los Angeles 8 13 .381 Seattle 9 15 .375 Houston 7 16 .304

Kansas City Detroit Minnesota White Sox Cleveland

GB — 1 2 2½ 3 GB — 2½ 2½ 6 7½ GB — 3 7 7½ 9

Friday’s Results White Sox 5, Tampa Bay 4 Detroit 10, Atlanta 0 N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 4 Boston 7, Houston 3 Texas 4, Minnesota 3 Cleveland at Kansas City, ppd., rain Baltimore at Oakland (n) L.A. Angels at Seattle (n) Today’s Games Tampa Bay (M.Moore 4-0) at White Sox (Floyd 0-3), 6:10 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 11:05 a.m. Baltimore at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 2:05 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m. Houston at Boston, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 13 8 .619 Pittsburgh 13 9 .591 Milwaukee 11 9 .550 Cincinnati 13 11 .542 Cubs 8 14 .364 East Division W L Pct Atlanta 15 7 .682 Washington 12 11 .522 New York 10 11 .476 Philadelphia 10 14 .417 Miami 5 18 .217 West Division W L Pct Colorado 14 8 .636 Arizona 13 9 .591 San Francisco 13 9 .591 Los Angeles 10 11 .476 San Diego 6 15 .286

GB — ½ 1½ 1½ 5½ GB — 3½ 4½ 6 10½ GB — 1 1 3½ 7½

Friday’s Results Cubs 4, Miami 2 Detroit 10, Atlanta 0 Washington 1, Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 0 Pittsburgh at St. Louis (n) Colorado at Arizona (n) Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers (n) San Francisco at San Diego (n) Today’s Games Cubs (Wood 1-1) at Miami (Sanabia 2-2), 6:10 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 12:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 12:05 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 12:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 3:15 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 7:40 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

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PREPS & NIU

Saturday, April 27, 2013 • Page B3

PREP ROUNDUP

Hebel scores twice in G-K’s soccer win DAILY CHRONICLE sports@daily-chronicle.com Nicole Hebel had two goals and an assist for the Genoa-Kingston girls soccer team in a 3-0 victory against Harvard on Friday in Genoa. Viviana Beltran had the other goal while Shannon Schumacher and Katey Kuprius had assists. Alyssa Edwards had the

shutout in goal for the Cogs (59, 3-5 Big Northern East). “Our first half was a little flat, might be because it was our third game in a row, but we were able to get up on the board on a nice through pass that Viviana finished 1-on-1 with their keeper,” G-K coach Randy Tate said. “The second half, I thought we did much better and controlled the tem-

po of the game. Nicole finally Sycamore is 13-5 and 6-2 in connected on a couple of nice Northern Illinois Big 12 East shots from the 18-yard line. She play. did a really fine job controlling Barbs swept: Morris beat the midfield the entire game.” DeKalb, 7-6. The Barbs 6-11 and 1-6 in conference play. BASEBALL Redskins catcher Jake Spartans fall: Rochelle beat Capko drew a walk against Sycamore, 3-1. Brett Weaver DeKalb’s Shaun Johnson in took the loss in a complete-game the bottom of the eighth inning effort for the Spartans, giving to drive in the winning run. up two earned runs. Johnson threw all 7⅓ in-

nings for DeKalb. “He had pitched better in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings than he had the whole game,” DeKalb coach Jake Howells said. “I thought it was his game to win or lose. I wanted to give him the chance to win the game.” Knights top Foxes: Kaneland beat Yorkville, 3-2. Dan Miller went 3 for 3 for the Knights.

THURSDAY’S LATE RESULT BASEBALL Cogs fall: Genoa-Kingston lost to Rockford Christian, 6-2, on Thursday. Mike Kuhn was 1 for 3 with a two-RBI triple, and Ben Rabe was 1 for 2 with a run and a walk for the Cogs (3-11, 2-3 BNC East).

• T.G. Smith contributed to this report.

NIU MEN’S BASKETBALL

Nader heading to Iowa State By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

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Sycamore’s Scott Nelson pitches to Morris batter Austin Conrod on April 15 at the Sycamore Park District baseball fields.

Nelsons a combined 7-0 for Spartans • SPARTANS Continued from page B1 into front-line starters. Through Thursday, Scott Nelson was 4-0 with a 0.81 ERA and Cole Nelson was 3-0 with a 2.59 ERA. Combined with Colin Eggleson, who has had a few nice outings recently, the Spartans’ staff has been a pleasant surprise this season. “[Scott Nelson] is not going to fool a lot of people, he’s just going to throw strikes,” Cavanaugh said. “Cole has pitched really well. Every time he’s gone out, he’s thrown strikes, he’s gone deep into games. He doesn’t let them run wild on him and he fields his position pretty well. He’s been great all year.”

The pitching rotation’s success has been no surprise to Cole Nelson. “We came out last year and me and Scott and Matt Godinsky came out and were pretty dominant in most of our games,” he said. “This year is basically the same. … We’ve been pretty dominant in most of our games.” That self-assurance might be part of the reason Cole has been so effective this year. Coming into the season, Cavanaugh didn’t have that same confidence. “I never would’ve guessed that coming into the season,” he said. “I think there’s going be a time when it turns around and goes the other way, when we’re going to need to pick

up our pitchers and score a lot of runs and win nine or 10 to eight. But that’s what good teams are able to do.” Cavanaugh is confident that at some point the poor hitting will pick up, and he knows that the Spartans’ pitching might not be able to keep up with its current torrid pace. But his pitching staff has given his team a luxury that he didn’t think he’d have this season. “They’ve done everything we’ve asked,” Cavanaugh said. “There are five things you ask your pitchers to do: throw strikes, change speeds, work fast, field your position and hold runners close, and they do all of those things.”

Maybe WSCR is not the right radio outlet er regional affiliates, university recruitment and alumni relaContinued from page B1 tions prospered in our primary market. It was a win-win-win Then there were the early for the entire university, not fall Saturday (when NIU just athletics. football actually plays on But something happened to Saturday) pre-emptions with that campus relationship. Both the White Sox or their pregame the NIU Foundation and NIU or postgame shows. Admit it, Alumni Association no longer few of us got up at 5, 6, or 7 a.m. were on The Score during parts on Saturday to listen to the of 2012-13. What happened? Or 30-minute “NIU Weekly” radio was no one listening anyway? show on WSCR-AM either. Real Maybe a 50,000-watt AM raprimetime, eh? dio jock outlet isn’t the answer No situation is perfect. The for NIU. Anyone who went to positives outweighed the negaSoldier Field last September tives. In fact, I’d rather pay The saw that NIU fans were outScore $250,000 or $300,000 than numbered 4 to 1 by Iowa fans. Ricardo Patton. The locals increased their What hurts most is that Huskie Stadium winning streak former NIU AD Jim Phillips to 21 in a row last season, yet had positioned NIU football in averaged only 15,670 spectators the nation’s No. 3 market with a game – including a dismal the original four-year radio 18,374 fans, albeit for a sub-par deal in 2005-06, maybe one of the Big 12 Conference team. For an most significant achievements Orange Bowl squad and twoduring his tenure. A superb time MAC champion, this was a team coalition-builder, Phillips far cry from the DeKalb sellouts probably could get President during 2002-04. Barack Obama and North KoI’m sure NIU acting AD rea’s Kim Jong-un together in Christian Spears and the IMG the same room. Sometimes you group (“...that helps clients need that type of leadership. maximize (their) enormous Basically, the success of the potential...” according to its first radio contract hinged on website) will be scrambling sponsorships. Phillips pooled for Chicago radio stations – many university resources to maybe the “usual suspects” that end. Two of the largest in WIND-AM and WYLL-AM radio network advertisers were where Huskies broadcasts have the NIU Foundation and the appeared before – for the 2014 NIU Alumni Association. With football season. Who knows? the exposure on WSCR and oth- The radio landscape changes

• KORCEK’S CORNER

almost daily. Finding additional stations that ring the Chicago perimeter might be difficult, too. Several Huskie Radio Network affiliates and local outlets got some ruffled feathers when “big boy” WSCR-AM arrived – including DeKalb’s WLBK-AM, which enters its 25th year as the NIU flagship station this season. Some of those relationships must be repaired. Local and long-time partnerships are vital. In 2003, when The Score carried NIU’s historic 19-16 triumph over No. 21 Alabama, coach Joe Novak and all of us were inundated with many congratulatory emails and phone calls. One came from my Central Michigan SID counterpart Fred Stabley Jr. “Mike, congratulations on the tremendous win over Alabama,” Stabley said. “Super win for your program, your alma mater, and the MAC. I listened to the entire game on the radio all the way back from Muncie. The signal came in great. Do you guys have a 50,000-watt radio station?” Not any more.

• Mike Korcek is a former NIU sports information director. His historical perspective on NIU athletics appears periodically in the Daily Chronicle. Write to him at sports@ daily-chronicle.com.

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Former Northern Illinois wing Abdel Nader is transferring to Iowa State, according to multiple reports. Friday afternoon Nader sent out the following tweet: “Thanks everyone for the love #cyclones.” Nader was granted his release from NIU’s men’s basketball program in March. The Skokie native averaged 13.1 points and 5.6 rebounds a game for the Huskies this past season, leading the team in both categories. When Nader was granted his release, NIU coach Mark Montgomery told the Daily Chronicle he needed a new environment. “I think he needs a fresh

“I think he needs a fresh start somewhere else. It wasn’t just one thing. I think he’s always had greener pastures in his mind. I just thought it was in the best interests for him and the team that he has a fresh start somewhere else.” Mark Montgomery NIU men’s basketball coach on Abdel Nader transferring start somewhere else. It wasn’t just one thing. I think he’s always had greener pastures in his mind,” Montgomery said. “I just thought it was in the best interests for him and the team that he has a fresh start somewhere else.” Nader sat out the Huskies’ first seven games because of an unspecified violation of team rules, and missed the team’s final four games be-

cause of what Montgomery said at the time were personal and family issues. Nader is the second NIU player to transfer to Iowa State in recent years. Jake Anderson, the 2008 MAC Freshman of the Year, landed in Ames for his fifth season in 2010-11, averaging 12.8 points a game and leading the Cyclones with 7.2 rebounds a contest.

Parrish comes back to win the 300 hurdles • TRACK AND FIELD Continued from page B1 “It’s a little bit disappointing to finish in second place, but I’ll take it,” Sycamore coach Pete Piccony said. “[The field events] gave us some points that weren’t expected. … We had points that we left out on the track, I’ll admit that. But at the same time, we had some good performances.” DeKalb was in the running until late in the meet, and finished with its best score in several years, coach Tim Holt said. DeKalb’s relays, distance

events by winning the 3,200 with a time of 9:44. Marc Dubrick finished third in the 800 and closed out the tough middle-distance double with a second-place finish in the 1,600. DeKalb finished second in the 4x100 and fifth in the 4x200 and 4x400. Parrish was the Tim Holt Barbs’ top individual performDeKalb track coach er, coming back from a disappointing second-place finish in runners and Lee Parrish’s the 110 hurdles to win the 300 first- and second-place finish- hurdles. “It was nice to be in the es in the 300 and 110 hurdles led the Barbs to the strong fin- meet all the way until the end,” Holt said. “It would have ish. D e K a l b j u n i o r M i s h a been nice to walk away with Ryzhov led off the running the win.”

“It was nice to be in the meet all the way until the end. It would have been nice to walk away with the win.”

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Bostic has tall task ahead Long all smiles during tour LAKE FOREST â&#x20AC;&#x201C; No pressure, Jon Bostic. The Bears drafted you Friday as the likely long-term replacement for Brian Urlacher at middle linebacker. You know, Urlacher, the guy who wore No. 54 for 13 seasons on the lakefront and eventually became one of the best players in franchise history. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s saying a lot, too, because the Bears have had a bunch of great players. More specifically, the Bears have had a bunch of great linebackers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have linebackers for days,â&#x20AC;? Bostic said on a conference call after his selection. Actually, the Bears have linebackers for years. Decades. Coming up on centuries. Urlacher. Dick Butkus. Mike Singletary. Clyde â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bulldogâ&#x20AC;? Turner. Bill George. George Connor. Wilber Marshall. Otis Wilson. Lance Briggs. The list goes on and on. By the way, Singletary and George both were second-round picks, just like you. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both in the Pro Football Hall of Fame now. No pressure, kid. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll join veterans such as Briggs, D.J. Williams and James Anderson as the newest member of the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; linebacker corps. Briggs will turn 33 years old this winter, Williams will turn 31 this summer, and Anderson will turn 30 this fall. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have an opportunity to win a starting job as a rookie, according to general manager Phil Emery, one of your new bosses. No matter what, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be relied upon as a key special teams player, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be expected to emerge as a starting linebacker before too long. You were the fourth linebacker to be selected in

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Jon Bostic Position: LB Born: May 5, 1991 Height: 6-0 Weight: 245 College: Florida Hometown: Wellington, Fla. Personal: Father, Jon Bostic, appeared in 29 games as a defensive back with the Detroit Lions from 1985-87. â&#x20AC;Ś Majored in business.

Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; picks Round 1, Pick 20 (20): Tyler Long, G, Oregon Round 2, Pick 18 (50): Jon Bostic, LB, Florida Round 4, Pick 20 (117) Round 5, Pick 20 (153) Round 6, Pick 20 (188) the second round, after Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Manti Teâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o to San Diego, LSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kevin Minter to Arizona and Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kiko Alonso to Buffalo. But you stood out, Emery said, because of your football smarts, speed, ability to play three linebacker positions and special teams prowess. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He fit the bill,â&#x20AC;? Emery said. You certainly did well as a four-year member of the Florida Gators, for whom you made all of the defensive play calls. You started 32 of 51 games at middle linebacker and registered 237 tackles, eight sacks, 19Â˝ tackles for loss and five interceptions. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re young â&#x20AC;&#x201C; happy 22nd birthday a week in advance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fast, clocking an

impressive 40-yard dash time of 4.61 seconds. The Bears badly needed youth and speed at linebacker, although they did consider selecting a cornerback in Round 2. It appears that your hardnosed skill set will fit in nicely with the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mentality. According to a CBS scouting report, you are an â&#x20AC;&#x153;instinctive, physical football player who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t back down from a challenge. â&#x20AC;Ś Closes with aggression, bringing his hips and driving through the ball-carrier to flash the ability to make the big hit. Seems to enjoy the physicality of the game, rushing to take on fullbacks and pulling linemen. â&#x20AC;? That sounds great. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing to hit hard in college football â&#x20AC;&#x201C; albeit in the SEC, far and away the toughest conference in the country. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another thing to square your hips and blast into opponents in cities such as Green Bay and Minnesota and Detroit. The Bears think you have what it takes. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why they selected you at No. 50, ahead of Kansas State middle linebacker Arthur Brown, who went to the Baltimore Ravens six picks later. It turns out that you have a few things in common with Brown. As you follow Urlacher, Brown will try to follow in the footsteps of a legend named Ray Lewis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take a lot of work,â&#x20AC;? Bostic said. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll check back in a decade or so to see how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going. No pressure.

By TOM MUSICK tmusick@shawmedia.com CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kyle Long was walking through the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; locker room on his first day on the job Friday when he bumped into new teammate Brandon Marshall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re big-leaguing me already?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? Long said with a grin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Did I miss something?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I texted you last night,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? said Long, who mistakenly overlooked the message among a flood of responses on his phone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt bad because hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brandon Marshall, who is bigger than me. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giving me [grief] and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only Day One.â&#x20AC;? The Bears hope Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good-natured ribbing brought the first of many smiles for the rookie offensive lineman at Halas Hall. Long toured the practice facility and met with general manager Phil Emery, coach Marc Trestman and others a day after the Bears

selected him with the No. 20 overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft. Long also received a congratulatory text message from Jay Cutler after the draft. It will be his job to protect Cutler, who has absorbed 148 sacks in four seasons with the Bears. Whether Long does that as a guard or a tackle is irrelevant to him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean, Kyle Long Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m an offensive lineman,â&#x20AC;? said Long, who will wear No. 75 for the Bears. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The beauty of that position is that the positions arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that much different. I just want to play. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care where it is.â&#x20AC;? Proud papa: Howie and Diane Long watched from the back of the auditorium at Halas Hall as Kyle took part in his introductory news conference with the Bears. From an early age, Howie said, it was apparent that Kyle was a star athlete.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been saying this to his mom since he was 4 years old: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a freak of nature, physically,â&#x20AC;? said Howie Long, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God just puts the hand on some people, puts the hand on their shoulder and says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gifted. Now what are you going to do with it?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kyle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you throw 95 (mph) in high school and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 295 (pounds) in high school and you run a 4.8 (40-yard dash) and you can jump out of the building, you can tomahawk dunk a basketball and all of those things, the question then becomes, what direction do you go in and how important is it to you? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It became obvious to us that over the last few years, it was very important for him.â&#x20AC;? Howie Long, who played for the Raiders throughout his career, described the Bears as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;crown jewelâ&#x20AC;? franchise. Without naming teams, he hinted that his son would have been drafted later in the first round if the Bears had not selected him.

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Features editor Inger Koch • ikoch@shawmedia.com Tourists taking photos of Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park in California. Beautiful scenery ranging from waterfalls to mountain views is easily accessible to visitors at Yosemite, which is one of the country’s mostvisited national parks. AP photo

Yosemite for beginners

Even urbanites can navigate this expansive national park By KATHY MATHESON

The Associated Press

e had been traveling for hours – six by plane from Philadelphia to San Francisco, then nearly four more in a car through city, suburbs, farmland and forest – when we glimpsed our reward from a turnout in the mountain road. The vista of Yosemite Valley stunned me: a majestic waterfall, soaring granite, and a winding river flowing through an endless stretch of pine trees. I smiled, feeling oddly vindicated by its Brigadoon-like appearance. Yosemite had been an unusual choice for a vacation; my husband and I usually opt for beach resorts when we want to escape Philly for a

few days. Now, after such a long journey, Yosemite had already left us with an indelible image – and we hadn’t even checked into the lodge yet. In fact, we had barely gotten out of the car. I had sold my skeptical spouse on the idea by calling it a beginner’s visit to a national park, a nature trip for city people – we’d do the same stuff we do at home, like walking and biking, only with different scenery. I had been to Yosemite twice before in the early 1980s. Then, as a tween growing up in Los Angeles, I didn’t think it was all that special; it was just a forest a few hours away where everyone went camping. Big deal. As an adult, Yosemite became simply the place in those ubiqui-

tous Ansel Adams prints. But my interest was rekindled by recent family photos taken at the park, making me wonder if I should go back to see the gushing waterfalls, open meadows, towering rocks and rushing streams – and if it could be done without sleeping in a tent. The answers were yes and yes. We stayed at the centrally located Yosemite Lodge, which as park novices was probably the smartest thing we could have done. Not only did it have the comforts of home (Wi-Fi, cable and flat-screen TV, plus several on-site food options), we only had to walk about a city block for a spectacular view of Yosemite Falls. An easy path led us to the bottom of the lower fall, which was impressive enough that we skipped the strenuous, hours-long hike to the

top of the upper fall. We then took a most visited national park. Actushort walk to get lunch in Yosemite ally, I could have guessed as much Village, which features a museum, considering the array of tourists we visitors center, gallery, post office, saw on the trails – women in yoga courthouse, deli and general store, pants and running shoes, seasoned not to mention great people-watchhikers with backpacks and walking ing. sticks, children wearing sandals After lunch, we hopped on the and grandparents in collared shirts park’s free shuttle to the start of and sweaters. the Mist Trail. The 1.5-mile (2.4-kiAnd the park’s popularity is why lometer) roundtrip hike to the timing proves crucial. Summers at bottom of Vernal Fall was more of Yosemite are known for crowds and a workout because traffic jams, but it was partly uphill, the park seemed Online but the view was blessedly quiet worth it. during our midYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: Still jet-lagged, April trip. we turned back That said, we www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm without braving had to book six the additional 500 months in advance mist-drenched steps for a room at the to the top. We shuttled back to the lodge, though there are other opvillage for coffee and, at sunset, tions both inside and outside the walked to a nearby meadow to take park. Also, some waterfalls, scenic pictures of iconic Half Dome. overlooks and roads are seasonal; The next day, we drove to MerYosemite Falls, for example, is fed ced Grove for a three-mile (4.8-kiloby snowmelt and tends to run dry meter) roundtrip trek to see giant in early fall. sequoias, trees that are taller (and A note for travelers coming from certainly older) than some urban afar: We drove in on Route 120, high-rises. We later got sprayed by which is a twisting, unlit mounthe water at Bridalveil Fall – an tain road that I wouldn’t want to easy walk from the designated park- navigate at night. Consider an early ing lot – and took a quick drive up flight or bookend the trip with overto a scenic overlook called Tunnel night stays in San Francisco so that View. you can arrive at Yosemite during On our last day, we rented bikes daylight hours. and rode out to Mirror Lake. I had That also will help ensure you’ll remembered being enchanted by its enjoy the gorgeous views as you reflective nature as a fifth-grader, descend into the valley; there are but now ... not so much. The lake plenty of vehicle turnouts, so keep has shrunk to pond size and is on your camera handy. The landscapes its way to becoming a meadow. become even more breathtaking Still, the trail offered an impressive once you reach the valley floor, and close-up of Half Dome, the park’s a plethora of travel options – walkiconic granite summit, and bike rid- ing, shuttle bus, guided tour or ing on dedicated paths among tall bicycle – makes it impossible not pines and flowing waterways was to see something beautiful at every priceless. turn. After enjoying all that beauty, And, unlike Ansel Adams, you I shouldn’t have been surprised to don’t have to worry about running learn that Yosemite is the thirdout of film.

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FAMILY TIME | Protect yourself from backyard pests

Tip of the week Warm weather is here for the next few months, and that means you’ll be spending more time outdoors with family and friends – and more time with summer pests. Mosquitoes, fire ants, bees, wasps and yellowjackets are some of summer’s worst bugs. And those pests can be more than a mere nuisance. In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more

than 5,300 cases of West Nile virus throughout the United States. West Nile can be a serious disease for some people (about 1 in 150), according to the CDC. “The best way to protect yourself from mosquitoes is to take the proper precautions,” says Orkin entomologist and technical services director Dr. Ron Harrison. “Use insect repellent when spending time outdoors, empty any standing water from around your home, and either stay inside or wear long sleeves and pants if you must be outside during dusk and dawn, because that is when mosquitoes are most active.” Orkin recommends preventing these backyard pests from being summertime bothers by remembering the following tips: • Clean up spilled food and drinks im-

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mediately, and keep food stored tightly, especially during outdoor picnics. • Rinse out cans before recycling, and empty garbage cans and recycling bins often. • Seal cracks around doors and windows. • Keep gutters and downspouts clean and keep plants away from your home’s foundation. – Brandpoint

Sexual-content rating: 3 Profanity rating: 5 (because of the N word; but note the context of this historical story) Drugs/alcohol rating: 2 Family Time rating: 3. A good movie for teens, but as above, note that the N word is used a lot. (Ratings are judged on a five-point scale, with 5 being “bad for kids” and 1 being “fine for kids.”)

Family movie night

Book report

“42” Rated: PG-13 Length: 2:08 Synopsis: This is a biopic about Jackie Robinson (who wore number 42) and his struggle to break the color barrier in baseball. Violence/scary rating: 2

“The Elite,” by Kiera Cass Ages: 13 to 17 Pages: 336 Synopsis: The selection began with 35 girls. Now, with the group narrowed down to the Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon’s love is fiercer than ever. The closer America gets to

the crown, the more she struggles to figure out where her heart truly lies. Each moment she spends with Maxon is like a fairy tale, filled with breathless, glittering romance. But whenever she sees her first love, Aspen, standing guard, she’s swept up in longing for the life they’d planned to share. America is desperate for more time. But while she’s torn between her two futures, the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want – and America’s chance to choose is about to slip away. – HarperCollins Publishers

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Feed’em Soup introduces kitchen birthday parties Feed’em Soup now offers cupcake and pizza birthday parties to help it fund its mission of serving hot meals regardless of diners’ ability to pay. Parties take place in the 1,800-square-foot Feed’em Soup kitchen and are led by Feed’em Soup staff and professional chef. Children will learn about the fun of cooking and families can get an inside look at Feed’em Soup.

All proceeds fund the nonprofit organization. A 2-hour cupcake party includes baking and decorating cupcakes, ingredients provided; a T-shirt for the birthday child; and use of the dining area or kids room for the party. It costs $250. A 3-hour cupcake party also includes a lunch of either cheeseburger or chicken sandwich sliders, potatoes, and lemonade or soda and costs $375.

Pizza parties are 2 1/2 hours and cost $325. They include baking personal pizzas from scratch, a T-shirt for the birthday child and use of the dining area or kids room for the party. All parties are for up to 15 children with three adult supervisors. For information, visit feedemsoup.org, call 815-310-0903 or email dgibbs@feedemsoup.org.

8PRAIRIE FLOWERS Thanks for helping flood victims

50th anniversary Roger Steimel and Caryl May were married on April 27, 1963, at Annunciation Church in Marywood (Aurora). The couple are longtime residents of rural DeKalb and have five children, Dan (Paula) and David of DeKalb, Ann (Jeff) Jinkins of Cherry Valley, Kristy (David) Nicholls and Jennifer Steimel of Naperville. They also have five grandchildren, Brian, Katie, James and Michael Steimel and Emma Nicholls. They will celebrate with a renewal of vows at St. Mary Church and a family dinner.

Taylor-Wilson Courtney Taylor and Cody Wilson, both of Sycamore, are engaged to be married Aug. 10, 2013, at Salem Lutheran Church in Sycamore. The daughter of Tom and Pam Taylor of Sycamore, the bride-to-be is a 2008 graduate of Sycamore High School. She received a Cosmetologist Certificate from Mario Tricoci in Rockford in 2011 and is employed as a cosmetologist at Hair Directors in Elburn. The son of Doug and Deb Wilson of DeKalb, the groom-to-be is a 2005 graduate of DeKalb High School. He is employed as a residential driver for Waste Management in DeKalb.

Four generations

To the Editor: Your American Red Cross of DeKalb County would like to express our deepest appreciation to every individual and organization that so generously donated their time, money, food and supplies to their neighbors who were in need of assistance after flooding waters forced them out of their homes. Though a dreadful situation for many, we were thrilled and humbled by the outpouring of generosity from so many members of our community. We only had to mention the items we needed and caring people appeared at our shelters doors with supplies of all sorts. As a result of prior planning, the Red Cross set up a shelter St. John’s Lutheran Church. More than 100 individuals found a place where they were welcomed, fed and housed. They found a place where they were fed throughout the day and a place to put their heads at night. They found a place where they were cared for by scores of volunteers. They found a home away from home. This community was an instrumental part of those efforts. Thank you so much for saying “yes” when asked to donate. These are tough economic times, yet this community didn’t hesitate to provide food, drink, supplies and/ or much needed services to our shelter residents. You chose altruism over selfishness and concern instead of indifference. We, at the American Red Cross, appreciate your gifts that helped us help others during their time of need. Please know your actions resulted in changing the lives of those in the shelter and those of our volunteers. The Red Cross would also like to say a big “thank you” to the residents of our shelter for the remarkable positive attitudes they held during their hard times. The kind and pleasant spirit they brought to us as well as their willingness to help out wherever and whenever needed provided such a wonderful atmosphere for all involved. So, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you DeKalb County! DeKalb County American Red Cross

KSO thanks supporters

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Easter Sunday was an opportunity for a four generation photo. Great-grandmother Elaine McNair Johausen, daughter Nancy Johausen and grandson Justin Smith with his two sets of twins: 3-year-olds Cecily and Finley and 5-year-olds Poppy and Sensley Smith.

To the Editor: Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra thanks the sponsors and attendees of its benefit concert, “KSO Goes to the Movies!” on March 8, which included live music and clips from movie favorites, and patrons dressed in costume, including KSO Music Director Linc Smelser, who had several costume changes during the course of the program. The KSO especially appreciates the

support of generous donors: Marilyn Montzka, Phil and JoAnn Smelser, Kishwaukee Symphony Associates, Victor and Marla Baressi, KishHealth System, Austin’s Violin Shop, Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, Castle Bank, Gregory S. Sapp Violins Ltd., Resource Bank, and Roger and Vicki Faivre. The silent auction featured a wide selection of themed baskets and certificates that patrons bid on before the concert and during the intermission. One of the highlights of the evening’s silent auction was the talent displayed in beautifully handpainted violins by local and regional artists: Dawn Cavanaugh, Tamara Farrell, Heather Havlicek, Cheryl Johnson, Anna Kennedy, Nancy Long, Olivia Monteiro, McKenzie Palm, Linc Smelser, Sarah Smelser, Margaret Walkington and Anna Zantout. The KSO also thanks the committee members whose work made the event possible: Linc Smelser, chair, Deb Loitz, Kathy Brancato, Jenny Ruff, Amanda Nelson, Tamara Farrell, Kris Pasterak, Rachel Vidales and Jill Franke. Through the support of sponsors, patrons who purchased silent auction items, painted violins, and tickets to the concert, the successful event raised more than $20,000. The success of this concert helps to ensure the community orchestra can continue to provide quality entertainment for our community, introducing classical music to new audiences. The KSO provides three free concerts each year, two at Halloween and a summer in the park concert. Only a small portion of the annual operating budget for the KSO comes from ticket sales and is supported, in part, by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the DeKalb County Community Foundation; by corporate sponsorship; by WNIU/WNIJ station sponsorship; and by private donations. Ann Tucker, KSO board president, said, “The proceeds from the ‘KSO Goes to the Movies’ concert and silent auction go to our operating fund which keeps the music playing for the benefit of our community.” She continued, “We want to thank the patrons and donors whose contributions and donations really tell us that they feel the KSO is a significant part of their musical lives. Where would we be without them?” For more information about the KSO, visit www.kishorchestra.org. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Thanks for supporting Bowling for Dawn To the Editor: A great big thank you to our community and businesses who supported the Bowling for Dawn fundraiser through HelpHOPELive on April 6! I don’t think HelpHOPELive

thought it could be done in four weeks, but we wanted Dawn to enjoy a party in her honor before going to the hospital – and it happened with your help! So many of you stepped right up – the planning team who went above and beyond their responsibilities, the extra volunteers who came the night of the event, the fellow patients who shared their time and resources, the folks who were praying for God to provide for Dawn’s needs, and the friends and families who came out to support Dawn. Thank you to our generous businesses and individuals who donated items for raffle and silent auction: Blackhawk Moving and Storage, Kuipers Family Farm, Junction Restaurant, Midwest Museum of Natural History, Anytime Fitness, Steve Elsik’s Gourmet Fudge, Robyn White 31 Bags, Indian Oaks Country Club, Four Seasons Sports, Kishwaukee Family YMCA, Kishwaukee Community Hospital, Cortland Barber/Beauty Shop, Carmike Cinemas, Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Midas of Sycamore, Curves of Sycamore, Sam’s Restaurant, Shawn’s Gourmen Coffee, Napa Auto Parts, Dolce Vita, Wilson’s Window Cleaning, DeKalb Sycamore Chevrolet Cadillac GMC, Inboden’s Meat Market, Hinckley Tax Service, Jen Scott/ Hair Productions, Jewel Foods, The Confectionary, Eye Q Vision, Del’s Landscaping, Carly Jo Bows, Castle Bank, Christ Community Church, DeKalb Dairy Queen, Lee Automotive, Studio One Salon and Spa, Lost Mine Lounge, Total Image Salon, Sugar Grubbin, Menards, Volume One Salon, Ann Gilligan, Barb Bend, Karen Shrade, Ellen Kepecz, Becky Leaneau, Chris DeVlieger, Gina/Lia Sophia, Heather Kruis, Helen Alexander, Kathy Dienhart, Katie Odom/ Shaklee Consultant, Kim Brown, Kim Leopardo, Melissa Coppert, Mike and Dawn Percudani, Nancy Halverson, Philip Miller and Tom Sparks. We appreciate you! Dawn’s Team

Comedy Night a success To the Editor: The DeKalb Education Foundation held its annual fundraising event, Comedy Night, at the Egyptian Theatre on April 5. The event was well-attended, and the foundation expresses appreciation and thanks to those from the community who supported the foundation through their attendance. The foundation also extends special thanks to the businesses and individuals who provided event sponsorship: Resource Bank, Kishwaukee Community Hospital, Nehring Electrical Works, American Midwest Bank, Richard and Kathleen Katz, Anthony and Micki Chulick, Ronald Klein, Sharon Freagon, R. Ellen Engstrom, Tim Dunlop, Tim

and Julie Suter, Northern Rehab, National Bank and Trust, DeKalb Sycamore Chevorlet Cadillac GMC, Castle Bank, Bethany Animal Hospital, Daily Chronicle, Elmer Larson Inc., Rodney and Joyce Angotti, Ron and Carol Naylor, Tom and Karen Matya, Standard Roofing Co., Gayle Thistlethwaite, Sharon Rhoades, McCabe Realtors, Pizza Villa, Richard and Sue Orem, American Title Guaranty Inc., Ron and Barb Pearson, George and Martha Shur, Norm and Carolyn Stahl, Bob and Shirley Kyler, Brown Law Group, Hauser Ross Eye Institute, Laurie Guest/Solutions are Brewing and First State Bank. Their monetary and in-kind gifts made the event possible and are greatly appreciated. Approximately $15,000 raised through Comedy Night combined with the generous support received from the community throughout the year enables the foundation to provide additional funding for programs and equipment that enhances the educational experiences for children in DeKalb school district classrooms. On behalf of the foundation’s board of directors, thanks to all who support the DeKalb Education Foundation through their charitable giving. Gary Gresholdt DeKalb Education Foundation

Fun had by all at Malta Elementary To the Editor: Malta Elementary PTO would like to thank all of the families, teachers and staff who made this year’s annual fun fair such an overwhelming success! Not only was a great time had by all, but almost $4,800 was raised for future PTO sponsored events like field trips, classroom needs and assemblies. We also would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the following people and businesses for their generous donations: Angie Nordbrock of Tastefully Simple, Arndt Automotive, Aurora Skate Center, Boatman Family, Dr. Abe Anderson of Malta Family Dental, Energym, Harding’s Family Martial Arts, Heidi Kinn of Hair Designs by Heidi, Hickey’s Marathon, Ideal Industries, Just Doing Wonderful BBQ, Karshone’s Hometown Kafe, Karen Berringer Photography, Karyn Peterson of Avon, Kelly Peterson of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Kim Morcos, Kishwaukee College, Lisa Boyle, Malta Veterinary Hospital, Marjo Winter, Mustang Bar & Grill, Northern Illinois University, Ostenburg family, Resource Bank, Rosati’s, SAMA Karate DeKalb, Spillane family, Stage Coach Players, Subway, Sweet Dream Desserts, Sylvan Learning Center and the Willrett family. Thank you for your support! Malta Elementary PTO

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As May nears, here’s your garden checklist By BARBARA LINDHOLM

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

DeKalb County Master Gardener Mother Nature seems determined to challenge us. Last year, we were dealing with severe drought, and this year, April brought an over abundance of rain coupled with drastically fluctuating temperatures. Many of our spring garden activities had to be postponed until our landscapes dried out completely. As you read this May checklist, please realize that you may have to make adjustments based on the environmental conditions at the time.

Woody plant care In May, trees and shrubs can be planted. Cloudy day planting will help avoid transplant shock. Maintain a consistent watering program

of at least 1 inch of water a week on new transplants. Shrubs that appreciate spring pruning include azaleas, rhododendrons, lilacs, forsythia, viburnums and small magnolias. These shrubs should be pruned immediately after flowering. Remove only one-third of the branches. Roses in containers can be planted this month. Fertilize roses in May with a 20-2020 rose fertilizer. In a wet season, monitor your roses for black spot. If spraying becomes necessary, it is recommended to wait for leaves to dry completely before spraying.

Annual and perennial care It is important to remember that the last frost date for northern Illinois is May 15. Hardy annuals can be planted mid-month, but tender annuals should not be planted until around Memorial Day. Consider trying some of the many new varieties of annuals that are available this year. Existing perennials in your garden should be checked as many of them could have had a tough time surviving last year’s drought conditions. They may need a little extra TLC to regain their previous growth pattern. Summer and fall flowering bulbs can be planted this month.

Lawn care Lawns should be mowed at 2 to 2 1/2 inches. Grass clippings can be left on the lawn to deliver nutrients to the soil. Fertilize your lawn in the spring only if problems are occurring. The best time to fertilize is in the fall. A pre-emergent weed killer application will mean that you can not put grass seed in that area.

Fruit and vegetable gardening Eastern tent caterpillar could appear on crabapples and other flowering fruit trees. Remove entire tent structure and burn it. Vegetables that can be planted in mid-May include corn, snap beans, summer squash and spinach. Aged compost applied to

your garden will enhance the growth in both vegetable and herb beds.

Indoor plant care Indoor houseplants can gradually be moved outside to protected areas away from windy locations and too much sun exposure to afternoon sun. Temperatures below 55 degrees will be damaging to houseplants.

May tip “Gardening smart” can be accomplished in our landscapes by planning ahead. We have had a very wet start to the spring season. If this continues, our plants will thrive, but so will the insect population. It will be important to encourage the beneficial insects as they strive to reduce the population of damaging insects.

Recent information from Candice Miller, University of Illinois horticulture educator, provides some great advice on how to encourage beneficial insects to take up residence in your garden. Plant a variety of flowers, fruits and vegetables. Think about planting sweet alyssum, Queen Anne’s lace, and in the herb family, small flowered dill, fennel and coriander to attract beneficial insects.

• The Master Gardeners are available to answer questions from 9 a.m. to noon Monday to Friday at the University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County office in the Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore. Walk-ins are welcome. For information, call 815-7588194 or email DeKalb_mg@ extension.uiuc.edu.

Russian/American designer featured in Big Rock fashion show BIG ROCK – Collections by Russian/American designer Irina Christensen will be modeled at the Couture Creations Fashion Show at 2 p.m. May 5 at Esther’s Place, 201 Route 30, in Big Rock. This artist has made her home in the United States for the past 13 years. Growing up as a child in northern Russia, she became fascinated with sewing and design at the age of 6 when she received a small sewing machine from her mother. She lived much of her adult life in Germany and Moscow where she received her master’s degree in teaching, was a concert pianist, and went on to become a fashion designer. Working in other fields since coming to the States, she is for the first time in America, presenting her designer lines. Irina’s creations are exclusive pieces of artwork, constructed in the couture fashion. A discerning design-

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Natasha Lehrer models a gown by local designer Irina Christensen. Christensen’s designs will be on display in the Couture Collection Fashion Show May 5. er, she gives great attention to details, often making her own lace, intricate embellishments, and even creating her own fabrics if needed.

“I want my designs to enhance a woman’s look. I want her to be and feel beautiful. It is thrilling to design with that one particular person in mind, and then, to see that person light up as that she slips into the dress that portrays a facet of herself,” Christensen said in a news release. “I like to think that each person’s own personality is woven into the design so that the creation is distinctly and uniquely her own, her tapestry.” Christensen introduced her first fashion line for musician, Ashley Lewis. On their first meeting, she said, “Ashley’s music and style inspired me so much. Her music has so much passion; it just made my mind overflow with ideas.” Lewis had been searching for distinctive stage outfits as well as special occasion and everyday wear that would uniquely portray her person-

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Birthday gift for animal shelter

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The Genoa-Kingston Fire Department recently donated $1,000 to benefit The Cancer Center at Kish Hos- On April 14, Averil Schreiber celebrated her 80th birthday by asking for donations for the DeKalb County pital. The fire department raised the money by selling breast cancer-themed T-shirts to their family and Animal Shelter instead of gifts. Schreiber told animal shelter president Roberta Shoaf “If an 8-year-old can friends. Pictured (from left) are Justin Lee, Michael Cirone, James Meinert, Kelsi Freeman, Deb Bemis, di- ask for donations for the shelter for their birthday an 80-year old should be able to!” rector of KishHealth Oncology Services, and Chris Sarver, KishHealth Foundation development coordinator.

Malmassari receives Lions award

Venture Crew 32 welcomes new members

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Lions International District 1J Governor Leo Snyder and Cabinet Secretary Bonnie Bradbury recently attended a Sycamore Lions meeting to present the George Lazansky Distinguished Service Award to Jerry Malmassari. Malmassari is a 32-year club member who has served in every office of the club, as well as chaired most of the standing committees. He is a Melvin Jones Fellow, a Lions of Illinois Foundation Fellow, an International Lions Life member and has served on the District Cabinet. He is the president of the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Committee, having served on the board for the past 26 years. Pictured (from left) at the presentation are his daughter Julie Brannon, Malmassari, wife Nancy, son Jason, Snyder and son Josh.

Venture Crew 32 and Boy Scout Troops 32 and 13 participated in a bowl-off at Mardi Gras Lanes in DeKalb. Venture Crew 32 is a co-ed group for ages 14 to 21 that like to have fun and work with each other and in the community. May’s activities will include a baseball game and camp-out. The crew always welcome new members who want to have fun and be a part of a team. The crew meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St., DeKalb. For more information, send email to dekalb_venture32@yahoo.com.

Girl Scouts fundraiser at local eatery Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is partnering with Buffalo Wild Wings for the Eat Wings-Raise Funds Program. The restaurant, located at 2466 Sycamore Road in DeKalb, will donate 10 percent of all food purchases to GSNI on Sunday, from 11 a.m. until closing. To ensure Girl Scouts receive the funds, customers must present a flier to their server. The flier is online at www.girlscoutsni.org. For more information, call Vicki Wright at 630-897-1565, ext. 7134.

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TODAY – The possibility of you fulfilling a number of secret ambitions looks to be pretty good in the year ahead. Your sense of timing will be better than it has been in the past. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – If you are far too sensitive for your own good and read all kinds of slights into the actions or words of others, you’re likely to let the least little thing ruin your day. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – There’s a good chance that most of your perceptions won’t be in line with reality. You’ll allow your imagination to make erroneous judgments that won’t serve your interests. CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Do your best to accomplish as many essential tasks as possible early in the day. As the afternoon closes in, your sense of priorities might dissolve. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – It’ll be important to guard against your more extravagant inclinations. If you lack control, you won’t be too effective at managing your resources. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Involvements with others are likely to go much smoother when conducted early in the day. Don’t wait until the afternoon, when everyone’s patience will be wearing thin. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – There is a strong possibility that you might judge people based on your emotions rather than your logic. If you do, others will evaluate you in the same manner. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – If you feel compelled to keep up with the Joneses, you’ll quickly exhaust your resources. Status isn’t worth bankruptcy. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Be realistic regarding the demands you make of loved ones. Without realizing it, you might expect more of them then they’re able to give. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – If you have some confidential information that you’re anxious to talk about, make certain that you don’t spill the beans to the wrong people. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Because you’re likely to be unusually receptive to investment proposals, be extra careful that you can tell the good from the bad. Don’t act impulsively. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You’re opening yourself up for disappointment if you expect credit for an accomplishment that you have yet to achieve. Do what needs doing, be patient and let your deeds speak for themselves. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – To be successful, you must be tenacious and quick on your feet. If one of these elements is missing, you won’t have much to boast about.

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Teen’s dating plan begins with proving maturity Dear Abby: I am a 13-year-old girl and my parents won’t let me date. I believe I am mature for my age and won’t do anything foolish. I don’t know why my parents are being like this. Please give me some advice on how to persuade them. – Really Ready in New Hampshire Dear Really Ready: Although you think you are ready to start dating, your parents will have to make the ultimate decision on when you enter the “dating game.” Their decision will most likely be based on whether you have demonstrated the beginnings of emotional maturity. Here’s how: You need to have proven to them you can handle responsibility, carry out school assignments and chores, be honest with them and keep your word. It will also depend upon whether they know the boy in question, and whether HE is responsible enough to be trusted with their most precious possession, which is you. Dear Abby: I have been married for 27 years to a man who is a church pastor. We have had to move every six to eight years, partly because he was repeatedly unfaithful. We have gone through his alcoholism, gambling and womanizing, and my two suicide attempts. We have been trying to work things out,

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips but I suspect that he’s back to his old ways. I work part-time, but haven’t been able to find a full-time job after our most recent move, so I am financially dependent on him. I have two adult children who don’t live near me. Most of the people I know are through the church, and they are all great supporters of my husband. I feel trapped, and I don’t know how to fix my life at this point. Have you any suggestions? – Trapped On The East Coast Dear Trapped: You will have to do it in stages. The first should be to talk with a licensed therapist who is not associated with the church. It will help you to clarify your thinking and become more emotionally stabilized. Next, continue looking for full-time employment. If necessary, start by volunteering. It will help to widen your circle of acquaintances and perhaps lead to a job. Then, once you are feeling better about yourself, you will be better able to decide what to do about your unhappy marriage. Dear Abby: After being diag-

nosed with multiple sclerosis last year, I moved 900 miles from home. Shortly after the move, my dog had to be put to sleep. Because of all the stress, my M.S. flared up and I was admitted to the hospital. After my third day there I was lonely, so I went to the gift shop (the Pink Smock) and bought myself some pretty flowers and knick-knacks as a pick-me-up. While I was paying for them, the ladies behind the counter asked me if I needed a card for the flowers. I explained I was buying them for myself because I was alone. After I returned to my room, about an hour later more flowers arrived. I thought my mom had sent them to me from afar. The card read: “Feel Better Soon! From the Ladies at the Pink Smock.” Abby, that has to be the most thoughtful thing a stranger has ever done for me, and I wanted to share it. I am so touched! – Rachel in Sanford, N.C. Dear Rachel: Your letter is an example of what strong medicine an act of kindness can be. I don’t know which hospital the Pink Smock is in, but whoever runs it should know what an asset those caring women in the gift shop are. Kudos to them, and I hope you are doing much

better now.

tion before they decide to do this. One of the most common two teenage daughters, I have reasons women remain in unhappy marriages/relationa question about couples ships is the fear they can’t living together. Do relationships that start this way have survive on their own. Dear Abby: My husband and I a higher failure rate than those that don’t? What should have three daughters, identical triplets. We, like many be considered when a young parents of multiples, are tired girl has the “living together” question presented to her by a of questions and unsolicited young man? And most import- comments from strangers concerning IVF – which we did ant, what can I as a father do not use, hence “identical” – or to help my daughters make anything else triplet-related. an intelligent decision about I don’t think people realize this, other than just “load my how rude they are being. I shotgun” (LOL)? have been asked when did As always, thank you for I know, how much did they broadening my wisdom horiweigh, what are their full zon and giving me examples names, etc. of solid advice from which Abby, would you please both my and my family’s life discuss baby etiquette with have been enriched. – Longthe world? I do not feel questime Fan in Ohio tions about my children from Dear Longtime Fan: It total strangers are appropridepends upon whether the ate. They even make me feel couple living together are unsafe. – Multiple Mom in engaged to be married and their level of education. From Oklahoma what I’ve read, the higher the Dear Multiple Mom: Identical level of education, the more triplets are unusual, and what stable the couple will be. If the questioners are doing is the question is presented to exhibiting natural curiosity. your daughters, ideally you While I agree that asking will have gotten to know the how your daughters were young man, and the relaconceived is inappropriate, a tionship will have developed polite way to respond would beyond the casual stage. be to say, “They were conHowever, I cannot stress ceived with love.” strongly enough the impor• Write Dear Abby at www. tance of your girls being DearAbby.com or P.O. Box independent, self-supporting 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. and completing their educa-

Dear Abby: As a father of

Right words give doctors clues to treat neck pain Dear Dr. K: My neck hurts, but my doctor hasn’t been able to figure out why. I think if I had the words to better describe my pain, it might give him the clues he needs. Can you help? Dear Reader: Many of my patients have trouble describing their discomfort beyond telling me “it hurts.” Even a slightly more specific description can help me identify – or exclude – a particular diagnosis. To better describe your neck pain, start with the following questions. Be prepared to answer them next time you see your doctor: • How severe is the pain? On a scale of 1 (least

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff pain) to 10 (most pain), how bad is it? • If the pain changes with different movements, how bad is it at its least painful, and how bad is it at its most painful? • What movements of the head, neck, shoulders or back make the pain better, and what movements make it worse? • Are your neck and shoulders stiff? Does it seem like more work than usual to move them? • How would you describe

the pain? Is it an ache, is it sharp, is it just in one spot or does it travel (for example, into your arm)? • Do you feel pain only when you turn your head, or does the pain get worse when you turn your head? • Along with the pain, do you have any other symptoms? For example, is your arm or hand weak? Neck pain can vary a great deal based on what’s causing it. Use the following descriptions to help explain your symptoms: • Muscle pain causes aching or sore neck and shoulder muscles. Muscles may develop hard knots that are sore to the touch.

• A muscle spasm is a sudden, powerful contraction of neck muscles. The muscle usually feels painful, tight or knotted, and may be temporarily difficult to move. • Neck-related headache is usually felt in the back of the head and upper neck. It is typically dull or aching, rather than sharp. It is often accompanied by stiffness and tenderness of neck muscles. • The facet joints are where two spine bones (vertebrae) contact each other. Often described as deep, sharp or aching, facet joint pain typically worsens if you lean your head toward the affected side. It may radiate to your shoulder or upper back.

• Nerve pain may be sharp, fleeting, severe, or accompanied by pins and needles. The pain may shoot down your arm or into your hand. Also tell your doctor about your non-pain symptoms: • Stiffness, tightness and rigidity in the muscles. Bending or moving your neck may be difficult or cause sharp pain. • Limited range of motion. This is evident in a reduced ability to flex and extend your neck and bend or rotate your head from side to side. The more specific you can be about your neck pain, the more your doctor can help you.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Regular routine 6 Chew noisily 11 Radiance 16 Swig 21 Massey of old films 22 Dark-eyed damsel 23 Fire of the mind 24 Not here 25 Rulers 26 Coachella Valley city 27 Immobile class 28 Part of GI 29 Turning inside-out 31 Proposal killers 33 “Enterprise” speed 35 Friction easer 36 Wrecks, as a train 37 Go shopping 39 Lay low 40 Two-BR units 41 Cuttlefish defense 42 About half of us 43 Zeppelin 45 Street lingo 48 More difficult to collect 49 Like some fears 50 Time of the mammoths (2 wds.) 54 Radio hobbyists 55 Kentucky college 56 Lady’s shoe 57 Extreme 58 Moon or planet 59 Built for speed 60 “Carpe —!” 61 Prom date 62 A hundred percent 63 Bridge 65 That girl’s 66 Whittier’s “— Muller” 67 Jazzy Fitzgerald 68 Bar sing-along 69 It may be greased 70 35mm cameras 71 Helmet plume 72 Namath or Montana 73 Hawaiian crop 75 Sun. homily

76 Dreary 79 Wrinkle 80 Grimace 81 Tacks on 85 Foolhardy 86 Elvis swiveled them 87 Connect, as girders 88 Sere (2 wds.) 89 Courtroom fig. 90 “Uh-oh!” 91 Descartes’ name 92 Flies and gnats 93 Wee, in Dundee 94 Skyline feature 96 Bulb measure 97 River transport 98 Prove durable 99 Followed, as a dog 100 Pouches 101 Rocker Eddie Van — 102 The thick of things 103 Joint 105 Glitterati member 106 Util. bill 107 Gullets 110 Survey chart 111 Greenish-blues 112 Sells 116 “Ja,” to Jacques 117 11th-grade exam 118 Affectionate 119 Leech, perhaps 120 Lawn products brand 122 — Yello (soft drink) 124 Regularly 127 Jackpot game involving picking numbers 128 Proportional relationship 129 Hunter constellation 130 Melted together 131 Anxious to begin 132 More crafty 133 Invitation addenda 134 Broods 135 Monotonous sound

DOWN 1 Went backpacking 2 Up and running 3 Dumb mistake 4 Fixes firmly 5 Sampling 6 Goatee sites 7 Chinese warehouse 8 Arabic lute 9 Hosp. scan 10 Blaze a trail 11 Tightened a corset 12 Levin and Gershwin 13 Mdse. 14 Bypass the ignition (hyph.) 15 Escalator parts 16 Handy swab (hyph.) 17 Cousins of “um” 18 Fable writer

19 Orchard yield 20 Has a hunch 30 Variety 32 Add- — (extras) 34 Took on again 37 Mr. Spock’s father 38 Tearful request 39 To the — (fully) 40 Powerful primates 42 Stable parents 43 “Madam, I’m —” 44 Optimist’s phrase (2 wds.) 45 Trembled 46 Cocoon dweller 47 Fossil resin 48 Ms. Witherspoon 49 Seine vistas 51 “Thereby hangs — —” 52 Tadpoles have

them 53 Brilliance 55 “The Tyger” poet 56 Sky 57 — ex machina 59 Scare badly 60 Edit out 61 Container weight 64 Rani’s husband 65 Coil of hair 66 Mme.’s daughter 67 Made a mistake 69 Snapshots 70 Future fries 71 Tasty mushrooms 73 Litter members 74 Tent support 75 Get back at 76 Cheeky 77 Espresso with milk 78 Ms. Lauder

79 Fully mature 81 Torch’s misdeed 82 Bottle- — dolphin 83 Aramis’ creator 84 Get going 86 Robberies 87 Licks, say 88 First-magnitude star 90 Unlock 91 Compete at Indy 92 Loses a tan 95 Wapitis 96 Goofy creator 97 Pay a visit 98 Hog ancestor (2 wds.) 100 Ollie enthusiasts 101 Intercept (2 wds.) 102 Snooped

104 Loud uproar 105 100 yrs. 106 Drink with scones 107 Heather habitats 108 Pertaining to hearing 109 Quick with a quip 111 Cel characters 112 Hangs fire 113 Not cling (2 wds.) 114 Wolfed down 115 Boutique 117 Like church mice 118 Complete failure 119 Bug repellent 121 Make tracks 123 54 to Flavius 125 Animal’s protection 126 Mao — -tung

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DEKALB Sycamore Rd. at Barber Greene Rd. (Northland Shopping Center) • 815-756-2592

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Saturday, April 27, 2013 “GO CUBS GO !!!!” Photo by: Dean P.

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DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center has a part time position available in our Dietary Department on the Day Shift (6:15am 2:30pm). Must be 16 years of age or older to apply. Some weekends & holidays are required. Starting wage is $8.25 per hour. Apply at:

DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center 2600 North Annie Glidden Rd DeKalb, Illinois 60115

COOKS

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FT & PT Needed Apply in person: Rosati's Pizza 630 Plaza Dr. #4 Sycamore, IL.

SYCAMORE

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#'s at 8:30 721 CROATION CT. Off Hwy 23 & Coltonville Rd. Friendly Village dishes, DR table and chairs, china cabinet, maple kitchen table, hutch, bookcases, teacart, sofas, chairs, BR set, poker table, roll-top desk, end tables, mosiac table, American Fostoria, metal patio bench, school desk, refrigerator, garage items & MORE!

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Ashford University's Clinton, Iowa Campus is seeking multiple part-time Associate Faculty for the Fall semester. Associate Faculty needed for Psychology, Biology, Mathematics, Special Education, Science, Art, History & English. Minimum of a Master's degree in subject area to be taught is required. PhD is preferred. All interested applicants must apply from our careers page: www.careers.ashford.edu Ashford University is an equal opportunity employer.

$1000 Sign On Bonus BLACK HORSE CARRIERS has openings in the Batavia area. Local runs. Home Daily. Driver will handle freight. 4 to 5 day work week. Start times 12am and 12pm. Average $1000 to $1200 per week. These are full time positions come with full Medical Benefits, 401K, paid holidays and paid vacation. We also have part time positions available. If you have 3 yrs. Exp. and a Class A CDL with a clean MVR. Call 630-879-6410 to schedule an interview or email: tim@blackhorsecarriers.com. EOE. Drug Testing is a condition of employment

Factory Production Workers (2) - Entry level to work in an employee owned paint manufacturing company located in Sugar Grove, IL. We offer vacation, holidays, and insurance. These positions are for first shift. Successful applicants must pass a drug screening test and physical, able to communicate in English, written and verbal, and pass a math test. Email resume: info@finishesunlimited.com

ANNUAL TOWN of CORTLAND GARAGE SALES/ CRAFT & VENDOR SHOW MAY 3 & 4 Most sales 8-5, Maps avail on Facebook link 5/2 7pm or Fri 6:30am at map stations. Follow yellow map signs on Somonauk. Enjoy coffee/donuts at map stations. Kids games/prizes. Food available throughout town. Details and items added daily! Don't miss a single sale & make offers! We already have lots tools, furniture & sets, tools, kitchenware, home décor, electronics, antiques, collectibles, sm/lrg appl, exer equp, computer supplies everything for a child, in-home business sales, clothing - all sizes, sports gear, craft & teacher supplies, books, 14 crafters & vendors, LOTS OF MISC. Papers & online listing will have more details to come. Questions or to have a sale, call Donna 815-756-4851 or 815-761-7054

Batavia Neighborhood General House Cleaning 3 Hours - $50, 4 - Hours $65 Ref 815-981-1926

10 Garage sales! 4/26 and 4/27 9am-3pm. Rain or shine!

Prairie to Hart to Wind Energy Pass & Raddant.

Clothes, household goods, patio furniture, new Amana refrigerator, and many antiques.

On 4/21/13, 3 bags left in parking lot at Geneva Commons right outside of DSW / Homegoods area. One big H&M bag with other bags inside as well as personal items. REWARD. Please contact Tyler at 540-735-5664 or return to Homegoods at Geneva Commons. Thank you!

New and Gently Used: Furniture, Bikes, Baby Items, Sporting Goods, Children's Clothes & Shoes, Adult Clothes & Shoes, Antiques, Jewelry, Music, Games, Toys, Books, Holiday Decorations, Housewares & More!

House Manager/QIDP

Provide supervisory & case management for staff and individuals with developmental disabilities. Strong leadership, organization, communication and Microsoft Office skills. Must be QIDP qualified. See our website for more opportunities. Apply on our website, www.ohinc.org or in-person at

Opportunity House, 202 Lucas St., Sycamore, IL, 815-895-5108 EOE

Immediate full time. Experience in minor plumbing, electrical & HVAC. Repairs as well as painting & apartment maintenance preferred. Must have valid drivers license. To apply call Eden's Garden Apts: 815-758-8045

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FRI 8:30-5:30 SAT 8:00-2:00 1345 WILLIAM ST. Ridgeway grandfather clock, armoire, highboy, Little Tykes, dolls, collector plates, car collectibles, vintage & antique glassware, 60's & 70's LP's, rarely used Kirby system, tools, men's items, clothing for all, pictures, household, holiday, toys galore, electronics, books, cameras

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Waterman All Town Garage Sales Thursday, April 25, 4-7 Friday, April 26, 8-5 Saturday, April 27, 8-3

Formal Dress. Red. Hand Beaded & sequined. Floor length. Size 2. $130. Cheryl 815-895-0222 Mens Boys Nike Reax Running Shoes Gym Workout Everyday Shoes Size 8, $5, DeKalb. 815-739-1953 Mens Boys Sneaux Black Sneakers Everyday Shoes, $5, DeKalb. 815-739-1953. Prom Dress. Floor length burgundy, velvet top, chiffon skirt. Size 2-3. $75. Cheryl: 815-895-0222

128 Alma St. Fri & Sat, April 26 & 27 9am-4pm Walking Spinning Wheel, early American maple hutch, Cherry bedroom set, marble top table, loveseat/walnut, McCoy pottery, yellow ware bowls, quilt rack, framed Will Moses prints, primitive woodenware, 12 setting Czech China, oak goat cart, new gift items, picnic set, tools, Sleepy Eye, Cuisinart coffee maker, camping & sporting goods, and so much more. CASH ONLY

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Electric, 30”, ceramic cooktop. Self cleaning oven, black with disk trim, $200. 815-748-4198

Curio Cabinet

Wood and glass, 80”Tx28”Wx131/2”D, 4 glass shelves. Dark cherry wood, $300/obo. 815-895-6427

Loveseats (2) Olive Green

68” long/38” wide exc condition, will separate, $200/ea/obo. 847-895-6427 OFFICE DESK CHAIR on Wheels With Arm Rests, Dark Green & Grey In Color, $15, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953 WOOD STAND (Not Particle Board) With One Shelf Across Top And One Across Bottom, great for any room, $12, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953.

BASKET - 2-Tiered Standing Rectangular Standing Basket With Metal Decoration, $12, Sycamore. 815-895-5373 BOWLS - New Set Of 3 Apple Design Ceramic Bowls (1-large, 1medium, 1-small) & Ceramic Apple Design Pitcher, $20, Sycamore, 815-895-5373. FONDUE SET - 8 Piece Fondue Set, $6, Sycamore, 815-895-5373 FONDUE SET - Chocolate 12 Piece Small Fondue Set, $5, Sycamore, 815-895-5373. FONDUE SET - New Chocolate and Cheese Fondue Set In Box, $15, Sycamore, 815-895-5373. SMOOTHIE MAKER - New Electric Smoothie Maker With Dispenser New In Box, $15, Sycamore, 815895-5373. WINE ENTERTAINMENT SET - Napa 7 Piece New Hand Painted, Includes 4-12oz. Goblets, 9" Cheese Dome 2-pc. Set & Decanter, $20, Sycamore, 815-895-5373.

MIRROR - Jewel Case Lighted 3Drawer Mirror With 1X and 5X Magnification Mirror, New, $15. Great for an anytime gift! 815-895-5373. Sycamore

LAWN MOWER - 21" Toro self propelled rear bagger or mulcher. Good working condition. $100. 815-757-7867

TOOL SHED

SmartShed Deluxe, 6'7”Hx7'Wx11'D, $400. 331-425-2666

EARLVILLE

Vintage/Antique Open Air Market

Garage Sales SAT, APR 27 8AM - 3PM Food & Maps Available

Dozens of Sales & Bargains!

Early Buying Apr 25, 4-7p Apr 26 & 27, 9-5

25151 N 1st St

Sycamore, IL Join us in the Country for an Eclectic Mix of Wares

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DRILL - Milwaukee 4' Right Angle Drill, $190. Sycamore. 815-895-5373

RADIAL ARM SAW

Craftsman, 10” on 4' steel leg table, $50. 815-827-3692 SAWS - 12" Craftsman table saw 220volts. $200 1/4 radial arm saw craftsman $100. 815-501-5953 TABLE SAW - 10" Craftsman Heavy Duty Table Saw On Wheels & Large Deck, $195. Sycamore. 815-895-5373

WIRE RACK - Ideal 25 Spool Heavy Duty Wire Rack $160. Sycamore, 815-895-5373

BAG - New Fiskars Blue Canvas Zippered Bag With Handle And Inside Compartments For Individual Storage, Great For Crafting, Scrapbooking Or Other, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373 Coleman Multi-Function King Cobra Lantern With TV, Radio, Spotlight and Siren, New In Box, $22, Sycamore, 815-895-5373. COUCH - Dora The Explorer & Boots Child Pull/Fold Out Couch, $8, Sycamore, 815-895-5373. Creative Memories Professional Organization Kit & Display, New, Black Canvas Case With Plastic Insert Dividers, Great For Scrapbooking, Business Or Everyday Organizing $15, Sycamore 815-895-5373

SLED - Little Tikes Baby Infant Child Red Sled With Back Support and Carrying/Pulling Rope, Like New, $20. 815-739-1953, DeKalb. STROLLER - Big Bird Baby Child Stroller With Adjustable Canopy Sun Shade With Seat Belt & Underneath Storage, Fully Collapsible, $25, 815-739-1953, DeKalb.

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Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Gym For Ages Birth On Up, New, $15. 815-895-5373. Sycamore.

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FABRIC CART - Large Orange Heavy Duty Fabric Cart On Wheels With Long Pull Handle, Great For Transporting Items, Laundry Or Storage, New, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373 HELMET - Child Bike Helmet With Blue Strap, White In Color and Has A Picture Of A Kangaroo On Front & Says Kangaroo, $5, DeKalb. 815-739-1953 LAMINATOR - Ex Laminator Xxron Technology, Laminates Without Heat, Batteries, Or Electricity, $15, Sycamore, 815-895-5373. Picnic Style Wooden Basket (New) With Handle & Pie-Cake Wood Tray Insert, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373 PLAY YARD BABY GATE - North States Supeyard Play Yard Baby Gate, 6-Interlocking Large Panels Each Measuring 32" Wide by 26" Tall by 3" Deep, Neutral Colors & Can Be Used Indoors and Out. Also Would Work Great As A Pet Gate, $40. DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Pool Table Light - Bud Light Hanging 44”x24” $175/obo. New Bulbs 815-761-5843

Record collection. 78 LP records. 800 total. Old and new. Make offer 847-515-8012 Cash only. Revlon Perfect Reflections Ultrasetter (New) With Stand Up Design With Built In Makeup Mirror & Clip Storage, Includes 20 Rollers With 2 Minute Heat Up In 3 Sizes & 3 Textures, Small Flocked-3/4", Medium Ribbed 1" and Super Jumbo Metal Rollers 2", $20, Sycamore 815-895-5373

Work Gloves

New, white, adult size, washable, 60 pairs, $20. 815-991-5149

Full Starter Kit Drumset includes: 5 drums & 2 cymbals $300.00 obo For details call or text 402-305-8488

VVIZSLA 6 mo. Pup. Looking for a good home as we are moving. $300 815-440-8575

815-758-4004

2002 Chevy Malibu, 4 dr., 100K mi., P/S, P/B, A/C. $3,500. 815-756-1246

2004 Acura TL

Excellent shape driven back and forth to work. new timing belt, water pump. Navy blue w grey leather, Navigation, 6cd, xm radio, service records. Mileage 152,385. Price $7250 Call 773-558-6398

DIRT BIKES 2008 Kawasaki KLX 140 $1400, 2006 Kawasaki KLX 125 $1100, 2007 Shoreline 3 bike trailer $800. All 3 for $2600. 815-756-1509

DEKALB - FOR SALE BY OWNER Beautiful house in quiet location. Much larger than it appears, this 3 bdrm, 2 bath house includes hot tub, hundreds of perennials, and new landscaping. A must see!! 813 Lawnwood Ave, DeKalb. Open Sun 4/28 & 5/5 1-4

2007 NISSAN SENTRA $9500. 815-757-0336 DeKalb County. Pierce Township. 40 acres. $10,500/acre. 815-739-5638 !!!!!!!!!!!

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Starting @ $432,1BR $599, 2BR, $683, 3BR

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Malta: quiet, upper 2BR, appl., laundry, A/C, extra storage, NO PETS 815-751-0480 ROCHELLE 2 BEDROOM

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Available now. Remodeled, clean and quiet, $550/mo. 815-758-6580 ~ 815-901-3346

DeKalb – 1148 ½ Market St. 2 BD upper apt. 1st/sec dep. $600 month 815-756-6201

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DeKalb 3BR, 1.5BA, Cul-De-Sac All appliances, new kit, c/a, bsmt. 2 car garage, garbage/water incl. $1200/mo + sec. 815-557-4425 Dekalb: Knolls, 1200 sq ft ranch, 3BR, 2BA, all appl., C/A, bsmnt, lndry hookup, 2 car attch. gar No pets/ smoke $1000/mo. 815-464-8646

Sycamore. 321 S. Walnut St. 1BR. $650/mo. Deck. Pets OK w/$500 dep. No smoking on property. 1st mo rent+sec. On site laundry. 815-895-8901

All appl incl, 1 car garage. Large yard, $950/mo. 847-502-8402

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DEKALB - 3BR 2.5 Bath TH in Summit Enclave. 2 car gar, all appls, $1250 + util. Small pets ok. 630-661-1643

2 bath, stove, fridge, D/W, W/D hook-up, a/c, security entrance. Quit building, no dogs. 815-758-0079

washer/dryer hookups, gar., yard, nice neighborhood. $800/mo. 815-522-6009 or 815-761-5944

Sycamore. 1BR. Large, quiet, clean. 1st floor. Heat furnished. $620/mo. No pets. 815-973-8290

DEKALB - 2 BR 1.5 BATH TOWNHOUSE Finished basement, easy access to Peace Rd-Rt 88, Near walking path, shopping, pond. Appls included. $1050/mo plus security deposit. 630-788-2246 or 815-757-6011

2 bedroom, $740/mo + free Wi Fi. Sorry, no dogs, no smoking. 815-756-1777

N. Grove Crossing - Plank Rd. 2.5BA, A/C, W/D, full basement. 2 car, $1300. 630-416-0076

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Genoa: 2BR, 1.5 BA, C/A, all appls, sewer, water incl. 1 car garage. $900/mo+sec. No pets. Avail now. 815-693-8378 SYCAMORE - 3BR 2.5Bath 2CG 2 Story + Basement. New windows, drs, flooring, cabinets, appliances. No Smoking / Pets $1200 (1st+Last+Sec) 815-895-2684

Sycamore Large 3BR Duplex Quiet,1.5BA with off St. parking. $925/mo+elec & water. No pets. Avail May 15th 815-761-3917

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Sycamore: 1711 DeKalb Ave. Large 2 BR, 1.5BA. W/D in apt, D/W, C/A, microwave, stove, frig, disposal, balcony doors, security system. $790/mo. 815-756-2637

DEKALB Spacious upper level 2BR. $585/mo. utils not included Req 1st/last mos+sec. No pets. 815-751-2937

DeKalb Upstairs 1BR, $450.

Sycamore 2BR - Mature Lifestyle Nice, quiet & sunny. Off St parking. No smoking/dogs. On-site laundry. Call Kris @ 815-501-1872

Stove, fridge, heat and water incl. No pets/smoking. 815-298-0423

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DeKalb Golf Course Community 3BR TH, 2.5BA, gar, front porch. All appliances, very nice, no pets. $1100/mo. 815-761-8639 www.dekalb-rental.com

Updated, washer/dryer, large yard, garage. $760/mo + security. 630-479-4577

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Sycamore 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath

Large kitchen, eat in counter, large living/dining area, W/D. No smkg/pets, $1000/mo. Partial handicap access. 815-970-0189

Near downtown/schools, W/D. Full bsmt, garage, no dogs/smkg. $960 + utilities. 630-450-5372

DEKALB, near NIU - 4 BR 2 BATH W/D APPL Includes parking, water, garbage. $1050+utilities Sec+1st. 815-748-3311

DeKalb/Summit Enclave 2BR Condo Incl all appl, 2 car garage. No pets/smkg, $960/mo + sec. Available June 1st. 815-501-1378

You Want It? We've Got It! Sycamore 2 Story Condo. 2BR. Bsmnt. 1 car garage. Pool, clubhouse. $975/mo+1St, last, sec. No pets. No smoking pref. Call for appt. 815-988-1457

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Quiet building across from park. Laundry facilities on site, $545.00 + electric. 815-827-3271

DEKALB - 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Appliances, Garage, Basement, Lawn Care, No Smoking, No Pets $925 815-758-0591

DeKalb- 2 Bedroom $750 +utilities. Across from park. Lease/security & references 815-758-7990 Dekalb: 3-4BR, 3BA laundry, 3 car garage, fenced yard, $1350+ utilities avail 6/15 815-375-0582

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Pets OK, $1275/mo. Lrg 3BR house, 3 car gar, $1,550. 773-510-3643 ~ 815-509-7975

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ght je y pr posal and to accept the proposal that is in the best interest of the County. All potential respondents are advised this project is being funded by a grant provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, and entails application of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act and is subject to the provisions thereof.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HARRY L. BRONSON, JR. DECEASED.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle and the Mid Week April 27, 2013 May 1, 2013)

MAUREEN JOSH, Circuit Clerk (Published in the Daily Chronicle April 13, 20, 27, 2013)

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Sycamore Downtown Storefront Available 7-1-13, 2000 Sq. Ft. Restaurant or General Retail. Ask for Rod 815-501-4902 Sycamore Near courthouse. Furnished, attractive, large office space. Great for professionals. $175/mo incl utilities, shared kitchenette & reception area. 815-739-6186 Sycamore. 22X29' Shop/Storage 9' overhead door. $400/mo. Heat & Electric incl. J&A RE 815-970-0679

GENEVA, ELGIN, OFFICE / WAREHOUSE, 1500 sf. 10x12 overhead door. For sale/lease, $1200/mo. Dearborn, 630-894-1277 ext 11

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS SS. COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS NO. 2013-P-46 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EUGENE E. HARGRAVE, DECEASED PUBLICATION NOTICE Notice is given of the death of EUGENE E. HARGRAVE, whose address was 17 East Water Street, Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on April 04, 2013 to TERRY DIGATE, of 23 S. Linden Drive, Plano, IL 60545, as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are KRENTZ & SALFISBERG, P.C., 100 W. Main Street, Plano, IL 60545. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, DeKalb County Courthouse, 113 W. State Street, Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the Executor, or both, within six (6) months from the date of first publication of this notice, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Executor or to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

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NO. 13 P 50 CLAIM NOTICE (INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION) NOTICE is given of the death of Harry L. Bronson, Jr., of Englewood, Florida. Letters of office were issued on the 17th day of April, 2013, to Nila M. Bronson, Independent Executor, of 1655 Manor Road, Englewood, Florida 34223, whose attorney is Russell E. Burns, 1500 E. Lincoln Highway, Suite 1-B, DeKalb, Illinois 60115. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) /s/ Maureen Josh Clerk of the Circuit Court PREPARED BY: Russell E. Burns 1500 E. Lincoln Highway Suite 1-B DeKalb, IL 60115 (815) 754-5410 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 27, 2013; May 4, 11, 2013.)

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pur suant to the statute in such case made and provided. Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire. Bridget Marie Schaffer 134 W. tate Street, Apt 3 Sycamore, Illinois 60178 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 20, 27 & May 4, 2013.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION CORTLAND TOWNSHIP, DEKALB COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS CORTLAND TOWNSHIP hereby provides public notice that a summary statement of condition report is available for the period of April 1, 2012 through April 1, 2013 and has been filed with the County Clerk of DeKalb County, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq. The full report of the summary statement of condition is available for public inspection at Cortland Township, 14 S. Prairie Street, Cortland, Illinois during regular business hours, 8:30 to 12:30 Monday through Friday except for holidays.

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 25, 2013 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as A + CLEANING SERVICE located at 10513 PERRY RD., DEKAB, IL 60115. Dated April 25, 2013 /s/ John Acardo DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 27, May 4, 11, 2013.)

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IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: BRIDGET MARIE SCHAFFER FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on JUNE 3, 2013, at 9:00 A.M., at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Bridget Marie Schaffer will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from BRIDGET MARIE SCHAFFER to BRIDGET MARIE QUINLAN pur-

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DEKALB COUNTY GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS EVERGREEN VILLAGE MITIGATION PROJECT PROJECT MANAGER Proposals will be accepted by DeKalb County Government up to the hour of 2:00 PM prevailing time, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the DeKalb County Planning, Zoning and Building Department, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL for a Project Manager for the Evergreen Village Mobile Home Park Mitigation Project. Specifications and requirements are available at the above address and online at http://www.dekalbcounty.org DeKalb County Government reserves the right to reject any pro-

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Reston Ponds Sycamore 3-4 2-3 Starting $219,950 Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell, Keith & Jean Brunett, 630-209-6357

814 S Eleventh St. DeKalb 3 2 $105,000 Castle View Real Estate, Karyn Dulin, 815-751-8272

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1708 Parkside Drive Sycamore 4 3.5 $419,900 American Realty, Alison Rosenow, Managing Broker, 815-762-5226

308 Greenwood Acres Dr DeKalb 5 3 $249,000 McCabe Realtors, Cheryl Countryman, 815-756-8505

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12-2 10280 Branch Rd. Rochelle 3+ 3 Elm Street Realtors, Sue Englert, 815-970-4513 1-3

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4921 S Richard Rd. Rochelle 5 4.5 $359,000 Castle View Real Estate, Arch Richoz, Mng. Broker, 815-751-7780

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#2221A

.................................. $15,999

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#2728P........................................... $13,999

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........................................ $16,499

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#2672P

......................................... $15,9991

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#2602R

......................................... $12,5991

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#2328Q

........................................... $12,7901

.................................... $21,9991

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................................... $25,9991

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#2693P ........................................ $31,999

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#1815P

#2529Q .......................... $7,500

......................................... $21,9991

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#2658A.................................... $13,999

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(815) 748-0930 1

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. See dealer for details. 2Pre-owned vehicle must be returned within 5 days or 150 miles in the same condition as when purchased to receive a full refund.